Here to Thrive ® | Self Help & Personal Development

Dr. Lindsay Weisner, and she is the co-author of a book with Selene Castrovilla called 10-Steps to Finding Happy which is due to be released on March 20th which is the United Nations International Day of Happiness.

Now this was recorded well before Coronavirus was even a thing. It’s amazing how things can turn on their heads! So some of our comments you may look at through a different lens now that we’re living with more uncertainty.

Lindsay is a psychologist who specializes in teenagers with suicidal ideation. We’ll talk a little bit more about that in here. Alongside that conversation though is one about what makes us happy? And why we aren’t necessarily as happy as we could be. Specifically we’ll touch on:

· How technology is interrupting our lives, and stopping us from being present in the here and now (news notifications anyone?)

· How perhaps we really are more stressed out these days

· How every generation has their “mess of garbage” to deal with

· How we are likely bringing more psychological baggage into our lives than previous generations

· How expectations of happiness can lead to disappointment

· And the importance of living an active over a passive life.

You can pre-order 10-Steps to happy before 20th March. But also remember, 20th March is United Nations International Day of Happiness. We need it this year...so spread so happy around dear people.

Dr. Lindsay Wesiners book 10-Steps to Happy is going to be released on 20th March. If you enjoyed her upbeat vibe, you can also listen to her podcast which is Neurotic Nourishment. If you want to track down Lindsay and learn more about her work, therapy etc. you can follow her at @PsychShinkMom, and she practices out of Hewlett New York.

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This is a meaningful and wise conversation that opened my eyes in more ways than one. It made me re-think some of the ways the self-help movement has marginalized those who are looking to thrive while living with a mental illness, and helped me feel more empowered around what inclusive self-development includes.

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Arien Smith is thriving while living with mental illness. He is also a Life Coach and host of an incredibly inspiring online TV show - Arien Inspires (aptly named!!) - where he talks through practical ways that people can thrive while living with mental illness.

This episode, among other things includes:

• How simply trusting yourself to get through things (even when they're not easy) empowers you
• How many self-help messages inadvertently marginalize those living with a mental illness
• Aliveness and the power of feeling, rather than closing off emotions
• How happiness isn't always a choice
• Why feeling broken is nothing to be ashamed of
• How you can be completely afraid and courageous at the same time
• How your pain can shape you in a positive way
• How self-discovery and spirituality can go hand-in-hand
• How you can have wellness and a mental illness at the same time
• How not loving yourself doesn't make you unloveable

And SO much more! This is jammed full of ah-ha's and insights.

We talked about his favorite episode of Arien Inspires so far being - Authenticity & Feeling Broken. Here is the direct link: http://uncoveryourjoy.com/authenticity-self-love-feeling-broken/

Arien's website is www.uncoveryourjoy.com

His facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arieninspires/

Instagram etc. @ArienInspires

To keep up to date and join Arien's community (and get access to a free transformation e-course) head here: http://uncoveryourjoy.com/overcome-challenge-ecourse/

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To join my community and receive free resources [including a free guide with 21 Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery] head to www.thrive.how/free

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This week I had the honor of interviewing Cassandra Bodzak. She is a Healthy Living Expert, a certified health & wellness coach, a meditation teacher, as well as cooking extraordinaire. She is an all around #lightmaker

Her work focuses on people feeling good from the inside out – which I am wholeheartedly on board with! She helps people live their happiest and healthiest lives, through taking care of their bodies and nourishing their souls.

She was on ABC’s the Taste and a regular contributor to Shape Magazine. She is also the Author of a soon to be released cookbook and self-care guide: Eat With Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life That Lights You Up.

In this episode we go deep. We had an awesome conversation. We cover:

• The common struggle women have with body image,
• The Well-Being Trifecta, and how Cassandra believes whole health isn't just about food,
• The importance of Self-Care and what that can look like,
• How Cassandra taught herself how to meditate via the internet (no expensive retreats here),
• How you can literally shower your body with appreciation and learn to love the skin you're in.

Cassandra can be found at her website: www.cassandrabodzak.com

Her book is called - Eat With Intention - and can be preordered now on Amazon.

Her online membership community is Aprecity. If you'd like to know more, head here: https://aprecity.com/join

Cassandra can also be found on facebook or instagram! @CassandraBodzak

For weblinks, head over to my website at www.thrive.how/podcast16

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Emily Esfahani Smith is an expert on the meaningful life. Here we're talking through how how meaningful life doesn't have to be an extraordinary life. As she asserts, most of us will live a fairly ordinary lives but there is still huge amounts of meaning to be found in the everyday experiences of being human.

Emily is author of the book - The Power of Meaning.

She is also a speaker, and has an incredibly moving and popular TED talk - There is More to Life than Being Happy

In this episode we cover:

• The difference between a happy life and a meaningful life
• Why pursuing happiness doesn't appear to be enough
• The 4 Pillars of meaning that she uncovered while researching her book
• How you can apply these pillars to your own life and mine it for meaning
• The influence that the stories we tell ourselves about our pasts can have on us
• and the impact of a Contamination story vs. a Redemptive story

To learn more about Emily you can head to her website, www.emilyesfahanismith.com

To learn more about the host, Kate Snowise head to: www.thrive.how

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In this episode I'm talking through 3 reasons why feeling lost is a good thing. I'm also sharing a little about my personal experience of flunking out of Law School, and now I can now look back and see all the dots join up so perfectly.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt lost at some time or is possibly feeling lost now. It will help you see how you've grown, or hopefully, light a little spark of hope in you if you are currently locked in the struggle.

If you'd like to know more about me or my coaching, you can head to www.thrive.how

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