Chasing Happiness: Recent Episodes
Crystal Steers
An honest podcast about finding happiness, what it really means and the process of getting there. This podcast will focus on conversations with people from around the world who explain what happiness is to them, how they found it (or are working on finding it in life) and what lessons they've learned along the way. We can all learn from each others life stories, struggles and triumphs. We live in this amazingly diverse world where life, culture and daily life varies day to day. By hearing from people who come from different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles we will explore how we are all simply looking to live a life full of joy and purpose every day.
This is probably one of the hardest podcasts that I have ever had to post. The podcast is going to take the next six months off, as I take the next six months off from my business and everything that I have created with Chasing Happiness. I will explain this a little bit better in the blog post for next week but there will be no new podcasts from now until the new year while I take some much-needed time for myself to reset and refocus.
This week will start some of the replay episodes that I will be playing from the last seven years. We have had a lot of great guest, and a lot of wonderful conversations over the last seven years as this podcast has grown. I thought you would start our replay episodes in honour of Walt Disney World, since I am at Walt Disney World this week, with my amazing conversation with Lou Mongello of WDW Radio.
Lou has been an amazing friend, a wonderful supporter, a business mentor and so much more to me over the years that it felt right to make this one of our replay episodes. It felt especially right to make it the very first one of the replay episodes over the last seven years because he has been such an important part of me creating this podcast to begin with. The Chasing Happiness podcast would not exist without Lou Mongello.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed the conversation. Please feel free to follow Lou and his amazing journey and all of the things that he does in the world after listening to this episode at the links below.
Website : https://www.loumongello.com/
and
https://www.wdwradio.com/
Instagram : @loumongello
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/wdwradio
Starting a business can be terrifying, starting one in the middle of a pandemic even more so. Add to that, creating a business for women by women and you may just think "what was I thinking" but thankfully for us the ladies who started Ovry were willing to take the risk.
Ovry is a business focused on education and making reproductive care accessbile and affordable to everyone. This week on the podcast I talk with Jackie, one of the cofounders of Ovry about why they created this company any why education around women's reproductive health is so important.
We chat about what it was like too launch the company in the middle of a pandemic, how hard it has been to help some people understand that this is something many women are concerned about. With many choosing to hold off on starting a family until later in life, many who struggle to start a family when they are ready, and many who have decided not to have a family based on whatever their life circumstances and choices are, being able to have access to government regulated products that are affordible and that can assist them in whatever their life goals are, is important.
We talk about lessons learned along the way and Jackie shares with us some of the things that have been eye-opening for her. The fabulous learning opportunities as a company while they launched this business. This Canadian owned company is trying to create a world where we all have access to the health products we need. Where no one is judged for the choices they make about fertility and health and most of all, they are trying to level the playing field around womens health.
Jackie shares with us some words of wisdom as well as life lessons she's learned through this process and of course we chat a little about where the company is going, and what her long-term goals are. We talk briefly about why women's fertility was an important topic and a good starting place for the company, and how they're now expanding into products to monitor male fertility as well. Jackie has some big plans for this company and happily shares her vision with all of us this week on the podcast.
As a woman who struggles with fertility issues myself, this conversation hit close to home. For many listeners may be the case. Please be advised we do talk about fertility issues in this episode. As a woman who has experienced infertility I understand this may not be an episode for everyone.
Jackie has also been generous enough to give all of the listeners to the Chasing Happiness podcast a 15% discount on all of the products offered by Ovry, Use Code: CHASINGHAPPINESS15 on the site when you order.
Please be sure to follow her and the company after listending to this weeks episode
Website: www.myovry.ca
Instagram: @myovry
TikTok: @myovry
Sometimes we all need the reminder that taking a step back, and taking time away is needed. We should not feel bad or guilty about it.
What do you do when you feel lost?
How do we find our purpose when we feel like we have none?
Can learning bring you joy?
What happens in your life if you open yourself up to the possibility of creating something a little different for your life?
This week on the podcast, I chat with the author Theresa Contaxis about her book "The Littlest SailBoat" and how that project not only changed her life but can also help us all change ours. She shares with us why her journey of exploration into other spiritual teachings has taught her to keep learning.
We talk about why it's so essential for us all to keep learning and growing. Theresa shares how she ended up on her fantastic journey and how we can all change our lives no matter where we find ourselves. She shares some wisdom and gives us all the reminders that we can connect to anything that feels right to us.
Be sure to check her out after listing to this week's episode
Website: https://theresacontaxis.com/
Book: https://ipbooks.net/product/the-littlest-sailboat-by-theresa-contaxis/
An update to let you know where things are sitting with the podcast and happy spring loves
Do you love your space? What about the life you're building? How do we make the changes to our spaces to declutter & make those spaces we call home feel like home to us?
With how our lives have changed over the last couple of years the life we are creating and the spaces we are doing that in are more important than ever.
This week I chat with Krystal Holm a feng shui designer & clutter expert. She helps soul-driven leaders declutter & design a workspace that empowers them to create the life & business that they want.
She shares her knowledge & insights on how we can all create great spaces that feel like us & offers advice on how we can all let go of what no longer serves us in those spaces.
Be sure to check her out after you listen Website: https://www.krystalholm.com
How do we live our lives well when we often face things out of our control? Sometimes things that are related to our health hit us with the unexpected bad news that we left to cope with without a guidebook to help us through it all. This week I chat with Dr. Kevin Payne about all of this and more. He shares with me how his diagnosis of MS in his young adulthood changed his life. He shares how the struggle of that journey has impacted his career and his life choices. We talk about why he started skydiving and how instrumental that life choice has been for him in creating a life lived well for himself. He tells me why he started "Your life lived well" and what impact he is hoping it has on the world.
We talk about what stress really is and how it relates to our fear and why you can't actually avoid stress so we all should be aiming toward a life where we reframe what stress actually is. Be sure to check him out after you listen to this week's episode of the podcast.
Website: https://yourlifelivedwell.co
How do you navigate challenges in life?
Jane shares with me how Yoga helped her throughout her life to do just that.
She talks about what inspired her to create her business The Calm Within The Chaos (https://www.thecalmwithinthechaos.com)
She shares her personal lessons through her journey of motherhood and we chat about how we can all learn to slow down and take a minute where we are. Jane opens up about her own spiritual journey over the years and shares how we can create support systems for ourselves so we never feel isolated and alone.
Do you have a healthy relationship with yourself? Are you in a toxic relationship? How would you even know? This week on the podcast I chat with Stephanie Martin about how we can have healthy relationships with others but also with ourselves. She shares how her personal journey out of a toxic relationship, lead her to explore her relationship with herself and why this is so important for all of us. Stephanie is an internationally certified life coach and self-love advocate. She helps women who’ve experienced toxic relationships to heal and empower themselves so they can have the life and love they’ve always wanted.
We chat about how travel changed her and how other women can use it as a tool to reconnect with themselves. Stephanie also shares a few insights on the small changes we can all make to love ourselves and our lives more. Be sure to check out Stephanie after you listen to this week's podcast. Website : https://www.stephaniemartincoaching.com
Instagram : @stephaniemartin.coaching
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemartin.coaching
Our bodies communicate daily; how often do you stop listening to what yours tells you? This week I'm replaying a chat with Beth Manning, A Master Psychic Healer and Medical Intuitive, about how we can all become more aware of how our bodies speak to us.
We chat about why this matters when we live in a society that "treats" medical issues, and she shares her personal journey to healing with us. Beth gives us a few tips and tricks so we can all learn to listen to our bodies and she talks to us about why healing all our trauma is vitally important in order to heal generations.
We share a few personal stories and discuss how breathwork has changed our lives. Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Website : https://www.bethmanningintuitive.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bethmanningintuitive
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bethmanningintuitive/
Or @bethmanningintuitive
Are you talking more to the people in your life about your mental health?
Are you talking more to your children about their mental health?
Are you worried about what mental health looks like after Covid?
Are you concerned about how your children or yourself processed the last few years as we went through Covid?
Did you actually process it?
How can you recover if you haven't?
This week on the podcast I am chatting with Keri Cooper about mental health. About what is happening to our mental health over the last few years and how we can best make some adjustments in our daily lives so that we can handle stress better, our kids can be better at adapting to the world around them and so that we can have open and honest discussions about mental health with the people in our lives.
We chat about how best to give our kids independence to train their brains to be able to handle unexpected situations, which makes them better at coping with mental health stressors.
Keri shares her years of experience and a few tips and tricks with all of us for better overall mental health.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks episode.
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kericooperholistictherapy/
Website : https://kericooperholistictherapy.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/kericooperholistictherapy/
Changes are coming to the podcast this year. We have one more new episode before our 2022 year-end review and replay
What is Happiness? Why is it so dang hard to "Just be happy" ?
This week on the podcast I chat with Podcast host Katie Jefcoat about the science of happiness and why we should even care about that research. We talk about Katies Podcast (link below) and why she has created a life around learning about happiness and helping others make small changes that lead to long-term happiness. Katie shares the difference between instant gratification and long-term happiness and why we actually need to have both in our lives. We chat about why we all struggle to be happy and how something as small as smiling at others can actually lead to your own happiness.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks episode
Website : https://www.katiejefcoat.com/
Podcast : https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/katiejefcoat/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/KatieJefcoatLLC
For most of us who live on the East Coast this year, Christmas looked a little different. With what they called the storm of the century, thousands of people got snowed in, got stranded away from their family, and had a Christmas that looked very different than what they had expected. No matter how your holidays turned out, I hope you know it's OK to be sad. It's OK to be happy and joyful regardless of the outcome. This year Christmas likely looked different for you than you had expected and it's OK if you're not sure how to process that yet. No matter where you found yourself, or what was happening, I hope you know you are loved and valued. Merry Christmas
With anxiety on the rise and the holiday season upon us, this week is the perfect time for us to have a conversation about anxiety. About stress and how to manage it with a Doctor who does the research and knows what will make a difference. Let's face it, with the last couple of years being as stressful and as anxiety inducing as they have been, most of us haven't stopped to take a breath and process everything that we've been caring with us for the last couple of years.
This week Dr Caroline Buzanko shares with us how we can manage our own anxiety and stress but also how we can teach children to handle theirs. We chat about the last couple of years and how that has impacted anxiety and stress levels. She shares some of the information from her research and gives us some tips and tricks so that we can all try to get just a little bit better every day at managing our anxiety and learning how to do that.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks episode
Website: https://drcarolinebuzanko.com/?fbclid=IwAR3XauCI73RkiuApP-YXLyBGNwuJzZlZo6wabUUmr_maP7Q43fK0LewxZlU
Podcast: https://parentsoftheyear.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DrCarolineBuzanko
Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.carolinebuzanko/
With the holidays fast approaching, it is that time of year again for most of us to feel overworked, overstressed, and maybe even slightly underappreciated. So this holiday season, give yourself a break and take a couple of minutes a day to remind yourself it's okay to feel however you feel at the moment. It's okay to be overwhelmed and you do not have to do everything.
Just an update this week to let you all know I made it back across the country again. Moving is stressful and can be a lot of chaos and doing it in the winter around the holidays is just added stress so if you are like me at all, make sure you get a good support system to help you.
Grief is a subject many shy away from. We now live in a society where we only experience grief and death when it's personal to us. We no longer experience these things as a community and support each other as a community. This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Silke Herwald about how this changes affecting us, why it's important for us to remember that grief is different for everyone.
We talk about why it's so important for us all to have support. How grief can affect us in moments we don't even think could be affected. We chat about how sometimes simple things like your morning routine change when you lose a loved one and how that can affect every aspect of your day.
Silke shares her advice and experience with loss and gives us some advice on how best to support people in our lives who are living with grief.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Website : https://www.grieftolove.com/
Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/GriefToLove
Instagram : @grieftolove
This weeks podcast is just a quick update while I pack a U-Haul and move my life back across the country once again. Happy holidays everyone.
Travel has a way of opening us all up to new ideas, new cultures and new versions of ourselves. Those are just a few of the reasons why April Bielefeldt decided to create a life that involved travel. As a travel expert, travel photographer and woman on a mission to help teach people creative ways to travel, April has all kinds of tips, tricks and suggestions for anyone who wants to get started but may be unsure how to do so.
This isn't the path she thought she would end up on, but as she discussed with me this week, sometimes life leads us to the things we are meant to do. She shares exactly how she ended up focused on travel and why she views it as such a life-changing experience for people.
She shares how being creative about travel can not only save you money but help you to truly experience a new place in a way that helps you connect to local people as well as those who are also travelling like you. April is building a community of like-minded travellers who can support each other, answer questions for those who are new to travel and create a supportive environment that encourages curiosity.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: https://www.yourphototravelguide.com/
Instagram : @fallphototrips
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/phototrips
Sometimes our lives lead us down a path we never intended to end up on. This is exactly what happened to Carol as she helped an aging mother, tried to balance raising her family and had to deal with the loss of the love of her life.
As you can imagine, this changed her profoundly, and this week on the podcast, Carol shares with us how this led her to become a coach for women trying to rediscover who they are.
Carol and I chat about how loss and grief have no real timeline. We talk about how we live in a world where we are told we "should" be over our feelings, but the truth is, you process things like grief in small pieces at a time because otherwise, it would be too overwhelming to process.
Carol gives us all some advice on how to be kind to ourselves in our journeys, and we chat about what it means to be grateful and allow for moments when we can be overwhelmed by our feelings.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: https://www.carolbanens.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourjoy50
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/carol.banens/?hl=en
This holiday weekend can be hard for some, it's a great reminder that doing what you need fo your mental health is super important.
We all deserve to have the space, time and processes we need in order to care for ourselves the way we care for others too
Grateful to all of you today and sending you all love and light
Crystal
Have you ever thought you were going through life alone?
Have you ever struggled thinking no one else has ever been in this position before?
Has it felt like for the last two years, you've been living a life that doesn't feel like it makes sense anymore?
This week on the podcast I talk with Chelsea, a wonderful content creator from TikTok who walks me through the realization she had one morning about the job she was working in the life she was living. We talk about how that led her to become not only a content creator, but someone who shares her personal story and journey so that other people don't feel alone.
We chat about why community is so important for us all to be and feel better as humans. She shares some of her personal journey and struggles over the last few years with us. We chat about travel and why that experience is so transformative to us as individuals.
Chelsea is an amazing human who I am so glad to have found on TikTok. Please be sure to follow her after you listen to this week's episode
Tiktok : @chelseazeferina
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/chelseazeferina/
@chelseazeferina
Does understanding yourself better help you to understand others?
Can you set boundaries and stick to them in your relationships?
This week on the podcast, I chat with Mr. Jay, a relationship coach who explains why we all may have problems setting healthy boundaries and how we can get better at doing so to have healthier and happier relationships (especially with family).
We chat about how our personal traumas can play a role in how we approach relationships and why we should all look for help in healing those traumas.
Mr. Jay walks me through how he got into this world of helping people build better relationships and why it's been such a meaningful role for him.
Relationships are complicated, and we could all use some help navigating them sometimes, so be sure to check him out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website : https://mrjayrelationshipcoach.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrJayRelationshipCoach/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mrjayrelationshipcoach/
TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@traumapractitionerjay
Our bodies communicate daily; how often do you stop listening to what yours tells you?
This week I chat with Beth Manning, A Master Psychic Healer and Medical Intuitive, about how we can all become more aware of how our bodies speak to us.
We chat about why this matters when we live in a society that "treats" medical issues, and she shares her personal journey to healing with us.
Beth gives us a few tips and tricks so we can all learn to listen to our bodies and she talks to us about why healing all our trauma is vitally important in order to heal generations.
We share a few personal stories and discuss how breathwork has changed our lives.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Website : https://www.bethmanningintuitive.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bethmanningintuitive
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bethmanningintuitive/
Or @bethmanningintuitive
Research is starting to show that our gut health plays a large role in our overall health, mental health and happiness.
This week on the podcast, I chat with Gut Health Expert and Nutritionist Donna Monthei about why our gut health matters and why so many of us may need to take a look at what our gut health really is.
Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms of gut health without a focus on what is causing the issue or how to increase the good bacteria in our guts in order to avoid problems going forward. Donna focuses on helping people to avoid problems rather than deal with symptoms they may be thinking are 'normal' for them and their health.
Donna shares with us some things we should all be doing to increase our overall gut health and shares her personal story of what led her to this career path.
Be sure to check her out after listening to this week's episode.
Website : https://evervitalnutrition.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/dmonthei
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/evervitalnutrition/
Podcasts have been hit or miss because of technical issues this last couple of weeks, but we are back and weekly episodes will go up every Monday going forward again.
Do you have a healthy relationship with yourself?
Are you in a toxic relationship?
How would you even know?
This week on the podcast I chat with Stephanie Martin about how we can have healthy relationships with others but also with ourselves. She shares how her personal journey out of a toxic relationship, lead her to explore her relationship with herself and why this is so important for all of us.
Stephanie is an internationally certified life coach and self-love advocate. She helps women who’ve experienced toxic relationships to heal and empower themselves so they can have the life and love they’ve always wanted.
We chat about how travel changed her and how other women can use it as a tool to reconnect with themselves. Stephanie also shares a few insights on the small changes we can all make to love ourselves and our lives more.
Be sure to check out Stephanie after you listen to this week's podcast.
Website : https://www.stephaniemartincoaching.com
Instagram : @stephaniemartin.coaching
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemartin.coaching
How do we change the world around us to be kinder?
We start by changing ourselves. We start by showing those around us an example of what we want the world to be. This is why it is so important for us all to give a damn about the world and not just our personal world.
This week on the podcast Mark shares with me why he wrote his book "Give A Damn" to help us all learn the importance of giving a damn about our communities, our workplaces and our lives.
We chat about how simple things like caring about others can lead to more joy and more pleasure in your own life. Why we should all look at how we can give back and support our hopes and dreams by supporting others.
With years of experience working for companies like IBM Mark has seen a lot of change in the business world and shares his insights as an entrepreneur and why his hope is to turn Giving A Damn into a movement.
Be sure to check him out after you listen to this weeks episode
Website : https://marklewisllc.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/marklewisllc/
Book : https://marklewisllc.com/the-book-give-a-damn/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077365279696
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-s-lewis-053477/
Health isn't one-sided. There are so many complex things that go into overall health from hormone levels to the food we eat and the things we drink, it can be overwhelming. So this week on podcast I talk to Stephanie Shaw, Certified nutrition strategist about this.
Stephanie chats with me about her own personal health journey and what led her down this path. She shares a few things we can all start to do to improve her health. We talk about how complex overall health really is, and the importance of actually enjoying food and having it be a pleasurable experience.
We talk about living in this world of diet culture and how most of us have gotten to a point where we no longer enjoy any aspect of food because of the guilt, because of counting calories, and Stephanie shares with us how we can start to change our mindset around food as well as overall health so that we can get back to a place of pleasure with our food and our lives and our health.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website : https://StephanieLynnShaw.com
FB: @MBBMethod
IG: @MindBodyBusinessMethod LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielynnshaw/
Do you love your space?
What about the life you're building?
How do we make the changes to our spaces to declutter & make those spaces we call home feel like home to us?
With how our lives have changed over the last couple of years the life we are creating and the spaces we are doing that in are more important than ever.
This week I chat with Krystal Holm a feng shui designer & clutter expert. She helps soul-driven leaders declutter & design a workspace that empowers them to create the life & business that they want.
She shares her knowledge & insights on how we can all create great spaces that feel like us & offers advice on how we can all let go of what no longer serves us in those spaces.
Be sure to check her out after you listen
Website: https://www.krystalholm.com
How do we live our lives well when we often face things out of our control?
Sometimes things that are related to our health hit us with the unexpected bad news that we left to cope with without a guidebook to help us through it all.
This week I chat with Dr. Kevin Payne about all of this and more. He shares with me how his diagnosis of MS in his young adulthood changed his life. He shares how the struggle of that journey has impacted his career and his life choices.
We talk about why he started skydiving and how instrumental that life choice has been for him in creating a life lived well for himself.
He tells me why he started "Your life lived well" and what impact he is hoping it has on the world.
We talk about what stress really is and how it relates to our fear and why you can't actually avoid stress so we all should be aiming toward a life where we reframe what stress actually is.
Be sure to check him out after you listen to this week's episode of the podcast.
Website: https://yourlifelivedwell.co
Burnout is everywhere and these days is experienced by almost everyone so how do we overcome that when we live in a world that always wants us to be doing more? I chat with Puja about exactly that. As a Neurologist who coaches women on burnout, she has a lot of great advice for us on how to manage our busy lives in a way that won't lead us to burnout.
Puja shares her personal story of burnout and we talk about how a scientific approach mixed with mindfulness is how she approaches her coaching with women.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website : www.zenfulbrain.com
Do you ever asked yourself "What should my life look like?" This week on the podcast I'm joined by Sandra from Wish on Wildflowers, she shares her experience with her "is this it?" moment and how she changed her life because of it. She's now on a mission to help other women do the same and she shares some tips and tricks with us this week on how we can all start to make those kinds of changes. She chats with me about why asking ourselves what we really want is so important.
Sandra shares with us why trusting your own intuition is such a vitally important part of this growth process and we chat about reclaiming who you really are outside of the labels that society gives you.
Be sure to check her out and follow her after you listen to this week's episode
Website : https://www.wishonwildflowers.com/contact
Life can be a struggle for everyone, even those who you think have perfect lives.
This week Angela shares why she found it therapeutic to write her story. She shares why she decided ultimately to share that story with the world and chats with me about how other people's expectations of the perfect life she was living helped her to see that everyone struggles with a lot of the same issues.
We chat about how living in the social media world has given us the idea that people have perfect lives without actually understanding what's going on behind closed doors for most people.
Angela shares her ideas on living vicariously through yourself and what that means to her. She tells me why we all should be living this way and embracing as much of our authentic selves as we can.
We talk about how change inspires others and shows us things about ourselves we may not have seen before.
Angela shares her book, her passion and her love of life with us this week in an amazing conversation about life.
Be sure to check her out at https://www.inotherwordsbystone.com
Sometimes in life we are thrown a curveball.
That's exactly what happened to Melissa. Just as her and her husband were starting their family they discovered he had a chronic illness.
This week on the podcast Melissa shares with me what that process looked like for her and her family. How she has had to learn to adapt, as well as her husband to all of the unexpected changes that can occur when dealing with a chronic illness.
She shares what it's like to be a full-time caregiver. She also has some great advice for anyone who knows a caregiver and how we can help with him adding to the stress, and overwhelm of those who are full-time caregivers.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Her website : https://programs.melissamiller2011.com
Have you ever woken up and thought "Now what do I do with my life?" or been given some news that changed your whole life plan and you were forced to figure out what to do next?
This week on the podcast I'm joined by Cassandra Rosa to chat about this. About how her 'Now What' moment led her to a huge life change and how we can all learn to embrace those moments to find out purpose.
She shares how we can all dig deep and try to find the clarity within ourselves to move forward in those moments.
We chat about how fear often holds us back and how we can all reframe what fear is in order to not be paralyzed by it.
She also shares with us about her podcast and how it has become a way for her to continue to grow and expand.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: www.cassandrarosa.com
IG: @cassandrarosaa
Her Podcast: https://www.cassandrarosa.com/podcast
Ben has been in love with stories ever since he was a little boy and has written many throughout his life. So many in fact that I can't list them all here so check out his website to see them (link below).
Ben joins me this week to chat about where he finds his inspiration as a young author. Ben is also proud to be autistic and wants to use his status as an author on the spectrum to be an example of how autism is not a setback, but a gift. He wants other people on the spectrum to know that they are as capable of following their dreams as anyone else.
We chat about his writing process and how it has forced him to be kind to himself when he can't write the same amount he always does because life can become distracting sometimes.
Ben shares a few of his upcoming stories and gives some advice to people looking to start writing.
Be sure to check out his website after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: https://benlevinauthor.com/
What do you do when you're suddenly hit with medical news that changes your whole life?
This week on the podcast Vernon shares with me how finding out he had Type 2 diabetes changed his life. We chat about what that means to someone's overall health and why he decided to not take the medications that had been advised to him and instead he focused on getting healthy the best way he could.
He tells me about the struggle to maintain his health without medication as his life got more chaotic when he and his wife welcomed their first child.
Vernon shares why he decided to write a book about his journey and how he is using his story, and his life experience to help others.
Be sure to check him out after listening to this week's episode
Website : https://dfpublishing.org/?fbclid=IwAR3ugy027QEGMCeBraP0GUEtHX4ZCaASRJSplOE1mRbUw6lftPP-Lu-p5R8
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vernonpdavisjr
We all have a purpose here in this life, but how do we find it?
This week I chat with Denise Wester about how we can all get more curious in life and how that leads to finding our purpose and our passion.
She shares why she believes that journaling is such a powerful tool for all of us and how that lead her to write her book, 'Busting Through -Methods to get courageous, take action, get unstuck, and find your personal power!'
Denise shares some tips and tricks such as, if we are more observant about where we spend our time we may find we have more time than we thought.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: https://denisewester.com
Book : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CRNQ5BR?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=denisewester2-20&linkId=cb7abdfe35952c526f23f5644f3623ce&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
This week on the podcast I'm joined by Katherine from Katalyst Coaching and we chat about how building trust within ourselves as women is such an important part of our personal growth.
She shares how building that trust in our intuition is like any other exercise, it's something we need to keep practicing until we have the muscle built up. Until it becomes natural for us to trust it. So many women simply have learned through the world to not trust their intuition to guide them in life so having to unlearn and relearn how to do this as an adult is vital in our lives.
Katherine shares why she started her podcast (My Dead Dragon) as a way to help women share their stories of transforming their own lives because they realized no one else was coming to save them or change their lives so they had to stand up for themselves. We talk about how hard it is to navigate the process of change and just how transformative it can be, not just to your life, but to the lives of everyone around you as well.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Website: https://katalystcoaching.com
As a woman seeing yourself as beautiful, sexy or even desirable can be difficult in today's world.
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Kristen Nicole and we chat about how she is using Boudoir Photography to help women see themselves in a new light.
She explains how Boudoir isn't just sexy photos, it's about self-love and being intentional about seeing yourself how the world sees you.
She opens up about how this career choice has allowed her to help women see that they can show up in the world as they are in this exact moment and that is beautiful and magical.
She tells me about how her regency inspired sessions allow anyone (even those who don't want to show any skin) to still have a beautiful and intimate session that will change how they view themselves.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks epsidoe and Kristen has also offered listeners of this podcast a discount on collections so simply go to her website ( https://www.kristennicoleboudoir.com/about ) Fill out the contact form and mention Chasing Happiness or type in Chasing Happiness to get 25% of collections until the end of 2022.
Finding out at 16 that you will lose your sight to a genetic disorder is not easy. Learning to cope and deal with that as you grow up isn't easy either.
Today on the podcast Amla Mehta shares with us how she has turned her pain into purpose and now speaks out about Self-Love, the importance of getting back up again every time we fall and how Gyrate Atrophy (the genetic disorder taking her vision) has turned out to be a gift in her life.
Amla shares what it was like to become an author and why she thinks it's so important for us all to embrace our authentic selves fully in order to embrace our gifts and purpose in life.
Be sure to check out her website and all her work after you listen to this week's episode
Website: https://www.amlaspeaks.com/about-amla/
Do you know your net worth?
Can you tell me what you have in savings and investments?
Financial literacy is something women haven't typically been allowed to be curious about but Liz Sowers is helping to change that.
She joins me today to chat about how we as women can educate ourselves in baby steps about finances (even if we don't plan on taking over the household finances) so that if heaven forbid something happens one day, when we need to understand it all, we have the knowledge.
She shares a few tips and tricks to make it easy for us all to understand and has a few suggestions on how we can all start to get a better understanding of where we sit currently in our financial situations.
Liz explains why we don't have to know everything but why it's important to take the time to learn the things that matter to us each individually.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to today's episode
Website: https://lizsowers.com
Women struggle with self confidence and self-worth. Martha is on a mission to help women reach their full potentail and embrace their confidence.
She chats with me about why she believes that every failure in life is a learning opportunity. She shares why asking others for help when we need it is not a weakness but a super power and shares why she understands that helping others is a way to help ourselves.
Martha shares how her journey helped her realize that no one has all the answers and that showing weakness doesn't make us weak in any way it simply makes us human.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks episode and check out the book she has offered to all the listeners (link below)
Website: https://superconfidencecoaching.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SuperConfidenceCoaching?fbclid=IwAR1s5-F2qSXjXn-oUsy5ectGQd6jyoHuxNCZ0jBHnjpy9q1EEvXL6YpCkKk
Book For Listeners: https://superconfidencecoaching.com/superconfidentwoman?fbclid=IwAR01xM-x-3H6IR0zDj1Ff4QId0w73nl9Hvsku6Q7JMROaUw9v0U7ZTetDRM
How do you survive as a parent if you're always operating in survival mode?
How does your perspective on life change when you become a parent?
Telma sits down to talk with me about this and why she feels that as busy working parents are overwhelmed, it's extremely important for them to start asking themselves these questions.
We chat about the judgments parents place on themselves in this crazy world we live in and how we can all start taking a deep breath and letting go of some of those stressors.
She shares how she helps her clients to let go of this idea that we all have to have it figured out and know all the answers right now.
We chat about how we can all listen to our guts a little more and use our inner voice to guide us to find the answers that work for us in life right now.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode...
IG = https://www.instagram.com/telmasmv/
Website : https://telmasanchez.com
Can you build a life of forgiveness after tragedy?
This week Kate joins me to chat about how she has created a life of forgiveness for herself and how we can all start to do the same.
Through NLP Kate shares her story of facing her childhood trauma and surviving almost being killed by a tree that fell on her as an adult.
She opens up about how choosing to break free of the labels of mental illness and surviving a concussion has taught her to live life to the fullest.
Kate talks to me about how she wrote 2 best selling books during the pandemic and shares how any of us can fulfill our dreams even in hard times.
Check her out at sacredrootscoaching.com
IG @4sacred_roots FB @KateVrastak LinkedIn@ KateVrastak
This week I will do one episode a day to celebrate spring, next week we will go back to one episode every Monday.
Happy Spring y'all <3
Daniela Wolfe is a Social Worker with more than 26 years of experience working with individuals on self-care, stress management and mindfulness.
She joins me this week to chat about how we all view happiness and how filling our lives with options can actually lead to more happiness.
She shares a few tips on how we can all live our 'Best D Life' (which is also the name of her podcast).
We chat about how boundaries are essential for all of us to create a life with less stress and guilt.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode
Website: https://www.bestdlife.com/about
IG: @best_d_life
Her Podcast : https://www.bestdlife.com/podcast
As an educator and life coach Meena knows a thing or two about making big shifts in your career and in your life.
This week I chat with Meena about how she found her path to life coaching. Why it was important for her to keep searching for the right fit for her career and how she overcame the struggle of being stuck in a life that didn't lead to happiness.
Meena shares her personal journey as well as a few tips and tricks we can all use to improve our day-to-day lives.
Be sure to check her out and give her a follow after you check out this week's episode. https://www.lovelifenowcoaching.com/about
Most small businesses don't survive the first few years because starting a business can be overwhelming. There is a lot to learn in a short amount of time and it can be hard to manage it all.
It can be hard to manage when things go wrong or when you start focusing on the things that are less important when starting out.
Tammy Johnston of KSA Business joins me this week to chat about how she is helping startups and small business owners to focus on the right things to have success.
She shares how we can all manage better and ensure that we don't become statistics in the sea of small business startups.
We chat about her podcast, why she started helping business owners and how we can all work together to build a better world while supporting local, small businesses globally.
Be sure to check out her podcast and other services by reaching out to her if you need support.
https://ksabusiness.ca
When you're suddenly faced with losing your job after 25 years it's absolutely natural to not know what the next step in your life may be.
This week I chat with Nicola about how she handled this giant life change and how she has transformed this moment into her next chapter.
She shares a few tips and tricks with me and opens up about how hard this mindset shift was for her after losing her job later in her life.
Be sure to check her out after listening to this week's episode.
https://www.lifenowcoaching.uk/maketime
Finding a way to express yourself can be a challenge as an adult but Suzanne used one of the forms of self-expression she had as a child to create a career for herself. Suzanne shares with me how writing gave her an outlet but how it also helps her create new friends and get to know people as she works as a ghostwriter.
She chats with me about how she helps people to create in the writing space and also shares a few of her many passions in life.
We chat about why she loves to travel (which we all know I love) and how her zest for life inspires her daily.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this week's episode.
Website: https://www.highrisetourism.com
FB:https://m.facebook.com/coolwritersuzanne/
How do you navigate challenges in life?
Jane shares with me how Yoga helped her throughout her life to do just that.
She talks about what inspired her to create her business The Calm Within The Chaos (https://www.thecalmwithinthechaos.com)
She shares her personal lessons through her journey of motherhood and we chat about how we can all learn to slow down and take a minute where we are.
Jane opens up about her own spiritual journey over the years and shares how we can create support systems for ourselves so we never feel isolated and alone.
Starting this week we move back to a new podcast episode every Monday.
I hope you've enjoyed the bonuses over the last 8 weeks and if you want more bonus episodes let me know.
How do we process grief?
How can we show up for the people in our lives who are experiencing loss?
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to my dear friend Tim about his personal journey with loss.
He shares his story and talks to me about why he started his podcast 'Journey To Grateful' (https://journeytograteful.com/podcast/)
We chat about how to navigate hard times and be supportive to those people we love. He shares some lessons he has learned through his personal journey and how his life had changed and evolved because of them.
Be sure to check out his podcast and his upcoming retreat for grief support coming in April https://www.journeyforwardretreat.com
https://journeytograteful.com
How do we learn to shine in a world that keeps telling us who we should be?
This week on the podcast I chat with Kim Romain about this. She shares how she is using her coaching business to help others learn to shine and embrace themselves regardless of what the world tells them they have to be.
Kim shares her personal journey of leaving a Law career behind in order to follow her heart and how that has opened up new growth opportunities for her. We chat about moving to a whole new country (A recent change in Kims' life) and how she is adjusting to a new country, a new culture and a whole lot of things she can't control.
Kim shares her personal wisdom and insights and of course, shares her answers to the podcast questions you wanted to hear.
That's right, the questions are back and Kim was kind enough to be the first person to answer them this year.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this episode at
https://kimromain.com/about
Building a happy life isn't always easy or simple. This week on the podcast I chat with Jon Sansone about his personal mental health and how he found his way out of depression to become a Sales Warrior.
We chat about how we all need to build our happiness tool kit and why he shares his personal story (as men often don't talk about their feelings and emotional struggles).
We talk about how comedy has helped him in hard times and he shares why he now has a comedy show on YouTube to help spread some joy in the world.
From self-talk to mindset, Jon and I chat about all things mental health. He shares why he wrote his book Sales Warrior and how he has navigated the high-stress world of sales for decades.
Be sure to check out Jon online after listening to this weeks episode, https://saleswarriorinspire.com
Jons book https://www.amazon.com/SALES-WARRIOR-Inspiring-professionals-manifestation-ebook/dp/B08NZ95VW2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=sales+warrior&qid=1622977660&sr=8-3
The energy we bring into our days plays a role in how we manage our days.
The questions we ask ourselves about our lives, the things we think and feel and how we process the world around us have a direct correlation to how we ultimately feel about our lives.
This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of speaking to Ruchika Hanada who has created multiple businesses to create the life of her dreams.
Ruchika shares how she started to live outside of her comfort zone (in small ways) to expand her mind and the world around her in huge ways.
She shares some advice on how we can all start to live bigger lives by being present and asking ourselves questions along the way.
Ruchika's journey has led her on a mission to help people create and live joyful lives no matter where they find themselves in life. Be sure to check out what she is up to after you listen to our conversation. https://ruchikahanda.com/?fbclid=IwAR0d9DeXMwdJRHfDDNQWMPfO5ltguBAETV52EMuzlvG0YG0BJMAYK7_qXOM
When we keep hitting a wall we often find ourselves giving up because we think our goals can't happen. This week I chat with author Bobby Spears Jr about how he took that moment of struggle to change the direction of his dream slightly to make it happen in a different way.
We chat about how we can all learn that the dream itself can happen, even if how it happens looks differently than we thought it might. Why we can all adapt to get doors to open and how that one opening can lead to new dreams.
Bobby shares with us how he followed the advice he was giving his kids to chase his dreams and live the best life he could make possible.
His new book "Bedlam: The Life and Mind of Earl Sedgwick" comes out in a couple of days. He shares what it's like to publish a book and we chat about what it was like to write it and where he wants to go next.
Be sure to check out the book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1954220081/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_4NC7BDV09SYJPSV14Q2N
As the owners of Dynamic Therapy Solutions and Educate 4, Lisa Sandoval and Alisha Norterman have seen a lot of our systems fail people. They are working hard to fill in those gaps and help as many people as they can, but they are also teaching others how to do the same.
This week Lisa and Alisha share the struggle and the triumph of helping people who need assistive technologies navigate the world while educating people on what these technologies do and how they can improve the lives of everyone.
Our education systems have left some students behind simply because they need help communicating and Lisa and Alisha are on a mission to not only help these students be heard but to create a world where they are able to be a part of every conversation.
Be sure to check out all the work they do after you listen to this week's episode.
http://dynamictherapysolutions.org
https://www.educate4.com
What do you do when the universe throws your life into chaos?
How can you keep moving forward when nothing in your life makes sense?
This week's guest Eddie L Johnson shares how he used faith at every point in his life where he found himself facing uncertainty and fear. How that faith wasn't just religious but was also discovering faith in himself.
As the author of Passing The Test Of Faith, Eddie L Johnson shares personal stories of his struggles and how he built a life of meaning and purpose out of those struggles.
Be sure to check out all the good he is doing in the world. https://www.eddieljohnson.com/about-me
There are a number of things in life that we stress about daily that we don't have to, we just don't know it.
Sasha helps clients to implement and create a life that is less stressful, with less of those 'everyday worries' so that they can live full lives.
She shares with us how creating peace and routines in our days for every aspect of our lives can help us all to feel lighter and free.
As a life coach, she helps busy working moms to do exactly that so they can enjoy their lives when they get home and be able to enjoy their families and their lives.
Be sure to check her out https://www.sashaxhome.com/about
Jen is a writer and an author who has found that the more she leans into her love of writing the more happiness she is finding in her life.
She has found joy by connecting with people through her podcast A Wild and Precious Life while she focuses on her writing. The podcast has actually helped her to get her writing out there in the world.
Jen shares how we can all learn from each other and offer different perspectives on this journey of life. She writes about everything and shares with us why she doesn't limit herself to just writing about life experiences.
Be sure to check out her podcastpodcasthttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-wild-and-precious-life-89140972/
From Tiny House Living to how she rebuilt her life after the loss of a relationship and financial security. Candice shares with us not only how she made her way through a challenging time in her life, but she also chats with me about how by making some changes in our lives we can all live better and bigger lives.
Connection and collaboration are a part of her everyday life and she shares with us how they can be part of ours too.
Candice is challenging the norms of life in the most magical ways, check her out after you listen to this amazing conversation, https://www.candicesmiley.com
Medicine and spirituality should be woven together not pulled apart and separated because people need both in order to heal.
Ivan has done this in his practice and this week on the podcast he not only shares the importance of that with us but also shares how spirituality shaped and changed his life.
He shares with us why he wrote this book series on Lessons From The School Of Life and what's next for him.
Be sure to check out his books and follow his journey at https://www.ivanfigueroaoteromd.com/spirituality104
"Be open to it looking different for you"
Healing can be hard. Sometimes we carry trauma inside us that isn't ours. It was passed down by our society, or Grandparents or our parents. How can we heal that?
This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Erin Hodgson about exactly that. She shares how she embraced her journey and how we can all learn to do so.
Erin shares that asking ourselves about what feels true, what feels right can help us learn how to listen to our inner self. Be sure to check her out after you listen https://awakeningthewisewoman.com
"We knew we would have to sacrifice a comfortable life later in our lives in order to create a life of memories and experiences with our kids now"
Tanya and her Husband made the choice to live a life outside of the normal existence because it felt right to them. Tanya shares with us on the podcast this week how they went about creating this life and what it has taught her about herself, her family and the world around her.
Be sure to check out her story and her blog http://www.taketwosailing.com/about-the-plan/
You can also buy the book she mentions here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099Y1M45J?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_XMTECNJQBZ62M8C987Z3&tag=kp066-20&linkCode=kpe
How can we form healthy relationships as adults?
What is a healthy relationship?
When I say relationship are you only thinking about intimacy partners?
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Thomas Jordan, a clinical psychologist who specializes in relationships. We chat about his 30+ years in this field and how his research has helped him have better relationships. What we can all learn from his years of experience in this field and how we can take ownership of creating more healthy relationships in every area of our lives.
Dr. Jordan shares in his new book (and with us) some of the tips, tricks and techniques that we can all implement today to have more meaningful connects in our lives.
Be sure to check out his site after you listen this week....
https://lovelifelearningcenter.com/books/
I've been chatting with some AMAZING people and since we have entered into the 6th year of the podcast I thought that for the next eight weeks we would do some bonus episodes.
What does that mean you ask?
It means for the next little while you will get one episode every Monday as normal but you will also get a bonus episode on Thursday night as well.
Happy Holidays and THANK YOU for being apart of this amazing journey.
The holidays are here and this week on the podcast I get some great tips about how we can all enjoy what we love without the guilt from Iron Body Coach Kaila Minion.
We chat about her personal journey to becoming a nutritionist and fitness coach while raising a family and moving to a new province.
Kaila shares how she helps people change their mindsets while they focus on healthy habits in all areas of their lives.
Be sure to check out her programs and all the amazing tips and experts she chats with on her own podcast. https://www.ironbodycoach.com
What do you do when you find yourself "obsolete" in the work force? If you're anything like Siobhan Roirdan, you start your own business.
I'm grateful to Siobhan for joining me this week to chat about how this path of entrepreneurship unfolded for her. What we can all learn from her path and how we can create the world that we want to be living in.
With Learning Communities Network Siobhan is helping others to adapt & come together to create a better world. Be sure to check it out https://learningcommunitiesnetwork.com
Do you enjoy working from home?
Do you miss the office?
Has the change in work environment been good for your productivity but bad for your mental health?
This week on the podcast I chat with Sharon Koifman, Author of Surviving Remote Work : How To Thrive As A Leader and Entrepreneur In The Remote Age about how we can all do better in this remote space.
Sharon shares his years of experience leading companies remotely to help us all understand how we can thrive in a remote space and be more productive.
Check out his bookend follow him online
https://www.linkedin.com/in/distantj/
https://distantjob.com
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1777402905/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
Every person I know has a story of shame related to their body or their sexuality. This is different for every women and man but the place it lives inside us is all the same.
This week on the podcast I talk to the Author of "The Pleasure Is All Yours" about how we got here, how we can find out way back to pleasure and why we need to open our minds to what pleasure really is both in the bedroom and outside of it.
Dr Allyn tells me about the concept of Bodyfullness and why it's essential for us as humans to prioritize pleasure in our daily lives.
Dr Rachel Allyn offers retreats, workshops and classes for those looking to get in touch with their bodies and find a way to bodyfullness. Be sure to check out her site and give her a follow ....
https://www.drrachelallyn.com/workshopsclasses
Dr Landers has spent years building her career and balancing her family in meaningful ways. She chats with me this week about what drove her to write her book "So Many Babies" and the lessons she learned over years of working with families.
Dr Landers and I chat about how the world has changed over the last 50 years and what that means for moms who want to have it all. After decades working with high risk newborns she has great insights about life, love and what really matters.
Can you actually have a full career and a thriving family life at home?
How do you do that?
With many years under her belt in neonatology Dr. Landers has some great insights into the human experience as well as what we can all learn from the babies who spent time under her care.
https://susanlandersmd.com/about/
https://www.instagram.com/susanlandersmd/
This week on the podcast I'm simply reminding you to take some time to appreciate where you are in this moment. To slow down and sit with the beauty that is your life.
"It's our birthright as humans...."
This week on the podcast I'm joined by Leah Abraham to chat about how we can all heal from our childhood traumas and work through the layers of the wounds we have as adults to lead full lives.
We chat about how Leah found this work, what drives her to keep moving forward with it and the things she does to help clients looking to heal. We talk about how the energy of each person becomes lighter once they start to share (in safe spaces) and why that is an important part of healing.
Leah talks about the 5 step healing process she created and her Trauma Drama Clubhouse room that everyone is welcome to join. Clubhouse has been a great tool for Leah to help others and she now leads or takes part in half a dozen regular rooms on clubhouse so be sure to give her a follow and check them out (link below)
Clubhouse : https://www.clubhouse.com/@leahabraham1111
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/leahabraham1111/
Have you every thought "Life isn't supposed to be this hard"
Crystal from Word Magic Copy Writing did and she tells me all about it this week on the podcast.
We chat about how changing her mindset and choosing easy changed every aspect of her life. What choosing easy really was and how she had to do the work in order to do it.
She walks me through how she helps entrepreneurs to write in a way that grabs the attention of their potential clients.
We cover so many things in this amazing conversation that I can't possibly list it all here (word limits and all) so be sure to check her out online and follow her.
Website:https://wordmagiccopywriting.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/wordmagiccopywriting/
Megan and I met on clubhouse and her F*CK the hustle room on clubhouse has become a favourite of mine. She joined me this week on the podcast to chat about how that all started and how she has managed to live out of Air B&B's for the last few years durning the pandemic as well as so much more.
As an executive coach Megan has some great advice on how we can all make changes in our lives to embrace who we really are and the life we want to be living. Be sure to check her out and follow her here ...
IG : https://www.instagram.com/meganlynnarneson/
Linktree : https://linktr.ee/meganlynnarneson
Working with people who were at the end of their lives Kim saw first how how talking to families about the story, history and adventures of each person could be part of the healing process while dealing with the grief of losing a loved one.
Kim has a way with words and chats with me about she discovered this talent as a child and how we can all tap into our stories in a way that is meaningful to us.
With workshops and other great tools Kim uses her business to help others get comfortable with their story and learn to change the narrative so they can be empowered by chapters that have come before.
Be sure to check her out at
https://www.retroscripts.ca
How do you stay young and live a long & fulfilling life?
It's a question most of us ask ourselves at some point or another. Zizi and I chat about this, how she became a psychologist, what it was like moving to a new country in order to have her career and how she became a 3 time best selling author who also wrote a book durning Covid-19 lockdowns.
Zizi has some great advice for both young and old about how to stay young in mind, body and spirit as well how we can all make a difference in the world. Be sure to check her out on her website or social media
IG https://www.instagram.com/zizielghatit/
dialoguewiththebeloved.com
Yes, I am moving to the other side of the country, to a place I've never been before.
Moving is a lot, it can be joy, stress and a lot of work but for me it's the next step in the journey.
Follow the journey on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chasinghappiness.ca/
How do you manage the energy other people bring into your life?
Did you ever stop to think about how much of your life you 'dump' onto your hairdresser?
Can you live with intention no matter what you do?
Tammy & I chat about her 30+ years of experience as well how she is helping her industry adapt through living with intention. Tammy shares how she helps create a life with intention while living behind the chair. She shares some great insights about the world we live in currently and how we can all be in alignment with our intentions.
Follow Tammy & check out how she is living with intention and how you can too......
https://www.instagram.com/tammy.feltner/
https://tammyfeltner.com
https://linktr.ee/tammyfeltner
This past weekend I had the pleasure of going to see the new currents show presented by the Niagara Parks Power Station. This immersive nighttime event is amazing and I cannot wait to go back and see it again. They did a fantastic job of creating the history in a fun and exciting, immersive way.
I have a short video of it on YouTube if you want to check it out but if you have the ability to see it in person I highly recommend it.
For more information check it out here https://www.niagaraparks.com/visit/attractions/currents-niagara-night-show
Youtube Video of event : https://youtu.be/X0jrFG3KaiY
Do you show yourself the same kindness and love you show others?
Do you allow yourself to sit in all your feelings?
Do you push down who you are to fit a mold?
We as women have the right to LIVE LOUD and embrace every aspect of who we are. Leighann Joseph started a coaching business to help us all learn how to do this and embrace who we are and what we want out of life.
We chat about toxic positivity and how we as women need to start owning that we belong in all spaces and are deserving of it, as well as many other things.
Check her out at https://www.livingloudcoaching.com
For Intermittent Fasting Coach and Author, Laurie Lewis, menopause dealt a crushing blow -- brain fog, lack of balance, memory loss, and the sudden gain of 50 pounds of stubborn hormonal fat. She tried everything she knew to feel better, and the methods that worked in the past made no difference.
After four years of struggle, Laurie stumbled upon Intermittent Fasting and started fasting that very same day. The menopausal fog lifted in less than one week, she had more energy and felt more “like herself.” She lost 51 pounds in 15 months and has kept it off for years.
We chat about how this change has helped her mind and body and how you can make a small step towards the same success as you age. Your body is not the enemy and Laurie has been able to help hundreds of people reset their body to live full, energetic lives.
Check her out at WWW.FASTFORWARDWELLNESS.COM and follow her on social media
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Dr.Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra join the podcast this week to chat abut their new book "Missing Each Other" and the research that they do around how we form connections. After a complicated year of lockdowns and Covid this **research will impact us all. How we as people form connections and why is something we should all be thinking about. What kind of connections do you want?
Do you strive only for deep and meaningful connections?
Do you prefer superficial connections?
Check out the book and be sure to follow these two amazing people on social media. https://missingeachother.com/**
Dogs bring us joy, they help make our lives more structured and they have the ability to help us with anxiety and depression. These are just a few of the reasons Kaylee has made it her life purpose to help people with their furry friends.
We chat about why she decided to start this business and how it's going to grow into a multi service, multi location empire that will help her to save dogs all over the world.
Check her out and get in touch with her at https://kay-paws.com
What do you do when your husband asks you what you want to do in life?
Delane Cooper took the opportunity to start trying things she thought she might like. Delane shares how she did this, why she chose to go into jewelry making and how we can all have an impact in the world no matter what we do for a living.
As a fellow scuba diver we chat about life, lessons and how we can all create rituals that bring us joy and clarity in our daily lives outside of our routines.
Check out the book she wrote (that we didn't even get a chance to talk about) https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Eli-My-Story-Many/dp/172764333X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=letters+to+eli+my+story+the+story+of+many&qid=1627230639&sr=8-1
Be sure to check out Delane and everything she creates on her website https://delane.ca
or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/delanecooper/
Ashley and I talk about how she is launching a second business durning covid and how she is handling the crazy world of entrepreneurship as a single mom of two boys. We talk about life, loss and how she managed as a young widow.
Follow her journey at the links below.
https://creativekwe.ca/about
https://creative-resination.myshopify.com/?fbclid=IwAR17iSxSTMLPsOgAp5g4nKxzlLOe_B9-9P3BRnZedpZYe99d54W3z-RYBbc
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Life doesn't come with an instruction manual and we can't possibly know things we have never been taught. Having someone with experience who can help you navigate those things you've never been through before can be helpful in times of stress.
From Disney to Travel during Covid-19 Jaime and I have a conversation about change, adaptation and how we can all learn from the last year to be less stressed and have more faith in the bigger plan. After a long and hard year Jaime is moving forward in her life and her career in big ways and she shares the lessons she has learned that we can take with us to move forward.
This week on the podcast I am blessed to be joined by Dunia Darwiche to have a conversation about how to find purpose in this life. We talked about death and how this last year has changed how we process grief. We had an amazing conversation about how we can all start to figure out our purpose and how to follow those gut instincts we have.
Dunia is on an amazing journey herself and I hope you enjoy our conversation but also that you will follow her and her amazing journey as well. There is so much we can learn from each other and I am grateful for people like Dunia who are willing to share their stories with us. Check out Dunia here https://linktr.ee/duniaelainedarwiche or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dunia_darwiche/
What if you had to pay for your opinions?
Would you force what you think is right on other people?
Would you wager your home or your life savings on what you think?
This week on the podcast I talk about a thought experiment I heard recently that I wanted to share with you.
Madi made a choice as a teen to follow a friend of hers to Haiti and do some humanitarian outreach at an orphanage. This experience changed her and opened her eyes to the world around her. This week on the podcast I chat with Madi about how this shaped her, why she made this choice and what her advice is for anyone who is thinking about making a trip or starting to do outreach work like she did.
Some people can't wait for the world to re-open and for life to get back to normal. Others are going to need time to adjust and feel safe in order to get back to some of those 'normal' activities. As parts of the world re-open and get back to the new normal you need to focus on you, your family and not worry about what others are choosing or not choosing to do. Respect others choices and do what makes you feel comfortable and safe.
This week on the Podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Delaney. Chris is known as the Intentional Connector: conscious business architect, thought leader, creative visionary, and expert in human connection.
His core mission is to end human
suffering by redefining the collective narrative around business and how we experience true
connection.
I got to know Chris through the clubhouse app and we chat about the movement he is creating and how we can all live a vibrant and full life. Check out the movement at shorturl.at/qrFV6
“The beautiful life you desire is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of intention.” - Chris Delaney
My life is a sudden mix of chaos and challenges, how I approach it is what's going to determine the outcome. Today's episode is short and sweet. How are you showing up for the challenges in your life?
This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with the wonderful Sarah McGovern who I connected with on the clubhouse app but as you will hear via our conversation we have many things in common. Sarah is making some big shifts in her life and her business so we chat about all of it as well as a little about Disney.
If you're interested in connecting with her check out her site https://www.mustlovesarah.com or connect with her on Instagram or Clubhouse
The nice weather is here, for most of us now. Vaccines are rolling out all over the world.
Have you thought about this summer?
Do you know what you are going to do in order to give yourself a break?
Have you thought about how you can enjoy yourself this year by getting back to some of your favourite activities?
This week on the podcast I'm talking about why we need to be thinking about this summer and what we want to enjoy right now.
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of chatting with Matt Zinman, the author of Z-ISMS and an advocate for male mental health.
We chat about clubhouse, about mental health, as well as Matts journey to finding happiness and what it means to him after this last year.
If you want to check out some of the resources he offers or courses he is putting together please check out his website https://mattzinman.com
Are you starting to feel unproductive?
Do you turn on the TV for hours each night to zone out and block out the world?
Are you feeling like you're getting nothing done?
This week I talk about taking a real look at how much time we are all sitting in front of the TV each night
This week on the podcast I got to sit down with Beci from MEI Travel and chat about how this last year has been in the travel industry as well as what we all have to look forward to now that travel is starting to open back up.
This episode was taped a few weeks ago so some of the things we chat about have changed since this was recorded so if you have any questions about any form of travel please contact her.
To get in touch with Beci and her wonderful staff please visit https://mei-travel.com
If you can't voice what you want out of life, the universe will never put it in front of you. Don't be afraid to ask for what you want, even if you think others may judge you for it.
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure to chat with Mr. Fred from https://www.getmecoding.com about how this last year has been for teachers, what all he has learned and how we can all learn from what he has been through. He tells me why he became an educator and entrepreneur while being a young father and how it has shaped him.
Check out his TPR podcast (website is https://teacherpeprally.com) and join him (and me) on Saturdays for his Coffee, Computers and Coding.
I've been taking part in a daily meetup (virtually) to set daily intentions and it has changed how I approach everything I do throughout the course of my day. A HUGE thank you to Chris Delaney for the clubhouse room (if you aren't on clubhouse you can still set intentions) that inspired todays podcast topic. Intentions can change how we move throughout the day and it is such an important part of changing our mindset.
This last year has forced us to look at how we really connect with people and what kinds of connections matter to us. Will you change how you form connections moving forward?
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This week on the Podcast I'm answering a question about an episode from a few weeks ago " Are you a fixer" .....The question is how as a fixer do you not get upset with people and feel like you're being taken advantage of.
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This week I'm chatting about Value. What it is in our daily lives and what it means to each of us. Are you adding value into everyday right now?
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Most of us struggle with body image issues. We live in a world that is full of photoshopped and filtered images that leads us to think we are not good enough. This week on the podcast I'm talking about my issues with body image now that I'm losing weight and how it's getting worse in some ways.
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We all have a story. We tend to keep it to ourselves, not sharing it or the lessons from it with others. Maybe now is the time to start to share it with people who might learn from it. People who might need to hear it right now.
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How do you ask for help?
Can you ask for help?
Do you see asking for help as a weakness?
This week on the podcast I talk about why we all need to get better at asking for help when we need it in all aspects of our lives.
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Are you ignoring texts?
Are you having a hard time getting out of bed?
You are not alone. Right now, a year into this pandemic, there is no right or wrong way to cope with how you're feeling.
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Are you a fixer?
Do you like to help people solve problems even when they don't ask?
This week on the podcast I talk about the fact that I've been a fixer my whole life. At times it's been an issue for me so I've found ways to become aware of this part of my personality so it doesn't become an issue in friendships.
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This week on the podcast I chat about how we are lacking love right now and how that need for love has lead to the most successful streaming show in Netflix history, Bridgerton.
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Today I made a mistake, it cost me hours of time and it's okay.......we are all human and will fail, we will fall, we will learn and try to do better tomorrow.
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We get to choose where we invest our time. We all have busy lives and not enough hours in the day so if someone chooses to give you some of their precious time, treat it as the privilege that it is.
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As Covid-19 has changed most things for us this last year, birthdays are no exception. My 40th birthday is this week and I can't celebrate how I typically would so I've decided to do some things that I can do while on lockdown that are still meaningful. This week on the podcast I chat about those and why we all need to celebrate, even if it has to be a little different this year.
It's been a stressful and chaotic week for a lot of people. This week take the time to focus on what you can control. The things you can do to reduce your stress levels and make space in your life for what you need to do to make yourself a priority.
This week on the podcast I chat with Lou Mongello from WDW radio ( https://www.wdwradio.com ) about how he left his law career and turned what he loved about Disney into what he does for a living.
Lou is an Author, A Podcaster, and of course the Disney Trivia King. Above all that Lou is a trusted friend and advisor. We chat about all of this and so much more.
Join us as we chat about how he is now helping other entrepreneurs through http://www.loumongello.com to create a life filled with joy and meaning.
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2020 has been a hard year. Thank you for listening to this podcast and adding a little light into each and every week of the year for me. I hope this podcast has given you some light and love this year as well.
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Today on the podcast I had the pleasure of chatting with Sarah from Community Crew. A Charity Organization in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario that feeds more than 1000 nutritious lunches to kids in need each week.
We chat about the program, how we can all help, and why it matters so much this year. Check out their website https://www.communitycrew.ca and donate if you can.
I was shocked last week to learn that studies are showing we are losing our ability to think critically. How can such an important skill for our personal growth and well-being be disappearing?
Today on the podcast I chat with R. Dawn Hutchinson about being an Author, how she ended up becoming one, and what life is like when you make up worlds full of magic. She talks openly about 2020 and chats about writing her first book without telling the people in her life at first.
With two books under her belt, she has some great advice for people looking to make changes or try something new in life.
If you want to check out more, which I highly recommend, visit her website at https://www.rdawnhutchinson.com/books
Every year as part of the Chasing Happiness community I host 12 Days Of Giveaways so today on the podcast I chat about how you can take part in that and all the other fun things I do over the holiday season to spread love and light.
This week on the podcast I talk about the 3 blessings exercise and why it might help you if you find it hard to create a gratitude journal.
The world looks a lot different these days. Some people never thought this would last 8 months but I think we all should pat ourselves on the back for making it this far.
Covid-19 has changed a lot of things this year but we can still enjoy Halloween while staying safe and having fun.
We all feel like we don't have enough time. Not enough hours in each day to get it all done. The truth is we just prioritize our time differently based on what we value. So the question is what do you value? Where are you spending your time?
This week's Podcast is an update to my 30 days caffeine-free from Aug - Sept.
It did not go as well as I hoped, but I did learn a lot and I sleep better.
We have gotten so used to having noise in the background of every minute of every day. It has caused us to disconnect from our minds, our bodies, and our thoughts.
This week on the podcast we are going to learn to sit in silence.
Taking time away from technology is important for our mental health. Now with Covid-19 and our social lives dependent on zoom meetings and social media we need a break now more than we ever have before.
This week on the podcast I talk about why we need to stop paying attention to the number on the scale. A number on a scale doesn't tell us anything about our health and only adds to our stress and unhappiness.
As we get older we stop looking at the world with amazement and a sense of awe. We no longer see the universe as magical. We don't wonder how bees fly or why butterflies are so beautiful.
We need more awe and wonder in our lives.
When was the last time you did something just for yourself?
Something that benefited no one other than you?
This week on the podcast I'm talking about why we all need to be investing in ourselves.
We have to be careful about how harshly we judge people for mistakes they made decades ago. People change over time, society changes over time. What we think is okay today will be different than what we thought was okay 30 years ago.
This week on the podcast I chat about all of this and why we should be cautious.
Thank you for listening. When I started this podcast I didn't think it would be something I enjoyed. This week on the podcast I talk about how we made it to 75 episodes and thank you.
A lot of times we try to please everyone. We get caught up in trying to make everyone else happy at the expense of our own happiness.
This week on the podcast I talk about why we have to learn to be okay with the fact that not everyone will love us no matter what we do.
What do you have as a part of your daily life that makes you smile for no reason?
This week on the podcast I talk about why we all need more glitter in our lives.
This week on the podcast I talk about why we shouldn't be comparing our journey to someone else. We need to give ourselves grace and honour where we are on our path.
This week on the podcast we revisit an episode from earlier this year. This is our most listened to episode so far this year so I thought it was worth revisiting.
This week on the podcast I'm talking wine, family-run businesses, and Multiple Sclerosis with Justine and Stephanie.
Over 77,000 live with MS; almost ¾ are women. On average, 8 women and 3 men are diagnosed with MS every day in Canada.
Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world. While it is most often diagnosed in young adults aged 20 to 49, younger children and older adults are also diagnosed with the disease.
To purchases the wine we chat about please go to www.carolinecellars.com and part of the proceeds go to MS research.
Also check out the MS Society of Canada for facts, information and to donate MS Society of Canada
This week on the podcast I'm talking about the ACEs research and why it matters to all of us.
I am not an expert but I believe that we can all learn from this study and improve our lives.
Today on the podcast I talk about the importance of being able to take personal time when we need it. When I woke up this morning I had a "to-do" list a mile long but I didn't feel well so I was faced with a choice. Work and only give it about 30% or move everything around so you can take personal time to feel better.
This is something we all need to be doing more of.
This week on the podcast I'm talking to Rebecca Winn about her recently published first book One Hundred Daffodils.
The book is an engaging, wise, and uplifting reflection on human resilience and nature’s ability to teach, inspire, and heal after an unexpected life upheaval, One Hundred Daffodils Rebecca's story of her journey toward self-discovery and empowerment.
To purchases the book, please contact your local book store or click here https://amzn.to/2ZjV8ud
To learn more about the book please check out her website https://rebeccawinn.com/book/
This Fathers Day I started thinking about all the dad, uncles, and other men who influence us.
Thank you for being apart of it all. When I started the blog 5 years ago I never thought I would be here.
It's been a long week for many of us. Every time we turn around something new seems to be taking place. So this week I wanted to focus on the conversation we all need to have about life in order for us to grow and change. We don't talk about things like how much money we make or why protests happen. We need to get used to having uncomfortable conversations about every aspect of life if we hope to grow.
It's hard right now with the world changing to get human contact, but we could all benefit from it
Summer is coming and this summer may look a lot different from your last summer. Do you have a plan in place to make sure it is still enjoyable?
Some days will be better, more productive days. Others won't and that is okay right now.
Right now it can be hard for us all not to be overcome by all the fear, try not to let it consume you
Right now the world seems crazy and unreal. There are things we can do from home that help our communities. Find a way to give back if you can.
Things are getting crazy, chaotic and frankly a little scary. It can be hard in all of this to remember that we need to just take a deep breath for a minute. None of us is alone in all of this and we have the ability to manage our personal level of stress.
This week on the podcast I'm asking you to look at your needs, think about if they are being met and how to get them met if they are going unmet at this moment.
Do you have a bucket list? Maybe you need one? This week I chat about why we all need something to look forward to and how a bucket list can help.
We are all aiming to be these finished masterpieces but can you ever be done? Can you ever truly be just a Masterpiece? This week on the podcast I chat about why we are both a Masterpiece and a work in progress every day.
This week on the podcast, I talk about balance and can we actually have balance in this crazy world we live in?
Debt is one of those things that eats away at us. How can we ever get out from under it? How will we pay it off when we have so much and live pay to pay? This week on the podcast I talk about debt and how to make a plan to reduce your stress and get on track.
This week on the Podcast I chat about why you need to be celebrating your birthday, no matter what age you are.
Welcome back podcast friends. To start 2020 we are chatting about New Years Resolutions.
What do you do with your 168 hours a week? This week on the podcast I walk you through the process of trying to figure this out. View In iTunes
Do you get 7-8 hours of sleep a night? A new study shows that it may help prevent degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's View In iTunes
Your one small change may be having a huge impact on the world and you might not even know it. View In iTunes
We could all use a little more love and we should share our love more with others. View In iTunes
Do you break promises to yourself? You shouldn't, it sets you up for negativity. View In iTunes
This week on the podcast I talk about debt and a few things you can do to reduce the stress and anxiety you have around your debt. View In iTunes
How often do you say no to people? How many times a week do you think "I have no time in a day for that" ? Today on the podcast I talk about why you need to start saying no to people and events for your own personal health and happiness. View In iTunes
Hugs are something we tend to grow out of as we age but they become even more important in your life as stress levels rise. This weeks podcast is about hugs and why you need one. View In iTunes
Stop judging yourself based on the progress other people are making in their lives. You are not them, your life if different and so your journey is different. View In iTunes
This week on the podcast I talk to Richie Crowley who is spending his summer biking across the USA to raise awareness for health and wellness, as well as raise funds to feed the hungry. If you want to follow his journey visit https://www.wildbutwell.com/the-wellness-ride or check him out on Instagram @rickieticklez View In iTunes
This weeks podcast is all about my recent trip to Walt Disney World and why I go back. View In iTunes
Do you find yourself caught in a divided world? I think we all do these days. This week on the podcast I talk about why you need to learn to avoid some topics with the people in your life because of this. View In iTunes
Taking the time to figure this out is the first step to understanding how to find happiness in your life. View In iTunes
If the things you are trying to add into your life for personal growth aren't working, it may be because they aren't personal. This is the topic for this weeks podcast. View In iTunes
You may not think you are but guess what, you are an expert in a lot of area in life. In this weeks podcast I talk about how you can start to think about all the areas of your life that you are an expert in (even though you think you aren't) and how this will increase your self-worth and overall happiness. View In iTunes
Do you work in a job surrounded by negative people? This week on the podcast I talk about a few things you can do to not get caught up in the negative head space that comes along with working a job where you're surrounded by negativity. View In iTunes
Today on the podcast I'm talking about how a simple change can change the way your brain perceives what is going on in your life and how this can change your level of happiness. View In iTunes
What is Analytical Meditation and how can it help you live a happier life? Today on the podcast I talk about how you might already be doing this in your life, how it can improve your happiness and why it matters. View In iTunes
Yes, you read that correctly. Today I'm talking about bird poop because a bird poop on me and it's a great reminder of how we choose to view events in our lives. View In iTunes
Welcome Back Loves. Todays Podcast is a big Thank You to all of you who gave me the time I needed to heal after my surgery. I also talk about why this is important for all of us. View In iTunes
I'm taking a couple weeks off for Self-care and Healing but we will be back in April with brand new podcasts. View In iTunes
Do you know what Happiness is? How do you define it? Have you tried? On todays podcast I talk about how you can figure it out in order to start your journey towards a happier life. View In iTunes
In today's Podcast I talk about why Journaling can help you find happiness and how to start journaling if you've never done it before. View In iTunes
Do you know what makes you happy? On todays podcast I talk about ways you can figure that out and how to make some changes in your life to find out where your happiness is. View In iTunes
Todays Podcast isn't a full Podcast as I am making a few changes for the next few weeks to have future Podcasts over the next little while be more instructive for you with actionable steps you can take to increase your own happiness. View In iTunes
Do you ever take the time to look back at your personal history? What about world history? Today I talk about why that history is important and why you should look back if you want to move forward in a healthy way and change your life so you can live your best life. View In iTunes
Do you celebrate your birthday? Do you act like the years passing don’t matter? Today is my 38th birthday so for todays podcast I want to talk to you about why birthdays are important. What they do for us mentally and why you should celebrate getting older every year with people who love you. View In iTunes
Today I talk to Jay about starting his business. Why he loves what he does, how he found what he loves in life and the lessons he has been learning along the way. If you would like to contact Jay to work with him you can visit his site at www.freshlysqueezedstudios.ca or email him at info@freshleysqueezedstudios.ca View In iTunes
A few things that 2018 taught me and things I am grateful for over the last year. View In iTunes
How to make a resolution that you will stick with and enjoy in the New Year. View In iTunes
Just a few good news stories, a few things that make me happy and of course a few reasons for us all to smile at this time of year. Happy Holidays to all of you! View In iTunes
It’s a week until Christmas and lots of people report feeling lonely at this time of year so this week we are chatting about how you can help those around you feel less isolated and alone this holiday season. View In iTunes
If you find yourself getting stressed out over what to buy people this Christmas maybe you should think about no longer buying things but giving experiences to those you love. View In iTunes
Today I’m talking to Beth from The YouTube Channel The Collectionears Club about her wonderful Idea to have a World Wide Digital Disney Christmas. If you want to participate in her event by sending her your Disney Christmas images or videos you can find her on Youtube here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o6fQZRe5Mk ) or by contacting her Email: beth@thecollectionearsclub.com Instagram: @the_collectionears_club Twitter: @thecollectionears Facebook: The Collectionears Club. View In iTunes
Things at this time of year can get a little chaotic so it’s important that we remember to take a minute when we are overwhelmed or feeling stressed out to refocus and breathe. View In iTunes
How we listen to people does play a roll in how the conversations we have with others are perceived. Are you hearing what people actually say or do you perceive other meanings behind the words? View In iTunes
How do you talk to yourself? How do you talk about yourself to others? Did you know this has a direct correlation to your overall happiness? Today I talk about what Self-talk is, why it matters and how you can change your self-talk to become happier and have a healthier relationship with yourself and others. View In iTunes
A few things you can do over the fall and winter months to help you deal with the lack of sunlight that will help you cope at this time of year. View In iTunes
A brief discussion on why we need to start spending time doing nothing and enjoy life a little more. View In iTunes
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I've been journaling for a few years now. I think it's been a great lesson for me in self-care as well as a lesson in being able to let go of hurt, anger, and frustration. View In iTunes
I wonder if we view time as a luxury because we don't actually see how much of it we waste? View In iTunes
Self Talk really does matter. It changes how we view ourselves and how the world views us. Can yours be improved? View In iTunes
In this episode I chat about a few questions that have helped me along the way to find happiness. View In iTunes
Chatting about feeling lost and confused about what you should be doing with your life? I was too. Sometimes I still do. View In iTunes
An honest podcast about finding happiness in life, why we all deserve to be happy, what happiness really is and the process of finding it. View In iTunes