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Finding Happiness and Resiliency

Finding happiness and resiliency is about having balance across three areas in your life: community & connection; health & wellbeing; and meaning & purpose.

Forget work-life balance – it’s all about integration in the age of COVID-19

30/06/2022 by Marie

Forget work/life balance

The intention is noble. The problem, in the words of business scholar Stewart Friedman, is that “balance is bunk.”

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: change, happiness, integration, mentalhealth, wellbeing, worklife

How a sense of purpose can link creativity to happiness

16/06/2022 by Marie

link between creativity and happiness

Does happiness make us more creative or does creativity make us happy? Where does purpose fit in? How can we live a happier life?

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: Creativity, happiness, mentalhealth, purpose, wellbeing

Mental health: new study finds simply believing you can do something to improve it is linked with higher wellbeing

02/06/2022 by Marie

Believe and improve your mental health

Even just believing that you can improve your mental health is associated with better overall mental wellbeing.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: #act, #belong, #commit, happiness, mentalhealth, wellbeing

Need a post-Covid wellbeing boost? Get out to volunteer! 

19/05/2022 by Marie

national volunteer week

Celebrate this National Volunteer Week by signing up to support a charity or cause and watch your happiness levels soar.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: connection, happiness, kindness, loneliness, mental health, resilience, volunteer, wellbeing

Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural inequities so everyone can flourish

12/05/2022 by Marie

Psychological tips aren't enough

According to some psychologists, you can stop languishing with simple steps: Savour the small stuff. But is this enough to flourish?

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: change, Flourishing, happiness, health, inequity, Languishing, mentalhealth, racism, wellbeing

3 ideas for workplace mental health 

05/05/2022 by Marie

Mental health day ideas

Does your workplace need a pick me up this mental health month? We’ve got you covered with these three science-backed mental health day ideas. 

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: activities, happiness, ideas, mental health, mental health month, resilience, wellbeing, workplace

Wellbeing Centres… hippie communes or paths to happiness?  Interview with Diana Stobo  

28/04/2022 by Marie

We all have pre-conceived notions about Wellness Centres being hippie communes but this article is here to set you straight.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happiness, health, mentalhealth, relax, Rest, wellbeing, yoga

Embodied awareness – checking-in with your own body for signs of stress and trauma 

21/04/2022 by Marie

how aware of your own body are you?

Embodied awareness is checking-in with your own body for signs of stress, trauma and good health. Here’s how…

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: Embodied awareness, happiness, health, mental health, resilience, stress

6 studies that prove being outdoors improves mood and wellbeing

14/04/2022 by Marie

Being outdoors improves mood and wellbeing

In this article, we explore 6 studies that show the many benefits of nature, and how they can lead to a happier, healthier life.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happiness, health, mental health, mood, nature, resilience, wellbeing

What’s the prescription for positivity? Interview with Dr Suzy Green 

08/04/2022 by Marie

What's the prescription for positivity?

“We ideally want to create environments that promote wellbeing, and equip people with the skills to cope with life’s challenges.”

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happiness, mental health, positivity, resilience, wellbeing

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Hi. I’m Marie, an Aussie writer, speaker, and podcaster. I am a mental wellbeing advocate and am passionate about helping people to find resilience and happiness in the midst of change.

You see, a couple of years ago, I came off my motorbike in Vietnam and in a split second, everything changed. You can read my story, or take a look through this site which chronicles my research and thoughts as I explore what really makes us happy and resilient.

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