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While many people are thinking about their New Year’s Resolutions, others are taking a different approach to the new year and setting an intention. To do that, choosing one word to focus on throughout the year is a helpful and effective practice, and this week’s guest is here to tell us how to do it and how it works. Matt Derrenbacher is a fifth-year rabbinical student at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati and has served as a chaplain candidate for the U.S. Air Force and a Jewish educator. He explains how using a single word can help us set an intention for the year and help us stay on track in the months to come. In this episode, you'll learn: Why choosing one word to focus on throughout the coming year can help guide your actions. Why many people find it more effective than setting a resolution. How to decide what your word should be—and how to remind yourself of it regularly. Links and Resources Facebook: @matt.derrenbacher.98 Instagram: @dbach LinkedIn: Matt Derrenbacher Choose a Word of the Year to Create Real Change Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

With her bestselling book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, psychotherapist, author and podcast host Lori Gottlieb taught us more about how therapy can change our lives. Now, she has created a guided journal based on the feedback she received to that book, which is designed to walk users through 52 weekly sessions that will transform their lives. This week, she talks about how to use it to create positive change in the coming year. In this episode, you'll learn: How regular guided journaling can help work through challenges. Why small incremental changes are the building blocks of big transformations. How to use journaling to help make the new year happier and more fulfilling. Links and Resources Facebook: @GottliebLori Instagram: @lorigottlieb_author Twitter: @LoriGottlieb1 Website: https://lorigottlieb.com/ Listen to the Dear Therapists podcast Watch her TED Talk Follow along with this episode’s transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Grief and loss are something all of us experience throughout our lives, but they can be more difficult to manage during the holidays. This week’s guest, Julia A. Nicholson, shows how reframing that loss can help us navigate it better. As an executive leadership expert who has made it her mission to help others transform the way they view and manage grief, Julia drew upon the immense losses of her past to create a new framework that she shares in her forthcoming book, Move Forward Stronger. In this episode, you'll learn: How the holiday season may amplify feelings of loss — and how to manage those feelings. Why the traditional stages of grief often don’t apply. How to change our neural pathways to create a more positive approach to grief — while still honoring our loss. Links and Resources Facebook: @julianicholsonpresents Instagram: @julianicholsonpresents LinkedIn: Julia A. Nicholson Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Navigating difficult emotions are challenging for all of us, but that’s especially true for children. This week’s guest, Nadine Levitt, has turned even our most complicated emotions into a magical adventure. The author, educator, music artist, lawyer, and parent wanted to change the way children learn about their emotions, so she created Emotion Wonderland: a magical place where all our emotions coexist and we get to meet them, befriend them, and better understand them. In this episode, you'll learn: How Nadine created the Emotion Wonderland — and why it was so important to her. The many different tools children can use to learn to express their feelings. How approaching our emotions differently can change the way we process our feelings. Links and Resources https://www.wurrlyedu.com/ https://www.mymamasays.com/ https://www.pdreimagined.com/ https://www.emotionwonderland.com/ Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

December 1 marks Women Supporting Women Day, and this week, author, speaker and coach Caroline Miller is here to talk about why it’s so important for women to start looking out for one another. Her concern about women’s failure to support one another led her to write the ebook, #IHaveYourBack, which is about creating mastermind success groups for women. This week, she shares what she’s learned about why women don’t support one another, explain what it’s doing to our culture, and then tell us what we can do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why women consciously and subconsciously fail to support each other’s success. The importance of having a group of women that support you. How to show support for the women in your life. Links and Resources Facebook: @Caroline.Adams.Miller.MAPP Twitter: @carolinemcoach Instagram: @carolineadamsmiller LinkedIn: carolineadamsmiller YouTube: @CarolineAdamsMiller Sign up here to receive the intro to #IHaveYourBack. Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

As the holiday season begins, getting caught up in the frenzy of buying gifts is easy. But this year, decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin is asking us to take a step back and become more intentional with our shopping. In this episode, she explains how we can approach the holidays differently to create more joy, focus on giving ourselves rather than giving gifts, and shift the focus from shopping to sharing the spirit of the season. In this episode, you'll learn: How to be more mindful as you shop for holiday gifts. Why experiences can be more meaningful than “stuff.” What to keep in mind as you begin shopping. Links and Resources Tracy’s latest book: Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want Facebook: @thisistracymccubbin Twitter: @tracy_mccubbin Instagram: tracy_mccubbin TikTok: @tracymccubbin Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays, and for many of us, that can be a challenging time for many. This week’s guest, Melissa Urban, tells us how setting boundaries now can make the holiday season run smoother. The Whole30 founder has become known as “the boundary lady” and her bestseller, The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free is changing the way people learn to say no. In this episode, you'll learn: What a boundary is — and how to learn to set one. How setting boundaries can improve relationships. How to hold boundaries throughout the holiday season. Links and Resources Instagram: @melissau Website: https://www.melissau.com/ Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Can being a sports fan make you happier? Research says yes, and this week, David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta, authors of the new book, Fans Have More Friends, explain why. These two strategies and analytics experts are die-hard sports fans who set out to prove their hypothesis that being a sports fan leads to happiness. In this episode, they share what they’ve learned and tell you why cheering on your favorite team is doing more for you than you might have realized. In this episode, you'll learn: Why sports fans show higher levels of happiness. The importance of “passing down” fandom within families. How sports fandom can help overcome polarization. Links and Resources Websites: FansHaveMoreFriends.com DexterityConsulting.com BenValenta.com Follow along with this episode's transcript by clicking here. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places: