Happiness can feel calm. Happiness can also feel like a rush of adrenaline. Some people find they are happiest in moments they least expect. Others find happiness tucked away in bigger milestones. The one thing that most agree on, is that happiness means something different to everyone. 

Today, we’re talking about happiness with Dr. John Zelenski, a professor of psychology and the Director of Carleton University’s Happiness Laboratory. Dr. Zelenski is a happiness researcher and he’s spent his career learning about personality traits and how connecting with nature affects our level of happiness.

We’ll talk about what happiness is, how it’s frequently measured and the wisdom we can use from ancient philosophers, who have long wondered what constitutes a good life.

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When I spoke with people about what resentment feels like for them, several described it as unsettling, disturbing and often, really painful. Resenting ourselves can feel somewhat claustrophobic. Resenting other people can feel exhausting.

Today, we’re talking about resentment with Dr. Krista Jordan, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. Dr. Jordan is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches couples dynamics from an attachment perspective. She is also an Outcomes Researcher with the Psychological Approach to Couples Therapy Institute. 

We’ll talk about what resentment is, how it compares to anger and why it’s so common in our relationships. We’ll also touch on how we can work through resentment, with the help of healthy conflict and self-compassion. 

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Some people describe loneliness like an undercurrent, travelling across different seasons in life. It’s faint at some points and more pronounced at others. 

Today, we’re talking about loneliness with Dr. Sam Carr. Dr. Carr is a researcher in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. He was the principal investigator of The Loneliness Project, a qualitative project that explored how elderly people experience loneliness. Dr. Carr is also the author of the book, All the Lonely People: Conversations on Loneliness. 

We’ll talk about what loneliness is, why it’s associated with so much stigma and how we can learn to be with our loneliness. 

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