Happy Brain

SURVEY ⁠⁠ - Please take 3 Minutes and Complete this Survey. It will help us make a better show for you. Join us on a joy-filled journey as we spread happiness through emotional wellness. Discover the science-backed tools and practices to cultivate emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and self-regulation. Uncover the joy within and experience the positive impact on your relationships, career, and o...

Sleep is so important, we are bringing back an episode from last year focusing on tools to help you sleep better! Here are some additional resources from the NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill). Learn about sleep and shift work tips  from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)  and  UCLA Health . Set boundaries around sleep and your sleep schedule. Practice  sleep hygiene ,...

Welcome back, folks! It's time for another exciting episode of Happy Brain with your host, Sean Bloch. Today, we have the incredible Lauren St George joining us to talk about injecting creativity and fun into our lives. The goal? To help us discover what's next in our journey, whether it's a new job, a different relationship, or even a fresh chapter of health. Now, mental health is a t...

SURVEY - Please take 3 Minutes and Complete this Survey. It will help us make a better show for you. Anxiety and the book "When My Mind Screams" In each of these three sections, we breakdown key areas to help you manage anxiety.  1.Newborn Steps (Chapter from the "Breathe" section): Importance of taking small steps and moving forward Personal experiences and challenges in findi...

Hello there- Grateful to my brother, sister-in-law, friend Rachel and my two nephews for an amazing and touching two days. I went to Santa Cruz to mainly see my nephews play ball but it went so much deeper than that.  This is a audio/video journal about baseball, the love of family and the serenity of Santa Cruz coast in making my brain very happy.  It is a departure from our regular episode, but...

Have you had one of those moments where you just feel connected? Do you wish you can conjure up that feeling whenever you want? Today, our guest Swami Nitayanda helps us connect to that moment at any time! What you will learn in this episode:  Uncover the immense transformative potential of actively staying present and practicing mindfulness.   Discover unique ways to cultivate happiness and posit...

Welcome to the show! Today, we have a special guest with us, Amrit Singh, joining us all the way from Mexico, but with roots from Germany and India. We are excited to talk with Amrit (follow him on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@amritsinghreinsch⁠) about making our brains happier and exploring the world of Kundalini yoga. Here is what you will learn: How Kundalini yoga can take you on a fast-tr...

SURVEY ⁠ -  Help us make Happy Brain better and be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card drawing. Do you care about self-care and love to travel?  This episode is for you! The episode is about self-care and travel, and how travel helps you tap into your spirit. Dr. Daphne Scott is a clinical psychologist who shares her experience and perspective on self-care and travel. ◼️Part 1: Self-Care 101 Dr....

SURVEY ⁠ -  Help us make Happy Brain better and be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card drawing. Consistency!  How do you maintain it?  Today we focus on: Short-term challenges such as 30-day or 75-day programs may not be the best approach to creating sustainable habits. The importance of sustainability as the first priority. Tracking just a couple habits a day as a starting point The concept of...

Sean Bloch, the host of Happy Brain was interviewed by ChatGPT!  It was one of the first times ChatGPT has hosted a Mental Health podcast.  In this personal conversation about Happy Brain and the importance of Mental Health, here are some of the questions asked by our guest host ChatGPT. What inspired you to create a podcast that explores the fun side of mental health? How do you define mental hea...

Blair Abee is a longtime meditator from the Bay Area who went through a traumatic experience at work and was fired for being a whistle-blower. This experience prompted him to take a deep dive into his meditation practice for therapy and to start writing and journaling as a form of therapy. After writing about 150,000 words, he realized he had some material that could be useful for others and start...

Did you know that you can improve your mood by paying attention to colors? Do you know how you can use color to calm your nervous system?   Psychologist Rachel Awes shares how dressing in bold colors became a part of her life and how it has helped her to be more authentic. Here are Key Takeaways: Colors are important in life as they have a life of their own and affect us in different ways Adu...

*** SURVEY -  Help us make Happy Brain better and be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card drawing.*** Welcome to another episode of Happy Brain! In this episode, we chat with Monique Rhodes, a happiness strategist who teaches people around the world how to be happy. Monique shares her journey of overcoming depression and her tips on how to find happiness through travel and mindfulness. Episo...

SURVEY -  Help us make Happy Brain better and be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card drawing. Quote: "And that conversation wouldn't have happened without that, that little, you know, magic circle that we had together. And I just think about that and it was just this beautiful moment with me and my dad where we got to talk about something that both interested us and have that connection." -...

Summary Finding joy in small things, such as spending time with loved ones or trying new things, can make a big difference in one's life. Practicing gratitude and positivity, such as listing great things that happened every day, can help improve one's overall happiness and well-being. Taking care of one's physical, mental, and emotional health is important for a happy and fulfilling life. Starting...

Do you want to stay sane while navigating the online world of dating?  Have you been Love Bombed?  Are you tired of sex but not finding those meaningful relationships?  Do you need advice on setting boundaries?  If yes to any of these questions, this episode is for you! Key Points: Being yourself: Erin stresses the importance of being true to yourself and not trying to be someo...

Do you want to learn how intuition and clairvoyance can help improve your self-awareness and mental health? Do you want to learn from a live reading by a clairvoyant healer? About today’s episode: Sean is joined by Djali Vesela, a clairvoyant master healer and mindful energy coach. Djali puts Sean through an exercise to get in touch with his intuition and share tips and tricks with the listeners....

"When I first came to mindfulness and meditation, I thought it was you had to sit with a very quiet mind, you couldn't have any thoughts. And I was thinking, how is this going to happen? And I've learned over time that it's really just allowing the thoughts to move back and forth, recognizing that they're there, I almost kind of wave at them and say, oh, hey, how are you?" In this episode, we feat...

The AI Episode Like so many, I have been fascinated by the emergence of ChatGBT, an accessible AI that can write poetry, recommend travel plans and yes generate text for a Podcast.  Combining this with other tools, such as Descript and Pictory, I created this AI Mental Health Podcast.  This is a total experiment and I would love your feedback, good or bad and what these kinds of tools wi...

In this week's episode of Happy Brain, host Sean Bloch takes a step outside of his usual fare and ventures into the world of spiritual clearing. Joining him as a guest is Alida Morrill, an expert in the field with over 12 years of experience helping people get and stay balanced. The episode is an experiential and hands-on journey through a spiritual clearing process, with Alida guiding listeners t...

Author of the Calm Code, Dr. Annie White, shares these simple, yet powerful stress busting tips: Powering up Gratitude with a simple Thank You exercise Using a form of Box Breathing that instantly works About Our Guest Dr. Annie White is the author of The Calm Code: Transform Your Mind, Change Your Life. She developed a revolutionary step-by-step method to minimize stress and maximize happiness ba...

“How would your life change if you were an exceptional communicator? There's so much fear and stigma and stress around communication, whereas for me, communication is sending a video message to somebody that you really love spending time with.   It's ordering food at a restaurant and making the waiter for once in that shift feel really happy. It's about making new friends, about raising...

Welcome! You can use this exercise at the start of this year or anytime you want to recalibrate. It is simple. Take some paper or digital note and use these headings. 1. What do you want to bring with you that you into the New Year or season? 2. What do you want to bring back from previous years or things you did in the past? 3. What NEW things to you want to add to enhance your life? 4. What do y...

Take a pen and paper and set a time for 5 minutes.  Start writing, preferably in cursive, and then do some quick reflection.  That simple technique has helped make my brain happier by connecting to internal messages. It helps stop the thinking and connect with my heart! Thanks to meditation teacher, Hema Vyas for helping me with this practice.  Try it today! Resources ◼️  6 Min...

Today we're talking Gratitude Games!   Games are fun, right? We also know that gratefulness is scientifically proven to make your brain happier.  So what if you combine these two things together? Games and gratitude? A perfect combination to make your brain a little happier! Resources ◼️ Down Redbud drive  ◼️ Play Party Plan   ◼️ In the Know Parenting  ◼️ Thanksg...