Happiness - A Sceptics Guide

Ep.09. When we talk about happiness, inevitably, we must talk about unhappiness. In this episode of Happiness, a Sceptics Guide your hosts Paul Flower and psychologist Dr Gary Wood look at 'talking cures'. How do you know if you need help? Where do you find help, and which therapy works best? Is cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), the panacea for all ills? This episode answers these questions and more.

Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge). To read more about the book, for the UK go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd And for the US go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd

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Ep.11 Part two of three looking at the self-help industry, your hosts Dr Gary Wood and Paul Flower discuss whether self-help advice encourages toxic positivity. The episode also looks at the general theory of meritocracy, are we all equal and therefore all capable of getting the same results from our reading? Is there an over-emphasis on dramatic results?

Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge). To read more about the book, for the UK go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd And for the US go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd

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Ep.12. In the third part of the self-help trilogy, podcast hosts Dr Gary Wood and Paul Flower look at practical tips on how to get the most out of a self-help book. The answer is to treat it like a personal development course. This episode of Happiness, A Sceptics Guide offers an 'active reading formula' to help you do just that.

Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge). To read more about the book, for the UK go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd And for the US go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd

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Ep06. In part two of this two-part podcast on happiness and stress, your Sceptics Guide hosts Dr Gary Wood and Paul Flower explore happiness and the human needs of survival versus growth. How can we bridge the gap between 'survive' and 'thrive'? As always, in Happiness, A Sceptics Guide there are ideas for you to take away to increase your happiness.

Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge). To read more about the book, for the UK go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd And for the US go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd

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Ep01: Welcome to 'Happiness, a Sceptics Guide' with your hosts Paul Flower, professional sceptic and self-confessed, serial self-help-abuser, and Dr Gary Wood, chartered psychologist and author of The Psychology of Wellbeing. In this brief, introduction to the podcast, we say a bit about its aims, about us, our reasons for starting it, and what we hope you'll get out of it - well, hopefully, a little bit of happiness - whatever your objections. Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge).

To read more about the book, for the UK go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd And for the US go to: https://amzn.to/3gmgukd

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