Stress Management + Resilience Tools for Your Happified Life

In these challenging times, it's crucial to find balance between the negative news that bombards us and the positivity that can help elevate our spirits. Instead of only feeling overwhelmed or helpless, we can find the things within our control and feel more empowered and capable. Our energy and vibration are deeply impacted by the news around us and the physical world we inhabit. By raising your...

Veronica Nabizadeh, a family law attorney and divorce mediator, has fought to overcome codependency and rebuild her marriage with authenticity and trust. She joins us to explore how healthy relationships hold the space for each person to be exactly who they are, without wishing for change or giving someone else control over their own happiness.  Her clients tend to also come from battle-weary marr...

For Tate Barkley, Sunday dinners at his grandmother’s home were a safe haven in a world filled with political upheaval, religious dogma and shame. In his memoir, “Sunday Dinners, Moonshine and Men”, he shares his story of recovery and the path to forgiveness as he examines his relationship with his father growing up in the deep South. As an attorney and Prejudice Reduction Trainer, Tate shares his...

Stress can make us feel incapable of making the impact we want in the world, or even making changes to help life flow more easily. With Happified, it’s my mission to explore the struggles caused by stress and share the tools you can use to tackle them, without weighing down your To Do list or stealing your time for fun. Your efforts to resolve stress have profound impact not only in your own life...

As a young mother of four, Jennifer Woodward experienced mood swings, panic attacks, insomnia and weight gain after the birth of her third child. Unable to find relief in traditional western medicine, she stumbled upon functional diagnostic nutrition and its ability to analyze real data to understand hormonal and digestive issues. As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Jennifer now sup...

A flourishing life feels fulfilled and peaceful, with moments of true happiness lightening your load. In this episode, we'll explore how you can flourish more, even if you feel like you are languishing: apathetic, disengaged from life, stuck in a rut while life is passing you by. Starting with Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model, we’ll add more core components and  take a look at how you can switch...

It is possible to reclaim your time and put yourself first. And it’s not selfish, in fact it’s the most beneficial thing you can do for the people and the work that you love, because you can finally show up with all the energy, focus and commitment that you want to share! Even in our fast-paced and stressful world, happiness is within reach. It's time to take back control of our time and find joy...

This week we explore how you can build a healthier relationship with stress by working with a coach. Stress can make us feel incapable of making changes or making the impact we want to have in the world, and chronic stress can crush your confidence, draining your energy, vision, and belief in yourself. But not all stress is bad! It also helps us learn and grow,  and it is possible to find balance...

This week’s show explores how you can maintain your independence as you age. We must challenge the notion that aging means declining health and dissatisfaction, and explore how to create a thriving life of vitality and connection. Discover why it is so important to take control and create a vision of your ideal future!  We’ll take a look at what it means to be the CEO of your own healthcare by bui...

Littie Shively is a coach and author who helps people resolve inner conflict so they can find joy in their pursuit of success. She shares the importance of listening to and addressing guilt and shame, as well as the power of the subconscious mind in achieving one's goals with the proper training to overcome negativity with positive perspectives. Learn how to engage with critical inner voices to de...

School’s out, and it’s feeling like summer.  Many of us are itching for a getaway, but not everyone takes the time away from work to get out of town even if the paid vacation days are already accrued.  We’ll take a look at the benefits of time off, and some ways to create a holiday wherever you are, with whatever time you have available.  In this episode we explore: How vacations help to heal stre...

Have you ever thought about the origin of the warrior poses in yoga?  Would you be surprised to learn there are principles in the myth that you can apply to your own life today?  Megan Nolan speaks from her own experience navigating the tumultuous path of entrepreneurship and draws analogies to lessons from yoga that you can apply to your life in work and business. Join us to feel more resilient a...

You know you should exercise your body for better health, but do you exercise your Vagus Nerve for less stress?  We’re taking a look at what the Vagus Nerve (aka Vagal Nerves, because it divides to run along 2 tracks through your body) does for us and how we can restore balance by activating the Parasympathetic Nervous system to move from “Fight or Flight” to “Rest and Digest”. In this episode we...

If you’re a fan of this show, then you already know the power of positivity… But sometimes happiness is elusive, and can even be triggering for people who struggle with trauma or depression.  Thanks to the thriving field of Positive Psychology, we have research and validated methods to foster lasting happiness.  It may take a little experimentation and practice, but with time you can actually “tra...

As Stress Awareness Month continues, this week well explore common habits that may actually be building stress in your life, and some of the most effective stress busters that you can use to reclaim control of the stress that life can serve up. Our goal isn’t to create a life free of stress!  Instead, we can feel empowered in how it affects us physically and emotionally.  Whether you naturally fee...

“...In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. Forever intertwined, and in this month of taxes, maybe it’s natural that we also find ourselves in Stress Awareness Month.   We all experience stress, and not all stress is created equal!  Let’s get context on the scale of the issues of stress in America and look at ways you can find a healthier perspective for...

We aren’t living through the most stressful times in human history, but as a society we are more “stressed out” than ever before.  Many factors play a part, but the solution to feel better may start off as simple as introducing the right amino acid supplements to help our bodies create the feel-good neurotransmitters that we’re missing.  Vonda Schaefer explains how simple it can be to start feelin...

Every health expert has their own opinion of what is the most important habit or lifestyle change to make now in order to live your healthiest life.  And in a sea of information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and not know where to begin!  Or maybe you’re tolerating some moderate health issues right now and feel like, “it’s not broken yet, I don’t need to fix it…  In either case, if you’re looking...

Many people work hard to accomplish their goals, only to feel dissatisfaction instead of the happiness they expect when they reach them.  Why doesn’t success guarantee happiness, isn’t that what we were taught was true?   Well, if you’re putting happiness on the other side of the finish line, you may just never reach it. But don’t give up!  Today we’re going to explore how you can feel happier - a...

Here on Happified, we take a lot of time exploring emotional wellbeing and personal development, building habits to create a life aligned with your vision of success.  But without physical health, it’s hard to enjoy all that life brings you, and maybe even impossible to reach the goals you pursue.  So today we’re going back to the basics, with a survey of 3 foundations of health: food, sleep, and...

Monifa Harris, Vocal Alchemist and Visibility Coach, helps her students discover how they can speak up or sing with confidence.  She credits some of her teaching ability on the fact that she wasn’t gifted with a natural singing talent, but instead had to uncover and strengthen her personal expression in order to fulfill her dreams, and so she now does the same with her studio members, whether they...

How do you rate, in your personal point of view?  For many of us that perspective is far from flattering, and over time we take it to be true in spite of plenty of evidence pointing to how talented, successful, and lovable we are.  If you brush off compliments or struggle to take pride in your inherent gifts, this episode will shine a light on the ways in which we sell ourselves short and why it’s...

What wakes you up in the middle of the night? Robin Quinn Kheen shares her tips to identify and end outdated or unnecessary commitments, large and small, so you restore focus to what really matters.    Robin spent years as the founder and director of a music & dance studio, teaching and working with thousands of families, creating a vibrant community and becoming an expert in the areas of accounta...

Emotions can be like a peaceful pond, or a raging river.  When we let our feelings be felt, they flow past so that we can freely experience what is coming next. And even knowing that, it can still feel overwhelmingly difficult to give space to painful emotions and not try to deny them or brush them away. Today we’ll explore some tools and perspectives to help emotions feel more manageable.  In thi...

We’ve all heard that “you are what you eat”, but what if your food choices meant even more than that?  What if you could experience healing simply by the process of growing your own healthy herbs, vegetables and fruit? That’s exactly the experience that Pat Galo had as she recovered from severe stress and burnout as a mother of 3. With over 29 years of experience in the present health care system,...