The crying game

Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

Happy stories are contagious, and here’s how you can tell them, too

There’s a good reason to tap into happiness right now, and it’s probably not why you think, writes Jackee Holder

Try these practises, proven to help you feel more joy

HAPPY HORMONES Exercise increases levels of the feel-good brain chemicals serotonin and endorphins, giving you a happy ‘high’. Feeling low or lost your motivation? The idea of working out might not fi

Author Tanith Carey’s world fell apart as a child when her dad left. Fifty years on, she’s still dealing with the aftershocks