Is the secret to a happier, less stressful, more connected life actually play? A lot of the research is telling us so! As we get older sometimes we lose a bit of our joy, awe and wonder, and the time we have for our friendships becomes more restricted by work, obligations, distance, commitment and seriousness. In today's episode, let's talk about why the solution to that may be to bring back adult playdates, including:

• The psychology behind why play is important
• The loneliness epidemic
• Why our sense of connection has become disrupted
• Our 8 play personalities
• The power of parallel play
• Microhabits for creating playfulness and fun, and so much more!

Listen now! And don't forget to schedule your playdate!!

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Our self doubts are what is keeping us in our own way. It is the foundation for our inner critic to tell us: you're not good enough, you're not talented enough, intelligent beautiful, hardworking to have the life and success you want. When we let our self doubts take control, it often means that we end up self handicapping or sabotaging before we get to the start line. In today's episode we are going to talk about the psychology of self doubt and how to silence those false beliefs, including:

• The origin of false beliefs in childhood experiences
• The impact of bullying on adult identity
• Overcoming failure and setbacks
• Imposter syndrome + self sabotage
• The power of a persona + the batman effect
• Doubting your own doubts
• Asking 'why not you?', and so much more

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Today on the podcast we are talking about toxic positivity and the problem with always being positive and putting a fluffy, warm, positive spin on things. Often our unrealistic optimism comes from a good place and our desire to be happy all the time but any person knows that isn't always possible. We break down:

• The reason we gravitate towards toxic positivity
• What toxic positivity looks like
• The impact of wellness and self help content
• The consequences for our mental health
• The consequences for our emotional intelligence
• Why people who accept negative emotions are ACTUALLY happier
• How to practice emotional acceptance and healthy positivity

All of that and so much more, listen now!

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