Live Happy Now

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Bringing you scientifically proven tips and ideas to live a happier and more meaningful life through interviews with positive psychology and well-being thought leaders.

The editors of Live Happy magazine bring you best-selling authors and happiness gurus that share their knowledge on topics such as wellness, gratitude, well-being and mindfulness. Interviews are conducted with people like Shawn Achor, Michelle Gielan, Dr. Christine Carter, Margaret Greenberg, Dr. Drew Ramsey, Gretchen Rubin, Barbara Fredrickson, Tal Ben-Shahar, Deepak Chopra, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Stacy Kaiser, Darin McMahon, Michelle McQuaid, Fred Luskin, Shani Robins, Kristin Neff, Dr. Rick Hanson, and many more.

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The Power of Rituals with J...

04.13.2021

Whether we realize it or not, all of us have certain rituals that help us feel grounded and connected. But did you know you can use those rituals to improve your well-being? This week’s guest, Jan Stanley, specializes in helping ...

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04.13.2021 The Power of Rituals with Jan Stanley Whether we realize it or not, all of us have certain rituals that help us feel grounded and connected. But did you know you can use those rituals to improve your well-being? This week’s guest, Jan Stanley, specializes in helping ...
04.06.2021 Positive Aging With Stephanie Raffelock We spend a lot of time in today’s world celebrating youthfulness and anti-aging, but what if instead we learned how to celebrate the gift of growing older? In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Raffelock, author of A Delightful Little ...
03.30.2021 Recapping Our Happiness Month With Deborah K. Heisz With your help, we’ve been celebrating happiness throughout the month of March. Now, as it comes to an end, we’re looking at how you helped make the world a happier place and what you can do to keep it going. ...
03.23.2021 Finding Happiness in a Socially Distanced World with Dr. Jennifer Wegmann We talk a lot about the importance of social connection for maintaining our well-being, but how do you find happiness when you’re socially distanced? This week’s guest is Dr. Jennifer Wegmann, a professor in the Department of Health and Wellness ...
03.16.2021 The Power of Doing Good With Megan McDonough It’s no secret that doing good for others is also good for us. But have you ever thought about exactly why doing good is so powerful? This week, Megan McDonough, CEO and founder of the Wholebeing Institute and the author ...
03.09.2021 The Power of Friendship With Molly Galbraith Strong relationships are proven to create more joy in our lives, so this week, we’re looking at how to celebrate our friendships and build stronger connections. Molly Galbraith, founder of the Girls Gone Strong fitness philosophy joins us this week ...
03.04.2021 The Women’s Day Event With Carin Rockind On March 8, we’ll celebrate International Women’s Day, and this episode’s guest is throwing a celebration like no other. Carin Rockind, also known as The Purpose Girl, tells us about an amazing event designed to inspire women around the world. ...
03.02.2021 Living in Gratitude With Kira Newman This week, we’re kicking off an entire month of happiness to celebrate the International Day of Happiness on March 20. As part of that celebration, we’re launching the Live Happy 10-Day Gratitude Challenge! This week’s guest, Kira Newman, is managing ...
02.23.2021 Mindful Eating with Chef Dr. Mike What if the way you eat could change the way food affects your health? This week's guest explains how you can enjoy better health by changing your approach to food. Dr. Michael Fenster, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is ...
02.16.2021 Celebrating Happiness With Deborah K. Heisz March is a special month at Live Happy Now, because the International Day of Happiness is on March 20. But we celebrate happiness all month long with something we call #HappyActs. This week, Live Happy cofounder and CEO Deborah K. ...
02.09.2021 The Power of Hope With Margaret Dulaney Having hope is crucial not just to our happiness, but to our survival. But what happens when you start to lose hope? This week’s guest is Margaret Dulaney, founder of the popular spiritual spoken word site, Listen Well. In her ...
02.02.2021 Accepting Anxiety With Dr. Lauren Cook Anxiety affects millions of people and it’s no secret that the pandemic — and other events of the past year — haven’t helped make us feel more calm. In this episode, speaker, author and therapist Dr. Lauren Cook looks at ...
01.26.2021 Finding Joy in Creativity With Doug Patton Whether we recognize it or not, all of us have great creative resources within us, and they can help us discover greater happiness. This week’s guest is Doug Patton, an industrial designer who was featured on ABC’s American Inventor television ...
01.19.2021 Managing Stress and Trauma With Dr. Karol Darsa Last year was stressful for everyone in one way or another, and the new year has brought more uncertainty and unrest in its early days. That is leaving many people feeling not just stressed, but traumatized. In this episode, Dr. ...
01.12.2021 Fixing the World With Mark E. Klein Right now, many of us feel like we just want someone to swoop in and fix the world. That’s where Franklin Rock comes in. Franklin Rock is a fictional character created by this week’s guest, physician Mark E. Klein. After ...
01.05.2021 Finding Meaning in 2021 With Carew Papritz As we begin 2021, many different emotions are at play. Whether relief, anticipation, hope or even dealing with a sense of loss and grief, this is a time of reflection and a chance to look at what we want to ...
12.29.2020 Make a Plan, Not a Resolution with Brent Franson With a new year on the horizon, many of us are thinking about our new year’s resolutions. But this year, what if you made a plan instead? This week’s guest, Brent Franson, is founder of Most Days, a life improvement ...
12.22.2020 Happy Holidays in a Time of Covid with Dr. Jennifer Wegmann As Christmas arrives this week, most of us are experiencing the holidays in a very different way than we’re used to. In fact, for many, it doesn’t feel much like Christmas at all. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Jennifer ...
12.15.2020 Discovering Holiday Cheer With Aneesa Sheik It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for Christmas music and holiday cheer. This week’s guest is Aneesa Sheik, a rising singer/songwriter who uses her music to deliver an inspirational message. She’s here to tell us more about her ...
12.08.2020 Overcoming Toxic Positivity With Dr. Lauren Cook It’s no secret that, here at Live Happy, we are fans of positivity. But why are people now talking about toxic positivity? In this episode, author and therapist Dr. Lauren Cook joins us to talk about how this usually well-meaning ...
12.01.2020 How Pets Make Us Happier and Healthier With Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller Many of us would do just about anything for our pets. But have you thought about how much your pet is doing for you? This week’s guest is here to tell us! Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller is a Doctor of ...
11.24.2020 Living in Gratitude With Deborah K. Heisz This has been the most unusual and, for many, the most difficult year in recent memory. So what’s gratitude got to do with it? As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, it’s the perfect time to talk about how important gratitude ...
11.17.2020 Living Your Legacy With Codi Shewan As we get older, it’s common to start thinking about what kind of legacy we’re leaving behind. But what if we started thinking about living our legacy instead of leaving it? This week’s guest is Codi Shewan, author of Everyday ...
11.10.2020 Developing Your Intuition With Kim Chestney Intuition is something we’re all born with, but somewhere along the way, the noise of the outside world can drown out our inner voice. Or we forget to stop “listening to our gut.” But learning to listen to our intuition ...
11.03.2020 Helping Children Manage Grief and Loss With Ashley Bugge Grief is a difficult subject, and it can be even more difficult when trying to manage it with children. After the sudden death of her husband, Ashley Bugge found herself not only raising two children and planning for the birth ...
10.27.2020 Coping With Election Stress With Erin Wiley If you’ve been feeling a bit more stressed or anxious lately, you aren’t alone. A new study by the American Psychological Association finds that this election is a “significant source of stress” for some 70% of Americans. This week’s guest ...
10.20.2020 Improving Your Friendship Flow With Shari Leid In today’s busy world, it is often easy to overlook the value of friendships. After a cancer diagnosis, lawyer-turned-life coach Shari Leid realized that she wanted her friends to know how much they meant to her. So she made a ...
10.13.2020 Making Better Decisions With Annie Duke We make decisions every day, but how often do you really think about the process that goes into making those choices? This episode’s guest has built her life on making the right decisions. Annie Duke is a former professional poker ...
10.06.2020 The Power of Honesty With Judi Ketteler We’ve all told little white lies, but have you thought about how honest you really are in your day to day life? When Judi Ketteler started thinking about it, she realized that maybe she wasn’t as honest as she thought. ...
09.29.2020 Practicing Deep Kindness With Houston Kraft There’s no question that our world needs more kindness right now, which is why this week, we are talking to Houston Kraft, author of the new book Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act ...
09.22.2020 International Positive Education Network Conference Preview With Deborah K. Heisz Whether you’re an educator or a parent, the concept of positive education is something that can change your life … as well as the life of your student or child. In these times, it’s more important than ever to understand ...
09.15.2020 Mindful Living With Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Dr. Seth Gillihan Mindfulness is something that pretty much all of us have heard of and many of us want to practice it. But sometimes just the idea of learning how to be more mindful seems daunting. This episode’s guests are experts in ...
09.08.2020 Let Go of the Guilt With Valorie Burton All of us feel guilty from time to time, but if you’re having trouble letting go of guilt – well, you’re not alone. Guilt is a difficult emotion which is why Valorie Burton, founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology ...
09.01.2020 Calm the Chaos With Nicola Ries Taggart A lot of us would like to learn how to calm the chaos around us right now, and it just so happens that this week’s guest literally wrote the book on that. Nicola Ries Taggart is a life strategist, author ...
08.25.2020 Becoming Heart-Minded With Sarah Blondin Are you living in your heart, or living in your head? If you’re spending more time in your head than in your heart, this week’s episode is perfect for you. Sarah Blondin is an author and podcast host whose work ...
08.18.2020 The Art of Acceptance With Scott Haas Accepting the difficult events in our lives is a key part of our well-being. Acceptance allows us to cultivate a sense of calm that allows us to better deal with stress. As we deal with an increasingly uncertain world, how ...
08.11.2020 Developing Empathy in Children With Lysa Heslov In recent years, we’ve learned a lot about the transformative effect that empathy can have on us. For more than a decade, this week’s guest has been on a mission to help bring those powerful lessons to children. Lysa Heslov ...
08.04.2020 Welcome to Season 6 With Deborah K. Heisz It’s a brand new month and it’s also a brand new season of Live Happy Now. As we start this new season Live Happy CEO Deborah Heisz and Paula Felps talk about how things changed for all of us last ...
07.28.2020 Embracing Anxiety with Karla McLaren Anxiety is something that many of us are familiar with—particularly now. But have you considered embracing it? This week’s guest, Karla McLaren, makes the case for delving into this emotion and using it as a force of energy. She joins ...
07.21.2020 Cooling Down in Anxious Times With Dr. Lise Van Susteren Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Lise Van Susteren was noticing a new phenomenon: patients were often plagued by worry, disturbing and intrusive thoughts, sleep disruptions, grief and more. She identified this trend as a condition she calls emotional inflammation, ...
07.14.2020 Regulating Emotions With Dr. Shauna Shapiro If you’ve ever had a sudden feeling of distress that triggers your fight or flight response, then you know what it’s like to have your emotions hijacked. And if that’s something you’ve experienced recently, you’re not alone. This week, clinical ...
07.07.2020 Managing Loss During the Pandemic With Erin Wiley All of us have lost something this year, and that’s affecting us whether we realize it or not. This week, we’re joined by Erin Wiley, a clinical psychotherapist and executive of The Willow Center, a counseling practice in Toledo, Ohio. ...
06.30.2020 The Healing Power of Music With Dr. Sandi Curtis If there was ever a year that needed a soothing soundtrack, it would be the year that we’re in now. Music has powerful healing properties, and nobody knows that better than this week’s guest. Dr. Sandi Curtis is an internationally ...
06.23.2020 The Power of Kindness With Adrienne Bankert As an Emmy-winning reporter for ABC News, Adrienne Bankert has covered some of life's most tragic moments, but it has never made her lose sight of her desire to find the best in people. Her experience interviewing inspiring people, from ...
06.16.2020 Look for the Good With Jason Mraz Since the release of his first hit single, The Remedy (I Won’t Worry), in 2002, Jason Mraz has based his musical career on sharing positive, uplifting music. On 6/19, Jason is releasing Look for the Good, an album that encourages ...
06.09.2020 Managing Grief and Anxiety in Difficult Times With Aneesh Chaudhry At any given time, everyone is going through something in their lives. But rarely do we have a situation where so many people are collectively going through such trying times. The good news is, we’re going to get through this, ...
06.02.2020 Using a Game to Improve Resilience in Teens With Rosemary Lokhorst Imagine living in a world that has been plagued by great tragedy. The world as you knew it is gone, all the stores are closed, and you can’t see your friends. Sound familiar? Interestingly enough, we’re not talking about real ...
05.26.2020 Finding Simplicity in Complex Times With Julia Hobsbawm Today’s world has become increasingly challenging, so it’s fitting that this week, we’re talking about simplicity. How do you find more simplicity in a complex world? Well, it’s complicated. This week, author and social commentator Julia Hobsbawm looks at how ...
05.19.2020 Mindfulness for Children With Kamala Alcantara By now, most of us are aware of how important it is to be able to use tools like mindfulness and meditation to help create inner calm. But as tough as it can be for adults, imagine what it’s like ...
05.12.2020 Turning Social Isolation Into a Creative Outlet With Martha Alderson Tapping into your creativity is a proven way to increase your personal well-being. It can put you in a positive mood, give you a sense of purpose, promote problem solving and reduce stress and anxiety. But sometimes, we get so ...

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Live Happy Now episodes:

The Power of Rituals with Jan Stanley

Positive Aging With Stephanie Raffelock

Recapping Our Happiness Month With Deborah K. Heisz

Finding Happiness in a Socially Distanced World with Dr. Jennifer Wegmann

The Power of Doing Good With Megan McDonough

The Power of Friendship With Molly Galbraith

The Women’s Day Event With Carin Rockind

Living in Gratitude With Kira Newman

Mindful Eating with Chef Dr. Mike

Celebrating Happiness With Deborah K. Heisz

The Power of Hope With Margaret Dulaney

Accepting Anxiety With Dr. Lauren Cook

Finding Joy in Creativity With Doug Patton

Managing Stress and Trauma With Dr. Karol Darsa

Fixing the World With Mark E. Klein

Finding Meaning in 2021 With Carew Papritz

Make a Plan, Not a Resolution with Brent Franson

Happy Holidays in a Time of Covid with Dr. Jennifer Wegmann

Discovering Holiday Cheer With Aneesa Sheik

Overcoming Toxic Positivity With Dr. Lauren Cook

How Pets Make Us Happier and Healthier With Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller

Living in Gratitude With Deborah K. Heisz

Living Your Legacy With Codi Shewan

Developing Your Intuition With Kim Chestney

Helping Children Manage Grief and Loss With Ashley Bugge

Coping With Election Stress With Erin Wiley

Improving Your Friendship Flow With Shari Leid

Making Better Decisions With Annie Duke

The Power of Honesty With Judi Ketteler

Practicing Deep Kindness With Houston Kraft

International Positive Education Network Conference Preview With Deborah K. Heisz

Mindful Living With Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Dr. Seth Gillihan

Let Go of the Guilt With Valorie Burton

Calm the Chaos With Nicola Ries Taggart

Becoming Heart-Minded With Sarah Blondin

The Art of Acceptance With Scott Haas

Developing Empathy in Children With Lysa Heslov

Welcome to Season 6 With Deborah K. Heisz

Embracing Anxiety with Karla McLaren

Cooling Down in Anxious Times With Dr. Lise Van Susteren

Regulating Emotions With Dr. Shauna Shapiro

Managing Loss During the Pandemic With Erin Wiley

The Healing Power of Music With Dr. Sandi Curtis

The Power of Kindness With Adrienne Bankert

Look for the Good With Jason Mraz

Managing Grief and Anxiety in Difficult Times With Aneesh Chaudhry

Using a Game to Improve Resilience in Teens With Rosemary Lokhorst

Finding Simplicity in Complex Times With Julia Hobsbawm

Mindfulness for Children With Kamala Alcantara

Turning Social Isolation Into a Creative Outlet With Martha Alderson

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