Deborah Hawkins asks that you think about gratitude beyond an appreciation for what has happened to you. First, spend some time understanding what it is that you genuinely love. Big things and small things, all included, these thought formations are the foundation of a life you’ll appreciate building.

Amy Dix talks with Deborah Hawkins about gratitude after experiencing a traumatic childhood.

Books:

The Best of No Small Thing

Practice Gratitude: Transform Your Life

Website:

nosmallthing.net

Pain is inevitable; suffering is an option. Dorothy O'Dell shares a sequence of calamitous events that devours the hope of many. Watching her parents' health struggle consume their lives as Dorothy wallflowers at childhood dances due to bullies, her decision to overcome suffering was thanks to a group of supportive companions.

Dorothy and Amy emphasize the power and importance of a strong support group that will take your call at any hour of the night.

Were we brainwashed to believe we should all live a magazine-style life? Should we look a certain way, walk, talk, and act with unique…sexual appeal? Do we need to perpetuate the angst of being single versus married?

Macy spreads a little love….some GetSuperLoved.com ideas about approaching love and relationships with the adage that you don’t have to be like anyone.

GetSuperloved.com

After a spinal tap at age four and brain surgery at age thirteen, Bishoy Tadros is here to share his legacy as a soon-to-be father. Survival is not the word chosen to share as his wisdom, but instead sharing what his parents taught him about the “three P’s.” Patience. Perspective. Purpose.

Amy Dix talks with the author of Break Barriers, Bishoy Tadros, about what it takes to keep running the race, both literally and figuratively.

Website: BishoyTadros.com

Book: Break Barriers: How Setbacks Can Dare You Rather Than Define You

When we share our challenges, we permit others to share theirs. This opening up allows the conversation to move, the challenges to resolve, and the relationships to grow.

Rhada Ruparell talks with Amy Dix about her time writing Brave Now while recovering from COVID-19 and how her life changed when facing uncertainty.

Book:

Brave Now: Rise Through Struggle and Unlock Your Greatest Self

Website:

bravenowbook.com

Can an automated text message save a life? At least, can it change a life? If change for the better starts with a simple reminder, why not start today?

Johnny Crowder talks with Amy Dix about mental health struggles from adolescent to adult. Change starts with a decision, and the decision can be counseling, exercise, or finding a happy little daily reminder in your text messages.

Websites:

copenotes.com

Let’s ditch some of the counseling cliche talk and take action. Start by doing something for yourself. If you can schedule an appointment, you can schedule some time for yourself.

Faust Ruggiero talks with Amy Dix about some easy actions we can take to make confrontations easier or slow down life’s pace to be happy.

In pursuit of happiness, check out the internet’s happiest podcast!

Book: The Fix Yourself Handbook: Using the Process Way of Life to Transform Your Life into a Happy, Healthy Journey

Website: https://faustruggiero.com/

Is perspective a path to a happier life? Krista shares the struggle of raising four kids on her own, or at least without their father. She encourages the maternal push, a driving force that was inspired through her spiritual connection. Today, she talks through those challenges.

In pursuit of happiness, check out the internet’s happiest podcast!

Book: Woman! Push Powerfully

Don’t be the corporation that’s going to die on the vine. Sarah Olin talks with Amy Dix about how companies can adapt to benefit everyone within. From understanding special health to leading the basic needs for proper maternity leave, Sarah Olin helps corporations work with parents for integrated success.

In pursuit of happiness, check out the internet’s happiest podcast!

Website: lumoleadership.com

Cancer survivor, competitive cyclist, and pickleball athlete David Meine goes to town on leaky gut, eating sugar and the magic of poop. How does this relate to being happy? It’s approaching happiness from the literal message of being happy from the inside out.

In pursuit of happiness, check out the internet’s happiest podcast!

Website: https://eatingtolive.com/

Book: Eating To Live: Unlocking The Leaky Gut Code