The Happy Hour
An hour of happiness and wellbeing.
Listen every Monday from 1pm, repeated Thursdays at 6pm and Sundays at 10am.
The Happy Hour is a weekly mix of great music, chat, and happiness and wellbeing hosted by disability advocate Claire Sisk and Paulina Kuchorew. You'll hear experts share advice on looking after our wellbeing, catch candid conversations about sight loss and mental health, and enjoy some music therapy!
Episodes
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19 May 2025: Therapy, Mental Health Support, & Put Your Best Foot Forward In Support Of Charity
We hear from Pete from charity National Kidney Federation about the good work they do supporting 3.25 million people with kidney problems across the UK and also explain how we can help with their annual fundraiser this June. Plus, Paulina speaks with registered therapist Mahin Hamidi about recent research which shows around 14 million UK adults have sought mental health support in the last five years and a third found getting the right support through the NHS “difficult.”
12 May 2025: Mental Health Awareness Week & Value Of Community
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and this year the focus is on the importance of community. Join Claire and Paulina on the show this week as they learn about RNIB’s Connect Facebook groups, chat community with yoga teacher Dawn Blezard, shine a spotlight on that famous happy song about blue skies, and even bring you tasty news for this week’s funny news story.
5 May 2025: Health, AI, & Relationships
This week we chat about the potential of AI to help detect disease early, like skin cancers and other conditions with George Tomeski, CEO of company Helfie AI, and their CTO Nikhil Sehgal. Plus, presenters of Good Company show, Karen Wye and Amelia Hilton, join us to talk all things relationships, happiness, and connections.
21 April 2025: Claire’s Cheesecake Recipe & Importance of Support and Confidence
This week on the show we’re joined by Harry Georgiou to talk rebuilding confidence, love of music and finding a supportive community. Plus we try out one of Claire’s recipes as we tackle a delicious and boozy cheesecake in the kitchen.
14 April 2025: No Bake Easter Recipe & Hay Fever First Aid Kit
Airborne allergens expert Max Wiseberg offers his best tips to survive hay fever season, and as we approach Easter, Paulina jumps into the kitchen to try out an easy no-bake recipe that you can do with the whole family. Plus, we go a bit country with our song spotlight this week!
7 April 2025: Kickboxing, Food & Pink Ribbon Walks
We speak with Breast Cancer Now about their upcoming Pink Ribbon Walks and the 20th anniversary of these events. David Hogg hears about kickboxing classes in the Croydon area, and Claire and Paulina take a look at some food-themed national days coming up throughout April.
31 March 2025: April Almanac, COPD, & Wellbeing
Amelia returns with some spring and Easter traditions alongside birds and bluebells for this month’s Almanac. Paulina hears about a novel treatment that could be a game-changer for people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as she interviews Dr Abdulkader Rahmo from SMSbiotech. And as always, some wellbeing tips, happy music and a funny news story.
24 March 2025: Motherhood, Happiest Songs & Pasta Recipe!
As Mother’s Day fast approaches, we chat all things motherhood with Olga Itsenko-Mahler, a blind mum, massage therapist and business owner from Australia. Plus, Claire shares her exciting plans for the weekend, we check out a recent top 10 happiest songs for the summer and finally, Paulina returns to the kitchen to try an easy pasta recipe.
17 March 2025: Sleep Apnoea & Free Books For Kids!
This week, we’re joined by sleep expert Vik Veer to talk about the condition sleep apnoea and why early diagnosis is important. Plus, we’re going to take a look at some children’s books in braille and audio which were made available through the RNIB for World Book Day. And as always, a funny news story, wellbeing tip and more!
10 March 2025: Music, Memories & March Almanac
This week, Amelia will guide us through the month of March, from nature and history to some interesting facts about the month. Plus, we’re going to be joined by Tech Talk’s Dave Williams to chat about his passion for music, playing piano in two blues bands, and discuss how songs can bring us back to specific moments in our life.