en-us The signs of aging can be tough for any woman to handle. We're surrounded by not-so-subtle signs that society values female beauty, too often in the...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38307--how-do-wrinkles-affect-happiness 2012-05-21 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38307--how-do-wrinkles-affect-happiness Every time I pick up a new piece of business in my work as a writer, it’s a little thrill, a satisfying moment that reminds me I do what I do...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38263--how-appreciation-leads-to-increased-happiness 2012-05-18 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38263--how-appreciation-leads-to-increased-happiness Over the last few years a lot has been written about the Buddhist-inspired health benefits of living in the present. Now that we're all doing yoga...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37718--how-a-balanced-time-perspective-can-increase-your-happiness 2012-05-14 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37718--how-a-balanced-time-perspective-can-increase-your-happiness I don’t know how it happened, but it seems the older I get, the more optimistic I am. When I was younger, at times I’d swirl in tornadoes...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38039--why-people-with-hope-are-happier 2012-05-10 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/38039--why-people-with-hope-are-happier Fears about finances can sabotage even the strongest of unions - and it's not just when the bills pile up. Couples who have different spending and...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37732--the-key-to-a-happy-relationship-learning-to-talk-about-money-with-ease 2012-05-07 01:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37732--the-key-to-a-happy-relationship-learning-to-talk-about-money-with-ease I spent the last month in Israel, where I was on a steady diet of beige foods: hummus, pita, tahini, falafel, and shawarma. It was delicious - and...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37825--berries-how-they-keep-your-brain-young 2012-05-03 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37825--berries-how-they-keep-your-brain-young Happiness is truly a rallying cry these days. Whether it’s used to market products such as pop or is the central theme of top-selling books, we...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37712--do-the-happy-for-sick-kids 2012-05-01 03:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37712--do-the-happy-for-sick-kids Fear can be paralyzing – whether you're contemplating leaving an unfulfilling job for a riskier, yet more exciting venture or you’re...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37690--tips-from-a-happiness-coach-change-your-perception-and-let-go-of-assumptions 2012-04-30 04:35:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37690--tips-from-a-happiness-coach-change-your-perception-and-let-go-of-assumptions When you're in those blissful early stages of love, it's hard to imagine what could possibly happen to upset the lovely world you've created. How...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37514--three-signs-your-happy-relationship-won-t-last 2012-04-23 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37514--three-signs-your-happy-relationship-won-t-last I do enjoy quotes. You know, those little quips of encouragement on the sides of your coffee mugs or Starbucks cups or daily rip calendars. And while...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37472--13-thoughts-about-happiness 2012-04-19 04:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37472--13-thoughts-about-happiness A recent Forbes story by James Marshal Crotty - Happiest People More Likely To Drop Out of School, Earn Less Money - asks an interesting question: Can...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37402--very-interesting-study-do-happy-people-care-about-success 2012-04-17 03:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37402--very-interesting-study-do-happy-people-care-about-success "Love you! Just saying…" It was an innocuous text, the kind of message a partner taps out to the love of their life once in awhile. I can...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37414--reach-out-and-text-someone-to-make-them-happy 2012-04-14 04:35:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37414--reach-out-and-text-someone-to-make-them-happy According to a recent study reported by Tim Murphy in The New York Times - I Buy, Therefore I Am (Unless I Return It) - how you spend your money says...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37218--what-do-your-purchases-say-about-how-happy-you-are 2012-04-07 12:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37218--what-do-your-purchases-say-about-how-happy-you-are Thirty three. That’s the magic age people are happiest at, reports a survey conducted by the U.K. site Friends Reunited. The site surveyed...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37185--why-you-re-happiest-at-age-33 2012-04-06 04:35:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37185--why-you-re-happiest-at-age-33 A few weeks back, I was flipping through my movie channel listings when I scrolled past a sure-fire tearjerker: Ghost. As cheesy as it was, I still...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37009--why-a-sad-movie-can-make-you-feel-happier-looking-at-you-ghost 2012-03-31 04:36:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/37009--why-a-sad-movie-can-make-you-feel-happier-looking-at-you-ghost Are you bogged down by past events that have left you with a palpable sense of anger, fear, shame or lack of self-worth that prevent you from moving...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36935--how-to-ditch-emotional-baggage-negative-thinking-and-be-happier 2012-03-29 04:35:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36935--how-to-ditch-emotional-baggage-negative-thinking-and-be-happier Like me, it's possible that you have never heard of Indian bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe, Manohar Aich - at least, I had never heard of him...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36831--happiness-and-the-benefit-of-an-emergency-tea-party 2012-03-26 03:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36831--happiness-and-the-benefit-of-an-emergency-tea-party With the first day of spring arriving with a literally warm welcome this week, it got me thinking about colour. Happily thinking about it I should add...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36859--how-to-colour-your-world-happy 2012-03-24 04:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36859--how-to-colour-your-world-happy We're all familiar with the old trope that money doesn't buy happiness. But recent research shows that's not entirely true. Here, Laura Vanderkam...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36618--how-money-can-actually-buy-happiness 2012-03-18 12:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36618--how-money-can-actually-buy-happiness If you’re a card-carrying Conservative party member, does that mean you’re happier than your Orange Crush counterparts? That’s one...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36480--are-right-wingers-happier-than-lefties-what-about-good-looking-people 2012-03-17 04:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36480--are-right-wingers-happier-than-lefties-what-about-good-looking-people Given the "investment" so many of us make on our wardrobes — guilty, I feel like such a cliché but I really do have a weakness for a...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36369--want-to-feel-happier-ditch-the-sweatpants 2012-03-13 04:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36369--want-to-feel-happier-ditch-the-sweatpants Food is inextricably linked with our moods isn’t it? How many of us truly, constantly eat to fuel our bodies? A rare few I’d bet. And...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36374--skip-the-chips-to-help-your-child-be-happier 2012-03-10 03:15:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36374--skip-the-chips-to-help-your-child-be-happier They say that money can't buy happiness—and that's partially true—but there is one little thing you can do with your dollars that might...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36191--to-be-happier-do-this-with-your-lunch-break 2012-03-08 19:00:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36191--to-be-happier-do-this-with-your-lunch-break We’ve talked before about how with age comes happiness—but what is it about getting older that’s putting more smiles on our faces...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36224--why-you-should-think-like-grandma-to-be-happier 2012-03-06 04:30:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36224--why-you-should-think-like-grandma-to-be-happier When my daughter was six weeks old, I took her out grocery shopping solo for my first time. It’s a nerve-wracking event for any new mom and with...

]]> http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36079--want-to-be-happier-give-the-benefit-of-the-doubt 2012-02-25 04:35:00.000 http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/36079--want-to-be-happier-give-the-benefit-of-the-doubt