Practically Happy

I had a blast in Canada with a classmate, and am excited to travel to meet up with other students in these upcoming months. This semester is all about applied science, and I already feel connected to this more practical lens. Cheers to new opportunities!

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Flow has been described as the "optimal experience" and is a balance of skill with challenge. Let's dive into how to create more flow experiences in our everyday lives!

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After a beautiful, peaceful and relaxing holiday break, school is back in session! In this episode I share some updates to my course load, plans to travel for face-to-face interaction with classmates, and a favorite work of art.

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You've heard of SMART goals? Well, this podcast is about that. How to best translate those big ideas into specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and timely objectives. Join me to walk through this well-known acronym with some new insights and invitations for living your life on purpose.

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We have popped the bottle, thrown confetti, and welcomed a new year. Now what? This episode walks you through a great framework for knowing what to set down and what to pick up this year. Grab a notebook and follow along!

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This liminal space between Christmas and the New Year is a beautiful time to look back and reflect on the ups and downs of the year we are finishing. I love the walk down memory lane, and invite you to do the same for your own live and meaning-making!

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Where does patience reside? Is it something we can run out of, like when we express being "short on patience"? Or might there be a different understanding of how we access this well of stillness, waiting, and presence? Listen today to explore the power of deep patience and cultivating presence in daily life.

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This week is the last week of class before the Holiday Break! I am excited to take a couple weeks off to let the ideas and information from the semester marinate in my brain. Also excited to spend less time in front of a screen and more time LIVING MY LIFE!

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We have all heard of optimism, but how is it determined? And how can we grow it? In this episode I share some specific activities that can help you flex your optimism muscle, thereby benefiting your life.

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I have finally cracked the code on how long it will take me to do homework, read articles, and write papers...and the semester is about to end! In this episode, I share the latest paper I turned in (I read it to you!) and invite you to reflect on moments in your life that have felt meaning-filled.

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Oliver, M. (2020). Mysteries, Yes. In Devotions: The selected poems of Mary Oliver (pp. 85). essay, Penguin Books. 

Nagel, T. (1971). The absurd. The Journal of Philosophy, 68(20), 716. https://doi.org/10.2307/2024942 

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