All this week our news journalist Debbie Ridgard went around the South East, looking at the effects different actions have on someone's happiness.
Mental health
Day one of Happy Thoughts sees Debbie speak to psychotherapist Caroline Crotty from Grow.
Caroline teams up with former Mount Joy governor to do talks on "How to be Happy".
She tells us how we can improve our mental health:
Animal therapy
Day two of Happy Thoughts looks at the effects animals can have on a person's levels of happiness.
Brenda Rickard from Irish Therapy dogs talks to Debbie about the instant positive change in atmosphere that occurs when therapy dogs enter the room of a care centre.
Social media
Day three of Happy Thoughts focuses on Social Media.
Debbie sits down with Wexford's Dr. Kieran Moore, a psychiatrist who specialises in the use of social media.
Food
Day four of Happy thoughts sees Debbie talk to Ellen Roche from Nutrivive in Kilkenny.
Ms Roche tells of the importance a good diet has on someone's level of happiness.
Music therapy
Day five of Happy thoughts looks at music therapy with Clara Hutchinson, a music therapist in Carlow.
She talks about the effects a memorable song can have on a person with dementia.
