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joyful.14. What’s Stopping You from Becoming an Artist? | Anastazja AdamczykIn this SOLO episode of joyful. I am talking about our (I think) universal need to create, about making art, and about music -- a form of art in particular close to my heart. I discuss the links between music and emotion, and try to answer the question of whether music, and art in general, can make us happier. I invite you to join me, while I continue to discover what happiness means to me. Do not hesitate to reach out if anything I said resonated, or if you completely disagree with me on any of...2025-02-1737 minjoyful.13. Nature, Courage, and Happiness: How to Take the Leap. | Jasper Riehmjoyful. GUEST SERIES with Jasper Riehm. Today I speak to Jasper Riehm, a passionate guerrilla gardener who tries to connect people living in urban spaces with nature, putting up willow domes around the city of Amsterdam. On instagram he calls himself @thatweirdplantguy, as he questions the established norms on what is normal, inviting people get involved and make an impact on their surroundings. Jasper believes that people who get along with each other are part of a shared mycelium network, sharing positive vibes and creating impact. Listen to our conversation and let us know if you’re a p...2025-01-1355 minjoyful.12. Neuroarchitecture - how to design your home for happiness? | Fiona Beenkensjoyful. GUEST SERIES with Fiona BeenkensFiona transformed her career path and, being quite unhappy working as an architect, she started to shape her way through as a neuroarchitect. In her work she uses her knowledge from domains of psychology and architecture, to help people create homes (and other spaces) that make them feel better in their daily lives. I admire Fiona's passion, dedication and faith with which she engages in her work to help people make their environments more beautifiul, and better suited for their lifestyle. I hope you'll enjoy our talk, and...2024-12-011h 01joyful.11. How to choose the right career for you? | Dr. Shékina Rochatjoyful. GUEST SERIES with Dr Shékina Rochat. Dr Rochat holds a PhD in psychology, with a special focus on career counselling. As both a practitioner and a researcher, her mission is to support professionals in navigating their careers. She is also the author of several influential books on career development and psychology, including one especially interesting for me as it concerns psychology and climbing! Alongside her professional career, Shékina is a dedicated mother and an incredibly warm and insightful person :) In our conversation we discussed how to choose a career that is best fo...2024-11-091h 12joyful.10. (Almost) Everything I have to say about gratitude. | Anastazja AdamczykIn this SOLO episode I discuss gratitude. A never-ending topic in every book or podcast, that wants to be a part of the „happiness and wellbeing" category. And well, if I want to call my podcast one that’s about happiness, how could I not mention gratitude, right? I could probably skip it. This topic honestly drives me up the wall! But here I am, accepting the challenge, picking up the gauntlet, throwing myself into a gratitude well to talk about it from my own perspective. Do you care to join? 0:00 Introduction...2024-10-1437 minjoyful.9. How the unpredicted shapes our lives? On hearts, sports and making changes. | Dr Dorian Dugmorejoyful. GUEST SERIES with: Dr Dorian DugmoreDr Dugmore has a PhD in cardiovascular health, and years of experience working in this field. Among his many accomplishments, he has developed one of the first programs of cardiovascular rehabilitation in the UK. All his life, he has been also closely connected to sport. He was on his way to become a professional football player, when due to a missed diagnosis, he had to resign from this dream. He went on, to work as a professional football coach, playing all around the world. He also continued to develop his...2024-09-081h 15joyful.8. My take on health-optimising protocols - the case of light. | Anastazja AdamczykIn this SOLO episode I am talking about how light may impact our wellbeing. I talk about health optimising protocols and I share my personal view on applying knowledge from podcasts into my life. I invite you to listen and join this reflection around the movement of wellbeing, use of light or other factors to enhance our mood, and I ask you to think about whether there is something that you, yourself, engage in in order to make yourself feel better.00:00:01 Introduction00:01:11 Talking about health optimising protocols00:08:45 My personal experience with health protocols2024-06-0247 minjoyful.7. How to take care of your sleep while remaining sane? Circadian rhythms and sleep. | Prof. Russell Fosterjoyful. GUEST SERIES with: Professor Russell FosterI have a great pleasure to welcome Professor Russel Foster, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford in this episode of Joyful. In today's conversation, I ask Professor Foster about the importance of sleep and circadian rhythms for our well-being. We discuss the growing issue of sleep anxiety related to the ongoing social media craze of sleep optimisation and we talk about the role of sleep in our ability to regulate emotions and in c...2024-04-241h 05joyful.6. Becoming joyful. | Anastazja AdamczykA very long time ago, I saw the film Pay It Forward. It tells a story about a boy named Trevor who is given an assginment in class to do three good deeds to three different people. These three people are suppoused to help another three, this way creating a cascade of kindness, raising the levels of happiness in the world around. Today I want to participate in this mission started by Trevor. I invite you to join me by following us here, at joyful.Today's episode is an invitation, designed to spark up your...2024-04-1636 min
joyful.5. Are psychedelics the new hope for depression? Ketamine-based treatment and taboo surrounding psychedelic substances. | Dr Joan Obiols & Marta Martin(Former Healthy Habits Podcast) Ketamine-based intervention for depression: Potential, history and the taboo surrounding psychedelics. | Dr Joan Obiols & Marta Martin In this episode I am talking with a psychiatrist Dr Joan Obiols and a psychoogist Marta Martin. Dr Obiols's main interests are transcultural psychiatry, schizophrenia, altered states of consciousness and he is en expert in psychedelic-assisted therapies. Marta obtained her diploma in psychology at university of Edinburgh and today she works at Clinica Synaptica, where she is engaged as a therapist leading ketamine-based interventions for patients with depression. Dr Obiols and Marta talk about their per...2024-03-121h 15
joyful.#7 Evidence-based physiotherapy, Osteopathy and Approaches to Pain | Karol SzapelIn this episode I meet with a physiotherapist - Karol Szapel. With over 17 years of experience as a clinical physiotherapist, his special interest is acute and chronic pain treatment. He is an active proponent of evidence-based physiotherapy and in his work he cooperates with many renowned specialists in order to fully understand underlying problems and sources of pain. Karol Szapel is also the director of Polish Association of Invasive Physiotherapy and an active educator. He has organized more than 320 trainings, seminars and workshops in physiotherapy and osteopathy. He is also engaged on social media where he promotes good practices...2024-02-211h 17
joyful.4. How to form long lasting good habits (and break the bad ones). | Dr Philippa Lally(Former Healthy Habits Podcast)In this episode of joyful. I talk with Dr Philippa Lally - a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Surrey in England and Co-Director of the Habit Application and Theory Research Group. Her research focuses on investigating habitual behaviours and, together with Dr Benjamin Gardner, she works on introducing habit-based approaches to promote healthy habits in general public. In today's episode we discuss what are habits, how can they help us in becoming healthier in our daily lives and what are some common myths and misconceptions about them. With...2024-02-0157 min
joyful.3. Motivation and Discipline : Finding the right balance. | Dr Cyril Forestier(Former Healthy Habits Podcast)In #3rd episode of joyful. I meet with Dr Cyril Forestier in Grenoble, France. Cyril has a PhD in Sports science titled: Beliefs and self-control on individuals with cardiovascular diseases. He obtained his degree at the University of Grenoble Alpes and he followed his career in academia for the next couple of years, working on engagement in healthy behaviours such as, for instance, physical activity or food choices. In May 2023, he decided to quit academia and started his own business. Passionate about trail running and sports, he is now a personal...2024-01-161h 29
joyful.#4 No More Tomorrow. Procrastination and how to handle it. | Dr Marek WypychIn this episode I meet with Dr Marek Wypych in Warsaw, Poland. Dr Wypych is a researcher in Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology at the Laboratory of Brain Imaging here in Warsaw, where he studies the phenomenons of procrastination, emotion regulation and self-control. In our conversation we discuss what is procrastination and what personality traits accompany the tendency to procrastinate. We talk about reasons for postponement of tasks and various areas of life where procrastination may appear. Finally, Dr Wypych shares some strategies and therapeutical approaches that may help you combat this phenomenon!🧪 What Is the S...2024-01-061h 25
joyful.2. Be The Architect of Your Own Life. Big Failures for Future Success, Public Speaking and Life Performance | Swann Xerri(Former Healthy Habits Podcast)In this episode I meet with Swann Xerri in Marseille, France. He is a professional public speaker and coach as he teaches other people how to ameliorate their performance in both professional and private areas of life. He is the owner of his own company and the author of the course "Be the Architect of your life". He also co-authored a book with his father, neuroscientist, Christian Xerri titled Le Développement Personnel vu par les Neurosciences: A la découverte de soi. In our conversation we discuss ups and downs of...2023-12-271h 17
joyful.#2 Just Do It? The Paradox of Physical Activity, Intention-Action Gap, Motivation and Obsessive Behaviour | Prof. Boris ChevalIn this episode I meet with Professor Boris Cheval. Professor Cheval has worked as a researcher at institutions such as the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France, the University of Ottawa in Canada or the University of Genève in Switzerland. Most recently, he has taken on the role of Assistant Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Rennes, France, where he is today. We talk about physical activity and inactivity - why even though we know sport and physical activity are good for us, we still prefer to minimize physical effort? Professor Cheval's research centers aro...2023-12-161h 21
joyful.1. Who are you? | Anastazja Adamczyk(Former Healthy Habits Podcast)I invite you to reflect upon who you are and what makes you, you. In describing how our memory impacts our sense of self, I bring up the works of scientists from the domains of neuroscience and psychology, which shed light on the understanding on how we create the beliefs we have about ourselves and, most importantly, how we can change them. -> What Is a Self-Concept?-> How Does Memory Shape Our Sense of Self?-> Are We All Guilty of Crafting Our Past?-> What's Behind Our...2023-12-0631 min