Happiness through Hardship

This episode gives us to a reason to celebrate with guest, Talia Pollock, a well-known author of “Party in Your Plants - 100+ Plant-Based Recipes and Problem Solving Strategies to Help You Eat Healthier Without Hating Your Life." She's also a certified plant-based chef, a writer, motivational speaker, TV personality and dynamic health and empowerment coach. She started her career as a comedian and...

This week's guest on "Happiness through Hardship" - The Podcast has so many incredible achievements it's hard to know where to start. Samantha Harris is a former co-host of "Dancing with the Stars", a two-time Emmy nominated entertainment correspondent and anchor for "Entertainment Tonight" as well as a guest host on "The View," "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "Good Morning America." She's ho...

When we started the podcast production, taping many episodes, it was before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Within weeks, even days, the world changed immensely and I wanted to connect with someone who understood the hardship dealing with the virus. Even now as many people are phasing back into socialization, this virus is still a threat and top of mind especially for those touched by a comprom...

When life gets tough, it’s easy to crawl into a hole. Today’s guest knows hardship - and thinks differently. She found that tapping into “pockets of joy” has helped her. TV personality, author and motivational speaker, Roxane Battle, shares this message with the world. Today’s episode is about that - the importance of connection and finding pockets of joy when going through hardship. Roxane is no...

Professional athletes can have fame, often good fortune and the great ones take being a role model seriously. Three time Olympian, Women’s Basketball and Naismith Hall of Famer and WNBA superstar, Katie Smith, is that and more. She has always been an authentic spark of positive energy on and off the court. Katie dominated women’s basketball in high school and college as well as the ABL & WNBA prof...

As I’ve mentioned before, I never wanted to be known as Caryn with Cancer... but the reality is that’s who I am. My cancer has made me a better version of myself and for that I’m grateful. These Cancer Conversations with Caryn are going to be mini-episodes that will provide you with what worked well for me - simple suggestions that brought HOPE, RESOURCES and CONNECTIONS throughout my cancer journ...

She seems to have it all - star power, sports broadcasting talent and a beautiful, loving family. She does...but building that family wasn’t easy. Multi-Award winning sports journalist, Michele Tafoya, is a side-line reporter for Sunday Night Football and the only three-time winner of the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality. A versatile talent, she’s covered a wide range of sports from...

I never wanted to be known as Caryn with Cancer but the reality is that’s who I am. My cancer has made me a better version of myself and for that I’m grateful. These Cancer Conversations with Caryn are going to be mini-episodes that will provide you with what worked well for me - simple suggestions that brought HOPE, RESOURCES and CONNECTIONS throughout my cancer journey. If you’re finding me for...

Let’s face it - when you’re feeling down, hosting a party, unless it’s a pity one, may be the last thing on your to-do list. However, Jelena Aleksich has leaned into her hardships with mini-celebrations. Through the ups and downs of living in NYC and then the passing of her father, Jelena’s The Confetti Project became a visual study on human identity. After being doused by confetti and finding it...

Introducing Happiness through Hardship - The Podcast: A podcast with love, laughter and a few lessons along the way about finding joy through both hardship and health. Hosted by Caryn Sullivan, founder of Pretty Wellness, two-time breast cancer survivor thriving with stage IV disease and author of the book Happiness through Hardship. Get Happiness through Hardship the book: https://amzn.to/2TsPCCx...