Back in 2011, when the author and psychologist Martin Seligman announced, ‘I no longer think that positive psychology is about happiness’, the scientific community took a collective gasp. This was, after all, the father of modern positive psychology – an individual largely responsible for driving the ‘happiness movement’.
Dr Mark Cross is known as one of Australia’s ‘most-loved’ psychiatrists. With a clinical practice spanning three decades and three continents, Dr Cross’ popularity is matched only by his experience. Dr Cross has also spent significant time in the screen industry, first as the lead psychiatrist on two seasons of the ABC’s Changing Minds, then as the medical consultant on the eight-part hit series Wakefield.