Happiness in Progress

The holidays and our expectations can create a stress-fueled December for us and our families. 

In this episode, I wanted to offer you some ideas on how to get those expecations in check so it's easi…

"You don't have to tell your whole story which can be painful. The beauty of that is you don't even have to have all the memories and details of your whole story and still be able to get some good wo…

Welcome to HIP Habits! The mini-podcast episode (I promise under 5 minutes) that gives you something to add to your life to improve it and find more joy along the way.

This week, we're focusing on yo…

Inspired by the quotes on Instagram encouraging us to just go change our life if we don't like it, I wanted to talk about what to do when there are parts of our life we can't change. 

Take a listen t…

If all the time, I'm a woman and I"m thinking about how I'm not good enough. If I'm thinking about how clothes are looking on me. If I'm thinking about all these other women around me who are better …

Today's HIP Habit challenges you curate your social media feeds. The algorithm is always listening to what we click on, watch and spend our time on. That's why it's important we start taking control …

"You’re not an idiot for forgetting that you're limitless. You’re not stupid because you haven’t been operating from that. And you’re not self-indulgent when you do." - Alison Faulkner

Get ready for …

Today's HIP Habit challenges you to set some boundaries with your phone. When you live by these habits, you're able to be present with the people in front of you. To start setting boundaries, ask you…

"Learning to love who you are and being able to see yourself seperate from the things that you struggle with. Even though you're struggling with them, they don't define who you are." - Cassidy Sanche…

I am excited that you get to hear from one of my new favorite authors! I recently read The Alternate Ending of Cassidy Marchand. I loved it and knew I had to have the author on!

That brings us to now…

This is our new series, HIP Habits! Every week, join me for a short (less than 5 minutes, short) micro-episode about one habit you can add to your life for more joy in the everyday. 

To kick us off, …

"Reframing and stopping and saying whenever we feel stuck, what’s another way I can look at this? What else might be true? What else might be possible?" - Lia Garvin

Lia Garvin is an author, speaker,…

"It's almost like a survival mechanism. I have to hold onto what is positive and what's going to get me through this day. I have to look forward or everything is going to drag me down." - Samantha Ru…

"Everything we’re motivated to find on the outside, we already have on the inside. That’s what the joke is. Instead of looking into it, we’re looking away from it." - Udo Erasmus 

The legendary Udo E…

For this 200th episode, Happiness in Progress is turning the tables. Guest Host, Elizabeth Watts came on the show to interview me!

She interviews me by asking her 20 questions - 10 about myself and 1…

Are you sick of the mean girls storyline that is told over and over again about women?

In this episode, Danielle Craig talks about how we can support one another with tangible tools. She shares two t…

"I allow myself to cry about it, but then I always say to myself, 'What did I learn from this and what is the whisper from the universe? And what am I meant to do next?' I really view this as message…

"When we're joyful, that joy spills out and helps other people feel it. You're not just doing yourself a service of good and positive energy, but you're actually spreading it." - Michelle Burke

Today…

"It wasn't a matter of me working harder, working more, burning myself out. It was a matter of me shifting my mindset to what I was capable of doing." - Katie Dodd

My friend Katie has done an incredi…

"I just wake up and thank God that I'm alive because I didn’t have to be. I’ve been through the fire." - Carlos Spann

Today you get to hear from my old friend and colleague, Carlos Spann, about his d…