Start your week off on a positive note with us as we share insights and strategies that can make a difference. Each week one of us will share something we have watched, listened to or read that we found inspiring, motivational, interesting, or thought-provoking with each other and you. Our hope is that some of these ideas will inspire you to give them a try in your own lives or incorporate into your mindset to boost your mood and wellbeing - maybe even to change your life!
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Placebo/Nocebo and Health Cairns (REPEAT)
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SUMMER BREAK While Terri and Daisy take a summer break, please enjoy a rerun of the first four episodes they recorded. #003 How our thoughts affect our health and ability to heal. Terri shares some evidence that our mind-body connection is real and how we can use this information to upgrade our health. Lisa Rankin's Ted Talk Is There Scientific Pro…
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SUMMER BREAK While Terri and Daisy take a summer break, please enjoy a rerun of the first four episodes they recorded. #002 A small change that had a profound effect. Daisy talks about a daily exercise that she did which changed the way she viewed life in a positive way.
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Episode #217 In this week’s episode, Terri shares about something we all experience—chatter, that internal voice that can really throw us for a loop. She shares from psychologist Ethan Cross and his tips on how to mange the chatter in the Hidden Brain podcast episode, Befriending Your Inner Voice. https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/you-2-0-befriending…
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Episode #216 This week, Daisy shares the podcast episode she has been promising to share for ages from Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast, Feel Better, Live More, with Dr Gabrielle Lyon. It was one of those long, long-form episodes so she rather rushes through as much of it as she can without giving Terri much of a chance to get a word in! It’s interestin…
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Understanding Cravings And How to Defeat Them
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Episode #215 In this week’s episode, Terri shares some insights from one of her favorites—Dr. Judson Brewer. She explains what he teaches about how we can reduce our cravings in the Hidden Brain podcast episode, The Curious Science of Cravings. https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-curious-science-of-cravings/ Please consider helping us make more epi…
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To Grit or to Quit? That Is the Question!
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Episode #214 This week Daisy shares from Susan David’s Emotional Agility newsletter. In it, Susan discusses what benefit there might be from quitting. She suggests asking ourselves some questions to help us work out whether it is time to grit or quit. You can subscribe to Susan David’s newsletter here: https://www.susandavid.com/newsletter/ Susan D…
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Episode #213 This week Terri and Daisy reflect back on episodes that have spurred them into action and creating new habits. Spoiler - Terri has done much better than Daisy! Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreon If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us …
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Episode #212 In this week’s episode, Terri shares about a frequently visited topic - stress. She draws from three episodes of Rangan Chatterjee’s Feel Better, Live More podcast. She shares tips about using stress-relieving strategies, not only in stressful moments but in your regular daily life to inoculate your body in dealing with stress. BITESIZ…
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Episode #211 This week Daisy shares a Kwik Brain episode with guest, Charles Duhigg who chats to Jim about how we can learn from super communicators and have better conversations. Communication Skills for Better Conversations | Charles Duhigg & Jim Kwik https://youtu.be/geyT-0AexoU?si=24eiUoRP36FD6tjl Please consider helping us make more episodes b…
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How You Make Decisions is Key, Not Making The Right Decision
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Episode #210 In this week’s episode, Terri shares some ways to strengthen your decision-making abilities, as she learned then from The Ed Mylett Show podcast’s episode, 10 Steps to Making Better Decisions Today! https://www.edmylett.com/podcast/MakingBetterDecisionsTODAY Note from Daisy It is Lisa Bilyeu who plays the “No bullshit, what will it tak…
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Episode #209 This week Daisy shares a really quick and easy tip to help manage stress in your day-to-day. Tune in to hear about a breathing tip from Tony Riddle, shared on Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast, Feel Better, Live More. BITESIZE | The Simple Habit to Manage Daily Stress and Overwhelm | Tony Riddle https://drchatterjee.com/bitesize-the-simple-h…
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Habits Are Systems to Reaching Desired Outcomes
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Episode #208 In this week’s episode, Terri shares another insight into James Clear’s wisdom on building habits. Join in to hear her share from the How To Be A Better Human podcast, How To Develop The Habits You Want - And Get Rid Of The Ones You Don’t (with James Clear). https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human Please consider helping …
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Are There Advantages to Being Socially Awkward?
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Episode #207 This week, Daisy shares an episode from Jim Kwik’s podcast, Kwik Brain. She often jokes that she and one of her dogs, Rocket, are similar in being a bit socially awkward so this episode caught her eye. Tune in to find out how having a socially awkward brain might be an advantage you didn’t realise you had. And if you know someone who s…
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Episode #206 In this week’s episode, Terri shares a brief recap of some takeaways from the World Happiness Report and how we can all contribute not only to our own happiness but to that of the community around us. She shares from The Happiness Lab with Laurie Santos podcast, season 8 episode 11: What Can We Learn From The Happiest Country on Earth.…
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Episode #205 This week, Daisy shares another Feel Better, Live More podcast episode with Dr Wendy Suzuki. This time she is talking to Rangan Chatterjee about anxiety and how it can be our superpower if we learn to reframe it and harness its potential. BITESIZE | Why Anxiety Is Your Superpower | Dr Wendy Suzuki https://drchatterjee.com/bitesize-why-…
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Episode #204 In this week’s episode, Terri shares another few things we can do to help our aging brains continue to be strong and to grow. She explains three activities that many of us either learned to do as children or have done as relaxation boosters. Listen to her explanation of Kwik Brain podcast, episode 379 3 Fun Activities For Lifelong Brai…
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What is the Most Critical Factor for Health and Longevity?
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Episode #203 This week, Daisy shares another Bitesize episode from Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast, Feel Better, Live More. Sticking to the same topic she has been discussing of the last couple of episodes, this time the perspective is a little more about statistics of longevity and how to delay what Peter Attia describes as the four disease horsemen. …
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Improving Our Relationships Through Learning To Argue Better
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Episode #202 In this week’s episode, Terri flashes back to some of her professional development training as a psychologist, as well as tools she learned to apply in her own relationships. Most of us can probably relate to the challenges of conflict in our relationships and may have experienced how they erode the basis of these relationships. But wh…
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Episode #201 This week, Daisy shares another Feel Better, Live More podcast episode about boosting brain health and, again, it is about… you guessed it… exercise. But this time there’s a bit more info about what is happening in your brain with what Dr Wendy Suzuki calls a ‘wonderful bubble bath of neurochemicals’. BITESIZE | Do This Every Day to Bo…
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Rinse and Repeat Until the Message Sinks In!
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Episode #200 For the 200th episode, Daisy and Terri chat about repeating themselves! Terri brings some psychology chat to the discussion as she digs into how we make decisions. Sound Effect from Pixabay Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreon If you have enjoyed listening to …
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Episode #199 In this week’s episode, Terri returns to a topic that she brought up previously to share some more information that could be helpful for us all. She went back to learn more about neurobics after a reference to this topic during another episode. Here is your opportunity to quickly learn about some pretty simple ways to affect your neuro…
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Is Exercise the Best Way to Improve Brain Health?
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Episode #198 This week, Daisy shares a Bitesize episode from Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast, Feel Better, Live More. It’s a great reminder about just how valuable it can be to make exercise part of your everyday life, how even short walks have been shown in studies to help prevent cognitive decline and reduce the risk of depression. BITESIZE | How …
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Episode #197 In this week’s episode, Terri dives into a topic that we all experience, and yet are often uncomfortable and unsure how to proceed. Her take-aways from the Untangle Podcast, episode 449: Moving on Doesn’t Mean letting Go: Navigating Our Most Difficult Losses, may help you look at your ways of processing loss and grieving, as well as ho…
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Why So Many of Us Overspend on St Valentine’s Day
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Episode #196 Do you find yourself getting sucked in by the marketing hype on Valentine’s Day and other marketing holidays? Find out how harnessing these worn-out tools in more original ways can actually be quite appealing. This week, Daisy shares an episode from the Nudge podcast that digs into why consumers are twice as likely to click on a discou…
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Why Addictions Make You Feel Unable To Stop
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Episode #195 In this week’s episode, Terri shares a simple understanding of how the neurotransmitter of dopamine. Follow along to get a better grasp of how this molecule of desire complicates the internal struggle of wanting more despite knowing it will derail your goals or life. Her recounting of Jim Kwik’s interview with Dr. Daniel Lieberman in t…
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Decisions, decisions! How do We Make Better Ones?
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Episode #194 This week, Daisy went a Googling after being inspired by a James Clear newsletter quote about making decisions. It got her thinking about the process of how we make decisions and whether we might be able to learn some strategies to help us make better ones. She draws from the following articles: How to Make Decisions (MindTools) https:…
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Changing Your Relationship With Alcohol or Other Addictive Behaviors
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Episode #193 In this episode, Terri shares with Daisy and listeners about an episode that so many of us may benefit from hearing. She was intrigued by the Everyday Better podcast and chose an episode she thought may fit this time of year as so many are doing “dry January” or working on changing some deeply ingrained problematic behaviors. Listen to…
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What Are ‘Micro-Acts of Joy’ and How Can We Experience More of Them?
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Episode #192 This week, Daisy shares an article by Emma Beddington in The Guardian that caught her eye: Can ‘micro-acts of joy’ make you happier? I tried them for seven days https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/18/can-micro-acts-of-joy-make-you-happier-i-tried-them-for-seven-days The project is free to do so why not take part? Daisy an…
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Relieving Stress through Mind, Body, and Behavior Resets
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Episode #191 If you have ever found yourself going down the stress path and noticing the consequences compounding, you might find some useful and quick tips from this episode. Terri shares an episode of the Life Kit podcast in which the host and guest highlight three categories of resets and examples from each category. These resets are only a few …
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Can We Learn Something From Dog Training?
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Episode #190 No prizes for guessing whose week it is! Daisy was musing on some of the things she is doing with Lila to sort out some reactivity issues she has. Never let it be said that Daisy is obsessed with her dogs!!! Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon. https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreon If you have enj…
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The ABCs of How to Do The Things That Trigger Self-Doubt
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Episode #189 In this episode, Terri shares from the first episode she has listened to of the Good Life Project podcast with Jonathan Fields. She enjoyed sharing this because like everyone, she sometimes struggles to believe in her abilities to accomplish things that are new or challenging and really likes the three broad suggestions offered. Hopefu…
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Episode #188In the first new episode of 2024, Daisy and Terri take a moment to reflect back on 2023.Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon.https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreonIf you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen on. It really helps new…
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Peak Performance Aging—Why I Am Learning to Ski (REPEAT)
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As Daisy and Terri take a couple of weeks off over Christmas and New Year, they each are sharing a favourite past episode. This week, it is Terri’s choice and she decided to remind us about the benefits of challenging yourself to learn a new skill as she heads into ski season. We hope you enjoy this rerun and wish you all the very best for 2024. Ha…
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The Amazing Benefits of Having Pets (REPEAT)
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As Daisy and Terri take a couple of weeks off over Christmas and New Year, they each are sharing a favourite past episode. This week, it is Daisy’s choice and she (not surprisingly) opted for an episode about the many wonderful benefits of having pets. We hope you enjoy this rerun and, if you are listening to this as it comes out on Christmas Day, …
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Episode #185This week, Daisy is feeling a tad ranty! This time of year, her Facebook feed is full of ‘I’m A Celebrity’ posts whether she likes it or not! Maybe they are always as manipulative and divisive but, this year, she has found them even more so. So first she has a good old rant about it and then she shares an article she found which she fee…
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More on High-Five To Yourself and The 5 Second Rule
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Episode #184In this episode, Terri shares a repeat of a topic previously covered but highlights ways that we can influence our brains with some simple strategies. Listen as she and Daisy discuss The School of Greatness Podcast episode Mel Robbins Reveals A 5-Second Secret That Will Change Your Life Forever.https://lewishowes.com/podcast/mel-robbins…
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Episode #183This week, Daisy is back with one of her new fave podcasts - Nudge. You might remember an episode from way back when Terri shared some techniques to help with memorising things. Daisy mentioned The Knowledge which is a test London taxi drivers have to pass to drive a black cab. They have to memorise a whopping 25,000 streets plus thousa…
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Episode #182In this episode, Terri encourages everyone to challenge themselves to risk asking for help if they tend to avoid doing so. She thoroughly enjoyed the episode of The Happiness Lab titled Ask For Help… and Spread Happiness, knowing that this was a message she needed to hear.https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-…
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Episode #181This week, Daisy shares a newsletter from Donna Zajonc and David Emerald at TED (The Empowerment Dynamic). Short and sweet, this is one of the newsletters that she reads every week and almost always finds something to relate to in that reading.She also has some exciting news about a new… you’ve guessed it…dog!https://theempowermentdynam…
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Episode #180In this episode, Terri shares a brief reminder that she was needing—that taking appropriate care of our oral health leads to better brain and overall heath. She felt re-inspired after listening to a biological dentist share how to best care for our teeth in the Kwik Brain podcast, episode #351 Beyond Brushing: Optimize Your Oral Health …
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Confronting the Changes Needed to Become a Good Ally
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Episode #179This week, Daisy shares two books: The Good Ally by Nova Reid and Diversify by June Sarpong. The first book in particular, Daisy feels is a must-read (or listen) for anybody keen to work on pulling apart their racism.Here are some links to explore further:Nova Reid’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/nova_reid_not_all_superheroes_wear…
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Some Lessons Learned From Painful Experiences!
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Episode #178This week, Daisy and Terri take a moment to chat about the somewhat eventful and painful month they’ve had.Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon.https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreonIf you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes or whichever platform you listen on. …
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Episode #177In this episode, Terri takes us back to an important topic for everyone - sleep! - in particular, the interference of sleep via insomnia. She shares some ways to approach treating insomnia that she gleaned from the podcast Stuff You Should Know. Insomnia: Why You Can’t Sleep.https://youtu.be/E2Q4NkDhXKk?si=nRPKrVP1KTXIIZevPlease conside…
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Cast a Vote for the Type of Person You Want to Become (REPEAT)
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Episode #176Terri talks about the importance of identity a lot so this felt like a great episode to throw in as a repeat this week to cover the brief hiatus in recording schedule.Episode #89This week, Daisy revisits (again!) a discussion from one of her favourite podcasts - Feel Better, Live More - between Rangan Chatterjee and James Clear. As Terr…
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Why Dropping a Few More F Bombs Could be Good for Your Health!
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Episode #175Are you a fan of letting rip with swear words? Anyone who has spent a decent amount of time with Daisy will know that she has some favourite swears and is happy to use them when she feels like it!This week Daisy shares another episode from the Nudge podcast with guest Dr Emma Byrne about swearing: Is Swearing Good for You You?https://ww…
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Episode #174In this episode, Terri again talks about the Harvard study about adult lifespan development, specifically related to happiness and health. You can benefit from focusing on interpersonal connections as she explains from The Jordan Harbinger Podcast 895: Robert Waldinger | Unlocking the Science of Happiness.https://www.jordanharbinger.com…
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Episode #173This week Daisy shares some tips on how to improve your negotiation skills. She shares an episode with Terri from the Nudge podcast with guest Steve Martin: 5 Highly Effective Negotiation Tactics. We won’t mention the fact that they only seemed to come up with 4!https://www.nudgepodcast.com/podcast/episode/2707c99c/2-five-highly-effecti…
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Episode #172This week, Daisy and Terri catch up on what has been a pretty hectic Summer for both of them. There turned out to be quite a lot of overlap with movers and DIY!Please consider helping us make more episodes by supporting Daisy on Patreon.https://bit.ly/MondayMindsetPatreonIf you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a r…
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Episode #171In this episode, Terri shares from one of her favorite shorter-form podcasts. She loves hearing some easy takeaways to improve our lives and is always excited to share these with listeners. This week, the focus is on approaching the change process with some specific strategies to make last changes.Please join her and Daisy in her sharin…
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Episode #170This week, Daisy shares an episode from a new (to her) podcast called Nudge which sets out to simplify behavioural science. Daisy was keen to share this particular episode with Terri because it took a pretty different view on some of the things the two of them often talk about.As is so often the case, even a take on something that confl…
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