Happiness in Progress

Have you heard of impermanence? It's a big centerpiece of Buddhist teachings - nothing is permanent.

The idea is once you understand impermanence, you can decrease suffering.

There are two things we can do once we can really internalize and accept that nothing is permanent.

1 - When things are good, you can embrace them, love them and enjoy this part of your life.

2 - When things are NOT going as planned, when life is not good - you can understand, this will pass.

Danielle talks about working in news and how the signature of journalism is impermanence. She interviewed people constantly who had their whole lives changed. What she learned from them. And how you can move forward when things aren't going well.

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Today you'll meet Lex Gillette. Lex is a four-time silver medalist in the Paralympics for the long jump. What makes his feat especially incredible, is that he's blind. He is the current world record holder in the long jump and the only totally blind athlete to ever eclipse the 22-foot barrier in the long jump.

He was just 8 years old when he lost his sight.

He's a motivational speaker. His story has been featured on Sports Illustrated, USA Today, The New York Times and many more.

We talk about what it was like to suddenly not be able to see, how he has been able to be so successful in a visual world, what it's like to walk out for the Paralympic games. And of course, something we can all take into our own lives - how you don't have to have sight to have a vision. Why it's important to follow your own vision and so much more.

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The "Baseball Gypsy," Korrin Torres, started out working in TV and eventually made it to Fox Sports. But she left it all behind to support her husband, Nick Torres living the minor league and now independent baseball life. Since then she's created "The Baseball Gypsy."

In this episode, you'll hear what it's like to chase the dream of Major League Baseball. We also talk about how Korrin chose to leave her TV job to support her husband, how she deals with negative comments on her social media accounts and how you can find happiness EVEN when your life doesn't look how you want it to.

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I'm really excited to talk about control - or more accurately, the LACK OF CONTROL we have in this life.

When we surrender, we let go. But it's not as easy as just saying "oh you have to let go of control."

You're not "letting go" of the pain, anxiety, fear or anything else. But you are letting go of the idea that you have control over the situation.

We'll talk more about surrender and two questions you can ask yourself to determine whether you can control the situation you're in.

Check out The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It.

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Chris Norton was living the dream. He was a college football player right out of high school. All that changed when he he mistimed a tackle. In a moment he could not move. He was paralyzed from the neck down.

You've likely seen Chris' story recently as he's gone viral and been featured with his new wife, Emily, on People Magazine, Good Morning Ameirca, CBS Sports, CNN and much more.

In the viral video - you see Chris, who was given a 3% chance of ever moving below the neck, walk down the aisle at his wedding.

About halfway through this interview you'll also hear from his wife, Emily, who was integral in making that happened.

Watch the viral video - when Chris walks down the aisle with Emily

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Check out Chris' foundation and opportunity to donate here.

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Watch: 7 Yards Documentary

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Today Danielle Craig is talking to Artesha Downing-Spencer. Artesia lost her son when she was seven months pregnant. As you can imagine, it sent her to a dark place.

Through this unimaginable experience, she was able to find perspective and purpose. She started Peyton's Purpose, named for the son she lost. Through the organization she sends out care packages to women suffering pregnancy loss. These packages have gone all over the world.. as far as South Africa and New Zealand. She's also been on "The Real" to talk about her non-profit.

In this episode, Artesha talks about what it was like to lose a child, finding purpose in his life and founding Peyton's Purpose. Plus, there is a beautiful rainbow at this point in her story, the adoption of her second son, Mason.

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Always Within; Grieving the Loss of Your Infant

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In this episode, Danielle Craig talks about four ways to spring clean the soul.

SOUL - Simplify, Own Your Life, YOU and Love

Learn valuable information about what to cut out of your life, how to take responsibility for your own life, focusing on you and adding connections into your life.

"Our lives are so busy we assume we're being productive, but the movement alone isn't a recipe for success — or a happier life."

The Success Principles(TM) By Jack Canfield

How Connection Impacts Your Life

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Today's guest is Matt Kozar. Matt is a former journalist and Emmy-award winner who worked all across the country, including New York City.

In 2010, Matt's brother was killed in a drunk driving crash when a man with a blood alcohol level far exceeding the legal limit… ran into him and a friend.

Matt has released his debut novel, "Angels on the Bridge." It's a fictional book, inspired by his brother's story. In it, he tells the story of a fictional character killed in a drunk driving crash. In this story, the main character is then asked to be a guardian angel or spirit guide for the man who killed him. This story is one of forgiveness, inspiration and the soul's journey.

I talked to Matt about his brother's death, "Angels on the Bridge," and the parallels between the two.

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Have you ever felt like parenting your highly-emotional kids is impossible? Yeah, me too.

That's why I'm so excited for you to hear from Hunter Clarke-Fields. She calls herself a Mindful Mama Mentor. She coaches over-stressed parents on mindfulness.

She's been featured on the The Huffington Post, Tiny Buddha, Zen Parenting Radio and more. She's the creator of the Mindful Parenting course and host of the Mindful Mama Podcast.

Hear about changing generational patterns, self-love and exercising mindfulness in parenting.

FREE COURSE: 5 Simple Things You Can do to be Less Irritable with your Child Mindful Mama Podcast

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When you're stuck in the merry-go-round of life it is really easy to focus on the daily grind and not get a chance to breathe. Insert the overwhelm and burnout.

I used to be a live-for-Friday kind of person. On the newscasts I anchored I would say "Good morning - its Wednesday, halfway to Friday. It's Thursday - you know, Friday-eve."

But then when I got to Friday and the weekend - I would catch up on all the things I had been putting off during the insane previous five days.

Danielle talks about five ways to break the cycle of overwhelm and to add more joy into your everyday life.

How do you fight burnout? Take part in the conversation here.

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