Happiness in Progress

Mikaela is an elementary school teacher. She is the 2017 winner of the limelight video contest… in which she told her story - living and teaching with a form of dwarfism and blindness.

Mikaela teachers lower elementary school children - most of whom - she is smaller than. She also does this with a visual impairment that causes her to be legally blind.

But she doesn't let this hold her back.

When I first reached out to Mikaela, I thought we would chat about the difficulties of dealing with these disabilities - or disadvantages. BUT I realized - some of the biggest difficulties she deals with are less to do with dwarfism and blindness — but instead - her classroom. So we talked about both!

In this episode, you're going to hear a lot about the challenges that come with being a teacher in the 21st century, how you can help your child be successful socially and how Mikaela deals with violent outbursts in her classroom.

PLUS, we'll talk about how Mikaela has always been optimistic. Her secret to having the happiness skill and how to start loving the very person you are today.

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Today we're going to talk about mental illness in children.

Andrea Berryman Childreth is the author of 'On the Edge: Help and Hope for Parenting Children with Mental Illness." Andrea wrote this book after struggling to find resources in her own journey of raising a child with a neurological disorder and mental illness. She also the founder of blog "Bipolar Lemonade."

In this conversation, she shares her experience, why early intervention is so critical, finding a new normal with mental illness and some tangible tips to help a child with mental illness cope.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

On the Edge: Help & Hope for Parenting Children with Mental Illness

Dr. Ross Green Resources

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Today you get to hear from an incredibly inspiring woman who has been featured on the Today Show and in magazines including Health, FIt Pregnancy, Shape and Disability magazine.

Amberly Lago is the author of True Grit and Grace, a tedX speaker… and an expert in the field of resilience, transformation and health and wellness.

Amberly was involved in a motorcycle crash that mangled her leg… ultimately giving her a painful nerve condition called CRPS.

It's nicknamed "The Suicide Disease"… because many people with this condition take their own lives… because the pain is that bad.

Chronic pain is a real problem in our country - and we talk about how she deals with daily pain and how she breaks the pain cycle. She tells us how she's found light int he darkness, what she does every morning… and how gratitude helps - even when she's dealing with physical pain.

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"When you compare yourself online - you are focusing on your reality compared to his/her highlights." - Danielle Craig

In this episode, Danielle talks about how comparing yourself on social media impacts you and your goals.

- How we get distracted on social media - How to re-focus on your goals/concerns/homes untouched by what people on your social media feed are doing - How comparisons make it so that our success will never be enough - How to get rid of your scarcity mindset to make way for your own growth

Want more talk on comparisons? Check out this episode of the #HIPPodcast

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"It's not just about the bathing suit. It's about the fact that so many women feel this way and it's just ridiculous."

Today's guest is one of my favorite bloggers and Instagramers. Carly Anderson is someone who is changing the way women see themselves and what it means to have a swimsuit body.

Carly is the woman behind Lipgloss and Crayons. She is a former elementary school teacher. She's also the winner of the Iris Award from the Mom 2.0 Community for the 2019 Instagram of the year. She's also a mom.

What we really focus on today is her movement #JustWearTheSuit. It's a campaign calling for women of all shapes and sizes to just put the swimsuit on. This has gained so much traction it was recently featured in both Parade and People Magazines.

We talk about a lot including: - How she had an anxiety attack the first time she put on a swimsuit - How she went from being a person who had been to the pool a few times as an adult to someone who owns more than 80 swimsuits - Real tips to start wearing your own swim suit - How to embrace a thought disrupter when your insecurities are taking over - Carly's perspective as a former school teacher who has seen courageous five year olds turn into insecure 12 year olds

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The very first Happiness in Progress LIVE! podcast happened last week and it was such an incredible event. The was real, true connection, important introspection and an understanding that we're all in this together.

The LIVE! guests were Lu Crenshaw and Shantell Dayton of Camp17.

This episode will include a few key lessons from the evening including how to finally decide you're worthy, understanding you are your body and letting to of shame as an excuse.

Lu Crenshaw and Shantell Dayton are the founders of Camp17. Camp17 is a revolutionary holistic fitness experience that wakes you up to you. Lu believes fitness and nutrition are some of the most powerful tools in the world, able to unlock the potential inside every person emotionally, spiritually and physically. Shantell has been involved with training and coaching for more than 15 years - and loves watching her clients grow physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

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Happiness in Progress LIVE! was sponsored by Tarah Sussman Agency: Country Financial, The Human Bean and Rosebud Media.

Emily Norton is one of my favorite people. In days, her first book, The Seven Longest Yards — written with her husband Chris Norton - will hit book shelves.

Emily's story went viral when she helped her husband Chris walk across the stage for graduation… then again when she helped him walk down the wedding aisle. Their story has been shared in People Magazine, on Good Morning America, the Today show, CNN and many more.

Chris and Emily have been on the podcast before - where we talked about the football accident that paralyzed him from the neck down. Listen to it here.

This episode is different. I wanted to focus on Emily. Today we talk about something she hasn't really talked about publicly until this book - her battle with depression.

She gets real here on the podcast AND in their book about why it took her so long to come to grips with the fact that she needed help, what life is like since getting help and what she's learned from the experience.

The second half of this episode we focus on Emily's incredible work with children in the foster care system. She and Chris have adopted FIVE kids now and still bring in foster children. I love hearing about why she does this, great tips to work with children from painful circumstances and why she believes she's called to do this work.

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You can get the first two chapters of The Seven Longest Yards for free by texting '7yards' to 44222.

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"There's a direct correlation with doubts and sadness and certainty and happiness." - David Ghiyam

David Ghiyam is a course teacher for Kabbalah One, based on the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah. He has offered tens of thousands of hours of spiritual coaching with everyone including celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs.

David was a teenager when he earned his first million dollars. Because of his financial aptitude, his family introduced him to a life of spirituality to keep him on the right path.

In our converstaion, he talks about walking away from the money to lead a life of spirituality.

He explains what Kabbalah is, how it fits in with religion, how it can calm the chaos in life and one of my favorite parts about this is Kabbalah's explanation of our lives — to personally transform.

We also talk about doubt, finding joy in relationships and what some of the most successful people have told him about their regrets in life.

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"Most people have practiced character assassination for decades." - Nando Raynolds

Nando Raynolds is a psychotherapist and life coach who has helped hundreds of people manage their internal negativity with mindfulness and compassion.

He created the workbook, "Transforming Your Inner Critic into an Inner Coach."

Today we talk about why we have the inner critic. And what I really love about Nando's take on this - is he believes it's just trying to help us. In the episode, you'll hear practical tips to transform the voice from just a critic to one with constructive criticsm.

We talk about the different types of voices that show up in our head - like the one that makes us feel bad about the past and the one that tells us we can't do it as we look to the future. Nando breaks down these voices to help us look at what they're saying objectively.

We also talk about living on autopilot, how you can be mindful without meditating and how to accomplish your goals while being compassionate with yourself. If you have a negative voice in your head - this episode is for you!

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Sign Up for the Happier in 2019 Challenge (Printables coming next week to work on Cleaning out the Mind)

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"It's amazing what changing your perspective just a little bit does to your entire outlook in life." - Courtney Paulk

Courtney Paulk is a powerhouse in everything she does. In the office, she is the first female president of an 80-lawyer law firm, Hirschler. In her free time she is known for her ultra-distance open water swimming feats.

She is one of only 201 people who has completed the Triple Crown of Open-water swimming… and only the fifth person to do it twice.

Courtney blogs about her feats on her blog Swim & Tonic.

This is such a fun conversation with Courtney because open swimming is so fascinating. She talks a lot about what it's like to swim for 33 hours straight — and everything that goes into that — the mental game, dealing with disappointments, how gratitude even works when you've been swimming in cold water for hours — and hilarious hallucinations.

The conversation bounces back and forth between her work as a lawyer and as a swimmer because so much of what she has learned about herself in the water plays a role in her fast-paced life.

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Sign Up for the Happier in 2019 Challenge (Printables coming next week to work on Cleaning out the Mind)

This podcast is brought to you by the Mail Tribune. Check out more Mail Tribune podcasts here.

To get tickets to the upcoming Happiness in Progress LIVE! event - click here.