Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

How to bring back those highs

Don’t beat yourself up

nhedonia is not a sign you’re a bad parent, partner or friend – you can counteract it by becoming more conscious of how you feel., recommends thinking of joy as a dimmer switch you can dial up or down. “If you find yourself feeling ‘meh’, intentionally do things to raise your happiness levels. Plan something fun, perhaps something you haven’t done since childhood, like going to a theme park. When you start to bring laughter back, it spills into every area of life.”

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