Author: Alice Boyes, PhD.

A.J. Jacobs is a journalist/author who does “life experiments” and writes about his experiences. His third book was published last month and he also has a day job

This post outlines how to do a simple behavioral experiment. Behavioral experiments are one of the most important types of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques. Most people understand that

This is a tip for when it seems like things keep going wrong. Try thinking of 3 or 4 things that went right in the last 24 hours.

Do you have secret (or not so secret) fears about yourself? Things you fear might be true about you? Or things you fear other people might think about

If you want more of my writing, I have an article in the current edition of Mindfood magazine. It’s about “Letting Go of Friendships”. Pg. 86. Here’s the

This post is for people who read or subscribe to my blog who might not have read all of the rest of my website (the blog is only

Do you feel like the proverbial rat on the wheel (busy but not accomplishing much that’s important to you)? I’ve written lots of on this blog about the

This is a follow-up post to yesterday’s post about attaining life dreams. What if you don’t know what you want? You don’t know what surface goals would help

I’m writing this post from New York City. I’ve been on vacation here for 6 weeks or so – recharging my batteries (update: I’m back in Christchurch now).

Full article. Free. The Science of Being Happy. Co-written by me, Dr Alice Boyes, Christchurch psychology PhD, and Mindfood Editor Donna Duggan. The Science of Being Happy This