• Ep 1: Astronaut’s guide to fear
    Jan 1 2024

    An astronaut’s guide to handling fear. How astronauts keep calm in a crisis, maintain courage and avoid panic - and how we can embrace these effective insights from space, to distance ourselves from the debilitating effects of fear and anxiety. We hear from astronaut Luca Parmitano and Ethan Kross, Professor of Psychology at Michigan University and author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness It.

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    35 mins
  • Ep 2: Astronaut's guide to good teamwork
    Jan 1 2024
    The astronauts guide to good teamwork. It’s crucial for success in the confines of working in space – and the experience has some great payoffs for fostering effective relationships both in and out of work, here on Planet Earth.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 3: Astronaut's guide to rest
    Jan 1 2024
    Getting up close and personal with the art of good rest. It’s built into parts of each astronaut’s daily schedules in space. By taking the same approach on Earth, it can help us get more done, and make us even more fulfilled.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 4: Astronaut's guide to fitness
    Jan 1 2024

    The astronaut’s guide to fitness. How a weightless workout in the microgravity of space has powerful lessons for healthy living here on Earth. We hear from astronauts Samantha Christoforetti and Sunita Williams and also from Professor Kevin Fong, expert in Extreme Environment Physiology, who shares advice on maintaining fitness as we grow older.

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    30 mins
  • Ep 5: Astronaut's guide to resilience
    Jan 1 2024
    The astronaut’s guide to resilience. How lessons from training and working in space can help us keep going when the going gets tough.
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    31 mins
  • Ep 6: Astronaut's guide to sleep
    Jan 1 2024
    The astronaut’s guide to sleep. The challenge of quality shuteye in space – and ways to overcome debilitating effects of poor sleep on missions, can inspire us to design optimal environments for sleep on Earth.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 7: Astronaut's guide to loneliness
    Jan 1 2024
    The astronaut’s guide to isolation and loneliness. From setting goals to learning new skills - how the strategies for coping with solitude in space can be used to overcome episodes of loneliness throughout our lives on Earth.
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    31 mins
  • Ep 8: Astronaut's guide to awe
    Jan 1 2024

    The astronaut’s guide to the power of awe. Nicole and Helen conclude their series with the wonder of that iconic view of Earth from space. How we should embrace the same sense of awe here on Planet Earth, with some surprising and profound benefits on our wellbeing. We hear from astronaut Ron Garan and psychologist Professor Dacher Keltner from University of California, author of Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder.

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    31 mins