Happiness Podcast
492 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 775 ratingsDo you ever wonder what it takes to lead a peaceful, happy life? Are you curious about the specific steps involved in a self-actualized, limitless life? Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Or are you just plain tired and want some help? We explore all these concerns and more every week on the Happiness Podcast, which has been downloaded over 10 million times since its inception. Happiness does not happen by chance, but because we take specific actions in our lives to create it. Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D., author of 13 books, TV show host, Psychology Today blogger, and corporate trainer, has been studying the actions it takes to reach the highest levels of human achievement for decades, and he wants to share what he knows with you. Come and explore, along with millions of others from the Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff books and Psychology Today blog, private clients and corporate workshop attendees, the specific steps to take so that you can soar in your life. To learn more, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org/
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Episodes
#92 Happiness - The Silence of Happiness
June 19, 2016 20:59 - 19 minutes - 8.76 MBFinding happiness in the zone, in meditation and in the infinite. To learn more, visit Dr. Puff's Happiness Podcast at http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#91 Happiness - Goals, Success and Happiness
June 05, 2016 22:01 - 15 minutes - 7 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff explores how to enjoy the process of striving for goals. To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#90 Happiness - Finding Our Happiness in Nature
May 22, 2016 21:31 - 17 minutes - 7.93 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff explores the importance of finding happiness in nature. To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#89 Happiness - Finding Happiness on a Daily Basis
May 08, 2016 18:26 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, we explore the key elements of finding happiness on the more daily basis. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#88 Happiness - The Insecurity of Seeking Security
April 24, 2016 17:30 - 20 minutes - 9.49 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Robert Puff explores how to be free and happy without the need for security. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#87 Happiness - What's Wrong With Right Now If We Aren't Thinking About Anything
March 24, 2016 19:57 - 17 minutes - 7.92 MBThe pure peace of a quiet mind. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#86 Happiness - Making the Universe Our Home
March 13, 2016 21:11 - 17 minutes - 7.93 MBExplore the highest reaches of human potential in this Happiness Podcast. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#85 Happiness - The Mind's News Station
February 28, 2016 19:04 - 18 minutes - 8.45 MBOur minds are like the news, constantly repeating the same information over and over. Learn how our "Mind's News Station" causes us suffering and how to elevate this suffering and find happiness. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#84 Happiness - Being Good at Being Happy
February 11, 2016 16:13 - 17 minutes - 7.83 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, we will explore how we can get good at being happy if we focus on this goal. To learn more, visit: www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#83 Happiness - Less Ego More Happiness
February 02, 2016 18:19 - 13 minutes - 6.34 MBLearn how being less concerned and focus on our own ego and just living in the present moment, leads to more happiness. To learn more about Dr. Robert Puff's Happiness Podcast, visit www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#82 Happiness - Be Soft, Be Happy
January 10, 2016 20:00 - 17 minutes - 8.01 MBExplore the beauty of staying soft in life, and then experiencing happiness. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#81 Happiness - An Advanced Happiness Skill
December 25, 2015 20:00 - 19 minutes - 9.14 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff how 3 skills that can help us develop more enduring states of happiness and peace. To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#80 Happiness - Changing Our Thoughts Instead of The Situation
December 13, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 5.89 MBA key component of removing suffering, but focusing on our thoughts about the situation instead of the situation itself. To learn more, visit the Happiness Podcast: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#79 Happiness - Happiness is to See Things New, Not to See New Things
December 06, 2015 20:00 - 17 minutes - 8.11 MBIn this episode of the Happiness Podcast, we explore how to keep our hearts and minds young and alive. To learn more about Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#78 Happiness - Finding Happiness with a Thorn
November 16, 2015 20:00 - 13 minutes - 6.07 MBUsing concepts to get rid of concepts so we can live in the present moment. To learn more, visit http://www.HappinessPodcast.org. To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#77 Happiness - Dying to Find Happiness
November 02, 2015 20:00 - 16 minutes - 7.57 MBCome explore what dying can teach us about finding happiness, now. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#76 Happiness - Finding Happiness in the Infinite
October 26, 2015 19:00 - 19 minutes - 8.75 MBDr. Puff explores how grabbling with the infinite can help us find happiness. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#75 Happiness - The Perfect Combination for Happiness
October 05, 2015 19:00 - 15 minutes - 6.97 MBExplore how egolessness and effortlessness are key ingredients for living a happy life. To learn more visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#74 - Happiness - Finding the Peacefulness of Happiness
September 24, 2015 19:00 - 19 minutes - 8.96 MBTo learn more, visit:http:// www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#73 - Happiness - How to Recover from Burnout and Find Happiness Again
September 08, 2015 19:00 - 16 minutes - 7.75 MBExploring our options to find happiness when we burnout. To learn more, visit http://www.HappinesssPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#72 - Happiness - The Powerful Influence of Others
August 23, 2015 19:00 - 19 minutes - 8.77 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, we explore how we can be positively and negatively influenced by others. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#71 - Happiness Lessons from the Narcissist
August 08, 2015 19:00 - 17 minutes - 8.11 MBWhat it a narcissistic personality disorder and how is letting go of the ego the opposite of a narcissist and the key ingredient of happiness. To learn more, visit http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#70 Happiness - Finding Happiness When Life is Really Hard
July 24, 2015 19:00 - 21 minutes - 9.73 MBIn this podcast, we explore who to still live well when living with pain. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#69 Happiness - The Kiss of St. Francis of Assisi
June 21, 2015 19:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBLessons on happiness from St. Francis of Assisi. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#68 Happiness - The Precious Value of Free Time
June 13, 2015 19:00 - 16 minutes - 7.67 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, we explore the importance to making time to be happy and not wait until someday to be happy. Happiness is now. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#67 Happiness - Supermax Prison vs. The Grand Chartreuse Monastery
May 17, 2015 19:00 - 13 minutes - 6 MBWe will explores lessons for being happy from both the Supermax Prison and The Grand Chartreuse Monastery--a fascinating comparison. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#66 Happiness - How Dreams Can Cause Suffering
May 02, 2015 19:00 - 13 minutes - 6.01 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff explores the 2 dangers that dreams can have on us and how to live well with our dreams. To learn more about the podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#65 Happiness - How Kindness Creates Happiness
April 24, 2015 19:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, we look at the research showing the correlation being kindness and happiness in couples and how being kind towards others and ourselves is a key component of happiness. To learn more about the Podcast, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#64 Happiness - Finding Happiness with PTSD Symptoms
March 21, 2015 19:00 - 14 minutes - 6.72 MBHow do we find happiness and peace when we have gone through traumatic events. Learn how in this episode of the Happiness Podcast: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org To explore Dr. Puff's Corporate Workshops, go to: http://www.SuccessBeyondYourImagination.com
#63 Happiness–How Music Effects Our Happiness
February 27, 2015 20:00 - 16 minutes - 7.41 MBExplore both the positive and negative impact music can have on our lives with Dr. Robert Puff’s Happiness Podcast.
#62 Happiness – Seeking Happiness Can Keep Us Unhappy
February 06, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 5.56 MBIn process of seeking happiness, we can create stories in our minds that actually keep us from “being” happy. Come explore, with Dr. Puff, how we can be happy without seeking for happiness. If you would like to learn more about the world of happiness, please visit: http://www.happinesspodcast.org
#61 Happiness – Neuroplasticity and Happiness Habits
January 24, 2015 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBResearch has soon that we can change our brains structure through activities we engage in. Learn how we can change our brains to be happier. If you what to learn more about the world of happiness, visit www.HappinessPodcast.org
#60 Happiness – Having a Back-up Plan for Happiness
January 17, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 5.55 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Puff explores the importance of being flexible with our plans so we can have good experiences no matter what happens. To learn more, visit: http://www.happinesspodcast.org
#59 Happiness – Finding Happiness with a Diagnosis of Cancer
December 01, 2014 20:00 - 16 minutes - 7.75 MBIs there a successful way to emotionally deal with a diagnosis of cancer, whether our own, or a loved one? In this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff explores ways we can find happiness even with cancer.
#58 Happiness – Treating Life as a Permanent Vacation
November 08, 2014 20:00 - 18 minutes - 8.34 MBIn this Happiness Podcast episode, Dr. Puff explores how when we treat everything in life as temporary and don’t cling to things, like when we are on vacation, then happiness will be our reward. To learn more, visit http://www.HappinessPodcast.org
#57 Happiness – Henry David Thoreau’s “Simplify, Simplify, Simplify”
October 27, 2014 19:00 - 21 minutes - 9.64 MBIn the Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff explores the importance of keeping our life free so that we have time for happiness. As Henry David Thoreau said in Walden, “Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify, simplify! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.” To learn more, go to http://www.HappinessPodcast.org
#56 Happiness – Finding Happiness and Living Well with the Ongoing Challenges
October 11, 2014 19:00 - 15 minutes - 6.97 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff examines how we can live well even with the ongoing challenges of life by letting go of the expectations that there won’t be anymore challenges.
#55 Happiness – How to Keep Finding Pleasure in Life
October 05, 2014 19:00 - 19 minutes - 8.86 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Robert Puff explore how we can maintain an overall love of life by keeping our hearts young and with newness.
#54 Happiness – The Root Cause of Our Suffering and How to End It
September 20, 2014 19:00 - 18 minutes - 8.67 MBIn this Happiness Podcast episode, Dr. Robert Puff explores how we evolved to suffer thousands of years ago and how to change this suffering “habit” into living a happy life “habit.”
#53 Happiness – 3 Things to do When “Bad” Things Happen
September 15, 2014 19:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this Happiness Podcast, Dr. Robert Puff explores what we can do when we go through tough times in life. To learn more, visit: www.HappinessPodcast.org
#52 Happiness – 3 Steps for Changing Bad Habits into Good Habits
September 07, 2014 19:00 - 17 minutes - 7.96 MBDr. Robert Puff explores the 3 steps for changing our bad habits into good habits on the Happiness Podcast. Whether we struggle with addictions or just frustrating habits, this episode gives us effective tools for change.
#51 Happiness – Three Key Components for Staying Happy
August 30, 2014 19:00 - 16 minutes - 7.74 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Robert Puff discusses the three key components for keeping our emotional and mental health at a “happy” level for the rest of our lives. To learn more, visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org
#50 Happiness – Relationships: Losing a Partner
August 24, 2014 19:00 - 21 minutes - 9.78 MBThis is part 4 of a 4 part series Dr. Robert Puff is doing on relationships. This episode focuses on losing a partner. To learn more, please visit http://www.happinesspodcast.org
#49 Happiness – Relationships: Keeping a Great Partner
August 17, 2014 19:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBThis is part 3 of a 4 part series Dr. Robert Puff is doing on relationships. This episode focuses on finding a great partner. To learn more about the Happiness Podcast, please visit: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org
#48 Happiness – Relationships: Finding a Great Partner
August 05, 2014 19:00 - 20 minutes - 9.47 MBThis is part 2 of a 4 part series Dr. Robert Puff is doing on relationships. This episode focuses on finding a great partner.
#47 Happiness – Relationships: Being a Great Partner
August 02, 2014 19:00 - 11 minutes - 5.29 MBThis is part 1 of a 4 part series Dr. Robert Puff is doing on relationship. This episode focuses on being a great partner.
# 46 Happiness – How to Respond with Kindness When Others React with Anger
July 28, 2014 19:00 - 17 minutes - 8.15 MBIn our world, we see so much hatred and anger acted out towards each other. In this podcast, Dr. Puff teaches us how to respond appropriately when others react inappropriately towards us.
#45 Happiness – Monastery of San Francisco and Our Death
July 21, 2014 19:00 - 12 minutes - 5.57 MBWhile on vacation to Peru, Dr. Robert Puff visited the Monastery of San Francisco’s Catacombs and discusses our own limited life-span and learning how to live well in the face of and ultimate truth of our deaths.
#44 Happiness – “Kindness” is a Key Ingredient of Change
June 23, 2014 19:00 - 14 minutes - 6.53 MBIf we want to be happy, we have to work towards changing our “unhappiness” behavior and thoughts. Kindness is the key ingredient to bring about this change.
#43 Happiness – “Adaptation” is a Key Ingredient of Happiness
June 13, 2014 19:00 - 17 minutes - 7.87 MBIn this episode, we explore the power of “adaptation.” Life if full of changes, adaptation is the key ingredient to deal successfully with these changes.