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Is Happiness a will-o’-the wisp miasma over which we have little control over?

Kate Cook takes you through 6 proven methodologies to capture that apparently elusive ideal state in a bubble of joy.

We explore the relationship to our main happiness hormones including oxytocin, serotonin, and importantly dopamine.

We delve into the difference between Happiness and Pleasure and how modern society may confuse the two.

Different countries experience different levels of joy so what can we learn from them? Most importantly, Kate encourages you to commit to a couple of the strategies so that you can seize the bliss!

The Happiness Equation:

How to find Happiness in a chaotic world

A definition of Happiness – Pleasure Vs Contentment

An understanding of optimising the “biochemistry of Happiness” – ie the mechanism the hormones that dictate our mood

The hormone of addiction – Dopamine, The hormone of happiness – serotonin.

Food and hacking happiness – eating to manage stress and energy (uncontrolled stress leads to addiction because of unfavourable hormonal cascades)

Food that impacts addiction, and what to do about it

Habits that impact addiction, and how to navigate them

Mining happiness Cope (stress), Sleep, Mindful Eating, Exercise - Solutions

Contribute – finding meaning by giving to others, and how it positively effects serotonin - solutions

Cook – How to eat when time is against us - solutions