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Happiness Reflected

University of Alberta Days of Action Committee

This podcast is about reflecting on how to cultivate meaningful happiness in our lives while listening to University of Alberta community members discuss how they explored perspectives of their own happiness in relation to their original poems, stories, visual art and songs they submitted to this project.

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00:46:08

Season Four - Episode 8: Host wrap up

Happiness Reflected ·

2026/05/08

Mahnoor, Olivia and Youngjin reflect on this season, and how the experience has shaped their understanding of happiness.

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00:37:36

Season Four - Episode 7: Is grief the death of...

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2026/04/30

Host Olivia and guest artist Jon Lai talk about his piece, “When Ugly Crying Becomes Beautiful Crying”. They talk about the impact that major life changes can have on happiness and the restoration of happiness in reconciling with loss and grief.

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00:39:12

Season Four - Episode 6: How Do We Find Contentment...

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2026/04/24

Host Youngjin and guest artist Vivica Addo about her poem “When the Party is Over”. They discuss what to do when the excitement and celebrations end, routines return, and we’re left with quieter, sometimes sad, emotions.

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00:30:48

Season Four - Episode 5: Where can we find happiness?

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2026/04/16

Host Mahnoor talks to AJ Mannarino, this episode’s guest artist, about his photo “La Bandiera”. They explore making decisions about your future where gaining one thing means sacrificing something else.

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00:35:57

Season Four - Episode 4: Is happiness a choice?

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2026/04/10

Host Mahnoor and artist guest Vanishta Tancoo talk about Vanishta’s piece “Almosts, No Quites and Not Yets” and reflect on what happiness looks like in the face of failure and adversity.

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00:29:37

Season Four - Episode 3: How Do Everyday Rituals and...

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2026/04/02

Host Youngjin and artist guest Gihan Wijelath talking about his piece “Joy in Every Grain”, and the practice of slowing down to notice how meaning can be found in simple moments and sustain us across distance and time.

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00:30:28

Season Four - Episode 2: Is Happiness in a Moment?

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2026/03/27

Olivia talks with guest artist Amy Bacon about her poem “The Methodology of Happiness” and living in the moment. See more of Amy's work in the first three volumes of "Happiness Reflected".

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00:38:48

Season Four - Episode 1: Meet the hosts!

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2026/03/20

In this episode the hosts for this season introduce themselves and talk about how they understand happiness.

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00:45:46

Season Three - Episode 9: Host’s Palooza: this...

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/05/15

The hosts of Happiness Reflected Season 3, Maria, Youngjin, Olivia (Xander) and Kasia gather for one last happy conversation to reflect on what they have taken away from their conversations with this season's guest artists.

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00:33:20

Season Three - Episode 8 Finding meaning and purpose...

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2025/05/08

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00:26:58

Season Three - Episode 7: Cultivating insight

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2025/05/01

Kasia has a conversation with guest artist Atlas, who shares insights through their poem Finding a Home within this Body and what they are learning about happiness through showing up for themselves.

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00:25:02

Season Three - Episode 6: Practicing Mindfulness

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/04/24

Host Kasia and guest artist Sonika discuss her poem Little Things. They explore happiness as a universal human need and how being mindful of simple everyday moments cultivates wellbeing.

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00:25:53

Season Three - Episode 5: Developing Helpful Habits

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2025/04/17

Host Xander and guest artist Abby discuss her poem Doug the Cashier, and bring whimsy to the conversation about how to intentionally foster happiness building habits.

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00:39:48

Season Three - Episode 4: Engaging in...

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/04/10

Host Maria and guest artist Sarah draw inspiration from Sarah's performance piece Ready or Not to talk about rediscovering child-like joy in our day-to-day, and how this can help promote happiness and overall well being. Follow Sarah Wilson’s work on Instagram, @thepulpexperience

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00:32:59

Season Three - Episode 3: Diversity & Behaving...

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/04/03

Host Xander and guest artist Harikrishna talk about how embracing diversity is essential to practicing prosocial behaviours.

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00:38:40

Season Three - Episode 2: Developing Supportive...

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/03/28

Host Youngjin and guest artist Katherine talk about supportive relationships--what they are and how to cultivate them, drawing inspiration from Katherine's poem Sun Sneaks Through Leaves. You can learn more about Katherine’s work at https://www.katherinekoller.ca/.

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00:34:17

Season Three - Episode 1: What is Happiness?

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/03/20

Host Maria and guest artist Preesha, talk about what happiness is, drawing inspiration from Preesha’s poem, Defining Happy.

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00:38:50

Season Three - Episode 0: An Introduction to this...

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/03/18

In this episode the hosts for this season introduce themselves and talk about how they understand happiness.

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00:08:19

Season 2 - Episode 20: the tired still make it home

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2025/03/03

Kyra Thompson reads her poem, the tired still make it home, and we talk about how,despite unplanned detours through life's journey, we can trust that we'll still find happiness.

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00:03:16

Thank you Doris

Happiness Reflected ·

2025/02/28

Original song for season 3 of Happiness Reflected

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