Happiness in Progress

For years, Danielle has been living in a state of chaos - just one more to-do from sinking as she was treading water.

For many years, she has juggled being a working mom with a schedule that keeps her awake from 2 a.m. - 9 p.m. Throughout the day she hasn't had a time to stop and breathe.

She race to work where she would face deadline after deadline. Then she'd head home to face a never-ending list of responsibilities.

It felt chaotic - until Danielle discovered meditation. Danielle believes mediation is for ANYONE. You don't need to prescribe to a specific religion, be spiritual or any other thing you think it requires. You just need to be a human being in need of mental break.

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Manny Munoz is childhood cancer survivor who started a non-profit called Gamerosity. It's a crowd-funding platform that gives out what it calls hero packages to heroes, kids stuck in the hospital fighting cancer nationwide.

The name of his non-profit is fitting because Manny is possibly the most generous human being I have ever met. He lives SO authentically and by phrases like "Love recklessly" and "hustle kindness."

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What if you woke up tomorrow, with only the things you were grateful for yesterday?

November may be over, but gratitude is something that can change your life year-round. Today, Dnaielle Craig is talking about how gratitude can help you mentally and physically.

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Today Danielle Craig will sit down with Lu Crenshaw & Shantell Dayton. They're the creators of Camp 17, a 6-week training program in Southern Oregon. The goal of the program is to connect your mind, body and soul.

The two have a combined 30 years of coaching and mentoring women in fitness and martial arts. Through Camp 17, women take part in fitness, learn teamwork and get in touch with their souls.

Lu said, "We punish ourselves because we don't like ourselves. We try to weigh less because we think we'll be happier." Shantell said, "If you've never practiced the struggle. When you go to life you don't know what to do when the struggle presents itself." LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMP 17 HERE Connect with Camp 17 on Facebook

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Perspective is SUCH a powerful thing. When we can understand we are not the sun and the world is not revolving around us - it allows us to look outside of ourselves and our story. When we understand our scenario is not the worst, we are given strength to overcome.

Perspective can empower you with gratitude.

Danielle Craig will tell you about some incredible people who have inspired her to keep perspective in mind.

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In this episode, you'll meet a man who has found joy regardless of the circumstances.

Brandon Anderson is a firefighter with the Fishers Fire Department in Indiana.

More than just the strength and courage it takes to be a firefighter - Brandon has been up against the impossible. He lost a leg in a motorcycle crash in the summer of 2016.

Just a year later, he is back on the force - now with a prosthetic.

He is the first ever above-the-knee amputee to be at full duty as a firefighter.

In this episode, you'll hear about the crash, the decision to amputate his leg and how he was able to get back to full duty as a firefighter. He has some great advice for looking forward and how to stop asking "WHY ME!?" and start taking control of your life.

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In this episode, Danielle Craig talks about the idea that joy or happiness isn't an end state. She compares it to the marathon she just completed. In life, there isn't a finish line of happiness. There isn't a time where you finish a line and yelp "I'm done! I'm happy now."

Joy is something we strive for each day.

The trick is to find joy in the good, the bad, the ugly and even the heartbreaking.

Danielle gives you some tips for doing that - including the unbelievable things studies say a smile can do.

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Today Danielle Craig sits down with longtime friend and writer, Kim Christenson.

Kim is currently working on her first novel. She has a background in news radio, book blurb writing, PR and associate editing Utah Valley magaine. You can also find her on Talk Wordy to Me at talkingwordy.com. She writes about her favorite books, parenting and mindfulness.

Danielle asks Kim about leaving a career to pursue writing a novel. Plus, they talk about infertility, deciding on how many kids to have and how to be okay during the tough parts of relationships.

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'Comparison is not fair because we are comparing a situation we know EVERYTHING about… to one we know only a FRACTION about.' - Danielle Craig

In this episode, Danielle Craig, talks about the problems with comparison and how you can use it to benefit yourself, instead of let it bring you down.

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In this episode, you're going to hear from Alissa Parker. She's a Mom to three girls. When her oldest daughter, Emilie was just 6 years old -- she lost her life. Emilie was one of the first graders at Sandy Hook Elementary who was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire in a classroom.

After her daughter was killed, Alissa co-founded two non-profits Safe and Sound Schools and The Emilie Parker Art Connection.

Alissa has also written a book about her beautiful daughter and how Alissa has found healing and hope. It's called An Unseen Angel: A Mother's Story of Faith, Hope and Healing aftter Sandy Hook.

You will learn so much from Alissa including how she took back control when so much of her control was taken, the anxiety she has dealt with in sending her other daughters to school and what she means when she says she's forgiven the shooter.

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Safe and Sound Schools

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An Unseen Angel: A Mother's Story of Faith, Hope and Healing after Sandy Hook

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