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Q: "Are We Born to Work? Or Born to Live?"
Season 4 Episode 1
Listener Niki Walker has a question... in our busy, career-driven, money-oriented live, are we forgetting to make time for more important things?
In…
3 years, 9 months ago
Laurie Answers Your Happiness Questions - Coming July 11
Season 4
What would you ask a wellbeing expert? Dr Laurie Santos is back with a special season of The Happiness Lab fielding listener questions about work, re…
3 years, 9 months ago
Burnout and How to Avoid It
Season 4 Episode 10
If you dread getting out of bed in the morning; if you are bad tempered with co-workers, clients or customers; if you leave work feeling an exhaustio…
4 years, 2 months ago
Fighting that "Meh" Feeling of Languishing
Season 4 Episode 9
Psychologist and writer Adam Grant used every second of his day to the fullest... until he was struck by feelings of emptiness and stagnation. His sl…
4 years, 2 months ago
When Guilt is Good... and When it's Not
Season 4 Episode 8
If you've done something wrong, feelings of guilt can prompt us to apologise, make amends and change our ways. But many of us also feel guilty with l…
4 years, 2 months ago
Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness
Season 4 Episode 7
We react to sadness in a variety of unhelpful ways. We try to suppress it. We experience guilt over it and apologise to the people around us for feel…
4 years, 2 months ago
How to be Angry Better
Season 4 Episode 6
Anger is a powerful signal that you or someone you value is in danger. But in our normal lives the sensations of rage we experience are false alarms …
4 years, 3 months ago
Stepping Off the Path of Anxiety
Season 4 Episode 5
Many of the most painful or troubling emotions we experience are reactions to events that have actually happened - but one powerful and sometimes par…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Eight Pillars of Grieving
Season 4 Episode 4
Grief is a simple enough word, but the emotional journey it describes is chaotic, messy and unique to each person. Psychotherapist and bereavement ex…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Paradox of Grief
Season 4 Episode 3
Most of us don't like to think about death - and when we experience a bereavement we're often not prepared for the pain or willing to confront all th…
4 years, 3 months ago