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Andrew Soren is the founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, an advisory firm that partners with organizations worldwide to make work a place where people can bring their best to do good. He is a leadership coach, facilitator, and expert in applied positive psychology.  Andrew currently helps lead the International Positive Psychology Association and has been part of the instructional team in the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program for 12 years. He hosts his own podcast called Meaningful Work Matters. In this thought-provoking conversation, Jamie, Julie, and Andrew explore the complexities of meaningful work and its impact on individuals and organizations. Grounded in the ancient Greek concept of eudaimonia, or human flourishing, they discuss how aligning work with values and purpose can lead to both personal fulfillment and professional growth. They also examine the emotional toll of deeply meaningful yet often underfunded roles—such as those in recovery and caregiving—and the challenges that come with sustaining motivation and well-being in these spaces. Drawing on his extensive experience in organizational wellbeing and positive leadership, Andrew offers insight into the balance required to make meaningful work sustainable. The group highlights the importance of cultivating both individual resilience and supportive workplace cultures, emphasizing that change must happen on both personal and organizational levels. They also explore strategies for preventing burnout, maintaining boundaries, and fostering environments where people feel empowered to thrive  Jamie, Julie, and Andrew also provide actionable takeaways for integrating meaning and purpose into professional settings and everyday life. From the value of practical wisdom to the need for balanced living, this conversation is a powerful reminder that meaningful work isn't just about what we do—but how and why we do it.  Topics Discussed: Cultivating meaning within your work and life  Discovering your purpose, significance, and congruence Compassion & connection with oneself to build strong relationships with others Why “voice before choice” is key to designing a healthier, more human-centered system Finding a balance between big, long-term goals, and small, daily, easily-achievable goals — CHAPTERS:  00:00 Introduction to Meaningful Work 00:11 Welcome to Positive Recovery MD 01:10 Introducing Andrew Soren 03:13 The Dark Side of Meaningful Work 04:03 Exploring the Concept of Meaning 08:42 Challenges in Meaningful Professions 12:56 Organizational and Individual Solutions 21:32 Creating Shared Understanding in Organizations 24:35 Voice and Choice in Positive Recovery 25:57 The What If Statement: Becoming Your Most Onic Self 26:31 Aristotle's Eudaimonia and Modern Society 28:56 Balancing Work, Wellbeing, and Practical Wisdom 36:07 The Importance of Meaning in Life and Work 38:20 Maslow's Hierarchy and the Sailboat Metaphor 40:16 Struggles and Solutions in Recovery 43:35 Conclusion and Community Connection — Connect with Andrew Soren on Social:  Website: https://www.eudaimonicbydesign.com/  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsoren  Podcast: https://www.eudaimonicbydesign.com/podcast — Connect with PRC on Social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/positiverecoverycenters  FB: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveRecoveryCenters  TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@positiverecoverycenter  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/positiverecoverycenters  YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JcDF1gjlYch4V4iBbCgZg   Want even more expert insights and support on the recovery journey? Subscribe to our newsletter for inspiration, mental health tips, and community updates—straight to your inbox!

The conversation delves into the critical relationship between purpose, meaning, and trust in the workplace, emphasizing that joy on the job arises from engaging in purpose-driven work with a trusted team. Britt Andreotta, an internationally recognized thought leader, shares her insights on how individuals can find their purpose and align it with their work, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic, which has prompted many to reflect on their values and career choices. The episode explores the difference between hedonic well-being, characterized by immediate pleasure, and eudaimonic well-being, rooted in long-term meaning and fulfillment. Britt discusses the various misconceptions surrounding purpose, such as the belief that it must be lofty or easily discovered, highlighting that finding purpose is often a gradual journey shaped by personal and external influences. Managers and leaders are encouraged to foster an environment that clarifies organizational purpose and builds trust among teams, ultimately leading to improved employee satisfaction and organizational success.Britt Andreotta's discussion on the significance of purpose in the workplace resonates deeply in today's rapidly changing work environment. She articulates that joy at work is not a mere byproduct of job satisfaction but rather a result of engaging in purpose-driven work with a trusted team. By referencing the work of Paul Zak, Andreotta emphasizes how psychological safety and trust are essential ingredients for fostering an environment where employees can thrive. The conversation reveals that organizations must prioritize clarity of purpose in their missions to ensure that every team member feels connected to a greater goal. This connection not only enhances individual morale but also drives collective success, as employees are more likely to engage fully when they understand how their work contributes to the organization's objectives.The episode further delves into the difference between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, with Andreotta explaining how short-term happiness must be balanced with long-term fulfillment derived from meaningful work. This balance is increasingly crucial as people reflect on their lives, especially in the wake of the pandemic, which has prompted many to seek deeper meaning in their professional roles. Andreotta's insights challenge traditional notions of success, inviting listeners to reconsider what it means to lead a fulfilling life at work. She encourages individuals to reflect on their core values and how these can align with their professional paths, offering a roadmap for achieving personal and organizational alignment.Moreover, Andreotta offers valuable strategies for managers looking to cultivate a purpose-driven culture. She stresses the importance of understanding employees' motivations and facilitating open conversations about purpose. By creating a supportive environment where relationships are nurtured, organizations can significantly enhance employee engagement and retention. The episode serves as a powerful reminder of the profound impact that purpose-driven work can have on individuals and organizations alike, urging leaders to embrace this shift for the benefit of their teams and their broader communities.Takeaways: Purpose-driven work is essential for fulfillment, but it's important to balance it with happiness. The journey to discover one's purpose is often gradual and may involve trial and error. Organizations that emphasize purpose and social responsibility see higher employee retention and satisfaction. Building trust within teams is crucial for creating a positive work environment and achieving goals. Managers should actively engage with employees to understand their values and what motivates them. Eudaimonic well-being, characterized by meaning and purpose, is necessary for long-term satisfaction....

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E033: Get Off The Treadmill   "Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body." – Seneca   In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: There is a psychological theory called the hedonic treadmill that describes the tendency of humans to return to a relatively stable level of happiness or satisfaction following temporary changes in life circumstances. In other words, we can turn the speed of our happiness up or down with our pursuits of pleasure, but in the end, we just keep running in place.     So, how do we do get off of this treadmill? By focusing on eudaimonic pursuits over hedonic ones.        Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor | www.kristoforhealey.com Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here! Buy your copy of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man, here! Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!   Takeaways   The hedonic treadmill describes the tendency of humans to return to a relatively stable level of happiness or satisfaction following temporary changes in life circumstances. Eudaimonic happiness, which focuses on living a life of virtue and meaning, can provide a deeper and more enduring sense of fulfillment than hedonic happiness. Persisting through difficulty and resisting the allure of short-term gratification can lead to personal growth and a greater level of happiness. Expanding one's comfort zone by embracing challenges and hardships can catalyze a deeper level of happiness and satisfaction in life.   Until Next Time…out of role! 

Today, we're tackling a crucial topic—finding and fostering meaningful work. It's not just about what we do, but aligning our work with our deepest values to find joy and purpose every day. I'm thrilled to be joined by Andrew Soren, a leader dedicated to enhancing well-being in the workplace. Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, he's a trailblazer in creating positive workplace environments and a respected mentor in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania. We explore how to align our daily tasks with our deepest values and find real joy and purpose every single day. We discuss the challenges of balancing intense passion with necessary boundaries to prevent burnout and how workplaces can support our well-being and growth. Here's what you'll learn: - While meaningful work boosts motivation, it can also risk burnout and career dissatisfaction. - Eudaimonia—a life rich in meaning—is foundational to understanding job satisfaction - Effective organizational and societal support is vital for fostering meaningful work environments - How to invite a sense of "mattering" into your work and workplaces LINKS: - Learn about Eudamonic by Design - Learn about finding meaning and purpose  - Listen to my episode with Cory Muscara

In this episode, Yvonne sits down with Emma Seppälä, Ph. D who is a Yale lecturer and faculty director, international speaker, and the best-selling author of Sovereign and The Happiness Track. Through those books, she helps people to use the science of happiness to accelerate their success and reclaim full control over all aspects of their lives (sovereignty). She and Yvonne discuss what happiness is, and why it is so elusive. As well as discuss how to teach your children to be happy. This episode is packed with things anyone can do to become happier and improve their lives. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are two types of happiness. The hedonic type gives you a fleeting dopamine high. Eudaimonic happiness, e.g., when you help others, is long-lasting and sustaining. Gratitude matters, it keeps everything in perspective. Self-criticism is self-loathing. If your friend makes a mistake, you sympathize and help them through it, so why is it that when you make a mistake you tear yourself apart? It's not normal to have a toxic relationship with yourself.  Sovereignty is reclaiming your potential, and your right to love yourself. When facing a challenge, don´t ask am I good enough. Instead, ask what do I need. When you say yes to something you don´t want to do, you are saying no to you. Lack of sleep is one of the biggest predictors of suicide. Fear, doubt, and anxiety overshadow intuition.  Be rational but also take note of what your intuition is telling you. Sovereignty requires the courage to go against the grain. When you have a supportive relationship with yourself you become a highly positive influence on others. BEST MOMENTS ‘If you have a life characterized by compassion, by kindness then your happiness levels are also more sustained. ´ ‘It can be hard in the moment, but over time, you reap the rewards.' ‘Self-criticism leads to anxiety, depression, fear of failure, less willingness to try again.'   GUEST AND EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.emmaseppala.com/the-happiness-track https://www.artofliving.org  VALUABLE RESOURCES Website: pausepenny.com Instagram: @yvonnetchrakian_manifest @pause.penny LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-tchrakian-64257619/ HOST BIO Yvonne started her career as a corporate lawyer for one of Ireland's top law firms. After the loss of a baby during pregnancy, Yvonne founded Pause. Penny - which was created to inspire people to manifest their dream lives. She is also a mom of four. Yvonne is a serial manifester, manifesting everything from her dream jobs (yes, multiple), her soulmate, dream house, and even her twins! Podcast Description This podcast is all about manifesting your dream life. Interviews with incredible entrepreneurs who are using manifestation to create successful businesses and solo episodes on how to start manifesting everything you desire. Yvonne teaches you 7 simple steps to manifesting your dream life, shares her own personal manifestation stories, and gives practical advice on how to make manifestation a lifestyle. Tune in and I guarantee you will be manifesting your dreams!

This week on It's Never About Money, I am joined by Associate Professor Lisa A. Williams. Lisa is a social psychologist whose research explores how emotions shape and are shaped by social processes. Specifically, her research focuses on the adaptive functions of positive social emotions such as pride and gratitude.      In our conversation, we explored well-being and the relationship between happiness and meaning. Lisa explains what hedonic well-being and eudaimonic well-being are, and why it is important to have a healthy balance of both. We also talk about the pursuit of more (income, things etc) and stress the importance of social relationships.     This was a thoroughly enlightening and thought provoking episode to record, so I hope you enjoy it!     FIND OUT MORE:     > Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn > Follow Lisa on Twitter: @williamslisaphd     ABOUT IT'S NEVER ABOUT MONEY:   Joe Stephan is a Financial Planner with Stephan Independent Advisory, based in Melbourne, Australia: www.siadvisory.com.au   It's Never About Money is powered by Stephan Independent Advisory: www.itsneveraboutmoney.com.au   It's Never About Money is a proud supporter of Cufa: https://www.cufa.org.au/   

There is a well known book for men called the second mountain by David Brookes.In the book he talks about this idea of men climbing their first mountain for Hedonic pleasure.And the second one for Eudaimonic pleasure and in the session we outline the difference between the two.This podcast is ideal for guys who are a little lost coming into their 30's/40's.EnjoyBen & Pete. >>>>>>>Join the Facebook group where we hang about daily: Join Here Are you a man in business and have a partner? Don't waste another second on trying to please everyone! Watch our 13min training w/Google doc cheat sheet - Watch Here Check out the website for events & program details: AwakenedMan Follow AMP Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter Follow Pete: Instagram | Facebook Follow Ben: Instagram | Facebook

"In Selbstgemachtem steckt ein Stück von mir selbst." – Über den Wert des Unverfälschten, Ursprünglichen und Wahren in Zeiten von künstlicher Intelligenz und sozialen Medien. Was ist Echtheit? Was bedroht die Echtheit in der Gegenwart? Und wie können wir sie in unserem Leben fördern? In dieser Podcastfolge erkunden Sinja und Boris verschiedene Antworten auf diese Fragen.Wie gefällt dir Verstehen, fühlen, glücklich sein? Erzähle es uns hier.Boris und Sinja freuen sich weiter über deine Fragen und Sprachnachrichten an unsere Whatsapp-Nummer 01782039465. Hintergründe und Studien:Sinja und Boris gehen in dieser Folge unter anderem auf die Titelgeschichte des aktuellen Flowmagazins (Nr. 77) *Wie wir das Leben wirklich fühlen* von Christiane Stella Bongertz ein. Das Magazin ist seit dem 21.11.2023 im Handel und online erhältlich. Chae, J. (2018). Reexamining the relationship between social media and happiness: The effects of various social media platforms on reconceptualized happiness. _Telematics and Informatics_, _35_(6), 1656-1664. Link zur StudieHancock, J., Liu, S. X., Luo, M., & Mieczkowski, H. (2022). Psychological well-being and social media use: A meta-analysis of associations between social media use and depression, anxiety, loneliness, eudaimonic, hedonic and social well-being. _Anxiety, Loneliness, Eudaimonic, Hedonic and Social Well-Being (March 9, 2022)_. Link zur StudieValkenburg, P. M. (2022). Social media use and well-being: What we know and what we need to know. _Current Opinion in Psychology_, _45_, 101294. Link zur StudieTwenge, J. M. (2019). More time on technology, less happiness? Associations between digital-media use and psychological well-being. _Current Directions in Psychological Science_, _28_(4), 372-379. Link zur StudieUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Hedonic self-care involves activities that we find pleasurable. A massage or a nap or time spent with dear friends. Eudaimonic self-care includes those things we do not necessarily because they are pleasurable in the moment, but because they support our goals and objectives.  Things like getting our teeth cleaned, or doing meal prep ahead of a busy week, or spending time and money on a therapist or hiring a health coach. You could easily get the impression that eudaimonic self-care is better or more virtuous than hedonic self-care. But this is not the case. And I don't want you to forsake hedonic self-care as lesser than.Key Takeaways Try to maintain a balance between those things you do because they make you feel good in the moment and those things you do because they contribute to your long term well-being. Both are important to a fulfilling life. Cramming in a lot of peak experiences doesn't guarantee that you'll look back on your life and feel it was well-lived.  One way to waste time is to spend it doing things that don't really matter. But another way to waste time is to spend it living for an imaginary future.  Whether hedonic or eudaimonic, if it comes at the expense of your mental, physical, or financial wellbeing, it doesn't qualify as true self-care. MentionedEpisode 80: Rescuing Self-care from Consumer Culture4000 Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman30 Day Nutrition Upgrade ★ Support this podcast ★

On today's episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I welcome the brilliant Dr. Gillian Mandrick to discuss the science of happiness. Dr. Mandrick, a health scientist from Western University, unravels the science behind happiness, from our personal values to our emotions. We discuss how we can leverage technology to gauge our happiness levels and we also tackle the role of fitness and lifestyle in our pursuit of lasting joy. If you enjoyed this podcast, you can get more from me at MikeTNelson.com/podcast. You can see all the other podcasts and guest episodes I've done. Then if you scroll down, you can subscribe to my Fitness Insider Newsletter.Episode Chapters:(0:00:01) - Finding Happiness Through Fitness(0:09:37) - Exploring Happiness, Purpose, and Hobbies(0:19:18) - The Element of Surprise(0:24:06) - The Connection Between Happiness and Goals(0:32:07) - Autonomy and Finding Happiness in Goals(0:40:48) - Understanding Happiness and Personal Values(0:47:27) - Embracing Emotions for Positive Experiences(0:55:49) - The Fascination With Happiness and ChallengesConnect with Dr. Mandich:WebsiteInstagramIn Dr. Mandich's words:"I'm a scientist on a mission to help people live their happiest life. I'm a published researcher; two-time TEDx speaker; the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research; and you can often find me in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, and The Morning Show."

What if you could tap into the ancient philosophy of eudaimonic happiness to create a thriving, engaged and productive work culture? That's exactly what we're discussing with Dr. Alise Cortez interviewing Dr. Pelè, in this eye-opening episode. Drawing on the lessons of resilience, joy, and determination from his war-torn African upbringing, Dr. Pelè shares his belief that happiness is not a result of success but the precursor to it.As we navigate through the episode, we uncover Dr. Pelè's unique "H.A.P.P.Y." strategy - a remarkable model that leverages software to foster happiness, appreciation, pride, purpose, and a 'yes' mentality within teams. Don't miss this enlightening conversation - it might just hold the keys to transforming your work culture!Connect with Dr. Pelè online here:website: https://drpele.comSoftware: https://profitablehappiness.comBook: https://amzn.to/3HGSsy3Music: https://drpele.com/musicLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drpele

In this podcast episode, we discuss the intricate nature of happiness. Although we may grapple with the challenge of defining happiness, we can easily describe moments when we're not happy, which can lead to emotional struggles or even depression. But what do we really understand about human happiness? What ignites it within us? Amid these questions, we explore the science that supports happiness and look critically at the "mental health" industry and its promise to guide us on our quest for happiness.The Pursuit of Happiness - by Dr. Roger McFillinIf you are in a crisis or think you have an emergency, call your doctor or 911. If you're considering suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK to speak with a skilled trained counselor.RADICALLY GENUINE PODCASTDr. Roger McFillin / Radically Genuine WebsiteYouTube @RadicallyGenuineDr. Roger McFillin (@DrMcFillin) / X (Twitter)Substack | Radically Genuine | Dr. Roger McFillinInstagram @radicallygenuineContact Radically Genuine—-----------FREE DOWNLOAD! DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS—----------ADDITIONAL RESOURCES1:30 - General Social Survey2:00 - World Happiness Report 20233:00 - Antidepressant Use Among Adults: United States, 2015-20184:30 - Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas | Profile5:00 - Daniel Gilbert11:00 - Science-Based Tools for Increasing Happiness - Huberman Lab19:00 - Blue Zones Netflix Documentary26:30 - Eudaimonic vs. Hedonic Happiness | Overview & Differences - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com29:00 - Who Is Martin Seligman and What Does He Do?30:00 - VIA Character Strengths & Survey: 31 Ways to Spot Strengths32:00 - VIA Survey41:00 - 7 Japanese Words You Need To Be Living Your Life By48:30 - Subjective Well-Being—A Way to Measure Your Own Happiness1:01:00 - 6 Ways Optimism Affects Your Level of Happiness - Happier Human1:22:00 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer | Goodreads

Mental health and well-being have now become sirens summoning the attention and resources of leaders intent on engaging and retaining their people. What is necessary to fully manage a team to high performance is a combination of informed methodology and measurement. Dr. Pele shares his latest strategies and software for harnessing the Profitable Happiness approach to help companies create cultures of collaboration, innovation, and engagement that drive high performance and a sense of belonging.Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays at 6PM ET.Working on Purpose TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Working on Purpose Radio Show is broadcast on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Working on Purpose Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

Everyone operates on autopilot occasionally, but that's no way to spend your entire life. In this week's episode, Allyson Lewis, time-management pro, best-selling author, and founder of the 7 Minute Life, joins us to share how devoting time daily to careful planning and reflection can put you in complete control behind the wheel. Listen to learn how just seven minutes every morning can set you up for success, pinpoint the five most important tasks to complete before 11 a.m., discover how you can train yourself to be proactive and not reactive, and understand the value of ending each day with seven minutes of reflection and gratitude. Be sure to check out our show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode. Want to see how we can help with your marketing? Visit: www.remindermedia.com/StayPaidMarketing 0:33    Introduction 1:54    Allyson's journey 5:27    Why people are not focusing on themselves 7:37    Using 7 minutes to improve your life 8:40    The 5 words to change your life 9:00    People have lost the ability to think 10:40  Clarify what you want to do 12:37  Create a plan 16:35  How to add discipline to your day 21:10  Choosing to take action 22:53  The 7 minutes at the end of your day 25:55  Making sure you have purpose 28:12  Eudaimonic happiness 33:07  Action Item

In this episode of Real Talk, KJK Student Defense Attorneys Susan Stone and Kristina Supler are joined by Dr. Christine Whelan, and academic researcher in helping people find purpose and meaning in life.  Topics that they discuss are around a growing portion of young people not wanting to have kids.  The conversation includes how young women view having families versus having a career; Did Covid impact young adults on wanting to have kids; and how young adults can find purpose and meaning with or without having children. Links: Dr. Christine Whelan's Website Show Notes: (02:40)  The Ups and Downs of a Declining Birth Rate (03:43)  Historical look at Women in the Home (05:42)  How young women started looking at their careers versus family (07:42)  A different but accurate viewpoint of young girls looking at motherhood (09:26)  How women look at satisfaction from something meaningful and purposeful (11:34)  How Dr. Whelan balances work with raising a family (13:59)  Looking at the costs of raising a child (16:16)  Did Covid negatively impact young adults on wanting children? (17:58)  College students are becoming more socially awkward (20:04)  Is finding purpose in life done through having children? (21:12)  Are adults without kids happier?(22:36)  How one Harvard Study defines happiness (24:32)  How Dr. Whelan teaches kids about purpose and meaning (27:25)  Dr. Whelan's perspective on how her kids shaped her life after 25 years (28:34)  How parents can talk to their adult kids about parenting (31:45)  Teaching young adults who don't want kids about being pro-social (33:46)  Changing from young adults into older adults: the evolution of our nature (34:50)  A simple exercise for parents to use to help their kids find purpose and meaning Transcript: Susan Stone: Around a year ago, I started hearing high school and college kids tell me that they don't want kids. When the first college student told me this, I thought that the sentiment was particular to that student. However, since that time, I've been hearing this from a lot of different kids. Kristina, what the heck is growing up? I mean, I remember when I was a little girl, fantasizing, what? What am I gonna name my babies when I have them? And now nobody wants babies.  Kristina Supler: I don't know. It's a really interesting question, Susan, and I'm really excited to explore today. I understand wanting to put off having children to develop a career, to launch yourself professionally, but I'm still sort of struggling with hearing from young adults who just say, I, I don't wanna have a family at all. Susan Stone: This seems to become more prevalent since Covid. And I'm wondering if it's just a coincidence. I'm hoping our guest today is gonna help us explore why students don't want children. Is it new or has the thought only been? Has it thought been around for a long time and I we're just noticing? It might be new to us. Kristina Supler: We're pleased to be joined today by, Dr. Christine Whelan, a clinical professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She's the author of Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, and Marry Smart, the Intelligent Woman's Guide to True Love. She also wrote another book called The Big Picture, A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life. And it's really a small steps program to help young adults figure out what matters and how to make it happen. And I just have to mention, there's one other piece in Dr. Whelan's that I love. And that is that at the age of eight, she hosted a nationally syndicated radio show called No Kidding, A Health Talk Show for Kids by kids.  Susan Stone: Today would be a podcast, not a radio show.  Kristina Supler: Welcome, Dr. Whelan. We're happy to have you with us.  Susan Stone: Oh, and I love that you wrote about purpose in life. I'm gonna be 57 and I keep telling everybody that after my last goes to college, I wanna find my purpose at life. But let's just kick this off. Am I right? Students don't wanna start a family. They don't dream about being mommy or daddy.  Dr. Christine Whelan: So the birth rate has been declining for, quite a while now. And, and in a sense we're seeing some positive trends. We are seeing fewer people getting pregnant accidentally. And, fewer unwanted pregnancies. We are seeing folks waiting longer to have kids perhaps until they are stably partnered and financially secure. So on the one hand, we, we can see some positive trends there. On the other hand, what we are seeing is that the United States is below replacement rate at this point. Which means that there are more people growing old and passing away than we are replacing with new babies born here. Now certainly you can have folks, who come to the United States by other means like immigration.  But when we look at changes around the decision to have or not to have a child, I think it's kind of of important to like sort of take a step back in history a little bit. Because part of my own history is the beginnings of this discussion.  So in, even as late as the 1960s, It was assumed that a man and a woman would get married and the woman would have children. And there was this assumption that you didn't really have a choice as a woman. You definitely were gonna have kids.  My mother was an epidemiologist and she looked at all sorts of demographic factors, including the choice to have children or not. And when she and my father were considering what to do, they actually went to all these child-free meetings. And so for the first couple years of their marriage, they decided they were not gonna have kids. And that this was really a radical idea in the mid seventies that a couple could get married and not have kids. So that, but then along the way, My mom thought, huh, maybe I should talk to other people who are making this decision. And she wrote a book called A Baby, Maybe A Guide to Making the Most Fateful Decision of Your Life. And she interviewed all these women who were saying, Gosh, should I have a child or should I not have a child? Which was a new topic in the 1970s. Crazy, by the end of the book, crazy. By the end of the book, She made a decision and and here you are. And here I am. So I'm, I am the Baby Maybe. But these Do have, you have siblings? I don't. I am the one and only,they obviously broke the mold when they made me. But Right. But the Baby Maybe thing is wild. so this question was coming up even the seventies.  Susan Stone: That's great. And I didn't realize that, and I wanted to comment that I read an article and I believe it was in the Times, don't quote me that China is actually rethinking. Yes, it's policy because for so long it was a one child rule and now the country is below replacement rate. Who would've thought? Yeah.  Kristina Supler: So what's the cause or the reason why young adults now are reevaluating. Life goal?  Susan Stone: Is it worse? is has something changed since the seventies?  Dr. Christine Whelan: Yeah. So first of all, in the seventies, the blame was placed on overachieving women who were not doing their responsible thing and staying home and having babies. And there was a lot of cultural commentary about these women who were getting too much education and wanted to work and weren't like, doing their part. How dare they. It became a sort of politically polarized issue. And,and what the role of woman was.  Then as we see, then as that began to fade, and especially as a nation, as we became,less religiously driven, and right, and more individually driven in our career choices. We then saw that in fact, those women who were highly educated and successful in their careers, we saw the tide turning. And it was those women who were in fact, more likely to get married, more likely to stay in stable relationships and more likely to have children. They were just doing so at a later age.  So in terms of lifetime childbearing, we were seeing women having children in their thirties and into their early forties, as a much more common occurrence rather than in their early twenties. And so that's what we began to seein the nineties and the early 2000. But unfortunately for, for those who are hoping for more of a replacement rate in the United States as that age of first birth kept getting pushed back and further back, yes, there were, there were advances in terms of in vitro fertilization and other treatments to help women have children, past normal childbearing age. But we also saw an increasing number of people saying, That ship has sailed. I have chosen to do different things in my life.  Susan Stone: So what's going on now? Why are younger kids, high school kids saying, I, I don't wanna do this. What's making them  Dr. Christine Whelan: think that way? A couple things. First, they watch their parents and how their parents are struggling. At one point, one of my kids, oh my God, mommy, that makes sense, mommy. It doesn't look like it's very much fun to be a mommy. You have to work, you have to do, all this stuff at home. You never rest or get a, abreak. This doesn't look like this is that much fun. And the mother in me, just cringes and says, oh no Ma, now I have to, on top of everything else I have to do now, apparently I have to make mothering look more fun. Otherwise I'm gonna raise a generation of kids who don't wanna do this. It. so I think first of all, kids are seeing the challenge of working motherhood. Second, we are really being raised in a very individualistic culture. And when it's all about me, me, me, and what makes me happy, parenting by its very nature, is a sacrifice, right? It is a giving of yourself. It is a generative thing, and that's not something our culture talks about. Kristina Supler: Totally agree. It's the ultimate act of selflessness in many ways because your life becomes about others.  Susan Stone: I, it's interesting because I am your statistic. I had my first child in 97 and my last child in the early two thousands, and I had three did my best to get them done with, but I will say age makes a difference. It's hard getting up the older you are in the middle of the night with that crying baby. And then you never sleep. Let's be real. You never sleep the same. I still am up at three in the morning thinking about my daughter who's 25. And so how do we present it in a way that's joyous? I think the joy comes later. Don't you think?  Dr. Christine Whelan: That is, yes. That is very true. And so in the academic world, we would say that it really, what you're talking about is Eudaimonic happiness. That's what Aristotle called the idea of,satisfaction from putting your all into something that is very meaningful and purposeful for you. And Eudaimonic happiness is really wonderful. Hedonic, happiness is happiness in the moment. And, I think we really need both. So what these young adults who are saying, I don't wanna have kids, what they're seeing is decades without any hedonic happiness in front of them. And, and so Eudaimonic happiness out in the distance doesn't seem quite as appealing as giving up all of your hedonic happiness right now. If that's the way society frames parenting.  And the reason I, in part, we frame it that way, is because we have this idea that you have to be a superwoman. You have to do it all. So you have to have a gr big career, and you have to, somehow be with your children all the time and leaving women feeling like they're failing all the time.  And interestingly enough, leaving the kids feeling like they are to blame for their parents overwhelm and discontent. And so then we wonder why kids don't wanna have kids themselves.  Kristina Supler: You have my thinking about the idea of it all. In essence, it all starts at home. I mean, when Susan and I are representing students across the country dealing with various form, Issues that are essentially crisis. So often the root of an issue, you know, you can trace it back to various family dynamics. And I'm just wrestling with this idea of children, seeing their mothers, struggle to balance it all and achieve professional goals. And it is a struggle.  But then also this idea and perhaps that, makes them not want to have kids. But then also you have to show, it's important to show your kids' happiness and joy. And I think it's important to, to have kids see both of that. But it sounds like there, there's risk in having your kids see moms struggle because it's hard to have it all and do it all. what are your thoughts on what the right balance is there? Dr. Christine Whelan: Man, I would love to know what the right balance is because I'm trying to figure it out on a day-to-day basis. I, there's that old adage that, you have to fill your own bucket before you can, before you can give to others. And so what I decided for myself is that I would not be who I am unless I did paid work of some sort At the same time, I also realized that I can't be who I am if I didn't spend a big chunk of my time with my family and, and mothering and engaged in all of the childcare activities. So what that meant is that I had to kindpull back in both and try to do a little bit in different, you know, at different times. Now it's not that I do 50 50 on a daily basis. There are some days where tomorrow I'm gonna be gone all day giving a guest lecture at Emory Law School. I will be gone all day and I won't see the kids in the morning when they get up or at night when they go to sleep. That's not a balanced day in terms of mothering. That's a day dedicated to my career. Sure.  But then there are plenty of other days where on Friday they're gonna be off school. I'm gonna be with them all day long. And so I think of finding the balance that works for you is important and also important for the next generation to see that there are choices that they can make to do things either differently than what I did, or differently than some of the other cultural messages that they're getting. Optionality is really what everybody wants, and yet not having, a clear path also stresses people out. So it's a double-edged sword.  Susan Stone: What is also stressful is just cost of raising children. Ugh, so expensive, and I'm not talking about the tennis lessons and the high price colleges. I'm talking basic copays for the pediatrician. They need medicine, all of it. Therapy, clothes, some people have kids that I have a really good friend, her son, she blinks and he needs new pants. And not everybody can afford that.  So the stress of economics has got to impact that choice. And then I hear students say, there's only so much to go around and I want that money that I make for me, is that selfish or realistic? Dr. Christine Whelan: I think it's quite realistic. So these students are also gonna be coming out with a whole lot of debt. So how do you think about adding another dependent person to your budget when you yourself are very much in the red?  My grandmother used to say that every baby comes with its own loaf of bread. And I, that was such a sweet expression and so not true. I was trying to sake,  Kristina Supler: I was pondering that. I'm like, wait, what?  Susan Stone: No. Even formulas expensive. Exactly.  Dr. Christine Whelan: Even formula diaper first. Sure. And and they're, and while there are ways to keep the costs down and to do sharing economy things. it's very difficult. The other thing that, that, by the way that is difficult is childcare. And because we have a generation of folks who, who are pursuing their careers, we also don't have a bunch of grandparents who are interested in giving free childcare to their grandchildren. And so that because they can't afford to do so. Susan Stone: Yeah, that's really interesting. I remember that when my daughter was in elementary school, that she had a project called Notable Woman, and she picked Indra Nui, who was the CEO of Pepsi. And we went to visit her. She shared that her dream would be that eventually when her children had children, she would give up this role of running a major conglomeration and help raise her kids because that was her culture that her parents helped her. Now, I was a single mother and boy, I could have used that help.  Kristina Supler: Oh yeah. you think about single parents and all the complicated dynamics that bear on child raising today. And,I'm just thinking to the comment about food and formula. And it popped into my head not that long ago, there was the formula shortage. Iwho would've predicted that? The stress of, oh my gosh, I literally don't know if I can give my child a bottle in two hours.  Susan Stone: That's scary. But do you think the pandemic and that the fact that more people can work from home, will that encourage maybe some rethinking of this issue? Dr. Christine Whelan: No. And in fact, I think it actually might make it worse. So what we're also seeing is young adults having first sexual intercourse at later ages. And while that is good from a disease and pregnancy, un unplanned pregnancy perspective, one of the things that we're really seeing is that the reason why young adults are not being physically intimate with each other is because they're not physically together. Yeah, a lot. And wow. You ha Yeah. So then you have a generation that's increasingly physically isolated. And the more that we physically isolate people, the less likely it is that you're going to create a family. As we delay marriage, as we delay,these kind of,these kinds of intimate partner bonds then obviously we're going to be delaying having children and, and making babies the normal way, right? So I worry that the pandemic actually is going to make things worse rather than better. And by the way, for all the moms out there who tried to raise their young children, during the, that, those early days of the lockdown, which is, youjust three years ago, we remember what it was like to try to do our jobs and have a toddler or two or three running around. So no work from home is not easier with kids.  Kristina Supler: I read some media interview you did where you were speaking about th this issue and the fact that there was no pandemic baby boom. Eventually, hopefully, fingers crossed when we all come back together at some point and we're not so in this idea of working from home, although I'm assuming we will come back together, perhaps we won't. Do you expect though, eventually to see birth rates climb again?  Dr. Christine Whelan: I worry about this a little bit because with my college students, they are really still socially awkward. They don't have the same, social skills or even really the desire to hang out with other people that I would have expected young adults to have at this age. And if we see a shift more toward virtual worlds, more toward virtual interactions, then just basic, basic, physiology. If you're not there together, it's gonna be really hard to, to make babies and raise them in co environment. Susan Stone: I wanna shift a little bit because you've written a lot about finding your purpose in life. And I come from the philosophical belief that we're all here to correct our character defects through finding meaning and that we all have a unique gift.  But I gotta tell you, nothing holds a mirror to your face as to your character defects or your strengths then having children. When you see that kid, I both good and bad. You know my daughter, I love to cook and I watched my youngest this weekend create a homemade focaccia. And she's mom, I just wanna be a good cook like you are. You always make such beautiful dishes. You feel pride.  Conversely, I have a spitfire temper, and when I see my kids lose their temper, I know exactly where that came from and who's to blame? But it gives me an opportunity to work on myself and say, ouch, I don't like that character trait. This is something that I need to work on to be a better person. And the more I model the mistakes I've made and how I correct them, I feel like I'm fulfilling my purpose through children. What are your thoughts on that?  Dr. Christine Whelan: That is very beautiful and very, a very evolved way of thinking about it. It's not the way that everybody else often thinks about it. If we, if the other way you could be thinking about it is when you see your children acting in ways that you don't like about yourself, a lot of people lash out at their kids. And are, and are particularly angry at their kids because they are embarrassed that is also their behavior. And so if you can do some really good work around it. And grow from it. That would be ideal. But not everybody is there. I, the joke that I make with my kids is that I will know that I have been a good mother if they are in therapy for different problems than what I am in therapy for.  Susan Stone: yes. Kristina Supler: That, that is very funny. That is very funny. Let's be real. We're talking, having kids is not a walk in the park. It can, it's high highs and low lows. And teens in particular can really be particularly frustrating and challenging and also awesome. But are people, what does the research say? Are adults without kids happier?  Dr. Christine Whelan: Yeah. So this is the, this is the tricky bit. is that, At the end of life, whether you have had a child or not doesn't really matter in terms of your happiness. It's not that adults with without kids are happier. It's that, and or that people with kids are less happy. It's that when I don't know any mother who look or father who looks at their children and says, I wish I had not had these children. We don't as humans, tend to have that feeling. So we make a choice one way or the other and we build a life around it.  And and it's one of life's, my, this was one of my mother's wonderful lines. She would say, it's just one of life's many options. And,and she, what she meant there was that we all have a lot of choices. But also there is that, that underpinning of that which is, and then those choices have consequences.  So if you are the type of person that does not wanna have children, and you know that about yourself, don't have children. Don't do it because somebody else wants you to or you think you should. And if you are the type of person that wants to have children and that, that really craves that, then don't worry about whether you're gonna be able to balance it all. Have the children. Create the family. Create the love. and you will. generations of us have figured it out. Live your life. I'm just gonna say it's live  Kristina Supler: your life it's what we tell our kids. Peer pressure. Don't succumb to it. You do you,  Dr. Christine Whelan: whatever it is, and  Susan Stone: whatever it is. If you want a baby, have a baby. If you don't You will find meaning in other ways. But we know from Harvard's happiness study And I love this study That the quality of relationships is what determines happiness. Absolutely. Yeah. it's not quantity. It is quality.  Dr. Christine Whelan: And you can have those quality relatations outside of your nuclear family. Those quality relationships very much can come from friends, from extended family. But often those quality relationships come in your intimate family from children, from partners. And that of course is the line with Ain't. If Mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy or you are only as happy as your least happy child.  Susan Stone: Yeah, I will say that I still remember that moment than when I had my first daughter. And Alex, if you're listening to this, it's about you. And I will say, when they handed that baby to me, it really was like a holiday Hollywood moment. I, I fell in love with her in a way that I have never experienced before. And yes, I fell in love with the siblings too. And you never did. You only  Kristina Supler: had  Susan Stone: that feeling once. Only once. No, but you do. When they hand you that baby. There is that euphoria that you get that depth of love. It's just different from other love. Kristina Supler: I'm gonna challenge you on that. That I think that is, I don't know that all women feel that. I think a lot of women hold that baby and they. Oh God, what now? or probably done.  Susan Stone: Yeah. that's a good point. Not ever. Some people feel depressed or overwhelmed.  Dr. Christine Whelan: Absolutely. And you can also have all of those feelings all at once. And you can have the love and the overwhelm and the terror. And those feelings will last throughout the lifetime. You know, we're all an experiment of one, right? This is, there is no one size fits all approach to this, which is why I really like teaching young adults about the idea of purpose and meaning. Because it's about asking questions of what are your core values? What are your strengths? Who do you wanna positively impact? What are the fears and anxieties that come up for you in a day? in a, when you are trying to tackle a big project or make a decision? And then how can you make purpose-based commitments one step at a time to do the things that matter to you? And what I, when I break it down for young adults like that, it really helps, I think, because these are huge topics that might otherwise emotionally paralyze us. And breaking it down hopefully demystifies it and allows people to make a decision that's right for them.  Kristina Supler: In that. In the introduction, we mentioned that you are a mother of five. And so if I may ask you personal question, tell our listeners what inspired you to have such a large family. Dr. Christine Whelan: I have a Brady Bunch family. I have my, okay, so we'll start with my, so I have a seven, nine, and 11 year old who are my biological kids. And then I am stepmom to twin 14 and a half year old boys. and. It is. and of course, because we had to be a Brady Bunch family, we also added a dog so who is a girl.  So now we have three girls and three boys, and we can do the whole squares. And we have a fabulous household manager who keeps me sane. So she's our Alice. and we have the full, you  Kristina Supler: really are the Brady Bunch. We,  Dr. Christine Whelan: we really are. Now. That's funny. The Brady Bunch Square thing going, and it's total chaos. I was an only child. I grew up in an apartment in Manhattan. I am now the mother of five and a dog with a minivan in the Midwest. And I often have those moments of, I have no idea how this happened. But yet I do because, the, I love the the energy, the chaos, the the joy and the laughter. And I, it is not at all what I expected. My life did not at all turn out how I expected. And yet it is so beautiful as a,as a teaching tool for me in terms of letting go of my otherwise type a personality and control freakness and wanting to everything to be just so, because do you know what, with five kids and a dog, It can't be perfect. It's not gonna happen.  Susan Stone: It depends how we define perfect. What is perfect for you might be just getting dinner on the table and having that really good conversation come up. I  Kristina Supler: agree. That's a good point. Iperfect is obviously very, it can be different for everyone and so  Dr. Christine Whelan: Absolutely. Now my 20 year old self would have defined perfect, in a much more organized and precise fashion. My 45 year old self would wanna give my 20 year old self a hug and say, it's gonna be a wild ride, honey. But, but you're gonna come out the other end of it with a lot of self-growth. So really to your point that children are wonderful teachers and mirrors into yourself and where you need to grow. Now, thinking about this from the kids' perspective, you also wanna make sure that you are supporting them in their own individual journeys. So that they can be a mirror to themselves and make good choices about their own future.  Susan Stone: Is it even worth having a conversation with young adults when they say they do or don't want kids? Because part of me thinks you just don't know until you are at that point in life. I remember in my early twenties, cuz I was, I waited till after law school to think about it. I wouldn't even really envision what that meant. And then all of a sudden, when you want that baby, it's like you see babies everywhere. Dr. Christine Whelan: pregnant women everywhere, and that's all you see.know, when I hear a young adult say, I do or don't want children, is it something that you just let them articulate and go? Mm-hmm. Because you and I know Man plans, God laughs and you just don't know until you know. Yes. And it's worthwhile to ask those questions because they can get at deeper issues. So if somebody says, I definitely don't wanna have children. Then explore why. What is it? Do you want to build a particular kind of life for yourself? And if you do, let's take some steps toward building a life that is going to fulfill those needs and those values, and use those gifts. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're not gonna have children along the way. If I could go back to myself with a, with an infant, the first time round, I would,would wanna remind myself and all young mothers that you can strap the baby to you and go do just about whatever you want. And, and that's a really cool, so by the time I had my youngest, he was just on me and I was off and gone. And it was great. Because you have more confidence of how the child can also incorporate into the life that you wanna have. But when you're young, you see it as an either or. and that kind of dichotomy scares people.  Kristina Supler: That's funny that you, you say that because I know with my first, there were times I was literally afraid to leave the house. Like I loved her so much. But I was like, okay, how am I gonna go to the grocery store with the baby, get the food I need, get it all in the car. And it just felt incredibly overwhelming. And of course, obviously you figure it out, but, you know that, that idea of strap the baby on you, go wherever, do whatever is, for first time mothers or just some mothers in general? it's, they just can't get there and they need a lot of support and encouragement to have that realization.  Susan Stone: I do have to ask a value-based question. I agree. Not everybody's meant to be a parent. And that's a perfectly wonderful choice for someone who has a vision of their life being different. Here's where I'm struggling. And maybe even being judgy. I'm gonna get a little judgey here. What be the first time? I struggle with this though. Maybe, Kristine, you're gonna give me a little soul correction. I don't have a problem with someone saying to me, I don't want children because I wanna pursue my passion for art, or I don't like children. Where it bites me a little bit is when I hear. It out of complete selfishness. Like I want all the money for me, me, me, me, me, me. It's not like I wanna volunteer or I wanna go into service, or I wanna go into government, or I wanna run for political office, or I wanna pursue a passion. But are we devolving as a sathi, as a society where it's just the hedonistic value? And should that be corrected when you hear it out of a teenager's mouth? Do you as a parent have to say, It's not always all about you. Yes. And why is that desirable?  Dr. Christine Whelan: Yes. And the answer doesn't have to then be kids. But I teach lots about agree, the importance of pro-social behavior. Pro-social behavior means doing something that benefits someone else. And the research is absolutely clear that we have, when we use our limited resources of time, of energy, of money in a way that is pro-social, that involves others and helps others, we as individuals are much happier.  And so to the person who says, no, I don't wanna have kids. I wanna spend all that money on me. That kind of self-focus is not a recipe for happiness. However, a when this is a person who potentially was raised not having the things that they wanted because they could see how much their parents struggled to put food on the table to make sure that their kids could get stuff, they might not want to repeat that.  And at this stage of their lives. So then maybe focusing on the idea of, then great, you're gonna have this extra money. What pro-social things are you going to do with it so that you can use your gifts in keeping with your values to make a positive impact on the lives of others? That's purposeful and doesn't have to involve kids. Kristina Supler: For what it's worth. Susan, I don't think that was a judgey question slash comment. I think it was a very good one.  Susan Stone: Thank you. Thank you. I, and I really love the way you frame that because it's okay to say I don't, like children. I don't want that path. But how are you gonna give back? What is gonna be your contribution? Dr. Christine Whelan: The one other thing that I will say though is that there are periods in your life that evolutionarily, and by their very nature and structure, are going to be more selfish than others. And that's okay.  So young adulthood is a fairly solipsistic selfish time of life. It should be that way because you are investing in yourself. You are, you're, do in your own education, in your future career. You're making decisions. You've gotta focus inward on you during that period. That's understandable.   As we get older, we tend to be more generative. We tend to wanna help other people more. We tend to wanna share our wisdom. And there is a sort of an arc and various religions and cultures have seen this,that, youthere is a, there's a time in life where you are focused on yourself a time in life when you're focused on others. And then potentially a time in life when you're focused on thinking and legacy. And, and then what comes next? If you have a selfish teenager, if you have a selfish, kid in their early twenties, yes talking about pro-social behavior is important. You can also put in that kind of pro-social behavior will make you as an individual happier if that's the language that they best understand. Kristina Supler: Last question, Dr. Whelan. What advice should parents give to their own children to help them find their purpose as they look to the future?  Susan Stone: She's asking for a friend. For a friend.  Kristina Supler: Asking for a friend. That's right. not my own two children. No.  Dr. Christine Whelan: listen, I do this with my own kids too, so I have this purpose statement exercise. It's free, it's on my website, on christine wheeland.com. You can download it.  But the but what I have my kids talk about, with me, and then for themselves is those questions of what do I value? What are the strengths I wanna use and who do I wanna help? And then what are the things I am anxious about and what are the goals that I can set? And these are five questions that are in this madlibs purpose statement.  I do it myself. And then I share mine with my kids. The teenagers absolutely roll their eyes. I'm not gonna sugarcoat that one. They think this is ridiculous. However, If I model purposeful behavior and I talk about how even by making a baked potato bar for the family, I am living on purpose and why that is using my values, why that's using my gifts and keeping with my values and how I'm positively impacting them. Honestly, you gotta model the behavior that you're seeking. And so we talk a lot about this, as a family. And it might be worth having a conversation about your family purpose statement for,for the week if you do a Sunday meeting or a,or a summer purpose statement and any way that you can get this idea of values, strengths and positive impact while acknowledging fears and anxieties, cuz that's a really important this. Otherwise this gets, of sugar coated too much. Acknowledging those fears and anxieties and then saying, you know what? I'm gonna do these things and I'm gonna feel good about myself when I do these. Have that conversation. See how it goes.  Susan Stone: I'm just gonna make a wish. I don't know. Is your mom still around?  Dr. Christine Whelan: She unfortunately passed away nine years ago.  Susan Stone: I am so sorry. Well, I won't get my wish because my wish would've been for Kristina and I could to create a trip and sit with a bottle of wine with you and your mom. So since I can't get your mom, I'm grateful that we could talk about your mom and hopefully one day I can have that wish and meet you in the flesh because I would love to sit down with some rosé with you and continue this conversation offline.  Dr. Christine Whelan: I would love that too. And my eldest daughter, Eleanor, who's nearly 12, would love to join in as well, because while I had my first radio show, She started, her Health is Everything, No Kidding podcast when she was eight and she never liked  Kristina Supler: her mother  Dr. Christine Whelan: like daughter. Oh, and mother, like daughter. She has lots of ideas on this topic as well.  Susan Stone: Let us know if she would like to be on our podcast because we had students talk to us.  Dr. Christine Whelan: I love it. Yes. I'll send you, I'll send you the link to her podcast and Okay. Do  Kristina Supler: well listen to that too. Thank you so much for joining us today. It was a real treat speaking with you and I'm, our listeners enjoyed it as well.  Susan Stone: This was a fun one. Thank you.  Dr. Christine Whelan: Thank you. 

Thrive State   Thrive State is a state of being. It's an energy you feel in yourself, a frequency in your body, and that vibration goes out, and other people feel.    When we are told by the world that we are not loved, we start covering it up with pain and trauma and adopt being somebody else. We give our body stress signals—and when we feel stressed out, we don't sleep well, eat well, move well, and connect well. This stressful signal goes to our cells, and information will go up, and our immune system will go down. Thrive State is about the basic tenets of how to be a good human being. The Thrive State book is all the research about the fact that how we live our life is medicine. The thrive state vibration is about giving love.   How we live our life is Medicine   Blue Zones are areas where people are living the longest because the ways they live life actually give them life. Translating sociological data to biochemistry and molecular biology of ourselves.   Achieving higher vibration   Every single choice we make changes the vibrational energy of our being. And that vibrational energy does not only affect the people around us; it affects every single cell in our body.    We live our lives by remembering to make choices that create a beautiful life. We just need to understand that every single choice leads to an action or habit that leads to the vibration that we give to ourselves and the people around us.    Navigating Information Overload   There is a hyperbole of information out there. Finding yourself and space for yourself is very important. Take a pause. When you're still, you activate the parasympathetic system. If you trust your intuition on the information out there, you're gonna feel it and sense it, And with that, you can slowly take tiny steps to each and every choice that you make every day.   Happiness, Health and Well-being   Hedonic happiness is the pleasure that you get from things. You get the things that make you happy, so you continue to uplevel that for you to continue to be happy. Eudaimonic happiness is the feeling you have when you are connected with something bigger. That is the happiness associated with purpose.  The things that put people in a stressful state are the programming and ego. When ego is always thriving, you are always looking to serve yourself, chasing success. You go to surviving mode. But when you are just yourself and telling your body you're good, not stressed out, and enough, you are turning off the survival mode. You turn the thrive state signals.   Recovery and Technology   Technology is good but there's limitations and limiting circumstances, like money. They're good for identifying trends but not necessarily accurate. Best to ask yourself how you feel. Technology is not necessary to get you to your optimal self.   Work Culture, Sleep and Health Sleep is not for the weak–we all need it. We need to get a good night's sleep to be in the best state. If you want to have a good work culture, rest you people.   Start with the basics   Start with one, with the easiest thing for you. For me, the most important thing is rediscovering who I really am.  There is love in every single moment. Continue working on all those different layers of trauma and old conditioning and the more you do that work, the more you will be aware that you are in control of choices that you make. Breathwork has been transformative in unpacking the love vibration.   Advice from the Future Kien: You are nothing but love. Everything you think you have to do or achieve, you don't have to. Recognize the abundant amount of love you have in your life.  

CH (MAJ) Jason Phipps interviews Meredith Phipps, clinical intern at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. Meredith unpacks eudaimonic well-being and its application to the rigors of Army chaplaincy. Together, they discuss the importance of spiritual and mental readiness prior to arrival at CHBOLC and moving forward into future ministry. Meredith's studies can be found at the following links: -Experiential Appreciation https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01283-6 -Eudaimonic wellbeing as discussed in the context of polyvagal theory https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00067/full

Have you ever had someone light the flame of greatness within you? You know, that person who seems to have the magical power of mirroring your strengths back at you even when you can't see them in yourself? If you've ever had the fortune of having someone like that, then you know the kind of power that holds. When people constantly empower us and remind us of our strengths, we feel confident in who we are. This week's guest has the gift of helping others follow their curiosity and passion in a way that allows them to recognize their greatest strengths.   Andrew Soren is an ICF-certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute and is the Founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, a global network of facilitators, coaches, and advisors who share a passion for well-being and believe organizations must be designed to enable it. Together they harness the best of scholarship and years of experience to advise organizations and design systems that unlock potential and bring out the best in people.    For the past 20 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, non-profits, and public sector teams to co-create values-based cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best. From marketing and human resources to brand revitalization, leadership development, and co-creating a high-performance culture, Andrew has a knack for business leadership and nurturing relationships.    By applying positive psychology and finding gratitude every day, Andrew can help people figure out their own path in life. Who is Andrew at his best? Helping others become their very best.    Topics Discussed: The power of appreciating the awe and wonder around us Unlocking your greatest potential to become your best self How practicing Positive Psychology helps us recognize greatness Implementing gratitude in your daily routine How to cultivate and nurture positive relationships To purchase your very own Positive Recovery Quality Connection Cards, simply email us at store@positiverecovery.com today!   Connect with Andrew on Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsoren/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmsoren Connect with us on Social:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positiverecoverycenters/  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positiverecoverymd/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveRecoveryCenters/  Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/577870242872032  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/positiverecoverycenters/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JcDF1gjlYch4V4iBbCgZg    Contact Positive Recovery Centers:   If you or someone you know needs help, visit the website, or call the number below to schedule an assessment. We are here to help.    Call: 877-476-2743 Address: 902 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas 77006 Website: https://positiverecovery.com  Services: https://positiverecovery.com/services/  FAQ: https://positiverecovery.com/faq/  ---  About Positive Recovery MD Podcast:   Dr. Jason Powers is the Addiction Medicine Specialist, Creator of Positive Recovery, and the Host of Positive Recovery MD podcast. This podcast will inspire and motivate its listeners and provide the tools and foundation needed to thrive and flourish on their addiction recovery journey. Each week the Positive Recovery MD podcast community will come together to have authentic conversations around addiction, Recovery, and what matters – growth & progress, not perfection, all while developing positive habits for your life. To join the community, visit https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/OtK48nO/dailypositiverecovery to sign up to receive the daily Positive Intervention that we'll review and gain access to EXCLUSIVE Positive Recovery content available only to Positive Recovery MD listeners.   About Positive Recovery Centers:   Positive Recovery Centers is a strengths-based addiction treatment program with locations across Texas. We offer a full continuum of care, from medical detox to sober living, all supported by an ever-growing alumni community network.    Our evidence-based curriculum blends the best of the old with the new, supporting our mission: Recovery is best pursued when meaningful, intentional positive habits are formed through empowerment and resilience instead of negativity and shame.  

For this episode, David is joined by Shaileen Shah who is a happiness coach. He is the founder of Happy Life Habits. A business that helps people, communities, and companies to be happier, kinder, and more effective, and to respond in a meaningful way to the challenges that life and indeed wider society throws at us on a daily basis. Shaileen shares his own learning journey. Explaining how he explored the science of happiness and sharing some of these experiments and the results. Shaileen explains how to develop habits that naturally release the happy chemicals and flush away the stress chemicals. Something that automatically makes you feel happier as well as benefiting your health and improving the balance in your life. KEY TAKEAWAYS Shaileen´s approach is informed by scientific studies into happiness as well as by cultural practices. Doing the things that naturally release the happy chemicals in your body is powerful. Hedonic happiness is fleeting. Eudaimonic happiness goes far deeper. Pro-social practices contribute massively to happiness. Acknowledge negative emotions like anger, but don't dwell on them. You have to actively counter society's negative bias. Shaileen shares several ways to do this. Connection with others is really important. Be aware of what you have achieved in the past year. It can be used as fuel to take you further. Take stock 4 or 5 times a year. Life is short, make the absolute most of it. BEST MOMENTS ‘With that timeout, I revisited and really looked at the things which were important to me, I reflected, I looked at my values again,' ‘Happiness is not just a fleeting emotion, it's bigger than that.' ‘There is flex in my planning, if an opportunity comes along, which I hadn't planned for, but it feels right … I say yes to this' EPISODE RESOURCES Website - https://www.happylifehabits.co.uk/ Linktree - https://linktr.ee/HappyLifeHabits LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaileen-shah-Happiness-Coach Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/happylifehabitscommunity Stolen Focus by Johann Hari / https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stolen-Focus-Why-Cant-Attention-ebook/dp/B096LZDY32/ Flourish by Martin Seligman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flourish-Understanding-Happiness-Wellbeing-psychology/dp/1857885694/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3KKJWHLWJTZ8C ABOUT THE SHOW People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life. ABOUT THE HOST David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David's passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference. ARTWORK CREDIT Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencilsCONTACT METHODS LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/ Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA university groups are missing out on most of their potential, published by Johan de Kock on January 7, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The inception of the Purpose and Life Planning Track Context Many people think that Effective Altruism university groups are incredibly valuable. “To solve pressing global problems — like existential risk, global poverty, and factory farming - we need more talented, ambitious, altruistic people to focus full-time on these issues. Hundreds of thousands of these people are clustered at the world's top universities” (CEA, n.d.). I agree. However, I believe that most EA uni groups, and even the EA community as a whole, are missing out on the majority of their potential to make the most out of this opportunity. This is because the current paradigm for community building emphasises finding talented and ambitious people that want to tackle the world's most pressing problem, and not to create them. This strategy has potentially serious limitations which is preventing us from creating as much counterfactual impact as possible. TL;DR - A summary of the main points If EA university groups want to contribute as well as they can to empowering individuals to tackle the world's most pressing problems, we should not be cherry picking those students who are already naturally inclined to learn more about EA ideas. By only focusing on students who are already interested in EA ideas, we are missing the major opportunity to engage many more ambitious people to work on the world's most pressing problems, if approached from a different angle. Most university students are very young adults. Many are ambitious and conscientious but they are simply not at a point in their life where they have deeply internalised the desire to make doing good a core part of their life; If they don't decide to join your introduction fellowship, or even drop out, it does not mean that they are not a good fit for EA. The life of university students is changing very quickly and there are many conflicting interests. Before people want to learn more about EA ideas and how to apply them to their lives they must regard this as valuable. Furthermore, before EA ideas can be properly internalised, the proper foundation must be laid. I identify four root causes, particularly for younger adults, that prevent an individual from being naturally inclined to EA ideas. First, people don't understand the link between being happy and doing good. Many people think that pursuing hedonic (feeling-based) happiness is the best way to live a happy life. Eudaimonic happiness (purpose-based happiness) tends to be more effective at this, however. People don't know this. Making people aware of this difference might change their perspective on life and what they want to prioritise. Second, people often want to find a purpose in life, but it is not clear what that is and how to build one. Purpose consists to a large extent out of using your strengths to make the world a better place. Third, people have not internalised the underlying reasons about why doing good matters. Before somebody can be intrinsically motivated for something they need to understand why it is important and what the underlying reasons are. I think that we can do a lot better as a community to help people internalise these reasons. Four, learning about EA can be intimidating. Many EA ideas go against our evolutionary tendencies, such as prioritising our loved ones. Unless people have built a certain level of psychological and emotional resilience it is likely that taking EA ideas seriously is going to be too demanding. If these four points are addressed effectively it is possible to make a lot more people interested in learning about EA, and applying the ideas to their life (after initially being uninterested in your EA Introducti...

In this second part of our conversation with Dr Leah Ferguson, we continue exploring self-compassion and flourishing in sport. Specifically, we discuss gendered perspectives on self-compassion and eudaimonic well-being, the need to move away from binary perspectives on gender and considering a broader range of cultural identities, and the importance of using appropriate language when discussing self-compassion with athletes and coaches. Towards the end of the conversation, we move on to discussing indigenous athletes' wellness and ways that some indigenous athletes understand and experience flourishing in sport. Dr Leah Ferguson is an Associate Professor at University of Saskatchewan. Her research areas include sport psychology and indigenous people's wellness; the latter topic will be explored in the 2nd part of the podcast. Research discussed in this episode includes: Ferguson, L., Epp, G. B., Wuttunee, K., Dunn, M., McHugh, T. L., & Humbert, M. L. (2019). ‘It's more than just performing well in your sport. It's also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually': Indigenous women athletes' meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11(1), 1-19. Ferguson, L. J., & Gunnell, K. E. (2016).Eudaimonic well-being: A gendered perspective In Handbook of Eudaimonic Well-Being (pp. 427-436). Springer, Cham.   Reis, N. A., Kowalski, K. C., Mosewich, A. D., & Ferguson, L. J. (2022). 'That's how I am dealing with it – that is dealing with it': exploring men athletes' self-compassion through the lens of masculinity Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(2), 245-267.  

This week's episode features Andrew Soren, founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design. Andrew spoke with us about the unique origin story of his organization's name, positive psychology, and the relationship between work and well-being.Eudaimonic by Design is a global network of facilitators, coaches and advisors 'who share a passion for well-being and believe organizations must be designed to enable it'. For +20 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, non-profits and public sector teams to co-create values-based cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best.Here is a link to the positive psychology + resilience resource Andrew mentioned in the episode: https://bit.ly/3B3AfYKBe sure to rate, review and subscribe!To stay connected and continue the conversation, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn.And don't forget to check out our previous episodes for more tips and strategies to boost your workplace happiness. You can find them on your favorite podcast platform or on our website.If you have any questions, comments, or topic suggestions for future episodes, please reach out to us. We'd love to hear from you!Stay inspired, stay motivated, and stay happy at work!

This week's episode features Andrew Soren, founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design. Andrew spoke with us about the unique origin story of his organization's name, positive psychology, and the relationship between work and well-being. Eudaimonic by Design is a global network of facilitators, coaches and advisors 'who share a passion for well-being and believe organizations must be designed to enable it'. For +20 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, non-profits and public sector teams to co-create values-based cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best. Here is a link to the positive psychology + resilience resource Andrew mentioned in the episode: https://bit.ly/3B3AfYK Be sure to rate, review and subscribe!

Did you know employers can build stronger, more goal-oriented teams by having a coaching culture in the workplace? Founder & CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, Andrew Soren joined UpLevel Productions' co-founder Christie Mann to discuss Designing PERMACulture: The Science of Coaching at Work.Also in this episode:What eudaimonic means and why he named his company Eudaimonic by DesignWhat makes a good lifeHow he got into coachingA training alternative to Applied Behavioral Science like what's used when training dogsWhy it's so important to create a coaching culture right nowWhat will happen to organizations that don'tHow to make change with just one other personWhat Permaculture isBridging the gap between the heart and the brainHow to create a healthy environment of enablementThe effects of a mismatched written vision versus what's actually happeningYou can reach Andrew here: https://www.eudaimonicbydesign.comAbout UpLevel Productions:Founded by Christie Mann, MA, CPCC, PCC, and Rachel Baldi, CPCC, PCC, UpLevel creates, produces, and delivers Transformative Experiences, Workshops, Training, Events + Media that develop leaders who make our world a healthier, more alive, and connected place to be. As Associate CTI Faculty Partners, UpLevel is licensed to sell, produce and deliver Co-Active coach training and leadership development programs around the world to support the transformational growth of individuals and culture inside the workplace and organization.www.uplevelproductions.comInstagram @uplevelproductionsFacebook & LinkedIn @uplevelproductionscompany

In the digital era, data is practically the air we breathe. So why does everybody treat it like a product to be hoarded and sold at profit? How would our world change if Big Tech operated on assumptions and incentives more aligned with the needs of a healthy society? Are more data — or are bigger models — really better? As human beings scamper around like prehistoric mammals under the proverbial feet of the new enormous digital monopolies that have emerged due to the Web's economies of scale, how might we tip the scales back to a world governed wisely by human judgment and networks of trust? Would Facebook and Twitter be more beneficial for society if they were public services like the BBC? And how do we settle on the social norms that help ensure the ethical deployment of A.I.? These and many other questions grow from the boundary-challenging developments of rapid innovation that define our century — a world in which the familiar dyads of state and market, public and private, individual and institutional are all called into question.Welcome to COMPLEXITY, the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. I'm your host, Michael Garfield, and every other week we'll bring you with us for far-ranging conversations with our worldwide network of rigorous researchers developing new frameworks to explain the deepest mysteries of the universe.This week on Complexity, we speak with two researchers helping to rethink political economy:SFI External Professor Eric Beinhocker is the Professor of Public Policy Practice at the University of Oxford, and founder and Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the University's Oxford Martin School. He is also the author of The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What It Means for Business and Society.Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and co-director of the Bennett Institute, whose latest book — Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be— was published by Princeton University Press last fall.In the first episode of this subseries, we spoke with SFI President David Krakauer about how the study of political economy has changed over the last two hundred years due to the innovation of new mathematical and computational methods.  In this episode, we examine how the technological milieu that empowered these changes has also transformed the subject of study itself:  digital surveillance architecture, social media networks, big data, and (largely inadequate) attempts to formalize econometrics have all had a profound impact on modern life. In what ways do new institutions beget even newer institutions to address their unintended consequences? How should we think about the complex relationships between private and public agencies, and what status should we give the data they produce and consume? What is it going to take to restore the trust in one another necessary for society to remain coherent, and what are the most important measures to help economists and policymakers navigate the turbulence of our times into a more inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable world?Subscribe to Complexity Podcast for upcoming episodes with an acclaimed line-up of scholars including Ricardo Hausmann, Doyne Farmer, Steven Teles, Rajiv Sethi, Jenna Bednar, Tom Ginsburg, Niall Ferguson, Neal Stephenson, Paul Smaldino, C. Thi Nguyen, John Kay, John Geneakoplos, and many more to be announced…If you value our research and communication efforts, please rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, and consider making a donation — or finding other ways to engage with us — at santafe.edu/engage. You can find the complete show notes for every episode, with transcripts and links to cited works, at complexity.simplecast.com.Thank you for listening!Join our Facebook discussion group to meet like minds and talk about each episode.Podcast theme music by Mitch Mignano.Follow us on social media:Twitter • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedInMentions and additional resources:Toward a New Ontological Framework for the Economic Goodby Eric D. BeinhockerComplexity Economics: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposiumedited by W. Brian Arthur, Eric Beinhocker, Allison StangerSocializing Databy Diane CoyleThe Public Optionby Diane CoyleCommon as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownershipby Lewis HydePitchfork Economicsby Nick HanauerThe Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolvesby W. Brian ArthurGeoffrey West on Complexity 35Will A Large Complex System Be Stable?by Robert MayBlockchain: Trust Companies: Every Company Is at Risk of Being Disrupted by A Trusted Version of Itselfby Richie EtwaruHelena Miton on Complexity 46The coming battle for the COVID-19 narrativeby Sam Bowles, Wendy CarlinRecoupling Economic and Social Prosperityby Katharina Lima de Miranda, Dennis J. SnowerSignalling architectures can prevent cancer evolutionby Leonardo Oña & Michael LachmannWhy we should have a public option version of Google and Facebook (response to Diane Coyle)by James PethokoukisBryant Walker Smith on Complexity 79“Premature optimization is the root of all evil."— Donald Knuth

In this week's episode, join me as I chat with my friend Paco De Leon about her new book “Finance For The People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances.” Paco is the founder of The Hell Yeah Group, a financial firm focused on inspiring creatives to be engaged with their personal and business finances. We chat about the concept of eudaimonic happiness, unhealed trauma and debt, capitalism and investing, why gratitude can change the way you think and so much more.   “When it comes to really big financial decisions you want to make sure that you're in the window of tolerance so that you're not making the worst situation for yourself.” - Paco De Leon  “If you want to create change in the world, you have to get the money. It's undeniable.” - Paco De Leon  What You Will Learn From This Episode What is eudaimonia/eudaimonic happiness and how it can help our mental health and money Gratitude as the antidote for scarcity One of the things that is pushing us towards artificial scarcity today The concept of 'window of tolerance' and how it applies in relation to our finances How to get into your 'window of tolerance' and what to do if you step out of it Debt due to unhealed trauma - how to recognize the symptoms Why you should invest even if you hate or criticize capitalism Red flags to watch out for in financial professionals to avoid getting scammed Money lesson - follow the flow of money! About Paco De Leon: Paco is the author and illustrator of Finance for the People. She founded The Hell Yeah Group, a financial firm focused on inspiring creatives to be engaged with their personal and business finances after her experiences in small business consulting, financial planning, and wealth management. She is a TED speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, TIME, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fortune, Vice, Refinery 29, and Business Insider. She lives in Echo Park, Los Angeles with her wife Jenn. She plays in a band called Mister Fantasy, runs a boutique bookkeeping agency called Hell Yeah, Bookkeeping, is the co-host of the Money Diaries Podcast, and is a co-founder of the arts-based non-profit organization, Allies in Arts. Resources: Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances by Paco De Leon Daniel Siegel Connect with Paco The Hell Yeah Group Instagram Twitter Connect with Melanie mentalhealthandwealth.com melanielockert.com Instagram Support the podcast through Ko-Fi Buy Melanie's book “Dear Debt” Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com   Want more content and support? Sign up for the Mental Hump Newsletter and get our free Mental Health and Money inventory worksheet. You can sign up at MentalHealthandWealth.com. Also, we host a Mental Health and Wealth Hangout every other Thursday over Zoom at 5 pm PT to chat about all things money and mental health. Join here! Follow us on Apple Podcast or Libsyn! Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes!

Capitalist consumer culture puts a huge emphasis on finding happiness in the external world. But, this hedonic happiness is shown, both in our experience and in the scientific experiments, to be fleeting. In this episode, Ven Tenzin speaks to a second, more durable type of happiness that is not nearly as predicated on external factors -- Eudaimonic happiness, which is derived from what we bring to the world.

Since the beginning of 2020, personal wellbeing has been a hot topic in the world, especially when it comes to work. With the Great Resignation, we see the effects of workplace cultures where people feel undervalued and overworked.The antidote to this?Creating a psychologically safe workplace. You need to design a workplace that allows people to harness the best of themselves in order to do something amazing and important. You could consider this a eudaimonic organization, which is what Andrew Soren has joined me to discuss today. By implementing components of positive psychology, leaders can design the conditions where individuals, teams, and organizations can be their best selves and do their best work.Tune in and start supporting the collective wellness of your organization today.About Andrew SorenAndrew Soren is the founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design. For the past 20 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, nonprofits, and public sector teams to co-create values-based cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best. Since 2013, Andrew has been faculty with the University of Pennsylvania's internationally renowned Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program. He founded Eudaimonic by Design to harness the collective strengths of the most talented alumni from this program working at the intersection of organizational effectiveness, design thinking, and positive practice. Andrew is an ICF certified coach. He splits his time between Toronto, Canada, Philadelphia, USA, and Montevideo, Uruguay. To learn more you can visit his website and follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.Mentioned In This Episode:The Psychology of Hope by Charles SnyderMaking Hope Happen by Shane LopezLindsay Recknell - Expert in HopeBook a 30-minute call with Eudaimonic by DesignFollow Mental Health in Minutes on Facebook and LinkedInJoin our monthly digital subscriptionAbout Mental Health in Minutes:Make hard conversations easy and meet your team where they're at in their mental health maturity with our monthly digital download subscription of done-for-you presentations. Designed to increase the well-being of your employees, let us focus on research and content creation and you can focus on delivery and employee support, the value-added activity that really makes the most impact with your teams! Download your FREE Training Tryout all about stopping the slide into Burnout HERE.

No matter how you define it, happiness is a pleasant feeling that brings out the best in us. What's not so straightforward is how to get there. Most of us turn to hedonic happiness – the type that's derived from pleasure and enjoyment. In our consumer-driven society, it's championed as the ultimate form of achievement. While hedonism might make you feel good temporarily, it won't change a reality that you're not happy with. To create the type of happiness that's enduring, you need to balance hedonic with eudaimonic happiness - the type of joy that comes from engaging in meaningful activities.  Learn more about these two sides of the happiness coin and how you can engage in both.

Check out this week's podcast episode with Michael Ryan! Michaels background is in Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition Coaching, Motivation, and Performance Psychology. Michael is currently the Director of Curriculum Development at Forme. He has been a Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC) thru Wellcoaches since 2008 and Precision Nutrition L2 since 2016 and is currently a doctoral learner studying Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University. Micheal prides himself on coaching various populations with empathy and compassion, through the pillars of movement, nutrition, and regeneration, with a goal to stratify risk, reduce the onset and prevalence of chronic disease, and mindfully uphold the standards and principles identified by the governing bodies in the field of kinesiology, motivation and performance psychology with integrity and care.  Forever a student and coach, he is committed to the lifelong process of continuing education, practical experience, and self-reflection.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro 02:37 - Performance Psychology 08:59 - The psychological well-being scale 09:45 - The psychological component of Coaching 12:53 - Move well, move often 14:17 - Mobility vs. Stability 15:59 - Training & Nutrition - post hip replacement 23:13 - Performance Psychology - Thinking fast, Thinking slow 28:42 - What does performance psychology encompass? 31:11 - The Eudaimonic well-being model 34:22 - Emotional Intelligence and active listening 38:08 -  Client friendships - Finding the appropriate balance 44:51 - Forme Life More from Mike: https://www.instagram.com/mryanwellcoach/ https://coach.wellcoach.com/michael-ryan/ https://formelife.com/

What is Happiness? Is happiness more than just feeling good? What do different people mean when they use the word happiness? What did ancient philosophers like Aristotle mean when they used the word happiness?   Joar Vittersø is a professor in Psychology and have spent many years studying and researching the ancient concept of Eudaimonia. He is also the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Eudaimonic Wellbeing which I highly recommend if you want to get a better grasp of what Eudaimonia is.   I really enjoyed my conversation with Joar and hope you will too.

We're all searching for fulfillment in one way or another. Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson discuss how we can find and maintain it, and if it's truly possible to be fulfilled all the time. We're exploring how we can relate to our low moments amidst a "good vibes only" culture, what gets in the way of fulfillment, and the importance of respecting individual differences in nature. Here's the video about fulfillment on Forrest's channel that we refer to during the episode.Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You  can watch this episode on YouTube.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction1:45: Fulfillment: “Climate” rather than “weather.”3:20: Context for the episode: Forrest's video. 5:00: Authentic fulfillment in the self-help space.9:15: The tyranny of low expectations.13:20: Eudaimonic and hedonic wellbeing.15:30: Pitfalls of chasing fulfillment.17:40: The importance of nature, individual variation, and circumstance.27:00: What are the upper reaches of possibility?29:50: Dealing with “low fulfillment” moments.38:30: What tends to lead to fulfillment…and dealing with existential dread.43:30: Finding meaning amidst meaninglessness. 48:05: RecapFrom Rick: Want to learn more from Dr. Hanson? As a special offer for podcast listeners, you can now get an extra 25% off any of his courses  if you use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout!Just One Thing: Dr. Rick Hanson offers 3 free, regular newsletters with a variety of tips, practices, videos, meditations, and other helpful resources you can use in everyday life to grow the good that lasts. Learn more and sign up here.Sponsors:Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Connect with the show:Subscribe on iTunesFollow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Forrest on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookVisit Forrest's website

This episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast welcomes Dr. Sam Gandy to discuss the symbiotic relationship between psychedelic experiences and connection with nature. Dr. Gandy holds a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and has conducted field research across the globe. He currently works as a research assistant at the Synthesis Institute and as a senior science writer at Wavepaths. He is also a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London and was previously a scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation.  In this conversation, Dr. Gandy shares insights from his research into psychedelics and nature relatedness with special emphasis on his 2020 publication “The Potential Synergistic Effects between Psychedelic Administration and Nature Contact for the Improvement of Mental Health” (linked below). Dr. Gandy discusses the numerous overlaps between the experience of nature relatedness—the personal sense of being connected with the natural world—and the experiences induced by psychedelic substances. These overlaps cover a range of domains and all work to promote wellbeing. For example, Dr. Gandy reports that neuroticism decreases both as a result of positive psychedelic experiences and from spending quality time in nature. As high neuroticism can correlate with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety, interventions that can impact this trait have significant therapeutic potential.  In addition to specific overlaps between the psychedelic experience and nature relatedness, Dr. Gandy also discusses how psychedelics and psilocybin in particular seem to increase a sense of nature relatedness. Considering these overlapping benefits and the symbiotic relationship between psychedelics and nature relatedness, Dr. Gandy provides some speculations for how nature can be more intentionally integrated into psychedelic therapies and ceremonies to maximize the therapeutic benefits of both. He mentions that even something as small as decorating a clinical setting with artwork depicting nature can have positive impacts for patients undergoing psychedelic psychotherapy in the space.   In this episode: Eudaimonic vs hedonic well being The neurobiological and psychological overlaps between nature relatedness and the psychedelic experience How both psychedelics and nature relatedness promote mindfulness and experiences of awe Ideas for combining psychedelic therapy and experiences of nature to enhance health benefits   Quotes: “Nature connectedness is a mediator for some of the benefits to cognition and mood obtained from actually spending time in nature, having contact with nature.” [6:57] “There was a study published last year by a Finnish research group and one of the most common after effects of psychedelic mystical experiences they found was this sustained, positive shift in peoples' relationship to nature.” [17:35] “Psilocybin has this capacity to facilitate this fairly robust, rapid, but most importantly sustained increase in nature relatedness. And the really mysterious and interesting thing is that it can do this even when it's administered in a clinical setting.” [22:47] “The restorative effect of nature obviously benefits both the person having the therapy and the therapist, and it potentially allows for the outdoor nature-based setting to become part of the therapy itself.” [31:00] “If you're going to do any kind of psychedelic nature connection, nature immersion therapy, it's very important to have a cozy, secure structure that people have got as a safe place.” [35:31]   Links: Dr. Gandy on Twitter Dr. Gandy's 2020 article The Potential Synergistic Effects between Psychedelic Administration and Nature Contact for the Improvement of Mental Health Dr. Gandy's 2019 article From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics Increase Nature Relatedness in a State-Mediated and Context-Dependent Manner Psychedelic Medicine Association Porangui

I have come to learn recently that there are two main pathways to happiness - The Hedonic Pathway chasing pleasure and enjoyment while avoiding pain and the Eudaimonic Pathway seeking purpose and meaning through living with virtue. In this episode I attempt to speak to your pain recognizing that you feel trapped in the Hedonic pathway which is causing you suffering in chronic illness, chronic pain, emotional madness, and perhaps caught in a spiritual crisis of identity. The Hedonic Pathway to happiness is fleeting never truly satisfying our Soul. Therefore, pleasure leads to addiction and pain leads to aversion. If you maintain an identity within this pathway then happiness is only found in the people, places and things of this world. Something outside of you makes you happy. You are essentially needing immediate gratification as your 'source' of happiness. Eventually you will feel empty "masturbating with life" and look to fill that emptiness with more Hedonic pleasure thinking more will silence the empty feeling. It doesn't and you don't feel more happiness inside. You have "sold your soul to the devil" It also speaks loudly to the Lord's Prayer Our Father - where it ends with "...and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen." The Eudaimonic Pathway to happiness is eternal because it satisfies the Soul within. It establishes a connection to the source of life and the source of love within oneself. It is not necessarily free from fears or pain, yet it is freedom from suffering as you navigate within yourself, cultivating your true heart to transcend the suffering. Both pathways express the Eastern Philosophy of Karma ~ " What you sow you reap." In Daniel Goldstein's 2011 Ted Talk "The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self" He quotes N.W. Senior as saying "To Obstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or seek distant rather than immediate results, are among the most painful exertions of the human will." And so living with virtue means cultivating and practicing virtues of Self Mastery, Wisdom, Courage, Love, Hope, Gratitude, Curiosity and Zest. Through which one 'makes love to life' and fill their life with purpose and meaning. To Be and Become the Change in the world you want to see in the world is another quote from Gandhi that hits the Eudaimonic Happiness Pathway bullseye. Here are some links for you to explore and learn more Daniel Goldstein's TedSalon NY2011 Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goldstein_the_battle_between_your_present_and_future_self#t-238459 Optimize Me - Optimal Coaching Program to live life with greater Virtue https://www.optimize.me/coach-overview/ For more information about me check out my website https://www.danhegerich.com/ Power and Grace

Andrew Soren is the founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, where he and his collaborative team are "working at the intersection of organizational effectiveness, design thinking and positive practice." He has a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and 20 years of experience working with companies of all sizes and industries on culture, leadership, well-being, and empowering their workforce. In this episode Andrew shares his wisdom on meaning, work, burnout, motivation, and so much more that many of us are juggling right now. Episode Link: www.betterthanfinepodcast.com/episodes/56-andrew-soren-on-intentionally-designing-well-being-amp-meaning-at-work Come What May Challenge 2021: https://www.darlene.coach/comewhatmay --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betterthanfine/support

The dudes hold the inaugural VLD spelling bee which is rigged against me. I give the original Greek spelling of Eudaimonic, whereas colonizer Slim Ragu uses the Anglicized version Eudaemonic. Stop the count; stop the steal. Then we talk about fashion trends and Limp Bizkit.

Continuing with our series on Psychedelic Healing, this week on the podcast I talk with Dr. David Tusek - visionary doctor, entrepreneur, and health pioneer. In this conversation, we discuss a new vision of American healthcare, and how psychedelic medicine fits into this vision.Dr. Tusek is a recognized leader in healthcare transformation and he’s working on the front lines of the healthcare system to create exciting new models of care that result in better outcomes and that are more people-focused.Dr. Tusek is the founder of Cloud Medical in Colorado, which offers advanced Direct Primary Care (DPC) with a Functional Medicine approach provided by Board-Certified family physicians and practitioners. Cloud practices a new model of healthcare based around the doctor-patient relationship. In 2009, Dr. Tusek co-founded one of the nation’s first DPC programs, which he sold in 2016. He then went on to launch Cloud Medical, and currently oversees several other healthcare ventures including Cloud Collective. He’s also the founder of Ravel, which is a new kind of healthcare marketplace that operates in a very different way than the traditional healthcare insurance marketplaces, providing lower costs and better care.As a previous member of the steering committee of the Direct Primary Care Coalition based in Washington, DC, Dr. Tusek is a recognized leader in healthcare transformation and was invited to the White House to discuss the future of American medicine. He was named among the “Top Doctors in Concierge Medicine” and is a former qualifier for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. He enjoys skiing, cycling, and spending time with his wife and two daughters in the playground that is Colorado.Episode Links: Cloud Medical CenterRavel HealthMovie “Just Mercy”Brene BrownMartin Prechtel’s speech - Grief and PraiseEvolving Earth Facebook groupZendoRead Full Show Notes

As an applied positive psychology and sport and performance psychology practitioner, Gloria Park, PhD is uniquely qualified to speak about how we continue to learn, grow, evolve, and even thrive in the face of challenge. And we are certainly being challenged in 2020! Gloria shares transformative skills and strategies during the interview.  For more exploration, many links to resources are provided in the show notes.It’s easy to get overwhelmed these days while we’re in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis and also trying to thoughtfully enter and positively impact the domain of racial injustice.   In April I attended a webinar co-lead by Gloria.  It was very timely given the newness and shock concerning Covid-19. When I first heard the term, ‘re-goaling’, I thought, YES!, this is how I would describe the thoughtful and intentional shift I see some people making.  It’s different from simply reacting. Re-goaling means that I consciously disengage from the old goal and thoughtfully create a new goal. It also means that I feel and acknowledge the continuum of emotions and engage in hope.   In this interview, we explore ways to our own resilience.A few quotes that stand out for me:11:31 - "…everyone is dealing with this very deep sense of grief about things that matter deeply to them and now look no longer like they used to…the second place where people are really struggling is the uncertainty." 13:43 - "…what gives me hope is that people are finding things to be hopeful about despite all of the uncertainty and despite all of the grief…"26:36 – "But if you think about the average person and the goals we set for ourselves, we set those goals because they’re a reflection of things that are really valuable to us and they’re often tied, especially in the performance domain, deeply to our sense of self-worth and our identities, and you wouldn’t have set those goals if they didn’t mean a lot to you."C.R. Snyder’s Hope Theory:  "People feel hope whey they have three things:  they have a goal that they’re focused on; they have beliefs that they have the capacity within them to strive towards that goal; and that there are avenues available for them to be able to pursue those goals."29:38 – "A lot of the foundation of resiliency training, as well as a lot of the foundation for performance psychology, is about understanding the connections between those three things:  your thoughts, your emotions, and your behaviors."43:51 – "But the accomplishments will always be there.  The world will be there to await you to show up and be able to strive towards those things again.  I think, right now, we really need to be paying attention to our wellbeing and figure out how we can support our families and support our employees in an organizational context to really help them navigate this crisis successfully."We’ve all heard of SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-driven); Gloria is also an advocate for DUMB goals! (42:05)Find resources on resilience at Eudaimonic by Design, especially Choosing Optimism:  The Art of the Reframe.  Also, find Embodied Resilience and Hope.Register for this FREE course on resilience: Resilience Skills in a Time of Uncertainty offered by the University of Pennsylvania.  Gloria is one of the instructors and her mentor, Karen Reivich is the primary instructor.   Sign up for my newsletter at   to receive more links and resources!

Marlysa Sullivan is a physiotherapist and yoga therapist with over 15 years of experience working with people suffering with chronic pain conditions. She has researched Aristotle's concept of eudaimonic wellbeing and Yoga's spiritual wellbeing as a way to help restore a sense of wellbeing to the individual living with chronic pain. We discuss the following: How chronic pain affect a persons life. What is eudaimonic wellbeing and how can it help a person with chronic pain. Perceived social isolation and the health effects. The effect spirituality can have on our health and wellbeing. How Aristotle's virtue ethics correlates with Yoga's yamas and niyamas. Marlysa shares case studies of how she works with her clients. Check out Marlysa's website marlysasullivan.com Listen to episode #135 on the Yamas and Niyamas Join the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast FB Group Support the podcast by visiting the Elements Patreon Page Visit Colette's website elementshealingandwellbeing.com Thanks for listening!

Have you ever heard of “hedonic treadmills”?   We talked about them briefly a few years ago in the context of this +1 on the science of hedonic adaptation.    Basic idea: We adapt to all the “things” we get in our lives. That shiny new car isn’t so shiny a few months after we get it. Same thing with the new phone or TV or whatever.   Sonja Lyubomirksy is one of the world’s leading researchers on the subject of hedonic adaptation. In The Myths of Happiness she tells us: “Indeed, it turns out that we are prone to take for granted pretty much everything positive that happens to us. When we move into a beautiful new loft with a grand view, when we partake of plastic surgery, when we purchase a fancy new automobile or nth-generation smartphone, when we earn the corner office and a raise at work, when we become immersed in a new hobby, and even when we wed, we obtain an immediate boost of happiness from the improved situation; but the thrill only lasts for a short time. Over the coming days, weeks, and months, we find our expectations ramping upward and we begin taking our new improved circumstances for granted. We are left with ‘felicific stagnation.’”   So...    We adapt to the hedonic pleasures in our lives. It’s like we’re on a treadmill. Moving faster and faster but not getting any further in our pursuit of true happiness.   But...    Here’s some exciting news: THERE ARE NO EUDAIMONIC TREADMILLS.    You know what happens when we joyfully commit to using everything as fuel for our growth while living with more Wisdom + Self-Mastery + Courage + Love + Hope + Gratitude + Curiosity + Zest?   We actually get happier.   That’s Today’s +1.   Let’s step off the hedonic treadmill and make some real progress in our lives as we focus on practicing our philosophy, high fiving our inner souls and FLOURISHING.   TODAY.

Have you ever heard of “hedonic treadmills”?   We talked about them briefly a few years ago in the context of this +1 on the science of hedonic adaptation.    Basic idea: We adapt to all the “things” we get in our lives. That shiny new car isn’t so shiny a few months after we get it. Same thing with the new phone or TV or whatever.   Sonja Lyubomirksy is one of the world’s leading researchers on the subject of hedonic adaptation. In The Myths of Happiness she tells us: “Indeed, it turns out that we are prone to take for granted pretty much everything positive that happens to us. When we move into a beautiful new loft with a grand view, when we partake of plastic surgery, when we purchase a fancy new automobile or nth-generation smartphone, when we earn the corner office and a raise at work, when we become immersed in a new hobby, and even when we wed, we obtain an immediate boost of happiness from the improved situation; but the thrill only lasts for a short time. Over the coming days, weeks, and months, we find our expectations ramping upward and we begin taking our new improved circumstances for granted. We are left with ‘felicific stagnation.’”   So...    We adapt to the hedonic pleasures in our lives. It’s like we’re on a treadmill. Moving faster and faster but not getting any further in our pursuit of true happiness.   But...    Here’s some exciting news: THERE ARE NO EUDAIMONIC TREADMILLS.    You know what happens when we joyfully commit to using everything as fuel for our growth while living with more Wisdom + Self-Mastery + Courage + Love + Hope + Gratitude + Curiosity + Zest?   We actually get happier.   That’s Today’s +1.   Let’s step off the hedonic treadmill and make some real progress in our lives as we focus on practicing our philosophy, high fiving our inner souls and FLOURISHING.   TODAY.

“Choosing the meanings that are consistent with the life that we would ideally like to live is the heart of the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Professor Norman Farb. He is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He’s best known for his research on the neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. He studies the mental habits that determine our sense of well-being. He is also a co-founder of the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory (MMT). MMT hypothesizes that the reason why mindfulness is effective is because over the long term it can change the foundational interpretations or meanings that we have about ourselves, the world, and the future. Dr. Farb and Dr. Joe spoke about: - How mindfulness meditation changes our sense of self and how this plays out in the brain - Our brain’s default mode network and its role in well-being - The importance of balancing routine and creativity - The role of mindfulness in helping us break out of rigid ways of thinking and being - The meaning and relevance of Eudaimonic well-being - And how psychedelics fit into all of this

In episode 1 of Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Podcast, Shelley F. Knight started to look at ways in which we can search for happiness through the titles of: DEFINITIONS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS THE MATHS OF HAPPINESS WHAT HAPPINESS ISN'T WHAT HAPPINESS IS TYPES OF HAPPINESS HOW TO EMBRACE HAPPINESS DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS Do you know which area of your life you want to be happier in? Career Finances Romantic relationships Food choices THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS The Science of Happiness chapter - Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book by Shelley F. Knight (2018) New Generation Publishing THE MATHS OF HAPPINESS The Maths of Happiness chapter - Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book by Shelley F. Knight (2018) New Generation Publishing WHAT HAPPINESS ISN’T ALWAYS A Struggle Unobtainable A Destination Or Specific Goal In Life Being Happy All Of The Time Having Loads Of Money Making Other People's Happiness Our Priority WHAT HAPPINESS IS CHOICE PLEASURE Do you know what brings you pleasure? MEANING Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning: The classic tribute to help from the holocaust (2004) Rider Publishing ENGAGEMENT TYPES OF HAPPINESS Hedonic, Eudaimonic or Gin and Tonic? chapter Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book by Shelley F. Knight (2018) New Generation Publishing HOW TO EMBRACE HAPPINESS A few questions for you… What do you believe you need to achieve in order to be happy? What brings you happiness and joy? CHANGE GRATITUDE Gratitude Not Attitude chapter Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book by Shelley F. Knight (2018) New Generation Publishing KEEP IT SIMPLE ACCEPTING OUR EXPECTATIONS AS FLAWED SHELLEY F. KNIGHT SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Donate to the podcast: https://shelleyfknight.com/donate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelleyfknight/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelleyfknight/ Website: https://shelleyfknight.com/ Subscribe to newsletter: https://shelleyfknight.com/subscribe/ Subscribe to Shelley F. Knight YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXk0XDA3tHSwrv2cJg-zWg Buy Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book: https://shelleyfknight.com/buy

In this episode, I interviewed Marlysa Sullivan, Yoga Therapist, educator, researcher and author. We spoke about the difference between yoga teacher and yoga therapist, considerations for conducting yoga research, and the concept of eudaimoinic wellbeing and how it relates to yoga therapy.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

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On this episode, we're exploring the significance of Polyvagal Theory on autonomic resilience as it pertains to the management of chronic pain. Our expert guest is Dr. Marlysa Sullivan. She is an assistant professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health in both yoga therapy and health promotion. She's also an adjunct professor at the Emory University in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program where she teaches the integration of yoga and mindfulness in physical therapy. She has a new book out which is co-edited with physiotherapists, Shelly Prosko and Neil Pearson called Yoga and Science in Pain Care, which we'll be discussing through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. As a researcher, Marlysa has also contributed to the evidence base with regard to yoga therapy and Polyvagal Theory. If you'd like to get a taste of Dr. Sullivan's work with regards to yoga therapy and Polyvagal theory, she has provided a free download of her paper. The paper's called Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience. To download this paper, all you have to do is text the word, 157Download, to the number 44222. You can also open up a new browser on your computer and type in www.IntegrativePainScienceInstitute.com/157download. Before we begin, make sure you take a moment to join the Integrative Pain Science Institute and the Healing Pain Podcast community Facebook group. Here you'll be able to connect with like-minded health professionals from the world of physical therapy, psychology, occupational therapy, medicine, nursing. Almost every profession is part of this group and you can connect with them with regard to integrative pain care and what's happening in the world of integrative pain science. To join that group, just go to www.Facebook.com/groups/IPSICommunity. You can send me a quick email. My email address is Joe@IntegrativePainScienceInstitute.com and I'll send that link to you. Sit back, relax and let's get ready to learn about Polyvagal Theory and pain science with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan. Sign up for the latest episode at www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com/podcasts/. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainsciencinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram

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This week's episode looks at the Hedonic and Eudaimonic approaches to happiness. Which is most likely to lead to greater happiness and why? Visit the show notes page here 

Lisa Avery She is a positive psychologist. My conversation with Lisa was an inspiration, as she walks her talk and is clearly passionate about her life and work. But our conversation was more than that, as we explore some of the science behind finding meaning. Lisa is head of UK operations for Growing with Gratitude an international organisation dedicated to the empowerment of young people through positive psychology. It is about helping them uncover previously hidden strengths and tap into deep reserves of resilience. She also works in the corporate worlds using positive psychology to bring about change. It is the story of someone who followed their skills for languages and teaching and discovered a passion. That discovery changed their life direction. In the programme, Lisa explains the difference between Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness. And we look at the practical steps you can take to find your own journey. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Lisa Avery

At an early point in his secondary education, Dr. Drew Pinsky found himself debating whether he should become a doctor or an opera singer. Ultimately his true passion for helping others prevailed, making him one of the most recognizable names in medicine. Learn from the New York Times best-selling author, physician, opera singer, and civil servant as he goes deep into the philosophy behind the brain-body connection and addiction in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. ***UPDATE: There was a file error where there was about 20mins of dead air after the interview. The file has been repaired. If you are experiencing issues please delete and re-download the podcast. We apologize for any inconvenience.*** SHOW NOTES Dr. Drew recalls being a workaholic and talks about why medicine is not fun today. [2:53] Tom and Dr. Drew dig into the philosophy behind helping other people. [5:54] Dr. Drew goes deep on the brain/body connection and the concept of embeddedness. [10:14] Tom and Dr. Drew discuss the inception of self. [14:18] Dr. Drew talks about constructing a sense of self as an adult. [18:17] Dr. Drew explains why disgust is a powerful motivator. [23:02] Dr. Drew unravels the necessity and power of myth. [28:35] Tom and Dr. Drew discuss cultivating a mythological landscape through community. [31:20] Dr. Drew describes how to leverage other people to make a conscious personal change. [34:34] Dr. Drew performs an impromptu operatic solo. [36:00] Dr. Drew talks about finding his path and how he stopped fighting a career in medicine. [36:40] Tom and Dr. Drew talk over subjective happiness and what it means to lead a good life. [41:54] Dr. Drew expounds on how to increase skill (techne) and wisdom (phronesis). [45:26] Dr. Drew defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [48:01] MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Loveline - [0:55] Heal - http://bit.ly/2lJT7Dq [4:33] TERMINOLOGY Vagus nerve - http://bit.ly/2qg6iyq [12:04] Eudaimonic happiness - http://bit.ly/2qgaHRQ [7:10] Techne, Phronesis - http://bit.ly/2l0acan [8:33], [8:39] PEOPLE Martin Heidegger - http://bit.ly/2qdtDT2 [8:02] Steven Porges - http://bit.ly/2pI5Jwg [11:56] Wes Chapman - http://bit.ly/2pIr9ID [27:52] Dr. Allan Schore - http://bit.ly/2r3K8SE [39:10] BOOKS The Mirror Effect - http://amzn.to/2rk2485 [2:02] Cracked: Life on the Edge in a Rehab Clinic - http://amzn.to/2pOH6hu [2:03] Change or die - http://amzn.to/2qL82Cz [19:17] The Power of Myth - http://amzn.to/2qKX1RK [29:11] Candide by Voltaire - http://amzn.to/2raxsJJ [44:45] Epic of Gilgamesh - http://amzn.to/2ranyHY [44:56] FOLLOW DR. DREW WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2qgazBH TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2pISjz8 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2pIHDRR FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2qg6PQQ PODCAST: http://apple.co/2adyhqQ Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. FOLLOW TOM BILYEU TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iyjY5P INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2j7vqX8 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2hPStWo FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iC5lN3 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2hPSGJa FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2iystOf Subscribe to the PODCAST to get episodes early: http://apple.co/2icO5wz