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.

  • Helping to find his way home

    A reader writes: “I was chatting to one of the Mums at school pick up and she was telling me how she was approached in the supermarket car park by an elderly man who was very confused and didn’t know where he was. He had driven in his car quite some distance and got lost. […]

  • More quotes from kids

    “I can’t be quiet. My mouth gets itchy when it has words in it.” (Jon Paul, 4 years old) “I wish this wasn’t real life and I was just a refrigerator!” (Beau, 3 years old) ““I’m not mad. I’m just hungry and I hate you!”                                                                  (Anonymous 7-year-old) “Let’s play cops and Roberts. I’ll be […]

  • Create a Happiness Plan

    Book an in-person or online consultation to create a personalised Happiness Inventory & Happiness Plan. A Happiness Plan is a broad-strokes guide, to give you a sense of direction. Not a career plan, but a guide to finding more joy in the details, greater life satisfaction and deeper meaning in your roles in life.                       […]

  • Pink Shirt Attitude in Action

    In 2007, two Canadian high school students noticed a new boy getting bullied for wearing a pink shirt. They dealt with the situation in a most creative way, buying up a load of cheap pink shirts and messaging all their friends, so that the next day the school was a sea of pink. Pink Shirt […]

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  • Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Change Your Life

    Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life. Simple Steps, Life-Changing Results. By Jamie Kern Lima According to the author, you don’t get what you want, you get what you believe you are worthy of. And if you don’t feel worthy before reading this book, you certainly will afterwards. Jamie Kern Lima […]

Stephanie Hills

Promoting Individual and Social Happiness

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