As many of you may know I have a deep interest in pain – both mental and physical, and how the two interact. Recently I was talking with my cranial osteopath, a dear, wise and gentle soul whose presence in my life is a great gift. An author of a number of books [...]
I’ve had a bit of an up and down relationship with exercise for quite a while. Much as I would like to get fitter, I struggle to find the time to fit it in, and am very good at starting something multiple times without it seeming to stick. I can’t tell you how [...]
Over the past months I have been exploring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a therapeutic approach and here are some tools that you may like to implement in your everyday life. One is the idea of the ‘struggle switch.’ When we encounter a feeling such as anxiety, anger or sadness, our first [...]
As the summer arrives here in the UK and the British weather swings between sweltering and wet, I wanted to say hello and see how your past month has been. How are you Hubbers? Are you well? Whilst the global news continues to bring great tragedy and sadness, yet the sunshine over here makes [...]
Long time, no speak. And what a difficult time this has been globally. As spring arrives here in the UK, blossoms are emerging and the sun breaks through the crisp, fresh April air. This month I have been on a ServiceSpace course about living and dying – a very timely one for me [...]
This upcoming week, from February 7th-13th February 2022, it is Children’s Mental Health Week. This is always a fun and busy time here at Happynesshub HQ as we share our talking dog resources and spread Bow-Wowza kindness across the globe. In 2022 we are again collaborating with our fabulous friends at the Now [...]
I was asked a few weeks ago to prepare a presentation for a wonderful group of people known as the Zinc Founders, as part of their Venture Builder training programme. If those phrases go over your head slightly - let me explain! The Zinc Venture Builder is an annual programme where a group [...]
Happy World Kindness Day! And wishing you a year full of kindness, compassion and love from all of us here at Happynesshub HQ. World Kindness Day is a UN-organised day where we celebrate all things kindness. As you’ll know, kindness is one of my favourite things ever - at the heart of our 21 [...]
Welcome to the weekend, and to your Happynesshub newsletter! I am sending you my love and hoping you are doing very well. I don’t know about you, but I relish this time of year; watching the seasons change and the old leaves and branches falling down from the trees, making way for and [...]
This Sunday 10th October - World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is ‘Mental health in an unequal world’, something the COVID pandemic has highlighted in so many ways within our own nations, and around the world. Global inequality economically, socially and otherwise continues to widen and for those facing ongoing considerable [...]
