& Happiness: Recent Episodes
Klaudia Mitura
& Happiness is a quest to explore the bold question "what makes us happy?" In each podcast episode, our host Klaudia Mitura and a special guest take a topic in alphabetical order and discuss how it relates to and impacts our happiness. The show is full of practical dares, authentic stories, and psychological evidence which supports or contradicts our preconceptions on happiness. In this show, psychology meets play.
We measure many things in life, such as steps, money, or social media engagement, so why not track our happiness?
Join Klaudia to explore 5 ideas for measuring and tracking happiness to better understand your own wellbeing and use this data to create more personal satisfaction and fulfilment.
Are happiness myths holding you back?
In this episode, #121, Klaudia discusses the most common assumptions we hold about happiness that may hinder our well-being.
She also presents the scientific research that busts those myths and provides one practical action for ensuring that you are challenging these myths in your daily life.
So, if you have ever felt that concentrating on your happiness is selfish or that happiness is about toxic positivity, this month's episode might be a useful listen.
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So far, the latest series of the Happiness Challenge has 28 episodes featuring 9 amazing experts, and Klaudia has tested 36 happiness hacks!
In this episode, on the basis of this wealth of information, Klaudia shares 10 practical ideas for action to boost your happiness. Listen and learn about:
- Starting a day with shift therapy
- Using power-posing to feel more confident
- Creating your soundscape to rest, recover and unwind
- Having a cold shower to kickstart your feel-good chemicals
- Plannig a nature trip into a wild
- Having a curiosity conversation to learn about a new skill or a topic
- Introducing consistency into your sleep routine
- Reflecting on your spending habits and their impact on your happiness
- Aiming to eat 30 plant-based foods a week
- Trying something out of the ordinary to give your brain a workout
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Eating mindfully to stimulate the vagus nerve and improve gut-brain health is much more difficult than you may think!
After all, you might be going against the well-established habits of rushing your food, eating on the go and having your meals in front of the TV.
Tune in to discover 3 shortcuts, based on the science of forming new habits, that helped Klaudia practice mindful eating almost every day.
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Gut-brain health is crucial to happiness, and one way to improve it is to stimulate the vagus nerve, which is the connection between the gut and brain.
Tune into this short episode to discover five ways of stimulating your vagus nerve, especially before eating, to improve your gut- brain health and achieve more vibrant well-being.
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Do you ever consider how your gut health affects your emotional well-being? It may not be an obvious connection, but according to Nutritional Therapist Dana Chapman, our gut microbiome plays a crucial role in our mental health.
The bacteria in our gut are responsible for producing happy hormones, so if there is inflammation in the gut, it can lead to low mood and anxiety.
Tune in to the fascinating conversation with Dana to learn:
- How does the gut-brain connection impact our overall happiness and mental well-being?
- What are some key dietary factors that can positively influence gut health?
- What lifestyle practices or habits, aside from diet, can we adopt to promote a harmonious gut-brain relationship and achieve greater happiness and mental resilience?
In this episode, Klaudia delves into the essential practice of reflecting on your financial wellbeing.
From understanding your money scripts to visualising your future self, learn about practical strategies to enhance your financial awareness and empower you to make informed money decisions to contribute to your happiness.
Tune in to listen to the 3rd and final episode of this month’s Happiness Challenge of How much money makes us happy?
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In this captivating episode, Klaudia dives into the age-old question: does money really make us happier?
Join Klaudia as she summarises the key psychological research on how money impacts happiness and life satisfaction.
Tune in to explore 3 reflective questions on money and happiness to join this month's happiness.
Join Klaudia in this thought-provoking episode as she unravels the intricate relationship between money and happiness.
Helping me with this topic is Peter Komolafe, who is a Financial Coach & Speaker, the author of the book “The Money Basics.”
Whether you're striving for financial success or seeking contentment beyond material wealth, this episode sheds light on the nuanced ways in which money impacts our overall satisfaction with life.
Tune in and embark on a journey creating more financial wellbeing.
Wondering how can you assess your sleep quality?
Join Klaudia in this month's Happiness Challenge of understanding sleep hygiene with the SATED scale, which assesses five key dimensions of sleep that have been consistently associated with health outcomes.
Tune into a bite-sized episode #113 to learn more about practical insights for optimising your sleep quality.
Ever wonder why your sleep quality varies across the week? Several factors play a role. From light exposure and stress to bedtime routine.
Listen to this bite-sized episode exploring 4 daily factors impacting our sleep quality.
Delve into the science of sleep, as Klaudia and Dr Sophie Bostock- The founder of The Sleep Scientist, discuss practical tips and expert insights to enhance your nightly rest.
Join them for engaging discussions on sleep hygiene, circadian rhythms, and the impact of sleep technologies.
Tune in and discover how to optimize your sleep for a healthier, more energized, and happier life.
How curious are you?
Join Klaudia to learn more about 3 dimensions of curiosity that can boost your engagement at work.
Tune in for practical ideas on how to stay more curious at work.
Did you know that curiosity at work results in higher work engagement, job satisfaction, and innovation?
In this month’s Happiness Challenge, Klaudia is exploring practical tips for being curious at work.
Tune in to learn how to strengthen your curiosity muscle to be happier at work.
How do we unlock the power of curiosity in the workplace?.
Join Klaudia and her guest Stefaan van Hooydonk, the founder of the Global Curiosity Institute and the author of the bestselling book The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto, to explore the role of curiosity in fostering innovation, happiness, and collaboration.
Discover practical tips and strategies to cultivate curiosity in your work environment, driving positive change and unlocking new possibilities.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to spend more time with your friends.
Whether it's a board game night or hot chocolate tasting, let's come together and make memories.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to spend 5 or 10 minutes listening to therapeutic sounds to help ease your mind and body into a more relaxed state.
Tune in.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to experiment with activities that challenge and expand your intellectual and emotional horizons.
The key to a fulfilling life lies in personal growth and development.
Tune in to learn more.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia is speaking with Tamsin Hartley, a coach and trainer, an author of the Listening Space: New Path to Personal Discovery and a book of poems called Capture Moments.
Tamsin shares how to read poetry mindfully and importance of coming back to words that inspire you.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to show yourself some self-compassion by writing down at least three compliments per week and storing any positive feedback that you receive from others.
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This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia you to engage in random acts of kindness at work.
Why? Wider networks of our communities are crucial for our wellbeing. This is because our happiness does not only depend on the quality of close relationships we have but also on the happiness of those around us.
Tune in to learn how to be kinder at work.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia is speaking with with Leyla Okhai: Inclusion and Wellbeing Practitioner, the Founder of an organization called Diverse Minds.
Leyla is sharing her experience of how to feel truly grateful without falling into toxic positivity.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to find time to be creative and playful which is crucial to our happiness.
Why not try something new and exciting tonight instead of watching TV? Dancing, making scented candles or sketching in a journal; whatever an activity: go and play!
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to go for a walk in nature; it might be a familiar spot or you could find a nature spot you haven’t visited yet and plan a day trip to explore it.
Whilst on your nature walk, engage in spotting different colours around you. How do these make you feel?
Tune in to learn more about colour therapy.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia is speaking with Tamsin Hartley, a coach and trainer, an author of the Listening Space: New Path to Personal Discovery and a book of poems called Capture Moments.
Tamsin encourages you to take a moment to ponder what "connection" means to you
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you give your brain a workout with neurobics. Brain exercises designed to stimulate and challenge the brain, creating new neural connections to keep the brain healthy and happy.
Tune in to learn more.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to strengthen your connection with a loved one by asking them though-provoking questions.
Listen to learn more about 36 questions for increasing closeness.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to laugh more often.
Making jokes and laughing with others is bliss for the body! Why not plan a laughter-filled evening?
Tune in to hear Klaudia's ideas.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia is speaking with Tamsin Hartley, a coach and trainer, an author of the Listening Space: New Path to Personal Discovery and a book of poems called Capture Moments.
Tamsin guides through a meditation on nourishing ourselves so that we can learn how to take care of ourselves even better.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you create reminders of what brings you joy and happiness for tough times; in other words to build your resilience toolbox.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you take a few moments to reflect on the emotions and sensations you want to feel each morning.
Tune in to learn more about influencing our mood on demand and shift therapy.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia speaks with Rachel Gilfrin; a Confidence Coach, Mentor & Podcast Host working with ambitious women to grow their confidence and propel their careers.
Rachel shares how building a personal brand can boost our happiness at work.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to schedule a curiosity hour.
Set a time in your schedule for one morning, afternoon or day to be curious. Note down somewhere, “Today, I am curious about…” and go on a hunt of finding relevant information on the selected topic. What do you learn?
Tune in to dive deeper into the fascinating topics of curiosity and happiness.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia speaks about how to boost your mood and soothe your inner critic by using positive statements.
Tune in to learn more.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to start a day well.
To do so, follow the 20/20/20 formula, which involves spending 20 minutes each on exercise, reflection and learning something new.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia is speaking with Nic Jackson, a qualified coach who supports individuals and teams in learning more about what energises them at work.
Nic shares how to reflect on our strengths to create more happiness.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to reduce your stress by paying attention to all the good that is happening in the world by choosing what type of news you are reading.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia speaks with Laura Cruise, The Dream Transition Mentor, the author of a book: Dream it and Do It, about the importance of having goals and dreams.
Tune in.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to create your bucket list of at least 50 quests.
Our sense of meaning in life arises when we feel we are on a quest of learning new skills, meeting different people, accumulating unique experiences and progressing towards a positive aim.
But instead of just thinking about grand goals, let's have quests that can be undertaken today, tomorrow, this weekend. Tune in.
This episode is part of the Happiness Reset Campaign where Klaudia brings you 25 bitesize episodes to inspire you to refocus on your happiness and fulfilment.
In each short episode Klaudia shares one practical hack to create more happiness at work, in relationships and in your own skin.
In this first happiness hack, Klaudia encourages you to send a letter to your future self.
Why? Writing about our goals, strengths and values have a positive impact on our resilience and wellbeing.
Tune in to learn more how to craft a personal letter to yourself to inspire and encourage you on tough days.
For the last three weeks, I have been exploring different ways of engaging with nature.
The types of activity I have tried can be split into 4 categories: wild, restoration, domestic and digital.
All these four categories when combined can help us to reconnect with nature daily.
The most important aspect is that it is part of our routine to bring nature back into our life for a happier living.
You will know intuitively what scientific research confirms: nature makes us happy.
So perhaps the more intriguing question is why does nature have such a positive impact on our wellbeing?
Listen to this episode to learn more about fascinating impact of nature on human body.
In the midst of life challenges, can nature be our anchor and a place to rejuvenate the soul?
Listen to Klaudia's latest conversation with Ben Goldsmith of finding comfort and solace in nature.
Ben Goldsmith us the author of God Is An Octopus: Loss, Love and a Calling to Nature (Bloomsbury Publishing), which is out now.
Unlocking Happiness through Neuroplasticity & Neurobics
Did you know our brains are capable of rewiring and adapting throughout life? It's called neuroplasticity, and it's a game-changer for our happiness!
Every time we learn something new, practice a skill, or focus on positivity, our brain forms new pathways. This means we can actively shape our brain to be more resilient, optimistic, and joyful.
Tune into the latest episode on how to embrace this incredible power of neuroplasticity and neurobics to cultivate happiness and well-being in our lives.
In this month's Happiness Challenge, Klaudia has been exploring the natural methods of kickstarting the feel good chemical; dopamine, to experience more joy in life.
Tune in to learn more about 3 ways to start your day with joy by boosting your dopamine: favourite music, cold shower, anticipation of good events.
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Do you sometimes feel ‘blah’ not feeling it? Yes, we all do! Some of us for shorter or longer periods of time and there is a scientific term for the feeling of just ‘meh’: anhedonia.
What can you do to regain the feeling of zest and joy for life?
In this month’s Happiness Challenge, I am exploring two methods to kick start my feel good chemicals: music and cold showers.
Join me to learn more how happiness is created in our brain and how to influence the feeling of joy.
Welcome to this month’s Happiness Challenge, where Klaudia is exploring how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals.
Tanith Carey, author of “Feeling Blah?” walks Klaudia through why we feel joyless at times and how to recapture life's highs.
Listen to discover some key strategies to help you bring colour and joy back into your life.
For the last three weeks, Klaudia have been carrying my pulse oximeter with her everywhere to measure her heart rate before and after listening to healing sounds to check if they can help her to unwind and relax.
Does she feel happier and calmer as a result of sound healing? Listen to find out…
Are you struggling to relax and unwind? Sound healing can help!
Sound is a wave and its vibrations can hack our brainwaves to trigger many biological responses in the body including activating the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for relaxation and healing.
So dig out your relaxing tunes and join Klaudia as she go in search of those healing sounds! Listen to learn more about this month's Happiness Challenge of unwinding with sound therapy.
For many thousands of years, ancient civilizations understood the significance and importance of sound with sacred instruments being integral for healing.
Now science confirms that certain type of sounds have positive impact on our brain, mind and body helping us to relax and unwind.
Supriya Nagarajan is a singer, composer and musician. From the daily ritual of closing the temple door in India to micro-sounds in the city of York, Supriya takes us on the journey of sound healing and soundscapes.
Tune in to learn what sound healing is, how it works and how we can utilise it to relax and stimulate deep rest.
Confidence and self-belief are not rigid traits to be fixed. But rather skills and feelings that can be fueled with the right sources.
Tune in to this bonus episode to discover five sources of self-belief and confidence identified by researchers. Ones that you can tap into at any moment to get the positive boost of confidence and empowerment.
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Klaudia’s confidence journey turned out to be a little different than expected.
Tune in to find out what Klaudia has learned in this month's Happiness Challenge of how to feel confident more often.
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Confidence is more fluid than we may think and it starts with our awareness what confidence means and feels to us.
Join Klaudia on this month's Happiness Challenge of feeling confident more often.
Based on the inspiring conversation with confidence coach, Ashleigh Frater, Klaudia will be building her confidence by applying 3 steps of reflecting on and experimenting with the feeling of her confident self.
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Asking for a promotion, presenting in front of an audience, pitching our ideas to others... These are just a few examples of when we may wish to feel more confident.
But what is confidence and how to summon it when we need it most?
Through her confidence coaching practice, Ashleigh Frater shares some practical tips of feeling confident more often!
Join Klaudia on this month’s Happiness Challenge of feeling confident more often.
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Shifts are short, meditative experiences that guide you into a better state of mind.
After two weeks of practising how to shift her mood on demand, Klaudia is sharing what she has learned...
Tune in to find out more...
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In the previous episode 66, we heard some fantastic tips from Dr Sean Sullivan on how to shift our mood on demand.
The idea of shift is that we are taking a pause not only to concentrate on the present moment but also we are taking a breath to imagine a desirable state of mind we want to be in and so shifting our mood towards that desirable state.
Listen to find out what practical ways to shift my mood on demand I am going to try this month.
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&Happiness had a re-fresh so welcome to "The Happiness Challenge"
Klaudia is still on a mission to explore the best happiness habits that science has to offer. Each month she will be publishing three linked episodes where she will be speaking to a leading expert, putting their tips to the test and sharing her findings (and feelings).
From mindfulness to the healing benefits of sound, she will be shining a light on the simple happiness habits that can bring more joy to our lives.
In this month’s Happiness Challenge I am exploring how to shift our mood on demand. Sounds brilliant but is that even possible?
According to clinical psychologist, Dr Sean Sullivan, who is the CEO of OnePerfect, a platform that delivers mindset ’shifting’ experiences, absolutely yes!
In this episode, Sean introduces us to the concept of shifts and guides us through shifting our state of mind.
Listen to practise being better at getting back to feeling your best no matter what the situation is.
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Join us for the last episode of season 3 of &Happiness and hear from Phil Street, the founder of three hospitality businesses and award-winning podcast host Hospitality Meets, as we explore what happiness means and how we can all achieve it!
- What is happiness? Can we define it?
- What habits are helpful in sustaining happiness daily?
- How can we stay inspired and motivated in life?
Ways to learn more:
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Applying our strengths to our daily lives can be a great way to increase our happiness, life meaning, and satisfaction.
Nic Jackson is a qualified coach with a focus around supporting individuals and teams in learning more about what really energises them, their Personal Strengths.
Join Klaudia and Nic for the episode of Xfactor to learn more about the power of utilizing our strengths to create a more rewarding and satisfying life.
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Work-Life Fit is not about perfection when striking that balance but it's about progressing, moving towards our goals consistently with the resources we have whilst feeling fulfilled. Very grand definition but of course it is easier said than done especially when we have limited time and energy.
Take a break from overworking and start living a healthier and sustainable lifestyle with Elizabeth Batalla who has been in the corporate world for over 30 years, she has been a lecturer at various academic institutions, and is the founder of the Institute for achievement and excellence, where she helps people level up in nine areas of life so they can achieve the balance they are after.
In this episode, you will discover
- what is excellence when it comes to work life - fit
- what are the nine areas in life we need to keep in balance
- how to maintain a healthy work/life fit
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Start each day on the right foot - boost your mood, decrease stress, and increase your confidence with positive affirmations!
Research shows that repeating positive statements can have real benefits on your mental health, so start your day with soothing any negative self-talk.
Explore my three favourite positive affirmations!
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Join us on the latest episode of Voice & Happiness and learn why some of us have an inner voice that is critical and harsh, while others have a self-talk that is very supportive!
Hear from Ela Senghera, the founder of Virtually Unbreakable, as she shares her insights and strategies on how to cultivate an inner voice that helps bring more joy and peace into our lives.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What is the inner voice and where does it come from?
- How does it impact our happiness?
- How can we look at transforming our inner voice into a more positive one to support your happiness and success?
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Struggling with doubts when making life decisions?
Find something to help you tame the stress and fear. Try this 5 step process to move towards the happiness you want with confidence and calm.
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Are you ready to take on the unknown? Uncertainty & Happiness , where Klaudia is speaking to Caroline Pankhurst , founder of the Be Braver Community. We will explore the tricky topic of uncertainty and why being braver is essential to achieving true happiness.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why is being braver important to our happiness?
- How can being braver can help us to deal with uncertainty?
- How to manage our fear and handle risks effectively?
- How to make good enough decisions?
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Self-compassion is key when it comes to learning, growing, improving and trusting yourself- don't dwell on your mistakes, but instead turn them into kind, positive, teachable lessons.
Test out four questions that can help you to foster self-compassion in moments when you make a mistake. Based on fascinating research by Serena Chen.
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Trust is an important factor in every relationship, including your relationship with yourself.
Lack of self trust in practice means that we need constant reassurance from others when making decisions, we don’t try new things because we are uncertain of our skills and we are not consistent in keeping our promises. Ultimately, without self trust we cannot follow our dreams and get to our happy place.
In this episode, Klaudia speaks with Laura Cruise, The Dream Transition Mentor. Laura helps women who are stuck, trapped and unfulfilled in corporate life to build the confidence and self trust alongside a practical plan so that they can transition into their own freedom based business in order to experience freedom, flow, fulfilment and fun in every aspect of their life.
In the episode Trust &Happiness, Klaudia and Laura are specifically discussing:
- Why is trusting ourselves important to our happiness?
- How can we build trust in ourselves to take the first step towards a new adventure?
- What type of dreamer you are when it comes to goal setting?
- How to gain the trust of others so they can support our dreams and goals?
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Starting New Year with Self-Reflection: 15 Powerful Coaching Questions
With the excitement of the New Year, it is easy to rush back into our life but what about spending time self-reflecting and learning from the past year?
In this episode, Klaudia is introducing 15 powerful coaching questions (divided into 5 categories) to self-reflect on the past year so that you can gain insights into your happiness.
If you are a goal setting lover and someone who has New Year resolutions, the coaching questions shared in this episode will allow you to gain perspective on your preferences and desires so that you can set goals that are relevant to you.
If you are not into goal setting and New Year resolutions, the self-reflective exercise presented in this short episode, can provide you with some insights about yourself that can help you in making any future decisions and navigating uncertainty in 2023.
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Christmas as any holiday or celebration is a safety blanket for us. Because we know that whatever happens, whatever good or bad year we have had, Christmas will come. It is that one constant in our very unpredictable life.
With that however, we have high expectations towards the holiday season, working hard to make the festivities magical and special for everyone. And yet the same good intentions can lead to us being worried and stressed.
In this 10-minute, bonus episode, Klaudia shares three, practical tips for staying happy during Christmas.
1. Explore the power of glimmers; cues that help our nervous systems to feel safe and calm
2. Practice "‘I can… if…" statements to set boundaries with growing holiday demands
3. Help your brain to create positive memories with pre-holiday reflection exercise.
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As humans we have a very strong need to belong because ultimately our connections we have with each other are the centre of our happiness.
A multitude of studies confirm that those of us who have strong and broad social connections are happier, healthier and live longer.
However, our strong need to belong can lead us to only surrounding ourselves with people who are exactly like us. This means we will end up in belonging bubble.
We just hang out with like- minded people and follow their trends, for the sake of belonging rather than because we truly want to or because they contribute to our happiness. And the belonging bubble prevents us from having diverse experiences.
In this episode Klaudia speaks to Jon Yates, an ex-government adviser, charity founder, and author of the book who wrote the book “Fractured”.
They are discussing a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become and ultimately we enrich our happiness.
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Studies suggest that those of us who are more self-reflective also report being happier. This is because asking thought provoking questions encourages us to prioritise positive experiences in our life.
However, self-reflection can change into rumination and overthinking so to find out more about how to reflect well, Klaudia invited Tamsin Hartley, a physiotherapist, coach and trainer who created the Listening Space – a new approach to listening to yourself and others that can be powerfully transformative.
In this episode, you will have a chance to experience the listening space to help you to self-reflect with use of metaphors on what happiness means to you.
You will also explore practical steps of how you can help others to self-reflect.
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Klaudia is exploring a new concept emerging in relation to happiness and engagement in the workplace: Quiet Quitting.
For some quiet quitting is about not going an extra mile and disengaging in the workplace whilst for others is about setting healthy boundaries.
To find out more, Klaudia speaks with Elle Whitehead-Smith who is a content specialist at The Happiness Index.
Elle works with experts in organisational behaviour, neuroscience and business psychology as well as having access to The Happiness Index's unique data and research, meaning she always has an interesting story to tell!
Listen to find out more what is quiet quitting and how it relates to the happiness in the workplace.
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Our brain utilises innovation, creativity and art during challenging moments in three specific ways:
- a distraction tool (helping you to decrease your stress).
- a contemplation tool (allowing you to process difficult emotions and making space to self-reflect)
- and finally a self-development tool (ensuring that you skill set and confidence grows).
Inspired by the gift of poetry book entitled “10 Poems about Happiness”, Klaudia speaks to the curator of the book Deborah Alma who is a poet and poetry tutor, also known as the Emergency Poet offering the world’s first mobile poetry first aid service.
Since Deborah is prescribing poetry for those in need, Klaudia discusses with Deborah what is so special about poetry, how it can boost our happiness and how practically we can incorporate more poetry into our lives.
Poetry on prescription? Is this an alternative therapy for your emotional ailments?
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In this episode, Klaudia is tackling the topic of Opportunities and Happiness. As much as it is wonderful to believe that we are achieving success through our own merit regardless of our background, unfortunately the reality is that there are social and political factors that make success easy for some and not so easy for others.
Klaudia's guest is Margaret Ochieng who is an organisational psychologist and the founding director of the Inclusive Village, a consultancy and training provider that helps organisations to create and nurture conscious and inclusive workplaces.
This episode is packed with practical tips on:
- how to navigate courageous conversations with the gatekeepers of opportunities
- how to remain happy when certain opportunities are closed for us
- how to keep our own bias in check when creating opportunities for others.
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This episode of &Happiness is a little different as I am sharing my own journey on happiness with my friend Leyla Okhai via her podcast "Diverse Minds".
I had a deep conversation with Leyla about the fact that happiness is not plastering a smile on your face to pretend all is ok . Instead we discussed rooted and practical ideas for everyone going through a challenging time.
In the 25 mins we cover:
- How I coped with a trying time in my life back in 2020
- What the term happiness means
- How workplaces can make people happy at work.
- My top 3 tips for looking after my mental health
I hope you will enjoy this interview. and I'll see you next time. :)
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Imagine that every day you are writing down places that make you happy? After a few months, you are looking back at your list, what kind of pattern do you notice?
A project called Mappiness analysed records from over 20,000 people on “happy places” and made a clear conclusion: we consistently report higher levels of happiness when we are outdoors and in green, natural environments. Places like the sea, coasts, mountains, woodlands, and parks boost our happiness.
This might be nothing surprising, so perhaps the more intriguing question is why does nature have such a positive impact on our wellbeing? And even more importantly how we can reconnect with nature especially if we live in urban cities?
In this episode, Klaudia discusses the impact of nature on our happiness with Dr Lucy Loveday, GP and Founder of Movement &The Mind® , who is currently working on a project of introducing green prescriptions into the mainstream healthcare.
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Did you know that we are all born with the predisposition to perceive music and to enjoy listening to it? Isn’t it fascinating that human newborns are sensitive to melody, intonation, rhythm, and the dynamics of the noise in their surroundings?
Music is a powerful tool in alleviating our moods and one that can make us feel more upbeat almost instantly.
In this episode of Music &Happiness, Klaudia invited Claire Maddocks, Neurologic Music Therapist and PR officer for British Association for Music Therapy, to share her insights on why does music make us so happy and how can we harvest its power daily?
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A multitude of studies confirm that people who have high quality relationships are happier, healthier and live longer. For couples to enjoy happy companionship, for every one negative interaction they have with each other, they also need to have five positive feelings and interactions to combat the negative. These research findings are intriguing but what is happy love exactly and how to find it?
In this episode Love &Happiness Klaudia discusses how to find a right partner, build healthy relationships and and how to sustain happiness in long term relationships.
Her guest Macy Matarazzo is a Love & Relationship Expert. A girl of the ’70s, success for Macy was climbing the corporate ladder saying "I don't need a man" (but wanting Prince Charming!), then finding herself in her 40’s alone, convinced that if love hasn’t just happened, she’s unlovable. That’s when she stopped “winging it”, and decided to do whatever it takes to figure out “love”. Before long, she married Larry, the perfect match. As she shared her story, others found love too. So she quit her 6 figure gig to help singles all over the world find and build happy love.
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Research is quite surprising in the field of happiness and parenthood. Even though parents often refer to their children as their "pride and joy”, research tells a different story: having kids doesn't necessarily make people happier or at least not in a way that we may expect.
As a cool auntie, Klaudia was also curious how can we all contribute to raising happy children and how kids impact our perception of happiness. Whether we are parents or otherwise.
To understand more, Klaudia invited Kevin Maguire, a writer who set up The New Fatherhood: a weekly newsletter on modern parenthood, providing an open and honest conversation between community of dads. Klaudia was curious to find out what his readers’ perspective is on kids and happiness.
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Food plays a direct role in more than just providing nutrients to our body, it also is a key component in our social life allowing us to celebrate beautiful moments with our friends and family.
However, we live in the world where we are given mixed messages around food: we are told how much to eat, what to eat, and even what times to eat. These can lead us to feel shame, guilt and confusion.
In this episode, Klaudia invited Emma Townsin who is a registered dietitian and a certified intuitive eating counsellor to share her advice on how to overcome emotional eating and heal from a stressful relationship with food so we can experience more happiness in life.
Through her online practice Food Life Freedom, Emma runs the Empowered Women Academy which transforms the lives of women stuck in a dieting cycle so they can eat without food rules and feel empowered in their bodies
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Our internalized story that we create about ourselves, of who we are, is called by psychologist, narrative identity. And that narrative identity impacts our behaviors and the level of our happiness.
In this episode, Identity &Happiness, I am speaking with Leyla Okhai, coach, mediator, inclusion and wellbeing practitioner, who is the founder of an organization called Diverse Minds.
We are discussing with Leyla, how we shape our own identity, how who we believe we are impacts our happiness and how to expand our internal stories to be happier.
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Positive psychology researchers are now confirming that our recipe for a successful career has been backwards. We have been told all our lives that when we are successful then we will be happy.
But in fact the research shows that increased levels of happiness lead to greater career success. Why is that and how can we be happier in our work?
Klaudia was asked this question by Rachel Gilfrin, founder of Rachel Harriet Coaching, is a Confidence Coach, Mentor & Podcast Host working with ambitious women to grow their confidence and propel their careers.
So guess what? This episode is a little bit different: instead of Klaudia interviewing a guest, you will hear Rachel interviewing Klaudia about happiness at work as part of her podcast “Achieve with me”
In this conversation Klaudia shares scientific insights on:
- What is happiness in the workplace?
- Why is happiness essential for our career success?
- What practical steps can you take to increase your happiness in the workplace?
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Grief seems to be an unusual topic for happiness but yet it is an essential part of our life – where there is life, there is loss and with any loss comes grief.
Some of us will rush through grief whilst others get stuck in it. And in both cases we don’t appreciate the positive, healing aspects of that process.
In this episode, Shelley F. Knight, a chemotherapy and end of life nurse who is now a writer and the author of “Good Grief – The A-to-Z Approach of Modern-day Grief Healing” shares how to grieve well.
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What do you think would make you describe your life as satisfying and successful? According to the research: friendships!
My guest this week is Robin Dunbar – Prof. Of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. Robin's research makes it clear: the single best predictor of your psychological health and wellbeing and your physical health and wellbeing, even how long you will live into the future is simply the number and the quality of close friends that you have.
Join us to discover exactly why friendships are so important, and how to increase the quality of them to experience more happiness.
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If your happiness was a shape, what would it be? If it was a colour, what would it be?
Stefanie Posavec, designer, artist and author, created an emotional check-in device called “Updating Happiness” that gives us an opportunity to think about and reflect upon our own perceptions of happiness.
In this episode, I discuss with Sefanie the results of this visualising happiness project, and what it can teach us about our own everyday happiness. Tune in to discover how we can measure our happiness, and how to express it with shapes and colours.
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What determines our happiness? Our genetic makeup, the circumstances that we are in or our daily habits?
It has been estimated that even though our happiness is determined 50% by our genetic makeup and 10% by our life circumstances, what truly matters is the remaining 40%. That 40% of our happiness depends fully on the activities and habits that we repeat daily that shape our happiness.
So, what happiness boosting habits can help us to remain determined to be happy even in the most challenging circumstance? I invited Christine Handy, mother of two, a breast cancer survivor, international speaker, accomplished model, best-selling author, and a nationally recognized humanitarian to talk about her story of finding determination and purpose in pain.
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Do we need to be geniuses and impact the whole world to be creative? Or do we need to be artists or creative types to let our creativity flourish?
With the aim of finding more creativity to solve our daily challenges, I invited Girija Kaimal, Associate Professor in Creative Art Therapy at Drexel University in the United States to discuss her bold statement that art and creativity are fundamental to your survival: if you are not able to imagine you are not able to thrive!
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Good mental balance is very important to our happiness and especially our resilience because it helps you to cope with problems. By having a more balanced perspective and emotions, you are able to deal with difficulties more effectively, but how can we find this balance in the world with so many options and unbalanced views?
In episode 2 of our new series, Klaudia interviews Tessa van Keeken - an experienced coach, healer and meditation teacher who helps people find spiritual balance. Tessa teacher us how to start listening to your inner wisdom and start being more present within yourself and your surroundings.
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Having goals and making progress gives us a sense of meaning and purpose resulting in long term happiness. But being under pressure, placing our self-worth on our achievements, and being concerned with constant winning can result in burnout.
In the first episode of Series 3, our host Klaudia Mitura interviews Cath Bishop - a leadership coach, triple Olympic rower, silver medalist, and former diplomat for the Foreign Office - who helps us to redefine our model of success with a three Cs framework of clarity, constant learning and connection.
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Get your tissues at the ready - this is Kitty's last episode!
Join KIaudia and Kitty as a duo one final time as they run through their favourite moments and most important learnings from the first two series of &Happiness., before Kitty heads off into the sunset.
From Gratitude (obviously!) to Resilience, Courage to Rest - join us to find out which themes have had the most impact on the daily lives - and happiness - of our two amazing hosts. (And of course relive that funny bit where Kitty's Empathy dare pushes her to the limit.)
You will also find out more about Klaudia's exciting plans for series 3 in the New Year... watch this space.
Goodbye and good luck Kitty - we love you. Xxx
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Have you ever been stood up by your calling?
Well, you are not the only one. In this 7th Burst of Happiness, Kitty and Klaudia challenge the romantic idea of finding your one true purpose, and instead discuss three practical ways of creating more purpose in your life on a daily basis. All with the aim of being happier!
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How does the environment you're in impact your happiness and why the heck does it have such an effect.
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It makes sense that being optimistic will have a positive impact on our happiness. But actually, it doesn't come naturally to everyone, so how can we be more optimistic?
Kitty and Klaudia explore the topics Questions, Resilience, Social Media and Time in relation to optimism and how these things impact their happiness.
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We all want it, we all need it, but what actually is rest? If you can't sit still and meditate does that mean you don't know how to rest? Well, Klaudia and Kitty never sit still for a second but they're pretty good at resting.
Each month they look back on topics from series one and this month are discussing how meaning, numbers, ordinary and play and how they relate to rest & Happiness!
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This week Kitty & Klaudia look back on Innovation, Jokes, Kindness and Luck and how those things can affect your personal Impact.
Whether it's the impact you make on those directly around you or whether it's what impact your choices have on the planet and environment.
If you've not listened to series 1 episodes 9, 10, 11 and 12, go back and get those in your ear holes, do the dares and then come back and get your burst of happiness!
As always, we dare you to be happy!
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This month Kitty & Klaudia look back over topics Empathy, Freedom, Gratitude and Habits and discuss how important they are to relationships in a time where we are so far apart from the ones we love.
If you've not listened to series one look back over these episodes before tuckng into this BURST of happiness!
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Klaudia and Kitty are back with a Burst of Happiness; a monthly episode that. looks at some of the previous topics from the series and discusses how they relate to something on the mind of their listeners.
This month's Burst of Happiness looks at goals and intention setting. As we get through. the first month of 2021 how have. Kitty & Klaudia been getting on with their goal setting? Is it all New Me New You or have they decided it's too hard to plan ahead?
They look at how the things they learned in the first four episodes of & Happiness have helped them evaluate what's important for them this year and how to approach happy goal setting in 2021.
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This week Kitty and Klaudia concentrated on incorporating zestful activities into their daily schedule even on the days when they were feeling rather gloom. This was a challenge but to their surprise when they got the zest back up, it brought friends: gratitude, kindness, empathy and resilience.
Listen to their last episode of &Happiness where you will learn how to bring more zest into your life to fuel your happiness. Start your New Year 2021 with a zesty kick!
And don’t cry yet. We will be back with a summary episode at the end of January where we will also tell you about our genius plans for &Happiness.
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Saying yes to new opportunities can bring us more life satisfaction but it can also cause us regrets if we are saying yes because we have to rather than we want to. In this dare of saying yes and reflecting on their choices, Kitty and Klaudia dive deeper into the fascinating process of decision making.
Klaudia with her perfectionist approach and rational analysis and Kitty with her preference for quick, emotional judgments, come together to discuss how can we make happier choices and combat any indecision.
Listen to this episode on Yes &Happiness in preparation for the New Year of 2021! May happy and “good enough” decisions be with you…
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All I want for Christmas is... Kitty & Klaudia! Well Merry Christmas, what luck! Here we are with a special episode on Xmas Day!
Join us for a very Merry episode based on the three original purposes of Christmas: slowing down, being kind and celebrating the new beginning.
To cheer you up even more, download our free Christmas gift with practical tools of boosting your happiness.
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This week, Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to ask “what if” questions so that they spend some time wondering about life and the universe. From playful imaginations to identifying sources of wonder around them, they explored the realm of awe, marvel and contemplation.
Listen to this episode to find out how wonder can help us to gain perspective, be kinder towards others and change our own life story.
“What if you could….”
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Our values are a driving force behind our behaviours and life choices and so they are crucial for our happiness and fulfilment. After all, they are behind the purpose of what we want to do in life.
This week’s dare of Klaudia and Kitty applying their values in every decision, was not easy as they both started to question what their true values are.
Join them to learn how to identify your values and how to apply them daily to create more values-focused society. From 7 levels of consciousness to Museum of Values, be ready to think big…
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Kitty & Klaudia explore what happiness there is to be found in the unknown.
The dare of doing something with unknown outcomes brought Kitty and Klaudia a range of emotions and adventures. From awkward telephone calls to sore legs, Klaudia and Kitty discovered that unknown will generate some anxiety in everyone but this will depend on the situation and our internal mindset.
Whatever your reaction to unknown, you should be aware that people who are willing to leap into unknown more often, are more likely to experience life satisfaction.
Listen to this episode to learn how to embrace unknown more often to generate your lucky opportunities and how to even have a peak into the unknown by applying futuristic thinking…
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Statistics show us that we have more free time than we appreciate we do, in this episode, Kitty and Klaudia go on a quest of finding the lost time.
Through their dare of completing 3 things that they procrastinated to do before, they experience the time paradox and the different mindsets they unconsciously adopt towards time. They also explore the premise of STORIES which help them to spend their free time more wisely to boost their happiness.
This episode is packed with practical gems to help you to manage yourself in time and should not be missed, however time-traveler is not guaranteed…
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Everyone's talking about social media and ho it affects our mood and mental health. This week Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to watch the Netflix Documentary The Social Dilema' a feature length film discussing the effects of social media from the people that invented it.
There are ways to use social media as a tool and be active within it and stay happy and thank goodness, because it doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon.
Kitty is an expert in social media as she has worked in digital marketing for 12 years and her business is built around using social media to drive attention for for brands. They give practical advice on how to keep happy and healthy and in control of your social media use.
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Resilience, the ability to keep moving despite challenges, is an elephant sized topic that needs to be eaten piece by piece. That is why, in this episode Kitty and Klaudia are joined by Sarah Metcalf, Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Coffee Consulting who shares her knowledge and experience on strengthening our resilience.
Join us to explore how to build up your own resilience, introduce this topic across your organization and create a safe space to learn resilience for your kids. It seems resilience and happiness are on very close terms so understanding that connection can do wonders in your life!
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Sometimes it is not that easy to connect with others and actually get into a good conversation. As much as we may believe that these happen by chance, this week Klaudia and Kitty tested the power of a good question to start interesting conversations. What a joy!
Listen to discover how to ask the powerful questions to self-reflect effectively, change your own mindset to a more powerful one, connect with others or even fall in love….
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Through the dare of trying out playful activities, this week Kitty and Klaudia challenge the notion that when we are at work, play is a frivolous activity and a waste of time.
From storytelling with cups to blindfolding colleagues, this episode explores the relationship between play, work and happiness. Listen to discover what type of play personality you may have and how to bring it to work to play more and avoid forced fun.
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How to enjoy Ordinary moments to have a happy life…In many cultures, there are entire philosophies around the celebration of ordinary moments. Think of tea ceremonies of Japan - it is an ordinary chore to make cup of tea, yet in Japan it has been taken to the level of an art.
Join Kitty & Klaudia as they look at the ordinary moments in their own lives and discuss how much happiness they get from them.
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Through the dare, Kitty and Klaudia measured their happiness daily with a simple scale of one (very unhappy) to five (very happy). As much as Kitty was skeptical that we can put a number on happiness, we were delighted to be joined by Nic Marks, the founder of FridayPulse and one of the UK leading experts and statisticians on happiness.
Join us on a journey of discovery where we find out how to measure our own happiness, why it is important for our development and what are the key drivers of happiness at work.
Remember, if “if you like it then you better put a ring on it” or rather “if you want to take it seriously, you better put a number on it”
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This is a very ambitious episode in which Kitty and Klaudia try to tackle the hairy, scary topic of finding meaning in life!
Through their dare of identifying 3 alternative lives they could lead, they discover that meaning is more practical than we think.
Tune in and join them on the journey of finding meaning and happiness in relationships and work, with psychological tools and Monty Python’s advice. Whichever suits you!
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Imagine this scenario: You are walking into a bank on Friday morning. Whilst you are queueing for the cashier, suddenly there is a robbery and you get shot in your right arm. Are you lucky or unlucky?
Kitty and Klaudia discuss Luck and Happiness after a week of daring each other to consider just how lucky they have been in their lives.
Tune in to learn how the answer to this simple scenario can you help you to understand the key principles behind a lucky and unlucky mind to build a happy a life. Good luck! :)
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After a quick break Kitty and Klaudia are back for the letter K, Kindness & Happiness.
Their dare this week was to engage in three random acts of kindness.
Initially they were in two minds about whether or not kindness packed enough of a punch but there's a dark side to kindness too don't you know!
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Kitty and Klaudia are joined by star of Ted Lasso; James Lance to talk about Jokes & Happiness.
Together they explore the elements of a good joke, what are the different types of humour and how do they each impact your happiness.
Their dare was to make as many people laugh as they could, a really fun week.
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Every Week Kitty and Klaudia explore a topic through a dare and discuss how it impacted their happiness. This week they look at 'Innovation & Happiness' and tried to innovate something in their day to day life.
Tune in to find out what it really means to innovate, when innovative ideas might be more likely to come to you and do we innovate because we're happy, or are we happy because we're innovating?
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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Every Week Kitty and Klaudia explore a topic through a dare and discuss how it impacted their happiness. This week they had to try and form a new habit. Either writing morning pages every day or reading.
Tune in to discover how to build new habits and how to kick the bad habit in the teeth. Be aware that willpower won’t save you this time but removing your batteries from the remote control might be just the thing we all need to form happy habits necessary for happier living.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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This week Kitty & Klaudia discuss Gratitude and how it affects our happiness. They were on an absolute HYPE and you can hear it throughout the episode.
"The dare of sending each other gratitude messages was by far our favourite. Simply because gratitude is this super-powerful emotion that unlocks the door to happiness. However, don’t be fooled, as with everything in life there were obstacles on the way."
Tune in to discover how to play Tetris with gratitude to build more happiness in your life and relationships; all accompanied by your very own gratitude buddy.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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Tune in to discover how freedom of choice and attitude can help us to concentrate on our happiness more often but be aware that if freedom and happiness had a Facebook profile, their relationship status will be “it’s complicated”.
The topic of freedom was a very ambitious subject with a grand question of how much freedom do we need to be truly happy? Through the dare of doing one thing that we have freedom to do but we take it for granted, we have discovered different types of freedom in our lives.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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If we wish to improve the happiness in our relationships with others, empathy seems to be a key. Our busy life gave us plenty of opportunities to practice our dare of being more empathetic from an argument with a stranger to receiving bad news.
Listen to our discussion circling around psychological studies and French Renaissance philosophy to arrive at the discovery of what does it mean to be truly empathetic in real life and how that can build more happiness in your relationships.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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Feeling good about the future is important for our happiness. We have assumed that setting a bold dream that will make us happy will be easy but instead as part of our dare we run into a challenge of setting dreams that actually could harm our happiness.
Tune in to learn more about our windy road of business targets, dreamlines and daily progress to finally arrive at the destination of appreciating a dream of “being” a better person rather than “doing” or “having” more.
Deep stuff including an inspirational quote for you to ponder upon!
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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The dare in this episode made us so anxious that we both tried to avoid it! In the end (10 minutes before the recording for one of us) we persevered and managed to share some of our private, creative pieces of writing with other people. After all that agony, our happiness and excitement went through the roof!
Listen to this episode to find out how we found courage, what helped us to face our fears and what we can learn from the heroes around us.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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The dare to set boundaries in our relationships was tough! Our primary need to belong is very strong, especially when social relationships are so crucial to our happiness. But we are now grown up and we know that we need to belong, smartly!
Join us in this episode to see what helped us to set healthy boundaries in our relationships and what traps we managed to avoid. From the ‘belonging bubble’ to ‘dilemmas of conforming’, it feels like we have seen it all this week!
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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We know from experience that change is an inseparable part of our lives and yet we often struggle to accept it. In this episode, we are embarking on the journey of radical acceptance - the daily practice of putting a pause between our emotions and the next action we take.
Tune in to find out how our dare to 'radically accept our daily lives' impacted our happiness and how we stumbled upon the ‘happiness paradox’.
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Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.
Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.
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