Posts tagged with 'relationships'
Recent research: six studies on money, happiness, romance, leadership, self-compassion & avoidance
26th August 2010
Here are half a dozen recent research studies that caught my eye. Diener et al, in a large sample of people round the world, found intriguingly that wealth tends to increase life satisfaction, while it is the fulfilment of psychological needs - learning, autonomy, using one's skills, respect, and the …
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: Barbara Fredrickson 'How positive emotions work, and why' (sixth post)
11th July 2010
I wrote last week on "Barbara Fredrickson 'How positive emotions work, and why' (fifth post)" and the initial two key points she made in her talk - 1.) Positivity opens us, and 2.) Positivity transforms us. Today's post discusses the second half of her talk and her three further key …
"Almost-midsummer lunch" - the importance of our social networks
14th June 2010
Yesterday we had our "almost-midsummer lunch". We've been doing this for years - inviting lots of friends round for a pot-luck lunch sometime around midsummer. It's great. Quite hard work and great. Catero, my wife, and I are a pretty good team at this. Shortly after each of these yearly …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – final reflection
10th May 2010
I wrote yesterday about "The fourth morning: honouring my mother". Now at home again. Lying in bed this morning feeling happy. Warm and content. Such heart-warming memories. Meditating yesterday. Plunging again in the stream. Cold, climbing the small waterfall and walking along the rocks. Going to the main group room …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – third morning: emotional closeness, green issues, & dancing
8th May 2010
Third morning. It's after 7.00am. Yesterday I wrote on "Authenticity & feedback". The group seems to be "speeding up" now. That's partly because I've got less time this morning. Fairly typically at home, I try to have my light off by 10.15pm and get up by 5.15am. Last night we …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group - second morning, authenticity & feedback
7th May 2010
Yesterday in "A 3 layer view of intrapersonal & interpersonal judgement" I wrote about the first morning of this four day residential group. Now it's the start of the second day. What happened yesterday? I began in that "on-my-own" familiar way - getting up quite early, washing, writing, meditating, plunging …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – first morning: a 3 layer view of interpersonal & intrapersonal judgement
6th May 2010
Nearly every year for the last twenty years I've come down to a four day Spring residential "Mixed Group" in Cumbria. I wrote about this group last year and the year before, and I'm also involved with a similar pattern of autumn "Men's Groups". As a psychotherapist who works with …
Walking in the Mamores: reflection (third post)
24th April 2010
Yesterday I wrote about climbing three of the Mamores here in the Highlands. For the last couple of years in the Spring (before the midges) I've gone camping and walking in the Scottish hills - last year in Glen Affric and the year before in the Fainnichs. I've written too …
Interpersonal group work 2
22nd February 2010
See the earlier blog post "Interpersonal group work 1" for comments and handouts particularly orientated to pre-group assessment. It's usually time very well spent, orientating would-be participants to what interpersonal process groups are likely to involve. This both speeds up the time it takes new group members to start engaging …
Developing a training course: life skills for stress, health & wellbeing
19th February 2010
Last Spring, I went walking and camping in Glen Affric. Amongst other things, being away on my own in the hills gave me a chance to think creatively. Once I was back I wrote a blog post about developing a next generation stress management course. I said "I've known for …