Radio Headspace

Part 3 of “The Funtervention”. Today Catherine distinguishes “true fun” from “fake fun”. We learn how to identify both and why “true fun” makes our lives exhilarating. These are the things that bring ...

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Part 2 of “The Funtervention”. Today Catherine discusses the motivation to write her book and why she thinks fun is necessary. She talks about the surprising results from her research, and the one act...

14 Des 20218min

This week on Radio Headspace we have a very special guest host, Catherine Price. Catherine is an award winning science journalist and author of the new book The Power of Fun. Over the last few years C...

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Life can be really serious. And those serious issues demand serious attention. But for a lot of the everyday stuff, why not try to smile instead? Life is a lot more fun if you can laugh at it. This we...

10 Des 20215min

We’re excellent at noticing when we start to feel angry, or sad, or happy, but when’s the last time you noticed when a mood ended or changed? Remember, emotion is temporary, and feeling is finite. The...

9 Des 20213min

Mindfulness is good for many things, but we tend to look at it differently depending on where we’ve learned it. Western mindfulness centers around awareness and Eastern mindfulness is more about compa...

8 Des 20214min

Sometimes, thoughts that really scare us can arise. And if there is the chance of immediate harm for you or someone around you, please seek medical attention as quickly as possible. But for other scar...

7 Des 20215min

Itches have a way of taking over the body. It can be all we think about and we often scratch and scratch with little relief. This is common with physical discomfort. Whenever we notice a twinge, we im...

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