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.

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 fill the gap in learning that has been created by the pandemic.You can become accredited by subscriving to our CPD website:https://school.spreadthehappiness.co.uk/subscription/You can read more about our Squiggle programme here:https://www.spreadthehappiness.co.uk/squiggle-2-0/

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…"

Slang - no Christmas mention - 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?

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!

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 help a lemon sucker? You stay happy. Shonette and Cammy have all the tools for you to protect yourself from lemon suckers.

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.