Have you had one of those moments where you just feel connected? Do you wish you can conjure up that feeling whenever you want? Today, our guest Swami Nitayanda helps us connect to that moment at any time!

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:00 - Introduction,

00:00:50 - The Power of Meditation,

00:03:48 - The Sweetness of Early Mornings,

00:07:25 - Becoming a Swami,

00:09:10 - Spreading Joy to Others,

00:16:06 - Mindfulness and the Fullness of the Now,

00:17:37 - Mindfulness in Relationships and Self-Reflection,

00:20:01 - Mindfulness for Healing and Wholeness,

00:21:41 - Practical Tips for Joy,

00:23:02 - Meditating in Community and Additional Resources,

About our Guest

The episode is about self-care and travel, and how travel helps you tap into your spirit. Dr. Daphne Scott is a clinical psychologist who shares her experience and perspective on self-care and travel.

◼️Part 1: Self-Care 101

Dr. Daphne shares her perspective on what self-care means to her. She believes that self-care goes beyond just taking care of your body and mind; it also includes taking care of your spirit, emotions, and soul. She talks about her soul spa and how it helps people nurture themselves at a deeper level to live a fulfilling life.

◼️Part  2: How Travel Helps You Tap Into Your Spirit

Dr. Daphne shares how travel helps her to be present in the moment, like meditation. She talks about how every second of travel forces her to be aware of her surroundings, and it makes her brain focus on new experiences. She believes that traveling is healthy for the brain as it improves neuroplasticity by trying new things, such as new foods, locations, languages, cultures, and scenery.

◼️Part 3: Presenting Yourself Differently While Traveling

Dr. Daphne talks about how traveling gives people a chance to present themselves differently. Nobody knows you, so you can choose how you want to come across, and it forces you to have really good boundaries. She shares how she makes meaningful connections everywhere she goes.

Conclusion:

Dr. Daphne Scott shares her clinical psychologist's perspective on self-care and travel. She emphasizes the importance of taking care of your whole self, including your spirit, emotions, and soul. She shares how travel helps improve neuroplasticity, and it is an excellent way to be present in the moment, like meditation. She encourages people to travel to new places to present themselves differently, make meaningful connections, and exercise their brain.

About our Guest
Dr. Daphne Erhart is a psychologist, author, speaker, master practitioner of neurolinguistic programming, world traveler, lover of people, animals, and nature. With over 25 of experience in the field of psychology, assisting clients of all types transform their lives.

Dr. Daphne loves to live and help others live a deeply satisfying lifestyle by experiencing new ways of thinking, living, being, and relating through her Soul Spa.

I believe we should all create and live a life we love. I've done this for myself and create processes to help others envision and then live a healthy, fun, adventurous life of their dreams!

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

Connect with Our Guest◼️ Website: Spa4thesoul.com

◼️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insideoutfitness/

◼️Twitter:  @Erhart_daphne

◼️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphne-erhart-psyd-a95a7778

◼️Instagram: www.instagram.com/doctordaphne

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Consistency!  How do you maintain it?  Today we focus on:

About our Guest Kevin Palmieri

“I am the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,250 episodes and 750K+ listens in over 150 countries.

Some people find rock bottom... I found out that rock bottom had a basement.

In my mid 20's... I had it all.

I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, my dream body... but I still ended up sitting on the edge of a bed debating suicide.

After my rock bottom moment, I went all in on holistic self-improvement.

I was determined to overcome my anxiety, depression and to finally live the life I'd always dreamed of.

Years later, I now host a podcast that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world.

At this stage, I've helped grow the podcast into a multi six-figure business, and I've recorded well over 1,200 episodes.

I've also given hundreds of speeches, trainings and coaching calls with people all over the world.

The main thing that changed was ME.

I focused on learning what I didn't know (unlearning a lot too), and my life started to shift.

I love talking about Consistency, Commitment, Habits, Mindset, Confidence, Fear, Relationships, Limiting Beliefs and everything in between.

I believe in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self improvement, and I look forward to teaching even more people about what it really takes to get to the next level!”

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

Connect with Our Guest

◼️ Website: http://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

◼️LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri

◼️Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid

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Sean Bloch, the host of Happy Brain was interviewed by ChatGPT!  It was one of the first times ChatGPT has hosted a Mental Health podcast.  In this personal conversation about Happy Brain and the importance of Mental Health, here are some of the questions asked by our guest host ChatGPT.

About our Guest Host ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI, trained on a massive amount of text to be able to generate human-like responses to a wide variety of prompts. With its advanced natural language processing capabilities, ChatGPT has become a popular tool for research, language understanding, and even entertainment. As a guest host on the Happy Brain podcast, ChatGPT provides a unique perspective on the importance of mental health and the role of technology in promoting wellness.

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

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◼️ Website: https://chat.openai.com/

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Did you know that you can improve your mood by paying attention to colors?

Do you know how you can use color to calm your nervous system?  

Psychologist Rachel Awes shares how dressing in bold colors became a part of her life and how it has helped her to be more authentic.

Here are Key Takeaways:

About our Guest

Rachel Awes is a psychologist, illustrated self-help author, art playgroundist, and clothing ambassador, who loves listening to the beauty in people. Our conversation is inspired by her newest colorful personal growth book and she shares helpful and delightful encouragement from it!

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

Connect with Our Guest

◼️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.awes

◼️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelAwes

◼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelawes/

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Welcome to another episode of Happy Brain! In this episode, we chat with Monique Rhodes, a happiness strategist who teaches people around the world how to be happy. Monique shares her journey of overcoming depression and her tips on how to find happiness through travel and mindfulness.

Episode Highlights:

About our Guest

Monique is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering.

Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. Her 8-week online course, The Happiness Baseline, has a 100% success rate in raising the mental wellness for every student who has completed it.

Monique hosts the daily In Your Right Mind podcast, where she discusses how a series of small habits determine our well-being.

In 2010 Monique received a nomination for the prestigious New Zealander of the Year Award.

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

◼️ Take the How Happy am I quiz to find out how happy you are

◼️ The 10 Minute Mind course https://www.the10minutemind.com/

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◼️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moniquerhodesofficial

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Quote:

"And that conversation wouldn't have happened without that, that little, you know, magic circle that we had together. And I just think about that and it was just this beautiful moment with me and my dad where we got to talk about something that both interested us and have that connection." -  Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie on playing Legos with her Dad.

Key Takeaways:

About our Guest

A multi-award-winning play-based strategist, keynote speaker and creator of SUPERCONNECT® – a proven play-based path to connection, clarity and creativity built on LEGO® Serious Play®– Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie is a world-renowned researcher and thought leader in innovation, play and the future.

She's spoken across the globe, including SXSW (Austin, Texas) TEDxPerth (Australia) and has appeared on MTV, NPR and in ELLE magazine.

She was named one of the Business News 40 under 40 and Professional of the Year by the Australian Computer Society.

She holds a PhD from Curtin University's Internet Studies Program, where she is also a past Adjunct Senior Research Fellow.

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

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◼️ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/raynesgoldie

◼️LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/raynesgoldie

◼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateraynesgoldie/

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Summary

About our Guest Phil Barth

I suffered what was labeled a "small" heart attack. I remember thinking "if this is small I'd hate to see medium."

Per the advice of my Doctor I changed my diet, started exercising more and decided to work on controlling stress.

For the past five years I have published a daily list: Great things that happened today. Each day I celebrate the great things that happened. Since I started this journey I've met some fascinating people, discovered new recipes and celebrated life. And I've laughed a lot.

I even wrote a book on the subject - it's an International Best Sort of Seller (it went to #1 on free books when I released it... that's sort of a sale).

For my 15 minutes of fame, I was on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2003."

Resources

◼️ Happy Brain Mental Wellness Tips and Resources

◼️ 9 S’s for Successful Stress Management

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◼️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phil.barth.7

◼️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-barth-1652971/

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