Dr Ilona Boniwell is one of the most prominent positive psychology academics in Europe. Having founded the first Masters in Applied Positive Psychology in Europe at UEL, she now teaches at l'Ecole Centrale Paris, and consults businesses and educational institutions around the globe as Director of Positran. She is also assisting the Government of Bhutan in developing a framework for happiness-based public policy, at the request of the UN.

Why I wrote this book Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements What is positive psychology? Your emotions and you Optimism and hope Living in flow Happiness and subjective well-being Is happiness necessary or sufficient? The concept of eudaimonic well-being Meaning in making: values, motivations and life goals Time in our lives Positive psychology and life complexities and challenges The freedom of choice and how to survive it The positive psychology of strengths Love Positive interventions Putting it into practise The future of positive psychology Bibliography