Today’s episode is for you if you are in need of some encouragement, or if your heart feels like it could use a big hug.  Today I am sharing tips to help you find joy even when life feels heavy and hard. Simple things you can do right now, to help you let joy overflow the parts of you that feel discouraged.  All so that you can feel a little bit more hope and life within the depths of your very being. Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself? Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged! Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call and let's work through my Motivational Mindset Method together! CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode. Have the BEST day! xo. Haley

EP 113 // Overcome With a Heavy Heart? How to Find Joy When Life Feels Heavy and Hard

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed? Burnt out, feeling stressed and pulled in every direction. Constantly comparing yourself to other people? Lacking in confidence, looking for ways to get motivated? Eager to find balance. All while, driving in the express lanes to make it to the next part of your day as you chug your second (or third) cup of coffee? Not to mention you are the queen of long-winded to-do lists with an ambitious dream, if only you had more time in your day. 

Welcome to the Best Day Podcast. The podcast for encouragement and motivation. To equip you with the pep talk you need to live your best life. To give you the tools to embrace a positive mindset and live a life you can feel good about. This podcast will help reduce the stress in your life and establish healthier habits so you can stop feeling scattered and disorganized 24/7. 

Hey, I’m Haley. Wife, mom, high school history teacher, and encouragement blogger over at @gracefulandfree. For the last several years, I struggled to find a healthy work-life balance. I was overcommitted, refused to say no, and worked a lot. Sacrificing my sleep and my joy, just to hustle harder, all while feeling extremely stressed and overwhelmed. And then, I became a mom, and I knew something had to give.

Through embracing a positive mindset, I have found balance and established boundaries to protect my peace, so that I can live every day as the best version of yourself. So what do you say? It is time to stop feeling unmotivated, and time to say YES to living confidently, every single day, no matter what may come your way. 

Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself? Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged!

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Your story matters. Your voice matters. The journey that you are on and all the things you are having to continually work through - those things matter!  Permission to stay focused and centered on YOUR path, and not get distracted by the journey of others. Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself?  Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged! xo. Haley CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! Want to hear more about comparison, tune into EP 14 // Stop Falling Into the Comparison Trap - How to Take Comparison and Turn It Into Inspiration Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode.

EP 149 // Because You Owe It To Yourself - Permission to Let Go of Comparison and Stay Focused on Your Own Journey

Let this be the month where you truly take a moment to appreciate all the little things, to soak in the present, and to be intentional with the things that consume you! Sharing with you your guide to a more intentional and meaningful month! Your May Intentional To-do List!  Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself?  Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged! CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode.

EP 148 // Your Guide to a More Intentional and Meaningful Month - Your May To-Do List

As little kids we spent so much of our time focused on dreaming.  Dreaming of our own make-believe world, of what things would look like or be like, or even feel like as we got older.  Somewhere along the way, we have lost the extravagance of what it truly means, and feels to dream.  So let’s take it back!  Inspiring you to dream again, and sharing with you exactly how to do so, to live the life that you have always dreamed of living! Xo. Haley CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode.

EP 147 // Keep Dreaming! Inspiration to Live the Life You Have Always Dreamed Of!

Hey friend! This week's episode felt a little different. More like vulnerability mixed with encouragement, topped with a heart talk! When I hit "stop recording" I felt as if I had striped a layer of my heart off with this episode!  My intention is that this would find you exactly where you are at and that you would be immensely encouraged along the way!  Xo. Haley  CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode. XO. Haley

EP 146 // The Only Thing You Need to Hear This Week (No Matter What Season of Life You Are Currently In)

What if nothing held you back?  That thing you want? The unspoken goal?  What if you actually accomplished it? How would that make you feel?  How much differently would you live your life by knowing that it is actually possible to reach your goals and do the thing! Grab your copy of the Best Day's Goal Planning Workbook! More goal planning? Listen to EP 131 // Overwhelmed with the Idea of Goals? How to Actually (and Simply) Prioritize Your Goals this Year and Feel Good About Yourself in the Process! Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call! CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY! ~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! ~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree ~Hang out with us in our Facebook group!  Check out the show notes for today's episode. XO. Haley

EP 113 // Overcome With a Heavy Heart? How to Find Joy When Life Feels Heavy and Hard

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