Happy Habit Podcast

# 371 - Crush your new years resolutions - Dr Emily Balcetis

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Balcetis is a social psychologist and professor of psychology at NYU and author of Clearer, closer, better. She is fascinated by how we look at ...

# 370 - Separating purpose and paycheck - Jonathan Malesic

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Malesic is a Dallas based writer and former academic who holds a PhD from the University of Virginia, he is also the author of The end of bur...

# 369 - Tips to stop yourself being influenced against your will - Dr Alice Pailhes

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Alice Pailhès, Ph.D. is an Associate Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Dr Pailhes has a partticular fascination in magic...

# 368 - Secret to maintaining your new years resolution - Dr Michelle Segar

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Michelle Segar is an award winning NIH funded researcher with at the University of Michigan with 3 decades of experience in helping people adopt he...

# 367 - Calm your mind with food - Dr Uma Naidoo

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nutritional psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo is the author of the new book, Calm your mind with food : a revolutionary guide to controlling your anxiety. I...

# 366 - An astonishing MS story - Dr Terry Wahls

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Terry Wahls is an author and a clinical Professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, in addition to being proof positive that food can be your ...

# 365 - Predicting Alzheimers disease - Prof Richard Reilly

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You're probably familiar with having an MRI scan on your strained muscle, your grandmother quite possibly had her hip replaced at some point, and...

# 364 - A struggle with loneliness - Daniel Wendler

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Loneliness can be so damaging at any age but especially when growing up. Few people have more experience of being friendless and lonely than Daniel We...

# 363 - Are you burnt out ? - Prof Anna Schaffner

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anna schaffner is a writer, coach and professor of cultural history who has written books on the history of exhaustion, and the art of self developmen...

# 362 - Is anxiety inherited ? - Prof Randolph Nesse

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am talking with one of the pioneers of evolutionary medicine and evolutionary psychiatry, Professor Randolf Nesse. We discuss what evolution ...

# 361 - Using humour to understand the world around us - Brian Malow

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Malow, is a well known science comedian who uses comedy to educate people and make more accessible many of the scientific topics that can perple...

# 360 - Female orgasm and premature ejaculation - Sex Therapist Dr Ian Kerner

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Ian Kerner is a practising sex therapist and author of the best selling, She comes first. In this episode Dr Kerner helps dispell some commonly he...

# 359 - Your teeth could be affecting your sleep ? - Dr Harry Ball

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I speak with Dr Harry Ball the co-founder of the Dental Sleep Institute. He is a physician with a background in dentistry who now helps people w...

# 358 - What exercises should women do - Dr Stacy Sims

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Stacy Sims is a physiologist who specialises in women's fitness, performance, nutrition and hormone related health. This seems ridiculous given...

# 357 - Hack your sleep with proprioception - Sleep expert Sine Dunne

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have trouble sleeping, perhaps you have insomnia. Are you reaching for the coffee every morning, exhausted because it has taken you so long to ...

# 356 - Are you breathing correctly ? - Dr Rosalba Courtney

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am talking with Dr Rosalba Courney , she is an osteopath who did a PhD in dysfunctional breathing, she is an integrative breathing specialist ...

# 355 - How food companies have copied tobacco companies - Prof Marion Nestle

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Marion Nestle is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard professor of nutritio...

# 354 - Psilocybin and other exciting new treatments for depression - Dr Heather Berlin

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm joined by cognitive neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Dr Heather Berlin. Dr Heather Berlin is a neuroscientist and licensed...

# 353 - Modern diets are shrinking our faces - Dr Steven Park

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Steven Park is an ENT surgeon, a sleep doctor and the author of the book, Sleep Interrupted. In this episode we learn how ear, nose and throat iss...

# 352 - Heal your own mind - Dr Gregory Scott Brown

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gregory Scott Brown is an integrative psychiatrist, a wellness advocate, a columnist for Men’s Health magazine, and the author of the new book e...

# 351 - Don't skip breakfast - Dr Valter Longo

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nutrition is at the heart of everything in medicine, the science of fasting , the science of nutrition , longevity and disease prevention are subjects...

# 350 - Blueberries help with trauma and other mood foods - Nutritional Psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am speaking with Dr Uma Naidoo. She is a nutrional psychiatrist and author of the wildly popular book, This is your brain on food, an indespen...

# 349 - Heal yourself with fermented foods - Lauren Mones

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Mones is the CEO of fermenting fairy at fermentingfairy.com. She believes fervently in the healing power of plants and this belief comes from p...

# 348 - Exhausted all the time ? - Dr Dave Mc Carty

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have trouble sleeping ? Are you exhausted all the time ? Do you snore, perhaps you dont but you still dont get a good quality sleep? Have you ...

# 347 - Are you a digital slave - Jocelyn Brewer

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I speak with Jocelyn Brewer, who is a registered psychologist whose mission it is to alter the way we interact with the digital world ...

# 346 - Obesity shouldn't be a blame game - Dr Yoni Freedhoff

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Yoni Freedhoff is an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa. In 2004, he became the founder and medical director of the...

# 345 - Why we get sick - Dr Ben Bikman

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Benjamin Bikman is the author of Why we get sick, which makes the case for insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction as the underlying cause of ...

# 344 - How to stop procrastinating - Petr Ludwig

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Petr Ludwig, an entrepreneur, podcast host and author of the wildly popular book, The end of procrastination. In this episode of The Happy habit ...

# 343 - The quest to live beyond 100- with Dr Matt Kaeberlein

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm joined by one of the worlds leading experts on ageing Dr Matt Kaeberlein. Dr. Kaeberlein’s research is focused on the biological mecha...

# 342 - How is your posture - Neal Hallinan

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up we all have memories of being scolded by our parents for slouching and having poor posture but did you know why correct posture isn't j...

# 341 - What do you want ? - with therapist Charlotte Fox Weber

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Fox Weber is a psychotherapist and writer. She cofounded Examined Life and was the founding head of The School of Life Psychotherapy. She gr...

# 340 - How best to care for your eyes - Dr Fatima Hamroush

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk with Dr Fatima Hamroush who is a consultant opthalmologist. Expect to learn about the anatomy of the eye, common eye conditions...

# 339 - How to talk to anyone and build rapport and trust with former FBI agent Robin Dreeke

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking with Robin Dreeke. He is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, a former marine, a facilitator, and retired FBI S...

# 338 - Live longer by meditating - with neurologist Dr Steven Laureys

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Dr Steven Laureys, a world leading neurologist, researcher, author and keynote speaker with a passionate interest in understanding a...

# 337 - What women find attractive about men, female friendships, competition and betrayal with Dr Jaimie Krems

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Jaimie Krems is an assistant professor in social psychology at UCLA. Her research explores human social cognition, emotions, and behaviour. Evoluti...

# 336 - Do what scares you

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the quote : 'Do one thing everyday that scares you', but why ? What are the benefits of doing things that scare us , that are hard...

#335 - Imposter syndrome and how to overcome it

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling like a fraud is something that 70% of us feel at any given time, indeed some famous names you'd usually associate with unbreakable confide...

# 334 - The mindset of endurance athlete, adventurer and world record holder Sean Conway

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Conway is a recordbreaking adventurer who by his own admission wants to live experiences that allow him to reach extraordinary levels of mental a...

# 333 - A beginners guide to self improvement

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some basic tips that will help any of us on our self-improvment journey. Remember human beings are designed to crave self-improvement, theres absolute...

# 332 - 7 habits that are making you unhappy

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You are what you repeatedly do, good habits are a great way to instil positive, life-affirming routines that bring out the best in you, but equally im...

# 331 - 6 Productivity hacks

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we hack productivity easily and get more done in less time and enjoy the process? In this episode I give some simple to use tips that allow us...

# 330 - Finding a way regardless of the obstacles - Jasmine Harrison

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

British adventurer Jasmine Harrison is only 23 but has already rowed the Atlantic solo and swam the entire length of Great Britain. She is also a moti...

# 329 - How to be more charismatic

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charisma is something we find very attractive in people like George Clooney, Oprah and Martin Luther King, but what defines charisma and can we obtain...

# 328 - The power of letting go

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are all so used to the idea that if you want anything you must go after it with all your strength and conviction, alas this leads to frustration an...

# 327 - Sugar is killing us - Prof Robert Lustig

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sugar and processed foods are having lethal effects on global health. Professor Robert Lustig has for decades led the fight against the impacts of ma...

# 326 - How to build your Confidence with Dr Nate Zinsser author of The Confident Mind

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nate Zinsser is a renowned performance psychology expert who has taught three generations of soldiers, athletes, and executives to master the art ...

# 325 - How to become a people magnet

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all want to be liked and to get along with people and even have a positive impact on them, Marc Reklau's book How to become a people magnet, gi...

# 324 - Harnessing Hope

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Dufresne from the Shawshank Redemption is the embodiment of hope. There's much we can learn from his approach to life and hope given his horr...

# 323 - Neuro happiness - Tips for happiness

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are lots of little things we can do to maximise our happiness and boost our moods, Nick Trenton's book Neuro happiness details lots of routi...

# 322 - Talking Menopause with Dr Aoife Nic Shamhrain

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All women will experience the menopause. In this episode we demystify what it is, how long it lasts, what the symptoms are and what women can do to mi...

# 321 - The key to happiness and eudaimonia according to Aristotle

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humankind's quest for wellbeing and happiness has occupied us for thousand's of years. What can we learn from the great philosophers about hap...

# 320 - My favourite Motivational stories

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Storytelling has been with mankind since the dawn of time, stories of us the oportunity to bond and to learn crucial lessons as they engage our imagin...

# 319 - Ways to boost mental sharpness

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mental sharpness often wanes over time, but it doesnt have to be this way, there are a variety of things we can do, from adopting a habit of regular e...

# 318 - 5 key questions to ask yourself

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have to be willing to pose ourselves some straight questions in an attempt to find answers if we are going to be committed to self growth. In this ...

# 317 - 6 Habits of high achievers

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode I talk about some common traits of high achievers like James Dyson, Oprah Winfrey and Michelangelo that we might be able to in...

# 316 - The Niksen Method for self improvement

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we head to the Netherlands to examine their Niksen method which has helped the Dutch people beco,me one of the happiest on earth. The ...

# 315 - The value of failure

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Sheeran, one of the most successful artists in recent years is on record talking about how society only values success, but not failure. His own re...

# 314 - The Nature Fix - Florence Williams

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nature is healing, more and more research is proving this to be the case. Living in urban environments deprived of green spaces is robbing us of a con...

# 313 - Hygge and Lagom : Scandinavian philosophies for life

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Scandinavians are often quoted as among the happitest people on the planet so why not examine some of their life philosophies so that we can acqui...

# 312 - Happiness habits that work with Prof Cassie Holmes

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happiness doesn't have to be elusive, Prof Cassie Holmes of UCLA is an award winning teacher, and researcher into time and happiness and best sell...

# 311 - 10 Ikigai rules for living with purpose

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ikigai is a Japanese philosophy that promotes living a life of purpose. In this episode I detail the 10 principles of Ikigai.

# 310 - Making better choices

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I love the saying that, you are the result of the choices you have made. Choices are powerful, but we often make the choice that negatively impacts up...

# 309 - How to be happy every single day - Nate Nicholson

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate Nicholson has written a book detailing in lots of ways how we can be happy on a daily basis. It includes, behaviours and beliefs that if we subsc...

# 308 - The hidden habits of genius - Craig Wright PhD

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci, Einstein and Marie Curie have always fascinated us, what are the traits that they have that make them so unique? In t...

# 307 - Stress effects on skin and hair loss with Prof Eva Peters

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

in this episode I talk with Prof Dr Eva Peters from the University of Giessen in Germany whose area of research is that of psychosomatic illness and t...

# 306 - Mental wellbeing and your gut bacteria with Prof Ted Dinan

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am talking with another expert, his name is Prof Ted Dinan, he's Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at University College Cork here in Ire...

# 305 - The Kaizen method of self improvement

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Roll one of the best podcasters out there believes in the need to constantly evolve, so too the Japanese who adopted the Kaizen philosphy which e...

# 304 - No one is coming to save you

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mel Robbins has this billiantly sobering saying : 'No one is coming to save you', which basically means you had better accept that the only potential ...

# 303 - The benefits of empathy and how to practise it

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Empathy is central to the human condition, it is a pro-social imperative, that is it bonds people. It also provides health benefits, in this episode I...

# 302 - What is happiness

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk about Plato's allegory of the charioteer and the two horses, in an attempt to define what happiness is and how we can achie...

# 301 - Why bother practising gratitude

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Practising gratitude brings a whole host of benefits, from physiological to psychological to social. I discuss the essence of gratitude and why we sho...

# 300 - Get more stuff done

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

President Eisenhower was a man who knew a thing or two about getting things done, he was credited with the Eisenhower method / matrix that helps us di...

# 299 - Keys to a growth mindset

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We inherently feel the need to grow, develop and progress. Its when these necessities are stifled that we feel frustrated and resort to coping mechani...

# 298 - The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Link to The Happiness Hypothesis : https://amzn.to/4c0q6Lz In this episode I dive into Jonathan Haidt's book The Happiness Hypothesis which puts ...

# 297 - Self compassion - Dr Kristin Neff

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Kristin Neff is an associate professor in educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and is one of the world's leading experts...

# 296 - 6 ways to be proactive

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In life you can be one of two kinds of people, someone who reacts to life events or one who is proactive, the former lacks control and divests themsel...

# 295 - Choosing your life path

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Choosing one's path in life is a challenge in itself, indeed starting out on that path requires committment and accepting responsibility as well a...

# 294 - Microjoys - Cyndie Spiegel

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author Cyndie Spiegel through a compenium of short stories drawn from her own life, preaches the power of what she calls microjoys, the little joys in...

# 293 - Solve for Happy - Mo Gawdat

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mo Gawdat experienced the ultimate trauma for any parent when he lost his son. As a response to his grief and in an effort to dicover the joy of life ...

# 292 - Serial Monogamy, Fifty Shades of Grey and female sexuality - Prof Catherine Salmon

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prof Catherine Salmon joined me on the latest episode, she is an evolutionary psychologist with an interest in female sexuality, pornography and how b...

# 291 - 5 ways to feel in control

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a chaotic world sometimes we feel like things are spiralling out of our control, in reality to re-establish a sense of control or agency we simply ...

# 290 - The Miracle Morning - Hal Elrod

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Take inspiration from Hal Elrod who came back from a life threatening car crash and adopted a morning routine that allowed him to take ownership over ...

# 289 - How to make better choices

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have more options and choice than ever before, while this would seem to be a luxury it has the potential to make life very difficult for us by over...

# 288 - Using hypnosis in medicine - A conversation with Dr David Spiegel

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. David Spiegel is a world renowned psychiatrist. He is the Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stres...

# 287 What is consciousness - Dr Patrick House

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The subject of consciousness has perplexed humankind for generations. While other areas of science have benefitted from a rapid increase in understand...

# 286 - 14 Personal growth tips

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Personal growth happens out of sight, its incremental, but it happens when we have faith in ourselves and commit to the process, when we love the proc...

# 285 - Can you cure yourself ? Cured by Dr Jeff Rediger

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Jeff Rediger has studied many cases of spontaneous remission down through the years. Many of these cases have been described miracle cures, but as ...

# 284 - How women and men differ - with Dr Carole Hooven

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Carole Hooven of Harvard University has written a fascinating book  called T : The story of Testerone the hormone that dominates and divides us. I...

# 283 - Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Habits, whether they are good or bad habits are made up of the same components, once we know what these components are we can use this knowledge to ad...

# 282 - Dial down anxiety

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Society is experiencing a tsunami of anxiety, in large part due to the constant negative stimulation we get from media, social media and always being ...

# 281 - Cant hurt me by David Goggins

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Cant hurt me : https://amzn.to/3Rbu5gm David Goggins is by his own admission, an uncommon man, a label he treasures. As a former decorated na...

# 280 - Accomplish more : Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 n...

# 279 - Healing mind and body with Yoga instructor Sarah Robinson

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

# 278 - How to deal with the shortness of life with Prof Dean Rickles

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

# 277 - Back pain and how to fix it with Dr Stuart McGill

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

# 276 - How to be your own therapist

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 me...

# 275 - Self awareness is the key

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 agai...

# 274 - Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

# 273 - Happy Vibes Happy Life by Vex King

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

# 272 - 13 things mentally strong people dont do by Amy Morin

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...