Straight Talk For Real Life Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In today's fast-paced society, many of us spend our days balancing countless meetings and endless work with school and family responsibilities. If we have any free time, we might complete a few more errands or perhaps squeeze in some exercise. But something critically important to your health and happiness is missing: Social connection. Loneliness is at epidemic levels. How do we break the barriers of loneliness and lay the cornerstone of a more satisfying and connected life? Guest: Brad Shuck, PhD, University of Louisville.

Is there truly a road to happiness? And if so, how can we get there? You might be surprised! This episode contains many practical tips—“happiness hacks”—that can help you increase the happiness level in your life. Guest: Stella Grizont, positive psychology and happiness expert.

No one ever imagines, much less prepares, for the day they will become a caregiver—providing necessary care for a loved one whose health is declining because of age or a disability, or whose health is affected because of a sudden accident or serious illness. But there’s a good chance that most of us will become caregivers during our lives. Learn practical tips about caregiving for your loved one . . . and yourself. Guest: Jessica Kim, cofounder of the caregiver app ianacare.

When a loved one dies—whether a parent, a child, a life partner, a family member, or a friend, or even a beloved pet—giving yourself time and permission to grieve that loss is an important step in healing. Although grief might include feelings of sadness and heartbreak, just remember that those feelings are not because of the love you’ve lost. Rather, they are proof that love is still there. Guest: Marisa Renee Lee, author of Grief Is Love: Living with Loss.

Whether at work, in the community, or at home, you want to create an environment that brings out the very best in everyone, so your “team” can thrive. Years of research have revealed that the most important ingredient in “super-charging” any team—at work or at home—is to ensure a “psychologically safe” environment. In this episode, we’ll tell you how to do it. Guest: Brad Shuck, PhD, University of Louisville.

Addiction affects many people . . . people you know, love, or work with—perhaps even you. What happens to our brains when we become addicted to substances like alcohol or drugs or to behaviors like gambling? And what can we do about it? In this episode, we hear a very personal story about how alcohol addiction affected an HPE team member’s life. We also talk to an addiction and medical expert who was New York’s “chief” psychiatrist during times when the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Sandy affected the mental health of millions of people. Guests: HPE team member Allison; Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, psychiatrist, teacher, public health administrator, and author.