Podcasts: The Fun Habit You're Probably Missing

Podcasts: The Fun Habit You're Probably Missing

🎧 Do you wish you had more fun in your life—but feel too busy, tired, or overwhelmed to add one more thing to your schedule? What if one of the easiest ways to add more joy, learning, inspiration, and connection to your day was already sitting in your pocket? In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes sits down with podcast strategist and podcast discovery expert Arielle Nissenblatt to explore why podcasts may be one of the most overlooked tools for improving your Fun Health. Whether you're already a podcast fan or someone who says, "Podcasts just aren't for me," this conversation may completely change the way you think about audio entertainment and learning. Together, Treena and Arielle unpack how podcasts can transform boring moments into meaningful ones, help you discover new ideas, spark curiosity, build confidence, and even make everyday tasks more enjoyable. 🎙️ Why podcasts can be one of the easiest "fun habits" to add to your life ✨ The surprising reason podcasts create a sense of connection—even with people you've never met 🎧 How to find podcasts you'll actually enjoy listening to Many adults struggle to make time for fun. Between work, family responsibilities, endless to-do lists, and screen fatigue, fun often feels like something we'll get around to "later." But podcasts offer a different approach. They can fit into your existing life—during walks, workouts, commutes, chores, travel, or quiet moments—and turn ordinary time into something more inspiring, entertaining, and meaningful. "Podcasts can turn life's in-between moments into opportunities for learning, laughter, connection, and fun." 🎧 Listen now and discover why podcasts might just become your next favorite fun habit. Explore podcast recommendations and discover your next favorite listen through Arielle's Earbuds Podcast Collective newsletter. https://earbuds.audio/about Join the Mind Doodles community for monthly tools, stories, and science-backed strategies to help you create a brighter, lighter, and healthier life through fun, laughter, and play. *** Want more ideas, tools and tips on how to have more fun in your life? Join my email list! and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace to benefit your wellness. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

How you can plan your travel with more passion, meaning and fun to feel more alive?

Do you crave more meaningful travel experiences? Have you ever returned from a vacation feeling like you checked all the tourist boxes—but still missed something? What if travel could be more than sightseeing? What if it could help you feel more alive, connected and inspired? In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, host Treena Innes shares her personal Travel Like Treena philosophy and the six travel habits that have transformed the way she explores the world. From backpacking with her teenage son to volunteering in remote villages and discovering hidden gems with local guides, Treena reveals how stepping off the beaten path can become one of the most powerful ways to improve your Fun Health. Whether you're planning your next adventure, dreaming about traveling more intentionally, or simply looking for ways to bring more curiosity and aliveness into your life, this episode will help you rethink what travel can be. ✈️ Why local travel companies often create the most authentic and memorable experiences ❤️ Creative ways to incorporate philanthropy, volunteering, and giving back while traveling 💰 How to travel more affordably through house sitting, work exchanges, and creative accommodation options 🎒 Why Treena swears by a dusty backpack over a rolling suitcase 🗺️ The surprising reason you should spend more time exploring one country instead of rushing through many Travel—especially travel that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone—can reignite curiosity, confidence, wonder, and play. Treena shares how her own adventures across the globe have taught her that the goal isn't simply to visit more places. It's to understand the world more deeply, meet people whose lives are different from your own, and return home with a renewed sense of appreciation for life. "I just want to go where I've not been, so I can have the best understanding of the world before I leave it." Treena, Founder Mind Doodles *** Special Links: I have listed the local companies I have used recently for you to check out at:  https://minddoodles.ca/travel-like-treena/ [https://minddoodles.ca/travel-like-treena/]https://www.volunteerhq.org/ [https://www.volunteerhq.org/].   https://www.workaway.info/ [https://www.workaway.info/]https://www.homeexchange.com/ [https://www.homeexchange.com/]Follow the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast for more practical tools, inspiring conversations, and fun habits that help you create a brighter, lighter, and healthier life. **** Want more ideas, tools and tips on how to have more fun in your life? Join my email list! and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace to benefit your wellness. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

“I’m Not Fun” — How to Stop Letting That Be Your Story.

Do you ever wonder… am I a fun person? Or quietly ask yourself, “Why do I feel boring?” or “Why don’t I enjoy things like I used to?” If you’ve been craving more passion and joy in your life and asking, “How do I have more fun in my life?” — this episode is for you. In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes sits down with Tanya LaBuick of Strong Like a Girl to unpack the hidden belief behind “I’m not fun” — and how it may be stopping you from feeling more alive, energized, and connected. Together, they explore how to have more fun without needing to be silly, loud, or someone you’re not — and how redefining fun can bring more joy, creativity, and freedom back into your life. ✨ In this episode, you’ll learn: • How to have more fun by redefining what fun means for you • Why you might feel boring or like you’ve lost your spark (and how to get it back) • Simple ways to bring more passion, joy, and energy into your everyday life 🎧 Listen now to feel more alive, bring back your spark, and start having more fun in your life. — Thank you to special guest, Tanya LaBuick, founder of Strong Like a Girl, celebrating strong women through stories of trauma, triumph, and growth. https://stronglikeagirl.ca/ [https://stronglikeagirl.ca/] https://www.stronglikeagirlpodcast.ca/ [https://www.stronglikeagirlpodcast.ca/] **** Want more ideas, tools and tips on how to have more fun in your life? Join my email list! and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace to benefit your wellness. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

Did you know being silly is one of your FUN super powers?

Do you hold back from having fun because you’re afraid of looking silly? In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes challenges the belief that fun or silly is unprofessional, immature, or something to hide. Instead, she reframes fun as a powerful tool for energy, connection, creativity, and stress relief. If you’ve ever thought: 👉 “I need to be serious to be taken seriously” 👉 “Fun will make me look unprofessional” ✨ Reframe “silly” into strength, connection, and energy ✨ Give yourself permission to prioritize your Fun Health Because fun or silly isn’t childish—it’s a wellness strategy. **** Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

How to have more FUN and JOY without caring what people think.

Do you ever feel guilty for having fun? Or feeling joy? Like the moment you slow down, or do something just for you… a voice pops up: “What will people think?” In this episode I dive into one of the biggest barriers with Kim Strobel, Happiness Coach --- to living a vibrant, energized life with guilt around joy and fun. Many women are conditioned to put others first—family, work, responsibilities—while their own joy quietly slips to the bottom of the list. This episode explores the deeper reasons behind that guilt, including: * Social expectations around productivity and responsibility * Fear of judgment or being seen as “too much” * The pressure to always be doing, giving, or achieving These patterns don’t just affect your happiness—they slowly drain your energy, creativity, and connection to yourself. A large portion of your long-term happiness is influenced by your daily habits and choices—not just your circumstances. That means: ✨ You can train yourself to experience more joy ✨ You can rebuild your relationship with fun ✨ You can shift from guilt to permission And when you do, the benefits are real: * Lower stress and burnout * More energy and motivation * Better mood and resilience This episode is your reminder: 👉 You don’t need to wait for vacation 👉 You don’t need permission You can start now. Guilt doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. It means you’re doing something unfamiliar. When you begin prioritizing yourself, your brain resists because it’s new—not because it’s bad. Instead of waiting for guilt to disappear: 👉 Notice it 👉 Allow it 👉 And choose joy and fun anyway This is how you retrain your brain and create new patterns. Instead of asking: “What should I be doing?” Ask: 👉 “How do I want to feel today?” Energized? Calm? Playful? Free? Then take one small action that supports that feeling. This shift moves you from: ❌ Obligation → ✅ Intention ❌ Guilt → ✅ Ownership ❌ Burnout → ✅ Balance 🎧 If this episode touched you, share it with a friend who needs permission to stop feeling guilty and start living more fully. Thank you to Kim Strobel who teaches happy! Speaker, Author, Educator, & Happiness Coach. Check all her happy and joy learnings at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-finds-joy/id1487739752 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-finds-joy/id1487739752] www.strobeleducation.com [http://www.strobeleducation.com] / www.kimstrobel.com [http://www.kimstrobel.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-strobel/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-strobel/]  https://www.instagram.com/kimstrobeljoy/ [https://www.instagram.com/kimstrobeljoy/]  **** Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca