The Happier Approach Podcast
The show that pulls back the curtain on the need to succeed, hustle, and achieve at the price of our inner peace & relationships.
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Welcome.
I started this podcast in 2015. I lovingly refer to it as my garage band podcast. I wanted to share stories, so I called it Stories from a Quest to Live Happier as a nod to my first book Juice Squeezed, Lessons from a Quest to Live Happier. And whenever I felt inspired, I showed up and recorded a short story about Living Happier. THEN I became inspired by mindfulness hacks, small ways to get into your body throughout the day, so I changed then name to Happiness Hacks and again kept it to short, bite-sized episodes.
In 2019 I hit 100 episodes and decided to up my game. I moved it out of “the garage” and hired a production team. We changed the name to the Happier Approach after my 3rd book by the same name. In 2021, I decided to return to my storytelling roots. I realized that the only podcasts I listen to were narrative style, like my favorite, Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell. Inspired by my roots and what I enjoy as a listener, I partnered with audio producer Nicki Stein, and together we have created the latest iteration.
Season 2 Episode 5: All the Feels
In this episode, we learn all about how feelings show up in our brains and in our bodies, and how they can affect the way we interact with the world around us
Episode 138: The Catch-22 Of "I Got This"
In today’s episode, I talk about “I got this” a behavior that we engage in when our monger is chatting at us and we’re stressed and anxious.
Episode 137: Redefining Self-Care and Reclaiming Sovereignty
In today’s episode, I am talking with Mara Glatzel, MSW, an intuitive coach, writer, and podcast host about self-care and owning our needs.
Episode 136: Learning the Practice of Joy
In today’s episode, I am talking with Danielle Brooker, life coach, and podcast host at The Daisy Patch, about the differences between joy, happiness, and positive thinking.
Episode 125: Acknowledging Feelings When They Don’t Seem Appropriate
In today’s episode, continuing the deep dive into feelings. Today, I am going to explore what to do when your feelings just don’t seem appropriate.
Episode 124: The 2 Biggest Fears About Feeling Your Feelings
In today’s episode, I want to dive a little deeper into and answer some of the questions that I receive from clients and listeners about feelings.
Episode 119: The 3 Steps of A.S.K.: Acknowledging Your Feelings
Much of the time when you are feeling anxiety it is tied to feelings you don’t want to feel. In today’s episode, we start our discussion of A.S.K. with the first step of the system: Acknowledge Your Feelings.
Episode 117: You Aren’t Failing, You’re Spiraling Up
In this episode, we're going to look at how change works and specifically how the concept of spiraling up can be applied to the lifelong project of growth and change.
Episode 083: Live Happier Q&A
I answering an important listener question. If you are struggling with acknowledging your feelings, this one is for you.
Episode 078: Riding the Waves
Feelings. They get such a bad wrap. Today I look at the benefit of stepping into the deep water and riding the waves of your feelings.
Episode 068: My Dad, Grief and Living Happier
Today I am sharing my story about the loss of my Dad and my grief over the past few months. It is something I haven't talked about much, so I wanted to share what I have learned about grief.
Episode 057: The Slippery Slope of Emotions
So many of us believe like feeling our emotions will send us down a slippery slope into wallowing and negativity. In reality, NOT feeling our emotions leads us to more negativity and drama.
Episode 044: Holding Both the Messy Middle
A few thoughts on the election. Doesn't matter who you voted for, we all need a reminder that the key to healing lies in embracing the messy middle.
Episode 038: The Complexity of Empathy
Something we hear a lot is that we need to be more empathetic. Empathy is not usually our first reaction. Today I dive into the complexity of empathy and why it is such an important part of living happier.
Episode 032: Addicted to Busy
How to recognize when you have an addiction to busy and tips to get yourself on the wagon.
Episode 024: Stop Fighting Yourself
Today I want to talk about a question I received from a listener, who had a question about feeling fear and how to feel fear when you don't want to.
Episode 018: Bigger isn't Always Better
My take on New Year's Resolutions and Shiny Object Syndrome.
Episode 016: Tips to Live Happier During Thanksgiving
As I prepare to pause from the rush I wanted to offer some tips on Living Happier During Thanksgiving