The Happy Hour
An hour of happiness and wellbeing.
Listen every Monday from 1pm, repeated Thursdays at 6pm and Sundays at 10am.
The Happy Hour is a weekly mix of great music, chat, and happiness and wellbeing hosted by disability advocate Claire Sisk and Paulina Kuchorew. You'll hear experts share advice on looking after our wellbeing, catch candid conversations about sight loss and mental health, and enjoy some music therapy!
Episodes
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17 February 2025: Empowering Women To Talk About Their Finances & A Vitamin-Infused Recipe
We’re joined by finance guru and money columnist Bola Sol to to discuss the extent to which what we watch on screen affects our attitudes and influences our behaviour when it comes to finances and why it’s important for women specifically to talk to each other about money. Plus Paulina heads over to the kitchen to try out a vitamin-boosting smoothie recipe.
10 February 2025: Nurturing Different Types of Relationships & February Winter Warmer
Amelia guides us through the month of February, from nature and history to some interesting facts about the month. Yoga teacher Dawn returns to chat a bit about relationships and what yoga sutras say when it comes to nurturing the different types of relationships in our lives. Plus, since it’s Valentine’s Day week, Paulina has some interesting facts for us.
3 February 2025: Decluttering, Wellbeing, and Meditation
We speak to BBC’s Sort Your Life Out Star Dilly Carter. She’ll share her expert advice when it comes to decluttering to create calm and functional spaces. Plus, Dawn from Pathway Yoga is back with her yoga practice for February, which is focused on Meditation.
27 January 2025: Obesity Stigma & Spotlight On Dr Rangan Chatterjee's New Book
This week we hear from Professor Ricardo Cohen, Director of the Obesity and Diabetes Centre. He is the leading voices in the fight to reduce weight stigma. Plus, we’re going to shine a spotlight on a new audiobook focused on making changes that last in our life and help us be more happy, Dr Rangan Chatterjee's Make Change That Lasts: 9 Simple Ways to Break Free from the Habits that Hold You Back.
20 January 2025: Baking, Sailing, & Wellbeing
We’re going to chat passion and love for baking delicious creations with Annie Spooner. And Allan hears about an opportunity for blind and partially sighted people to take to the water for a week long yachting event. Plus, wellbeing tips, funny news stories, and more!
13 January 2025: Is It Flu or Is It Something Else?
TV medic and Strictly star Dr Punam Krishan helps us differentiate between the signs of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning and a winter lurgy. Plus, David Hogg finds out about Seescape, an organisation based in Fife supporting blind and partially sighted people to go to the football.
6 January 2025: New Year's Resolutions & Yoga For Detox
This week, we chat about setting realistic goals for our New Year’s resolutions with yoga teacher Dawn Blezard. And Dawn also joins us to share a twisting yoga exercise to help detox and cleanse our body. Plus, Claire is amused by this week's funny news story, and we continue funny animal facts with the letter "Y".
30 December 2024: Happy New Year!
Yoga teacher Tam is back with a quick exercise, plus we learn some cosy facts about January, and highlight some self-help titles from the RNIB Library.
26 December 2024: The Merry Hour Special Part 2
Join Claire and Paulina for an hour of festive music, funny festive animal facts, a silly Christmas-themed story. Plus, a couple book reviews and a scrumptious desert recipe from VI chef Kim Jaye.
23 December 2024: The Merry Hour Special Part 1
Join Claire and Paulina for a delicious cook-a-long, learn cosy December facts, and do some yoga. All wrapped in festive cheer and music. Catch Part 2 on Boxing Day at 6 pm as we have another delicious recipe, more festive music and two book-ish reviews.