The Science of Happiness
Tal Ben-Shahar created the most popular course in Harvard’s history, studying the science of happiness. He guides us through the universal pillars of happiness from the importance of learning and curi...
8 Sep 202044min
10 Ways to De-Stress Your Life
Our September back to school special is on how to de-stress and de-clutter your life, looking at how we can bring more joy, ease and efficiency into our every day. We talk to author of Life Skills Eri...
1 Sep 202053min
Reasons for Optimism About Climate Change
Why should we be optimistic about the solutions to climate change? Why is positivity more likely to give us better results and what does the latest research show? We talk to Lily Cole about everything...
25 Aug 202046min
Finding Work Life Balance
We spend about a third of our lives at work so finding joy, balance, purpose and structure is so important. Yet so many of us feel instead that our jobs are a daily grind that have a negative impact o...
18 Aug 202054min
A Celebration of Imperfect Women
We speak to Helen Lewis, author of Difficult Women, about feminist hero’s, the importance of embracing our imperfections and flaws, why we airbrush certain parts of stories, why we tear each other dow...
11 Aug 202051min
A Practical Approach To Mental Health
We talk a lot about the importance of sharing our worries and anxieties, but what can we do on a practical level to change negative cycles and to create consistent patterns that support our mental hea...
4 Aug 202040min
How to Create Positive Body Image
Body image concerns are prevalent, so the question is how do we proactively fight against that pressure and foster a body sense of self and in doing so create a positive body image. Should we just sto...
28 Jul 202051min
The Flaws of Perfectionism
We so often see perfectionism as a positive flaw but could it be having a detrimental impact on our mental health? We speak to LSE professor Dr Thomas Curran about the rise in perfectionism, the confl...
21 Jul 202040min
