In this quarantine era where most people around the world stay at home, restaurants, bars, theatres, concert halls and arenas are in limbo or closed indefinitely. As we are remote in our homes with less obligations and inability to travel, this is the right time to take stock and reflect on life’s big questions: are you happy? Do you live the life you need to live? Are you on the right path to your career? Are you the kind of user you need to be? The following podcasts are hosted through experts who talk about their own stories and provide research-based answers to figure out how to replace your life for the better:
Unlocking through Brené Brown
The researcher and best-seller released this podcast before this year, where she interviews experts and celebrities on topics ranging from excuses to depression and insecurities, and of course, dishonor and vulnerability. It’s a not-to-miss podcast that illustrates how deeply rooted misfortune and lack of confidence in each and every aspect of our lives, and the faster we face them, the faster we’re going to lead what Brown calls “a life of all hearts.”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
The best in the New York Times and podcast presenter The Best Author and Podcast Presenter show their struggles and stories to others to achieve happiness. It covers topics such as concentration, loneliness, anxiety and stress, dating advice, etc.
Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations
This podcast host does not ask for presentation. Oprah Winfrey, the legendary media mogul and TV presenter, talks about racism, resilience and other topics with experts, devoted leaders and celebrities in her featured podcast and interview.
How! With Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg, the Best-selling New York Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, investigates listener disorders and consults with experts on everything from how to get a well-deserved promotion to how to be smart in online dating.
The Laboratory of Happiness through Dr. Laurie Santos
Dr. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at Yale University, takes her very popular course “The Science of Wellness” to a podcast, where in the description she writes: “You think about more money, a better job or worthy of Instagram holidays would make you happy. You’re absolutely wrong. After reading the science of happiness, Dr. Santos, she needs percentages of the concepts of her studies and simple evidence-based recommendations and how to apply them to her life.
Your. Podcast with Dr. Dominique Brossard and Terri Lomax
Dr. Dominique Brossard, a university professor and psychologist, and Terri Lomax, a motivating technique and speaker, lead the H.E.R. (Healing, empowerment, resilience) The area podcast is for black women and other people of color looking for inspiration and an area of their own to talk about new beginnings, relationships, black intellectual aptitude and other topics on how to improve their quality of life.
I’m a freelance journalist and blogger in his twenties in New York. I write about everything I’ve done wrong as a twentysomething woman, here in the trenches.
I’m a freelance journalist and blogger in his twenties in New York. I write about everything I’ve done wrong as a twentysomething woman, here in the trenches. Follow my recommendation at your own risk.