Happiness in Progress

"We live our lives in a state of anxiety. We live our lives in a state of fear. We live our lives in a state of anger. It's become normal. It's okay. That's what the society has made us feel - that it is okay to live in suffering states because everyone is there. But it is important to nurture a beautiful state. Depending on your beautiful state will be your experience of life." - Preethaji Preeth...

Welcome to Episode 100! You are going to love this episode because I have included a soundbite from each guest I've had on the show. This is a quick paced, motivation-packed episode. At the end of each episode, I ask my guests - "What is one tip to finding more joy in the everyday - during the good days, the bad days and the in between?" I've taken all my guests answers to that one question and ha...

'Tis the holiday season - for some of us, that means not only pumpkin pie and gratitude, but also dealing with difficult family members. My guest today, is Stephanie Essenfeld. She has practiced family psychology and therapy for the last eight years.   Her goal is to provide helpful tools for effective communication, empathy, boundaries, decision making and many more — many of these we talk about...

"Living a service-oriented life is looking for tiny opportunities to serve. All you need to do is be on the lookout for someone who needs a hand." - Danielle Craig In this episode, Danielle Craig talks about how to bring more service into your life. She'll talk about how this can bring more joy into your life, how to figure out what people need help with and the one question not to ask when you wa...

"It [debt] stressed us all the time, we always felt like the boogyman was going to come from around the corner and get us." - Jason Mayfield Today's guests bring a lot to the table with their personal story of getting out of 63,801.99 of debt in 6 months.   In this episode you'll hear from Ashleigh and Jason Mayfield. They build their income online through social media and Youtube which we talk a...

Today's conversation is a little different than my typical interviews … because me and my guest, Jennifer Borget had so much fun talking about Disney. Jennifer is a former journalist, mom of three and the creator behind Cherish 365. She writes, takes incredible photos and is always looking for new ways to tell stories with incredible videos. Her blog has won several awards including for Best photo...

In this world we've been taught we need to BE someone to be important. Maybe a little bit taught, but also a little built in. Have you heard about the ego? The ego is the part of us that tells us we need to be someone, do something and have something to matter. The ego tells us "YOU matter when you accomplish. YOU matter when you own expensive stuff. YOU matter when you have a fancy title." This i...

"If i just did this individually, privately, quietly - I would lose the opportunity to have someone learn from my experience." - Rebecca Cressman Rebecca is a radio host of FM 100.3's midday show in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rebecca is an Emmy-nominated former TV host and continues to guest-host television programming in Salt Lake City. She is the mom of three and a loving wife. Most recently, Rebecca...

 "I  had to learn how to be a good human inside chaos." - Lydia Slaby Lydia Slaby is an advocate, speaker and writer who just released her debut memoir this year called Wait, It Gets Worse. Lydia was living a very successful life as an attorney and married to a husband working on a presidential campaign. But the reality was that her marriage was failingand a doctor's appointment for stressturned i...

"Blame is a killer. Blame is going to keep you exactly where you are." Josh Cary is the Hidden Entrepreneur. He is the host of a podcast of the same name. He sent four decades living behind a man. Since taking that mask off he's on a mission to make sure no one lives behind a facade. In this episode, we talk about improving your life, becoming self-aware of your own emotions, dealing with setbacks...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID? Would you try a new skill - like dancing? Or piano? Would you open a buisness? Would you start selling homemade earrings out of your home? Would you ask for a higher price for the cupcakes your selling? Or the e-book you wrote? Would you leave a relationship? Ask for a raise? Would you go to an event? Say 'hi' to someone? Sign up for a gym membership? As I'...

"With each step i took I was getting rid of of the giants that were holding me back." I first met Mona Pinon as a force of motherhood when she decided to build a wheelchair accessible playground for her son. She rallied support from her community behind the so-called "Blue Slide Project." Mona works in real estate in southern Oregon and is the mom of five. She's also in the middle of writing her f...

"We cannot create or give life to something new if we are waiting for the ground to be perfect." - Danielle Craig In this episode, Danielle talks about how perfectionism holds us back from our goals and impacts our mental and physical health. She gives us five tools to start letting imperfection in our lives. CONNECT WITH DANIELLE: Facebook Instagram Twitter Website This podcast is brought to you...

Today we are talking about the secret to connectivity - connection is something we all need, yet not something we're all good at that. For that - you'll hear from Ginger Johnson today. Ginger's mission is to connect the world, one person at a time on purpose and with purpose.   Ginger is a speaker, trainer and coach… and the author of the Connectivity Canon. AND coming up in November, she's holdin...

"The key to finding happiness is to find it not in ACHIEVING… but in the GROWTH it takes to get there." - Danielle Craig In this podcast episode, Danielle talks about finding joy in the journey.  The big question - can I be happy while trying to improve? The answer - yes. Danielle talks through how to measure progress in a productive way that will empower you through a transformation journey. She...

Mikaela is an elementary school teacher. She is the 2017 winner of the limelight video contest… in which she told her story - living and teaching with a form of dwarfism and blindness. Mikaela teachers lower elementary school children - most of whom - she is smaller than. She also does this with a visual impairment that causes her to be legally blind. But she doesn't let this hold her back. When I...

Today we're going to talk about mental illness in children. Andrea Berryman Childreth is the author of 'On the Edge: Help and Hope for Parenting Children with Mental Illness." Andrea wrote this book after struggling to find resources in her own journey of raising a child with a neurological disorder and mental illness. She also the founder of blog "Bipolar Lemonade." In this conversation, she shar...

Today you get to hear from an incredibly inspiring woman who has been featured on the Today Show and in magazines including Health, FIt Pregnancy, Shape and Disability magazine. Amberly Lago is the author of True Grit and Grace, a tedX speaker… and an expert in the field of resilience, transformation and health and wellness.   Amberly was involved in a motorcycle crash that mangled her leg… ultima...

"When you compare yourself online - you are focusing on your reality compared to his/her highlights." - Danielle Craig In this episode, Danielle talks about how comparing yourself on social media impacts you and your goals. - How we get distracted on social media - How to re-focus on your goals/concerns/homes untouched by what people on your social media feed are doing - How comparisons make it so...

"It's not just about the bathing suit. It's about the fact that so many women feel this way and it's just ridiculous." Today's guest is one of my favorite bloggers and Instagramers. Carly Anderson is someone who is changing the way women see themselves and what it means to have a swimsuit body. Carly is the woman behind Lipgloss and Crayons. She is a former elementary school teacher. She's also th...

The very first Happiness in Progress LIVE! podcast happened last week and it was such an incredible event. The was real, true connection, important introspection and an understanding that we're all in this together. The LIVE! guests were Lu Crenshaw and Shantell Dayton of Camp17. This episode will include a few key lessons from the evening including how to finally decide you're worthy, understandi...

Emily Norton is one of my favorite people. In days, her first book, The Seven Longest Yards — written with her husband Chris Norton - will hit book shelves. Emily's story went viral when she helped her husband Chris walk across the stage for graduation… then again when she helped him walk down the wedding aisle. Their story has been shared in People Magazine, on Good Morning America, the Today sho...

"There's a direct correlation with doubts and sadness and certainty and happiness." - David Ghiyam David Ghiyam is a course teacher for Kabbalah One, based on the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah. He has offered tens of thousands of hours of spiritual coaching with everyone including celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs. David was a teenager when he earned his first million dollars. Because of his financial...

"Most people have practiced character assassination for decades." - Nando Raynolds Nando Raynolds is a psychotherapist and life coach who has helped hundreds of people manage their internal negativity with mindfulness and compassion. He created the workbook, "Transforming Your Inner Critic into an Inner Coach." Today we talk about why we have the inner critic. And what I really love about Nando's...

"It's amazing what changing your perspective just a little bit does to your entire outlook in life." - Courtney Paulk Courtney Paulk is a powerhouse in everything she does. In the office, she is the first female president of an 80-lawyer law firm, Hirschler. In her free time she is known for her ultra-distance open water swimming feats.   She is one of only 201 people who has completed the Triple...