Live Happy Now Season 10

Mindfulness is known for preventing depression and improving mental health, but how do you create a practice that works for you? This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Willem Kuyken, the Ritblat Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science at the University of Oxford in the UK, to answer that question. Willem’s most recent book, Mindfulness for Life, offers three keys to living well through mindfulness and explains how to develop and sustain a mindfulness practice that works for you. In this episode, you'll learn: How mindfulness affects our psychological well-being. The effect that living a mindful life can have on your relationships. How to start a mindfulness practice that works for you. Download a sample chapter and see the mindfulness practices here. Follow Willem  on social media: X: @WillemKuyken Instagram: @willemkuyken YouTube: @Willem Kuyken Facebook: Willem Kuyken Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Some days kindness seems in short supply, but this week host Paula Felps is joined by Kristina Joy Carlson, founder of the KINDd Method and managing director of global philanthropy at Carter Global. Kristina has turned her personal practice of outrageous kindness into an inspirational campaign that can be practiced by individuals and corporations alike. In this episode, she explains what it means to practice outrageous kindness and how it can change the world we live in. In this episode, you'll learn: Why listening to people with different viewpoints fosters greater kindness. What the KINDd Method is and how to practice it. How to start looking for ways to make each moment better. Learn more about outrageous kindness and the KINDd Method here. Enter a drawing for a free consultation with Kristina. Email kristina@kristinajoycarlson.com with subject line LiveHappy by September 30 to be eligible. Follow Kristina on social media here. Follow along with the transcript by clicking here. Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Election season is now officially underway and that means that many of us are already feeling election stress. That’s why Live Happy has partnered with licensed clinical psychologist and author Dr. Lauren Cook to offer a free four-week email course, Overcoming Election Stress. In this episode, host Paula Felps sits down with Lauren to talk about some of the symptoms of election stress and explain how this email course can help get you through the next couple of months. In this episode, you'll learn: What we mean by “election stress” and what’s causing it. Practices to help you manage anxiety throughout the election season. How Live Happy’s free email series, Overcoming Election Stress with Dr. Lauren Cook, can help. Visit Dr. Lauren’s website here. Check out Dr. Lauren’s latest book,  Generation Anxiety: A Millennial and Gen Z Guide for Staying Afloat in Uncertain Times. Follow along with the transcript by clicking here. Links and Resources: Instagram: @dr.laurencook TikTok: @dr.laurencook Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you feel like your workday never ends, you aren’t alone! This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Janelle Wells and Doreen MacAulay, partners in the consultancy WellsQuest and authors of Our (In)Visible Work: How Everyone Everywhere Experiences It Every Day. Their work focuses on the effect of the unpaid work we do both on the job and at home, and they’re here to talk about how taking on these essential tasks can tax our time and lead to burnout, anxiety, and exhaustion — and how we can manage it better. In this episode, you'll learn: How to define invisible work and determine where it lives. Why identifying your priorities can change the way you approach your to-do list. How to get help at work and home to share some of your invisible workload. Visit their website here. Pre-order their book here. Read Janelle and Doreen’s Psychology Today column on How Invisible Work at Home and on the Job Fuels Burnout Download a free worksheet to identify how your identities and roles contribute to your invisible work. Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Follow Janelle and Doreen on social media: Janelle E. Wells, Ph.D.: X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/docjewells Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janelle.wells.50 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docjewells/?hl=en LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/janellewellsphd Doreen MacAulay, Ph.D.: X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/DocMacaulay Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdoreen.macaulay.56 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docmacaulay/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/doreen-macaulay Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Students and teachers are heading back to school, but just because summer is ending doesn’t mean our fun has to end, too. This summer, Live Happy teamed up with organizational psychologist Mike Rucker, PhD, to offer the Summer of Fun email series, filled with ideas about how to bring more fun to your summer. As we head into fall and winter, host Paula Felps sits down with Mike to talk about how we can carry this commitment to fun with us as the days get shorter. In this episode, you'll learn: How (and why) to commit to fun when time seems to be in short supply. Why it’s important to plan to have fun during the fall and winter. How scheduling fun adds joy to other areas of your life. Visit Mike’s website here. Follow along with the transcript by clicking here. Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

As we head toward the end of summer, many of us are talking about the contentious election environment. In this episode, host Paula Felps is joined by Rob Volpe, an empathy activist, consultant, and author of Tell Me More About That: Solving the empathy crisis one conversation at a time, who talks about how we can avoid some of the hazards that come with discussing differing opinions. He’ll also explain how learning to approach these conversations differently can change the way we interact with one another in the long run. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the discourse has become so heated and how social media has contributed to the problem. How it changes to stop viewing someone as being on “the other side.” The power of the Curious Breath — and how to use it. Visit Rob’s website here. Read Rob’s column, Divided We Stand? here. Get Rob’s 10 tips for talking to those with differing beliefs here. Follow along with the transcript by clicking here. Links and Resources: LinkedIn: @rmvolpe Instagram: @Empathy_Activist Twitter: @rmvolpe TikTok: @EmpathyActivist Don't Miss a Minute of Happiness! If you’re not subscribed to the weekly Live Happy newsletter, you’re missing out! Sign up to discover new articles and research on happiness, the latest podcast, special offers from sponsors, and even a happy song of the week. Subscribe for free today! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places: