Is there a secret formula to happiness?
96 minutes
How to Thrive (2022)
Positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod takes seven people on a transformative journey to learn the secret formula to happiness. The film’s premise is this: if we offer the science of happiness to people experiencing struggle, what difference would it make?
Learn from 20+ years of psychotherapy practice
Marie McLeod is qualified in social work, positive psychology and adult education, yet, like most of us, she has struggled at times. These struggles led to the creation of the ‘How to Thrive’ program.
Real people, real stories
From James, a successful electrician, to MJ, a family-oriented mother of three, How to Thrive shows how real people experience and deal with setbacks, challenges and achievements.
Directed and produced by people with lived experience
How to Thrive was directed by Duy Huynh, an Australian who first arrived in the country as a Vietnamese refugee. Duy understands the challenges of resilience in difficult circumstances, and has created the film to help others learn to thrive.
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Positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod takes seven people on a transformative journey to learn the secret formula to happiness. The film’s premise is this: if we offer the science of happiness to people experiencing struggle, what difference would it make?
Learn from 20+ years of psychotherapy practice
Marie McLeod is qualified in social work, positive psychology and adult education, yet, like most of us, she has struggled at times. These struggles led to the creation of the ‘How to Thrive’ program.
Real people, real stories
From James, a successful electrician, to MJ, a family-oriented mother of three, How to Thrive shows how real people experience and deal with setbacks, challenges and achievements.
Directed and produced by people with lived experience
How to Thrive was directed by Duy Huynh, an Australian who first arrived in the country as a Vietnamese refugee. Duy understands the challenges of resilience in difficult circumstances, and has created the film to help others learn to thrive.
How has How to Thrive impacted you?
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What the critics say
The documentary taught me a range of tools that I could use to change my patterns and behaviours.
Mel
Kidspot
McLeod sets out to create change by offering participants interventions that focus not so much on their issues, problems and disorders – but rather on the things that are going well in their lives.
B&T Magazine
B&T Magazine
The results support studies suggesting happiness does not just happen – it’s a skill that can be learned and developed, with the right aims and supports in place.
Dr Peggy Kern
The Conversation
The documentary taught me a range of tools that I could use to change my patterns and behaviours.
Mel
Kidspot
McLeod sets out to create change by offering participants interventions that focus not so much on their issues, problems and disorders – but rather on the things that are going well in their lives.
B&T Magazine
B&T Magazine
Meet the Filmmakers
Marie McLeod
Positive Psychotherapist
Andrew Kelly
Producer
Duy Huynh
Director
Marie McLeod
Positive Psychotherapist
Marie’s laser-sharp knack for skipping the ‘BS’ and getting to the heart of the problem is matched only by her encyclopaedic knowledge of people’s struggles, and the scientific approaches that work.
Partners
