The Science of Wellbeing:

Each month, Ali Roff Farrar explores the deep and mysterious realms of psychology and neuroscience, to help us reach greater levels of wellbeing in both body and mind...

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We often imagine that Christmastime is meant to feel amazing. But as we all know, striving for unreachable goals can be stressful, and as much as we read about learning to say 'no', or organising ourselves in October to take the 'stress' out of Christmas, I have a new suggestion for beating the festive fuss. You can hack your brain's neurochemistry to use the very essence of Christmas to boost your nervous system rather than frazzle it, and it's not half as difficult as it sounds.