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
8 episodes
Self Help - No Cavalry is Coming
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the saying, 'No cavalry is coming'? I recently read that it originated from Western movies where a cavalry often comes to bring help in just the nick of time, because the movies had to have a good endi...
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9:25
Evolving Mindset
At a recent family reunion, I reflected on how much my mindset has changed since childhood. We can all keep improving ourselves, especially after we recognise unhelpful ways of thinking, or valid responses to previous trauma. I share here about...
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10:11
Can't Run Always
I am sharing this one again to remind us to pace ourselves and focus our energy where it is most useful. When life gets overwhelming, it is worth pausing to think about whether we are wasting energy on pointless ventures and relationships. Ther...
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13:27
Remember Why
This is the very first podcast I recorded when I started podcasting 3 years ago. I can't believe how fast the time has flown! A lot has happened, and I am always reflecting and restructuring my lifestyle to fit my vision and goals. Remembering ...
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10:02
Dream bigger dreams
What were your childhood dreams? Are you one of the lucky people who is currently living their dream, or have you changed to smaller 'more realistic' goals, like most of us? There is nothing wrong with reassessing and changing plans, but we sho...
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10:21
Find Your Eight
Where does the time go?! We are already in the final quarter of 2025, but it feels like yesterday when we said 'Happy new year!'. We often say that there seems to be not enough hours in the day for all we need to do, but we all have 24 hours. W...
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13:30