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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to find ways to lift your loved ones' moods.

Everyone feels down sometimes, and knowing your family members and friends pick me up, equips you to help them feel better.

Who wants to wait out a low mood, when a little boost from a companion can help lift it?

Even during a festive season, we can't all walk around wearing smiles 24-7.

Everyone has times of sadness, and sometimes it's wise to feel our emotions, rather than covering them up.

But there's a difference between covering up emotions and actively working to change them.

I've been talking a lot lately about the idea that happiness takes work.

Hopefully, you know your own pick me up for when you're feeling down.

Maybe it's a call with a friend, a walk out doors, a manicure, cooking or eating something delicious.

Looking at a photo of you and your siblings when you were kids, there are so many ways people can reliably lift their moods.

Knowing your own lifts is an important life skill.

Knowing how your family and friends can feel better is incredibly powerful too.

So you can nudge them to engage in those activities that will lift their spirits.

The first step to exercising this superpower is knowing what works.

One easy way to find out is just to ask.

If someone you love is in a funk, you could say, what would help you feel better today?

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