Meik Wiking
Happy Place14 Jun 2021

Meik Wiking

Some elements of happiness are circumstantial – where we’re born, and our biology – but there are many elements that we personally have control over. Meik Wiking is the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute, based in Denmark, and he feels we’d all be happier if we focused more on the smaller choices we can control. That, he explains, is where the Danish art of hygge comes in.

In this chat with Fearne, Meik explores why policy makers would do well to consider the happiness of their country as an important element of national health – happy citizens are more likely to earn more, less likely need the health service, and more likely to perform random acts of kindness.

Meik’s books, The Little Book of Hygge, The Little Book of Lykke, and The Art of Making Memories are all out now.

Thanks to Stripe and Stare for sponsoring this series of Happy Place. Use the code HP20 when you make your purchase at stripeandstare.com for a 20% discount.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(427)

Is your routine a strait-jacket? How to enact change, with Donna Ashworth

Is your routine a strait-jacket? How to enact change, with Donna Ashworth

Do you dream of pivoting your career or lifestyle later in life? Poet Donna Ashworth did just that. She began to question the busy, fast-paced, perfectionist lifestyle she assumed was the norm, and de...

10 Feb 202553min

Book Club Meets: Choose to be happy, with David Larbi

Book Club Meets: Choose to be happy, with David Larbi

What is happiness to you? And do you think you deserve to be happy? Our Happy Place Book Club pick for January was Frequently Happy, by author and poet David Larbi. In his book, he combines poetry and...

7 Feb 202521min

Naomi Watts talks menopause: “Women grin and bear it”

Naomi Watts talks menopause: “Women grin and bear it”

Actor Naomi Watts went through early menopause at 36. She was experiencing symptoms she couldn’t explain, like itchy skin, night sweats, and anxiety, but struggled to find any real information or stor...

3 Feb 202543min

What REALLY happens at therapy?

What REALLY happens at therapy?

Do you want to make 2025 the year you start therapy? Maybe you’re still a bit hesitant because you’re not completely sure how it works or what it might feel like...Fearne has pulled together a load of...

31 Jan 202535min

Millie Mackintosh: “I would drink to forget” Self-esteem, shame, and sobriety

Millie Mackintosh: “I would drink to forget” Self-esteem, shame, and sobriety

When does a coping mechanism become a problem? Millie Mackintosh talks through the big moments she realised her drinking was affecting both her own health and the people she loves. In this chat Fearne...

27 Jan 20251h 3min

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: “I’m a healthy amount of delusional!” How to sustain career success

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: “I’m a healthy amount of delusional!” How to sustain career success

How loud are the voices in your head that tell you you’re definitely going to screw up that big opportunity? Sophie Ellis-Bextor is trying to make a point of talking to herself more kindly. In this ch...

20 Jan 202554min

“The shame was intense!” How Ben West coped with his brother’s suicide

“The shame was intense!” How Ben West coped with his brother’s suicide

Ben West was 17 when his younger brother died by suicide. He’s since gone on to become a mental health campaigner, and has found humour can help communicate deeply traumatic messages. In this chat wit...

13 Jan 20251h 6min

Eat for energy not weight loss! Em the Nutritionist: food impacts mood

Eat for energy not weight loss! Em the Nutritionist: food impacts mood

Making better food choices isn’t about changing who you are, but about making you the most energetic, vibrant version of you. Emily English, aka Em the Nutritionist, talks through how food directly im...

6 Jan 202546min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
konspirasjonspodden
aftenpodden-usa
popradet
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
min-barneoppdragelse
grenselos
wolfgang-wee-uncut
synnve-og-vanessa
frokostshowet-pa-p5
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
rss-dannet-uten-piano
fladseth
alt-fortalt
198-land-med-einar-trnquist
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem