I haven’t written a blog here for a long time. I’ve been focusing on the business side of Big Happy Life but this week, the news about Nicki Graham’s passing after she lost her fight with anorexia compelled break from what I was doing and record a podcast about my experience with bulimia and how,…
Category: Podcast
Self-worth: Accepting it rather than proving it (Podcast)
Having a sense of self-worth means you value yourself and having a sense of self-value means that you are worthy. Courtney Ackerman – http://www.positivepsychology.com Until recently, I thought I had a handle on the whole ‘self-worth’, ‘self-value’ thing but over the last few weeks, some questions surfaced for me. Why do I feel the need…
Emotions and Feelings – The Hidden Value and Power (Podcast)
The world of self-development and positive thinking makes it easy to be disdainful of ‘negative’ emotions but lately I’ve come to think of them a little differently. Did you know that without emotions, you’d struggle to make any decisions? Even choosing a sandwich filling would be difficult! Emotions provide ‘towards’ or ‘away from’ signals to…
The Difference between Emotions and Feelings (Podcast)
IS there a difference between emotions and feelings? Questions like this are frustrating to me because they’re simple questions with answers so complex it’s difficult to answer with 100% certainty. I’d hazard that if you asked 1000 psychologists, you’d have several hundred convinced one way, several hundred convinced the other way and the remaining several…
An Hour to Feel Better: How to create a 60-minute retreat (Podcast)
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin I have always judged myself harshly. The voice in my head is mean spirited, sharp and vicious. I spent years working on myself in an effort to win the approval…
Step back to move forwards (Podcast)
Listen to the podcast here Retreat (verb) To withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat. Retreat (noun) The act of moving back or withdrawing Life holds challenges for all of us. Sometimes we feel able to cope and other times the challenges overwhelm and overpower us. In…
Practical Steps to Better Feeling Thoughts (Podcast)
Trying to change or control thoughts is massively challenging. It is often unproductive and, more often than not, feels like an attempt to pick a fight with mist. Still, I regularly find myself trying to do it. I’m a great believer in the power of thought. I’m always trying to make my thoughts more productive…
5 Ways to increase serotonin levels naturally (Blog and Podcast)
Listen to the podcast episode here. What is Serotonin? Serotonin is one of the most important molecules when it comes to our experience of happiness. It plays multiple roles within the brain and body, including: helping to achieve sustained and deep sleep, regulating mood and appetite and improving self-confidence. Additionally, it helps decrease our worries…
Happiness and Your Brain
Podcast Episode 25. Listen Here. Philosophers have been trying to answer the “What is Happiness?” question for millennia. It’s not a simple question. Back in Episode 2 I looked at the experience of happiness and whether we experience it more through pleasure or more through meaning. In this episode, I look at the brain chemicals associated…
Why believing you’ve been “good” gives you less willpower (Blog and Podcast)
This podcast episode is Part 6 of 6 in the “Goals and Habits” Series In this episode, we look at willpower in general and also explore the effect of labelling your habits (or yourself) as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. In Short: Willpower is finite is depleted by: stress lack of sleep can be trained and strengthened…
