Help Choose IPPA Workshops

Positive Psychology giant, Dan Gilbert advises in his book, Stumbling On Happiness, that when when one is unsure of what … More Help Choose IPPA Workshops

Positive #3: Office is ready for my new office manager.

I am SO excited! For the first time ever, I will have an on-site employee that will take care of … More Positive #3: Office is ready for my new office manager.

Positive #1: Shared Happiness.

One of the things I love about being the Happy Therapist is that when people find things related to Happiness, … More Positive #1: Shared Happiness.

Book Review: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

I am very, very picky about recommending books about happiness or positive psychology. At a minimum the books must be … More Book Review: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Tow Truck Lifts Spirits

I am so glad about the way our car broke down. My wife and I drove south to Sedona on … More Tow Truck Lifts Spirits

Antidepressants don’t appear to work for most Utahns

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Let me start by saying a person should never, never, never go off their medications without talking to their prescriber. It is dangerous and potentially lethal.

According to the Behavioral Risk-Factor Surveillance System, Utah is currently the happiest state in the union. It is also one of the saddest. Utah sits right in the middle of the “suicide belt,” which stretches along the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming and Idaho, through Utah and Nevada and down to Arizona and New Mexico. As of 2008, the mortality rates gathered from the U.S. census indicated that Utah ranked ninth in the nation for suicides. In September 2010, the Utah Department of Health declared that Utah was the fourth greatest consumer of antidepressants in the nation with 12.71 percent of residents being prescribed antidepressants.

The problem is that these medications do not work on most of the consumers to whom they are prescribed. Continue reading Antidepressants don’t appear to work for most Utahns

Positive #3 Gratitude Stones.

Jonathan Glick brought gratitude stones to our party last night (the perfect thing to bring to a party of the … More Positive #3 Gratitude Stones.