Creating resilience -- Positive psychology -- Highly valued goals -- Personal strengths -- Healthy body and mind -- Physical exercise -- Relaxation -- Meditation -- Enjoying life -- Savoring and flow -- Gratitude -- Constructive thought and action -- Optimism -- Solution-finding and problem-solving -- Strengthening relationships -- Compassionate relationships -- Couple relationships -- Positive parent–child relationships -- Overcoming challenges -- Courage, fear and posttraumatic growth -- Assertiveness and anger -- Forgiveness -- Managing your life.

"This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps bring positive psychology findings from the lab into day-to-day life. Divided into six parts and covering a wide array of themes, this book is designed to help people with or without mental health problems enhance their well-being. It answers questions like: what is well-being? What are the main determinants of well-being, and how can we sustain it? There are also chapters on physical exercise, progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation, savouring pleasures, creative solution-finding and developing compassionate relationships. This non-technical and highly accessible book will be of interest to those from all backgrounds with an interest in self-development, as well as mental health workers and related professionals"-- Provided by publisher.