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Celebrate the Women in Your Life with Linda Allen

This week, we are celebrating International Women’s Day, which is a time to acknowledge the diversity and achievement of women. As part of that celebration, we’re talking to Texas businesswoman Linda Allen, who has made it her mission to make women feel seen by supporting them both in their careers and their personal achievements. In this episode, she explains why it’s so important for us to lift up the women around us and how it can change them — and the world they live in. In this episode, you'll learn: Why a single simple interaction can be so impactful. What happens when women begin to feel seen and heard. How to adjust our mindset to be more supportive of other women. Links and Resources Facebook: @livehappy Instagram: @mylivehappy Twitter: @livehappy Check out our #HappyActs calendar: https://livehappy.com/calendar Create your own Happiness Wall: https://livehappy.com/create-wall/ Learn more about the International Day of Happiness: https://livehappy.com/the-international-day-of-happiness/ Remember, we are celebrating March with a full month of #HappyActs and we want you to be a part of it! Visit https://livehappy.com/happyacts/ today to find out how to be a part of it! Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Celebrate a Month of #HappyActs With Live Happy

 As we begin the month of March, Live Happy is celebrating with an entire month of #HappyActs. Throughout this month, we celebrate happiness with special acts each day, and on March 20, we observe the International Day of Happiness. In this episode, host Paula Felps sits down with Live Happy CEO and Founder Deborah Heisz, E-commerce Marketing Manager Casey Johnson and Marketing Manager Laura Coppedge to talk about why we are so excited about this month – and how you can be a part of it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why we celebrate #HappyActs throughout the month of March. What the International Day of Happiness is all about. How you can be a part of the #HappyActs movement. Links and Resources Facebook: @livehappy Instagram: @mylivehappy Twitter: @livehappy Check out our #HappyActs calendar: https://livehappy.com/calendar Create your own Happiness Wall: https://livehappy.com/create-wall/ Learn more about the International Day of Happiness: https://livehappy.com/the-international-day-of-happiness/ Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Connecting to Nature Through Yoga With Rebecca Wildbear

We know that being in nature is good for us, but this week’s guest shows us how tuning into our wild side can help us connect with the earth, our emotions and our creativity. Rebecca Wildbear is creator of a yoga practice called Wild Yoga that helps us learn to listen to the earth. She explains more about it in her new book, Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth, and this week she’s here to tell us how deepening our connection with the earth can help us better understand ourselves. In this episode, you'll learn: The difference between Wild Yoga and other types of yoga. What Rebecca means by “Earth Grief” and what you can do if you are experiencing it. How practicing communication and yoga in nature can change the way we feel about the world we live in. Links and Resources Website: http://www.rebeccawildbear.com Facebook: @rebecca.wildbear Instagram: @wildbearyoga Twitter: @RWildbear1 YouTube: @rebeccawildbear4994 Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Cultivate a Compassionate Relationship With Michelle Becker

What better time than Valentine’s Day to look at how to improve your relationships? This week’s guest, Michelle Becker, is a marriage and family therapist who also specializes in compassion. Through workshops, online education, and her Well Connected podcast, she shares her understanding of compassions and offers couples the tools they need to relate to each other better. Her new book, Compassion for Couples: Building the Skills of Loving Connection, offers exercises and insight into how we can use compassion, and she’s here to explain why it’s so vital to a healthy relationship. In this episode, you'll learn: Why self-compassion is the first step to a truly compassionate relationship. What happens to our brains when we fall in love — and why that changes over time. How compassion can change the way you view your significant other and deepen your relationship. Links and Resources Facebook: @michellebeckerwisecompassion Instagram: @wisecompassion LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-becker-2461211b0/ Website: https://wisecompassion.com/ Try these mindful compassion exercises to improve your relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFjwNH4cTLE&t=40s Download a free sample chapter of Compassion for Couples: https://www.guilford.com/excerpts/becker2_ch2.pdf?t=1 Sign up for Michelle’s next Compassion for Couples class (starting May 2): https://wisecompassion.thinkific.com/courses/compassion-for-couples-may2023 Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Discover Joy with the Unicorn Challenge from Andrea Goeglein, PhD

 Would your life be happier if you were a unicorn? This week, we’ll find out as host Paula Felps talks with Andrea Goeglein about her 60-Day Unicorn Challenge. Andrea, who is also known as Dr. Success, holds a PhD in organizational psychology and hosts the Hey Boss Lady! podcast. She created the 60-Day Unicorn Challenge to offer small, daily tasks that will help you take steps toward reaching your goals — either personal or professional — while learning to make yourself a priority. In this episode, you'll learn: How the 60-Day Unicorn Challenge came about. What to expect from the challenge. How prioritizing your own needs leads to success. Links and Resources Website: https://servingsuccess.com/ Podcast: https://servingsuccess.com/hey-boss-lady-podcast/ Facebook: DrSuccessPhD Twitter: @DrSuccess Instagram: @drsuccess LinkedIn: @drsuccessphd YouTube: ServingSuccess Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Unleash Your Creativity With Steven Kowalski

Creativity is a driving force of innovation, and in this episode, we look at how it can make us happier both at work and at home. Steven Kowalski, PhD, is a leading voice in the global movement for conscious creativity. In his new book, Creative Together: Sparking Innovation in the New World of Work, he explains that all of us are creative — whether we think we are or not. And recognizing that creativity is the first step in learning how to harness it and discover our true potential in all areas of life. In this episode, you'll learn: What it means to be “consciously creative.” How to identify discover your personal creative style — and why that’s important. Why tapping into our creativity makes us happier at work and at home. Links and Resources Website: https://www.stevenkowalski.com Twitter: @stevenkow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkowalski/ YouTube: Steven Kowalski Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Making the Most of Your Time with Cassie Holmes

Most of us feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day — but what can we do about it? In her book, Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most, Cassie Holmes, PhD breaks it down for us. And on this episode of Live Happy Now, the award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness talks about what it means to feel “time poor” and why that has become so prevalent today. Then she’ll explain how we can better structure our days and begin using our time instead of losing it. In this episode, you'll learn: How much time you need to feel “time affluent.” How tracking your time can help you identify where to find more of it. The philosophy of “time left” and how it can help you enjoy your hours more. Links and Resources Website: https://www.cassiemholmes.com/ LinkedIn: @cassiemholmes Click here to download a free worksheet on time crafting. Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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5 Steps to Restoring Empathy with Rob Volpe

Studies show us – and social media often backs it up – that we are becoming less empathetic. But this week’s guest tells us how we can begin to solve the empathy crisis. Rob Volpe is a thought leader in the role of empathy in the marketing and workspace and is the author of Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. Today, he offers some unique insights into what’s causing our lack of empathy and what skills we need to develop to bring it back. In this episode, you'll learn: What is creating the empathy crisis in our modern world. The important role empathy plays in our personal happiness. The five steps you can take to begin restoring empathy. Links and Resources LinkedIn: @rmvolpe Instagram: @Empathy_Activist Twitter: @rmvolpe TikTok: @EmpathyActivist Website: www.5stepstoempathy.com Download a free bonus chapter from Rob’s book at: https://www.5stepstoempathy.com/home Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Discovering the Power of Stillness with Jeanine Thompson

After a busy holiday season, we all could use a bit of stillness in our lives. This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Jeanine Thompson, a former clinical psychotherapist and Fortune 50 executive whose new book, 911 From Your Soul, is all about how to learn to listen for what you need and discover your greatest potential. Today, she’s here to talk about how important it is to learn to do nothing and listen to the lessons that are waiting for us in the stillness. And then she’ll teach us how to do that. In this episode, you'll learn: What stillness is and how you can add it to your life. The five main benefits of creating stillness. How stillness can help you live more of your true potential. Links and Resources Facebook: @JeanineThompsonLLC Instagram: @_JeanineThompson_ Website: JeanineThompson.net Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Sign up for Jeanine Thompson’s free email course to discover how to create stillness in your life! Course begins February 1.  Enter your email address below. [forminator_form id="18834"] Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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Create Your Fun Habit With Mike Rucker

It’s a brand-new year and we’re all thinking about creating new habits, so … why not make yours a fun one? This week’s guest is Mike Rucker, PhD, an esteemed organizational psychologist and author of the new book, The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life. His research shows us how prioritizing fun can make us happier, more productive, and more energetic. In this episode, you'll learn: The difference between happiness and fun. Why the pursuit of happiness may make us miserable. How to assess your daily activities and design your day for fun. Links and Resources Facebook: @mike.rucker.phd Twitter: @performbetter LinkedIn: @michaelrucker Website: https://michaelrucker.com Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           
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