Live Happy Now
Live Happy LLC
Bringing you scientifically proven tips and ideas to live a happier and more meaningful life through interviews with authors, positive psychology experts 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.
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.
Episodes
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Jan 31, 2017 • 23min
Teaching Your Kids Gratitude with Giacomo Bono
Giacomo Bono, Ph.D., is Associate Editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology, and director of the Youth Gratitude Project. The aims of the Youth Gratitude Project are to create youth measures of gratitude and to develop and test a gratitude curriculum targeting pre-K and grades 4 through 12 throughout the United States with the broad goal of providing schools with resources to support students' well-being, socio-emotional skills and character.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
The science behind developing gratitude
The effects of gratitude on mental health
Strategies for motivating and better relating to children and teens
Jan 24, 2017 • 27min
5 Steps to a More Confident You with Carin Rockind
Carin Rockind is a leading happiness expert, media personality, and the creator of PurposeGirl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living. She has taught thousands of people real-life strategies to reclaim their happiness, and live to their fullest potential of success and well-being.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
How to find your purpose
Why it is important to take action towards your goals now
How to use midlife for a catalyst instead of a crisis
Jan 17, 2017 • 28min
Supercharge Your Life with Deborah Heisz
In this episode of the Live Happy Now podcast we explore the new issue of Live Happy magazine with Live Happy CEO and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz. Listen in as we preview four of the articles in this issue and explore the topic of how to supercharge your life.
What you'll hear in this podcast:
How Ming-Na Wen of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stays positive
Why Luke Cage and Sons of Anarchy star Theo Rossi gives back
The latest theory in creative goal setting, called “design thinking”
Four traits to develop in your children to help them become high achievers
Jan 10, 2017 • 25min
Agent of Positivity with Ming-Na Wen
Actress Ming-Na Wen, star of ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has become a role model at age 53, with a new book in the works and a burgeoning brand, #Wenever. Learn how this age-defying, butt-kicking superhero manages it all in this episode of Live Happy Now.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
The importance of taking care of yourself
How to create your own happiness through positivity
Tips on combating negativity
Jan 3, 2017 • 33min
How to Create the Perfect Exercise Playlist with Paula Felps
The right playlist can help keep you motivated, focused and determined to finish a great workout. We sit down with Live Happy science editor Paula Felps on what it takes to create the perfect exercise playlist and we create a playlist for you to use during your workouts.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
How to create a playlist to motivate you during exercise
Characteristics to look for in great workout songs
How to arrange your playlist for peak performance
Dec 27, 2016 • 27min
How to Make Better Resolutions with Jan Stanley
Jan Stanley is an executive coach, consultant, speaker and facilitator who helps individuals and organizations thrive. Jan is well versed in the practical side of change, and is adept at finding just the right tool, system or method to enhance performance or to find joy and meaning in all that we do. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program, where she is seen as an expert on using ceremony and ritual to enhance daily well-being.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
How goals contribute to fulfilling life
Why goals and resolutions fail and what to do to increase rates of success
How to commit to your goals once you've established them
Dec 20, 2016 • 22min
5 Steps to Reducing Stress with Genella Macintyre
Genella Macintyre is an author and international trainer and consultant with a focus on improving the quality of personal and professional living. Topics of her workshops include dealing with difficult clients and customers, working with colleagues, managing conflict through conversations, and leading remote teams.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
How to determine your stress reducing style
The critical role of a positive state of mind
How to trigger a relaxation response
Dec 15, 2016 • 29min
Healthy Holidays with Tana Amen
Tana Amen, RN, BSN is the executive vice president of Amen Clinics, a NY Times best-selling author of The Omni Diet and highly respected health and fitness expert. Tana helps people to become warriors for their brains and bodies by arming them with the tools and knowledge to win the fight of their lives.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
What a brain warrior is
Why we're in a war for our health
Tips on making healthier choices during the holidays
Dec 13, 2016 • 27min
Achieving Happiness at Work with Jessica Rovello
Jessica Rovello is the CEO and co-founder of Arkadium, which provides an audience attention platform for the world’s most well-known brands and publishers, including CNN, Comcast, Microsoft, The Washington Post and USA Today. In this episode Jessica shares what Arkadium has done for their company culture in order to be named a Best Workplace by Inc. magazine.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
What kinds of work environments foster fulfilling lifestyles
The importance of prioritizing happy living in a company culture
Things to implement in your office to help boost happiness
Dec 6, 2016 • 22min
The Road to Sparta with Dean Karnazes
TIME magazine named him one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World.” Men’s Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet. An acclaimed endurance athlete and NY Times best-selling author, Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. We learn more about Dean's journey along the road to Sparta in this episode of Live Happy Now.
What you'll learn in this podcast:
The origin and evolution of the marathon
How to fail beautifully
Why there's magic in misery
