The Happier Life Project

Daily Happiness Hack As part of this January series, The Happier Life Project is sharing one gentle happiness hack each day; small, supportive shifts to help you feel a little happier and healthier. In today’s episode, Gabby explores how constant phone use can quietly overstimulate the mind and body, and how taking one small, intentional break from your phone can create a moment of calm, clarity,...

Daily Happiness Hack Throughout January, The Happier Life Project is offering one short happiness hack each day, blending gentle emotional support with simple habits that can help you feel calmer, brighter, and more settled in yourself. In today’s episode, Gabby shares how even a couple of minutes of natural daylight in the morning can support your body clock, mood, and energy; especially during w...

Daily Happiness Hack As part of this January series, Gabby is sharing one gentle happiness hack each day - small, supportive shifts to help you feel a little happier and healthier as the month unfolds. In today’s episode, Gabby explores how being slightly under-hydrated can quietly affect mood, energy, and emotional steadiness, and how increasing your water intake across the day can help your body...

Daily Happiness Hack Throughout January, host Gabby is sharing daily happiness hacks; simple, compassionate practices to help you feel more supported from the inside out. In today’s episode, Gabby explores the impact of inner dialogue, especially during moments of tiredness, stress, or self-doubt. Rather than forcing positivity or repeating affirmations that don’t land, this happiness hack focuses...

Daily Happiness Hack This January, The Happier Life Project is offering one short happiness hack each day; gentle reminders designed to support your mental and emotional wellbeing as life begins to pick up pace again. In this episode, Gabby challenges the belief that rest has to be earned. Instead, this happiness hack reframes rest as a biological need, something your nervous system requires in or...

Daily Happiness Hack As part of this January series, host Gabby is sharing one gentle happiness hack each day; small moments of support designed to reduce pressure and help you feel steadier as the year unfolds. In today’s episode, Gabby explores the way we often speak to ourselves when something feels off, and how quickly curiosity can turn into self-criticism. This happiness hack invites you to...

Daily Happiness Hack Throughout January, Gabby is sharing a short happiness hack each day, designed to support your mental and emotional wellbeing without pressure or overwhelm. In today’s episode, Gabby gently challenges the idea that January has to begin with big goals or bold changes. Instead, this happiness hack focuses on the power of starting small. With a simple, practical takeaway, this ep...

Daily Happiness Hack As part of this January series, The Happier Life Project is sharing one gentle happiness hack each day; small, manageable ideas to help you feel calmer and more grounded as the year unfolds. Even on quiet days, our bodies can still be rushing. In this episode, Gabby invites you to slow just one small thing down... not your whole life, not your to-do list. Just one moment. This...

Daily Happiness Hack Throughout January, The Happier Life Project is offering one gentle happiness hack a day; small shifts designed to reduce emotional pressure and support your wellbeing. We’re often taught that happiness should be the baseline emotion. But most days aren’t meant to feel amazing... or awful. In day three's episode, host Gabby explores the quiet relief of letting today be neutral...

Daily Happiness Hack As part of this January series, host Gabby is sharing one short happiness hack each day; small, supportive practices to help you feel steadier and more grounded as the year begins. When life feels uncertain, the body often holds tension before we even realise it.  For day two's happiness hack, Gabby shares a simple 60-second breathing reset designed to signal safety to your ne...

Daily Happiness Hack This month on The Happier Life Project, Gabby is sharing a short, gentle happiness hack every day; small moments of support designed to help you feel steadier, calmer, and a little more at ease as the first month of the new year unfolds. In today’s episode, Gabby invites you to begin January without reinvention. You don’t need to be more productive, more positive, or more put-...

As we close out 2025, this final episode of The Happier Life Project takes a compassionate look back at a year that felt undeniably heavy for so many. With political tension, rapid leaps in AI, global conflict and a relentless cost-of-living crisis, it’s no surprise that rates of anxiety and depression have soared worldwide.  In this reflective bonus episode, Gabby explores the emotional toll of a...

According to the World Health Organization, loneliness is now recognised as a pressing global health threat. Research shows that chronic loneliness carries the same health risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and can reduce life expectancy by up to 30 percent. As host Gabby reflects, the festive season can be one of the hardest times of the year for many. While Christmas is sold to us as joyful, wa...

The festive period can be a beautiful time of year, but it can also be incredibly challenging. Routines change, expectations rise, social calendars fill up, people feel financial pressure, and old family dynamics often resurface. Many of us end up emotionally stretched and overwhelmed long before the big day arrives. So in this episode, host Gabby Sanderson shares "Tools to Keep a Calm Christmas"...

Microplastics are in most of the water we drink, but what does that mean for our health and wellbeing? In this episode of The Happier Life Project, host Gabby Sanderson sits down with Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason, one of the world’s leading researchers on plastic pollution, to uncover the truth about what’s in our tap and bottled water.  Together they explore how microplastics affect our bodies and mind...

As the nights grow longer and temperatures drop, many people find themselves drawn to the idea of "cuffing season", the tendency to seek short‑term relationships during the winter months. In this conversation, host Gabby Sanderson and Dr Marianne Trent unpack the psychology behind this seasonal phenomenon, exploring why loneliness can intensify around the festive season and how societal expectatio...

Content warning: This episode contains potentially distressing content on the subject of sexual consent and blurred boundaries. Although this has been handled sensitively and compassionately, listeners who feel triggered by this content may wish to skip this episode or listen at a time when they feel ready. In this episode of The Happier Life Project, Gabby sits down with Dr. Nina Burrowes;  psych...

In this bonus episode of The Happier Life Project, Gabby Sanderson talks with Chlo Hodgkinson from My Possible Self about something we all need, but often neglect: self-care. Just like the year moves through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, our emotions move in seasons too. Some phases energise us, others slow us down. Some feel expansive, others like shedding old layers. And too often, we judg...

Headaches and migraine are often dismissed as minor annoyances, but for millions of people, they are debilitating conditions that affect every aspect of life. In this episode of The Happier Life Project, Gabby Sanderson sits down with Dr Katy Munro, Senior Headache Specialist at the National Migraine Centre, to explore the complex world of headaches and migraine. Dr Munro explains what headaches a...

This bonus edition of The Happier Life Project shines a spotlight on a remarkable collaboration bringing yoga, education, and empowerment to children in India. Host Gabby Sanderson welcomes Gopala Amir Yaffa, the visionary behind Rainbow Yoga, whose journey from Hindu monk to father and global yoga educator has inspired communities across more than 40 countries. Gopala’s approach to yoga is playfu...

This powerful episode of The Happier Life Project explores the healing potential of creativity and self-expression with artist, educator, and mental health advocate Liz Atkin — a woman who has transformed her experience of Compulsive Skin Picking and anxiety into extraordinary works of art, compassion, and connection. Liz’s story is one of resilience and reinvention. Once a dancer, she discovered...

This episode features a calming guided meditation led by the lovely Ria from Perfect Pose Yoga, as featured on the My Possible Self App. This session is designed to help you gently transition from the busyness of the day into a peaceful night’s rest. Whether you're winding down before bed or already tucked in, this meditation invites you to lie down, breathe deeply, and let go. Ria is a seasoned y...

This episode dives into the concept of detachment, learning how to let go, stop overthinking, and stop settling for less in relationships. Sabrina Bendory, author of 'Detached: How to Let Go, Heal, and Become Irresistible,' joins Gabby to share her approach to reclaiming self-worth and embracing emotional freedom. Sabrina’s work as a relationship coach, writer, and influencer focuses on helping pe...

In this bonus episode of The Happier Life Project, host Gabby Sanderson welcomes back Dr Anna Colton, a leading clinical psychologist specialising in adolescence and eating disorders, to explore her book How To Talk To Kids About Food. With over 20 years of experience - from Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Tavistock Clinic to her thriving private practice - Dr Anna brings deep expertise and c...

What if the way you see yourself; your worth, your relationships, your fears, even your achievements, was being quietly directed by a story you didn’t even write? Life scripts are unconscious, childhood-rooted narratives that shape how we perceive ourselves, others, and the world. Formed through early interactions with caregivers, these internal “stories” often emerge as coping mechanisms in respo...