Self Made Happyaire

February marks one year since I made my first loaf of sourdough bread. That loaf cost me about $400 in money, time, accessories, and anxiety. And it turns out, it was worth every penny. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I share what sourdough taught me about slowing down, inherited beliefs about productivity, resilience, and my evolving relationship with the frequency of happiness. I ta...

Voltaire once wrote, “The best is the enemy of the good,” and in this episode, I explore why perfection might be one of the sneakiest ways we disconnect from happiness. I share a story from my DIY website group about a new entrepreneur frozen by the illusion of getting it right before she begins. We talk about how perfection tightens the nervous system, how it fractures our sense of safety, and ho...

In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I’m joined by Brooke Seiz , somatic experiencing therapist and functional nutrition provider at Evolve Wellness KC. Together, we explore happiness as a bodily frequency — one that becomes accessible when the nervous system feels safe, regulated, and present. We talk about why happiness can feel “lost” when your body is busy protecting you, how somatic e...

Happiness isn’t always found in stillness. Sometimes it reveals itself only once we’re willing to move. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I take you out to the pasture to explore one of the most powerful lessons horses offer us as we approach the Year of the Fire Horse. Horses regulate, communicate, and make sense of the world through movement and momentum. They move first, discern whil...

I consume the news every day. And every day, it sets my nervous system on fire. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I explore something many of us feel but rarely say out loud: the guilt that creeps in when we experience happiness during times of crisis or grief. From the pasture, alongside a resting herd of horses, I talk about why happiness is not denial, not disrespect, and not a moral...

What if “try” isn’t the problem… but the doorway? In this episode, I take you into a quiet round pen in the Flint Hills of Kansas, where a gray mare is learning to carry a rider for the very first time. What unfolds there is a powerful lesson about willingness, curiosity, and how real change actually happens. We’ve been told that try is a cop-out. That it’s weak. That it’s not enough. But horses k...

Happiness isn’t something you chase down. It’s something you tune into. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I’m joined by Jen DuBois for a conversation about doodling, vision boards, and why creative expression can gently bring you back home to yourself. Jen DuBois is a Certified Life & Empowerment Coach who walks alongside midlife women as they navigate one of life’s most transformat...

In this solstice episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I explore a different relationship with happiness. One that doesn’t require chasing, striving, or forcing cheer. Instead, we look to nature, the turning of the light, and the wisdom of horses to understand how happiness actually returns. Light doesn’t come back with fireworks. It returns slowly. Safely. Moment by moment. Through the story of Ab...

Joy doesn’t disappear. It waits. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire , I explore why joy can feel lost even when nothing is technically “wrong” — and how your nervous system plays a much bigger role than you may realize. Using a simple but powerful metaphor — an inner control cabin with dials that regulate everything from stress to peace to joy — we talk about nervous system static, emotion...

In this episode, I invite you to walk out into the pasture with me and remember something horses know instinctively: energy echoes. I share a story about my heart horse, Rainbow, and the day a braying mule sent his nervous system into a full-on shatter. What happened next became one of the most important lessons of my life — a lesson about anxiety, tranquility, and the frequencies we choose to tun...

I’m Kimberly Beer — seeker of happiness, entrepreneur, Gestaltist, hypnotist, and farm-dwelling neurodivergent human who has walked with depression and still chooses joy on purpose. In this first episode, I’m inviting you into the heart of what this podcast is all about: Happiness as a frequency. Not a mood. Not a moment. Something we broadcast. Something we tune into. Something we can learn to cu...

Let me tell you a secret nobody bothered to teach me and you may not know: Happiness is not a mood. It’s not illusive. It isn’t tied down to money or possessions or even other people. It’s a frequency — and you can tune it like a magical radio. I’m Kimberly Beer, and this is The Self-Made Happyaire — the podcast that teaches you how to transmute stress, embrace your joy, and dial into the wealth o...