Reader's Digest

58 | July• 2018

PSYCHOLOGY

WHY IT

PAYS

TO BE

Happy

You’llgetmoreoutoflifeif

you go through it with a smile

BY LISA FIELDS

A

MAJOR HEALTH SCAREwas just what Kaye New-

ton then 48 needed to kickstart her trans-

formation into a happier person. Before her

illness Newton an author was a self-described

hypochondriac always worrying about what

pitfalls might be lurking in her future. But once she faced

actual adversity she learned how to change her perspective.

ILLUSTRATIONS: RYAN TODD