Hi, I'm Vaaruni (13) one of YHM young ambassadors and I wanted to talk about something that effects everyone: Finding a purpose in life. “What is my purpose in life?” This is a question everyone has asked themselves at some point or another, most often on their deathbed; when sitting with a steaming cup of coffee, dark circles under eyes at work; or on those rainy afternoons which just make you feel more thoughtful as the raindrops plop into puddles, leaving behind soft rippl

Sometimes it can be challenging to know how to get out of a bad mood. Thoughts get stuck in the same cycle and you feel low on energy. Have you ever noticed how your body-posture is when you are in this state? Probably head down and shoulders a bit forward. Did you know that you could use your body to get your mind in to a more positive state? When you use your body the energy starts to flow. The brain produces serotonin and oxytocin which are our body`s happy hormones. This

Hi, I'm Emma, 18, a Young Ambassador and I spend a week trying to cut down on my social media. Over the past 10 years social media has been growing to the point where most people can’t go an hour without looking at it, whether it be their Twitter feed, Facebook timeline or Snapchat story. I’ve definitely been guilty of this, I got to the point where I was checking Twitter every fifteen minutes and Facebook every couple of hours. That was until I realised something, I didn’t k

It`s 2019 and we focus on change and how to become a better version of ourselves. We talk about physical activity and what we should eat to have a healthy lifestyle. Do you think about how important it is to also have «healthy» thoughts and a positive mindset? Everyday we think between 25 000 and 50 000 thoughts and most of them are negative. This means that we have many thoughts that we, most likely, are not aware of. Is your focus directed towards what is missing in your li

Hey guys and gals- I hope you´re all good! Today I want to tell you about a common problem people always come to me with. Since sharing my positive psychology study hacks I’ve been overwhelmed with all kinds of people thanking me for giving them much needed advice and a fresh perspective on things. But there’s been one main sticking point- Actually making these tips long lasting habits was proving difficult for many. I completely agree! Getting into a new positive habit is

Hello! My name’s Emma (18) and I’m taking part in the Being Grateful experiment. The idea is to spend a few minutes every day for a week to think about what you’re grateful for and see the difference that can make. This is the first post of a short series on what being grateful means to me. So here goes! Friday I am grateful that it didn’t rain on me. I was out walking our dog, out in the middle of nowhere with no chance of shelter and storm clouds loomed over my head. It was

Happy Monday everyone! What a better way to start the week than with a new series of interviews! Over the next few weeks we'll be chatting with loads of super interesting people about our favourite topic- Happiness! First up is Susanna Halonen, the Happyologist®. Susanna is a happiness coach and author of the book "Screw Finding Your Passion: It's Within You, Let's Unlock It". She has an incredible wealth of theoretical knowledge on the science of happiness in attaining a Mas

Last week Theresa May the UK Prime Minister talked at the Charity Commission of wanting "to employ the power of Government as a force for good to transform the way we deal with mental health problems right across society". She cited the latest rising figures in mental health disorders, distress and resulting self harm (and medication) amongst both adults and young people and the extraordinary economic and social cost to the country in terms of £billions in related treatment c

What does being yourself really mean? I'm Emma, 19, a Young Ambassador and I ask the question 'What it is that makes us who we are?' At some point in everyone’s life someone has said to them the words “Be yourself.” Whether it’s a parent, teacher or a friend, those words follow us around but no one really stops to tell you what that means. How can you be yourself when you don’t know who you are? I’ve found it’s less about being yourself and more about finding yourself. We’ve

Sophie Conijn is part of the Young Happy Minds team in The Netherlands. She is working on our proposition for Young Professionals over there. She has coached 100s of millennials over the past few years and here she writes them an honest letter. Dear Millennial, Today, I was thinking of you. About how difficult it must be to be you sometimes. There are times when you come across as quite certain. Like you know exactly what your future is going to look like. But most often