Find Your Focus

Finding the Good News Times like these require more than patience, they require positivity to keep moving forward without becoming despondent.  Sign up to my Newsletter to be the first to receive tips and tricks for navigating life’s stresses, and achieving your personal potential. More About Ally’s Newsletter #SelfHelp Keep Your Optimism Especially in the face of turbulent and traumatizing events, we must work to find inner calm and embrace any happiness in our hearts and lives. Making time for personal well-being and mental health is vital. Take the breath when you need it – don’t wait until something breaks. I hope you find something in this list that speaks to you. The Optimist Daily A daily newsletter curated from a repository of solutions-focused, good news from around the world to sip on with your first cuppa’ each morning. Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube The Happy Broadcast The daily part of people’s lives that inspires positive change in their mental health and, through collective action, our world. Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Self-Care App Reasons to be Cheerful Stories that reveal that there are, in fact, a surprising number of reasons to feel cheerful. Many of these reasons come in the form of smart, proven, replicable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter The following good news sources also offer printed formats, for those who prefer the tactile joy of receiving real paper. Good Good Good In an effort to help their audience feel more hopeful and do more good, Good Good Good’s team of journalists reports on positive news happening in the world and creates helpful resources about the most impactful ways to make a positive difference. Monthly digital and paper format subscriptions available. Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Podcast The Happy Newspaper Offering a real life printed paper subscription delivered to your mailbox quarterly, the Happy Newspaper celebrates all that’s good in the world, and provides a platform to share positive news and wonderful people. Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   I always suggest taking news stories from any network with a grain of salt – but these major networks are sharing smiles and that’s worth sharing. Major News Outlets USA TODAY’s “Humankind” Section The New York Times’ “This Week in Good News” Today’s “Good News” Good News Outlets Keep in mind while you scroll…. I recognize the reality is that many of us are glued to online news. So, if you find yourself doom-scrolling on your phone or computer, remember three vital points: Social media is NOT A NEWS OULET. Even if you use social media platforms to find reliable news sources, don’t mistake all online content for real reporting. Most social sites aim to inflame as much as inform. Don’t start or end your day with the news. Beginning and winding down your day should be times for you to connect with your purpose, your loved ones, your inner self. Ingesting news at these times can influence our moods, affect our sleep, and can cause negative physical reactions. Aim for ‘Quality over Quantity.’ There is no need to exhaust yourself with rehashing the details over and over in search of a smidge more information. It is enough to pick one or two reliable primary news sources and venture out from there only when needed.