Stay positive this winter

Positive psychology (the study of what makes people more likely to thrive, even through adversity) has been a growing field since the 1980s, and research has found that a positive mindset can be connected to:

• Greater life satisfaction
• A higher cheerfulness rating
• Lower reports of depression
• Better health (for example, lower blood pressure, lower risk of cardiac events and even a longer life)
• A greater sense of wellbeing

But with the upheaval of the last 18 months or more, and the ‘new normal’ seeming anything but, the continued sense of uncertainty is not doing anyone’s mental health any favours.

Many people only seek help at the point of crisis, but if you make a commitment to