Positive psychology explores what helps people live well. If our basic needs are met, we can then think about what makes a good life. What is it that makes life more than just ‘okay’. Positive psychology focuses on what is going well and what we can do to help improve our wellbeing. Good wellbeing includes seeing yourself and your life in a positive way and being able to keep going even when you face difficulties.
Recovery can be thought of in many ways. For example the CHIME factors or the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Positive psychology uses something called PERMA. All these see you and your life as a whole. They try to find ways to improve wellbeing. This course has information and ideas you can use to increase your wellbeing.
This course has 6 parts. Each part will take about half an hour to one and a half hours to complete. This depends on how fast you read and how long you spend on the activities and questions. You do not need to finish the whole course in one go. If you leave and come back to the course it will remember where you got up to.
This course is co-produced. This is where a mix of professionals and people with lived experience work together. These include: Get Mindfuel; Moving Forward; ARCH Recovery College and Tyneside Recovery College.
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Course updated: February 2025.
This course is for education and information only. It does not give therapy, medical advice or professional support. If you need crisis support, please contact local mental health services, your GP or telephone 111 or the emergency services.