Category Archives: Positive Psychology

Nandita Kochar Prosocial behaviour or helping can take many forms – from performing acts of bravery to offering food and water to someone in need. Even though news headlines try to plaster our minds with all the negative instances possible, one must never lose sight of the good that’s happening around.  In this article, we’ll […]

And this is the ABCD of Human Emotions, as developed by Albert Ellis – an American psychologist and psychotherapist. Ellis pointed out that people are accustomed to viewing their emotions [C] as being caused directly by the events [A]. Thus, a young man who is not selected in the football team may feel rejected and sad.

Passion refers to feelings of physical attraction and sexual desire. Intimacy involves closeness, sharing and valuing one’s partner. Commitment represents a decision to remain in the relationship.

Nandita Kochar Have you ever met some people who navigate through their lives so easily as compared to others who struggle at every single point? Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, has spent decades of research trying to find out the secret of the former group of people. Happyho also provides best Meditation and […]

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John Gottman and co-workers collected behavioural and physiological data from 130 newlywed couples while they discussed areas of marital conflict in the first six months of their marriage (finances, in-laws, sex). Six years later participants reported whether they were married happily or unhappily or divorced.

Imagine a therapist who doesn’t advise you or throws solutions at you or passes any judgement. Rather he/she creates a safe enriching environment in which you can grow in a self-directive manner. Liked the idea? You know what? Such therapists actually exist! Read to know more.

Want a much needed nudge to exit an already dying relationship? Here’s some!

When should you not try changing?  When should you listen to the message of your negative emotions, as uncomfortable as it may be. And change your external life rather than your emotional life?

Experiencing grief is extremely personal and painful. But what is even more painful is our inability to comprehend it. In this article, we go through the five stages of grief, as outlined by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book On Death and Dying, to see if their knowledge is more likely to help us when it comes to understanding our own grief.