Is there a simple way to unlock a lifetime of happiness? In the new edition of The Big Issue we take a deep dive into the world of wellbeing.
Deputy Editor Katherine Smyrk investigates theories on happiness, from Aristotle’s to Oprah’s, and takes the multi-billion-dollar happiness industry for a test drive.
Dr Tim Sharp, aka Dr Happy, and Jill Stark, author of Happy Never After, answer the big questions: Is hunting for happiness making us miserable? And should we really expect to be happy all the time?
Plus, what’s actually happening to your brain when you’re happy, which countries are the happiest and why, and can money buy happiness (the answer might surprise you).