Happy Habit Podcast

Canadian author and motivational speaker wrote a great book with the quirky title Eat that Frog, where the 'frog' refers to that difficult thing you need to get done in on your journey to your goal and to success. This book includes many tips to help us 'eat that frog' , showing us ways we can power through the bad habit of procrastination that is hampering our ability to get things done. 

Yoga has been used for thousands of years for a multitude of reasons. It has survived all that time as a result of its capacity to heal holistically. I spoke with Current Movement yoga instructor Sarah Robinson about her yoga journey, a journey that saw her use yoga to climb successfully out of the depths of depression as she grew to reacquaint herself with her body and her mind.  You'll find Sara...

In this episode I discuss the subjects of life and death with author Prof Dean Rickles in his book Life is short, which is a companion / response to the famous stoic philosopher Seneca's book, On the shortness of life, written 2000 years ago. Dean Rickles is professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the University of Sydney, Australia, where he is also a director of the Sydney Centr...

Eight in ten people will suffer back pain at some stage in their lives and its impact on global health and the global economy is enormous, but if we acquire a habit of adopting good posture when sitting, regular movement and performing just 3 specific simple and scientifically proven exercises as outlined in this episode, we can greatly reduce the chance of our becoming another back pain statistic...

Author and therapist Eoin O Kane has written a book which outlines in simple steps how you can engage in 10 minutes of self therapy a day. It isn't meant to replace in person therapy but given that the onus in any therapy is on the client to 'do the work' between sessions, these steps facilitate our deeper understanding of how and why we think , feel and behave the way we do from day to day.

If we want to master ourselves, if we want to bring out real change in our lives, we can only do so if we engage in self awareness. Time and time again, book after book and podcast after podcast, the message is always the same, if we are to become abetter version of ourselves, we must become aware of our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. 

Ryan Holiday is a prolific writer and thinker. He is fascinated by the human mind with the human condition. In his book. Ego is the enemy, he tackles a demon with which humankind has struggled for generations.  Link to My book Happy habits for mind and body >>>>> https://rb.gy/6ziwve

In this episode I delve into some of the topics and philosophies Vex King discusses in his book Happy Vibes Happy Life. Link to My book Happy habits for mind and body >>>>> https://rb.gy/6ziwve

Learning what things not to do is always helpful. Amy Morin's great book outlines basic steps that involve changing our thoughts, emotions and actions, such that we can enhance our mental strength and maximise our potential in life. Link to My book Happy habits for mind and body >>>>> https://rb.gy/6ziwve

We all overthink, obsess, ruminate which leads us to being anxious and unhappy and stressed out. Nick Trenton's book The overthinking cure , gives us clearly defined steps to help us combat our bad habit of overthinking so that we can live more in the moment and be less reactive to our worlds while being more aware of ourselves and how we think. 

In today's episode I talk with eminent consultant cardiologist Dr Paddy Barrett about the simple things we can do to optimise our heart health. Dr barrett's links:  https://www.myhearthealth.ie/ Twitter : @Paddy_Barrett https://paddybarrett.substack.com/ Link to My book Happy habits for mind and body >>>>> https://rb.gy/6ziwve

In this episode I discuss many of the great ideas in Elizabeth Wilson's book Stress proof your life. The world is a stressful place, while we need some stress to function and challenge us daily, too much stress over the long-term can have devastating consequences on our mental and physical health. Of you have ever heard that stress is the number 1 killer known to human kind, believe it, because th...

Dr Susana Soeberg's new book Winter Swimming, details the history and traditions of winter swimming globally as well as the mental and physical benefits of cold water immersion and suggests that it could help provide some solutions to the obesity and diabetes epidemics.  My book >>>>>https://rb.gy/6ziwve

In this episode I talk about how to make resolutions, that are essentially just changes of habit, stick over the long term. 

How to deal with hardship in life, told through the story of three boiling pots. 

Some suggested new habits to adopt for the new year

I spoke with Linsey Blair couples and individual psychotherapist and psychosexual therapist about sex myths and the importance of intimate touch and communication and, not necessarily penetration when it comes to a healthy and positive experience of sex for both partners.   You'll find Linsey here >>> https://www.ebtc.ie/linsey-blair/ My book >>>>>https://rb.gy/6ziwve

In this episode I speak to retired GP Hugh Bethell about his new book : Get off the couch before its too late. We talk about the mental and physical benefits of exercise which can mean something as simple as walking.   Hugh's Book >>>>>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-off-couch-before-late/dp/173996599X Hugh's Website>>>https://exercisefitnessandhealth.info/blog/an-overvie...

Why wait to make a change or an improvement that you know you need and that you will benefit from? 

Whether you use it knowingly or not, The Compound Effect is hugely significant in your life. Successful people understand how to take advantage of it and use it to further their progress.  To buy my book Happy Habits  >>>>>>>>: https://a.co/d/cqfmqBR To buy the audiobook of Happy habits >>>>> https://rb.gy/sbkhpr

In this episode I talk to hynotherapist Kate Bethell about what hypnotherapy is and what it can help us with. We discuss smoking addictions, insomnia and stress.  You'll find Kate at : http://www.katebethell.co.uk/ To buy my book >>>>>>>>: https://a.co/d/cqfmqBR

In this episode I explore some of the most common teachings that recur again and again in the self-help books I have read down through the years.  My book >>>>>>https://a.co/d/3M01RA6

This episode is a celebration of some of the happy habits I have included in my new book happy habits for mind and body. I discuss, journaling, meditation, forest bathing and the importance of prioritising sleep, just some of the 30 happy habits I discuss in my book which is available now in soft back and ebook formats, with the audio book coming before Christmas. >>>>>>>>&...

Aristotle the Greek philosopher was one of the greatest philosophers of all time, in this episode I detail some of his advice on the subject of personal happiness which he believed one could achieve.

Change is inevitable, it is one of the only constants in our lives, in this episode I discuss how we can best cope with change.  >>>>>my book >>>>>>  shorturl.at/giNVX