"You don't have to know how it's going to work, but you do have to hold onto the idea that you can do both." - Courtney Dashe "If you support your friends, you show love and kindness - that will come back to you. The people who are not capable of that - they’ll keep on walking and that’s okay." - Morgan Leigh Garner   The duo that makes up Hadley Park, Courtney Dashe and Morgan Leigh Garner, came on the Happiness in Progress podcast to share their journey in music and motherhood.   The Nashville singers/songwriters have been featured on the Netflix production, “The Ranch,” Spotify’s “Wild Country” and “New Music Nashville” playlists, Sirius XM’s “The Highway,” the Country Network, and CMT.com.   They are also the podcast hosts of "Chasing Dreams & Raising Babies" which they launched with the release of their music project called "Time's a Thief."  

In this episode, Danielle talks with Courtney and Morgan about how Hadley Park was formed.

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• The life-saving grace of female friendships
• Challenges of what they like to say chasing dreams and raising babies
• How to make time for your dreams as a mother
• The making of their song 'Times a Thief'
• and much more

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*This is a live recording of Happiness in Progress on Facebook and Instagram*   Danielle tackles the question - should I always be grateful? In this episode, Danielle talks about the importance of not "Shoulding on yourself" and when you can move into gratitude if you're not feeling grateful.   CONNECT WITH DANIELLE:

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If you are looking for a jam-packed episode with tangible tools on living a happier life - this is for you!

Michelle Wax is the founder of American Happiness Project. It's a movement across 50 states focused on creating more joy.

In 2019, Michelle took off in her Jeep and interviewed 500+ self-described happy people in all 50 states. Her goal was to learn how people achieve internal happiness, regardless of external circumstances.

She made the documentary American Happiness along the way.

Today we talked about: - Michelle’s experience traveling the country interviewing people about happiness - How to build resilience - How to using stress to your advantage - How our minds are hardwired for the negative and how to re-map that

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"Are you living your dream? Are you living society’s dream? Are you still evolving and stretching or have you become stagnant based upon the fact that 'Hey, I’ve arrived'?" - Teneshia Jackson Warner

If your dreams have been put on the back burner during this pandemic - this episode is for you.

Teneshia Jackson Warner is the founder and CEO of one of the country’s most successful multicultural marketing and communications firms, EGAMI Group.

She’s creator of The Dream Project, which inspired her to write her book, The Big Stretch: 90 Days to Expand Your Dreams, Crush Your Goals and Create Your Own Success. 

The book is is a soul-searching, life-transforming, 12-week boot camp that reveals how to get from where you are to where you dream to be – in life and in business.

In this episode we talk about

• where our dreams stand during this pandemic
• How to relight the fire our our dreams
• How the biggest thief of an extraordinary life is a great lif
• How comparisons impacts our dreams

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"Worthiness is a birth right. We have to remember it’s not based on how many things we’ve achieved. It’s not based on outer validation. It actually doesn’t even matter how much outer validation you have." - Cristi Christensen

Cristi Christensen is a global empowerment coach and author of the brand new book, Chakra Rituals: Awakening the Wild Woman Within. She’s the creator of Soul Fire, a unique style of yoga that incorporates dance, meditation and mudra practices, and the co-founder of the Asia based Kirana Yoga School and US based Deep Exhale, a transformational experience merging breath, music & movement. She has taught in 20 countries around the globe to tens of thousands of women.

Her new book out today, Chakra Rituals offers a seven-week program to guide readers through the ancient science of Chakras in an easy and accessible way to enliven and empower the reader. 

In this conversation, Danielle and Cristi talk about:

• What the seven chakras are
• How we have become disconnected with our bodies
• How to come home to our bodies 
• How she was able to use this practice when the pandemic began and she lost her livelihood

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"We are a performance based society. We measure things in likes, salary, time, duration, looks, followers - we judge everything, we measure everything. What I like to remind people is that meditation is not a performance based activity." - Rebecca Pacheco

Rebecca is the author of the brand new book out today Still Life: The Myths and Magic of Mindful Living.

She is also the author of Do Your Om Thing, which was named one of the “top ten yoga and meditation books every yogi needs” by Yoga Journal.

Previously, she founded and wrote the popular blog Om Gal. She’s the creator of the Runner’s World Yoga Center as well as videos for Women’s Health. She frequently contributes to the Boston Globe.

In today's episode, we talk about her brand new book Still Life.

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- what meditation does for your life - how to stop judging your thoughts and how to observe them instead - how you won't lose your edge with a meditation practice - and so much more

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"Therapists still go to therapy, doctors still see a doctor, professionals still have to get professional help. It doesn’t make you an imposter, it makes you experienced." - Taylor Arco

Taylor Arco is a certified life coach and future marriage and family therapist who specializes in mindset coaching. She has helped dozens of women stop their negative self talk, create lasting healthy habits, and find success in their careers. 

Today we talk about:

- How to have a holistic view of your own wellness - How to cultivate a positive mindset- The power of journaling and how it can help you create a happier and more grateful life

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"It is sacred to go and sit with someone in their pain, not try to fix it, not try to change it, but just be there and try to understand." - Charlie Bird 

Charlie Bird was Cosmo the Cougar at Brigham Young University from 2016-2018. He is an LBGTQ advocate and is involved with nonprofit organizations across Utah and nationwide. He is the author of the bestselling memoir, Without the Mask and the host of the podcast "Questions from the Closet."   This episode will empower you to lead with your heart in conversations that you may not understand to support those in the LGBTQ community.   In this conversation, Charlie and Danielle talk about the LGBTQ youth suicide rate, how creating safe spaces can be the difference between life and death and how Charlie's family created that for him when he came out.   We also talk about: - How you can create that safe space - How being gay and religious can co-exist - How Charlie initially had a lot of shame around being gay and how that has turned into true pride by accepting himself   CONNECT WITH CHARLIE:   Buy Without the Mask   Instagram   Questions from the Closet podcast   CONNECT WITH DANIELLE:

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In this episode of Happiness in Progress, Danielle Craig talks about three questions to ask yourself before making a big decision.

She used these same questions when making the decision to leave news to start a podcast in 2017.

She will also tell you a pro of the pros and cons list and why your decisions aren't the last decisions you'll make.

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"She’s been the one to say go after your dreams. What you pour into your children, they turn back and pour it into you as well." - Lisa Lee Arneaud

Today you get to hear from Award-winning TV Broadcaster & Reporter, Lisa Lee Arneaud. She is the Host of ‘Taste the Islands’, streaming on Amazon Prime TV, the host of 'School Duel' and was featured as Miami's Top 40 under 40 Leaders of Tomorrow in Legacy Magazine. 

Most recently she launched The LA | PR FIRM.

While she has done all of these amazing things with her career - today we focus on another title - motherhood. 

Lisa Lee is the mother of three.

In this episode she talks about how she truly enjoys her children, how she's built strong, trusting bonds with them and why she lets them have their own social media accounts.

We also talk about what it was like growing up as a first generation American and how she chooses diversity for her children.

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