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Program: 'What are you looking forward to?' How anticipating happiness leads to a joyful life

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The Germans have a word for anticipatory happiness: vorfreude.

It's the recognition that anticipating something good can be great for us. We know it has several benefits for our mental and physical health, so how can we build it into our lives, in both a big and small way daily?

Guest:

Dr Helena Popovic, author, speaker, MD, brain researcher

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Planning things to look forward to can significantly boost our mental wellbeing.

Mental Health
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