Welcome,
I'm Dr. Louise Lambert
A positive psychologist on a mission to improve the world’s happiness one person and organization at a time!
I’m Dr. Louise Lambert, the leading expert in positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa region.
I know life can be tough. I've spent years working as a psychologist, tackling some of the hardest struggles: violence, addiction, eating disorders, divorce and depression. I’m familiar with pain. And it's exactly why I turned my focus to happiness and wellbeing: people aren’t broken; they just need practical, science-backed skills to build better lives.
With over 40 published studies, from predictors of happiness using Gallup data in the UAE, to the relationship between wellbeing, health, and healthcare satisfaction, I’ve helped shape our understanding of happiness in real, measurable terms. I've published the MENA region’s first positive psychology textbook, designed and tested happiness courses in schools, primary healthcare and organizations, and continue as Editor of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology.
Today, I bring evidence-based happiness to workplaces across the Gulf, helping leaders, managers, and employees develop the skills to thrive. Happiness matters in so many ways and it’s a science-backed skillset for life.
If you're serious about happiness, you're in the right place.
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Aziz Mulay-Shah is the Managing Director of Global Communications Agency
Aziz Mulay-Shah is the Managing Director at Global Communications Agency Middle East based in Dubai. His specialization is in developing wellbeing strategies that focus on macro-economic outcomes for corporates and governments as they relate to social development, CSR, strategic communications, and economic prosperity.
Aziz was formerly a Canadian diplomat with a career spanning almost twenty years. Highlights of his diplomatic career includes working on wellbeing as a component of sustainable development at the United Nations, working on Canada’s foreign policy for the Middle East in the Canadian Office of the Prime Minister, and as Deputy Ambassador of Canada to the United Arab Emirates.
For the last 17 years, he has lived and worked in the United Arab Emirates including working as a strategy consultant at PwC and teaching diplomacy. Aziz is a co-author of several chapters on policy planning and the science of wellbeing. He is also an avid cyclist!
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What our friends and clients are saying
Dr. Meg Warren, Ph.D.
Professor, Western Washington University, USA, Co-Editor, International Journal of Wellbeing, Founding President, Work & Organizations Division, International Positive Psychology Association, Founder, Western Positive Psychology Association
"I have collaborated with Louise on many projects over the last 10 years and she always amazes me. She lives positive psychology in its true sense – pursuing excellence with passion, and with a desire to strive for wellbeing in the UAE, and more broadly in MENA. Louise is a leader who is unafraid to dive into unchartered waters. She has pioneered many ‘firsts’ – the first positive psychology journal in the Middle East, scholarly regional book on positive psychology, manual for positive psychology instructors, positive education program in the UAE and Kuwait, positive psychology division, etc. She is easy to work with, open to new ideas, and has immense determination to see projects through to the end – qualities that are fundamental to leading innovation. I look forward to seeing how her practical work unfolds and the positive impact she will make in the near future."
Mark Samways
Head of Positive Education (Year 7 to 10)
Dubai College, Dubai (UAE)
"Louise has been instrumental in getting our Positive Education program off the ground by helping us create a school wide curriculum. She is also leading the research that is taking place to measure wellbeing among our students to ensure that the program is effective. I really cannot speak highly enough of her and the impact she’s had at our school. She has led staff training and the response from staff was overwhelmingly positive. It was the perfect start to our school year and gave us the momentum and drive we were looking for. She is extremely professional and organised but above all else is very personable and diligent. Her subject knowledge is outstanding and she always presents the very latest research. We feel incredibly privileged to work with her and it is a relationship we hope will run long into the future."
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