Vibrant Happy Women: Recent Episodes
Dr. Jen Riday
The Vibrant Happy Women Podcast is for overwhelmed women who want to get off the hamster wheel and start making time for themselves (without the guilt) so they can live happy, balanced, heart-centered lives. You’ll learn from Happiness Strategist Dr. Jen Riday as she shares proven tips and tools that will help you “get your SPARKLE back” in all areas of your life, including self love, confidence, healthy boundaries, time management, parenting, marriage, health, finances, goal setting and much more!! If you want to go “all in” and take your learning to the next level, join us in the Vibrant Happy Women Club. Learn more at JenRiday.com.
Are you ready to uncover the surprising truth about the impact of social media on women's lives? Get ready to be enlightened as we unravel the unexpected insights shared by Kara Alaimo, author of "Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls." Brace yourself for a revealing journey that challenges common perceptions and offers empowering strategies. But that's not all—there's a twist in the tale that will leave you eager to explore the unanticipated revelations about the true effects of social media. Stay tuned as we dive into a world of eye-opening wisdom and meaningful connections. You won't want to miss this!
Kara Alaimo, the author of Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls, offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of social media on women's lives. Her extensive research and practical strategies provide valuable insights into the specific ways social media influences women, addressing key areas such as dating, parenting, and professional pursuits. With a focus on empowering women to navigate the challenges presented by social media, Alaimo's work delivers a compelling argument for proactive change in the digital landscape. Her expertise in this domain establishes her as a credible and authoritative voice in discussions concerning the effects of social media on women's well-being.
In This Episode, You'll Discover How To... * Understanding the Impact of Social Media on Women's Lives: Uncover the surprising ways social media affects your well-being and relationships. * Embracing Healthier Social Media Habits: Discover effective strategies to cultivate a positive and balanced relationship with social media. * Influencer Impact on Self-Perception: Explore how influencers shape your self-image and ways to maintain a healthy mindset. * Navigating Dating Apps with Confidence: Learn empowering approaches to using dating apps to connect authentically and confidently. * Cultivating Offline Friendships in the Digital Age: Unlock the secrets to building meaningful and fulfilling friendships beyond the digital realm.
"I think it's important for us to see these apps for what they are and decide to use them in ways that empower ourselves. Just to reject all the toxic content and all the toxic messages and all the trolls and all of the other really ugly things we find on these apps. Delete and block and move on." - Kara Alaimo, Ph.D. Key Moments: * 00:00:01 - The Impact of Social Media on Women and Girls * 00:02:15 - The Misunderstood World of Influencers * 00:09:58 - Empowering Women on Social Media * 00:12:35 - Navigating Social Media for Teen Girls * 00:15:16 - Teaching Teen Girls to Say No * 00:16:18 - Online Predators and Sextortion * 00:17:13 - Social Media and Teenagers * 00:19:54 - Dating Apps and Online Dating * 00:23:58 - Changing Relationship Dynamics * 00:29:23 - Impact of social media on relationships and friendships * 00:30:50 - Trend towards in-person interactions * 00:31:54 - Importance of nurturing relationships * 00:33:36 - Strategic use of social media * 00:34:51 - Continuation of conversation and resources
RESOURCES AND NEXT STEPS: * Visit Kara Alaimo's website at karaalaimo.com to access a list of feminists to follow and a guide on how to handle your kids' use of social media. * Follow Kara Alaimo on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated on her book tour events, virtual and in-person, and continue the conversation about social media and women's empowerment. * Grab a copy of Kara Alaimo's book, Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls, to gain valuable insights and strategies for navigating social media in a healthier way. * Explore Vibrant Soul, a community to heal, transform, and expand your soul with like-minded friends at jenriday.com/vibrantsoul.
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If you're feeling frustrated and stuck because your visualizations and affirmations aren't leading to the manifestation you desire, then you are not alone! You may already be taking action by repeating positive statements or creating vision boards, only to find that nothing is changing in your life. Instead of experiencing the success and abundance you're seeking, you may be feeling disheartened and doubtful about your ability to manifest your desires.
Flowdreaming, a dynamic technique developed by Summer McStravick, provides a distinct approach to manifesting dreams and desires. Unlike typical manifestation strategies that might involve rituals or repeated intentions, Flow Dreaming stresses the importance of emotions. By harnessing the power of our feelings and the experiences we wish to cultivate, we can communicate more effectively with the universe and manifest our ideal outcomes.
In This Episode, You'll Discover How To... * Master manifesting with the powerful Flowdreaming practice. * Embrace healing and learn valuable lessons from life's struggles * Shift from reacting to responding and take control of your responses. * Rebuild trust in yourself, others, and God/the Universe for a brighter future.
"Practice feeling the way you want to feel so that you can graduate from those life majors you're ready to let go of." - Dr. Jen Riday Key Moments: * 00:04:01 - Understanding Flow Dreaming * 00:10:17 - Practicing Flow Dreaming * 00:13:54 - Life Majors and Changing Patterns * 00:16:19 - Healing and Embracing Life * 00:20:05 - Letting Go of Life Majors * 00:21:49 - Emotional Blueprint and Nonphysical Action * 00:27:23 - Chasing Feelings * 00:29:15 - Building Trust in Life * 00:30:12 - Creating Debris and Wreckage * 00:34:23 - Practicing Feelings on Demand * 00:39:16 - Flow Dreaming Practice
"We want to be focused on having the capacity, the energy, and the emotions to graduate from the patterns we're ready to let go of and move on to what we do want." - Summer McStravick Resources and Next Steps: * Visit flowdreaming.com to access free flow dreams and a free tutorial to start practicing feeling the way you want to feel. * Download the Flowdreaming app to access over 300 flow dreams and get started on your practice of feeling the way you want to feel. * Check out the Flowdreaming podcast and the Flowdreaming book to dive deeper into the concepts and practices of Flowdreaming and learn how to graduate from life majors and move towards what you do want. * Explore Vibrant Soul, a community to heal, transform, and expand your soul with like-minded friends at jenriday.com/vibrantsoul. * Learn about Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the father of flow.
How much joy are you willing (and able) to feel? Can your emotional and nervous system baseline handle more happiness? Can you really expand your capacity?
On this episode Jen shares how she reached her personal "max capacity" of joy at the recent Vibrant Happy Women Retreat and what she decided to do as a result.
Learn more about the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat at jenriday.com/retreat
From the bustling streets of New York City to the serene beauty of Victoria, BC, Jill Payne's journey took unexpected turns. Her candid account of navigating single motherhood and managing her emotions and energy during the pandemic and beyond sheds light on the transformative impact of self-regulation on mood and energy. You'll love Jill's update on how to "Be a Freaking Dime" even when life is messy!
In This Episode, You'll Discover How To... * Master energy management and emotion regulation - even when life is messy. * Elevate your parenting through effective mood and energy management. * Use your body to shift your thoughts, feelings, and actions. * Understand the relationship among personality, energy, and frequency. * Handle detail-negative energy. * Attract high-frequency people into your life. * Embrace contrast and cultivate new desires for personal growth.
"Contrast inspires a new desire. When you have something you don't like, be grateful because it's showing you what you don't want so you can better formulate what you do want." - Jill Payne Key Moments: * 00:00:00 - Introduction to Managing Energy * 00:01:11 - Challenges of Energy Management as a New Mother * 00:08:27 - The Realities of Parenting and Energy Management * 00:11:35 - Understanding Energy Levels and Capacity * 00:13:44 - Managing Emotions and Energy * 00:16:22 - Building Capacity for Better Responses * 00:19:28 - The Power of Movement and Morning Routine * 00:22:53 - Importance of Body in Shifting Thoughts and Actions * 00:25:27 - Getting Into What's in Front of You * 00:27:08 - Understanding Personality and Energy Management * 00:36:24 - Handling Detail Negative Energy * 00:39:25 - Establishing Boundaries * 00:41:01 - The Phenomenon of Resonance * 00:41:50 - Attracting Similar Energy * 00:44:12 - Choosing Focus and Vision * 00:47:45 - Shifting Focus and Managing Grief * 00:54:58 - Embracing Change and Taking Risks * 00:55:08 - Using Contrast to Inspire Desire
"What I see for you is holding up the possibility for what you think could be possible for your kids, your spouse. What I see for you is happiness and joy." - Jill Payne Resources and Next Steps: * Get the book Be a Dime by Jill Payne to access exclusive QR code content in the back of the book and use the QR code to access an online dashboard with weekly videos, daily audios, a full workbook, and a journal, typically available only to Jill's one-on-one coaching clients. * Connect with Jill Payne on her website or through Instagram. * Join Vibrant Soul, a community to heal, transform, and expand your soul with like-minded friends at jenriday.com/vibrantsoul. * Apply the principle "What I see for you" to create a vision for your loved ones and inspire positive change. * Embrace the concept that contrast inspires a new desire, allowing you to focus on what you do want rather than what you don't want.
Dr. Laura Froyen joins me again to chat about the power of taking time for yourself. As moms and caregivers, it's easy to get caught up in taking care of everyone else's needs. But what about our own?
Laura shares her perspective on why retreats like my annual Vibrant Happy Women Retreat are so rejuvenating. Getting away allows us to get out of the deep end and stop treading water - to rest, reconnect with ourselves, broaden our views, and realign our inner compass.
In our conversation, Laura reflects on how attending retreats has helped her rediscover her own identity beyond motherhood. We also talk about why time away is healthy for partnerships, allowing spouses and kids to step up at home.
I hope Laura's wisdom inspires you to prioritize self-care, whether through travel or simple moments of solitude. As she reminds us - we need time to just be, free from others' demands. It's essential for living vibrantly and authentically.
And if you want to join us at this year's retreat in Mexico Feb 7-11th, visit JenRiday.com/retreat
In This Episode, You'll Discover... * Why traveling without a spouse can be liberating and allow for powerful personal growth and self-discovery. * An unexpected twist at the retreat that brought Laura newfound happiness and energy. * The social, emotional, and spiritual value of solitude and the importance of nurturing your own identity outside of motherhood. * The unique way a retreat illuminates the path ahead for you. * The power of being embraced by a community of welcoming and kind-hearted women. * The importance of remembering what it's like to be an individual human being without anyone needing anything from you. * And much more!
"It's okay to remember what it's like to be a whole and independent human being where no one else needs anything from you." - Jen Riday Key Moments: * [00:02:11] Losing ourselves in motherhood. * [00:06:03] Getting out of the deep end. * [00:11:30] Identity outside of parenthood. * [00:14:10] Finding comfort in solitude. * [00:20:42] Family dynamics and boundaries. * [00:24:07] Taking time for oneself. * [00:27:35] Sacred retreat for women. * [00:32:07] Traveling solo and self-discovery. * [00:36:47] Increasing enjoyment of parenting.
"We're more than just caregivers and wives and mothers and all the things we are. We're humans, really." - Laura Froyen Resources: * Join the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, which offers a transformative experience and provides a container of time to listen to your thoughts and connect with women from different walks of life. * Connect with Dr. Laura Froyen on her website or through the Balanced Parent Podcast and learn from her soulful, intuitive widsom about purposeful parenting. * Explore Vibrant Soul, a place to heal, transform, and expand your soul with like-minded friends by visiting JenRiday.com/vibrantsoul. * Take responsibility for your own happiness and explore adding more alone time to your day-to-day life and beyond.
Breaking the stereotype of "clueless men," Anne Fraser takes a stand for men's emotional intelligence and healing, aiming to support them through a journey of understanding and love.
Raised in a dysfunctional family, Anne Fraser witnessed the toxic dynamics of her alcoholic grandfather and needy grandmother, which shaped her belief that women had to earn love through attractiveness and caretaking. Unsurprisingly, this narrative carried over into her own marriage, where she found herself married to an avoidant and controlling partner.
However, a life-changing car accident in 2009 shifted Anne's perspective. Faced with the fragility of life, she embarked on a journey of self-empowerment and healing. Through therapy, coaching, and personal growth workshops, Anne discovered the importance of self-love, boundaries, and personal responsibility for her own happiness. As she focused on her own growth and encouraged her children to do the same, her husband also began his own transformative journey.
Today, Anne's relationship with her husband is a testament to the power of inner healing and the possibility of creating a healthy and loving partnership. Anne's story serves as an inspiration for anyone seeking to break free from unhealthy relationship patterns and find true emotional fulfillment.
In This Episode, You'll Be Able To: * Discover the key to healing and transforming your relationship for long-lasting happiness. * Unlock the power of men's emotional intelligence and find new ways to support your partner's emotional well-being. * Break free from unhealthy relationship cycles and create a foundation of love, respect, and understanding. * Explore how family roles can impact your relationships and gain insights to foster healthier dynamics. * Prioritize personal growth and self-care to enhance your overall well-being and strengthen your relationship. * And much more!
"I discovered that I am 100% responsible for my own happiness, that it is not his job, but it's also not my job to be responsible for his happiness." - Anne Fraser Key Moments: 00:00:01 - Introduction 00:00:48 - Anne's Background and Work 00:02:45 - Anne's Childhood and Marriage 00:05:33 - Life-Changing Car Accident 00:08:52 - Impact on Anne's Marriage 00:16:21 - Healing Inner Child Wounds 00:17:13 - Husband's Healing Journey 00:18:15 - Encouraging Change 00:19:26 - From Settling to Empowerment 00:21:31 - The Power of Self-Care 00:31:23 - The Role of Men in Our Lives 00:32:28 - Healing for Men 00:33:39 - Impact on Sons 00:35:49 - Focus on Yourself
"My circumstances don't control who I am or how I show up in the world, that I don't have to look outside of myself for what I need." - Anne Fraser Resources and Next Steps: * Connect with Anne Fraser at YourForwardFocus.com to learn how to build meaningful connections and resolve conflicts in relationships. * Attend the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, which offers a transformative experience and provides a container of time to listen to your thoughts and connect with women from different walks of life. * Take responsibility for your own happiness and explore the concept of setting boundaries in relationships to create healthier dynamics. * Seek additional support and therapy for yourself or your partner if needed to work on personal growth and healing within the relationship. * Model healthy behaviors for your children by prioritizing self-care and personal growth.
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Guest Linda Folken, a vibrant and happy woman participant, discovered the transformative power of coaching through the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Struggling to align with her values and searching for personal growth, Linda immersed herself in Dr. Jen's resources and tools. One of her favorites was the "BE HER" practice, which she incorporated into her daily routine, setting the tone for her day and guiding her intentions. The "Feel It To Heal It" exercise helped her navigate a challenging time with her daughter, allowing her to process her emotions and find strength within herself. The "Feeling Wheel" introduced her to a vast array of emotions, empowering her with the words to express her innermost feelings.
In This Episode, You'll Be Able To: * Learn practical wellness practices that you can easily incorporate into your daily life to improve your overall well-being so you can feel more vibrant and alive. * Explore how coaching can be a powerful tool for personal transformation, helping you break through barriers and align with your values to create a life of meaning and purpose. * Find out how to create a support system of like-minded women who will uplift and empower you as you navigate your own personal transformation. * Learn the secret of finding a container of time in which you can think without interruption. * Discover why it's never too late to change! * And much more!
Key Moments: 00:00:01 - Introduction 00:00:32 - How the Podcast and Coaching Helped Linda Transform Her Life 00:02:11 - Using Tools for Daily Wellness Practices 00:05:12 - Being Present and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome 00:09:21 - Transitioning to Coaching and Finding Your Purpose
Resources and Next Steps: * Connect with Linda Folken via LinkedIn or LindaFolken.com. * Read Linda's chapter in Business on Purpose. * Attend the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, which offers a transformative experience and provides a container of time to listen to your own thoughts and connect with women from different walks of life. * Join the Vibrant Soul Membership, a supportive community where you can access various tools and resources to align with your values and create a happier, more fulfilling life. Get access to Thought Tables, Feel It To Heal It, Be Her, and BOLD Meditation. * Learn more about the Vibrant Life Coach Certification Program so you, too, can experience the transformative power of coaching!
Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone and play bigger in life? In this episode, you'll discover why finding the courage to play bigger will help you make a positive impact in the world. Dr. Jen shares her own journey of stepping into the unknown and hosting the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, highlighting the transformative power of playing bigger.
Jen explores the fears that hold us back, such as the fear of outshining others or not being good enough, and provides practical strategies to overcome those fears. By communicating with your higher self, owning your truth, and identifying the fears that hold you back, you can expand your capacity for joy and make a difference in the lives of others. So if you're ready to overcome your fears and play bigger in life, tune in to this empowering episode of Vibrant Happy Women.
In This Episode You'll Discover: * How to unleash your inner courage and step outside your comfort zone to play bigger in life. * Why a simple desire to learn the banjo led Jen on a journey of self-discovery and overcoming fear. * The secret of overcoming your fears and limiting beliefs to unlock your full potential. * How to connect with your Higher Self or a Higher Power to gain guidance and inspiration for your personal growth journey. * Why embracing fear as a catalyst for positive change will help you make a meaningful impact in your own life and the lives of others.
Key Moments: 01:09 - Examples of Finding the Courage to Play Bigger 03:28 - What Happens When You Help Others to Heal and Grow 09:27 - Steps to Overcoming Your Fears 15:41 - The Impact of Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
Resources and Next Steps: * Visit the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat website to get tickets for the upcoming event in Mexico. * Join the Vibrant Soul Membership to access EFT tapping exercises and eliminate limiting beliefs. * Purchase The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks to learn more about breaking through the fear of outshining others. * Start journaling and asking open-ended questions to communicate with your Higher Self or a Higher Power. * Choose your own truth by repeating empowering mantras such as, "All good things are on the other side of fear," or, "If people don't like my style or my body shape or my bank account, they're not my people."
Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut, doing the same things day after day, and wondering if this is all there is? Then this episode is for you! Join guest Hailey Rowe and I as we discuss overcoming the fear of being more visible.
The fact is, being the brightest, shiniest, most visible version of ourselves takes more than just willpower. In this episode you'll discover some powerful tools that have helped Hailey to live a more fearless life and that will help you, too, to step out of that comfort zone and into a more purposeful and fulfilled version of yourself.
In This Episode You'll Discover: * How Hailey overcomes her fear to perform as a wedding singer! * Why overcoming fear sooner rather than later is essential (and will save you a lot of regret) * Hailey's secret mindset trick for being stuck in her own head * The power that comes from tackling the first 5 minutes of any scary task * What to do when you're overwhelmed with all the different options you could choose from as you move forward * How the "Feel It To Heal It" tool can help us handle trauma-based fear that can't be changed with the mind alone * Why staying stuck causes just as many bad feelings as overcoming your fear of visibility * And much more!
Do you like the "story" of your life? Join me and guest Nicole Alexander as we discuss how to release the overwhelm, fear, confusion, and "shoulds" so the next chapter in your life story is one that feels amazing for you.
Nicole Alexander spent more than 15 years leading communications and public affairs teams spanning government, corporate and small business before launching her coaching and consulting business last year. Her experience in these diverse professional environments, alongside being a mom and wife of a business owner, provides her unique perspective and passion for helping high-achieving women get back to loving their work and their life amid the chaos.
What You'll Discover: * A powerful technique that helps you see your life from the perspective of a person reading a book about you * How to listen to the signals of your body and intuition to know when it's time to make a course correction in your story * The importance of getting help as you shift your perspective about life * Why we need to be aware of the dream stealers and "shoulds" in order to break free * And much more!
Most of us have participated in "diet culture" at one time or another, which can leave us feeling like a failure. My guest Karuna May and I discuss a more soulful approach to health that allows us to treat ourselves with compassion and to see the wholeness and sacredness of who we really are.
In this episode you'll learn:
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How to let go of the "quick fix" and begin to practice a lifelong devotion to your body
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The importance of looking at our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and experiences before we focus on our actions
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Why viewing our bodies as the home of our spirits can have a dramatic impact on our ability to eat healthfully in a consistent way
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How creating a good relationship with our bodies can change every aspect of our lives.
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And much more!
Dreams happen for all of us, whether we remember them or not. What would happen if you could use your dreams to help you to know yourself better? You can! Join me and guest Tzivia Gover for a fun conversation about dreams that will leave you feeling curious about the true meaning behind your dreams!
Tzivia Gover, Certified Dreamwork Professional, is the author of seven books, most recently Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing. She also offers 1:1 dreamwork, and workshops on dreams, writing, and everyday joy to empower people to wake up to their best selves. She lives and dreams in western Massachusetts.
What You’ll Learn: * How Tzivia "cured" Jen's "tornado dream" and Tzivia's thoughts about Jen's two new recurring dreams! * What happens when we start to open ourselves up and befriend our dreams * A surprising fact about sleep patterns during the pandemic * Why many people are avoiding getting all the sleep they need (it's not what you think!) * How confusion about our dreams can create an internal disharmony * The easy, doable skill that will help you remember more of your dreams * And much more!
Find all the links mentioned in the episode here.
Grief and sadness can occur in any number of circumstances and often leave us feeling helpless, unproductive, and out of control of our lives. This week Heather Ambler explains how Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT Tapping, can help us understand the root of our grief so we can truly heal from our emotional pain.
What You’ll Learn: * What it means to look in your "suitcase of grief." * The hidden wounds that might be impacting our grief at a loss * How EFT tapping can help to heal the wounds of grief. * Examples of root beliefs that might make grief heavier than it might need to be. * And much more!
Life comes with its share of curve balls, which can leave us feeling overwhelmed with emotion. In this episode, my best friend, Kitt Rothstein, and I talk about her 18-month journey of grief that culminated with the death of her amazing husband, Blake, on July 3, 2023.
What You’ll Learn: * What to do when your life suddenly doesn't match what you had planned. * How Kitt was miraculously prepared in advance for her journey of grief. * Why a grief journey can be both terrible and beautiful. * How grief can be like a CD-ROM. * The reason we often need someone to witness our grief rather than fix our grief. * And much more!
Do you struggle with energy and clarity? Or with headaches or other aches? This is the episode for you. Dr. Meg Mill talks about using a functional approach to healing your body so you can feel more confident and in charge of your health.
What You’ll Learn: * The difference between functional and conventional medicine and why it matters for your health. * The functional way to deal with headaches, brain fog, low energy, and weight. * How the E.A.T. Method can help you take charge of your health. * The secret to being able to say, "I didn't know I could feel this amazing!" * Why it's essential that we measure all the complicated pieces that contribute to health and weight. * And much more!
Body shame is pervasive in our culture, and this episode is geared toward releasing that shame. Join Jen and guest Arielle Estoria as they discuss:
- How to take up space with your body
- What it means to be powerful, even if you're a bigger-bodied woman
- What it means to follow the 5-step path of awakening, eclipsing, illuminating, mending, and returning as we try to fully inhabit our bodies and release shame
- And much more!
For decades mental health and child development experts have taught us to focus on thoughts and behaviors in order to be happier and more successful. Unfortunately, this approach wasn't fully effective for many people because it didn't address energy and nervous system regulation.
Join me and my guest Nicole Smith Levay as we talk about somatic practices that help us to more fully inhabit our bodies so we can experience more peace and calm.
What You’ll Learn: * Why it's essential for parents to address a child's nervous system regulation before trying to address a child's behavior. * The reason breathing doesn't always regulate the nervous system and what to do instead. * The gifts that can come to us when we "show up messy" * Nicole's strategy for calming herself before performing or public speaking. * Jen's experience of "recreating the womb" and enjoying being rocked by a circle of women. * How autistic people can teach the rest of us so much about nervous system regulation. * And much more!
What does it really mean to be authentic? And how do we release control and allow our kids to be their authentic selves? Guest Rachel Macy Stafford answers these questions and shares her story of ditching perfectionism and shame so she could truly shine.
In this episode you'll discover:
- How to plant yourself in the right ground for you
- Ways to find out what you really like
- What happened with Rachel's daughter Avery
- What happened with Jen's daughter (and how she's handling her husband's disapproval)
- and much more!
Positive thinking has its merits, but sometimes when life feels heavy and overwhelming, it is even more powerful to know how to regulate your nervous system. In this episode Jen describes:
- Where she has been since November
- What the three main nervous system states are (and which one has been Jen's baseline state)
- How to release stress, overwhelm, and anxiety through somatic practices
- Why we can't get out of a freeze/shutdown/depression response through stress regulation strategies (and what we need to do instead)
- and much more!
Ever felt like your kids are always out of sorts, having a meltdown, or just not listening?
This week we're talking about how to raise emotionally intelligent children, and especially how to teach them about nervous system regulation. My guest, Alyssa Blask Campbell, shares why it's essential that we as parents become aware of how our nervous systems work so we can help our kids manage stress and anxiety, depression and low energy, and everything in between.
This skill set has a powerful impact on how the energy in our homes feels, how kids handle stressors at school or in social situations, and how kids will likely perform as adults. Learn how to improve your emotional intelligence so you're better equipped to help your kids do the same so you can experience greater connection and peace in your relationships with your kids.
If you're ready to slow down, find balance, and love more, join me in the Vibrant Happy Women Club. It’s only $47 per month and if you purchase the annual membership you get two months free!
What You’ll Learn: * Why we can't teach social skills without understanding emotional safety. * The biggest gaps parents have in trying to raise well-adjusted kids. * The definition of nervous system regulation and why it's an essential skill set for parents. * How avoiding overwhelm, exhaustion, burnout, and meltdowns as parents pay huge dividends in the parent-child relationship. * The various buckets every child (and adult) needs to fill to keep our nervous systems in emotional safety. * How parents can balance their need for downtime (or stimulation) with their kids' needs for stimulation (or downtime). * Why parents would benefit from carpooling. * How hormones and neurotransmitters are involved in nervous system regulation and dysregulation. * The difference between dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin activities. * And much more!
Wondering where I've been? In this episode, I explain everything! You'll learn how time away can help you find your truth and live in greater alignment. I talk about the importance of boundaries, adding light to your life (aka, filling your cup, but in the best ways possible), and how to let go of negative thoughts about your loved ones. By the end of this episode, you'll be more clear on how to not only find your purpose but to integrate what you learn back into your everyday life.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/342
I’m joined by two friends I met at the Vibrant Happy Women retreat, Jen Mernick, and Bernadette O’Grady. Jen and Bernadette both have kids, jobs, and busy lives, but they learned the importance of taking time for themselves when they attended the retreat. They join me this week to share where they are on life’s journey, why it was essential for them to have this space to get the clarity they wanted, and the benefits of having space for ourselves to let go of the stress, overwhelm, and confusion of daily life.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/341
Rachael Evans is a world-leading visionary, business pioneer, author, and advisor who is making waves across the world with her new redefinition of bravery. A dynamic speaker, Rachael inspires audiences to embrace the bravest, boldest versions of themselves and has dedicated herself to fuelling positive change for women through her Brave Media Network. She joins me this week to share her own experience of bravery, and how she is helping women everywhere redefine bravery in their own lives.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/340
Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Therapy Consultant, Somatic Psychotherapist, and Certified Yoga Instructor. This week, Dr. Schwartz shares what somatic practices are and why they can often be more effective than traditional talk therapies. She also lets you in on what she believes to be the key to our healing. We dive deeper into movement practices in general and how helpful they can be in processing trauma, and you’ll learn some hands-on, doable strategies to help you manage your emotions.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/339
Efia Sulter is a Mindset and Manifestation Coach, host of The Manifest Edit Podcast, and creator of the V.I.B.E.S method for aligned manifestation. Her mission is to empower and teach ambitious women how to stop playing small and access their innate magic so they can expand their current reality. She joins me this week to talk about manifesting your highest self and show you how to create a soul-aligned life by design.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/338
Mandy Mecham shares part of her own journey to finding her purpose, and we talk about breaking the rules, finding inspiration in yourself, and showing up as enough. We even cover creativity and the thing that makes all of this so difficult—fear. This conversation will change how you think about finding your purpose, my friends, don't miss it.
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Whether you struggle with anxiety or a loved one close to you does, you are not alone. This week we are sharing where anxiety comes from, what’s happening in the brain with anxiety, and some holistic tools that can help with it. Hear some key takeaways about anxiety, how we can support ourselves and our loved ones through it, and Dr. Marks’ advice for supporting an adult or child who experiences anxiety or has an anxiety disorder.
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Kerry Wisdom-Henbest shares what she has learned about stuffing emotions versus feeling them and how she helps firefighters and first responders process the daily trauma they face. Hear why it is so important for first responders to start learning to process their trauma and her advice for handling trauma and developing emotional resilience.
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Ericka Sóuter is the Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide. She explores the 21st-century parenting dilemma that being a good mom is synonymous with giving up everything that makes you, you, and joins me this week to talk about how moms can find the thing that lights them up again, and why it is so important to be more than just a mom.
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Salisia Valentine is an amazing woman I met on a boat while on a whale watching tour. She sat down next to me, we immediately clicked, and I knew that this is a woman who is not just existing, but living the kind of wild, free, and fierce life we’re all craving. So, I invited her on the show to plant the seed in your mind about what it means to live a happy life.
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I’m encouraging you to abandon the shoulds,and take the first step to becoming an adventurous woman. Hear how I have been feeling stuck in my life and how I am exploring more adventure, and how liberating yourself will simultaneously liberate every other woman who feels stuck.
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Kiana Danial shares some analogies about investing to help you think about it in a way that feels relatable, and some steps you can take to get started. Whether you have money to invest or not, listening to this episode will help you create a plan for how to be self-sufficient and have the freedom to do the things you want to do.
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I’m sharing more about The Imago Dialogue and sharing an example from my own life where I used this process recently. Learn why this is an incredibly helpful communication mechanism, and how to use this process as you go through your life whenever you feel upset at another person.
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Jacqui Letran shares the power of choosing your emotions and some tips and tools to handle anxiety, depression, and uncomfortable emotions. She shares how her own experiences as a teenager led her to want to help other teen girls and the power of getting to the root of your feelings and reprogramming your brain.
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Tracy Crossley is a relationship expert, who specializes in treating individuals with unhealthy life and relationship patterns. She is the author of Overcoming Insecure Attachment: 8 Proven Steps to Recognizing Anxious and Avoidant Attachment Styles and Building Healthier, Happier Relationships and joins me this week to share her wisdom on all things attachment styles and relationship patterns.
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Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking and has done so much in the business world working with Fortune 500 companies to increase productivity. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and practices Buddhist meditation and breathwork daily. She joins me this week to share why creating more moments of inaction and thoughtful reflection can make us more productive.
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Elizabeth Earnshaw is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified Gottman therapist. She is an expert on relationships and understands how essential it is that we emotionally co-regulate with our partners. She joins me this week to talk about this further, as well as how to create emotional safety in your relationship.
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I’m showing you how to create emotional safety in your marriage and other significant relationships. Discover the foundation of emotional safety, some of the tools that help us regulate our nervous systems and help our spouses coregulate with us, and how to create a shared emotionally safe space for both of you in your relationship.
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I’m walking you through a step-by-step process to help you assess your existing beliefs about friendship and whether they are holding you back. I’m showing you how to swap your limiting beliefs for more empowering thoughts and how to go out and be the friend you have always wanted to have.
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Shauna Shapiro some mindfulness tools and practices that will help you show yourself more compassion and love yourself a little deeper. Shauna shares her “Good morning, I love you” practice and how it helped her to learn to truly love herself, and why loving ourselves can enable us to create deeper connection, compassion, and love for other people.
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Deanna Mason and I discuss the many different ways you can rest and show you the importance of creating a day each week specifically dedicated to rest. When you make more room for rest, you will find that you have more room for other things, so discover how to establish the type of rest you need, and how to create a day of rest, whatever your belief, religion, or culture.
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I share the difference between thoughts and boundaries and how to establish which one you need to implement in your life. Discover why you don’t have to stay stuck thinking thoughts that don’t serve you, and two questions to ask yourself to help you uplevel your thoughts or set a boundary.
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Amy Scott and I take a deep dive into our finances and discuss the stress that comes with the day-to-day managing of money. Hear how Amy helps couples get on top of their finances, how she is teaching her kids about finances, and how to take control of your money and get the autonomy you want.
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Trina McNeilly and I discuss what it means to unclutter your soul, and why doing so can help not only yourself but others as well. Trina shares some of her own soul clutter, how to know what you need to declutter in your soul, and three steps you can take right now to start this process.
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Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston are the authors of I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) and they believe that women need to know that they are not alone in experiencing loneliness and their search for friendships. They join me this week to share why friendships aren’t about being perfect, what to do if you are struggling with loneliness and their advice for building heart-centered friendships.
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If you are tired of feeling like you have no time for yourself, this week’s guest is here to help. Tune in to hear some of the systems Geomyra uses in her own life and her tips and tools for implementing them into your own. Hear the endless benefits of having systems in your home and how to use them to free up hours and do whatever you want in your life.
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You do not have to live in a place of burnout, overwhelm, and exhaustion. You can create an entirely new way of showing up in the world, and I’m showing you how this week. Discover how to become a new person in the way you think and feel and how to figure out the next best step to take you in the direction you want to go in your life.
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We discuss how to exercise in ways that are gentle, respectful to our nervous systems and that doesn’t make us want to quit. We’re detaching from the belief that workouts have to be set and rigid, and helping you rewrite the stories you currently hold about exercise. If you are a busy woman or mom struggling to incorporate exercise into your life, don’t miss this episode.
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My guest this week is co-host of the Frugal Friends Podcast, Jen Smith. Jen paid off $78k of debt in just two years and is on a mission to help people spend money in a way that is more aligned with their values. She joins me this week to share why each of us has a different value system that dictates how we want to spend our money, why frugality can be fun, and show you how to get clear about what you value spending your time and money on.
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If you are holding on to dark secrets or some things from your past that you’re carrying shame for, this is the episode for you. Kristen shares how she realized she was seeking external validation, how she learned to let go of it, and how she became able to love herself enough to give herself the self-validation she needed.
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Hear how Shannon learned to develop her confidence and her tips to help others do the same. Shannon shares how she realized she can overcome anything she sets her mind to, and how the choices she made to chooseconfidence enabled her to go forward in life as a new coach, a mom, and somebody who makes the world a better place.
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This conversation is so much needed, so this week, Victoria Albina is showing you how to understand your nervous system and create emotional safety for yourself. Victoria explains codependency in a way we can understand, shares a new way to look at setting boundaries, and talks about the importance of showing yourself wild self-compassion.
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Amber Price and I discuss what it really means to be authentic and share some signs to help you see if you are being authentic in your life. Amber shares how she helps people change what they need to in their life to show up authentically, and what she believes to be one of the best parts of showing up with authenticity.
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We discuss why people tend to avoid conversations about race with somebody who doesn’t look like them, and why the key to allowing others to be seen, heard, and valued lies in having these important conversations. Celeste shares why you may not always say the right thing, but understanding and accepting this will enable you to learn from these exchanges and go forward with more power and compassion.
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Life can look a little different from what we anticipated, but different isn’t always bad. In this episode, hear how Beth learned to stop settling and start standing up for her worth, how she handles the uncertainty of no longer having her future locked in as planned, and her advice to anybody struggling with a lack of self-worth.
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Discover why knowing who you are will enable you to find a career that is more aligned with your values. Ashley shares the reason you might feel unhappy in your job, the key to having a fulfilling career, and how to connect with yourself to ensure your skillset is being used properly and you are free to become the highest version of yourself. If you want to figure out where to go next in your career, you won’t want to miss this episode.
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Ceri and I talk about why some goals don’t get accomplished and why we have to tie our goals in with our priorities. Ceri shares how to set goals from a place of strength so that we’re more likely to achieve them, and why “failing” at your goals isn’t actually a failure. Make sure you grab a paper and pen so you can follow along with the exercise Ceri leads us through!
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Eliza and I dig into why there are so many stereotypes about teenage girls in our society and why it’s time to ditch them. We talk about how to improve our mother-daughter relationships, how to do our own inner-teen work, and why it’s time to retire the good-girl era in favor of teaching our girls to be authentic and real.
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In this episode, I share why the process I use to achieve my goals, Be, Do, Have, is more effective and fulfilling than just looking at your to-dos. If 2020 made us resilient, and 2021 proved our endurance, who do you want to be at the end of 2022? We’re exploring that question and more today, so listen in.
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I’m sharing the seven biggest mistakes people make when setting goals and intentions for a new year. Learn how to meet your needs while achieving your goals, and the trick to making your intentions stick. Plus, I’m sharing why you need to join us in the Vibrant Happy Women Club before January 1st!
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In this episode, I share the recipe for a calmer holiday gathering full of wholehearted connection and respected boundaries. Learn how to host a gathering stress-free, how to attend a gathering feeling love for everyone there, and how to contribute to deeper connections.
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Listen in today to find out what the secret to getting unstuck is from one of my Vibrant Happy Women coaches, Marci Barragan, and one of our members, Mary Kay Harton. They share how coaching differs from therapy and talking to your friends, and their advice for ditching the “shoulds” so you can set yourself free and get unstuck.
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To celebrate 300 episodes and six amazing years of this podcast, I invite you to put down the map you were provided and to listen inwards. I’m sharing some of the things you might be needing right now, whose responsibility it is to meet them, and how to identify at the heart and soul level what you want. Your needs are your inner GPS; it’s time to start following them.
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I’m chatting with a few of the members of one of our Soul Circles about what it’s like having these friendships, what they’ve learned from their circle, and how their lives have improved since joining. Every woman you meet inside the Club is dedicated to creating a more aligned, vibrant, and happy life, so if this is something that interests you too, you don’t want to miss this episode.
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Maria shares her story of being adopted, going through a tricky divorce, and receiving a scary health diagnosis, on top of being a mom. You will hear experiences that may sound similar to your own struggles, and the different tools Maria has used to get through them. Like Maria, you deserve the most beautiful life, and you have the power to create it even when things seem hard.
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Hear Nicole, Natalie, Tara, and I discuss our experiences of launching our kids into the world and how it affected our emotions, our relationships with our kids, and our relationships with our spouses. Whether you have small kids, tweens, or adult children, this fun and informative conversation will help you feel your feelings and start embracing the idea that every emotional experience is okay.
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Tanya and I discuss what it means to have a purpose for your life and why living into yours is so fulfilling. Tanya shares four steps to finding your purpose, how to handle regret and guilt, and how to cope with the curveballs life throws at you. If you’ve been feeling empty lately, maybe unfulfilled and lacking passion, this episode will help you get back on track to living the life you were born to live.
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Discover what emotional safety is, where to find it, and why you so deeply deserve to feel emotionally safe. When you feel grounded and calm, you help your kids and everyone around you also feel that way. Learn why we as women sometimes struggle with feeling emotionally safe and how you can create the spaces and relationships that make you feel safe.
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Hear why I believe it is so important to create a space for yourself to be nurtured and away from your roles of mother and wife. I’m sharing how the retreat can be that place for you to break free from your languishing, and also how to create a sacred space in your day-to-day life. My guests, Beth, Kristen, and Maria are sharing why they keep coming back to the Retreat and what you can expect if you sign up.
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Curious how I managed to go from chronic procrastinator to energized and prepared? Listen in. This week, I’m sharing the exact steps I took to understand my procrastination and the changes I made to my mindset so you, too, can put an end to your procrastination habit. The benefits of stopping procrastinating are endless, and I can’t wait for you to enjoy them too!
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Christy shares her five practical and highly effective steps for creating balance in your life. Find out why the path to balance isn’t productivity, even though that’s what we’ve been told, and how to manage your time so that everything that matters makes the cut. I learned so many new things from Christy in this conversation and I can’t wait for her to blow your mind too.
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I’m sharing how you can find your baseline mood and then raise it so you can feel how you want to feel more often. Our thoughts have more power over our moods than we realize, so I’m showing you how to analyze your thoughts in order to bridge the gap between how you currently feel and how you want to feel.
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Regina shares her story of growing up in foster care and the pain she endured under that system. By the age of 18, she had lived in 30 different homes and experienced significant trauma and abuse, but something Regina was able to cultivate in herself during this time was self-compassion and the permission to live with dignity.
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Zehra shares her journey of becoming a coach and how learning about and practicing the law of attraction has brought so much success, ease, and joy into her life. We talk about why it’s so easy to get stuck in victim thinking, how to break out of it, and the power of taking responsibility for the messes we create. If there’s any area of your life you want to improve, this episode is for you.
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Allie and I talk about her goal of eradicating the “hot mess mom” stereotype and why understanding your family members' unique personality types will help you have empathy when they struggle to let things go. Everything that takes up your space takes up your time and energy, and Allie is sharing how we can get more of both.
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In this episode, you’ll hear from nine of my recent graduates about the changes they decided to make in their lives and their reflections on that process. I share the questions I’ve been asking myself about who I want to become, and questions I encourage you to ask yourself. There is another mountain peak calling your name. Are you going to answer?
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Lezlie shares her story of losing herself, finding herself, and how getting coached empowered her to become a coach herself. Find out how her coaches’ questions led her down this path, what the process of changing her thoughts was like, and how you can use whatever transition you’re in right now to propel you into the next version of you.
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I share seven ways you can reset and take care of yourself when life feels hard. I’m sharing the ways I choose happiness when things are looking dim, and one massive way I challenge you to do this for yourself this fall. Remember, you can choose to be happy right now. And this episode will show you how.
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Abby shares the real reason relationships fail and how to turn yours around if you’re on that path. We talk about the problem of competition in relationships, why it’s so important to set intentions, and how to move forward with a partner who has hurt you. If you’re at point A and your spouse is at point B, this episode will help you both find point C.
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Listen in today as Nicole and I chat about life, purpose, and choosing grace and gratitude. Nicole shares how racism impacts her life, the story of adopting her three girls, and how she maintains her attitude for gratitude. As you’ll hear, Nicole is so fun to talk to and this episode is sure to leave you feeling uplifted.
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Tracy graciously shares how we can stop comparing our kids to others and learn how to let them be themselves. Every child has a unique path, and it’s our job to accept them for who they are. Learn about Tracy’s experience raising her sons and how you can uplevel your thoughts to allow your kids to follow their own paths.
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Patrice shares how you can get rid of that visceral reaction to the word “budget” and how to attract wealth to you through six simple pillars. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, Patrice’s six pillars will show you how to restore your wealth in every sense of the word and finally start attracting the abundance you deserve.
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I’m sharing some of the ways my husband and I learned to fight fair and some of the tools we use to have a more harmonious relationship, even when we argue. Learn how your attachment styles are impacting your fights, how to prevent defensiveness, and the power of creating a fair fight rules list. Your children deserve to see healthy communication in action, and this episode will get you started.
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Hear my conversation with Tracie all about grieving the loss of relationships and the loss of ourselves. You’ll learn the three phases of healing from heartbreak, how to grieve, and her tips on starting to date again. Whether you’re getting divorced, moving, or coming out of this pandemic a different version of yourself, Tracie’s expertise will be so helpful to hear.
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Hear my conversion with Marci all about taking the leap into alignment. She shares her story of changing lots of different things in her life so she could live her purpose, how these changes affected her family, and her advice for anyone who feels off-kilter right now. She’s an inspiration to me and I know she’ll be one to you too.
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Besides validating whatever it is you’re feeling right now, I want to tell you that bouncing back to pre-pandemic days isn’t likely. We have all lost something, and in this post-pandemic adjustment period, it is our time to heal. Learn about the tools I’m using to do so today.
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Tune in for my conversation with Wendy about being empathic, what it does and does not mean, and how to cultivate a deeper awareness of your intuition so you can make more holistic and conscious life choices. When the student is ready the teacher appears, and that is exactly how I felt during this conversation. Wendy’s wisdom is sure to help you start building a better relationship to your emotions so you can start healing your wounds.
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How awesome would it be at the end of this summer to say, “Holy cow! That was the best summer we’ve ever had”? For you to feel connected to your kids and to see them growing in their ability to take on responsibility while having a ton of fun? That’s my hope for this summer, and my guests today are here to share how to make it happen.
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I interview Madhur-Nain on her spiritual upbringing, how meditation impacts her approach to therapy, and the gap she noticed in the self-help section that her book fills. We discuss how meditation is not a religious practice, but a therapeutic tool that helps calm the mind and therefore destress your life. If you’ve ever been curious about meditation or would like to make your practice more consistent, this episode is for you.
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JoAnn shares her own experience with mom guilt and the ways she has learned to let it go. She gives some invaluable advice for parents of children with big personalities; the ones that are often getting in trouble at school. I learned so much from JoAnn about how to handle kids in the midst of big emotions and I know her wisdom is going to be so helpful for you too.
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You may think that talking about yourself is narcissistic or tacky, but as Laura can assure you, it's not. In our conversation, Laura explains the importance of sharing about yourself if you want to create deep, lasting friendships. She’s letting us in on some of the questions from her book to get you started with sharing, as well as her experience using these tools. If you’re ready to take your friendships to the next level, you don’t want to miss this.
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Hear some of the questions I'm posing about the state of the world right now. I’m guiding you to discover what you truly want your life to look like when this is all over and how you can start making shifts right now to become that version of you. The world is changing, and you can decide to become whoever you want to be on the other side.
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Allison shares how powerful the habit of journaling can be for working through trauma and processing our emotions. Writing is a beautiful way to tell our stories and reflect back on our personal growth. She’s sharing the benefits of journaling, how to journal about trauma, and why this should be the one habit you implement in your life right now.
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In this episode, Brooke walks me through some of the common acting-out behaviors we see in our kids and how we can help them process their underlying emotions. She shares how moms can start doing this work for themselves and how doing this work will impact their lives. We discuss childhood anxiety, how to take ownership of our needs, and why emotion regulation is the ultimate argument for self-care.
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Tune in today for an episode jam-packed with wisdom and guidance from the Boundary Boss herself. Terri shares what the different types of boundaries are, how to know which ones you need to set, and how to enforce them in your family relationships. We dive into the topic of high functioning codependency, self-love, and how setting boundaries will help you live a more vibrant, happy life.
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Listen in today to hear Vashti’s candid, authentic, and vulnerable story of loss, adversity, and growth. We talk about the globally acclaimed documentary she and her late husband created, how she chooses to parent her children unapologetically, and why sometimes unexpected change is what we truly need.
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Tune in today to hear from Rachel on her experience of mom guilt and the different ways it was showing up in her life. She experienced aspirational shame, like I’m sure many of you do, yet figured out a way to fulfill her purpose while continuing to be an awesome mom. I encourage you to listen to this episode with an open heart and follow what feels right for you, it will always take you to the right destination.
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Even if you don’t think life coaching is for you, I want you to listen to this episode. I remember how nervous and doubtful I was and how I didn’t think this life was possible for me. But it was, and it is for you too. I’m sharing how coaching transformed my life, how I see it transform my clients’ lives, and how you can start your journey to becoming a coach in the Vibrant Happy Women Coach Certification program.
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Tune in today to hear Rebecca’s amazing story of self-love, how she healed her pain and sadness, and now helps other women do the same. We explore the things that helped Rebecca leave and how to start cultivating independence when you’re on the other side. Even if you’re not in a toxic relationship, this episode will remind you to put yourself first and know that you already have everything you need.
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Listen in today as Alberta shares the ways she has felt like a fish out of water in her life and some of the ways she learned to cope with that feeling. We discuss how she addressed feelings of belonging when she joined the Vibrant Happy Women Coach Certification, and how she now encourages her clients to also overcome their limiting beliefs.
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In today’s episode, Rita shares what she believes to be the true purpose of grief and how loss can actually lead us back to ourselves. She also gives me some practical advice for helping a loved one cope with depression through energy work. There are some amazing nuggets of wisdom in this episode that you seriously don’t want to miss.
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In today’s episode, I’m breaking down exactly what shame is and why we feel it, and how we unintentionally pass it down to our children. I’m sharing what your emotions might be trying to tell you, the power of holding space for yourself, and how you can start being the fullest expression of yourself, shame-free, today.
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In this episode, Robyn repeatedly blows my mind with life-changing insights and ideas for simplifying your life, taking better care of yourself, and decreasing your stress. We talk about redefining our goals for success, finding the middle ground, and her mantra, gentle is the new perfect. Are you ready to feel good in all areas of your life? If so, this episode is for you!
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Listen in today to hear Julie share her journey through loss and how she has learned to handle grief throughout her life. She shares how her children have learned to grieve and why she consciously encourages them to feel their feelings. No matter what you’re grieving right now, this episode has insights that I know you’ll appreciate.
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Listen in today to hear my conversation with Becky on all things housecleaning, tidying, clutter-busting, and how to involve your family in the upkeep. Her tips have blown my mind and completely changed how I approach certain cleaning tasks in my home. You’ll learn what daily tasks to focus on, why you need clutter-catchers, and so much more.
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Tune in today to learn why consistency isn’t as simple as waking up each day and doing the action, and why this is okay. I’m sharing some very real, tried-and-true tips for improving your consistency and how to use your female nature to your advantage. You can be consistent even when the things in your life aren’t, and I’m showing you how.
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Tune in this week for my conversation with master hypnotherapist, Juliet Obodo about what hypnotherapy is, how it helps us heal, and the ways she sees this powerful technique improve the businesses and lives of her clients. We talk about the areas and mental health conditions that hypnotherapy can help with, and how to decide if it’s right for you.
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In today’s episode, I'm diving into what emotional resiliency is and how we can strengthen ours through understanding the brain and managing our emotions. I’m sharing what happens when you stop wishing away the truth and just accept it for what it is. And, I'm giving you some beautiful ideas for calming your emotions so you can bring down your threshold for stress.
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I’m sharing five tips to help you take a step back, regroup, and reconnect when your kids aren’t listening. These are tips that I use, so I know they’re effective and will help you build better relationships with your children. I invite you to use this trying time as a springboard to more connected, loving, and vibrant bonds with your kids.
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Today, Kristin is sharing why she decided early on to ask for help and all the amazing things that happened because of it. We’re discussing making time for the things we love to do and how you can find the time and resources today to get the help you need. We all deserve fulfillment that doesn’t come with guilt and shame, including you.
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In today’s episode, I walk you through my exact method for setting intentions in 2021 to get the results you want. You’ll want to grab a notebook and pen because I’m sharing an exercise you can do to figure out what you want and, more importantly, who you want to be. I promise you aren’t stuck with your current results. You have the power to create what you want, and I’m telling you how.
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Listen in today to hear Kate and I discuss why moms tend to lose their joy when they don’t prioritize fun and how Kate made the decision to get hers back. We’re talking about the tools she learned in the Vibrant Happy Women Club and how practicing them affected her whole family. I know the transformation she experienced when she added more fun to her life is going to inspire so many of you to create more joy in 2021.
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In today’s episode, I interview Mollie about her yoga journey, her life up north, and why her life is a testament to the saying, “yogis don’t wait.” I have learned so much from her during our virtual time together, not in the least how powerful it is to have the courage to follow your heart. You’ll learn all about that courage today, as well as find inspiration to live vibrantly and happily, hopefully inspiring others to do the same.
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In today’s episode, I share what happened when I ruined my family’s Thanksgiving dinner, how it got resolved, and how I’ve continued to process my emotions ever since. I know I’m not the only one that has these moments from time to time, so just know that you aren’t alone - and that there are tools I’ll be sharing with you today that can help you learn and grow from it.
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In today’s episode, Sara and I discuss what her life was like before she started prioritizing her own happiness and joined the Club, and what it's been like since. We talk about the different tools that help her feel empowered and the new identity she’s been able to step into. Sara is a great example of how we are not victims of anything, and we get to choose to live a vibrant, happy life.
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Today’s podcast is all about creating a new baseline mood and energy in our homes for our children to grow up around. Including a gratitude practice in your routine is really useful for that, as well as a bunch of other things I’m going to tell you about. Let’s all do our part to be the light and experience the joy and happiness that is our birthright.
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Today’s podcast is coming just in time for the holiday season when people often struggle with setting and respecting boundaries. We’re going to discuss what a healthy boundary actually is, some signs that you need to set healthier ones, and the impact on our families when boundaries are set and respected. I hope this episode helps you to have happier, more vibrant holidays with your loved ones.
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In today’s episode, Emma shares what it’s like leading a global business while raising six kids and why starting off the day by asking what would make it great is so important. We’re talking about being time management ninjas, how to invest in our relationships, and the secret to feeling confident each day. If you want to be an action taker and not just a planner, this episode is for you.
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Listen in today as I share what it really means to unconditionally love during uncertain times, and especially love those who have opposing views as us. I’ve experienced some cancel culture lately and I don’t believe that that is what will unite us. Instead, I challenge you to come from a place of love and understanding that we are all allowed to have different beliefs.
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Listen in today as I interview Sara on the healing power of nature and her experience of surviving trauma. From being raped as a teenager to her ex-husband’s betrayal, Sara has found ways to heal and now she helps others do the same. She's sharing the problem with connecting shame with trauma, how she found grace for her ex-husband, and why healing can be a fun process, especially when you’re out in nature.
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Listen in today to my interview with Kaley all about her decision to spend time with strangers and how that experience changed her for the better. She’s sharing what life was like when she lived within her comfort zone, and all the beautiful things that started happening when she stepped outside it. Overcoming our fears is really important for our growth, and when we’re growing, we’re more vibrant.
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Listen in today as I share an interview I did on Laura’s podcast recently about emotional resiliency. I talk about my sons’ recent accidents, how I’ve been coping with the emotions they brought up, and why the Feel It To Heal It method works so well. You’ll learn about the BE HER Morning Ritual I teach and how to increase your children’s emotional intelligence.
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Today, I have a very special guest who I met at last year’s Vibrant Happy Women Retreat. Erica Laffer is a registered nurse, mom of two littles, and an amazing human. Through her journey with postpartum depression, burnout, and learning to make time for what fills her soul, Erica became a more vibrant, happy version of herself. She’s here today to tell us all about her journey and why we all deserve to make time for ourselves guilt-free.
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In today’s episode, I’m opening up about my struggle with exhaustion lately as well as the mental health struggles of those closest to me. I know how important meeting our basic human needs are, and that meeting those needs is harder when you're feeling low. I’m sharing how to meet those needs in new ways, how to support someone you love living with depression, and how to support yourself through this time.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing why you don’t have to neglect your own fun for someone else’s. In fact, it’s important for your kids to see you having fun, too. Listen in as I share how I like to have fun these days, the perfect tool for when you’re ready to get off the hamster wheel, and how to get into a juicy state of flow.
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In today’s episode, I’m talking about getting heavenly, blissful, and relaxing sleep- consistently. I want you to consider who you would be in one year if you consistently got a great sleep. Through the tips and guidance I’m sharing in this episode, you can. By nailing down this one thing, you can live a more fulfilling life. It all starts with getting vibrant, happy sleep.
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Listen in today as I interview four amazing graduates from the Vibrant Happy Women Coach Certification program about what the program was like, what they learned, and how it has improved their lives and careers. We’re discussing some of the different tools taught in the program and what makes it different from any other program out there. These women are excellent examples of how life-changing getting certified can be.
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In today’s episode, I’m talking with Deanna Singh, the Chief Change Officer for the Flying Elephant Foundation. We’re talking about Deanna’s experience of being biracial, her passion for building or breaking systems to create change, and how to create harmony in your life.
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Leah Lee-Burnett is the founder of Growing Food Growing People, an organization that teaches women in an urban St. Louis community how to grow their own food and find healing in the soil. We’re talking about Leah’s experience of racism, why a food “desert” isn’t the right term, and how women’s lives are changing in her own backyard, literally.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing what it means to hold space, not just for your children, spouse, and friends, but for yourself. If we want to be able to teach our kids to know what they're thinking and feeling and gain that deep resilience, we need to give ourselves this gift first. If you’re ready to start holding space for yourself and become a master at understanding your thoughts, this episode’s for you.
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Listen in today as I interview TEDx speaker and author of Living Full Circle: Simple Ancient Rituals for Modern Life, Dondeena Bradley. In our conversation, Dondeena shares why so many of us are experiencing low energy, her favorite techniques for boosting energy, and how you can choose you even when it’s hard. If you want more energy to do what you love and show up for your family, you’ll want to hear this episode.
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Join me today as I challenge you to create with your hands in a way that feels positive to you. It can be such an instant mood booster, and I’m also sharing a few ways I like to do this in my own life. You deserve to feel amazing, and maybe you’ll find that missing piece for you in this episode.
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sex Coach, Janna Denton-Howes, on how women can enjoy sex more with their spouses. Janna is amazing. She helps women trust their intuition more, prioritize their pleasure, connect with their bodies, and set boundaries that empower them in the bedroom.
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Today, I’m sharing my personal experience with low energy, low-vibration emotions and the ways I’ve learned to raise their frequencies. When you become aware of your thoughts, you can change the baseline energetic state you were raised with. As women, this is a powerful gift we can give to our families when we nail down what it means to live in a high-vibe state.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing the 10 steps of financial planning that I followed and recommend you follow as well. We’re covering everything from budgeting to debt repayment to insurance and charity. If we want to be the strong, vibrant happen women we claim to be, it’s time to take our financial planning into our own hands with these 10 steps.
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Today, I talk to money mentor and author, Denise Duffield-Thomas. Denise has helped thousands of people work through their money blocks, rewrite their money stories, and empower their own families to view money differently. She’s sharing why saving is more fun than spending and how to not shame your kids for wanting things. You deserve to make money and your children deserve to continue your legacy.
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I’m chatting with Heather Ambler, a Mindset Coach and EFT practitioner who has helped over 10,000 people heal from trauma, increase their confidence, and achieve their goals. Heather helps her clients heal the roots of their trauma and clear their clouds of limiting beliefs so their abundance can shine. If you’ve ever struggled with limiting beliefs about money and wanted to heal them once and for all, this episode is for you.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing all the limiting beliefs I’ve had about money over the years and why your mindset matters so much when it comes to finances. Your thoughts and beliefs create your results. I’m sharing the different ways I’ve changed my mindset from one of scarcity to one of financial abundance.
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by author, freelance writer, and mom of 5, Brittney Smart. Brittney’s book, The Five-Minute Time In: Effectively Re-Engaging With Your Child(ren) in Just Five Minutes a Day, was born out of her own journey to connect deeper with her children. After a period of feeling disengaged and in apathetic autopilot, she discovered a habit that would make her children feel seen, heard, understood, liked, and loved.
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In today’s show, I’m chatting with a previous guest and host of the Authentic Parenting podcast, Anna Seewald. Anna has dedicated her career to helping children by helping their parents. Stress affects each child differently and can result in misbehavior. Anna is sharing how to guide your children through feelings of stress and anxiety so they can feel safer, in control, and regulated.
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In today's episode, I’m joined by author and mom of 4, Greta Eskridge. Greta’s new book, Adventuring Together teaches parents how to create lasting memories and connections with their kids, no matter where you are. She’s sharing how this pandemic shouldn’t stop you from experiencing new things together as a family, and some of the ways we’ve each been having family adventures lately.
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In today’s episode, I’m diving into how we can help our kids manage their emotions with awareness, validation, and healing. You have to feel it to heal it, right? I’m sharing some ways you can express your unconditional love for your children by teaching them how to feel their feelings. When we ditch the "shoulds," the world and our families become so much more beautiful.
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by the CEO of Conscious Parenting Revolution, Katherine Winter-Sellery. Katherine has spent years educating parents on collaborating and consciously connecting with their children. She shares why so many families are struggling with being cooped up, our children’s need for self-direction, and what we can do to balance our children’s emotional needs.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing how you can choose beliefs that empower you instead of ones that push you into victimhood and fear. I’ll explain how to use my Thought Table tool and take you through a few common beliefs many of us are having right now. I’m sharing how to shift your thoughts so you can feel and act how you want to.
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Today, I’m joined by NY Times Bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford. Rachel knows a lot about emotional resiliency and children. Rachel and I are talking all about nurturing your emotional garden so you can model to your children how to clean up theirs.
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There is a duality to everything in life. And by cultivating the superpower of awareness, it’s easier to see that duality. If you’re aware of your thoughts, you can identify how they're limiting you, and gently divert the path.
We’re talking about the stigma around being a highly sensitive person and all the gifts you were naturally born with. By staying in curiosity, being aware of your thoughts, and loving yourself, you can share your gifts with the world.
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In our discussion, Monica and I share how we’ve intentionally become more flexible and how it has positively impacted our families.
We’re talking about being flexible with your habits, productivity, and routines in favor of a more curious, open, and in-progress life. You can be the calming lighthouse for your family and for yourself. It starts with letting go.
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During this pandemic, you may be feeling guilty for not being productive enough and grief over what was supposed to happen. In our discussion, Jennifer Louden and I discover what happens when you drop the “shoulds” and let go of the past. Lose the guilt and start living the life you've dreamed of.
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Today, I’m joined by the co-founder of the app, Meditation Studio by Muse, Patricia Karpas. Patricia is a huge meditation advocate and she’s joining me to talk about coping with anxiety through mindfulness techniques. She's sharing some of her tips for relaxation that we all could use right now.
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This episode is all about giving you and other parents the permission to let this time be what it is. Not perfect, but still enriching, engaging, and fun. Danielle is a homeschool mom herself and is sharing all her amazing tips and guidance for other parents during this time. You’ll learn how to support your children’s education (of all kinds) without getting stressed out.
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This episode, with Gina Brodtmann, is all about learning tools to accept, embrace, and manage your emotions. Whether that be through venting to your friends or decluttering your house, focusing on what you can control makes the uncertainty easier to cope with. I hope this discussion leaves you feeling comforted, understood, and like you’re ready to face your feelings.
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In today’s episode, we’re (tastefully) discussing sex, intimacy, vulnerability, and love with sexologist, sex therapist, and couple’s therapist, Isiah McKimmie. This discussion will leave you feeling empowered to talk more openly about intimacy with your partner and more confident in your own skin.
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Laura and I talk about so much in this episode, including the behavioral model of parenting that many of us grew up with vs. the compassion model that is becoming more popular. We chat about how our brain finds evidence for whatever we're already thinking, how to dig out negative thought patterns, and why we can't force our loved ones to change. We also dig into some of the fascinating new research that supports a parenting approach that makes our relationship with our child the most important part of our parenting.
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Maggie and I cover a lot of ground, starting off with a discussion about how our thoughts and the stories we tell ourselves create our lives. We then talk about why unsexy emotions like calm, centeredness, focus, and determination are the true sweet spots in life that help us create the results we're craving.
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In this episode, we're talking about why love isn't just a feeling. We will talk about how to choose loving thoughts that will then create loving feelings and actions. And I will share a couple of exercises with you - one for your journal, and one that's a meditation - that will help you practice building your love muscles.
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In today's episode, I want to talk about the importance of self-compassion. We'll chat about why this is such a gift, how to start practicing self-compassion, and some of the changes you'll see when you start showering yourself with more love. Self-love and self-compassion are your birthright - don't ever forget that.
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In today's episode, I'm talking about the relationship between intuition and authenticity. I'm going to share some of my own intuitive experiences with you, discuss what I mean when I say intuition, and talk about why I think it's so important to carve out quiet space for ourselves every single day.
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We're talking all about boundaries and the dos and don'ts of setting them. We will chat about why it can be difficult to create a boundary, how to react when they get tested, and why we can't get caught up in what we think everyone else "should" be doing. I'll also share some great examples of healthy boundaries and talk about why they should be set from a place of love and respect.
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Today I want to dive into self-love and talk about why it's so important. I'll tell you a bit more about how I learned this, how I make sure my own cup is filled up, and why we have to take care of ourselves if we want to serve at our highest level. So many women falsely believe that they have to sacrifice themselves for others - and I hope you learn today that you can love others more deeply when you love yourself first.
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In this episode, I'm talking about why feelings of discomfort have so much to teach us. I'll share a bit about my experiences with uncomfortable feelings and painful life events, how I realized that my thoughts were making my suffering worse, and how I learned to choose thoughts that made me feel better and helped me through these times.
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We're staying focused on the topic of priorities today and building on last week's chat about how to make sure you get your most important things on the schedule every day. In this episode, we're talking about how to discover what your priorities are and why we need to get really clear on what we're saying yes to - not just good at saying no.
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Ceri and I chat about how she helps her clients discover their priorities, why you can't choose your priorities from a place of fear, and why scheduling your time is such an important piece of this puzzle.
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In this episode, I want to share a practical approach for keeping your resolutions and acting in integrity. I will share some tips on time management, scheduling, and visualizing so you can keep up with your self-commitments. I encourage you to start small, write your goals down, and find a way to make a calendar work for you. And we will talk about developing a healthier relationship with failure.
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About this Episode: Do you know the ONE THING that will get you to December 2020 with an entirely different life? It's real. I've done it. And it's super powerful.
What You'll Learn: After listening you’ll know:
- the secret formula for getting a new outcome (bring on December 2020!)
- why 92% of people absolutely cannot stick with their New Year's Resolutions, no matter how many times they try.
- my story of moving with 5 kids and how my suffering helped me shift
- the fallacy of thinking "life is hard" and what to think instead.
- and so much more!
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About this Episode: A warrior and a goddess. How can you be both? How can you meld the two into one amazing YOU? Listen now to learn how you can become a Warrior Goddess!
What You'll Learn: After listening you’ll know:
- Why you need to give yourself permission to feel strong emotions such as grief
- What it means to “align with life”
- What it means to purify your vessel
- What traits define a warrior and…
- What traits define a goddess and how to the blend the 2 within yourself
- And much more!
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About this Episode: You know you want to change and grow. It's wired in us. But how do you move forward and make progress toward your goals when you feel scattered, burned out and overwhelmed?
What You'll Learn: * How the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast is changing in 2020. * What I learned after moving to a new house with 5 kids under age 9. * The best way to change yourself in 2020 * And much more!
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About this Episode: Do you ever feel weighted down by current personal or family struggles and think, "I'm not sure how much more I can handle!" What if a simple shift in your outlook could increase your hope, positivity and resilience?
What You'll Learn: * How struggles can increase your gratitude * Linda's story of grit and positivity * That you don't have to stay stuck in past hurts * How challenges in our past help shape and prepare us for future challenges * Linda's mantra and how it's been key in keeping her from wallowing * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: We all have an inner need to contribute – to make the world a better place. But how do we do it without burning out or feeling drained? In this Happy Bit you’ll learn how to align your love and service with your talents and superpowers and how serving from a place of intuitive, energetic alignment will leave you overflowing with joy.
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About this Episode: Does this sound familiar? “I don't have time for that. I'm just trying to get everything done. I'm trying to manage my life. I have SO much to do.” Showing up as love doesn't have to take much time at all -- it's just a little focus, a kind word, a little hug, whatever it is -- shifting a little bit of your attention and energy on to others will bring you greater joy.
What You'll Learn: * What it means to “show up as love” * The benefit of surrendering during difficult times * A great idea to connect with your spouse when you are “ships in the night” * How prayer and gratitude help you show up as your best self * How even small moments of self care enlivens you with noticeable energy * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: We often want big changes to happen in our lives, but we can get stuck with the Herculean effort required for the task. What happens when we focus on taking one small leap instead? In this Happy Bit I issue a challenge for you to take one small leap in the areas of mind, body, spirit, relationships, and contribution. Listen to receive your own inspired ideas.
Heal Your Heart: A 2020 Journey of Self Love
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About this Episode: Are you fully living your one wild and precious life? Each of us has an innate need to live a life of connection, meaning, and contribution, but sometimes we struggle to know exactly WHAT we should do to live a purposeful life. In this episode guest Susie Rheault shares how repeatedly taking small leaps will illuminate our personal paths of purpose.
What You'll Learn: * The harsh realities of many African nations and how Precious Project is making a difference * Why you should cultivate friends who know how to listen * Why your leaps of courage don’t have to be huge leaps to be beneficial * The secret to living a life of meaning * The best way to unleash your complaints without burdening others with them * Susie’s 3-fold formula to being a vibrant, happy woman * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: Many of us have created vision boards out of magazine images or computer printouts, but have you ever tried creating a stick-figure vision board? Learn about this powerful tool in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Listening is a part of everyday life, right? We listen to our children, our spouse, our friends, our coworkers. But how often do we pause and listen to ourselves? In this episode, Thirza Voysey talks about ways we can slow down, tune into our souls and find fulfillment.
What You'll Learn: * How self-trust will help you let go of guilt, shame and fear * How drawing a simple picture of your future goals can help you make them a reality * The benefits of slowing down and nurturing yourself * How horses and other animals can help with meditation practices as well as alleviate anxieties * What it means to have “a river running through you” * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Heal Your Heart: A 2020 Journey of Self Love * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.soulfarm.ca * Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert * HeartMath Institute * Abraham Hicks * Milk Frother * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Thirza on Instagram * Follow Thirza on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: We know it’s important to be grateful, but when was the last time you were grateful for all of the wonderful traits, characteristics and behaviors that make you YOU? The fact is, you are BEAUTIFULLY human, and you should celebrate that.
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About this Episode: The “shoulds” of this world can dominate our time, distracting us from what’s really important if we don’t pause and check in with our REAL selves. In this episode guest Melissa Camara Wilkins shares exactly how to be the woman you were made to be and let go of the rest.
What You'll Learn: * The difference between wellness and wholeness * How to start showing up as yourself * How to make an “enough list” * Some daily habits that help design your day * How the question “what nourishes me?” helps discover who your really are * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: Learn 5 powerful phrases that will help you kids be more confident in themselves and in their decisions.
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About this Episode: Guest Amber Fife shares her secret for finding balance and calm despite ongoing struggles with anxiety. Hint: it's something all of us crave and would benefit from, whether we have anxiety or not.
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About this Happy Bit: Intuitive health is empowering. Not only do you get to OWN the decisions you make about your health, but you will more likely stick with your plan because YOU created it. Learn how it's done in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: We are constantly bombarded by images on TV, magazines, and social media showing us what a “healthy body” should look like. These ideals are the root cause of many body image struggles, especially with women. What it, instead of trying to get our bodies to look like everyone else, we listened to our bodies are telling us? What it we treated our bodies as a unique and special vessel, tuning in to what it needs?
What You'll Learn: * Why aesthetic fitness is not actual fitness * What it means to have body intuition * How to practice mindful eating * What it means to “come home to your body” * What it means to have your own health zone and how it can evolve with you * What W.I.N. means * Gillian’s recent experience that made her never question her gut instincts again * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * superyou.ca * superyoustudio.com * elephantinthegym.com * Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon * The Elephant in the Gym by Gillian Goerzen * Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown * The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson * Oh She Glows * Whitewater Cooks * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Gillian on Twitter * Follow Gillian on Facebook * Osea Malibu
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About this Happy Bit: Many of us believe in Right and Wrong and Truth (each with a capital letter). But often these social constructs and status quo norms can block us from receiving the deepest levels of light and happiness on a personal basis. In this Happy Bit I’ll teach you the art of questioning everything and getting out of the boxes that leave you feeling stuck so you can be the most vibrant and happy version of yourself.
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About this Episode: When it comes to body and health, out of the box thinking is how Nadine Artemis has built a successful company. In this episode, she shares many unique and non-mainstream tips on how to care for your body and skin as well as her stories of resilience as she built Living Libations.
What You'll Learn: * Learn how Nadine didn’t “get stuck in her tragedy” * The importance of our skin’s microbiome * What one of the best cleansers for our skin is * The importance of a healthy vaginal microbiome * The horror story from Jen’s first gyno appointment when she was 16 years old * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: Self compassion, or loving connected presence (a phrase coined by Dr. Kristin Neff, is a powerful component of happiness, peace and relationship success. In this Happy Bit I share what self compassion looks like in my everyday life and how it helps me better connect with myself, my family, nature, and a Higher Power.
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About this Episode: Anxiety and loneliness are at an all-time high in our society, each correlated with increased cell phone use and decreased face-to-face contact. While this truth affects all of us, perhaps no group is more strongly affected than teens. In this episode you’ll learn how teaching connection and self compassion skills is having a massive impact on teen (and adult) happiness levels.
What You'll Learn: * How simplifying your space can improve mental well-being * How the simple exercise of placing your hand over your heart can reduce anxiety and increase self compassion * Why 32% of teens deal with high stress levels * Gain helpful tips for your teen and cell phone usage * Why it’s important for kids to be bored sometimes * How and why it’s important for the vagus nerve to be stimulated * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * Zenlibrarian.ca * Best Exotic Marigold Hotel * Mindful Self Compassion by Kristin Neff * Mindfulselfcompassion.com * Organize 365 Podcast * The Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō * 10% Happier by Dan Harris * Lost Connections by Johann Hari * Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid * Making Friends with Yourself for Teens * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * OSEA Malibu
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About this Happy Bit: Do you know what you REALLY want in life? If time and money were no object, what would you do this week? In this Happy Bit I’ll share how to create a vision for what you want and how to say YES to that vision.
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About this Episode: Do you find yourself saying no too easily? Do you often make excuses as to why it wouldn’t work? What if you said YES more often? There may be opportunities on your horizon that you don’t even realize because you stay in your safety zone. So, how can you shift into saying yes more? Practice now by saying yes to this new, encouraging episode!
What You'll Learn: * How you can start saying yes more often * Why it's important to allow yourself to grieve * Practical tools that can be helpful during depression * Why finding a clear vision of what you want in life can bring fulfillment * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: Often, when we marry and have kids, we abdicate some of our responsibilities, such as meeting our own emotional needs, managing our finances, making independent decisions, or even creating the healthy boundaries necessary to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally. We can change all of that by making the choice to be the captain of our own ship and taking 100% responsibility for our happiness.
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About this Episode: Experiencing stressors is par for the course in life. No one is immune. Loss of employment, death, wayward children, financial struggle, illness, divorce — the list is vast. How do you cope when you are being weighed down by stressful times? You can’t always choose what happens to you, but you can choose how to handle it. And for Molly Goodheart, she chose to be the captain of her own ship.
What You'll Learn: * How Molly’s motto “I don’t need to know everything, I just need to know someone who knows” can lighten burdens * What it means to be captain of your own ship * How to deal with the illness of a child * How to move on after divorce * Why it’s important to be the kind of person you want to attract * Why it’s crucial to get to know yourself * And many more inspiring stories from Molly
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About this Happy Bit: Most of us would love to have more intuitive communication from and with a Higher Intelligence. But how to reduce the clutter in our minds that sometimes blocks out the signal we’re trying to receive? We start by having a morning ritual that decreases energetic resistance and that increases energetic conductivity.
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About this Episode: Would you agree that your energy level largely determines your productivity, your mood, and your motivation? When your phone hits 10% battery life, you recharge it right away. What if you were to do the same type of thing for yourself? How do you recharge, or “uplevel” your energy without turning to quick fixes like caffeine or sugar? This episode is full of ways to tune into yourself and recharge.
Listen and You Will: * Learn when the 3 best moments of the day are to pause and breathe...and why * Discover how even 5 minutes a day of meditation can up level your energy * Find out how we are confusing social media connection with human connection...and why we need to stop * Learn how you can defer negative vibes from others using a simple technique * Understand why we need to recharge ourselves as often as we recharge our phones * Tackle difficult moments that arise by using Rajshree’s simple technique * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * The Power of Vital Force * Kirlian Photography * The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry * Instant Pot * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Rajshree on Facebook * Follow Rajshree on Twitter * Follow Rajshree on Instagram * Subscribe Rajshree on Youtube * Rajshreepatel.com -- If you order The Power of Vital Force, you will recieve a bonus gift from Rajshree valued at $525! * Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY!
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About this Happy Bit: Are you BEING the type of person you want to be, at the identity level? Learn how to change your identity in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: How do you define your identity? Is it through various life experiences? Hardships and struggles? Successes and accomplishments? The roles you play in your life and others’ lives? You have a choice. You can choose which of these things you want to absorb into your identity and which ones you don’t.
What You'll Learn: * Why it’s best to NOT structure your identity around the hard things that happen to you * How to move away from “victim” mode * How looking at your own “growth journey” can help you * How priorities may shift during different seasons of life * How your cycle coincides with energy and intuition levels * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * Maybe Someday podcast * Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert interview about grief * Do Less by Kate Northrup * maybesomedaypodcast.com/vibrant * Maybe Someday Episode 2 with Jen * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Sarah on Facebook * Follow Sarah on Twitter
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About this Happy Bit: Growing up in a farm family focused on efficiency and hard work, I spent most of my early life primarily in a masculine energy. That went fine for a while, until my intuition started telling me to try doing things differently. The result? Phenomenal. Listen to hear what happened.
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About this Episode: Understanding the opposite sex is an age old struggle. This episode will help you shift your thinking away from focusing on the scary, frustrating, or false beliefs about relationships and towards a more empowering and refreshing mindset. Learn a variety of ways to navigate the mysterious waters of relationships with men from dating and relationship coach, Marni Battista.
What You'll Learn: * What somatic techniques are and how you can use them to calm fear and anxiety * How to identify beliefs about men that may get in the way of a great relationship * Why playing hard to get is NOT the answer * 3 questions to ask when you’re stuck in a frustrating relationship situation * The golden question to ask when dealing with conflict in a relationship * What a “shoulder to shoulder” conversation is and how it works! * And much more juicy info!
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About this Happy Bit: There's a simple little tool that will decrease anxiety, depression and stress, increase the gray matter in our brains, and boost our ability to focus and feel motivated. Want it? Listen to learn what it is.
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About this Episode: The world today can be incredibly overstimulating — there is SO much to see, to experience, and to process. Just like your tired body after a busy day, your brain needs to rest and reset, too. Research shows that meditation can help your brain by teaching you how to connect the relationship of the thoughts in your mind to the feelings in your body. And that connection results in abundant benefits. Listen to this fascinating interview to find out how meditation can help YOU.
What You'll Learn: * How to start meditation if you’re a beginner * What the many tangible benefits of mediation are * What the “attentional loop” is and why it’s the core of meditative practice * How meditation can help improve focus and attention (in kids, too!) * How meditation can assist in breaking certain habits and cycles * What it means to sit with discomfort and why that’s good for you * About the Muse headband and how to use it to improve your mediation * What the “Cold Shower Challenge” is and how empowers you to handle emotions and feelings * And much more!
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About this Happy Bit: Limiting beliefs keep us stuck and limit our potential, but where do they come from? And how do we let go of those limitations and adopt more empowering beliefs? I share exactly how I've done it, along with the surprising results, in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Do you ever find yourself unintentionally sabotaging your self-improvement efforts? And whoosh! Your motivation and willpower are out the window. What it there was a way to retrain your brain so that you stop being your own worst enemy when it comes to improving yourself or making a life change? Dr. Judy Ho has some enlightening steps and tips to stop impairing your ability to reach your goals.
What You'll Learn: * The 6 steps to stop self-sabotage * What Dr. Judy’s L.I.F.E. triggers are * What the dopamine cycle is and how to replace those negative dopamine hits * How mental contrasting and implementation intention can get you over the self-sabotage hurdle * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.drjudyho.com * Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower and Get Out Of Your Own Way! * The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Movies) * Game of Thrones Books * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Dr. Judy on Facebook * Follow Dr. Judy on Twitter
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About this Happy Bit: We all want more free time so we can have fun, connect with loved ones, and take more purpose-filled action. I'm no different! I've learned a few time-saving tricks recently, and I'm sharing them on this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Have you ever met someone who didn’t wish for more time in their day? There always seems to be more to do than you have time for...but what it if you could shift your thinking and discover that you really DO have time for doing the things you want as well as the things you need?
What You'll Learn: * How you can have up to 72 hours a week to do with what YOU choose * How tracking your time can be very eye-opening * What the phrase “I don’t have time” really means * Why looking at your time in weekly blocks is more effective than daily blocks * Why having “back up spots” is important * How shifting from “am I going to..?” to “when am I going to…?” helps you prioritize * And many more helpful time management tips!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.lauravanderkam.com * Receive a free time makeover guide by subscribing to Laura's monthly newsletter here. * The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey * To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf * Best of Both Worlds Podcast * Before Breakfast Podcast * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Laura on Facebook * Follow Laura on Twitter
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About this Happy Bit: Would adding more creativity to your life bring you more fulfillment? But how do you make time? In this Happy Bit you'll learn some quick and easy creativity strategies that take 5 minutes or less.
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About this Episode: You might say that you aren’t “a creative person”. But consider this: creativity is the use of imagination and original ideas and then turning them into reality. Pretty cool, right? Everyone has some sort of creativity that needs to be released and made real! In this episode, you’ll learn how Jill Kane discovered her creative outlet and how it’s helped her find fulfillment in many areas of her life.
What You'll Learn: * What Jill’s mantra is and how it takes the pressure off perfection * How EFT tapping can release past hurts and shift current anxieties * How to shift your mindset during different seasons of life to avoid frustration * What the 3 step experiment process is and how to use it to achieve goals * Why there’s no such thing as non-creative people and why you should give yourself permission to try new things * How small and simple things can help build lasting friendships * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.jillkanedesigns.com * Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon by Joe Dispenza * Karen Berzanski of The Lucky Soul * Chat Books * Daring Greatly * The Gifts of Imperfection * Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear * The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Jill on Facebook * Follow Jill on Twitter * Follow Jill on Instagram * Subscribe Jill on YouTube
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About this Happy Bit: You probably know boundaries are important, but have you learned the art of compassionate boundaries? Learn what I'm talking about in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: In this episode, Heather Chauvin shares how moms can feel their best and engage in a more sustainable version of motherhood by through energy management and through setting strong, clear boundaries. In the end, it all comes down to knowing how you want to feel and how you want to show up as a mom and then structuring your life to match. A must-listen for moms!
What You'll Learn: After listening you'll know:
- How to connect to the big WHY
- What "energy leaks" are and how to stop them
- How to get your children to be part of the team
- Why true happiness has to come from inside
- And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Simplify Your Life: 5 Easy Strategies to Get Organized and Make Time for What Matters * www.heatherchauvin.com * Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: Sometimes you feel READY to grow, improve, and change. If that's how you're feeling right now, this Happy Bit is for you! Join me and guest Jill Payne to learn why your ENERGY must be the first step.
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About this Episode: Have you ever found something that you really like to do and wondered, “Could I make money doing this?” This is exactly what Stacy Tuschl did and she has created a hugely successful business by doing what she loves. If you have that entrepreneurial bug, listen and learn how she came to grow a business. If you are a mom trying to balance life, listen and learn how she is able to meet her personal and family needs successfully as well as run a business.
What You'll Learn: In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with
- How your talents and passions can turn into business ideas
- How a mentor makes a huge difference
- Why 80% is often better than 100%
- Why it’s more important what your kids think of you than what peers think
- The secret to keeping commitments to yourself
- And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.shesbuildingherempire.com * Foot Traffic Podcast * She's Building Her Empire * The Compound Effect Darren Hardy * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Stacy on Facebook * Follow Stacy on Twitter * Follow Stacy on Instagram * Subscribe Stacy on YouTube * Factor75 Meal Subscription Service (Mmmm!!!)
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About this Happy Bit: Do you spend your time doing something you love? In this Happy Bit you'll learn the secret of loving what you in a way that opens you up to receiving even more.
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About this Episode: We all get “stuck” in some aspect of our lives from time to time whether it’s in a job, in family life, or in a thousand other things. The good news is that you are never stuck permanently — there is always a solution for getting unstuck. Often, however, taking that leap to get out of the slump is daunting. Listen here to find out how and why you should take that leap and to get your spark back!
What You'll Learn: * Why waiting to make a change until everything is perfect is not the way to roll * Why you should “burn your boat” * How to find a job that fits you and your passions * How your mindset plays into your success * How the “fake it til you make it” attitude can bring confidence * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Hemmingsconsulting.com * Becoming by Michelle Obama * The Alchemist * Malcolm X * Discovering Your Soul Signature by Panache Desai * Yellow Dock Nature’s Way Supplement * Rapid Planning Method by Tony Robbins * Tony Robbins Business Mastery * The Work Happy Project * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Alison Hemmings on LinkedIn * Get a free audio book with a 30-day trial membership with Audible by going to audible.com/happywomen or texting ‘HAPPYWOMEN' to 500-500.
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About this Happy Bit: We long for miracles at times, but what about the miracles that are already here? Learn the trick to seeing them.
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About this Episode: Many of us can picture future plans for our lives, but can we imagine the feelings we’ll have when we reach our goals? Jill Payne shares how training our brains to envision what future experiences will feel will help us be motivated to achieve them. Along with the help of our Agent, who has our best interests in mind, we can be #diming!
What You'll Learn: * How spending 30 seconds 3 times a day can shift your life * How to help the “kid in your belly” and the “adult in your throat” work together * How to retrain your brain to envision future events and accompanying feelings * Why “no’s” in your life plan can be beneficial * How to get on the right channel with your Agent * How your beliefs become your energy that leads to actions and results * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Free Mini Training: Simplify Your Life: 5 Easy Strategies to Get Organized and Make Time for What Matters * jillpayne.ca * Dime Life Online Coaching * Diming50, 30 Day Challenges – Enter Promo Code “diming50” for 50% OFF * The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron * Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza * Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back by Gary John Bishop * Abraham-Hicks * Medical Medium * Follow Jill on Facebook * Follow Jill on Twitter * Follow Jill on Instagram * Subscribe Jill on Youtube * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Plan to Eat
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About this Happy Bit: We know energy is all around us, but how do we become more aware? In this Happy Bit I give you 3 things you can experiment with (plus 1 bonus) to become more attuned with the energy of those around you.
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About this Episode: Do you ever find yourself saying you’re tired, emotional, or depressed? Or do you ever find it difficult to stick with an exercise routine or to feel motivated? Jill Payne, the “spiritual athlete,” says happy, motivated living start with managing our energy. In this episode Jill shares 3 easy strategies to help you achieve a level-10 energy, which she calls “being a freaking dime.” Jill’s powerful tools will help you boost your mood in powerful ways so you can live in a more beautiful state of mind every day.
What You'll Learn: * How to be a freaking dime! * 5 things you should be doing live a higher-energy life * How to change your negative story about your spouse and marriage * How to get the voice in your head to be on the same team as your body * How to end the dialogue of “nobody likes me” and “nobody cares about me” * 3 principles that allow you to create and cultivate energy * How you can decide to feel the way you want to feel
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * SpiritualAthlete.life * Jill Payne * Amy Cuddy Ted Talk * Jill on Instagram * Ask And It Is Given by Abraham Hicks * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Ana Luisa
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About this Happy Bit: Two things are required to make your life a masterpiece. Are you doing them?
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About this Episode: Do you ever get discouraged because you feel like you’ve tried everything under the sun to lose weight and feel better? What if the solutions to a healthier body included things as simple as breathing and sunshine? Find out how simple, daily practices can help you be super well!
What You'll Learn: * Why just diet and exercise aren’t the only solution to achieving a healthy weight * What the most potent and powerful (but supremely simple) keys to wellness are * What the “crowding out” method is and how to use it * How stress can sabotage even the best diet practices * How many people use only 30% of lung capacity and why that’s a problem * How being in tune with your inner truths can lead to a healthier, happier life * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * www.dredithubuntu.com * The SuperWellness book on Amazon * SuperWellness website * “The Dr. E Show” Podcast * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Dr. Edith on Facebook * Follow Dr. Edith on Instagram * Plan to Eat
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About this Happy Bit: Sometimes you just feel lousy...anxiety, depression, worry, frustration can get the best of us at one time or another. But there's an easy way to shift yourself out of negativity and into a moment of bliss. Listen to learn how it's done.
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About this Episode: Does the chaos and busyness of life leave you spinning sometimes? Do you shove the emotions you feel aside while you deal with all the things you need to be and accomplish? Many times those buried, undealt with emotions can send our brains and bodies into a tailspin. Find out how you can acknowledge and work through those emotions rather than having them toxically build up inside you.
What You'll Learn: * How to get out of your head and into your body * What embodiment is when dealing with difficult and strong emotions * How to “pause” your life * How belly breathing can help retrain your brain * How to use the 5 senses exercise to work through emotions * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Favorite Easy Meal: Asian Turkey Meatballs * Mantras in Motion * Sylvester McNutt III Books (E.g. Care Package; Lust For Life and Free Your Energy) * Discovering Your Soul Signature by Panache Desai * Amy on Instagram * Contact Amy * Amy's doTERRA website * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Ana Luisa
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About this Happy Bit: When we don't experience enough pleasure from healthy sources, our bodies/brains will DEMAND pleasure from less healthy sources, like that pan of brownies. How do we create more pleasure in our lives?
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About this Episode: Beauty, comfort, intimacy, spirituality, movement. These are all things that help you experience pleasure. If pleasure is sought and felt and on a regular basis, your metabolism increases and your feel-good hormones rise, affecting your body the way that dieting does. You can experience what Susan Hyatt says is “life gain, not weight loss”. Do you want to up-level your life?
What You'll Learn: * Why feeling comfortable in your own skin is one of the most powerful factors of success * How to eavesdrop on yourself so you can identify, assess, and banish “repeat offender” thoughts * Why reprogramming your mind has more to do with valuing your body than what dress size you are * How to use the BARE Body Love-Scale * How deeply nourishing self-care allows you to experience pleasure and why that’s important for your body and health * How to be a “woman who take exceptional care of herself” * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.letsgetbare.com * www.shyatt.com * The BARE Body-Love Scale * The BARE Hunger Scale * The BARE Manifesto * Bare by Susan Hyatt * What Color is Your Parachute by Richard N. Bolles * Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck * Trainwreck by Sady Doyle * Instantpot * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Susan on Instagram * Follow Susan on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: When mental illness strikes us or a loved one, how do we bounce back and stay resilient? It all starts with the art of self soothing, wellness and creating pockets of pleasure.
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About this Episode: Dealing with mental illness is challenging in any relationship and especially with the loved ones inside your home. How do you help? How do you cope and take care of yourself at the same time? Listen to this open and honest interview with Ally Golden who offers some insight to this sensitive subject.
What You'll Learn: * How parental mental illness relates to emotional development in children * How not to repeat your parents’ mistakes with your own children * How mental illnesses can be passed down through generations through cycles of parenting and trauma * How to take care of your own well-being while helping others cope with mental illness * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.allygolden.com * A Good Soldier by Ally Golden * The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls * Stop Walking on Egg Shells * The Time Traveler’s Wife * The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Ally on Twitter * Follow Ally on Facebook * Ana Luisa * Audible
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About this Happy Bit: If you ever feel sad that something in your life isn't "normal," then this happy bit is for you!
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About this Episode: Consider this statement: Life is the classroom and the struggles are your lessons. This is some of the wisdom that 9/11 widow Lisa Luckett shares in this enlightening episode. When you shift your thinking to the idea that life is happening FOR you and not TO you, it can change you.
What You'll Learn:
- How to get “unstuck” from victimhood
- Why it’s important to let others help you during difficult times
- How self-love means loving your bad side maybe more than your good side
- How 10 minutes of stillness a day can be a key to balance
- How forgiveness can lighten your burden
- Why it’s critical to give yourself permission to let go of limiting beliefs
- And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.lisaluckett.com * Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping * The Light in 9/11: Shocked by Kindness, Healed by Love by Lisa Luckett * The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell * The DailyOM by Madisyn Taylor * The Skim * The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer * The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks * Cozmeena Enlightened Living * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Lisa on Facebook * Plan to Eat
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About this Happy Bit: Struggles and grief come and go - how should we handle them?
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About this Episode: We all have mental blueprints about how sex “should” look in a relationship, including ideas about frequency, who experiences the pleasure, and more. What if you could change your sexual blueprint into a menu of daily intimate interactions that will not only improve your relationships, but will leave you feeling more energized and happy? Learn how in this episode.
What You'll Learn: * What is on the “intimacy menu” and how it redefines what sex is * How following 3 rules can improve intimacy * What the 2 week intimacy challenge is * How to have conversations with your partner about sexual expectations * How prioritizing yourself in all areas of your life can bring satisfaction * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.sexeverydaybook.com * The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss * Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza * Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Caitlin on Instagram * Follow Caitlin on Facebook * Ana Luisa
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About this Happy Bit: We all have both masculine and feminine energy, but which one is your CORE energy? Would shifting something help you with your happiness, energy and relationships? I'll offer some food for thought on the topic in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: They have been called masculine and feminine, yin and yang, hunter and gatherer — these energies that both women and men can flow in. Learning how to use both of these energy types can help you feel more vibrant and happy as well as have more fulfilling relationships with your loved ones.
What You'll Learn: * What men really want in a woman * How women can use both hunter & gatherer tendencies depending on the task at hand and why women feel caught between both types of energy at times * How your natural instincts affect communication in your relationships * What it means to have “hostess head” * The one question to ask to avoid getting your feelings hurt * Why it’s unhealthy for women to be stuck in hunter mode for too long
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.understandmen.com * Understanding Men/Understanding Women course * The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Alison on Twitter * Follow Alison on Facebook * Plan to Eat * Storyworth
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About this Happy Bit: Outdoor play has a multitude of benefits, including lowering cortisol, decreasing depression and anxiety, improving focus and social skills, and much more. In this Happy Bit I'll share ideas that will help you kids play longer (and happier) outside.
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About this Episode: My grandma’s philosophy: it’s just as easy to be sad as it is to be happy, so choose happy! Listening to my 88 year-old grandma, Joanne Nottingham, will bring a smile to your face and it won’t be a surprise to know that her goal is to spread kindness and joy to everyone everyday.
What You'll Learn: * About what life was like raising kids on a farm in the 1950’s * How to deal with people who offend you * My grandma’s favorite happiness tool * How kindness and a happy attitude help others and yourself * And more sage advice
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About this Happy Bit: Growing up, I had ample time for being outdoors, connecting with people, and generally enjoying the simple things. In this Happy Bit I'm not only share some stories from my life on the farm, but I share how I've recently committed to re-training my brain to enjoy those simple things again.
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About this Episode: Life lessons learned and nuggets of wisdom are shared in this week’s episode by my mom, Wanda Johnson, a hard-working Iowan farmer that believes that a good attitude and never giving up have been her keys to success.
What You'll Learn: * How living in a small town has its benefits * How good, hard work can bring joy and fulfillment * Why “sleeping on it” is sometimes just what you need to figure out a problem * Why listening to your own heart and not caring about what others think or do can bring contentment * And many more wise bits of advice!
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About this Happy Bit: Sometimes what we want feels so easy that it just has to be "meant to be." And other times what we want never seems to happen. When that happens we have two choices.
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About this Episode: Are you ready for a pick me up? This vibrant, happy interview of two friends will motivate you to do what you love, to be present, and to retake responsibility for your own attitude and happiness.
What You'll Learn: * That your happiness belongs to you and no one else * How to shift so that you act, don’t react * How “obstacles are detours in the right direction” * What dance walking is! * How slowing down, even for a few minutes a day, can help you refocus and be present * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama * A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry * Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown * Wild by Cheryl Strayed * Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: Car maintenance is important, and you need special tools to keep your car functioning at peak performance. The same is true for us humans: maintaining a healthy emotional state is important, and it works best when we find the right tools to accomplish it. That's why I love EFT Tapping, because it's a tool that will help us function at peak emotional state quickly and easily. I talk about how tapping has helped me in this episode.
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About this Episode: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping has become a more prevalent form of therapy in recent years. It has been shown to improve the emotional pains caused grief and trauma. It has helped people find better health and improve their relationship with money. This episode is a perfect listen for anyone interested in learning more about this tool.
What You'll Learn: * How tapping allows you “to meet yourself where you are” * Ways to discover and remove blocks you may have about money, weight and past hurts * What it means to “unpack” issues and “tap them out” * How you can see positive results with weekly tapping in as little as 1 month * How to access Heather’s free video guide for beginning tappers * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.heatherambler.com * Follow Heather on Twitter * Follow Heather on Facebook * Getting Started with EFT Tapping * Tapping Into Wealth by Margaret Lynch * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Plan to Eat * Storyworth
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About this Happy Bit: Spring Cleaning for our homes can be easy, but what about for our minds? May is the perfect time to let go of our stories of resistance and struggle. Learn how it's done in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Most days life is hectic. There are many responsibilities and demands on your time and energy. Everyone yearns to come home to a space that is welcoming, calming and supportive and that doesn't require more work. Find out some good tips about how investing some time organizing will result in creating this kind of environment in your home.
What You'll Learn: * How to use the 4 stages of organization and why it’s important to complete them in order * How a lack of organization affects other parts of your life * Why the trickiest time to get and stay organized is in your 30s and 40s (and how to change that!) * What it means to stop, drop and wait * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.jenniferburnham.com * Mastering Your Mean Girl by Melissa Ambrosini * Follow Jennifer on Facebook * Follow Jennifer on Instagram * Chickpea Curry * Food Chopper * Cuinsinart * Miracle Suit * Harper Wilde * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: It can be so frustrating when others are acting in ways that are in direct conflict with our values. How do we reconcile that everyone else doesn't value what we value?
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About this Episode: Have you ever felt like you are meant for more? That there’s more to your life that you haven’t discovered yet? That you have more to do or give but you are just… stuck? Get ready to be touched and inspired by my guest and friend Donna Simkin who has opened her heart, discovered her talents and found her purpose in a wonderful way.
What You'll Learn: * The best 5 questions to ask yourself to help when you are discouraged and overwhelmed * A simple but key way to connect with your kids * A fun family tradition to promote the habit of expressing gratitude * Ways to discover the greatness you are meant for * And many more inspiring things
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks * The Secret by Rhonda Byrne * The Magic by Rhonda Byrne * The Power by Rhonda Byrne * Belgian Waffle Maker * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * withcove.com/happywomen
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About this Episode: Do you ever wonder how successful people get to where they are? What’s their secret? Ann Marie Sabath divulges some simple, straightforward success secrets that have been the the key to many self-made millionaires’ accomplishments. The best part is, these secrets are skills that you can start using right now to bring more success, fulfillment and satisfaction into your life.
What You'll Learn: * How you can turn any failure into something positive * Why being 10 minutes early improves your success * What brain benefit comes from clearing clutter * Why it’s a good idea to pre-plan purchases * Why “walking the talk” is the secret to living the life you want * And many more tips for success!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.annmariesabath.com * The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling * What Self-Made Millionaires Do That Most People Don’t by Ann Marie Sabath * Follow Ann Marie on Twitter * Follow Ann Marie on Facebook * Follow Ann Marie on Instagram * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: Want to make a change that actually STICKS? Rather than relying on will power, there is a better way, and I'll tell you the trick in this Happy bit.
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About this Episode: Bravery is defined as having courageous behavior...and being a mother undoubtedly requires heaps of bravery! In this episode with Rachel Martin, find out how to be a brave mother when life throws you curveballs, when you feel constantly bombarded by comparisons swirling on social media, and how you can find ways to joyfully embrace your days before they pass you by.
What You'll Learn: * How motherhood is like a beautiful, but unique, painting * The secret of how to let go of “mom guilt” * Several strategies on how to be a brave mom * Why “93 is a good as 100” * How to stop making excuses and “grab the days” * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.findingjoy.net * The Brave Art of Motherhood * Adele Skyfall * One Year Off by David Cohen * Brendon Burchard * Flylady * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Rachel on Twitter * Follow Rachel on Facebook * Follow Rachel on Instagram * Get 20% off your Miracle Suit when you go to miraclesuit.com/happywomen and enter promo code HAPPYWOMEN at checkout! * Visit plantoeat.com/happywomen and you can start a free 60-day trial!
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About this Happy Bit: Do you believe in the persona of "good mom" presented from society, friends, and family? In this Happy Bit we'll say HECK NO to the "good mom" stereotype and instead find our own core version of excellent motherhood and womanhood.
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About this Episode: Do you ever feel like there’s more to life than what you are currently experiencing? That there are passions and talents inside you that are begging to be discovered? I talk with Jill Stanton all about how to zero in on what sparks you, enlivens you, and brings you fulfillment -- AND how to be courageous enough to get it.
What You'll Learn: * Why it’s important to “go to bat” for your life * The secret to figuring out what gives you a spark * 6 questions to ask yourself when seeking clarity about your life goals * How using the mantra “I’m the type of chick who gets everything she wants” can help you daily! * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * screwtheninetofive.com * Daniel Laporte * Audio books: Secret of the Millionaire Mind * Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Jill on Facebook * Follow Jill on Instagram
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About this Happy Bit: If someone asked you what you want to DO, you'd probably have an answer, like take a nap, go to the spa, take a vacation. But would you know the answer if someone asked you who you want to BE?
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About this Episode: Does the energy in your home make you happy? Or are you experiencing more conflict and negativity than you’d prefer? In this episode guest Patricia Lohan shares how the principles of Feng Shui can help our homes feel more harmonious.
What You'll Learn: * How Feng Shui is like acupuncture for your home * What the 5 elements of energy are and how they can bring balance into your home * That you can create an environment in your home for what it is that you want to create in your life * How to create spaces in your home for the different aspects of your life * How doing something as simple as cleaning your front door can welcome new, positive energy into your home * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.PatriciaLohan.com * The Happy Home: Your Guide to Creating a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy Life by Patricia Lohan * How to Fung Shui your office for success * The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra * Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Patricia on Instagram * Follow Patricia on Facebook * Follow Patricia on Twitter * Miracle Suit * Plan to Eat
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About this Happy Bit: What legacy did your parents and grandparents leave for you in terms of behaviors, patterns, emotions, skills? And what legacy are you leaving for your kids, spouse, friends and loved ones? In this Happy Bit I talk about my grandmothers and the legacy they each left for me.
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About this Episode: What happens when your world is turned upside down with the death of a loved one? How do you cope? How is it possible to see anything good in the heaviness of it all? My inspiring guest, Stacy Nehring, shares how she is doing just this in the face of a devastating loss.
What You'll Learn: * Why having gratitude can help you see the good even during your darkest times * How you can support a friend that’s going through a difficult time * Why it’s essential to have a support system * What good things the "Live Like Lilli" foundation is doing for the community * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * GirlsInc * iGen Book - Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us * Bosch Mixer * Cake by Courtney * Glow Kids * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Like Stacy's Facebook Page * Follow Stacy on Facebook * Perfect Keto
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About this Happy Bit: How much time do you spend 1) doing what you're good at and 2) doing what you absolutely LOVE to do? Do these two things and you'll be living in your Zone of Genius (which feels freaking amazing - and happens to make the planet a much, much better place). Learn how to do it in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Perfectionism can plague all of us at times, as we sometimes struggle with the normal human condition of feeling "not good enough." In this episode you'll learn how to change your thoughts so you can value progress for the sake of progress and growth for the sake of growth (leaving perfectionism in the DUST!)
What You'll Learn:
- How to make life more about about progress, not perfection.
- Why trying and trying and trying is the secret to life.
- How to experience the joy that comes from growth just for growth’s sake.
- And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.aboutprogress.com * Navigating LDS Faith Crises * Instant Pot - Honey-Lime Shredded Chicken * The Secret Keeper * The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Like Monica's Facebook Page
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About this Happy Bit: Have you forgotten what you LOVE to do? The Busy-ness of life can certainly make it tricky to fuel your soul, but there are 4 simple steps you can follow every day for the rest of your life that will help (hint: they are fun and you'll love doing it!)
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About this Episode: Many say that men keep women down; but sometimes it’s women who keep women down. By the same token, women can help other women to rise by reaching back and giving a helping hand.
What You'll Learn: * Why it’s critical that women help other women to rise in the workplace and in our communities and homes. * The secret to helping young girls to be more confident. * What it means to invest in other women. * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Bossing Up Together: Women Helping Women Rise Up * Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Lois P. Frankel * Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously by Candace Cameron Bure * Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Layla on Twitter * Follow Layla on Instagram * For 20% off site wide, visit PerfectKeto.com/happywomen and enter promo code HAPPYWOMEN at checkout. * MarchofDimes.org/vibranthappywomen
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About this Happy Bit: What happens when you bring over 40 vibrant, happy women together in one place? Get the details in this Happy Bit.
Click here to learn more about the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat: Related Episodes: * 153: Choosing Happiness (with Jane Gable) * 148: Nurturing Curiosity (with Sara Bates) * 138: Letting Go of "What If" in the Grieving Process (with Chris Benintend)
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About this Episode: I met Jane Gable, a spunky, beautiful older woman, at the resort where we held the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat. Jane is grabbing life by the horns, creating her own happiness which is contagious. Learn her secret of vibrant, happy living in this episode.
What You'll Learn: * All about making life fun * Choosing to be spunky rather than sad * Grabbing your life by the horns and making it what you want * Staying active and beautiful into your golden years
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About this Happy Bit: We all want to HAVE best friends, but what does it look like to BE a best friend? In this Happy Bit I share 5 steps to creating deeper, heart-centered friendships.
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About this Episode: Sometimes we feel so stuck in a rut or a downward spiral, that we feel like there’s no hope for happiness. In this episode my guest and best friend Kitt Rothstein shares her experience of watching me make the shift from deeply depressed and hopeless to leading the Vibrant Happy Women movement.
What You'll Learn: * How to be a generous friend, especially with your time * The "before" and "after" version of Jen Riday * Why we can always have hope when life is hard * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Follow Kitt on Instagram * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Century: Spice Road board game * Revolution! board game
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About this Happy Bit: Ever wish people would speak more openly about sex so you could figure out how things work for other people? In this episode I’m doing just that.
Links from this Happy Bit: * 151: Sex and the Brain with Jane Ransom
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About this Episode: Sex can bring up feelings of shame for some women, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode, brain expert Jane Ransom shares research on the brain-body components of sex, differences between men and women, the importance of mental rehearsal and playfulness, and much more.
What You'll Learn: * How letting go of shame can change your entire physiological experience of sex due to your brain-body loop. * Why it’s important culturally that women stop shaming men for their higher sexual drive because sex is actually one of the easier means through which men expressing and experience emotion and love. * The secret of using playfulness to break down sexual inhibition. * How mental rehearsal of sex and orgasm can have a profound effect on your sexual fulfillment. * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * www.janeransom.com * Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy * self-intelligence.com * Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray * You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen * Self Hypnosis Mini Course * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Jane on Twitter * Follow Jane on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: From birth, each of us craves love and approval, which we often seek from outside of ourselves, particular in our love relationships. In this Happy Bit I give you a new way of thinking that will empower you to begin meeting your own needs for love and approval - in the most beautiful, gentle and sustainable way.
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About this Episode: Sometimes we tend to approach life as if we’re on a stage, performing in ways that bring validation and approval. But what happens when we figure out how to ditch that performance and instead live completely authentically? In this episode you’ll learn exactly how it’s done and how much happiness will come when you do.
What You'll Learn: * The relationship between perfectionism, depression and anxiety. * How to believe in your partner’s declarations of love (instead of staying stuck in “not good enough”). * The secret for stopping the downward spiral when life seems hard. * How to pay attention to your life and to yourself instead of running non-stop on the treadmill of life. * Making a personal vow to stop performing for others and instead be REAL. * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * Heal Your Heart * String Cheese Incident * Red Rocks Ampitheatre Morrison, CO * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 13: How to Live a Slower, More Authentic Life (with Kris Vaughan) * 46: Lace Up Your Warrior Boots and Be Your Authentic Self (with Emily Cummins) * 58: Replacing Perfectionism and "Not Good Enough" with Self Love (with Emma Bell) * 111: Growing Into Your Authentic Self (with Mutale Bingley)
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About this Happy Bit: Do you notice the sparks of opportunity in your life that - if you attend to them properly - will become a nurturing and sustaining source of light and energy in your life?
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About this Episode: How do you come back to your soul’s directions instead of listening to society, family or your partners’ suggestions? Why is it critical that we sometimes let go of the one-size-fits-all solution to happiness and allow ourselves to be “more wolf than woman”? Learn all about it in this episode!
What You'll Learn: * About the emotions of weight and eating * How you can come back to your soul’s directions instead of cultural directions, family directions or a partner’s directions. * Why it’s often beneficial to let go of the rules and be more WOLF than WOMAN. * The importance of including more earth-focused rituals into your life so you can be more connected to the different energies that accompany the various seasons and cycles of our planet * Differences between feminine and masculine energy * A history of the experiences Western European and early American women faced in the past couple thousand years and how those experiences shaped female thinking and behavior today * How to “call in” the things you want and are meant to have and experience in life * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.sarahjenks.com * Whole Woman (Your Life is Yours) * Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill * 13 Moon Mystery School * Catina Marcadante * Dr. Leslie Shore - High School Therapist * The Spiral Dance by Starhawk * Kate Northrup * Dr. Christiane Northrup (Author of: Goddesses Never Age, The Wisdom of Menopause and more) * Follow Sarah on Twitter * Follow Sarah on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Lola - enter code happywomen to 40% off all subscriptions!
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About this Happy Bit: What advice does a 5-year-old have for busy, overwhelmed moms and women? Three things + an "I love you."
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About this Episode: Perfectionism and the “shoulds” can really cramp our happiness because they prevent us from doing things simply for the sake of enjoyment. In this episode guest Sara Bates shares how she’s learned to approach life from an energy of curiosity and freedom instead.
What You'll Learn: * How to let go of the “shoulds” and perfectionism and instead approach life from a place of non-judgmental curiosity (without an agenda or need for validation) * To do what you love without judgment. * Why you must ignore the “inner voice of the oppressor” * The magic of starting your morning routine at night * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown * Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin * Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert * Google Earth * National Novel Writing Month * To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before * Andy Weir (author of Artemis, The Martian and more…) * Melissa Joulwan's mayo recipe * Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle * Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert * Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * 116: Choose the Bigger Life with Gretchen Rubin * 48: Reawakening Sex and Intimacy Through Self-Care, Trust and Listening with Kimberly Johnson * 36: You Are Already Loved: Claiming Your Seat at the Table with Andrea Wenburg * 28: Comparison is the Thief to Joy with Melissa Joulwan * Good Life Project podcast * Curiosity and the Passion Fallacy (YouTube) by Elizabeth Gilbert * Google earth * jenriday.com/survey * Skinnytaste's Loaded Baked Muffins * Andy Weir TEDx talk * Sara on Instagram * Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card * Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien * Ready Player One (edited) * Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer * Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling * KitchenAid immersion blender * Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle * Get a free audio book with a 30-day trial membership with Audible by going to audible.com/happywomen or texting ‘HAPPYWOMEN' to 500-500.
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About this Happy Bit: Hormones can be a topic we try to avoid... because well... HORMONES. But there's 1 hormone we really MUST focus on. Learn why in this Happy Bit.
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About this Episode: Our hormones are behind the scenes, every day, orchestrating the dance that is our health, mood and weight. But when our hormones get out of balance, our health and energy can dramatically decline. How do you get your reboot to get your hormones in harmony so you can feel your best again? Learn how in this episode.
What You'll Learn: * How to create a “Red Tent” experience to celebrate your monthly menstruation and teach the people in your life to treat you like a princess during your period. * The way mixtures of hormones in our bodies create our gender identity and the way we show up in our masculine and feminine energies. * Deborah’s story of having an intersex child and helping them navigate the gender identity process. * The #1 thing we should do to get our hormones back in balance. * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * 7 secrets to healthy hormones * GenesisGold.com * Follow Deborah on Twitter * Follow Deborah on Instagram * Like Hormone Queen Facebook Page * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * RXBAR
Related Episodes: * 60: How to Improve Sleep, Reduce Stress and Transform Your Health Through Ayurveda * 74: Health and Fat Loss for Women * 83: Claim Your Feminine Power
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About this Happy Bit: We've all heard of mindfulness, but what happens when we take it to the next level and approach our lives from an energy of reverence?
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About this Episode: Sometimes does the the hustle and bustle of life leave you feeling like you’re missing something? Do you feel disconnected? Learn how slowing down and developing a reverence and respect for your life can help you feel connected and fulfilled.
What You'll Learn: * What having reverence for your life looks like * How to be more comfortable in your own skin * How connections and “finding your tribe” can bring more meaningfulness to your life * How to live more intentionally rather than having life live YOU * How simplifying things in your life can you bring peace and centeredness * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * 104: How To Push Beyond Fear And Become The Creator You Were Born To Be (with Joanna Penn) * 105: Using Vulnerability to Let Go of Perfectionism and Become More Confident with Gina Brodtman * 107: A Vibrant Life Begins At Home (with Courtney Donnelly) * Heartwood Mountain Sanctuary * In Praise of Slowness * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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Variety is one of our basic human needs, according to Tony Robbins. Are you experiencing enough variety in the forms of fun, adventure and new experiences? And how does variety (or the lack thereof) contribute to your health? And how good are you REALLY willing to let yourself feel? Find out in this Happy Bit.
Links from this Happy Bit: * 128: How a Positive Body Image Will Improve Your Health (with Natalie Bubak) * Why We Do What We Do (TED talk by Tony Robbins)
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About this Episode: Growing up with an oppressively religious father, Tarzan Kay had a difficult childhood in many ways. Thanks to a mother who led the way out of that situation, both physically and spiritually, she has lived by the mantra of ‘let it be easy’ which has empowered her to uncomplicate things and look for ways of making her life simpler.
What You'll Learn: * Examples of how to ‘let it be easy’ * How to have good relationships in spite of conflicting views * How to see the beauty even in difficult situations * Ways open communication can help in your marriage * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.tarzankay.com * B School Marie Forleo * In the Belly of Oz by Tarzan Kay * A Course in Miracles (Original Edition) * Jane Austen Books (Jane Austen: The Complete Works 7-Book Boxed Set: Classics hardcover boxed set (Penguin Clothbound Classics) * Dr.Shimon Levytam * Follow Tarzan on Twitter * Follow Tarzan on Instagram * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Myro
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About this Happy Bit: As we end the year and begin a new one, what FEELING are you going to focus on in the new year? And how can you take action to make that feeling more permanent?
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About this Episode: Are you living your most magical life? Do you feel empowered to do so? When you’re able do what makes you happy, stop and listen to that still small voice inside you, and be in harmony with yourself, THEN you can truly be empowered -- empowered to have a magical, beautiful life amidst the challenges that surround you.
What You'll Learn: * How connecting to the divine can be empowering * How feeling the “god power” can help you find guidance in your life in a 1:1 way * How seeking answers to your life takes practice * How stillness, quietness and creating beauty can feed your soul * How mediation and self-care empower you * And much more
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.capital-wealth.ca * Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert * Elizabeth Gilbert Books (Big Magic, The Signature of All Things and more!) * Wayne Dyer Books (Change Your Thoughts, Wishes Fulfilled and more!) * Eckhart Tolle Books (A New Earth, Oneness With All Life, The Power of Now and more!) * Follow Pashana on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Health, Hope & Inspiration podcast
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About this Episode: Even if you don’t remember, you dream several times each night. Your dreams have the power to help you and heal you. What are your dreams trying to tell you? How can you find out? Listen now for these answers and much more!
What You'll Learn: * Some of the amazing functions of dreams * How understanding our dreams can helps us get better sleep * Why you should unwind with a bedtime routine * How to listen to what your dreams are trying to tell you and put what you learn into practice * How to increase your ability to remember your dreams in the morning * Plus, find out what my recurring tornado dream means!
LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: * Heal Your Heart: A 2019 Journey of Self Love * www.tziviagover.com * 350 Dreamers Facebook Group * Walt Whitman’s poetry * Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker * The Mindful Way to a Good Night’s Sleep (Tzivia's book) * Joy in Every Moment: Mindful Exercises For Waking to the Wonders of Ordinary Life * Follow Tzivia on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Health, Hope & Inspiration podcast * Kneipp
Related Episodes: * 60: How to Improve Sleep, Reduce Stress, and Transform Your Health Through Ayurveda * 31: Sleep Made Easy
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About this Episode: Hurtful experiences from our past and present relationships can leave us feeling “not good enough,” which then affects all our interactions going forward. But the good news is that we can heal those hurts through practicing mindfulness and meditation. Learn how in this episode.
What You'll Learn: * How to listen to your “inner observer” and detach from stressful situations * The secret for knowing yourself in a deeper way * Why decision-making is so much easier when done from your inner place of authenticity * How to overcome negative relationship patterns * And much more
Links From This Episode: * "How to Love Yourself" Video Series * Mindful Life Management for Teens * Be Myself Now (Danielle's Website) * Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * The Mask of Masculinity * Kitchenaid stand mixer * Follow Danielle on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Storyworth * Heath, Hope & Inspiration podcast
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About this Happy Bit: One of the biggest influencers of whether your kids will grow up liking themselves (or not) is the STORY you tell yourself about them. Is your story about each of your kids an empowering story?
Links from this Happy Bit: * Watch the "How to Love Yourself" Video Series, which includes the highly-reviewed PDF Blueprint of all the steps for your journey of self love.
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About this Episode: How do you keep going when tragedy happens? And how do you shift from despair to joy? Lisa and Scott McGrath share their story of allowing a heart-wrenching struggle to become a major blessing in their lives.
What You'll Learn: * How to make decisions when there’s no rulebook for the situation you’re going through. * The secret ingredient for shifting out of “I’m a horrible mom and wife” into more empowering thinking. * Why it’s OK to not be OK. * How to find joy in your family by focusing on the good.
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * lisamcgrathjoyjourney.com * The Journey Between Us by Lisa McGrath * Stop Behaving by Jared Lopez * The Child Whisperer by Carol Tuttle * The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks * Kitchenaid Mixer * Lisa McGrath JOY in the JOurneY Facebook Page * Mix and Chop by Pampered Chef * Follow Lisa on Facebook * Follow Lisa on Twitter * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Health, Hope & Inspiration podcast * Beauty By Design
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About this Happy Bit: Everyone makes mistakes. But when does your guilt cross the line into shame? Learn the difference between shame vs. guilt and how to end feelings of shame fast.
Links from this Happy Bit: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Happy Bit: When Parenting Your Teen Becomes Traumatizing
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About this Episode: We all feel shame at one time or another and it usually seems to happen when you’re not meeting someone’s expectations. While shame can make you feel worthless, you can take steps toward overcoming shame by speaking your truth in a spirit of authenticity and vulnerability.
What You'll Learn: * Why shame cannot survive being spoken. * How being in a group of like-minded women helps with shame and feelings of self love. * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * Flylady.com * The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh * Vitamix * Follow Ann on Instagram * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * PEX Photo * Health, Hope & Inspiration podcast
RELATED EPISODES: * 130: Learn to Love Yourself and Choose Your Own Path (with Kruti Desai) * 105: Using Vulnerability to Let Go of Perfectionism and Become More Confident with Gina Brodtman
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About this Happy Bit: Surrender doesn't always equate with weakness or giving up. In this Happy Bit I explain why surrendering in some areas of life can bring more happiness than you've ever known.
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About this Episode: No matter what you’re currently struggling with, you have 2 choices: you can keep struggling, or you can pause for a moment, take a breath, and surrender to something greater than yourself. In this episode you’ll learn exactly how the second option is done.
What You'll Learn: * 2 choices you can make when you’re struggling * How your breath can anchor you safely in calmer waters * Why using the “Six Month Trick” will help you surrender and receive all the good things available for you * And much more
Links From This Episode: * laurislemonadestand.com * Positivity Happens: Creating Happiness and Finding Hope Through The Art of Holiatry * Awesome Life Tips by Stephanie Zamora * Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen * The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron * Lauri's Lemonade Stand Podcast * Follow Lauri on Twitter * Follow Lauri on Instagram * Follow Lauri on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
RELATED EPISODES: * 133: Force vs. Being in the Flow State of Mind (with Carolin Hauser-Carson) * 120: Boost Your Zen, Nourish Your Soul (with Grace Estripeaut) * 115: Intentional Simplicity with Allie Casazza
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About this Happy Bit: How do we stop stress from sucking away our happiness? Learn 3 ways you can detach from stress and realign your life with your personal path of happiness.
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About this Episode: When things go wrong, we have two choices: ask an empowering question or a disempowering question. In this episode you’ll learn how to stay empowered, even when life gets hard.
What You'll Learn: You’ll discover: * How to stay out of victim thinking when life gets hard. * Why it’s important to have activities and hobbies that are just your own. * How journaling helps you through the grief process * The power of horses to help you heal. * And much more
LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: * 'Do You Love Yourself?' Quiz * Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg * Criminal Minds * Blindspot * Instantpot * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: 49: "I Have Cancer But Cancer Doesn't Have Me" (Sophie Sabbage)
41: Reclaiming Your Power: Talking About Pain and Grief (Shawna Percy)
36: You are already loved: Claiming Your Seat at the Table (with Andrea Wenburg)
122: Your Messy, Magnificent Life (with Geneen Roth)
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About this Happy Bit: In this Happy Bit I describe my 3-part personal happiness formula and exactly what I need to do FIRST to make it happen.
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About this Episode: Have you settled into a life of mediocrity? Yet, sometimes you crave MORE. In this episode guest Carol Tuttle shares how to add greater abundance, or affluence, to all areas of your life, including finances, relationships, physical health and more!
What You'll Learn: * How to look within and use your intuition to find what’s correct for you. * Why we can’t heal our physical health until we clean up our emotional and mental areas first. * The secret to taking ownership of your mind and recognizing it’s a tool you need to train. * Why humanity is emotionally immature and need to emotionally “grow up.” * The reason political and religious leaders are falling off their pedestals. * And much more.
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Dressing Your Truth * Mastering Affluence: 6 Lessons to Create a Life You Love * The Child Whisperer * Heal with Carol * Michael Brown the Presence Process * Follow Carol on Facebook * Follow Carol on Instagram * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 79: Planting the Energy of 'I'm Happy' Using the Law of Attraction (Rachael Pickworth) * 82: How to Unlock Energy and Success with a High Frequency Lifestyle (Robyn Openshaw) * 84: Creating a Powerful Vision for Your Life (Valorie Burton) * 87: Tara Mohr: Playing Big and Living in Alignment
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About this Happy Bit: New research is showing gratitude has a powerful effect not only on our mood, but on our health, relationships, altruism and much more. Listen to learn how to easily add gratitude to your life.
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About this Episode: Hurtful, traumatic experiences happen to all of us, and sometimes can end up dominating our thoughts and lives. How do you cope and let go? In this episode you’ll learn how the 2 powerhouse tools of self acceptance and gratitude will help you to heal and move forward.
What You'll Learn: * How to accept yourself WITH your flaws and limitations. * The magic of establishing a digital gratitude practice. * Why being a mom can be harder than a combat zone. * How to process and feel your emotions instead of stuffing them * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * www.gratitudemorning.com * Mind Movie * Marianne Williamson’s Return to Love * Follow Nichole on Twitter * Follow Nichole on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 121: Mindful Self Compassion (with Kristin Neff) * 76: Living Fully Alive (Mary Hyatt)
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About this Happy Bit: Sometimes the “shoulds” of life and society press too hard on my psyche and make me want to escape and experience a new way of thinking and being - and that’s why the idea of a Vibrant Happy Women commune really appeals to me! I explain more behind this idea in this Happy Bit.
Links from this Happy Bit: * Episode 123 with Lisa Corduff
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About this Episode: Many parents try so hard to get their children to behave and to fit in, but often this misguided attempted at “good parenting” leads to stress for both the parent and child. Everyone child is wired differently and isn't it about time that we stopped trying to fit square pegs into round holes? Listen to this interview to learn how to support and celebrate your child's uniqueness and neurodiversity.
What You'll Learn: * Why it's critical that you stop trying to fix your child and instead be curious about who they really are and how they want to show up in the world. * What it means to be neurodiverse and twice exceptional. * Why you should celebrate your children’s non-conformity and non-compliance. * How to let your child be a mover and a shaker. * And much more...
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Get 10% off How to Stop Yelling by going to authenticparenting.com/course entering code 'HAPPYWOMEN' at checkout. * tiltparenting.com * Differently Wired by Debbie Reber * Quiet by Susan Cain * Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn * The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes * Yoga with Adrienne * Thai Chicken Curry Recipe * The Bachelor (American television series on ABC) * Follow Debbie on Twitter * Follow Tilt Parenting on Twitter * Follow Debbie on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
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About this Happy Bit: What's the story that you tell yourself each day? Are you dwelling on the positives or on the negatives of yourself and those around you? In this Happy Bit, I will talk about how you have the ability to "reframe situations" so that you can focus on the good, change the perceptions of your everyday situations and relationships, and feel empowered.
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About this Episode: Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you realize you’re not doing what you want to be doing? The expectations and “shoulds” of our world can press on you until you eventually lose track of who you are and what lights you up. In this episode, guest Shazia Imam gives you steps to help you find yourself again so you can be your authentic self.
What You'll Learn: * How to schedule time for what you love without feeling guilty * An emotional decluttering process that puts you in touch with your true feelings * How to uncover the things that are holding you back from making forward progress toward your goals * Why identifying what you actually WANT in life will skyrocket your happiness
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * thelifeengineer.com * 24-hour fitness in South Lake, TX * 10 Simple Ways to De-clutter Your Life! * The Artist’s Way by Julia Camerons * Shazia's Podcast: Feminine and Fulfilled (Jen is on episode 3) * Follow Shazia on Facebook * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 130: Learn to Love Yourself and Choose Your Own Path (with Kruti Desai) * 58: Replacing Perfectionism and “Not Good Enough” with Authentic Self Love (Emma Bell) * 76: Living Fully Alive (Mary Hyatt)
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About this Happy Bit: The energy you experienced in your home growing up is probably the same energy you’re passing on to your kids. Are you satisfied with it? If now, how can you raise that energetic vibration so your kids experience something even better than you had growing up?
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About this Episode: Do you ever find yourself working faster and faster and harder and harder trying to get what you want? You rely on sheer grit and willpower to get you there - often without success. There’s an easier way! In this episode Carolin Hauser-Carson shares how slowing down and taking excellent care of yourself will place you in a state of FLOW where you can RECEIVE (rather than force) the things you want in life.
What You'll Learn: * How to shift out of the energetic state of depression into something that feels better * The difference between low vibrational energy and high vibrational energy * Why you’re probably using your willpower in the wrong way and what to do instead * The benefits of giving yourself permission to feel what you're feeling without judgement * How the law of polarity is working in your life
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * carolinhauser.com * Womenintheflow.com * David Hawkins * Power vs. Force by David Hawkins * Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill * Letting Go by David Hawkins * Women in the flow (fb group) * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 18: High Vibe Living with Kimberly Bost * 47: How to Slow Down and Take Care of Yourself So You Can Be a Happier Mom (Anna Seewald) * 79: Planting the Energy of 'I'm Happy' Using the Law of Attraction (Rachael Pickworth) * 83: Claim Your Feminine Power (Mastin Kipp)
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About this Happy Bit: Being a vibrant, happy woman doesn’t mean you’re always happy - but it does mean having the tools you need to shift back into happiness when life gets hard. In this Happy Bit I share my recent experiences with depression and what I’m doing to shift my energy back to where I want it to be.
Links from this Happy Bit: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Happy Bit: When Parenting Your Teen Becomes Traumatizing * Happy Bit: Two Unruly Teens: An Update * Happy Bit: Our Experience with the Anasazi Wilderness Therapy Program * 117: Finding the Light After Depression (with Maria Paz)
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About this Episode: Did you know anxiety and insomnia go hand in hand? If you can’t sleep, it’s likely you have a bit of anxiety. In this episode guest Stephanie Dalfonzo shares some easy, practical ways to bring anxiety levels down so you can feel calmer and sleep better again.
What You'll Learn: * Strategies for decreasing anxiety, including the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), bilateral stimulation, and even YAWNING! * How social media and internet use is causing a dramatic increase in anxiety levels for young adults and teens and what to do about it * An easy way to start a meditation practice without having to meditate 20 minutes every morning and night * Why it’s critical to consciously and mindfully choose your thoughts now, in this moment. * And much more!
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * StephanieDalfonzo.com * 5EasyWaysToCalmAnxiety.com * EFT Tapping * Book: Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom * Summit: Wisdom 2.0 “Mindfulness in America” * Jon Kabat-Zinn * Moment app * Insight Timer * Sharon Salzburg * Big Magic * Jen on Instagram * Jen on Facebook
Related Episodes: * 120: Boost Your Zen, Nourish Your Soul (with Grace Estripeaut) * 110: Finding Peace in the Midst of Chaos (Anne Adametz) * 95: How to Build a Happier Brain by Mastering Your Use of Technology (Ellen Petry Leanse) * 61: Approaching Challenges from a Perspective of Love, Positivity and Intuition (Kate Northrup) * 60: How to Improve Sleep, Reduce Stress and Transform Your Health Through Ayurveda (Ananta Ripa Ajmera) * 12: Finding Your Bliss Despite Depression and Anxiety with Whitney Lang
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About This Episode: Most parents hope to raise confidence kids who aren’t afraid to try new things. After all, success usually comes after a few failures. How do you help kids face their fear of failure?
Links: * Episode 131 * Episode 116 * Episode 130
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About this Episode: Studies show a gender gap in confidence levels between men and women that begins in the teen years. While some say this is biology, many people believe confidence can be taught. Learn how taking action and seeing failure as a positive thing can help on the journey of building self confidence in yourself and in your kids.
Links From This Episode: * Time Mastery for Women * www.theconfidencecode.com * The Confidence Code: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect Totally Powerful Self * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Follow Claire on Facebook * Follow Claire on Twitter * Follow Claire on LinkedIn * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: Values. We know they're important and we want our kids to have them. But most of us can't identify what our values even are - let alone our top 10 values! This Happy Bit will show you how to identify the values that are most important to you. Knowing your Core values will ensure you're spending your time on the things that are most important to you and living your life in alignment.
My Core Values: 1. Spirituality/Intuition
2. Love/Connection
3. Health
4. Optimism/Happiness
5. Service/Contribution
6. Authenticity
7. Determination/Commitment
8. Fun
9. Relaxation
10. Nature
Links from this Episode: * Time Mastery for Women * Episode 130 * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Core Values List: Over 50 Common Personal Values
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About this Episode: Parents have the best intentions, but often they can end up being controlling and critical, making it difficult for us to choose the life we want to live. In this episode fiery Kruti Desai shares how she broke free from her parents’ expectations and shame and learned to love and trust herself enough to create a life she adores.
Links From This Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Heal Your Heart Program * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * Instantpot & Kitchenaid Mixer * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Kruti Desai on Instagram (@thefierypassionatepeacock) * The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin * Jen on Facebook * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: Sometimes teens need a fresh start, a new perspective. After sending 2 teens to a wilderness therapy program, I have a few thoughts on the matter.
In this Happy Bit you'll hear exactly what our 2 teens did on the trail, what we ate when we joined them (hint: think mama bird), and how they're doing today! Plus, you'll learn how to heal your relationships using a pyramid we heard about at Anasazi.
Links from this Episode: * Brand New Workshop (it's free!): "How to Find Balance and Create Time for the Things You Love (Without Feeling Guilty!)" Grab your seat here. * When Parenting Your Teen Becomes Traumatizing * Happy Bit: Two Unruly Teens: An Update * Episode 129: How to Help a Troubled Teen (with Claire Michalak and Elizabeth Wangler) * Vibrant Happy Women Club * The Arbinger Institute * Anasazi Foundation * Get 10% off your first order from Hairstory by going to hairstory.com/happywomen
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About this Episode: Raising teens can be hard as they navigate school, peers and emotions. But what happens when you have a teen who isn’t making the choices you’d like them to make or who is struggling with teen depression and trying to cope through drugs or other risky behaviors? In this episode you’ll learn how to help a troubled teen and to heal the parent-teen relationship in the process.
Links From This Episode: * www.jenriday.com/retreat * The Hoffman Institute Foundation: The Hoffman Process * Copper Canyon Academy Boarding School * Where Will You Be in Five Years * Oneness by Rasha * Follow Claire on Facebook * Follow Elizabeth on Facebook * Follow Claire on Instagram * Follow Elizabeth on Twitter * Email Elizabeth * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
Related Episodes: * Happy Bit: Two Unruly Teens: An Update * When Parenting Your Teen Becomes Traumatizing * Happy Bit: Our Experience with the Anasazi Wilderness Therapy Program
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About This Episode: Do you wish you had more energy, but don’t really know where to get it? Try adding these 4 simple “energy hacks” to your daily routine to power up your life today.
Links from this Episode: * Episode 128 * Episode 123 * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Tony Robbins Priming
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About this Episode: It’s not uncommon for women to loathe, rather than love themselves, especially when it comes to body image. This attitude of “not good enough” can lead to any number of negative outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and even eating disorders. I’m sure you’ve experienced moments of self loathing and hating your body, and you may even being going through it now.
Links From This Episode: * www.boundless-living.com * Everybody, Always by Bob Goff * Love Does by Bob Goff * Blender * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Episode 127 with Deborah Santana * Vibrant Happy Women Retreat * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: What would happen if you had a heart-to-heart conversation with a woman who’s not like you every week for the rest of your life?
Links from this Episode: * Episode 127 * Vibrant Happy Women Club
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About this Episode: Do you ever feel like your voice isn’t really heard? Or that you’re not truly valued? We can shift that when we speak our truth AND when we allow other women to do the same. In this episode guest Deborah Santana explains why it’s especially important that we share and listen to the experiences of women of color so we can collectively rise up in a spirit of love, compassion and connection and experience a truth healing of our hearts.
Links From This Episode: * www.allthewomeninmyfamilysing.com * Natalie Goldberg * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Deborah on Facebook * Follow Deborah on Instagram * God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine * Book by Deborah: All the Women in My Family Sing * Book by Natalie Baszile: Queen Sugar * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: Every family has their favorite foods, but sometimes you just want to be a fly on the wall to see how other families do things. In this Happy Bit I pull back the curtain on how the Riday Family Eats.
Links from this Episode: * Episode 126 * Vibrant Happy Women Club
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About this Episode: If you’d like to start eating more meals at home, then you’ll love the practical and easy suggestions in this episode featuring author and chef Tiffany King. Empty refrigerator? Check. No time for dishes? Check. Wanting to cook for the whole week at once? Check. After listening to this episode you’ll have no more excuses for not cooking at home, even if you’re busy.
Links From This Episode: * eatathomecooks.com * www.mealplans.eatathomecooks.com/weekly-dinner-plans/ * www.eatathomecooks.com/tonight/ * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Tiffany on Facebook * Follow Tiffany on Twitter * Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg) about women finding their own happiness – food.
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About This Episode: We all have past hurts that influence how we think and interact. How do you let go and forgive? How do you heal your heart?
Links from this Episode: * Episode 125 * Vibrant Happy Women Club * Emotional Detox Guided Meditation
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About this Episode: Your marriage is affected by so many things, including how you were raised and how well your emotional needs were met by your parents, how your parents interacted in their own marriage, your feelings of confidence and self worth, the resentments you carry, and much, much more. In this fantastic interview guest Carolina Castaños shares how we can identify the past hurts and negative patterns that hold us back and begin to heal our hearts and move on with our lives in a more emotionally healthy way.
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About This Episode: Your vibe attracts your tribe, or so they say. Learn why this is absolutely true, and how you can use it to attract a circle of friends who empower you and help you be the best version of YOU.
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About this Episode: We can be so hard on ourselves, feeding our mind a constant string of negativity and criticism. But when we learn to be compassionate with ourselves, talking to ourselves as we would to a friend, the way we show up in every aspect of life will change for the better.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How we begin to heal, fall in love with others, and even fall in love with ourselves when we co-create circles of love with other women. * Why your morning routine doesn’t need to be rigid, but can follow where you energy wants to flow. * How movement and dance can help with healing, spirituality and connectedness. * The importance of developing the art of deep listening. * And much more.
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About This Episode: Most of us share the faulty belief that if we just DO something long enough, or well enough, with enough grit and determination, we’ll finally BECOME the person we want to be. In this Happy Bit I share a little-known secret that throws that false belief out the window and creating space for something much more empowering.
Links from this Episode: * Episode 123
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About this Episode: We can be so hard on ourselves, feeding our mind a constant string of negativity and criticism. But when we learn to be compassionate with ourselves, talking to ourselves as we would to a friend, the way we show up in every aspect of life will change for the better.
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About This Episode: Teenagers can get the best of most parents, as they experiment, push boundaries, and develop independence. In this Happy Bit I share a happy update on 2 of my teens after enrolling them in a wilderness program.
Links from this Episode: * Happy Bit: When Parenting Your Teen Becomes Traumatizing
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About this Episode: A mile-long to-do list can have us leaping from our beds and facing the day each morning with little thought for ourselves or for our bodies. But what happens when we show up in our own 2 feet with complete presence and groundedness?
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About This Episode: Compassion is the idea of showing up for ourselves and for others with loving, connected presence as we recognize and cope with the experiences common to being human. In this Happy Bit I share how showing up in the energy of compassion has completely changed my relationship with myself and my family and how you can start showing up in this energy for yourself and your family, too.
Links from this Episode: * Episode 121
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About this Episode: We can be so hard on ourselves, feeding our mind a constant string of negativity and criticism. But when we learn to be compassionate with ourselves, talking to ourselves as we would to a friend, the way we show up in every aspect of life will change for the better.
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About This Episode: You may think you know what to do in order to feel balanced, calm and grounded. But do these general social prescriptions work for you? What truly nourishes YOUR soul? Learn how to find out.
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About this Episode: Our nervous systems are on overdrive as we live in a go-go-go society. How can we clear the clutter of stress without giving up on our goals? In this episode Grace Estripeaut shares how to let go of overwhelm using simple and nourishing micro-tweaks that will boost your zen and help you find solid ground again.
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About This Episode: Every couple struggles, but I’m pretty sure our marriage was one of the worst. But I made the personal choice to stick it out and here’s exactly how I did it without losing myself in the process (and also how I ended up actually loving my husband in the end!)
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About this Episode: All marriages can be hard at times, but sometimes a relationship becomes completely unhealthy. How do you know if your relationship needs to end? And if you do decide to end things, how do you let go of resentment and make your separation or divorce as positive as it can be for everyone involved?
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About This Episode: Often we get stuck focusing on what we want our spouse to do for us. But, what would happen if you switch your perspective and focus instead on answering the question, “How can I create a 5-star marriage experience for my spouse?”
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About this Episode: Many of us believe we’ll finally be happy in our relationships when our partner changes. However, there’s an easier and much more empowering way to be happy at home. Learn all about it in this episode!
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About This Episode: When we meet our needs in 8 basic areas, we feel WAY more alive and vibrant. Find out how you’re doing in this Happy Bit!
Your Challenge: Choose one small space at a time, and decide how you want to feel in that space. Then make it happen. Rinse and repeat.
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About this Episode: Have you ever felt like you’re no longer participating in life? No longer spending time with friends? No longer working on goals? Unmotivated? Unhappy? Maria Paz was in that place, which she described as a dark, gloomy pit of unhappiness. In this episode Maria shares the mindset tools she used to bring more light into her life so she could leave depression behind.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Why you must put yourself first in order to have a thriving family. * How to switch your thoughts from negative to positive. * Why showing up authentically in the world - with your own beliefs and values rather than somebody else’s - will make you and everyone around you happier. * How focusing on the Wheel of Happiness can add massive amounts of light and positivity to our lives. * And much more!
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About This Episode: Family life isn’t always easy (OK, it’s never easy!), but sometimes something comes along that gives you the most mind-blowing AH-HA and completely changes your family for life. Learn how the Four Tendencies did that for me!
Links from this Episode: * Vibrant Happy Women Club (join us!) * Episode 116 - Interview with Gretchen Rubin
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About this Episode: Happiness guru Gretchen Rubin shares insightful tips about living your biggest life! Learn how the apply the Four Tendencies to make your family life happier, how to allow your own values and nature to lead your journey of happiness, and how failure can be the best thing that can happen to you.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Why staying true to your own nature, your own values, and your own interests is a critical piece to your happiness puzzle. * The reason understanding the Four Tendencies can help you dissolve the confusion of why your spouse and kids act “that way” and help make your relationships at home much more peaceful. * How applying the motto, “Choose the Bigger Life” has made Gretchen’s life more fulfilling. * The nickname Gretchen’s sister Elizabeth gave her. * And much more!
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About This Episode: What does minimalism look like for a mom of 6? Like a work in progress, that’s what. In this Happy Bit I share what I’ve learned so far.
Your Challenge: Choose one small space at a time, and decide how you want to feel in that space. Then make it happen. Rinse and repeat.
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About this Episode: It’s one thing to minimize clutter as an individual or a couple, but how do you simplify your life when you have kids? In this episode guest Allie Casazza gives you step-by-step instructions for creating an intentional clutter-free life for your family.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Put an end to the constant clean-up in the wake of young children. * Make laundry something you never have to think about again. * Easily eliminate all paper clutter with one easy app. * Live your life intentionally (and not let stuff suck up your joy). * And much more!
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About This Episode: Decluttering can seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. But when you tweak your thinking in this one small way, minimizing your clutter becomes a breeze.
Your Challenge: Choose one small space at a time, and decide how you want to feel in that space. Then make it happen. Rinse and repeat.
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All the STUFF in our lives can sap our energy and leave us feeling overwhelmed. Learn how to simplify and free up time and space with some mindful clutter-cutting strategies that work.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Easily deal the clutter “log jams” in your home, like the entry, paper piles and closets * Create a vision of how you want your home to feel and function to support the life you want * Treat your home as a tool for your life rather than a trophy case for your stuff * Reduce your attachment to stuff by learning to see the world through the lens of AWE * Mindfully minimize your wardrobe for maximum joy * And much more!
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About This Episode: Feeling burned out, like you rarely have fun? Then you need to take the free fun challenge and add more SOUL-FUELING fun to your life, including time in nature and time teaching or learning a new skill. Listen to my 5-step challenge to get you started.
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About this Episode: You probably know you need to get a grip on your finances, but HOW do you do it? In this episode you’ll get a step-by-step plan that will help you master your finances in as little as 1 month.
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About This Episode: Sometimes parenthood can start a long spiral downward into an abyss of struggle and pain, especially when your kids are teenagers. I share the exact strategies I've used to make it out the other side after a recent trauma with one of my teens.
Links from this Episode: * Anasazi * Gretchen Rubin - Episode 116 * Kristin Neff - Episode 121
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About this Episode: Do you ever feel like there's not enough money to go around? In this episode you'll learn how to overcome the worry and hopelessness of tight finances and to feel financially hopeful again.
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About This Episode: How do we stop comparing ourselves to everyone else and finally feel good about what's happening under our own roof? Listen to learn how.
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About this Episode: Ever wish you could create an entirely different life from the lives of the people around you? Mutale Bingley did just that. Born and raised in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia in Africa, she didn’t want to have the voiceless life so many females around her seemed to have as they dealt with poverty, abuse, and HIV Aids. In this episode, Mutale shares her story of getting to the U.S. and finding her authentic self through her struggles to acculturate in a new country, and how she continues to nurture her authentic self through quiet morning practices that help her live the story she was born to live.
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Challenge: Take 30 minutes today to enjoy nature (meaning, a place with grass, trees, plants, water, sand, mountains and the sun overhead). Do it mindfully. Notice what you see, hear, smell, and feel on your skin. Breathe deeply. Take off your shoes and put your feet in the grass or sand. Let the earth nurture you.
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About this Episode: Do you ever catch yourself waiting for that "perfect moment" when you can finally be happy? Maybe it's when the kids are all in school? Or when your teen develops common sense? Or when you can retire? You're not alone! In this episode you'll learn a little-known, little-used strategy that will help you master the art of finding peace in the middle of chaos.
Links From This Episode: * www.anneadametz.com * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Anne on Facebook * Archangel Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue * Anne Speaking Update * Anne Guided Mediation Freebie * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: What's the #1 requirement for teaching your kids the Vibrant Happy way? Listen to find out.
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About this Episode: After experiencing an assault while on duty as a nurse, Michelle Petitpas essentially shut down and stopped living. After years of being stuck in a state of deep depression, anxiety and hopelessness, she woke up one day and decided to truly LIVE her life.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- How to shift your mindset from hopelessness and despair to positivity and silver-lining-thinking.
- Why it’s critical to have a positive tribe of like-minded friends
- Michelle’s secret mindset trick that helped her lose 95 pounds
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And much more.
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Links From This Episode:
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- Real Paper Books
- Anne of Green Gables
- Anything by Brene Brown is high on my list
- I go back TO the Bible regularly. It’s got a lot of good stuff in it.
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About This Episode: Ever wonder how to motivate yourself or your kids? Or how to teach them the thrill of achievement and accomplishment? Listen to learn my easy secret weapon.
Your Challenge: Download the free Kids' Goals Chart (a sample of 13 things I like to ask my kids about so I'm sure to cover all my bases as a parent)
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About this Episode: Tired of the never-ending obsession with losing weight? What would happen if instead of focusing on what you want to LOSE, you focused instead on what you want to GAIN? In this episode, guest Nia Shanks shares how to gain muscle and fitness through strength-training, and how to shift your fitness mindset from “not good enough” to a positive, confidence-boosting focus on all the amazing things your body can do.
Links From This Episode: * Enter to win a $200 Amazon gift card by completing our Vibrant Happy Women Listener Survey here: jenriday.com/survey * www.niashanks.com * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Nia on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Nia on Facebook * Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus * Cognitive Behavioral Therapy * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at podcast@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: You want to stay in a high-energy (vibrant) state, but how do you do it when life gets hard?
Links from this Episode: * jenriday.com/91 (Jill Payne episode) * Amy Cuddy Ted Talk * Sun Touch Mood Light
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About this Episode: Have you ever wondered how to boost the positive energy in your home? In this episode, Courtney Donnelly shares how she has built a vibrant life and home by focusing on love, building a village of like-minded friends, and manifesting her dreams. Listen to learn 5 quick and easy tips you can try today to boost the energy in your home fast.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How to let go of resentment and judgment and instead “come from love” in your relationships. * Five easy “high-vibe” decorating tips for your home. * How to use the Law of Attraction to build a village of like-minded friends.
30 Minute Revitalize Your Room Mini Makeover: Enter to win by doing any of the following:
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- Go to vibranthome.net and send Courtney an email.
Links From This Episode: * www.vibranthome.net * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Courtney on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Courtney on Facebook * Year of Miracles by Marianne Williamson * There is More to Life Than This by Theresa Caputo * Everyday Positive Thinking by Louise Hay * Marianne Williamson’s A Year of Miracles * Breathe Mama, Breathe (5 minute mantras for the busy moms) * Marriage Fitness * The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman) * Carol Egan * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: In our quest to live more vibrant lives, we can't be an island. Sometimes we have to invest a bit more effort in our relationships, especially in our marriages or love relationships. In this episode I share 5 easy ways you can invest in your marriage this week.
Challenge: Do one or more of the following this week:
- Have a conversation about shame and commit to avoid shaming each other moving foward.
- Have a weekly marriage meeting (check out Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love: 30 Minutes a Week to the Relationship You've Always Wanted)
- Take the Five Love Languages Quiz (bonus if you read the book: The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman)
- Go on a weekly date.
- More physical intimacy (helloooo, oxytocin and dopamine. Yes, please!)
Links from this Episode: * Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love: 30 Minutes a Week to the Relationship You've Always Wanted * The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman * The Five Love Languages Quiz
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About this Episode: Growing up in a rural village in Zimbabwe, Tererai Trent had 4 children by the time she was 18. However, she had a sacred dream to go to the U.S. and earn a Ph.D., an idea which many said was impossible. In this episode, Tererai shares her story of clinging to her dream until it became reality, and the steps each of us can follow to awaken our own sacred dreams.
Links From This Episode: * The Awakened Woman: Remembering and Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Tererai Trent * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Tererai Trent on Twitter * Jen on Facebook * Follow Tererai Trent on Facebook * www.tererai.org * Vibrant Happy 5 (Jen's weekly updates) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: Spring Break can be fun... but it can also be exhausting when all is said and done. Keeping kids happy and occupied can feel like a full-time job sometimes. But there are some quick and easy coping strategies that will help...
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About this Episode: Do you ever feel like everyone is watching and judging, and that you “should” parent a certain way or you’re doing it wrong? Or that when things get scary or stressful you need to control the situation as perfectly as possible? Gina Brodtmann faced the same struggles as her son went through drug treatment.
In this episode, Gina explains what she learned through her struggles, including:
- The importance of allowing yourself to be vulnerable (and the authentic, deep friendships and connections that will come as a result).
- Why the most awesome things in life are on the other side of fear.
- How to stop comparing yourself and your family to other people.
- The secret to dropping anger and resentment for those hard people in your life.
- And so much more!
Links From This Episode: * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown * Rising Strong by Brene Brown * The Minimalists Podcast * Air Fryer * Jill Payne on Vibrant Happy Women * Joanna Penna on Vibrant Happy Women * Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: How can you make your home feel happier and more "spring-like" fast? Listen for 3 quick and easy tips.
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About this Episode: Do you have an itch to write a book, run a marathon, become a chef, or paint a masterpiece? Following these urges to create can add a major dimension of joy and vibrance to our lives. In this episode, award-winning author Joanna Penn shares the secrets of staying motivated without letting FEAR stop you in your tracks, scheduling time for creativity, and how to care shift our MINDSET to maximize our ability to focus during and identify with the creation process.
Links From This Episode: * www.thecreativepenn.com * Follow Joanna Penn on Instagram * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Joanna Penn on Twitter * Jen on Facebook * Follow Joanna Penn on Facebook * Sous Vide Heater * The Creative Penn Podcast * Deep Work by Cal Newport * You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero * Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review * jenriday.com/giveaway
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About This Episode: Have you tried to establish a consistent morning routine, only to "mess up" one morning, causing you to give up completely. In this Happy Bit I give you a more doable strategy.
Your Challenge: Get a blank journal and write down whatever you do in the morning (don't make it rigid) and then track mood and energy at the end of the day. Start to notice which morning routine items have the greatest impact on mood and energy.
Links from this Episode: * support@jenriday.com (email us to get the details about the Madison Meetup!) * Be a Freaking Time with Jill Payne (episode 91)
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About this Episode: Do you ever struggle to do hard things, to face your fears and take the leap? The fear of failure can often keep you stuck and playing small, but as Erica Mandy explains in this episode, listening to your intuition and trusting your gut can give you the courage to take more risks and do hard things, which always lead to the best things in life.
Links From This Episode: * Jen's Free Guide: 30 Ways to Overcome Fear So You Can SHINE (jenriday.com/fear) * Follow TheNewsWorthy on Instagram * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow TheNewsWorthy on Twitter * Jen on Facebook * Follow Erica Mandy on Facebook * TheNewsworthy.com * Tim Ferriss Tribe of Mentors * Ten X - Grant Cardone * You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero * E-Myth * Vibrant Happy 5 (Jen's weekly updates) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: When you're busy, you have to be clever at finding ways to boost your mood and energy. One Vibrant Happy Women listener shared a great tip that ANY mom can do in less than a minute! (And it'll leave you feeling happier all day!)
Your Challenge: Write 3 things you're grateful for on your mirror and enjoy the fruits of this easy gratitude practice every time you use the bathroom! (Bonus: your kids will be uplifted, too!)
Links from this Episode: * support@jenriday.com (email us to get the details about the Madison Meetup!)
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About this Episode: We all have dreams for our lives, but often get stuck where we are, never moving any closer to our dreams. But what happens when you let go of your disempowering stories and live in true alignment? In this episode Lauren Zander, founder of the Handel method, shares exactly how to achieve success through designing your life in a way that aligns thoughts and actions with your desired result - AND continually keeping your promise to yourself to stay in that alignment.
Links From This Episode: * https://www.handelgroup.com/ * Follow Handel Group on Instagram * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Handel Group on Twitter * Jen on Facebook * Follow Handel Group on Facebook * Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life * Looking for an easy way to get started with coaching in the New Year? The FREE Current Reality Quiz is a quick and fun coaching tool. Use it to self-assess and get a better idea of which areas of your life to work on: handelgroup.com/crq * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: Teenagers can be hard (and make you cry!) but I finally stumbled on a strategy that works to reduce the conflict and make everyone a whole lot happier!
Your Challenge: Be the coach, not the parent. Help your teens
- help your teen decide on the outcome, goal or result they want
- help them continually reevaluate whether their current choices are getting them closer or further from their goals
- love, admire and support - be their advocate and guide.
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Do you feel deeply and find yourself putting up walls to protect your sensitive side? In this episode, Casey Erin Wood shares how to engage in what she calls “exquisite self-care” that enables you to be vulnerable and to stop “numbing out” so you can fully share your gifts with the world.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How to stay grounded and connected to yourself so you can feel good in your own skin * How to stay conscious and “woke” while protecting your tender, tired heart * How to process your own emotions in the deluge of everyone else’s * How to step into more powerful, active leadership roles when you’d rather numb out and dial back.
Links from this Episode: * Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love * www.caseyerinwood.com * Golden Bubble Meditation * Follow Casey on Instagram * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Follow Casey on Twitter * Jen on Facebook * Casey on Facebook * Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Christiane Northrup) * Morning Pages - Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way * Ruby Slipper School of Magic: Initiation Challenge - www.tinyurl.com/rssmchallenge * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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About This Episode: February can be...interesting. Whether it's illness, low mood, or cabin fever, there are easy strategies you can use to feel better - and I promise these 3 tips are things you'll WANT to do!
Your Challenge: 1. Get into bed. 2. Be the thinker of your thoughts (Jim Fortin) 3. Get out of your comfort zone!
Links from this Episode: * support@jenriday.com (email me to join the Vibrant Happy Women Meetup in Madison, Wisconsin! it's free!) * http://jenriday.com/giveaway
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: You won't want to miss this episode, a CELEBRATION of 100 episodes of Vibrant Happy Women!!! Enter to win prizes in our 100 Episodes Giveaway, grab your copy of 100 Favorite Things From 100 Episodes of Vibrant Happy Women, and grab 10 memorable nuggets of wisdom from 10 amazing guests from past episodes. Listen to get the BIG PICTURE of what the Vibrant Happy Women movement is REALLY about and see how well you've been applying what you've learned over the past 100 episodes!
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Links From This Episode: * 100 Favorite Things From 100 Episodes of Vibrant Happy Women * 100 Episodes Giveaway (win one of several $100 Amazon gift cards! Giveaway end on March 19, 2018) * Rachael Pickworth - Episode 79 * Robyn Openshaw - Episode 82 * Jill Payne - Episode 91 * Kate Northrup - Episode 61 * Valorie Burton - Episode 84 * Mary Hyatt - Episode 76 * Emma Bell - Episode 58 * Orly Wahba - Episode 56 * Anna Seewald - Episode 47 * Sara Gilbert - Episode 11 * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * How to Leave a Review
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What happens when 7 like-minded women get together for a Vibrant Happy Women retreat? Listen to this Happy Bit to find out.
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Your Challenge: Spend more time with women who lift you up and make it easier to be a vibrant and happy woman.
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Ever feel like it’s impossible to forgive and heal your heart? In this episode, Leyla Salvade shares 3 things that will help you accept and open your heart despite your struggles, and how that heart opening can help you accept one of the most empowering truths: we are responsible for our own love first.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * The important thing we lose in school when we focus only on intellectual growth. * Why courage starts from the heart rather than the head. * Training our heart to open and expand into bigger realms.
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Do you have moments when you feel like the WORST MOM EVER? Yep. Been there, done that. How do you stop yourself from spiraling down the rabbit hole of mommy guilt? In this episode, I share 2 ideas that will stop the downward slide and help you keep moving forward without the guilt.
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Your Challenge: 1. Create a vivid vision of the type of mom or woman you want to be. 2. Play, laugh, have fun, and connect.
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Constant rushing, problems with relationships, and neverending to-do lists can leave us feeling lost, out of balance, and knowing something has to change. In this episode, Leah Guy shares how to create 5-minute chunks of time to care of yourself, how to begin acknowledging your feelings and emotions so you can begin meeting your emotional needs, and how to use your emotional wholeness to improve your relationships.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How to easily build small chunks of self care into your day. * Why expecting your spouse to change is actually a form of self-sabotage. * How to let go of the need to control. * How checking in with your thoughts, emotions and feelings is much more doable (and effective!) than a strict, formulaic approach to meditation.
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All work and no play make Jane a dull girl. But how do we justify more time for play when we're nearly drowning in an endless stream of tasks and to-do's?
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Your Challenge: 1. Schedule intense, focused work time for no longer than 4-6 hours/day. 2. Schedule time to play every single day. 3. Celebrate your play and notice the benefits it has on productivity, focus, creativity and attention.
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Do you ever wonder why change and growth seem so hard and slow? In this episode, you'll discover how to reprogram your brain through conscious communication. It's important to choose powerful words and thoughts because it will completely change your reality in all areas, from health, to relationships, to confidence in your career and much more
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How to loosen the grip of the tragic stories of your life * Viewing your relationships through the "cleanse or clog" lenses * Why it's critical to drop unrealistic expectations of ourselves, especially in the role of mother
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What does it mean to be an empowered woman? And what does empowerment have to do with happiness? In this Happy Bit, I share my thoughts on what true empowerment looks like for me and I give you a jumping off point to analyze your own level of empowerment in terms of boundaries, fulfillment, purpose and happiness.
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We want our kids to grow up well-adjusted and capable of functioning in society. But we also them to have happy memories of being loved and cherished. In this episode, Kristen Ivy shares 6 things that matter most in a child’s life: love, words, stories, fun, work and tribes. Are you meeting your kids’ needs in each of these areas?
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * How to build love, words, stories, fun, work, and tribe-building into your children's lives. * How to care for your child holistically, treating them as a whole person. * How to let go of mommy guilt. * How to make sure your child feels significant and adored.
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Learn why Vibrant Happy Women is way more than a podcast (it's a movement!) and how you can tap into your own gifts to make a bigger difference in the world.
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Ever feel like your brain is rotting away as you spend too much time on your smartphone? Worried your kids will have no social skills because their main form of socializing is texting and group chats? Learn how to "hack back" and start to build a happier brain through connection with other humans and nature, which strengthen the longer-lasting, blissful serotonin cycle in the brain (as opposed to the quick-fix dopamine cycle). This new brain info will leave you pondering your tech use for days.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Why it's critical that we "hack back" against designers who are creating online interactions in a way that cause addiction and distraction. * How to teach our teens and kids to put the smartphone down and connect with other humans and nature. * Why we should never start our day with technology * And much more.
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Do you often wonder how some people seem to achieve their goals, while others don't? Want to avoid the 3-week New Year's resolution failure point? In this happy bit, I share my 4-step process for setting goals that have motivation and energy behind them so you can keep moving forward all year long.
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Have you ever given up on your New Year's resolutions before you're even 3 weeks into the year? In this episode, Jaya Rose shares 4 steps to help you manifest the abundance and success you desire. It all starts with BEING before DOING.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * Determining what you require in 2018 to be your best self and to show up as the most vibrant, happy woman you can be. * Why saying no is the fastest way to clear space for a yes. * How showing up for ourselves becomes one of the best ways to serve others. * The best answer for “What do you want to be when you grow up?” * The 4 steps to miraculous manifesting.
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Jaya's "Bomb Cilantro Tahini Sauce" 1 c. tahini or roasted sunflower seeds
1 c. water
1 c. fresh cilantro
Juice of 3 lemons or 1/4 c apple cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic or tsp garlic powder
2 tsp. salt or 1/4 cup amino acids
1 Tbsp. honey or coconut sugar
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 tsp. cumin
Blend in food processor or blender until creamy. It will thicken in the refrigerator; add water as needed.
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The holidays can be draining as we focus on getting everything done, including gifts, decorations, food... But where in the busy-ness do we actually spend time enjoying time with our loved ones? In this Happy Bit I give you permission to let go and spend more time connecting.
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Do you find yourself feeling resentful, frustrated or upset with the people in your life? In this episode, Dr. Laura Froyen shares how you can strengthen your boundaries in order to preserve your energy, improve relationships, and rediscover authentic connection with your kids, spouse, and other loved ones.
What You'll Learn in this Episode: * The difference between internal and external boundaries. * Recognizing the relationship between fear and the need to control and How to let go of control. * How to have the conversation with your spouse and doing more around the house. * How to do a “soft startup” in a conversation to prevent or stop an argument with a spouse. * The importance of teaching kids - especially girls - strong boundaries.
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Have you ever paused to consider whether you're spending your time on what's really important to you? Here's how to do it.
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Do you find your mood and energy going downhill in the winter? Do you struggle to paste a smile on your face, when all you'd really like to do is stay in bed all day? In this episode, I share my personal formula for coping with depression, along with tons of PRACTICAL mood-boosting tools that really WORK for me and many other women.
Links From This Episode: * Inkwellpress.com * Voxer.com * 004: Find Your North Star: How to Create A Personal Mission Statement * 5 Love Languages Quiz * Podcast interview Jill Payne * Vibrant Happy Women Academy (where you can find Jill Payne's workshop on "Manifesting Your Goals in 2018," exclusive for VHW Academy members only). * Free Self Love Workshop! "Heal Your Heart in 2018: A Journey of Self Love" * Vibrant Happy Business Builder (The Easy A-Z System to Confidently Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love in Only 12 Weeks) * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * How to Leave a Review
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Do you find your mood and energy going downhill in the winter? Do you struggle to paste a smile on your face, when all you'd really like to do is stay in bed all day? In this episode, I share my personal formula for coping with depression, along with tons of PRACTICAL mood-boosting tools that really WORK for me and many other women.
Links From This Episode: * Podcast interview Jill Payne. * Jumpsport rebounder * mood light * Vitamin D-3 * Vibrant Happy Women Academy (where you can find Jill Payne's workshop on "Manifesting Your Goals in 2018," exclusive for VHW Academy members only). * Vibrant Happy Business Builder (The Easy A-Z System to Confidently Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love in Only 12 Weeks) * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * How to Leave a Review * New Workshop! "Heal Your Heart in 2018: A Journey of Self Love"
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Do you ever find yourself saying you’re tired, emotional, or depressed? Or do you ever find it difficult to stick with an exercise routine or to feel motivated? Jill Payne, the “spiritual athlete,” says happy, motivated living starts with managing your energy. In this episode, Jill shares 3 easy strategies to help you achieve a level-10 energy, which Jill calls “being a freaking dime.” Jill’s powerful tools will help you boost your mood so you can live in a more beautiful state of mind every day.
Links From This Episode: * SpiritualAthlete.life * Get a free workbook from Jill at jill@spiritualathlete.life * Sign up for Jen's free "how-to-start-a-business" workshop: "How to Easily Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love" * Jen's Swiss Fondue Recipes * Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) * Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com * Follow Jen Riday on Instagram * Jen on Facebook * Amy Cuddy Ted Talk * Jill on Instagram * Ask And It Is Given by Abraham Hicks * How to Leave a Review * In 2018 Jen will be leading a small group of women on a heart-healing journey of self-love. Email Jen at support@jenriday.com to learn more. * The Vibrant Happy Women Academy is open for enrollment! Learn more at www.vibranthappywomenacademy.com.
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Do you find yourself feeling stressed and frazzled and wondering how you can handle it all this holiday season without losing it? This episode is for you.
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Do you sometimes struggle with feelings of "not good enough"? Is it time for you to end the chase for perfection? In this episode guest Kelly McNelis shares how to fully embrace your flaws, messes and mistakes as you live unapologetically, wholeheartedly and authentically.
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- Your Messy Brilliance – 7 Tools for the Perfectly Imperfect Woman
- Women For One
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What if, deep down, you don't really love yourself? How does that affect your relationships? If you’ve ever had a little voice in your head saying, "You suck," or "You're not good enough," you’re going to absolutely love this episode where I get vulnerable and share my story of learning to love myself.
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In this episode, Heather Chauvin shares how moms can feel their best and engage in a more sustainable version of motherhood by through energy management and through setting strong, clear boundaries. In the end, it all comes down to knowing how you want to feel and how you want to show up as a mom and then structuring your life to match. A must-listen for moms!
What stories have you always believed about yourself? Is it time to let some of them go? In this episode you'll learn why we need to identify our disempowering stories and replace them with empowering beliefs, which help us to play bigger, be happier, and love more.
Candace Payne was a normal stay-at-home mom... until one random day during her birthday week she chose to try on a Chewbacca Mask, laughing hysterically enough to create a viral video sensation and giving her the nickname Chewbacca Mom. Join me as Candace tells us about a couple of times she wasn’t happy and laughing and how she has made the decision to choose happiness and adventure every day.
Do you despise, loath, and hate your body, noticing every wrinkle, dimple, and curve? Then you need this happy bit.
We often know intuitively what we should be doing with our lives, but our inner critic can get loud in its efforts to protect us from the unknown, making it hard to move forward on the path of sharing our gifts. In this episode, Tara Mohr shares how you can more easily listen to your intuition, overcome the 2 types of fear, and keep moving forward on your path of purpose - even when your inner critic is shouting.
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Sometimes criticism can leave us feeling raw and frustrated, feelings we definitely want less of. What do you do when somebody seems to be hypercritical, constantly pointing out your flaws or how you "should" or "could" do something better? In this Happy Bit you'll learn a powerful strategy to stop criticizers (and whiners) in their tracks so you can stay in a more positive frame of mind more often.
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Jen Granneman is changing lives and making it easier for other introverts to embrace their introversion and understand how to thrive, not just survive. Learn how introverts can dive deep within their relationships and their interests.
Jenn is on a mission to let introverts everywhere know it’s okay to be who they are. She has advocated for introverts since 2013, when she created IntrovertDear.com, the popular online community and publication for introverts. For most of her life, she felt weird, different, and out of place because of her quiet ways; now, she writes about introversion because she doesn’t want other introverts to feel the way she did. Jenn lives in Minnesota with her two cats. She's the author of the book, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Jenn: "Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.” (from Susan Kane, author of QUIET. This quote reminds me that my time is really my time."
"I just try to pay attention to how I’m feeling both in the moment and after something, after an event."
"For most of my life, I felt like there was something wrong with me. I bet a lot of introverts can relate to this sentiment. Growing up, the teacher said, 'You’re so quiet.' My parents prodded, 'Why don’t you talk more?' And I inevitably got what I call in my book an 'Introvert Hangover,' which is when you feel physically unwell from too much socializing. I wondered why other people could keep on going. Why could they keep going the next day or later in the night?"
"When I read the book called, The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney, I actually cried because I never felt so understood in my life. I realized there was a word for what I was, an Introvert, and it really seemed like a magic word to me. It’s so magical because it explained so many of the things that I struggled with for my entire life. Things that made me feel bad about myself. And best of all, that word meant I wasn’t alone - there were other people out there like me, other introverts. So say what you will about labeling, but that little label changed my life!"
"I read about introverts because I never want a quiet person to feel the way I did growing up. I just had this compulsion that I had to reach out to other introverts and start connecting with them, to start letting them know what I had discovered."
Some of Jenn's Favorite Things: "Introverts prefer quiet, low-key environments. We assume they don’t like people - it’s just that they need that down time to show up. They prefer quality over quantity, to dive deep in interests and relationships, to seek meaning in all that they do - DEEP, like to write their thoughts."
"Introverted kids get less attention in a classroom. Don’t SHAME introversion."
Habit: "DOWN TIME, being alone each day. Even if it's just 10 minutes. Being alone may be the best way to truly rest, whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert. It keeps me from getting cranky. Being alone may be the best time to truly rest, whether you are an introvert or an extrovert."
Favorite Book: "The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney" - It explores the biological base for introversion.
Favorite Kitchen Gadget: Tupperware
What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Woman?: "Working with introversion rather than fighting against it. Having solitude. Not only to survive, but to thrive! Not comparing myself to extroverts and others. As an introvert, I have my own strengths. Speaking up for my needs because my introvert needs are valid too."
A Challenge from Jenn: "Do something ALONE (walk, book, movie). Remember, being alone is the best way to relax, whether you are an introvert or an extrovert. If there’s one thing that we women need in this busy and modern society, it’s more rest."
Resources Quiet by Susan Kane.
Introvert, Dear
The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney
Tupperware
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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Learn the 10 happiness-promoting reasons you need to be sharing your gifts with the world. Hint: making a contribution doesn't just make others happier... As Albert Schweitzer said, "The only truly happy people are those who have learned how to serve." But don't panic, because I'll share a couple of very easy (and non-time-consuming) ways that anybody can serve.
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As a busy mom of 4 boys, Erin Chase has mastered the art of being one step ahead in the kitchen so it’s easier to prep a quick and healthy meal. Erin not only shares great meal tips, but she explains her philosophy of being fully present for everything she’s doing instead of constantly focusing on the things she still needs to do.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Erin: “What you don’t track or measure, you’re not going to improve. I track my fitness with 2 different apps… Map My Run for running and Orange Theory."
"Walking through life with grace, with joy, with contentment, with happiness, and I’ll catch myself. You have a choice. It’s not going to help anybody if you yell. Try not to. That’s where the grind happens - just making that choice and choosing the positive, not discounting all the negative emotions. You still have to feel those things, right? Process through them and work through them and start making that choice. That’s what’s beneficial to me and my family now."
"If I want to feel better, I need to be at my best to serve my family and to serve those in our online community and my business, right? And if I’m not at my best, I can’t go day to day like that. It has been a journey."
"One of my biggest goals and strategies, both for myself and for what we teach ourselves (family) is being one step ahead of your hungry family. Like, what can you be doing for the next meal? I would be thinking for the next day, getting into the habit of doing one thing and that mentally checks off things on your list. I’m always doing something for the next meal."
Some of Erin's Favorite Things: Morning Routine: "Generally, get the children to school. Number one priority, right? My morning routine really doesn’t happen after that. I feel like my morning routine is flipped backwards. I have my coffee every day, I take my vitamins and supplements, which helps with my arthritis. Really, my morning routine is driving my kids to school or we have a carpool every other week. When I get to the office, I’m not a believer in the 'eat that frog' concept and have a very, very blocked out calendar. If anything needs my attention right away, then I’ll do that. It’s making sure that I have the big tasks for the day in the right order and then I start plowing through everything. My morning routine isn’t that much of a morning routine. I do exercise a couple mornings a week."
Favorite Book: "Ken Follett books - series… 3rd one" and I also love personal development books and small business books.
What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Woman?: "Being present where I am. Being present with my husband, with my boys - and not do more than I should be doing - being present in my business and helping the people in our communities."
"It’s so easy to be a multi-tasker, but I've found out that to be present in that one moment, doing that one thing, then I just exude that happiness, that grace, that joy that we want. When I do more than I should be doing, that’s where it all dissipates. For me, I think, the thing that I work hard at is just being present and that helps me to be at my best. And therefore, that’s when I feel happiest in that moment."
A Challenge from Erin: "Be one step ahead so you can be more present where you’re at. Understanding and feeling how that’s different and feeling how that’s easier. It’s not going to be perfect every day. Make progress and [take] small steps forward."
Resources www.5dollardinners.com
www.5dollarmealplan.com
www.grocerybudgetmakeover.com
www.myfreezeasy.com
Ken Follett books - series
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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Failure is a great teacher; fear is not. Learn how to analyze your fear, stop procrastinating and take charge of your life again with an easy fear-neutralizing strategy.
Learn how to put fear in the backseat (Elizabeth Gilbert) and keep moving forward on your journey.
Being able to ask powerful questions is an important tool for good communication and happy living, and journaling is a phenomenal way to unlock the answers to those questions. Valorie Burton shows you how in this episode.
For more about Valorie, you can visit her website at www.valorieburton.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from Valorie:
"If you love what you do and you are so passionate about it, you probably would do it even if you don’t get paid for it. That’s the ideal state."
"I discovered my purpose in terms of my actual mission statement. I had an epiphany of it one day at a bookstore in 1999, that I was meant to inspire women to live more fulfilling lives, that I would do it through writing and speaking. Within a few weeks after that, I began writing my first book. I’ve written 11 books. "
"Things have unfolded not as I would have expected them, but in just the right way. I’m not sure I would have been ready for my husband. So I don’t begrudge my divorce or anything else, because it has led me to where I’m supposed to be."
"I believe wholeheartedly in journaling and writing. Writing was a part of who I am as a kid. Journaling has health benefits. It can help us work through trauma. If we can write our best possible selves in our journals, it’s a very powerful exercise. I had written what I had envisioned in the present tense. My journal was full of hope. I think that helped me a great deal in getting to a place where I was ready for what I really wanted."
"I’m a coach. What coaches do best is ask questions. It’s not about having the right answers, it’s about having the questions that help others to be able to come up with their own answers. Because I really believe everyone has their own answers. So the person who’s able to ask powerful questions, whether it’s the question that helps you negotiate better or the question that helps you connect with someone better. Being able to ask powerful questions is really an important tool for good communication."
Some of Valorie's Favorite Things: Morning Routine: "Meditate for 5 minutes, pray, think about what I’m looking forward to during the day, asking, 'What do I get to do today?' Always eat breakfast (perhaps a breakfast burrito - spinach/eggs/cheese/burrito)."
Favorite Book: Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom"
What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Woman?: "Being vibrant and happy is really a part of how I define success. My definition of success is harmony of purpose, resilience, and joy - knowing I’m here to inspire others."
A Challenge from Valorie: "Just be happy right now. Stop waiting for things to unfold the way you want to. Stop holding your happiness hostage to your circumstances and make a decision right now to be happy. I made the decision to be happy. It’s a choice. It’s not always easy. It’s a whole lot better when we find reasons."
Resources www.valorieburton.com
Successful Women Speak Differently
Coach Training Intensive : November 2017
Valorie Burton Facebook Page
Follow Valorie Burton on Twitter
Subscribe Valorie Burton YouTube Channel
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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Many women play small, staying stuck because they don't know how to become craftsmen of their lives and create true emotional and creative abundance. In this episode guest Mastin Kipp shares the steps for women to become more empowered through cultivating emotion that is shared with the world in the form of service.
You can explore more at www.mastinkipp.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from Mastin: “Not mine, but thy will be done.” ~Jesus
"I’m a recovering Christian or a Christian mystic. Truth is truth is truth."
"Religion gets in the way of trying to connect to a higher power - [Jesus] was a great spiritual teacher: being willing to die, metaphorically laying life on the line with faith to go after your purpose, paying attention to the signs that are coming, getting out of fight or flight and into a more intuitive mindset."
"Typically, following your intuition is scary. That’s how great things come to be. When you follow that path and that pattern, the things that you thought you want into your life that are way better than you can possibly imagine - you are going to get through hard times to get there, typically."
"Claim your power functional life coaching is really about accelerating results. It doesn’t need 10 years in therapy. It’s a cornucopia of how you can move forward. Claim your power is a systems approach to creating accelerated results using the process I just described."
"What I care about is that whatever you are doing with your life, it brings you emotional wealth and you are lit up by it."
Some of Mastin's Favorite Things: "Nighttime routine is solid. Wake up at 4 or 5am. Epsom salt bath. Cardio. Meditation. Gym-lifting. Parasympathetic activities of massage, yoga, stretching…"
"I’m a creature of habit. I do everything I can to make sure my routine is on point."
Favorite Book: Headstrong by Dave Asprey
What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Man? "A vibrant happy man creates safe spaces for feminine beings. Masculine and feminine are not genders - they are energies! Masculinity is not some macho thing, but some cool, calm presence that’s unwavering, it doesn’t move. To me, that’s what it means to be a vibrant and masculine man is all about: being a safe landing space. Men need to be a container when feminine energy is coming out - to listen without trying to fix and solve and to try to understand why using the phrase, 'Tell me more.'"
A Challenge from Mastin: Goddess Hour (Hero Hour): "Find an hour and sit down and ask yourself 2 questions: 'How am I feeling?' and 'What do I need?' And then to spend the next 20 minutes to an hour giving yourself what you need."
Resources www.mastinkipp.com
Claim Your Power
Daily Love: Growing Intro Grace
Female Brain by Luanne Brezendon
Headstrong
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I believe most women seem to be spinning and spinning and spinning - like a whirling dervish, catching random glimpses of colors and faces and stuff.
I challenge you in this episode to STOP - to be STILL and to just BE and to SEE those beautiful faces and colors and things.
The foundation of happiness starts here.
If you'd like someone to hold your hand and help you STOP, so you can declutter your life and time and put things back together in a simpler, slower, and more enjoyable pattern, join me in Time Mastery for Women where I'll take you gently, step by step, to stillness and balance and calm.
Happiness.
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Most of us feel tired 80% of the time, but it’s not hard to change that once we learn how to metabolize negative emotions and live at a higher energetic frequency. In this episode, guest Robyn Openshaw talks about the success, flow, gratitude, love, and peace that go hand-in-hand with living a high-frequency lifestyle and how we can raise our energy and mood through diet, movement, time in nature, reframing emotion and much, much more.
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Have you ever asked yourself, "Is this it? Is THIS my life?"
If you have a nagging feeling you have something "more" to do with your life, then this Happy Bit is for you. Learn how having a consistent morning routine will make ALL the difference in figuring out your life's purpose and following that path with confidence (rather than striving to be Maria Von Trapp, Mary Poppins, or any number of other "ideal" but unrealistic women).
Do you ever catch yourself filled with poisonous thoughts about your worthiness or capability as a person, mom or employee? In this episode of Vibrant Happy Women Jennifer Rothschild shares how bad moments don't have to mean bad days filled with endless negativity and how she overcomes her own negative self talk by cleaning out her "thought closet."
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And I share some words of gratitude and praise for ALL the amazing, good things you're doing in life. Thank you for being a rockstar!
Laura Doyle struggled for years in her marriage until she finally learned the art of letting go of expectations. Learn how she did, how it helped her husband like being around her again, and how Laura is happier than she’s ever been in her relationship. You can explore more at www.lauradoyle.org
Nuggets of Wisdom from Laura: "I stopped trying to control my husband and instead, I focused on my own happiness. And that, in turn improved what he sees. I suffered so much in my marriage. I tried everything I could think of, went to marriage counselling and none of that worked for me. And now I know what actually works to make marriage magical again."
"Restoring respect in your relationship in one of the intimacy skills. Respect is like oxygen for husbands. That is how important it is to them. And when they feel respected, they feel loved."
"Intimacy is not just in the bedroom. It is the interactions, the tenders, the funnies, sometimes it’s those interactions you wouldn’t have with anyone else in the whole world. The physical intimacy is the one thing that differentiates the romance from any other relationship you have in the world. Intimacy is when I feel desired. It’s when I feel that he is seeking my company and when he is sharing with me openly because he feels there is emotional safety. That’s when I know the intimacy is high."
"The only person you can ever control is yourself. And then when I did change, my husband responded to me so differently. It was so much better, like ten times better. For me, it was actually good news."
"Only happy people can have happy relationships. It’s unspeakably wonderful to feel so loved every single day. It gives me a lot of inner strength and I say that not to brag but just to say: This is what’s possible for all women. Cause all husbands respond so beautifully to being respected and they want to make their wives happy."
Some of Laura's Favorite Things: "Most women feel it’s awful until they do it. And that habit is apologizing to my husband when I am disrespectful. I apologize for being disrespectful… I honor my husband’s thinking.
Express your desires in a way that inspires. To let him hear what I wanted instead of complaining. Instead of saying: John, this place is a disaster area! I would say: John, I would love a clean kitchen."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "My Zester. It adds so much flavor."
Rachael's Favorite Books:
"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray"
Laura's Happiness Formula: "Asking myself these two questions. How do I feel? What do I want? Desire is the seat of feminine power. Communicate with everyone around me in a way that’s honoring of me but also showing up as a delight and not a bear. Not a martyr, and not a nag, not a porcupine but someone who can smile because you are all filled up."
A Challenge from Laura: "Get Cherished.com 5 days challenge. Everyday for five days, I will send you an email and do an experiment that’s gonna give you an unfair advantage and making your relationship vibrant and easy. If it works for you, keep it."
Resources www.lauradoyle.org
The Empowered Wife
Zester
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
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Have you ever had a problem that needed to be solved, but you just couldn't quite figure out the solution? Enter the THINK LIST. This tool will help you find solutions to those annoying problems that seem to have no answer, like how to get up earlier in the morning, how to improve a relationship with a teenager, or any other moment in life when you just need an inspired or creative solution.
Have you ever felt the deep inner calling of your soul to explore a new path, but your fears meant you ignored that voice inside? Rachael Pickworth of Woman on Purpose had always tried to deny her yearning to rise up, honor her truth and express herself authentically, but ultimately the pain of denying her inner truth led to her life and business crashing around her in what she calls a ‘dark night of the soul’.
Rachael reached a point where she could no longer deny her higher calling and went through a realignment process where she addressed the big questions we often try to avoid such as “who am I?” and “what am I here to do?” In this episode Rachael shares her journey, her biggest learnings (including spiritual discoveries and harnessing Law of Attraction) and how they have changed the course of her life and her work in the world.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Rachael: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson
"You are a child of God. And in my language, you know that word God - you are a child of the universe or spirit or source energy. Your playing small does not serve the world. We are all meant to shine as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us."
"I eventually discovered coaching around 2001. Trained in that area and I’ve been coaching ever since. The journey of course did not stop there. But what it did was it created a platform for me to make a difference that I wanted to make. I support people to find clarity of purpose and express their purpose in the world. "
"Let’s take the language out of it. Let’s remove any conversation around the law of attraction, the word spiritual. Let’s remove that for just a moment. And let’s just dive into feeling good. So I would say that anyone who is in a place of feeling disconnected, that the opportunities here is to do things that lift your energy and support you to feel good. And really making that your focus. The choice to feel good."
"Thoughts are so powerful. We have to speak as if what we want is coming. It’s not about looking at our existing reality and what is around us now because what we say around us is a reflection of what our past vibration is, it’s a manifestation of our historical thoughts, feelings and vibrations."
Some of Rachael's Favorite Things: "Reading my favorite books. Listening to great music, favorite music. Do what feels good. Expect miracles to come. Eat what feels good. Trust that it will flow. Raise your vibrations.
I write what I feel writing. Writing the vision of my future. I write what makes me feel incredible. I’m imagining myself there, experiencing it. Raising my vibrations and my point of attraction. Putting my focus there so that it can then show up for me. It can then be created and will then unfold. So that’s what I mean by scripting. It’s writing the picture of what’s coming."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Husband on the Barbecue"
Rachael's Favorite Books:
"Ask and it is Given by Esther Hicks"
"Conversations with God by Neil Donald Walsch"
"Law of Attraction 101"
Best advice received: "My mom has been the best example. She was so inspiring to decide to leave my dad in her twenties and start a biz and move to Melbourne with 2 kids and set up a biz. GUTSY. Spiritual. Addicted to work, stressed… 4x cancer. Demonstrated how important it is to look after ourselves. Busy is not a badge of honor."
Rachael's Happiness Formula: "Sleep 8 hours or more + eat well + drink water + morning practice + evening practice (alignment work) + getting out of my own way and liberating myself and being patient with myself. Self Love. Being really True to myself. Being prepared to go my own way and not trim my wings to fit into what our world thinks is normal."
A Challenge from Rachael: "Give yourself one month to put yourself first - to really put your needs first - what makes you happy and DO IT and do LOTS of it. Don’t self sacrifice and put yourself last. Be happy regardless of circumstances. Plant that energy of “I’m happy”. Watch what unfolds. Morning and evening practice. Focus on high vibes."
Resources www.womanonpurpose.com
Follow Rachael Pickworth on Instagram
Ask and it is Given by Esther Hicks
Conversations with God by Neil Donald Walsch
Law of Attraction 101
Growing up on a farm taught me the value of hard work; however, I’ve worried life in suburbia hasn’t instilled the same work ethic in my kids. Life has converged to help me focus on work ethic, and I share our experience laboring on Labor Day as a family.
PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that includes Goat Milk Soaps,cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more! PJ lives in Indiana with her husband, Jim and eight children. The entire family along with 6 full time employees work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk. You can explore more at www.GoatMilkStuff.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from PJ: "Thomas Jefferson - I’m a great believer in luck and the harder I work the more I have of it."
"All that hard work, ultimately, leads to the success that we are looking for."
"By teaching our children how to do things, to cook, to do the dishes, to do the laundry, that frees a lot of my time and leaves me more time to spend having more fun times with them. When everybody works, all the work ultimately gets finished for the day."
"When we started Goat Milk Stuff, everything had to become more focused. Starting a business from the very beginning, I had to involve my children in all the business aspects. It’s all something that we all had to work side by side."
"You start small, you are not going to change something big overnight. That’s where a lot of us Go wrong. We have too drastic of a change too quickly. Pick something. Start with something small. Start with cooking. Pick a meal that you can teach your children to make. Don’t try and do it all radically because if we change too fast, it just falls apart. It’s all hard but it’s worth the effort."
Some of PJ's Favorite Things: "SLEEP is the priority. I go to bed early. Don’t have time to go to a gym. I incorporate exercise into my day: 10-20 squats in the bathroom and 2 pushups against the sink, calf raises while washing dishes, 1 legged toothbrushing."
Favorite kitchen gadget: Cutco Knives
Niyc's Favorite Books: "Margin by Richard Swenson. Having space in your life. Time, physical energy, finances, and emotional energy. Keep space. That space between being overwhelmed and being able to keep up with where you’re at. Just keep that little bit of space, life will be so much more enjoyable."
Best advice received: "Remember what’s important… You have to look 20 years down the road. Is what I’m doing contributing to that? I want my kids to be best friends and have successful marriages and families of their own and put others’ needs in front of their own. "
PJ's Happiness Formula: "Sleep + eating well + doing nothing with my family. That would make me happy. Just together being a family. Telling stories, laughing -for me that’s what it’s all about."
A Challenge from PJ: "Let go of something and create more margin in your life. Say no to something and free up more time. Figure out something that you can let go of. "
Resources Free Bar of Soap for Vibrant Happy Women Listeners
www.GoatMilkStuff.com
Cutco Knives
Margin by Richard Swenson
Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group
Did you ever stop to consider that authentic living requires listening to your intuition? Learn the best way to tap into your authentic voice and why it's CRITICAL that we not only stop "shoulding" all over ourselves, but especially all over other women. It's time to celebrate the authentic (and diverse) voice of every single woman's effort to live authentically. And to assume we're all doing the best we can.
Several years ago Niyc Pidgeon found herself drowning in negativity and fear after being raped. With the encouragement of a therapist and a hefty dose of self exploration, Niyc found her way out of the darkness and into a place of gratitude, awareness and growth. Now she shares her story on stages around the world to help empower other women to find their own way out of whatever darkness they might be experiencing in their lives.
As a Positive Psychologist and Success Coach, Niyc is on a mission to help a million women change their lives using Positive Psychology by the year 2020. She recently won Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the UK, is currently living in Los Angeles, and proudly travels the world speaking, coaching, and helping women create more joy, personal power, and unstoppable success within themselves and their businesses. Niyc’s first book Now Is Your Chance, is a 30-Day Guide To Living Your Happiest Life Using Positive Psychology, published with the world’s largest mind body and spirit publisher Hay House, and available for pre order Now. You can explore more at www.niycpidgeon.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from Niyc: "Beautiful flowers blossom in adversity."
"My intention is that I bring together the science side of things and the spirituality side of things, as well as my personal experience and my professional expertise to really give the readers something that they can practically do everyday."
"Meditation is something that allowed me to connect with myself and the highest version of myself."
"I managed to find gratitude for the process and managed to find the gratitude for the fact that, one day, I knew that I would be able to share this story and help other people. Even the bad things that happen to us, we have to find gratitude on some level."
"Happiness is about raising your awareness, showing up in everything you do."
Some of Niyc's Favorite Things: "My morning ritual/nurturing practice: gratitude rampage, moving into this place of gratitude and abundance, meditation, moving my body & energy around to feel empowered, visualization (standing on stage, seeing flowers), written affirmations, speak out loud my goal… abracadabra… I create what I speak. That which I speak, I create. It’s all about everything we say and bringing that thing into our reality. That is a practice that has given me so much."
Favorite kitchen gadget: Garlic Press
Niyc's Favorite Books: "Mind Gym, which is a collection of short, succinct tips about how you can develop a stronger mindset."
Best advice received: "To be able to wake up in the morning and just be yourself."
Niyc's Happiness Formula: "Happiness is a combination of gratitude, awareness and growth -being grateful for what you have, heightening your awareness and also ensuring that everyday you are doing something that allows you to feel accomplished. And you actually give yourself credit for the things you do as well."
A Challenge from Niyc: "Every night before bed do you 'DONE list' and reflect on the service you've given."
Resources www.niycpidgeon.com
Niyc on Facebook and Instagram
One Bracelet Campaign
Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson
Now is Your Chance
Mind Gym
Garlic Press
Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group
Have you ever woken up exhausted, grumpy or unready to face the day? In this Happy Bit I give you 3 strategies that will boost your mood, energy and focus on those really tough mornings.
Mary Hyatt was drowning in unhappiness after marrying very young and having no idea who she was; after years of numbing her unhappiness with food, Mary found herself 70 pounds overweight and needing to make a change. She decided to embark on a journey to find herself and to stop playing small; in the process she let go of the weight and the unhealthy marriage and today Mary is a strong advocate of living FULLY ALIVE through being authentic, loving yourself and loving your body.
Mary Hyatt is on a quest to feel alive and to live a life full of gratitude, joy, authenticity, and abundance in body, mind and soul. Mary believes that every person has the ability to create the life that they love. She lives in the heart of Nashville and her days are spent juggling the roles of holistic lifestyle advocate as a Presidential Diamond wellness advocate with do TERRA essential oils, and personal life and business coach. She helps her clients wake up, find their voice and become fully alive. You can join Mary every Wednesday at 1 PM CST on her Facebook LIVE show where she dives into raw topics and helps her audience fall back in love with themselves and believe in their potential. You can explore more at www.maryhyatt.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from Mary: “Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace." ~Frederick Buechner
"I love that the emphasis on the touching, smelling, and really getting into the holy and hidden heart of it. That is it."
"I can remember thinking to myself, there has to be more to life than this. Surely, being completely asleep for life, being numb, just almost sleepwalking through life - Surely there has to be something else that would make life worth more living."
Some of Mary's Favorite Things: "Staying teachable. I’m always asking for feedback, I’m constantly learning. The minute that I think I know it all, my career is going to be dead. I want to see always how I can make things better. I get excited to hear about new perspectives, about new ways of seeing things because ultimately, my lens is really limited. I am seeing it only through my own eyes so I think a habit would be asking for feedback and continuously learning. "
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Garlic Press"
Beth's Favorite Books: "Loveability by Robert Holden"
Best advice received: "From my mom: when anything is going wrong, 'What does this make possible?'"
Mary's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am being authentic + telling my truth + staying in the present. Part of living fully alive is experiencing life in 3D, which means that you are willing to be present for whatever is showing up in this exact moment. I give myself permission to celebrate, to be in that excitement and really stay in it, and asking myself, 'What is asking for my highest attention right now?'"
"Depression and anxiety are escaping the present. When we can find our true happiness, the ability to connect with life, just in this present moment - that truly is what we have - I better show up. I better be all here because this might be my last breath."
"Part of happiness is being able to show up for what’s happening right now. Being present truly contributes to our ability to have happiness and fulfillment."
A Challenge from Mary: "Slow down in this moment, take a couple deep breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth, in through the nose, out through the mouth. What is asking for my highest attention right now? What needs some loving today?"
Resources www.maryhyatt.com
Mary Hyatt Facebook
do TERRA essential oils
Garlic Press
Loveability by Robert Holden
Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group
Happy Bit: A Parenting Mantra to Create Happier Kids (and a Happier Mama)
Parents and kids seem to do a lifelong dance - at least for the first 18 years - between control and freedom. In this Happy Bit I share a parenting mantra I created that helps me focus less on control (and criticism) and more on the positives like love, warmth, humor and praise.
The Mantra: My only parenting tools are love, hugs, warmth, humor and compliments.
Rather than always seeking the "grand gesture" or the next "big thing," Anne Bogel, blogger at Modern Mrs. Darcy and host of the What Should I Read Next? This podcast reminds us that small and steady steps are where the magic happens.
Anne Bogel is the creator of the popular blog Modern Mrs Darcy and the podcast What Should I Read Next?. Anne Bogel popular book lists and reading guides have established Bogel as a tastemaker among readers, authors, and publishers. Anne lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family. Anne is also the author of Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Anne: "There are so many things out there that we can make and create."
"Life moves on. Everything’s a stage. You have plenty of time."
"This is a stage. Everything moves in stages. Nothing lasts forever, for better or for worse."
"Something I have learned is how important timing is. That’s not just what you’re hoping to do but also when you are going to be able to do it. Life moves in stages and it won’t stay the same way forever. Things constantly change."
"I hate it when people say: “I don’t have time!”"
Some of Anne's Favorite Things: Favorite Quote: "Emily Dickinson: 'I dwell in impossibility.' It means excitement and enthusiasm and potential. Anything is possible."
Personal Habit: "Walking the dog with no headphones… motion and movement and fresh air."
Easy meal: Mexican Beef verde from Jessica Fisher’s cookbook, Not Your Mother’s Freezer Meals: Chuck roast - chili powder and oregano - salsa verde - with guac, pico, cheese…
Favorite kitchen gadget: Lemon Squeezer
Ann’s Favorite Books: You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt
Best advice received: "Don’t underestimate the importance of small steps."
Anne's Happiness Formula: "It’s about being peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit. And being free from anxiety of worry and understanding, love."
"A good life is fresh, solid and free, new, vibrant, grounded, safe."
A Challenge from Anne: "Take a walk without your earbuds or sit on the porch without a book and think and just be."
Resources: Modern Mrs Darcy
What Should I Read Next?
Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything
The Popcast with Knox & Jamie
Unputdownable: 17 books I read in 24 hours or less (because they were just that good)
Anne Bogel popular book lists
Lemon Squeezer
You Learn by Living
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Journaling can be a powerful way to see the big picture of your life, to notice the trajectory you're on and to make needed adjustments. Whether you prefer gratitude journaling, writing your goals and intentions or recording a "diary" of your day, journaling is so helpful. One of the most powerful forms of journaling is vision journaling, which is writing down what you WANT your life to look like as if it's already the REALITY. Vision journaling not only creates energy, motivation and focus, but new research would suggest it is probably building new neural pathways in your brain, making it more likely you'll choose behaviors in line with your vision and goals. In this episode I tell you exactly how to do it.
Women's and men's bodies are not the same. We try to assume men and women can lose fat int he same way, but it can be helpful to account for hormones, pregnancy, breastfeeding...all of those things that make women women. In this episode Dr. Beth Westie shares some hot fat loss and health tips just for women.
Hear how mow my friend Chris "infected" everyone with the happiness bug at a recent BBQ and how you can do the same thing and be the STARTER.
Nisha Moodley shares how happy living and making a contribution to society are tied to understanding our personal wholeness and our “Big Why.”
You are powerful beyond measure, and it's time to wake up and act accordingly- to play big and to SHINE.
Ever wished you could work less so you could live more? After an incident with her son’s childcare provider, Jocelyn Sams realized she was giving too much control of her life to other people. She and her husband Shane decided to give up teaching and create an online business so they could have the flexibility and freedom they needed to spend more time with their kids - all while working only 10-15 hours/week. In this episode Jocelyn shares exactly how they did it.
Today’s guest is Jocelyn Sams, part of the dynamic duo behind FlippedLifestyle.com. Jocelyn and her husband Shane are former school teachers. After years of bad bosses, job losses, and frustration at work, they started an online business. That business made it possible to quit their jobs, spend more time with family and earn millions in passive income online - all while working only 10-15 hours per week! Now, they are helping other families do the same by connecting with people through their Flipped Lifestyle podcast, website and inside their Flip Your Life community. Sign up for Jocelyn's free 168-hour Time Management Challenge.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Joceyln: "We can't let other people run our lives anymore."
"He said we were going to start an online business, we were going to build passive income streams and we were going to quit our jobs. I thought he was crazy at the time, but little did I know, we would do just that."
"When you do as you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."
Some of Joceyln's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I calendar everything."
Easy meal: Chicken Lettuce Wraps (P.F. Changs copycat)
Favorite kitchen gadget: Cuisinart Electric Teakettle
Joceyln's Favorite Books: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Best advice received: "Take action and make things happen."
Joceyln's Happiness Formula: "Take control of my time + prioritize the things that are really important in life + helping others find the same type of freedom we have found."
A Challenge from Joceyln: "Put everything on a calendar, starting with your non-negotiables like work, sleep, eating dinner, eating lunch.... Once you get those things on there, move on to the things you want to do - things like working on a business, spending more time with your children - whatever it is you want to do, calendar those in after your non-negotiables. This will help you see where you're really spending time versus where you WANT to spend time."
Resources 168-hour Time Management Challenge
FlippedLifestyle.com
Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income
Flipped Lifestyle podcast
ElementaryLibrarian.com
Cuisinart Electric Teakettle
Chicken Lettuce Wraps (P.F. Changs copycat)
Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
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You've probably heard of a Vision Board before, but have you ever created a word board? In this episode I'll tell you how.
Ever wish you had less stuff? Wanting more time for what's important? In this episode Tsh Oxenreider shares her story of learning to have less “stuff” so she could have more time for living her purpose, which includes helping people and traveling.
Tsh Oxenreider is the author of several books, including her new one, At Home in the World. She's the founder of the community blog The Art of Simple and the top-ranked podcaster of The Simple Show, where she encourages big-hearted people to live simple, unconventional lives. Tsh currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her 3 kids and husband, and eats tacos several times a week. She's equally happy snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef and puttering around in her backyard.
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Nuggets of Wisdom from Tsh: “Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.” - Parker Palmer
"Vocation: The word means calling. it's the idea of 'What you are made to do and what your life speaks.'
"Listen to your life because it says something!"
"What made [living in Turkey] truly great were a lot of these smaller life lessons and family togetherness and even the hard stuff that we pushed through to make us a better people and a better family unit."
"Home is where you know and are known. For me, that equals people. Home equals a tangible place. I think there's something important about it being in a place."
"There's this foundational idea that you have to know: your vocation is how your life speaks."
"We would rather put our money toward experiences over things."
"Simple living for me is living holistically with your life's purpose."
"Your life's purpose is your vocation."
Some of Tsh's Favorite Things: Personal habit: " Bullet journaling. It's this way of journaling your day that just keeps your thoughts in a more organized fashion. I feel so much more in control of my time."
Easy meal: "I love chicken tortilla soup in slow cooker from Pioneer Woman." (get the recipe here)
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Ice cream maker"
Tsh's Favorite Books: "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver"
Best advice received: "Taking action and making things happen." (from Tsh's husband)
Tsh's Happiness Formula: "Travel is a huge part of my happiness. I am more who I am whenever I spend time traveling. And yet, it is coupled with staying home a lot. It's a combination of exploring the world and being at home - embracing where I am, getting to know my neighbors, spending time in my community and getting involved. It is a blend of being a citizen of the world and a citizen of my community."
A Challenge from Tsh: "Plan a trip on the horizon -even if that means a day trip into the closest city where you live. If you haven't planned a trip in a long time, plan something where you actually leave your house and you go do something pretty different from what you normally do. You might want to explore some small town nearby that you have always wanted to do. You might check out a museum. You might try out a new restaurant, or you could actually get on a plane and or get on a website, see what cheap flights in your area are and go do something like that. I think so much of our life is routine, which is good, but we need to appreciate that routine whenever we shake it up a bit and interact with the outside world around us."
Resources The Art of Simple (Tsh's Website)
The Simple Show (Tsh's Podcast)
At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe (Tsh's Book)
Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
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Learn how to do the "I Don't Want ______" exercise to help you create a crystal clear vision of what you DO want. This is soooo important because, "Where the energy goes, the energy flows." AND "That which we focus on increases."
Growing up with dysfunction and a broken home, Salena Knight set out completely on her own at age 15, and by her early twenties owned several properties, and today she owns her own business. Salena shares some powerful thoughts on letting go of "victim thinking" and choosing the life you want. A must-listen episode!
Salena Knight is retail strategist who helps independent retailers to grow their business so they can have personal and financial freedom. She lives in Sydney Australia with her husband, daughter and rescue greyhound. In her free time she likes to build things, cook and spend time outdoors.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Salena: "Laugh at yourself because if you don't, someone else will laugh at you. Laugh at the things that happened because it hurts more when someone laughs at you, than when you laugh about what happened to yourself."
"Just don't take everything seriously; otherwise, you'll end up getting hurt by what other people think about you."
"All I wanted to do was to prove to the world that coming from a broken family doesn't mean that you have to be a broken person."
"You have the choice to make your life-whatever it is you want to be!"
"I was determined to finish my studies and be something better!"
"It does get to the point where you have to decide who your family is and who you want to hang around."
"You can choose your family, you can choose who you want to hang around with."
"If you hang around with people who don't want to take action, who are going to suck the life out of you and deplete you, then you aren't going to strive, you won't be able to achieve those goals."
"At the end of the day, you have to look after you."
Some of Salena's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Constantly striving to succeed. A desire to just be better, bigger, more. I have to get outside every single day, get out with the dog at least once."
Easy meal: "Tacos. 5 batches and freeze them."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Kettle, slow cooker, and food processor."
Salena's Favorite Books: "The Dip by Seth Godin"
Best advice received: "You can do it."
Salena's Happiness Formula: Family + Home + Laughter + Challenge
A Challenge from Salena: "Go and evaluate your relationships and see if you have those vampire people. Who energizes you and who depletes you? What can you do about the depleters?"
Resources SalenaKnight.com
Webinar by Salena - for Retailers Looking to Grow Their Customer Base Fast
Jen's Interview on Salena's Podcast (Bringing Business to Retail)
Southernbellemollymook.com (Salena's vacation rental)
Kettle
The Dip by Seth Godin
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Are you striving to accomplish, achieve and accumulate? That path might not give you the happiness you crave. You'll get a whole lot closer if you take 10 minutes today and follow your feelings instead...
After trying the stay-at-home mom thing for a while, Dana realized she literally NEEDED to be an entrepreneur and thus began the Boss Mom movement. Learn how Dana balances motherhood and her online business with confidence and efficiency.
Dana Malstaff is a mother, author, business & content strategist, coach, podcaster, and blind spot reducer. Dana is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, and the founder of Boss Mom. She serves Boss Moms who yearn for more time and less guilt when it comes to building their business and raising their family, by providing the tools they need to get more out of their content and business, without sacrificing their family goals.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Dana: "If you want to be a true influencer, then you should speak to create other influencers. Our influence is based around creating other influencers."
"Good mom for me means playfulness and attentiveness."
"So attentiveness to me means that I'm outwardly always trying to make sure I see what my kids need and trying to fulfill that in a way that makes sense to us in our family. "
"I think you should always try to be something more than a mom."
"You are so much more than one role, and we should strive to figure out what fulfills us outside of being a parent and outside of being a wife and outside of just being a business owner."
"It's a really important lesson for your kids to learn and it's a really important lesson for you to learn that your kids aren't the center of the world too, cause it's hard not to feel that way about them sometimes."
"When you're confident about your decisions, then guilt has no place in your life."
"The reason we feel guilty is because we're not sure we're doing the right thing."
"There are a lot of ways, and a lot of those ways compiled together equal the right way for you. It has to be about collecting the puzzle pieces and fitting them together and being confident about how you're fitting them together."
"If you don't wan't to feel guilty then continually assess every single day what your overall priorities are. What is it that you're trying to achieve, and what are the big things that have to be done? Don't do your business and family separately because those are two big whole buckets."
"What's important to us right now, tomorrow, over this next 30 days, or next year? What do we care about? Which one is more important? Sometimes my business wins, and sometimes my family wins. I don't feel bad about it."
Some of Dana's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "We eat, we hang out and play around. We engage with each other. We do some fun things with
my kids in the morning."
"The habit is the assessment of my priorities, looking at what has to get done, seeing if I can delegate that out and reminding myself that I'm losing money in my business by doing things myself all the time."
Easy meal: "Brown rice packets, chicken apple sausage, Thai peanut sauce, veggies."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "wine opener"
Danielle's Favorite Books: "The Five Love Languages" and "The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran" and "Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert"
Best advice received: "Business is people. Life is people. If you can't learn how to show people how they are loved and valued and connect with people with empathy and compassion, then you're going to be left feeling alone and sad."
Dana's Happiness Formula: 1. "Learn to recognize your happy moments."
2. "Know that others see you differently and that you're often too hard on yourself. Listen to people that tell you nice things."
3. "Recognize when you're not happy and take an assessment on what's not working and tweak it. Don't sit in unhappiness and fester there for a long time. It doesn't help anybody."
A Challenge from Dana: "I want you to take the next three days and time map what you do in your day, where you spend your time. At the end of those 3 days, look at that time mapping. Look at what you are doing, where you are spending your time, whether you are spending your time doing things that make you happy and fulfill you and that you think are actually helping you get to where you want to go in your life - and the amount of time you are spending doing things that do not fulfill you and actually empty your cup. Get really serious about finding the kind of support you need through this community, through other communities, you know, through your friends and your networks. To pull yourself more into the time you are spending, doing the things that fill you and that you love, and it all starts by assessing what you are doing right now."
Resources Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro
The Five Love Languages
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Feeling BLAH? Tired? Discouraged? Afraid? Then you're out of alignment, probably because you're not sharing the gifts and talents you've been given. Learn how to figure out what you're good at and then take the challenge to jump in and get started.
Best-selling author Danielle LaPorte shares why it's critical to exercise self compassion, self love and self respect as you walk your spiritual path and how we can deepen our devotion and service in this world when we do so.
Danielle LaPorte is an invited member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” She is author of White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—From One Seeker to Another, The Fire Starter Sessions and The Desire Map: A Guide To Creating Goals With Soul—the book that has been translated into 8 languages, evolved into a yearly day planner system, a top 10 iTunes app, and an international workshop program with licensed facilitators in 15 countries. Millions of visitors go to DanielleLaPorte.com every month for her daily #Truthbombs and what’s been called “the best place online for spirituality.” Danielle is a speaker, a poet, and a painter. In her spare time she is trying to perfect kale chips and hanging out with friends and traveling. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her favorite philosopher, her son.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Danielle: "Your true nature is luminous."
"You're the guru. Few and external directions are good but the final say is with you."
"Happiness is feeling compassion for myself and compassion for other people."
"I don't spend a lot of time thinking what I could've done differently."
"This is all about being discerning, and getting to a place of real self love and self-respect."
"Deepen your devotion in everything you want."
"Self-love as a concept is really difficult for people to wrap their heads around."
"The term love, the idea, the notion of philosophy - it's so misused, overused, abused and misunderstood."
"Compassion is a lot easier for people to wrap their heads around. It's about loving what you want to criticize, and loving yourself when you feel you're most unlovable, and that is when self-love becomes the medicine."
"Boundaries are essential to being happy and vibrant and well."
"Find what works for you! If you don't like it find another way! Just experiment, just like food."
"You must have stillness in your life to be your most powerful self."
Some of Danielle's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I meditate everyday."
Easy meal: "Vegetarian tacos, cauliflower mash."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Vitamix"
Dana's Favorite Books: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Book by Twyla Tharp" and "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins"
Best advice received: "It's not my responsibility to make them feel good."
Danielle's Happiness Formula: 1. "meditate" 2. "obsessively text my girlfriends" 3. "just be with my kid, no phone, and have a conversation"
A Challenge from Danielle: "My invitation would be to do a list for yourself of all the things that you're doing, to be better, to improve... and stop doing one of those things. Stop doing that one thing that isn't lighting you up, that isn't really getting you results of freedom and joy and vitality."
Resources DanielleLaPorte.com
White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—From One Seeker to Another:
The Fire Starter Sessions
The Desire Map
Vitamix
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Book by Twyla Tharp
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins
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Imagine today is the last day of your life. You are standing on a mountain, looking bath at the winding path you walked throughout your days on this planet, and you notice your kids, your spouse, your loved ones standing there. What would they remember you for? What legacy are you leaving them?
Would they remember you as a person who is grumpy, frazzled and exhausted?
Or would they remember you as a vibrant, happy women who lived in alignment with her true purpose?
Think about your answer to that question and strive to live more in alignment with the legacy you WANT to leave.
And if you want additional help, Time Mastery for Women is open for enrollment. Time Mastery is an A-Z system that will help you create more time for the things you love, find your purpose and leave a legacy and enrollment ends on Friday, June 23 at 3 pm Central.
Class begins Monday, June 26th and if you're ready to change your life - in powerfully positive ways - Time Mastery for Women is the program for you.
Learn more here: www.timemasteryforwomen.com
Kate O’Brien and her husband Henare both grew up in toxic environments, leaving Kate saying, “I’ll never let a man treat me like that,” and Henare saying, “I’ll never let a woman treat me like that. Naturally fate brought them together and Kate has allowed their initially rocky 14 year relationship to help her become more self aware, more self compassionate and more accepting of her own humanity.
A visionary & global voice for bold leadership, transformation, playing it big & living from truth. Together with her husband Henare—they hold the space of Australasia's #1 Transformational Leadership Couple & produce the World’s Biggest Personal Development Summit, collaborating annually with over 100 of the greatest thought leaders of our generation - Jack Canfield, Gregg Braden, T. Harv Eker, Brendon Burchard, Marci Shimoff, Dr John Demartini, Dr Joe Dispenza, Michael Bernard Beckwith and many many more.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Kate: "The risk is a game so I may as well just play it."
"We have a huge capacity for change, a huge capacity for love and a huge capacity to evolve."'
"It took my courage to skip stepping through that door on a moment to moment basis"
"The biggest thing that I've learned is that it's okay to feel like a total human being while you're also being extraordinary."
"When we go through changes, in that process we also have to allow space for the wobbles of those changes."
"We can just ride out all of the feelings that come with being human while we keep growing and expanding and remember to enjoy life."
"When we come back together we've got new growth, new eyes and energy to infuse that with our relationship."
"A lot of times in the world, we're trying to get rid of the things that aren't feeling good."
"[I like to remind] all people that it's okay to be human, it's okay to have all of these experiences, and it has absolutely zero reflection on how amazing you are or what you are up to in the world."
"Have compassion for ourselves, and we can usually shift out of that away more faster."
"We are the solution. It is not the strategy."
Some of Kate's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Connecting into myself. And a cup of tea."
Easy meal: Smoothies, protein powder.
Favorite kitchen gadget: Blender.
Kate's Favorite Books: Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power by Gary Zukav
Best advice received: "Be yourself!"
Kate's Happiness Formula: "Passion +truth + commitment."
A Challenge from Kate: "After this [interview], please stop, close your computer or your phone. Go and walk into a bathroom and look into the mirror. And when you are looking into the mirror, just notice what's in your head. Do you feel really comfortable and friendly with that beautiful person in there? Or do you feel a bit awkward? Or do you feel resistant, judgmental. Do you feel guilty? Whatever comes up, if it doesn't feel loving, that is the place you go to, to bring the love. "
Resources HenareAndKate.com
Kate on Facebook
Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power
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In a society dominated by social media, many women long for deeper friendships. In this episode best friends and clinical psychologists Dr. Sanda Bernstein and Dr. Wendy Rapaport share some stories from their 40-year friendship and their book, Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter. If you want to build and strengthen your friendships, you’ll love this episode of Vibrant Happy Women.
Sanda Bernstein, is a clinical psychologist. She has worked in both school districts and universities. Dr. Bernstein is trained in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and as a school psychologist. She has a private practice in which she sees adolescents and adults. Married with 2 grown children and 5 grandsons. She lives in Manhattan. Wendy Rapaport, is a clinical psychologist. She specializes in psychology-related facets of the health-care field, working with providers and patients. She is an adjunct professor at the Diabetes Research Institute, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at the University of Maine Graduate School of Social Work. She has a private practice working with people coping with diabetes. She’s married and a stepmother to 2 grown children and have a granddaughter and a great grandson. She lives in Maine for part of the year and Florida for the rest of the year. They met at a lecture when they were college-aged and Sonda was pregnant and had to go to the bathroom and they chatted the whole time and never stopped talking. They just released a book together called Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Sandy and Wendy: "Do unto others as they would prefer you do unto them."
"We have to really know our friends, what would please them, because sometimes we find ourselves doing things that would please us, not them."
"If I'm not for myself, who will be for me? If I'm only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?"
"Do not procrastinate."
"I think women need to teach their men how listen to them better. I think that we need to talk better."
Some of Sandy and Wendy's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Wendy: "I like exercise." Sandy: "Not thinking that I know all the answers for myself but reaching out."
Easy meal: Sandy: Taking in from the local gourmet market where they have fresh salmon everyday and fresh turkey and fresh spinach pie.
Wendy: candy, cake and ice cream; take-out delivery.
Favorite kitchen gadget: Wendy: Telephone. Sandy: microwave
Favorite Books: Wendy: Little Women. The Prince of Time; Sandy: Americanah Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best advice received: Sandy: "Don't let fear stop you." Wendy: "Honoring my independence."
Sandy and Wendy's Happiness Formula: Sandy: First is the importance of staying connected with the people I love. Then I want to stay engaged in activities that are meaningful to me. And the other is slowing down to stay appreciative of the world around me. Just appreciative of life.
Wendy: On a couch with a good enough poet - poetry
A Challenge from Sandy and Wendy: Sandy: "Read a book. Get a friend and deepen that friendship. Be more connected with your friend. I want to challenge everyone to connect better to a friend."
Wendy: "Do it consciously, because good manners come from practice and habit. I challenge you to make a good friend even better."
Resources Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons
Americanah Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Little Women
The Prince of Time
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Do you have a relationship that seems more challenging than the others? Maybe it's with a parent or a child, or with a coworker or a neighbor. In this Happy Bit you'll learn 3 easy tips to help you improve that challenging relationship.
This episode is brought to you by Audible and you can get a FREE audio book using my special link: vibranthappybook.com. It's time to make all that summertime driving a little more entertaining.
The 3 easy tips to improve a challenging relationship:
- Write down 10 positives about that person.
- Do something kind for them every day. We love those whom we serve.
- Say something kind to or about that person every day.
Doing these things will help you brain shift into a place of positivity. Like attracts like. When you focus on the positive, your brain will find more of the positive. This happens because of your brain's Reticular Activating System, which filters information in a way to help you support what you believe. If you start to see the positive, your brain will give you more evidence of positivity. You have the power to make any relationship better. Empowering, right? You bet. That's what the Vibrant Happy Women movement is all about.
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In this episode Tammy Cannon shares her experiences of being a busy, overwhelmed mom of 3 kids under age 3 and how learning to ask for help made all the difference in her happiness. Now, as a mom of 3 teens, Tammy does a fantastic job balancing motherhood with her love of learning, her creativity, and her desire to help other women create a business doing something they love.
Tammy Cannon is the owner of Cannon Social Media helping creative business owners leverage online marketing. Tammy lives in Snohomish, WA with her husband and 3 teens. In her spare time Tammy loves cooking, gardening, and hiking.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Tammy: "Dom Perignon: Come quickly, I am tasting the stars."
"Happy accidents can happen at anytime and just to be ready for them, to be excited and curious about life because you just never know when something amazing is going to happen."
"I am a really curious person. I love learning... And so I just love life and being curious and being hopeful for whatever is to come."
"I realized at that time, I didn't know how to ask for help. Being a mother of 3 young children was not something that was modeled for me. I mean, my parents were working and I am an only child, and things were very quiet and organized, and I didn't have any relatives around me, to just kind of see what that looked like until a friend of mine, she is a few years behind me and having kids but once she started having her babies, I watched her really organize her life and asked for help when she needed it. So she got on care.com and got herself a house cleaner and a really good baby sitter, but not just one but a couple when that one didn't meet the time. She'd catch her date night with her husband. And so, I was looking at that and said, 'Wow, I just didn't ask for help.' I didn't recognize that I just really needed the help, but I do not know if it was ego or just not having you know the modeling for myself. I just didn't really know how to go about it."
"So, I think that it is really important that we have the confidence to actually create the things that we love and maximize that time, but there is nothing wrong with profiting from that stuff and actually starting you know a small business, a side business, whatever it is to you, be yourself. You know, give that time back to yourself. I mean, we give our time to our kids and our family, we volunteer, we are out and about. But to really sit and be creative, or to start something new just for yourself is pretty awesome."
"Recently, I have discovered that I really need to set boundaries around myself, and the boundaries are going to help me get more respect for my family and myself, respect in myself. And also confidence to charge what I work and to follow through with those boundaries."
Some of Tammy's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I love learning. So, I read a lot of books, a lot of blog articles. I take a lot of online courses. I just really love learning new things and learning how to apply them in my own life and then teaching them to other people."
Easy meal: "Quinoa salad. Quinoa grains that you cook really simply and then you ad red wine vinegar, like a little vinaigrette to it. And then you can corn sometimes, red onions, you just add in your veggies and then let it sit in the refrigerator. It is great for potluck, for just a side salad, for everything."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Coffee grinder"
Tammy's Favorite Books: "Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss" and "Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty"
Best advice received: "That is the way it should be. We go through life not recognizing that we just need to dream big and go after it."
Tammy's Happiness Formula: "Really just sitting down and breaking bread with friends and family is super huge to me. Combine that with learning something new. And a sunny day. And I am the happiest girl in the world."
A Challenge from Tammy: "I would love for your listeners to download that freebie (5 Steps to a Growth Mindset) and fill it out and over the next 30, 60 or 90 days, pick one big hairy goal, one over-arching goal that you are trying to achieve. Fill out the worksheet and let us know what happened. I think that you are going to be surprised at how the worksheet's going to help. And when you focus on just one thing, over that time frame, you are going to see big things happen."
Resources 5 Steps to a Growth Mindset (freebie from Tammy)
Beautiful Ruins: A Novel
Care.com
Tim Ferriss Podcast
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
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A listener recently asked, "Jen, what is your favorite quote, piece of advice, book, healthy meal and kitchen gadget? Also, I would love to know the standout personal development books you've read." I answer each of these questions in this Happy Bit.
Kirsten Tyrrel and her husband shifted from unemployed to making a 7-figure income in a matter of about 1 1/2 years. Learn how Kirsten was able to transform her life by changing her mindset and constantly focusing on education and goals.
Kirsten is a mom of three with a passion for having fun and raising her kids while building her businesses. She is the host of the Marvelous Mom's Club Podcast and she loves to have adventures and would rather talk to people more than anything else in the world! Kirsten lives in southern Utah.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Kirsten: "We were not put on this earth to stand still. "
"Something that I really had to understand that if we are not moving forward we're moving backward because life keeps moving. And it's impossible to stay where you are. If you are not moving forward, you are definitely moving backward."
"Failure is when you stop trying."
"If things come so easily, you don't appreciate them when they finally come."
"Lesson:
- you can't control everything
- I learned that you can't do it all
- a little bit of patience and knowing that as much as I want stuff to happen, but as passionate as I am about making my dreams come true and about having a wonderful, adventurous life, I have to be patient with the ride and enjoy the ride as I am on it, instead of constantly looking forward to the outcome."
Some of Kirsten's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I love having my 10 minutes of quiet time or my 15 minutes of quiet time where I am shut off from everything."
Easy meal: "Curry. We just grill up some chicken and some vegetables and throw the curry sauce on it and put some rice in the rice cooker on it. It's like the fastest, easiest dinner." Trader Joe's Yellow Curry.
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Kitchenaide"
Kristen's Favorite Books: "Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill"
Best advice received: "There is a million ways to make a million dollars, and if you try to do them all, you won't make any money."
Kirsten's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I pray, sleep, and play."
A Challenge from Kirsten: "Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Realize that every single step you make in the right direction is kind of a pay-it-forward for your future self. If you are willing to do things and push yourself out of your comfort zone everyday, that result is so much more than you came and calculate right now. So, just get out of your comfort zone, do something good for other people and do something good for yourself and the results are going to be more than you can even comprehend."
Resources Marvelous Mom's Club
Kitchenaide
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
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Sometimes when we're feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, we crave nothing more than a weekend getaway. But what if there's something that's just as effective and only takes as little as 20-60 minutes? There is: yoga. In this Happy Bit I share how yoga can help you let go of that frazzled feeling and shift into a space of calm alignment.
Want to feel more grounded, calm and aligned so you can more easily listen to intuition? Yoga will help, and quickly, too. Learn why the combination of breathing and movement will leave you feeling AMAZING!
Resources Yoga with Adriene
The Minimalists
Vibrant Happy Women Review of the Week
Down Dog (app)
We all have numerous things we believe, but do we ever stop to think about where those beliefs came from and whether they serve us? In this fantastic interview with Elizabeth Rider we talk about beliefs, education, not quitting and the importance of ALLOWING things to happen with ease and flow rather than PUSHING things to happen.
Elizabeth Rider is a leading nutrition & whole living expert teaching women around the world how to become the healthiest, most successful people they know. In a world flooded with diet information, Elizabeth’s healthy recipes and straight-forward nutrition advice draw millions of inspired readers to her popular blog. Thousands have had success using her online programs, which include Clean Up Your Diet™, Purpose To Profit™ and The Wellness Business Bootcamp™. As host of Elizabeth Eats on Food Matters TV, Elizabeth is delightfully changing the way the world views healthy home cooking. She speaks on stages around the world and mentors scores of ambitious people each year to seek and live life on their own terms. As a Certified Holistic Health Coach (Integrative Nutrition) and accomplished online entrepreneur, cultivating a lifestyle of freedom and health is her religion. Elizabeth is a graduate of Cornell University’s Plant-Based Nutrition program, a TEDx speaker, and regular contributor to The Huffington Post. Her recipes have been featured on Shape.com, MSN, MindBodyGreen, Buzzfeed, Greatist and POPSUGAR among others.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Elizabeth: "You are not your beliefs."
"We pick up beliefs in life as we go."
"When we believe something, we will subconsciously seek out facts to affirm our beliefs."
"For a long time, even for me, I wasn't willing to believe that we are not our beliefs, that I am not my beliefs. And when I made that turning point, It was like WOW."
"Because when we think that we are our beliefs, that'S where so much anxiety and discomfort and distress in our brains comes from."
"The thing that people don't realize is that what you accrue along the way, you can't even think of right now. You do not even know what it's going to be."
"I generally stay away from gluten and dairy. I feel like when I eat flour, it makes me feel really bloated. And when I eat dairy, it makes my skin break out."
"My life's mission is in my own personal life is to bridge that gap between really loving my food and making sure that it is serving me and not harming me."
"I really think that judgment is a mirror. And it's always a reflection of our beliefs."
"One of the biggest tragedies in life is people not who would not take action over the fear of being judged when the judgement is actually just a mirror of how they felt about themselves. You can change those beliefs."
Some of Elizabeth's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Not quitting. Knowing that instead of quitting you just have to find a different way."
Easy meal: "A smoothie. Red Thai Curry, easy to put together with coconut milk."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven"
Elizabeth's Favorite Books: "Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender Book by Tosha Silver"
Best advice received: "I can't live if I care what other people think about me."
Elizabeth's Happiness Formula: "Freedom plus allowing plus awareness plus ease."
A Challenge from Elizabeth: "Write down your 5 biggest beliefs in life and understand where they came from. And then go read that post on the Oatmeal: The Backfire Effect (on the Oatmeal)"
Resources Elizabeth Rider
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven
Marie Forleo's B-school
Usana
Power of Habit
Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender Book by Tosha Silver
Elizabeth Eats
Elizabeth on Instagram
The Oatmeal
The Backfire Effect (on the Oatmeal)
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I share the story of my 3-year-old daughter Cora's self destructive behavior (hair, stitches, scabs) and how we FINALLY stumbled onto a solution after weeks of thinking there WAS no solution. I relate this story to your life. Are their times you've given up? Well, don't. 99% of the time a solution will present itself IF you stay open. Learn how in this episode.
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Despite having a successful blog and business, Crystal Paine found herself feeling burnt out and not really excited about anything at all. So she made the choice to untangle herself from her business obligations so she could take a year of rest and have that time to pour into herself so she could better pour into others. During that year Crystal did things that brought her true joy, including spending time with her kids, completely overhauling her health and enjoying the freedom to be more spontaneous, adventurous and creative. If the idea of a year of rest appeals to you, then you're going to love this episode.
Crystal Paine a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, business consultant, and the founder of MoneySavingMom.com. MoneySavingMom.com was started in 2007 as an offshoot of a mommy blog Crystal had and has since grown to be one of the top personal finance blogs on the web averaging over 1.5 million unique visitors per month. Crystal lives in the Nashville area with her husband and 3 kids. Get Crystal's free 5 Days to a Better Morning series to learn how to start your day off on the right foot.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Crystal: "Do what you can with what you've got, where you are."
'I wanted to say yes to my family, yes to fun, and yes to things that were going to scare me a little bit but hopefully help me break free from fears and anxiety and be able to just walk in more freedom in my life."
"I said yes to my health."
"When I broke free from not being dependent upon coffee to survive, then I realized that I felt so empowered in other areas in my life....I needed to break free from that because it was causing me to have anxiety, it was hindering my sleep, and that then was contributing to other health problems. But it was also that I was looking to this thing, this drink that I was drinking, to give me the energy to do what I needed to do, instead of just getting enough sleep and taking care of myself and eating healthy so that I could have the inner strength to do what I needed to do."
"I wanted people to see that I am not at all as brave or courageous as people assume that I must be, and that there's a lot of things like making phone calls or talking to people that I don't know well that scare me. But I have learned that the more that I make myself face those fears and do those things, the more that I feel empowered, and so when I step outside my comfort zone, the more that I do it, then over time my comfort zone moves, and I am able to then face more fears and go farther because I didn't just stay where it is all safe."
Some of Crystal's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Writing out daily to-do-lists. I’ve done for years and years. Google calendar for family, team. I brain dump everything into Google calendar as all-day tasks."
Easy meal: "Salmon, bake it in the oven, with brown rice with sweet potato fries and roasted broccoli. Salad with a homemade dressing."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "InstantPot"
Crystal's Favorite Books: Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist
Best advice received: "Do the next right thing."
Crystal's Happiness Formula: Getting enough sleep + allowing time to refuel + using talents and gifts to bless others' lives.
A Challenge from Crystal: "Take time and make space in your life to breathe and refuel and take care of you."
Resources 5 Days to a Better Morning series
InstantPot
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist
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Are you looking for the "next step" in life? Wondering what your "big girl job" is going to be after sending your youngest child off to school? Wanting to change careers or do more of what you love? You're not alone! Most women want to find their purpose and passions, but they don't know where to start because they have no idea what they like to do. In this episode you'll learn the first step to figuring out what you're passionate about.
Ever wonder what you're "supposed" to be doing with your life? If there's some purpose you need to fulfill? You're not alone! We've all been there.
In this Happy Bit Jen shares a great tip for taking the leap into the unknown: Follow your Feelings. Our body has an internal GPS to let us know exactly what we should and should not be doing: our emotions. When we do what feels AMAZING, we're on the right track. When something leaves us feeling drained, that's probably not the right path. Follow your feelings.
Resources
When challenges come, we often launch into a state of stress and feelings of inadequacy. In this episode guest Kate Northrup shares why it's critical that we address the HOW of dealing with a situation more than the WHAT. Specifically, Kate believes we need to approach a difficulty from a perspective of love, positivity, presence and intuition. When we do that, everything else is easy.
As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, mother, and activist, Kate Northrup supports ambitious, motivated and successful women to light up the world without burning themselves out in the process. Committed to empowering women entrepreneurs to create their most successful businesses while navigating motherhood, Kate is the founder and CEO of Origin Collective, a monthly membership site where women all over the world gather to achieve more while doing less. Her first book, Money: A Love Story, has been published in 5 languages. Kate’s work has been featured by The Today Show, Yahoo! Finance, Women’s Health, Glamour, and The Huffington Post and she’s spoken to audiences of thousands with Hay House, Wanderlust, YouSANA Health Sciences, and more. Kate lives with her husband and business partner, Mike, and their daughter Penelope in Maine. Join Kate's FREE Sustainable Success Workshop to learn more about the art of balancing mothering and entrepreneurship.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Kate: “The art of life is not in controlling what happens to us, but in using what happens to us.” - Gloria Steinem
"What I love about this quote is it really articulates what I have been learning, not only in motherhood, but also in business, which is that we cannot actually control what happens in our lives to a large extent, but we can control our response to it, of course, and we can use what happens as fodder for learning information, to change our course of action, and as an opportunity for growth. And so, this just deeply resonates with me for that reason. "
"It's not so much WHAT we do, it’s the HOW we do it. The HOW we do anything is really going to impact our results far more than WHAT that we actually do. We know that from sports psychology that the more awareness and the more consciousness we bring to our workouts for example, and the more presence we bring, the better our results will be."
"Part of what’s been really amazing about scheduling things according to my cycle and also being super clear on when I have childcare and when I don’t and when I’m working and when I’m not, has been that predictability. I find myself so much more calm."
"If we actually honor the gifts of the luteal phase, which is the slowing down, it’s a really great time to wrap up loose ends, to complete projects, to check things off your to-do list. It’s actually a super powerful time to address things, and get done."
"We can’t control the weather, we can’t control our children, we can’t control other people, we can’t control the economy, we can’t control the government… there are so many things that we can’t control, and yet all of us crave predictability. So, for me, you know, I really crave that."
Some of Kate's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Scheduling and calendaring. I think this is a theme of our conversation. I have kept a day timer. I started using a day timer when I was 14 years old. And just having things written down so I could look at the week and kind of know what it’s going to bring and design my life according to what brings me the most joy has been an ongoing habit my entire life."
Easy meal: "We always kind of have like chicken, organic chicken sausage of some kind in the fridge, because it keeps really well and my daughter really loves to eat it. So, if I just don’t have much time, I take a big huge handful of spinach and sauté it up with some organic chicken sausage, cut up in little pieces, and I eat that, and it’s delicious. And it takes me like 5 minutes."
Possession: "I really love my lemon squeezer."
Morning Elixir Recipe: warm water, juice from half a lemon, dash of cayenne pepper, 1/4 t. raw honey, 1 T. apple cider vinegar, and some grated fresh ginger.
Kate's Favorite Books: "Carry on, Warrior by Glennon Doyle-Melton and Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott"
Best advice received: "Read your baby, not a book."
Kate's Happiness Formula: 1. Decide that you want to be happy. 2. In the moment, whenever you notice that you are veering off ,which is really easy to do, and you’ll do it all day long, look for things in your environment that are pleasing to you, or that you could feel gratitude for. 3. Breathing. 4. Community. Having a tribe. Investing in the people that you love and those relationships because those bring the greatest joy.
A Challenge from Kate: "I would like you to try looking at your schedule, and asking yourself if there is anything that you see in the upcoming week that feels heavy or feels draining to you like is it something that you just look at and, 'Uhhh, I don’t want to do that.' And if there is something, then I would ask you to look at it and ask could that thing be cancelled? Could it be rescheduled? Could it be shifted in some way? Could that task change? Or could it be delegated? Could somebody else do it?"
Resources FREE Sustainable Success Workshop
KateNorthrup.com
Money, A Love Story: Untangle Your Financial Woes and Create the Life You Really Want
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source
The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul
The Healthy Godmother (Heidi Symonds)
Carry on, Warrior by Glennon Doyle-Melton
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
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Some of the world's most successful women, including Judy Faulkner, ranked No. 3 on Forbes' "America's Richest Self-Made Women" list, have one important thing in common: they know how to listen to their inner voice - their intuition, or instinct, or a Higher Power - and make confident, bold decisions with clarity and ease. And they DO NOT allow what "everyone else is doing" to sway their decisions. In this Happy Bit I challenge you to go inward and listen to your gut and allow that inner GPS to empower you to live a confident, unstoppable life.
Your challenge: whenever you feel unsure of what to do, or looking around at what everyone else is doing. STOP! Go inward and listen to God, or the Universe or your gut instinct to find out what YOU need to do.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic... join me in the Vibrant Happy Women Facebook group and share 1 thing you've learned recently as a result of slowing down and truly listening to that inner voice.
Make it a great week!
Resources Epic Systems
Judy Faulkner
The Giving Pledge (Gates & Buffet)
Forbes "Richest Self-Made Women" List
Capital Times Article About Judy
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We can transform our health when we follow the holistic approach of Aryurveda, the world's oldest healing system, which focuses on mind, body, spirit and the 5 senses. In this episode Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares that health is our birthright - our true nature - and shares numerous practices from her book The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More. Ananta brings home the idea that true health focuses on so much more than just our body and definitely includes elements of "healthy selfishness" and cultivating a relationship with our own higher selves.
Ananta Ripa Ajmera is committed to making Ayurveda understandable and applicable to a diverse, modern audience. She teaches Ayurveda lifestyle, stress management, and meditation at yoga and business conferences and for clients including ABC News, Stanford University, and the California probation departments. Ajmera studied yoga and Ayurveda with Acharya Shunya and serves as Branding and Yoga Studies Director for Vedika Global, Acharya Shunya’s school. Her writing is popular on MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, and The Huffington Post.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Ananta: "When you sow a thought, you reap an action. When you sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. And when you sow a character, you reap a destiny." ~the Upanishads
"We are so often taught to believe that everything worth having in this life is somewhere outside, and it has to be attained by doing something. By affirming that actually everything that I am searching for lies within me, it's just a very empowering way to start the day."
"Ayurveda is the science of life. It is as old as life itself. Ayurveda looks at four dimensions of the human being: the body, mind, spirit, and the five senses."
"Ayurveda is defined as that science which teaches us how to distinguish between those actions that bring us joy and those that bring us sorrow. Because joy-filled actions are what give us health, and, you know, they define the joy-giving actions as those that benefit not only ourselves but others, so, compassion and service are actually an inherent part of the practice and lifestyle of Ayurveda."
"Health is your birthright. Health is your true nature. And I think, for me, being able to connect with that and being able to connect with the idea of freeing my spirit has been the key to developing the willpower and the strength to be able to make diet and lifestyle changes which Ayurveda recommends for being able to bring my body then into balance. For me the suffering that I had really started in my mind. And it started from just being disconnected."
"We kind of know that certain habits are not helpful for us. We know better, but we don't do better."
"Go slow. Really go slow and make anything that you choose sustainable."
Some of Ananta's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Waking up early by 6 o'clock in the morning."
Easy meal: "Khichadi. It is an extremely healthy recipe, and it's really delicious, and it is something that is particularly good in detoxing the body, so it's great in the spring season."
Favorite kitchen gadget: Magic Bullet blender.
Emma's Favorite Books: "Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy"
Best advice received: "Give when feeling full."
Ananta's Happiness Formula: "I'm happiest when I listen to my intuition."
A Challenge from Ananta: "To really contemplate one thing that you would like to start to incorporate into your life to benefit your health, body, mind, and your spirit. And really think it through before you commit to it. So, don't make it like a New Year's resolution, but really commit to a mindful intention or resolution that you want to do. And then I challenge you to write it down, and then make that your first step to manifesting whatever your intention is, and revisit it, and rewrite it, and really, you know, take that one thing and plant it like a seed in the garden of your mind, and see what kind of beautiful flowers start to grow in your life as a result."
Resources The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More
Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy
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You might know your happiness is important, yet you feel guilty taking time for yourself. In this Happy Bit I share an analogy that will help. Have you ever considered that women are like the sun? Learn how radiating more happiness will change everything in your "solar system."
Do you ever feel trapped by your busy life? Desperate for a little more freedom? Beth Kempton felt the same way. While pregnant with her second child Beth found herself completely burnt out and feeling trapped by her busy schedule. Beth arranged her affairs as they say, and took a 5-month break to relax. During this time she did a lot of thinking and figured out the 8 keys to finding freedom, which she shares with us in this episode.
Beth Kempton is a fierce champion of women living free and happy lives, doing what they love. If you were to read her resume from her early career it would include stints working for the UN and at many of the world's top sports events like the Olympics, hosting her own TV show, and the fact that she speaks Japanese, but the most important thing to know about her life now is that she is on a mission to inspire all of us to fly free. For the past six years she has run a company called Do What You Love which has helped thousands of people to create a life that makes them happy, through online courses and retreats. She is also a wife and mother of two sweet girls, and has recently become a Hay House author. Her first book 'Freedom Seeker: Live more. Worry less. Do what you love.' has just come out.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Beth: "What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." ~Goethe
"If you can see something in your mind's eye, then you almost already know how to do that thing. And when you really do that you become bold and you take those difficult steps and you start to see magic unfold."
"For the first time I could see what cage I was trapped in, what it was that was holding me back from the fuller life I used to know...I was just this shell of myself, feeling guilty all the time, not running my business properly, not being a good mother...I was never where I was supposed to be. So if I was playing on the carpet with my baby my hands would be in the game and my head would be in my inbox."
"What I discovered was that the key was taking my mind to somewhere where I could get head space and heart space."
"It was almost like I saw a free version of myself out in the world and I asked myself, 'What did she have that I don't have now?' And realized that it was space. She had a vast amount of space, both physical space in the places she was visiting, but also space in her day, space in her mind, quiet... And I had none of those things. I was very heavily pregnant so it wasn't really realistic to get on a plane and go to Siberia. But I thought, 'How can I make some space?' and I started really small with 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there... I would just go outside and stand on the grass and look at the sun or have a cup of tea and read Flow Magazine. And then that would build up, I'd go to a yoga class or spend half a day walking on the beach. And that made a big difference and I felt better."
Some of Beth's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I'm really bad at habits. I have a lot of good intentions. I think my lust for adventure and for wanting things to be fresh and new means I'm very, very bad at habits. But I do know that I'm much better in going through my day when I'm organized, so I do like to sit down and plan my week and have a moment of quiet with a cup of tea."
Easy meal: "Miso and rice. I lived in Japan so it's definitely my favorite."
Favorite kitchen gadget: "Rice cooker."
Emma's Favorite Books: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Phenomenal by Leigh Ann Henion
Best advice received: "Moisturize your neck every day."~Beth's Mom "Keep your eye on the prize. Don't let other people's opinions of how big your idea can be LIMIT your opinion of how big your idea can be."~Lord David Putnam
Beth's Happiness Formula: "Love + Adventure + Freedom."
"Happiness is something that happens on the side when you aim to feel free."
A Challenge from Beth: "Ask yourself today what it is that's making you feel trapped and to take yourself to a place when you've felt free in your life and look at the difference and think what can you do right now, in this moment, to feel more like you did the last time you felt free."
Resources Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Phenomenal by Leigh Ann Henion
Quiz: Find Your Freedom Key
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The sense of achievement and accomplishment that come with setting goals can be amazing... BUT it can also leave us feeling like we are always lacking something because there's always one more goal we need to work on. Learn how setting an intention is different from setting goals and how intentions can dramatically improve your joy in the journey (rather than always reaching for a new destination).
After a fantastic career as a high-level lawyer, a marriage that looked great from the outside and all the normal definitions of success, Emma Bell realized she wasn’t happy and that she didn’t even really know herself. In this touching episode Emma shares how she learned to be compassionate with herself and live authentically, which set off a chain of events that included becoming an authenticity and mindfulness coach, finding the love of her life (who complements rather than “completes” her) and having the thrill of helping hundreds of other women make the same journey to self love.
Emma Bell lives in a beautiful Scottish village with her husband, Graeme, and her jack russell, Buddy. After seventeen years as a corporate lawyer, the high pressure/long hours culture forced her to realize she was a square peg squeezing into a round hole. She worked as a judge for seven years, during which time she published her book, The True You, and began coaching. She now pursues her passions of writing, teaching authenticity, and motorbiking with her husband around the world.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Emma: "David Foster Wallace said, 'You will become way less concerned about what others think of you when you realize how seldom they do.' I just love that quote because it is a reminder to me not to waste a second worrying about what others think of me. You have to live your life with yourself first. I think being true to your values and your principles is what matters most, and it is something I spent 30 years learning."
"For me, it was the point which I realized I had absolutely no idea who I was, that was important to me. I realized I had been living according to everyone else's idea of success. So, that was really when I realized that I needed to get to know myself."
"I had always been so hard on myself. I was not working hard enough, or I was not trying hard enough or I was a failure or.... I started to change those messages... then self-care becomes a lot easier."
"Be clear about what success means to you. My definition of success is having the peace of mind of knowing that I have been the best of which I am capable in every single moment. I have given my full self, I have given my heart, I have given my love in every single moment. That is what success means for me."
"Every single day, just take one step toward your idea of success. Just do one thing that moves you toward your idea of success. And those are, for me, the daily rituals."
Some of Emma's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Mindfulness and getting up every morning and meditating."
Easy meal: "Salmon with mango and avocado salsa. Chop up a mango. Chop up an avocado. Put in some red onion. Get the juice of two limes. Cush it all together and serve it along side baked salmon."
Possession: "My husband. He is an awesome cook."
Emma's Favorite Books: "Wishes Fulfilled by Wayne Dyer"
Best advice received: "Emma, you can do everything you want- just not all at the same time. "
Emma's Happiness Formula: 1. Being mindful
2. Being authentic
3. Being self-caring
4. Being giving.
5. Being grateful.
A Challenge from Emma: I would challenge your listeners to spend 10 minutes being mindful.
Resources Self Love Checklist
emmajbell.com
The True You - sign up and get a free copy of the Emma's book
Wishes Fulfilled by Wayne Dyer
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Got Overwhelm? In this episode Jen challenges you to become more of a minimalist and to begin the process of decluttering so you can have more energy for experiences and people you love.
Ever wish you had more friends who really had your back? In my interview with Lisa-Jo Baker you'll learn the secrets of being a great friend and developing friendships that stand the test of time and distance.
Lisa-Jo Baker has been the community manager for (in)courage, an online hoe for women all over the world, for nearly a decade. She's also the author of Surprised by Motherhood and her writings have been syndicated from New Zealand to New York. She lives just outside Washington, DC, with her husband and their 3 very loud kids, where she connects, encourages, and champions women in person and through her blog lisajobaker.com
Nuggets of Wisdom from Lisa-Jo: "The shortest distance between strangers and friends is a shared awkward story."
"Time is a gift from God...If we really want to connect with our friends, we have to be willing to be inconvenienced. To make time. Because time is the thing we do not always have enough of. I spent the last few years working on this book. So, I have spent a lot of time studying Jesus' model of friendship. And the thing that is so fascinating to me is He was never too busy, and he was constantly interrupted by people."
"I think what we do not realize about friendship is if we want it to grow deeper, we have to be willing to be inconvenienced by the people around us. And sometimes that is just our own kids, but I think often on a day to day basis, what it looks like for me now is when a friend calls or messages or texts, the neighbor kids come over and knock at the door when I am making dinner, to open the door, to make time to stop what I think is really busy and important, for the people that are right in front of me. "
"I think you have to feed them (friends). They are like plants. They require water and sun and food and all that good stuff. Anytime we are not sowing into our friendship, then it has the opportunity to just kind of wither away."
"While it is good to remain intentional and that is what we do, I think it is also important to have an agreed upon breathing room. So what we say in our friendship is that we believe in guilt-free friendship, which means if you have not had time to respond to that email or that message or that group, or you have to miss the last gathering, nobody gets to call you out on it or be mad at you or make you feel guilty or be passive-aggressive towards you. Because friendship cannot live in that kind of atmosphere either. So, say I am looking for a friendship, that I am trying to be a friend, that's not your skinny-jeans version of friendship, but more like your sweat-pants version of friendship. That leaves room to breathe and to connect."
"When our friends know us, they love us for who we are, not some version of ourselves we are trying to pretend to be. And so being honest with who we are is a gift that we give our friends. And being in a healthy place and being a friend to ourself first, I really do think is what enables us to be a good friend to others."
"It should not be easy to unfriend people... The reality of friendship is that it happens on a slow daily basis between small groups of women who do life together, and that there is such a reward in that."
Some of Lisa-Jo's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I am okay with there being a certain degree of chaos in each of my children's bedrooms, but I need the main living area to be cleared off every night. I cannot handle it if we go to bed with chaos there."
Easy meal: "The Four Ingredient Cookbook. Crunchy Oven-Roasted Chicken. Chicken breast covered in smashed up cornflakes and baked in an oven for an hour. "
Possession: "Milk Frother - $7. It is a little hand-held one. $10 Stainless-steel milk jug."
Lisa-Jo's Favorite Books: "Trilogy: The Riddlemaster of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip"
Best advice received: "You think love is a feeling. Love is not a feeling. Love is a choice."
Lisa-Jo's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am by myself watching Netflix alone. I am happiest though with a few very good friends who know me inside and out."
A Challenge from Lisa-Jo: "What is one thing you could do to be inconvenienced this week for someone else?"
Resources Never Unfriended
VOXER
INCOURAGE.ME
Milk Frother
Stainless-steel milk jug
Trilogy: The Riddlemaster of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
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Want to increase self love, self worth and happiness? Then you've got to let go of that emotional baggage. I tell you how in this Happy Bit.
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Orly Wahba found herself feeling shy, lonely and ignored in high school, until one day she looked in the mirror and remembered a dream she’d had as a child to make a difference in the world. She literally changed her personality and life, and began doing everything she could to be the type of friend she’d wished she had in high school. Listen to hear Orly’s experiences touching the hearts of 7 years worth of middle school students, creating a viral video that has been watched by 26 million+ people, and what she’s doing today to continue to spread this boomerang of kindness.
Orly Wahba is an author, speaker, educator, entrepreneur and community activist who began her career in Brooklyn, NY, where she taught Middle School children to embrace unity, build self-esteem, and be an influence for good. She’s the founder of Life Vest Inside, a non-profit with a mission to empower people of all backgrounds to lead a life of kindness. LVI shot to national attention when her film, Kindness Boomerang, went viral, landing her a spot on TED. In her spare time Orly loves sports, music, movies, figure skating, and above all, spending time with her family.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Orly: "Margarette Mead: Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
"Showing that each and every person makes a difference matters in a huge way. Everybody has something they can contribute."
"When a person understands their value, they can now understand the value within each and every person."
"To empower people to understand their value, that they matter, that they are significant. And even though they might be one in 7 billion people, the number that matters the most is that they are one. "
"So often people do not understand their value. And if you think about it, if you do not understand your value, there is no way you could understand the value of another."
"Every single second we have a choice, whether to act or to allow things to pass us by."
"When we put something out there positive into the world, the impact and the effects are tremendous, that who we are makes a difference. It does not matter what our job title is but just who we are. That when you walk into the room, you impact people, you affect people. You touch people's lives just by being you. And that is so important to remember."
"I believe that any child can learn, any child can succeed. It is just about being able to get through to them, empowering them enough to believe in themselves when they fail. Because a kid that can do well is going to do well, with or without that grade teacher."
"I know that you are going to try and push me away. I am one person you are never going to push away."
"If you think you cannot do it, you cannot. If you think you dare not, you do not. If you would like to win, and think you cannot, it almost like saying you would not. If you think you lose, you are lost. For out in this world, we find success begins with a fellow's will; it is all in the state of mind. Life's battles do not always go to the stronger or the faster man. For sooner or later, the man who wins is the one who thinks he can."
"I am in the job of falling in love with people more and more each day. You cannot see the beauty in others if you do not stop and see the beauty in yourself. You just cannot. Kindness has to begin with you. If you do not love you, if you do not truly believe that you matter, that you make a difference, that you are not your job, or you are not how much you make, or you are not how many followers you have, if you are only going to look at yourself in those ways, if you do not truly love you, outside of those things, then how are you going to love other people?"
"Loving yourself and building that confidence is not like a video game. It is not like you finish all the levels and then you won. It is a constant battle. There are days where I feel really low on myself. And that is okay, and that is normal. It is not about always being positive, no one can always be positive. It is not real then. You are allowed to feel down. You have to take ownership of those feelings, but you have to be able to be able pick yourself back up afterwards."
"It is very easy to compare ourselves with others, especially in today's world of digital media. When people measure themselves, and measure their value based on numbers (how many followers, how many likes, how many friends..), those things make no difference. It is a facade; it is so fake; what does it mean? It might for the moment make us feel good. But the only person that could really make you feel good about you is you. Happiness comes from you. It comes from inside. If your happiness is going to depend on a person or on a thing, then it is going to be something that will never become attainable because it is going to be something you are constantly chasing. But if it is happiness based on something that is within you, it is based inside of you, then it is a choice that you make every single day. It is not easy. But nothing that is worthwhile is necessarily going to be easy."
"Our ability to stay afloat in a world that sometimes seems to be pulling us downward is inside of us. It is through the kindness that we give to others and through the kindness that others give to us that we keep each other afloat in this world because we cannot prevent the obstacles and the mishaps and curve balls from coming our way. They are going to come. But what we can do, what we have the power to do, what is in our ability to do is to throw somebody a life vest. A lifeline of kindness. That even though they are still surrounded by those troubles, they are still surrounded by those waters, that life vest is the difference between life and death. It gives them the hope to know that it is going to be okay. "
"...it is not huge gestures, it is the simple things that make the difference. And what we find often is that when we give of ourselves, we actually receive so much more. In a sense, it is like blowing air in our own life vest to keep us strong. When we give, that is the air that we blow into our life vest, making our life vest bigger and stronger, so we can then help others. Because when a person is engaged in active giving or in active kindness, then we feel so good, and there is scientific evidence and proof behind this. We release endorphins. People are less stressed. They live a longer life."
"Confidence comes from a place of strength. A person of confidence will make you feel like you matter. They will make you feel included. They will make you feel important. Arrogance comes from weakness. A person of arrogance will make you feel fearful, will make you feel like you are not good enough, will make you feel intimidated. That is the true test."
"I had to learn to be okay with being alone and still loving myself."
"Use positive energy to propel you forward. Negativity will only lead you down the road of negativity. The more you start looking for good, the more good you are going to see."
Some of Orly's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Prayer is a very big thing for me. That has kept me the most grounded. It is my guiding star. Honestly, through all the hardships."
"From Friday night to Saturday night. No phone. No television. No talking about work. No any sort of electric things. It is just being with my family. Being with myself. Connecting to and reflecting on the previous week as to what happened. How I have grown. To have a great time of connectivity and just hanging out with family and playing board games and stuff."
Easy meal: "Fish and beans."
Possession: "Magic Bullet"
Orly's Favorite Books: "The Garden of Emuna: A Practical Guide to Life by Shalom Arush" and "The Secret by Rhonda Byrne"
Best advice received: "Believe in myself and to keep pushing forward. And to know that everything happens for a reason." - Dad
Orly's Happiness Formula: 1. Recognizing you matter. Self-Value component. Self-Love.
2. Pursuing your passion.
3. Opening yourself up to ways that you can offer a lending hand to others. Giving kindness. Engaging in kindness.
A Challenge from Orly: "Catching Kindness cards. The purpose of these kindness cards, when you see somebody doing it--an act of kindness for someone else--you give somebody a card, and it says on it, 'Tag you're it. You have been caught in the act. Now it is your turn to catch someone else in the act.' Exercise your eye muscle, get out there and spot kindness that is happening around you. Not that is happening to you. It is easy to see kindness happening to you, but the more you start becoming aware of kindness that is happening--good things that are happening in the world--a lot more goodness is going to be reflected back to you. Have at least one positive thing a day that you catch people doing for others."
Resources Orly's Book: Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and Yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts
Life Vest Inside
Get Involved
Kindness Cards
Viral Video: Kindness Boomerang - "One Day"
Magic Bullet
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Sometimes our lives just don't feel "right." We just feel blah, or angry, or depressed... just plain out of alignment.
Instead of viewing this as a horrible thing, what would happen if we can view this as a SIGNAL - an opportunity to make a shift and get things back into alignment.
That difficult moment suddenly becomes an opportunity... and a gift.
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Megan Tenney shares her experience with forgiveness, choosing to be happy, and taking quality time for what's important, including a bath with a boot, vacation, and playing with her kids.
Megan Tenney is the author/owner of ShapingUpToBeAMom.com, where the goal is, "Life, easier. You, happier!" Her mission is to help other busy moms achieve their goals, while sharing her own adventures in parenting, fitness, travel, and checking off her bucket list. Born and raised on the shores of Maine, she relocated after college to the Arizona desert, where she now lives with her husband and four kids: Carter, Vanessa, Harrison, and Melody...
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Nuggets of Wisdom from Megan: "Just remember, this too shall pass away."
"I needed to learn how to forgive someone. That is why I had to go through those experiences."
"Your happiness is your own responsibility. You cannot depend on someone else to make you happy."
"Be easy on yourself. Don't jump right to feeling guilty for having negative thoughts toward someone. I think, to a certain extent, we can have power over our own feelings, and to a certain extent we cannot. And I think feelings might just come to you, like you get angry or you feel guilty, but then, you can fan the flames of that feeling or you can redirect your thoughts and try to focus on something else. It takes effort and it takes humility."
"One of the questions you [Jen] ask, the one that left the most lasting impact on me, was, 'At the end of your life, when you turn around and look back, what do you want to have done, or what do you want people to remember you for?' That made it so clear to me. Family. That is my absolute first priority."
Some of Megan's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "It has contributed to my sanity. I take a bath almost everyday. I just relax in the bathtub with a book and I do it almost everyday."
Easy meal: "Crockpot meal. So I make a pasta meal with a jar of marinara sauce. I used maybe four fifths of the marinara sauce. And another night, I do English muffin pizzas, and I use the leftover sauce."
Possession: "Crockpot. Vitamix."
Megan's Favorite Books: "'The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up,' by Marie Kondo, and 'Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment,'
by Tal Ben-Shahar."
"There are people that only focus on the present, and they do whatever it takes to make them feel good right now. Whether that's a bacon cheese burger, or sitting and watching TV, or whatever it is, and they don't plan for the future, and so they don't plan to be happier in the future. And then there are people that only plan for the future, and they deprive themselves of the moment. They eat only salads, or they work really hard and never take a vacation, and it's all for someday down the road. He [Tal Ben-Shahar] said that the happiest formula is to try to get both of those things, to do, ideally, one thing that will benefit you now and will benefit you later."
Best advice received: "Treat others the way you want to be treated."
Megan's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am being productive, planning a trip, and ending the day with a bath and a good book."
A Challenge from Megan: "Plan a trip. It doesn't have to be Disney World. You don't have to get on a plane. It could be to the other end of town, to a restaurant you have never been to before."
Resources ShapingUpToBeAMom.com
My Konmari Closet (or Who Bought All These Clothes)
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Boundaries are all about where you end and the other person begins. Learn how to strengthen your boundaries through self awareness, clear communication, and consistent consequences so you can preserve (and increase!) your energy and happiness.
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In part 2 of a 2-part series, I share a painful event from my past involving a miscarriage and the marriage struggles that intensified as a result. Listen to Part 1 here.
And, for fun, here's my bio: (Every other guest has one, so I want to fit in with the "cool kids.") Jen is a 42-year-old mom of six and Women's Happiness Expert who lives just outside of Madison, Wisconsin with her family. Jen was raised on a farm with the values of hard work and honesty, and today Jen's priorities are spirituality, family, health and helping women find happiness (in that order). In her free time Jen enjoys yoga, meditation, time in nature, and curling up with a great book.
In this Happy Bit: "It all started with my son plopping a steaming (and HUGE) bowl of yummy goodness in front of me. He had cooked sweet potatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onions, hot dogs and a metric ton of garlic in some sizzling coconut oil... and it was AMAZING."
Our massage table is covered - COVERED - in books from various podcast guests and things I ordered on Amazon months ago but failed to read. But since I disccovered audio books from Audible, things are so much better! I can "read" again. ;) Because I love them so much, I've teamed up with audible.com to offer you a free audio book. Grab yours at vibranthappybook.com. You’ll also get a free thirty-day membership, too. Sweet!
Now on to our Happy Bit.
It all started with my son plopping a steaming (and HUGE) bowl of yummy goodness in front of me. He had cooked sweet potatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onions, hot dogs and a metric ton of garlic in some sizzling coconut oil... and it was AMAZING.
For a nearly 16-year-old, this boy has mad skillz!
But sadly I tend to get more caught up in the fact he didn't empty the trash or clean his room.
Always the LACK, the scarcity...
When we stop and focus on the good, everything feels to much better, from our emotions to the entire tone of the relationship.
One way to focus even more on the good is to create a vivid vision of the future - to take the good things now and play them out and see exactly what they might look like in the future.
For example, maybe my son will be an amazing chef, or a fantastic cook for his family... one good thing leads to another, and when we create a vivid mental picture of all the goodness that could happen in the future, we train our brains to keep going. It's fun!
Also, I share how you can get your hands on the Self Care Toolkit available at jenriday.com/selfcare.
Grab yours before it goes away: jenriday.com/selfcare
Make it a great week!
And remember to get your free audio book at vibranthappybook.com.
In part 1 of a 2-part series, I share a past life struggle involving a miscarriage and the marriage struggles that intensified as a result.
And, for fun, here's my bio (every other guest has one, so I want to fit in with the "cool kids."): Jen is a 42-year-old mom of 6 and Women's Happiness Expert who lives just outside of Madison, Wisconsin with her family. Jen was raised on a farm with the values of hard work and honesty, and today Jen's priorities are spirituality, family, healthy and helping women find happiness (in that order). In her free time Jen enjoys yoga, meditation, time in nature, and curling up with a great book.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Jen: After I clawed myself out of the emotional pit that resulted from events on the most horrible day of my life (so far), I learned several things that helped me let go of the guilt I used to feel when I took time for myself:
- I'm loved and I'm worthy.
- I'm 100% in charge of my life and happiness.
- The greatest gift I can give my loved ones is my own happiness.
- I'm happiest when I take care of myself first (and others second).
- The Wheel of Happiness is the perfect guide to guide my use of time so I take care of ALL aspects of myself.
A Challenge from Jen: Grab the Self Care Toolkit and learn the 5 things that will help you get rid of guilt... sweet!
Then... email me at support@jenriday.com and share 1) one thing you struggle with and 2) 1 thing from the Wheel of Happiness you're going to focus on to help you take better care of yourself so you can face your struggles with strength. You can ask to remain anonymous, or, at the other extreme you can volunteer to jump on a Skype audio call so I can record your voice for Part 2 of this episode, airing next week!
Resources The 8 components of the Wheel of Happiness: Body, Mind, Emotion, Spirit, Contribution, Relationships, Outdoors, Resources.
Listen to Part 2 to get the rest of the story next week.
Louise Hay
Self Care Toolkit
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At age 22 Loren Brill found out she had Hodgkins Lymphoma. Cured a year later, Loren decided she REALLY had to start living life as fully as possible. She entered her favorite natural cookie recipe in a contest and won. Now her cookies are in supermarkets across the nation under the Sweet Loren's brand. You'll love hearing Loren's tips for living a vibrant, happy life with 100% dedication (and with zero tolerance for negativity).
Loren is a 32-year-old New York City born and bred foodie and healthy lifestyle entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Sweet Loren's, a cookie dough company founded on the promise of delicious taste and better-for-you ingredients. Sweet Loren's offers both retail refrigerated cookie dough sold in supermarkets across the country, as well as bulk food service for businesses to bake.Loren is also a certified Hatha Yoga instructor and blogger for the Huffington Post. In her free time Loren loves to travel, laugh, have spontaneous adventures, swim in warm water, cook with friends, try new restaurants, do triathlons, paddle board, wakeboard, ski, spin, paint, and drink good wine..
Nuggets of Wisdom from Loren: "You miss a hundred percent of the shots you do not take."
"Fear is really what holds us back most of the time from following our dreams."
"I realized that in order to build from the ground up, I was going to have to hustle my butt off."
"But when it is something that you love and it is something that starts growing and has a life of its own, it is something that makes you really happy, it is just this magical combination that has its own driving force and you are just kind of there to guide it along and keep up with it and make sure that it stays on course."
"It is really important to surround yourself with positive energy and a positive attitude and be gentle on yourself."
"If you are strong mentally and physically, you can really get through anything. Life becomes really a joy. You feel very empowered."
Some of Loren's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Waking up every day and really being grateful and having a clear head. Whether that is a really good workout for you or meditation, but really starting the day grateful with a clear head. And then being able to prioritize."
Easy meal: "Making plantains. Baking them until soft. And cutting them in the middle and then keep stuffing them with whatever you like. So shredded chicken, shredded vegetables. It's just really easy and delicious and interesting."
Possession: "A cast iron skillet."
Loren's Favorite Books: Steve Jobs' Biography
Best advice received: "You've got to be strong." (Loren's Mom) and "You do not scare me." (Hoda Kotb)
Loren's Happiness Formula: "Digging in deep and listening to your gut. Combine that with honoring your dreams. Going for it 100% with a great positive attitude. And making sure that your life is full."
A Challenge from Loren: "I challenge anyone listening to let go of fear. To really dig deep and look at their life and see if there is any area where they would want to change and wake up tomorrow and have zero excuses and go after it. To really just throw fear aside."
Resources Sweet Loren's
Steve Jobs' Biography
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Carol Egan felt a bit broken when they took her newborn baby away to be placed in foster care many years ago. But as she watched those elevator doors close behind the woman taking her baby away, a level of fierceness, tenacity and unstoppability came over Carol and she did everything in her power to make enough money to get a place so she could get her baby back. She worked as a waitress and visited her son every day for 4 months until she got him back. The rest of her life built upon that decision to be fierce and Carol has earned several degrees with honors, raised an amazing son as a single parent, and now helps hundreds of women as a health coach.
Carol is a Holistic Health Coach from Avon, CT. She specializes in digestive health and detoxification. She works with women who want to look and feel their very best. After years of taking care of their families and all the to do’s that go with that, many women are troubled with excess weight, low energy and foggy thinking. Carol helps them take control of their health so they can focus on what matters most to them. In her spare time Carol loves to cook, read, go to hot yoga, and she’s building a running practice.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Carol: "To know that we know what we know and to know that we do not know what we do not know is true knowledge." ~Copernicus
"There were moments in my healing journey that I started discovering things that I never knew existed, and they changed my life. "
"That is true knowledge, to know that there's things that could make a difference for you and the quality of your life, but you might not know it even exists. And so, we are open. And all of a sudden, these things start to float to us."
"I really learned that everything and anything is possible."
"Life has never asked me to step up like that, like those moments."
"I could have never done what I did without my mother. She was a huge support."
"Always come back to self."
"The truth of the matter is, you have the fierceness within you. We each have the capability to accomplish everything we want. And the more we give our power away... I guess if we reduce it down to a catch phrase, be one hundred percent responsible for you life. Be the CEO and the director of the course of your life."
"I believe that we are all capable of achieving far greater things than we can even see possible. "
"There's things that you might not see in this moment because a moment is taking you over."
"The pill is going to help you think you are feeling better, but your body is still degrading. It is still degenerating. Whatever has caused you to have autoimmune disease has to be addressed on a holistic level."
"My ultimate goal is to bring people to a lived experience in their body where they literally feel healthy or what healthy feels like."
Some of Carol's Favorite Things: Personal habit: 5 to Thrive, which helps people get back to themselves. 1. Sleep gives you an advantage hormonally. 2. You are what you eat -Nutrition 3. Become a zone master; meditation and mindfulness 4. Oxygen - we get it through both exercise and nutrition and the most primary nutrient that we need. 5. Hydration
Easy meal: "I like spicy peppers. If you do not like spicy peppers, get a red pepper. Split it in half, lengthwise. Hollow it out and smash an avocado and load it up. And then in a small bowl, because I have been eating so much of this, I love radicchio. I chop up the radicchio or something like arugula. I chop it up finely like a chopped salad. I chop up olives. I chop up a little onion, a little hotter pepper, a little roasted red pepper, depending on what the base is. And I make this little chopped salad next. Sprouts, always sprouts. And I just put in on top. It is a great portable thing because you do not have to do anything."
Possession: "My juicer"
Carol's Favorite Books: The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho and Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Best advice received: "Do not be afraid to take a risk."
Carol's Happiness Formula: "Create calm in the body, plus clear, plus energized equals happiness."
"Calm ourselves with our breathe to create clarity, to create mental clarity. So our choices and our decisions are smart and aligned with what we really want."
"Clearly, we need energy. If we are tired and exhausted and not healthy in our body then we are not going to achieve happiness that lasts, happiness that fulfills us."
A Challenge from Carol: "For today, add in one healthy thing a day. If you could have one green juice, one green smoothie, or one meal size green salad, that would be a great step to start working on your energy from a cellular level."
Resources The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Jen's Eliminate Overwhelm Guide
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I share the story of my daughter Cora's hurt foot and what the doctor recommended and how this relates to our own emotional health.
Sophie Sabbage shares her story of receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, working through the grief and then making the choice to allow cancer to transform her life. Learn how Sophie copes with the fear of cancer, how she feels healthier than ever, and what she's doing to help others with a cancer diagnosis. Sophie is an inspirational writer, speaker, and facilitator who has worked in the field of human development, emotional intelligence, mindset change, and corporate culture change for more than twenty years. The Cancer Whisperer was a UK bestseller and was release in the U.S. in 2017.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Sophie: "The last of the human freedoms is to choose your own attitude in any given situation." ~Victor Frankl
"I have cancer. Cancer does not have me."
"I realized in that moment that I valued my lucidity and clarity of mind more than my life. And it was threatening my cognitive abilities, my ability to speak, my ability to see, my ability to understand, so it was terrifying for me, the idea that I going to lose my mind having worked for 30 years on gaining my right mind if that make sense."
"I used to think people prayed on their knees as a sign of reverence and an act of humility but now I know that sometimes we are just bought to our knees by the events of our lives. And I was brought to my knees that day. I literally just dropped to my knees by the log fire at home. And I prayed. I do not often pray. I wept and I prayed. "
"I think the grief and the surrender really empowered me paradoxically. I never thought of surrendering that way."
"I want to just say it is okay to be vulnerable and it is okay to be terrified. And also, to teach people what to do with their terror. "
"If you do not take hold of your fear and push through it, it will make your decisions for you as a cancer patient."
"It puts you on war with your own body when you need to make peace with your body. I had been at war with my body my whole life. That is partly why I got cancer."
"I knew I needed to make peace with my body and listen to it instead of fighting it. And I want to get rid of my disease. But I think I've got a better shot at doing that if I am listening to it than if I am in a state of anger and defiance and rebellion which just causes stress."
"What if cancer is a teacher, not an enemy?"
"I am more grateful to my cancer than I am scared of it. I am grateful for it. It transformed my life. I have let it transform my life. We need to be proactive to do that, but it has gifted me in many ways."
"The most important thing is to get some support because it is a very arduous thing to do on your own. But mostly, it is about noticing what is running through your head and what you are believing. I call it mind talk. The mind would just make things up and terrify you with what is going to happen and you need to get that stuff out of your head and start verifying it and telling the truth about it."
"Cancer is loaded with meanings. It is like a gun that gets shot at you, and you think the worst. Hair loss, control loss, pain, agony, misery. It all just runs through your head, instantly and in lightning speed. And you need to get that stuff out of your head, and you need to look at it in the cold light of day. And you need to get very accurate with what you are dealing with and get as much information from your doctor as you can. A lot of patients do not want to know everything because they are so scared. But the more you know, the more power you have. So, it is about getting hold of reality - the reality of what you are dealing with - even if it is more tumors in your brain than they can count."
Some of Sophie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Breathing helps. Breathing brings us be present when we breathe consciously. And also, verifying my mind talk. I do it every day."
Easy meal: "Avocado and feta salad."
Possession: "My husband. And my kettle."
Sophie's Favorite Books: "Thirst: Poems by Mary Oliver" A Box Full of Darkness: "Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too was a gift."
Best advice received: "The warrior's way: Seven times down. Eight times up. Then repeat." ~ Dr. Brad Brown
"Do not become a patient, Mrs. Sabbage. Live your life."
Sophie's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am loving, when I am forgiving, when I am self-accepting and when I am thankful."
A Challenge from Sophie: "I want to challenge listeners to write down three regrets that they have been harboring and then make a choice about each of those regrets. So, you can either let them go, and I mean really deeply let them go. Write on a piece of paper. Throw it in a fire, burn it, whatever it takes. Or choose an action to change the regret. "
Resources The Cancer Whisperer
Sophie Sabbage, The Cancer Whisperer
SophieSabbage.com
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Kimberly Johnson shares her story of suffering a significant birth trauma that took years to heal and how she discovered that it's critical that we engage in excellent self care while trusting and listening to our bodies. Fast forward to the present, Kim helps mothers heal from their own birth traumas and reawaken healthy and fulfilling sexual intimacy in their relationships.
Kimberly is a Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, doula, postpartum care advocate and single mom. She works at the intersection of birth, sex, and trauma, specializing in birth injuries, birth trauma, and sexual healing. She created a process called the Birth Rehearsal to help women somatically prepare for birth. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Fourth Trimester: A New Mother’s Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Kimberly: "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk for miles on your knees repenting. You just have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." - Mary Oliver poem
"I have experienced a natural intelligence of our body that's 100% trustworthy - much more trustworthy than our minds or our memory. And if we can return to that wisdom through the present moment, we do not have to go excavating for why we are the way we are and why do we make that choice and why does the cycle repeat.. that it really presents itself in the present moment through deep listening and I facilitate that process."
"I actually deserve the care. It is not a luxury. It is a necessity that I care for myself. "
"We have forgotten that women are the center of the spiritual foundation of life and that we are the creators and when that is overlooked and belittled. Then there is a sense that we do not deserve it... and we inherited it from our mothers and our grandmothers and our whole puritanical culture is "sacrifice, the harder you work, the better person you are, that the more you give up, the more holy you are, the more spiritual you are."
"There is a lot of healing one can do on one's own. But the most powerful part of my healing process was really having expert witnessing from people that I trusted because so much of my fabric of support had been torn at that point in my life that I really needed to restore that fabric in order to feel safe and be able to move to the next level of healing."
Some of Kimberly's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Not thinking, 'Oh! That is not challenging enough!' To be able to allow myself to go towards what feels good."
Easy meal: Roast Chicken
Possession: Old-fashioned orange juice squeezer.
Kimberly's Favorite Books: Women's Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston and The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Best advice received: "Have faith in doing what I love."
Kimberly's Happiness Formula: "Deep connection. Collaboration. Hysterical laughter."
A Challenge from Kimberly: "I want to challenge everyone listening to have one moment of expressing to their partner just how they are feeling in their body at that moment."
Resources 10-day Get Happier Challenge
MagaMama.com
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We all want more of it and none of us has quite enough of it... We're talking about patience. In this HappyBit Jen shares 3 tips to increase your non-reactivity throughout the day.
Anna Seewald was forced to grow up quickly when a devastating earthquake killed her mother and destroyed her home town in Armenia when she was only 13 years old. Today Anna strives to live a mindful, slow-paced life that allows her to concentrate on enjoying every moment and being the best mom she can be. Listen to get some great tips on saying “no” to the unnecessaries, taking time to do nothing at all, and how critical it is that we as moms know ourselves deeply and choose the life that makes us happiest.
Anna Seewald is the founder of Authentic Parenting®. She is a speaker, author and a parent educator. She is a mom to a vibrant 8 year old who doesn’t approve of her fashion choices. With a strong passion for helping children, Anna has dedicated her life to working with abused, neglected, orphaned and institutionalized children and juvenile delinquents. After nearly 20 years she realized that it is through helping parents she can help children. Today she is supporting parents around the world by moving from traditional ways of parenting into more peaceful, conscious ways by helping them make sense of their past life experiences, heal from trauma, build effective communication, practice non-punitive discipline and learn to set limits with love and kindness.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Anna: "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by the spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." -Albert Schweitzer
"'The past is never dead. It’s not even past. The past defines who we are.' (William Faulkner). We cannot forget where we come from, who we are. We bring in all our unresolved issues, our traumas, all that attachment history comes into play. If we forget and move forward, we never look back. The past will crawl out, and it will haunt you in your present day. So we need to make sense of our life stories, resolve our unresolved issues, and heal from our traumas in order to live vibrant, happy and fulfilled lives.”
Some of Anna's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Just having alone time, solitude, in the morning. Every morning, I wake up, I make myself a cup of coffee, I sit in my favorite chair in my living room. And then I just sit there and do nothing for a specific amount of time. It could be 15 minutes, 10, 20. Even if I do not have that time in the morning, I still get up early, just to have at least a few moments with myself because looking inwards for me has been the most powerful and empowering, important life lesson. Because no one can make me happy. I cannot expect my husband to make med happy. I am happy. I have to be happy on my own before I have fulfilling relationships with others."
Easy meal: "Omelette. Any kind of omelette. I throw in some vegetables: spinach, feta cheese, mushrooms, or one with scallions and parsley."
Possession: Cuisinart Food Processor
Anna's Favorite Books: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best advice received: "Do not sweat the small stuff, and it is all small stuff." -Anna's husband
Anna's Happiness Formula: "Meaningful relationships, connections, attachments, friendships, family (one category). Doing the things that make me fulfilled. Expressing myself through art or doing something that I love. And perhaps, taking care of myself. We need to take care of our body first and foremost. To be healthy, to have good relationships and to do the things that you love most. "
A Challenge from Anna: "I want parents to take a piece of paper and write down five things, big or small, or it could be really big. Something in your eyes, in your own opinion that makes you a great parent. Be honest with yourself. Give yourself credit. "
Resources Authentic Parenting
Cuisinart Food Processor
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
15 Powerful things to Say To Your Kids
Anna's Podcast - Soundcloud
Anna's Podcast - iTunes
Parenting Conversations Authentic Moments with Anna Seewald
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Emily Cummins is passionate about partnering with churches and people to reach their full potential and effectively share their story through digital communication strategies. She also founded and leads a community and resource for women, BecomingMe.TV, encouraging, empowering and equipping women as they’re living to their highest God-given potential. Emily lives in Ocala, Florida and for fun she loves spending time on the beach and driving with the top down blaring the latest Taylor Swift song. She also enjoys reading and writing.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Emily: "Choose to become who God made you to be and daily choose to be her. Choose to become who God made you to be and daily choose to be her."
"My pursuit for this endless perfection that really was never granted, it was breaking me apart, and it was limiting from becoming who God made me to be."
"'Emily, you are not made to be perfect, and you do not have to be.' There is freedom in that. But you can wake up and choose to become who God made you to be no matter what you are experiencing."
"Sometimes our weaknesses can become our very strengths."
"Life is hard. We go through lots of low points and lots of valleys. But we do not ever have to live there."
"It reminds me that other people are on this journey too. And when we share who we are and what we are doing, we become stronger together."
"Strip off all the labels and the lies that you have told yourself or that you have listened to from other people. We have to dig through the junk that is in our hearts and in our minds first. And many times that is just stuff we tell ourselves. Second, you have to choose to love you. If you do not love yourself, there is really no way that you can really genuinely love those around you well or even love what you are doing. We have to love who we are in order to become whoever you want to be. Last, you just have to choose to be her."
"The decision to be free really lies with me."
"I think we are all strong to an extent, but I do believe in that power, and for me that is God. "
Some of Emily's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Writing is my favorite habit because it keeps me centered. It keeps me balanced. It helps me think through things objectively. It
clears my brain."
Easy meal: "Breakfast for every meal."
Possession: "Spatula."
Ruth's Favorite Books: Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
Best advice received: "You know who you wanna be. Just choose to be her."
Emily's Happiness Formula: "Lacing up my warrior boots. Pursuing & becoming who God made me to be. And daily choosing to be her."
A Challenge from Emily: "No matter what you are facing today, you can rise above it. The power and the key is already inside you. Just choose to be who you are."
Resources Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group
BecomingMe.tv
Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
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When you figure out your top 4 priorities and let go of the rest, everything gets so much more productive (and happy!)
After going through years of severe depression Ruth Soukup made her way back to a place of light and hope. She said, “I made a choice to be happy and not spend the rest of my life feeling broken.” Fast forward to today: Ruth is a blogger, author, and entrepreneur, as well as the New York Times bestselling author of Living Well Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life and the founder of the Living Well Planner™. Through her popular blog, LivingWellSpendingLess.com, she encourages more than a million monthly readers to follow their dreams and reach their goals, sharing easy-to-implement tips and strategies for saving time and money while focusing on the things that matter most. She lives in Washington State with her husband Chuck and two daughters, Maggie and Annie.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Ruth: "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is only the courage to continue that matters." -Winston Churchill
"Life is just a journey that we're on. We have ups and downs. We have highs and lows. And it is just a reminder to me that when things go right, it does not mean that that is the end, and I can be done. And when things go wrong, it is not the end of the world... you've got to keep moving, and you've got to keep going forward."
"I slowly began to figure out how to live again, and it took awhile. But it was that conscious moment of saying, 'I am not going to dwell in the past anymore.'"
"There is hope. I think that was the thing that for me, especially when I was in that really dark place. I love my story just in the sense that I am one person that you can look at and say, 'She was there. She was in that dark place and things got better for her.' There is hope, and believe that there is hope and there is light at the end of the tunnel and hold on to that hope even if you cannot see the last light and you cannot feel the hope for yourself."
"That is really where my heart is: encouraging women to set goals for themselves and to figure out practical ways to handle those other things that keep us so busy, so that there is a little more margin for those things that really get us excited."
"As humans, we do not need somebody to preach at us and tell us all the things we are doing wrong and the other people are doing it better, but to realize that there are other people out there who have struggled just like we do and maybe have a rough time and have some solutions along the way: 'Here's what helped me, this might help you too...'"
"Give yourself permission to dream for 20 minutes or half an hour about all of the possibilities and write those things down, and start thinking, 'Yeah, you know what, I could maybe do this.' I like to encourage people to dream, or to set goals that are so big that they scare you a little bit. Because I think that when you feel that little tingle of excitement inside yourself, like, 'Oh my gosh, I cannot believe I just said that. I cannot believe that I just admitted that to myself, that I really want to do that...' -that is where you start to like feel that passion, to feel that fire inside. And then from there, once you have given yourself permission to think big and dream big, I really like to encourage people to dream big and plan small. Instead of starting with a day to day thing, starting with your grand vision. And breaking it down to your goals for the years, and then break that down into your goals for the month. And then break that down for your goals for the week. And then for your goals for the day. Doing that makes you realize what is really important. Because the reality for us is that there is only 24 hours a day. We can only do so much and none of us can do everything. You start with your big things, and you make those the first things on your list rather than the last things on your lists. You will accomplish more..."
"That failure has actually taught me so much about myself. Because I realized failing was not the end of the world. I thought dropping out of law school would have been the end of the world but instead it allowed me eventually to... find what my passion is, which is what I am doing now. But I would have never been doing what I am doing now if I finished law school. "
"Sometimes the process of trial and error, and the process of just putting yourself out there and trying new things allows you to find what you truly love and what you are truly passionate about."
"Keep doing the best that you can and you will be fine."
Some of Ruth's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Getting up early."
Easy meal: "I love breakfast for dinner. And freezer meals."
Possession: "Cheese slicer! Gouda."
Ruth's Favorite Books: " The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg, and Good to Great by Jim Collins"
Best advice received: "Everybody feels that way and we are all just making it up as we go along. And the best thing that you can do is just keep plugging away and keep making it up as you go along."
Ruth's Happiness Formula: "My kids and my husband. Being able to do the work that I do. Being able to get up early in the morning and work at something that I love. Helping people along the way and making a difference in people's lives. "
A Challenge from Ruth: "Take the Crushing It mini course."
Resources Living Well Spending Less (Ruth's Website)
Living Well Planner
Crushing It Mini Course
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Learn how to get out of the trees so you can see the forest by taking regular Mountain Moments throughout the day.
Have you ever ended the day by realizing everything you ate that day was all junkfood?! Cassie Piasecki had that experience and decided to change her life, get healthy and then start sharing her journey of health and wellness with others. Cassie created the Wheel of Wellness (WOW) nutrition program and has helped thousands of women to be their healthiest self. Cassie also has over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, as a certified holistic health practitioner and teaching Pilates, indoor cycling, dance. She has taught fitness to over 10,000 people! She lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband Jack and 2 dogs and 22 old daughter who rarely comes home from the east coast.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Cassie: "Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness." - Joseph Pilates
"If I can get up in the morning, even it has to be really early, and get my body moving, I am always happier during the day."
"If I take care of myself, my health is good, my body is moving and relatively pain free at the age of 48, I can handle everything else pretty much with a smile on my face. "
"You can do anything for 3 weeks! You're a woman!"
"I quit the sugar, and I quit the gluten for 3 weeks. And within 7 days my moods leveled out. Within 2 weeks, my skin cleared up. And within 3 weeks, all of the things, like stomachaches that I thought were just because maybe I was stressed out or whatever, all went away. So, it was the combination of the sugar and the gluten.... So, after those 3 weeks, there was no way I was going to go back. I mean, I just felt and looked so much better that there was no way I was going to go back."
"The fact that I was not moody anymore, and I did not have to worry that I was going to spout off or, you know, get upset, my patience, just all of that, got so much better. That was a big enough reason for me to stay the course."
"I wanted other women my age to feel and look and act as wonderful as I found that I could eating a very whole foods, low sugar, low-processed food-type diet. I do not like to say diet, it is just a lifestyle."
"The first step is acknowledging that they just do not feel good. And stepping either on a scale or taking a look in their closet at all the clothes that used to fit and do not fit anymore. And just acknowledging, 'Hey, this is not working for me anymore, and I need to do something about it, and I need to do something that might take a little bit longer, but it is going to last a lifetime.'"
Some of Cassie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Exercise. "When I wake up first thing in the morning, I meditate. And get up and then I throw on some lycra, and I go and I work out."
Easy meal: "Spaghetti Squash. I cut it in half. And then I bake it and roast it in the oven. And then I put them in the refrigerator. And then, everyday for lunch, take the half of the spaghetti squash and fill it with whatever leftover vegetables I have. I just fill the center of the spaghetti squash with whatever I want. And it is so yummy!"
Possession: "A set of odd measuring spoons."
Cassie's Favorite Books: "The Dip by Seth Godin"
Best advice received: "If something is not working, it is okay to quit. There are some diets that you should quit."
Cassie's Happiness Formula: "When I am done working out, and I eat a really good breakfast, and then I get to do one of three things. I either get to put on my bathing suit and go down to the beach, or I get to walk around Paris, France, or I get a message from my daughter that everything is going right in her world that day."
A Challenge from Cassie: "The challenge is not to get them to eat less sugar today. The challenge is for them to add up how much sugar they eat over the course of 5 days. So, everyday, write down all the sugar that you eat. Even sugar from an apple. And see how much you are really consuming. And just sometimes that way of doing it is kind of a wake up call that you are consuming too much."
Resources Free Guided Meditation from Jen
It's Me Cassie (Cassie's website)
The Wow Life (Wheel of Wellness) Program
The Dip by Seth Godin
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In this episode Katie shares her story of overcoming the death of her mother, as well as living in one of the most isolated areas of the United States. This high-energy mom will inspire you with her stories of raising 4 boys and staying connected with other women.
Katie Dilse is feisty and spontaneous and loves to laugh. She is a business owner, wife of nearly 20 years, mother of four boys, farmer, and Big Rig driver. Katie inspires audiences around the nation with her heart-to-heart presentations focused on making the most of balancing the demands of work, the tugs on personal life, and community obligations. Katie was listed as one of the Top 40 under 40 business leaders in the Midwest. Katie lives in North Dakota with her husband Stewart and 4 boys.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Katie: "I am good enough because I am the daughter of a King."
"I learned to learn on my brothers and sisters and that we are each other, we are there for each other and that God will not abandon us. We felt abandoned that God took mom but that is not all that it was - God actually replaced her love through a deeper love for us to be united to Him. And realize that mom was a blessing to us on earth but there is so much that she can do from heaven for all of us."
"I very much struggle with loneliness because my fuel tank requires people. A new stimulation and interaction. And when you live where I do, you have to learn to seek that. So, once I became self aware enough to recognize that my heart needs to be filled with people and filled with interaction and I need new stimulation, I found ways to fuel that without feeling like I am a bad person because I required that. I struggled for that for a long time where now, it is like, 'No way, that is what juices me!'"
"I do things that just randomly stay connected with people often... And that is fueling me but I get to fuel their hearts too."
"That is how the ball rolls, that is really how I have learned to grow and improve by having enough self awareness inside."
"Whether you are in a small town like me or a big city, make sure your middle circle ties into what is the most important to you in your life. Whether that is the relationship with your family or maybe it is that relationship with you and your God and how much you love Him and if that can be in the circle in the middle, and all the other circles are coming together, that is what makes a happy, vibrant, beautiful woman. "
Some of Katie's Favorite Things: Personal habit:"I need to exercise every morning. It is super important for my mental game to get up and get moving. My other favorite personal habit is my nightly prayer. I need rest, I need my ritual of quiet time."
Easy meal: "I love noodles and marinara sauce."
Possession: Pampered Chef chopper.
Katie's Favorite Books: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Best advice received: "Those 20 minutes before the kids get home on the bus, I want you to make sure that you take time to sit down and really adjust your mind into becoming a mom. So that when they come home, I can just completely embrace them instead of being halfway into supper or into something I am doing... into the computer or switching laundry. I try to be there. I try to be right at the front entrance, greeting them with a hug and really sitting down to visit with them, to hear what has happened with their day."
Katie's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I allow others into my heart, and I surround myself with good people, and I listen to God."
A Challenge from Katie: "I would love if all of you took a little bit of time to make eye contact with a stranger, and make that stranger's day with your smile or with just one little compliment that you can give them. Because it will really, really make them feel loved. And if we feel more loved, when we live love and when we live with the conviction that we are a daughter of a King, we will live so happy, so vibrant and so full of zest."
Resources Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Facebook: @KatieDilseSpeaks
KatieDilse.com
Pinterest: @SpeakingofFun
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Kate Bee grew up in a home that relied on alcohol as a coping mechanism for stress and a means to celebrate everything. Eventually Kate realized she was drinking too much and finding it nearly impossible to stop, but she pressed on and is happily living an alcohol-free lifestyle today and sharing what she has learned with others. Kate shares several great tips that are helpful for overcoming any addiction, including food, such as pushing through fear and the importance of human connection.
Kate Bee is the founder of The Sober School, where she coaches women through early sobriety and helps them navigate alcohol-free living without feeling deprived or miserable. Kate's mission is to remove the stigma, misinformation and fear that surrounds addiction. Kate lives near Manchester in the UK and in her spare time she likes running, reading and drinking too much tea.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Kate: "Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
"Feeling fear is good, and anything that is worth doing will bring out fear... Fear is a kind of indicator of what we need to do."
"Give it a hundred percent. Do not let that fear put you off or hold you back. "
"I felt so awful that I had wasted all this money going to this expensive boot camp, and to make things worst, for once, none of my friends were drinking because they were actually going dry in January. And so I had to pretend that I was doing it with them, and I think that was the first time I thought, 'Oh my God, something is really wrong here that I am lying to my closest friends!' So, I think that was a moment that I thought something really has to change."
"So, it was from writing the blog (read Kate's blog here) and building up some recovery and realizing that I was not the only one, that I started to think. There is really a lack of support in this area, and we need something to change."
"So, it took me a really long time to realize that actually there were other coping mechanisms out there. And for a little while, I think I transitioned from alcohol to food which you know, is not ideal, is not perfect. I ate way to much ice cream during my first year of sobriety. And now I think I have got it nailed down a bit bitter. I know that I have to exercise like at least every other day. Nothing beats running for being a stress buster and helping you cope with your emotions."
"You can talk to people and that really helps you deal with what is going on with your life. I used to never talk to people. I used to really keep everything inside. I was not very good at talking about how I was really feeling, so that was like a big learning curve for me."
"Realizing that something may not be right is really a big step forward. We live in this culture where drinking is so normalized that actually realizing that all is not okay, that is such a great step."
"If you think you have a problem with alcohol and you think it is holding you back in some way, it is great to take a break from it. Ideally a month, maybe 2 or even 3 months because someone who is a truly a take-it-or-leave-it drinker - who truly has a healthy relationship with alcohol - should be able to leave it for a period of time. And so I definitely recommend experimenting with having a break. It does not have to be forever. And I hate talking about the F word, because it freaks everybody out. Just a short term target is great."
"The key to sobriety is changing the way you feel about alcohol."
Some of Kate's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Sleeping better.
Easy meal: "Moroccan dish. Chicken and some spices. And throw in some vegetables, courgettes, peppers, what ever you've got around. Put it into a slow cook and it comes out really nice."
Possession: "Caffetiere and dishwasher"
Kate's Favorite Books: I Thought It Was Just Me byBrené Brown.
Best advice received: "Success happens when you keep taking action."
Kate's Happiness Formula: "Living an alcohol-free lifestyle. Moving my body. Staying fit and well. Connecting with others. Having good friendships and relationships."
A Challenge from Kate: "For anyone who feels they are drinking too much or that the alcohol is holding them back in some way, a great challenge would be to start keeping a drink diary. It is really good to get things down on paper or just make a few notes on your phone so you can see what is happening in black and white. You take things out of your head and put it somewhere where you can look at it more objectively. Keep a record of what you are drinking and write down why, what it is you are looking for and how are you feeling at that time."
Resources Sober Journalist (Kate's Blog)
The Sober School (Kate's Program that will help you become alcohol free. The next program begins on January 2, 2017).
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Shawna Percy shares 2 stories of pain and grief that initially led her to be silent and holding the pain inside of her. But listen to hear how talking about the pain of an abusive situation, as well as sharing the grief of her husband's suicide, helped her to reclaim her voice and her power.
Shawna Percy is a published author, speaker, and advocate. When Shawna was 32 her first husband died by suicide. Overnight Shawna became an only-parent, and was left to find her way through a traumatic grief journey. Today Shawna is known as the Good Grief Guru. She has remarried, now has two children, became a certified suicide intervention trainer, and is thrilled to take the TEDxUW stage on November 26th. Her motto: Talking today changes tomorrow."
Nuggets of Wisdom from Shawna: "We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike. - Maya Angelou"
"As I am open with my story and I talk to other people, what gets reciprocated is that other people can relate and they open up and start sharing their stories."
"Unfortunately, some life lessons take some time to surface. But one of things that helped me was someone once told me a Cherokee parable, which is the story of two wolves: There this story of two wolves, and one is full of everything bad...greed, hate, anger, resentment, all of these terrible things. And then there is this other wolf, who is full of love, hope, kindness, everything good... And these two wolves, go to battle. And the question this person asked me as they were telling me this story was 'which one do you think wins?' And part of me was tempted to say, 'Well, I kinda feel like the bad wolf is gonna win because there's things sometimes feel like they're stronger.' And she said, 'The answer is whichever one you feed.'"
"...believe that most people generally have good intentions. And if I pour love out into the world and stay open and vulnerable with people, I have known some of the greatest supports of my life to come out of that. And so really, when tragedy hit my life later on, and my first husband died, I am not sure that I would have had of incredible support that I did have, if I had not really fostered the side that are in the good wolf. If I had not fostered love and kindness and vulnerability and staying open to other people."
"One of the reasons why I talk so openly about suicide and my grief journey and all of that today is that it was by breaking that silence that I became more united with this person and we were able to then go through this journey together instead of on our own."
"I learned in that moment that someone else's reaction about something that I have shared is not really a reflection on me, it is a reflection on where they are at at that time."
"I have seen that lives have been saved by me talking openly and directly about suicide."
"Our loss in our life can be transformed into learning, and there can be gain from our pain."
Some of Shawna's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I would say being persistent and telling anyone and everyone about these tools and openly talking about suicide."
Easy meal: "Stir Fry. Lots of veggies, fried up in soy sauce over jasmine rice. "
Possession: Vitamix
Shawna's Favorite Books: Traveling Mercies, Plan B, and Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
Best advice received: "'Have the courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.' After my first husband died, it would have been so tempting to close up and not let anyone in, but this advice really encouraged me to remain open and to remain vulnerable and I have found that so much love and support has come to me through that."
Shawna's Happiness Formula: "The Breath of Life. The Height of Life. And the Length of life: The inward reach, the outward reach and the upward reach."
A Challenge from Shawna: Go to the livingworks.net website. And look for a training in your area. Go sign up for a safe talk or an assist.
Resources Good Grief Guru
STIGMA IN A LARGE YELLOW ENVELOPE
Vitamix
Traveling Mercies, Plan B, and Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
livingworks.net
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Laura Thompson Brady was happy to be a stay-at-home mom for her 2 kids, but after a time she realized she felt a deep level of sadness and a dimming of her inner light. Laura began to ask, “What am I meant to be doing?” Laura spent lots of time simply LISTENING to her intuition and thoughts and realized she had been neglecting an important part of herself: a desire to nurture other women and to improve the world, which began the Mamas on a Mission movement.
Laura Thompson Brady, Ph.D. & founder of The Nourished Home, leads the Mama on a Mission Movement, where she helps visionary women step “outside of the box” and lead the way to greater harmony, freedom, healing, and joy for their themselves, their families, the communities they serve, and the larger world we call home. Laura lives with her husband and two girls in Maine. You can learn more about Laura’s work at www.thenourishedhome.com.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Laura: "Resolve to be always beginning." - Rainer Maria Rilke
"No matter how much we think we know, that there is always something more to learn, there is something more to grow into."
"If I want that for you (Flannery), and if I want you to find the way to that, the best way I can do that is by living that and figuring that out and modeling that for you, and so that hit me really hard."
"I was neglecting these parts of myself and that I really needed to lovingly tend to them and listen to them and open myself up to the possibility to what it would look like to be in the space of really loving the opportunities that I have through motherhood and being with my family as well as having the opportunity and the openness to really look at what are the other ways I am called as a human being to make impact and to show up in this world while I am here. That was the turning point that I wanted to share."
"The listening and contemplation and a little bit of research, I decided that I wanted to merge my academic background with really supporting people in a very empowering and positive way."
"Another piece that was so radically important that in terms of the inner work that was required for me, it was around really acknowledging with love all of the fears that I had about stepping into my work."
"I’ve always felt called in some capacity to do healing work with people."
"I allowed myself to really have the space to deeply listen."
Some of Laura's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Walking meditations that I do out in the woods. Simply being in the natural environment reminds us to calm the nervous system, to ground into ourselves and to get quiet."
Easy meal:Crockpot Chicken Recipe from 100 Days of Real Food
Possession: Chef's Knife
Laura's Favorite Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
Best advice received: "In any moment when you are not sure of what to do, or you are afraid or you do not know how to move forward with somebody, just ask yourself what would love do?"
Laura's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I get outside everyday, when I have quiet space to listen to my intuition and to make space to do something playful or joyful or relaxing with people that I love, something that has no purpose other than to just be playful, just be joyful or just relax and be, and connect, or just be creative for the sake of creativity."
A Challenge from Laura: "Let go of holiday overwhelm, to let go of all of the things that you think you should be doing to create a perfect holiday for your family or your loved ones and to all the kinds of things that we are talking about in this podcast. To really listen, how do I most want to feel during this holiday season? What do I most want to experience and share with people that I love? What is that I most value? that I do not want miss out on during this time of sacred celebration?"
Resources JenRiday.com/jenclass
HectictoHarmonious.com (get a copy of Laura's ebook!)
TheNourishedHome.com
Crockpot Chicken Recipe from 100 Days of Real Food
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
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Jane Stoller hit a low point in life after a move and changing jobs and relationships. She asked herself, "What is making me so unhappy?" and quickly realized the lack of organization was really putting a damper on her happiness. Learn how Jane survived that low point by getting organized. Jane is originally from Canada and now resides in Zurich, Switzerland and she's constantly finding new ways to get and stay organized. Jane is the author of Organizing for Your Lifestyle, which provides inspiration to make organization fit YOUR needs.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Jane: "And for every minutes spent organizing, an hour is earned."
"For me, I naturally start it with reorganizing my closet and whenever I am in kind of a low point, that is what I do, I organize my own and then sometimes I have lots of friends that love it when I come to do theirs. So that gives me kind of a feeling that I have accomplished something. "
"When I am organized, I am my happiest."
"If you have a perfect organizing system, sustaining that is the most important part, otherwise there is no point even getting organized. So that is where I say, 'Make it your lifestyle but do not think about it all the time. Make it a routine... Make it fit for your lifestyle'"
"My day starts the night before. Planning my outfit for the next day and my meals. So I make sure that when I wake up in the morning, whether I am working out first thing in the morning or whether I am going to the office or on the weekend, I have my outfit planned, so there is no last minute stress of looking for what to wear or what not. So, I think that really helps you start off on a right foot. And if you start off on that right foot, the rest of the day, I find usually smooth flows pretty smoothly."
Some of Jane's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Organizing Calendar. Planning.
Easy meal: "Swiss meal. Rösti. Like hashbrowns. Lots of carbs. It is really similar to hashbrowns but they make it into a pie form. I learned it from my mom and it is my favorite side dish to make."
Possession: "My juice maker."
Jane's Favorite Book: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Best advice received: "Do not sweat the small stuff."
Jane's Happiness Formula: "Being with my family. Being healthy and exercising. And of course, being organized."
A Challenge from Jane: "Write down three organizing goals. I think that will really help everybody start their organizing challenge. It could be small goals like organize everyday or perhaps larger ones like a creative organizing system. Whatever it is, write down three small organizing goals. "
Resources Organizing for Your Lifestyle by Jane Stoller
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Rösti - here is the recipe
Jane's Book PR Contact is Kelsey McBride
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In this episode, I chat with Jill Savage and she shares a lifetime of experiences and struggles - including raising 5 children, facing the challenges of her husband's lifelong depression and an act of infidelity, and her triumph over breast cancer - each which helped her learn to feel with others rather than trying to fix others. Author of 11 books, Jill shares many nuggets of wisdom about building stronger relationships and not comparing our "insides" to other people's "outsides."
Jill Savage is known as The Go-To Mom. She is the founder and CEO of Hearts at Home, an organization dedicated to being a moms best place for answers. She is also a popular public speaker and has written eleven books including, Real Moms ... Real Jesus, the best-selling No More Perfect Moms, No More Perfect Kids, and her most recent book authored with her daughter Anne, Better Together. Jill and her husband, Mark, live in Illinois and have five children and three grandchildren.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Jill: "We have to stop comparing our insides to other people's outsides." - from Jill's friend
"It is recognizing another person's pain. It is not necessarily agreeing with it. It is not giving them pat answers to pull them out of it. It is sitting in the pain with them. So being able to say, 'Wow! That must just feel really dark to you, I am so sorry that it gets hard like this.' That is a validating statement."
"He starts feeling like I am distant from him when I try to fix him. But when I try to feel with him, he says that, 'That makes me feel closer..' to him, and that is huge. Me learning to feel over fixing."
"Feel, don't fix."
"They say people don't care what you know until they know that you care. "
"Unfortunately, we just live in a very broken world. I think that the struggle, the pain, the hardship is just a natural byproduct of the human experience."
"I am an introvert, and I am refueled by being alone. And so another part of self-care is figuring out ways that I can be alone. "
"We cannot be a perfect parent, but we have to stop trying to be perfect and embrace being perfected. That is what God does with the broken places in our life."
Some of Jill's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Self-care is not selfish. Each morning I get up and I take an exercise class. I always also take time to have a little quiet time with the Lord. I perceive all of that as self-care. "
Easy meal: Mexican. Cook lots of beef or chicken in the crockpot, add Mexican seasonings, then serve it throughout the week with veggies and toppings.
Possession: My little chopper from Pampered Chef
Jill's Favorite Book: How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
Best advice received: "You've got to stop comparing your insides to other people's outside."
Jill's Happiness Formula: "Faith + Family + Friends"
A Challenge from Jill: "My challenge is to stop trying to be perfect but embrace being perfected."
Resources JillSavage.org
HeartsAtHome.org
Better Together: Because You're Not Meant to Mom Alone by Jill Savage
No More Perfect Moms: Learn to Love Your Real Life by Jill Savage
Real Moms...Real Jesus: Meet the Friend Who Understands by Jill Savage
My little chopper from Pampered Chef
How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
HowWeLove.com
How We Love Style Quiz
Eliminate Overwhelm Guide
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. today, we think about gratitude. But have you ever listed all the things you're grateful for about yourself? Today is your chance to celebrate YOU! When you can be grateful for yourself, you'll be able to love from a much more deeply authentic place.
Callie Blount grew up in a Southern home and was taught that hospitality is a fantastic way to show love. Carrying those traditions forward, Callie talks in this interview about how to be hospitable while still maintaining time for self care, yet not being afraid to be vulnerable and allow people into her home. Callie teaches, "People aren't going to remember what your house looked like. They're going to remember how you made them feel." Callie loves beauty, people and creating, which she uses in her career as a food stylist. She blogs at Luv-Cooks.com. She lives in Nashville with her husband Jake and their cute dog Bigsby.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Callie: "Life is either a grand adventure or nothing else." ~Helen Keller
"I was raised in a very southern household with a very southern mama who I absolutely adore. I grew up in this culture of - whether it was a wedding or a funeral or a baby shower - her motto was 'Well, ya gotta eat!' so you might as well be eating at her house. This culture of beautiful tables and beautiful spreads and this enjoyment of food and of people.... There's something about this love of food, love of people, and love of beauty that resonates in my spirit and brings me such fulfillment."
"My mom modeled for me this culture of hospitality. For her it was her way to love us well."
"The best way to love somebody is to cook for them."
"Hospitality is more about the people who are sitting in your living room than it is about you looking fancy or like the coolest hostess in the world. It's about loving them well and making them feel special."
"It's about having a good time and celebrating life with the people around you. It's really more important the way people FEEL when they're in your home than the way your home appears to them."
"Today is the day that I have. Today is my grand adventure. I'm not promised tomorrow. Today is my chance to love people, to be kind to them, to have a good time with whatever situation I'm in and to let my intention be TODAY."
"At the end of the day, land on the side of relationship."
"People who can celebrate food are the best people!"
Some of Callie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I pray all the time. I try to still myself and maintain a place of peace in my spirit."
Easy meal: Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Bowl with Creamy Asian Dressing (See below in the Resources for the recipe)
Favorite Kitchen Gadget: "Buying a Vitamix Blender has changed our world!" (See below in the Resources for Callie's Chocoholic Smoothie recipe)
Callie's Favorite Book: Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
Best advice received: "The enemy of good is perfect."
Callie's Happiness Formula: "Encourage, Feed, and Inspire People."
A Challenge from Callie: "Go out there and practice hospitality. Choose to land on the side of community!"
Resources Luv-Cooks.com
Turkey Pumpkin Chili
Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
Callie's Pump-Me-Up Chocoholic Smoothie
1 cup (8 ounces) chocolate coconut water 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (if you want it SUPER chocolatey) 1-2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter (I like PB2) 1/2 banana 5 ice cubes Pour all ingredients into a Vitamix (or other blender of choice). Blend on low, slowly increasing speed to high to thoroughly mix ingredients and create a foamy texture. Enjoy!! Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Bowl with Creamy Asian Dressing
Serves 2 for a meal or 4 for a hearty side For the vegetables:
1 sweet potato, diced
1/2 pound okra, sliced into thin circles OR 3 carrots, sliced on the diagonal
1/2 head broccoli, sliced into florets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
For the quinoa:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
For the Asian dressing sauce:
3 tablespoons Sun Butter (or peanut or almond butter)
2 teaspoons soy sauce (or more to taste)
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Green onions, sliced (for topping)
Toasted sesame seeds (for topping)
What You Will Do: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, and line two large baking pans with aluminum foil sprayed lightly with cooking spray. 2. In a large bowl, toss together vegetables, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper until all the vegetables are coated with oil and spices. 3. Place vegetables on cooking sheets, spreading evenly. 4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring vegetables halfway through cooking, until yummy and a bit crispy on the edges. 5. While the vegetables are cooking, bring broth and quinoa to a boil. Cover; let simmer for 15 minutes, or until all water is absorbed and the whites of the quinoa are showing through. 6. Stir together Sun Butter (or nut butter of choice), soy sauce, honey, lime juice and red pepper flakes. 7. To assemble; layer quinoa and vegetables in bowls. Top with Asian dressing, green onions, and sesame seeds. Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:
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Andrea Joy Wenburg spent many years early in her marriage believing her worth was a direct reflection of how much her husband respected or admired her. After the difficult birth of her second child, Andrea hit a deep low point in her life and struggled for months believing her husband didn’t respect her anymore. Listen as Andrea shares her story of coming to the realization that she was already loved by God and that she no longer had to be a victim of what other people thought of her. This story of empowerment and marital healing will help you develop greater self love, and learn how to love others way more than you fear them.
Andrea is an author, speaker and personal brand strategist who shares a message encouraging others toward a love-filled, authentic self expression in relationships and thought leadership. Her book UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You tells the story of her struggle to find effective expression of her own deep thoughts and intense feelings. Making their home in Nebraska, Andrea is totally in love with her husband and two creative kids.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Andrea: "Healing is not the absence of pain. It is when you choose to love despite the pain. - Dr. Larry Crabb"
"Even my own self-love seems to go up and down. For me that fixed point is God's love. So that is how I thought and that is how I have been able to rest in that ever since then - so my self esteem is not going up and down and up and down based on how other people perceive me, and I am not chasing after their respect. I am not chasing after those two things that I wanted: that seat at the table. I am not chasing after acceptance, and I am not chasing after that chance to have an impact because I know I have them both."
"Taking risks is like loving other people."
"I believe that every single person has a reputation of some kind, and we can be intentional with how we go about our lives. And if we are intentional and we have a purpose, we feel like we have a purpose, then we are going to move with more power as we move through and make decisions about what we are going to do with our lives and that we each have a message that might be born out of struggle. And when we get really in touch with where we we have been, how far we have come, and where we are moving then we can take that and turn it into a really powerful force."
"You do not have to worry about what this other person's thinking about you."
“I’m not a victim of what other people think of me.” I can love them even if they hurt me.”
“I decided I was going to love them more than I fear them.”
Some of Andrea's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I'm not good at habits."
Easy meal: "My favorite easy meal is the one that I pull right out of the freezer and throw in the oven and that is chicken strips and sweet potato fries. We bake them, we do not fry them."
Possession: "Wooden cutting board from my father-in-law."
Andrea's Favorite Book: Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Larry Crabb
Best advice received: "To offer what I am good at."
Andrea's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am at rest in God's love internally. So that I can work externally towards that loving self-expression. "
A Challenge from Andrea: "Name your fears. [I take a good look at my fears and ask, 'What is threatened in me? What’s more true than this fear?'] Then remember God loves you. You can be free."
Resources AndreaJoyWenburg.com
UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You
Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Larry Crabb
Frozen (2013 Movie)
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Early in life Judy Tsuei tried hard to control everything, a form of self protection, but after developing a severe eating disorder Judy knew she needed to change or die. After letting go of her emotional pain using the “Feel it To Heal It” method, Judy embarked on a journey to discover her own path - the things that bring her genuine happiness. Judy shares her story of growth and also adapting her identity a bit after she became a mama 2 years ago. Listen and learn how Judy is living a vibrant and happy life today largely because she has let go of that control and all the “shoulds” that plagued her for years and is finding her own path of happiness.
Judy moved from Kauai in Hawaii to pursue van living with her little `ohana (family) and she's the proud mama of an almost 2-year old named Wilder Love Fox. They're currently in Idaho on the way to Austin, TX to possibly plant roots for a little while. Along the way, she authored a highly reviewed book, Meditations for Mamas: You Deserve to Feel Good, now available on Amazon, and offers nurturing coaching programs for new mamas in the way of mini-retreats you can do from the comfort of your own home, as well as one-on-one support in the 4th Trimester, so mamas can thrive as they find their identities again.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Judy: "When something goes wrong in your life, just yell, 'Plot twist!' and move on."
"I beg you to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers which could not given to you now because you will not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything, live the questions now. Perhaps then someday far in the future, you will gradually without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." ~Rainer Maria Rilke
"You really have to feel it to heal it."
"The only way to get to that genuinely happy place is if you allow all the shadow-side things to exist with it."
"Because I have experienced such a depth of pain, I know I also have the capacity to really feel that joy. To feel like more joy than I can imagine because you know, I was a really sensitive person and I believe in balance, I believe in all of that. And since, having my daughter and all of that.. it is totally true. If you told me that my life would look like like it does now
versus when I was at the lowest point of my life, I would have never believed you and walked away from you."
"Each person is unique... For every single person on this planet, they have their own unique path towards enlightenment. So, you have your own unique path to joy. Someone else has theirs. And it is really about allowing yourself to explore that."
Some of Judy's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "It is balance. It is really remembering why I am working so hard just to be able to spend time with my family and that I tend to be by nature, one of those people who likes to work a lot, I really like to be creative, I really like
to build things and putting in those breaks and really turning off the phone, not being distracted is so valuable and replenishing yourself, so you can have fresh perspective and come back back at it renewed."
Easy meal: "Roasting a chicken and making a quick side of veggies."
Possession: "Bodum - personal French press that is stainless steel"
Judy's Favorite Book: Creating Money: Attracting Abundance by Sanaya Roman
Best advice received: "The only thing that will ever hold you back from your success in life is your own fear. That's it, just your own fear. "
Judy's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am being creative, kind and generous, moving my body and [being in] nature and loving on my family. "
A Challenge from Judy: "Really observe the self-talk that you might have without judgement."
Resources MeditationsForMamas
Meditations for Mamas: You Deserve to Feel Good by Judy Tsuei
Bodum - personal French press that is stainless steel
Creating Money: Attracting Abundance by Sanaya Roman
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One evening Lauren spent $600 on clothes. When she got home, she left the purchases in the car so her husband wouldn’t find out. The next day she decided she had to tell him what she had done, and how it was only the tip of the iceberg of the $40,000 of debt she had racked up. “When I told him, he just stood there staring at me for a while, then he said, ‘I forgive you. Let’s get through this together.’” Fast forward to today: Lauren and her husband are not only out of debt, but Lauren is teaching others how to do it, too. Lauren is the author of ‘The Recovering Spender’ and blogs at LaurenGreutman.com. Listen to find out the 3 rules that help her stay out of debt today.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Lauren: "When the pain of staying broke becomes greater than the pain of changing your spending habits, that is when you will make a change. " "A lot of the debt was because I got us into the debt and never told him about it because I did not want to burden him. It was not that I was like trying to be sneaky. I just did not want to burden him. I would just say, 'Okay, it's what everybody does. I am just having a terrible time dealing with it so it is my fault, so I just need to handle it and get us out of it....'"
"I started feeling really guilty about it. I started thinking like, 'Okay, I hid this from him because I didn't want to fight with him... He knew we were in debt, but he did not know how much. But he knew we were in debt and here I am, going and spending $600 on clothing and now I am hiding it from him. This is not just good for our marriage and our future. The next day I decided to come clean to him and tell him all the debt that we had. And make a real difference. I felt like for the first time I realized that I could not do it myself, like I needed his help to handle this and to have somebody to talk to about it. It is really like - not only it is lonely and stressful but it is just damaging to your marriage if you have this big elephant in the room that you can never talk about it."
"He said, 'I forgive you, let us get through this together.' And so those are the words that changed everything. That was 9 years ago and from then on we got out of debt in 2 years. We just had a passion for teaching other people all the mistakes that we went through."
"I have a spending problem. I think I always have the personality to be addicted to spending. And because of that I have to know what boundaries I have to set up around myself, so I do not spend money. Like 3 rules that I have. #1.) Do not go to Target alone. My second one, if I do any online shopping, I use a prepaid debit card, so I have to fund it beforehand. And #3, I do not use credit cards. So, those are my three big boundaries I had to put around myself, to keep myself safe. So, yes, I would definitely say, it is an addiction of some sort."
"The biggest thing that they need to learn is how to set a realistic budget. For years, I was so terrified of the B word. I cringed on the inside. But once I saw that a budget can actually bring freedom to me, it really kind of opened up my eyes to all that's possible. For so many years, I spent money without knowing what was going on and, yes, that was fun and great, but then, you sit down at the end of the day, and you are like, 'Oh my gosh, I spent this much money. I did not know that I spent this much money! I don't know where it went. And now, you don't have money for your bills.' So, I found out that budgeting actually gives me freedom to spend what I want to without giving me that guilt and feeling of depletion at the end of the day. I think people need to set that realistic budget, and it can really really help them."
Some of Lauren's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "That I can turn work off. I think that is a big thing. As an entrepreneur who works online, the temptation to work all day and all night and every weekend is there, you know, in your face all the time. We finally got an office outside of our house and that has been really imperative to my success with everything that I do online. I got so sick of being half on, half off all day long, that setting it up this way has really kept us very productive during our work hours and also being able to be a husband and wife at night and hang out with the kids, go out to dinner, and do fun stuff together without feeling guilty that I have so much work to do."
Easy meal: Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Possession: Blendtec
Lauren's Favorite Book: For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
Best advice received: "Be kind to others because they will be kind to you."
Lauren's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I stick to my budget, I spend time with family, and I sleep."
A Challenge from Lauren: "I want everybody to think about their values and if their spending is a reflection of that value system. Because whether you are in debt or not, you can always do something better with your finances. It always comes down to your value system."
Resources Morning Meditation Guide (free)
LaurenGreutman.com
Financial Renovation
The Recovering Spender (Lauren's book)
You Need a Budget: YNAB.com
Tiller.com
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Blendtec
For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
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Angela Roberts had a dream to become a food blogger, so one day she jumped in and simply did it and has been more energetic, happy and thrilled with life than ever, mainly because she believes she's living her true purpose. In this episode Angela describes how we can know what our life's purpose is because once we've found it, we become a person who is thrilled to get out of bed in the morning to work more towards fulfilling that purpose.
Angela Roberts, is publisher, founder of SpinachTiger.com, a food, blog with over 900 recipes, and beautiful food photography. Angela has moved from the corporate world to decorative painting to food blogging, where she feels she has found her true creative zone. Angela has an M.A. in clinical psychology and has a great interest in family issues, especially the role that food and dining plays in the dynamics of family life.
Nuggets of Wisdom from Angela:
"Do the right thing because it is the right thing."
"Sometimes people do the right thing for the wrong reason. They do the right things to get ahead, kind of maybe the wrong kind of ambition."
"I really believe as human beings, God has created us to be on a particular path. "When we are on the path that is the right path for our DNA for who we are, then we are anxious to get up in the morning. And when you do not want to get up in the morning, there is something wrong. And that's where I was. I was really sad. I remember talking to people, not feeling a lot of hope. And that was until I found my next new reinvention of myself."I said to myself, "That is what I am going to do. I am going to be a food blogger," and that was 8 years ago, and I have never lost that buzz. And that is how I know I am doing what I am supposed to do."
"There is something that is so you. It is just YOU. Everyone has a dream. If you have some kind of dream. Just do one thing that starts it, and you may fail. Just try something and then let it evolve and be willing to embrace the journey and not the goal."
“I have a strong spiritual life that keeps me grounded and keeps defeating thoughts at bay. I have to remember, I could be just one blog post away from a big break. If I am doing what I’m happy doing, and I am excited, that is all I need to do.”
“Tomorrow’s always going to be better.”
“Even though I am not a Millennial, I do not want people to think I cannot do technology.”
Some of Angela's Favorite Things:
Personal habit: "For my whole entire life, I have been a person who exercises consistently, and I think that it helps your brain. I just think it helps me feel really good."
Easy meal: "A little olive oil in the pan, some chopped onions, some ground beef and some frozen peas. Salt and pepper. And then you can add in what you want, you can put in rice." Recession Delicious – Italian Ground Beef, Peas and Onions
Possession: "Silicon spatula from Oxo, for eggs or frittatas. It works for everything. The big one."
Angela's Favorite Book: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength Book by John Tierney and Roy Baumeister
Best advice received: "Do not ever put anything in writing you do not want the whole world to see."
Angela's Happiness Formula:
"I am happiest when I have a purpose and when I act on it, when I work with intention and I live on a schedule."
A Challenge from Angela:
"I challenge all the listener's today to take one day this week or next week and fail at something. Do something you have always wanted to do."
Resources
Spinachtiger.com
Recession Delicious – Italian Ground Beef, Peas and Onions
Fluffy Southern Biscuits
Grandmother's Tomato Sauce
Red Beet Smoothie
On this HappyBit I talk about the "death spiral" of negativity, false humility, and celebrating our strengths so we can pull out of that nosedive of negativity more quickly.
April Boyd faced the unthinkable when her newborn daughter Nora suddenly stopped breathing at just 1 day of age. In this episode, April shares her story of going into a very dark place after her daughter died and slowly coming to the realization that she had to make a decision to claw her way out and not let her daughter’s life end as a tragedy. Instead, April chose to turn her daughter’s brief and beautiful life into a legacy. April created the Love & Loss Project to help break the isolation and silence surrounding loss.
April Boyd is a private practice therapist with clients across the globe, creator of the Baby Loss Survival Guide and the founder of the Love & Loss Project, an online comfort & inspiration station for women who have experienced the loss of a baby or pregnancy. When April is not doing the work she loves to do, you might find her on the top of a paddleboard or the side of mountain with her hunky boyfriend and her six pound Yorkie Sasha.
"We are here for a good time, not a long time." - song lyrics by Trooper
"I think so often we get caught up in so many things that pull us so many different directions, that we really forget that ultimately, our time is in fact limited and what we do with it, matters greatly. "
"The most important thing is really making the decision."
"What I was afraid of is that if I just continue to self-destruct and crumble and be lost that story that would go on to be told about my daughter and for my circle of friends and for my family it would ultimately be some version that she was reason why her mother was now a complete mess. And I did not want to allow that to become her legacy. And so I really committed to the idea that I was going to force myself back to life. I was going force myself to get back to a state of being able to experience things like joy again because that is how I needed to honor her and to make sure that the tragedy of her story really became a love story."
"First, know that you are going to go through this. And this is going to change you in some ways. But we still have control over which direction this is going to take us."
"So often, we have that tendency to just want to outrun the pain and outrun what hurts and distract ourselves and stay busy and avoid it. But I believe in many ways, that even though that it is useful at times, if that is our main go-to strategy all the time, then what we are really doing is just prolonging that agony. That which we resist gets stronger. So instead, I think we really need to give ourselves permission to open ourselves to this, to give our own selves the care and comfort that we deserve and to make our own healing a priority."
"Grief functions. It is such a magnifying glass. And it really just illuminates and brings to the surface some of our longstanding patterns, some of the longstanding pains that get in our way."
"Perfectionism is just fear in really good shoes." - Elizabeth Gilbert
"We need to burn off that tension and that stress."
"Your body is your compass. It knows your truth. It knows what feels good to you. It knows your answer."
Some of April's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Working out.
Easy meal: Steamed kale and carrots. Mixed with almond-based dressing.
Possession: Spiralizer. Cellphone for ordering takeout.
April's Favorite Book: The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte
Best advice received: "Your body is your compass. You need to tune in to what your gut is telling you and that is your guide."
April's Happiness Formula: "Be as compassionate as possible to both yourself and others because at the end of the day, we are all just doing our best and that is going to look different one day to the next. And we really do not have any idea what someone else is going through behind closed doors. And so I think if we just kind of allow ourselves to approach life with just a bit more compassion that can save us a lot of more frustration and anger and drama."
"Be the guardian of your own health and happiness. Focus on the pieces that you can control and bring your attention to that."
"Choose joy. I do not think that happiness is just an accident. I think that it is a choice."
A Challenge from April: "Think about the one thing that you have been avoiding. What is that thing that you have been procrastinating on, that you know is calling your name? Whether that is a class that you want to take, whether that is a change that you want to make in your work day, whether that is a conversation that you have been putting off having that you know that you need to express and get out there with somebody that you care about. Do that thing that you have been putting off doing and get it done now."
In this HappyBit I discuss how we're 100% responsible for the energy we bring to our relationships. Learn 3 steps to help you stay more positive.
Susie Parker had an OK time teaching her first child to sleep, but when baby #2 arrived, she knew her whole life was about to get harder because, as she shares in this episode, "She just stared at me with these beady little eyes and I knew this baby was not going to sleep." Get ideas on teaching any child to sleep, as well as making time to take care of yourself in the process, too. Susie's upbeat approach to things will have you laughing and feeling like sleep deprivation is survivable.
Do you know yourself? I mean, do you REALLY know yourself? The things that energize you and drain you, the things that make your heart sing and the things that deflate you? In this HappyBit I challenge you to live more authentically.
Amiyrah Martin shares her story of attempting to leave for work one morning, only to find that her car had been repossessed. With $36,000 of debt, Amiyrah and her husband took a hard look at their lifestyle, made massive changes and paid off their debt in 2 years. Now, years later, they are paying CASH for their first home. Listen as Amiyrah shares some tips about having a frugal but love-centered lifestyle, all while being a service-minded, generous woman.
Amiyrah is the owner of 4 Hats and Frugal, a website dedicated to teaching families how to have fun on a dime, be a "baller" on a budget, and live a full life on less. She's a wife, mother of 3, member of the Air National Guard, New Jersey native, and self-proclaimed Nutella addict.
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Does fear ever prevent you from being creative and getting outside of your comfort zone? Learn how to let fear be along for the ride...
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Taya Kyle shares her story of forgiveness and moving forward after her husband Chris Kyle was murdered by someone he was trying to help. Taya Kyle is the wife of the late U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and the author of the New York Times bestselling book, American Wife. In her book she opens up about the trials and triumphs of life with and without Chris Kyle, and ultimately finding her place in the midst of the journey. Since the time of the tragic death of her husband Chris Kyle - himself the author of the New York Times bestselling book and Academy Award-winning motion picture, American Sniper – Taya has served as Executive Director of the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, which serves first responder and military marriages. Taya is a frequent speaker for various organizations. She is a proud mother and resides in Texas with her family.
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Do you ever feel like, "Ugh! I'm crazy busy and have no time for anything I really want to do." Learn how to shift that and start feeling like you have all the time in the world.
Melissa Joulwan had perfect health - excellent fitness, high energy, amazing strength - only to have it all come crashing down when a nodule on her thyroid ended in a complete thyroidectomy (removal of her thyroid). Hear Mel's story of growth and comeback and how she learned to stop comparing herself to others as well as to stop comparing herself to the "old Mel."
We often live to achieve the next goal, perhaps a raise or losing weight or finding love. In this HappyBit I'll show you how to shift your thinking and realize your life is already perfect, just the way it is.
When she was 24 weeks pregnant, Scarlet Paolicchi received the terrible news that her pregnancy had ended in fetal demise. Scarlet shares how writing and connection with friends helped her through the grieving process.
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I'm not good enough. There's never enough time. I wish we had more money...
Our brain seems almost wired to focus on what's lacking.
In this HappyBit I'll offer a suggestion on how you can begin to shift from a mindset of scarcity into a mindset of abundance.
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Cindy Beall's husband dropped a metaphorical bomb one day when he confessed to multiple acts of infidelity and an out-of-control pornography addiction. Cindy shares her journey of grief, healing and forgiveness and how she was able to come out of that struggle as a victor instead of a victim.
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We have good intentions to get fit, lose weight and exercise. But so often after a couple of weeks or months, we "fall off the wagon" as they say.
How can we exercise more consistently and truly make it a part of our morning routine?
In this HappyBit I share a couple of tips that have helped me to consistently exercise, even with (or perhaps despite) having 6 kids.
It boils down to feeling good and increasing happiness. And that's one thing no mom should ever give up!
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After learning she had breast cancer, Heidi Kelly made the choice to grab life by the horns and live NOW. Hear Heidi's story of getting her cancer diagnosis and making the decision to start a "funky" new business and to live life as fully as she can. Heidi is handbag designer, producing one-of-a-kind funky fabric handbags. She is also a breast cancer thriver, helping women see the positive after a breast cancer diagnosis via social media. Heidi lives in Kutztown PA with her husband and dogs.
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We all have stories we tell ourselves that aren't exactly true and that don't serve us. For example, "I'm not supported" or "My spouse is thoughtless." Learn how to change your story on this HappyBit...
Many of us try to change our lives by constantly attempting to fix our circumstances, our environment, our relationships. Dr. Madhu Bazaz Wangu says the only real way we can change our lives is by changing what's on the inside through meditation, self exploration and self connection.
Some people believe life goes downhill after 40, but Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares stories and thoughts about reimagining life after 40 and using that as an opportunity to pivot and spend time and career doing things that a more meaningful.
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Do you wish your household ran a little more smoothly? That your laundry wasn't a giant mountain or that you knew what you're having for dinner tonight? In this episode Stacy Myers from Humorous Homemaking shares some great tips on running your life and home a little more smoothly. She also tells us her story of overcoming a problem with body image and chronic under-eating. In true Stacy style, you'll be rolling as she encourages us to let go of "control-freak-ism" and to #ChooseJoy.
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Think of that one thing you've been struggling with for a long time. Are you ready to stop resisting it, at least for a day? Try celebrating struggle for a day...
Have you ever struggled with a sense of perfectionism, wanting to be the perfect mom, wife or friend and on a never-ending quest to help everyone? Sue Lode did too, until she started to realize the connection between her self-talk and beliefs and the painful fibromyalgia she was living with. By addressing her past traumas through journaling and challenging the beliefs she had about her body and health, Theresa was able to restore her health and begin a journey of helping other women to do the same. Listen and learn how getting rid of your own "sinking thinking" might improve or even restore your health. You, too, can learn how to improve chronic pain by challenging your self talk.
What problems or worries have plagued you for a while now? Do this one simple thing to solve some of those problems and start feeling the way you WANT to feel again.
In this episode Esther Littlefield shares a time when she had to make the tough decision to stop trying to change her husband and focus instead on simply changing herself. As she did this, she discovered a powerful formula for creating happy relationships and a happy life, including self care, gratitude, letting go of perfectionism, getting up early for quiet time, and finding self fulfillment through pursuing one's passions.
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What have you always believed about yourself that may not actually be true? And how can you replace that belief with something that serves you better. Learn how in this HappyBit.
Amber Lilyestrom shares her story of leaving the corporate world so she could spend more time with her family. She describes how she combined belief with action steps so she could achieve the life of her dreams. Learn how Amber first mentally created what she wanted to FEEl and how the reality followed. And hear the wild story of how Amber and her husband were able to acquire their dream home. Synchronicity!
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Thinking ahead a year from now, how would you like to feel in your most important relationships? Resentful? Probably not. Learn how to feel that love and connection you crave.
When did you last feel overwhelmed or frazzled? In the past Kimberly Bost felt “beaten by the world” and decided to begin a journey to take back her life. She learned to put her health and family first, to be authentic, to say no and to slow down. Kim is a master of living in the moment and raising her personal vibration into states of compassion, love, kindness, and cooperation (rather than the low vibration, victim-type emotions of self pity, anger or pettiness).
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How do you want to FEEL a year from now? What feels the best to you and how can you arrange your life to make that more frequent? Learn how in this HappyBit!
Kenia Calderon was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador and migrated to Iowa when she was 11 because her country was becoming extremely dangerous due to gang-related crimes. Kenia is now 22 years old and will be a senior at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this fall, majoring in management and entrepreneurship. Since being in the U.S., Kenia has learned to embrace her struggles as an undocumented immigrant and has become a strong immigration activist, helping others to succeed despite their hardships. You can find her on her blog at www.coffeewithkenia.com.
When is the last time you purposely got your hands dirty? Here are some ideas on why and how you can do that. :)
Are you seeking clarity, peace, and personal growth in life? Jaime Myers shares the lessons she has learned about following her intuition, listening to her body, nurturing her needs, and allowing life to unfold at its own sacred pace. Jaime will help you understand how everything in life happens FOR you rather than TO you.
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Should you work on your to-do list, including laundry and cleaning. Or drop it all and do something creative? Find out in this HappyBit...
The upbeat and community-minded Sarah Dobson is making a difference in the world, even though she has had 5 brain surgeries due to having Camurati-Engelmann Disease, which affects her skull. In this episode Sarah shares how her disease has motivated her to prioritize what's really important and to learn to be vulnerable and ask for help rather than always putting on her "happy face."
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Do you always run out of time for what you really want to do? Listen to this HappyBit for a solution.
Several years ago Lori Jones was devastated to learn her soon-to-be born baby had a severe heart defect. Lori relied on her faith and looking inward and allowed this struggled to become a time of growth. Now, 12 years later, Riley is doing fine and Lori has chosen to "give back" by sharing her book Riley's Heart Machine and spreading a message of loving what makes each of us special. Lori's optimistic outlook on life will leave you feeling uplifted and thinking of ways you, too, can serve, laugh, and love yourself just as you are.
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Do you focus in on your body's flaws? Have you ever considered showering your body with gratitude. This HappyBit will teach you how, and you'll be surprised how much happier adoring your body can feel.
Kris Vaughan was always a go-getter, moving at 100 miles per hour, feeling great pride in her ability to do it all with great efficiency. But that all changed when she decided to run a half marathon, which finally put her already-delicate health into a downward spiral ending in a thyroid crash or what some call adrenal fatigue. After 2 years of nourishing herself with healthy foods and having lots of quiet time just “being,” Kris has restored her health and continued to make it a priority to live slowly, deliberately and with authenticity.
After experiencing complications from a virus, Whitney Lang found herself experiencing anxiety and depression. After trying to dull her pain with alcohol, she made the choice to get help, which triggered a chain reaction of choices that have led her to a thriving new business, building a new home, and experiencing greater bliss in her daily life.
Corresponding show notes and all links discussed can be found at www.jenriday.com/12
Have you ever wondered what your calling is, what you were born to do? Finding out the answer to that is priceless and I have a tip on how you can do that.
Sara Gilbert had it all, the dream marriage, the beautiful house, the aspiring career, but then everything came tumbling down when she learned her husband had a massive gambling problem and hadn't been going to work. After struggling to save her marriage, Sara eventually realized the gambling problem wasn't going away and she chose to leave her husband, sell her house, and shortly thereafter she even left her job and started a new career. Sara is a strong, courageous woman and shares many nuggets of wisdom that will leave you feeling motivated to take a "jump" in your own life.
Amanda Teixeira talks about her painful journey with infertility, the peace she found through adoption, and how she is able to choose joy despite her struggles. The corresponding shownotes and links can be found at www.jenriday.com/10
A little story about driving with my girls, putting a pencil between my teeth, and the ensuing [real] smiles. :)
Struggling to get active and/or lose weight? Jodi Danen shares how she shifted from never exercising (aka "the couch") to running a 5K and eventually a marathon. As a result Jodi feels better, eats better and has more confidence. Jodi shares some great nuggets of inspiration, including that the greatest courage isn't finishing, it's starting. She challenges everyone listening to run their own 5K simply by starting with baby steps.
The Show Notes, including all links, can be found at www.jenriday.com/9.
Sue Lachman shares how she had to learn to LET GO after hitting a very low, frazzled and overwhelmed point in her life. Sue challenges us to “Get curious about where you think your feelings are coming from in the moment. See if they’re coming from this very moment, from the past, or something in the future and see where that takes you.”
The show notes for this episode can be viewed, along with all links discussed in this episode, at www.jenriday.com/8
Overcoming the trauma of past abusive relationships is super difficult; Melanie Banayat shares her story of healing from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and learning to trust, form deeper relationships and to live a fulfilled and happy life.
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Be a Human BEING and Not Just a Human DOING today.
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Laura Ball shares her story of losing both of her parents by the time she was 18, then making the choice to leave college and go home to raise her 13-year-old sister to maturity. This is a touching story of courage and taking the hard road when you know it's the right road.
Check out our show notes page for this episode (which includes all links we discussed) at www.jenriday.com/6.
Do you ever catch yourself in a pattern of self-criticism, self-neglect or even self-loathing? In this episode you'll learn how self love and self connection are the foundation for living a grounded, authentic life. Carrie Hensley gives us a treasure trove of information about self love and authenticity. She says, "Self love is one of the most critical pieces of being human, because with self love comes self forgiveness and self acceptance and it’s only when we can give those gifts to ourselves that we can extend that same kindness to others." Listen and soak up the wisdom Carrie shares with us in episode 5.
The show notes and all corresponding links for this episode can be found at www.jenriday.com/5
Are you overemphasizing your achievement energy, at the expense of your need to relax? Ditch the to-do list (or at least make it shorter) and find balance and peace again. This episode gives "grounded" a whole new meaning.
Stephanie, a self-described "Southern Gal," was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She and her husband Ben live in Madison, Wisconsin where Stephanie is a proud stay-at-home mom for their 5 children. In 2015 Stephanie was named as the Wisconsin Young Mother of the Year. Stephanie enjoys gardening, serving in her church, and volunteering at a local halfway house. In this episode Stephanie discusses how she makes time to recharge her batteries and take care of herself, all without feeling guilty, so that she is a much happier mom and person.
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In this episode I chat about self care with Lisa Byrne, author of the book Replenish and founder of WellGroundedLIfe.com.
We all want to take better care of ourselves, but we don’t seem to do it. Why? Lisa explains there are 2 doorways we MUST walk through in order to engage in true self care. She also shares how every self care tool can become a weapon if not used appropriately.
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Have you ever considered how you can make life happier, not only for yourself but for the people around you? Amber Price, mom of 4 and blogger at Crazy Little Projects, is the master of Making Life Happy. Using her personal motto, "Be Kind," she strives to be a generous friend. You'll be inspired by Amber's can-do attitude and motivated to be a better person and friend yourself.
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