In April’s ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ The concept of ‘hormesis’: when a bit of stress can be a good thing. 📈 ✅ ‘The Devil’s Climb’: a documentary about two climbers scaling a daunting mountain ⛰️ ✅ ‘Radical Candor’: a book by Kim Scott 🗣️ tinyurl.com/Thr5April25 #Thr5newsletter

#LiveMore #TheTreeThatBends

On this week’s episode of Closer Mentality, Dr. Ross White chatted about his new book release titled, “The Tree That Bends: How a flexible mind can help you thrive”. In light of the episode publishing on Wednesday, I’m giving one listener a free copy of Dr. White’s book!

Be #TheTreeThatBends

The 4Ps - Purpose, Processes, Product and Personal Values 1) start with our ‘Why?’ (Purpose) 2) take care of the ‘How?’ (Processes) 3) focus on the ‘What?’ (Product) 4) clarify ‘Which?’ (Personal values) #TheTreeThatBends #FlexibleMind #Values #Purpose #process #values

Notice your tendency to devalue the present in anticipation of a better future #TheTreeThatBends #savouring #BeingPresent

In the May issue of ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ The Hawthorne Effect - the idea that we work harder when people are watching. 👀 ✅ ‘Doubters to Believers: Liverpool FC - Klopp’s Era’ - a documentary about the charismatic football coach Jürgen Klopp 🔴 ✅ ‘Fight Right’ - the book about

In May’s ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ The Hawthorne Effect - the idea that we work harder when people are watching. 👀 ✅ ‘Doubters to Believers: Liverpool FC - Klopp’s Era’ - a documentary about the charismatic football coach Jürgen Klopp 🔴 ✅ ‘Fight Right’ the book about relationships

To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, I’m giving away a copy of #TheTreeThatBends as well as a free registration for the #OnlineLearning programme that compliments the book (click the link in my Insta profile for more details on that). To win, simply type the words ‘mental health’

“Knowing how your memories are created can help you create better memories” Check out my new blog post in Psychology Today about the “peak-end rule” KEY POINTS ✅ The most extreme aspect of an experience as well as how it ends are crucial in shaping the memories we create. ✅ The

Notice how you are perceiving time in your life. It makes a big difference to how you experience it. #Time #Notice #Mindfulness #TheTreeThatBends

I enjoyed speaking with Gabe Howard about the strengths & weaknesses of ‘grit’ during our conversation for his Inside Mental Health podcast. Access it here: psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-c… #grit #psychologicalflexibility #TheTreeThatBends 🌳 #mentalhealth Psych Central @healthline

For centuries artists have helped us to ponder our emotions & how we respond to them. Deep gratitude to Julia Bakay - Keynote Artist & Visual Strategist for her artistic interpretation of themes discussed in #TheTreeThatBends book, which focuses on how we can navigate the emotional storms that life can bring.

Spoiler alert 🚨 - there is no magical ‘mindset’ that will guarantee success. It’s about developing the capacity to flexibly deploy different mindsets (plural) that makes a difference. Discover the power of a Flexible Mind - check out #TheTreeThatBends amzn.to/44U0Rde

#KeyLessons #TheTreeThatBends #Thriving amzn.to/3ImdpBy

Interested to explore what personal values matter to you? Try out the ‘Birthday Exercise’. 🎂 For other strategies like this check out #TheTreeThatBends 📕 #values #purpose #psychology #thrive #psychologicalflexibility

Check out my latest blog for Psychology Today Research has consistently shown that time spent in nature improves our physical & mental well-being. The ‘Nature Pyramid’ provides a practical framework for ensuring we get an adequate "dose" of nature. #thrive psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-to…

I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak with Andrew G. Marshall - Therapy on the #meaningfullife podcast. We talk about my experiences of growing up in #northernireland and how that shaped my interest in the power of #psychologicalflexibility.

Do you want to ensure that thoughts and emotions don’t get the way of you doing what matters? Take a visit to the ‘Thought Aquarium’ trainingmag.com/the-importance… Training magazine #defusion #SelfAsContext #thrive #psychologicalflexibility #TheTreeThatBends #ACBSWC25

In August‘s ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ The concept of ‘temporal discounting’ ⏰ ✅ ’Carlos Alcaraz: My Way’ about the Spanish tennis star’s life 🎾 ✅ ‘No Bad Parts’ a book by Richard C. Schwartz about learning to love our unloved parts 📕❤️ tinyurl.com/Thr5Aug25 #Thr5newsletter