493: Underrated ways to reduce anxiety & boost mood | leading happiness scholar Gretchen Rubin

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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“Research shows that people who do new things are happier—even something as simple as trying new restaurants," says Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen, a leading happiness scholar and bestselling author, joins us to discuss how to tap into your five senses—which, in turn, helps strengthen your mental health, creativity, and energy—plus: - Why Gretchen wrote a book on the 5 senses (~00:11) - How to make mindfulness more approachable (~05:03) - What you need to know about the 9 senses (~09:59) - The reason some people love rewatching TV shows (~12:30) - The health benefits of Opposite Day (~15:45) - How to find joy in the mundane (~19:44) - The benefits of boredom (~25:27) - How to become a better listener (~27:29) - How to use music to boost your energy (~32:57) - The interplay of smell & taste (~36:25) - How to know if you’re an abstainer or a moderator (~43:26) - The healing power of touch (~48:31) - What to do when you walk into a party alone (~50:47) - Why touch is so tied to emotion (~54:38) - How your brain filters sensory information (~58:27) - How the 5 senses can reduce stress & boost energy (~01:01:34) Referenced in the episode: - Gretchen's book, Life In The Five Senses. - Gretchen's podcast, Happier With Gretchen Rubin. - Gretchen's previous book, Better Than Before. - mbg Podcast episode #350, with Gretchen. - Listen to Gretchen on Dan Harris' podcast. - Research on new experiences & happiness. - A study on phones at the table & distraction. - The Nostalgia Machine. - Gretchen's Five Senses Quiz. - mbg Podcast episode #272, with Gary Taubes. - mbg Podcast episode #365, with Mark Schatzker. - Sign up for The Long Game. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
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0:47.5	Hey everyone, what if I told you that you could reduce anxiety and enhance energy and boost your
0:52.3	mood without spending a single cent? Sounds like a tall order, but according to leading happiness
0:58.1	scholar and bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, it's not so far-fetched. All it takes is tapping
1:03.6	into your five senses. Understanding the ways you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste can help
1:11.2	ground you in your surroundings and enhance the way you move in the world. In her latest
1:16.0	must-read, life in the five senses, Gretchen even argues that the five senses provide a path
1:21.3	to a happier, more mindful life. Now, I'm not saying you should throw out all the professional
1:25.9	mental health tools you may have in your toolkit, but taking the time to tap into your environment
1:30.4	can help you become way more mindful. In this episode, Gretchen will give you actionable tips
1:36.0	to connect to your awareness, which ultimately helps you strengthen your mental health,
1:40.0	creativity, and energy. Without further ado, let's get to it.
1:45.1	Good to see you. Welcome back. I'm so happy to be talking to you.
1:48.7	So, you're a prolific author, and I remember that we had you on the show last time you
1:53.2	teased this book. And so, why a book on the senses? Well, I had an experience that showed me
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