For many women, a lifetime of putting others first quietly damages their health – and midlife is often when the cost finally becomes clear.
- Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions, University of Lancashire
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‘Lucky girl syndrome’ focuses on using positive affirmations to achieve material benefit.
The good news is that we can all improve our happiness levels with daily practice.
Learning to be resilient can help you cope with failure and get past setbacks more quickly in the future.
‘Post-traumatic growth’ can make us stronger, more resilient and empathetic.
Are you an extrovert or an introvert? From personality to emotional maturity, individual differences matter when it comes to happiness.
Depression can affect people at any stage in life – here, an expert in psychology answers a young reader’s question about how to help.
With the exception of anger, women experience emotions more intensely and share their emotions more openly with others.
Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.
Research shows that funny people are also nicer to be around.
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