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How do you find a balance, and find moments of joy? The fantastic Dr Laurie Santos has figured out the formula for finding happiness during difficult times. Tapping into her wealth of experience in the science and psychology of wellbeing, she’s compiled a range of tips to help us you and your workplace get through challenging times. **Download your copy to learn:** - The science behind finding happiness during difficult periods - Insights into harnessing happiness for growth - Tips on resilience and building special connections Plus much more! ![Screenshot 2024-09-09 at 09.32.46](https://explore.personifyhealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-09%20at%2009.32.46.png?width=2000&name=Screenshot%202024-09-09%20at%2009.32.46.png) ### Download your copy! ![logo-no pebble](https://explore.personifyhealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-no%20pebble.png?width=240&height=57&name=logo-no%20pebble.png "logo-no pebble") ![tag](https://explore.personifyhealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tag.webp?width=397&height=57&name=tag.webp "tag") --- ©2026 Personify Health ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Personify Health", "url" : "https://explore.personifyhealth.com/author/personify-health" }, "dateModified" : "2024-09-16T20:01:08.112Z", "datePublished" : "2024-09-16T20:01:08.000Z", "headline" : "The importance of happiness during difficult times", "image" : [ "https://explore.personifyhealth.com/hubfs/0Personify%20Health/INT/int-int-2024-importance-of-happiness-during-difficult-times-tipsheet-meta.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://explore.personifyhealth.com/importance-of-happiness-during-difficult-times", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://explore.personifyhealth.com/hubfs/landing-page-2/favicon-32x32.png" }, "name" : "Personify Health" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@id" : "https://personifyhealth.com/#organization", "@type" : "Organization", "areaServed" : { "@type" : "Country", "name" : "United States" }, "contactPoint" : { "@type" : "ContactPoint", "contactType" : "sales", "url" : "https://personifyhealth.com/contact" }, "description" : "Personify Health is an employee health and wellness platform that helps self-funded employers reduce healthcare costs through early risk identification, preventive care engagement, and personalized health coaching.", "foundingYear" : "2023", "knowsAbout" : [ "Employee health benefits", "Self-funded employer healthcare", "Preventive care", "Health coaching", "Chronic disease prevention", "Musculoskeletal health", "Diabetes prevention" ], "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 80, "url" : "https://personifyhealth.com/hubfs/personify-health-logo.png", "width" : 300 }, "name" : "Personify Health", "sameAs" : [ "https://www.linkedin.com/company/personifyhealth", "https://twitter.com/PersonifyHealth", "https://www.facebook.com/PersonifyHealth" ], "url" : "https://personifyhealth.com" } ```