The importance of making happy memories

The importance of making happy memories

According to Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, we are the architects of our own memories. It is therefore important to ensure that we deposit good memories in our memory bank so that, in the future, we are more likely 

The fine art of being happy

The fine art of being happy

According to the 2019 Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world, with Denmark, Norway, Iceland and The Netherlands holding the next top positions. I have always been fascinated by countries that score high in happiness, such as the Nordic ones, or places 

Work: Honeymoon & Burnout

Work: Honeymoon & Burnout

Work is part of our lives. In fact, for many of us, it’s a major and often primary aspect of our lives. We spend an average of forty hours per week at work over a period of forty-eight weeks a year out of fifty-two. Considering 

The Human Function Curve: understanding how to de-stress and live better

The Human Function Curve: understanding how to de-stress and live better

In 1979, British cardiologist Dr. Peter Nixon developed a diagram to illustrate the balance of good and bad stress, which was later called the Human Function Curve. Dr. Nixon used this graph to show his patients the stages of health: from a bored and inactive 

Subjugation: sacrificing and denying our own needs

Subjugation: sacrificing and denying our own needs

Are you sacrificing and denying your own needs to please others? Do you feel guilty for prioritizing your necessities and as if you have no control over your own life and choices? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, subjugation means “the action of bringing someone 

The Holmes and Rahe stress scale: can life events stress be a prediction of illness?

The Holmes and Rahe stress scale: can life events stress be a prediction of illness?

What is stress? Stress is a normal part of life and it’s our body’s response to mental or emotional pressure from a situation or life event. Generally defined by a feeling of having little control over a situation, the level of stress a situation or 

Core Beliefs: the path to happiness

Core Beliefs: the path to happiness

What are Core Beliefs? Core beliefs are essentially beliefs about who we are, about other people and the world we live in. They determine how we perceive ourselves and to what degree we feel, for example, worthy, competent, powerful, successful, beautiful and someone to be