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what is positive psychology by Jodie Cooper
What is Positive Psychology?

What is Positive Psychology? To answer the question of what is positive psychology, first we must understand traditional psychology. Imagine for a moment that we all reside on a mental wellbeing scale of minus ten to positive ten. Minus ten indicates someone with poor mental health who is struggling to function…

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Wise up to Willpower

Recently I’ve been reading Roy Baumeister’s book ‘Will Power’ and it’s information is critical to anyone that’s trying to improve their lives, and I think that’s pretty much all of us! I created a workshop around ‘wise up to willpower’ based on his book and other new info I’ve come…

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Why are we so depressed?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our societies unhealthy levels of depression, and I keep coming back to ‘why are we so depressed? The Black Dog Institute states that one in 5 Australians (aged 16 – 85) experience mental illness in any year. That’s a whopping 20% of our…

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Thinking for success - Jodie Cooper positive psychology coach
Thinking for Success

Recently I was asked how I help people to think for sucess. Weather it’s success at work, or success in life, these simple ideas will help you.   We all arrived where we are today as a result of the thoughts we have had in the past. Are the majority…

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Internal dialogue to get results

The results we achieve in our lives are directly related to the quality of questions we ask ourselves internally. What is your internal dialogue like? Internal dialogue is that voice in your own mind that is constantly chattering. Do you ask yourself empowering questions like “how can I make this…

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