“At the heart of everything we do is our values, it’s our compass, it’s how we set the direction in our life. And this is something we teach to young people as part of our programmes.” We're delighted to bring you another "My Young Happy Minds Why" today! This time we have a very special one in the form of an audio clip from our amazing trainer Nicki Levitan :) Take it away Nicki! #simonsinek #Why

Hi, I’m Tone Mari Bjøreng. In May 2016 I read about Young Happy Minds in a web-article by one of Norway’s leading newspapers. Before I made it through to the end of the article, I felt compelled to reach out to Martine Kveim (co-founder and fellow Norwegian). The mission Young Happy Minds is striving for is something that deeply resonated with me as I too have shared a similar mission in working with people of all ages for the past thirty years. In working with people you co

We’re back with another My Young Happy Minds “Why”! Last time out we heard from our American friend and representative Lisa De Roy, check it out here if you missed it. Under the spotlight this time is Sam Martin, one of our facilitators and all-round handyman for Young Happy Minds. “I first got in touch with Young Happy Minds after recently starting my own blog where I shared insight into how I achieved a First at Cambridge University after embracing Positive Psychology. I h

"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it". This quote is taken from the now quite infamous TedTalk from Simon Sinek and felt like a fitting way to introduce our new blog post series. The series will features posts from collaborators and supporters of Young Happy Minds explaining why they're so passionate about working with us to get wellbeing valued as highly as academic success in our schools. The first post in the series comes from Lisa De Roy who is our US rep