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Radio 4,7 mins

Happiness and Optimism

All in the Mind

Available for over a year

This is an edited version of this programme. Claudia Hammond talks to the father of positive psychology, Professor Martin Seligman, about why optimism is not only good for your health, but could also help you live longer. And we hear from Dr Julie Norem about why, for some of us, a more pessimistic approach might be the winning strategy.

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