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.

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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.

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 more

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 subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

As Christmas approaches Shonette and Cammy reflect on how this crazy covid Christmas might actually make future Christmases betterShonette 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.Merry Christmas and here’s to being kinder to each other and ourselves. Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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! Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 cough up that lemon. So how do you deal with a lemon sucker? You stay happy. Shonette and Cammy have all the tools for you to protect yourself from lemon suckers.Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 Cammy are here to help you bring the Christmas magic with their usual laughter and ideas to get you off your head with happiness.Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 he goes. Shonette is spreading baking! And you don’t need to get a new job to spread the happiness - Shonette and Cammy have lots of ideas for you to bring the happiness to where you work even if you’ve been there for years.Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonette and Cammy is @CameronggoughAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 day without them?Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 impossible will actually make you sad and frustrated.So get your ears around this episode as Shonette tells you what you might want to tell yourself (and the kids) instead.Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 bliss. Getting back means new plans and new projects are needed. Shonette’s got a 30 day fitness project as well as book projects too.What are your projects - let Shonette know.Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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. Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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!

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 overnight and it doesn’t come in a gin glass.Just a word of warning Shonette uses the “s” word that rhymes with hit. If you want to find out more about Kat she's on instagram as @_beeingwellMake sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 been putting off. Another is getting ready to open a bakery!And guess what!? Shonette has also discovered lots about herself too.Today’s podcast is dedicated to the happiness superheroes on the course. Make sure you subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/ Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava

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 subscribe to The Happiness Injection on YouTube so you can see your dose of happiness as well as listen.Get in touch with Shonette on Instagram @basonshonetteAnd visit her website https://www.shonettebasonwood.com/Music used under creative commons license. Why oh you are L O V E by Dancefloor is Lava