BOLDtalks's video: Positive Psychology the Building Blocks of Human Flourishing - Dr Tara Wyne - BOLDtalks Woman 2014

Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living. It is a radical departure from the field of psychology's usual concern with the exploration of what is wrong with us and how to treat our distress or pathology. Positive psychology focuses on how to make life more fulfilling. It is concerned with increasing wellbeing through the pursuit of five main pillars of wellbeing. The benefits are happier people, large social and relational rewards, superior work outcomes, more energy and activity, greater self-control and coping ability, bolstered immune system and longevity. Dr. Tara Wyne is a Clinical Psychologist and the Clinical Director of The Lighthouse Arabia. She has 15 years' experience in mental health. Dr Tara Wyne was born, raised and educated in Scotland (UK). She holds both an Honours degree in psychology, alongside a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Glasgow. She worked in the UK for the National Health Service for 7 years, in Adult Mental Health, leading to a specialization with complex mental health problems and Psychological Trauma. From her work in the UK She developed specific expertise with sexual, physical and mental abuse both in childhood and as adults and have worked extensively with asylum seekers and refugees suffering from psychological trauma resulting from histories of torture and persecution. In the UK she was also very involved in the teaching and training of trainee psychologists for several years. Dr Tara Wyne has worked in Dubai for the past 6 and a half years with both expats and locals. She has considerable psychotherapeutic experience working one to one with individuals, with couples, families and also groups across the spectrum of psychological disorders. Dr Tara contributes her specialist psychological opinion across various media in Dubai and is currently serving as an advisory board member for Woman's Health magazine Middle East. Dr Tara co-founded the Lighthouse Arabia community psychology clinic in 2011, alongside offering mental health services she and the other Lighthouse team members are dedicated to offering community education in the form of monthly conscious parenting seminars and monthly positive psychology seminars. They also offer free of cost grief support services to anyone in the community who has suffered a loss of a loved one through the Raymee Grief Centre, a one of its kind in the UAE pro bono initiative of the Lighthouse. Dr Wyne has an enduring commitment to community work and has served key positions on the board of directors and on management committees of a number of charitable organisations in the UK, serving young people, vulnerable women, older adults and ethnic minorities with specific health problems. Community service remains a passion and commitment for Dr Wyne.