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Volunteering in times of crisis provides you particularly with a sense of purpose and contact. By helping others, you are diverted from personal problems, which in turn makes you more thankful and emotionally resilient. Relating to different communities is a source of new friendships but also, in particular, an important intervention in resilience and coping. […]

Perhaps it was shouting at a friend for coffee, helping an elderly neighbour carry groceries, or even just complimenting a stranger. They were having a miserable day. It’s not only your imagination; helping others will help you to raise your mood. We refer to it as the ripple effect: those little deeds of compassion radiating