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While we don’t think much about them, our brainwaves are always busy—and they play a huge role in our well-being. When brainwaves get out of balance, it affects our sleep, our health and our relationships. Patrick Porter, Ph.D., joins us this week to talk about how brainwaves influence our happiness and tells us some of the ways we can help keep them balanced. In this episode, you'll learn: How connecting with nature (grounding) can help you find balance. What lack of sleep does to our brainwaves. What biohacking is and how you can use it for your own well-being. Links and Resources Download BrainTap for free Facebook: @braintaptech Twitter: @BrainTapTech Instagram: @braintaptech Discover 5 happiness hacks to help balance your brainwaves here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

It’s a brand-new season of Live Happy Now, and what better way to kick it off than to sit down with Live Happy CEO Deborah K. Heisz and talk about what’s new in the world of positive psychology? Deborah recently returned from the International Positive Psychology Association’s Sixth World Congress in Australia. In this episode, she talks with host Paula Felps about how positive psychology is changing – and how the way the world embraces it is changing, too. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you’re an introvert, you know just how terrifying it can be to do things like talk to strangers, throw a dinner party or—gulp—public speaking. For journalist Jessica Pan, overcoming life as a shy introvert meant going to extremes and living as an extrovert for an entire year. With the help of “extrovert mentors,” Jessica tackled a daunting to-do list and then chronicled it in the hilarious but heartfelt new book, Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes. In this episode, she joins Live Happy Now host Paula Felps to talk about what made her want to overcome her introverted ways and how it has changed her life. In this episode, you'll learn: Why saying ‘yes’ can change your life. Why living outside of your comfort zone is good for you. That it is never too late to create positive habits. Links and Resources Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes Twitter: @JessicaLPan Instagram: @jessypanpan Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

You’ve heard the phrase, “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better”—but how often do you believe that? After hearing Louise Aronson, M.D., you might realize that the old adage is true. As a geriatrician, writer and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Louise gives us a completely new perspective on aging with her new book, Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life. In it, she describes how we can not only change our attitudes toward aging in others, but begin to anticipate and reframe the final decades of our lives. In this episode, you'll learn: The importance of knowing what you want next in life. How to start planning for happier elderhood—at any stage in life. Why elderhood is the perfect time to discover new passions. Links and Resources Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life Twitter: @LouiseAronson Instagram: @louisearonsonsf Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

We all have people in our lives that we love and appreciate, but have you ever thought about how good it is for you to show appreciation for others? A new study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies shows that learning how to show appreciation for others can help you feel less stressed and can even reduce symptoms of depression. Live Happy editor Chris Libby joins us for this podcast to talk about why appreciation is so beneficial—and how you can get more of it in your life. In this episode, you'll learn: Why appreciation can help improve our home and work life. How to show more appreciation for others. Developing appreciation as a character strength. To learn how to show more appreciation, read the articles listed below: 3 Easy Ways to Show Gratitude at Work Appreciate the Beauty All Around You How to Raise Happy Kids Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Most of us focus on pursuing things we’re good at, but what if you like doing something … and discover you’re really bad at it? Karen Rinaldi, publisher at Harper Wave—a book imprint she founded in 2012—finds happiness in being able to surf, even though she does it poorly. Learning to accept her “suckitude” on the surfboard, she says, has helped her be more forgiving of herself in other areas of her life. In her new book, (It’s Great to) Suck at Something, she looks at the gifts she’s gained from embracing imperfection and letting go of the need to succeed at everything. She talks to us about how this has helped her find joy in the pursuit of something rather than in reaching an end goal—and how you can, too. In this episode, you'll learn: Why it’s beneficial to try something you might not be good at. How not being good at something can invite kindness from those around you. How sucking at something can help build resilience. Links and Resources Facebook: @karenrinaldiwriter Instagram: @rinaldiwave Facebook: @suckatsomething Instagram: @suckatsomething Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

All of us go through difficult times in life, but what do you do when you find yourself in a funk that you can’t get out of? That’s what Janeane Bernstein, Ed.D., wanted to find out after the death of her best friend from childhood. That tragic event launched a mission to discover how others have overcome their grief and led to creating her radio show, “Get the Funk Out.” She now has a book by the same name and explains why grief can be a springboard to happiness. In this episode, you learn: Why the worst thing that happens in your life can become the best thing in your life. How to use grief to reconnect with your own feelings. Why it’s important to use your creativity to overcome grief. Links and Resources janeanebernstein.com Her new book Get the Funk Out! Twitter: @Momz_Rock

Every other year, the International Positive Psychology Association hosts a global gathering of leading researchers and practitioners to share the latest research and best practices in positive psychology. The 6th World Congress of IPPA will be in Melbourne, Australia, July 18-21, 2019, and it offers a tremendous selection of topics on areas including: work and organizations, positive health and wellness, positive clinical psychology and more. For this episode, current IPPA president and chair of the 6th World Congress Lea Waters, Ph.D., talks about what to expect from this exciting global event. Three things you’ll learn in this podcast: What to expect at the 6th World Congress Key objectives of the conference How to reserve your spot now Links and Resources Learn more about IPPA at ippanetwork.org Learn more about the 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology at ippaworldcongress.org Twitter: @IPPAnet

What do you do if you’ve spent your life building the career of your dreams…but realize one day that you’ve forgotten to build the life of your dreams? If you’re Sheri Salata, you leave your high-profile position as co-president of Harpo Studios and OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network and, along with your BFF, and you start reinventing every area of your personal life. In her book, The Beautiful No and Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence and Transformation, Sheri explains how she found the courage to leave behind the career she had carefully built and began creating the life of her dreams. In this episode, you'll learn: Why failing at something can be fulfilling. The Eight Pillars to a balanced life. Why it’s never to late to start over. Links and Resources The Beautiful No and Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence and Transformation Twitter: @SheriSalata Download a free chapter of her new book Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places: