Category Archives: Positive Psychology

In his 1992 book, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Gary Chapman outlines the five ways to express and experience love. He calls these ways ‘languages of love’. Let’s look at each one of them! Words of Affirmation Solomon, author of ancient Hebrew Wisdom Literature, wrote, “The tongue has […]

Imagine this – an airplane has to make an emergency landing; it doesn’t go well and the plane breaks into three parts upon landing. The passengers are now fully aware that they can’t stay inside for much longer and must get out before the plane bursts into flames. What happens now? Planet A: Passengers ask […]

Late adulthood is the stage of human development which usually begins at the age of 60 and ends with one’s death. Considering this is the last phase of one’s life, an in-depth understanding is required so that the society can generate efforts to make this part more fulfilling and meaningful.  It is not only the […]

From the eternity of time, we’ve been taught how happiness, joy, pride, excitement are positive emotions among others. And how sadness, hurt, anger, fear are the bad boys, among a whole lot of others. We were always asked to seek the positive gang and stay as far as possible from the negative emotions. I stay […]

What is Self-Compassion?  With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend. Instead of judging and criticizing yourself for various failures, self-compassion means you are kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings. Using self-compassion, when I undergo frustrations, failures, or limitations I can choose to honor and […]

Almost inevitably, each day, someone around us will hurt us. It could be a friend, colleague or our partner. They will forget to buy the right groceries at the store or not appreciate the hand made gift we gave them or simply, be rude to us for no fault of ours. Life is not a […]

During this self-quarantine, take some positive steps towards your mental health and reset your mind for the better, using these tips! 1. Good Night! An often overlooked aspect of a good and healthy living is adequate sleep. So make sure that at night, you put your phone aside two hours before dozing off, cover the […]

Here are some timeless hacks for managing daytime sleepiness at work!

A dog is said to be a (wo)man’s best friend! Let’s see why:  1. Dogs teach us how to be mindful When dogs get hypnotised by small pieces of treats or just roll over in the grass for the fun of it, they are teaching us a valuable lesson – how to be in the […]

Coping strategies come to our aid in dealing with distressful events, the pressures faced during a long day at the office or the exhaustion of dealing with the obstacles we face in our daily lives. Be it a disagreement with a loved one or time spent worrying over the future of the ongoing pandemic, we […]