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3 positive psychology exercises

Download 3 Free Positive Psychology Exercises (PDF)

Enhance wellbeing with these free, science-based exercises that draw on the latest insights from positive psychology.

TMS

TMS: Exploring Transmagnetic Stimulation & Its Effectiveness

Depression is projected to be the leading global disease burden by 2030, surpassing cancer and heart disease (Malhi & Mann, 2018). Research indicates that 1 [...]

Courage

Courage: An Essential Virtue for Authentic Living

Brené Brown’s (2012) book Daring Greatly is a sensation. Its title, however, could be seen to highlight a common misconception about courage: that it is [...]

Moral development

What Is Moral Development? Exploring Kohlberg’s 6 Stages

When we witness stories of injustice, unfairness, bravery, or extreme kindness on social media, we rightly experience a range of emotions, from outrage to compassion [...]

Emotional maturity

Developing Emotional Maturity: 11 Methods & Worksheets

We all like to think that we’re emotionally mature, but are we really? Having the courage to take an unbiased look at where we may [...]

Trauma Bonding

Overcoming Trauma Bonding: 8 Strategies & Exercises

A young woman tries to save her father from a monster in a castle by sacrificing herself as a captive instead. She becomes his prisoner. [...]

Peer Support

Peer Support: A Student-Led Approach to Mental Wellbeing

Generation Z comprises most full-time students in further and higher education in 2024 and are the world’s first digital natives. Research has shown that Gen [...]

Student Success

Ensuring Student Success: 7 Tools to Help Students Excel

Ensuring student success requires a multi-faceted approach, incorporating tools like personalized learning plans, effective time management strategies, and emotional support systems. By leveraging technology and [...]

The Positive CBT Triangle Explained (+11 Worksheets)

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a popular and highly effective intervention model for dealing with multiple mental health conditions (Early & Grady, 2017; Yarwood et [...]

Milieu Therapy

How to Integrate Milieu Therapy & Positive Psychology

Milieu therapy and positive psychology offer a unique synergy that has the potential to transform mental health care and create environments that nurture and uplift [...]

High-functioning anxiety

Recognizing High-Functioning Anxiety & 6 Tools to Manage It

As our lives get busier and busier and more and more crises develop on the world stage, we are seeing reports of increasing incidences of [...]