Health & Wellbeing Archive
Health & WellbeingMonday 10 August 2026

Here's something that might make you smile: researchers discovered that women who flashed genuine, eye-crinkling grins in their college yearbook photos went on to enjoy more stable marriages and higher overall wellbeing three decades later.

A long-running Berkeley study of 141 women photographed for the 1960 Mills College yearbook found a striking correlation between authentic smiling and life satisfaction. The research suggests that genuine happiness captured in a moment can be a meaningful indicator of long-term emotional resilience and relationship success. Read the full story →

Today's takeaway: Your authentic smile isn't just a fleeting expression—it may reflect and even influence the trajectory of your lifelong wellbeing.

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