Raphael: The happiness you get when the person you love says yes to the marriage proposal isn't qualitatively different from the kind you produce for yourself when she says no. After the break, we'll hear about the true power of our psychological immune system. How it can transform the most terrible incidents a human can endure into a form of joy we'd never expect.
Recovering from a car crash that smashed her face, listener Rebecca Kaduru stumbled across an episode of The Happiness Lab in which we interviewed wounded Iraq veteran JR Martinez. His story brought Rebecca great solace in her own painful journey to recovery.
Following our recent show talking to Rebecca, we wanted to give you a chance to hear the episode which so touched her - The Unhappy Millionaire - in which we examine the "psychological immune system" that help humans overcome even the toughest experiences.
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