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  • International Day of Happiness 2015

    TV and Radio Interviews Sharing happiness tips and expertise As the world celebrated International Day of Happiness 2015, I was invited to share my happiness expertise, knowledge and tips, as well as early findings from the ‘Little Happiness Ingredients Project‘ on various TV and radio shows. Below is a playlist of all the interviews: ITV…

  • Happiness Podcast | International Day of Happiness 2015 Radio Interviews

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  • News Release | 20th March – UN International Day of Happiness 2015

    20th March 2015 – UN International Day of Happiness: Happiness Expert researches what makes us happy In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly designated 20th March as International Day of Happiness in recognition of the importance of happiness and well-being as public policy objectives as well as human goals and aspirations around the world.  Since…

  • News Release | Yorkshire mum researches what makes us happy

    From Despair to Happiness – Yorkshire mum researches what makes us happy In the lead-up to UN International Day of Happiness on 20th March, Yorkshire-based professional speaker and happiness expert Frederika Roberts launched the ‘Little Happiness Ingredients’ Project on 20th February. Five years ago, on 3rd February 2010, Frederika’s eldest daughter, Charlie, had a cardiac…

  • Happiness Podcast | Episode 12 | Deliberate Everyday Observations

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  • Happiness is in the deliberate everyday observations

    Deliberate everyday observations are one of the great ‘Little Happiness Ingredients’ Happiness is in the little things, the little moments we stop and pay attention to.  It’s all in the details; in the deliberate everyday observations. This morning, I had a very early start.  I don’t like getting up early, but I needed to leave for Birmingham…

  • Happiness Podcast | Frederika Roberts launches the #LittleHappinessIngredients Project on BBC WM | Graham Torrington

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  • Boost your Happiness | #LittleHappinessIngredients

    There are many ways to boost your happiness This blog post is dedicated to one: Doing things you Enjoy (#LittleHappinessIngredients)   It may seem really obvious, but sometimes we forget: Doing things you enjoy helps boost your happiness! Simple, really, isn’t it? But when we get busy, over-worked, stressed, tired, or are feeling low, we…

  • Recipe for Happiness | 500 word word cloud

    Here is my 500-word word cloud for ‘Recipe for Happiness’ The 500 most used words in ‘Recipe for Happiness’ If you’d like to know more about happiness with some simple activities to help you work on your own happiness ingredients, get the book. Oh, and it also contains 9 of my favourite recipes, including some old…

  • Never a dull moment | Resilience

    Hannah ended up back in hospital This time with pneumonia Our children certainly have a flair for the dramatic!! After being called to pick Hannah up from school (“she’s thrown up a couple of times”) just before 11am last Friday and finding her in the school medical room on a wheelchair, wheezing, pale, having scratched herself to…

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