{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e6fa4e8e84d2ec941fc1dc0/5e6fa4f2a30aa9591fb7c6fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season 3, Episode 15: Happiness Challenge: Day 2","description":"Why Giving to Others Makes You Happy  One of my all-time favorite memories was Christmas as a child. Family came in from out of town, there was good food, everyone was happy. Christmas was downright magical as a kid, and the presents didn't hurt either! Getting presents always seems like kids happy. (FYI, receiving gifts IS one of the <a href= \"http://www.katietrudeau.com/blog/fun-facts-about-fatherhood-a-gift-guide-based-on-love-languages\"> five love languages</a>!)  But then something happens. You grow up and have your own babies, and you realize that GIVING those Christmas presents is a far more exciting experience.   It feels good to give. You feel happier when you make others happier.   But why? As it turns out, there is a little bit of science behind this too! A <a href= \"https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/10-012_0350a55d-585b-419d-89e7-91833a612fb5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study</a> from the Harvard Business School found that when individuals give, they activate the pleasure centers in your brain.   It literally feels good to make other people happy.  The Challenge  <ol style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\"> <li>Give to another today.... it could be something big... it could be something small like the last piece of cake (especially if you really wanted it!)</li> <li>You don't have to let us know what you did, but let us know when you're done... then you can continue to inspire others! (<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/trudeaubooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, <a href= \"http://www.instagram.com/cordomum\" target=\"_blank\" rel= \"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a href= \"http://www.twitter.com/cor_domum\" target=\"_blank\" rel= \"noopener\">Twitter</a>) </li> <li>Encourage your family to start the challenge too!</li> </ol>     Join our community <a href= \"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1933472110202965/\">here</a>.   <p style= \"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: &quot; lato&quot;,&quot;helvetica neue&quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;\"> Subscribe to my newsletters <a style= \"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #579ad5; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http://www.katietrudeau.com/\">here</a>.</p> <p style= \"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: &quot; lato&quot;,&quot;helvetica neue&quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;\"> Subscribe to this feed in iTunes <a style= \"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #579ad5; text-decoration: none;\" href= \"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cor-domum-podcast/id1190198694?ls=1\"> here.</a></p>","author_name":"Katie Trudeau"}