Welcome to episode 114 of The Mindful Kind podcast, and the final episode of the outlooks on life mini-series. If you haven't yet heard the rest of the series, you might like to listen to episode 112 about realism and episode 113 about pessimism before tuning in to this episode about optimism!

In this episode, you'll discover:

• What optimism is
• The pros and cons of being optimistic
• Situations optimism can be really useful
• A great meditation practice for optimistic people
• What optimistic realism is

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I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind!

Welcome to the second episode of the mini-series about outlooks on life, featuring pessimism!

If you haven't already, you might like to first listen to episode 112 about realism. In this episode of The Mindful Kind podcast, you'll discover:

• How pessimism is defined
• The pros and cons of being a pessimistic person
• Situations where a pessimistic attitude can be helpful
• A great mindful meditation practice for people who tend to be more pessimistic.

Be sure to subscribe to The Mindful Kind podcast to stay up to date with the rest of the series!

I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 112 of The Mindful Kind podcast!

This is the first episode of my new mini-series about outlooks on life, which will cover realism, optimism and pessimism. 

In this first episode, you'll discover:

• What realism is
• The pros and cons of being a realistic person
• Situations where being realistic can be especially useful
• Easy mindfulness practices for realistic people!

Be sure to subscribe to The Mindful Kind podcast to stay up to date with the rest of the series!

I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind. 

Hello and welcome to episode 111 of The Mindful Kind podcast! 

To celebrate the start of the New Year, I created an episode of The Mindful Kind Video Blog about my best advice for setting fun and meaningful goals, which you can watch on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/Py7yrImHDmo

This podcast episode is about growing older and also showing compassion towards elderly people. You'll discover some interesting cultural attitudes about ageing from around the world and simple tips for embracing older age, including reminding yourself that happiness has actually been scientifically linked with older age!

There are also some ideas for treating elderly people with more kindness and care, including:

• Treating elderly people the way you would want to be treated
• Being present and listening mindfully (be sure to check out The Mindful Kind episodes 101 to 107 for communication tips!)
• Being self-compassionate
• Understanding the difference between empathy and sympathy
• Finding a common interest 

I hope you enjoy the episode and have a wonderful start to 2018!:)