Chasing Happiness

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 affordable 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 listening to this week's 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

A quick update on what is happening with the podcast as I take some personal time.

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

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