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Did you realize that women face different challenges than men when it comes to their happiness? With that in mind, Carin Rockind—creator of the PurposeGirl movement and founder of the Women’s Global Happiness Day, created the Women’s Happiness Summit. She’s bringing together experts in flourishing from around the globe with a uniquely feminine viewpoint, and she wants you to be a part of it. She’ll tell you what to expect and how you can be a part of it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why women are more depressed than men (and what you can do about it). Why getting support from other women is so important. How to participate in the free online Women’s Happiness Summit. Links and Resources Register for free at the Women’s Global Happiness Summit Get 50 Happiness Tips by heading to purposegirl.com Facebook: @PurposeGirlsGroup Instagram: @carinrockind Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

As founder and board chair of the Skees Family Foundation, Suzanne Skees has worked in developing countries to support innovative education and job creation programs. She has compiled the stories of the fascinating people she has met around the world into a book series called My Job: People at Work Around the World, and she says that along the way, she’s learned the way our jobs affect us—and what we can learn from them. In this episode, you'll learn: The five things you need to be happy at work. The importance of mindfulness at work. Why we need to work. Links and Resources Download a free chapter from My Job: People at Work Around the World, Book 2 Purchase her book My Job: More People at Work Around the World Facebook: @myjobstories Twitter: @MyJobStories Instagram: @myjobstories Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Character strengths hold the key to help you begin to know yourself better, and the more you know yourself, the more you can flourish. With their new book, The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality, Ryan M. Niemiec, Psy.D. and Robert E. McGrath, Ph.D., have written a powerful guide to understanding and using your character strengths. This week, Ryan joins Live Happy CEO Deborah Heisz to talk about his new book and how we’re using our character strengths … whether we realize it or not. In this episode, you'll learn: What are character strengths and why do they matter? How we can spot and use character strengths. Actionable steps you can take to start using your strengths. Links and Resources Download a free chapter from The Power of Character Strengths Facebook: @VIAstrengths Twitter: @ryanVIA Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Each year, Gallup releases its Global Emotions Report, which measures life’s intangibles: feelings and emotions. Using its Positive Experience Index, Gallup measures our enjoyment of life and looks at who’s doing well … and who’s not. This year’s report showed that, even as our economy improved, Americans found themselves being more stressed, worried and angry in 2018. Live Happy editor Chris Libby and Live Happy Now host Paula Felps sat down to talk about what’s driving our negative emotions and what we can do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why self-care is so important in combating negative emotions How to turn off negativity (and the evening news) Practices for building positive emotion Links and Resources Download your own copy of the Gallup Global Emotions Report Facebook: @livehappy Instagram: @mylivehappy Twitter: @livehappy Pinterest: @livehappy Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Do you have something you’d like to change about yourself? If so, are you giving yourself the tools you need to make those changes? In this episode, Susan Hyatt—author of the book BARE and host of the Bare Podcast, looks at how the way we approach making changes has a lot to do with how successful those changes are. Whether it’s losing weight, changing jobs or committing to healthier relationships, she’ll give you a new way of thinking about creating your best life. In this episode, you'll learn: Why finding pleasure might be better for you than willpower How discovering what gives you pleasure affects your physical and mental health Three things you can say “yes” to today Links and Resources Here is a link to Susan Hyatt’s downloadable BARE Manifesto: Order her new book BARE Twitter: @susanhyatt Instagram: @SusanHyatt Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

In today’s busy world, sometimes traditions get pushed aside. But blogger and author Jessica Smartt believes that making memories is the missing piece in today’s families. Her book Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home looks at how even the busiest family can rethink their day-to-day activities and create memory-making traditions. In this episode, you'll learn: How traditions help bring us together Ways to choose (and start) new family traditions How to join fellow moms on this journey Links and Resources Purchase her latest book Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home. Sign up here to receive a Memory Making Mom Bullet Journal! Instagram: @jessica.smartt Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Even as our world becomes more connected, most of us are feeling less connected and more alone than ever before. Spiritual teacher, poet and author Mark Nepo’s latest book, More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and In Our World, looks at why we’re feeling so disconnected and how we can reconnect with others and learn to better accept one another’s differences. In this episode, you'll learn: What is making us less connected in today’s world How our addiction to noise and fear is changing the way we see the world What we can learn by listening without judgment Links and Resources Purchase his latest book More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World. Facebook: @MarkNepo Website: https://www.marknepo.com/ Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you’re having trouble turning off your job and can’t seem to unplug from work, Bryan E. Robinson, Ph.D., has just the solution for you. A recovering workaholic himself, he understands how hard it is to step away from work addiction and make time for life. His book, #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life, is a month-by-month guide to working less and living more. In this episode, you'll learn: What happens to us at a cellular level when we’re always busy How meditation can change the way you work Simple ways to make unplugging easier Links and Resources Purchase his book #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life. Facebook: @RobinsonBryanE Twitter: @BRTherapist Instagram: @bryanrobinsonauthor Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

Each year, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network releases a comprehensive World Happiness Report to look at happiness from a global perspective. This year, the news isn’t exactly great for the U.S., so Live Happy Editor Chris Libby and Live Happy Now Host Paula Felps sat down to talk about what’s causing us to be less happy than we should be…and what we can do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: How social media has contributed to our declining levels of happiness The benefits of being out in nature The surprising addictions that are undermining happiness Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places:           

If you’ve ever felt that your fears are holding you back from creating the life you love, you’re not alone! This week, New York Times best-selling author Ruth Soukup and host of the Do It Scared podcast, joins us to talk about her new book, Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Overcome Adversity, Face Your Fears and Create a Life You Love. She explains how all fear is not created equal and identifies the seven different Fear Archetypes that determine how we respond to fearful situations—and how to use our fear as a stepping stone to courage. In this episode, you'll learn: Why each of us respond to fear in different ways How understanding your Fear Archetype can help you overcome your fears The quickest way to overcome your fear Links and Resources Twitter: @RuthSoukup Facebook: @RuthSoukupOfficial Instagram: @RuthSoukup Purchase her book Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Overcome Adversity, Face Your Fears and Create a Life You Love. Don't miss an episode! Live Happy Now is available at the following places: