Videos/Podcasts

5 Ways to Become Happier Today with Tal Ben-Shahar
Tal Ben Shahar shares practical happiness tips, including habit formation, doing less to get more, and simplifying our lives.

20 Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Being Present
This is a guided meditation to help you develop your skill of being mindful and present.

Andy Puddicombe: All is takes is 10 mindful minutes
Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes.

Ariana Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep
In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares the power of a good night's sleep and it's impact on productivity, happiness and decision-making.

Brene' Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection and our ability to empathize, belong and love. In this talk, she shares deep insights from her research.

Carol Dwek: The power of believe that you can improve
From her research on “growth mindset,” Carol Dweck shares ways that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation
In this talk, Celeste Headlee provides 10 useful rules for having better conversations with others.

Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin details ways that we can avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations when our thinking becomes clouded.

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food
Sharing stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia, Jamie Oliver makes the case for knowing more about the food we eat and where it comes from.

Joachim De Posada: Don't eat the marshmallow
In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares an experiment on delayed gratification and how it can predict future success.

Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit
Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction. Here, he outlines the mechanism of habit development and shares a simple tactic to help prevent the urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal shares opportunities to see stress as a positive, and introduces other ways to reduce stress.

Malcom Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce
Malcolm Gladwell, author of"Tipping Point," shares his insights about the nature of choice and happiness.

Personal Transformation and Happiness
These two dancers each have a limb missing, the girl without a right arm and the boy without a left leg. The goal of their story and dance is to illustrate ideas of Viktor Frankl on suffering and human triumph.

Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, details the importance for educators to believe in their students and connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life?
This video describes three lessons from the longest study on happiness as well as some practical wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.

Sophie Scott: Why we laugh
Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott shares surprising facts about laughter and the science of cracking up.

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die
In his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges individuals to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks, including death itself.

The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance
In this TEDx, Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, shares how modern research focuses on the average with the idea that "if we focus on the average, we will remain merely average." His goal is to study the positive outliers, and learn how not only to bring people up to the average, but to move the entire average up.

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do
Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions.

Self-Care for Educators The podcast for creating happy, healthy inspired educators. Host Tina H. Boogren is a lifelong educator, the author of numerous books, and associated for Solution Tree and Marzano Resources. Each week, Tina will help educators dig into the essential work of self-care via bit-size episodes that fit into your busy schedule. If you are a teacher, administrator, counselor, coach, singleton, or simply considering a career in education, this podcast is for you.

A conversation with Debra Park on teaching, learning, and well-being
In this discussion, Debra Park shares why it's important for teachers to find their own personal well-being habits.

Bulletproof Radio
This podcast pulls from the knowledge of medical doctors, biochemists, nutritionists and meditation experts to outline simple ways we can improve all areas of our life.

Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before shares practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits.

Happiness Matters
A podcast describing the benefits of finding happiness in ourselves and our children.

The Daily Boost
This podcast delivers effective strategies for daily motivation focused on life, career, goal setting, health and the law of attraction.

The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes interviews business leaders, athletes and influential celebrities from across the world to highlight their story and share their personal successes.

The Tony Robbins Podcast
In this podcast, Tony Robbins shares proven strategies and tactics to achieve massive results in your business, relationships, health and finances.

Tiny Leaps Big Changes
Utilizing personal development, self-help strategies and tiny habit formations are the premise of this self-improvement podcast.