Happy Thoughts Podcast

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 59 https://www.kristitchin.com/shop This episode features the wonderful Vivian Williams Kurutz! I met Vivian during my time at Omega and I knew immediately I'd like to learn more from her. She radiates love while doing the hard work of following the nudges to go where she'd meant to go. She's gone some amazing places and I'm so honored y'all get to learn from her on...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 58 https://www.kristitchin.com/shop This final episode from my season at Omega Institute features Diana Benz, Barbara Jones, Christie Mar, and Anjali Tangirala! Today we have our first on air Happy Hang!  I love a Happy Hang to cut to our similarities and differences so concisely. Listen in to hear more about these amazing ladies and the humanity that shows up when...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 57 "Dreams are necessary to life." -Anais Nin https://www.kristitchin.com/shop This episode features Christina Cicci! Christina and I met at Omega Institute working as seasonal staff. In this episode, we chat about how stopping, stillness, and dreaming are some of the simplest and quickest ways to find direction when life gets hard. Christina has battled a...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 56 https://www.kristitchin.com/shop This episode features Tunde Wey! He is a Nigerian social practice artist using food, finance, and investment capital to address economic disparities across geographies and demographies. I met Tunde at the Hearth Summit at Omega Institute where he addressed social and global disparities and opportunities for change; I gave him Happ...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 55 "Take time to do what makes your soul happy." -Jeremy McGilvrey This episode features Alejandra Garza, senior manager at The Wellbeing Project! I met Alejandra when Omega Insitute hosted The Hearth Summit- an event created with The Wellbeing Project and The Harlem Wellness Center to bring people together to express/find common ground for social change with the ar...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 54 This episode features Atlas Flynn, another co-worker at Omega Institute! Today's episode is a wonderful conversation with Atlas talking about the different twists and turns our lives have taken, how we've found moments to define them, and how we're leaning into the extreme not knowing this life brings. Learn more about Atlas below! Daniel "Atlas" Flynn is a dedic...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 53 This episode features Shawn Mott and Donicia Cook, two of my co-workers at Omega Institute! Today's episode is so wonderfully chaotic where we talk about our experience at Omega, the different challenges we face with taking care of ourselves, and the ways we're attempting kindness to ourselves along the way. Shawn goes through a hilarious journey accepting this t...

Life Update! Today we talk about basic needs and relentless participation in our blessings 🙂 It's been a wild year and I've landed for a few months in New York. Life can be relentless in it's challenges, but it's up to us to find our blessings and create our lives. "You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings." -Elizabeth Gilbert Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode...

I got to talk with the women of Emerge Surf Therapy and Wilder Wellness, Kristin Mathes and Kristen Ales, about so many different aspects and perspectives on perfectionism! Perfectionism is something we have all experienced as human beings on this planet. On this episode, Kristin, Kristen, and I (three Kristi/ens!) discuss the different ways perfectionism has shown up in our lives and how we've ba...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 50 I met Elizabeth Gilbert! I gave her Happy Thoughts and my heart is so so full. Also, I have no idea what I'm doing now and have been planting seeds like the most dedicated farmer you ever did see. One of those seeds is this next episode! We're tackling the three things I've noticed while sharing Happy Thoughts over the years- we want to be loved, we want to matte...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 49I'm back on the road! We're tackling the three things I've noticed while sharing Happy Thoughts over the years- today's podcast is all about how we want to matter! Every single one of us just wants to have a seat at the table, we want to be heard when we speak, and we want to be allowed to take up space in the way that we take up space. The methods...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode 48 One of the things I've seen over and over when sharing Happy Thoughts is how we just want to be loved. Service and kindness are the ways I've seen it show up over and over; we can create more love for ourselves and others by finding the thing our unique selves can share! Sharing Happy Thoughts became my thing almost 4 years ago and it's been the most surprising a...

I've been working on something! Happy Thoughts have brought so much life into my life and I've been working on how to share the lessons I've learned! When we do things scared, we give license for others to do things scared. This life is pretty terrifying sometimes, not necessarily in the challenging times. We have an easier time feeling stress than joy and I find that pretty fascinating. Gratitude...

This episode is a mashup of episodes #44 and #45 on the drive from California to Michigan. Life took some turns and we’ll get into the aftermath in our next episode! For now, stay tuned and listen in for some van adventures and Kristin talking herself through some hard moments with Happy Thoughts. ❤️ Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode #44 The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete...

Happy Thoughts Podcast: Episode #43 At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are, and you know what you want. - Lao Tzu You already know! ✨ So often we are trying to convince ourselves that we don't know what we already know 🙃 The more we know and like ourselves, the more we give that little nudge value and listen! #thehappythoughtproject

Happy Thoughts Podcast # 42- now on YouTube and all the podcast platforms! Day 1 of driving across the country, I’m gonna try to post every day while driving, it’s a lofty goal but here comes some trying! Never worry about numbers, help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. -Mother Theresa You matter! ✨ Just start and try. Being present and finding gratitude are the g...

Lighthouses don’t go running all over looking for boats to save, they just stand there shining. - @annelamott Shine bright! ✨ I think the best way to foster love in this world is just to feel loved. It’s the bees knees when it comes from others, but it can ALWAYS come from us! When we’re focusing on saving everybody else, we’re essentially creating a blueprint for others to abandon themselves too...

Happy Thoughts Podcast S2; E18 focuses on finding softness by being present and allowing ourselves to be surprised when things are challenging rather than getting down on ourselves and working harder. Giving ourselves hugs really works magic! When trying harder doesn’t work, try softer. -Lily Tomlin Find out more about Happy Thoughts at: www.thehappythoughtproject.com IG: @happythoughtsbykristin T...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2 episode 17 features Anne Randerson! I met Anne at the farmers market while she was visiting California from Belgium! “You only have to bloom” Cheryl Strayed Anne Randerson, Ph. D., is a transitions coach, teacher of contemplative practices and creative expression, author, editor, creative writing coach, spiritual director, and mindfulness teacher. She holds a Bachel...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2, episode 16 features a wonderful conversation with Cortney McDermott! Kristin met Cortney while selling at the farmers market! CORTNEY MCDERMOTT is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and human potential enthusiast, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc.,...

You can’t move mountains by whispering at them. -P!nk Season 2, episode 15 Happy Chat with Erin Pier! Erin is one of the Executive Directors of the Transformative Justice Project (TJP) in Denver, Colorado. TJP (formerly Colorado Juvenile Defenders Center) is on a mission to abolish the school-to-prison pipeline by dismantling systemic racism embedded in the existing institutions of education, ment...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2, episode 14 is all about how we don’t have to become a different person before treating ourselves like we matter! You’re already amazing, as you are. Take care of yourself like you’re the most awesome person youve ever met. -Jen Sincero Find out more about Happy Thoughts at:www.thehappythoughtproject.comIG: @happythoughtsbykristinTikTok: thehappythoughtprojectSpotif...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2, episode 13 is all about being your own hero and finding the people who want to see you win. Surround yourself with only people who lift you higher. Oprah Find out more about Happy Thoughts at: www.thehappythoughtproject.com IG: @happythoughtsbykristin TikTok: thehappythoughtproject Spotify: Happy Thoughts Podcast Happy Thoughts are also available on Amazon, Etsy, a...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2, episode 12 is all about how finding our little lights can change the world :) The same light you see in others is shining within you too. Morgan Harper Nichols Find out more about Happy Thoughts at: www.thehappythoughtproject.com IG: @happythoughtsbykristin TikTok: thehappythoughtproject Spotify: Happy Thoughts Podcast Happy Thoughts are also available on Amazon, E...

Happy Thoughts Podcast Season 2, episode 11 is all about the tricky challenge of finding simplicity’s byproduct, ease. You have been criticizing yourself for years, try approving of yourself and see what happens. -Louise L Hay I got a little off topic, definitely still figuring it all out, but I still think I’m onto something with this ease stuff. Find out more about Happy Thoughts at: www.thehapp...