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How To Live a Happy Life – The Harvard Study That Started it All

24/11/2021 by Marie

How to Live a Happy Life

Find out what lessons have we learned about happiness and wellbeing from the world’s longest study of adult life.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: GoodLife, happiness, mental health, resilience, wellbeing

Mental Health in an Unequal World (E88)

11/10/2021 by Marie

Mental Health and inequality

Happy Mental Health Day 2021. This week, Marie and Pete talk about inequality and equity and how it impacts our mental health.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: mental health, resilience, wellbeing

The Silver Lining of COVID-19 (E85)

20/09/2021 by Marie

The Silver Lining of COVID-19

This week, Marie and Pete talk about the silver lining of COVID-19, what it has taught us and how it has made us stronger.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: gratitude, happiness, mental health, resilience

The Neuroscience Behind why Your Brain may Need Time to Adjust to ‘Un-social Distancing’

15/09/2021 by Marie

Un-social distancing

With COVID-19 vaccines working and restrictions lifting, it’s finally time to ditch the sweatpants and reemerge from our Netflix caves, but our brain may need time to adjust to ‘un-social distancing.’

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: mental health, neuroscience, social, social distrancing

Does Where You Live Impact Your Happiness? (E79)

09/08/2021 by Marie

Does Where You Live Impact Your Happiness

This week, Marie and Pete talk about how our environment and where we live impacts our health and happiness levels. 

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: environment, happiness, mental health, suburb

Are Strong Friendships the Answer to Your Covid Woes?

04/08/2021 by Marie

Why we should all be nurturing and strengthening our friendships

International Friendship Day reminds us why we should all be nurturing and strengthening our friendships – particularly during lockdowns.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: friendship, kindness, mental health, resilience, support

Take Control of Your Happiness This Mental Health Month

12/05/2021 by Marie

Take Control of Your Happiness

Chasing happiness does not work, but by following these steps, you can bring happiness, satisfaction and mental wellbeing into your life.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: happiness, mental health, mental health month, resilience, Take Control

The Science Behind why Hobbies can Improve our Mental Health

21/04/2021 by Marie

hobbies can improve our mental health

Research shows that having a hobby is linked to lower levels of depression and can even improve our mental health.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: hobbies, mental health, purpose

The Key to Resilience, According to Bestselling Author Hugh Van Cuylenberg

31/03/2021 by Marie

Key to resilience

What can we learn about happiness and the key to resilience from some of the poorest kids in India? Read on to find out.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: empathy, gratitude, happiness, mental health, mindfulness, resilience, wellbeing

COVID’s Mental Health Fallout Will Last a Long Time. Here’s How we’re Targeting Pandemic Depression and Anxiety

24/03/2021 by Marie

COVID mental health fallout

Although Australia is now largely COVID-free, the repercussions of the pandemic are ongoing.

Filed Under: Finding Happiness & Resiliency Tagged With: COVID, mental health, stress, worry

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