 Kelly and Chip talk to New York Times Bestselling Author of The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin, about the internal deep dive of discovering whether or not your are truly living your happiest life. 

 "Research is actually 'me-search' for me. I wrote the Happiness Project because I was looking at my happy life and just wondering if there was more and could I be happier." 

Rubin points out how often we are going through our busy lives without pondering if the things we are doing are actually providing us with happiness. The author tells listeners the biggest blocks to happiness in our day to day routines, as well as describing the simple steps people can take daily to make their lives truly happier. This podcast is full of laughs and insights into the daily struggles of all human beings, while also putting listeners on a tangible track to build their best lives. 

Website: gretchenrubin.com 
Books: Find all of Gretchen's books here  
Podcast: Happier with Gretchen Rubin  
The Happier App
Socials: @gretchenrubin  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best of the Edge: Housekeeping: Are You Really Happy with Gretchen Rubin

Kelly Henderson began her career in the Nashville country music scene over 15 years ago, orchestrating her impressive ascent from the ground up. Working closely grooming and styling for country music heavy-hitters Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Riley Green and Jordan Davis, as well as media giants CMT, Billboard and more, Henderson has established herself as a go-to resource within the industry.  Henderson began offering an intimate insight into her work via her highly successful lifestyle blog, “Velvet’s Edge,” which began as a place her audience could find tips on fashion, travel, fitness, health and more.  As Henderson evolved, so her content has expanded. “People aren’t one dimensional, even though sometimes we try to live that way,” she says. With an ever-growing demand from her invested online followers, Henderson has now launched an extension of her blog in the form of a podcast of the same name via iHeartMedia. She uses her expertise and speaks from a decade long journey in 12-step recovery, intensive experiential therapy and other holistic modalities combined with her successful career as a tastemaker, artist and stylist to explore the deeper inner working of humans, celebrities and healers alike. The Velvet’s Edge Podcast normalizes hard conversations, “taboo” topics and people’s ever evolving journeys, while promoting healing, inner peace and the road to a happy and fulfilling life experience. The podcast is built on Henderson’s motto, “Everyone has a little Velvet and a little Edge, I’m just here to help people feel comfortable with that and hopefully get on the path to living their best life.” 

New episodes are released every Wednesday and Friday, with Henderson leading the charge on Wednesday's on 'the Velvet' side of things- interviewing experts, celebrities and spiritual leaders in line with each monthly topic. She is joined on Friday's for 'the Edge' by co-host and friend, Chip Dorsch, to explore the lighter side of the things, laugh and connect with listeners! 

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Health & Fitness

Kelly talks to Master Astrologer, Marvin Wilkerson, for your May astrology update. Marv breaks down the energy of the Taurus New Moon with main themes of finding peace and pleasure with the present moment and emphasis on greater good for all versus one.  

Book a Chart Reading with Marv: marvin@astromarv.com
Website: astromarv.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Double The Pleasure. Divide The Pain.  (The Velvet)

Description: Kelly is back with founder of Natural Jackson, Jackson Hightower, to answer listener questions about creating your most fulfilling sex life yet. Jackson answers questions about communicating with your partner about kinks, preferences and changes you may desire, erectile dysfunction, sex on the first date and how to increase your penis size. 

Socials: @getnaturaljackson
Website: naturaljackson.com jacksonhightower.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions with Jackson Hightower (The Edge)

Hi, Velvet's Edge fans! iHeartPodcasts is excited to tell you about A Really Good Cry - a brand new podcast here to guide you through life's toughest challenges. Hosted by cookbook author and lifestyle influencer Radhi Devlukia, this podcast takes on mental health, embracing the real, and living fuller, more healthy lives. We think you'll enjoy this podcast but don't just take our word for it. Check out this trailer to decide if this is your new weekly obsession!
Show Description: This podcast won’t solve all your problems, but it WILL go through them with you. Radhi Devlukia brings you a new weekly show called A Really Good Cry, a space where we can embrace the real, the messy and the beautiful parts of life that can be difficult to digest alone, together. Tune in for a good ole’ laugh, maybe shed a tear or two, and join a community where you can have a really good cry! There's no small talk here, we are diving straight in and it’s gonna get real. Whether it’s raw, unfiltered conversations, debate and discussions of different perspectives and life experiences or going on an emotional rollercoaster. A Really Good Cry is there for you to learn, connect, and find comfort together - that allows us to see the world and ourselves with a new perspective. 
Tune in to A Really Good Cry today on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: A Really Good Cry with Radhi Devlukia

Jackson Hightower is the founder of Natural Jackson, a company whose mission is physical, mental, sexual self mastery. Jackson helps men reclaim their vitality, confidence, and purpose through private coaching, online courses, and herbal supplements. He also provides the tools and guidance men need to optimize their health, performance, and pleasure.  
Jackson joins Kelly to discuss the lack of sexual education in our current society and how that is causing problems and lack of fulfillment  in our own personal lives and relationships. In his work, Jackson challenges men to take charge of their sexual energy and utilize the complete power of their life force energy by laying down the porn and using tools like 'edging" during sex with a partner.
However, before you zone out and think this is about restriction via sex, Jackson and Kelly also talk about the benefits of sex when it is being lived on full spectrum and the greater capacity we can all find in this lifetime when we are dialed into our sexual power.    
They also discuss the massive rise of erectile dysfunction, especially in young men, why it's happening and how to fix it. Jackson also gives his number one tip for keeping it sexy, long term, in a relationship. 

Socials: @getnaturaljackson  (with specific sex tips)
Website and work with Jackson: jacksonhightower.com
Supplements: Natural Jackson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Velvet Edging (The Velvet)

Kelly and Chip discuss the new reality of texting being the most used format for communication in our culture in 2024. They debate on certain texting etiquette, response times, lack of response at all and how a lot of the issues still boil down to bad communication skills. 
"It's like our technology has evolved with mass communication, but our emotional intelligence has not." 
Kelly also brings up the difference between generations on response time via text and it's actually the opposite of what you may assume. 
 
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Best of the Edge: Housekeeping: Are You Really Happy with Gretchen Rubin

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