Afiniki's HAPPINESS OVER STRESS Podcast
Real talk about reducing stress, living productive and happy lives, while protecting our mental health. No fancy editing or scripting, just honest conversation for a better life. Dr Afiniki Akanet is the author of Power and Praise, Life Without Coffee (Choosing Happiness Over Stress), Money & Mental Wellbeing, Fortitude and other inspirational books. Afiniki is also a practicing UK doctor (GP/family doctor) and the founder of Forte, Charity for Inspiration. Feel free to get in touch via Afiniki.co.uk #DrMMW #HappinessOverStress
Episodes
9 episodes
What Do You Hate More?
Life is full of stress. Even though we chose happiness over stress, have you noticed that it is a choice we have to make everyday? I am sharing this one again because something always comes up with the potential to stress us out. Even the happi...
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11:28
Laugh More
We are now almost halfway through 2025. Let's not be too serious, and miss out on the really important things in life. Some goals have been achieved and others are looking like they won't be achieved this year - that's okay. As long as we are d...
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13:03
Father's Story
As it is Fathers' Day in the UK this weekend, I decided to share this one again, with lessons from my father's story. Sometimes, life does not go as planned, but it is what we do about it that matters. Even if you did not have a father you coul...
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12:37
Respect is Earned
In a society where people struggle with authority, we are quick to accept that respect is earned when talking about someone else. How about when we look inward? I am sharing this one again to help us reflect this year. Are we earning the respec...
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14:12
Finding Yourself
What do you think that 'finding yourself' would mean? What if you never lost yourself in the first place? A lot of the problems we have stem from issues with identity and self esteem. This week's podcast is encouraging us all to reflect on our ...
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11:40
Birthdays
It was my birthday this week, and I like to call this 'birthday season' in my family, because there are more family birthdays coming up this summer. I wanted to share this one again to remind us that age is not just a number. Birthdays are a gr...
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13:44
Forgiveness
In this episode, I am talking about how we deal with hurt and racism in a way that helps us to choose happiness over stress. When we forgive, we are not just doing others a favour, we are protecting our own mental health. Some things are easier...
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11:58