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Bringing you scientifically proven tips and ideas to live a happier and more meaningful life through interviews with positive psychology and well-being thought leaders. The editors of Live Happy magazine bring you best-selling authors and happiness gurus that share their knowledge on topics such as wellness, gratitude, well-being and mindfulness. Interviews are conducted with people like Shawn Achor, Michelle Gielan, Dr. Christine Carter, Margaret Greenberg, Dr. Drew Ramsey, Gretchen Rubin, Barbara Fredrickson, Tal Ben-Shahar, Deepak Chopra, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Stacy Kaiser, Darin McMahon, Michelle McQuaid, Fred Luskin, Shani Robins, Kristin Neff, Dr. Rick Hanson, and many more.
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Oct 2, 2017

In this episode Live Happy shares Happy Facts:

  • Your friends can pick up your good mood…but they can pick up your bad one too.
  • Your nose knows how to make you happy.
  • If you want to live a longer life, dedicate some of it to making the lives of others better.
Sep 26, 2017

It’s not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will help make them successful human beings. This week learn how to raise positive and gritty teens with Dr. Caren Feldman and Molly Dahl.

About Molly Dahl

Molly Dahl is author of Youth Positive, Exploring the Unique Genius of Every 21st Century Adolescent and The YOUTH Positive Teacher’s Guide. She conducts teacher trainings and workshops, and presents YOUTH Positive and Positive Education at conferences around the country. She holds a Certificate in Positive Psychology from The Wholebeing Institute.

About Caren Feldman

Dr. Caren Baruch-Feldman is a clinical psychologist and a certified school psychologist. Providing in-services, interactive workshops, and now writing her first book, titled, The Grit Guide for Teens are the highlight of Dr. Feldman’s professional life.

Sep 25, 2017

Each week Live Happy radio presents #HappyFacts. This week's facts include:

Managing like a coach can lead to greater company loyalty.

Thinking about death is good for you.

The secret to happiness depends on how well you thrive.

Sep 19, 2017

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the New York Time best-sellers Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. Her newest book, The Four Tendencies, is about a personality framework she devised that divides people into four personality profiles.

What you'll learn in this episode:

  • How to understand yourself better
  • How to understand other people better
  • How to create change more effectively
Sep 18, 2017

Each week, Live Happy Radio presents #HappyFacts designed to enlighten, educate and entertain you. This week we look at the following facts:

  • The secret to well-balanced happiness may include embracing emotions that aren’t very pleasant, such as anger, sadness and contempt.
  • People who engage with one another through live music or dance have higher levels of well-being.
  • You can spice up your marriage...by showing a little more gratitude.
Sep 12, 2017

GripTape is an initiative committed to putting young people in the driver's seat of their learning. They create opportunities for youth to follow their passions — as inventors, designers, and producers, actively constructing their path for success and supporting other young people to do the same. The GripTape Learning Challenge is a call to action to youth to design, create, and execute their own learning journeys.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • Why the way formal schooling traditionally functions can be an impediment to the development of agency
  • The "supports" that adults often put in place in service of helping youth to develop and learn run counter to the development of independence
  • The 3 things young people request to better own and drive their own learning
Sep 11, 2017

Each week, Live Happy Radio presents #HappyFacts designed to enlighten, educate and entertain you. This week we look at the following facts:

  • People who traded cash for time were found to be less anxious at the end of the day and reported less stress as well.
  • People who go to concerts are more satisfied with their lives.
  • Encouraging your employees to practice meditation can increase happiness and productivity.
Sep 4, 2017

Each week, Live Happy Radio presents #HappyFacts designed to enlighten, educate and entertain you. This week, in honor of Character Day on Sept. 13, we’re talking about character strengths.

Aug 30, 2017

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is a mother of four children, founder of the parenting website GentleParentingInternational.com and author of eight parenting books, including the upcoming release Gentle Discipline.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • How to effectively discipline your children for a peaceful, harmonious family life
  • How to raise kids who will be emotionally intelligent, confident and independent
  • How to control your temper and reduce yelling in the household
Aug 22, 2017

Mithu Storoni is an author, physician, and researcher. She qualified in Medicine from the University of Cambridge and trained in Ophthalmology before undertaking research at the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, London where she was a Clinical Research Fellow before relocating to Hong Kong.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • One behavior that can dramatically reduce the impact of a stressful moment
  • Why you need a pleasure ‘piggy-bank’
  • Why chronic stress is the price we pay for having a plastic brain
Aug 18, 2017

Dr. Partha Nandi is the creator and host of the medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. Dr. Nandi is also the Chief Health Editor at WXYZ (ABC) Detroit, a practicing physician and a renowned international speaker. His new book Ask Dr. Nandi shares the 5 steps to becoming your own #HealthHero for longevity, well-being and a joyful life.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • What it means to be a health hero
  • An introduction to his book Ask Dr. Nandi
  • The 5 pillars to being a health hero
Aug 15, 2017

Elliot Berkman is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon and Director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab. He studies the motivational and cognitive factors that contribute to success and failure at health goals such as cigarette smoking cessation and dieting. His work uses knowledge of brain function, structure, and connectivity to design and improve interventions on health behavior and wellbeing.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • Achieving goals is not as important to well-being as striving for them
  • Why habits are hard to break and how you can create better habits
  • How to overcome temptations to create lasting change
Aug 14, 2017

Each week, Live Happy presents #HappyFacts designed to enlighten, educate and entertain you. Here’s a look at what we’re talking about this week:

  • People who get paid by the hour are happier by the minute.
  • Most of the world is in a good mood.
  • Next time you're not feeling well, maybe you need a playlist, not a prescription.
Aug 8, 2017

Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author (Bankable Leadership). With a PhD in organizational psychology, she is also the founder of The Eurich Group, where she’s helped thousands of leaders and teams improve their effectiveness through greater self-awareness.

What you’ll learn in this podcast:

  • How to make better career and life choices through a better understanding of your values, aspirations, strengths and weaknesses, and impact on others
  • The anatomy of a self-aware leader
  • How to deal with a boss, friend, in-law or sibling who completely lacks any self-awareness
Aug 8, 2017

Explore some of the fun facts that are shared in the October 2017 issue of Live Happy magazine.

What you'll learn in this episode:

  • Lifelong learning makes you more optimistic and satisfied with life.
  • It’s never too late to find purpose, even if you’ve retired.
  • Your boss’ competence is the biggest predictor of your happiness on the job.
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