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By Jill Dando News Belief in the kindness of others is much more closely tied to happiness than previously thought, according to findings published today (20 March) in World Happiness Report 2025. Global evidence on the perceived and actual return of lost wallets shows that people are much too pessimistic
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TONIC TIP: Ellise Hollie-Hayward is our Disabilities Editor and a Motivational Speaker cheering up audiences across the UK. I truly believe it’s simple to make yourself or someone else happy. The little things in life can have a huge impact on your mood, and kindness is free. Offering to
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By Jill Dando News Award-winning journalist and founder of The Good News Post, Shane Dean, delivered an uplifting and interactive talk at Weston College's new Lecture Series—empowering staff and students to rewire their minds for joy, resilience, and a happier life. The Good News Tonic lecture inspired
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By Dawn Carey, CEO of In Charley's Memory & Mental Health Expert and Consultant Editor of the Good News Post Want to feel calmer, happier, and healthier today? Simple changes can make a powerful difference to your mental wellbeing - at any age. As CEO of mental health
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By Happiness Correspondent, Jill Dando News On World Gratitude Day (September 21st), celebrated inspirational speaker and TV presenter Peter Cohen is calling on people worldwide to make gratitude a cornerstone of their daily routines. Peter Cohen, an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, bestselling author, and performance coach, is highlighting the transformative
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By Happiness Correspondent Award-winning former tabloid journalist Shane Dean has unveiled a groundbreaking series of his Good News Tonic motivational talks aiming to transform business productivity and workplace positivity. Drawing from a 30-year journalistic-style investigation into the secrets of happiness, Shane’s journey began with his own battles against mental
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By Happiness Correspondent You might not sound like Ed Sheeran or Whitney Houston but if you want to feel happier, singing could well bring some powerful mind and mood benefits. Whether singing in the shower or belting out tunes in a choir, the act of singing songs can provide a
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By Shane Dean, Founder of Good News Tonic Let's face it, these days most of us are operating in constant fight-or-flight mode. With the 24/7 onslaught of troubling news from social media and the lingering effects of the pandemic, our bodies' parasympathetic nervous systems are often
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By Jill Dando News An entrepreneur has launched crowdfunding campaign to build all-inclusive adventure play centre Family-run business Ogeg Ltd, founded by Matt Jeffery, has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising £65,000 to build an all-inclusive adventure play centre in the Swindon area. Ogeg Ltd, named after the
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by Happiness Correspondent Feeling frazzled? On the edge of burnout? There is good news. Top health journalist and biology guru Michael Mosley has a simple yet powerful prescription for reducing anxiety and promoting inner calm: use your breath. In his new podcast "Reset Your Calm," Mosley dives into
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By JIll Dando News The inspirational Ellise, 22, Disabilities Correspondent for Jill Dando News and the Good News Post is touring across the UK with her amazing life-changing story and message. Ellise has overcome Celebral Palsy to become a superb motivational speaker to audiences including Headteachers, students, workers and now
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By Happiness Correspondent Yes it may be difficult but could forgiveness be the secret to better happiness and health? In a brilliant new podcast UK doctor Dr. Rangan Chatterjee sits down with top psychologist Dr. Frederic Luskin to explore the transformative power of forgiveness. Click here to listen https://drchatterjee.
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By Hapoiness Correspondent, Jill Dando News Denmark has been crowned the happiest nation for seniors in the world. A new United Nations report has named Denmark the happiest country in the world for those over age 60. Finland finished second. The World Happiness Report cited the Nordic nation's
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By Happiness Correspondent All of us want to be happy. But these days it has become hard to find with studies showing happiness levels plummeting. Now thanks to the University of Bristol’s ‘Science of Happiness’ course we know some ways to see our levels boosted. Launched in 2018, the
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By Happiness Correspondent The team behind the University of Bristol’s ‘Science of Happiness’ course had already discovered that teaching students the latest scientific studies on happiness created a marked improvement in their wellbeing. But their latest study found that these wellbeing boosts are short-lived unless the evidence-informed habits learnt
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By Jill Dando News People the world over are to remember the extraordinary person, life and fast-expanding global good news legacy of Jill Dando with a 7-days charity tea and cake marathon - 25 years on since she died. Jill showed positivity, enthusiasm, authenticity, humility, kindness, empathy and ambition to