Live Happy Now Season 3

In the movies, happily ever after comes pretty easily. In real life? Not so much. But the husband and wife team of Suzann Pileggi Pawelski, a writer with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and James Pawelski, Ph.D., professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, have learned a few things about what it takes to be “Happy Together.” That’s the name of their new book, Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts, and in this podcast they share the secrets of what it takes to create deep, lasting love. What you'll learn in this episode: How to bring out the best in yourself and your partner The importance of prioritizing positivity in your relationship How to go on a "strengths date" Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Purchase theirbook Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts. Check out their website here. Follow them on Facebook.

Dr. Jenny Taitz is is a board-certified cognitive behavioral clinical psychologist who offers people proven tools to enhance their life. She has presented her novel clinical application on mindfulness and managing emotions at national and international conferences. Her new book, How to Be Single and Happy, applies those principles to life in the dating world. What you'll learn in this episode: How to make the most of a bad date How to feel less lonely while looking for love How to look for love in a healthier way Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Purchase her book How to Be Single and Happy. Follow Dr. Jennyon Twitter andFacebook.

Merlin Thomas is a physician, scientist and program leader in the newly created Department of Diabetes at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Merlin is widely recognized as an opinion leader, researcher and medical storyteller, and he specializes in how to live longer…and better. He’s author of several best-selling books including The Longevity List and Fast Living Slow Aging as well as his podcast The Chopping List. What you'll learn in this episode: How caffeine can help improve your life (really!) The truth about red wine and longevity What sugar is doing to your health Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Purchase his book The Longevity List: Myth Busting The Top Ways to Live a Long and Healthy Life. Follow MerlinonFacebook.

Thomas Moore is the New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul, as well as many other books on deepening soul and cultivating a mature spiritual life, three of which have received the Books for a Better Life Award. At turns he has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. Today he lectures widely on creating a more soulful world and spirituality. What you'll learn in this episode: How to keep your youth in a deep way How spirituality can mature and become more important over time How to value your life by leaving a conscious legacy for your family and your society Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Thomas on his website. Purchase his book Agless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy. Follow him on hisTwitterandFacebook.

Andrea Petersen is a science and health reporter who hasn’t just studied anxiety from a reporter’s standpoint; she has lived with it. Her new book, On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety gives an honest and heartfelt account of living with anxiety and how she learned to come to terms with it. Andrea looks at how anxiety affected her, how she overcame it, and shows us some of the groundbreaking research that’s being done on anxiety. What you'll learn in this episode: Why not all anxiety is bad What practices can help you overcome anxiety How living in the moment can change your relationship with anxiety Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Andrea on her website. Purchase her book On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety on Amazon. Follow Andreaon herTwitter.

Stephen Cope is a Senior Scholar-in-Residence and a Kripalu Ambassador. He is a Western-trained psychotherapist who writes and teaches about the relationship between Western psychological paradigms and the Eastern contemplative traditions. In its 25th anniversary edition, Yoga Journal named him one of the most important innovators in the developing field of American yoga. What you'll learn in this episode: A heightened awareness of the power of friends. An understanding of the profound meaning of interdependence, or "dependent arising." How many soul friends a person can have over the course of their life. Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Stephen Cope here. Purchase hisbook Soul Friends: The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection on Amazon.