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Has Covid Hurt Extroverts and Helped Introverts?

23/06/2021 by Marie

introverts and extroverts

Covid was a social experiment for extroverts and introverts around the world. We’ve learned so much… but what should the new ‘normal’ look like?

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: extrovert, introvert

How Nature Affects Your Loneliness (E72)

21/06/2021 by Marie

How Nature Affects Your Loneliness

This week, Marie and Pete talk how nature affects your loneliness and why nature is so important for your mental health.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: happiness, loneliness, lonely, nature, wellbeing

Snooze Blues? How Using Your Favourite Song as an Alarm can Help you Wake up More Alert

16/06/2021 by Marie

How do you wake up

Different alarm sound types can influence how we wake up and start our days. Are you giving your self the best start to the day possible?

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happiness, morning, sleep, snooze, wake up

Getting to Know Your Strengths (E71)

14/06/2021 by Marie

Getting to Know Your Strengths

This week, Marie and Pete talk about getting to know your strengths and why it’s so beneficial to your overall happiness.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Character, Creativity, happiness, Honesty, Strengths

New Study Shows Vegans are Happier Than Meat-eaters

09/06/2021 by Marie

vegans are happier

A new study shows vegans are happier than meat-eaters. Also the happier meat-eaters were more likely to adopt a plant-based diet in the future.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happier, happiness, Meat-eater, resilience, Vegan, vegetarian

From Languishing to Flourishing (E70)

07/06/2021 by Marie

From Languishing to Flourishing

This week, Marie and Pete talk about how to go from languishing to flourishing in our super busy, stressful and complicated world.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Flourishing, gratitude, happiness, kindness, purpose, Rest

Fun Isn’t Only for Children – Here’s How to Make Your Life More Fun!

02/06/2021 by Marie

more fun in life

You can train people to be more playful, and this, in turn improves their mood and happiness levels. Learn how to have more fun in your life!

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: fun, happiness, play, resilience

Random Acts of Kindness (E69)

31/05/2021 by Marie

Random Acts of Kindness

This week, Marie and Pete talk about random acts of kindness, how they will make you happier, and challenge you to get involved.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: caring, gratitude, happiness, kind, kindness

The Happiness Gene: Are We Born Happy?

26/05/2021 by Marie

happiness gene

Are we born happy or can we learn happiness? Philosophers, scientists and psychologists have pondered this question for centuries… find out!

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: born, happy

Are You Blindly Riding the Hedonic Treadmill? (E68)

24/05/2021 by Marie

Are You Riding the Hedonic Treadmill?

This week, Marie and Pete talk about happiness set points and the hedonic treadmill and ask the question, are you blindly riding it?

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: happiness, health, meaning, MindandBody, purpose, SocialConnection

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