Survivor to Thriver Show with Happiness Expert Samia Bano
385 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLearn exactly how to thrive in every area of your life, and do it with fun and ease!
Your spiritual and mental health is the foundation upon which your thriving life is built. Therefore most of our episodes focus on how you can enhance your spiritual and mental health.
However, we also sprinkle in episodes that help you see how you can thrive in other areas of your life as well, such as your relationships, profession/business, etc.
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NOTE: Episodes older than 3 months are archived in video format on Samia's YouTube channel. Check them out at https://www.youtube.com/c/SamiaBano
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Episodes
Scared, but in a good way...
May 08, 2015 03:41 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares an experience of when she felt scared, but in a good way and the consequences she faced of indulging that fear...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How I got my big insight...
May 05, 2015 07:22 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the time when her best self shocked her last year with a massive challenge...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
My big mistake in living my purpose
May 03, 2015 02:35 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares her reflections on a big mistake that she made in the process of living her life meaning and purpose that slowed down her progress by many years...! Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
When your dreams are labeled unrealistic
May 02, 2015 01:08 - 26 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on how we can deal with a situation where everyone around us seems to think that our vision, goals and dreams are unrealistic and advise us to give up on them...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
When confused between many options...
April 30, 2015 11:00 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares a strategy that you can use to help you figure out how to effectively deal with a situation where you are torn between many options for what to do in life...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Getting out of the fog... Part 2
April 28, 2015 22:23 - 24 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on how to get out of the 'fog' that can surround us and make us unsure about how to move forward in our lives... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Getting out of the fog...
April 27, 2015 23:40 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano talks about how to get out of the 'fog' that can surround us and make us unsure about how to move forward in our lives... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How to figure out your life purpose...
April 26, 2015 20:57 - 25 minutesHappiness Expert Samia puts the life lessons of living our life meaning and purpose in the context of her own survivor to thriver journey and shares one important technique to help you figure out your life purpose...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
When it got confusing in college...
April 25, 2015 11:24 - 24 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano puts the life lessons of living our life meaning and purpose in the context of her own survivor to thriver journey and reflects on important lessons that she learned through her experience...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How to live in the moment...
April 23, 2015 14:00 - 18 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares a simple technique that you can use to live in the moment and greatly enhance your ability to stop suffering and start living with more inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
The root cause of worry & stress...
April 22, 2015 23:39 - 15 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the root cause of our worry and stress that prevents us from living with the inner peace & joy we desire... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
When to give up or persevere...
April 20, 2015 22:33 - 20 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano discusses how we can eliminate the confusion about when it's better to give up on a particular vision or goal vs. when it is better to persevere towards it... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Don't know your purpose? Get excited!
April 18, 2015 00:20 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the exciting opportunity underlying the challenge of not know your life purpose yet... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
The purpose of our lives is...
April 17, 2015 01:51 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares her reflections on what is the purpose of our lives...You must live in alignment with this purpose if you want to stop suffering & start living with inner peace and joy! Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Why living with purpose is essential...
April 16, 2015 01:30 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares what the negative consequences are to our health and well being when we live without a sense of purpose to our lives...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How to easily discover your purpose...
April 12, 2015 14:00 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares the easiest and quickest way you can discover your life meaning & purpose... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Societal expectations vs. my purpose...
April 11, 2015 14:00 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the challenges we can face in living our life meaning & purpose when our visions, goals & dreams conflict with societal expectations and prescriptions of how we should live... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Something highly effective people do...
April 10, 2015 09:38 - 21 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on one of the habits of highly effective people that allows them to live their life meaning & purpose and in so doing achieve more inner peace & joy in their lives...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Our need for meaning & purpose
April 08, 2015 01:00 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on why it is so crucial for us to have a clear sense of our life meaning & purpose if we are to succeed in our goal of creating lives free of suffering, lives full of inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Jesus & Nonviolence, Part 3
April 06, 2015 14:00 - 22 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares some key teachings from the book 'Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way' by Walter Wink, highlighting how we can use the teachings of Jesus to help us find creative non-violent solutions to stop suffering & start living inner peace & joy. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Jesus & Nonviolence, Part 2
April 05, 2015 14:00 - 12 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares some key teachings from the book 'Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way' by Walter Wink, highlighting how we can use the teachings of Jesus to help us find creative non-violent solutions to stop suffering & start living inner peace & joy. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Jesus and Nonviolence
April 04, 2015 14:00 - 24 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares some key teachings from the book 'Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way' by Walter Wink, highlighting how we can use the teachings of Jesus to help us find creative non-violent solutions to stop suffering & start living inner peace & joy. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
There is always a third way...
April 03, 2015 15:00 - 22 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the idea that there is always a solution to every problem, and there is always a win-win solution available that allows us to meet our needs and maintain our inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
What I can always control is...
April 03, 2015 05:48 - 18 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the limits that exist on our ability to control our well-being and lives and what that means for how we can stop suffering & starting living inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Limits on our ability to control, Part 3
March 31, 2015 02:50 - 20 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the limits that exist on our ability to control our well-being and lives and what that means for how we can stop suffering & starting living inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Limits on our ability to control, Part 2
March 29, 2015 14:00 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the limits that exist on our ability to control our well-being and lives and what that means for how we can stop suffering & starting living inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33 Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Limits on our ability to control, Part 1
March 28, 2015 23:02 - 20 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the limits that exist on our ability to control our well-being and lives and what that means for how we can stop suffering & starting living inner peace & joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33 Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
The causes of our behavior, part 2
March 26, 2015 14:00 - 21 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares how we can use our understanding of what causes our behavior to change it more easily and effectively... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
The causes of our behavior...
March 25, 2015 14:00 - 18 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the causal chain that leads to our behavior and results and how we can apply that knowledge to achieve greater control over our well being and thus eliminate suffering from our lives. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
The key to controlling your wellbeing
March 24, 2015 11:00 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano discusses why chasing after things outside of us doesn't really helps us achieve the inner peace & joy we desire and what is the real key to controlling our mental & emotional wellbeing... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Pursuit of happiness = insanity?
March 24, 2015 00:00 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the big problem that is inherent in our 'pursuit of happiness' and what to do about it. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
To be in control of your emotions...
March 22, 2015 20:42 - 18 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on what is needed for us to achieve control over our emotions so that we can stop suffering & start living inner peace and joy... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How to make the 'right' decision...
March 20, 2015 15:00 - 20 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares a technique that can help you make the 'right' decision, i.e. a decision that allows you to meet your need to care and be cared for, to love and be loved, so that you are neither being selfish nor denying yourself self-care. Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How selfishness leads to suffering
March 19, 2015 08:59 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on how selfish behavior can trap us in a life of suffering and prevent us from achieving the inner peace and joy we desire... Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Not getting the results you want?
March 17, 2015 14:00 - 18 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores one of the key reasons why despite doing everything you are supposed to be doing to help yourself heal and stop suffering, you may not be achieving the inner peace & joy you want...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Are you living like a cow?
March 16, 2015 16:59 - 23 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the idea of how you may be living like a cow and hindering yourself from achieving the life of inner peace & joy you want...Let Samia know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Many problems, but 1 root?
March 14, 2015 15:00 - 24 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores how the many challenges that we face in life, though appearing to be very different from each other on the surface, can stem from the same root causes and what to do about it... Let me know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Root cause of the Scarcity Mindset...
March 13, 2015 21:36 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares what she discovered about the root cause underlying the scarcity mindset & how to deal with it...Let me know what you think at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
problems = opportunity to live
March 11, 2015 16:00 - 15 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano delves deeper in her reflection on the idea that things don't have to be 'perfect' for us to live with inner peace & joy. Indeed, problems can be seen as an opportunity to live more full lives...
Things don't need to be 'perfect'!
March 10, 2015 16:00 - 11 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano gives herself a reality check & reflects on why things don't need to be 'perfect' for us to be happy and live with inner peace & joy...
Escaping the emotional roller coaster...
March 09, 2015 16:00 - 16 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares a really important key to how we can escape the emotional roller coaster... Let us know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Reality check on how trust builds
March 05, 2015 18:00 - 12 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the process that is needed to build trust... Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Abundance or scarcity? Part 3
March 04, 2015 18:00 - 17 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares the reflections of her heart on why she believes this a universe of abundance, compassion & co-operation & how you can experience it too... Let us know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Abundance or scarcity? Part 2
March 03, 2015 18:00 - 15 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano makes the case for this being a universe of abundance, compassion & co-operation...
A universe of abundance or scarcity?
March 02, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on how we can determine whether this a universe of scarcity or abundance, and why it is crucial for us to make this determination if we are going to achieve inner peace and thriving in our life...Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How to change your behavior
March 01, 2015 18:00 - 14 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano reflects on the biggest reason why we often fail in our efforts to change our behavior and what to do about it...Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
From arrogance to bad pride...
February 28, 2015 17:00 - 20 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano shares her own struggles with arrogance and bad pride and how they negatively affected her healing and growth...Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
How I became arrogant...
February 27, 2015 16:00 - 19 minutesHappiness Expert shares her struggle with attachments born of arrogance and the negative impact those attachments had on her life...Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Love vs. Attachment, Part 5
February 25, 2015 18:00 - 16 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores how we can understand the teaching, "love says God will give all the world's happiness to my love..." Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33
Love vs. Attachment, Part 4
February 24, 2015 18:00 - 15 minutesHappiness Expert Samia Bano explores the teaching, "Love says God will give all the world's happiness to my love, whereas attachment believes I will give all the world's happiness to my love..." Let me know what you think on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/samia.bano.33