The Happiness Algorithm James Roast

‘It’s impossible to admire the beauty of the natural world without also reflecting on it’s vulnerability’ - Sophie Green

Today I was joined by the award winning animal and wildlife artist, Sophie Green. On today's show we discussed how its' important to find joy in the present moment.  How in the current climate it's easy to be caught up in negative thinking but how we can shift and change our perspective to recognise what we do have, rather than what we don't.

Sophie highlighted how it's dangerous to deny ourselves the permission to feel certain ways.  Why observing and noticing our thoughts and how we're feeling is an important skill to learn and how certain feelings can have an impact on our physical well being.

We even discussed woodpeckers!

At the heart of today’s show is laughter. Science has proven that laughter is one of the best medicines. The benefits of which include stress reduction, strengthened social connections and the release of your body’s “feel good” chemical, endorphins.

Researchers have also validated the pain-relieving effect and benefits of laughter. Studies have shown that laughter strengthens the immune system due to the fact that laughter, like other forms of happiness, triggers the nervous system’s relaxation response – it is said that a good laugh relieves physical tension and leaves the muscles relaxed for as long as 45 minutes. With today's show being the best part of 1 hour 45 mins I was banking on my guest bringing his best material - which he certainly did! He is a man of many talents, comedian, presenter, actor and amazingly successful podcast & YouTube channel host.

It is of course… Mr Jim Daly!

Today I was joined by the founder of ispace wellbeing an exciting, interactive curriculum, aimed at preparing children with understanding, knowledge, strategies and tools to take care of their mental health and wellbeing, helping them to live life well.

ispace curriculum's integrate evidence based, fun to use strategies, a common language, positive psychology and mindfulness tools to help support children’s wellbeing and personal development.

Born out of a passion for children’s mental wellbeing my guest pulls on her knowledge,  experience and expertise as a registered nurse in both adult and paediatric care, as well as being a mindfulness teacher.

We discussed all things mental health, emotional wellbeing and learning how we can all nurture ourselves in this crazy world we’re currently existing in!

I was delighted to welcome to the show Paula Talmin

Celebrating our birthday month it was a real privilege to invite back onto the show The King of Kindness,
The General of Generosity,
The Captain of Care,
The Brigadier of benevolence,
The Colonel of compassion,
The hope in humanity,
The giver of good will
The pharaoh of friendliness,
Mr Giles Paley-Phillips.  We discussed lock down, managing our own well-being and identifying the good, the bad and what we can be grateful for! 

Today I was joined by the founder of Permitted To Pause. A platform dedicated to reminding those who help others to not forget about helping self.

Taking time for self is hard when you're devoted to giving to others. It’s hard to encourage yourself to stop, know when is enough, to find the time to nourish self. All with the same level of care, energy and attention we give to others.

Permitted To Pause urges us to pause for 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 weeks, 5 months, whatever it may be. We must take the time to find what we need to make life, and work, a little easier.

Born out of personal experience, we discussed that journey and a whole lot more.  I was honoured to welcome to the show Dr Samantha Anthony.

On The Happiness Algorithm today we jumped across the pond and I was joined by somebody whose life has been full of twists and turns. It all started in senior year of high school during a baseball game. An injury ended his playing career and put him on a new path. A childhood obsession became a new possible reality - forecasting the weather. As old plans shifted, life was just starting to get interesting. After studying Atmospheric Science and Media it was time to go on live TV.

My guest was hired out of college to the #1 news station in the Capital of Michigan. Ultimately, this didn’t live up to what he expected. Between the media manipulation, promotion of fear/destruction and self-absorbed personalities, my guest had to make a difficult choice.

He chose the leave the path he had wanted to follow for so long and head back to school. Here he graduated with a degree in Clinical Psychology. This study opened his eyes to a world that made more sense. His interest led him to continue research in the human potential, including mindfulness, the placebo effect, meditation, mind-body connection, NLP, neuroplasticity, and many other interesting subjects.

He says that often we see that our potential is limited but this is down to stories we tell ourselves and patterns we obtain.  His mission is to improve the human experience by providing content and coaching that enhances our inner power and shapes reality into a vision we choose.

Listen how we can break those stories and write new ones, I was delighted to welcome to the show Joseph from Humble-U Media