53: Dr Rangan Chatterjee: Simple Daily Ways to Feel Happier
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Persephonica
4.6 • 606 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
HIS BOOK IS OUT NOW - HAPPY MIND, HAPPY LIFE
Dr Rangan Chatterjee explores happiness as a daily practice, built through small, sustainable habits. His Core Happiness model focuses on contentment, control and alignment at any age.
Waterstones - https://www.waterstones.com/book/happy-mind-happy-life/rangan-chatterjee/9781405982160
HIS CHANNEL 4 SHOW - LIVE WELL WITH THE DRUG-FREE DOCTOR
In this Channel 4 one-off, Dr Rangan meets people living with chronic conditions to explore how lifestyle changes can transform health. It’s a hopeful, practical look at living well beyond medication. Watch from Thursday: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/live-well-with-the-drug-free-doctor
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Diggett. I learned to do gratitudes a while ago whilst I was going through a bit of a tough time. |
| 0:07.4 | And I, that's the way that sometimes I stop the negative voices in my head. |
| 0:12.5 | And when I'm stressed or anxious or worried about things or the things that are out of control, it is such a simple practice. |
| 0:19.0 | Often when a woman becomes a mother, and let's say they stop working, at least in the short term, and some people stop working, you know, for a long period of time whilst they are raising their children. And then it's quite common at that point to go, well, who the hell am I? You know, I thought as a mother, but now I don't need my role as a mother. You know, I'm not that anymore either. So who am I? |
| 0:37.7 | All of that right after this. |
| 0:45.4 | Digit is sponsored by Stripe and Stair. Can I say, Joe, I think comfort has become my number one priority with clothes now, especially underwear. Hell yeah. I mean, |
| 0:56.6 | life is simply too short to be uncomfortable. There are items in my wardrobe. I think maybe there's |
| 1:02.4 | one thong and maybe there's a couple of crop tops like brawlets, which I really like, that are |
| 1:07.1 | quite tight because I like to be compressed if I've got a t-shirt on. But on the days when I don't need to wear those, I just want to hang loose and I want to have a really nice soft fabric. And that is my ultimate dream bit of underwear. That's why I love stripe and stare so much. Their knickers are unbelievably comfortable. They're soft, they're breathable, really kind to your skin. Yeah, they're made from natural fibres. There are no nasty chemicals. And I think you really notice the difference straight away. And I love that they don't just stop at knickers. Their brawlets are brilliant, no underwire, no digging in. And their sleepwear is so comfy, you won't want to take it off in the morning. Honestly, once you start wearing them, they just slowly take over your drawer. They do, and they do them in lovely colours. It feels like one of those small upgrades that makes a huge difference to your day. Yeah, and also, Stripe and Stair are a female-led B-Corp, which is something I really love supporting. If you want to try them, visit Stripe and Stair.com and use the code dig it 20. That's DIGG, IT, 20 for 20% off. |
| 2:06.6 | That's Stripe and stare.com and the code is Digit 20 for 20% off. This episode of Digget is |
| 2:12.3 | sponsored by Sofology. So what makes a good sofa for you? Oh, good sofa. It's got to be |
| 2:16.5 | massive. There's a load of us. And it's got to be nice and deep and seriously comfortable. I also, I always agonise over the fabric and the colour as well. Because it's obviously, it's like the centrepiece of your home. It's one of the most important decisions that you make when you're coming to decorate a room, I think. You don't just sit on it. You live on it. I mean, we do. You eat on it. |
| 2:35.5 | I mean, not actually, but you talk on it. You watch telly on it. You fall asleep on it quite often. It's basically, it's like a member of the family. It really is. I think people can rush it. I'm guilty of that. they panic biosophagus, they need one quickly. And then six months later, you're sitting there thinking there thinking this is actually really not very comfortable what have we done? I recently got a sofa from |
| 2:55.5 | sophology and they are very pro being fussy because they know what a huge decision it is. |
| 3:02.3 | They actually encourage it. They want you to find the sofa that works for your space, |
| 3:07.0 | your life and your style. |
| 3:08.7 | I started my search on the website and then I went into the store around here in Hove. Absolutely |
| 3:13.8 | no pressure. No one chasing me around. The sophologists, love that as a name, are there if you want |
| 3:19.8 | help and they really know what they're talking about. Sizes, fabrics, shapes, big family sofas, all of it. They know it all. That sounds very good indeed because the sofa is, it's like a centrepiece of your home. So it's worth taking your time and getting it right. Which one did you end up getting? I got the cricket, two-seater in like a wine, claret colour, really rich, cannot wait for it to arrive. |
| 3:42.8 | It sounds lovely. If you're thinking about changing your sofa or you've just moved and |
| 3:46.8 | ready for an upgrade, take a look. Visit Sofology in store or online and find your local store |
| 3:52.0 | as sophology.co.com. Today we're joined by someone whose work has genuinely helped millions of people feel calmer and more connected to themselves. The brilliant Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is here. His latest book, Happy Mind, Happy Life has so much in it that it feels perfect for our diggers. Things like how to build core happiness through contentment, control, alignment. |
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