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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08.04.2020

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 ...

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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 ...
05.05.2020 Finding Positivity in a Pandemic With Deborah Heisz For many of us, right now it seems a little bit harder than usual to find the good in the world, and finding things to be optimistic about can seem like even more of a chore. If you’re having struggling ...
04.28.2020 Using Your Breath to Calm Yourself During COVID-19 With Victoria Albina If ever there was a time to take a deep breath, it’s right now. And this week’s guest is uniquely qualified to walk us through how to do that. Victoria Albina is a functional nurse practitioner, certified breathwork meditation facilitator, ...
04.21.2020 Why Bother? With Jennifer Louden With so much going on in the world today, you might have hit the point of asking “why bother?” A lot of situations feel pretty grim right now and some days it’s hard to find the energy and enthusiasm you ...
04.14.2020 Make Your Home Your Happy Place With Rebecca West We are spending most of our time at home right now, and no matter how much you love the space you live in, or the people you share it with, some days it might seem like it’s the last place ...
04.07.2020 The Secrets of Wellness With Dr. Jeffrey Rediger This is a time when all of us are thinking about healing and recovery. We have a lot of questions about wellness, and this episode’s guest offers unique insight into healing and well-being. Dr. Jeffrey Rediger is on the faculty ...
03.31.2020 Surviving Self-Quarantine with Your Relationships Intact With CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke Now that most Americans find themselves self-quarantined, we’re learning to negotiate a completely different daily routine. Whether that includes a roommate, spouse, children or other family members, being in close quarters can create challenges for every relationship. Today CrisMarie Campbell ...
03.24.2020 Finding Calm in Chaotic Times With Erin Pickney There’s no question that we are experiencing a chaotic time right now, and many people are feeling overwhelmed by situations that are out of their control. We’ve heard so many concerns from people who are worried about COVID-19, about the ...
03.17.2020 Making Time for Meditation With Ariel Garten This week’s episode looks at something we all know about, we all know we should do, but we often have trouble finding time for in our busy lives. Meditation has incredible healing value for both our mind and body, and ...
03.10.2020 Finding Your Purpose and Sharing Kindness With Sebastian Terry All of us want to discover our purpose in life, but we don’t always know how to do that. For Sebastian Terry, that path began with making a list of 100 things he wanted to do before he died. What ...
03.03.2020 Exploring #HappyActs With Deborah Heisz March 20 is the International Day of Happiness, but at Live Happy Now, we celebrate it all month long. One way we do that is with a little movement we call #HappyActs. This week, Live Happy CEO Deborah Heisz talks ...
02.25.2020 Detox Your Social Media With Erin Pickney There’s a lot of discussion today about how social media is harming our mental health, and many experts advise taking a break from it or unplugging entirely. But what do you do if that’s not possible? Erin Pickney is a ...
02.18.2020 Change Your Brain Through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion With Shauna Shapiro This week, Dr. Shauna Shapiro, a clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion, explains what is missing from many mindfulness practices. Her new book, Good Morning, I Love You, combines brain science with easy-to-implement practices that will ...
02.11.2020 Be Your Own Valentine With Karen McGregor This is the week when you’ll hear a lot of talk about Valentine’s Day and showing those around you how much you love them. But have you thought about being your own valentine this year? Whether you’re single or in ...
02.04.2020 Embracing JOMO With Jessica Misener With the rise of social media, FOMO, or the fear of missing out, has become a problem that can result in anxiety, depression and other conditions. Now, as an antidote to FOMO, many people are discovering JOMO, or the Joy ...
01.28.2020 Bringing Joy to the Workplace With Alex Liu For most of us, “joy” is not the first word that jumps to mind when we think about work. But this week’s guest has made it his mission to find out how we can all change that. Alex Liu is ...
01.21.2020 Clear Your Clutter, Clear Your Mind With Marla Stone January is National Organization Month, which makes it a great time to get your home in order. But how do you do that when it seems you have more “stuff” than you have places to put it? This episode’s guest ...
01.14.2020 Tap Into Happiness With Jessica Ortner If someone told you there was a simple practice that could lower your stress, improve your health and boost your overall well-being, you might be skeptical. But this week’s guest has a science-based solution that can do all those things ...
01.07.2020 Setting Goals Instead of Resolutions With Dr. Andrea Goeglein As we begin a new year and a new decade, many of us have set ambitious resolutions for change. Or maybe we’re still trying to decide what it is that we want and need from the next 12 months. Today’s ...
12.31.2019 Finding Your Purpose for 2020 with Joanne Fink Many of us will start the New Year with a renewed commitment to change or to following a new purpose in life. As an award-winning designer and author of books on creativity, grief, faith and spirituality, Joanne Fink has created ...
12.24.2019 Happy Acts for a Happy New Year With Deborah Heisz With the New Year just around the corner, you might already be thinking about that New Year’s resolution or what you hope to accomplish in 2020. We have some ideas! In this episode, we hear from Deborah Heisz, who is ...
12.17.2019 Holiday Happiness Tips With Joe McCormack Technology has changed our lives in many ways, but when holiday celebrations are spent with guests on their phones or tablets, it takes away much of the magic of the moment. This episode’s guest is Joe McCormack, who literally wrote ...
12.10.2019 Discovering the Power of Community With Peter Montoya After leaving a successful career in the finance industry, Peter Montoya was concerned by the growing anxiety, depression and loneliness that we’re experiencing as a society. To help turn the tide on all of the negativity, he started Thrive Union, ...
12.03.2019 Simple Abundance Revisited With Sarah Ban Breathnach When she wrote the book Simple Abundance 25 years ago, author Sarah Ban Breathnach had no idea that she was about to launch a global movement. Long before gratitude journals were a “thing,” her organic approach to gratitude and a ...
11.26.2019 The Thank-You Project With Nancy Davis Kho We’ve heard a lot about the power of saying thank you, but what happens when a simple thank you turns into a heartfelt letter? Nancy Davis Kho was at a reflective point in her life when she decided to write ...
11.19.2019 Train Your Brain for Happiness With Dr. Tara Swart Today, we’re talking to a neuroscientist who guides us through the science of visualization and tells us how it can help us reach our goals and live happier lives. Dr. Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, psychiatrist and senior lecturer at ...
11.12.2019 Happiness Around the World With Helen Russell This week, enjoy a whirlwind trip of happiness around the globe! When journalist Helen Russell moved to Denmark in 2012, she wanted to learn more about why the country ranked so high on the happiness scale. In her latest book, ...
11.05.2019 Developing a Winning Mindset With Annie Vernon If you’ve ever watched elite athletes and wondered what makes them so different, we’ve got great news for you: Today’s guest can answer that question. She shares with us how you can apply some of the same winning techniques to ...
10.29.2019 Digital Detangling With Pete Dunlap If you feel like the world is moving a whole lot faster these days, you’re not alone. We’re consuming information at an unprecedented rate and living in an “always on” world. It’s no secret that this high-tech world is taking ...
10.22.2019 Embracing Slowness With Jeff Bethke If you feel like the world is moving a whole lot faster these days, you’re not alone. We’re consuming information at an unprecedented rate and living in an “always on” world. It’s no secret that this high-tech world is taking ...
10.15.2019 Overcoming Workplace Bullying With Dr. Britt Andreatta Bullying has become such an issue in today’s world that October has been named National Bullying Prevention Month. And while we normally associate bullying with school children, the fact is that many adults are being bullied at work every day. ...
10.08.2019 The Importance of Self-Forgiveness With Stacy Kaiser If you’ve ever struggled with forgiving someone, or forgiving yourself, you don’t want to miss what this week’s guest has to say abut it. Stacy Kaiser, a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, author and frequent Live Happy Now guest, has great ...
10.01.2019 Teaching Kids Positive Messages With Again Again Giving our kids positive messages is important, but sometimes it’s difficult to do in a tumultuous world. After becoming parents themselves, long-time friends Anne Montone and Jennifer Cook used music as a way to teach and explain things to their ...
09.24.2019 Making Good Habits Stick With Wendy Wood Habits: We’ve all got ‘em … and we all wonder why we aren’t better at changing them. This week’s guest has the answer to that question. Wendy Wood has spent 30 years researching human behavior and is the leading expert ...
09.17.2019 The Beauty of Conflict for Couples With CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke If you think that conflict is always bad for your relationship, think again. This episode’s guests are CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, authors of the book, “The Beauty of Conflict for Couples.” As therapists, they’ve helped hundreds of couples reconcile ...
09.10.2019 The Power of Unplugging With Tiffany Shlain Tiffany Shlain founded Character Day in 2013 as a way to recognize and celebrate the importance of character strengths. This year, she’s combining the celebration of Character Day on September 27-28 with the release of her new book, 24/6: The ...
09.03.2019 7 Steps to Self-Improvement With Chris Libby and Paula Felps We all have something we’d like to improve about ourselves, and this is the month to do it! September is Self-Improvement Month and that inspired Live Happy Now host Paula Felps and Live Happy editor Chris Libby to dig into ...
08.27.2019 5 Steps to an Extraordinary Life With Zack Friedman We’ve all heard that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But today’s guest actually wrote the book on how to make that lemonade. Zack Friedman is the CEO and founder of Make Lemonade, a personal finance company that empowers ...

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Live Happy Now episodes:

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

Finding Positivity in a Pandemic With Deborah Heisz

Using Your Breath to Calm Yourself During COVID-19 With Victoria Albina

Why Bother? With Jennifer Louden

Make Your Home Your Happy Place With Rebecca West

The Secrets of Wellness With Dr. Jeffrey Rediger

Surviving Self-Quarantine with Your Relationships Intact With CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke

Finding Calm in Chaotic Times With Erin Pickney

Making Time for Meditation With Ariel Garten

Finding Your Purpose and Sharing Kindness With Sebastian Terry

Exploring #HappyActs With Deborah Heisz

Detox Your Social Media With Erin Pickney

Change Your Brain Through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion With Shauna Shapiro

Be Your Own Valentine With Karen McGregor

Embracing JOMO With Jessica Misener

Bringing Joy to the Workplace With Alex Liu

Clear Your Clutter, Clear Your Mind With Marla Stone

Tap Into Happiness With Jessica Ortner

Setting Goals Instead of Resolutions With Dr. Andrea Goeglein

Finding Your Purpose for 2020 with Joanne Fink

Happy Acts for a Happy New Year With Deborah Heisz

Holiday Happiness Tips With Joe McCormack

Discovering the Power of Community With Peter Montoya

Simple Abundance Revisited With Sarah Ban Breathnach

The Thank-You Project With Nancy Davis Kho

Train Your Brain for Happiness With Dr. Tara Swart

Happiness Around the World With Helen Russell

Developing a Winning Mindset With Annie Vernon

Digital Detangling With Pete Dunlap

Embracing Slowness With Jeff Bethke

Overcoming Workplace Bullying With Dr. Britt Andreatta

The Importance of Self-Forgiveness With Stacy Kaiser

Teaching Kids Positive Messages With Again Again

Making Good Habits Stick With Wendy Wood

The Beauty of Conflict for Couples With CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke

The Power of Unplugging With Tiffany Shlain

7 Steps to Self-Improvement With Chris Libby and Paula Felps

5 Steps to an Extraordinary Life With Zack Friedman

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