
Life Lived Better
Hosted by Joseph and Paula and I · Joseph Massey and Paula Garland
5.0from 12 ratings
- 197
- Episodes
- 52
- Transcribed
- 12
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 148
- YouTube views
About Life Lived Better
Your space for self-discovery, mental wellness, and personal growth. Join two close friends, both seasoned counselors and wellness enthusiasts, discuss facets of living a more fulfilling and balanced life. With engaging conversations, heartwarming anecdotes, and expert insights, Joseph and Paula help you make every day a step towards a Life Lived Better. In a world where well-being and self-improvement are more important than ever, this is a space for you to explore, learn, and grow. The unique blend of professional expertise and genuine friendship feels like a chat with close friends.
- Publisher
- Joseph Massey and Paula Garland
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
52 of 197 episodes have a transcript.

15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Naming Emotions in a Mental Health Moment

8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 158: Betrayal

24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 157: Whose Recovery is it, Anyway?
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Naming Emotions in a Mental Health Moment
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, sometimes simply identifying what you're feeling can help reduce the intensity of that emotion. There's this phrase you might have heard before, name it to tame it. That may sound a little too simple, but there's actually science behind it. Researchers have studied something called effect labeling. That's the process of putting our feelings into words. There are studies that use brain imaging and they've found that labeling emotions can actually reduce the activity in the amygdala that's the part of the brain that's involved in detecting emotionally significant information while areas of the prefrontal cortex that are involved in processing and regulating emotions actually become engaged. […]
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- YouTube views
- 148
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 10 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- Quality
- 49
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 64
- Engagement
- 77
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