Live Happy Now Podcast

Tap Out Anxiety With Brad Yates

If you’ve ever wished there was a magic way to make anxiety disappear, this week’s guest has the next best thing! Brad Yates is an expert in emotional freedom tapping, also known as EFT or tapping. This practice combines the principles of acupuncture and positive psychology to help people overcome fears, relieve stress, and enjoy greater well-being. In this episode, Brad — author of the best-selling children’s book The Wizard’s Wish and co-author of the book Freedom at your Fingertips — explains how tapping works, some of the different ways to use it, and how to get started. In this episode, you'll learn: The science behind tapping and why it works How tapping can help in stressful situations Simple ways to start a tapping practice Links and Resources Facebook: @TapWithBrad Instagram: @tapwithbrad Twitter: @tapwithbrad TikTok: @tapwithbrad YouTube: @tapwithbrad Get a FREE five-day tapping course to enhance confidence and self-esteem: tapwithbrad.com/bestself Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Celebrating 10 Years of Happiness With Deborah K. Heisz

Ten years ago, the happiness movement was just beginning to gain a global presence – and that paved the way for the birth of a company called Live Happy. This week, host Paula Felps talks with Deborah Heisz, CEO and co-founder of Live Happy LLC, to look back on 10 years of sharing happiness. Deb explains how her work in personal development led to discovering positive psychology and how that opened the door to launching a company that remains committed to sharing the many ways we can discover greater well-being and lead more fulfilling lives. In this episode, you'll learn: How Live Happy began and why it was so important to be rooted in science How the Live Happy mission has evolved over the past decade What to expect from the next 10 years Links and Resources Facebook: @livehappy Instagram: @mylivehappy Twitter: @livehappy Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter. Check out the book Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Unwinding Anxiety With Dr. Jud Brewer

Anxiety is so pervasive today that more than 40 million adults in the U.S. are living with it. This week’s guest, Dr. Jud Brewer, offers new insights into this growing problem and provides simple steps to help end the cycle of constant worrying. As New York Times best-selling author and director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, Dr. Jud released the book Unwinding Anxiety in 2021 and now the same techniques used in his book are available the Unwinding Anxiety app. In this episode, he tells us how we all can start breaking free from anxiety. In this episode, you'll learn: Why willpower isn’t the answer to overcoming anxiety. Three steps to breaking an anxiety habit. How curiosity can help disarm anxiety. Links and Resources Website: https://drjud.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.jud Twitter: https://twitter.com/judbrewer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjudapps Get 1 Month of the Unwinding Anxiety app for Free: https://smart.link/1tvkqba9om3v1 Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Happy Activist Becca Finley: Taking the Arts to Rural Communities

Creative arts such as painting, dancing, acting, and singing can play a powerful role in self-care and mental health, but they’re often overlooked – especially in rural communities. This week, host Paula Felps sits down Happy Activist Becca Finley, founder of This is Noteworthy, a nonprofit designed to help creatives explore their artistic gifts and discover what it can do for them and the community they live in. In this episode, you'll learn: Why it’s important for creatives to learn how to express themselves through their gifts. How we all benefit from tapping into our creative side. How celebrating the arts can enhance a community. Links and Resources Website: http://www.thisisnoteworthy.org/ Instagram: @thisisnoteworthy and @beccafinley Do you know a happy activist? Tell us about them! We want to share stories of people who are doing good in the world. Please email us at editor@livehappy.com to tell us about your Happy Activist and they might be featured in a future episode of Live Happy Now! Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Introducing Happiness Unleashed With Brittany Derrenbacher

Animals play an important role in our happiness, and with this new podcast from Live Happy, you’re going to learn why they’re so good for us and how to nurture our relationships with them. Each month, therapist and pet loss expert Brittany Derrenbacher will sit down with a new guest to explore some of the many ways we benefit from our relationships with animals. In this inaugural episode, she’s joined by Paula Felps, host of the Live Happy Now podcast, to talk about why we’re doing this podcast, why you need to pet more animals, and why you should put down your phone. In this episode, you'll learn: Why it’s important to understand what animals do for our emotional well-being. How petting other people’s animals is scientifically proven to be good for us. Why you should stop phubbing your pet. Links and Resources Learn how fostering pets is good for us. Discover how animals can improve our brain health. Find out how to ease separation anxiety in pets. Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Why We Need to Talk About Mental Illness With Gabe Howard

We’ve become more comfortable with talking openly about mental health, but we’re still reluctant to talk about mental illness. This week’s guest knows first-hand the challenges of mental illness and why it’s so important to talk about it. Gabe Howard is an author, speaker, and host of the Inside Mental Health podcast. After being committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2003, Gabe was diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorders and today he uses his experience to help others navigate and understand that difficult path. In this episode, you'll learn: How mental illness affects everyone in the family. Why we must lose the shame surrounding mental illness. How to help those around us who are struggling with mental illness in their own family. Links and Resources Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gabehowardspeaker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabehoward29/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabehoward29 Website: https://www.gabehoward.com/ Check out Gabe’s book here. Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Using Your Mind to Improve Your Health With Dr. Ellen J. Langer

It’s a common belief that we must live with ailments and declining well-being as we age. But this week’s guest, Dr. Ellen J. Langer, has decades of research that tells a different story. Known as the mother of mindfulness, Ellen is highly regarded as one of America’s most influential psychologists. Her new book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, shows how our thoughts and perspectives can change our health. In this episode, you'll learn: Why embracing mind-body unity creates new possibilities for improving our health. How our thoughts could be undermining our health. Simple ways to change your way of thinking to improve your health. Links and Resources Watch Ellen talk about mindfulness here. Discover Ellen’s other books here. Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Why More Money Doesn’t Equal More Happiness With Tal Ben-Shahar

We’ve all heard that money can’t buy happiness, and new research is telling us why. This week, host Paula Felps talks with author and lecturer Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, co-founder of The Happiness Studies Academy and creator of the Master’s Degree in Happiness Studies at Centenary University. Tal talks about recent findings that show how our perception of money is damaging our happiness — and what we can do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why our perceptions of money have changed in a post-pandemic world. How social comparison can negatively affect our views on money. Why it’s so important to change our view of money for the sake of our well-being. Links and Resources Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTalBenShahar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happiness.studies.academy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalBenShahar Website: https://www.happinessstudies.academy/ Learn about the MA in Happiness Studies program: https://www.centenaryuniversity.edu/academics/graduate/master-of-arts-in-happiness-studies/ Read the Bloomberg study on money: Are You Rich? Calculate the Best US Cities to Live in for Your Salary (bloomberg.com) Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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The Science of Positivity With Marsha and the Positrons

We are now back in school, and this week’s guest is going to be everyone’s favorite science teacher! In this episode, host Paula Felps talks with Marsha Goodman, a cognitive neuroscientist turned popular children’s singer, songwriter and recording artist who performs under the name Marsha and the Positrons. As the name implies, her music is imbued with positivity and teaches listeners about things like kindness, friendship, and taking care of the planet and the people who live on it. She also throws some science in there and makes learning as fun and easy as listening to a song. In this episode, you'll learn: How she went from being a cognitive neuroscientist to becoming a popular children’s artist. Why she wanted to use her music to spread positive social messages. What to expect from her new album, “Energetic.” Links and Resources Instagram: @marshaandthepositrons Facebook: Marsha and the Positrons Watch music videos, interviews and live performances on their YouTube channel. Discover the Marsha and the Positrons Spotify playlist here. Check out merch including t-shirts and music here. Win Free Music!! Enter to win our back-to-school prize pack that includes all three Marsha and the Positrons CDs, signed and personalized by Marsha herself, plus some other Marsha and the Positrons swag and a few gifts from Live Happy. Enter on our Instagram page, @mylivehappy Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

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Happy Activist Nancy Giammarco: Brightening Lives with Art

Doing good for others is good for us! This week, we’re talking with Happy Activist Nancy Giammarco, a musician who rediscovered her love of art during the pandemic. She started enhancing children’s simple drawings for fun, which led to the creation of The Joanne Project, which she named after her late mother. Now, she focuses on bringing joy to children by turning simple drawings into works of art. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the pandemic served as a catalyst for starting this project. What creating art for others has done for her. Why it’s so important to celebrate the artwork of children. Links and Resources Website: https://www.lilmonsto.com Instagram: @lilmonsto Twitter: @lilmonsto.com Facebook: @nancysdoodles Sign up to win a free drawing from Nancy! Visit littlemonsto.com/mailing-list/ Do you know a happy activist? Tell us about them! We want to share stories of people who are doing good in the world. Please email us at editor@livehappy.com to tell us about your Happy Activist and they might be featured in a future episode of Live Happy Now! Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:

Tap Out Anxiety With Brad Yates

Celebrating 10 Years of Happiness With Deborah K. Heisz

Unwinding Anxiety With Dr. Jud Brewer

Happy Activist Becca Finley: Taking the Arts to Rural Communities

Introducing Happiness Unleashed With Brittany Derrenbacher

Why We Need to Talk About Mental Illness With Gabe Howard

Using Your Mind to Improve Your Health With Dr. Ellen J. Langer

Why More Money Doesn’t Equal More Happiness With Tal Ben-Shahar

The Science of Positivity With Marsha and the Positrons

Happy Activist Nancy Giammarco: Brightening Lives with Art

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