When you feel anxious, you have a built-in tool to dial it back, called the vagus nerve. I've been an anxious little petal throughout most of my life. It's shown up in all sorts of ways. One of the ways it's shown up is travel sickness. Through...
I've been watching Love Island this summer and it's been really interesting from a psychological perspective. One thing that stood out to me was the positive advice some of the contestants shared. I was impressed! But I also noticed a glaring clang; a mis-interpretation of a...
Since the first seed of The Happi Empire was planted in 2003, my mission has been to share knowledge about how to be deeply happy, from the inside out. Because being happy is a choice, but not one that we're fully aware of how to...
A mind full of dread I remember spending hours dreading school events or thinking scary thoughts when I was a child. I was worried my parents would die, I was worried everyone would laugh at me at school, I was petrified of talking in front of my...
The short answer: Yes 100,000,000% !!! The medium answer: Gratitude is a natural reaction to feeling happy and loved. On the flip side, if you're feeling down, you can use gratitude techniques to connect with those feelings of happiness and being loved. It is a choice, it's a...
There's so much out there about self care these days. It's so cool that it's gone so mainstream (even my NHS doctor mentioned it!). However it can be confusing and overwhelming about exactly how to practice self care and what to do. Simplify your self care...