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| | | Happiness doesn't just happen. Neuroscience tells us happiness is like a muscle that needs to be exercised, tested and toned if we are going to make the most of it.
In troubled and uncertain times, like many have experienced through the Coronavirus pandemic, that means making opportunities to put your happiness muscles through their paces.
Across the ABC we're exploring the importance of our mental health and well-being with ABC's Your Mental Health focus, and the ABC’s Mood Elevation Technician,* Sammy J who shares a series of tips for taking care of your mental health.
(*We can neither confirm nor deny if this is an official title). | |
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Nominate the songs that make you happy |
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| We're on the hunt for Australia’s top feel-good tracks – the music that gives you “good vibrations”.
It could be bangers and belters, songs that lift you up when you’re feeling down, get you moving or just make you feel good.
Nominate your happy tracks now to get it on our top Good Vibrations playlist. | |
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Brian Nankervis's Good Vibrations songs |
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| When we asked Brian to suggest his ‘feel good’ song, a track that lifts him up from mundane reality and constantly gets him moving and rocking … his first reaction was, “one song? Are you nuts?,” but he managed to pick a favourite. Then Brian found a mixed tape he made for his wife, in honor of their wedding in 2000 – so he shares this too. | |
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Last chance to win our winter reads collection | |
| Now more than ever is a great time to stay indoors with a good book.
Our presenters share which books, (new or old) they are looking forward to reading this winter.
We've put together a list and now you can win all ten books in this collection. | |
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Victoria reimposes lockdowns | |
| Victoria will reimpose stage three restrictions for six weeks for metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire in a bid to slow a rapid spread of Coronavirus.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the stay-at-home orders would be reimposed from midnight Wednesday 8 July. | |
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How people are helping Victorian housing tower residents | |
| We have been overwhelmed by your messages of support for residents in nine of Melbourne’s high-rise towers.
Businesses and community groups have also rallied to help and support residents, showing the great strength and generosity of Victorians. | |
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Does eating better improve your mental health? | |
| Matt Preston on Afternoons, is joined by Felice Jacka, Director of Deakin University's Food and Mood Centre to discuss how the gut plays a very important role in our stress response system, in our immune system, with our metabolism and mental and brain health. | |
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Sharon Stone on dictators, resilience, and COVID-19 | |
| Sharon Stone joins Matt Preston for a chat about her film, An Undeniable Voice. It’s the story of Sam Harris, one of the youngest boys to survive the Holocaust, which is currently screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and is a timely reminder of how precarious democracy can be.
The actor-turned-philanthropist says now is a time for all of us to reflect on the type of person we want to be when we emerge from the current pandemic. | |
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10 winter comfort food recipes to keep you warm |
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| From one-pot pasta, to roasted cauliflower, these 10 winter comfort food recipes will satisfy your cold-weather cravings. | |
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