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by Klaudia Mitura
Hello happiness seekers! I’m Klaudia Mitura, and I’m on a mission to explore the best happiness habits that science has to offer. Like so many others, the pandemic cut me off from family and work — so I decided to use my training as a psychologist to discover what science can tell us about the art of happiness. What I found set me on a path to joy — and now I’m sharing my journey with you. Each month I publish linked episodes where I speak to a leading expert, put their tips to the test, and share my findings (and feelings). From mindfulness to exercise and random acts of kindness, I’ll be shining a light on the simple happiness habits that can bring more joy to our lives. Klaudia is a work psychologist, Chief Happiness Officer, and the Learning and Development Manager at the Science Museum Group in the UK. In September 2025 she published The Alphabet of Happiness.
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- 1 weeks ago13 min
#239 How to Create Your Winter Self-Care Plan
In Episode #239 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia to discover how to create your own winter self-care plan built around three things to look forward to: creativity, nature and coziness.Maybe you treat winter as something to get through until spring. Drawing on research from Tromsø in Norway, where the sun doesn’t rise for two months, this episode will help you enjoy winter rather than just endure it. It’s full of simple ideas to try, from dusk hunting to why wool socks are secretly a sleep strategy.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- 3 weeks ago23 min
#238 Self-Care for Winter: The Three Steps That Help Most, with Suzy Reading
In Episode #238 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia and chartered psychologist Suzy Reading to discover why winter deserves its own approach to self-care, and the three steps from Suzy’s book Self-Care for Winter that help most people feel better in the darker months.Maybe you dread the clocks going back. Maybe wine and chocolate end up as your only winter comfort, or you reach December with nothing left to give. This episode will help you understand how less light and warmth affect your body and mind, and it gives you simple practices to try while you listen, from the face hug to the human burrito.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Sep 22, 202610 min
#237 The Science of Change: 3 Insights to Make It Actually Stick
In Episode #237 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia to discover why a change plan can look solid on paper and still fall apart the first time life gets in the way — and the three science-backed insights that close exactly that gap.Whether your plans unravel the moment something unexpected happens, you treat one slip-up as proof the whole thing failed, or you've got no idea how long a new habit is actually meant to take before it feels automatic, this episode will help you understand why our brains skip straight past obstacles when we plan — and how three simple insights can make any change actually hold.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Sep 15, 20268 min
#236 The 4-D Method: 4 Questions to Change a Habit
In Episode #236 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia to discover the 4-D method — four simple, science-backed questions that turn "what's working" into an actual plan for change.Whether you're trying to start a new habit, break an old one, or you just don't know where to begin, this episode walks through exactly how Klaudia applies each step to a real change she's currently making in her own life, including the parts that still feel uncertain.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Sep 11, 202621 min
#235 What’s Working: Appreciative Inquiry as a Self-Coaching Tool with Aderonke Bademosi-Wilson
Most change conversations start in the same place: what's wrong, who's to blame, what needs fixing. In this episode, Klaudia sits down with Aderonke Bademosi-Wilson, founder of AB Wilson Consulting, to talk about a different starting point: appreciative inquiry, a strength-based approach that begins with what's already working and builds from there.Learn how Aderonke used one appreciative question to guide her own return to the career she loved, why "what would you like more of?" gets further than "what's wrong?" ever will, and how to start applying this to your own life and relationships today.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Aug 6, 202615 min
#234 5 Ideas for Your Mid-Year Reset for a Happier Second Half of the Year
In Episode #234 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia to explore five tiny, science-backed experiments you can try this week to boost your happiness and wellbeing inspired by the guests who joined the show so far.Think of these as a mid-year reset when you take a moment to pause and reflect before the second half of the year.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Jun 25, 202611 min
#233 The Speak-Up Ladder: How to Find Your Voice in Meetings and Conflict
In Episode #233 of The Happiness Challenge, join Klaudia to discover how to speak up when it counts—using science-backed insights and practical tools that help you move from holding back to saying what you actually mean with clarity and calm.Whether you stay quiet in meetings, lose your words when the stakes feel high, get interrupted and don’t reclaim your point, or soften your message to avoid conflict, this episode will help you understand why speaking up can feel so hard—and how to use a simple method to take up space without forcing confidence.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
- Jun 18, 202611 min
#232 Using your Voice as a Nervous System Regulator
Join Klaudia Mitura to explore what it really means to embrace your own voice and how simple voice practices can help regulate your nervous system, calm stress, and lift your mood in minutes.Whether you notice your throat tighten under pressure, your voice rush when you’re overwhelmed, or you struggle to sound like yourself in important moments, this episode is packed with practical, science-backed tools you can use immediately (and that Klaudia tests herself).Learn how a longer exhale can signal safety to the body, why humming can help you feel more grounded fast, and try a short “voice reset” you can repeat for three days to track your mood, stress, and energy before and after.Get involved: ⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Join Klaudia on a live webinar: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more. https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book
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About The Happiness Challenge
Hello happiness seekers! I’m Klaudia Mitura, and I’m on a mission to explore the best happiness habits that science has to offer. Like so many others, the pandemic cut me off from family and work — so I decided to use my training as a psychologist to discover what science can tell us about the art of happiness. What I found set me on a path to joy — and now I’m sharing my journey with you. Each month I publish linked episodes where I speak to a leading expert, put their tips to the test, and share my findings (and feelings). From mindfulness to exercise and random acts of kindness, I’ll be shining a light on the simple happiness habits that can bring more joy to our lives. Klaudia is a work psychologist, Chief Happiness Officer, and the Learning and Development Manager at the Science Museum Group in the UK. In September 2025 she published The Alphabet of Happiness.
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