Listening is such an easy skill, is it though? How much of it do we have in our life? What can we gain from both sides and how will it fit our overall happiness.Af Shonette Bason

I now have a writing programme designed to develop early writing from age 2 through into Year 1. Using Neurological and Physiological principles, the programme is a great way to improve early mark making and is a recognised solution for developing writing in Early Years. Early Years is the foundation of learning and using our programme will help fi…

Loss hurts us all, is there anything positive to take from it. I lost my friend Miriam last year and share some of my reflections of how wonderful and inspiring a person she was.Af Shonette Bason

New Year is the time when people plan changes. New Year New Me! What does that actually mean for people though? How can we implement changes in our lives to improve them and make it meaningful and lasting? Shonette has some ideas, listen in for moreAf Shonette Bason

It’s all about confidence! One of the biggest lessons Shonette learned while at the factory was learning how to stand up for herself. Shonette and Cammy talk about the times they’ve been standing up for themselves and for others. Shonette does it for the children and Cammy for his community through his blog I know you’re gay but… Make sure you subs…

Shonette is 48 and Cammy is 24 and sometimes this can lead to a bit of a communication issue. So today the pair are looking at slang and the way words can mean very different things to different generations. In particular the pair have a giggle about some slang words from the 80s - when Shonette was a teenager! How many words do you remember? Make …

As Christmas approaches Shonette and Cammy reflect on how this crazy covid Christmas might actually make future Christmases better Shonette has planned an outside Christmas for her family this year. Yes, an outside Christmas in the North East of England! Don’t worry she’s ordered some patio heaters. Cammy’s just looking forward to Christmas dinner.…

Some days Shonette wakes up happy and other days she doesn’t. Let’s be honest there are some days when it’s harder to convince your brain it’s all going to be ok and it’s worth getting out of bed. So how can you rally yourself to be happy on those other days? Shonette and Cammy are here to help with ideas to make sure you are rallied up to the max!…

Lemon suckers are well and truly in Shonette’s sights today. They are the people that won’t try anything new, won’t smile, are totally moody all the time and have that “lemon sucker” face on them all the time. Shonette thinks it’s possible to get some lemon suckers to cough up their lemons, but not everybody. Because not every lemon sucker wants to…

It’s a Covid Christmas for Shonette and Cammy and indeed everybody this year. A very different Christmas for a very different year. But you can make it a magical Christmas even though it won’t be the Christmas you perhaps imagined it would be in January 2020! But you have the magic in you and you can make it as special as you want. And Shonette and…

There’s two new jobs on the podcast. Shonette is teaching 5 days a week. And Cammy’s still in the factory but it’s a new role and not nights! And whilst it’s not on either of their job descriptions the pair of them are making sure they are spreading happiness (without drugs or alcohol). Cammy gets to talk to people and spreads compliments wherever …

Shonette and Cammy are talking little addictions! The things you can’t stop yourself from doing (or in Shonette’s case eating!) Shonette is addicted to cake and Cammy is addicted to TK Maxx (but he’s facing lockdown cold turkey!) Should we be worried about these little things that start out as a joke or a bit of fun but then you find you can’t go a…

Shonette is annoyed by the lies we tell children (and adults). And the one that’s really got her goat is this one “You can be anything you want to be” Sometimes you have to recognise that actually there are some things you can’t do. It’s not negative to think or say this because sometimes thinking you can achieve something which is simply impossibl…

Shonette is back in the UK from sunny Dubai! And she’s joined on today’s episode by Cameron who you met in episode 105. Today they are talking about exercise and whether it is really good for you. Shonette isn’t convinced… Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen. Get in t…

Life after the factory is going well for Shonette. She’s recorded this episode from a garden in Dubai where she’s been working for a few weeks as a teacher. The sunshine, the warmth, and the joy of going to bed at night time has been teaching Shonette to appreciate the simple little things in life. And of course going back to teaching has been blis…

Have you been listening to your inner Lemon Sucker a bit too much recently? Shonette's been hearing hers a fair bit. And she's noticed that inner lemon sucker is more than a bit harsh sometimes. You'd never say that sort of thing to anybody else would you? So in today's episode Shonette gives you the best advice to beat your inner lemon sucker. Mak…

Shonette has some news. No spoilers here but EVERYTHING is changing. She was sent to the cage, took her tiger for a walk and realised she was being turned in to a lemon sucker. And that's not our Shonette. She'll fill you in on all the details in this episode of Happiness Injection!Af Shonette Bason

It’s all about self love in this episode of Happiness Injection. And there’s another special guest - it’s Shonette’s best Covid friend Kat. The pair of them have been supporting each other through Shonette’s break up. Kat is a self love coach and she shares her best advice for you to learn a bit of self love. Spoiler alert - it doesn’t happen overn…

Shonette has been running a happiness superhero coaching course. It’s a self help course to help the self because she is a self help junkie! Weight Loss and fitness was one of the main goals to start off but soon those goals developed and people soon discovered the superhero inside them. One woman is set to publish the book she has written, but has…

Today’s episode is all about lemon suckers. Because they are taking up too much space in our lives. A lemon sucker is a person who takes the joy out of life. They often look as though they are in fact sucking on a lemon sucker. Sometimes, you are the lemon sucker. And lemon suckers are contagious. But good news, so is happiness! Make sure you subsc…

Shonette has found a kindred spirit and he’s here on the podcast. Cammy is Shonette’s friend from the factory. And like Shonette he was born happy. In fact he’s the second happiest person on the planet as voted for by Shonette! Cammy and Shonette chat about why he’s so happy and what you can do to be as happy as he and Shonette are (even if you wor…

Don't tell Shonette what to do! You'll be shocked to hear that Shonette has always been very clear on whether she wants to do something or not. So unless you're going to tell her some positives along with the negatives and stopping her from doing what she wants to do to be happy (car park disco anybody?!) then don't even think about it And if you'r…

Are you a procrastinator? Truth is you've no doubt heard all the tips in the world about how to stop procrastinating and just get on with it. Maybe you've been told to get organised and make a plan. (ha ha!) Shonette has some better advice (even if her ironing basket has clothes in it for weeks on end!) you need a schedule. You can get hold of Shon…

The night shifts at the factory are continuing for Shonette but there are positives. She's made some fantastic new friends. And there's exciting times for the new friends. Two of them are having a baby and Shonette's most unlikely of new friends (miserable Andy) is getting married to his girlfriend. AND Shonette is going to be BEST WOMAN! She gets …

Shonette is still at the factory working night shifts. And even though the work is hard, the people she's working with make up for it. Covid - 19 and 2020 in general is teaching Shonette that life and reality can be a bit rubbish at times. But everybody is in this together and it's the people who are going to get us through! A word of warning - Sho…