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The Happiness Plan with Sarah Treleaven and
Astrid Van Den Broek

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How do wrinkles affect happiness?
  • Mon May 21 2012
  • Sarah Treleaven
Wrinkled face of an older woman

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 form of an underage model. How do wrinkles affect happiness? »

Would cosmetic surgery make you happier?
  • Mon Dec 05 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
plastic We spend a lot of time agonizing over our physical flaws, but do you think that cosmetic surgery might make you happier? Recent findings from the National Plastic Surgery Survey show that 87 percent of Canadian women would like to change at least one of their body parts. ...more
At what age will you be happiest?
  • Thu Nov 03 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
happy age I've been sort of under the impression that things are going to get steadily better as I get older. Sure, there are the inevitable realities of the body. The elasticity in my skin will give, I'm already kind of thinking that I'm past the bikini years, and my childbearing opportunities are not eternal. ...more
Would lying about your age make you happier?
  • Fri Oct 28 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
aging A little while ago, I heard a rumour. "She lies about her age," said my friend, nodding his head in the direction of a good friend's ex-girlfriend, who was just out of earshot. ...more
Are attractive people really happier?
  • Sun Oct 23 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Do you think you would be happier if you were better looking? ...more
Would you be happier if you avoided mirrors?
  • Mon Jul 25 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
mirro While I'm loathe to admit it, sometimes a really bad hair day can really throw off my mood. Ditto with a giant pimple in the centre of my face. ...more
Yet another body part to make you unhappy
  • Fri Apr 08 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
armpit The other day I was speaking to a friend of mine who was slightly dismayed. She had just visited a cosmetics counter to replace her worn-out favourite colour of blush, and the salesman had tried to talk her into another product: a cream to reduce lip lines, the wrinkles that allegedly form around your mouth. ...more
We dare you not to smile: Five famous moments that will make you happy
  • Tue Nov 23 2010
  • Astrid Van Den Broek
Joe Carter Some believe that greatness inspires greatness. By that logic, does happiness inspire more happiness? It's impossible not to smile watching these moments ...more
View yourself as beautiful, not flawed
  • Fri Oct 01 2010
  • Sarah Treleaven
self acceptance, beauty, self esteem Women spend so much time fretting over their appearance. But what if we could just stop, embrace who we are and experience all of the best things about life instead of worrying about things we can't (or shouldn't) change. ...more
 
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