Live Happy Now Season 1

In this episode of Live Happy Now, we discover why mindfulness can be considered the ultimate success habit. Matt Tenney is author of The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule. Through keynote speeches and training programs, Matt works to develop highly effective leaders who achieve extraordinary, long-term business outcomes and live more fulfilling lives. What you'll learn in this podcast: How to realize greater happiness by enriching relationships How to take advantage of each moment How to enjoy the chaos of a busy mind How to realize unconditional happiness Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Download a free chapter from The Mindfulness Edge Follow Matt on Twitter Purchase a copy of The Mindfulness Edge Thank you to our partner—AARP Life Reimagined!

In this episode, Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Dr. Drew Ramsey about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: health. Dr. Drew is The New York Times best-selling author of Fifty Shades of Kale and The Happiness Diet. He is one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health. What you'll learn in this podcast: The importance of getting key nutrients like B12 and zinc from food The concept of how to "eat complete" What foods to add to your diet that are beneficial to your overall health Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Dr. Drew Ramsey Order Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy Thank you to our partner—AARP Life Reimagined!

In this episode Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Kenneth Pargament, Ph.D., about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: resilience. Kenneth has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is professor emeritus of psychology at Bowling Green State University. He is also author of The Psychology of Religion and Coping and Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred. What you'll learn in this podcast: People are spiritual, psychological, social and physical beings Spirituality adds a distinctive dimension to our lives Efforts to improve our health and well-being are incomplete when they overlook the spiritual dimension Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Purchase a copy of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred Order Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy Thank you to our partner—AARP Life Reimagined!

In this episode Live Happy magazine science editor Paula Felps talks with Steve Leventhal, executive director of CorStone, about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: resilience. CorStone is an international nongovernmental organization that develops and provides personal resilience programs to improve well-being for youth worldwide, focusing on adolescent girls in developing countries as critical change-agents in their communities. CorStone believes that cultivating personal resilience is a foundational step in helping youth to thrive—one which is often missing in development programs worldwide. Its evidence-based programs impact three interdependent factors in well-being: emotional health, physical health and education. What you'll learn in this podcast: The importance of a resilience-based curriculum How you can apply resilience training to your life Basic steps you can take to build your resilience muscles Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Learn more about CorStone Order Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy Thank you to our partner—AARP Life Reimagined!