Simply Happy with SimplyOli

By Olivia Reiman

What's Simply Happy with SimplyOli about?

Simply Happy is your go-to for self empowered living. Learn about mental health, mindset, self love, emotional wellness, personal development, and taking control of your life. Even learn tips to overcome bipolar, anxiety, & depression! It's everything you need to know to embody freedom, confidence, ambition, and happiness.

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Simply Happy with SimplyOli episodes:

06.28.2023
263: The Self-Empowered Path Theory
AUTHOR READING // Bettering your mental health can feel like it comes with strict guidelines on how you have to approach it - you must consult a medical professional, therapy is the way, medication is a must - but what...
06.21.2023
262: You Don’t Have To Hold Shame
MOTIVATIONAL // Shame is a fierce beast to battle, especially when we try to bury it as deep as humanly possible within ourselves. Let’s sit down for a short while and unpack shame as a concept a little further and...
06.14.2023
261: A Trick To Seeing Your Strength
BOOK REVIEW CHAT // We don’t always have to do inner work so directly. Support, guidance, and insight can come from the most unlikely places. Lately, I’ve been deep in the world of fantasy, and let me tell you, those...
06.07.2023
260: How To Feel Unstuck
HOW TO // Leave it to me to be forced into a spontaneous example of practicing what I preach. Sometimes in life we find ourselves stuck in a situation and it’s up to us to play the brain game to...
05.31.2023
259: My Secret To Work/Life Balance
PERSONAL // Work life balance boils down to a few simple things that I am in a consistent practice with. When it comes to now working a full time job, running my business, and having a happy and healthy home...
05.24.2023
258: Learning Through Story
AUTHOR READING // Sharing about my move from non-fiction to fiction while still staying in the self-help genre and a reading of “The Moon’s Whisper” from my current anthology in the works to explore how there’s a place for learning...
05.17.2023
257: Permission To Do The Fun Thing
MOTIVATION // Whether you need me to give it to you or you want to give it to yourself - this episode is the permission slip for fun you’ve been waiting for. Not only that, but why making time for...
05.10.2023
256: Fearing The Hurt
BOOK REVIEW CHAT // When we get hurt part of us can react and close ourselves in while also closing others out. Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin inspired me to talk about this topic and how fearing the...
05.03.2023
255: One Simple Step To More Confidence
HOW TO // There are plenty of tips and tricks for more confidence that can feel surface level at times. But there’s a psychology to why we might be lacking confidence and there’s one simple step that I think gets...
04.26.2023
254 : Victimization That Hides In Plain Sight
AUTHOR READING // When victimization is hiding in plain sight and slowly eating you alive…no thank you. I’ll be reading from Unboxed in this episode and chatting about the value in addressing what leaves us feeling victimized so that we...
04.19.2023
253: You Can Do Life Your Way
MOTIVATION // We can break the bounds of how we’ve been told things “have to be done”. There is a reality where you can do life your way and find a sense of sustained happiness because of it. I’m here...
04.12.2023
252: Getting To Know Yourself
BOOK REVIEW CHAT // There are so many ways in which we get to know ourselves, but I’m going to share with you one of the ways that has helped me most. The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest was the...
04.05.2023
251: How To Trust Yourself More
HOW TO // If fear is holding you back from pursuing the things you want to do in life then you have an issue with self-trust my friend. We could go deep on this topic, but in this episode we’ll...
03.02.2023
250: How To Cope With Impatience
Impatience can be one of our biggest sources of stress and can burn copious amounts of energy. So how do we cope? I want to share with you 3 methods you can utilize to ease you into a more patient...
02.22.2023
249: Finding Peace In Ourselves Through Each Other
AUTHOR READING // Reading an excerpt from my latest book Unboxed in the chapter unsubtly titled “White” we’ll explore a conversation about the value in allowing differences and how we can find peace in ourselves through each other. In the...
02.15.2023
248: It’s Okay To Accept Help
MOTIVATION // Whether you’re used to independence, don’t want to feel like a burden, or don’t feel well-versed in asking for or accepting help - I hope to help broaden your perspective on how help is always at play in...
02.08.2023
247: Learning To Trust Where You’re At
BOOK REVIEW CHAT // The Midnight Library by Matt Haig stirred my mind and emotions around what it would mean to make the “right” choices. It is such a visceral representation of how our mental health and sense of self-love...
02.01.2023
246: How To Nurse An Emotional Hangover
HOW TO // If you’ve been there, then you probably know. The big feels, the exhaustion, the trying to recoup - it’s the emotional hangover. It’s okay to feel big AND it doesn’t have to be so challenging to come...
01.25.2023
245: Gratitude In Tough Situations
AUTHOR READING // After reading from the chapter Ground Breaking Gratitude from my book Back To Happy, we’ll chat about finding gratitude in tough situations and why I’m such an advocate. Gratitude doesn’t just have to be for the sun...
01.18.2023
244: You Can Find Peace After Hardship
MOTIVATION // We all experience our personal brand of hardship and sometimes it can feel like we can’t see a way through it. I’m here to encourage a bit of self-love and optimism with words of encouragement, why you can...
01.11.2023
243: Breath For The Non-Believers
BOOK REVIEW CHAT // Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor changed my life in terms of breathing. Hearing someone tell me to “just breathe” used to enrage me. I’m sharing a recommendation and my thoughts...
01.04.2023
242: How To Slow Down In A Busy World
HOW TO // What if you didn’t have to try to carve out chunks of time to slow down in a busy world? What if you could work it in right alongside the responsibilities, tasks, and bustle? Sometimes life demands...
12.28.2022
241: Own Your “Off” Seasons
I’d like to offer you a refreshed lens on how we experience life. Let’s take a closer look at our seasons (especially our “off” seasons) and what they have to offer us; as well as what we have to offer...
12.21.2022
240: Navigating The Fear Of Change
Change is enough to navigate on its own, but when we add fear in and have to navigate that too it can feel like a lot. For the sake of our mental health and being able to enjoy the inevitable...
12.14.2022
239: Art As Therapy
Art comes in many different forms and can be an incredibly enlightening and revealing tool to utilize for ourselves. In this episode I’ll read an excerpt from my book Unboxed and the chapter Artist, and we’ll dive deeper into how...
12.07.2022
238: Handling Anxiety From Feeling Calm Instead Of Stressed
It’s a weird thought that you could have anxiety be triggered from a state of calmness, but it’s an incredibly real thing. If you’ve ever waited for the other shoe to drop or just can’t seem to keep yourself hanging...
11.30.2022
237: Grasping The Power Of Patience
In this more personal episode I’m sharing my journey with the universe forcing me to learn the power of patience. Let me tell you, it’s been a wonder for my mental health, spiritual growth, and tapping into my brand of...
11.23.2022
236: You Can Make It Easy
A short and sweet motivational episode where I’m encouraging you that you can in fact make whatever you’re facing right now feel easier. Let’s pump up the encouragement, get creative, and help you feel relieved from whatever you’re going through. ...
11.16.2022
235: How To Cultivate/Teach Empathy
Empathy can feel like a loaded word and a skill that people seem to have in full or not at all. In my own unique way I’m taking you through how I cultivate empathy within myself and teach it to...
11.09.2022
234: The Secret To Peaceful Surrendered Living
When I read about “surrendering” I always got tripped up on the how. How do you do it? What’s the key besides just “letting go”? I’ve finally figured this out in a way that helps me make more sense of...
11.09.2022
233: “Zoning Out” And How It Helps Us
In this episode I’m sharing a different take on “zoning out” - what it is, why we do it, and how it’s actually benefiting us and our mental health. So if you’ve ever dealt with stress, overwhelm, depression, anxiety, etc....
10.26.2022
232: Finding Your Truth & Seeing The Paradox
Buckle up, because we’re getting super nerdy on this episode of Simply Happy. Going down definition rabbit holes, quantum physics, and the weight of perception. We’re here to help you find YOUR truth because the alternatives are two extremes that...
10.19.2022
231: How To Live Your Dream Life
We all have a vision of what our dream life looks like. Are we living it? Or are we still waiting for it to arrive? Let’s talk about how you can be living your dream life right now and get...
10.12.2022
230: Tapping Into The Subconscious/Conscious Cycle
If you’ve ever felt in the trap of being at the mercy of your bodies automatic thoughts or actions, this is the way to step in. We’ll unpack the subcoscious/conscious cycle - what it means, how it works, and the...
10.05.2022
229: Cultivating A Peace Practice For Happiness
At happinesses center we can find a tone of peace, contentment, and acceptance. The last few months for me have highlighted the importance of a peace practice; and not the superficial kind that many of us tend to get wrapped...
09.28.2022
228: You Can Let It Go
A short and sweet motivational episode to give you that dose of what you’ve been needing to hear. Sometimes our grip is so tight on things that it’s draining, damaging, and a heavy burden to bear. I’m here to tell...
09.21.2022
227: Navigating Changing Routines and Role Shifts
An amazing episode suggestion from one of our Patreon members! Making it through either of these changes can take a long time and feel oddly challenging or can happen quickly and smoothly. That’s our aim in this episode, exploring techniques...
09.14.2022
226: Why Does Self-Improvement Really Matter?
Sure, self-improvement is valuable for the obvious reasons and has even become a bit of a fad over the years (I’m not complaining). But it also has a value that runs much deeper than the benefit of ourselves. Let’s get...
09.07.2022
225: A Compass For Your Mental Health Skills
Go to my sponsor https://trykeen.com/simplyoli to get a 10 minute reading for just $1.99 - that’s up to $99 in savings! For years I have been teaching different perspectives, techniques, skills, and tools to better your mental health, live...
08.31.2022
224: Finding My Way With Things
As the fifth episode for this month, I’m sharing a personal chat about what’s been going on in my life and what I’ve been exploring. Although nothing too wild has been happening, it’s opened me up to the subtleties of...
08.24.2022
223: You Know Yourself Best
This is one of those short and sweet motivational episodes to help remind you of what you already know within yourself. I’m always here to help and lend my guidance, but in the end YOU know yourself best. It’s time...
08.17.2022
222: Recovering From Burnout
Far too many of us have had to go through the process of recovering from burnout. This might even be where you’re finding yourself on the cusp of being right now. In this episode I have some suggestions for making...
08.10.2022
221: Our Chaotic Love Story - Navigating Imperfection
I’ve talked about “one day” sharing the story of how the relationship with my husband began. In this episode I’ll finally be sharing that story by reading it from my latest book Unboxed. It was a beautiful but chaotic beginning...
08.03.2022
220: Boundaries For Empathetic People
If you identify with being heavily empathetic, then you know it can be a gift and a source of overwhelm. That level of sensitivity can be incredibly helpful but feels even better for us when we can have healthy boundaries...
07.27.2022
219: You Are Doing Enough
One of those fun motivational episodes to pump up your belief and free yourself from any degrading thoughts that are keeping you in a heighten state of stress. A permission slip (not that you need one) to lean into the...
07.20.2022
218: Questioning Emotions To Improve Mental Health
In this episode I’ll walk you through a practical tool to ease stress, shift your mindset, and assess whether the emotion rising up is actually benefiting you. Putting this into practice is a powerful way to help improve your mental...
07.13.2022
217: Your Struggles Are Your Advantage
In a reading from my newest book Unboxed - I share about one of my biggest fears entering motherhood and how one kind-hearted sentence from my husband changed everything. A belief ushered in so fiercely that I want to share...
07.06.2022
216: Getting Comfortable With Stability
For those of us that have lived through trauma, mental health struggles, and chaotic upbringings; stability can seem like a far-fetched dream. Even viewing ourselves as “stable” can become a feat. But it’s worth exploring the perspective that it is...
06.29.2022
215: Fighting The “Victim” Story
A personal episode where I share a bit about what I’ve been navigating in my own life, mindset, and mental health. Lately it’s been fighting against a much deeper rooted story of feeling like the victim. Join me for a...
06.22.2022
214: Own Your Crazy
This is one of those short and sweet motivational episodes that’s here to remind you that you’re allowed to own your “crazy”. Whatever it is that people think is too much, unusual, crazy, out of the norm, dare I even...

What's Simply Happy with SimplyOli about?

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Simply Happy with SimplyOli episodes:

263: The Self-Empowered Path Theory

262: You Don’t Have To Hold Shame

261: A Trick To Seeing Your Strength

260: How To Feel Unstuck

259: My Secret To Work/Life Balance

258: Learning Through Story

257: Permission To Do The Fun Thing

256: Fearing The Hurt

255: One Simple Step To More Confidence

254 : Victimization That Hides In Plain Sight

253: You Can Do Life Your Way

252: Getting To Know Yourself

251: How To Trust Yourself More

250: How To Cope With Impatience

249: Finding Peace In Ourselves Through Each Other

248: It’s Okay To Accept Help

247: Learning To Trust Where You’re At

246: How To Nurse An Emotional Hangover

245: Gratitude In Tough Situations

244: You Can Find Peace After Hardship

243: Breath For The Non-Believers

242: How To Slow Down In A Busy World

241: Own Your “Off” Seasons

240: Navigating The Fear Of Change

239: Art As Therapy

238: Handling Anxiety From Feeling Calm Instead Of Stressed

237: Grasping The Power Of Patience

236: You Can Make It Easy

235: How To Cultivate/Teach Empathy

234: The Secret To Peaceful Surrendered Living

233: “Zoning Out” And How It Helps Us

232: Finding Your Truth & Seeing The Paradox

231: How To Live Your Dream Life

230: Tapping Into The Subconscious/Conscious Cycle

229: Cultivating A Peace Practice For Happiness

228: You Can Let It Go

227: Navigating Changing Routines and Role Shifts

226: Why Does Self-Improvement Really Matter?

225: A Compass For Your Mental Health Skills

224: Finding My Way With Things

223: You Know Yourself Best

222: Recovering From Burnout

221: Our Chaotic Love Story - Navigating Imperfection

220: Boundaries For Empathetic People

219: You Are Doing Enough

218: Questioning Emotions To Improve Mental Health

217: Your Struggles Are Your Advantage

216: Getting Comfortable With Stability

215: Fighting The “Victim” Story

214: Own Your Crazy