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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 Happiness Correspondent TRIALS are taking place to see if "comedy-on-prescription" can help improve people's mental health, reduce NHS costs and offer alternatives to antidepressants. Craic Health has secured funding for a project that uses stand-up comedy shows and workshops to assist people who experience isolation,
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By Happiness Correspondent In today’s fast-paced and often stressful world, finding moments of genuine joy can be challenging. But Alison Orr, a certified Laughter Yoga practitioner, is on a mission to change that. Through her organisation, Dubries, Alison offers Laughter Yoga sessions designed to uplift spirits, enhance well-being, and
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By Shane Dean, Jill Dando News It is said that laughter is the best medicine and now it has been proved to be true. A good old laugh is not only good for your fun levels, but also boosts the brain and health. These days after Covid 19 and other
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By Jill Dando News Enthusiastic students and staff from across The Priory Learning Trust in Somerset have been dressing as their favourite characters from literature. Students and staff at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare are already celebrating World Book Day. World Book Day is a charity that promotes
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With January statistically the most miserable month of the year, journalist and speaker Shane Dean has launched his new TONIC motivational talks to help beat these post-Christmas blues and boost business morale. As a double award winning journalist, he has been on a 28 year investigation to find the hidden
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By Happiness Correspondent If there is one thing you can do today to make you happier and healthier, maybe try laughter. Laughter is not only fun to do - it is a strong medicine. This is really good news for you and your life. This simple act draws people together
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By Health Corresoondent There is now proof that caring about the wellbeing and happiness of your people at work is good for your business. A recent study published in Management Science finds that happiness boosts productivity and in a big way. In an article in Forbes magazine, the study showed
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By Scouts Correspondent, Jill Dando News When life starts to feel trickier than usual, Chief Scout, Bear Grylls has some brilliant tips to help us find a way through. We all go through difficult times in life. Those times where we need a bit more support, a helping hand, or
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By The Editor (Good News and Happiness) A doctor aged 102 (and a half!) years has been telling her secrets of health and happiness on the podcast of one of the world’s best doctors. Dr Gladys McGarey passionately believes health and happiness is twinned with finding our purpose to
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By Jill Dando News Year 7 students at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset were thrilled to end the year with a special interactive performance from //Kabbo Hue Qua Tura. Starting the session with a lesson on how to pronounce his name in his native South African tongue, //Kabbo
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By Jill Dando News The sight of dolphins splashing around is enough to cheer up the gloomiest of days. Now people in Portugal are seeing the intelligent mammals return to the Tagus River in Lisbon. Locals say that because of a reduction in pollution, they're spotting them at
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By Jill Dando news It’s a well worn saying that laughter is good medicine. But now a nurse in New York is finding that music is also good for healing. Manny Remilus, a pediatric nurse at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, is helping his patients
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Amy, 12, Jill Dando News at Priory Community School Academy Music has brought joy to millions for thousands of years. It is no different with the annual Eurovision Song Contest which each year is aired to the world, bringing joy and solidarity. But this was also a big message of