Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times: Sandi Schwartz Of The Ecohappiness Project On How To Live With Joie De Vivre, Even When It Feels Like The Whole World Is Pulling You Down

Love, for ourselves and others, is tremendously important for our happiness. In fact, connecting with others in a loving way changes our body’s chemistry, including giving us a boost of oxytocin (“the happy hormone”). Even during the most tumultuous of times, it is necessary for us to connect with others (animals are okay, too) in order to stay positive and happy since connection is foundational to resilience.

It sometimes feels like it is so hard to avoid feeling down or depressed these days.

Between the sad news coming from world headlines, the impact of the ongoing raging pandemic, and the constant negative messages popping up on social and traditional media, it sometimes feels like the entire world is pulling you down.

What do you do to feel happiness and joy during these troubled and turbulent times?