Are you happy? Your answer might vary depending on the day, hour or even minute. It’s natural for our moods to fluctuate, but is happiness more than a feeling? After studying positive psychology for the past 10 years, I have determined that what we mean when we use the word “happiness” is not just aContinue reading “6 Tips on Increasing Happiness (Inspired by my Dog)”
Author Archives: Dianna
5 Ways to Use Positive Psychology Coaching Skills in Everyday Life
As an introvert, I prefer meaningful conversation to small talk. It’s not that I can’t talk about the weather or where to find the best barbecue, but I enjoy knowing more. This might explain why I often come home from the grocery store with stories about my cashier’s lives along with my groceries. My familyContinue reading “5 Ways to Use Positive Psychology Coaching Skills in Everyday Life”
How to Become More Comfortable with Uncertainty
Have you ever found yourself stuck in self-doubt and worry when confronted with an uncertain future? Maybe it feels like you are navigating through a foggy maze, where every step forward is accompanied by a lingering sense of apprehension and unease. Uncertainty has been a constant companion in my home this year. It hangsContinue reading “How to Become More Comfortable with Uncertainty”
How to get started making lifestyle changes
Have you ever become excited about developing a new habit or practice that would improve your life but then failed to get started? Perhaps you heard about the long-term benefits of meditation, journaling, decluttering, eating more fiber, lifting weights, or ____ (fill in the blank with your healthy practice of choice) and were convinced thatContinue reading “How to get started making lifestyle changes”
How to Prevent Burnout with Self-Care
When you wake up in the morning, where do your thoughts go? Your to-do list? Your schedule? Worries about the important people in your life? Or do you gently stretch and check into what you need for the day? If this last possibility has never occurred to you, you would not be alone. Many ofContinue reading “How to Prevent Burnout with Self-Care”
How to Map out a Complex Goal
Have you ever felt ready to make a big change but uncertain how to do it? Perhaps you are ready to change careers or move to another city or clean out your house. Or maybe you are ready to write the book you have been dreaming about or start a new business. Then you findContinue reading “How to Map out a Complex Goal”
How to Maintain Momentum for Big Changes
Have you ever started off strong on a New Year’s resolution in January and fizzled out in February? Me too. Making long-term changes can be hard. Forming new health habits, changing careers, completing big projects like writing a book or building a website take time and sustained effort. Often clients reach out to me whenContinue reading “How to Maintain Momentum for Big Changes”
Self Compassion in Everyday Life
Are you feeling overwhelmed by caregiving during these challenging times? If so, you are not alone. Parenting and caregiving are always filled with uncertainty and difficult emotions, but the past year has been especially intense, and many caregivers are suffering from burnout. Practicing self-compassion increases resilience and provides the emotional resources needed to care forContinue reading “Self Compassion in Everyday Life”
How Failure Led Me to Positive Psychology
The story of how I became a Certified Positive Psychology Coach is a story of failure. Failure at managing stress and work/life balance, first as a school psychologist and then as a stay-at-home mom. In my 20s, I worked as a school psychologist and fiercely cared about my students. I worked long hours, slept poorly,Continue reading “How Failure Led Me to Positive Psychology”
Dianna Collier 