Welcome to the Seeking Sunshine podcast to anyone who may be new- this is a great chance to get to know Karaleigh in a spontaneous minisode (that is perhaps not quite so mini) where she introduces herself and talks about what “seeking sunshine” is all about.

Favorite takeaway: “There’s an interesting duality that comes with growth: you have to equally know that you are incredible as you are, you’re amazing just as you are right now, you’re so worthy. But also: you need to grow. You need to continue that upward trajectory to learn and grow and improve. We still have so much more potential even as we are amazing.”

Follow Karaleigh on Instagram @karaleigh.garrison and on Facebook by the same name.

Her debut album is also called Seeking Sunshine- find it on Spotify or wherever you like to listen to music https://open.spotify.com/album/0JqR0m7KFTR5D61nTbvglX? si=Xrdr1qjoQY2fAvPepN-bng

or better yet, buy it here https://karaleighgarrison.bandcamp.com/album/seeking-sunshine

For more about Karaleigh, like information about Custom Songs or hiring her to speak at your event, please visit her website karaleighgarrison.com.

Lastly, if you want to receive a "Snippet of Sunshine" in your inbox each day, reach out to [email protected] or send her a dm on social media with your email address to be put on the list.

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the "Happiness Quarterback" Treena Chabot.

Treena did what she thought she was supposed to do in life, but it didn’t feel the way it was supposed to feel. A career, kids, house, and spouse were not enough to make her happy. In her darkest hours, she decided not to end her life, even though she felt stuck and empty. Almost by accident, Treena realized it was up to her to change her future and give herself what was missing. She had to turn inward and reconnect to the true self that had been buried over the years. Treena grew in important ways and is now a supportive and insightful teacher for others in their life journey.

1. That was my biggest epiphany in life: I am the common denominator in my problems.

2. I was missing feeling that I was important no matter what. I didn’t have to do all these things to be important.

3. People make bad choices when they’re mad or scared or stressed. They are making bad choices because of their limitations, because they are scared. Am I?

4. Learning isn’t enough, we have to apply things and we’ve got to stretch ourselves out of our comfort zones to grow as a person.

5. There’s an interesting duality that comes with growth: you have to equally know that you are incredible as you are, you’re amazing just as you are right now, you’re so worthy. But also: you need to grow. You need to continue that upward trajectory to learn and grow and improve. We still have so much more potential even as we are amazing.

6. Your life purpose is not a destination, it is a path that you are on and it includes everything that happens to you and everything you learn and all the people that have something to teach you.

7. Allow yourself to have joy. Be yourself. Get back to not worrying what it’s going to look like or what other people think about you.

Find more from Treena at treenachabot.com, especially her “Happy Starting Today” signature program.

Be sure to check out Karaleigh’s website karaleighgarrison.com and ask about a custom song at [email protected].

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the unapologetically authentic Emerson Monroe.

Emerson is a wife and mother of two who has bipolar disorder, PTSD, anxiety, and childhood traumas. On her podcast “Perfect, Psycho, Insane” she goes deep into real life and discusses love, marriage, motherhood, mental illness, light and dark, and whatever is coming up for her on that particular day. It’s an audio journal of sorts that she hopes will show people that they are not alone.

Favorite takeaways: 1. If you don’t have the darkness you don’t get to appreciate the brilliance of the light.

2. When we’re vulnerable and open with our kids and we share that we are also struggling, they learn that it’s ok to struggle and it’s ok to share that you’re struggling. It’s ok to grow together: you belong here.

3. We’re giving and giving and giving, but how often are we giving what we need to give instead of what the other person needs to receive?

4. It’s ok to feel the big feelings. It’s ok to feel overwhelmed and be done with it and say I need time to cry. It’s ok to just hit the release button, to reset yourself.

5. Just because someone tells you what they need doesn’t mean that you are required to give it. We have to maintain our own personal boundaries.

6. Our big universal struggle is self worth. If you’re coming from a place of complete inner wholeness and self worth, you don’t get offended.

7. I want people to know you’re not alone. I guarantee, as a bipolar patient, I have felt pretty much everything other bipolar patients have felt. I just got really lucky with a few things.

You can find Emerson’s podcast “Perfect, Psycho, Insane” on every major streaming platform and her website is http://Perfectpsychoinsane.com.

Be sure to visit Karaleigh’s website www.karaleighgarrison.com and reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in a custom song.

*Trigger warning: suicide*

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the inspiring Julie McLean.

Favorite takeaways:

1. When all you can see is dark clouds, the only reason you can see them is because of the sun.

2. Taking care of your mental health cannot wait. It has to be now.

3. I don’t need to be perfect because every time I fail at something it’s just another opportunity for me to learn.

4. Learning how to say no is a huge milestone.

5. Perfection doesn’t exist- it’s not something you can actually achieve no matter what you put into it.

6. You’re only having a bad day, you’re not having a bad life. You don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring.

7. Let’s help our future! The best legacy we can leave our children is confidence in themselves to be able to express their feelings.

Be sure to check out Julie’s talk from TedXOcala (2021) and her website starttheconvo.net.

If you are interested in a custom song, please email Karaleigh at [email protected] or visit her website, karaleighgarrison.com