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Four people sitting on a sofa, each holding a large human face-sized emoji that covers their face. From left to right the emojis are: surprise, contentment, happiness, love (that is, two red love hearts over the eyes). Each person is casually dressed in jeans and a t-shirt.

Pass It On: The Surprising Science of Contagious Happiness

Without even trying, you start to feel a little lighter, a little happier. What if I told you this isn’t just a coincidence, but a well-documented scientific phenomenon? And the further effects are quite astonishing.

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Illustration of a dark silhouette of person with a yellow-gold heart made of light with threads of light emanating from it in all directions in a twirly design.

Rewriting my self-worth: A journey from self-doubt to self-love

As a teenager at high school the most confident people were in a different social…

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Young man sharing news with his excited girlfriend. He's whispering something in her ear. They both look happy. They're standing against a bright yellow background.

I’m so happy for you

This is not the sort of title I usually have for a blog. However, it…

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Portrait of a young girl with dark hair looking in a heart-shaped mirror and writing "I love me" onto it in pink lipstick.

Fierce Self-Love: Why Loving Yourself Is a Bold Act

Self-love. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot—plastered on social media, printed on…

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