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Live Happy Now

522 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 503 ratings

Bringing you scientifically proven tips and ideas to live a happier and more meaningful life through interviews with positive psychology 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.

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Episodes

EP72: Lisa Loeb - Sparking Happiness Through Creativity

July 05, 2016 11:00 - 21 minutes - 10 MB

Pop star, author, style maven, philanthropist and mom Lisa Loeb has recently released her fourth children’s album exclusively with Amazon, Nursery Rhyme Parade. In this episode we talk about the importance of creativity to overall happiness, the song writing process and the Camp Lisa Foundation.

EP71: Raj Raghunathan - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy?

June 28, 2016 11:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MB

Raj Raghunathan is professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He is interested in exploring the impact that people’s judgments and decisions have on their own happiness and fulfillment. Raj also has an online course on happiness with over 120,000 students from literally every country in the world.

EP70: Joseph Cardillo - How to Master Body Intelligence

June 21, 2016 11:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

Joseph Cardillo, Ph.D. joins Live Happy science editor Paula Felps this week to look at body intelligence and harnessing your body’s energies for your best life. Joseph is the best-selling author of several books in the fields of health, mind-body-spirit, and psychology and appears as the energy management expert in Michael Strahan’s new book Wake Up Happy.

EP69: Zelana Montminy - 21 Days to Resilience

June 13, 2016 15:19 - 21 minutes - 9.71 MB

Zelana Montminy, Ph.D., is a leading figure in positive psychology, bringing a unique and varied skill set to the well-being realm. Zelana is the author of 21 Days to Resilience, which is ranked No. 1 on Amazon’s Mental Health Hot New Releases, and she speaks around the world on the topic of resilience.

EP68: Dr. Michelle Robin - Small Changes, Big Shifts

June 07, 2016 11:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MB

Live Happy CEO Deborah K. Heisz joins Dr. Michelle Robin to talk about the impact of small changes on your overall well-being. Michelle is an international speaker, best-selling author and founder of Your Wellness Connection, one of the nation’s most successful integrative healing centers.

EP67: Kristin Meekhof - Finding Joy After Loss

May 31, 2016 14:08 - 17 minutes - 8.05 MB

In this episode we touch on the difficult subject of finding joy after the loss of a loved one. And although everyone must deal with grief in his or her own way, it is possible to be able to get back to living a life full of joy and find your authentic happiness once again. Kristin Meekhof who is a licensed master’s level social worker and author of the book A Widow’s Guide to Healing: Gentle Support and Advice For the First Five Years and was a contributor to Live Happy: Ten Practices for...

EP66: Neil Pasricha - The Happiness Equation

May 25, 2016 19:09 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MB

Neil Pasricha is The New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Awesome series. Neil is a Harvard MBA, one of the most popular TED speakers of all time and the Director of the Institute for Global Happiness. He has dedicated the past 15 years of his life to developing leaders—creating global programs inside the world’s largest companies and speaking to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In this episode, he shares more about his new book The Happiness Equation: Want Noth...

EP65: Ross Mathews - From Small Town Life to the Hollywood Red Carpet

May 17, 2016 18:48 - 20 minutes - 9.17 MB

Ross Mathews has won the hearts of millions of Americans since his television debut as a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ross is author of the national best-seller Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence and can currently be seen as the newest host of FOX's Hollywood Today Live, on the red carpet with E! for the biggest awards shows of the season, and returning as a judge on the smash hit, LOGO series RuPaul’s Drag Race. In this episode we learn more about Ross’s ...

EP64: Linda Swain - The Happiest People and Places on the Planet

May 10, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 8.35 MB

Linda Swain is a creator, producer and television host. Her most recent nationally televised show, Tapping IN: The Happiest People & Places on the Planet received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Travel Program in 2015. Tapping IN combines Linda’s passion to share the stories of others through television and nearly 30 years of spanning the globe, searching for the happiest people and places on the planet for her travel company Swain Destinations.

EP63: Joshua Smyth - How Expressive Writing Improves Your Happiness

May 03, 2016 12:59 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MB

Joshua Smyth, Ph.D., is a professor of Biobehavioral Health andMedicine at Penn State and co-author of the upcoming bookOpening Up by Writing It Down–How Expressive Writing ImprovesHealth and Eases Emotional Pain. Joshua was interviewed for anarticle in our latest issue of Live Happy magazine abouthow a 20 minute practice of creative writing can help make youhappier, healthier and more resilient. In this episode of LiveHappy Now, we talk with him about how expressive writing canhelp manage s...

EP62: Dr. Edward Hallowell - The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness

April 26, 2016 11:00 - 20 minutes - 9.43 MB

We talk with child and adult psychiatrist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Edward Hallowell on the steps parents can take to help their children become happier as adults. Dr. Hallowell graduated from Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine and was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004. He has authored twenty books on various psychological topics including the power of the human connection, methods of forgiving others, dealing with worry, managing excess...

EP61: Peter Neill - Why the Oceans Matter More Than We Realize

April 19, 2016 11:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MB

Learn more about the importance of our oceans to our global well-being with Peter Neill, founder and director of World Ocean Observatory. World Ocean Observatory is a web-based place of exchange for information and education about the health of the ocean. Peter is also host of World Ocean Radio, a weekly series of 5-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics, and editor of World Ocean Journal, a bi-annual e-magazine of the WOO focused on ocean culture and solutions to today’s ocean...

EP60: Matt Tenney - The Mindfulness Edge

April 12, 2016 11:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB

In this episode of Live Happy Now, we discover why mindfulness can be considered the ultimate success habit. Matt Tenney is author of The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule. Through keynote speeches and training programs, Matt works to develop highly effective leaders who achieve extraordinary, long-term business outcomes and live more fulfilling lives.

EP59: Stacy Kaiser - The Perfect Parent

April 05, 2016 20:47 - 20 minutes - 9.57 MB

In this episode of Live Happy Now we talk with Stacy Kaiser, Live Happy editor at large, about the idea of "super parents" and why striving to be a good parent by allowing room for error and accepting imperfections really helps model to children that trying your best is what is really important. Stacy is a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, media personality and author of How to Be a Grown Up: The Ten Secret Skills Everyone Needs to Know.

EP58: Dr. Drew Ramsey on Health

March 29, 2016 11:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MB

In this episode, Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Dr. Drew Ramsey about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: health. Dr. Drew is The New York Times best-selling author of Fifty Shades of Kale and The Happiness Diet. He is one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health.

EP57: Kenneth Pargament on Spirituality

March 24, 2016 11:00 - 19 minutes - 8.78 MB

In this episode Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Kenneth Pargament, Ph.D., about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: resilience. Kenneth has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is professor emeritus of psychology at Bowling Green State University. He is also author of The Psychology of Religion and Coping and Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred.

EP56: Steve Leventhal on Resilience

March 22, 2016 11:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

In this episode Live Happy magazine science editor Paula Felps talks with Steve Leventhal, executive director of CorStone, about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: resilience. CorStone is an international nongovernmental organization that develops and provides personal resilience programs to improve well-being for youth worldwide, focusing on adolescent girls in developing countries as critical change-agents in their communities. CorStone believes that cultivating personal resilience is ...

EP55: Celebrate the International Day of Happiness

March 17, 2016 13:01 - 13 minutes - 6.07 MB

In this episode we are joined by Live Happy Director of Digital Marketing and Products Laura Coppedge to share more about the International Day of Happiness and what Live Happy is doing to celebrate this special day.

EP54: Ali Smith on Mindfulness

March 15, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 8.66 MB

In this episode Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Ali Smith, co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, on one of 10 practices for choosing joy: mindfulness. Ali has more than 15 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness to diverse populations. Through his work at the Holistic Life Foundation, he has developed and piloted yoga and mindfulness programs with at-risk youth at drug treatment centers, juvenile detention centers, alternative high sc...

EP53: Birju Pandya on Giving Back

March 10, 2016 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MB

In this episode Live Happy co-founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Birju Pandya, a senior advisor for RSF Social Financial, on one of ten practices for choosing joy: giving back. Birju is also involved with ServiceSpace, an organization run entirely by volunteers that leverages technology to encourage everyday people around the world to do small acts of service. Some of the projects by ServiceSpace include a daily positive news service, an acts-of-kindness portal, and a g...

EP52: Sonja Lyubomirsky on Gratitude

March 08, 2016 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.75 MB

In this episode Live Happy Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Sonja Lyubomirsky about gratitude. Sonja is author of The How of Happiness, the first book by a highly-credentialed positive psychologist to present the latest research in a “how-to” format. Sonja’s work has been awarded a Templeton Psychology Prize, a Science of Generosity grant, a John Templeton Foundation grant, and a million-dollar grant (with Ken Sheldon) from the National Institute of Mental Health t...

EP51: Holly Raynes on Creativity

March 03, 2016 14:08 - 21 minutes - 9.83 MB

Holly Raynes was inspired by a family member who was a Titanic survivor and another who escaped from Poland in World War II. Her book, Nation of Enemies, combines lessons from the past with a healthy fear of the modern landscape. A longtime member of Boston’s writing community, Holly has a history of trying anything once (acting, diving out of a plane and white water rafting). Out of all the things she has tried, writing and raising children seem to have stuck. In this episode, Live Happy c...

EP50: The Science of Savoring with Paula Felps PLUS a preview of the April 2016 issue

March 01, 2016 14:01 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MB

Paula Felps is the science editor for Live Happy magazine and has worked as a freelance writer and editor since 1998, covering topics from health and fitness to luxury cars and travel to business and technology. She has written for publications and websites such as Executive Travel, American Driver, Self and Reserve. In this episode, Live Happy co-founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Paula about the science of savoring and shares a glimpse into the new April 2016 issue...

EP49: Alastair Moock on Meaning

February 24, 2016 14:40 - 11.4 MB

Alastair Moock is a 2013 Grammy Awards nominee and a two-time winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Awards. His works have twice been included in The Fids and Kamily Industry Critics’ Top 3 Albums of the Year. Long one of Boston’s premier folk artists, Alastair turned his attention to family music after the birth of his twin daughters in 2006. The New York Times calls him “a Tom Waits for kids” and The Boston Globe declares, “in the footsteps of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, Alastair Moock mak...

EP48: Mary Miller on Attitude

February 22, 2016 22:56 - 21 minutes - 9.76 MB

Mary Miller is the CEO and owner of JANCOA Janitorial Service, Inc., an award-winning commercial cleaning service located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary is known for her positive outlook and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power. Through her renowned employee benefits program, the Dream Manager, she has created an exceptional work environment and a truly successful organization. The Dream Manager, popularized by the bestselling book under the same name, grew from an em...

EP47: Barbara Fredrickson on Relationships and Love

February 16, 2016 15:10 - 19 minutes - 8.75 MB

Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., serves as the president of the International Positive Psychology Association and is considered one of the most highly cited scholars in the field of psychology today. Her research reveals how micro-moments of love and other forms of positivity nourish your health, wisdom and longevity. In this episode, Live Happy co-founder and Editorial Director Deborah K. Heisz talks with Barbara on one of ten practices for choosing joy—relationships and love.

EP46: James and Suzie Pawelski - Achieving Harmonious Passion

February 11, 2016 14:03 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

Suzie Pileggi Pawelski is a contributing editor for Live Happy magazine as well as wellness counselor specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on health and relationships. Her 2010 Scientific American Mind cover story "The Happy Couple" was selected by the magazine as one of its most intriguing articles of recent years. James Pawelski, Ph.D., is Director of Education and Senior Scholar in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. For the last ten year...

EP45: Success Stories - 90 Days to a Happier You

February 08, 2016 23:55 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

In this episode we talk to the Live Happy team members who recently took part in the “90 Days to a Happier You” challenge. Find out how Susan, Kim, Donna, Shelley and Chris learned to make better choices and build habits that have helped them become happier people. Through this series we'll tackle topics like improving communication with others, managing negative thinking, overcoming chronic insomnia, setting life goals and learning to unplug from work.

EP44: Gretchen Rubin - Better Than Before

February 02, 2016 13:56 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the blockbuster New York Times best-sellers Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. On her popular weekly podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft. In this episode Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks about the power of habits in creating a happier and more successful life.

EP43: Valorie Burton - Find Your Happiness Trigger

January 28, 2016 13:51 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MB

Valorie Burton is a best-selling author and speaker who helps people "get unstuck" and "be unstoppable" in every area of their lives. As a certified personal and executive coach, Valorie has served hundreds of clients in more than 40 states and nine countries, and is the founder of The Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute. In this episode Live Happy Co-Founder, COO and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Valorie about identifying your personal happiness triggers, how to bounce...

EP42: Christine Carter - Learning to Unplug from Work

January 26, 2016 14:02 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

In this special podcast series, we have partnered with top well-being experts to help coach five members of our Live Happy team on how to make better choices and build habits that lead to more fulfilling lives. Through this series we'll tackle life-changing topics such as improving communication with others, managing negative thinking, overcoming chronic insomnia, setting life goals and learning to unplug from work. In this episode, Live Happy science editor Paula Felps talks with Christine...

EP41: Emma Seppälä - The Happiness Track

January 20, 2016 15:01 - 14 minutes - 6.42 MB

Emma Seppälä is Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education as well as the author of The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success. Her areas of research include positive organizational psychology, health psychology, cultural psychology, well-being and resilience. In this episode Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Emma about what the science of happiness is...

EP40: Caroline Miller - Setting Career Goals

January 19, 2016 16:51 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

In this special podcast series we have partnered with top well-being experts to help coach five members of our Live Happy team on how to make better choices and build habits that lead to more fulfilling lives. Through this series we'll tackle life-changing topics such as improving communication with others, managing negative thinking, overcoming chronic insomnia, setting life goals and learning to unplug from work. In this episode Live Happy magazine Science Editor Paula Felps talks with Ca...

EP39: Michael Breus - Overcoming Chronic Insomnia

January 14, 2016 14:05 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MB

In this special podcast series we have partnered with top well-being experts to help coach five members of our Live Happy team on how to make better choices and build habits that lead to more fulfilling lives. Through this series we'll tackle topics like improving communication with others, managing negative thinking, overcoming chronic insomnia, setting life goals and learning to unplug from work. In this episode Live Happy magazine Science Editor Paula Felps talks with Michael Breus, Ph.D...

EP38: Karen Cassiday - Managing Negative Thinking

January 12, 2016 14:22 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MB

Karen Cassiday is the president-elect of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America as well as owner of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago-the first private clinic in the Chicago area to offer exposure-based treatment for anxiety disorders. Karen has multiple published articles in the area of anxiety disorders, and is an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of anxiety and related disorders in children through adults. In this episode Live Happy magazine Scie...

EP37: Michele Gravelle - Improving Communication with Others

January 07, 2016 14:25 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB

In this special podcast series we have partnered with top well-being experts to help coach five members of our Live Happy team on how to make better choices and build habits that lead more fulfilling lives. Through this series we tackle topics like improving communication with others, managing negative thinking, overcoming chronic insomnia, setting life goals and learning to unplug from work. Michele Gravelle is a consultant with Triad Consulting where she works with the authors of the best...

EP36: Tal Ben Shahar - 3 Steps to Lasting Change PLUS a preview of the February 2016 issue

January 05, 2016 14:36 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

Tal Ben Shahar, Ph.D., is an author and lecturer who taught Harvard University’s most popular course on positive psychology and its third most popular course on the psychology of leadership. Tal is also a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Wholebeing Institute, Happier.TV, Potentialife and the Maytiv Center for Research and Practice in Positive Psychology.   In this episode Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Tal about the three steps to las...

EP35: Michelle Segar - New Year, New You

December 31, 2015 14:53 - 19 minutes - 8.77 MB

Michelle Segar, Ph.D., is a motivation scientist and author of the critically acclaimed No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness. She is also the Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center (SHARP) at the University of Michigan, chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan’s Communications Committee and a leading authority on what motivates people to choose and maintain healthy behaviors. With the new year upon us, we...

EP34: The Best of Live Happy Now 2015

December 28, 2015 17:39 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MB

In this episode we look back on past interviews from the Live Happy Now podcast with Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz. Did your favorite episode make the list?

EP33: Jim Brickman - How to Find the Calm Amid Everyday Chaos

December 22, 2015 14:01 - 16 minutes - 7.77 MB

Over the past 20 years, Grammy Award-nominated Jim Brickman has amassed a huge following as a contemporary pianist. Fans trust his music to deal with a crisis, rekindle romance, or simply relax. In his latest book, Soothe: How to find Calm Amid Everyday Chaos—he compiles a collection of both spiritual and practical advice that mirrors the way it feels when listening to his music. In this episode we learn more about Jim's experience and his tips to soothe your stress to find a more relaxed s...

EP32: Margaret Greenberg - Profit from the Positive

December 16, 2015 15:41 - 24 minutes - 11 MB

Margaret H. Greenberg is a certified executive coach, international speaker, “Positive Work” columnist for Live Happy magazine, and the coauthor of the business book Profit from the Positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity and Transform Your Business. Margaret is a pioneer in the field of positive psychology, having graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s very first Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. In this episode, Margaret and Live Happy Co-Founder...

EP31: Jenny Santi - The Giving Way to Happiness

December 15, 2015 14:17 - 19 minutes - 8.86 MB

Jenny Santi is a trusted philanthropy advisor to some of the world's most generous givers and celebrity activists. In this episode Jenny shares the science behind giving, how it makes you feel good and ways to overcome compassion fatigue.

EP30: Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi - Super Genes

December 07, 2015 19:13 - 18 minutes - 8.48 MB

Deepak Chopra is a pioneer of integrative medicine and the author of more than 80 books published in 43 languages. Many have been New York Times best-sellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories. Rudolph E. Tanzi is an internationally acclaimed expert on Alzheimer's disease and was included in TIME magazine's "TIME 100 Most Influential people in the World." In this episode, Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz talks with Deepak and Rudolph on their lates...

EP29: Sara Oliveri - Coach Yourself to Happiness

December 02, 2015 20:47 - 23 minutes - 11 MB

Sara Oliveri is a Washington, D.C-based life coach and speaker who helps people, as well as organizations, create happier lives. She is one of less than 300 graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode we talk about effective tools to create a more meaningful and fulfilling life and how to identify your personal core values to help you achieve authentic happiness.

EP28: Dr. Drew Ramsey - Happier with Every Bite

November 30, 2015 22:16 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB

Dr. Drew Ramsey, New York Times best-selling author of Fifty Shades of Kale and The Happiness Diet, is one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health. In this episode Live Happy Science Editor Paula Felps talks with Drew about the best foods for a healthy and growing brain as well as great tips for wholesome eating on a budget.

EP27: Anne Fishel - Home for Dinner

November 24, 2015 14:58 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MB

Anne K. Fishel, Ph.D., is director of the Family and Couples Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and an associate clinical professor of psychology at the Harvard Medical School. She is a co-founder of The Family Dinner Project, a non-profit group that works online and in person to help families have healthy and enjoyable dinners, as well as meaningful conversation at the table. In this episode we explore why family dinners are great for the body, mind and mental heal...

EP26: Rhonda Cornum - Resilience Boot Camp

November 19, 2015 14:45 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MB

Rhonda Cornum was a 36-year-old flight surgeon in 1991 when her Black Hawk helicopter was sent to rescue a downed F-16 pilot. Through this “one week of misadventure” she remained positive. Learn where that resilience came from, the major challenges to teaching and learning resilience, and a few tips to help you become more resilient.

EP25: Tom Rath - 3 Ways to Get More Out of Life

November 17, 2015 17:45 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MB

Tom Rath is a best-selling author and researcher who studies the role of human behavior in business, health and well-being. Live Happy Editorial Director, COO and Co-Founder Deborah Heisz talks with Tom about his most recent work, a feature-length documentary film, Fully Charged, which explores the key elements of energizing one's work and life through personal stories and interviews with the world's leading social scientists.

EP24: Louis Alloro - Tap Into the Power of Gratitude

November 10, 2015 15:19 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MB

Louis Alloro is a change-agent working with individuals and organizations to enable positive evolution, even through the most difficult challenges. He is one of the first 100 people in the world to earn a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a second master's degree in the Foundations of Education. In this episode we look at the power of gratitude as well as recommendations for positivity and peace during the holiday season.

EP23: Dr. Michael Finkelstein - The Slow Medicine Approach to Forgiveness

November 09, 2015 15:30 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MB

Dr. Michael Finkelstein, also known as The Slow Medicine Doctor, is the author of Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing for Chronic Illness. Dr. Finkelstein has been featured in The New York Times and on CNN for his work on both a micro and macro point of view on today’s health care needs and challenges. Live Happy COO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director Deborah Heisz joins Dr. Finkelstein to discuss the definition of forgiveness and some tools for releasing stress from traumatic experiences or to...

Guests

Deborah Heisz
8 Episodes
Chris Libby
5 Episodes
Paula Felps
5 Episodes
Carin Rockind
3 Episodes
Lea Waters
3 Episodes
Amy Blankson
2 Episodes
Jon Kabat
2 Episodes
Karen Guggenheim
2 Episodes
Stacy Kaiser
2 Episodes
Tiffany Shlain
2 Episodes
Ariel Garten
1 Episode
Courtney Carver
1 Episode
Dan Buettner
1 Episode
Daniel Pink
1 Episode
Dr. Daniel Amen
1 Episode
Dr. Samantha Brody
1 Episode
Dr. Sasha Heinz
1 Episode
Isaac Lidsky
1 Episode
Jeff Sanders
1 Episode
Jennifer Louden
1 Episode
Jonathan Haidt
1 Episode
Kristin Neff
1 Episode
Mark Nepo
1 Episode
Mary Pipher
1 Episode
Neil Pasricha
1 Episode
Nick Ortner
1 Episode
Peter Montoya
1 Episode
Rebecca West
1 Episode
Rosalind Wiseman
1 Episode
Ruth Soukup
1 Episode
Sheri Salata
1 Episode
Srikumar Rao
1 Episode
Stefan Sagmeister
1 Episode
Susan Hyatt
1 Episode
Tal Ben-Shahar
1 Episode
Wil Wheaton
1 Episode