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Susi Vine

Living in a stressful world doesn’t mean you have to give up on happiness. You can live your life in flow by transforming your perspective of stress with some simple tools and habit upgrades. Cut through the noise of conflicting health information and explore current research, meet practitioners resolving disease by addressing the root cause, and learn from inspiring visionaries in a variety of fields who have overcome the challenges of stress to rise and thrive in our demanding world.

Susi Vine shares tips on how to make the most of your time, your energy, and your natural resilience so you can enjoy lasting health. Join every week for fun + frank conversation with experts in the fields of wellness, mindset and personal growth.

In this episode of Happified, host Susi Vine sits down with earth-loving activist, author, and award-winning filmmaker Louis de Jaeger, whose new book ‘SOS: Save Our Soils’ dives deep into the critical connection between healthy soil and healthy lives. Drawing on his insights from his travels across the US and Europe and landscape architecture work worldwide, Louis explains how regenerative agriculture isn’t just better for the planet—it’s essential for our food, health, and freedom.

Louis and Susi discuss why many of us are disconnected from our food’s origins, the surprising benefits of eating more perennial crops, and the profound impact of industrial farming on our health and communities. They break down myths about organic versus conventional foods, the pitfalls of "cheap" and subsidized farming, and the power of putting the health of our soil—and ourselves—first.

Inside this episode:

02:11 Louis de Jaeger's Journey to Regenerative Agriculture
04:26 The Importance of Organic and Regenerative Practices
08:04 Challenges and Solutions in Modern Farming
15:28 Health Impacts of Conventional Agriculture
21:55 The Promise of Perennial Agriculture
27:14 Introduction to 'Eat More Trees'
27:43 The Land Institute and Perennial Grains
29:07 The Promise of Kernza and Perennial Rice
31:13 Genetic Modification versus Cultivation
35:15 The Vicious Cycle of Modern Agriculture
36:27 The Importance of Soil Health
38:34 Freedom and Agriculture
43:57 The Gut Microbiome and Health

Learn more about Louis’ work on his website: www.louisdj.com, and find his book online here.

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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Join Susi Vine for a heartfelt conversation in this episode of Happified as she shares inspiring messages and practical tips to cultivate peace, resilience, and connection amidst the division and turmoil of June 2025. Susi delves into protecting your inner peace, the importance of positive energy, and how small actions can collectively make a big difference. Learn about her tools, the 'Pause and Pivot' mindfulness practice and Bach Flower Essences for emotional balance, as Susi invites you to stay connected and hold a higher vision in a challenging world.

Inside this episode:

01:21 Connecting in Turbulent Times
03:23 The Power of Positive Energy
09:39 Pause and Pivot: A Mindfulness Practice
11:02 Taking Action and Setting Boundaries
13:22 Community and Connection
16:33 Natural Remedies for Emotional Balance
18:06 Conclusion and Resources

More Resources:

Mel (Robertson) Mason believes that ‘happiness is our birthright’! Hear more of her inspiring story here.
If you like the “Pause & Pivot” practice, you’ll love Joe Bakhmoutski’s Thought Rebalancing exercise, here.
Ready to explore the power of Bach flowers? Click here for a free intro guide.

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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In this episode, host Susi Vine engages in an enlightening conversation with Lisa Markovits, a change agent and activist. Following a tragic crime of violence committed against a woman in India, a song that Lisa wrote evolved from a call for change into various community projects supporting women's empowerment, including workshops and an online resource platform.

Following 30 years in Ecuador and her work as director of the Pa'Arriba Ecuador Foundation, Lisa now brings the transformative power of art in healing and the empowerment of women gathering together in community with her new initiative, 'Own It Baby'. Her online program, ‘From Caterpillar to Butterfly: Shepherding Women from Trauma to Joy’, a self-paced digital course that helps women transition from trauma to joy through art and self-expression.

Listen in for insights on how community, creativity, and self-care contribute to personal growth and empowerment.

Inside this Episode:

01:04 Meet Lisa Markovits: A Journey of Empowerment
02:34 From New York to Ecuador: Lisa's Story
05:10 The Power of Art and Music in Activism
08:26 Creating Change Through Community Workshops
12:39 Building a Support Network in Ecuador
16:25 The Future of Lisa's Mission
18:15 The Importance of Community and Resilience
20:40 The Power of Community Support
21:37 Empowerment Through Shared Experiences
24:05 The Concept of 'Pearls of Inspiration'
26:41 Introducing 'Own It Baby'
29:02 From Caterpillar to Butterfly: A Self-Paced Course
31:42 The Healing Power of Art
38:57 Invitation to Self-Care and Community

Learn more about Lisa, find her ‘Wake Up’ checklist and hear her empowering anthem, ‘No Más’ on her website: www.lisamarkovits.com

Click here to explore the 'From Caterpillar to Butterfly' program

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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This week, your host Susi Vine welcomes back Dr. Aly Cohen—a rheumatologist, integrative medicine specialist, and environmental health expert—for a deep dive into the environmental aspects of stress and how everyday chemicals are impacting our health. Dr. Cohen’s brand new book, ‘Detoxify,’ shares insights from more than 20 years in clinical practice, highlighting the alarming rise in immune and autoimmune disorders and their links to hidden toxins in our food, water, and personal care products.

Together, Susi and Dr. Cohen explore practical, approachable steps to help you reduce your chemical exposure, lighten the burden on your body’s natural detox systems, and empower you to make smarter choices—without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you’re new to this conversation or ready to take your environmental health journey to the next level, this episode is packed with actionable tips, fresh perspectives, and inspiration to help you—and your family—thrive in a world full of hidden stressors.

Inside this episode:

01:02 Why your Environmental matters
02:22 Dr. Cohen's Journey, from Physician to Environmental Crusader
03:57 Understanding and Reducing Chemical Exposure
05:42 Empowering Solutions for a Healthier Life
07:08 The Role of Nutrition and Supplements
09:36 Practical Tips for Everyday Changes
11:22 The Impact of Environmental Health on Immune Disorders
19:12 Accessible and Affordable Health Choices
22:21 Market Shifts Toward Clean Products
23:32 A Practical Path Forward
24:08 Empowering Health and Prevention Insights
27:33 Chemical Impact on Health and Environment
32:04 The Importance of Reliable Health Sources
36:42 Embrace Slow, Sustainable Change
41:18 Conclusion and Resources

Click here to catch Dr. Cohen’s earlier episode on Happified!

Connect with Dr, Cohen through her social media content @thesmarthuman and her website, thesmarthuman.com

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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Exploring the Concept of 'Enough': A Journey to Happiness and Fulfillment

In this short and sweet solo episode, host Susi Vine delves into the concept of 'enough,' especially relevant amidst life's chaotic transitions. Susi shares personal experiences, including her recent move to a tiny home, and discusses how to find satisfaction, fulfillment, and peace by balancing happiness and the idea of having 'enough.' Through reflections and insights, Sus invites listeners to redefine their pursuit of success and happiness, suggesting that contentment and gratitude for what one has may be the keys to a more joyful life.

00:00 Introduction and Concept of Enough
01:12 Personal Transitions and Reflections
03:43 Defining Happiness and Success
06:11 Living with Less: A Personal Journey
10:47 Invitation to Reflect and Engage
13:22 Conclusion and Resources

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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Your host, Susi Vine welcomes Raquel Devillé, a neurodiversity therapist and creator of the En Corps Method, who shares profound insights into self-reflection, self-care, and somatic practices tailored for neurodivergent women. This episode dives into the importance of understanding and managing chronic stress and anxiety through reconnecting with the body and somatic experiencing.

Raquel reveals the power of breathing techniques, mindful eating, and self-awareness in improving mental and physical well-being. She also emphasizes the importance of practical self-care, and how these tools can be applied both personally and with family. Listen in to learn about Raquel's personal journey, her method's steps, and practical tools to cultivate independence, reduce sensory overload, and empower authentic living.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
02:07 Raquel's Journey into Neurodiversity
03:20 Understanding Somatic Approaches
07:17 Practical Applications of Somatic Techniques
24:32 The En Corps Method Explained
31:40 Advice for Neurodivergent Women
38:50 Conclusion and Resources

Connect with Raquel through her website: encorps.be/

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

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This week, your host Susi Vine explores powerful insights and tools for highly sensitive and empathic people with David Waldas, a gifted psychic channel and leader in transformative coaching for high achievers seeking greater alignment and flow. David shares his journey from a misunderstood child with ADHD growing up in a conventional education system to becoming a teacher himself and eventually discovering his psychic gifts. He recounts the transformative experiences that led him to integrate his intuitive abilities with practical applications, ultimately developing the Aligned Living System. He shares those tools and the science that validates them in his book, 'Insight, Influence, and Flow: A Guide for Business Professionals.' Susi and David delve into topics such as the power of intuition, the role of empaths, and how realignment can elevate one's life and work. David’s insights are not only profound but also practical, offering listeners strategies to harness their own energies and make impactful changes in their lives. Tune in to explore the intersection of intuition, spirituality, and personal empowerment with a true expert in the field.

Inside this episode

02:24 From Struggling Student to Teacher and Guide
03:29 The Psychic Revelation
05:47 Integrating Intuition and Everyday Life
07:06 The Birth of the Aligned Living System
09:40 Navigating Intuition and Empathy
18:37 Practical Techniques for Empaths
26:42 Working with High Performers
27:42 Tools for Stabilizing and Aligning
28:24 The Evolution of Sensitivity
29:34 Energy Medicine and Frequency
30:44 Resilience and Alignment
34:04 Science and Spirituality
36:43 Advice for Beginners
41:27 Helping the Next Generation

Connect with David, enjoy his podcast and find his book at davidwaldas.com

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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This week we’re diving into the powerful benefits of incorporating creativity into daily life. Susi reveals how creative exercises can alleviate stress, lower cortisol levels, boost dopamine, and enhance mental focus and problem-solving abilities. If you think you’re too busy to play around, think again! Susi shares her own experiences and practical suggestions for integrating creativity into even the busiest schedule. Listen in to learn how creative play fosters resilience, boosts success, and supports long-term well-being.

Inside this episode:

01:05 The Power of Creativity
03:27 Mental and Emotional Benefits
05:49 Dopamine and Creativity
10:34 Practical Tips for Daily Creativity
14:03 Creativity in Everyday Activities
21:40 Upcoming Workshop and Conclusion

Learn more about the upcoming online workshop, 'Clarity to Create,' designed to help you reconnect with their creative energies and build a more resilient, joyful life.

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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In this episode, host Susi Vine dives deep into the complex world of health challenges that remain invisible to many. Jennifer C. Brower, author of the bestselling book 'Silent Killers,' shares her inspiring journey of managing multiple complex health issues including Lyme disease, mold toxicity, and electrical hypersensitivity. Jennifer discusses how these challenges led her to become an advocate for holistic and alternative healing methods, and writing her book to serve as a road map for people with similar complex health issues who are still searching for solutions.

The conversation ranges from the importance of positivity, the role of alternative treatments like acupuncture and magnet therapy, and the power of gratitude and mindset in healing. Jennifer also emphasizes the significance of finding the right medical support, the impact of electromagnetic frequencies on health, and staying grounded. From battling misdiagnosis to becoming a beacon of hope and inspiration, Jennifer's story is filled with valuable resources and practical advice for those facing similar struggles. Tune in to discover how small shifts in mindset and lifestyle can lead to significant improvements in health and well-being

Inside this episode:

01:18 The Origin of Jennifer's Health Journey
03:12 Discovering Lyme Disease and Mold Toxicity
06:51 Alternative Healing Modalities
07:27 Misdiagnosed by Top Medical Experts
10:43 Exercise and Resilience Through Health Challenges
12:47 Magnet Therapy and Body Balance
14:13 Managing EMF Sensitivity
16:30 Mindful Living: Exploring Holistic Paths
21:05 Tips for Finding the Right Practitioner
21:32 Personal Wellness and Self-Awareness
25:54 The Importance of Self-Care and Community
27:45 The Healing Attitude of Gratitude
31:25 "Slow Down and Share Love"
35:45 Grounding, Courage, Seek Help
39:09 Gratitude for an Amazing Team

Connect with Jennifer and find her book on her website: jennifercbrower.com

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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In this heartfelt episode of Happified, your host, Susi Vine shares a deeply personal story that brings home the importance of cardiac health and resilience. As February marks Heart Health Awareness Month, she shares about the unexpected medical journey she and her husband encountered early this year. In this candid conversation, Susi details the warning signs of aortic aneurysm, the critical role of stress in cardiac health, and the incredible support they received from the medical team in San Diego. Their story highlights the importance of being vigilant about heart health, even when traditional risk factors aren't present.

Learn about the interconnected systems of the body, the impact of chronic stress on your heart, and gain insights on maintaining well-being through challenging times by calling on both standard medical and holistic health practices. Tune in to learn the practical tips, personal anecdotes, and the profound lessons they've experienced along their journey through heart surgery and recovery.

Inside this episode:

00:07 Heart Health Awareness Month
01:50 No one expects an Aortic Aneurysm…
04:08 Recognizing Symptoms and Seeking Help
06:16 Hospitalization and Recovery
07:07 When it’s not Cardiac Disease
08:52 How Stress affects Heart Health
12:18 Effective Communication Matters
13:15 Support Systems and Self-Care
16:18 Coming Home: Recovery and Adaptation
19:26 Recognizing Symptoms: Pulmonary Edema
22:03 Aortic Aneurysm, Inflammation and Rupture
27:00 Balance Awareness for Well-being

Check out my conversation on Stress & Heart Health with Audrey Weidman here!

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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Carol Look, an EFT tapping specialist and psychotherapist, reveals the transformative power of EFT, which seamlessly merges traditional Chinese medicine principles with modern psychology, in her therapy practice to help clients overcome blocks and resistance, achieve success, and manage stress. Carol shares her journey into EFT and stories about the growth and success it has brought about in her clients’ lives.

Discover the significance of acknowledging and validating one’s fears, and how tapping on self sabotaging behaviors like emotional healing, people pleasing procrastination can help resolve those patterns at the source. Carol also shares tips for guiding yourself in a new EFT tapping practice, and the resources available in her book 'The Yes Code,' which highlights seven common sabotage behaviors and provides practical EFT scripts. Add the power of EFT tapping for stress relief and personal transformation to your own self-care toolkit!

Inside this episode:

00:00 Introduction to the Show
01:11 Meet Carol Look: EFT Tapping Specialist
02:00 Discovering EFT: Carol's Journey
04:04 How EFT Works: Techniques and Benefits
05:12 Addressing Emotional and Physical Issues with EFT
10:12 Common Themes in EFT Practice
11:06 Procrastination and Self-Sabotage
15:32 The Emotional Connection to Weight Loss
20:42 Exploring Clutter and Emotional Attachment
23:11 The Relationship between Numbing Behaviors and Addiction
25:20 The Power of Facing Fear
26:00 The Importance of Focus in EFT
27:11 Connecting with Inner Wisdom
28:20 Recognizing and Changing Patterns
29:49 The Role of Willpower and Perfectionism
30:49 Resources for Learning EFT
32:01 Personal Transformation Stories
36:49 Procrastination and Self-Sabotage
39:33 Simple Steps to Stress Relief
42:12 Resources

Learn more about how to create a life you love, one “yes” at a time. Get access to Carol's free video: The #1 Mistake People Make That Keeps Them STUCK! Along with powerful weekly abundance tips to make sure that you keep moving forward at https://www.carollook.com/

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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This week we dig into the importance of clearing clutter to kickstart a productive, creative, prosperous and healthy 2025! Listen in to discover how decluttering your home can reduce stress, boost productivity, and enhance your emotional well-being. Learn about the comprehensive impacts of clutter and get step-by-step guidance on how to tackle it effectively.

As we step into a new year, it's the perfect time to make a fresh start by decluttering your home and work environments. We’ll explore how clearing away clutter can not only create physical space but also significantly reduce stress and improve your overall well-being.

From emotional attachments to financial burdens and psychological impacts, Susi reveals the hidden costs of holding onto excess stuff. Whether it's sentimental items or practical possessions, you’ll get insights and actionable tips to help you tackle your clutter in manageable increments.

Stay tuned to hear more about the connections between stress, clutter, and happiness, and how you can create a more peaceful, productive living space. Plus, find out about a special decluttering event happening in February 2025 to help you get started!

Inside this episode:

01:52 The stress connection to clutter
04:49 Conquer clutter, cultivate Inner Peace
07:40 Embracing downsizing as opportunity
10:56 Emotional impact of clutter
15:24 Creative ways to preserve emotional connections
19:12 Financial costs of clutter
20:27 Declutter to boost creativity
23:30 Psychological aspects of clutter
24:15 Clutter, stress, and emotional impact
27:58 Clear clutter to simplify life
33:52 Strategies for decluttering
34:14 Start with Why
39:03 Get support: Upcoming Workshop

Find more inspiration with Mel (Robertson) Mason in an early episode of Happified, explaining her process, “Allowing the Now”

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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Today, we're diving into the world of sciatica relief with a very special guest, Dean Volk. With over 30 years of experience in physical therapy and a worldwide clientele of thousands, Dean shares his holistic approach to managing and alleviating sciatica, low back, and neck pain without the need for medications, injections, or surgery.

In this episode, Dean emphasizes the crucial role of mindset, body awareness, and personalized treatment plans in pain management. He talks about the pitfalls of seeking quick fixes and the importance of understanding the unique nature of each individual's pain journey. We'll also discuss practical strategies for dealing with stress, building resilience, and fostering a positive mindset to improve overall well-being.

Join us as we explore Dean's innovative methods, including his three-step approach to sciatica relief and tips on how to maintain balance and stability in your body. Plus, you’ll hear about the importance of curiosity, proper alignment, and avoiding the “no pain, no gain” mentality. Tune in to learn how you can take control of your health, reduce pain, and find lasting relief with insights from this weeks’ guest.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Dean Volk: Sciatica relief through personalized exercise therapy.
05:44 Insurance companies questioned unconventional pain treatment methods.
07:00 Stress triggers and intensifies sciatica; balance crucial.
10:48 Type A personalities need patience during recovery.
14:52 Pain signals issues; don't push through it.
18:39 Prioritize self-care to manage and prevent sciatica.
22:21 Identify triggers and avoid activities causing pain.
25:22 Shift mindset: Positivity impacts daily pain experience.
29:03 Apply balanced movements to enhance daily activities.
31:36 Curiosity about body awareness is empowering.
33:49 Advisors assess fit, offer tailored coaching programs.
38:54 Seek new specialist if no improvement noticed.
40:25 Success improved with remote assistance, empowering clients.

Learn more about Dean’s programs at his website: SciaticaReliefNow.net

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.

Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require.

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Jenn Johnson is an Emergency Room nurse and author of 'Nursing Intuition: How to Trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity, and Survive Your Career,' a book for nurses and healthcare providers who want to learn more about how intuition works with the scientific research that validates what care providers have known for years: sometimes inner wisdom sees beyond test results and presenting symptoms.

Together, Susi and Jenn explore the power of intuition in nursing, the importance of resilience, and practical advice on avoiding burnout. Jenn shares personal anecdotes and real-life examples highlighting the critical balance between experience and intuition in the demanding field of healthcare, with a special focus on how the pandemic has reshaped the nursing landscape.

Inside this episode:

01:16 Meet Jenn Johnson: Author and Nurse
04:38 The Reality of Nursing During the Pandemic
09:14 Intuition in Nursing: A Deeper Dive
14:21 Balancing Work and Personal Life
21:10 Recognizing and Managing Burnout
26:31 The Vicious Cycle of Burnout
27:00 Front-Loading Prevention in Healthcare
28:24 Modeling Self-Care for Children
29:28 Empowering Kids with Responsibility
30:49 The Importance of Breath Work
32:15 Calming Techniques in Nursing
35:45 Critical Thinking in Nursing
43:14 Embracing Failure as a Stepping Stone
45:23 Reflecting on Life's Journey

Also on Happified:

The Power Of Helping Medical Providers Heal From Burnoutwith Tessa Hayman

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This week brings ideas to help you enjoy a greener, cleaner holiday season. With tips and tricks to reduce packaging, choose safer gifts and snacks, and lower your stress: physically, emotionally, and environmentally! Whether it's simple recipe swaps, crafting homemade gifts, or opting for eco-friendly decorations, you’ll find solutions to help you celebrate joyfully and sustainably.

Inside this episode:

00:00 How stress comes home at the holidays.
04:31 Packaging and plastics, buyer beware.
08:50 Homemade gifts: bath bombs, candles, reusable containers.
12:21 Give the gift of memories with classes and passes.
16:10 Natural fragrance solutions for a healthier home.
18:42 Trees, trimmings, and smart shopping.
23:35 Satisfying the sweet tooth with recipe swaps.

Check out these episodes:

Making a Green Lifestyle More Sustainable, with Stephanie Moram
The Power of Shopping Safer Products for Your Family + Home, with Dr. Aly Cohen

More Clean + Green Resources:

The Smart Human, Dr. Aly Cohen’s website: Learn about the risks hiding in common consumer goods in your kitchen, bath and laundry.
Good Girl Gone Green, Stephanie Moram: Easy solutions for a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle.

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Whether your candidate won or lost, many of us have been caught up in a whirlwind of feelings and stress surrounding the recent U.S. presidential election. In this episode, Susi extends a hand to those grappling with overwhelm, family division, and fear of the changes ahead. Listen in for effective tools and insights to help you manage stress and build resilience during these transformative times. From mindfulness to selective engagement, Susi emphasizes the importance of self-care and emotional awareness, along with the power of community, connection, and personal advocacy. Whether it’s about managing overwhelm, nurturing personal wellbeing, or staying informed without feeling inundated, it’s all on the table as we explore how to find calm amidst chaos, and engage meaningfully in societal change. Let's embark on this journey toward healing, balance, and empowerment together.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Navigating change with resilience.
04:30 Be present, active, and engaged while coping.
09:57 Find calm within chaos; share supportive tools.
13:03 Seek support for emotions, ensure healing journey.
14:24 Balance is a journey, not a destination.
20:27 Ground yourself with mindfulness and movement.
23:06 Standing together through change.
27:16 Balance action and self-care for sustainable impact.
29:17 Reduce noise, recover well-being.
32:40 Align values for resilient, purposeful, impactful living.
35:59 Start balanced to connect, uplift, and progress.

Looking for more? Enjoy these Related Episodes:

Beat Burnout with a Bubble of Love: Reclaiming Wellbeing in a Rigged Game
Dialing Down the Drama for Harmonious Holidays
Flower Power for Happier Holidays: Bach Essences for Emotional Ease

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Sage Dammers, the CEO and co-founder of Addictive Wellness, invites you into the fascinating world of personal optimization and holistic wellbeing. Nurtured from a young age, Sage's passion for optimal health shines through as he shares his delves into his personal toolbox of resilience and peak performance habits, and explains the critical role of purity and potency in the ingredients used in Addictive Wellness products.

With his extensive knowledge of Taoist Tonic Herbalism, Sage dives into the power of adaptogens, and the importance of gradual lifestyle changes to avoid a "healing crisis," along with the potential of working with your unique genetic code, sleep optimization practices, breathwork and cryotherapy.

He also explores the transformative power of breathwork with techniques like the Wim Hof Method, and the crucial role of adaptogens and herbs like lion’s mane mushroom, reishi, and ashwagandha in supporting short-term cognitive performance, long-term brain health, and resilient wellbeing.

Inside this episode:

04:07 The origins of “addiction”.
09:17 Embracing health tools for optimal performance.
14:21 Bringing flavor to healthy foods.
16:53 Avoiding an unpleasant detox experience.
20:25 Adaptogens enhance stress resilience.
25:01 Mindful experience for maximum benefit awareness.
29:57 Healing your brain and nerve function.
30:57 Herbs to help clear heavy metals.
34:05 Functional chocolates for resilience and energy.
38:49 Extraction methods to create potent, easy to use herbs.
42:36 Nutrient rich breakfast hack for lasting energy.
44:06 Sage’s personal practices for resilience.
49:34 Revealing the power of breath.
50:28 Save your sleep for optimal recovery.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, impacts many people as the days grow shorter and cooler. In this episode we’ll explore practical strategies to stay resilient and maintain energy during the late fall and winter season. Listen in to discover the crucial role of natural light in healthy sleep patterns and which whole foods help boost your mood, hear tips to recover your energy with physical activity, and lift your spirits with the safe support of Bach flower essence remedies.

You can stay ahead of the winter blues with minor lifestyle adjustments for better resilience. Whether you thrive in cooler weather or find these months challenging, this episode offers valuable insights to help you feel lighter and brighter as you conquer Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Tools for your resilience toolkit.
04:11 Tune into inner wisdom for lasting change.
06:23 Signs to watch for: Indicators of depression.
11:19 Full spectrum light for morning energy.
13:28 Natural sources of omega-3s.
17:56 Vitamin D and healthy fats for better moods.
19:15 Activity to keep your body energized and your spirits bright.
25:14 Stay motivated with healthy goals and social connection.
26:39 Creative, cozy connections to keep you engaged.
29:42 A resilience plan, just for you.

Bach Flower Essences for Brighter Spirits:

Sweet Chestnut relieves heavier emotions and feelings of sadness
Mustard clears the “passing clouds” of sadness
Hornbeam restores energy and helps you greet the day
Honeysuckle relieves nostalgia, bringing peace and acceptance in the present

Want to learn more about Bach flowers? Learn what flower essences are, how they bring balance to your emotions, and ways to use them at home for yourself and your family with my Back to Balance with Bach Flowers workshop. Includes training video and detailed guide to remedies for emotions of stress and common disturbances.

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Are you someone who dreads the shorter, darker days? What tip will you put to work to relieve the winter blues? Share with us! Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live With Less Stress facebook group.

Rachel Madorsky is a psychotherapist, executive coach, and author who specializes in helping high-level executive women transform their self-relationship and achieve their dreams. Her book, "How to Love Yourself in Less Than a Week and Also For the Rest of Your Life," offers a variety of simple yet powerful insights and exercises to foster self love, a gift that Rachel notices many of her clients struggle with regardless of their level of success.

This episode dives deep into the realms of authenticity and personal growth, exploring the power of genuine gratitude, self love visualization techniques, and compassionate self reflection. Learn the true source of people-pleasing tendencies, and why courage is essential for expressing our true selves.

Rachel also shares quick, practical tips for stress relief and ways that small shifts in our mindset can lead to profound personal evolution. Get ready to embrace a new perspective on self-worth and instill the essential habit of celebrating your wins.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Self-love influences all aspects of relationships.
04:29 Prioritize quick, impactful growth without lengthy investment.
10:03 Build empathy and grace for personal growth.
12:51 State of being determines actions and perception.
16:09 Women thrive when prioritizing their own needs.
20:22 Embrace growth: Your ceiling becomes your floor.
22:25 Growth involves discomfort and evolving goals.
25:23 Attention amplifies,positive or negative. It’s science!
28:16 Envision desires through meditation for self-love.
32:01 People pleasing may not be what you think it is.
35:57 Self-love includes honesty, boundaries, and authenticity.

Connect with Rachel online at rachelmadorsky.com

Curious about the meditation speakers Rachel mentioned? Learn more here.

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In this season of change from summer to fall, many of us feel overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of busier schedules and added commitments. Whether you're balancing work, family, or personal projects, it's easy to slip into reactive behaviors that leave you feeling scattered and stressed. In today’s episode, we’ll explore practical strategies for managing stress and fostering a more centered and harmonious life.

Inside you’ll find tools to help you shift from a reactive state to responsive, mindful action, and discover the importance of aligning personal values with your goals, with effective strategies to handle busyness and avoid burnout. We’ll discuss how prioritizing self-care and micro-recovery techniques like power naps and outdoor walks can rejuvenate your mind and body, and how community support and creative delegation can ease your stress load.

Stock your personal resilience toolkit with effective journaling practices that can help identify and manage triggers, and simple ways to integrate mindful moments to stay centered, even during high-stress moments.

Inside this episode:

00:00 You, in balance: calm, centered, and resilient.
05:07 Response vs. reaction explained.
08:10 Chronic stress causes fatigue, irritability, missed priorities.
13:07 Follow the signs: What resentment can say about boundaries.
14:27 It’s up to you. Prioritize your own well-being.
19:36 Mindful moments bring you from reactivity to presence.
24:06 Train your brain to boost confidence.
27:12 Align values and goals to maintain energy.
29:23 Delegate tasks to prioritize self-care and recovery.
35:42 Start small to sustainably build powerful habits.
38:32 Choose your own self-care adventure.
42:00 Share your questions; be a part of Happified.

Learn more about completing the stress cycle with Amelia Nagoski, co-author of Burnout.

Ready to shift your energy fast? Check out my Happy Music playlist!

Celebrate your progress with this Habit Tracker.

Would you like to help yourself - and others - move the needle on stress? Be my guest on a Stress Buster Spotlight episode!

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This conversation for mature listeners explores wearable technology that monitors sexual health, with a pioneering device that aims to revolutionize personal well-being, and even help identify cardiovascular and other chronic issues.

Dr. Elliot Justin, MD, FACEP is the CEO and Founder of FirmTech, the first sex tech company dedicated to improving men’s erectile fitness. Dr. Justin blends his background in emergency medicine and the potential of healthcare technology, breaking new ground in the field of men's and women's sexual health.

Shining a light on the significant impact of sexual wellbeing on overall health, this episode explores the benefits of his innovative "smart ring" designed to monitor male erections and provide personalized, data-driven health insights. We'll also delve into the societal stigmas surrounding sexual health and their implications for intimate relationships, as well as society.

Inside this episode:

04:16 The accident that sparked a scientific revolution.
07:08 The connection between nocturnal erections and cardiovascular health.
12:01 Improved erectile performance.
15:24 Starting the conversation about sexual wellbeing.
18:00 Sexual intimacy reduces divorce, stress, and cardiovascular risk.
21:59 Smart ring identifies psychological or physiological causes of ED.
25:02 Healthy communication with medical providers.
31:19 Coming soon, innovation in women's sexual health.
35:16 Women taking the lead.
37:35 Ensure longevity with proactive health monitoring.

More on Men’s Health, with Dr. Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS:

Ep. 54: The Power of Taking a Systems Approach to Men’s Health
Ep. 159: Men’s Health Revolution: Reclaim Optimal Wellbeing and Vitality

Connect with Dr. Justin online at myfirmtech.com, and follow on Instagram: @myfirmtech

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Susi shares her top tips to raise your vibration in a chaotic world, with insights to help you catch your breath and lighten your load. In this special episode we’ll explore Do’s and Don’ts to resolve stress and boost your resilience, from prioritizing rest and relaxation to making mindful choices about nutrition and media consumption. Plus, we'll explore the true benefits of setting boundaries, practicing gratitude, and reconnecting with nature to feel restored and energized.

Learn about the new "Stress Buster Spotlight" feature, where you’ll meet special guests who are ready to flip the script on stress, to be more empowered and less overwhelmed. Apply here to join Susi on the show!

Take this time to check in with your needs, get curious and treat yourself with kindness. As we begin to consider a fresh vision for 2025, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you thrive.

In this episode:

5:30 Social media filters that skew your perspective.
7:50 Prioritize your own goals and values.
12:07 Why whole foods matter.
13:35 Rest isn’t a reward, it’s a requirement.
17:00 Being mindful with news media consumption.
21:26 Gounding in nature and tuning in to yourself.
26:32 The necessity of healthy boundaries.
30:02 Gratitude rewires your brain to feel happier.
33:42 Ready to chart a course for a thriving 2025? Let Susi help.

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Liz Long, author of "Navigating Shitstorms," shares her personal story of overcoming childhood trauma and adult depression, and insights from her own transformative journey from "Victimtown" to "Freedomville."

Liz’s childhood was shaped by the mysterious disappearance of a close family member, until she committed to healing and called on intrinsic courage to cultivate resilience through self-awareness and healing. In this episode she decodes the voices of guilt, shame, and denial that keep us playing small and reveals how our responses to childhood trauma shape our adult lives more than the severity of the trauma itself.

Together, Susi and Liz dissect the importance of processing emotions, extending self-compassion, and the healing power of rest and self care. Liz shares her concept of "Victimtown," a metaphorical place where negative thoughts and past traumas keep us stuck in feelings of guilt, shame, and denial. She also sheds light on her recent ADHD diagnosis and the systems she’s developed to succeed in business and in completing her book, Navigating Shitstorms: How to Find Your True Path When Life Gets Rough.

Inside this episode:

03:59 Navigating change through storytelling.
09:21 ACEs, resilience and sensitivity.
11:29 Tuning into your Heart Voice.
14:58 Feeling difficult feelings to find freedom.
17:30 The pit stops in Victimtown.
20:27 Committing to radical self care.
25:27 The strength and grace of intrinsic courage.
28:14 Finding Freedomville.
30:56 Adult ADHD diagnosis and successful systems.
35:37 Dropping the baggage and leaving Victimtown.

Liz's message is clear: emotional recovery is a unique journey, one that demands self-reflection, forgiveness, and radical self-care. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to navigate life's emotional storms and emerge stronger on the other side. Tune in and get inspired to find your heart voice and take the first steps towards your own "Freedomville."

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Aryana Rollins is featured in this episode as the first Stress Buster Spotlight guest! Aryana’s primary issue of stress is her beloved dog, Roby’s behavior when guests arrive, or in other situations where he becomes defensive. Susi shares insights into ways Aryana can prepare for and maneuver through situations with a more calm and peaceful perspective, and draws on her personal experience in training animals to share potential reasons for the dogs reactivity. Susi also shares flower essence remedy suggestions to support both Aryana and Roby in feeling more emotionally balanced.

Would you like to be featured as a Stress buster Spotlight guest? You can learn more here and let Susi know that you’d like her help in targeting an issue that has been causing you too much stress! Whether it arises from work, relationships, navigating today’s world and your efforts to maintain a healthy home environment, Susi can address the three primary aspects of stress, physical, emotional and environmental, to clear obstacles and help you thrive more!

Essences recommended for Roby:

Star of Bethlehem, heals trauma and deeper wounds
Chicory, the motherliness flower
Red Chestnut, calms worry about others
Vine, balances the power Balance
Chestnut Bud, learning and changing unbeneficial patterns
Rock Rose, for terror and fright
Mimulus, relieves fear of specific triggers

For Aryana:

Star of Bethlehem,
Cherry Plum, restores energetic flow, releases pent up energy
Aspen, calms generalized fear, worry and anxiety

Want to learn more about how you can use flower essences for emotional relief? Click here!

Learn more about Aryana Rollins:

Her book: Mindful Achiever
Facebook: @highertrueself
Free resource: Kickstart Your Manifesting Journey

Whether you're making strides in your self-love journey or it sounds like more of that self-help mumbo jumbo, this episode is a heart-to-heart, inviting you to stand confidently in your bold, beautiful, perfectly imperfect self with confidence. Let’s shatter the myth that putting ourselves first is selfish, because in fact practicing self-love is the key not only to our happiness but also to how we show up for others in our world.

If perfectionist tendencies are holding you back from seeing your worth, it’s time to break free. We'll explore acceptance, kindness, and embracing your progress without relentless judgment. Because forgiving ourselves is where healing and self-love truly begin. Discover what healthy boundaries have to do with loving yourself, how to identify and fulfill your emotional needs, and ways to rise above the barriers that block you from loving yourself fully. By understanding our innate negativity bias, we can utilize neuroplasticity to rewire our brains, allowing us to celebrate growth and overcome adversity.

And if you're feeling stuck in the self-love department, this is one place where you can “fake it till you make it”! It just may be that pretending to love yourself a little more can be the very practice that leads to genuine self-care and true emotional well-being.

In this episode:

00:00 Struggles with self-love, causes and solutions.
04:25 Self worth fortifies healthy boundaries.
06:21 Recognize needscand manage time effectively.
10:01 Prioritize self-care to prevent health issues.
13:22 Forgiveness generates healing, worthiness.
17:01 Act with love, without self sacrifice.
20:52 Reflect on life stages, achievements, and growth.
25:11 Embrace what brings you joy.
27:09 The power of community, getting support.

Resources:

Discover your own Character Strengths by taking the VIA survey: http://thrivinglife.pro.viasurvey.org
Let Your Strengths Shine, episode 105 https://3xlessstress.com/strengths/

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Dr. Tracy Gapin is a leader in taking a stand against the pressing men's health crisis of plummeting testosterone levels and metabolic disease. He reveals the surprising role of environmental factors in healthy hormone balance and overall wellbeing, and the impact of nutrition with proper supplementation. There is exciting news in regard to life span potential that makes your health span even more crucial.

Take inspiration in the power of small lifestyle changes and personalized strategies to optimize your health and lasting wellbeing.

In this episode:

03:36 Men's health crisis: Need for new approach

10:15 Balanced hormones crucial for sexual health and function.

14:00 Optimizing your unique physiology and genetics.

16:51 Lab results: reference range ≠ optimal health.

20:55 Individualized approach improves health and weight loss.

22:56 Does wearable tech increase anxiety?

27:53 Genetics and cardiovascular risk.

30:07 Advances in measuring and understanding biological aging.

34:20 Chronic disease affecting our children.

37:51 Health strategies for longevity.

38:41 Resources to enjoy lasting health.

Dr. Tracy Gapin is a board-certified urologist, world renowned men’s health & performance expert, and the founder of the Gapin Institute, the global leader in High Performance Health. He is the author of Male 2.0, Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality, and was a speaker on TEDx West Monroe, addressing the Men’s Health Crisis. He has over 20 years of experience focused on providing executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes a personalized path to optimize their health and fulfill their highest potential.

Learn more or connect with Dr. Gapin online or text the word “Health” to 26786

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What if the secret to success isn’t disciplining yourself for every flaw, but instead making your goals magnetic and accessible? This year, in the season of resolutions that fade faster than the snow is melting in Nashville, consider building habits that move you toward your ideal vision with less negativity and self-criticism so you can actually embrace the process of change! With honest self-evaluation and a little more self-love you can focus on creating a clear vision, setting aligned goals, and building in a margin of success to make positive changes in a way that feels compelling and sustainable.

In this episode:

00:00 The struggle to make positive changes that last.
03:28 Rethink goals, redefine success.
07:59 Navigating life on your terms.
11:08 Is negativity or positivity the better fuel for change?.
17:15 Aligning habits with your goals.
18:37 Make change magnetic.
22:37 Your personal upgrades create impact.
26:14 What I’m working on (Confession time)
31:51 Calling on internal motivation.
32:51 Celebrate progress to stay motivated.

Resources:

Habit Upgrade Hacks
Wellness Tracker
“Knowing versus Doing”, episode 127
“Making Friends with Change”, episode 113

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After barely surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2008, Dr. Macias knew that her life had to change drastically. A single mother who struggled with anxiety, depression and crippling self doubt, she began to dive deep into holistic ways of healing to save herself. Now, with more than 20 years of western medical and holistic healing experience, she empowers those who feel trapped by fear and past traumas to clear their inherent limiting beliefs, behaviors and patterns so they can embrace life’s challenges with resilience, courage and grace. In this episode, Marga reveals the profound impact of epigenetics, celebrates the body's innate ability to heal, and shares simple yet effective tools for finding inner peace.

Inside this episode:

00:00 A doctor’s new perspective.
04:20 Marga’s healing journey.
07:46 Overcoming struggles in life.
10:53 Finding strength through adversity.
16:46 Take a break, focus on yourself first.
21:03 Marga’s books educate: diabetes, personal struggles and epigenetics.
23:19 Epigenetic impact across generations.
25:36 Modalities enduring; experience and results matter.
29:15 Overcame self-doubt and found confidence, success.
32:37 Potential of neuro-linguistic programming and energy healing.
36:30 Praising the impact of intuitive healing sessions.

Receive a free digital copy of Birthright: 5 Secrets to Reclaim the Power of You

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As 2023 comes to a close, you’re invited to dream of what is possible in 2024! What if your life could be a “perfect 10”? Do you believe it’s possible, and are you brave enough to claim it? This week you’re invited to start the year with a vision of whatever perfection means to you, fueled with a positive mindset and boosted by the practice of recognizing, measuring, and celebrating progress in our lives. Let’s take a look at the value of self-reflection, celebrating your progress, and sustaining hope for a brighter future.

Inside this episode:

00:00 Reflecting on societal expectations and personal goals.
05:24 Do’s: Define your dream, embrace synchronicities.
09:49 Don’ts: Self-punishment and toxic positivity.
13:15 Identify shifts towards a more perfect life.
16:04 Embrace objectivity for a positive perspective.
18:09 Practices for self-improvement and goal-setting described.
23:22 Creating perfection in your life.
24:47 Let joy be your compass.
29:00 Self-examination, celebrating growth and inviting solutions.
31:54 Support for your journey.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wheel of Life Chart (plus tips to resolve burnout and promote resilience!) free, no sign up required
Aryana Rollins on Happified: The Power of Living in Alignment
Aryana’s New Years-No Limits Resolution Rescue Workshop: Free training to program your unconscious for success in 2024
And Aryana’s Kickstart your Dream Retreat: Reignite your energy, focus, and belief so you can move forward in alignment
Coupon code for Happified listeners: DREAM50
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Following a corporate career, Kathryn Regganie now helps female leaders and executives understand how their stress is impacting their own work and use that awareness to remain grounded and boost self compassion. This helps everyone in the workplace feel more appreciated and able to be authentic, bringing their full capabilities to the table!

In this episode we take a look at what Drama Dragons may be showing up when you’re under stress and how that understanding can even be used to your advantage.

Discover your own Drama Dragon tendency with Kathryn’s quiz: Dramadragonquiz.com

Check out my conversation with Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and difficult emotions here.

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In this episode, we’ll explore favorite Bach flower essences for happier holidays, including Holly, which is a heart-opener for those moments of connection with loved ones. These safe and natural remedies can move us from negative emotions to positive ones, creating a space for harmony and open-heartedness. From Agrimony for authenticity to Wild Rose to rekindle your spark, we'll discover how each essence can support your unique needs and bring you to emotional balance.

Inside this episode:

[01:58] Bach flowers provide easy support through the holidays.

[04:03] Flower remedies for peaceful sleep.

[07:54] Essences to turn down the volume on stress.

[12:48] Stocking up on single flower essences versus getting a kit.

[15:55] Remedies for more love, support, ease, calm, and compassion.

[18:31] Rock water helps you go with the flow, Star of Bethlehem soothes trauma.

[22:32] Willow and Impatience calm anger and tension.

[26:04] Experiencing a healing crisis while using flower essences.

[29:59] Empower yourself to cultivate calm and feel more emotional ease.

Click here to get your free quick-start guide to working with Bach flower essences.

Available Friday, November 23! If you’d like to discover how you can use flower essences to support yourself and your family, grab this special Black Friday bundle and receive the Back to Balance with Bach Flowers workshop and pdf resource. In this bundle you’ll also receive the Meditation Collection full of guided meditations you can use on-demand, and the Break Free of Burnout mini-workshop to boost your resilience before you find yourself running on empty. Support yourself through the holidays and enjoy more balance in 2024!

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Georgena Grace, a certified body mind therapist and grief specialist who shines a light on the importance of feeling and responding to different states of grief. With over 20 years of experience supporting clients in discovering the importance of self-awareness and listening to our bodies, she truly believes that by connecting with ourselves on a deeper level, we can find peace amidst our grief and confusion using mindfulness to increase presence and awareness. We explore how stress can be an invitation for curiosity and a catalyst for change and self-care.

With a life shaped by her own devastating losses, she understands the unique journey that accompanies grief. Georgena is a compassionate companion, recognizing that while each person's path is distinct and deeply personal, it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and inner strength to navigate their unique grief journeys with grace and self compassion.

In this episode:

[00:04:26] Trust in inner wisdom to navigate challenges.

[00:07:58] A body awareness method to anchor wellbeing.

[00:13:27] Cleansing breath: exhale first, then inhale.

[00:17:15] Using breath to examine our “always more” culture.

[00:21:08] Having tools, and knowing how to use them.

[00:22:41] A powerful method to address anxiety.

[00:28:13] Establish a personal connection by simply washing hands.

[00:29:50] Find peace and balance in a busy life.

[00:34:22] Grief's truth: gifts for body and mind.

Receive Georgena’s “12 Truths of GrievingGeorgena Grace, a certified body mind therapist and grief specialist who shines a light on the importance of feeling and responding to different states of grief. With over 20 years of experience supporting clients in discovering the importance of self-awareness and listening to our bodies, she truly believes that by connecting with ourselves on a deeper level, we can find peace amidst our grief and confusion using mindfulness to increase presence and awareness. We explore how stress can be an invitation for curiosity and a catalyst for change and self-care.

With a life shaped by her own devastating losses, she understands the unique journey that accompanies grief. Georgena is a compassionate companion, recognizing that while each person's path is distinct and deeply personal, it is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and inner strength to navigate their unique grief journeys with grace and self compassion.

In this episode:

[00:04:26] Trust in inner wisdom to navigate challenges.

[00:07:58] A body awareness method to anchor wellbeing.

[00:13:27] Cleansing breath: exhale first, then inhale.

[00:17:15] Using breath to examine our “always more” culture.

[00:21:08] Having tools, and knowing how to use them.

[00:22:41] A powerful method to address anxiety.

[00:28:13] Establish a personal connection by simply washing hands.

[00:29:50] Find peace and balance in a busy life.

[00:34:22] Grief's truth: gifts for body and mind.

Receive Georgena’s “12 Truths of Grieving” cards, daily prompts to use to recognize the physical, cognitive, and emotional reactions you may be experiencing along your grieving journey.

Check out Georgena’s YouTube channel, “Anxiety Antidote”

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In these challenging times, it's crucial to find balance between the negative news that bombards us and the positivity that can help elevate our spirits. Instead of only feeling overwhelmed or helpless, we can find the things within our control and feel more empowered and capable.Our energy and vibration are deeply impacted by the news around us and the physical world we inhabit. By raising your vibe, you can feel better emotionally and physically, and help lift up those around you.

Listen in for 20 practical tips and techniques to raise our vibration, build resilience, and cultivate positivity. With these practices, you can start to feel better now, and enjoy lasting benefits in your life.

Inside this episode:

[00:01:51] Tips to build resilience.

[00:05:38] Research shows emotional congruence affects our energy.

[00:07:55] Working for better outcome in communities.

[00:10:03] Boost resilience, find joy, create community, prioritize connection.

[00:16:10] The importance of establishing human connection.

[00:18:58] Connect and empathize with others for mutual support.

[00:23:05] Build positive perception through practice and therapy.

[00:27:14] How the foundations of health can help you recover.

[00:30:15] Daily exercise, mindfulness, and self-care at home.

[00:33:43] Positivity practices can change your perception and mood.

[00:35:57] Choose news wisely, focus on what matters.

[00:38:07] Calm your heart with breathwork, fast.

[00:43:29] Get out of your head and into your body.

[00:46:15] Get your nature fix, anytime of year.

[00:49:25] Cultivate practices that serve you, so you can support positive change.

To find the resources mentioned in this episode, visit happifiedlife.com

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Veronica Nabizadeh, a family law attorney and divorce mediator, has fought to overcome codependency and rebuild her marriage with authenticity and trust. She joins us to explore how healthy relationships hold the space for each person to be exactly who they are, without wishing for change or giving someone else control over their own happiness. Her clients tend to also come from battle-weary marriages and she has learned that transformational change can begin when one person is really ready to do the work, and their partner begins to see their relationship in a whole new light.

In this episode:

[00:03:29] Wedding night flips codependency; love changes.

[00:12:11] Powerful wake-up call to break generational trauma.

[00:15:05] Grateful for opportunity, find resilience in stress.

[00:18:35] Mired in endless divorce.

[00:19:44] When divorce is not an option.

[00:25:26] Everyone gets to do what they want.

[00:26:01] Negotiate to satisfy both needs and compromise.

[00:31:09] Is this what you want your daughter to remember?

[00:33:43] Setting expectations for growth, support

[00:37:36] Overcome, embody, let go.

[00:39:56] Importance of intervention.

[00:42:23] Tools for self-growth

Happified listeners can redeem Veronica’s gift of the Stop Drop Roll Baby! Bootcamp ($297 value) for free! This exceptional offer is only available to the first 30 listeners, and is designed for battle-weary wives who've grown weary of fighting with their husbands. Attendees will gain profound insights into the seven relationship saboteurs that fuel the flames of your marital disagreements and learn how to extinguish them. The event spans three consecutive Fridays: October 28th, November 4th, and November 11th, 2023. Participants are required to attend all three sessions, which will run from noon to 3:00 PM Eastern Time each day. www.relationshiprestart.net/stop-drop-roll-baby

For listeners who miss the Stop Drop Roll Baby! Bootcamp, you are invited to receive a free copy of Veronica’s Sacred Pause eBook by signing up at relationshiprestart.net/book

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For Tate Barkley, Sunday dinners at his grandmother’s home were a safe haven in a world filled with political upheaval, religious dogma and shame. In his memoir, “Sunday Dinners, Moonshine and Men”, he shares his story of recovery and the path to forgiveness as he examines his relationship with his father growing up in the deep South. As an attorney and Prejudice Reduction Trainer, Tate shares his experience in healing self shame and recognizing the prejudices hiding even within himself in our powerful conversation.

Inside this episode:

[00:06:10] A hot climate of Southern expectations and political change.

[00:13:20] Guilt, forbidden love, and goodbye.

[00:14:22] Religious dogma and the struggle for acceptance.

[00:20:40] The unmatched bliss of the first beer buzz.

[00:26:48] Discovering a passion for speaking.

[00:30:15] Debate Camp, and a glimpse of the future

[00:34:06] Studying Government at the University of Texas.

[00:35:45] Law school in Oregon, an opportunity lost.

[00:39:25] Teaching ethics and breaking free of prejudice.

[00:43:49] Shining light on ourselves reveals our similarities.

[00:46:04] Honesty is crucial in self-discovery and communication.

[00:50:18] Powerful book explores diverse life experiences. Stay connected.

Learn more about Tate Barkley, his writings and speaking engagements on his website: tatebarkley.com

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Stress can make us feel incapable of making the impact we want in the world, or even making changes to help life flow more easily. With Happified, it’s my mission to explore the struggles caused by stress and share the tools you can use to tackle them, without weighing down your To Do list or stealing your time for fun. Your efforts to resolve stress have profound impact not only in your own life but also your family, community, and future generations. This week we’ll take a closer look at the mission of the show and the vision moving forward, coming back to our roots with more great interviews, and inviting you, our dear listener, to join in on the fun!

What you’ll find inside:

[00:01:23] Size, scope, and impact of stress.

[00:05:07] Stress burdens the healthcare system, coping behaviors can grow into addictions.

[00:09:53] Stress can be seen as either harmful or beneficial. You really can have a healthier relationship with stress.

[00:13:06] Measuring positivity, objectivity, and stress impact.

[00:14:43] Work stress affects relationships at home, causing deeper issues.

[00:19:49] In the midst of stress, we don’t need to fear change.

[00:22:56] Working with others to upgrade your lifestyle habits.

[00:26:58] Measure progress, get support, transform stress.

[00:30:15] Learning from stress, optimize responses, stack habits.

[00:33:19] Be a part of the Happified community! Here’s how.

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As a young mother of four, Jennifer Woodward experienced mood swings, panic attacks, insomnia and weight gain after the birth of her third child. Unable to find relief in traditional western medicine, she stumbled upon functional diagnostic nutrition and its ability to analyze real data to understand hormonal and digestive issues. As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Jennifer now supports women in the journey from their reproductive years to perimenopause and beyond. With her expertise and passion, Jennifer is committed to helping women enjoy optimal health and well-being through balanced nutrition.

Inside this episode:

[00:03:20] Jennifer’s story of hormonal imbalance after her third child.

[00:09:13] Adverse effects of synthetic birth control hormones.

[00:12:19] Common age of perimenopause in women.

[00:17:06] Redefining productivity to suit ourselves.

[00:20:46] Stress and its impact on perimenopause.

[00:27:04] Weight gain and balanced nutrition during perimenopause is common.

[00:31:04] Functional lab work reveals hormonal imbalance.

[00:35:58] The evolution of hormone therapy.

[00:41:03] The power of protein for maintaining health.

[00:43:53] Nourishing food choices for perimenopause goals.

Listeners can get the D.R.E.S.S. for Health Success© Guidebook for free!

Connect with Jennifer Woodward through her website: jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/

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A flourishing life feels fulfilled and peaceful, with moments of true happiness lightening your load. In this episode, we'll explore how you can flourish more, even if you feel like you are languishing: apathetic, disengaged from life, stuck in a rut while life is passing you by. Starting with Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model, we’ll add more core components and take a look at how you can switch gears, break out of inertia and back into momentum with small changes, cultivating connection, meaning, positive relationships and moments of flow.

In this episode:

[00:01:34] Broaden perspective, seek positive experiences and emotions.

[00:03:06] Positive character traits, relationships, and social engagement.

[00:06:57] Positive aspirations, and why we find ourselves languishing.

[00:10:14] Identifying stress, its sources, and its impact.

[00:14:46] Economic insecurity can undermine your resilience.

[00:17:53] Keep things fresh by embracing flexibility.

[00:21:22] Finding engagement and moments of flow.

[00:25:14] Continuing learning and personal development for growth.

PERMA +4

Positive Emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment
Physical health
Mindset
Environment
Economic security

Other episodes to check out:

Fostering Fun (with research insights from Sonia Lyubomirsky) https://3xlessstress.com/fostering-fun/
The (Super)Power of Positivity https://3xlessstress.com/power-of-positivity/
Stress Busters + Happiness Boosters https://3xlessstress.com/stress-busters/
Shine with Your Innate Strengths https://3xlessstress.com/strengths/
Daily Habits to Build Happiness challenge developed by Shawn Achor https://3xlessstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Happiness-Challenge-3x-tbl.pdf

Learn more at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

It is possible to reclaim your time and put yourself first. And it’s not selfish, in fact it’s the most beneficial thing you can do for the people and the work that you love, because you can finally show up with all the energy, focus and commitment that you want to share!

Even in our fast-paced and stressful world, happiness is within reach. It's time to take back control of our time and find joy in the process. Discover the top reasons you should be inspired to make self-care a priority as you choose what to do with time that you reclaim, so you can feel refreshed, renewed, and energized without waiting for the weekend.

02:04 Why we struggle to make time for the things we feel are important

03:47 What Self Care really is

05:33 Time might actually be speeding up

06:57 Creating a new Self Care habit

08:16 The benefits of taking time to recover from stress

09:46 Balance isn’t impossible, it’s just not a destination

13:03 Tiny habits that steal our time

15:11 Aligning priorities with your values

16:56 The Pareto Principle (aka 80/20 Rule)

19:51 Time management techniques

25:53 Better focus with biology: Using Ultradian Cycles

30:10 Saying No and meaning it

33:31 Don’t fall for FOMO

36:02 Overcoming perfectionism to get things off your To Do list

38:19 Creating rituals of self care

42:52 Making peace with change, staying flexible with your priorities

Resources mentioned in the show:

Ultradian Cycles on the Huberman Lab podcast, with Dr. Andrew Huberman (at 41 minutes)
Exercises to Tone the Vagus Nerve
Cleaning up your Commitments (“if it’s not a hell yes, then it’s a no”) with Robin Quinn Kheen
Moving Past Perfectionism with Liz Onyeabor
Morning Routines and “Enrichuals” with Jana Danielson

If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to rate, review, and share the show with others who could use permission to put themselves first, so we can spread the message of happiness and positive change.

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This week we explore how you can build a healthier relationship with stress by working with a coach. Stress can make us feel incapable of making changes or making the impact we want to have in the world, and chronic stress can crush your confidence, draining your energy, vision, and belief in yourself. But not all stress is bad! It also helps us learn and grow, and it is possible to find balance and a healthy integration of stress into life.

Looking at the impact of stress on the US population and habits of numbing or escaping, such as alcohol abuse and other addictions, and the impact it all has on our health and relationships, it’s easy to see that we need healthier methods of recovery. Working with a coach who can help you improve lifestyle habits and manage stress reactions, cultivating lasting positive change over time. As we all begin to break free from the weight of stress in our lives, we heal not only ourselves, but also for our families, communities, and future generations.

In this episode:

[00:01:23] Size, scope, and impact of stress.

[00:05:07] Stress leads to healthcare reliance and numbing.

[00:09:53] Stress can be seen as either harmful or beneficial. It is possible to have a healthier relationship with stress.

[00:13:06] Measuring positivity, objectivity, and stress impact.

[00:14:43] Work stress affects relationships, causing bigger issues.

[00:19:49] Stress can drive, but change is rewarding.

[00:22:56] Working with others transforms your lifestyle habits.

[00:26:58] Measure progress, get support, transform stress.

[00:30:15] Learn from stress, select responses, stack habits.

[00:33:19] Book a short conversation to explore ways you can reduce stress.

Learn more and leave a comment at happifiedlife.com, or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

This week’s show explores how you can maintain your independence as you age. We must challenge the notion that aging means declining health and dissatisfaction, and explore how to create a thriving life of vitality and connection. Discover why it is so important to take control and create a vision of your ideal future!

We’ll take a look at what it means to be the CEO of your own healthcare by building a good medical team. We also assess the three aspects of stress: physical, emotional, and environmental, and how they influence our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. By creating the best possible health environment, we can reduce reliance on the medical care system, and by taking action now to make changes, we can lay the groundwork for lasting vitality.

[00:01:46] How health impacts independence and happiness.

[00:05:06] Independence, retirement, avoiding reliance on doctors and pharmaceuticals

[00:06:31] Corporate interests obstruct health; prioritize education.

[00:07:25] Disengage for meaningful change; support global community.

[00:09:14] The real risk of losing your independence as you age.

[00:12:27] Create a healthy environment for better health.

[00:15:00] Focus on quality food, exercise, and movement.

[00:16:51] Don't resign yourself to fewer opportunities as you age

[00:20:29] The benefits of happiness and avoiding toxic positivity.

[00:23:49] Engage in community, find meaning, achieve goals.

[00:29:00] Limit stress, cultivate positive relationships, practice gratitude.

[00:32:33] Let your why inspire you.

[00:33:48] Be committed to creating a future you will love..

Other episodes mentioned in this show:

Top 5 Health Swaps for lasting Vitality
Foundations of Health
Designing your Retirement with Eric Asbeck
The Power to Heal with Food with Cheryl Major
The Power of Exercise, with Dr. Zynul Khan
Creating a Healthier Home with Dr. Aly Cohen
Beat Burnout: Completing the Stress Cycle with Amelia Nagoski
The Power of Naturopathic Medicine, with Dr. Sam Larkin ND

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Littie Shively is a coach and author who helps people resolve inner conflict so they can find joy in their pursuit of success. She shares the importance of listening to and addressing guilt and shame, as well as the power of the subconscious mind in achieving one's goals with the proper training to overcome negativity with positive perspectives. Learn how to engage with critical inner voices to defuse their power and gain strategies to achieve your goals while staying aligned with your true self.

[00:02:16] Strangers seek advice, sparking Littie’s inner sage.

[00:05:51] How our values are shaped by media, work, education, and family.

[00:07:27] Breaking free from family expectation and conditioning.

[00:11:26] Conflicting expectations create lasting inner turmoil.

[00:15:20] Reduce guilt by eliminating unnecessary tasks.

[00:19:23] Train your subconscious to serve you better.

[00:25:40] Trauma and its lasting effects, even in unrelated experiences.

[00:29:38] Journaling to help clarify thoughts, and reveal purpose.

[00:32:21] Joy trumps happiness, but the choice is yours.

[00:34:21] "Strive for satisfaction, not just success."

[00:36:53] Little’s special resource for self-doubt.

Receive Littie’s resource, “Silence Self-Doubt: 7 Positive Responses to Your Inner Voices” here.

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School’s out, and it’s feeling like summer. Many of us are itching for a getaway, but not everyone takes the time away from work to get out of town even if the paid vacation days are already accrued. We’ll take a look at the benefits of time off, and some ways to create a holiday wherever you are, with whatever time you have available.

In this episode we explore:

How vacations help to heal stress and burnout
The benefits of relaxation on sleep and digestion
Creating deeper connection and precious memories with loved ones
What fears get in the way of getting away from the office
Picturing your perfect vacation
Why staycations matter, too

Get a perspective of holidays around the world with this graphic.

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Have you ever thought about the origin of the warrior poses in yoga? Would you be surprised to learn there are principles in the myth that you can apply to your own life today? Megan Nolan speaks from her own experience navigating the tumultuous path of entrepreneurship and draws analogies to lessons from yoga that you can apply to your life in work and business. Join us to feel more resilient and confident, wherever you are on your own winding journey.

In this episode we discuss:

Why practice is so important
The why behind the warrior
What’s bouncebackability and why we need it
How a stick can help you meditate
Surprising benefits of mindfulness
Honoring your brain’s innate tendency, and growing beyond it
How to communicate with our inner critic (aka shitty committee)
The importance of integrating new knowledge, mind and body
Why entrepreneurs can’t afford not to put themselves first
Awakening your own inner warrior

Megan’s book, The Warrior’s Journey: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Entrepreneur, is available soon! Click here to reserve your copy today so you’ll get it as soon as it’s available.

Megan's earlier episode, The Power of Aligned Energy and Personal Awareness

Links to connect with Megan online:

megan-nolan.com
Elevated and Empowered Entrepreneurs facebook group
IG @iammegannolan

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You know you should exercise your body for better health, but do you exercise your Vagus Nerve for less stress? We’re taking a look at what the Vagus Nerve (aka Vagal Nerves, because it divides to run along 2 tracks through your body) does for us and how we can restore balance by activating the Parasympathetic Nervous system to move from “Fight or Flight” to “Rest and Digest”.

In this episode we explore

How we perceive stress (enhancing vs debilitating)
Biological effects of stress
General stress balancing recommendations
Physical actions of the Vagus Nerve on your body
Different methods of engaging and activating the Vagus Nerve, from cold water to walking in nature

Follow along and experience these activities to stimulate and tone your Vagus Nerve:

The Psychological Sigh
The Basic Exercise (for Optic Nerve stimulation)
Gentle Ear Canal Stimulation
Concha Ear Massage

Learn more & join the conversation at happifiedlife.com or in the Live with Less Stress facebook group

If you’re a fan of this show, then you already know the power of positivity… But sometimes happiness is elusive, and can even be triggering for people who struggle with trauma or depression. Thanks to the thriving field of Positive Psychology, we have research and validated methods to foster lasting happiness. It may take a little experimentation and practice, but with time you can actually “train your brain” to feel happier!

You are invited on what may be your greatest adventure, the process of self discovery to reveal your own best methods of savoring life, fostering more fun and feeling happier more often.

In this episode we explore:

Why gratitude works
Avoiding toxic positivity
The dangers of social comparison
Random acts of kindness really work
Building a network of social support
Transforming trauma
Finding forgiveness
Giving yourself the gift of living in the present
The power of flow
Making goals that light you up
Caring for your physical, mental, and emotional body
Tips to sustain happiness

Find more resources and join the conversation at happifiedlife.com or in the Live with Less Stress facebook group

As Stress Awareness Month continues, this week well explore common habits that may actually be building stress in your life, and some of the most effective stress busters that you can use to reclaim control of the stress that life can serve up.

Our goal isn’t to create a life free of stress! Instead, we can feel empowered in how it affects us physically and emotionally. Whether you naturally feel empowered by stress (but hopefully don’t take that to the extreme!) or if you feel debilitated by it, you can find the balance that serves you best with some simple but powerful changes in perspective and self care practices that don’t overwhelm your To Do list.

In this episode we explore

2 types of stress perception, and how you can change
Habits that are probably building stress in your life
Why “numbing out” is really so harmful
The downfalls of toxic positivity
How personal connection can help - on so many levels!
Coming back to balance with breath
Why laughter is such good medicine
The power of movement
Getting dirty to clear your mind
How positive genius can change your life
Raising your happiness “set point”

For resources mentioned in the episode & to learn more visit happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group

“...In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. Forever intertwined, and in this month of taxes, maybe it’s natural that we also find ourselves in Stress Awareness Month.

We all experience stress, and not all stress is created equal! Let’s get context on the scale of the issues of stress in America and look at ways you can find a healthier perspective for this natural event that is one of the few things we know we can count on.

In this episode we’ll explore

How stress impacts our economy
Common workplace stressors
The impact of the news, both good and bad
Ways we’re coping with stress
Why numbing out really hurts more than it helps
Tips to feel more balanced
How you can manage rumination and worry

Learn more & find resources at happifiedlife.com

We aren’t living through the most stressful times in human history, but as a society we are more “stressed out” than ever before. Many factors play a part, but the solution to feel better may start off as simple as introducing the right amino acid supplements to help our bodies create the feel-good neurotransmitters that we’re missing. Vonda Schaefer explains how simple it can be to start feeling better, even sooner than you think.

Vonda Schaefer is a Marriage and Family Therapist with a background in nutrition who specializes in stabilizing brain chemistry to reduce the constraints of insomnia, fatigue, depression, substance abuse, ADD, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, sleep issues, and other underlying psychological issues.

Her patients make profound improvements to their mood as she helps them discover which building blocks they’re missing, restoring balanced hormones with neuronutrient therapy in complement with her therapeutic support.

In this episode we discuss:

Why we feel more stressed than ever before
The impact of environment on our happiness along with our health
Lightening the load of toxins
Genetic influence on mood, and how to overcome it
Serotonin and sleep

Learn more at happifiedlife.com

Every health expert has their own opinion of what is the most important habit or lifestyle change to make now in order to live your healthiest life. And in a sea of information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and not know where to begin! Or maybe you’re tolerating some moderate health issues right now and feel like, “it’s not broken yet, I don’t need to fix it…

In either case, if you’re looking for a starting place to enjoy optimal health and lasting vitality, here’s a list of what I believe are the 5 most important contributors to restore your wellbeing that you can build on today. As I often share on the show, don’t let this list add to the overwhelm - choose one swap to make right now, and come back for more as you begin to have more resilience and capacity for change.

In this episode we’ll explore:

Our biological response to stress in the modern world
How the foundations of health promote total wellbeing
Ways that your environment may be making you sick
Why you should be at the top of your To Do list
How to tune in to what your body really wants and needs
The benefits of being connected

For more information visit happifiedlife.com , and join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

Many people work hard to accomplish their goals, only to feel dissatisfaction instead of the happiness they expect when they reach them. Why doesn’t success guarantee happiness, isn’t that what we were taught was true?

Well, if you’re putting happiness on the other side of the finish line, you may just never reach it. But don’t give up! Today we’re going to explore how you can feel happier - and even more balanced - along your path to success.

In this episode we explore:

Why reaching your goals doesn’t make you happy
Where we get the picture of what success “should” look like
How enjoying the journey makes the destination even sweeter
The short-lived happiness of achievements
Why daily habits are so important to your positivity
How happy people reach success more quickly and easily
The power of play time to reveal your happy places
My favorite positivity self care practice
Benefits of social connection on positivity and success
Exploring where you can enhance your life to feel more balanced
Ways to discover your aligned goals
How your grandparents struggle for survival is impacting your own stress
Writing a new story of what is possible for your future generations
Why being kind to others will help you feel happier right now

Catch my earlier episode about the (Super)Power of Positivity here

For more information and resources mentioned in this episode, visit happifiedlife.com

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Here on Happified, we take a lot of time exploring emotional wellbeing and personal development, building habits to create a life aligned with your vision of success. But without physical health, it’s hard to enjoy all that life brings you, and maybe even impossible to reach the goals you pursue. So today we’re going back to the basics, with a survey of 3 foundations of health: food, sleep, and movement.

In this episode we explore

How physical wellbeing supports emotional resilience
The body’s ability to heal and come back to balance
Messages that food cravings are trying to deliver
Why sweet and fatty foods are so irresistible
The importance of nutrients we get from plants
How supplements can support, even if they can’t replace optimal nutrition
Balancing blood sugar (it’s not only about Diabetes)
Building stronger bones (it’s not only about calcium)
Good versus bad fats
Why sleep matters, and finding your optimal schedule
When blue light hurts, and when it helps
The impact of electronics in the bedroom
How the stress of exercise builds a stronger body
Avoiding injury by making safe gains
Finding activities you love
Building on small habits for lasting success

For more information and resources mentioned in the show, visit happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress Facebook group

Monifa Harris, Vocal Alchemist and Visibility Coach, helps her students discover how they can speak up or sing with confidence. She credits some of her teaching ability on the fact that she wasn’t gifted with a natural singing talent, but instead had to uncover and strengthen her personal expression in order to fulfill her dreams, and so she now does the same with her studio members, whether they are performers, entrepreneurs or executives.

Monifa is also an advocate of embracing your natural energy cycles and working in flow. This has helped her feel fully creatively expressed without falling victim to burnout or losing her passion for her work.

In this episode we discuss

Why your voice is important for so much more than singing
How aiming for perfection may be holding you back
Allowing your body to guide you to realize your vision.
Why voice and facial expression are fundamental for human connection
The human evolution from surviving to thriving
Ways to succeed if goals don’t work for you
Finding space your “now moment” for inspiration

“You either have to give yourself a ton of space for that preparation or a ton of grace for the execution.” Monifa Harris

Connect with Monifa in her free facebook community, Get Vocal- and follow her on IG @dramamezzo

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How do you rate, in your personal point of view? For many of us that perspective is far from flattering, and over time we take it to be true in spite of plenty of evidence pointing to how talented, successful, and lovable we are. If you brush off compliments or struggle to take pride in your inherent gifts, this episode will shine a light on the ways in which we sell ourselves short and why it’s so important to gain confidence in all that you truly are.

In this episode, we take a look at

The truth behind the “grass is greener” syndrome
The lie about having the “same 24 hours in a day”
Seeing through the social media filter
Recognizing your inner saboteurs
Refusing to dim your shine for others’ comfort
Seeing your best traits as others do
Discovering your positive character strengths
training your brain to value your best qualities / talents
Rewarding yourself & celebrating all the wins

Discover your own Character Strengths by taking the VIA survey: http://thrivinglife.pro.viasurvey.org

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What wakes you up in the middle of the night? Robin Quinn Kheen shares her tips to identify and end outdated or unnecessary commitments, large and small, so you restore focus to what really matters.

Robin spent years as the founder and director of a music & dance studio, teaching and working with thousands of families, creating a vibrant community and becoming an expert in the areas of accountability, goal achievement. A recovering overdoer, Robin now helps parents identify what's most important and helps them accountably end outdated commitments, promises and agreements so they can spend their time doing what matters most deeply to them.

In this episode we discuss:

Using happiness as a compass to navigate balance in a busy life
Recognizing the right opportunities and avoiding overwhelm
Why people-pleasing can pull us off balance
Open loops that drain your confidence
How commitments can hold us back
Making things right when agreements aren’t working
Raising “quit-proof” kids
Making aligned choices
The power of counting your wins, big and small

Robin is generously extending her offer of free gifts from the Thriving Life Summit for our audience, including access to “The CLEPTO Code Course” where you can discover the 6 steps you need to simplify your life, and her invitation to a Clarity Call with Robin, for a powerful hour to identify open loops that may be holding you back.

Visit happifiedlife.com to learn more and leave a comment, or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

Emotions can be like a peaceful pond, or a raging river. When we let our feelings be felt, they flow past so that we can freely experience what is coming next. And even knowing that, it can still feel overwhelmingly difficult to give space to painful emotions and not try to deny them or brush them away. Today we’ll explore some tools and perspectives to help emotions feel more manageable.

In this episode I discuss

If any emotions are actually “bad”
Why we avoid certain emotions, and how that becomes a habit
What Core Emotions are
The important messages that emotions deliver
Rating emotions by intensity and pleasantness
How emotions are like tunnels
Using the Change Triangle to recognize your authentic feelings
Cultivating emotions that you want to experience more often
Using Bach Flower Essences to feel more emotionally balanced

If this episode brings up questions, or you want to explore how I can help you feel more emotionally balanced and empowered, book a short, free call with me to have a conversation.

Find more resources, share your experience in feeling your spectrum of emotions, or share which chart is your favorite in the comments at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live With Less Stress facebook group.

We’ve all heard that “you are what you eat”, but what if your food choices meant even more than that? What if you could experience healing simply by the process of growing your own healthy herbs, vegetables and fruit? That’s exactly the experience that Pat Galo had as she recovered from severe stress and burnout as a mother of 3.

With over 29 years of experience in the present health care system, nurse Pat’s goal is to empower people to improve their life, by having access to fresh nutrient-dense food at their fingertips, no matter their level of experience or home size.

In this episode we discuss

Access to healthy food
Raising a healthy family
How gardens bring generations together
Growing your confidence as you expand your garden
Beating stress by gardening
How foods can restore health
Creative container gardening for small spaces
Replacing supplements with home grown plants & herbs

Receive Pat’s free guide for beginning gardeners, “The 5 S’s of Growing Food” from her website: GrowHealth4U.com

Follow Pat on Instagram @growhealth4u

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Making a change can be difficult. So much of what we do is habit, or associated with “who” we are, that even when we understand why it’s important to make a change for the better it can still feel like a struggle. So how can we support a new way of being until it becomes standard?

Remember, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

In this episode we explore

The inspiration behind making a change
Using emotions to guide you through the unknown choices that arise
Obstacles to doing things differently
How to ease into a new way of being
The power of your “why”
Finding support in creating new habits

For more inspiration, check out “Making Friends with Change”, episode 113

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Dr. Barrie Tan has spent much of his career researching fat soluble vitamins, and the role Vitamin E plays in human longevity and two nutrients that are derived from the annatto plant— tocotrienol and geranylgeraniol—both of which help with healthy aging and contain anti-inflammation benefits, among many others.

In this episode we discuss

The difference between Tocopherol and Tocotrienol Vitamin E
Where most of our fat is located, and how important it is
Why we need antioxidants in our diet
His research on metabolic disease, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease
How Fatty Liver Disease is now common even in those who don’t abuse alcohol
The problem with taking certain vitamins in combination, even of the same type
The scientific process of research and validation

Learn more about Dr. Tan and his work, and download his book for free on his website with the code “happified” https://barrietan.com/book/

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When is the last time you received a massage? How did it make you feel? As a Massage Therapist, I see people arrive in all conditions, and leave feeling relaxed, restored, and more in touch with their emotions and physical body. All within one hour!

As a Stress Coach, I view massage as the gateway to building a self care practice that actually serves them, fits their lifestyle and inspires them to engage with self care more consistently.

In this episode we explore

Massage as a “gateway drug” to self care
The power of checking in with your Self
Who benefits from massage
Making the most of your bodywork session
Vetting a massage therapist
Asking for what you want
Continuing the Self Care benefits

Learn more and leave a comment at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group

Reed Davis is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® and the FDN Certification Course, supporting clients and practitioners in resolving disease by restoring balance to the body. A Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Nutritional Therapist, he is also an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine so that his clients can address the sources of imbalance and build the habits that sustain whole health.

With the DRESS system (diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction and supplementation) his practitioners and clients are able to target the stressors that compromise the body’s ability to return to health.

In this episode we discuss:

Stress as the root of all disease
Ways people can reclaim their health
Why pharmaceuticals can’t resolve chronic downward spirals of disease
The applied knowledge that has the power to transform your health
Why looking for a single root cause won’t get faster results
The innate intelligence of our bodies to heal

To learn more about the Functional Diagnostic training and certification program, visit https://fdntraining.com/Happified

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Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. (Doctorate of Musical Arts) is the co-author, with her sister Emily, of the New York Times bestselling Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle and upcoming Burnout workbook. As a choral conductor, she was trained to express the full range of human emotion on stage, and elicit it from her performers. Personally, her emotions were bottled up, until she was hospitalized (twice) with physical issues resulting from stress.

Fortunately her sister Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., is an author and sex educator, whose work training therapists, medical professionals, college students, and the general public about the science of women’s sexual wellbeing had demonstrated just how much women also struggled with stress and burnout. With Emily’s help, Amelia learned how to understand the messages from her body, and how to complete the stress cycle so that emotions could be released, no longer causing physical harm.

In this conversation with Amelia, we explore:

What the stress cycle is, and how we get stuck in it
Why we don’t do the things that help us feel better
Giving yourself permission to take care of you
Separating your stress from the stressor
How the game is rigged
What it really takes to recover from burnout
Surrounding yourself with a bubble of love
The connection between marketing and burnout
Why negative emotions aren’t bad
Not everyone is wired to receive message from their body (but you can learn to listen)
How creatives can avoid burnout and continue to love their art

To learn more about the book, the authors, and what’s coming next, visit their website https://www.burnoutbook.net/

Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com, or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.

Image sources used in video: @the.millenialgrind, via their blog, and Vanderbilt University

Perhaps in your childhood you had lazy days watching clouds, or building pillow forts. Now just finishing the laundry can feel like an insurmountable task! Life can fill up quickly with “urgent” matters, and leave us overwhelmed at the neverending To-Do list. What may be most frustrating is that while things do get done, some of the most important items never seem to make it to the top of the list. How can we reclaim control of the myriad priorities, and find time for what matters most? It has to start somewhere, and here are a few tips.

In this episode, we talk about

Managing your time (sorting the urgent and the important)
Handling stress triggers
How self care keeps you resilient
Making your Self a priority
Enlisting help

Resources mentioned in the show:

Time Management Tips
Tracking your Health Habits to find patterns of wellbeing

To learn more and try Magic Mind for yourself, visit https://MagicMind.co/happified

Use code happified20 to receive 20% off your order, or within 10 days of podcast release you can get 40% off your subscription!

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Jackie Cote loves showing people how they could have more freedom, and whether it's time freedom, money freedom, or location freedom, as they connect with the true freedom that comes from inner love and acceptance. Peeling through the layers of limiting beliefs and the stories that hold them back, it’s possible to uncover the magnetic vision of the potential life.

In this episode we discuss

With your Vision in place, the How and the When can find you
Tapping into the gift of belief
Stepping out of the safety of the Known
Test driving your dream life
The power of painting pictures of what you want, instead of what you don’t
What the Freedom Life can really mean
Authenticity and alignment, and why it’s an inside job

Jackie is sharing her free video training, all about intentional goal setting where we combine the masculine properties with the feminine sensory experience - Markers optional! https://bit.ly/intentionswithcoachjackie

Or learn more about Jackie thorough her website https://jackiecotecoaching.com

Join the conversation on https://happifiedlife.com or inside the Facebook group

Christopher Lee Maher arose from a challenging childhood to become an elite Navy SEAL, and then become an Olympic contender in track and field before he experienced a physical break down that led to an emotional breakthrough. As he finally addressed the impact of stress and trauma that had shaped his life, he developed tools to help others understand and release the tension and distortion that is impacting their own health and happiness.

In this episode we discuss:

Why everyone should wake up feeling like a superhero, and why you probably don’t
How acceptable daily drugs perpetuate the stress cycle
Tension, stress and the distortion that are blocking your internal happiness
The potentialin slowing down to speed up
Being present as a state of coherence
Generational patterns of stress inherited from insecurities and fears
Restoring priority to “be”ing in a world that puts priority on what we do
Enlisting the people you love for support when you’re ready for change
Being in the business of maximizing your own potential

Learn more about his work and find his book, “Free for Life, a Navy SEAL’s Path to Inner Freedom and Outer Peace” on Christopher’s website, https://truebodyintelligence.com/

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After spending the last few years enjoying scaled-back holiday events, coming back to a table full of different personalities and viewpoints can feel overwhelming. Here are a few tips that may help you prepare for festivities so you can maintain your festive spirit and feel less friction with your beloved family.

In this episode we explore

How they know how to push your buttons
Ways to restore perspective after feeling triggered
Courtesy versus boundaries, and finding the sweet spot
Taking responsibility for your own emotional needs
Discussing what will or won’t be discussed
Confirmation bias and how it can divide
Agreeing to disagree, or Right versus Happy
The real meaning of family gatherings

A note: These perspectives and suggestions are based on my own experience and personal character, and may not be the most highly evolved guidelines for creating a peaceful family gathering, but they’re what have worked for me and may help you sail through the season with a little less friction at the table.

Your own personal experience and viewpoints are welcome, please share in the comments at https://happifiedlife.com

Exploring others’ perspectives is always helpful in recognizing what feels aligned and what doesn’t, and ultimately that inner compass is your most important guide!

Wishing you a healthy, happy, and peaceful holiday season.

Connie Durham helps people ignite new life and energy in relationships by fostering communication styles that you can use in your marriage, with your kids, and with your work team. We dig in to common sources of misunderstanding and the impact of stress on your most important relationships, and explore ways to resolve misunderstandings and let your love speak volumes to the ones most important to you.

In this episode we explore

Making communication with your pattern and family a priority
Why it’s important to know what your ideal relationship looks like
Putting your partner above everyone else (even the kiddoes)
Choosing priorities, and understanding what happens when you say “Yes”
Why opposites attract, and what to watch out for
The power of your presence & gifts of positive perspective
Understanding different Love and Communication styles

Connie offers priceless insights into the 4 Love Languages in this free gift for our audience.

Learn more about Connie’s work and upcoming “Honey Listen Up” 5 day series at https://www.conniescleverconcepts.com

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With all that lands on your schedule, your To Do list, and the commitments that are made, it’s easy to get caught up in the “do”ing, and never find an opportunity to simply “be”. Is it possible to make a shift, without letting everyone down, including yourself? You might be surprised to discover the benefits, beyond still delivering on what matters, and even find it’s easier to discern what actually does matter, to enjoy the present moment, be more present in your relationships, and recover from stress faster.

Inside the episode we’ll explore:

Changing your fuel source from stress to flow
The impact of stress on your physical and emotional wellbeing
Ways to create more space to “be”
How to quiet the mental chatter
Tuning in to your body
Sharing the gift of your presence for better relationships

This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind, a superfood supplement that boosts energy and focus that’s created from clean ingredients that nourish your body and mind. Learn more at https://magicmind.co/happified, and use coupon code: happified20 to save 20% on your order (40% within the first 10 days of this podcast release!)

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Moms are busy. And it often seems like they come “last”, after the wellbeing of the kids, managing the house, work and social commitments… It’s easy to be not just overwhelmed, but burned out. When Elizabeth Rhyno reckoned with her own period of depression, she discovered that putting a priority on her own joy had a ripple effect that helped to lift the whole family. Now she puts her super power of connecting with joy to work in helping other busy moms reconnect with what lights them up.

In this show we discuss:

Why Mom’s happiness matters
Starting your day on “your terms”
Building better habits with rewards
Making connection with kiddos (of any size)
The value of learning your “Best Yes”
Breaking out of the blame game
Building your own superpower
Finding joy even in dark times
Honoring your innate pace

You can discover your own Joy Quotient with this quiz!

Grab Elizabeth’s awesome Daily Joy Practices template and find more inspiration on her website.

Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress group.

Life is demanding, with commitments to work, family, friends, personal growth… It can feel impossible to find time for exploration and integration, and certainly space for creativity and play. Momentum is a powerful force! Let’s take a look at whether the effort to reclaim your own time is really with the effort, and how you can begin to realign your priorities so that you feel more spacious in your life.

In this episode we discuss:

Demands on our time, and where they’re coming from
The slippery slope of delivering on commitments
Will the waiting pay off?
Busyness versus distraction
Being present to what is
Aligning your compass to your heart instead of your brain

Check out my conversations with Mel Mason:

Mel in an early episode of Happified, explaining her process, “Allowing the Now” (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwtJhp_gGA
Mel in the Thriving Life summit (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I5mkBnI-k

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Dr. Cindy Tsai is committed to helping high-achievers live happier and healthier lives. After completing her medical education at the highly regarded and challenging Johns Hopkins and Dartmouth Universities, she struggled with the health impacts of stress. As she navigated her own path to recovery she became committed to helping her patients also live with resilient health through cultivating self care and mindfulness practices that fit their busy lifestyles.

In this episode we discuss:

Developing the skills of self-compassion
Mindfulness basics
Redefining self-care so it works for You
What integrative medicine is about
The power of a personalized approach to your health

Through her own healing journey, she explored and trained in a wide range of solution-oriented therapeutic modalities and now emphasizes taking an integrative approach to wellness. As author of the bestselling self-help book, So Much Better: Life-Changing Strategies to Develop Calm, Confidence, and Curiosity to Become an Inspiring Success Story, she introduces a radical path to well-being, through creating the Inspiring Success Story MethodTM.

Learn more from Dr. Tsai’s website: https://cindytsaimd.com

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Not everyone is comfortable with change - In fact, some will do just about anything they can to avoid it. One thing we know about life is that there are many things beyond our control, no matter how much we’d prefer otherwise. Is your resistance to change preventing you from responding to life with resilience?

In this episode we’ll discuss:

Making peace with change
How to handle curve balls when life serves them up
Finding models of flexibility
Getting comfortable at the edge of your comfort zone
The upside of embracing the unexpected
Balancing worry with positive expectations

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Melissa Deally an Integrative Mind Body Health Practitioner who has helped hundreds of women crack the code on unwanted symptoms of PMS, menopause, and other impacts of stress and imbalanced living. After finding her own path to recovery and supporting the health of her daughters, she became passionate about empowering others to feel better. With the help of functional lab testing and natural supplements it is possible to discover and resolve the root issue.

In this episode we discuss:

Impacts of stress on physical health

The problems with estrogen dominance

How our environment affects our health

Ready to “Discover your Toxic Load”? You can take the quiz here: https://bit.ly/mytoxicload

Connect with Melissa online and check out her podcast, “Don’t Wait For Your Wake Up Call!” online.

https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney

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Researchers find that people tend to view stress as either enhancing or debilitating. If you don’t naturally thrive under pressure, you’re not out of luck! Perspective is powerful, and new insights into how your brain works can help you take back control of your life, so you can respond with more clarity and confidence.

In this episode we’ll explore:

Is your stress response dictated by nature or nurture?
Why stress benefits us
Ways to change your perspective of stress and bad news
Honoring emotions without being controlled by them
The benefits of choosing positive input
How gratitude can “rewire” your brain to be happier

If you want to explore the potential of daily positive mental input, I’d like to gift you 30 days access to Positive Prime for free! Research shows it can boost your mood in just 3 minutes to carry you through the day.

Read more about positive psychology research in these articles:

Shawn Achor and Alia Crum: Sharing the positive effects of stress helps executives feel more successful
Michelle Gielan: The impact of negative news on your outlook, and benefits of positivity

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If you struggle with confidence or find success elusive, it could be that turning your attention to your strengths is the missing ingredient in your “secret sauce”. Consuela Muñoz believes that everyone should be excited by the work they are doing and that celebrating your natural strengths a powerful way to own your confidence

In this episode we discuss:

Focusing on Strengths rather than “weaknesses”
Reconnecting with what you enjoy in your work
Embracing the differences in team members
The solution for imposter syndrome
How great leaders support their employees’ strengths

Connect with Consuela through her website: https://www.ownyourconfidence.com/

And listeners can receive their own guide to greater personal confidence on demand with Consuela’s gift:

https://www.confidencerecipe.com

Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress group.

Why is it so hard to believe that life doesn’t have to be full of hard work? What if you chose to break the cycle of busy-ness and found a way to be more by doing less?

In this episode we explore:

The heritage of hard work
Myths of idleness
Evolving from survival to a thriving life
Why “balance” doesn’t have to be a myth
Self-first scheduling and white space in your calendar

Leave a comment at happifiedlife.com or join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress group.

As an educator and single mother, Julie Little sought practices to restore harmony in her busy life, and now shares the tools and teachings that inspired her with other busy women. With mindfulness and self care, they can enjoy wellness and longevity.

In this episode we discuss:

Ways to honor yourself
Reconnecting with what lights you up
Surprising places to find mindfulness
Creating a self care “menu”

In her book, Light on the Pond Scum: A Memoir, she reflects on her childhood experience of change and early role of responsibility, and her movement through life with the support of her spiritual practice.

Connect with Julie online via Linked in, or stay tuned in via Youtube. More information about programs and events is available at https://jewelsofwellbeing.com/

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Do you feel stretched thin, overwhelmed, or just plain cranky when you think of all that you have to do? It’s easy to make commitments to others, and find that list has spiraled out of control before you know it.

What is the cost of making too many commitments? It may not only compromise your self esteem, but even your belief in what you can accomplish. Before you give up on achieving your goals, let’s do an audit of those commitments and see what really requires your personal attention and energy.

In this episode we discuss:

How much time we give away to others
Ways that commitments add up without our awareness
Reclaiming boundaries to resolve commitments
Why this extra time helps you conquer your goals

Resources for the episode:

Assess your own Wheel of Life (or “Life Pie”) to get a snapshot you your current wellbeing in 8 aspects of life

My conversation about “Closing Open Loops” with Robin Quinn Kheen, from the Thriving Life Summit archive

Siobhan Cunningham served as a member of the US Air Force before transitioning to civilian life, where she discovered how difficult it can be to “fit in” after life in the military. Now she helps veteran women ease their own path as they build businesses that reflect their new identity and purpose after service.

In this episode we discuss:

Exploring what your new life could look like
The benefits of connecting in a supportive community
Feeling aligned & authentic in a new career
Balancing life as a new parent or entrepreneur

As a clinical social worker and veteran, Siobhan teaches women who served in the military and other badass leaders in transition into entrepreneurship by using their stories to find community, pursue their mission, and make a difference again.

Happified listeners can collect Siobhan’s free resource and gain focus on what really matters when starting or growing a business, with the “The Badass Solopreneur’s Resource Guide”

Connect with Siobhan Cunningham online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhandeann/

What if by recognizing your own character strengths you could make work easier and more satisfying? Many people strive to reach their goals and focus on personal development, trying to “be better” by improving areas where they feel they fall short.

A different and perhaps faster path to success encourages us to recognize our inherent strengths. As we feel more confident and capable, we can spend more time working in flow and get more enjoyment from the work we do! Nurturing character strengths even helps you feel more authentic in relationships, giving and receiving support more easily.

In this episode we talk about:

Spending our time & energy on fixing what’s “broken”
Appreciating where we shine, recognizing worthiness, cultivating confidence
Use at work, at home, in relationship
Seeing & celebrating strengths in others
Strengths foster resilience
Stronger boundaries for happier relationships

Discover your own Character Strengths by taking the VIA survey: http://thrivinglife.pro.viasurvey.org

When a movie (Food, Inc.) led Stephanie Moram to start questioning everything from her food to her personal care products, she became a woman on a mission to protect her family’s health, and an expert researcher out of necessity. Wanting to limit the unnecessary and potentially harmful items she was bringing into her family's home, Stephanie began the transition to a green, sustainable lifestyle.

She’s collected her wisdom of experience and home-testing to create a resource for others who want to do the same, on her website Good Girl Gone Green, and though her podcast Green Junkie, where she simplifies green living so you can waste less, have more and save money.

In this episode we discuss:

Making the transition easier to avoid overwhelm
Tools to shop efficiently
How “greenwashing” by manufacturers can lead consumers astray
Avoiding toxic and copycat ingredients
Being gentle on yourself while you be more gentle on the planet

You can follow Stephanie on Instagram @thisisstephaniemoram

And pick up her DIY tips and more info on her website: https://www.goodgirlgonegreen.com/

Have you ever taken the time to get curious, and explore where emotions of stress like frustration or guilt are coming from? What is it really, that is making you feel overwhelmed or hopeless?

Is it possible that those feelings are coming from judgements or expectations that you’re holding over yourself, and that you hold the key to freeing yourself from that level of stress that you’re carrying with you? Let’s take a look at the expectations that may be weighing you down or holding you back.

In this episode I discuss

What to do when life feels unfair
Personal expectations to always do “more”
Handling disappointments
Getting clarity on a goal, and then letting go
The benefits of community and connection
Celebrations & Gratitude

Janine Naus is a grief and trauma relief specialist whose personal experience with trauma has given rise to her ability to be empathetic and sensitive to her clients’ needs. With a range of coaching tools and techniques, Janine develops customized plans to assist each person on their unique road to recovery. She joins us on the show to share her core 5 Steps to Moving Past Trauma, so that anyone can start to nurture themselves and begin to heal without judging themselves harshly or feeling hopeless with the time that the process needs to take.

In this episode we discuss:

The long-term effects of trauma on health and wellbeing
Why it’s okay to get by with the bare minimum
Giving yourself grace
Answering the inner critic
The importance of space
Creating a vision for the future

Janine’s gift for our listeners is a free 30-Minute Grief and Trauma Relief Strategy Call, which includes a free recorded Core Beliefs Guided Visualization. Bring her one grief and/or trauma-related challenge and she will give you a tip, a strategy, or a tool that you could implement right away. https://www.griefandtraumarelief.com/30MinuteFreeGriefandTraumaReliefCallOI

Save a seat for Janine’s next free masterclass, “The 3 Step Process to Stop Suffering from the DEVASTATING Effects of Grief and Trauma...and Make Peace With Your Past” https://www.griefandtraumarelief.com/KWF4-StopSufferingNow-Masterclass-LP

Learn more and connect with Janine through her website: https://www.griefandtraumarelief.com/now

With a holistic practice that spans over two decades specializing in conscious self-care and longevity practices, Kyona empowers women to take an active role in their health by elevating awareness of their unique constitution to restore balance. As her own journey to health brought her to work with a variety of complementary health modalities, many in use for thousands of years, she became passionate about bringing forward the awareness of these practices.

In this episode we discuss

Ancient wisdom and responsibility in bringing it forward
Ayurvedic principles of health and self awareness
Therapeutic qualities and properties of cannabis
Self awareness and discovery in the self care journey
The value of connecting with nature

Kyona is the founder of kyveda /self-care. elevated./ located in San Diego, and is a professional member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, National Ayurvedic Medical Association, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, and California Massage Therapy Council.

Connect with Kyona through her website: http://ky-therapy.com/

If there’s one episode that encapsulates the mission of the entire podcast, this is it. It’s time to dig in to why we shouldn’t be tolerating life’s little discomforts and pains, thinking that they’ll just go away, or that “someday” we’ll find the time and energy to feel better.

If not now, then when?

Let this be your inspiration to take action now, to find the small changes that can add up over time to lasting health and greater joy. It’s too common to think that we’ll make a change when life slows down, after some goal is accomplished, or once the discomfort is great enough to force us into action… But then it may be too late. And often it comes with a much greater effort, energy, and lifestyle change. Why not start living the fulfilled life that you dream of right now?

In this episode we’ll explore

Why “the years off the end” really do matter
Transforming the work ethic you may be working with
Tuning in to your body to understand its needs
The sneaky stressors that add up to weigh you down
Discovering what you truly want
Learning the lessons that matter from our elders

Thanks for tuning in for episode #100! Let Susi know what you’d like more of, on this show or just to proclaim it for your own life! Send a message to

susi@3xlessstress.com

Candy Motzek is a podcast host, author of “Personal Growth & Success Journal: Exercises & Affirmations to Motivate Your Next Big Achievement” and a life & business coach who helps coaches get unstuck and feel more confident so they can create the change they feel called to bring forward in the world. We have an open and vulnerable conversation about moving through imposter syndrome, how it looks to create a new enterprise, and avoid the trap of creating a new “job”.

In this show we discuss:

Leaving a successful career to follow your heart
Learning to celebrate your own successes
Reframing self doubt & engaging your inner critic
Embracing the entrepreneurial journey
Starting before you’re “ready”
What coaching clients are I looking for
Self care tools

Candy has goodies for our audience on her website: https://stepintosuccessnow.com/pages/free

And you can find the She Coaches Coaches podcast on your favorite player here:

https://she-coaches-coaches.captivate.fm/listen

In this episode we’ll take a look at why happiness matters and how we can start to make a shift toward feeling more positive in our lives. For some people, “happiness” is a triggering concept, if it feels elusive or inauthentic, irresponsible in the crazy world we live in. And I don’t advocate toxic positivity, or ignoring the bad situations that come along or putting the lid on the other emotions that we do feel. What research does support, however, is that by putting attention toward consistent, simple positivity-boosting practices, it makes it easier to feel more positive more often. You can even begin to cultivate happiness as a superpower.

In this episode we discuss:

Why happiness matters, and the benefits of feeling more positive
If happiness is genetic
How neuroscience works in our favor, and how I used it myself
Ways to to shift the habit of worry to feel more hopeful
Why it's so important to celebrate our wins
Honoring all or our emotions

Ready to learn more about the Happiness Reset? Email susi@3xlessstress.com to receive your simple how-to and start today. Research shows that just 3 weeks of a simple daily practice can lead to sustained higher feelings of positivity!

Want to learn more about Positive Prime? Visit my info page here to view a sample session and learn about the 30 day free trial.

https://3xlessstress.com/prime2thrive

Kim Serafini is an inventor, a changemaker, and a visionary who has inspired people around the world. Now with the development of an innovative transformative technology platform called Positive Prime, her life work culminates in a program that merges the latest neuroscience and study of happiness with a computer-based app that is transforming lives.

Let Kim inspire you to envision what is truly possible in your life, whatever your most heartfelt goals may be. Whether you seek more fulfilling relationships, stronger leadership skills, more abundance, recovery or resilience, intention and vision can pave the way. The journey can be expedited when we use neuroplasticity and the positive effects of happiness to ease integration and transformation!

We’ll explore her varied path, from corporate change management to human potential optimization, and discover how “it’s all connected”, as the sages like to say.

In this episode we discuss:

How the quest for gratitude led to a best-selling book
Why images are so powerful at sparking emotion, and how to maximize the benefit
Expanding your capacity for what is truly possible
The “illogical” benefit of putting your happiness first
The impact of negative news and its influence on the rest of your day
Benefits of a happier workforce
Why gratitude must be more than an annual holiday event

Note: Since this conversation was recorded, Positive Prime has made an extended trial available. Visit https://3xlessstress.com/prime2thrive/ to view a sample session and decide if you’d like to dive in with a 30 day trial.

Learn more about the science behind Positive Prime in this workshop recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8yL_5MZj8Y

If you’d like to view the Vision Casting Workshop recording, email susi@3xlessstress.com

Dave Brown is a coach who helps his clients find better balance with themselves, their work, and those closest to them by guiding them to discover the subtle, subconscious behaviors that are holding them back from achieving their goals. At a young age his fascination with psychology shaped his business career, and along the way he discovered the power of emotional bodywork and structural patterning as pioneered by Joseph Heller. Dave’s coaching is a true integration of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects to achieve personal and professional wellbeing.

In this episode we discuss:

The effect of physical posture on emotional and professional behavior
Healthy ways to release anger, and the dangers of holding it in
Why it’s important to release the PAST (pain, anger, stress, and tension)
How to recognize the origins of patterned behaviors, to realign and release them
If it’s truly possible to achieve success with less stress
The impact of agreements in relationships

Find “Breaking the Trance of Stress” on Amazon (while it’s still free on Kindle!)

And connect with Dave Brown online

https://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-the-trance-of-stress/

Jack Perez founded Kuel Life in 2017 to share the information she herself was searching for, to normalize aging, and champion change for women in their midlife and beyond through curated content and women-driven brands. She launched the project with a business partner, but had to carry the torch alone after their unexpected and short illness. Now featuring the voices of more than 50 women contributors, Kuel Life is a digital magazine with relevant articles aimed at women in midlife and beyond, and an online boutique with 38 women-driven brands available on Kuel Shop.

In this episode we discuss

The lack of information and resources available for menopausal and perimenopausal women
Why women have traditionally become “invisible” as they age
How to find what lights you up, and when you should make your move
The value of building community and giving women a voice and a chance to shine
Why fear of failure is the last thing that should stand in your way
Embracing adventure to make the most of our moments

Jack spent 20 years of her career with a San Francisco-based marketing and public relations firm, where she was a founding partner, helping hundreds of small to midsize companies grow before finally launching her own startup. Now she enjoys her love of travel and culture by traveling the world to off-the-beaten-path places, is a third degree black belt in Taekwondo, and treasures time spent with her son in between adventures.

Read, shop, and be inspired at https://www.kuellife.com

Katrina Sawa has a no-nonsense approach to developing consistently profitable businesses, and supports entrepreneurs in implementing proven marketing and business strategies to create thriving businesses while living a life they love.

She sees business leaders spreading themselves too thin, wearing all the hats and covering all promotion channels in an effort to grow their business, and she has a message for all of them:

“Stop working so hard!”

In this episode we discuss

To niche or not to niche
Understanding the flow of business to start building revenue
The trouble with trying to do everything, all at once
How boundaries and systems prevent burnout
Maintaining your positive mindset in a negative environment
The power of wanting more (because you deserve it!)

Katrina is the international best-selling author of 17 books, a publisher, speaker and the founder of the International Speaker Network, a free, educational, networking group with thousands of members. She’s been featured on the Oprah and Friends XMRadioNetwork, ABC, and TheCW. Katrina was awarded the National Collaborator of the Year Award by the Public Speakers Association and a 2-time Nominee for the Wise Woman Award by the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Visit www.JumpstartYourBizNow.com/freetrainings for free videos and training resources to help you jumpstart your business.

Bonita JOY Yoder is a speaker, emcee and edutainer who brings humor into her presentations with the help of her ventriloquism puppet friends, who love to co-emcee and keep the energy up by cracking jokes along the way. Beyond Bonita’s passion in sharing magic and ventriloquism shows, she also has over 25 years of experience in law practice, is the author of an award-winning book, “The Heart and Soul of Real Estate”, and is a former syndicated magazine columnist.

In this episode we discuss:

Using humor as a “gateway drug” to joy
Searching for happiness in all the wrong places
How a puppet could help you find your own voice
Finding - and sharing - joy in unexpected places
Building rapport and making an impact with comedy

Pick up your own complimentary Humor Journal to recognize the fun and funny in your life, to use humor in your presentations and convert more leads, at https://joy.funandfunnier.com

Lynn Himmelman is a trained opera singer who now channels her breath into infectious and healing laughter. Lynn is a Life-Transformation Mentor who has awakened thousands of individuals & organizations to the powerful synergy of forgiving and laughing over the last 20 years. She supports her clients in resolving trauma, anxiety, and complicated relationship conflicts so they can move forward with freedom and joy.

In this episode we discuss:

Why forgiving can be hard to do, and why it’s worth it
Myths of laughter and “professionalism”
Is comedy is a prerequisite for laughter?
The connection between laughter and our stress response
Benefits of a “laugh spa”

As a seasoned inspired laugher, Lynn Himmelman (B.Sc., B.Mus.), has been voted Toronto's Most Infectious Laugher in three Championships. Laughter became a mainstay in her life when it played a central role in her recovery from a serious brain trauma. That's when she realized, firsthand, through her own recovery experience, that Laughter Really IS The Best Medicine and, when combined with forgiveness, that it is a powerful pathway to deep and lasting transformation.

Lynn has appeared on various media channels including CBC National News, Global TV News, Rogers TV, Toronto Sun News, The W Network, That Channel, and most recently CTV’s show “The Social”.

For articles, videos, and information visit:

http://www.forgiveandlaugh.com

Yvonne McCoy is a Woman’s Business Strategist who helps women entrepreneurs grow their impact and income with productivity strategies by starting with one key question, “what do you want to be remembered for?” With that clarity, clients maximize their talents to step into their CEO mindset.

Her extensive experiences in coaching, divisional operations and diversified job training as well as life experiences, raising a family and attaining an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of Business, are the basis of her practical systems.

In this episode we discuss:

The clarity that comes with knowing the legacy you want to create
How productivity is like a water bed
Growing from situational awareness to develop our own understanding
Why boundaries are blurring between the Nurturing Stage and the Warrior Stage
Reasons to start with what you want to do, before what you “need to do”
How a shorter working hour can stretch time
Whether it’s really possible to “do it all”

Happified listener’s can enjoy Yvonne’s free gift, a 20 minute video course plus bonuses to help you consider your legacy and ways to optimize your productivity.

www.theonesmallchange/gps-giveaway

After three decades in business and working globally with coaches, consultants, and other service-based experts, Diana Lidstone has gathered her proven methods that have helped thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals accelerate growth and explode profits to create her growing movement:

worklessearnmore

In this episode we discuss:

The pitfalls of being a perpetual creator (Keep it simple, sweetheart!)
Why it’s important to get clear on exactly what success looks like for you
5 ways to simplify your business to make your marketing easier, and to add more joy & profit to your business
Diana’s G+R+O=W Equation
The power of building a business that’s aligned with who you truly are

Diana is the best-selling author of Shift into Rich: Navigate the 9 Roadblocks to Small Business Success, and delivers a simple yet powerful growth strategy for service-based professionals who are serious about going to the next level of success, so they can enjoy more profit, more free time, and less hustle.

Learn more with Diana’s free resource, “Top 5 Proven Client-Getting Secrets”

https://dianalidstone.com/5-proven-client-getting-secrets

And check out The GROW Equation Business Podcast for tips, strategies & interviews to help you grow your profits, your free time and your joy!

https://dianalidstone.com/blog/podcast/

In his medical training, Dr. Mort Orman was taught all about the human body, the heart, liver, stomach, etcetera. But not enough about the human being to help him avoid his own issues with stress. It wasn’t until he realized that all his efforts to manage stress had him chasing the wrong goal that he was able to break free of the impact of stress on his health and relationships - In fact, once he discovered that by addressing the problems that were creating stress, he then had none left to “manage”!

Dr. Orman is an Internal Medicine physician, a former corporate health and wellness executive, and a 40-year stress elimination expert who now helps his clients resolve the root issues so they can avoid feeling the impact of stress.

In this episode we discuss:

Ways that medical students are trained to experience stress
The origin of “stress” as a concept by Hans Selye
Why managing stress is the wrong goal
The true sources of stress
How COVID highlighted our society’s struggle with stress

Dr. Orman hosts a weekly talk, “3 Big Lies About Stress” to help you discover how it’s impacting your health, your business and your life. Learn more at http://3bigliesaboutstress.com

And find Dr.Orman’s resources at http://docorman.com/

Shiraz Baboo is an Award-Winning Author, International Speaker, and Reality Shifting Specialist who supports coaches and Healers that want to rewrite their business stories, and in turn, their reality. Without understanding the impact, most people are unknowingly addicted to stories of adversity and struggle in their lives, leaving them stuck with a lack of success, confidence, and freedom.

In this episode we discuss:

How Shiraz came to recognize the impact his story had on his own life
Why it’s impossible to enjoy success while still feeding on struggles of the past
Being addicted to being right
That changing your story is a lot like playing Jenga
2 important questions that can help release the grip of a tenacious story

Connect with Shiraz online to learn more about upcoming events and programs:

https://shirazshifts.com

https://energeticmagic.com

Janelle Anderson helps women business owners and leaders embrace their greatness so they can fully show up, stand up, and speak up in fearless confidence. As a victim of rape and sex trafficking in her early twenties, Janelle spent decades trying to hide her past and living a diminished, timid life. When she discovered a path of deep healing and transformation in her mid-fifties, she was finally able to break free of the shame that held her hostage to her traumatic past.

In this episode we discuss

Why so many women live life “playing small”, with low confidence and plagued by self doubt
How trauma may be holding you back, without even realizing it
Facing the inner critic, or “gremlin”
The power of releasing shame and guilt
Why it’s important for every woman to “take center stage” of her own life
Having patience with the Self Awareness process
Ways to build on your natural strengths
Janelle’s special STAR process

If you want to take the free Strengths Finder assessment you can do that on the VIA Character Institute website here: http://thrivinglife.pro.viasurvey.org

Janelle is an author, speaker, and podcast host of the Women Emerging Fearlessly podcast. Her newly released book, Take Center Stage: Be the Star of Your Own Story, is now available on Amazon.

Our audience can enjoy Janelle’s free guide, “5 Keys to Transform Self-Doubt to Fearless Confidence”

https://bit.ly/5keystofearlessconfidence

And learn more about Janelle’s upcoming events & programs through her website:

https://www.emerginglifecoaching.com/

Elizabeth Onyeabor is a leading international expert on perfectionist leaders and high achievers. She has guided both individual and organizational transformations around the world for more than 25 years and now applies her diverse talents to supporting high achievers in letting go of the pressure for perfection so they can achieve a lasting sense of accomplishment, experience a lifetime of joy, and make powerful progress to live their dreams.

As the Founder of InnerGenuity, she coaches leaders ready to move forward with ease, be their best, and achieve unstoppable results. Liz is also a musician and award-winning, best-selling author & poet.

In this episode we discuss:

Potential downfallls of being “Achievement Oriented”
Recognizing you're a perfectionist
Transforming high standards from kryptonite to a super power
Bridging the “Not good enough” gap
3 different types of Perfectionism
Ways to work withyour Inner Critic

Pick up your “7 Powerful Practices for Perfectionists” and learn 7 practices that will help boost your sense of accomplishment herr: https://loom.ly/X4BnIQw

Connect with Liz online here: https://elizabethonyeabor.com

https://habitualhappinesshub.com

Matt Travis helps driven, high performing, mothers and women professionals release any of their mental, emotional or physical weight that is stopping them from living their best life so they can have more energy and confidence with sustainable lifestyle transformations.

Matt is Rapid Transformation Therapist Practitioner, a Mental Fitness coach, a Certified Functional Strength Coach, Precision Nutrition Pro Coach, Certified Wildfit Coach, and a Functional Movement Specialist with a Masters in Health. With his love of movement and his own healing journey he has integrated his training to address the mental and emotional aspects of wellbeing in addition to matters of physical health.

In this episode we discuss:

Why it’s hard for parents (especially moms) to make their health & wellbeing a priority
The real benefits of self care, and how even busy people can find time for it
How we can support the wellbeing of future generations when we start with our own
Shifting from “All or nothing” change management to “Always something”
The top 3 saboteurs of gut health, and the emotional impact of dysbiosis.
The ongoing struggle of weight “loss”
How stress impacts our health

Connect with Matt online @thepotentialu and through his website: https://www.thepotential-u.com/

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, guides entrepreneurs and business professionals who long for more to experience abundance in all areas of life. Elaine helps her clients remove limited thinking to craft a fulfilling life, and is launching the The Abundance Journey™ YouTube show and podcast. She invites you to celebrate the Divine support and connection that we all have available to us, and be a part of a more joyful world.

Inside this episode:

The concept of abundance as an experience rather than a destination

How the true meaning of words impacts our experience

What work we are called to do while here on Earth

Recognizing life transitions as ‘graduation’

Finding growth in hard experiences

The importance of self love, and expressing it to yourself!

Being playful in working with divine energy

And a few great book recommendations

Visit www.TheAbundanceJourney.com or contact Elaine at Elaine@TheAbundanceJourney.com

For 40 years Dr. Forrest Jones served patients in Family Medicine. Now he brings his experience in comprehensive wellbeing to the tough topic of end of life care, and how Care Providers and Caregivers can best serve the Care Recipient, the patient at the center of it all, to honor their wishes while preserving their dignity.

Advanced Care Planning conversations can be tough to have, whatever your role in the team. By tackling the hard topics early, it’s easier to remain present and ensure that the progression of care aligns with the patient’s wishes. Listen in as Dr. Jones and Susi demystify the process and distill it down to some key components so everyone on the team can have a seat at the table.

In this episode, we discuss

Why it’s essential to create an Action Plan with your doctor
The value of curiosity and empathy in patient care
Enrolling the doctor as an Expert Partner in your care plan
Including Caregivers in Doctor-Patient conversations
How the After Care Summary can inform future care conversations
Ensuring optimal health, with or without ‘life limiting conditions’
Green / Yellow / Red zones in regard to progression of disease and care
What Dr. Jones describes as ‘the Paradox of Life’
Why Caregiver Self Care is so important

And finally, the 3 Vital Q’s for a successful Advanced Care Plan

“What’s going on, really?”
“What does it mean?”
“What do I do?”

Dr. Jones invites Caregivers to connect via email to share their own experience in caring for a loved one as he creates resources to be of the greatest benefit!

Email fjones@caringend.com with the subject “Caregiver Course” to schedule a brief conversation.

Episode Notes:

From his roots in Architecture to his experience in all aspects of corporate growth and success, Basile has honed his insights to help others find the easiest, authentic path to lasting relationships and thriving business through networking. His networking events (in person and online) are designed to impart the specific know-how to properly connect so participants realize maximum return on their time and efforts.

If the thought of walking into a room of strangers to make sales makes you shudder, Basile has the 2 basic rules that will flip the switch from panic to profitable partnerships. It really can be that easy!

In this episode we discuss:

Following the natural order of business for best success
The secret to making sales with the help of people who don’t want to buy from you
How proper networking helps others achieve their goals
Why interest is the key to powerful business connections
2 simple steps to successful networking, with the power to heal the world
What to tell yourself to make networking stress-free

Basile is offering our audience a free session to learn how they can fine tune their own networking skills and connect with the thriving BL Networking community. https://www.blnetworking.net/freesession.html

When Sue Wilhite experienced health issues, she knew that her stressful career was a major factor, and saw how many women were also being impacted by their high-pressure careers and responsibilities. As she pursued and experienced healing through different complementary modalities, she kept the most effective practices to incorporate into her coaching program.

In this episode we discuss

The power of addressing the unconscious to facilitate complete healing
Biofield Tuning, a sound healing modality
How thoughts, feelings and beliefs have impact on your energy
The influence of engrams on our reactions and behaviors
What patterns of self sabotage may be misguided forms of self “protection”
Releasing the power of other people’s judgements to step into full potential
Taking a lighter approach to clearing trauma
Why “good science” is open to questions and always evolving based on new evidence

Learn more about Sue Wilhite and her coaching programs at http://sweetsoundofsuccess.com/

And collect her free resource, “Get Rid of Negative Thoughts in 3 Steps”

https://positively.kartra.com/page/untriggered

Lorraine Ellen Scott helps introverts and empaths shine with genuine confidence so they can easily take the action they need to thrive in their business. With years of experience in holistic healing and teaching energetic modalities such as Reiki, EFT, Crystal Healing and Card Reading, Lorraine’s own method of honoring her energy and personal balance now helps her clients feel empowered and inspired to embrace who they really are while showing up in the world dto do the work they feel called to do.

In this episode we discuss

Creating space in your home and work to feel safe and supported
Honoring our natural way of being so we can have the energy to do what we want to do
Finding support in community for courage and comfort
Embracing the adventure of growing a business as an introvert
Addressing the inner critic that creates doubt or insecurity
The importance of support when it’s time to “step up and step out” of our comfort zone

Lorraine's’ “Introvert's Roadmap” will help you discover 5 simple ways to tap into your true power—without straying too far from your comfort zone. Find it here: https://www.simplehealingarts.com/introvertmap

Dr. Aly Cohen is a board certified rheumatologist, integrative medicine specialist, and environmental health expert specializing in arthritis, immune system disorders and women’s health. When a personal experience with a beloved pet led her to start questioning everything she brought into her home, she was shocked at what she learned about the ingredients in common household products.

In this episode we discuss:

Why environmental health isn’t being taught in medical schools
The impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on our body systems, including immunity
Teaching teens about safer ingredients
Making changes that fit your lifestyle
Why Mac & Cheese is different in Europe than in the US
Being aware of substitutions that may not be safer
Sourcing safe drinking water
The hazards of scented products
“Greenwashing” in Marketing

Dr. Cohen has authored several books, including “Non-Toxic: Living Healthy in a Chemical World”, a volume of Dr. Weil’s Healthy Living Guides that addresses how consumers can reduce their risk of harm due to exposure. Her talk entitled “How To Protect Your Kids from Toxic Chemicals” was featured at TEDx Cape May in 2019.

Dr. Cohen created The Smart Human LLC. (TheSmartHuman.com), to educate colleagues and the community on the potential health issues from exposure to everyday chemicals. You can find those resources on the website, podcast, and social media platforms @TheSmartHuman

You can also explore http://ewg.org for water safety, ingredient information, “Dirty Dozen” produce list

Megan Nolan helps people fully embody and become the ultimate version of themselves so they can make the impact they are destined to create.

Her humor and relatability break down barriers to yoga and meditation so that the benefits can be enjoyed by anyone, at any level of developing their practice. She integrates positive intelligence principles to help debunk the bad stories and self limiting practices that arise from the voices of our saboteurs, and helps strengthen the sage wisdom that resides within us.

In this episode we talk about:

Honoring your true nature and finding aligned work

Breaking through the preconceptions of yoga

Finding a meditation style that works

Reconnecting to the power of breath

The committee of saboteurs that try to hold you back

Creating a morning routine that works for you

Megan is sharing her free 3 Step Morning Routine to help you align and energize your body and mind, available here: https://www.yogaatmydesk.yoga/a/2147496454/t5hzo98h

Connect with Megan online in her Facebook community, Elevated and Empowered Entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eandeentrepreneurs

Rick Stewart is a coach, composer, and author of “Strategy For Destiny, What Were You Born To Do?”

His life has been a journey of following his passion, serving others, and heeding the call of a Greater Power. Throughout his 35 year career as a coach and faith counselor, he has provided direction to people who are frustrated, struggling, or navigating life transitions. With his book and coaching program he is calling everyone to answer their own unique calling and bring their gifts to the world.

In this episode, we discuss:

The importance of encouragement, and where to look for it

Where personal development “gurus” are falling short

Why your dreams are best, kept secret, at least starting out

Discover Coach Rick’s 7 action steps in his free eBook “7 Easy Steps to Live Your Dream Destiny” and masterclass,

“Your Dream Needs a Plan!” on his website: https://www.strategyfordestiny.com

Susi Vine has followed a winding path to get to where she is today, a Stress Transformation Coach, podcast host and speaker. She weaves together her experience crafting stages and optimizing homes with a passion for “connecting the dots”, drawing on information from practicing experts and current research to synthesize and distill information into user-friendly resources and programs that help people feel empowered to write their own story.

In this episode she covers:

Getting caught in the ‘adrenaline rush’ of reactive work in high stress environments
Making change when change is tough
Why landing at the bottom of your list is holding you back from success
How little fixes add up to big results
The power of perspective, and seeking solutions instead of ‘powering through’
Avoiding overwhelm by changing your approach to stress

Want to talk about how to create change without overwhelm, and feel more empowered in your health + happiness? Book time on Susi’s calendar at https://3xlessstress.com/strategy

If you’re not already part of the online community, join the Live with Less Stress facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livewlessstress

Nisreen is a Certified Hypnotist and Reiki Master/Teacher who is passionate about helping people understand the body’s extraordinary ability to heal itself. She has a dream to see a Reiki Practitioner in every household so that everyone can help themselves and their loved ones feel balanced and well.

In this episode we discuss:

How hypnosis can help us resolve stress & return to balance
Reasons that people may struggle with weight management (it’s not simply about calories!)
Why changing habits isn’t merely a matter of will power
Using Reiki yourself to relieve stress and improve sleep
Patterns of worry and how to change them
Improving results by collaborating with other practitioners and modalities
Our composition of energy and matter, and how blocks can occur
The energetic connection between all beings
How Reiki acts as an “antenna” to act as a conduit of healing energy
Why self care is important, so that you can give more to the people you love
The far reaching impact of raising your vibration and living your most fulfilled life

Connect with Nisreen through her website to learn about upcoming online classes and meditations, or to book a free consultation for 30 minutes to talk to her about any of the services she offers.

https://www.holisticlifesolutions.ca/

Misty Cogdill created the Handwriting-Soul Academy after she uncovered answers to her personal quest to resolve the changes she observed in her own life. Now she supports others in creating change through the expression of their handwriting. An Amazon Bestselling Author, Misty wrote “You Can Heal Your Life With Handwriting” to share her story of self discovery.

In this episode we discuss:

Discovering the source of personal change
The universal law of Cause & Effect
How traditional handwriting styles illustrate traits and inhibitions
The influence of letters, their energy, patterns and lessons
Using handwriting as an adjunct personal development tool
Why change may happen faster than you think

Learn more about Misty’s ongoing masterclass schedule and program at her website: https://handwritingsoulacademy.com/

Dr. Margaret Evanow helps her clients experience transformational growth so they can move beyond painful life circumstances to experience emotional and physical healing through the power of the human spirit. She is passionate about helping humanity “reprogram” from limiting and self-injurious beliefs to more life-giving abundant visions of self and world through connecting to their own YouNiversal Pathways of growth, becoming, and believing.

In this episode we discuss:

The “soft science” of psychology and subjective assessment
Exactly how our thoughts and emotions really are “energy”
Our human desire to find answers to questions, especially the Big One.
The Power of Perspective
Why breathwork is a practice worth doing
Ways to balance depression and anxiety by calming a dysregulated nervous system
How to bypass the critical mind to build positive affect
Overwriting the “protective” programming that can hold you back
The connection between emotions and illness
Benefits of preventive education and self care over recovery and healing
Impacting future generations with the power of unlimited potential

Tools we mention in the show:

PTSD Coach app: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/ptsdcoach_app.asp

Positive Prime: http://startoffhappy.com

Connect with Dr. Evanow & learn about her upcoming programs: https://3cyouniversalpathways.org/

Kat Ruiz has been teaching yoga, meditation and breathwork for over 13 years. After she received her Master’s in Education in 2008 from NYU and then her yoga teaching certification, she has gone on to teach in New York City public schools and share mindfulness practices with all levels and all ages of the communities of New York City and Montauk, New York.

She now makes sessions available to some of New York City’s top companies, helping employees stay sane and grounded.

In this episode we discuss:

The benefits of yoga + breathwork
Several breathing techniques to help relieve stress
How mindfulness and breathwork can support weight loss
Ways that breathwork and mindfulness support our kids in being better balanced

Kat shares her 5 health tips. www.katruizwellness.com

You can follow her and catch new videos on social media @katruizellness

Reba, L. Rebecca Connell, is a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Professional and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCS 19814) who specializes in anxiety and chronic pain, incorporating mental health nutrition and the practice of eating meditation to support stressed-out people in balancing their mood and investigating the connection between mood and food with curiosity and self-compassion.

In this episode we discuss:

What it means to ‘Eat with the Brain in Mind’
The foundational concepts of Nourishing your Mood
Connecting with your Self as a guide and teacher
Body acceptance, self-love & permission to stop denying ourselves
The value of noticing neutral as well as positive or negative moods
Being present to our physical and emotional state to notice the impact of foods we eat
Caring about others as well as ourselves, and how to be a part of social impact without overwhelm

And Reba guides us through a Self Compassion break!

More resources for our listeners:

Sign up to find out about Nourish Your Mood and upcoming programs in Integrative Health for Anxiety and Depression and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/foodmoodrequest.html
The "7 Ways Food Can Be Your Mood’s Best Friend" mini-ebook draws on the latest science about the microbiome and the gut-brain connection with gentle humor, illustrating the ways food can be an essential support for anxiety and depression. https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/foodmoodrequest.html
Reba’s gift for Happified listeners, access to Energy Medicine videos along with her guided self-compassion meditation: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/3xlessstress.html
Connect with Reba: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/consult.html

Reba deeply cares about food justice and hopes we'll envision and collaborate to create a world where nourishing food is available to all. She lives and works in Huchiun, the traditional homeland of the Chochenyo-speaking Lisjan Ohlone people, the past, present, and future stewards of this land, now also known as Oakland. Learn more here: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/lisjan-history-and-territory/

Travia Steward is a Performance & Success coach who helps her clients reconnect with their ideal life vision and then dream even bigger, integrating the habits of that fully expressed person so they can create exponential results in their life. Ultimately, her mission is to inspire people to live a life that they are proud of, full of passion and purpose.

We explore her roots in theater, the journey to follow her heart and the wake up call that fueled her transition into coaching.

In this episode we discuss:

The unique, multi-talented skills of ‘theater people’
The value of theater as a place to explore human emotions and experience
Stepping away from the safety net to answer the calling of purpose
Becoming the person that you want to be without the “fake it til you make it” pitfalls
Understanding your homeostasis so you can regain control of your ‘thermostat’
Integrating your dream life with the life you’re living right now

Links to connect with Travia:

Website & information about upcoming programs: https://www.traviasteward.com
Reinvent You Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reinvent- you-becoming-who-you-were-meant-to- be/id1514964939?i=1000475526644
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trey.steward
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/travialsteward

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traviasteward/

Dr. Zynul Khan has supported elite athletes on sports teams in Trinidad and Tobago, and has served his community as an emergency medicine physician. His experience witnessing both ends of the physical spectrum showed him that the same principles that support optimal performance can be utilized by anyone looking to restore their health, albeit with different goals and intentions in mind.

Dr. Khan puts aside the ‘doctor speak’ to make his habit upgrades manageable, and supports his private clients in building on their progress to achieve their healthiest weight and to live a healthier life.

In this episode we discuss:

The shock of treating patients suffering from diseases decades earlier than typically found
Seeing a friend’s life transformed with basic lifestyle interventions
Dr. Khan’s four Pillars of Health
The impact of stress on obesity and physical health
Confusing nutrition messaging, and what myths have been debunked
Why a ‘cheat day’ shouldn’t be considered cheating
How a healthier body changes its cravings and preferences
Tracking the true cause of imbalance or disease, and why it might be different that you expect
The simplest mindfulness practice that anyone can integrate
Improving sleep routines to restore your ehealth

Contact Dr. Khan to receive his free ebook and to learn more about his upcoming online programs to transform your health with do-able lifestyle modifications.

Pat Alva-Kraker is a business strategist and mentor, founder of the Majestic Coaching Group, trainer, speaker and author. She was her own catalyst for change after surviving ups + downs that would leave many feeling hopeless. Moving through loss, conquering breast cancer, and finding balance while running multiple businesses, Pat has turned her journey into a roadmap of insight and wisdom for women who want to achieve their dreams.

In this episode,we talk about

Finding the clarity and conviction to heal herself
How personal boundaries teach others how to treat us
The steps to getting clear and firm on personal boundaries
Setting examples for our next generation by living with boundaries.
Using Human Design to discover your aligned way to lead, serve clients, and make decisions you don’t regret

Pat is the best-selling author of “Katherine’s Quest - One Woman’s Journey to Elation”.

Her gift for our audience is the guide, “Setting Boundaries to Live Your Ideal Life” available on her website; https://www.majesticcoachinggroup.com/setting-boundaries

Connect with Pat on Social Media:

• https://twitter.com/PatAlvaKraker

• https://www.facebook.com/majesticcoaching/

• https://www.linkedin.com/company/majestic-coaching--group-llc/

Audrey Weidman is a woman on a mission. When personal stress, in the form of negative critical thinking, incited a heart attack with no other signs of cardiovascular disease, she got the message. It was time to not only teach others how to live in balance, she needed to learn how to share the same kindness and nurturing care to herself. And then her job got tough!

Overcoming our critical inner voice can take a lot of presence and patience. Through the process Audrey became a student of positive psychology, Certified Stress Mastery Educator with the American Institute of Stress, and a +HeartMath facilitator. Now her clients include first responders, including the Chicago Police Department, heart attack survivors, ambitious professionals and people who know it’s time to make a change.

In this episode we discuss:

The physical harm of negative self-talk
The intersection of science and ancient practices
The double benefit of asking for help
The power of letting go of approval
Helpful apps for wellbeing
The Insights of positive psychology

Audrey has made her gift, “Seven Self-Love Strategies” available to our listeners! You can download your own copy here: www.audreyweidman.com/selflove

Following a corporate career in the oil and gas industry, Dr. Candice Staniek felt called to continue her personal studies of spirituality and energy medicine, now synthesizing neuroscience, medicine, and spirituality to help her patients overcome issues with chronic fatigue and infections so that they can live their best life. She believes that as you reclaim your strength and self-worth, you can truly be the version of yourself that you’ve always desired.

In this episode we discuss:

What is Vis, and a Vitalist approach to natural healing
Habits to support your resilience
Tips to support your whole health
Common ways in which we sabotage our wellbeing
The difference between Holistic and Homeopathic care
The power of working with your body’s innate wisdom

Learn more about Dr. Candice through her website ( https://drcandicestaniek.com/ ) and join her for live health topics on her Facebook page every Wednesday at 9am: https://www.facebook.com/drcandicestaniek

You can book a free 15 minute Empowerment call with Dr. Candice by clicking here.

Eric Asbeck is a Retirement Strategist who uses the hard won lessons from his own experience, along with models that have helped his business clients find success, to create a solid planning structure that lead his clients to create their own retirement strategy.

With an objective perspective from his Retirement Calculator, his clients are able to go “from confusion and fear to clarity and a workable plan.”

In this episode, we discuss

How consulting with entrepreneurs helped Eric develop the skills to help people design their ideal retirement
The importance of a framework for objective evaluation
Why it’s important to be your own advocate for a secure future
How to feel comfortable with change as you look forward to a new chapter
Three key questions everyone wants to know about retirement
Why kids have retirement all figured out

Eric has 2 great tools to share, including his free report,” Retire With Power™ - Create a Better Strategy to Retire Comfortably,” http://ExploringRetirement.club/get-free-report/

along with the quiz, “Which Retirement Type are You?” http://ExploringRetirement.club/quiz

https://ExploringRetirement.club/quiz/

Jennifer Angel grew up thinking she wasn’t like anyone else she knew, a small town girl dreaming of life in the big city. Once she discovered the insights of astrology, she understood the passion and vision that she held, and found the courage to follow her dreams to a career in journalism in print media that has led her to write two books and be featured on radio and television shows around the world.

Now, as an Astrologer and Intuitive Consultant, she helps people thrive in business by harnessing the potential of their true nature, instead of working against it to fit the status quo.

In this episode we discuss:

The duality of strengths and “weaknesses”
How astrology insights can open your eyes to potential, instead of limitations
Why we can’t reach success immediately, and how the journey facilitates discovery
Maximizing the “Power Periods”, starting and ending your day
The value in honoring the promises that you make to yourself.

Enjoy Jennifer’s free gift for our audience, and find out how your sun-sign crushes stress!

“Astrological Stress Solutions: How to Release Stress to Stay in your Zone-Zone”

https://www.jenniferangel.com/Astro-Stress-Solutions-opt-in-page-1

Talia Dashow is a creativity mentor who guides clients in transforming their life and business with principles of brain plasticity to facilitate exploration and to create new habits so they can feel stronger emotionally, physically, spiritually, and creatively.

In this episode we discuss:

The power of play to relieve stress
Addressing Imposter Syndrome
Engaging with your Inner Critic, and nurturing your Inner Child
Why the process of creativity is so much more valuable than the outcome
How asking “What if” helps you open to new possibilities

You can connect with Talia and learn about upcoming events on her website ( https://www.subscribepage.com/talia ) and join her creative community in her Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativityasaspiritualpractice )

Lee Atherton is an end-of-life, grief, and resilience coach who helps people navigate the white waters of grief. Through her work as a first responder chaplain, she recognizes the demands of chaplains, clergy, funeral directors, and first responders who are the first to arrive and then usher people through life’s ending. To support them she has created programs to enhance their own resilience, working proactively to create systems of support before they are needed.

In this episode, we discuss:

Supporting people through all stages of life
The importance of caring for the Caregiver
Surrounding yourself with people who recognize your value, and who you know you can count on when you need them
The importance of having conversations - even and especially when they’re difficult
Making the most of the time that we have

Professionals and caregivers will receive precious insights from Rev Lee’s free eBook, "Don't Let the Well Run Dry: A collection of daily wisdom for those who serve others". https://coachrev.activehosted.com/f/13

And those navigating the overwhelming journey of grief can explore and process their feelings with Rev Lee’s free Grief Journal - https://coachrev.activehosted.com/f/15

Kimberly Dyan Moore helps GenX women rebel against the expectations of others and rediscover who they are, so they can live life on their terms. As a former teacher, she uses her love of art and helping others as a life coach to help resolve burnout, transform stress and feel free to live a life they love.

In this episode we discuss:

The lightbulb moment Kimberly experienced during her own health crisis
Why Gen X is the “Jan Brady generation”
The true and false stereotypes of Generation X
The unique challenges that Gen X moms face
How burnout differs from stress
Why self care isn’t just massages and bubble baths, and what it is
Why creative play is so powerful at relieving stress

Connect with Kimberly through her website (http://www.genxcreative.com) or Facebook group (http://facebook.com/groups/genxwomenwarriors)

And get perspective on your current stress level with Kimberly’s guide, “From Burnout to Bliss: Reclaim your Joy Today“ (https://gum.co/jufsE)

Pascal Dubé began facilitating communication between family and friends as a child, and has mastered it in workplaces and now supports parents in her coaching practice, Parent Lead Coaching.

In this episode, we discuss:

Using journaling to decipher emotions
The balance of listening and speaking
The benefit of giving our brain time to process
Rapid evolution experienced during teenage years
How we can model emotional needs and literacy for kids
Striking the balance between guidance and judgement
The importance of celebrating strengths

You can connect with Pascale through her Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentleadcoaching )and her website (parentleadcoaching.com )

And if you would like to connect with Pascale to find out how she can support authentic communication in your family, book a free call:

https://calendly.com/parentleadcoaching/30-min-free-strategy-session

The EPA recognizes indoor air quality as one of the primary concerns for human health. Over the last few decades more attention has come to “green building” practices, but it’s important to know that not everything “green” is healthy!

Andrew Pace is the founder and owner of the GDC (The Green Design Center) /Building For Health®, the premiere retailer of green and healthy home building and improvement products and consulting in the US. He has become a nationally recognized expert on green and healthy building products, assisting over 25,000 homeowners with their home remodeling and new home construction projects.

In this episode we discuss:

The estimate that 25% of Americans live with chemical sensitivity, and why
The mis-leading focus on “water-based” and “VOC free” products
The importance of having a healthy bedroom environment
Which materials are the primary sources of toxic exposure
Optimal choices for new flooring
How to find the best builder for your healthy home
Keeping your home renovation “stress-free” (or “as peaceful as possible”!)

You can catch Andrew’s podcast, Non Toxic Environments, to learn more about all aspects of healthy, sustainable building practices. https://www.thegreendesigncenter.com/non-toxic-environments/

Desi Tahiraj is a Human Resources expert, Coach and international speaker driven to support others in creating the life of their dreams. By drawing on her personal experience and informed by her extensive learning of human potential and optimization, she supports driven individuals who are striving for success so they can realize their goals while remaining healthy and engaged in their communities.

In this episode we discuss:

How to build the “muscles” of resilience
The power of channeling your inner fire to achieve your goals
Understanding human nature to better understand your Self
How working with a mentor can accelerate your progress
Why multidimensional skills matter
Having clarity in what priorities are yours, versus those of others
The value of a Daily Priority List to move your business forward
Finding inspiration by choosing friends who are a step ahead

Desi is the author of three books, “Fail & Get Up & Never Give UP: The Power of Transformation”, “Burnout – What’s Next?: Solutions for High-Performer Burnout”, and her upcoming book of prose, “Our Human Race”. She is also the host of the podcast, ‘Blogging for Authors’ https://open.spotify.com/show/0n1unQAYghZSsTdNIIYroi

Desi's Website: https://desitahiraj.com/

In the midst of a corporate career that should have brought her happiness along with success, Paige Stevensen found herself deeply dissatisfied. When the possibility to start fresh appeared, at first she resented the change. 10 years later, Paige now supports people who may be resisting change but recognize that happiness is worth the risk. She embraces her role as cheerleader for people seeking a more enriching, joyful life.

In this episode we discuss:

The spectrum of happiness
The aspect of energy that infuses everything
The connection between struggling for control versus being open to change
The power of a new point of view
How angelic support facilitates healing
Releasing the story that obstructs change

Paige’s gift to our audience is her free e-book, “The Right Way To Start Your Day With Magical High Energy”

Paige’s website: https://theintuitiveadvisor.com/

Cymber Lily Quinn has won awards and recognition for her work in journalism, marketing, copywriting… And harp music.

When her journey of self exploration and development led her to recognize that something was missing, she embarked upon a quest to discover her purpose. At the end of her quest, she discovered the secret had been waiting in her childhood memories.

Now she uses her unique process to guide other women in reclaiming their life purpose and discovering how to express it in their life, so it can be shared with the world.

In this episode we discuss:

Why our childhood is the best place to begin the search for our authentic purpose
What it means to share your purpose with the world
Why it may take a long time for our purpose to make itself known
The importance of space
Secrets of resilience
Understanding that the process usually isn’t pretty

Cymber is the host of The Purpose Cafe podcast (www.ThePurposeCafe.com) and the author of the upcoming book 3 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life Purpose and Saving Your Life.

If you are ready to claim your purpose - learn about her special gift to our audience here: https://cymberthecopywriter.wixsite.com/ultimatelife-roadmap/clients

Kathryn Birchwood believes that each of us is given a slice of time on this planet and gifted with unique talents to achieve our personal mission. And if it doesn’t pass the ‘Rocking Chair Test’, it isn’t in line with your mission.

After 20+ years in the corporate world, she felt that her skills and talents were wasted and undervalued, and that those jobs weren’t worth the frustration. Using the same system that helped her tune in to the work she would enjoy and brought her more benefit with less stress, she created programs to help other women find the same clarity.

In this episode we discuss

The myth that even when work is unsatisfying or financially rewarding, you should “suck it up”
Why your own wellbeing is more important than filling a role in which you are “replaceable”
Following the stepping stones of your personal experience to discover the place you are meant to be
How not to “Get stuck in the how”
What happens when we end up sacrificing ourselves to achieve other people’s goals
The power of even small blocks of time to reclaim your personal power
Balancing personal stress with financial stress, and the cost of ‘retail therapy’

To learn more about Kathryn’s “Get It Done” coaching and her “Midlife Business Launch Bootcamp”, visit her website: https://incomeideaincubator.com/

Or receive her free guide, “How To Uncover The Money-Making Ideas Hidden in Your Skills, Talents & Experience” http://bit.ly/income-idea

Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS incorporates precision hormone optimization, peptide therapy, state-of-the-art biometric tracking, epigenetic coaching, and cutting-edge protocols in his medical practice, focused on supporting men in regaining the vitality and optimal health they desire.

When he went in for a physical at his wife’s urging and discovered signs of metabolic syndrome he wanted to learn the solution, and discovered that wasn’t readily available within the western medical model. As he dove into the latest research and technology to restore his own optimal health, he created a program that now supports his own patients in his medical practice so they can experience the same benefit.

In this episode we discuss:

How understanding epigenetics can help us resolve or avoid disease
The power of genetic testing to create the most effective program to support optimal health
Why a systems based medical approach is so important
Understanding that hormone balance for men goes way beyond testosterone
What is Heart Rate Variability and why it matters
The potential of peptide therapy for a vast array of recovery and optimization

Listeners can receive their own free copy of Doc Tracy’s book, Male 2.0 for free through his website, (for only the cost of shipping. The book is not only priceless for men who want to live with vitality and age without limitation, but for all of us who want to embrace ultimate health and vibrant aging.

https://drtracygapin.com/

Tracy Gapin, MD, FACS is a board-certified urologist, world renowned men’s health & performance expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker. He has over 20 years of experience focused on providing Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes a personalized path to optimizing their health and performance.

Dr. Gapin incorporates precision hormone optimization, peptide therapy, state-of-the-art biometric tracking, epigenetic coaching, and cutting-edge age management protocols to help men realize their full potential so they can be the husbands, fathers and leaders they're meant to be.

Leslie Parran is a Board-certified Functional Wellness Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, with extensive training and holistic wellness certifications. Following her career as a nurse helping patients seeking treatment for pain, she found herself with issues that defied explanation and standard treatments. After she healed herself, she committed to working with clients to help them restore their own health and peace of mind. Her Peace x Piece program uses diagnostic testing to reveal food sensitivities, toxic load and gut bacteria imbalance and then the real work begins, as she coaches clients in resolving inflammation and restoring their balanced health.

In this episode we discuss:

Her mission to solve the question, ‘How to help people stay out of the hospital in the first place’,

What functional diagnostic nutrition means, and what it can help to resolve,

The benefits of a truly personalized program,

Why metabolic typing is so much more beneficial than the latest greatest diet trend,

Powerful stress techniques, including some you may have never heard of.

Get your own copy of “Move from Pain to Peace: 3 Steps to feel better, move better & live better” by request via the Contact form on her website: https://peacexpiecewellnesscoaching.com/

Enter the phrase “Live Better 2021”

Joe Bakhmoutski is a coach, host of the podcast ‘Simplifying Cancer’, and author who shares his story of discovery and resolve that developed through his fight against cancer.

As a husband and father of a young son, Joe never expected to be dealing with cancer. Following his diagnosis and during his recovery, he created his own path to optimal health and wellbeing to accompany medical treatment. He shares his experience and insights in his 3 books, “Finding Hope in Times of Uncertainty: A Guide to Thriving in the Challenging World of Today", "Simplify Cancer: Man's Guide to Navigating the Everyday Reality of Cancer “, and "Calm Before the Scan: How to Stop Worrying About Cancer Recurrence", filled with tools to restore hope and calm in the midst of chaos.

In this episode we discuss:

The value of having clarity on living the life we want,
Why it’s important to let family and friends know the best ways they can support us when we need it,
How to be your own champion and collect the resources you need in order to thrive,
Understanding that change will happen, and how to make peace with it,
Finding purpose by looking outward to vide support and solutions to others.

Check out this special video Joe made just for us, sharing his go-to strategy for tackling worry and how his new book can help someone in a challenging time (with links to very special gifts!):

http://www.powertobehappy.com/happified/

Calm Before the Scan: How to Stop Worrying About Cancer Recurrence

Simplify Cancer: Man's Guide to Navigating the Everyday Reality of Cancer

Finding Hope in Times of Uncertainty: A Guide to Thriving in the Challenging World of Today

Juliette Bastian founded Greatness Just Expresses as Me (GjEM) Enterprises to help women design a life they love with authenticity and strategy, so they can transition from their current career or feel more fully realized in the work they do.

In this episode we discuss:

Finding the Blessings in the Lessons,
Why it’s important to make opportunities to tune in to our needs and discover what helps us feel fulfilled,
Refusing to let others define what you create for yourself,
Understanding that ‘Nobody shows up the same way that you do!’

Book a call with Juliette to learn more about revealing the greatness already within you! https://calendly.com/lifeworking4u/discovery-call

Scott Walker has experienced a 20-year journey of different medications, various health professionals, and hospitalizations following manic episodes. After numerous courses, lots of personal research, and incorporating mindfulness and natural healing techniques, Scott has learned habits and tools that have helped him live medication-free for nearly ten years. He now leads meditations and teaches others to use the Universal Sphere energetic healing technique.

In this episode we discuss:

Recognizing mental distress and seeking help,
Stigma and stereotypes of mental health, and their perception in other cultures,
Why being "radically open-minded" can lead you to unexpected solutions,
How to connect in community for greater support,
The benefits of giving help, as well as receiving it.

You can connect with Scott and find his free meditations through his website, or experience live Universal Sphere healing meditations by following Scott Walker on Insight Timer.

Jill Lebofsky is a Midlife Mojo Master Coach, whose books and programs illuminate the power of exercise, essential oils, and healthy eating through the practice of intermittent fasting.

In this episode, we discuss:

The most common complaints of midlife women over 40,
How Gen X has become the Sandwich Generation,
Two kinds of older people, and why it’s important to decide now who we want to be!
Essential oils for emotional and physical support,
Why it’s important to use caution with ‘Nature’s Pharmacy’,
How intermittent fasting flips the script on the practice of eating many small meals throughout the day

Find Jill’s handy resource, the "25 Most FAQ About Intermittent Fasting For Women Over 40" ebook that answers the top questions for getting started safely with intermittent fasting over 40 for women, and other awesome resources at htt://shor.by/MidlifeMojo

Amanda Elise Love is a registered holistic nutritionist, and host of the “Fibromyalgia Real Solutions” podcast. Driven by her own experience with chronic health issues and her quest to relieve the debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia, Amanda has become an advocate for her clients, helping them develop an empowered mindset to move them forward in their own recovery.

In this episode we discuss

The wide variety of treatments available for fibro, and which ones are worth pursuing,
How stress impacts fibromyalgia,
Why health is a journey, not a destination,
The importance of personal commitment to the healing journey.

You’ll find Amanda’s free resource, “The Sleep Fix for those suffering from Fibromyalgia”, on her website.

www.amandaeliselove.com

If you played the piano when you were young, maybe you loved that opportunity to express yourself and create music, or perhaps those memories are more painful and you left music behind as you matured and took on other focus. What if you had the opportunity to rediscover and reignite your love of music, and find community in the process?

Sam supports his students in their journeys of self discovery and creative fulfillment through group lessons held online, holding their hand through the process of learning to trust and follow their own deepest musical desires and to tap into latent artistic expressive abilities they had forgotten.

In this episode we discuss:

● How increasing your body awareness can bring more joy and ease to making music,

● Why perfectionism can stifle creativity, and how to ease up on yourself,

● The irony of struggling with stress while avoiding the very creative practices that can bring relief,

● The benefits of learning and coaching with groups,

You can find out about upcoming courses and events like the 5 day challenge designed to discover your own creative outlet (even if that’s not music!) on Sam’s website: https://www.samuelwhitesell.com/play-piano-again-with-sam/

Tessa Hayman is the co-founder of Prosperity Coaches, specializing in helping healthcare professionals recover from anxiety and burnout. We explore the specific issues around burnout affecting nurses, doctors, paramedics and other care giving professions.

After recovering from anxiety and burnout arising from her studies and work in the nursing profession, Tessa Hayman has devoted herself to addressing issues of balance and prosperity in other caregivers, so that they can continue doing the work they love with resilience.

In this episode we discuss:

How the level of burnout in the medical field can be at 200% (that’s not a typo!),
Whether burnout requires a change in career,
The myth of Life-Work Balance,
Why burnout starts affecting nurses and doctors even before graduation,
The value of exploring different tools to develop your own self care system.

You can take the Prosperity Quotient quiz and Burnout quiz at www.keysofprosperity.com.

Kelly Karius has created a system that reverses the effects of bullying and a movement that prevents bullying from taking place. Her work gives adults the tools they need to take action, so they can influence their important little people. Strong, and in love with self, we move forward in joy.

In this episode we talk about:

● How the messages that we take on continue to impact us,

● The ways that better communication assures that we have our needs met,

● Why helping parents to address bully actions is more effective than the actions that teachers and schools are able to take

Hollis Citron invites people to discover and embrace their own unique definition of creativity. Through I Am Creative, her students are able to clear the debris that leaves them feeling stuck, so they can grow in confidence and feel fully expressed.

In this episode, we explore:

· How creativity can “fill your cup”,

· Measuring ‘creation’ versus ‘production’,

· The value of healthy boundaries to protect your personal space and energy,

· Emotional growth + evolution through generations

Instead of celebrating his 40th birthday, Jesse Cody found himself surrounded by friends, deeply depressed and suicidal. This was the first step in what would become a monumental journey in reckoning with his mental health, taking action to resolve narcissistic behavior, and find passion and purpose in his life. His first assignment: Hike the Appalachian Trail. Thus, his passion for hiking, deep love and respect for nature, and purpose in shining a light on mental health was discovered.

In this episode we talk about:

Whether Narcissism can be “healed”,
The value of a through-hiking support ‘team’,
Recognizing and respecting the force of Mother Nature,
Finding clarity of purpose,
How to reconcile your passion with work when they’re not the same thing,
The impacts of social media and social isolation,
Bringing awareness to teen suicide

Connect with Jesse online at https://hikethegoodhike.com/ and @hikethegoodhike

Elena followed her heart to Canada, after a demanding career in mogul skiing that took her to the 2014 Olympic Games. Following her wedding, as she worked to discover what her next chapter would hold, she suffered anxiety as she sought her new purpose in life, along with the progression of alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss. After not only redefining herself professionally, but examining her femininity as well, she has gathered her experiences into a book that shares her personal story to inspire others to look inward to tune into purpose and self love.

In this episode we discuss:

The experience of anxiety and guilt that can arise as we step away from others’ expectations to create a new definition of Self,

The temptation to stick with what’s ‘familiar’ even when it doesn’t serve us,

Allowing space for the process of Self Discovery,

Making bold choices and radical Self Acceptance,

Defining Self Care is a personal process,

Granting yourself permission to let go of things that no longer serve you.

Find Elena’s free gift for our audience here: “Be Resilient After Retirement: 3 Simple Strategies” https://go.elenamuratova.com/gift-be-resilient-after-retirement

Corissa is a Crystal Healer and Empowerment Coach, helping her clients find inner peace and unlock the life of their dreams by using crystals as a catalyst for healing, as they transform the patterns of thinking that keep them stuck.

In this episode we discuss:

The power of tuning in to our intuition before turning to formal knowledge to understand ourselves,
The value of honoring our ‘wants’ and and not only our ‘needs’,
How working with crystals reinforces our intentions,
If “medical student syndrome” is a thing when researching crystals,
Why we know so much more than we think that we do,
Ways to work with gems, crystals and stones,
Our unique, evolutionary paths of discovery

Learn more about Corissa’s work or book a free consultation on her website:https://www.threecharmedgems.com/coaching/

Jonathan Bengel, host of the Naked Tax Talk Raw podcast (so there’s a little adult language inside!) shares his insights along with scathing wit as we explore why entrepreneurs should be thinking about smart tax strategy even before they might be seeing big profits in business.

In this episode we discuss:

Why it’s important to find a qualified accountant that you feel comfortable opening up to,
Whether Uncle Sam is the small business owner’s friend or foe,
The value of investing in your business, and how you can measure the returns,
Why it’s hard for W-2 employees to strategize tax savings, but some options that they do have!

You can find more hot tips in the quick read, Jonathan’s book, “The ABC’s of Deductions” and pick up his free guide “7 Ways to Legally Shred Your Taxes Overnight”

https://bit.ly/7WaysShredTax

And hear about Jonathan's own powerful journey from a childhood of poverty to find his passion in teaching and ultimately empowering business owners by listening to the "uncut" video interview, available on the podcast webpage!

Jonathan is transforming the perception and experience of plant medicine journeys with retreats that help participants prepare, experience, and integrate the deep insights available from working with the power of nature to facilitate personal exploration and growth.

Many people are stuck in negative patterns, habits, and ways of being that can feel impossible to break free of. With the clarity of purpose and support throughout the retreat experience, they are better able to move forward in business and in life with less conflict of ego and more creative and spiritual alignment.

In this episode, we discuss:

Applications of plant medicine to address trauma and addictive behaviors,
What differentiates a comprehensive, guided experience from more casual psychedelic “trips,”
How to make the most of a new sate of mind, and avoid falling back into old patterns,
The common traits of successful business people that make awakening both challenging and deeply rewarding,
Why it’s so important to understand and release the old stories we may be carrying with us

Learn more about the Behold Retreat centers located around the world, and explore more resources to learn the benefits of plant medicine at www.behold-retreats.com.

If you don’t work on your happiness first, you’ll end up attracting unfulfilling and even abusive relationships in your life. In this episode, we welcome Monique Toonen, the Happiness Guru of HappiGuru International, who helps men reconnect with their true desires and communicate these desires into their relationships. Monique struggled after her divorce until she discovered her masculine drive of providing for and protecting others at the expense of her happiness. Now that she is aware of this drive and succeeded in resolving her patterns of emotional neglect, she coaches men on how they too can overcome their excessive masculine drive and find fulfillment in their own lives.

In this episode, we discuss:

● The ‘soft skills’ that we aren’t typically taught but are essential for happiness,

● What kind of habits lead to self-sabotage,

● Why communication is essential for long-lasting relationships,

● How emotional neglect can block our ability to harmonize and amplify our deepest desires, and

● Learning how to rise above triggers to tune into happiness

Listeners are invited to book a free Discovery Call with Monique to learn more about her FUN Formula -https://calendly.com/happiguru4u

DK Warinneris a highly driven businessman who had learned to live with anxiety, until he just couldn’t manage it anymore. When he found the path to relief, the Center of Calmness, he made it his mission to share his system with the world. He joins Susi Vine to share how he coaches people in his unique method of fostering awareness and becoming grounded to help them develop the tools to manage stress and anxiety.

In this episode, they discuss:

Growing up with normalized anxiety, and discovering peace of mind,
Finding objectivity in rating stress,
Celebrating the wins, even before we reach our goal,
Tuning into our emotional and physical state,
Becoming aware of our body’s messages,
Acknowledging our physical and emotional needs,
3 Points of Calmness,
The importance of breath,
Epigenetics and neuroplasticity, our nearly infinite ability to optimize our brain and wellness, and
The earlier we begin the easier it is to recover.

Register for DK’s next masterclass at: dk.groovepages.com/stressed2success/

Have you been told that you don't fit in because you have to act and dress a certain way? Today Cat LaCohie, a burlesque dancer who performs and teaches students worldwide, will inspire you to embrace your authentic self. Cat was heavily bullied as a child because she didn't quite "fit in" with the others. But later in life, she learned to celebrate herself, especially her flaws, through burlesque dancing. And now she turns to you, do you want to 'let your freak flag fly" and live a fully realized, passionate life? Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

● The opportunity in Burlesque performance to embrace every aspect of yourself, rather than fit into a mold

● How living authentically helps you attract the tribe that accepts you completely

● Handling haters and trolls

● Three powerful Reframes to move past negative comments

● Why it may be easier to embrace a new way of being in a brand new community (rather than within your existing social group)

Cat is offering you a free gift! Attend the 90 min virtual workshop "Unleash Your Inner Vixen" https://www.vixendeville.com/workshop/

Bonnie Wallace is a Dance Teacher and Creative Coach who has developed online workshops to create the time and provide the spark for adults who want to tune into their creative selves.

In this episode we talk about:

Rules to foster creativity,
Why structure can actually help unleash creative inspiration,
The benefits of getting comfortable being uncomfortable

Learn more about upcoming workshops, online dance classes and connect with Bonnie through her website: http://bonniewallacedance.com

Sara Emhof created ‘Huddles’ to bring people together to play for connection, which empowers change in oneself and in the community. In this episode, you’ll learn how the lack of connection to others is the root of anxiety. When you feel you don’t belong and your voice is not heard, your anxiety levels shoot through the roof.

That is why Sara is passionate about sparking connection among people by encouraging them to play, have fun, and create!

In this episode, we explore:

The benefits of talking to strangers
Ways to embrace change (even if you’re not a fan)
Why social connection helps us live longer
How play makes us better at our work

Connect with Sara online: www.saraemhof.com

Follow Sara on Linkedin for Monday Music Motivation posts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraemhof/

Lisa’s mission is to “Educate and empower one person at a time.”

In this episode, Lisa joins Susi Vine to discuss:

· Who is a caregiver?

· Recognizing your needs and honoring them,

· Where caregivers can get support, and

· What secondary trauma is + how it affects the family

Lisa and her husband, Mike, share their story in the book From Shadows to Light: A Whole Human Approach To Mental Health, from which all the proceeds support mental health initiatives in her home province of Alberta.

From Shadows To Light: A Whole Human Approach To Mental Health

People tend to associate diet with weight loss only to, later on, find themselves on a never-ending uphill battle to getting fit. However, diet should be more than that. It should include a total lifestyle change, a program that is for life and not momentary. Betty Cubero-Velez is called to teach. She spent her career teaching students in Bilingual Education and Spanish and now inspires people to transform their health. She joins Susi Vine to discuss the components of the program that brought about Betty's own transformation and that she now supports clients in following along as well.

Furthermore, in this episode, they dive deep into:

Why personal growth is fundamental for a lifestyle change,
How journaling supports self-examination,
The value of a supportive community,
Using your 'Why' to outlast your willpower.

Betty is offering a free health assessment to Happified listeners, and you can connect with her through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/betty.cuberovelez

Sometimes the characteristics that make us the best in the work we do also makes us susceptible to stress and burnout. Dr. Sharon Grossman, PhD, coaches physicians, lawyers, and other professionals in high-stress industries to resolve burnout, dealing with anxiety, and overcoming the feeling of overwhelm. In this episode, she joins Susi Vine to discuss:

What mindsets help people remain resilient to burnout,
How can we live our best life without the negative effects of stress,
Tools you can use to build resilience.

Learn more about Dr. Grossman's book: http://7esolution.com/

Connect with Dr. Grossman or sign up for her free masterclass, "3 Mindset Hacks High Achievers Need to Avoid Burnout" at https://drsharongrossman.com/

Jen Durcok and Daniel Laporte of Flow State talk about the importance of proper communication skills and self-awareness to achieve personal growth and effectively convey your thoughts to others.

Jen and Dan share the most efficient ways to integrate such refreshing endeavors into your routine and discover a better you.

In this episode we discuss:

The power of self-care,
Tuning in to what we really value + want to strive for,
How open communication helps you realize + meet your goals,
Maintaining the drive to hit your goals.

Learn more about Jen + Dan through their website: https://www.flow-state.ca/ and book a free assessment call on their 'Work with Us' page

And follow them on social @flowstate.ca

Val Shah uses movement and mindfulness experiences to help you relieve stress and increase your personal power and resilience. Val is the CEO and Founder of Val Shah Corp. Today, she shares how she got into cardio drumming and her journey to creating a practice called DRōM™, which combines drumming with meditation. Want to feel more focused and productive at work or anywhere? You might want to try this exercise so tune in to this episode.

In our conversation we explore what values are non-negotiable in relationships, and how to uncover them early to avoid heartbreak later. We also explore the hidden benefit of dating during a pandemic, and ways to maintain sanity and activity while everyone is staying safe at home.

Rachel's book is launching with a special package of bonus material, available for a limited time only! It includes terrific tools to optimize your daily rituals, find the love you're looking for, and cultivate joy + happiness (with a special gift created by yours truly)! You can support Rachel's launch and collect these gifts by visiting this link: https://bit.ly/2MplKHK

Learn more about Rachel and her services, or book a free consultation through her website: www.lovelaughleisure.com

After experiencing loss and major upheaval, Kevin tuned in to how he could create a bigger impact. While he loves supporting his financial planning clients, he also recognizes that a lot of people avoid the topic because it feels painful and, well, a bit boring.

He has merged analytical thinking with creative exploration in his new and upcoming YouTube channels, where you'll soon find more episodes of Mr. Moolah Doula and the Mr. CAT show (about creative analytical thinking).

In this episode we explore some of the reasons why people avoid facing their money issues, how we can engage children in the conversation, and even indulge in a little bit of song.

Connect with Kevin through his website and learn more about his book, "Financial Photographs" on his website: www.greenrockfinancialgroup.com

And find a short episode of Mr. Moolah Doula on YouTube here.

This interview has been edited for length but will be shared in its full length soon on YouTube. The link will be shared here when it's available!

Nathalie didn't always consider herself to be intuitive, but was inspired to cultivate those skills when she experienced how that sort of insight helped her resolve some of her own struggles in business.

More than 20 years later she has helped thousands of highly sensitive people (HSP) and entrepreneurs to uncover what blocks or programming were limiting their true potential.

In the episode we discuss:

The power of mindset and positive perspective,
Common blocks that are keeping many people stuck and unfulfilled,
How to create affirmations you believe in,
Why it's so important to accept change

Learn more about working with Nathalie, take her HSP Quiz and receive her gifts by visiting her website, www.NathalieEkobo.com

Krista Inochovsky knows confidence. From her career in dance and as an emcee on television and stages around the world, she knows what it means to step into the most empowered version of her self and express that to an audience. As a coach she has shared her insights with entrepreneurs, and now supports teen and tween girls in stepping into their authentic and unique selves with confidence and resilience.

In this episode we talk about

Why so many adults recognize that some of their stubborn blocks arise from middle school experiences,
The value of developing tools for perspective, empathy, and tenacity,
How we can support teens in building confidence from the beginning, rather than helping them recover after they begin to struggle,
What kids can discover within a safe place to explore, open up, give and receive support from each other,
Developing a toolkit to resolve stress, so we can explore what works for us in different emotions and situations

If you'd like to get a taste of working with Krista, you can jumpstart your family's happiness with two gifts she's sharing with Happified listeners. Get your "Squash Stress in Teens" video & "Cultivating Confident Teens" activity sheet by clicking here.

Connect with Krista online through her website & Facebook:

www.kristainochovsky.com
https://www.facebook.com/kristainochovsky
https://www.facebook.com/MPoweredteenmindfulness
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristasky/

Stacy Braiuca, MSW, MPH, LCSW, LSCSW, and Geek Girl, loves to find the best tool for the job. Whether it's promoting Mental Health First Aid or the best new web application, she has a no-nonsense approach and a drive to share solutions that work.

Our conversation covers some territory, ranging from

How Social Work thrives with systems + problem solving,
The value of science and peer review in sourcing facts,
How health literacy impacts sharing information to the public,
The difference in personal vs. global perspectives in health needs
Riding the emotional rollercoaster of life in a pandemic,
Why health equity and healthy communities matter,
The importance of working towards the greater good
Where to find reliable health data

You can check out Stacy's Mental Health First Aid twitter takeover here.

Connect with Stacy online and learn more about her tech support + recommendations at Done for You Concierge.

If you work online and want to streamline + maximize your processes, check out Stacy's 5 Day Productivity Challenge!

And because Stacy's a good midwestern girl with a huge heart, she cordially invites you to drop by for her weekly Online Coffee Connects group chat for casual conversation, online Wednesdays at 9 am Central. Sign up at https://ww1.stacybraiuca.com/coffeeconnects

Jana Danielson had her own consulting business and young children when she launched her first Pilates studio in Saskatoon, Canada. She simply had to share the tools she discovered that transformed her life after doctors were unable to help resolve her undiagnosable chronic pain. 12 years later her Integrated Health Therapies clinic connects clients with an array of healing modalities, and she has developed the Cooch Ball (for women, aka Gooch Ball for men) to restore health and function to the otherwise difficult to address muscles of the pelvic floor.

In this episode we talk about:

How Madonna changed Dana's life,
The power of collaboration with wellness professionals to treat the client's whole body,
An array of issues that can result from pelvic floor dysfunction, from cold feet to constipation,
Why we shouldn't resign ourselves to breaking down as we age!

Jana shares access to 3 transformational videos on her website, MettaDistrict.com, so don't miss her free gift!

Learn more about her Integrative Health Therapies clinic at LeadPilates.com, and her product at CoochBall.com (for ladies!) and GoochBall.com (for the guys)

Tiffany is committed to sharing her journey & tools with other moms and entrepreneurs in her podcast Return to Calm (published as Raven Scott) & her book Discovering The Treasures Within.

In this episode we discuss:

Finding balance as a mother + entrepreneur (Mompreneur!),
The benefits of playtime,
Creating a workspace at home that inspires focus and productivity,
Some basic Feng Shui principles for energy flow at home,
Using color and texture to transform your space,
Healthier home finishes and products,
Smart home upgrade investments.

We also reference Happified episodes:

The Power of EFT Tapping with Heather Donaldson
The Power of Making Space with Mel Mason

And if you're looking for a quick home decor upgrade, you'll find the wall tapestries we mention online at dresslily.com

Amber Wise is a mother of 4, a military spouse, and lover of health and fitness. Creator of FIT Ladies BOOTCAMP, she has built a community around her program that helps busy women get fit in 20 minutes a day from home.

Diagnosed at age 2 with Cerebral Palsy, doctors said she would never live a "normal" active life. Fortunately, her sister sparked Amber's rebellious spirit and she has spent the rest of her life proving the naysayers wrong!

In the episode we talk about

Why you can't pour from an empty cup, and why putting yourself first helps you give more to those you love,
How running help her navigate overwhelming emotions and set her on a path to fitness,
The power of community support, accountability and inspiration,
Goals based on productivity gains rather than the ultimate outcome,
How her morning routine sets her up for success,
Sometimes all it takes is "Just push play!"

Learn more about Amber's FIT Ladies BOOTCAMP at fitladiesbootcamp.com

Follow Amber on Instagram @wisefitlife and on Facebook @fitladiesbootcamp

Brenda Dow and Wesley Dean help individuals and couples to have lasting, deeper, stronger relationships, so they can be loved for their authentic selves without sacrificing who they are.

In this episode we discuss

When is the right time to seek help for a happier relationship?
How avoiding conflict can lead to trouble,
How you can set your partner up for success,
The difference between having a dialogue versus a discussion,
How to set expectations for holiday & family gatherings.

To connect with Brenda & Wes or to find out about upcoming online programs, visit their website at brendadow.com

We start this episode with a grounding exercise, so you may choose to listen to this episode in a quiet place (at least the first 8 minutes or so).

Aryana teaches entrepreneurs on a spiritual path on how to create congruence between the 3-D world of making money and the higher place of living from their True Self so they can manifest their intentions –personally, professionally, and spiritually.

In this episode we talk about

Recognizing the presence + wisdom of our higher true self,
How living in alignment puts you on a path to deep healing,
The power of starting your day of centered,
What is Cybernetic Transposition,
Reclaiming our personal power,
Following the reconstruction of 2020 with tools to create a powerful 2021!

Connect with Aryana and learn more about her upcoming events and programs at www.HigherTrueSelf.com

And for early listeners, you can join Aryana on December 12th for her powerful masterclass "From Intention to Reality: How to Manifest from Thought Alone"!

In this year of "the pivot", many entrepreneurs have reconnected with their passion and purpose, while meeting some struggle along their path. Laura shares her story of creativity and finding solutions that lead to even greater potential!

In this episode we discuss

The importance of sustainability and resourceful gifting,
The lessons shared in the books The Go Giver and in Giftology,
The powerful impact of 'the butterfly effect',
Opportunities in clearing clutter and repurposed gifts,
Creative problem solving and partnerships,
Unintended gifts & blessings

Explore the treasures available or learn about custom gifts and giving projects at The Gifting Closet: https://www.thegiftingcloset.com/

Or explore sustainable, clean-crafted wines and gifts at Scout + Cellar while supporting the mission of The Gifting Closet! https://scoutandcellar.com/?u=perfectlysaltylaura

In our episode we discuss

Discovering the true Mind-Body connection,
What's wrong with the way that most of us are doing strength training,
The benefits of exercise in resolving stress,
Balancing masculine and feminine energy,
Why working out doesn't have to be "hard"!

Batista's passion in dance, quantum physics and metaphysical science aligns in the Body Design Formula to help busy women over forty to achieve greater integration of body, mind and spirit. She is the author of Feminine Body Design, Empowering Fitness For A Pain Free Life, co-host of the Esoteric Principles of Bodybuilding and producer of the Dr Fitness USA show.

Interested in attending an upcoming masterclass? Sign up here!

Learn more about the Body Design Formula on their website.

Irina has created SmartMove 360 as a service to support clients who have recently been diagnosed with Diabetes, in order to to help them explore how they can maintain and even recover their health through dietary and lifestyle modifications.

In the episode we discuss

How dietary habits can harm our health,
Why "helpful advice" can be harmful,
The emotional process many patients go through after receiving a diagnosis,
How mindset can impact the potential for recovery,
Methods of motivation to maintain a healthier lifestyle.

Follow Irina on her SmartMove 360 Facebook page to learn about upcoming events, like her Pantry challenge!

In this episode we talk about

Seeking solutions to "common" relationship issues,
Getting pumped up on personal development,
Books that inspire you to think differently, do better and be more.

Follow Travis' coaching work and frequent live videos on his Men on Fire Facebook page, where you can also find his Ignite your Life men's discussion group.

Miranda de Haan is a Animal Health Technologist and Pet Care Safety Expert, passionate about helping people and their pets have the safest and happiest relationship possible by understanding that a little planning and preparation goes a long way to prevent stress down the line.

In the episode we discuss

The different considerations in taking full responsibility as a pet owner,
How long range planning prevents stressful changes for you + your animal,
The unique nature of pet behaviors,
Why training is important from the very beginning,
Powerful benefits we receive from our pets - physical, mental + emotional!

Follow Miranda + Petwell Navigation on Facebook for updates on her offerings and her soon-to-be-published podcast about the spirituality and science of pets!

In our conversation we discuss:

How Tiffany began her career as a healer at age 8,
How blindspots can block us from enjoying the love, health and happiness that we deserve,
How family patterns form our own reactions to stress, and how to clear them,
Methods of energetic self care for HSPs,
The difference between healthy boundaries and blocks that may be limiting us,
An exercise to discover blocks that are affecting you!

You can join Tiffany's freeSee and Heal your Blindspots event coming up on October 29th (future dates may be available, check the site for details!) During the live session you will have the opportunity to receive intuition and healing to resolve your own blindspot preventing you from the joy, love and abundance that you deserve!

And you can find her Money Magnet Intensive Program series of free energy healing recordings to clear abundance blocks on the home page of HighlyPerceptivePeoplesAcademy.com

After years in a successful, stressful career in real estate, Adam Weber was stunned to receive a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. In his quest to recover his health so he could continue to remain an active figure in the lives of his young sons, Adam discovered meditation. He now teaches his simple system to other business people ready to find balance in their stressful lives. In January 2021, his new book "Meditation not Medicine" will be released, sharing his message of peace of mind through a practical approach to meditation.

In this episode we discuss

the impact of stress, from the personal to the economic levels,
a non-spiritual, no BS approach to mindfulness,
the myth of 'not enough time to meditate' ,
the value of the Beginner's Mind,
the journey from being highly reactive to becoming a peaceful observer,
managing (unreasonable) expectations of excellence,
how helping yourself truly helps others,
E+R=O (for the Jack Canfield fans in the house)

Connect with Adam to learn more about his course and find his books through his website, www.meditationnotmedicine.com

Moderate language - I don't let too many fly, but you might want headphones with little ears nearby.

Dr. Sam describes our overall health as a book, and each day is a page - we get to choose what we will write on it! The story of our whole health is the result of the sum of those pages.

We discuss

Bringing the body back to balance using the Therapeutic Order,
How normal cortisol levels help us, and how dysregulation leads to trouble,
Why starting with supplements may be the wrong order of support
How avoiding tough feelings can lead to unhealthy habits,
The simplest dietary recommendations for better health,
Starting where you are to increase activity and exercise

Connect with Dr. Samantha Larkin through her website NatureCureDoctor.com

and on Instagram or Facebook @naturecuredoctor

Dr. Karen Judd Smith, PhD has taken her experience supporting NGOs navigating the process of working with the UN, and honed those tools to share in her Transilience Quotient framework. Her work supports change leaders and organizations with a mission of social change as they navigate our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.

We talk about

distilling universal complexity down to fundamental physical properties,
how ideas grow into change that lead to revolution,
four components of the Transilience framework,
the social engagement of our younger generations,
the 3 Drivers of human behavior,
operating within and beyond our perceived limits,
and one of my favorite topics, the power of play!

Don't miss Karen's favorite stress-busting exercise that she shares at the end of the episode!

Learn more about her work at www.KarenJuddSmith.com

And enjoy her weekly streaming program, Xceptional.tv every Wednesday morning (I'm even a guest on an episode... Sometimes it's my turn to sit in the hotseat!!)

Tapping gives you the tools to transform difficult emotions and even remove stubborn old blocks that affect your current emotional and physical health.

In our conversation we discuss

the emotions of stress, and how we can control our reaction to those feelings with EFT,
the fact that control is an illusion, and how we can get comfortable with handling situations beyond our control,
how we can create opportunities to cultivate peace in our hectic lives,
and how you can use tapping anywhere!

At 20 minutes we set up and begin the EFT tapping exercise, so you can come back and listen to that whenever you need some support with feeling anxious about the extra demands of life and missing the feeling of "normalcy" during the pandemic.

(So you can follow along more easily, I've added some cues in the editing process - forgive the [sotto voice] interruptions!)

Heather is offering a reduced price EFT tapping session for Happified listeners, that you can book using this link: https://calendly.com/natureswayhh/30-minute-eft-session

Heather is also the author of "How to Grow a Beautiful Relationship", available on Amazon. And you can enjoy updates from Heather's global adventures on her Facebook Page.

How to Grow a Beautiful Relationship: Transforming the Deep Roots of Your Inner Garden to Cultivate Fulfilling Relationships

Paige Stevensen is a holistic practitioner and intuitive advisor on a mission to share the effective holistic tools she discovered along her own path to recovery from depression.

We discuss

experiencing depression first hand, and watching it affect one you love,
the value of community for understanding + support,
the silence that families feel they need to keep regarding their loved one's depression,
recognizing that help can't be given until it is wanted,
the importance of self care for caregivers

We refer to my conversation in Episode 2 "The Power to Heal - with Food" featuring Cheryl Major, CNWC

Learn more about Paige and her services on her website, https://theintuitiveadvisor.com

Sign up for her free masterclass at https://go.theintuitiveadvisor.com/difference

Listen in as we talk about

the merit of the theory "fake it til you make it"
what prevents people from stepping up + being seen
how important it is to get comfortable working outside the comfort zone
the possibility that what you fear is not real
why developing your voice helps you step into your personal power + excel in all areas
how singing balances your vagus nerve
the value of unleashing your personal authority

Book a call with Monifa to discover your Vocal Superpower

Learn more about the Impact Online Voice Studio

Join the Get Vocal community on Facebook

Check out the eFEMeral: Voice Matters podcast

In this episode we talk about

Mel's belief that it is every person's birthright to be happy and abundant in every area
The Principle of Correspondance: As above, so it is below, and as within, so without
The avoidance of decluttering your space is a mirror of the resistance to look within
When we make space for ourselves, it's easier to create space in our environment
The practice of "Allowing the Now"
How clutter can be blocking your natural abundance
Discovering the magic in each moment through the power of being present
"Letting go" is like building a muscle

You can check out Mel's website here, and join her email list for great tips + opportunities to book a free coaching session!

Find Mel on YouTube here to see all her latest videos, and submit a question to info@declutteringspaces.com for her to answer in an upcoming video.

Shiva Avtar is a human Growth Facilitator and Kundalini Yogi, passionate about helping people find authentic connection with themselves and with each other. In our conversation about relationship we discuss

Learning from personal experience, both our own and those we are raised with
How vulnerability and creating a safe space facilitate healthy connections
How holding space for people we love sometimes means sending them to time out, or taking our own
The power of staying present and curious in times of intensity
People pleasers + conflict avoidance skills that may be holding us back
Planting seeds of compassion and love (so we can reap the rewards when needed)
How a Daily Ritual for yourself can help boost connection with your partner
The power of perspective, because it's really not all about you

Follow Shiva on IG @sagesomatic

We discuss

The trait of making change to support others we love, when we can't seem to do it for ourselves
A history of antidepressants that never really resolved her chronic depression
The exciting awareness that we are so much more than our gene pool
The importance of recognizing just how much power we have to transform our health
The real reason why allowing yourself a "cheat meal" undermines your better eating habits
The effect of the slow burn of inflammation
How our environment also impacts our health and resilience

Follow Cheryl on her blog at http://ThinStrongHealthy.com

Find her book, "Eat Your Blues Away" on Amazon at https://CherylLoves.me/EatYourBluesAway and stay on the lookout for her upcoming book, "The Major Method"!

I'd like to introduce myself. Before I get underway with interviews shared in upcoming episodes, this is a glimpse of who I am and why I've picked up the mic. I'm letting you know why I feel it's so crucial to fine tune our health habits & improve our perspective on stress now, before they lead to disease and the lifestyle that no one really wants. Because really, don't we want to age better than our parents?

Let's get inspired to choose our own health adventure.

If you'd like to connect online + continue the conversation, here is where you'll find me:

http://happifiedlife.com
https://3xlessstress.com
https://www.facebook.com/3xLessStress/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/livewlessstress
https://www.instagram.com/3xlessstress/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susivine/

Cheers! -Susi

Dr. Alice Fong, ND, helps hardworking professionals discover the lifestyle and self-care habits to support balanced health and resilience.

In this episode, we talk about:

The difference in naturopathic versus allopathic western medical care,
How stress affects our cravings, and what foods can provide relief,
Ways to create an exercise and mindfulness practice that fits in your busy schedule,
How specialized lab testing can unravel mysteries of health and help minimize physical stress,
Basic, go-to practices to promote balance and help resolve stress

Dr. Alice is offering a free guide to Fast and Easy Stress Relief on her website:https://www.amourdesoiwellness.com/freeguide