Be Right or Be Happy?

Would you rather be right or be happy? Or something in between?

Pessimist vs. Realist

Are you a true realist or are you a pessimist in disguise? Here you will find out the difference.

Why Feel Pain?

Honestly, I think it is natural for us to shy away from pain. There are not many people who say, “Pain? Sure, sign me up!” But we were born with a full range of emotions from joy to despair. In Happiness 101 we help students to become mindful of the large and [...]

Forgiveness Group starts Wed. March 10th, 7pm

Can you forgive yourself? Do you forgive others? There is a cultural expectation to “forgive and forget” but most of us have not been taught how to forgive. The Forgiveness Group will help you understand forgiveness but more importantly help you to finally let go and forgive.

Unresolved Grief Group

A group designed specifically for unresolved grief is now being offered in Salt Lake City.

Sleep Your Way To Happiness

Sleep deprivation can definitely impede on your Happiness. In his book The Promise of Sleep (Dell, 2000), professor William Dement of Stanford University School of Medicine states that if American’s got just one more hour of sleep each night our “sleep sick” society would be much healthier and happier (Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of [...]

No News is Good News

It would be hypocritical for me to tease you about this article, so, I do not watch the news because 1) it focuses primarily on the negative 2) I don’t like being teased 3) studies have shown that the news contributes to depression and 4) there is nothing I can DO with most of the news I hear about. ~Frank

Diary of a Happy Therapist: 8 Minute Meditation-Week One

Join me as I take the journey into meditation – and Happiness!

Kill Joy

In the last couple of articles I have been talking about fun (Fun and its Role in Happiness), challenging you to write a list of things you find to be fun and to differentiate whether they are a pleasure or something you find gratifying as differentiated by Martin Selgiman (Are We Having Fun Yet?). [...]

Love Based on Strength?

On what do we base our love?