Dr Santie van der Merwe

Tag: wellbeing

  • Resilience – Part 4

    Tickle That Funny Bone Make time to see the humour in things. Babies start smiling at around six months of age. We also like to believe that our pets, especially dogs, can smile. It makes sense that monkeys and baboons can laugh, but few people will believe that rats apparently laugh too. We as humans,…

  • Feeling Good and Functioning Well

    What is Wellbeing? This succinct definition covers the components of mental wellbeing as perceived primarily by positive psychologists. It includes subjective/hedonic/affective wellbeing (feeling good) as well as psychological wellbeing (functioning well). There are many things that influence our wellbeing, including external conditions such as income, employment, and social networks as well as personal resources such as health,…