Podcasts about vibrant happy women

Supporting a loved one through a terminal illness is a journey no one is truly prepared for, yet Michelle Petitpas found herself drawing from her leadership experiences to navigate this heart-wrenching path. Join us as Michelle candidly shares how the trials of personal loss and the power of transformational leadership have intertwined in her life, equipping her with the tools to balance compassion for others with essential self-care. Discover the systems and routines she has implemented to maintain resilience and manage stress, proving that leadership is a daily practice of emotional and mental fortitude. Our conversation delves into the transformative magic of inner well-being as Michelle reveals the importance of authenticity, intentionality, and spiritual health in leading others through challenging times. With innovative concepts like "car coaching" and the empowering mission of the Global Leadership Academy, Michelle's journey is a testament to the collective effort required to create meaningful change. Listen as we explore the vital role of community, collaboration, and staying true to oneself, ensuring that even amidst grief, life can be filled with joy, purpose, and transformation. ________________ Timecodes 0:00 – Intro 2:05 – The Personal Transformation of Creating Heaven on Earth for Others 6:55 – Emotional Regulation As Leadership & Supporting Yourself As You Support Others 10:43 – “I have the ability to connect health and healing for transformation.” 14:20 – Michelle's Vision: Car Coaching & Embodied, Committed, and Loving Action 16:33 – Being Bold and Shameless as Your Authentic Self 20:30 – Conclusion ________________ Michelle Petitpas is an east coast girl through and through. She is an Atlantic Canadian born in New Brunswick and currently living with her husband in Nova Scotia. She loves the ocean and nature. She is a writer, speaker, and coach/consultant who also just happens to be a nurse. Her mission in life is to create love and light to connect healing and health for transformation. There are skills she pulls from her suitcase of lived experiences that serve and impact the heart ripple in this lifetime. In 2020, she used her skills to create an organization called Heal The Healthcarers to connect mental health support for healthcare workers. She is the owner of Michelle Petitpas Health Services providing advanced footcare, health/life coaching, and other health based services. ‘Change Makers Vol 4' made her an international bestselling author in 2020. Recently she has contributed to the book ‘Healthy Grief' by Dr. Karen Kramer, which is an Amazon bestseller. She has been featured internationally in print publications such as SPAlife, North American Inns, TOPS Inc. and Woman's World. She has been a guest on podcasts such as Vibrant Happy Women, How Not To Think, Business Backtalk, Second Half Success Stories and more. She is the regular host of the Heal The Healthcarers podcast and co-hosts Brilliant Business Owners podcast. As Founder and chief magic and miracles maker at Heal The Healthcarers and Michelle Petitpas Coaching and Consulting, she is passionate about creating love and light to connect health and healing for transformation in the world. She also plays in the space of Transformationational Leadership Coaching and is a Master Coach. Thriving Families Collective is a joyful place for her to give back. Working with people to connect the dots of love of life in all facets is joyful and powerful in this time. Website: https://michellepetitpas.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthehealthcarers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmichellepetitpas/ ________________ Your Leadership Legacy Website: www.tinapauluskrause.com/yourleadershiplegacypodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5C8bf4UC4Npymj1KTzfm9k?si=ximhczT_SJaKY7Otzm6QuQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-leadership-legacy-with-tina-paulus-krause/id1495401836 Tina Paulus-Krause Website: https://tinapauluskrause.com/Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachtpk/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachtpk/

Guest Linda Folken, a vibrant and happy woman participant, discovered the transformative power of coaching through the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Struggling to align with her values and searching for personal growth, Linda immersed herself in Dr. Jen's resources and tools. One of her favorites was the "BE HER" practice, which she incorporated into her daily routine, setting the tone for her day and guiding her intentions. The "Feel It To Heal It" exercise helped her navigate a challenging time with her daughter, allowing her to process her emotions and find strength within herself. The "Feeling Wheel" introduced her to a vast array of emotions, empowering her with the words to express her innermost feelings. In This Episode, You'll Be Able To: Learn practical wellness practices that you can easily incorporate into your daily life to improve your overall well-being so you can feel more vibrant and alive. Explore how coaching can be a powerful tool for personal transformation, helping you break through barriers and align with your values to create a life of meaning and purpose. Find out how to create a support system of like-minded women who will uplift and empower you as you navigate your own personal transformation. Learn the secret of finding a container of time in which you can think without interruption. Discover why it's never too late to change! And much more! Key Moments: 00:00:01 - Introduction 00:00:32 - How the Podcast and Coaching Helped Linda Transform Her Life 00:02:11 - Using Tools for Daily Wellness Practices 00:05:12 - Being Present and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome 00:09:21 - Transitioning to Coaching and Finding Your Purpose Resources and Next Steps: Connect with Linda Folken via LinkedIn or LindaFolken.com.  Read Linda's chapter in Business on Purpose. Attend the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, which offers a transformative experience and provides a container of time to listen to your own thoughts and connect with women from different walks of life. Join the Vibrant Soul Membership, a supportive community where you can access various tools and resources to align with your values and create a happier, more fulfilling life. Get access to Thought Tables, Feel It To Heal It, Be Her, and BOLD Meditation. Learn more about the Vibrant Life Coach Certification Program so you, too, can experience the transformative power of coaching!

Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone and play bigger in life? In this episode, you'll discover why finding the courage to play bigger will help you make a positive impact in the world. Dr. Jen shares her own journey of stepping into the unknown and hosting the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat, highlighting the transformative power of playing bigger. Jen explores the fears that hold us back, such as the fear of outshining others or not being good enough, and provides practical strategies to overcome those fears. By communicating with your higher self, owning your truth, and identifying the fears that hold you back, you can expand your capacity for joy and make a difference in the lives of others. So if you're ready to overcome your fears and play bigger in life, tune in to this empowering episode of Vibrant Happy Women.   In This Episode You'll Discover: How to unleash your inner courage and step outside your comfort zone to play bigger in life. Why a simple desire to learn the banjo led Jen on a journey of self-discovery and overcoming fear. The secret of overcoming your fears and limiting beliefs to unlock your full potential. How to connect with your Higher Self or a Higher Power to gain guidance and inspiration for your personal growth journey. Why embracing fear as a catalyst for positive change will help you make a meaningful impact in your own life and the lives of others.   Key Moments: 01:09 - Examples of Finding the Courage to Play Bigger 03:28 - What Happens When You Help Others to Heal and Grow 09:27 - Steps to Overcoming Your Fears 15:41 - The Impact of Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone   Resources and Next Steps: Visit the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat website to get tickets for the upcoming event in Mexico. Join the Vibrant Soul Membership to access EFT tapping exercises and eliminate limiting beliefs. Purchase The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks to learn more about breaking through the fear of outshining others. Start journaling and asking open-ended questions to communicate with your Higher Self or a Higher Power. Choose your own truth by repeating empowering mantras such as, "All good things are on the other side of fear," or, "If people don't like my style or my body shape or my bank account, they're not my people."    

A miscarriage, a huge Christmas Day fight, and the decision to make a change. Jen Riday was able to pivot and find her happiness as a married woman. Through her experience, she proves to us that if you're feeling stuck, divorce isn't always the answer. Maybe all you need is an intuitive hit and the mindfulness to create time for your self-care. Tune in to this episode on Choosing Your Happiness in Marriage with Jen Riday Key points covered in this episode:  ✔️ All you need is five minutes. Yoga is Jen Riday's choice of grounding activity. If you're scared of starting a new activity, remember that all good things are on the other side of fear. Your brain (and even your partner) will thank you for it. ✔️ Expand time. The more you believe you have time, the more it's true. Cut out activities that don't serve you. For Jen Riday, it's social media and streaming, unless it's with family. ✔️ Accept your partner's differences. They don't always have to enjoy the same things you do. But their presence and energy must transform you and allow you to live unapologetically YOU. Give each other the grace to let them be who they want to be. ✔️ How happy are you willing to let yourself feel? Your happiness is your responsibility, and you get to create it. Think of ways to make today great, and allow yourself to do it! ✔️ Happiness is the greatest gift you can give. If you can do the things that make you feel truly alive, it's not a selfish act – it's everything you need to share your vibrancy with the world. -------------------- Dr. Jen Riday is the founder of the Vibrant Happy Women movement, host of the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast, and mom of 6. She resides outside of Madison, Wisconsin. She helps burned-out moms slow down and start taking care of themselves so they can get their sparkle back. Website: https://www.jenriday.com/about/ Facebook: Jen Riday Instagram: @jenriday LinkedIn: Jen Riday Twitter: @jenriday YouTube: Jen Riday -------------------- Connect with Wendy Sterling: Website: https://wendysterling.net/ Instagram: @divorcerehabwithwendy Twitter: @thedivorcerehab Facebook: @wendytsterling  Order a copy of Divorce Sucks. Now What?: The 5 Steps to Find Yourself and Heal After Going From “I Do” to “I'm Divorced” https://www.amazon.com/Divorce-Sucks-Now-What-Yourself/dp/B0BVCWTFTR Need an opportunity to share your pain points and receive judgment-free support? Want to create a vision of a future after your divorce? Click here to schedule your Free Divorce Recovery Call: https://calendly.com/wendysterling/support-call-with-wendy?month=2021-07

I'm joined by two friends I met at the Vibrant Happy Women retreat, Jen Mernick, and Bernadette O'Grady. Jen and Bernadette both have kids, jobs, and busy lives, but they learned the importance of taking time for themselves when they attended the retreat. They join me this week to share where they are on life's journey, why it was essential for them to have this space to get the clarity they wanted, and the benefits of having space for ourselves to let go of the stress, overwhelm, and confusion of daily life.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/341

In this episode of Hidden Potential Podcast, Jen Riday talks about the importance of setting boundaries with our loved ones and friends. It's very easy to be affected by someone else's energy and to let them dictate how you will feel. This happens because a) you did not set specific boundaries in the relationship and b) you need to do some inner work to be the only one responsible for your happiness. In her podcast Vibrant Happy Women, Jen also talks about this concept, diving deep into the idea of ‘stuckness'. If you are feeling stuck and don't know the next step to take when it comes to your work or personal projects, it's important to sit with yourself, observe your feelings and thoughts, analyze what's going wrong and right, and then the decision will come easily. Tune in to listen to the entire interview! “If you ever feel like you don't know what's next, just stay there and do all the things that fuel your soul.” – Jen Riday   Key Timestamps [1:31] – Round of personal questions; [5:28] – Jen's pivot moment when she decided to be happy no matter what; [7:48] – How not to go back to a state of pain; [12:21] – Jen's advice for people who are feeling stuck; [13:48] – How to effectively set boundaries; [17:33] – How to preserve your energy through boundary setting; [22:08] – Making decisions out of fear vs. intuition; [26:10] – A little bit of stress can be good; [30:56] – Success can be different for each one of us; [35:38] – The importance of setting achievable goals; [40:41] – Jen explains how thoughts create actions; [47:08] – Final message: drop the “women should” mentality. About Jen Riday Dr. Jen Riday is the founder of the Vibrant Happy Women movement. Through coaching programs and mentorship, Jen helps women of all ages to reclaim their happiness, joy, and self-esteem. Jen also believes that moms need to take a break sometimes, take care of themselves first, and then start taking care of others. Connect with Jen Riday Instagram: @jenriday Podcast: Vibrant Happy Women Website: JenRiday.com Facebook: Jen Riday   Connect with Sarah! Instagram: @saffarisarah CEOwned Free Mini Course

Listen in today to find out what the secret to getting unstuck is from one of my Vibrant Happy Women coaches, Marci Barragan, and one of our members, Mary Kay Harton. They share how coaching differs from therapy and talking to your friends, and their advice for ditching the “shoulds” so you can set yourself free and get unstuck.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/301

We've been living under constant stress these past couple of years. And we're here to tell you that you don't have to be Supermom. The truth is that so many moms are feeling overwhelmed. In a recent survey, 93% of moms report feeling they're burnt out.   Ninety-three percent.   In this episode we're excited to speak with Dr. Jen Riday who helps burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. She's the Founder of Vibrant Happy Women Club, creator of the Vibrant Happy Coach Certification, and host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Jen is also the mom of 6 kids and currently resides outside Madison, Wisconsin.   Jen shares with us her tips on how to deal with burnout, locate our motivation, and how to incorporate our much-needed self-care. She teaches us the BE HER technique and how doing it every day can have so many positive benefits!   Resources We Shared:   Jen Riday   Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast   Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video)   The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here .  These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.

This week’s guest is Jen Riday, the host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast.  Jen is a mom of 6 children with a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies.  We talk about her journey from overwhelmed and frazzled wife and mom to life coach and podcaster.  In 2010 she had a traumatic miscarriage, which was her wake-up call.  From there, she took a deep dive into learning how to take care of herself and find what made her happy.  Now, she’s helping other burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. 

I love Jen Riday! And I loved our interview. Dr. Jen Riday is a former burned-out mom of 6 turned Happiness Whisperer, and host of the popular Vibrant Happy Women Podcast. Jen is also the founder of the Vibrant Happy Women Club, where she helps overwhelmed moms get off their hamster wheels and start taking time for themselves (without the guilt) so they can live balanced, calm, heart-centered lives.  In the Vibrant Happy Women club, programs and retreats Jen shares powerful tools on how to master your mindset, to take control of your own happiness. And in our interview Jen and I are talking about one of her favorite, go-to self care practices: journaling. Jen lives in the woods near Madison, WI with her husband and 5 of her 6 kids.  Visit Jen on her website at: www.jenriday.com  And on Facebook, Instagram and, listen to the Vibrant Happy Women podcast here.

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Do you ever feel weighted down by current personal or family struggles and think, "I'm not sure how much more I can handle!" What if a simple shift in your outlook could increase your hope, positivity and resilience? What You'll Learn:  How struggles can increase your gratitude Linda's story of grit and positivity  That you don't have to stay stuck in past hurts How challenges in our past help shape and prepare us for future challenges Linda's mantra and how it's been key in keeping her from wallowing And much more! Links From This Episode: Vibrant Happy Women Retreat Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson The Secret by Rhonda Byrne Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY! JOIN THE VIBRANT HAPPY WOMEN CLUB! Learn more at club.vibranthappywomen.com   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Are you fully living your one wild and precious life? Each of us has an innate need to live a life of connection, meaning, and contribution, but sometimes we struggle to know exactly WHAT we should do to live a purposeful life. In this episode guest Susie Rheault shares how repeatedly taking small leaps will illuminate our personal paths of purpose. What You'll Learn:  The harsh realities of many African nations and how Precious Project is making a difference Why you should cultivate friends who know how to listen Why your leaps of courage don’t have to be huge leaps to be beneficial The secret to living a life of meaning The best way to unleash your complaints without burdening others with them Susie’s 3-fold formula to being a vibrant, happy woman And much more! Links From This Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2020 Journey of Self Love www.preciousproject.org Let’s Not Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller Julia Cameron Pages My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir of Africa by Susanne Rheault Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Follow Susie on Facebook Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY! JOIN THE VIBRANT HAPPY WOMEN CLUB! Learn more at club.vibranthappywomen.com   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Do you find yourself saying no too easily? Do you often make excuses as to why it wouldn’t work? What if you said YES more often? There may be opportunities on your horizon that you don’t even realize because you stay in your safety zone. So, how can you shift into saying yes more? Practice now by saying yes to this new, encouraging episode! What You'll Learn:  How you can start saying yes more often Why it's important to allow yourself to grieve Practical tools that can be helpful during depression  Why finding a clear vision of what you want in life can bring fulfillment And much more! Links From This Episode: Vibrant Happy Women Retreat Vibrant Happy Women Club Inner Skiing Instant Pot KanbanFlow – Time Tracking Yong Zhao Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Follow Becky on Facebook Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY! Join me at the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat!   Learn more at jenriday.com/retreat   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Experiencing stressors is par for the course in life. No one is immune. Loss of employment, death, wayward children, financial struggle, illness, divorce — the list is vast. How do you cope when you are being weighed down by stressful times? You can’t always choose what happens to you, but you can choose how to handle it. And for Molly Goodheart, she chose to be the captain of her own ship. What You'll Learn:  How Molly’s motto “I don’t need to know everything, I just need to know someone who knows” can lighten burdens What it means to be captain of your own ship How to deal with the illness of a child How to move on after divorce Why it’s important to be the kind of person you want to attract Why it’s crucial to get to know yourself And many more inspiring stories from Molly Links From This Episode: Vibrant Happy Women Retreat thegoodmolly.com Non-fiction: Questions are the Answer by Hal B. Gregersen Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Milwaukee Children’s Hospital Vibrant Happy Women Retreat Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Follow Molly on Instagram Follow Molly on Facebook Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY! Join me at the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat!   Learn more at jenriday.com/retreat   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Would you agree that your energy level largely determines your productivity, your mood, and your motivation? When your phone hits 10% battery life, you recharge it right away.  What if you were to do the same type of thing for yourself? How do you recharge, or “uplevel” your energy without turning to quick fixes like caffeine or sugar? This episode is full of ways to tune into yourself and recharge. Listen and You Will:  Learn when the 3 best moments of the day are to pause and breathe...and why Discover how even 5 minutes a day of meditation can up level your energy Find out how we are confusing social media connection with human connection...and why we need to stop Learn how you can defer negative vibes from others using a simple technique Understand why we need to recharge ourselves as often as we recharge our phones Tackle difficult moments that arise by using Rajshree’s simple technique And much more! Links From This Episode: Vibrant Happy Women Retreat The Power of Vital Force Kirlian Photography The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Instant Pot Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Follow Rajshree on Facebook Follow Rajshree on Twitter Follow Rajshree on Instagram Subscribe Rajshree on Youtube Rajshreepatel.com -- If you order The Power of Vital Force, you will recieve a bonus gift from Rajshree valued at $525! Betterhelp - Vibrant Happy Women listeners get 10% off the first month with discount code HAPPY! Join me at the Vibrant Happy Women Retreat!   Learn more at jenriday.com/retreat   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

In this episode I’ll discuss what peace really is, and how we can cultivate it in our lives. For this week’s interview, I’m joined by The Happiness Whisperer and leader of the Vibrant Happy Women movement, Dr. Jen Riday, and she shares her secrets for finding and maintaining inner peace. We also discuss why we need to do this work for ourselves and for our loved ones, and how to release the shame we can feel when our kids aren’t meeting societal or family expectations.SHOW NOTES:- Brene Brown- Vibrant Happy Women Podcast- Learn more about meditation here- Anasazi Foundation- Find Jen Riday online- Jen on getting her teen to Anasazi- Jen’s update on her teens from July 26, 2018- VHW podcast Episode 129 “How To Help A Troubled Teen”- Jen on her experience with Anasazi- Sedona, AZ- The definitions of Truism and Truancy (LOL!)- Music is “Island” by MBB- Support this podcast on Patreon, thanks!

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Sometimes we feel so stuck in a rut or a downward spiral, that we feel like there’s no hope for happiness. In this episode my guest and best friend Kitt Rothstein shares her experience of watching me make the shift from deeply depressed and hopeless to leading the Vibrant Happy Women movement. What You'll Learn:  How to be a generous friend, especially with your time The "before" and "after" version of Jen Riday Why we can always have hope when life is hard And much more Links From This Episode: Vibrant Happy Women Club Follow Kitt on Instagram Jen on Instagram Jen on Facebook Century: Spice Road board game Revolution! board game   Join the Vibrant Happy Women Club: Learn more at vibranthappywomenclub.com   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Happy Bit: Sometimes the “shoulds” of life and society press too hard on my psyche and make me want to escape and experience a new way of thinking and being - and that’s why the idea of a Vibrant Happy Women commune really appeals to me! I explain more behind this idea in this Happy Bit. Links from this Happy Bit: Episode 123 with Lisa Corduff Learn more about the Vibrant Happy Women Club: Learn more at vibranthappywomenclub.com   Subscribe to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public How to Leave a Review: Give us a Rating & Review · How to Leave a Review ·  Ask Jen a Question: Have a comment or question for me? Email me at support@jenriday.com. I'd love to hear from you!

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Our nervous systems are on overdrive as we live in a go-go-go society. How can we clear the clutter of stress without giving up on our goals? In this episode Grace Estripeaut shares how to let go of overwhelm using simple and nourishing micro-tweaks that will boost your zen and help you find solid ground again. Links From This Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love www.boostyourzen.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Playing Big by Tara Mohr Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes · Enter the VHW Giveaway Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: All marriages can be hard at times, but sometimes a relationship becomes completely unhealthy. How do you know if your relationship needs to end? And if you do decide to end things, how do you let go of resentment and make your separation or divorce as positive as it can be for everyone involved? Links From This Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love www.deconstructingdivorce.com www.Sjboylewealthplanning.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Sally on Facebook Follow Sally on Twitter Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes · Enter the VHW Giveaway Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

Jen Riday is a mother of six. She has a PhD in in human development and family studies, and runs an online business helping women heal their hearts and build self love. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jen shares how raising her children has helped her discover what’s essential. Become a patron of the podcast and join the Maybe Someday community: www.patreon.com/maybesomeday Learn more about Jen Riday and her very popular Vibrant Happy Women podcast: www.jenriday.com Listen to Sarah's interview on the Vibrant Happy Women podcast.    

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Do you ever feel like there's not enough money to go around? In this episode you'll learn how to overcome the worry and hopelessness of tight finances and to feel financially hopeful again. Links From This Episode: thehumbledhomemaker.com MoreThanJust MakingIt.com YouCanStayHomeWithYourKids.com Free ECourse: EatingWellOnABudget.com  Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Erin on Facebook Staying at Home With Your Kids When You Can Barely Afford It Natural Calm Magnesium Calcium Drink Slow Cooker Instant Pot Herb Chicken Skillet This Is Us (TV Series) by NBC.com Serenity doTERRA Essential Oil Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend Essentialism by Greg McKeown Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Ever wish you could create an entirely different life from the lives of the people around you? Mutale Bingley did just that. Born and raised in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia in Africa, she didn’t want to have the voiceless life so many females around her seemed to have as they dealt with poverty, abuse, and HIV Aids. In this episode, Mutale shares her story of getting to the U.S. and finding her authentic self through her struggles to acculturate in a new country, and how she continues to nurture her authentic self through quiet morning practices that help her live the story she was born to live. Links From This Episode: Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Mutale on Instagram Jen on Facebook Mutale on Facebook Overcoming Fear The Fear Cure by Lisa Rankin Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

Are you happy? Did you know there is a happiness coach? Her name is Dr. Jen Riday. She is a mother of 6, a wife, an author and the host of the successful "Vibrant Happy Women" podcast. She's here with Elizabeth Kay to help heal your heart and give you her proven formula to achieve happiness - even when life gets hard! Make sure to subscribe to Jen's podcast! Just search for Vibrant Happy Women on iTunes, GooglePlay or on your podcast app. To connect with Jen visit her website JenRiday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  About this Episode: After experiencing an assault while on duty as a nurse, Michelle Petitpas essentially shut down and stopped living. After years of being stuck in a state of deep depression, anxiety and hopelessness, she woke up one day and decided to truly LIVE her life.  In this episode you’ll learn: How to shift your mindset from hopelessness and despair to positivity and silver-lining-thinking. Why it’s critical to have a positive tribe of like-minded friends Michelle’s secret mindset trick that helped her lose 95 pounds And much more. Links From This Episode: Get in touch with Michelle here: michellepetitpas@gmail.com Get a free digital download from Michelle by emailing her at michellepetitpas@gmail.com Michelle on Facebook jenriday.com/survey (enter for a chance to win $200!) Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Real Paper Books Anne of Green Gables Anything by Brene Brown is high on my list I go back TO the Bible regularly. It’s got a lot of good stuff in it. Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes · Enter the VHW Giveaway Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes · Fill out the Vibrant Happy Women Listener Survey here About this Episode: Tired of the never-ending obsession with losing weight? What would happen if instead of focusing on what you want to LOSE, you focused instead on what you want to GAIN? In this episode, guest Nia Shanks shares how to gain muscle and fitness through strength-training, and how to shift your fitness mindset from “not good enough” to a positive, confidence-boosting focus on all the amazing things your body can do. Links From This Episode: Enter to win a $200 Amazon gift card by completing our Vibrant Happy Women Listener Survey here: jenriday.com/survey www.niashanks.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Nia on Instagram Jen on Facebook Nia on Facebook Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at podcast@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes · Fill out the Vibrant Happy Women Listener Survey here Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Have you ever wondered how to boost the positive energy in your home? In this episode, Courtney Donnelly shares how she has built a vibrant life and home by focusing on love, building a village of like-minded friends, and manifesting her dreams. Listen to learn 5 quick and easy tips you can try today to boost the energy in your home fast. What You'll Learn in this Episode: How to let go of resentment and judgment and instead “come from love” in your relationships. Five easy “high-vibe” decorating tips for your home. How to use the Law of Attraction to build a village of like-minded friends. 30 Minute Revitalize Your Room Mini Makeover: Enter to win by doing any of the following: Follow Courtney @VibrantHome on Instagram and comment on any image by saying, "Hey, I heard you on Vibrant Happy Women!" Follow Vibrant Home on Facebook and comment on any post.  Go to vibranthome.net and send Courtney an email.  Links From This Episode: www.vibranthome.net Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Courtney on Instagram Jen on Facebook Courtney on Facebook Year of Miracles by Marianne Williamson There is More to Life Than This by Theresa Caputo Everyday Positive Thinking by Louise Hay Marianne Williamson’s A Year of Miracles Breathe Mama, Breathe (5 minute mantras for the busy moms) Marriage Fitness The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman) Carol Egan Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here.   How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Growing up in a rural village in Zimbabwe, Tererai Trent had 4 children by the time she was 18. However, she had a sacred dream to go to the U.S. and earn a Ph.D., an idea which many said was impossible. In this episode, Tererai shares her story of clinging to her dream until it became reality, and the steps each of us can follow to awaken our own sacred dreams. Links From This Episode: The Awakened Woman: Remembering and Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Tererai Trent Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Tererai Trent on Twitter Jen on Facebook Follow Tererai Trent on Facebook www.tererai.org Vibrant Happy 5 (Jen's weekly updates) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  About this Episode: Do you ever feel like everyone is watching and judging, and that you “should” parent a certain way or you’re doing it wrong? Or that when things get scary or stressful you need to control the situation as perfectly as possible? Gina Brodtmann faced the same struggles as her son went through drug treatment. In this episode, Gina explains what she learned through her struggles, including: The importance of allowing yourself to be vulnerable (and the authentic, deep friendships and connections that will come as a result). Why the most awesome things in life are on the other side of fear. How to stop comparing yourself and your family to other people. The secret to dropping anger and resentment for those hard people in your life. And so much more! Links From This Episode: Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown Rising Strong by Brene Brown The Minimalists Podcast Air Fryer Jill Payne on Vibrant Happy Women Joanna Penna on Vibrant Happy Women Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes About this Episode: Do you have an itch to write a book, run a marathon, become a chef, or paint a masterpiece? Following these urges to create can add a major dimension of joy and vibrance to our lives. In this episode, award-winning author Joanna Penn shares the secrets of staying motivated without letting FEAR stop you in your tracks, scheduling time for creativity, and how to care shift our MINDSET to maximize our ability to focus during and identify with the creation process. Links From This Episode: www.thecreativepenn.com Follow Joanna Penn on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Joanna Penn on Twitter Jen on Facebook Follow Joanna Penn on Facebook Sous Vide Heater The Creative Penn Podcast Deep Work by Cal Newport You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review jenriday.com/giveaway ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Give us a Rating and Review · Subscribe on iTunes  Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: Do you ever struggle to do hard things, to face your fears and take the leap? The fear of failure can often keep you stuck and playing small, but as Erica Mandy explains in this episode, listening to your intuition and trusting your gut can give you the courage to take more risks and do hard things, which always lead to the best things in life. Links From This Episode: Jen's Free Guide: 30 Ways to Overcome Fear So You Can SHINE (jenriday.com/fear) Follow TheNewsWorthy on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow TheNewsWorthy on Twitter Jen on Facebook Follow Erica Mandy on Facebook TheNewsworthy.com Tim Ferriss Tribe of Mentors Ten X - Grant Cardone You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero E-Myth Vibrant Happy 5 (Jen's weekly updates) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public About this Episode: We all have dreams for our lives, but often get stuck where we are, never moving any closer to our dreams. But what happens when you let go of your disempowering stories and live in true alignment? In this episode Lauren Zander, founder of the Handel method, shares exactly how to achieve success through designing your life in a way that aligns thoughts and actions with your desired result - AND continually keeping your promise to yourself to stay in that alignment. Links From This Episode: https://www.handelgroup.com/ Follow Handel Group on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Handel Group on Twitter Jen on Facebook Follow Handel Group on Facebook Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life Looking for an easy way to get started with coaching in the New Year? The FREE Current Reality Quiz is a quick and fun coaching tool. Use it to self-assess and get a better idea of which areas of your life to work on: handelgroup.com/crq Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you feel deeply and find yourself putting up walls to protect your sensitive side? In this episode, Casey Erin Wood shares how to engage in what she calls “exquisite self-care” that enables you to be vulnerable and to stop “numbing out” so you can fully share your gifts with the world.  What You'll Learn in this Episode: How to stay grounded and connected to yourself so you can feel good in your own skin How to stay conscious and “woke” while protecting your tender, tired heart How to process your own emotions in the deluge of everyone else’s How to step into more powerful, active leadership roles when you’d rather numb out and dial back. Links from this Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love www.caseyerinwood.com Golden Bubble Meditation Follow Casey on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Casey on Twitter Jen on Facebook Casey on Facebook Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Christiane Northrup) Morning Pages - Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way Ruby Slipper School of Magic: Initiation Challenge -  www.tinyurl.com/rssmchallenge Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public What You'll Learn in This Episode: You won't want to miss this episode, a CELEBRATION of 100 episodes of Vibrant Happy Women!!! Enter to win prizes in our 100 Episodes Giveaway, grab your copy of 100 Favorite Things From 100 Episodes of Vibrant Happy Women, and grab 10 memorable nuggets of wisdom from 10 amazing guests from past episodes. Listen to get the BIG PICTURE of what the Vibrant Happy Women movement is REALLY about and see how well you've been applying what you've learned over the past 100 episodes! Giveaway (Enter to Win!): jenriday.com/giveaway 100 Favorite Things From 100 Episodes of Vibrant Happy Women! (don't miss this list!) jenriday.com/favorites Links From This Episode: 100 Favorite Things From 100 Episodes of Vibrant Happy Women 100 Episodes Giveaway (win one of several $100 Amazon gift cards! Giveaway end on March 19, 2018) Rachael Pickworth - Episode 79 Robyn Openshaw - Episode 82 Jill Payne - Episode 91 Kate Northrup - Episode 61 Valorie Burton - Episode 84 Mary Hyatt - Episode 76 Emma Bell - Episode 58 Orly Wahba - Episode 56 Anna Seewald - Episode 47 Sara Gilbert - Episode 11 Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

What happens when 7 like-minded women get together for a Vibrant Happy Women retreat? Listen to this Happy Bit to find out. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Your Challenge: Spend more time with women who lift you up and make it easier to be a vibrant and happy woman. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. Or go directly to http://jenriday.com/applepodcasts Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Ever feel like it’s impossible to forgive and heal your heart? In this episode, Leyla Salvade shares 3 things that will help you accept and open your heart despite your struggles, and how that heart opening can help you accept one of the most empowering truths: we are responsible for our own love first. What You'll Learn in this Episode: The important thing we lose in school when we focus only on intellectual growth. Why courage starts from the heart rather than the head. Training our heart to open and expand into bigger realms. Links From This Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love www.standinglight.com Follow Leyla on Instagram and also Standing Light and Heart To Table Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Leyla on Twitter Jen on Facebook Subscribe Leyla on YouTube and also The Standing Light Trailer and The Heart To Table Trailer Gluten Free Oatmeal Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Constant rushing, problems with relationships, and neverending to-do lists can leave us feeling lost, out of balance, and knowing something has to change. In this episode, Leah Guy shares how to create 5-minute chunks of time to care of yourself, how to begin acknowledging your feelings and emotions so you can begin meeting your emotional needs, and how to use your emotional wholeness to improve your relationships. What You'll Learn in this Episode: How to easily build small chunks of self care into your day. Why expecting your spouse to change is actually a form of self-sabotage. How to let go of the need to control. How checking in with your thoughts, emotions and feelings is much more doable (and effective!) than a strict, formulaic approach to meditation. Links From This Episode: Time Mastery for Women is open for enrollment until end of day Thursday (2/1/18) www.leahguy.com The Fearless Woman – Private FB Group 21 Days from Fear to Freedom Course Follow Leah on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Leah on Twitter Jen on Facebook Leah on Facebook Subscribe Leah on YouTube Women Who Love Too Much “Sit Down and Shut Up” Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you ever wonder why change and growth seem so hard and slow? In this episode, you'll discover how to reprogram your brain through conscious communication. It's important to choose powerful words and thoughts because it will completely change your reality in all areas, from health, to relationships, to confidence in your career and much more What You'll Learn in this Episode: How to loosen the grip of the tragic stories of your life Viewing your relationships through the "cleanse or clog" lenses Why it's critical to drop unrealistic expectations of ourselves, especially in the role of mother Links From This Episode: FREE WORKSHOP with Dr. Jen: "How to Get Organized and Simplify Your Life in Only 30 Days (http://jenriday.com/workshop) www.maryshores.com Follow Mary on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Mary on Facebook Captivate by Vanessa Van Edward Conscious Communications MaryShores.com/companion (free 35-page companion guide to Mary's book) Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com.  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public We want our kids to grow up well-adjusted and capable of functioning in society. But we also them to have happy memories of being loved and cherished. In this episode, Kristen Ivy shares 6 things that matter most in a child’s life: love, words, stories, fun, work and tribes. Are you meeting your kids’ needs in each of these areas? What You'll Learn in this Episode: How to build love, words, stories, fun, work, and tribe-building into your children's lives. How to care for your child holistically, treating them as a whole person. How to let go of mommy guilt.  How to make sure your child feels significant and adored. Links From This Episode: Phase Guides for Parents Pack, 18-Volumes KristenIvy.com Follow Kristen on Instagram Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Kristen on Twitter Jen on Facebook Harry Potter Books Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email us at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes a free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other happiness-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review at jenriday.com/review How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Leave a Comment: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about an episode, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

Learn why Vibrant Happy Women is way more than a podcast (it's a movement!) and how you can tap into your own gifts to make a bigger difference in the world. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Ever feel like your brain is rotting away as you spend too much time on your smartphone? Worried your kids will have no social skills because their main form of socializing is texting and group chats? Learn how to "hack back" and start to build a happier brain through connection with other humans and nature, which strengthen the longer-lasting, blissful serotonin cycle in the brain (as opposed to the quick-fix dopamine cycle). This new brain info will leave you pondering your tech use for days. What You'll Learn in this Episode: Why it's critical that we "hack back" against designers who are creating online interactions in a way that cause addiction and distraction. How to teach our teens and kids to put the smartphone down and connect with other humans and nature. Why we should never start our day with technology And much more. Links From This Episode: www.ellenleanse.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" "Sapiens" Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every week!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Have you ever given up on your New Year's resolutions before you're even 3 weeks into the year? In this episode, Jaya Rose shares 4 steps to help you manifest the abundance and success you desire. It all starts with BEING before DOING. What You'll Learn in this Episode: Determining what you require in 2018 to be your best self and to show up as the most vibrant, happy woman you can be. Why saying no is the fastest way to clear space for a yes. How showing up for ourselves becomes one of the best ways to serve others. The best answer for “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The 4 steps to miraculous manifesting.  Links From This Episode: Jaya's Magnetic Manifesting Workshop www.Jayarosecoaching.com Lit Up Yoni Meditation by Jaya Rose Chat Jaya on Typeform Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Follow Jaya on Facebook Jen on Facebook The Mists of Avalon Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. Jaya's "Bomb Cilantro Tahini Sauce" 1 c. tahini or roasted sunflower seeds 1 c. water 1 c. fresh cilantro Juice of 3 lemons or 1/4 c apple cider vinegar 2 cloves garlic or tsp garlic powder 2 tsp. salt or 1/4 cup amino acids 1 Tbsp. honey or coconut sugar 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes 1 tsp. cumin Blend in food processor or blender until creamy. It will thicken in the refrigerator; add water as needed. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments & Questions for the Show: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com  

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you find yourself feeling resentful, frustrated or upset with the people in your life? In this episode, Dr. Laura Froyen shares how you can strengthen your boundaries in order to preserve your energy, improve relationships, and rediscover authentic connection with your kids, spouse, and other loved ones. What You'll Learn in this Episode: The difference between internal and external boundaries. Recognizing the relationship between fear and the need to control and How to let go of control. How to have the conversation with your spouse and doing more around the house. How to do a “soft startup” in a conversation to prevent or stop an argument with a spouse. The importance of teaching kids - especially girls - strong boundaries. Links From This Episode: Heal Your Heart: A 2018 Journey of Self Love www.laurafroyen.com www.facebook.com/laurafroyen Follow Laura on Facebook Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Dragon Riders of Pern Parent Effectiveness Training Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com How to Leave a Review ZOLA: To sign up with Zola and receive a $50 credit towards your registry, go to ZOLA.com/happywomen. ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you find your mood and energy going downhill in the winter? Do you struggle to paste a smile on your face, when all you'd really like to do is stay in bed all day? In this episode, I share my personal formula for coping with depression, along with tons of PRACTICAL mood-boosting tools that really WORK for me and many other women. Links From This Episode: Inkwellpress.com Voxer.com 004: Find Your North Star: How to Create A Personal Mission Statement 5 Love Languages Quiz Podcast interview Jill Payne Vibrant Happy Women Academy (where you can find Jill Payne's workshop on "Manifesting Your Goals in 2018," exclusive for VHW Academy members only). Free Self Love Workshop! "Heal Your Heart in 2018: A Journey of Self Love" Vibrant Happy Business Builder (The Easy A-Z System to Confidently Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love in Only 12 Weeks) Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook How to Leave a Review ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Every review helps us reach more women! Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you find your mood and energy going downhill in the winter? Do you struggle to paste a smile on your face, when all you'd really like to do is stay in bed all day? In this episode, I share my personal formula for coping with depression, along with tons of PRACTICAL mood-boosting tools that really WORK for me and many other women. Links From This Episode: Podcast interview Jill Payne. Jumpsport rebounder mood light Vitamin D-3 Vibrant Happy Women Academy (where you can find Jill Payne's workshop on "Manifesting Your Goals in 2018," exclusive for VHW Academy members only). Vibrant Happy Business Builder (The Easy A-Z System to Confidently Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love in Only 12 Weeks) Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook How to Leave a Review New Workshop! "Heal Your Heart in 2018: A Journey of Self Love" ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Every review helps us reach more women! Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

How to Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women: Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you ever find yourself saying you’re tired, emotional, or depressed? Or do you ever find it difficult to stick with an exercise routine or to feel motivated? Jill Payne, the “spiritual athlete,” says happy, motivated living starts with managing your energy. In this episode, Jill shares 3 easy strategies to help you achieve a level-10 energy, which Jill calls “being a freaking dime.” Jill’s powerful tools will help you boost your mood so you can live in a more beautiful state of mind every day. Links From This Episode: SpiritualAthlete.life Get a free workbook from Jill at jill@spiritualathlete.life Sign up for Jen's free "how-to-start-a-business" workshop: "How to Easily Create a Heart-Centered, Profitable Online Business You Love" Jen's Swiss Fondue Recipes Vibrant Happy 5 (get five self-love tips every Thursday!) Have questions you'd like Jen to answer on the show? Email her at support@jenriday.com Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Amy Cuddy Ted Talk Jill on Instagram Ask And It Is Given by Abraham Hicks How to Leave a Review In 2018 Jen will be leading a small group of women on a heart-healing journey of self-love. Email Jen at support@jenriday.com to learn more. The Vibrant Happy Women Academy is open for enrollment! Learn more at www.vibranthappywomenacademy.com. ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5 (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other self-love-related goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here.

Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women On:  Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public   Do you find yourself feeling stressed and frazzled and wondering how you can handle it all this holiday season without losing it? This episode is for you. Links From This Episode:  Click here to Get Jen's Fondue Recipes! (http://jenriday.com/fondue) Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook How to Leave a Review In 2018 Jen will be leading a small group of women on a heart-healing journey of self-love. Email Jen at support@jenriday.com to learn more. ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for the Vibrant Happy 5, Jen's weekly digest of quick and easy bullet points listing things that'll help you live a more vibrant, happy life (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits). Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here. How to Leave a Review: Click here to watch a quick video to learn how to leave a review. Comments: If you’d like to make a comment or leave feedback about the podcast, leave us a phone message at 1-608-352-6586 or email us at support@jenriday.com

Jen Riday is a Women's Happiness and Productivity Specialist and lives outside of Madison WI with her husband and 6 kids (ages 4-16). Jen helps women to confidently spend more time on what makes them truly HAPPY - without guilt and without perfectionism. In her spare time Jen enjoys hiking, yoga and reading.   www.jenriday.com     Mom Is In Control Mastery Program  www.momisincontrol.com/miic 

Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women On... Apple Podcasts · Android · Overcast · Castbox · Radio Public Do you sometimes struggle with feelings of "not good enough"? Is it time for you to end the chase for perfection? In this episode guest Kelly McNelis shares how to fully embrace your flaws, messes and mistakes as you live unapologetically, wholeheartedly and authentically. Links From This Episode: Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook Kelly on Instagram Your Messy Brilliance – 7 Tools for the Perfectly Imperfect Woman Women For One The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho How to Leave a Review In 2018 Jen will be leading a small group of women on a heart-healing journey of self love. Email Jen at support@jenriday.com to learn more. ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for Jen's Weekly Update (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here.  

What if, deep down, you don't really love yourself? How does that affect your relationships? If you’ve ever had a little voice in your head saying, "You suck," or "You're not good enough," you’re going to absolutely love this episode where I get vulnerable and share my story of learning to love myself. Links From This Episode: Follow Jen Riday on Instagram Jen on Facebook In 2018 I'll be leading a small group of women on a heart-healing journey of self love. Email me at support@jenriday.com to learn more. ...and never miss an episode again by signing up for Jen's Weekly Update (includes free guided meditation from Jen), which is a weekly digest of quick n' easy bullet points listing everything Jen created the previous week (including Vibrant Happy Women episodes and Happy Bits), plus other goodies you'd enjoy. Make your inbox more positive and inspiring by signing up here.  

Laura Doyle struggled for years in her marriage until she finally learned the art of letting go of expectations. Learn how she did, how it helped her husband like being around her again, and how Laura is happier than she’s ever been in her relationship. You can explore more at www.lauradoyle.org Nuggets of Wisdom from Laura: "I stopped trying to control my husband and instead, I focused on my own happiness. And that, in turn improved what he sees. I suffered so much in my marriage. I tried everything I could think of, went to marriage counselling and none of that worked for me. And now I know what actually works to make marriage magical again." "Restoring respect in your relationship in one of the intimacy skills. Respect is like oxygen for husbands. That is how important it is to them. And when they feel respected, they feel loved." "Intimacy is not just in the bedroom. It is the interactions, the tenders, the funnies, sometimes it’s those interactions you wouldn’t have with anyone else in the whole world. The physical intimacy is the one thing that differentiates the romance from any other relationship you have in the world. Intimacy is when I feel desired. It’s when I feel that he is seeking my company and when he is sharing with me openly because he feels there is emotional safety. That’s when I know the intimacy is high." "The only person you can ever control is yourself. And then when I did change, my husband responded to me so differently. It was so much better, like ten times better. For me, it was actually good news." "Only happy people can have happy relationships. It’s unspeakably wonderful to feel so loved every single day. It gives me a lot of inner strength and I say that not to brag but just to say: This is what’s possible for all women. Cause all husbands respond so beautifully to being respected and they want to make their wives happy." Some of Laura's Favorite Things: "Most women feel it’s awful until they do it. And that habit is apologizing to my husband when I am disrespectful. I apologize for being disrespectful… I honor my husband’s thinking. Express your desires in a way that inspires. To let him hear what I wanted instead of complaining. Instead of saying: John, this place is a disaster area! I would say: John, I would love a clean kitchen." Favorite kitchen gadget: "My Zester. It adds so much flavor." Rachael's Favorite Books: "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray" Laura's Happiness Formula: "Asking myself these two questions. How do I feel? What do I want? Desire is the seat of feminine power. Communicate with everyone around me in a way that’s honoring of me but also showing up as a delight and not a bear. Not a martyr, and not a nag, not a porcupine but someone who can smile because you are all filled up." A Challenge from Laura: "Get Cherished.com 5 days challenge. Everyday for five days, I will send you an email and do an experiment that’s gonna give you an unfair advantage and making your relationship vibrant and easy. If it works for you, keep it." Resources www.lauradoyle.org The Empowered Wife Zester Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus   Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:      

Jen is a mother to six children and a Women's Happiness Expert. After earning a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies in 2003, spent time as a stay-at-home mom. However, after trying to be the perfect mother, wife, and bread baker, Jen took a good look at her life and decided she was going to work every day at being happy. So that's just what she did. Along her journey, she decided that working with other women to get them to find their own happiness was another source of joy for her, and she never looked back. Jen is the host of Vibrant Happy Women, a podcast about women finding what makes them happy.  You can find her podcast on any of your favorite formats. For more information about Jen, visit: https://www.jenriday.com  

Rather than always seeking the "grand gesture" or the next "big thing," Anne Bogel, blogger at Modern Mrs. Darcy and host of the What Should I Read Next? This podcast reminds us that small and steady steps are where the magic happens. Anne Bogel is the creator of the popular blog Modern Mrs Darcy and the podcast What Should I Read Next?. Anne Bogel popular book lists and reading guides have established Bogel as a tastemaker among readers, authors, and publishers. Anne lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family. Anne is also the author of Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything. Nuggets of Wisdom from Anne: "There are so many things out there that we can make and create." "Life moves on. Everything’s a stage. You have plenty of time." "This is a stage. Everything moves in stages. Nothing lasts forever, for better or for worse." "Something I have learned is how important timing is. That’s not just what you’re hoping to do but also when you are going to be able to do it. Life moves in stages and it won’t stay the same way forever. Things constantly change." "I hate it when people say: “I don’t have time!”" Some of Anne's Favorite Things: Favorite Quote: "Emily Dickinson: 'I dwell in impossibility.' It means excitement and enthusiasm and potential. Anything is possible." Personal Habit: "Walking the dog with no headphones… motion and movement and fresh air." Easy meal: Mexican Beef verde from Jessica Fisher’s cookbook, Not Your Mother’s Freezer Meals: Chuck roast - chili powder and oregano - salsa verde - with guac, pico, cheese… Favorite kitchen gadget: Lemon Squeezer Ann’s Favorite Books: You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt Best advice received: "Don’t underestimate the importance of small steps." Anne's Happiness Formula: "It’s about being peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit. And being free from anxiety of worry and understanding, love." "A good life is fresh, solid and free, new, vibrant, grounded, safe." A Challenge from Anne: "Take a walk without your earbuds or sit on the porch without a book and think and just be." Resources: Modern Mrs Darcy What Should I Read Next? Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything The Popcast with Knox & Jamie Unputdownable: 17 books I read in 24 hours or less (because they were just that good) Anne Bogel popular book lists Lemon Squeezer You Learn by Living Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:    

Ever wished you could work less so you could live more? After an incident with her son’s childcare provider, Jocelyn Sams realized she was giving too much control of her life to other people. She and her husband Shane decided to give up teaching and create an online business so they could have the flexibility and freedom they needed to spend more time with their kids - all while working only 10-15 hours/week. In this episode Jocelyn shares exactly how they did it. Today’s guest is Jocelyn Sams, part of the dynamic duo behind FlippedLifestyle.com. Jocelyn and her husband Shane are former school teachers. After years of bad bosses, job losses, and frustration at work, they started an online business. That business made it possible to quit their jobs, spend more time with family and earn millions in passive income online - all while working only 10-15 hours per week! Now, they are helping other families do the same by connecting with people through their Flipped Lifestyle podcast, website and inside their Flip Your Life community. Sign up for Jocelyn's free 168-hour Time Management Challenge. Nuggets of Wisdom from Joceyln: "We can't let other people run our lives anymore." "He said we were going to start an online business, we were going to build passive income streams and we were going to quit our jobs. I thought he was crazy at the time, but little did I know, we would do just that."   "When you do as you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." Some of Joceyln's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I calendar everything." Easy meal: Chicken Lettuce Wraps (P.F. Changs copycat) Favorite kitchen gadget: Cuisinart Electric Teakettle Joceyln's Favorite Books: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Best advice received: "Take action and make things happen." Joceyln's Happiness Formula: "Take control of my time + prioritize the things that are really important in life + helping others find the same type of freedom we have found." A Challenge from Joceyln: "Put everything on a calendar, starting with your non-negotiables like work, sleep, eating dinner, eating lunch.... Once you get those things on there, move on to the things you want to do - things like working on a business, spending more time with your children - whatever it is you want to do, calendar those in after your non-negotiables. This will help you see where you're really spending time versus where you WANT to spend time." Resources 168-hour Time Management Challenge FlippedLifestyle.com Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income Flipped Lifestyle podcast ElementaryLibrarian.com Cuisinart Electric Teakettle Chicken Lettuce Wraps (P.F. Changs copycat) Profit First by Mike Michalowicz 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:    

Growing up with dysfunction and a broken home, Salena Knight set out completely on her own at age 15, and by her early twenties owned several properties, and today she owns her own business. Salena shares some powerful thoughts on letting go of "victim thinking" and choosing the life you want. A must-listen episode! Salena Knight is retail strategist who helps independent retailers to grow their business so they can have personal and financial freedom. She lives in Sydney Australia with her husband, daughter and rescue greyhound. In her free time she likes to build things, cook and spend time outdoors. Nuggets of Wisdom from Salena: "Laugh at yourself because if you don't, someone else will laugh at you. Laugh at the things that happened because it hurts more when someone laughs at you, than when you laugh about what happened to yourself." "Just don't take everything seriously; otherwise, you'll end up getting hurt by what other people think about you." "All I wanted to do was to prove to the world that coming from a broken family doesn't mean that you have to be a broken person." "You have the choice to make your life-whatever it is you want to be!" "I was determined to finish my studies and be something better!" "It does get to the point where you have to decide who your family is and who you want to hang around." "You can choose your family, you can choose who you want to hang around with." "If you hang around with people who don't want to take action, who are going to suck the life out of you and deplete you, then you aren't going to strive, you won't be able to achieve those goals." "At the end of the day, you have to look after you." Some of Salena's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Constantly striving to succeed. A desire to just be better, bigger, more. I have to get outside every single day, get out with the dog at least once." Easy meal: "Tacos. 5 batches and freeze them." Favorite kitchen gadget: "Kettle, slow cooker, and food processor." Salena's Favorite Books: "The Dip by Seth Godin" Best advice received: "You can do it." Salena's Happiness Formula: Family + Home + Laughter + Challenge A Challenge from Salena: "Go and evaluate your relationships and see if you have those vampire people. Who energizes you and who depletes you? What can you do about the depleters?" Resources SalenaKnight.com Webinar by Salena - for Retailers Looking to Grow Their Customer Base Fast Jen's Interview on Salena's Podcast (Bringing Business to Retail) Southernbellemollymook.com (Salena's vacation rental) Kettle The Dip by Seth Godin Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:    

After trying the stay-at-home mom thing for a while, Dana realized she literally NEEDED to be an entrepreneur and thus began the Boss Mom movement. Learn how Dana balances motherhood and her online business with confidence and efficiency. Dana Malstaff is a mother, author, business & content strategist, coach, podcaster, and blind spot reducer. Dana is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, and the founder of Boss Mom. She serves Boss Moms who yearn for more time and less guilt when it comes to building their business and raising their family, by providing the tools they need to get more out of their content and business, without sacrificing their family goals. Nuggets of Wisdom from Dana: "If you want to be a true influencer, then you should speak to create other influencers. Our influence is based around creating other influencers." "Good mom for me means playfulness and attentiveness." "So attentiveness to me means that I'm outwardly always trying to make sure I see what my kids need and trying to fulfill that in a way that makes sense to us in our family. " "I think you should always try to be something more than a mom." "You are so much more than one role, and we should strive to figure out what fulfills us outside of being a parent and outside of being a wife and outside of just being a business owner." "It's a really important lesson for your kids to learn and it's a really important lesson for you to learn that your kids aren't the center of the world too, cause it's hard not to feel that way about them sometimes." "When you're confident about your decisions, then guilt has no place in your life." "The reason we feel guilty is because we're not sure we're doing the right thing." "There are a lot of ways, and a lot of those ways compiled together equal the right way for you. It has to be about collecting the puzzle pieces and fitting them together and being confident about how you're fitting them together." "If you don't wan't to feel guilty then continually assess every single day what your overall priorities are. What is it that you're trying to achieve, and what are the big things that have to be done? Don't do your business and family separately because those are two big whole buckets." "What's important to us right now, tomorrow, over this next 30 days, or next year? What do we care about? Which one is more important? Sometimes my business wins, and sometimes my family wins. I don't feel bad about it." Some of Dana's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "We eat, we hang out and play around. We engage with each other. We do some fun things with my kids in the morning." "The habit is the assessment of my priorities, looking at what has to get done, seeing if I can delegate that out and reminding myself that I'm losing money in my business by doing things myself all the time." Easy meal: "Brown rice packets, chicken apple sausage, Thai peanut sauce, veggies." Favorite kitchen gadget: "wine opener" Danielle's Favorite Books: "The Five Love Languages" and "The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran" and "Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert" Best advice received: "Business is people. Life is people. If you can't learn how to show people how they are loved and valued and connect with people with empathy and compassion, then you're going to be left feeling alone and sad." Dana's Happiness Formula: 1. "Learn to recognize your happy moments." 2. "Know that others see you differently and that you're often too hard on yourself. Listen to people that tell you nice things." 3. "Recognize when you're not happy and take an assessment on what's not working and tweak it. Don't sit in unhappiness and fester there for a long time. It doesn't help anybody." A Challenge from Dana: "I want you to take the next three days and time map what you do in your day, where you spend your time. At the end of those 3 days, look at that time mapping. Look at what you are doing, where you are spending your time, whether you are spending your time doing things that make you happy and fulfill you and that you think are actually helping you get to where you want to go in your life - and the amount of time you are spending doing things that do not fulfill you and actually empty your cup. Get really serious about finding the kind of support you need through this community, through other communities, you know, through your friends and your networks. To pull yourself more into the time you are spending, doing the things that fill you and that you love, and it all starts by assessing what you are doing right now." Resources Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro The Five Love Languages The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:      

Best-selling author Danielle LaPorte shares why it's critical to exercise self compassion, self love and self respect as you walk your spiritual path and how we can deepen our devotion and service in this world when we do so. Danielle LaPorte is an invited member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” She is author of White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—From One Seeker to Another, The Fire Starter Sessions and The Desire Map: A Guide To Creating Goals With Soul—the book that has been translated into 8 languages, evolved into a yearly day planner system, a top 10 iTunes app, and an international workshop program with licensed facilitators in 15 countries. Millions of visitors go to DanielleLaPorte.com every month for her daily #Truthbombs and what’s been called “the best place online for spirituality.” Danielle is a speaker, a poet, and a painter. In her spare time she is trying to perfect kale chips and hanging out with friends and traveling. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her favorite philosopher, her son.   Nuggets of Wisdom from Danielle: "Your true nature is luminous." "You're the guru. Few and external directions are good but the final say is with you." "Happiness is feeling compassion for myself and compassion for other people." "I don't spend a lot of time thinking what I could've done differently." "This is all about being discerning, and getting to a place of real self love and self-respect." "Deepen your devotion in everything you want." "Self-love as a concept is really difficult for people to wrap their heads around." "The term love, the idea, the notion of philosophy - it's so misused, overused, abused and misunderstood." "Compassion is a lot easier for people to wrap their heads around. It's about loving what you want to criticize, and loving yourself when you feel you're most unlovable, and that is when self-love becomes the medicine." "Boundaries are essential to being happy and vibrant and well." "Find what works for you! If you don't like it find another way! Just experiment, just like food." "You must have stillness in your life to be your most powerful self." Some of Danielle's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I meditate everyday." Easy meal: "Vegetarian tacos, cauliflower mash." Favorite kitchen gadget: "Vitamix" Dana's Favorite Books: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Book by Twyla Tharp" and "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins" Best advice received: "It's not my responsibility to make them feel good." Danielle's Happiness Formula: "meditate" "obsessively text my girlfriends" "just be with my kid, no phone, and have a conversation" A Challenge from Danielle: "My invitation would be to do a list for yourself of all the things that you're doing, to be better, to improve... and stop doing one of those things. Stop doing that one thing that isn't lighting you up, that isn't really getting you results of freedom and joy and vitality." Resources DanielleLaPorte.com White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—From One Seeker to Another: The Fire Starter Sessions The Desire Map Vitamix To Kill a Mockingbird The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Book by Twyla Tharp Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group   Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Kate O’Brien and her husband Henare both grew up in toxic environments, leaving Kate saying, “I’ll never let a man treat me like that,” and Henare saying, “I’ll never let a woman treat me like that. Naturally fate brought them together and Kate has allowed their initially rocky 14 year relationship to help her become more self aware, more self compassionate and more accepting of her own humanity. A visionary & global voice for bold leadership, transformation, playing it big & living from truth. Together with her husband Henare—they hold the space of Australasia's #1 Transformational Leadership Couple & produce the World’s Biggest Personal Development Summit, collaborating annually with over 100 of the greatest thought leaders of our generation - Jack Canfield, Gregg Braden, T. Harv Eker, Brendon Burchard, Marci Shimoff, Dr John Demartini, Dr Joe Dispenza, Michael Bernard Beckwith and many many more. Nuggets of Wisdom from Kate: "The risk is a game so I may as well just play it." "We have a huge capacity for change, a huge capacity for love and a huge capacity to evolve."' "It took my courage to skip stepping through that door on a moment to moment basis" "The biggest thing that I've learned is that it's okay to feel like a total human being while you're also being extraordinary." "When we go through changes, in that process we also have to allow space for the wobbles of those changes." "We can just ride out all of the feelings that come with being human while we keep growing and expanding and remember to enjoy life." "When we come back together we've got new growth, new eyes and energy to infuse that with our relationship." "A lot of times in the world, we're trying to get rid of the things that aren't feeling good." "[I like to remind] all people that it's okay to be human, it's okay to have all of these experiences, and it has absolutely zero reflection on how amazing you are or what you are up to in the world." "Have compassion for ourselves, and we can usually shift out of that away more faster." "We are the solution. It is not the strategy." Some of Kate's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Connecting into myself. And a cup of tea." Easy meal: Smoothies, protein powder. Favorite kitchen gadget: Blender. Kate's Favorite Books:  Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power by Gary Zukav Best advice received: "Be yourself!" Kate's Happiness Formula: "Passion +truth + commitment." A Challenge from Kate: "After this [interview], please stop, close your computer or your phone. Go and walk into a bathroom and look into the mirror. And when you are looking into the mirror, just notice what's in your head. Do you feel really comfortable and friendly with that beautiful person in there? Or do you feel a bit awkward? Or do you feel resistant, judgmental. Do you feel guilty? Whatever comes up, if it doesn't feel loving, that is the place you go to, to bring the love. " Resources HenareAndKate.com Kate on Facebook Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group   Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

In a society dominated by social media, many women long for deeper friendships. In this episode best friends and clinical psychologists Dr. Sanda Bernstein and Dr. Wendy Rapaport share some stories from their 40-year friendship and their book, Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter. If you want to build and strengthen your friendships, you’ll love this episode of Vibrant Happy Women. Sanda Bernstein, is a clinical psychologist. She has worked in both school districts and universities. Dr. Bernstein is trained in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and as a school psychologist. She has a private practice in which she sees adolescents and adults. Married with 2 grown children and 5 grandsons. She lives in Manhattan. Wendy Rapaport, is a clinical psychologist. She specializes in psychology-related facets of the health-care field, working with providers and patients. She is an adjunct professor at the Diabetes Research Institute, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at the University of Maine Graduate School of Social Work. She has a private practice working with people coping with diabetes. She’s married and a stepmother to 2 grown children and have a granddaughter and a great grandson. She lives in Maine for part of the year and Florida for the rest of the year. They met at a lecture when they were college-aged and Sonda was pregnant and had to go to the bathroom and they chatted the whole time and never stopped talking. They just released a book together called Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons, Laughter. Nuggets of Wisdom from Sandy and Wendy: "Do unto others as they would prefer you do unto them." "We have to really know our friends, what would please them, because sometimes we find ourselves doing things that would please us, not them." "If I'm not for myself, who will be for me? If I'm only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?" "Do not procrastinate." "I think women need to teach their men how listen to them better.  I think that we need to talk better." Some of Sandy and Wendy's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Wendy: "I like exercise." Sandy: "Not thinking that I know all the answers for myself but reaching out." Easy meal: Sandy: Taking in from the local gourmet market where they have fresh salmon everyday and fresh turkey and fresh spinach pie. Wendy: candy, cake and ice cream; take-out delivery. Favorite kitchen gadget: Wendy: Telephone. Sandy: microwave Favorite Books:  Wendy: Little Women. The Prince of Time; Sandy: Americanah Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Best advice received: Sandy: "Don't let fear stop you." Wendy: "Honoring my independence." Sandy and Wendy's Happiness Formula: Sandy: First is the importance of staying connected with the people I love. Then I want to stay engaged in activities that are meaningful to me. And the other is slowing down to stay appreciative of the world around me. Just appreciative of life. Wendy: On a couch with a good enough poet - poetry A Challenge from Sandy and Wendy: Sandy: "Read a book. Get a friend and deepen that friendship. Be more connected with your friend. I want to challenge everyone to connect better to a friend." Wendy: "Do it consciously, because good manners come from practice and habit. I challenge you to make a good friend even better." Resources Friendship Matters: Memoir, Life Lessons Americanah Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Little Women The Prince of Time Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Do you have a relationship that seems more challenging than the others? Maybe it's with a parent or a child, or with a coworker or a neighbor. In this Happy Bit you'll learn 3 easy tips to help you improve that challenging relationship.  This episode is brought to you by Audible and you can get a FREE audio book using my special link: vibranthappybook.com. It's time to make all that summertime driving a little more entertaining.  The 3 easy tips to improve a challenging relationship: Write down 10 positives about that person. Do something kind for them every day. We love those whom we serve. Say something kind to or about that person every day.  Doing these things will help you brain shift into a place of positivity. Like attracts like. When you focus on the positive, your brain will find more of the positive. This happens because of your brain's Reticular Activating System, which filters information in a way to help you support what you believe. If you start to see the positive, your brain will give you more evidence of positivity. You have the power to make any relationship better. Empowering, right? You bet. That's what the Vibrant Happy Women movement is all about.  Want to hear even more about kindness? Listen to my interview with Shaunti Feldhahn. Want to work on your personal development in a group of like-minded, amazing women? Ready to live your purpose and to spend more time living in alignment with your higher self - your BEST self? The Vibrant Happy Women Academy will help you make that journey with ease (and with some great friends along the way). Join us: www.vibranthappywomenacademy.com

Jen Riday is the host of a podcast called Vibrant Happy Women, and she is the epitome of that name! Ladies, be aware that major creative and special sparks flew during this episode. The synergy that can happen on a podcast interview is kind of amazing. I LOVED Jen when she interviewed me on her podcast, and loved her even more when I had the chance to chat with her for an episode of MY podcast! She is a remarkable insightful woman and you would be smart to follow her podcast as well as this one. We talked a lot about motherhood and how imperative it is that we create joy in the center of our homes. I LOVED how she compared mothers to the sun, with planets- our kids and spouses- orbiting around us, and how if we are happy it effects that orbit and energy. It's the phrase, happy wife happy life, right? But a lot more spectacular than that. The best thing that happened on this episode was the validation of how IMPORTANT it is to take care of myself before I can take care of my family. Following my dreams, passions and desires only makes me better, it doesn't take away that love I have for my children! Meditation is something I have been thinking about, as well as this craving for yoga, and Jen brought all of it right to me with her belief that an hour of yoga is as good as weekend away. Thank you Jen for having such a great conversation with me, sharing your insight as a mother of 6 children and proponent of happiness and vibrance!

In this episode Tammy Cannon shares her experiences of being a busy, overwhelmed mom of 3 kids under age 3 and how learning to ask for help made all the difference in her happiness. Now, as a mom of 3 teens, Tammy does a fantastic job balancing motherhood with her love of learning, her creativity, and her desire to help other women create a business doing something they love. Tammy Cannon is the owner of Cannon Social Media helping creative business owners leverage online marketing. Tammy lives in Snohomish, WA with her husband and 3 teens. In her spare time Tammy loves cooking, gardening, and hiking. Nuggets of Wisdom from Tammy: "Dom Perignon: Come quickly, I am tasting the stars." "Happy accidents can happen at anytime and just to be ready for them, to be excited and curious about life because you just never know when something amazing is going to happen." "I am a really curious person. I love learning... And so I just love life and being curious and being hopeful  for whatever is to come." "I realized at that time, I didn't know how to ask for help. Being a mother of 3 young children was not something that was modeled for me. I mean, my parents were working and I am an only child, and things were very quiet and organized, and I didn't have any relatives around me, to just kind of see what that looked like until a friend of mine, she is a few years behind me and having kids but once she started having her babies, I watched her really organize her life and asked for help when she needed it. So she got on care.com and got herself a house cleaner and a really good baby sitter, but not just one but a couple when that one didn't meet the time. She'd catch her date night with her husband. And so, I was looking at that and said, 'Wow, I just didn't ask for help.' I didn't recognize that I just really needed the help, but I do not know if it was ego or just not having you know the modeling for myself. I just didn't really know how to go about it." "So, I think that it is really important that we have the confidence to actually create the things that we love and maximize that time, but there is nothing wrong with profiting from that stuff and actually starting you know a small business, a side business, whatever it is to you, be yourself. You know, give that time back to yourself. I mean, we give our time to our kids and our family, we volunteer, we are out and about. But to really sit and be creative, or to start something new just for yourself is pretty awesome." "Recently, I have discovered that I really need to set boundaries around myself, and the boundaries are going to help me get more respect for my family and myself, respect in myself. And also confidence to charge what I work and to follow through with those boundaries." Some of Tammy's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I love learning. So, I read a lot of books, a lot of blog articles. I take a lot of online courses. I just really love learning new things and learning how to apply them in my own life and then teaching them to other people." Easy meal: "Quinoa salad. Quinoa grains that you cook really simply and then you ad red wine vinegar, like a little vinaigrette to it. And then you can corn sometimes, red onions, you just add in your veggies and then let it sit in the refrigerator. It is great for potluck, for just a side salad, for everything." Favorite kitchen gadget: "Coffee grinder" Tammy's Favorite Books:  "Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss" and "Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty" Best advice received: "That is the way it should be. We go through life not recognizing that we just need to dream big and go after it." Tammy's Happiness Formula: "Really just sitting down and breaking bread with friends and family is super huge to me. Combine that with learning something new. And a sunny day. And I am the happiest girl in the world." A Challenge from Tammy: "I would love for your listeners to download that freebie (5 Steps to a Growth Mindset) and fill it out and over the next 30, 60 or 90 days, pick one big hairy goal, one over-arching goal that you are trying to achieve. Fill out the worksheet and let us know what happened. I think that you are going to be surprised at how the worksheet's going to help. And when you focus on just one thing, over that time frame, you are going to see big things happen." Resources 5 Steps to a Growth Mindset (freebie from Tammy) Beautiful Ruins: A Novel Care.com Tim Ferriss Podcast Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Kirsten Tyrrel and her husband shifted from unemployed to making a 7-figure income in a matter of about 1 1/2 years. Learn how Kirsten was able to transform her life by changing her mindset and constantly focusing on education and goals. Kirsten is a mom of three with a passion for having fun and raising her kids while building her businesses. She is the host of the Marvelous Mom's Club Podcast and she loves to have adventures and would rather talk to people more than anything else in the world! Kirsten lives in southern Utah. Nuggets of Wisdom from Kirsten: "We were not put on this earth to stand still. " "Something that I really had to understand that if we are not moving forward we're moving backward because life keeps moving. And it's impossible to stay where you are. If you are not moving forward, you are definitely moving backward." "Failure is when you stop trying." "If things come so easily, you don't appreciate them when they finally come." "Lesson: - you can't control everything - I learned that you can't do it all - a little bit of patience and knowing that as much as I want stuff to happen, but as passionate as I am about making my dreams come true and about having a wonderful, adventurous life, I have to be patient with the ride and enjoy the ride as I am on it, instead of constantly looking forward to the outcome." Some of Kirsten's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I love having my 10 minutes of quiet time or my 15 minutes of quiet time where I am shut off  from everything." Easy meal: "Curry. We just grill up some chicken and some vegetables and throw the curry sauce on it and put some rice in the rice cooker on it. It's like the fastest, easiest dinner." Trader Joe's Yellow Curry. Favorite kitchen gadget: "Kitchenaide" Kristen's Favorite Books: "Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill" Best advice received: "There is a million ways to make a million dollars, and if you try to do them all, you won't make any money." Kirsten's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I pray, sleep, and play." A Challenge from Kirsten: "Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Realize that every single step you make in the right direction is kind of a pay-it-forward for your future self. If you are willing to do things and push yourself out of your comfort zone everyday, that result is so much more than you came and calculate right now. So, just get out of your comfort zone, do something good for other people and do something good for yourself and the results are going to be more than you can even comprehend." Resources Marvelous Mom's Club Kitchenaide Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

We all have numerous things we believe, but do we ever stop to think about where those beliefs came from and whether they serve us? In this fantastic interview with Elizabeth Rider we talk about beliefs, education, not quitting and the importance of ALLOWING things to happen with ease and flow rather than PUSHING things to happen.  Elizabeth Rider is a leading nutrition & whole living expert teaching women around the world how to become the healthiest, most successful people they know. In a world flooded with diet information, Elizabeth’s healthy recipes and straight-forward nutrition advice draw millions of inspired readers to her popular blog. Thousands have had success using her online programs, which include Clean Up Your Diet™, Purpose To Profit™ and The Wellness Business Bootcamp™. As host of Elizabeth Eats on Food Matters TV, Elizabeth is delightfully changing the way the world views healthy home cooking. She speaks on stages around the world and mentors scores of ambitious people each year to seek and live life on their own terms. As a Certified Holistic Health Coach (Integrative Nutrition) and accomplished online entrepreneur, cultivating a lifestyle of freedom and health is her religion. Elizabeth is a graduate of Cornell University’s Plant-Based Nutrition program, a TEDx speaker, and regular contributor to The Huffington Post. Her recipes have been featured on Shape.com, MSN, MindBodyGreen, Buzzfeed, Greatist and POPSUGAR among others. Nuggets of Wisdom from Elizabeth: "You are not your beliefs." "We pick up beliefs in life as we go." "When we believe something, we will subconsciously seek out facts to affirm our beliefs." "For a long time, even for me, I wasn't willing to believe that we are not our beliefs, that I am not my beliefs. And when I made that turning point, It was like WOW." "Because when we think that we are our beliefs, that'S where so much anxiety and discomfort and distress in our brains comes from." "The thing that people don't realize is that what you accrue along the way, you can't even think of right now. You do not even know what it's going to be." "I generally stay away from gluten and dairy. I feel like when I eat flour, it makes me feel really bloated. And when I eat dairy, it makes my skin break out." "My life's mission is in my own personal life is to bridge that gap between really loving my food and making sure that it is serving me and not harming me." "I really think that judgment is a mirror. And it's always a reflection of our beliefs." "One of the biggest tragedies in life is people not who would not take action over the fear of being judged when the judgement is actually just a mirror of how they felt about themselves. You can change those beliefs." Some of Elizabeth's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Not quitting. Knowing that instead of quitting you just have to find a different way." Easy meal: "A smoothie. Red Thai Curry, easy to put together with coconut milk." Favorite kitchen gadget: "Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven" Elizabeth's Favorite Books: "Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender Book by Tosha Silver" Best advice received: "I can't live if I care what other people think about me." Elizabeth's Happiness Formula: "Freedom plus allowing plus awareness plus ease." A Challenge from Elizabeth: "Write down your 5 biggest beliefs in life and understand where they came from. And then go read that post on the Oatmeal: The Backfire Effect (on the Oatmeal)" Resources Elizabeth Rider Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven Marie Forleo's B-school Usana Power of Habit Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender Book by Tosha Silver Elizabeth Eats Elizabeth on Instagram The Oatmeal The Backfire Effect (on the Oatmeal) Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Dr. Jen Riday is a Women's Happiness Expert, host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast and a mom of 6. Jen helps women shift from frazzled to fantastic and from overwhelmed to overjoyed by helping them learn the art of self care, manage their time in a way that matches up with their priorities, and to live in a way that honors their passions and purpose while still connecting with loved ones in a balanced way. Jen lives in the woods just outside of Madison, WI with her husband and kids. In her spare time Jen loves to lie on the grass and soak up the sun, go to hot yoga class and meditate. What you will learn in this episode: Today we are talking about happiness How to win stress, and how to build your happiness What to do when you touch rock bottom Family support - Why that's so powerful weapon For more click here

Despite having a successful blog and business, Crystal Paine found herself feeling burnt out and not really excited about anything at all. So she made the choice to untangle herself from her business obligations so she could take a year of rest and have that time to pour into herself so she could better pour into others. During that year Crystal did things that brought her true joy, including spending time with her kids, completely overhauling her health and enjoying the freedom to be more spontaneous, adventurous and creative. If the idea of a year of rest appeals to you, then you're going to love this episode. Crystal Paine a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, business consultant, and the founder of MoneySavingMom.com. MoneySavingMom.com was started in 2007 as an offshoot of a mommy blog Crystal had and has since grown to be one of the top personal finance blogs on the web averaging over 1.5 million unique visitors per month. Crystal lives in the Nashville area with her husband and 3 kids. Get Crystal's free 5 Days to a Better Morning series to learn how to start your day off on the right foot.  Nuggets of Wisdom from Crystal: "Do what you can with what you've got, where you are." 'I wanted to say yes to my family, yes to fun, and yes to things that were going to scare me a little bit but hopefully help me break free from fears and anxiety and be able to just walk in more freedom in my life." "I said yes to my health." "When I broke free from not being dependent upon coffee to survive, then I realized that I felt so empowered in other areas in my life....I needed to break free from that because it was causing me to have anxiety, it was hindering my sleep, and that then was contributing to other health problems. But it was also that I was looking to this thing, this drink that I was drinking, to give me the energy to do what I needed to do, instead of just getting enough sleep and taking care of myself and eating healthy so that I could have the inner strength to do what I needed to do." "I wanted people to see that I am not at all as brave or courageous as people assume that I must be, and that there's a lot of things like making phone calls or talking to people that I don't know well that scare me. But I have learned that the more that I make myself face those fears and do those things, the more that I feel empowered, and so when I step outside my comfort zone, the more that I do it, then over time my comfort zone moves, and I am able to then face more fears and go farther because I didn't just stay where it is all safe." Some of Crystal's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Writing out daily to-do-lists. I’ve done for years and years. Google calendar for family, team. I brain dump everything into Google calendar as all-day tasks." Easy meal: "Salmon, bake it in the oven, with brown rice with sweet potato fries and roasted broccoli. Salad with a homemade dressing." Favorite kitchen gadget: "InstantPot" Crystal's Favorite Books: Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist Best advice received: "Do the next right thing." Crystal's Happiness Formula: Getting enough sleep + allowing time to refuel + using talents and gifts to bless others' lives. A Challenge from Crystal: "Take time and make space in your life to breathe and refuel and take care of you." Resources 5 Days to a Better Morning series InstantPot Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

When challenges come, we often launch into a state of stress and feelings of inadequacy. In this episode guest Kate Northrup shares why it's critical that we address the HOW of dealing with a situation more than the WHAT. Specifically, Kate believes we need to approach a difficulty from a perspective of love, positivity, presence and intuition. When we do that, everything else is easy.  As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, mother, and activist, Kate Northrup supports ambitious, motivated and successful women to light up the world without burning themselves out in the process. Committed to empowering women entrepreneurs to create their most successful businesses while navigating motherhood, Kate is the founder and CEO of Origin Collective, a monthly membership site where women all over the world gather to achieve more while doing less. Her first book, Money: A Love Story, has been published in 5 languages. Kate’s work has been featured by The Today Show, Yahoo! Finance, Women’s Health, Glamour, and The Huffington Post and she’s spoken to audiences of thousands with Hay House, Wanderlust, YouSANA Health Sciences, and more. Kate lives with her husband and business partner, Mike, and their daughter Penelope in Maine. Join Kate's FREE Sustainable Success Workshop to learn more about the art of balancing mothering and entrepreneurship. Nuggets of Wisdom from Kate: “The art of life is not in controlling what happens to us, but in using what happens to us.” - Gloria Steinem "What I love about this quote is it really articulates what I have been learning, not only in motherhood, but also in business, which is that we cannot actually control what happens in our lives to a large extent, but we can control our response to it, of course, and we can use what happens as fodder for learning information, to change our course of action, and as an opportunity for growth. And so, this just deeply resonates with me for that reason. " "It's not so much WHAT we do, it’s the HOW we do it. The HOW we do anything is really going to impact our results far more than WHAT that we actually do. We know that from sports psychology that the more awareness and the more consciousness we bring to our workouts for example, and the more presence we bring, the better our results will be." "Part of what’s been really amazing about scheduling things according to my cycle and also being super clear on when I have childcare and when I don’t and when I’m working and when I’m not, has been that predictability. I find myself so much more calm." "If we actually honor the gifts of the luteal phase, which is the slowing down, it’s a really great time to wrap up loose ends, to complete projects, to check things off your to-do list. It’s actually a super powerful time to address things, and get done." "We can’t control the weather, we can’t control our children, we can’t control other people, we can’t control the economy, we can’t control the government… there are so many things that we can’t control, and yet all of us crave predictability. So, for me, you know, I really crave that." Some of Kate's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Scheduling and calendaring. I think this is a theme of our conversation. I have kept a day timer.  I started using a day timer when I was 14 years old. And just having things written down so I could look at the week and kind of know what it’s going to bring and design my life according to what brings me the most joy has been an ongoing habit my entire life." Easy meal: "We always kind of have like chicken, organic chicken sausage of some kind in the fridge, because it keeps really well and my daughter really loves to eat it. So, if I just don’t have much time, I take a big huge handful of spinach and sauté it up with some organic chicken sausage, cut up in little pieces, and I eat that, and it’s delicious. And it takes me like 5 minutes." Possession: "I really love my lemon squeezer." Morning Elixir Recipe: warm water, juice from half a lemon, dash of cayenne pepper, 1/4 t. raw honey, 1 T. apple cider vinegar, and some grated fresh ginger. Kate's Favorite Books: "Carry on, Warrior by Glennon Doyle-Melton and Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott" Best advice received: "Read your baby, not a book." Kate's Happiness Formula: Decide that you want to be happy. In the moment, whenever you notice that you are veering off ,which is really easy to do, and you’ll do it all day long, look for things in your environment that are pleasing to you, or that you could feel gratitude for. Breathing. Community. Having a tribe. Investing in the people that you love and those relationships because those bring the greatest joy. A Challenge from Kate: "I would like you to try looking at your schedule, and asking yourself if there is anything that you see in the upcoming week that feels heavy or feels draining to you like is it something that you just look at and, 'Uhhh, I don’t want to do that.' And if there is something, then I would ask you to look at it and ask could that thing be cancelled? Could it be rescheduled? Could it be shifted in some way? Could that task change? Or could it be delegated? Could somebody else do it?" Resources FREE Sustainable Success Workshop KateNorthrup.com Money, A Love Story: Untangle Your Financial Woes and Create the Life You Really Want The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul The Healthy Godmother (Heidi Symonds) Carry on, Warrior by Glennon Doyle-Melton Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

We can transform our health when we follow the holistic approach of Aryurveda, the world's oldest healing system, which focuses on mind, body, spirit and the 5 senses. In this episode Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares that health is our birthright - our true nature - and shares numerous practices from her book The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More. Ananta brings home the idea that true health focuses on so much more than just our body and definitely includes elements of "healthy selfishness" and cultivating a relationship with our own higher selves.  Ananta Ripa Ajmera is committed to making Ayurveda understandable and applicable to a diverse, modern audience. She teaches Ayurveda lifestyle, stress management, and meditation at yoga and business conferences and for clients including ABC News, Stanford University, and the California probation departments. Ajmera studied yoga and Ayurveda with Acharya Shunya and serves as Branding and Yoga Studies Director for Vedika Global, Acharya Shunya’s school. Her writing is popular on MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, and The Huffington Post. Nuggets of Wisdom from Ananta: "When you sow a thought, you reap an action. When you sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. And when you sow a character, you reap a destiny." ~the Upanishads "We are so often taught to believe that everything worth having in this life is somewhere outside, and it has to be attained by doing something. By affirming that actually everything that I am searching for lies within me, it's just a very empowering way to start the day." "Ayurveda is the science of life. It is as old as life itself. Ayurveda looks at four dimensions of the human being: the body, mind, spirit, and the five senses." "Ayurveda is defined as that science which teaches us how to distinguish between those actions that bring us joy and those that bring us sorrow. Because joy-filled actions are what give us health, and, you know, they define the joy-giving actions as those that benefit not only ourselves but others, so, compassion and service are actually an inherent part of the practice and lifestyle of Ayurveda." "Health is your birthright. Health is your true nature. And I think, for me, being able to connect with that and being able to connect with the idea of freeing my spirit has been the key to developing the willpower and the strength to be able to make diet and lifestyle changes which Ayurveda recommends for being able to bring my body then into balance. For me the suffering that I had really started in my mind. And it started from just being disconnected." "We kind of know that certain habits are not helpful for us. We know better, but we don't do better." "Go slow. Really go slow and make anything that you choose sustainable." Some of Ananta's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Waking up early by 6 o'clock in the morning." Easy meal: "Khichadi. It is an extremely healthy recipe, and it's really delicious, and it is something that is particularly good in detoxing the body, so it's great in the spring season." Favorite kitchen gadget: Magic Bullet blender. Emma's Favorite Books: "Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy" Best advice received: "Give when feeling full." Ananta's Happiness Formula: "I'm happiest when I listen to my intuition." A Challenge from Ananta: "To really contemplate one thing that you would like to start to incorporate into your life to benefit your health, body, mind, and your spirit. And really think it through before you commit to it. So, don't make it like a New Year's resolution, but really commit to a mindful intention or resolution that you want to do. And then I challenge you to write it down, and then make that your first step to manifesting whatever your intention is, and revisit it, and rewrite it, and really, you know, take that one thing and plant it like a seed in the garden of your mind, and see what kind of beautiful flowers start to grow in your life as a result." Resources The Ayurveda Way: 108 Practices from the World's Oldest Healing System for Better Sleep, Less Stress, Optimal Digestion, and More Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom: A Complete Prescription to Optimize Your Health, Prevent Disease, and Live with Vitality and Joy Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Do you ever feel trapped by your busy life? Desperate for a little more freedom? Beth Kempton felt the same way. While pregnant with her second child Beth found herself completely burnt out and feeling trapped by her busy schedule. Beth arranged her affairs as they say, and took a 5-month break to relax. During this time she did a lot of thinking and figured out the 8 keys to finding freedom, which she shares with us in this episode. Beth Kempton is a fierce champion of women living free and happy lives, doing what they love. If you were to read her resume from her early career it would include stints working for the UN and at many of the world's top sports events like the Olympics, hosting her own TV show, and the fact that she speaks Japanese, but the most important thing to know about her life now is that she is on a mission to inspire all of us to fly free. For the past six years she has run a company called Do What You Love which has helped thousands of people to create a life that makes them happy, through online courses and retreats. She is also a wife and mother of two sweet girls, and has recently become a Hay House author. Her first book 'Freedom Seeker: Live more. Worry less. Do what you love.' has just come out. Nuggets of Wisdom from Beth: "What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." ~Goethe "If you can see something in your mind's eye, then you almost already know how to do that thing. And when you really do that you become bold and you take those difficult steps and you start to see magic unfold." "For the first time I could see what cage I was trapped in, what it was that was holding me back from the fuller life I used to know...I was just this shell of myself, feeling guilty all the time, not running my business properly, not being a good mother...I was never where I was supposed to be. So if I was playing on the carpet with my baby my hands would be in the game and my head would be in my inbox." "What I discovered was that the key was taking my mind to somewhere where I could get head space and heart space." "It was almost like I saw a free version of myself out in the world and I asked myself, 'What did she have that I don't have now?' And realized that it was space. She had a vast amount of space, both physical space in the places she was visiting, but also space in her day, space in her mind, quiet... And I had none of those things. I was very heavily pregnant so it wasn't really realistic to get on a plane and go to Siberia. But I thought, 'How can I make some space?' and I started really small with 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there... I would just go outside and stand on the grass and look at the sun or have a cup of tea and read Flow Magazine. And then that would build up, I'd go to a yoga class or spend half a day walking on the beach. And that made a big difference and I felt better." Some of Beth's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I'm really bad at habits. I have a lot of good intentions. I think my lust for adventure and for wanting things to be fresh and new means I'm very, very bad at habits. But I do know that I'm much better in going through my day when I'm organized, so I do like to sit down and plan my week and have a moment of quiet with a cup of tea." Easy meal: "Miso and rice. I lived in Japan so it's definitely my favorite." Favorite kitchen gadget: "Rice cooker." Emma's Favorite Books: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Phenomenal by Leigh Ann Henion Best advice received: "Moisturize your neck every day."~Beth's Mom  "Keep your eye on the prize. Don't let other people's opinions of how big your idea can be LIMIT your opinion of how big your idea can be."~Lord David Putnam Beth's Happiness Formula: "Love + Adventure + Freedom." "Happiness is something that happens on the side when you aim to feel free." A Challenge from Beth: "Ask yourself today what it is that's making you feel trapped and to take yourself to a place when you've felt free in your life and look at the difference and think what can you do right now, in this moment, to feel more like you did the last time you felt free." Resources Freedom Seeker: Live More. Worry Less. Do What You Love The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Phenomenal by Leigh Ann Henion Quiz: Find Your Freedom Key Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

After a fantastic career as a high-level lawyer, a marriage that looked great from the outside and all the normal definitions of success, Emma Bell realized she wasn’t happy and that she didn’t even really know herself. In this touching episode Emma shares how she learned to be compassionate with herself and live authentically, which set off a chain of events that included becoming an authenticity and mindfulness coach, finding the love of her life (who complements rather than “completes” her) and having the thrill of helping hundreds of other women make the same journey to self love. Emma Bell lives in a beautiful Scottish village with her husband, Graeme, and her jack russell, Buddy. After seventeen years as a corporate lawyer, the high pressure/long hours culture forced her to realize she was a square peg squeezing into a round hole. She worked as a judge for seven years, during which time she published her book, The True You, and began coaching. She now pursues her passions of writing, teaching authenticity, and motorbiking with her husband around the world. Nuggets of Wisdom from Emma: "David Foster Wallace said, 'You will become way less concerned about what others think of you when you realize how seldom they do.' I just love that quote because it is a reminder to me not to waste a second worrying about what others think of me. You have to live your life with yourself first. I think being true to your values and your principles is what matters most, and it is something I spent 30 years learning." "For me, it was the point which I realized I had absolutely no idea who I was, that was important to me. I realized I had been living according to everyone else's idea of success. So, that was really when I realized that I needed to get to know myself." "I had always been so hard on myself. I was not working hard enough, or I was not trying hard enough or I was a failure or.... I started to change those messages... then self-care becomes a lot easier." "Be clear about what success means to you. My definition of success is having the peace of mind of knowing that I have been the best of which I am capable in every single moment. I have given my full self, I have given my heart, I have given my love in every single moment. That is what success means for me." "Every single day, just take one step toward your idea of success. Just do one thing that moves you toward your idea of success. And those are, for me, the daily rituals." Some of Emma's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Mindfulness and getting up every morning and meditating." Easy meal: "Salmon with mango and avocado salsa. Chop up a mango. Chop up an avocado. Put in some red onion.  Get the juice of two limes. Cush it all together and serve it along side baked salmon." Possession: "My husband. He is an awesome cook." Emma's Favorite Books: "Wishes Fulfilled by Wayne Dyer" Best advice received: "Emma, you can do everything you want- just not all at the same time. " Emma's Happiness Formula: 1. Being mindful 2. Being authentic 3. Being self-caring 4. Being giving. 5. Being grateful. A Challenge from Emma: I would challenge your listeners to spend 10 minutes being mindful. Resources Self Love Checklist emmajbell.com The True You - sign up and get a free copy of the Emma's book Wishes Fulfilled by Wayne Dyer Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Orly Wahba found herself feeling shy, lonely and ignored in high school, until one day she looked in the mirror and remembered a dream she’d had as a child to make a difference in the world. She literally changed her personality and life, and began doing everything she could to be the type of friend she’d wished she had in high school. Listen to hear Orly’s experiences touching the hearts of 7 years worth of middle school students, creating a viral video that has been watched by 26 million+ people, and what she’s doing today to continue to spread this boomerang of kindness. Orly Wahba is an author, speaker, educator, entrepreneur and community activist who began her career in Brooklyn, NY, where she taught Middle School children to embrace unity, build self-esteem, and be an influence for good. She’s the founder of Life Vest Inside, a non-profit with a mission to empower people of all backgrounds to lead a life of kindness. LVI shot to national attention when her film, Kindness Boomerang, went viral, landing her a spot on TED. In her spare time Orly loves sports, music, movies, figure skating, and above all, spending time with her family. Nuggets of Wisdom from Orly: "Margarette Mead: Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." "Showing that each and every person makes a difference matters in a huge way. Everybody has something they can contribute." "When a person understands their value, they can now understand the value within each and every person." "To empower people to understand their value, that they matter, that they are significant. And even though they might be one in 7 billion people, the number that matters the most is that they are one. " "So often people do not understand their value. And if you think about it, if you do not understand your value, there is no way you could understand the value of another." "Every single second we have a choice, whether to act or to allow things to pass us by." "When we put something out there positive into the world, the impact and the effects are tremendous, that who we are makes a difference. It does not matter what our job title is but just who we are. That when you walk into the room, you impact people, you affect people. You touch people's lives just by being you. And that is so important to remember." "I believe that any child can learn, any child can succeed. It is just about being able to get through to them, empowering them enough to believe in themselves when they fail. Because a kid that can do well is going to do well, with or without that grade teacher." "I know that you are going to try and push me away. I am one person you are never going to push away." "If you think you cannot do it, you cannot. If you think you dare not, you do not. If you would like to win, and think you cannot, it almost like saying you would not.  If you think you lose, you are lost. For out in this world, we find success begins with a fellow's will;  it is all in the state of mind. Life's battles do not always go to the stronger or the faster man. For sooner or later, the man who wins is the one who thinks he can." "I am in the job of falling in love with people more and more each day. You cannot see the beauty in others if you do not stop and see the beauty in yourself. You just cannot. Kindness has to begin with you. If you do not love you, if you do not truly believe that you matter, that you make a difference, that you are not your job, or you are not how much you make, or you are not how many followers you have, if you are only going to look at yourself in those ways, if you do not truly love you, outside of those things, then how are you going to love other people?" "Loving yourself and building that confidence is not like a video game. It is not like you finish all the  levels and then you won. It is a constant battle. There are days where I feel really low on myself. And that is okay, and that is normal. It is not about always being positive, no one can always be positive. It is not real then. You are allowed to feel down. You have to take ownership of those feelings, but you have to be able to be able pick yourself back up afterwards." "It is very easy to compare ourselves with others, especially in today's world of digital media. When people measure themselves, and measure their value based  on numbers (how many followers, how many likes, how many friends..), those things make no difference. It is a facade; it is so fake; what does it mean? It might for the moment make us feel good. But the only person that could really make you feel good about you is you. Happiness comes from you. It comes from inside. If your happiness is going to depend on a person or on a thing, then it is going to be something that will never become attainable because it is going to be something you are constantly chasing. But if it is happiness based on something that is within you, it is based inside of you, then it is a choice that you make every single day. It is not easy. But nothing that is worthwhile is necessarily going to be easy." "Our ability to stay afloat in a world that sometimes seems to be pulling us downward is inside of us. It is through the kindness that we give to others and through the kindness that others give to us that we keep each other afloat in this world because we cannot prevent the obstacles and the mishaps and curve balls from coming our way. They are going to come. But what we can do, what we have the power to do, what is in our ability to do is to throw somebody a life vest. A lifeline of kindness. That even though they are still surrounded by those troubles, they are still surrounded by those waters, that life vest is the difference between life and death. It gives them the hope to know that it is going to be okay. " "...it is not huge gestures, it is the simple things that make the difference. And what we find often is that when we give of ourselves, we actually receive so much more. In a sense, it is like blowing air in our own life vest to keep us strong. When we give, that is the air that we blow into our life vest, making our life vest bigger and stronger, so we can then help others. Because when a person is engaged in active giving or in active kindness, then we feel so good, and there is scientific evidence and proof behind this. We release endorphins. People are less stressed. They live a longer life." "Confidence comes from a place of strength. A person of confidence will make you feel like you matter. They will make you feel included. They will make you feel important. Arrogance comes from weakness. A person of arrogance will make you feel fearful, will make you feel like you are not good enough, will make you feel intimidated. That is the true test." "I had to learn to be okay with being alone and still loving myself." "Use positive energy to propel you forward. Negativity will only lead you down the road of negativity. The more you start looking for good, the more good you are going to see." Some of Orly's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Prayer is a very big thing for me. That has kept me the most grounded. It is my guiding star. Honestly, through all the hardships." "From Friday night to Saturday night. No phone. No television. No talking about work. No any sort of electric things. It is just being with my family. Being with myself. Connecting to and reflecting on the previous week as to what happened. How I have grown. To have a great time of connectivity and just hanging out with family and playing board games and stuff." Easy meal: "Fish and beans." Possession: "Magic Bullet" Orly's Favorite Books: "The Garden of Emuna: A Practical Guide to Life by Shalom Arush" and "The Secret by Rhonda Byrne" Best advice received: "Believe in myself and to keep pushing forward. And to know that everything happens for a reason." - Dad Orly's Happiness Formula: 1. Recognizing you matter. Self-Value component. Self-Love. 2. Pursuing your passion. 3. Opening yourself up to ways that you can offer a lending hand to others. Giving kindness. Engaging in kindness. A Challenge from Orly: "Catching Kindness cards. The purpose of these kindness cards, when you see somebody doing it--an act of kindness for someone else--you give somebody a card, and it says on it, 'Tag you're it. You have been caught in the act. Now it is your turn to catch someone else in the act.' Exercise your eye muscle, get out there and spot kindness that is happening around you. Not that is happening to you. It is easy to see kindness happening to you, but the more you start becoming aware of kindness that is happening--good things that are happening in the world--a lot more goodness is going to be reflected back to you. Have at least one positive thing a day that you catch people doing for others." Resources Orly's Book: Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and Yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts Life Vest Inside Get Involved Kindness Cards Viral Video: Kindness Boomerang - "One Day" Magic Bullet Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Carol Egan felt a bit broken when they took her newborn baby away to be placed in foster care many years ago. But as she watched those elevator doors close behind the woman taking her baby away, a level of fierceness, tenacity and unstoppability came over Carol and she did everything in her power to make enough money to get a place so she could get her baby back. She worked as a waitress and visited her son every day for 4 months until she got him back. The rest of her life built upon that decision to be fierce and Carol has earned several degrees with honors, raised an amazing son as a single parent, and now helps hundreds of women as a health coach. Carol is a Holistic Health Coach from Avon, CT. She specializes in digestive health and detoxification. She works with women who want to look and feel their very best. After years of taking care of their families and all the to do’s that go with that, many women are troubled with excess weight, low energy and foggy thinking. Carol helps them take control of their health so they can focus on what matters most to them. In her spare time Carol loves to cook, read, go to hot yoga, and she’s building a running practice. Nuggets of Wisdom from Carol: "To know that we know what we know and to know that we do not know what we do not know is true knowledge." ~Copernicus "There were moments in my healing journey that I started discovering things that I never knew existed, and they changed my life. " "That is true knowledge, to know that there's things that could make a difference for you and the quality of your life, but you might not know it even exists. And so, we are open. And all of a sudden, these things start to float to us." "I really learned that everything and anything is possible." "Life has never asked me to step up like that, like those moments." "I could have never done what I did without my mother. She was a huge support." "Always come back to self." "The truth of the matter is, you have the fierceness within you. We each have the capability to accomplish everything we want. And the more we give our power away... I guess if we reduce it down to a catch phrase, be one hundred percent responsible for you life. Be the CEO and the director of the course of your life." "I believe that we are all capable of achieving far greater things than we can even see possible. " "There's things that you might not see in this moment because a moment is taking you over." "The pill is going to help you think you are feeling better, but your body is still degrading. It is still degenerating. Whatever has caused you to have autoimmune disease has to be addressed on a holistic level." "My ultimate goal is to bring people to a lived experience in their body where they literally feel healthy or what healthy feels like." Some of Carol's Favorite Things: Personal habit: 5 to Thrive, which helps people get back to themselves.  1. Sleep gives you an advantage hormonally.  2. You are what you eat -Nutrition   3. Become a zone master; meditation and mindfulness 4.  Oxygen - we get it through both exercise and nutrition and the most primary nutrient that we need.   5.  Hydration Easy meal: "I like spicy peppers. If you do not like spicy peppers, get a red pepper. Split it in half, lengthwise. Hollow it out and smash an avocado and load it up. And then in a small bowl, because I have been eating so much of this, I love radicchio. I chop up the radicchio or something like arugula. I chop it up finely like a chopped salad. I chop up olives. I chop up a little onion, a little hotter pepper, a little roasted red pepper, depending on what the base is. And I make this little chopped salad next. Sprouts, always sprouts. And I just put in on top. It is a great portable thing because you do not have to do anything." Possession: "My juicer" Carol's Favorite Books: The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho and Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert Best advice received: "Do not be afraid to take a risk." Carol's Happiness Formula: "Create calm in the body, plus clear, plus energized equals happiness." "Calm ourselves with our breathe to create clarity, to create mental clarity. So our choices and our decisions are smart and aligned with what we really want." "Clearly, we need energy. If we are tired and exhausted and not healthy in our body then we are not going to achieve happiness that lasts, happiness that fulfills us." A Challenge from Carol: "For today, add in one healthy thing a day.  If you could have one green juice, one green smoothie, or one meal size green salad,  that would be a great step to start working on your energy from a cellular level." Resources The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert Jen's Eliminate Overwhelm Guide Carol's 5-to-Thrive Guide Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:   s9shnfc9

Sophie Sabbage shares her story of receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, working through the grief and then making the choice to allow cancer to transform her life. Learn how Sophie copes with the fear of cancer, how she feels healthier than ever, and what she's doing to help others with a cancer diagnosis. Sophie is an inspirational writer, speaker, and facilitator who has worked in the field of human development, emotional intelligence, mindset change, and corporate culture change for more than twenty years. The Cancer Whisperer was a UK bestseller and was release in the U.S. in 2017. Nuggets of Wisdom from Sophie: "The last of the human freedoms is to choose your own attitude in any given situation." ~Victor Frankl "I have cancer. Cancer does not have me." "I realized in that moment that I valued my lucidity and clarity of mind more than my life. And it was threatening my cognitive abilities, my ability to speak, my ability to see, my ability to understand, so it was terrifying for me, the idea that I going to lose my mind having worked for 30 years on gaining my right mind if that make sense." "I used to think people prayed on their knees as a sign of reverence and an act of humility but now I know that sometimes we are just bought to our knees by the events of our lives. And I was brought to my knees that day. I literally just dropped to my knees by the log fire at home. And I prayed. I do not often pray. I wept and I prayed. " "I think the grief and the surrender really empowered me paradoxically. I never thought of surrendering that way." "I want to just say it is okay to be vulnerable and it is okay to be terrified. And also, to teach people what to do with their terror. " "If you do not take hold of your fear and push through it, it will make your decisions for you as a cancer patient." "It puts you on war with your own body when you need to make peace with your body. I had been at war with my body my whole life. That is partly why I got cancer." "I knew I needed to make peace with my body and listen to it instead of fighting it. And I want to get rid of my disease. But I think I've got a better shot at doing that if I am listening to it than if I am in a state of anger and defiance and rebellion which just causes stress." "What if cancer is a teacher, not an enemy?" "I am more grateful to my cancer than I am scared of it. I am grateful for it. It transformed my life. I have let it transform my life. We need to be proactive to do that, but it has gifted me in many ways." "The most important thing is to get some support because it is a very arduous thing to do on your own. But mostly, it is about noticing what is running through your head and what you are believing. I call it mind talk. The mind would just make things up and terrify you with what is going to happen and you need to get that stuff out of your head and start verifying it and telling the truth about it." "Cancer is loaded with meanings. It is like a gun that gets shot at you, and you think the worst. Hair loss, control loss, pain, agony, misery. It all just runs through your head, instantly and in lightning speed. And you need to get that stuff out of your head, and you need to look at it in the cold light of day. And you need to get very accurate with what you are dealing with and get as much information from your doctor as you can. A lot of patients do not want to know everything because they are so scared. But the more you know, the more power you have. So, it is about getting hold of reality - the reality of what you are dealing with - even if it is more tumors in your brain than they can count." Some of Sophie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Breathing helps. Breathing brings us be present when we breathe consciously. And also, verifying my mind talk. I do it every day." Easy meal: "Avocado and feta salad." Possession: "My husband. And my kettle." Sophie's Favorite Books: "Thirst: Poems by Mary Oliver"  A Box Full of Darkness: "Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too was a gift." Best advice received: "The warrior's way: Seven times down. Eight times up. Then repeat." ~ Dr. Brad Brown "Do not become a patient, Mrs. Sabbage. Live your life." Sophie's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am loving, when I am forgiving, when I am self-accepting and when I am thankful." A Challenge from Sophie: "I want to challenge listeners to write down three regrets that they have been harboring and then make a choice about each of those regrets. So, you can either let them go, and I mean really deeply let them go. Write on a piece of paper. Throw it in a fire, burn it, whatever it takes. Or choose an action to change the regret. " Resources The Cancer Whisperer Sophie Sabbage, The Cancer Whisperer SophieSabbage.com Follow Sophie on Facebook Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Anna Seewald was forced to grow up quickly when a devastating earthquake killed her mother and destroyed her home town in Armenia when she was only 13 years old. Today Anna strives to live a mindful, slow-paced life that allows her to concentrate on enjoying every moment and being the best mom she can be. Listen to get some great tips on saying “no” to the unnecessaries, taking time to do nothing at all, and how critical it is that we as moms know ourselves deeply and choose the life that makes us happiest. Anna Seewald is the founder of Authentic Parenting®. She is a speaker, author and a parent educator. She is a mom to a vibrant 8 year old who doesn’t approve of her fashion choices. With a strong passion for helping children, Anna has dedicated her life to working with abused, neglected, orphaned and institutionalized children and juvenile delinquents. After nearly 20 years she realized that it is through helping parents she can help children. Today she is supporting parents around the world by moving from traditional ways of parenting into more peaceful, conscious ways by helping them make sense of their past life experiences, heal from trauma, build effective communication, practice non-punitive discipline and learn to set limits with love and kindness. Nuggets of Wisdom from Anna: "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by the spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." -Albert Schweitzer "'The past is never dead. It’s not even past. The past defines who we are.' (William Faulkner). We cannot forget where we come from, who we are. We bring in all our unresolved issues, our traumas, all that attachment history comes into play. If we forget and move forward, we never look back. The past will crawl out, and it will haunt you in your present day. So we need to make sense of our life stories, resolve our unresolved issues, and heal from our traumas in order to live vibrant, happy and fulfilled lives.” Some of Anna's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Just having alone time, solitude, in the morning. Every morning, I wake up, I make myself a cup of coffee, I sit in my favorite chair in my living room. And then I just sit there and do nothing for a specific amount of time. It could be 15 minutes, 10, 20. Even if I do not have that time in the morning, I still get up early, just to have at least a few moments with myself because looking inwards for me has been the most powerful and empowering, important life lesson. Because no one can make me happy. I cannot expect my husband to make med happy. I am happy. I have to be happy on my own before I have fulfilling relationships with others." Easy meal: "Omelette.  Any kind of omelette. I throw in some vegetables: spinach, feta cheese, mushrooms, or one with scallions and parsley." Possession: Cuisinart Food Processor Anna's Favorite Books: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Best advice received: "Do not sweat the small stuff, and it is all small stuff." -Anna's husband Anna's Happiness Formula: "Meaningful relationships, connections, attachments, friendships, family (one category). Doing the things that make me fulfilled. Expressing myself through art or doing something that I love. And perhaps, taking care of myself.  We need to take care of our body first and foremost. To be healthy, to have good relationships and to do the things that you love most. " A Challenge from Anna: "I want parents to take a piece of paper and write down five things, big or small, or it could be really big. Something in your eyes, in your own opinion that makes you a great parent. Be honest with yourself. Give yourself credit. " Resources Authentic Parenting Cuisinart Food Processor The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 15 Powerful things to Say To Your Kids Anna's Podcast - Soundcloud Anna's Podcast - iTunes Parenting Conversations Authentic Moments with Anna Seewald Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Emily Cummins is passionate about partnering with churches and people to reach their full potential and effectively share their story through digital communication strategies. She also founded and leads a community and resource for women, BecomingMe.TV, encouraging, empowering and equipping women as they’re living to their highest God-given potential. Emily lives in Ocala, Florida and for fun she loves spending time on the beach and driving with the top down blaring the latest Taylor Swift song. She also enjoys reading and writing. Nuggets of Wisdom from Emily: "Choose to become who God made you to be and daily choose to be her. Choose to become who God made you to be and daily choose to be her." "My pursuit for this endless perfection that really was never granted,  it was breaking me apart, and it was limiting from becoming who God made me to be." "'Emily, you are not made to be perfect, and you do not have to be.' There is freedom in that. But you can wake up and choose to become who God made you to be no matter what you are experiencing." "Sometimes our weaknesses can become our very strengths." "Life is hard. We go through lots of low points and lots of valleys. But we do not ever have to live there." "It reminds me that other people are on this journey too. And when we share who we are and what we are doing, we become stronger together." "Strip off all the labels and the lies that you have told yourself or that you have listened to from other people. We have to dig through the junk that is in our hearts and in our minds first. And many times that is just stuff we tell ourselves. Second, you have to choose to love you. If you do not love yourself, there is really no way that you can really genuinely love those around you well or even love what you are doing. We have to love who we are in order to become whoever you want to be. Last, you just have to choose to be her." "The decision to be free really lies with me." "I think we are all strong to an extent, but I do believe in that power, and for me that is God. " Some of Emily's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Writing is my favorite habit because it keeps me centered. It keeps me balanced. It helps me think through things objectively. It clears my brain." Easy meal: "Breakfast for every meal." Possession: "Spatula." Ruth's Favorite Books: Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist Best advice received: "You know who you wanna be. Just choose to be her." Emily's Happiness Formula: "Lacing up my warrior boots. Pursuing & becoming who God made me to be. And daily choosing to be her." A Challenge from Emily: "No matter what you are facing today, you can rise above it. The power and the key is already inside you. Just choose to be who you are." Resources Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group BecomingMe.tv Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Have you ever ended the day by realizing everything you ate that day was all junkfood?! Cassie Piasecki had that experience and decided to change her life, get healthy and then start sharing her journey of health and wellness with others. Cassie created the Wheel of Wellness (WOW) nutrition program and has helped thousands of women to be their healthiest self. Cassie also has over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, as a certified holistic health practitioner and teaching Pilates, indoor cycling, dance. She has taught fitness to over 10,000 people! She lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband Jack and 2 dogs and 22 old daughter who rarely comes home from the east coast. Nuggets of Wisdom from Cassie: "Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness." - Joseph Pilates "If I can get up in the morning, even it has to be really early, and get my body moving, I am always happier during the day." "If I take care of myself, my health is good, my body is moving and relatively pain free at the age of 48, I can handle everything else pretty much with a smile on my face. " "You can do anything for 3 weeks! You're a woman!" "I quit the sugar, and I quit the gluten for 3 weeks. And within 7 days my moods leveled out. Within 2 weeks, my skin cleared up. And within 3 weeks, all of the things, like stomachaches that I thought were just because maybe I was stressed out or whatever, all went away. So, it was the combination of the sugar and the gluten.... So, after those 3 weeks, there was no way I was going to go back. I mean, I just felt and looked so much better that there was no way I was going to go back." "The fact that I was not moody anymore, and I did not have to worry that I was going to spout off or, you know, get upset, my patience, just all of that, got so much better. That was a big enough reason for me to stay the course." "I wanted other women my age to feel and look and act as wonderful as I found that I could eating a very whole foods, low sugar, low-processed food-type diet. I do not like to say diet, it is just a lifestyle." "The first step is acknowledging that they just do not feel good. And stepping either on a scale or taking a look in their closet at all the clothes that used to fit and do not fit anymore. And just acknowledging, 'Hey, this is not working for me anymore, and I need to do something about it, and I need to do something that might take a little bit longer, but it is going to last a lifetime.'" Some of Cassie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Exercise. "When I wake up first thing in the morning, I meditate. And get up and then I throw on some lycra, and I go and I work out." Easy meal: "Spaghetti Squash. I cut it in half. And then I bake it and roast it in the oven. And then I put them in the refrigerator. And then, everyday for lunch, take the half of the spaghetti squash and fill it with whatever leftover vegetables I have. I just fill the center of the spaghetti squash with whatever I want. And it is so yummy!" Possession: "A set of odd measuring spoons." Cassie's Favorite Books: "The Dip by Seth Godin" Best advice received: "If something is not working, it is okay to quit. There are some diets that you should quit." Cassie's Happiness Formula: "When I am done working out, and I eat a really good breakfast, and then I get to do one of three things. I either get to put on my bathing suit and go down to the beach, or I get to walk around Paris, France, or I get a message from my daughter that everything is going right in her world that day." A Challenge from Cassie: "The challenge is not to get them to eat less sugar today. The challenge is for them to add up how much sugar they eat over the course of 5 days. So, everyday, write down all the sugar that you eat. Even sugar from an apple. And see how much you are really consuming. And just sometimes that way of doing it is kind of a wake up call that you are consuming too much." Resources Free Guided Meditation from Jen It's Me Cassie (Cassie's website) The Wow Life (Wheel of Wellness) Program The Dip by Seth Godin Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

In this episode Katie shares her story of overcoming the death of her mother, as well as living in one of the most isolated areas of the United States. This high-energy mom will inspire you with her stories of raising 4 boys and staying connected with other women. Katie Dilse is feisty and spontaneous and loves to laugh. She is a business owner, wife of nearly 20 years, mother of four boys, farmer, and Big Rig driver. Katie inspires audiences around the nation with her heart-to-heart presentations focused on making the most of balancing the demands of work, the tugs on personal life, and community obligations. Katie was listed as one of the Top 40 under 40 business leaders in the Midwest. Katie lives in North Dakota with her husband Stewart and 4 boys. Nuggets of Wisdom from Katie: "I am good enough because I am the daughter of a King." "I learned to learn on my brothers and sisters and that we are each other, we are there for each other and that God will not abandon us. We felt abandoned that God took mom but that is not all that it was - God actually replaced her love through a deeper love for us to be united to Him. And realize that mom was a blessing to us on earth but there is so much that she can do from heaven for all of us." "I very much struggle with loneliness because my fuel tank requires people. A new stimulation and interaction. And when you live where I do, you have to learn to seek that. So, once I became self aware enough to recognize that my heart needs to be filled with people and filled with interaction and I need new stimulation, I found ways to fuel that without feeling like I am a bad person because I required that. I struggled for that for a long time where now, it is like, 'No way, that is what juices me!'" "I do things that just randomly stay connected with people often... And that is fueling me but I get to fuel their hearts too." "That is how the ball rolls, that is really how I have learned to grow and improve by having enough self awareness inside." "Whether you are in a small town like me or a big city, make sure your middle circle ties into what is the most important to you in your life. Whether that is the relationship with your family or maybe it is that relationship with you and your God and how much you love Him and if that can be in the circle in the middle, and all the other circles are coming together, that is what makes a happy, vibrant, beautiful woman. " Some of Katie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I need to exercise every morning. It is super important for my mental game to get up and get moving. My other favorite personal habit is my nightly prayer. I need rest, I need my ritual of quiet time." Easy meal: "I love noodles and marinara sauce." Possession: Pampered Chef chopper. Katie's Favorite Books: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Best advice received: "Those 20 minutes before the kids get home on the bus, I want you to make sure that you take time to sit down and really adjust your mind into becoming a mom. So that when they come home,  I can just completely embrace them instead of being halfway into supper or into something I am doing... into the computer or switching laundry. I try to be there. I try to be right at the front entrance, greeting them with a hug and really sitting down to visit with them, to hear what has happened with their day." Katie's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I allow others into my heart, and I surround myself with good people, and I listen to God." A Challenge from Katie: "I would love if all of you took a little bit of time to make eye contact with a stranger, and make that stranger's day with your smile or with just one little compliment that you can give them. Because it will really, really make them feel loved. And if we feel more loved, when we live love and when we live with the conviction that we are a daughter of a King, we will live so happy, so vibrant and so full of zest." Resources Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Facebook: @KatieDilseSpeaks KatieDilse.com Pinterest: @SpeakingofFun Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Laura Thompson Brady was happy to be a stay-at-home mom for her 2 kids, but after a time she realized she felt a deep level of sadness and a dimming of her inner light. Laura began to ask, “What am I meant to be doing?” Laura spent lots of time simply LISTENING to her intuition and thoughts and realized she had been neglecting an important part of herself: a desire to nurture other women and to improve the world, which began the Mamas on a Mission movement. Laura Thompson Brady, Ph.D. & founder of The Nourished Home, leads the Mama on a Mission Movement, where she helps visionary women step “outside of the box” and lead the way to greater harmony, freedom, healing, and joy for their themselves, their families, the communities they serve, and the larger world we call home. Laura lives with her husband and two girls in Maine. You can learn more about Laura’s work at www.thenourishedhome.com. Nuggets of Wisdom from Laura: "Resolve to be always beginning." - Rainer Maria Rilke "No matter how much we think we know, that there is always something more to learn, there is something more to grow into." "If I want that for you (Flannery), and if I want you to find the way to that, the best way I can do that is by living that and figuring that out and modeling that for you, and so that hit me really hard." "I was neglecting these parts of myself and that I really needed to lovingly tend to them and listen to them and open myself up to the possibility to what it would look like to be in the space of really loving the opportunities that I have through motherhood and being with my family as well as having the opportunity and the openness to really look at what are the other ways I am called as a human being to make impact and to show up in this world while I am here. That was the turning point that I wanted to share." "The listening and contemplation and a little bit of research, I decided that I wanted to merge my academic background with really supporting people in a very empowering and positive way." "Another piece that was so radically important that in terms of the inner work that was required for me, it was around really acknowledging with love all of the fears that I had about stepping into my work." "I’ve always felt called in some capacity to do healing work with people." "I allowed myself to really have the space to deeply listen." Some of Laura's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Walking meditations that I do out in the woods. Simply being in the natural environment reminds us to calm the nervous system, to ground into ourselves and to get quiet." Easy meal: Crockpot Chicken Recipe from 100 Days of Real Food Possession: Chef's Knife Laura's Favorite Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Best advice received: "In any moment when you are not sure of what to do, or you are afraid or you do not know how to move forward with somebody, just ask yourself what would love do?" Laura's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I get outside everyday, when I have quiet space to listen to my intuition and to make space to do something playful or joyful or relaxing with people that I love, something that has no purpose other than to just be playful, just be joyful or just relax and be, and connect, or just be creative for the sake of creativity." A Challenge from Laura: "Let go of holiday overwhelm, to let go of all of the things that you think you should be doing to create a perfect holiday for your family or your loved ones and to all the kinds of things that we are talking about in this podcast. To really listen, how do I most want to feel during this holiday season? What do I most want to experience and share with people that I love? What is that I most value? that I do not want miss out on during this time of sacred celebration?" Resources JenRiday.com/jenclass HectictoHarmonious.com (get a copy of Laura's ebook!) TheNourishedHome.com Crockpot Chicken Recipe from 100 Days of Real Food The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Jane Stoller hit a low point in life after a move and changing jobs and relationships. She asked herself, "What is making me so unhappy?" and quickly realized the lack of organization was really putting a damper on her happiness. Learn how Jane survived that low point by getting organized. Jane is originally from Canada and now resides in Zurich, Switzerland and she's constantly finding new ways to get and stay organized. Jane is the author of Organizing for Your Lifestyle, which provides  inspiration to make organization fit YOUR needs. Nuggets of Wisdom from Jane: "And for every  minutes spent organizing, an hour is earned." "For me, I naturally start it with reorganizing my closet and whenever I am in kind of a low point, that is what I do, I organize my own and then sometimes I have lots of friends that love it when I come to do theirs. So that gives me kind of a feeling that I have accomplished something. " "When I am organized, I am my happiest." "If you have a perfect organizing system, sustaining that is the most important part, otherwise there is no point even getting organized. So that is where I say, 'Make it your lifestyle but do not think about it all the time. Make it a routine... Make it fit for your lifestyle'" "My day starts the night before. Planning my outfit for the next day and my meals. So I make sure that when I wake up in the morning, whether I am working out first thing in the morning or whether I am going to the office or on the weekend, I have my outfit planned, so there is no last minute stress of looking for what to wear or what not. So, I think that really helps you start off on a right foot. And if you start off on that right foot, the rest of the day, I find usually smooth flows pretty smoothly." Some of Jane's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Organizing Calendar. Planning. Easy meal: "Swiss meal. Rösti. Like hashbrowns. Lots of carbs. It is really similar to hashbrowns but they make it into a pie form. I learned it from my mom and it is my favorite side dish to make." Possession: "My juice maker." Jane's Favorite Book: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Best advice received: "Do not sweat the small stuff." Jane's Happiness Formula: "Being with my family. Being healthy and exercising. And of course, being organized." A Challenge from Jane: "Write down three organizing goals. I think that will really help everybody start their organizing challenge. It could be small goals like organize everyday or perhaps larger ones like a creative organizing system. Whatever it is, write down three small organizing goals. " Resources Organizing for Your Lifestyle by Jane Stoller The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Rösti - here is the recipe Jane's Book PR Contact is Kelsey McBride Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

In this episode, I chat with Jill Savage and she shares a lifetime of experiences and struggles - including raising 5 children, facing the challenges of her husband's lifelong depression and an act of infidelity, and her triumph over breast cancer - each which helped her learn to feel with others rather than trying to fix others. Author of 11 books, Jill shares many nuggets of wisdom about building stronger relationships and not comparing our "insides" to other people's "outsides." Jill Savage is known as The Go-To Mom. She is the founder and CEO of Hearts at Home, an organization dedicated to being a moms best place for answers. She is also a popular public speaker and has written eleven books including, Real Moms ... Real Jesus, the best-selling No More Perfect Moms, No More Perfect Kids, and her most recent book authored with her daughter Anne, Better Together. Jill and her husband, Mark, live in Illinois and have five children and three grandchildren. Nuggets of Wisdom from Jill: "We have to stop comparing our insides to other people's outsides." - from Jill's friend "It is recognizing another person's pain. It is not necessarily agreeing with it. It is not giving them pat answers to pull them out of it. It is sitting in the pain with them. So being able to say, 'Wow! That must just feel really dark to you, I am so sorry that it gets hard like this.' That is a validating statement." "He starts feeling like I am distant from him when I try to fix him. But when I try to feel with him, he says that, 'That makes me feel closer..' to him, and that is huge. Me learning to feel over fixing." "Feel, don't fix." "They say people don't care what you know until they know that you care. " "Unfortunately, we just live in a very broken world. I think that the struggle, the pain, the hardship is just a natural byproduct of the human experience." "I am an introvert, and I am refueled by being alone. And so another part of self-care is figuring out ways that I can be alone. " "We cannot be a perfect parent, but we have to stop trying to be perfect and embrace being perfected. That is what God does with the broken places in our life." Some of Jill's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "Self-care is not selfish. Each morning I get up and I take an exercise class. I always also take time to have a little quiet time with the Lord. I perceive all of that as self-care. " Easy meal: Mexican. Cook lots of beef or chicken in the crockpot, add Mexican seasonings, then serve it throughout the week with veggies and toppings. Possession: My little chopper from Pampered Chef Jill's Favorite Book: How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich Best advice received: "You've got to stop comparing your insides to other people's outside." Jill's Happiness Formula: "Faith + Family + Friends" A Challenge from Jill: "My challenge is to stop trying to be perfect but embrace being perfected." Resources JillSavage.org HeartsAtHome.org Better Together: Because You're Not Meant to Mom Alone by Jill Savage No More Perfect Moms: Learn to Love Your Real Life by Jill Savage Real Moms...Real Jesus: Meet the Friend Who Understands by Jill Savage My little chopper from Pampered Chef How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich HowWeLove.com How We Love Style Quiz Eliminate Overwhelm Guide Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Callie Blount grew up in a Southern home and was taught that hospitality is a fantastic way to show love. Carrying those traditions forward, Callie talks in this interview about how to be hospitable while still maintaining time for self care, yet not being afraid to be vulnerable and allow people into her home. Callie teaches, "People aren't going to remember what your house looked like. They're going to remember how you made them feel." Callie loves beauty, people and creating, which she uses in her career as a food stylist. She blogs at Luv-Cooks.com. She lives in Nashville with her husband Jake and their cute dog Bigsby.  Nuggets of Wisdom from Callie: "Life is either a grand adventure or nothing else." ~Helen Keller "I was raised in a very southern household with a very southern mama who I absolutely adore. I grew up in this culture of - whether it was a wedding or a funeral or a baby shower - her motto was 'Well, ya gotta eat!' so you might as well be eating at her house. This culture of beautiful tables and beautiful spreads and this enjoyment of food and of people.... There's something about this love of food, love of people, and love of beauty that resonates in my spirit and brings me such fulfillment." "My mom modeled for me this culture of hospitality. For her it was her way to love us well." "The best way to love somebody is to cook for them." "Hospitality is more about the people who are sitting in your living room than it is about you looking fancy or like the coolest hostess in the world. It's about loving them well and making them feel special." "It's about having a good time and celebrating life with the people around you. It's really more important the way people FEEL when they're in your home than the way your home appears to them." "Today is the day that I have. Today is my grand adventure. I'm not promised tomorrow. Today is my chance to love people, to be kind to them, to have a good time with whatever situation I'm in and to let my intention be TODAY." "At the end of the day, land on the side of relationship." "People who can celebrate food are the best people!" Some of Callie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I pray all the time. I try to still myself and maintain a place of peace in my spirit." Easy meal: Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Bowl with Creamy Asian Dressing (See below in the Resources for the recipe) Favorite Kitchen Gadget: "Buying a Vitamix Blender has changed our world!" (See below in the Resources for Callie's Chocoholic Smoothie recipe) Callie's Favorite Book: Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist Best advice received: "The enemy of good is perfect." Callie's Happiness Formula: "Encourage, Feed, and Inspire People." A Challenge from Callie: "Go out there and practice hospitality. Choose to land on the side of community!" Resources Luv-Cooks.com Turkey Pumpkin Chili Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist Callie's Pump-Me-Up Chocoholic Smoothie   1 cup (8 ounces) chocolate coconut water 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (if you want it SUPER chocolatey) 1-2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter (I like PB2) 1/2 banana 5 ice cubes   Pour all ingredients into a Vitamix (or other blender of choice). Blend on low, slowly increasing speed to high to thoroughly mix ingredients and create a foamy texture. Enjoy!! Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Bowl with Creamy Asian Dressing Serves 2 for a meal or 4 for a hearty side For the vegetables: 1 sweet potato, diced 1/2 pound okra, sliced into thin circles OR 3 carrots, sliced on the diagonal 1/2 head broccoli, sliced into florets 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste) 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper For the quinoa: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth For the Asian dressing sauce: 3 tablespoons Sun Butter (or peanut or almond butter) 2 teaspoons soy sauce (or more to taste) 1 teaspoon honey 1/2 teaspoon lime juice 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes Green onions, sliced (for topping) Toasted sesame seeds (for topping) What You Will Do: 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, and line two large baking pans with aluminum foil sprayed lightly with cooking spray. 2. In a large bowl, toss together vegetables, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper until all the vegetables are coated with oil and spices. 3. Place vegetables on cooking sheets, spreading evenly. 4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring vegetables halfway through cooking, until yummy and a bit crispy on the edges. 5. While the vegetables are cooking, bring broth and quinoa to a boil. Cover; let simmer for 15 minutes, or until all water is absorbed and the whites of the quinoa are showing through. 6. Stir together Sun Butter (or nut butter of choice), soy sauce, honey, lime juice and red pepper flakes. 7. To assemble; layer quinoa and vegetables in bowls. Top with Asian dressing, green onions, and sesame seeds. Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Andrea Joy Wenburg spent many years early in her marriage believing her worth was a direct reflection of how much her husband respected or admired her. After the difficult birth of her second child, Andrea hit a deep low point in her life and struggled for months believing her husband didn’t respect her anymore. Listen as Andrea shares her story of coming to the realization that she was already loved by God and that she no longer had to be a victim of what other people thought of her. This story of empowerment and marital healing will help you develop greater self love, and learn how to love others way more than you fear them. Andrea is an author, speaker and personal brand strategist who shares a message encouraging others toward a love-filled, authentic self expression in relationships and thought leadership. Her book UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You tells the story of her struggle to find effective expression of her own deep thoughts and intense feelings. Making their home in Nebraska, Andrea is totally in love with her husband and two creative kids. Nuggets of Wisdom from Andrea: "Healing is not the absence of pain. It is when you choose to love despite the pain. - Dr. Larry Crabb" "Even my own self-love seems to go up and down. For me that fixed point is God's love. So that is how I thought and that is how I have been able to rest in that ever since then - so my self esteem is not going up and down and up and down based on how other people perceive me, and I am not chasing after their respect. I am not chasing after those two things that I wanted: that seat at the table. I am not chasing after acceptance, and I am not chasing after that chance to have an impact because I know I have them both."   "Taking risks is like loving other people." "I believe that every single person has a reputation of some kind, and we can be intentional with how we go about our lives. And if we are intentional and we have a purpose, we feel like we have a purpose, then we are going to move with more power as we move through and make decisions about what we are going to do with our lives and that we each have a message that might be born out of struggle. And when we get really in touch with where we we have been, how far we have come, and where we are moving then we can take that and turn it into a really powerful force." "You do not have to worry about what this other person's thinking about you." “I’m not a victim of what other people think of me.” I can love them even if they hurt me.” “I decided I was going to love them more than I fear them.” Some of Andrea's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "I'm not good at habits." Easy meal: "My favorite easy meal is the one that I pull right out of the freezer and throw in the oven and that is chicken strips and sweet potato fries. We bake them, we do not fry them." Possession: "Wooden cutting board from my  father-in-law." Andrea's Favorite Book: Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Larry Crabb Best advice received: "To offer what I am good at." Andrea's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I am at rest in God's love internally. So that I can work externally towards that loving self-expression. " A Challenge from Andrea: "Name your fears. [I take a good look at my fears and ask, 'What is threatened in me? What’s more true than this fear?'] Then remember God loves you. You can be free." Resources AndreaJoyWenburg.com UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Larry Crabb Frozen (2013 Movie) Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

One evening Lauren spent $600 on clothes. When she got home, she left the purchases in the car so her husband wouldn’t find out. The next day she decided she had to tell him what she had done, and how it was only the tip of the iceberg of the $40,000 of debt she had racked up. “When I told him, he just stood there staring at me for a while, then he said, ‘I forgive you. Let’s get through this together.’” Fast forward to today: Lauren and her husband are not only out of debt, but Lauren is teaching others how to do it, too. Lauren is the author of ‘The Recovering Spender’ and blogs at LaurenGreutman.com. Listen to find out the 3 rules that help her stay out of debt today. Nuggets of Wisdom from Lauren: "When the pain of staying broke becomes greater than the pain of changing your spending habits, that is when you will make a change. " "A lot of the debt was because I got us into the debt and never told him about it because I did not want to burden him. It was not that I was like trying to be sneaky. I just did not want to burden him. I would just say, 'Okay, it's what everybody does. I am just having a terrible time dealing with it so it is my fault, so I just need to handle it and get us out of it....'" "I started feeling really guilty about it. I started thinking like, 'Okay, I hid this from him because I didn't want to fight with him... He knew we were in debt, but he did not know how much. But he knew we were in debt and here I am, going and spending $600 on clothing and now I am hiding it from him. This is not just good for our marriage and our future. The next day I decided to come clean to him and tell him all the debt that we had. And make a real difference. I felt like for the first time I realized that I could not do it myself, like I needed his help to handle this and to have somebody to talk to about it. It is really like - not only it is lonely and stressful but it is just damaging to your marriage if you have this big elephant in the room that you can never talk about it." "He said, 'I forgive you, let us get through this together.' And so those are the words that changed everything. That was 9 years ago and from then on we got out of debt in 2 years. We just had a passion for teaching other people all the mistakes that we went through." "I have a spending problem. I think I always have the personality to be addicted to spending. And because of that I have to know what boundaries I have to set up around myself, so I do not spend money. Like 3 rules that I have. #1.) Do not go to Target alone. My second one, if I do any online shopping, I use a prepaid debit card, so I have to fund it beforehand. And #3, I do not use credit cards. So, those are my three big boundaries I had to put around myself, to keep myself safe. So, yes, I would definitely say, it is an addiction of some sort." "The biggest thing that they need to learn is how to set a realistic budget. For years, I was so terrified of the B word. I cringed on the inside. But once I saw that a budget can actually bring freedom to me, it really kind of opened up my eyes to all that's possible. For so many years, I spent money without knowing what was going on and, yes, that was fun and great, but then, you sit down at the end of the day, and you are like, 'Oh my gosh, I spent this much money. I did not know that I spent this much money! I don't know where it went. And now, you don't have money for your bills.' So, I found out that budgeting actually gives me freedom to spend what I want to without giving me that guilt and feeling of depletion at the end of the day. I think people need to set that realistic budget, and it can really really help them." Some of Lauren's Favorite Things: Personal habit: "That I can turn work off.  I think that is a big thing. As an entrepreneur who works online, the temptation to work all day and all night and every weekend is there, you know, in your face all the time. We finally got an office outside of our house and that has been really imperative to my success with everything that I do online. I got so sick of being half on, half off all day long, that setting it up this way has really kept us very productive during our work hours and also being able to be a husband and wife at night and hang out with the kids, go out to dinner, and do fun stuff together without feeling guilty that I have so much work to do." Easy meal: Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Possession: Blendtec Lauren's Favorite Book: For the Love by Jen Hatmaker Best advice received: "Be kind to others because they will be kind to you." Lauren's Happiness Formula: "I am happiest when I stick to my budget, I spend time with family, and I sleep." A Challenge from Lauren: "I want everybody to think about their values and if their spending is a reflection of that value system. Because whether you are in debt or not, you can always do something better with your finances. It always comes down to your value system." Resources Morning Meditation Guide (free) LaurenGreutman.com Financial Renovation The Recovering Spender (Lauren's book) You Need a Budget: YNAB.com Tiller.com Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Blendtec For the Love by Jen Hatmaker   Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

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