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Mind
Bookend Moms: The Unfiltered Truth about Modern Motherhood
But this conversation isn't about who is going to care for generation X and beyond when government programs are dried up. This is about the unpaid caregivers of the U.S. nearly 60 percent are women who are caring for children or adults or both. Many still hold down a job and destroy their own wellbeing to prop everyone else up. I interviewed Kerry Gannaway, resident Happy Life Agenda expert on over 40 fitness for women, who is caring for an aging parent with and 11 year old daughter at home while also working full time.
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Fitness
The Value of Sleep (and how to get it without paying for it)
I was in the integrative medicine industry for more than 10 years. All those doctors will tell you that you need supplements, pills, or therapies for a great night’s sleep. Of course, they will because a) they make money and b) the real solution isn't something you can charge for (and they probably aren’t practicing it). In my interview with Emily Green, LPC and expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, particularly as it applies to sleep, we talk about the culture norms that are impacting your sleep and how to overcome the cycle of sleeplessness nights.
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Anxiety
Why Your First Impression Might Be a Lie (and What to Do About It)
Do you know why you get a bad feeling about someone when you first meet them and they say something polarizing? That instinct might be holding you back. Here's what you need to know.
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Featured
Master Fitness Over 40
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Female Power
Fitness for Women Over 40
Most women over 40 aren't working out or eating in a way that will achieve the desired utcome. Regardless if your goal is a lean, fit body or just a healthier you (or both), the science you've been sold over the years is selling you short. Find out what it really takes to be fit after 40 from an expert.
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Fitness
Fitness that Fits Your Life: The Wellness Integrator
Cookie cutter programs don't adapt to you--you're expected to adapt to them. Ron Green Founder and Owner of PT Fitness knows that wellness that truly sticks must be integrated into your life and work specifically for you. He shares his expertise to help women and their families live well even with busy schedules.
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Anxiety
Perfection is a Dangerous Game
Do you strive for perfection and believe that striving to be the best and outperform everyon e in your wake is the path to a successful life? While it may drive some forms of success, it can do a lot of harm to you--mentally and physicially--as well as limit you ability to truly connect with those around you. Discover the dangers of perfectionism.
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Career
This is What is Keeping You Stuck
Why does it seem like life is always about taking three steps forward only to take two steps back? The answer is the pattern of your life. Are you holding on to habits because you believe they are “just part of life” or living out unconscious patterns. Are you making progress toward your goals in days, weeks, and months or is it taking decades or is nothing happening at all? Unraveling what is keeping you stuck can move you forward in giant massive steps.
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Mind
Conscious Parenting Begins with a Look Inside Yourself
“You made me do it!” How many times have you heard this phrase from a child? If you have kids, perhaps several times a day. Do you know what the “blame game” looks like among adults? It’s not as obvious but it’s there and the truth is, adults must own responsibility. It is the job of parents, teachers, coaches, and caregivers to create a safe space for growth and learning. Integral Master Coach shares how the principles of concious parenting and conscious leadership intersect and why you need these tools to support your kids or your teams or both.
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Career
Success and Vitality are Linked to This One Thing
Pursuing a career that is focused on fulfillment and purpose especially difficult—at least that is what most people believe. However, if recent events are any indication, corporate life is not so cozy and secure either. In fact, with mass layoffs happening at a greater volume than ever before, life as an entrepreneur just might be the better bet. That leap seems massive for most people, and for some it can seem impossible. Research and experience--ask the happy people--say this one habit is the secret to success and vitality throughout life.
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Featured
Why Only 1.9% of Female-Owned Businesses Scale and Sell
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Career
Living the ‘DINK’ Life? Tips for Savvy Conversations with Naysayers
Today, not only are fewer couples having children, fewer and fewer people are choosing marriage and family at all. A recent New York Times article posited the question, is this because it is traditional to “shame” child-free people. So many critics call being childless, decadent, frivolous, or empty. The NY Times touts a much more significant reason—one that isn’t too far off from The Happy Life Agenda mission: The United States makes parenting difficult. Regardless if it is societal shortcomings in the U.S. or just the outlook of a generation, life without children can be just as fulfilling as life with children
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Fitness
Why Can’t You Lose Weight?: What Every Dieter Needs for Success
Research indicates that at least 70 percent of women have engaged in at least one round of “weight cycling” or more commonly known as “yo-yo dieting.” That same 10 to 20 pounds that comes off when you try the latest fad diet, jump on an intensive exercise trend or engage in some other type of short-term weight loss. And when the “hard work” is done, you watch the pounds sneak back into place. What's the truth about getting the weight off and keeping it off?
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Mind
Prioritize Your Marriage
Kaitlyn Laney, CFP spoke on The Happy Life Agena podcast sharing insights not only about how to manage your fianances but also how to balance career and family. Her secret? Making her marriage number one.
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Faith
The Brave New World of Loving Life
Are you waking up and going through the motions of "that's just life." Do you feel stuck and like you have no way out? Do you get a sinking feeling in your stomach that you will never do the things you love or spend time with the people that mean the most? It's time to find real happiness. It's time to live your purpose.
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Career
The Fall of the Family Life
Americans should be fighting for a societal model that values the unpaid labor of raising a family, nurturing humans, and creating connection while also accommodating female work outside the home. Women are innately equipped with the capabilities to execute on the pillars of human connection, but without value and support, these foundational elements of a thriving society crumble. This begs the question, what is the solution?
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Career
Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Do you run for comfort? Stay under the covers until the last second? Drown the tough days in a glass of wine? Cling to the same people, the same job, the same routine because it's familiar? If you feel stuck, it is time to get uncomfortable. And where there is discomfort, there is transformation--and happiness.
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Featured
The Let Them Theory
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Fitness
New Year, New You Syndrome
This year, stop pretending you need a new you to be your best. Try to uncover the real you and live you best life every. single. day. instead of just once per year for six weeks. Follow these steps.
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Anxiety
Perspectives of Anxiety
Anxiety can stall accomplishment Anxiety can impair sleep. Anxiety can ruin relationships. Anxiety can hinder progress. Anxiety can fuel accomplishment—Wait. What?!?
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Female Power
Are There Different Types of Anxiety?
Anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders have become a near epidemic in modern society. The Happy Life Agenda is dedicating an entire series to conversations on anxiety. When you dive in, you will know why unraveling this topic is not only important but is a long, interconnected conversation of how we got here, what to do about it, and why it matters so much.
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Female Power
What is Happiness Anyway?
Do you have what it takes to be happy? Happiness is available for anyone--you just have to claim it. Discover key steps to unraveling the things in your life that are keeping you from happiness.
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Career
What to do in a World Full of Bullies
Bullies are everywhere. Bullies prey on people's fears and weaknesses. They seek to make themselves seem big and strong in a takedown. They poke and prod to launch an attack. How you respond can stop the cycle.
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Career
Are You Operating from the Right Perspective?
Perspective is everything. This phrase should be a mantra for your life. Try as you may, you cannot always put yourself in someone else's shoes. You have to respect perspective and approach with compassion. But, what about when it comes to your own life and the decisions you make that impact outcomes? Are you basing those decisions on the opinions of others--who are not living from your perspective? Are you holding yourself back?
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Featured
What are You Afraid of?
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Faith
Who are You and What are You Doing Here?
In the not-so-distant past, I woke up every single morning, dreading getting out of bed. I would stare into the blackness of my bedroom and ask, “What am I doing with my life?” Every single day was just like the day before and I wondered—can things be different? And, then someone asked me “Who are you and what are you doing here?”
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Female Power
When “Drive” and Performance” are Negative Traits
Are you driven by sheer willpower? Are you accomplishing goals and tasks only to discover you are not happy? Maybe you are using your drive for the wrong purpose.
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Mind
The Gap and The Resistance
Struggling with resistance on your path to happiness? Discover how to bridge the gap and reclaim your life!
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Mind
You Achieve What You Focus On
Danielle shares her mindset journey and shares actionable tips to help you prioritize your health without the overwhelm.
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Female Power
Where are All the Transformational Female Leaders?
Where are all the transformational female leaders? Let's talk about the unique challenges women face in leadership and how we can change the narrative.
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