You may have heard of Second Wave Positive Psychology, but what is it? It’s a bit of a ‘new movement’ and if you look you’ll find some really interesting articles out there on it. They can be a little technical and use a fair bit of jargon too, so we thought we’d try and give you a more simple explanation – fingers crossed it works!

You’ve probably heard the term Emotional Intelligence, but do you know what that means? Emotional Intelligence, or EI, is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others.

International Women's Day falls on 8th March each year. It is a day to celebrate the inspirational and courageous work women around the world have done, and continue to do, to secure women's rights and shape more tolerant and equal societies. This year the theme is Pledge For Parity, because whilst women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement across the world, progress towards gender parity has slowed in many places. We must remember that there are still millions of women whose voices go unheard, and who continue to be prevented and excluded from realising their full potential.

Who's busier, surely it's me?

How often have you heard someone tell you they’re too busy to do something recently? Probably a few times at least, I’d guess. It’s become the expected response to the ‘how are you’ question and is in fact a boast, hiding under the guise of a complaint. It’s saying ‘I’m so busy but it’s ok because I’m very important’.