What is at the root of true happiness? If you ask the Finns, who were recently named the happiest nation for the eighth year running, it’s predominantly about having trust in your community, combined with resilience and realism. If you ask ‘wellness’ influencers, it could be anything from glucose monitors and probiotics to eating more dark chocolate.
But amid all the noise, TJ Power’s message cuts through. A trained neuroscientist, Power has written a bestselling book called the “DOSE effect”. That stands for dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins — aka the chemicals that power our states of wellbeing. We need a balance of all four. As Power puts it, “Those four chemicals are pivotal to the experience we’re having in our day-to-day life.”
