Resources for well-being

We're constantly reminded about the foods we consume, and how the effects our mood, our weight, and our overall health, but what about ...

Humans aren’t designed to be happy – so stop trying

Are we evolved to be happy? First let's figure out what happiness is.

Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain – new study

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TanyaJoy/Shutterstock Joanna Moncrieff, UCL and Mark Horowitz, UCL For three decades, people have been deluged with ...

Why There Are No Mental Diseases: Backstory To This Research (and How You Can Help).

How research into mental health is evolving and how you can be part of it.

We Aren’t Selfish After All

We Aren’t Selfish After All: In turbulent times, people go from “me” thinking to “we” thinking. By Jim Davies April 29, ...

The Nature of Reality – B. Alan Wallace and Sean Carrol

It seems possible that science could one day take the discoveries of contemplatives seriously. There are ancient traditions with the ...

No Need To Worry! None Of Your Emotions Are Actually Negative.

You can get rid of negative emotions quickly and easily

Cultivating Emotional Balance

All the details of the next Cultivating Emotional Balance course starting in May.

Stress and Emotional Balance

If you want to use stress to your advantage, you need to understand it. Here's why emotional balance is important. Start the FREE ...

Mindfulness: How to Call Off the Emotional Attack Dogs (Dr. Paul Ekman)

Dr. Paul Ekman discussing his work on how to understand and balance emotions.

Avoiding burnout & fatigue in times of stress – Episode 29 Zen Business Podcast

It's easy to talk to a good interviewer. With the virus issue looming here in Australia, Simon called and suggested a conversation ...

Welcome to the Age of Overwhelm: How to be Your Best Anyway

You can transform this stress and fatigue into a calm clarity that always sees a way through. Where you say and do things that build trust and harmony in relationships, even in emotionally charged situations. Imagine making all your decisions from a space of relaxed confidence rather than cause of stress and doubt. Where your past mistakes were helpful reminders for next time, rather than rabbit-holes of regret and rumination?

A new decade, a new me: what happened when I tried to improve all aspects of myself, all at once

Another great piece from Brigid Delaney at the Guardian. Aside from the high entertainment value of the article, it gives an insight ...

How to Speak the Language of the Listener In the Attention Economy.

if we have an important point to make, we have to know the language of the listener

Untangling Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions Research Project

Research Overview: Mindfulness based interventions (MBI) are increasingly being used to reduce mental distress and ...

Simple, Not Easy: How To Make Big Changes Last.

Journal

I've often claimed that we can take control of our own well-being - that it's a skill we can learn like any other. I stand by this, ...

Getting Support

Journal

I’ve said it before because it’s important, so here it is again: change is hard. And it’s much harder to go it alone. Ideally, we ...

Habits: Turning Aspiration Into Action

Sometimes, peering into the fridge I think, “what am I looking for and how did I get here?” The short answer (at least to the ...

Corporate mindfulness is bullsh*t: Zen or no Zen, you’re working harder and being paid less

Mindfulness matters, but make no mistake: Corporations are co-opting the idea to disguise the ways they kill us This article ...

Negative Emotions Are Key to Well-Being: Feeling sad, mad, critical or otherwise awful? Surprise: negative emotions are essential for mental health