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 8: Square Peg
In this episode, we explore embracing your square peg self rather than always trying to fit into a round hole.
Season 2 Episode 7: Spiraling Up
In this episode, we explore the idea of spiraling, through anxiety, in our bodies, and throughout our lives.
Season 2 Episode 6: Anti-Gratitude
In this episode, we tackle a subject that Nancy has VERY strong opinions about. Gratitude.
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
Season 2 Episode 4: The Biggest Fan
In this episode, we'll learn about the final character in the Happier Approach cast-- the wise, self-loyal, and sometimes elusive, Biggest Fan.
Season 2 Episode 3: The BFF
In this episode, we get close and personal with another central character in the Happier Approach: the overindulgent BFF.
Season 2 Episode 2: The Monger
In this episode, we take a trip into Nancy’s brain and learn all about her inner self-critique, her Monger.
Season 2 Episode 1: Hi I'm Nancy
In this episode, the first of our new season, we go back to the beginning to learn how The Happier Approach all started.
Episode 165: Practicing Self-Loyalty in the New Year - Part 2
In this episode, I’m continuing my conversation with my producer Sean McMullin going deeper into change, resolutions, and plans for the new year.
Episode 164: Practicing Self-Loyalty in the New Year - Part 1
In this episode, I’m chatting with my producer, Sean McMullin about change, resolutions, and plans for the new year.
Episode 163: Lou Blaser and the Performative Nature of High Functioning Anxiety - Part 2
In this episode, I continue my conversation with Lou Blaser from the Second Breaks Podcast about the performative nature of high functioning anxiety.
Episode 162: Lou Blaser and the Performative Nature of High Functioning Anxiety - Part 1
In this episode, I’m going to go deep into the performative nature of high functioning anxiety and talk with Lou Blaser from the Second Breaks Podcast.