Practically Happy

About Practically Happy

Inspiration and ideas for applying the science of wellbeing to your everyday life. Host and Miranda Anderson casually and conversationally shares examples and lessons from her own life as well as some of the latest research from the world of positive psychology. In addition, she lets you in on humorous and engaging stories about living with her husband, three kids, two dogs, two cats, and five chickens in Richmond, Virginia.

Publisher

Cloud10

Category

education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2018

Latest episode

7 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

51 of 360 episodes have a transcript.

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   7 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #320: Raise Your Frequency

   Host Dr. Laurie Santos discusses the impact of raising the frequency of tiny positive emotions and events to feel more grounded and connected.

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   6 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #319: 5 Things to Feel Better Today

   Wow the country feels in chaos and a deluge of change in the last couple weeks. I was asked to write some stress-management and resilience tips to help the public servants with whom I work find a little peace, and thought it would be great to share the same, simple ideas here with you! Listen in for 5 simple reminders for feeling a little better even in uncertainty. SPONSOR: Try FACTOR MEALS for 50% off with the code PRACTICALLY50OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   23 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #318: The Discomfort Zone with Amy Wilson

   In this episode I chat with Amy Wilson, the hilarious and insightful co-host of What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood, a podcast that brings humor and heart to parenting. She’s also the author of Happy to Help and a talented performer who’s graced both Broadway and television screens. We chat about getting comfortable with the discomfort of letting people down (sometimes, including yourself!) SPONSOR: Take 20% off any water purifier at Aquatru.com using code 'HAPPY'! Peaks of the Week: I'm loving this countertop Soda Stream sparkling water maker Who knew corded headphones still work perfectly? Huge fan of these BUILT Puffs Protein Bars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

#320: Raise Your Frequency

Published 7 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Having a meaningful exhale is something that is natural in that like we breathe without thinking most of the time but in times when we're stressed out or we're feeling a little bit anxious or kind of that response that our fight or flight response is turned on having an extended intentional exhale is something that we can do intentionally mindfully and it has a really big effect positive effect in the sense of that it tones down all of that stress response and invites our nervous system to relax. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,802,710

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

854 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

96

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