The Happiness Challenge

Have you ever been stood up by your calling? Well, you are not the only one. In this 7th Burst of Happiness, Kitty and Klaudia challenge the romantic idea of finding your one true purpose, and instead discuss three practical ways of creating more purpose in your life on a daily basis. All with the aim of being happier! Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and...

How does the environment you're in impact your happiness and why the heck does it have such an effect. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past! Support the show Learn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/ Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further in...

It makes sense that being optimistic will have a positive impact on our happiness. But actually, it doesn't come naturally to everyone, so how can we be more optimistic? Kitty and Klaudia explore the topics Questions, Resilience, Social Media and Time in relation to optimism and how these things impact their happiness. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and...

We all want it, we all need it, but what actually is rest? If you can't sit still and meditate, does that mean you don't know how to rest? Well, Klaudia and Kitty never sit still for a second, but they're pretty good at resting. Each month they look back on topics from series one and this month are discussing how meaning, numbers, ordinary and play and how they relate to rest & Happiness! Seas...

This week Kitty & Klaudia look back on Innovation, Jokes, Kindness and Luck and how those things can affect your personal Impact. Whether it's the impact you make on those directly around you, or whether it's what impact your choices have on the planet and environment. If you've not listened to series 1 episodes 9, 10, 11 and 12, go back and get those in your ear holes, do the dares and then c...

This month Kitty & Klaudia look back over topics Empathy, Freedom, Gratitude and Habits and discuss how important they are to relationships in a time when we are so far apart from the ones we love. If you've not listened to series one, look back over these episodes before tucking into this BURST of happiness! Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty...

Klaudia and Kitty are back with a Burst of Happiness; a monthly episode that. looks at some of the previous topics from the series and discusses how they relate to something on the mind of their listeners. This month's Burst of Happiness looks at goals and intention setting. As we get through the first month of 2021 how have. Kitty & Klaudia been getting on with their goal setting? Is it all N...

This week Kitty and Klaudia concentrated on incorporating zestful activities into their daily schedule even on the days when they were feeling rather gloom. This was a challenge but to their surprise when they got the zest back up, it brought friends: gratitude, kindness, empathy and resilience. Listen to their last episode of &Happiness Season 1, where you will learn how to bring more zest in...

Saying yes to new opportunities can bring us more life satisfaction, but it can also cause us regrets if we are saying yes because we have to rather than we want to. In this dare of saying yes and reflecting on their choices, Kitty and Klaudia dive deeper into the fascinating process of decision making. Klaudia with her perfectionist approach and rational analysis and Kitty with her preference for...

All I want for Christmas is... Kitty & Klaudia! Well Merry Christmas, what luck! Here we are with a special episode on Xmas Day! Join us for a very Merry episode based on the three original purposes of Christmas: slowing down, being kind and celebrating the new beginning. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness...

This week, Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to ask “what if” questions so that they spend some time wondering about life and the universe. From playful imaginations to identifying sources of wonder around them, they explored the realm of awe, marvel and contemplation. Listen to this episode to find out how wonder can help us to gain perspective, be kinder towards others and change our own life s...

Our values are a driving force behind our behaviours and life choices and so they are crucial for our happiness and fulfilment. After all, they are behind the purpose of what we want to do in life. This week’s dare of Klaudia and Kitty applying their values in every decision, was not easy as they both started to question what their true values are. Join them to learn how to identify your values an...

Kitty & Klaudia explore what happiness there is to be found in the unknown. The dare of doing something with unknown outcomes brought Kitty and Klaudia a range of emotions and adventures. From awkward telephone calls to sore legs, Klaudia and Kitty discovered that unknown will generate some anxiety in everyone but this will depend on the situation and our internal mindset. Whatever your reacti...

Statistics show us that we have more free time than we appreciate we do, in this episode, Kitty and Klaudia go on a quest of finding the lost time. Through their dare of completing 3 things that they procrastinated to do before, they experience the time paradox and the different mindsets they unconsciously adopt towards time. They also explore the premise of STORIES which help them to spend their...

Everyone's talking about social media and ho it affects our mood and mental health. This week Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to watch the Netflix Documentary The Social Dilema' a feature length film discussing the effects of social media from the people that invented it. There are ways to use social media as a tool and be active within it and stay happy and thank goodness, because it doesn't l...

Resilience, the ability to keep moving despite challenges, is an elephant sized topic that needs to be eaten piece by piece. That is why, in this episode Kitty and Klaudia are joined by Sarah Metcalf, Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Coffee Consulting who shares her knowledge and experience on strengthening our resilience. Join us to explore how to build up your own resilience, introduce this topi...

Sometimes it is not that easy to connect with others and actually get into a good conversation. As much as we may believe that these happen by chance, this week Klaudia and Kitty tested the power of a good question to start interesting conversations. What a joy!  Listen to discover how to ask the powerful questions to self-reflect effectively, change your own mindset to a more powerful one, connec...

Through the dare of trying out playful activities, this week Kitty and Klaudia challenge the notion that when we are at work, play is a frivolous activity and a waste of time. From storytelling with cups to blindfolding colleagues, this episode explores the relationship between play, work and happiness. Listen to discover what type of play personality you may have and how to bring it to work to pl...

How to enjoy Ordinary moments to have a happy life… In many cultures, there are entire philosophies around the celebration of ordinary moments. Think of tea ceremonies of Japan - it is an ordinary chore to make cup of tea, yet in Japan it has been taken to the level of an art. Join Kitty & Klaudia as they look at the ordinary moments in their own lives and discuss how much happiness they get f...

Through the dare, Kitty and Klaudia measured their happiness daily with a simple scale of one (very unhappy) to five (very happy). As much as Kitty was skeptical that we can put a number on happiness, we were delighted to be joined by Nic Marks, the founder of FridayPulse and one of the UK leading experts and statisticians on happiness. Join us on a journey of discovery where we find out how to me...

This is a very ambitious episode in which Kitty and Klaudia try to tackle the hairy, scary topic of finding meaning in life! Through their dare of identifying 3 alternative lives they could lead, they discover that meaning is more practical than we think. Tune in and join them on the journey of finding meaning and happiness in relationships and work, with psychological tools and Monty Python’s adv...

Imagine this scenario: You are walking into a bank on Friday morning. Whilst you are queueing for the cashier, suddenly there is a robbery and you get shot in your right arm. Are you lucky or unlucky? Kitty and Klaudia discuss Luck and Happiness after a week of daring each other to consider just how lucky they have been in their lives. Tune in to learn how the answer to this simple scenario can yo...

After a quick break Kitty and Klaudia are back for the letter K, Kindness & Happiness. Their dare this week was to engage in three random acts of kindness. Initially they were in two minds about whether or not kindness packed enough of a punch but there's a dark side to kindness too don't you know! Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the...

Kitty and Klaudia are joined by star of Ted Lasso; James Lance to talk about Jokes & Happiness. Together they explore the elements of a good joke, what are the different types of humour and how do they each impact your happiness. Their dare was to make as many people laugh as they could, a really fun week. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty un...

Every Week Kitty and Klaudia explore a topic through a dare and discuss how it impacted their happiness. This week they look at 'Innovation & Happiness' and tried to innovate something in their day to day life. Tune in to find out what it really means to innovate, when innovative ideas might be more likely to come to you and do we innovate because we're happy, or are we happy because we're inn...