Podcast Episodes

#46 Love & Happiness: How to find and be happy in love with Macy Matarazzo

Season 3 Episode 12

A multitude of studies confirm that people who have high quality relationships are happier, healthier and live longer. For couples to enjoy happy companionship, for every one negative interaction the…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

#45 Kids & Happiness: How to raise happy children and stay happy yourself with Kevin Maguire

Season 3 Episode 11

Research is quite surprising in the field of happiness and parenthood. Even though parents often refer to their children as their "pride and joy”, research tells a different story: having kids doesn'…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

#44 Joy of Food &Happiness: How to overcome emotional eating with Emma Townsin

Season 3 Episode 10

Food plays a direct role in more than just providing nutrients to our body, it also is a key component in our social life allowing us to celebrate beautiful moments with our friends and family.

Howeve…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

#43 Identity & Happiness: How to expand our internal stories to be happier with Leyla Okhai

Season 3 Episode 9

Our internalized story that we create about ourselves, of who we are, is called by psychologist, narrative identity. And that narrative identity impacts our behaviors and the level of our happiness. …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

#42 Happiness at Work: How to be happy at work with Rachel Gilfrin & Klaudia Mitura

Season 3 Episode 8

Positive psychology researchers are now confirming that our recipe for a successful career has been backwards. We have been told all our lives that when we are successful then we will be happy. 

But i…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

#41 Grief & Happiness: How to heal from loss with Shelley F. Knight

Season 3 Episode 7

Grief seems to be an unusual topic for happiness but yet it is an essential part of our life – where there is life, there is loss and with any loss comes grief. 

Some of us will rush through grief whi…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

#40 Friendships & Happiness: How friends help us live longer and happier lives with Professor Robin Dunbar

Season 3 Episode 6

What do you think would make you describe your life as satisfying and successful? According to the research: friendships! 

My guest this week is Robin Dunbar – Prof. Of Evolutionary Psychology at the …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

#39 Expression & Happiness: Visualising Happiness with Designer Stefanie Posavec

Season 3 Episode 5

If your happiness was a shape, what would it be? If it was a colour, what would it be?

Stefanie Posavec, designer, artist and author, created an emotional check-in device called “Updating Happiness” t…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

#38 Determination & Happiness: Finding happiness in challenging times with Christine Handy

Season 3 Episode 4

What determines our happiness? Our genetic makeup, the circumstances that we are in or our daily habits?

It has been estimated that even though our happiness is determined 50% by our genetic makeup an…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

#37 Creativity & Happiness: Find your creative capacity in everyday life with Girija Kaimal

Season 3 Episode 3

Do we need to be geniuses and impact the whole world to be creative? Or do we need to be artists or creative types to let our creativity flourish?

With the aim of finding more creativity to solve our …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago