Jordi - Happiness Hero

Join Jordi as she interviews adventuring couple Cees and Madison of Our Vie Adventures about their incredible road trip to visit all of the national parks, as well as the effect that being in nature has on their happiness. Not to mention, how they get outdoors and continue to enjoy nature with three young kids in tow. Plus, you won't want to miss a guest appearance by the star of the children's book Kitten Quest, and pioneer adventure kitty, Vladimir Kitten.

Join Jordi as she interviews adventuring couple Cees and Madison of Our Vie Adventures about their incredible road trip to visit all of the national parks, as well as the effect that being in nature has on their happiness. Not to mention, how they get outdoors and continue to enjoy nature with three young kids in tow. Plus, you won't want to miss a guest appearance by the star of the children's book Kitten Quest, and pioneer adventure kitty, Vladimir Kitten.

Do you long to see new and interesting places, but feel bound to your location by budget or time? This episode will get you thinking like a tourist in order to enjoy anywhere you are, including the place where you live!

Summer is a great time for exploring, and there is no better place to start than your own town/state/etc. When Jordi decided to uproot her whole life to move across the country, she suddenly felt the urgency to start exploring everything around her that she'd never appreciated or made time for. In doing so, she not only had so much fun and learned amazing new things, she developed a sense of curiosity only a tourist has for her own home state, and she carried that with her to her new home and keeps it in her back pocket, wherever she goes.

Christina Riley and her husband, Carl Hedinger, were inspired to start their website, social media presence, guidebooks, etc., under the name NC Tripping, by that very same tourist's sense of curiosity. Their whole careers revolve around exploring the state they call home and seeing, appreciating, and sharing the amazing things that they find, and that are so easily overlooked. They have explored every corner of North Carolina, and are still discovering new things and places every day.

Join Jordi and Christina as they dive into the amazing discoveries that can be found in the place where you live when you make the conscious choice to look for them. Having an eye for amazement, gratitude, and beauty can bring so much happiness and fulfillment into your life. And, you don't have to travel anywhere distant to find it. Look where you live. Think like a tourist, even when you're at home.

Jordi was so inspired by their conversation that she took the newest edition of Carl & Christina's book, The North Carolina Bucket List, along with her on a camping trip over the fourth of July holiday. She even made it a point to visit Christina's favorite spot in North Carolina, Crabtree Falls. It was so worth the hike. Every spot she visited from the book was memorable, and she can't wait to check more places off of their very handy checklists.

So, what are you waiting for? Listen to the episode, like and rate it, and start making your own lists of amazing spots to visit within a day's drive from you. Go exploring!

Do you long to see new and interesting places, but feel bound to your location by budget or time? This episode will get you thinking like a tourist in order to enjoy anywhere you are, including the place where you live!

Summer is a great time for exploring, and there is no better place to start than your own town/state/etc. When Jordi decided to uproot her whole life to move across the country, she suddenly felt the urgency to start exploring everything around her that she'd never appreciated or made time for. In doing so, she not only had so much fun and learned amazing new things, she developed a sense of curiosity only a tourist has for her own home state, and she carried that with her to her new home and keeps it in her back pocket, wherever she goes.

Christina Riley and her husband, Carl Hedinger, were inspired to start their website, social media presence, guidebooks, etc., under the name NC Tripping, by that very same tourist's sense of curiosity. Their whole careers revolve around exploring the state they call home and seeing, appreciating, and sharing the amazing things that they find, and that are so easily overlooked. They have explored every corner of North Carolina, and are still discovering new things and places every day.

Join Jordi and Christina as they dive into the amazing discoveries that can be found in the place where you live when you make the conscious choice to look for them. Having an eye for amazement, gratitude, and beauty can bring so much happiness and fulfillment into your life. And, you don't have to travel anywhere distant to find it. Look where you live. Think like a tourist, even when you're at home.

Jordi was so inspired by their conversation that she took the newest edition of Carl & Christina's book, The North Carolina Bucket List, along with her on a camping trip over the fourth of July holiday. She even made it a point to visit Christina's favorite spot in North Carolina, Crabtree Falls. It was so worth the hike. Every spot she visited from the book was memorable, and she can't wait to check more places off of their very handy checklists.

So, what are you waiting for? Listen to the episode, like and rate it, and start making your own lists of amazing spots to visit within a day's drive from you. Go exploring!

Have you ever gone for a walk, or worked on a craft, or engaged in any activity that helped pull you out of a funk and into the present moment?

This episode explores the power of just DOING something.

Join Jordi and recreational therapist Sophie Wolfe as they discuss how healing it can be to challenge your body and mind with movement and play. Whether it is in the great outdoors, or something simple you can do from home, recreation really does have healing power. Are you fighting for your happiness? Fight yourself into action and find some happiness in recreation.

Have you ever gone for a walk, or worked on a craft, or engaged in any activity that helped pull you out of a funk and into the present moment?

This episode explores the power of just DOING something.

Join Jordi and recreational therapist Sophie Wolfe as they discuss how healing it can be to challenge your body and mind with movement and play. Whether it is in the great outdoors, or something simple you can do from home, recreation really does have healing power. Are you fighting for your happiness? Fight yourself into action and find some happiness in recreation.

Have you ever felt trapped by expectations? Maybe they're your own expectations, or perhaps your family's, or even from the community or religion you grew up in?

Steve Stoddard knew, from the time he was very young, that he was different. However, he wanted to meet all of the expectations of everyone around him, including himself, and worked so, so hard to do so. He did everything "right," but was always burdened by the weight of something being "wrong" with him. He followed the where the path he was expected to take lead, he went on an LDS mission, entered into a temple marriage, and even parenthood, but he could never shake off the person he really was, who was crying from inside.

Join Jordi as she finds out when, and how, Steve finally escaped expectations and started to live as his brave, bold, and beautiful self. What is it like to live authentically? Is he happy now, and was the fear that kept him trapped justified? What does successful co-parenting look like, and what is it like to be co-hosting a very successful podcast, the Husband-in-Law podcast, with his ex-wife and her husband?

You won't want to miss this powerful reminder that genuine happiness is found when we're brave and bold enough to live authentically.

Have you ever felt trapped by expectations? Maybe they're your own expectations, or perhaps your family's, or even from the community or religion you grew up in?

Steve Stoddard knew, from the time he was very young, that he was different. However, he wanted to meet all of the expectations of everyone around him, including himself, and worked so, so hard to do so. He did everything "right," but was always burdened by the weight of something being "wrong" with him. He followed the where the path he was expected to take lead, he went on an LDS mission, entered into a temple marriage, and even parenthood, but he could never shake off the person he really was, who was crying from inside.

Join Jordi as she finds out when, and how, Steve finally escaped expectations and started to live as his brave, bold, and beautiful self. What is it like to live authentically? Is he happy now, and was the fear that kept him trapped justified? What does successful co-parenting look like, and what is it like to be co-hosting a very successful podcast, the Husband-in-Law podcast, with his ex-wife and her husband?

You won't want to miss this powerful reminder that genuine happiness is found when we're brave and bold enough to live authentically.

We all had dreams for our future when we were little kids. What if your dream was just to be able to feel at home in your own body?

This week, Jordi sits down to discuss what living as a trans human is like with her college roommate and chosen family member, Nikson Mathews. This episode exemplifies the life saving power of wholly loving someone for who they are, and not in spite of anything. It discusses the need for allies and the queer community alike to raise their voices in support of trans humans.

Fear of the unfamiliar is fueling so much hate in the world around us. Trans lives are in danger in our country. This statistically tiny demographic of humans is being targeted and threatened. Suicide rates among young, trans humans are staggering. What are we doing to protect them? Where else could that angry energy be focused to make this world better for ALL demographics instead of just unlivable for one? Tune in to hear our ideas.

And, make your votes count.

We all had dreams for our future when we were little kids. What if your dream was just to be able to feel at home in your own body?

This week, Jordi sits down to discuss what living as a trans human is like with her college roommate and chosen family member, Nikson Mathews. This episode exemplifies the life saving power of wholly loving someone for who they are, and not in spite of anything. It discusses the need for allies and the queer community alike to raise their voices in support of trans humans.

Fear of the unfamiliar is fueling so much hate in the world around us. Trans lives are in danger in our country. This statistically tiny demographic of humans is being targeted and threatened. Suicide rates among young, trans humans are staggering. What are we doing to protect them? Where else could that angry energy be focused to make this world better for ALL demographics instead of just unlivable for one? Tune in to hear our ideas.

And, make your votes count.