Have you been faking happiness?

To yourself or the people around you?

Whatever the reason... to protect yourself, to protect someone else, to not come off as rude...

Today we explore the problem with faking our happiness and how to become more honest with ourselves and in our relationships for a more balanced and fulfilling life.

We promise, it's worth it.

Ever heard the dinner table game rose, bud, thorn where you reflect on your week?

Well this week we are bringing it to the Room for Sunshine podcast studio... with a twist!

Grab your journal, sit under the stars or just listen while you drive home from work. Take a few moments to wind down from work mode and wind in to weekend mode.

Are you someone who lives slow or fast?

Do you travel slow or fast?

Do you move through your week slow or fast?

This week we get curious about what it means to live slow vs fast and how to find BALANCE between the two so that we can appreciate and enjoy both sides.

How about we take the long way home today?

In less than ten minutes Alyssa opens up about her personal journey with starting the podcast, and the ways in which "jumping ahead" has actually done the opposite.

For a society that's programmed for the destination rather than the journey, we've got some work to do. So, this week, we start simple by reflecting on where there's room to play the long game.

What does being empowered mean to you? Do you feel empowered? Have you ever? Do you want to?

This Monday we look at the ways in which we can explore who we are and want to be with simple tricks and tips to ask ourselves as we start the week.

It's not about the power anyone else has assigned to you, but instead the power that allows you to wake up and start your morning feeling like your best you.

This one's for the mentors, the teachers, and the inspiration that is all around us.

What's the difference between someone who inspires us vs mentors us? What's the difference between a mentor vs a teacher? Do you have one right now? Are you looking?

This Thursday we spend a few minutes chatting about this and more. Reaching out to the people who got us to where we are today.

You've read the self-help books, you've downloaded a meditation app or two, and you know that you should start your day with a glass of water.

But how much do you know YOU?

This Monday we are stripping away all that people have said about you and to you, and all the information society has overwhelmed us with in order to understand the answer to one simple question: Who am I?

Remember that hobby you did in secret? Or you did in public and then stopped doing because you didn't think you could? Or should?

For who knows what reasons, many of us stop doing things we love or never try them at all because of fear.

But fear's taking a backseat on this Thursday's sunset chat.

Happy Monday and welcome back!

After a week off sick with dengue fever... yes you heard that right, dengue fever still exists... Alyssa is back with some simple reminders and gratitudes to start your week off on the sunny side.

How are you spending your time?

Aimlessly? Intentionally?

This Thursday we are talking about setting intentions for the how and the why behind the things that we do to give our lives more direction and meaning.

Simple techniques with big results!