Vibrant Happy Women

By Dr. Jen Riday

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What's Vibrant Happy Women about?

The Vibrant Happy Women Podcast is for women who want to expand their capacity for joy. If you crave a more authentic, heart-centered, and balanced life, you’ll love learning with Happiness Expert Dr. Jen Riday as she interviews vibrant women and shares proven tools that will help you “get your SPARKLE back” in all areas of your life. You’ll be inspired by discussions of authenticity, healthy boundaries, emotional healing, time management, confidence, adventure, spirituality, conscious parenting, marriage, friendship, identity, self love, and more! And if you enjoy this podcast, you’d love Vibrant Soul, the place to heal, transform and expand your soul with likeminded friends. Join us at JenRiday.com/vibrantsoul.

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354: Overcoming the Fear of...

08.29.2023

Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut, doing the same things day after day, and wondering if this is all there is? Then this episode is for you! Join guest Hailey Rowe and I as we discuss ...

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08.29.2023 354: Overcoming the Fear of Being Visible (with Hailey Rowe) Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut, doing the same things day after day, and wondering if this is all there is? Then this episode is for you! Join guest Hailey Rowe and I as we discuss ...
08.24.2023 353: Choosing a New Story for Your Life (with Nicole Alexander) Do you like the "story" of your life? Join me and guest Nicole Alexander as we discuss how to release the overwhelm, fear, confusion, and "shoulds" so the next chapter in your life story is one that feels amazing for ...
08.15.2023 352: A Soulful Approach to Health (with Karuna May) Most of us have participated in "diet culture" at one time or another, which can leave us feeling like a failure. My guest Karuna May and I discuss a more soulful approach to health that allows us to treat ourselves ...
08.11.2023 351: Learning About Yourself Through Dreams (with Tzivia Gover) Dreams happen for all of us, whether we remember them or not. What would happen if you could use your dreams to help you to know yourself better? You can! Join me and guest Tzivia Gover for a fun conversation ...
08.04.2023 350: Healing Grief Using EFT Tapping (with Heather Ambler) Grief and sadness can occur in any number of circumstances and often leave us feeling helpless, unproductive, and out of control of our lives. This week Heather Ambler explains how Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT Tapping, can help us understand ...
07.25.2023 349: How to Handle Grief (with Kitt Rothstein) Life comes with its share of curve balls, which can leave us feeling overwhelmed with emotion. In this episode, my best friend, Kitt Rothstein, and I talk about her 18-month journey of grief that culminated with the death of her ...
04.13.2023 348: A Functional Approach to Health (with Dr. Meg Mill) Do you struggle with energy and clarity? Or with headaches or other aches? This is the episode for you. Dr. Meg Mill talks about using a functional approach to healing your body so you can feel more confident and in ...
04.07.2023 347: Love Your Body (with Arielle Estoria) Body shame is pervasive in our culture, and this episode is geared toward releasing that shame. Join Jen and guest Arielle Estoria as they discuss: How to take up space with your body What it means to be powerful, even ...
04.06.2023 346: Somatic Practices to Regulate Your Nervous System (with Nicole Smith Levay) For decades mental health and child development experts have taught us to focus on thoughts and behaviors in order to be happier and more successful. Unfortunately, this approach wasn't fully effective for many people because it didn't address energy and ...
03.16.2023 345: Being Authentic (with Rachel Macy Stafford) What does it really mean to be authentic? And how do we release control and allow our kids to be their authentic selves? Guest Rachel Macy Stafford answers these questions and shares her story of ditching perfectionism and shame so ...
03.15.2023 344: When Things Feel Heavy and Overwhelming Positive thinking has its merits, but sometimes when life feels heavy and overwhelming, it is even more powerful to know how to regulate your nervous system. In this episode Jen describes: Where she has been since November What the three ...
11.29.2022 343: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids (with Alyssa Blask Campbell) Ever felt like your kids are always out of sorts, having a meltdown, or just not listening? This week we're talking about how to raise emotionally intelligent children, and especially how to teach them about nervous system regulation. My guest, ...
11.15.2022 342: How to Find Your Truth Wondering where I've been? In this episode, I explain everything! You'll learn how time away can help you find your truth and live in greater alignment. I talk about the importance of boundaries, adding light to your life (aka, filling ...
09.20.2022 341: Women's Retreats: Taking Time for Yourself (with Jen Mernick & Bernadette O'Grady) I’m joined by two friends I met at the Vibrant Happy Women retreat, Jen Mernick, and Bernadette O’Grady. Jen and Bernadette both have kids, jobs, and busy lives, but they learned the importance of taking time for themselves when they ...
09.13.2022 340: How to Be a Brave Woman (with Rachael Evans) Rachael Evans is a world-leading visionary, business pioneer, author, and advisor who is making waves across the world with her new redefinition of bravery. A dynamic speaker, Rachael inspires audiences to embrace the bravest, boldest versions of themselves and has ...
09.06.2022 339: Somatic Practices for Healing Stress and Trauma (with Dr. Arielle Schwartz) Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Therapy Consultant, Somatic Psychotherapist, and Certified Yoga Instructor. This week, Dr. Schwartz shares what somatic practices are and why they can often be more effective than traditional talk therapies. She also lets ...
08.30.2022 338: Manifesting Your Highest Self (with Efia Sulter) Efia Sulter is a Mindset and Manifestation Coach, host of The Manifest Edit Podcast, and creator of the V.I.B.E.S method for aligned manifestation. Her mission is to empower and teach ambitious women how to stop playing small and access their ...
08.23.2022 337: Finding Your Purpose by Breaking the Rules (with Mandy Mecham) Mandy Mecham shares part of her own journey to finding her purpose, and we talk about breaking the rules, finding inspiration in yourself, and showing up as enough. We even cover creativity and the thing that makes all of this ...
08.16.2022 336: Why Am I So Anxious? (With Tracey Marks) Whether you struggle with anxiety or a loved one close to you does, you are not alone. This week we are sharing where anxiety comes from, what’s happening in the brain with anxiety, and some holistic tools that can help ...
08.09.2022 335: Female Firefighters and Emotional Resilience (with Kerry Wisdom-Henbest) Kerry Wisdom-Henbest shares what she has learned about stuffing emotions versus feeling them and how she helps firefighters and first responders process the daily trauma they face. Hear why it is so important for first responders to start learning to ...
08.02.2022 334: Being More Than a Mom (with Ericka Sóuter) Ericka Sóuter is the Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide. She explores the 21st-century parenting dilemma that being a good mom is synonymous with giving up everything that makes you, you, and joins ...
07.26.2022 333: How to Live a Happy Life (with Salisia Valentine) Salisia Valentine is an amazing woman I met on a boat while on a whale watching tour. She sat down next to me, we immediately clicked, and I knew that this is a woman who is not just existing, but ...
07.19.2022 332: On Becoming An Adventurous Woman I’m encouraging you to abandon the shoulds, and take the first step to becoming an adventurous woman. Hear how I have been feeling stuck in my life and how I am exploring more adventure, and how liberating yourself will simultaneously ...
07.12.2022 331: How to Start Investing (with Kiana Danial) Kiana Danial shares some analogies about investing to help you think about it in a way that feels relatable, and some steps you can take to get started. Whether you have money to invest or not, listening to this episode ...
07.05.2022 330: The Imago Dialogue Process I’m sharing more about The Imago Dialogue and sharing an example from my own life where I used this process recently. Learn why this is an incredibly helpful communication mechanism, and how to use this process as you go through ...
06.28.2022 329: Words of Wisdom for Teens (with Jacqui Letran) Jacqui Letran shares the power of choosing your emotions and some tips and tools to handle anxiety, depression, and uncomfortable emotions. She shares how her own experiences as a teenager led her to want to help other teen girls and ...
06.21.2022 328: Attachment Styles and Relationship Patterns (with Tracy Crossley) Tracy Crossley is a relationship expert, who specializes in treating individuals with unhealthy life and relationship patterns. She is the author of Overcoming Insecure Attachment: 8 Proven Steps to Recognizing Anxious and Avoidant Attachment Styles and Building Healthier, Happier Relationships ...
06.14.2022 327: The Benefits of Taking Inaction (with Jinny Uppal) Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking and has done so much in the business world working with Fortune 500 companies to increase productivity. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and practices Buddhist meditation ...
06.07.2022 326: How to Emotionally Co-Regulate with Your Partner (with Elizabeth Earnshaw) Elizabeth Earnshaw is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified Gottman therapist. She is an expert on relationships and understands how essential it is that we emotionally co-regulate with our partners. She joins me this week to talk about ...
05.31.2022 325: Creating Emotional Safety in Your Relationship I’m showing you how to create emotional safety in your marriage and other significant relationships. Discover the foundation of emotional safety, some of the tools that help us regulate our nervous systems and help our spouses coregulate with us, and ...
05.24.2022 324: Beliefs About Friendship I’m walking you through a step-by-step process to help you assess your existing beliefs about friendship and whether they are holding you back. I’m showing you how to swap your limiting beliefs for more empowering thoughts and how to go ...
05.17.2022 323: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (with Dr. Shauna Shapiro) Shauna Shapiro some mindfulness tools and practices that will help you show yourself more compassion and love yourself a little deeper. Shauna shares her “Good morning, I love you” practice and how it helped her to learn to truly love ...
05.10.2022 322: How to Create a Day of Rest (with Deanna Mason) Deanna Mason and I discuss the many different ways you can rest and show you the importance of creating a day each week specifically dedicated to rest. When you make more room for rest, you will find that you have ...
05.03.2022 321: Thoughts and Boundaries I share the difference between thoughts and boundaries and how to establish which one you need to implement in your life. Discover why you don’t have to stay stuck thinking thoughts that don’t serve you, and two questions to ask ...
04.26.2022 320: Taking Control of Your Finances (with Amy Scott) Amy Scott and I take a deep dive into our finances and discuss the stress that comes with the day-to-day managing of money. Hear how Amy helps couples get on top of their finances, how she is teaching her kids ...
04.19.2022 319: Unclutter Your Soul (with Trina McNeilly) Trina McNeilly and I discuss what it means to unclutter your soul, and why doing so can help not only yourself but others as well. Trina shares some of her own soul clutter, how to know what you need to ...
04.12.2022 318: Building Heart-Centered Friendships (with Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston) Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston are the authors of I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) and they believe that women need to know that they are not alone in experiencing loneliness and their search for friendships. They join ...
04.05.2022 317: Systems for Your Sanity (with Geomyra Pollard) If you are tired of feeling like you have no time for yourself, this week’s guest is here to help. Tune in to hear some of the systems Geomyra uses in her own life and her tips and tools for ...
03.29.2022 316: The Decision That Changed Everything You do not have to live in a place of burnout, overwhelm, and exhaustion. You can create an entirely new way of showing up in the world, and I’m showing you how this week. Discover how to become a new ...
03.22.2022 315: How to Make Exercise Easier (with Beth Sandlin) We discuss how to exercise in ways that are gentle, respectful to our nervous systems and that doesn’t make us want to quit. We’re detaching from the belief that workouts have to be set and rigid, and helping you rewrite ...
03.15.2022 314: Frugality Can Be Fun (with Jen Smith) My guest this week is co-host of the Frugal Friends Podcast, Jen Smith. Jen paid off $78k of debt in just two years and is on a mission to help people spend money in a way that is more aligned ...
03.08.2022 313: Letting Go of External Validation (with Kristen Pierce) If you are holding on to dark secrets or some things from your past that you’re carrying shame for, this is the episode for you. Kristen shares how she realized she was seeking external validation, how she learned to let ...
03.01.2022 312: Developing Confidence (with Shannon Cubby) Hear how Shannon learned to develop her confidence and her tips to help others do the same. Shannon shares how she realized she can overcome anything she sets her mind to, and how the choices she made to choose confidence ...
02.22.2022 311: Codependence, Boundaries, and Emotional Safety (with Victoria Albina) This conversation is so much needed, so this week, Victoria Albina is showing you how to understand your nervous system and create emotional safety for yourself. Victoria explains codependency in a way we can understand, shares a new way to ...
02.15.2022 310: What Does it Really Mean to Be Authentic? (with Amber Price) Amber Price and I discuss what it really means to be authentic and share some signs to help you see if you are being authentic in your life. Amber shares how she helps people change what they need to in ...
02.08.2022 309: We Need to Talk About Race (with Celeste Headlee) We discuss why people tend to avoid conversations about race with somebody who doesn’t look like them, and why the key to allowing others to be seen, heard, and valued lies in having these important conversations. Celeste shares why you ...
02.01.2022 308: Knowing Your Worth (with Beth Grant) Life can look a little different from what we anticipated, but different isn’t always bad. In this episode, hear how Beth learned to stop settling and start standing up for her worth, how she handles the uncertainty of no longer ...
01.25.2022 307: Aligning Your Career with Your Values (with Ashley Stahl) Discover why knowing who you are will enable you to find a career that is more aligned with your values. Ashley shares the reason you might feel unhappy in your job, the key to having a fulfilling career, and how ...
01.18.2022 306: Setting Goals from Your Strengths (with Ceri Payne) Ceri and I talk about why some goals don’t get accomplished and why we have to tie our goals in with our priorities. Ceri shares how to set goals from a place of strength so that we’re more likely to ...
01.11.2022 305: Raising Authentic Teen Girls (with Eliza Reynolds) Eliza and I dig into why there are so many stereotypes about teenage girls in our society and why it’s time to ditch them. We talk about how to improve our mother-daughter relationships, how to do our own inner-teen work, ...

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