162. How To Be Happy (Even When Things Feel Tough) with Declan Edwards

About this episode

Declan Edwards discusses how to retrain the brain for happiness and its connection to healing body burnout.

Chris & Filly are joined with Declan Edwards, the “Happiness Guy” to dive into how to retrain the brain to create more happiness, and the strong link between healing body burnout and cultivating more happiness.   About Declan Edwards Declan Edwards is the founder of BU Happiness College and a researcher dedicated to the 'no-fluff' science of feeling and living our best. Whether he’s presenting at the United Nations, speaking for the Red Cross, or guest lecturing at Bond University, Declan’s message is clear: happiness is an evidence-based skillset, not a stroke of luck. He has helped thousands of students increase their happiness by an average of 57% by focusing on the science and skillsets that uphold human flourishing. He’s here today to move us past the surface level fads and into the actual habits that build a great life.   In today’s episode, Declan talks to Chris & Filly about: How as a younger man, he was chasing the next achievement, the next goal, thinking THEN he would be happy - but was actually met with discontent and bouts of depression The foundation that was Declan’s springboard to create happiness: creating a great relationship with self Why we…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Bellette, Filipa Bellette

Guest: Declan Edwards

Topics covered

• happiness
• mental health
• self-regulation
• emotional understanding
• personal development
• body burnout

Keywords

• happiness
• mental health
• self-regulation
• emotions
• personal development
• body burnout
• science of happiness
• Declan Edwards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BU Happiness College, United Nations, Red Cross, Bond University

More episodes of Ending Body Burnout Show

• 168. How Mel Rewired Fatigue, Anxiety & Depression & Now Living Her Best Life · June 8, 2026 · 53 min
• 167. How Neeka Rewired Anxiety & The Belief of Being “Broken” & Not Enough · June 1, 2026 · 1h 5m
• 166. Where Are You Stuck? · May 25, 2026 · 36 min
• 165. Perimenopause, Stress & Burnout with Dr Keri Krieger · May 17, 2026 · 55 min
• 164. 4 Reasons Why Retreats Are So Transformational (& Why You Need More In Your Life) · May 11, 2026 · 1h 4m
• 163. How Filly Broke Through Subconscious Blocks To Birth The Body Knows Retreat · May 3, 2026 · 1h 2m