#happydaysproject - SOFIE

“It’s fascinating to note that just as I’m talking to you about these things I am feeling...quite content!” This week we’ve landed in 2020, with Jeanna – and her houseplants. Around 50 of them (which is nothing to her Brooklyn-based sister’s 100…)! Definitely listen to this episode if you’re into houseplants but if you ain’t, there’s laughter, family, connection and the satisfaction of being successful. --- Housekeeping: www.happydaysprojectpodcast.com– sign up to receive the newsletter, be on the podcast (!) or read blogs (coming soon)! @happydaysprojectpodcast – on Instagram! I’m looking for artists to respond to episodes: please get in touch via DMs if you’re interested or you know someone. Thanks!

15 Maalis 202116min

“I think you just have to put yourself out there and do it, and not be embarrassed.” Season 2! Why not eh?! Welcome back to the #happydaysproject podcast, and Tash talking about water. Basically this episode is about water. Also sun, also podcasts (conveniently) - but mainly water! Tash’s enthusiasm and the spring vibe going on here makes me full of yearning for all the joy we’ve got ahead of us. Also, Happy International Women’s Day! Here are three ideas for #choosetochallenge : Challenge yourself to pay compliments: tell a woman in your life that you appreciate them and why, every day, between now and next week’s #happydaysproject episode Challenge the media: https://www.instagram.com/jameelajamilofficial/- watch Jameela’s Gaslighting story archive on the media’s manipulation of women, shiver in your boots, and then stop reading clickbait. Forever. Namaste. Challenge mental health stigmas: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/- sponsor accessible therapy for black women and girls -- Housekeeping: www.happydaysprojectpodcast.com– sign up to receive the newsletter, be on the podcast (!) or read blogs (coming soon)! @happydaysprojectpodcast – on Instagram! I’m looking for artists to respond to episodes: please get in touch via DMs if you’re interested or you know someone. Thanks!

8 Maalis 202118min

“I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.” Yep, I’m quoting Bex quoting Cyndi, and oooh but you can just FEEL the sun in today’s episode! It was recorded as London celebrated Gay Pride in the summer of 2017, with Bex and I taking a moment to chill in Hyde Park and discuss what makes us happy. I weigh in a decent amount here, chatting about “togetherness on the street” and fresh bedding (wonder who I stole that one from…mmm Sofie Hagen, #happydaysproject – Sofie). While, apart from sun, Bex talks balance, the Myers Briggs test, and what heaven feels like. Yes. This is the final episode of Season 1 – I’ll be back with Season 2 in 2021! To sign up to be a participant, receive the laughably infrequent #happydaysproject newsletter, or take the 2 minute feedback survey (thank you so much!) - it's all here.

7 Joulu 202010min

“I’m happy to accept a democratic vote even when I lose. I have to accept it, because that’s what democracy is.” “Being able to do what you want to do, and not have someone tell you you can’t do it. That would make you unhappy.” Did Mike, in 2017, see the future and know how timely these quotes, and so much more of what he says here, would be? All my interviewees are honest and refreshing but I especially enjoyed listening to Mike and I know you will too. Aside from freewill and Brexit (never thought I’d say this but it was good to hear that being talked about again, specifically by Mike), he riffs on coastal walking, contentment vs euphoria, and football. I’ve interviewed many British people and it was starting to get really suspicious that, in interviews about happiness, nobody had yet mentioned football. I was about to corner my brother for a chat (in fact also called Mike). Also I so deliberately left in the moment at the start when I move closer to Mike…remember when we moved closer to each other, rather than backed away?! Oh for those heady days. There are two more episodes in this season of the #happydaysproject podcast, which will then return in 2021. If you’ve enjoyed the journey so far, please send the link to your friends so they can listen too! Thank you.

23 Marras 202013min

This interview made me smile a lot, and I know you will too. Greg dreams of life on other planets, living forever, and summer days playing baseball with his friends. I dare you not to be transported. Oh and at the end I bang on about making a cup of tea, because apparently I can barely let a single episode go by without someone doing that. Would you like the #happydaysproject newsletter, or to tell Lizzie what makes you happy? Go here. Thank you and sending love!

16 Marras 202010min

It’s hard, sometimes, to stop the outside creeping in…come cosy up with Hannah and I, as we reflect on roast dinners and daffodils. Also in this episode, a special update about your guide to better disagreements… Would you like the #happydaysproject newsletter, or to tell Lizzie what makes you happy? Go here. Thank you and sending love.

9 Marras 202017min

“When you’re laughing in distance…a whole bunch of people who will echo your laugh; you know you’re not alone.” There's nothing better than a walk in beautiful Battersea Park in London with a friend who makes you laugh. Neila is an effervescent interviewee who has lit up my life today with her reflections on "hilarious happiness", doctoring her friend's selfies, believing "it will come" and discovering the Battersea pagoda, pictured. Make a cup of tea (I'm obsessed I guess) and let her raise your spirits. Useful link to tryptophan, the amino acid Neila mentions in this episode: https://www.healthline.com/health/tryptophan#takeaway

2 Marras 202024min