If You're Happy, Do You Know It?

Physiotherapist and perpetual smiler, Jason Graham joins Al and you in the podcast arena to discuss his seemingly unstoppable joie de vivre. He talks about how important it is to him to get up early and get going with his day every morning. Al and Jason discuss their favourite trees and Jason insists that Al play him out with a little classical piano.

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This week's episode features TWO fabulous guests!
One canine and one humanoid.
Sarah and her daughter Dolly sit comfortably in the podcast arena and extol the virtues of leaning into one's support network of friends, family and indeed animal companions when on the search for happiness.
It's a lovely, informative and peaceful time in the ears. Enjoy!
Sarah can be found on instagram @therumpokid

This week, Comedian, TV personality and all together super-lovely-dude Joel Dommett joins Al in the podcast arena for a frank ole chat on happiness and what it all means. Joel, interestingly finds himself acutely aware of when he is unhappy, but doesn't necessarily notice when he IS happy, suggesting perhaps that he, more often than not, is. Joel extols the virtues of keeping a healthy physical body and how he feels this directly impacts his mental health as well. The two reminisce about their similar scholarly upbringings and Joel's really nice to Al, which is inspirational.
You can find Joel on most televisions in the UK most of the time and on Netflix in "Comedians of the World".

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This week's happy guest to the podcast arena is Amy Kwolek, a brilliant mind and soul of warmth, kindness and deep thoughts. Amy talks to us about her formative years as a young actor and how the job shaped her own view of happiness into adulthood. Amy muses on the idea of being both happy and in chronic physical pain, something that Al and Amy believe to be entirely possible and that they are not intrinsically linked. Do you agree?
Amy keeps herself to herself these days for the most part but can be seen doing her acting as "Dawn" in short film "This Is Axiom" should anyone care to watch - https://youtu.be/8eyfsmgXtNA

Al's business partner and friend Nick Long makes the long journey down the hallway at their office to appear on today's episode of the podcast. Nick and Al discuss the challenges of striking a healthy work-life balance and how this contributes to Nick's happiness levels. Nick talks lovingly about his new daughter and the two share a quiz Al finds online about happiness. Al cries just a little bit when remembering a rare occasion when Nick was nice to him.

Nick is very hard to find online, but if you do, let us know.
In the meantime; instagram: @turtlecanyon @turtlecanyonfilms @turtlecanyoncom

Actor, Model, Musician, Wombat enthusiast, wife, cat-mum Laura Jean Marsh blankets up in the podcast arena and extols the virtues and benefits she finds in practising transcendental meditation. Laura also addresses the universal fear of feeling like a "fake" in a professional environment and how allowing these feelings to overtake her can have a detrimental effect on her confidence and happiness. Laura tells us about her upbringing surrounded by performers and how she feels this has shaped her issues as an adult.

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Comedian, Sports Broadcaster and serious beauty Mark Smith sits down in the podcast arena and claims, pretty convincingly that happiness is so un-definable, so un-quantifiable that it simply doesn't exist in any tangible sense. Al and Mark discuss their difficult psychological relationships with wanting to be asleep all the time. Mark tells us all about how he hated his wedding but loves his marriage, and despite an initial concern that this episode might be a bit of a downer, takes a turn for the cautiously optimistic by the end. Enjoy!

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Actor, singer, writer and creator of all things Katie Sheridan chats to Al about her faith, her upbringing and her desire for professional achievement and how all of these things make up the complex package that drives Katie's sense of happiness. Katie talks about how close friends and family make a difference in her life.

Find Katie on instagram: @katiesheridan3
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Award Winning Comedian and performer James Acaster pops by the arena to discuss how his passions in life drive his own sense of well-being and happiness every day. James talks passionately about his love for music and the discovery of the ever-evolving art form helps him feel at peace when stressed or unhappy and how he improves his own knowledge of recognising his own feelings and how to solve problems when they arise. James discusses the responsibility of having a job which is effectively to stand in front of a room full of people and make them happy and how this rewards and challenges him daily.
James can be found on twitter, on the internet everywhere, Netflix and UK TV stations most evenings doing what he does best, making the rest of us laugh.

Find James once a day on twitter: @JamesAcaster

Comedian and Writer Kat Sadler joins Al halfway through her lunch to chat about her own sense of happiness and how intrinsically she feels that is linked to her sense of achievement of her own goals. Al gets distracted by some grass outside the window for a while and they ponder what role our evolution has to play in our day to day decision making and experiences.

Find Kat on instagram: @sadkatler
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