Feeling better through the Hush Foundation
If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment
Carlos Santana
For me, one of the most amazing things to come out of this year (a year like no other!), has been the many actions that show …
Why we need to take stress seriously
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is pretty common these days for people to tell you that are feeling stressed. Whilst we led busy lives before the pandemic, it has clearly brought with it an …
Coping with it all…isolation, massive life changes etc…
At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can
Frida Kahlo
It’s probably hard to think of a time in human history where we have witnessed so much change in such a short …
Why make happiness a priority?
It’s not selfish to love yourself and to make your happiness a priority, it’s necessary.
Mandy Hale
One of the things I have learnt over the years is that if we are to be well, we need to make our …
After the book launch: What happened and what’s next?
Since our Hobart launch of Finding Happy Ground: A practical guide to hope and happiness on the 5th of May, quite a few people have asked me how I felt at the event, how I think it went, and …
Our book – Finding Happy Ground
Finding Happy Ground is a practical guide to hope and happiness and it is AVAILABLE NOW from a range of online booksellers, including Barnes and Noble, Booktopia and Book Depository.
The book contains the essence of what Ivan …
Achieving heart centred happiness
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller
These days the benefits of meditation are relatively well known, and they include reduced stress …
Reduce your complaints and feel happier
Most people complain at some stage or another about life’s trials and tribulations, whether they be negative experiences of the past or perhaps ongoing issues in the present. In fact some people can become persistent complainers and struggle to get …
How technology can create stressful work cultures
As someone who has been in the workforce for well over twenty years, I remember a time when email was only in its infancy and there were no mobile phones. You would go to the office, sit down at your …
Why happy workers are good for business
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it turns out that the happy outperform the less happy.
Gretchen Rubin
Having spent over twenty years in a …