Welcome to our final episode of season 2! We are taking a break over Christmas and we'll be back fresh and raring to go with season 3 in the new year. To round us off for 2024 we are answering some questions from our lovely listeners about sobriety, habit change and more. If you would like submit a question for us to discuss next year please do contact us - we'd love to hear from you!

Liz: https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/

Julia: https://www.instagram.com/soberpositive/

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us - we appreciate you very much. Happy holidays!

Resources mentioned:

Whole30: https://whole30.com/

Urge surfing: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/urge-surfing-handout

Calm app: https://www.calm.com/

Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/

The Craving Mind by Judson Brewer: https://drjud.com/read-the-craving-mind-book/

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace: https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/

The Sober Butterfly Collective: https://soberbutterfly.com/home

Soberistas: https://soberistas.com/home

ParkRun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/

Fading Affect Bias: https://www.thebehavioralscientist.com/glossary/fading-affect-bias

Befriending meditation (Mark Williams): https://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

Internal Family Systems therapy: https://ifs-institute.com/

Everything you know about addiction is wrong ITED talk by Johann Hari): https://youtu.be/PY9DcIMGxMs

Morning pages: https://juliacameronlive.com/

The RAIN of self-compassion (Tara Brach): https://www.tarabrach.com/the-rain-of-self-compassion/

Kristen Neff (self-compassion resources): https://self-compassion.org/

10% Happier with Dan Harris: https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast

Mindfulness: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/mindfulness/about-mindfulness/

'Drowning Man' graphic (from transactional analysis therapy): https://howdidyoubecomeyou.com/2018/01/30/beliefs-we-may-learn-early-in-life/

Happy Place: https://www.happyplaceofficial.co.uk/

Ellie Middleton (Unmasked): https://www.weareunmasked.com/ellie

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Today on Rise we are thrilled to welcome the lovely Michelle O'Dwyer. Michelle is a business owner and CIC founder who provides healthy cooking classes to a wide community of people in need of support across Liverpool and organises a free annual Christmas dinner which last year was attended by over 200 people. She was the perfect person for us to explore the positive power of local communities with, and a total inspiration.

Michelle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bay_tree_cookery_academy_cic/
Donation page for Michelle's Community Christmas Dinner 2024: Community Christmas Dinner 2024 | Give as you Live Donate

Other resources mentioned:

Claritee Alcohol Free Events: https://www.clariteegroup.co.uk/

Zoe's Place Hospice Campaign: https://www.zoes-place.org.uk/save-our-liverpool-hospice/

We Can Do Hard Things Podcast: https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/

Kindred (support for socially-trading organisations): https://kindred-lcr.co.uk/about-kindred/about-us/

The Women's Organisation: https://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/our-history/

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Welcome back to Rise! Today we are chatting about the science and psychology of awe and how accessing more of it in our lives can enhance our happiness and wellbeing. It is a unique emotion which we all recognise immediately when we feel it, but can be surprisingly hard to define and categorise.

Resources mentioned:

Liz's website featuring her Awe-tumn (see what she did there?) challenge: https://lizfolan.com/f/liz-folans-rise-resilience-programme-setting-to-soar

Liz's LinkedIn page: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/liz-folan-380a88a

Liz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrise.psychology/

Science of Happiness course:
https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/online_courses_tools/the_science_of_happiness

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner: https://www.dacherkeltner.com/

Glimmers: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/glimmers

The Huberman Lab: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-charan-ranganath-how-to-improve-memory-focus-using-science-protocols

VIA Character Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/

Roy Basnett on Liverpool Live Radio (featuring Liz for Feel Good Fridays): https://www.liverpoolliveradio.com/roy-basnett/

Mindfulness: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot: https://canongate.co.uk/books/2264-the-outrun/

Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Dr Julie: https://www.drjulie.uk/

PERMA model of wellbeing: https://positivepsychology.com/perma-model/

Kate Baily: https://www.katebaily.com/

Raisin Meditation: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/raisin_meditation

Mel Robbins - looking for hearts: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-7

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