Christmas is supposed to be happy, and that’s the whole problem. Expectations are so high! Here are a few ideas to stop downtime becoming frown-time. The first tip is to take notice of yourself. You may know how to manage your mood-swings on a day-to-day basis, but Christmas is a whole new challenge. Stress is not just caused by the people around you, or lack of them, it’s also the situation. At Christmas, ...

Our weekly roundup of the stories that have been found hiding between the pages of the national de-press and some that we discovered from other sources....First up: Happiness to play a part in UK government policy making The Well-Being Commission is to come up with guidance to help Government departments use well-being data in the policies they formulate. This means that in future ministers will be able to ...