Live Happy Now Season 5

Bullying has become such an issue in today’s world that October has been named National Bullying Prevention Month. And while we normally associate bullying with school children, the fact is that many adults are being bullied at work every day. This week’s guest, Dr. Britt Andreatta, is an expert on the science of teams and author of the book, Wired to Connect. She’s developed safety tips to make sure all employees are working together to eliminate bullying in the workplace. She also shares information on how and why bullying happens at work—and what to do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: Where workplace bullies come from. How to make sure others aren’t being bullied. The high cost of unresolved workplace bullying. Links and Resources Website: brittandreatta.com Twitter: @BrittAndreatta Instagram: @BrittAndreatta YouTube: @BrittAndreatta Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you’ve ever struggled with forgiving someone, or forgiving yourself, you don’t want to miss what this week’s guest has to say abut it. Stacy Kaiser, a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, author and frequent Live Happy Now guest, has great insight on how forgiveness and self-forgiveness affect our overall well-being. But she doesn’t just tell us how much we need it in our lives; she gives us actionable advice for forgiving others, forgiving ourselves and discovering greater happiness. In this episode, you'll learn: Why forgiveness is essential to your overall well-being. What forgiveness really means. Steps you can take to forgive others as well as yourself. Links and Resources Facebook: @stacykaiser Twitter: @thestacykaiser Instagram: @thestacykaiser Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Giving our kids positive messages is important, but sometimes it’s difficult to do in a tumultuous world. The guests on this episode are not only giving kids a new way to look at the world, but putting it to a great beat that parents love, too. After becoming parents themselves, long-time friends Anne Montone and Jennifer Cook used music as a way to teach and explain things to their children. The two musically inclined friends then created the singing duo Again Again, and their debut full-length album, “Listen. Love. Repeat.” is filled with positive, family-friendly messages for our time. In this episode, you'll learn: Why music is so effective as a way to learn. How music can be used to let kids know they matter. How they created music that parents and kids can enjoy together. Links and Resources Facebook: @againagainmusic Instagram: @againagainmusic Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/againagainmusic Website: againagainmusic.bandcamp.com Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Habits: We’ve all got ‘em … and we all wonder why we aren’t better at changing them. This week’s guest has the answer to that question.  Wendy Wood has spent 30 years researching human behavior and is the leading expert on habits and change. Her new book, Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick, helps explain how we form habits, what habits really are and why so much of what we’ve believed about changing habits is wrong. In this episode, you'll learn: What is a habit? How long it really takes to change a habit. Why creating the right environment is critical to successfully changing habits. Links and Resources Twitter: @ProfWendyWood Website: goodhabitsbadhabits.com Take Wendy’s quick surveys to learn how to form new habits! Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you think that conflict is always bad for your relationship, think again. This episode’s guests are CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, authors of the book, “The Beauty of Conflict for Couples.” As therapists, they’ve helped hundreds of couples reconcile their differences and get their relationships back on track—but they say it’s not about romance. They teach couples that the things we argue about often have the potential to pave the way to greater intimacy…if we learn how to use it properly. In this episode, you'll learn: Why conflict can be the secret ingredient to reaching relationship goals. How to use the 5/5/5 Rule of Fighting. Why the small conflicts, not the big blowups, are relationship-killers. Links and Resources Facebook: @thriveincmt Instagram: @thriveinc Website: thriveinc.com Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Tiffany Shlain founded Character Day in 2013 as a way to recognize and celebrate the importance of character strengths. This year, she’s combining the celebration of Character Day on September 27-28 with the release of her new book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. For Character Day, she is encouraging everyone to take the day off from their screens, following the Jewish tradition of Shabbat and using it to find more time, connection and well-being. In this episode, you'll learn: How to get your family to participate in a weekly Tech Shabbat. Why taking a break from technology improves your well-being. How to implement your Tech Shabbat as part of Character Day. Links and Resources Website: letitripple.org Facebook: @tiffanyshlain Twitter: @tiffanyshlain Instagram: @letitripplefilm Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

We all have something we’d like to improve about ourselves, and this is the month to do it! September is Self-Improvement Month and that inspired Live Happy Now host Paula Felps and Live Happy editor Chris Libby to dig into the Live Happy Now archives and find their seven favorite podcasts for improving your life. Their seven tips are: Embrace something you’re not good at. Practice more self-compassion. Get organized. Hone your resilience skills. Make a comeback. Be more playful. Practice kindness. You can listen to each of the podcasts mentioned in this episode by clicking the links below. It’s Great to Suck at Something with Karen Rinaldi Finding Self-Compassion With Kristin Neff Outer Order, Inner Calm with Gretchen Rubin Becoming Resilient With Rick Hanson Extreme Grit with Snowmobiler Colten Moore Playful Intelligence With Dr. Anthony DeBenedet Living Longer and Happier Through Kindness With Kelli Harding Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

We’ve all heard that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But today’s guest actually wrote the book on how to make that lemonade. Zack Friedman is the CEO and founder of Make Lemonade, a personal finance company that empowers individuals to live a better financial life. His new book, The Lemonade Life: How to Fuel Success, Create Happiness and Conquer Anything, looks at the five internal switches that we can learn to flip to find our purpose, maximize our potential, and—you got it—be happier. He talks with us about those switches, how we can flip them and what it will do for us. In this episode, you'll learn: The difference between The Lemon Life and the Lemonade Life. What the 5 switches are, and what they can do for you. Why true success depends on finding purpose and meaning. Links and Resources The Lemonade Life: How to Fuel Success, Create Happiness and Conquer Anything Website: www.zackfriedman.com Facebook: @zackfriedman Twitter: @zackafriedman Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

You’ve heard the old saying, “Kill them with kindness” – but what if the opposite was true? Kelli Harding, MD, MPH, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and author of the new book, The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness. Her book provides fascinating evidence of how kindness, compassion and human connection affect the body in profound ways—and how they can improve both our physical and mental health. In this episode, you'll learn: Our day-to-day social environment is key to our health and extends far beyond the doctor’s visits. Health is about creating positive connections to those around you and learning to navigate challenges and stress. To do what you can to create kindness for others. Links and Resources The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness Instagram: @kellihardingmd Twitter: @HardingKelli Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

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: