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Harvesting Happiness Podcasts
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Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen broadcasts consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California and on-location.
HHTR promotes happiness, well-being and global human flourishing with a diverse and proactive collection of the greatest thought leaders and change agents who are devoting their lives to creating a better world in which to live.
Each episode focuses on personal-growth, human-interest, self-improvement, healthy lifestyle and positive psycho-social education.
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Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Path to Inner Peace with Dr. Stephen G Post, PhD Part 1
1w agoTap to summarizeWhat does it mean to practice pure unlimited love? Love research defines pure unlimited love as a state in which the security and well-being of another becomes as real and meaningful to you as your own. Embracing this mindset is a profound pathway to discovering lasting inner peace. At the heart of this approach is the activation of the ten distinct forms of love that allow us to engage with our modern, enraged culture. By applying the science of altruism, we can look past the anger and actively transform conflict into a deep, authentic connection.. To unpack the science of altruism, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes Stephen G. Post, the Founding Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine. Stephen breaks down the ten core principles of love from his book, Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace. He also explores the concepts of care-frontation, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and love as the ultimate reality. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →Joy as a Practice: Happiness as Radical Resistance with Erica Brown
2w agoTap to summarizeConscious Joy Activism invites us to reframe our emotional lives, reminding us that joy as an active, intentional practice is a verb. In a world fraught with systemic challenges, happiness as resistance is a radical act. The privilege of being able to protest underscores our mutual responsibility. This intersection of positive psychology politics proves that our profound interconnectedness was never a "woo-woo" concept, but a tangible tool for collective survival. Ultimately, embracing this mindset serves as a powerful form of political anxiety relief, transforming personal well-being into a catalyst for societal change. To discuss the current state of affairs at a grassroots level, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes Erica Brown, the Community Engagement Coordinator at Radio Kingston and a positive-change advocate. Erica describes the joy that occurs when we come together in community to transform outrage into positive action. She shares strategies for mobilizing those who haven’t yet been activated, creating a bottom-up solution to the top-down issues affecting our communities. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →The Taoist Path to Joy: Finding Flow and Freedom with Dr. Robin Wang, PhD
3w agoTap to summarizeEastern Philosophy describes a peace that is found when we fast our minds to release preconceived judgments and get out of our own way. The Taoist Philosophy of Joy teaches that when we are disharmonized with the world, we feel it physically and emotionally, becoming susceptible to being too rigid or totally submissive. But Taoism and happiness aren't just intellectual thoughts to be debated; they are our natural flow. By aligning ourselves with the natural current of existence, we naturally step into effortless living. To discuss the crossroads of Eastern philosophy and effortless living, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes Professor of Philosophy and author, Dr. Robin R. Wang, PhD. Dr. Yang describes the Taoist principles that offer a short lesson of ancient wisdom for our modern world from her acclaimed book, Yinyang: The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →The Connection Crisis: Decades of Research on Friendship and Belonging with Dr. Niobe Way, PhD Part II
May 20Tap to summarizeDecades of data reveal a decline in our collective capacity to see other people’s perspectives. This signals a connection crisis that stretches across generations. During this friendship recession, we live in a socially starved society where indifference is considered fashionable. This trend has devolved into a social health crisis, fueling a surge in adolescent mental health issues. Ignoring our inherent emotional vulnerability, boys are taught to suppress their feelings and that feelings are invaluable and weak. To discuss the growing connection crisis, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes author and developmental psychologist, Dr. Niobe Way, PhD. Niobe shares her unique insights about how our culture can unravel the damage and foster our ability to be emotionally sensitive and emotionally regulated, so that we may move forward into a more caring society. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →The Connection Crisis: Decades of Research on Friendship and Belonging with Dr. Niobe Way, PhD Part I
May 13Tap to summarizeThe modern loneliness epidemic has cast a spotlight on a profound "crisis of connection," particularly within the realm of boys' friendships research. As children grow, developmental psychology suggests a sharp decline in emotional intimacy among males, often driven by rigid masculinity norms that equate vulnerability with weakness. This cultural pressure prioritizes hard skills over soft skills, forcing many young adults into social isolation, where the biological need for companionship is sacrificed to maintain a stoic facade. To discuss the developmental psychology behind modern masculinity norms, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes author and developmental psychologist, Dr. Niobe Way, PhD. Niobe shares her foundational research that was the source of her books Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture, and the forthcoming Our Social Nature in an Anti-social Culture. She suggests that disconnecting from the softer side of being human goes against our nature and is a by-product of modern American culture. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →Conscious Coupling: Relationship Maintenance Tune-Up with Raffi Bilek, LCSW-C
May 6Tap to summarizeLong-term relationships require consistent relationship maintenance and a shared commitment to making it work. By embracing conscious coupling, we take the lead on our own emotional growth, learning how to handle the messy stuff instead of sweeping it under the rug. Improving our partner communication means listening to our partners even when we want to speak. To discover tried-and-true relationship maintenance techniques, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes author and couples counselor Raffi Bilek back to the show. Raffi doubles down on his straightforward and simple strategies designed to deepen partner connection and foster conscious coupling. He shares relatable examples taken from his book, The Couples Communication Handbook: The Skills You Never Learned for the Marriage You Always Wanted. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →Persona Fog in a Digital World: Nurturing Selfhood in an Ever-Changing Algorithm with Patricia Martin, MFA
Apr 30Tap to summarizeWe have willingly been mentally restrained by technology, daily gifting our captors the mental cuffs to keep us psychologically bound. Haven't you realized this yet? Then they already have you. While this may seem like an intriguing sci-fi movie, it is the reality of our current digital overwhelm. To break these invisible chains, we must prioritize intentional self-care and commit to nurturing selfhood in the digital age. Only by reclaiming our attention can we move from being mere data points back to being the conscious architects of our own lives. To discover the necessary process of nurturing selfhood in the digital age, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes cultural analyst, researcher, speaker, and author Patricia Martin. Patricia explores the new frontier of intermittent reinforcement that jams the human operating system, and how her book, Will the Future Like You? Reflections on the Age of Hyper-reinvention can help people prepare for what's coming next and reclaim autonomy in an AI-driven world. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →Diversity as a Joy Practice: The Power of Inclusive Leadership with S. Leigh Thompson
Apr 23Tap to summarizeThe power of inclusive leadership faces a significant headwind today, even though diverse perspectives are the cornerstone of societal and organizational problem-solving. By adopting a diversity joy practice, values-driven leaders foster an environment in which inclusive leadership and happiness are prioritized over homogeneous hierarchies. This alignment creates a culture where diversity and well-being result in a fulfilled, joyful workforce whose collective engagement naturally strengthens leadership and produces a better bottom line. To discover where inclusive leadership and happiness converge, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes strategist, facilitator, and consultant S. Leigh Thompson (he/they). S. Leigh Thompson explores strategies for employers and employees align with their values and embrace, acknowledge, and work with diversity, equality, and inclusion to cultivate individual and collective joy. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →How to Release Emotional Baggage and Create Secure, Lasting Relationships with Jessica Baum, LMHC
Apr 15Tap to summarizeOur earliest psychological blueprint is mediated by an attachment to a primary caregiver. We internalize their moods, attachment styles, and internal struggles to create a foundational bond. To heal this early wounding, we must operate from the right hemisphere of the brain, yet modern culture has shifted so heavily toward "left-brain" dominance, which comes at the cost of genuine intimacy. To bridge this gap and create lasting relationships, we must consciously pivot back to this relational center, allowing us to release emotional baggage inherited from infancy. By moving beyond these internalized patterns, we cultivate the emotional agility required to sustain healthy relationships in our increasingly disconnected world. To explore how to release emotional baggage, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen welcomes therapist and author Jessica Baum, LMHC, back to the program to unpack her life’s work. Jessica clearly defines the four human attachment styles and the relational process to create lasting, healthy relationships. She shares core principles from her book, Safe: An Attachment-Informed Guide to Building More Secure Relationships, along with how those principles can be utilized in today’s modern, often isolated world. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
Transcribe →Navigating Conflicts with Chaotic Character Types: Bill Eddy’s Roadmap to Reclaiming Your Peace (Part II)
Apr 8Tap to summarizeBullying is rarely about you. It is often high-conflict individuals who project their internal traumas onto others. Whether the threats are physical or verbal, the goal is to create an environment of fear and intimidation. If you’ve been targeted, remember that you don't have to face it alone. There are effective ways to de-escalate these situations and professional resources available to help you. To explore how to respond to a high-conflict person, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen continues her conversation with Billy Eddy, a licensed clinical social worker, attorney, author, and co-founder and Training Director of the High-Conflict Institute. As part of his series of de-escalation techniques for relationships, Bill Eddy shares successful strategies for setting limits with toxic people and navigating high-conflict personalities, as well as self-care methods from his book, SLIC Solutions for Conflict: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences in 2½ Steps. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.
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