What does it mean to be creative? How highly (or otherwise) would you rate your own personal creativity? Do you think that it’s a rare gift bestowed on the chosen few? Or is it a natural capacity that we can tap into daily, in order to live a life full of meaning, engagement and pleasure? As a positive psychology researcher,…
Imposter syndrome is absolutely fascinating to me – so fascinating that it’s the subject of my MSc research dissertation. Positive psychology and coaching offer huge potential for helping curb feelings of being undeserving of your success, and developing the authenticity and self-awareness needed to keep any unfounded self-doubt triggers at bay. Through my MSc, I’m really excited to be able…
When I was invited to do a short, before-school workshop for teachers at a local school, as part of their well-being week, I jumped at the chance. We hear a lot about pupil well-being – and rightly so, in my opinion – but I also believe there has never been a more important time to focus on the holistic well-being…
Any excuse to talk positive psychology, and I’m there! Recently, I’ve been lucky enough to have been invited onto our local radio station, Marlow FM, a couple of times (and I’ll be back there again after the summer), and to have been interviewed for Osborne Cawkwell Tuition too.
It’s been my absolute pleasure recently to have spoken to a number of businesses and organisations about how to be happier and why it matters. I love having the chance to share what I’ve learnt in a really practical way, and the feedback I’ve had so far has made me blush! One of the things that has been noticeable during…
Using your character strengths as a way to have a ‘life-well-lived’ was a concept that blew me away when I was first introduced to it several years ago. And it remains one of the things that resonates with me most about positive psychology. It just makes complete sense. Why wouldn’t you use the things you are naturally good at on…
We’ve all had a job we’ve hated for one reason or another. My own personal low came during one of my first jobs after I’d graduated. It was an almost exclusively female environment and my co-workers were lovely. The boss was not. From the hundreds of examples I could give you, one that really sticks out happened at a ‘team-building’…
Working as a coach has made me hyperaware of just how many people suffer from a lack of confidence at one time or another, and also how paralysing it can be. In fact, I’d say it has reared it’s ugly little head at some point with 95% of the clients I’ve worked with, even when they’ve originally approached me to…
