The Merriment Making Podcast
Hi, welcome to the Merriment Making Podcast!
I’m your host, Mary ”Uncustomary” England. Founder of Uncustomary.org the Merriment Making Movement.
This is where you want to be if you’re interested in continuing your personal evolution by confronting your fears so you can reconnect to your childlike sense of wonder through merriment, creativity, and optimism.
I hope you take away what inspires you to create a life that’s colorful, creative, and feels good to you on purpose.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Don't Waste Your Life
Be grateful for what you have. Keep perspective. Stop making excuses. Find solutions. Go outside. Remember you're alive.
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The Inner Harbor Is Swimmable! Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Baltimore
Baltimore's Inner Harbor is swimmable and fishable and the reactions I've seen from Baltimore's residents have made me sad because they are so negative and ungrateful.
Your memes make a difference.
T…
Personal Update - May
What I've been up to recently...
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A Forgotten Cabinet + Losing The 10 Commandments Of EVERYTHING
What I found in the forgotten cabinet that perfectly preserved myself
What I lost myself to in the past 7 years
How I went down many other people's paths that weren't mine
What it looks like to get o…
How I Forgot To Be A Merriment Maker + The Feel Good Troop
A life update including weird house repairs, my rededication to mental health, how I got off track with business and myself in the past 10 years, and an announcement of a new mental health offering c…
Kindness: How To Have Empathy For Anyone
Do you want to activate your empathy muscles? Here is how to have more empathy for ANYONE! Yes, even that ONE person...
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How To Plan For Joy
Happiness is subjective, but you can still plan for it!
In this episode of Merriment Mondays, 😀 Mary shares how you can be proactive about planning for your joy!
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Merriment Making Podcast with Wendi McLendon-Covey
In this interview with Wendi McLendon-Covey, we discuss:
💗 comedy
💗 Reno 911
💗 her relationship with her husband, Greg
💗 her morning routine
💗 how her relationship like with joy has changed as she's…
Is Positive Psychology Bullsh**? How To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Let's explore what 🧠🧠🧠 Positive Psychology REALLY is plus:
💗 how to feel aligned when affirmations feel like lies
💗 when to blow the whistle on things
💗 what reframing negative situations looks like
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November Life Update
An unstructured podcast with life updates!
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I Had To Become The Most Miserable To Win The Happiness Game
If you're feeling deeply unhappy, that might just be the calm before the HAPPY storm!! 🎮 Are you ready to take action in The Happiness Game?
🕹️ In this episode, Mary discusses what it's like to be t…
I’m Happier Than I’ve Ever Been
I feel more like me than I have in 10 years!!! My prices are going up on December 1st.
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What Is Good News And How Can We Make More Of It?
We hear the term "Good News" a lot these days. So what exactly IS it?!
Here is my take on what good news is, including 4 ways to make more of it.
Plus 13 bonus good news activities.
Here are some I…
21 Tips For Creating New Neural Pathways + Habits
So today I’m going to share with you:
- How to question things
- Why your brain doesn’t want you to change
- How to create new neural pathways with new habits
8 Tips For Setting Yourself Up For Success Whe…
Care Bears: The Ideal Merriment Mascot
We found the Care Bears relatable as children with their can do and loving attitude. There's no reason we can't still do that and BE the Care Bears in our own way today!
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Merriment Making with Lux ATL: Daily Joy With A Baby, Storytelling No Matter What, + A Cabin Full Of Strippers
Our first Merriment Maker interview is Lux ATL, who you might know as a stripper, pole dancer, or facilitator of retreats with women. Which she IS! And she, like you, is full of multitudes!
In this e…
The Reality Of Romanticizing Your Life
Want to romanticize your life?
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Why Saying Someone Is Judgmental Is Judgmental
- What it's like to be a naturally radically honest
- What judgment actually is
- The 3 main things that cause me to judge
- The difference between disliking a person and an idea
- The psychology tha…
Why The Barbie Movie Failed At World Peace
Contains big spoilers for The Barbie Movie.
This is why The Barbie Movie was misandrist and why we can do better at recalibrating power, even and especially in imaginative scenarios. This is why femi…
Why I’m Not Turning Off My Brain + You Don’t Have To Either
We're told "turning off our brains" is a good thing. Have you ever thought about WHY?
The best creative minds all seem to not be able to turn their brains off. Maybe that's a GOOD thing.
I'm leaning …