Happy Nation is based on two basic ideas

  1. Focussing on what makes us happy can bring us to greater heights of joy and fulfilment than focussing solely on the problems we wish to solve. This is the philosophy inherent in Positive Psychology.
  2. Happiness, like any other emotional state, is not an isolated phenomenon – it affects, and is affected by, the people around us. To reach fulfilment we must work towards enhancing the happiness of all, using love, compassion and gratitude. This social happiness philosophy is consistent with the principles of Deep Ecology.

Stephanie Hills has thirty years’ experience working with people in distress, both as a social worker and a counsellor.

A large part of her work has comprised using narrative and art therapy to help people move on from depression. While still helping people facing difficulties, Stephanie’s work has broadened to include the promotion and enhancement of individual and social happiness.

Using the principles of Positive Psychology and Deep Ecology, she assists individuals and groups to improve their functioning in various life spheres, taking into account the social, cultural, economic and environmental context of people’s lives.

  • Don’t let your identity limit you

    People often use the word identity as if it’s who they are, but really it means how you identify yourself or what groups you identify with. It’s who you are, as seen from the outside. An identity is a social construct, like a character you play. Often, it’s empowering to embrace an identity – to […]

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  • The Let Them Theory

    The Let Them Theory. A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About                                                 by Mel Robbins This book manages to summarise in two words an approach to life that can free you from worry about what others think, make you immune to being manipulated and release you from the burden of trying […]

  • Looting the Louvre

    The recent theft of crown jewels from the Louvre reminds us of the time a guy in Paris nearly got away with the same thing. However, after planning the crime, and getting in and out past security, he was captured only 2 blocks away when his vehicle ran out of petrol. When asked how he […]

  • Relationships are key to happiness

    The Harvard Adult Development Study began in 1938 and still runs to this day. It started by looking at the lifestyle, habits and health of 724 men, both working class and Harvard students, with the aim of following the subjects over a long period, to see what factors early in life might predict good health […]

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  • Authors explain their PhDs in words we can understand

    Does music express emotions or just elicit them? Read the next 200 pages to not find out.                                                                                      ~ Welldogmycats Nanoparticles are weird and I accidentally made a bomb and electrocuted myself.                                                                                           ~ M33 Sand washes away, don’t build important stuff on it.     ~ Zoidy You can make antimatter move in […]

Stephanie Hills

Promoting Individual and Social Happiness

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