by MAI Team | Disorders, Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Happiness, Optimism, Physical Health, Positivity, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, Values
In Where is its mind? What the battle over the ‘bible’ says about psychiatry, Ian Brown, feature editor of the Globe and Mail, takes the view that the upcoming fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM V) has inflated the definition of mental illness...
by MAI Team | Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, Mental Fitness, Motivation, Optimism, Pessimism, Physical Health, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Resilience, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Trevor Greene, retired Canadian Forces Captain, can now do 30 squats while gripping a ladder attached to a wall. This would not be remarkable in any way except he had an axe put through the back of his head five years ago in Afghanistan. He had been sitting with...
by MAI Team | Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, Physical Health, Values
“Honesty is the best policy. If I lose my honor, I lose myself.” – William Shakespeare Why do we teach our children the maxim “Honesty is the best policy?” Why is honesty the best policy? Numerous answers exist. One easy answer is that is simplifies our...
by MAI Team | Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Positive Psychology, Strengths, Values
Are you flourishing? On a daily basis, do you feel as if you are living your life purpose? Are you achieving your full potential? At the dawn of the last decade, questions like these prompted researchers from noted universities to begin a scientific exploration of...