Active Mindfulness

11/03/2026

My new post explores parallels between the narcisistic personalities of Donald Trump and King Henry VIII

The danger of unchecked narcissism

25/02/2026

Are you happy in your work? Is your work meaningful? And what is eudaimonic happiness? Some intriguing results from a study of US and UK workers. Thanks to Aristotle.
https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/eudaimonic-happiness?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
image: brittanica.com

12/02/2026

Check out my new post! Much political rhetoric exploits our innate wiring (migrants are dangerous for example), why not use the same wiring to highlight real risk (such as the dangers of processed food)? Image: Pinterest.
https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/pure-health?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

07/01/2026

Top posts from 2025. Self-care was very popular at the end of 2025 - are you surprised? https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/best-of-2025?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Thanks Alan Poor for the picture of Taranaki

15/12/2025

Looking for a gift for your psychologically-minded friend?! How about a review of 21 remarkable and unique people? Just like your friend is remarkable and unique. And beyond that, lessons for personal growth - how they can build beyond their personality profile.
Stewart Forsyth trained and worked as a clinical psychologist, then as an organisational psychologist and now is an executive coach. He shares the secrets of these people’s personalities and how they (and others) could extend their lives with 21st-century coaching approaches.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/21-remarkable-people-stewart-forsyth/1138917252

15/12/2025

Look after yourself and your whanau: https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/the-layers-of-self-care?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

03/12/2025

In his funny and poignant book Nigel Latta demonstrates the power of communication https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/communicating-psychology?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

09/10/2025

My post on Noeline Taurau - “You can get away with talent for so long, but you’ve got to put the hard work in.”

The Driver

10/09/2025

6 evidence-based ways to "eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive" - https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/ac-cent-tchu-ate-the-positive-and?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

27/08/2025

Did you ever experience a career shock?
https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/career-shocks?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

13/08/2025

How proactive behaviours can help your career - https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/proactivity?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

23/07/2025

Is this the Age of Unhappiness? Positive coping strategies might help - https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartforsyth/p/the-age-of-unhappiness?r=2ebdm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true