More Happy Life with Andy Proctor

Jonathan Troen is a Life Mastery Coach and creator of the Self Love Revolution. His mission: To help people find the joy inside of themselves. Jonathan spent 20 years in the music and entertainment business, living the life of his dreams and interviewing the biggest stars in the world. But he still wasn't happy. He also found out, he wasn't alone. So he went on a mission to find out why. Once he learned the secrets of true happiness and success, he had to share it with others. This was the beginning of the Self Love Revolution. Social Media Links: Website: https://www.SelfLoveRevolution.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathantroen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathantroen/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehyk1DzmlXj8f6VVok6I5w/ Clubhouse: @JonathanTroen

Monica Packer is passionate about teaching practical transformation. As a podcaster, growth coach, and podcast educator, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica is a former middle school teacher, a forever Oprah and Harry Potter fangirl, a perpetual cookie dough maker, and a beginning swimmer. You can find more about Monica at aboutprogress.com and on Instagram.

Steven Lawson is the founder and creator of the Monk Manual, a daily system for peaceful being and purposeful doing. After searching high and low for a formula that resulted in fuller living, he found it amongst the ancient path of the monks.  Steven lives in Buffalo, NY with his wife and three kids and splits his time between serving individuals through the Monk Manual and serving businesses through his consulting company Innerspace (goinnerspace.com). You can check out the Monk Manual at monkmanual.com or on Instagram @MonkManual. Discount code: MoreHappyLife

Disclaimer: do not change your medications without first consulting with your doctor or health care provider. This can be very dangerous. Please listen to this episode with an open mind, but with the knowledge that one must be careful when changing their medication routine for mental illnesses. Always consult your psychiatrist, doctor, healthcare provider, therapist before making any changes.  Denver clinical psychologist Dr. Susan Heitler specializes in helping her clients to reverse negative emotions. She shares these understandings broadly via her posts on psychologoytoday.com, where her articles have had over 22 million reads. In addition, Dr. Heitler has published five books. Her most recent is a self-help book, Prescriptions Without Pills: For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety & More. For free videos and worksheets from the book, see the book's website at prescriptionswithoutpills.com

Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky protects leaders from disasters by developing the most effective decision-making strategies via his consulting, coaching, and training firm Disaster Avoidance Experts. A cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist, Dr. Tsipursky writes for Inc., Time, and CNBC. A best-selling author, his new book, available on Amazon and in book stores everywhere, is Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters. Gleb’s book: Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters (Avoid Terrible Advice, Cognitive Biases, and Poor Decisions) Gleb’s website: DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com Gleb’s email: gleb@disasteravoidanceexperts.com Gleb’s LinkedIn: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Free "Assessment on Dangerous Judgment Errors in the Workplace" https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/subscribe/ Book page https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/nevergut LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gleb-tsipursky/

More About Kasley Killam Kasley Killam, MPH, is the founder of Social Health Labs, an impact organization that leads programs, events, and content related to social connection, loneliness, and health. She completed a master’s at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she deepened her expertise on these topics, and now partners with organizations at local, state, and national levels on initiatives that aim to reduce isolation and improve social well-being. Kasley regularly contributes articles to publications such as the New York Times, Scientific American, and Psychology Today. Kasley currently serves on the Board of Directors for two nonprofits, is an Encore Public Voices Fellow, and is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Previously, she led a national community engagement strategy and partnerships for Verily Life Sciences, conducted research on mental health and positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and developed an award-winning campaign to promote empathy and compassion. Kasley also has extensive experience working with startups and in healthcare innovation. Find Kasley: https://www.kasleykillam.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kasleykillam/ https://twitter.com/KasleyKillam

More about Dr. Anne Rimoin Dr. Anne Rimoin is an LA-based epidemiologist (expert virus hunter) having worked in public health on the ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for years and now a leading researcher on COVID-19.  She's extremely knowledgeable as a scientist, but also very accessible in discussing the social effects of COVID-19 on a population. She has been a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher and 11th Hours with Brian Williams and regularly makes appearances on CNN, MSNBC, Good Morning America and FOX Business and has appeared in stories in Health: Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19: 3 Things Experts Want You to Keep In Mind This Year; HuffPost: Why Are COVID-19 Cases Soaring in the Midwest?; The Wall Street Journal: Europe Aims to Emerge Smarter From Latest Lockdowns and The New York Times: America and The Virus; A Colossal Failure of Leadership.

Nataly Kogan is one of the leading global experts in optimizing your emotional fitness and elevating your leadership. She’s the creator of the Happier Method™, founder and CEO of Happier and Happier @ Work™, and author of HAPPIER NOW and GRATITUDE DAILY. Nataly is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Dr. Oz Show. By the age of 37, Nataly held top positions at McKinsey and Microsoft, was a Managing Director at a venture capital fund, and started or was a member of the senior team at 5 startups and tech companies. But all of this overachievement came at a huge cost of stress and overwhelm, which was the catalyst for Nataly to give it all up to start her company, Happier, with this mission: To help millions of people thrive in work and life by improving their emotional fitness with science-backed skills and practices. Today, tens of thousands of people cultivate their emotional fitness and Elevated Leadership skills through Happier @ Work and virtual leadership programs, online courses, and other learning tools. Nataly came to the US as a refugee with her family when she was 13 years old, and one of her greatest accomplishments was learning how to speak English by watching Alyssa Milano on the classic 80s sitcom, Who’s The Boss? This is one of her proudest achievements. Find Nataly here: http://happier.com https://www.instagram.com/natalykogan/ 

More about Katy: Katy Sine is the director and executive producer of Positive Voices, creating, producing and directing positive media programming with thought leaders, leading academics and influencers in positive psychology. She is an assistant instructor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. Katy researches self-love and her goal is to further the science of self-love. She is currently working on a book on this subject and hopes to study this in more depth (which we get into in our discussion). I’m proud to be her colleague working together on Utah Positive Psychology initiatives and love spending time with her as she is an amazing individual. I hope you tune into today’s episode on the Science of Self-Love. Katy is pioneering psychological research on self-love and has created the construct of Whole Self-Love, a deep knowing of self and a whole love for ourselves. She is currently studying the science of Whole Self-Love and the implications it can have on our health, wellness, relationships and the way we view ourselves and others https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-sine-6ba9aa7a/ https://www.instagram.com/self_love_sine/ https://www.positivevoices.com/selflove/

In my pursuit of the good life I have built a life-list of things that I want to accomplish or experience. One of the things that I was so excited to do recently was to hug the tallest tree on earth - Hyperion. It was amazing! Another thing on the list is to interview a gold-medal olympian. Today, that happened! Listen to the whole interview for the amazing story of an olympian who came back to win gold after breaking her back and then went on to battle an almost invisible enemy: Lyme disease. Her journey is amazing. I hope you have a listen.  Arianne Jones is an Olympian, a plant-based chef, a holistic nutritionist and is currently battling Lyme disease. She is a speaker a storyteller, a food photographer, a fierce goal-chaser, an elixir mixer and an unshakable optimist. As part of her luge career, she has competed not only at the Sochi Olympics, but also in 10 Canadian championships and 52 world cups. In her last World Cup, she won the gold medal representing Canada. If her story was a ride at Disneyland, it would be the Incredicoaster or perhaps the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride because it goes up and down a lot! She is a paragon of grit and someone who inspires me greatly. I first found Arianne on airbnb during the pandemic. My wife Stacie found her virtual experience of cooking a healthy dessert with an olympian. If you want to spend the night in your own kitchen learning and being inspired by Arianne, I highly recommend this experience as well! Today we dive into her story and hear even more about her unshakable optimism. Find her here: ariannejones.com Instagram.com/ariannejones

More about Dr. Hanks Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with 28 years experience specializing in women’s emotional health and relationships. She is an assistant professor of social work at Utah Valley University. Dr. Hanks is the founder and director of Wasatch Family Therapy, an outpatient therapy clinic in Cottonwood Heights and Bountiful, UT. She is author of The Burnout Cure and The Assertiveness Guide for Women, a blogger, a local and national media contributor, an online influencer, a private practice consultant, and an award-winning performing songwriter.  A native Californian, Hanks currently lives in Sandy, UT. For additional resources visit DrJulieHanks.com or connect with @drjuliehanks on social media. Where to find Dr. Julie Hanks https://www.instagram.com/drjuliehanks/?hl=en http://www.drjuliehanks.com/

Today's episode is all about finding more meaning. It's a solo episode that I hope you enjoy. Here is a sneak peek: 1. Decrease Regret by Taking Action What’s something you can just do today to decrease the regret you would have in the future? Here are the top 5 regrets of the dying: I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself rather than the life others expected of me I wish I hadn’t worked so hard I wish I had the courage to express my feelings I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends I wish I had let myself be happier What can you do to connect with your friends more? How can you arrange your life to work less? How can you be more yourself? What are you doing express your true feelings? How are you deliberately adding to your levels of happiness? 2. Commit Something to Your Life List I have a list that is growing. I had a bucket list before, but after hearing about Stacy Taniguchi’s 100 LIFE list, I changed the name. I don’t like the focus on avoidance of death or hurrying before you kick the bucket. I like the focus on LIVING and celebrating the life we have now. Here are a few things from my LIFE list: I have two categories: to accomplish and to experience. In the “To accomplish: category: Get a doctorate degree Write a lastingly relevant book Deliver a TED talk Teach over 10,000 students about how to thrive in life Give my mom a home to live in Become a blackbelt in some martial art In the “to experience” category: experience Being a dad Experience the summer Olympic Games in person A photographic tour circumnavigating the globe Thank J.K. Rowling in person Swimming next to a whale A bioluminescent beach at night with my camera Your list will be different than mine, but what I have found is that as I contemplate these experiences and accomplishments that I want to have, it makes me excited to be alive. It brings meaning to the struggle in my life. The hard stuff becomes a little less hard because I’m headed toward something. There is a book called The Happiness of Pursuit that I highly recommend. In this book, the author often talks about the importance of always having a “life-affirming quest”. What is your life affirming quest? Do you have one right now or are you just kind of floating along? No judgement. I have definitely had some moments of floating along. No matter what your job or your current vocation, adding something to your life list can be a catalyst for a life-affirming quest and make your life more meaningful. If you have things to live for, you’ll be more likely to live. Read the show notes here: https://morehappylife.co/6-powerful-strategies-to-increase-meaning-in-your-life/

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of negativity in the news? Do you doomscroll? Well, 2020 is the year of the doomscroll and it can be really hard to avoid the negativity that inundates our digital news feeds. I have spoken about the benefits of taking breaks from the news and the negative impact that constantly watching the news can have on our health. Some choose to avoid the news altogether, but with the constant changes in even our local regulations, you have to be informed. My guest on today’s episode of More Happy Life is Mauro Gatti, the creator of The Happy Broadcast, an anxiety free news broadcast that started as Mauro’s way of using his skills as an artist to decrease his own anxiety. He started looking for positive news to balance the negative news. When he combined this with his gift as an artist, The Happy Broadcast was born. He has been illustrating and sharing positive news on social media since 2018 and it is one of the most inspiring Instagram accounts I have ever followed. I even did a special episode based on the news on The Happy Broadcast. I loved my conversation with Mauro and hope you not only listen to our conversation, but that you go follow his inspiring work. We all need a little positivity boost amidst the things that are out of our control. One big takeaway I got from Mauro was to get out and do something. Even if you only watch negative news, do something to be a part of the solution! All the positive news is a result of someone who decided to take action for a good cause. In our episode we covered a lot: Why Mauro started The Happy Broadcast How hard it is to find positive news (you don’t just stumble upon it) The impact doomscrolling has on our health and how to stop doing it Why it’s important to stay informed, even amidst the negative news How to have a healthy relationship with the news and social media How to have more hope in the face of seeming doom The secret sauce to a happy life Mauro’s dream for the world More About Mauro Gatti and The Happy Broadcast Originally from Italy, Mauro Gatti lives in Los Angeles where everyone surfs except him. Mauro is an award-winning creative director, illustrator and designer who loves pizza, dogs, and imagining things. He also loves to make people happy with his art, because a smile is the cheapest route to happiness. Mauro is also the creator of The Happiness Broadcast, where he finds positive news from all over the world and creates art to depict the positive stories. His account on instagram has over 530,000 followers with even more on Facebook and Twitter. He recently published a book that just came out yesterday (September 22nd) and is both pleasing to the eye and inspiring to the soul. Buy The Happy Broadcast book here. Mauro’s website: https://www.thehappybroadcast.com/ Find and follow The Happy Broadcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_happy_broadcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehappybroadcast/

Sexuality and Happiness is a topic I have not discussed on the More Happy Life podcast. I have wanted to for quite some time, but I wanted to introduce it with the right person and I think Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is the right person. This podcast talks about all things from the foundation of positive psychology research. I think positive sexuality is a really powerful topic for the listeners to hear about and to discuss on social media after hearing this episode. There is so much negativity around sexuality and desire (not just in conservative cultures like the LDS culture) and I am excited to shed a positive light on this topic with an expert. Listen today as we discuss the positive side of sex and our own innate sexuality. Some of the topics we cover: How our sexuality is linked to our wellbeing Why sex can be such a taboo topic and how to make it easier to have safe conversations about it What can help parents in talking to their children about their sexuality and sex Why it's so important to work out your own relationship with your own sexuality as a parent The concept of human embodiment and pleasure How people who believe they are addicted to sexuality can switch from victim to chooser Not just the list of "DON'Ts but also a list of DO's How to view your sexuality as a conservative single who sees themselves as older and not able to express their sexuality outside of marriage More about Dr. Finlayson-Fife Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is a LDS relationship and sexuality coach as well as a  Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois.  She has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Her teaching and coaching focuses on helping LDS individuals and couples achieve greater satisfaction and passion in their emotional and sexual relationships. In addition to consultation with couples and individuals (in person and online), she teaches online relationship and sexuality courses designed to foster self and sexual development and create happier relationships and individuals.  Dr. Finlayson-Fife also offers many live workshops and retreats for couples and individuals. Jennifer is a frequent guest on LDS-themed podcasts and writes articles for LDS-themed blogs and magazines, on the subjects of sexuality, relationships, mental health and faith.

Who do you intend to become? Are you satisfied with where you are at right now or do you want to witness a positive evolution of yourself? If you desire a change, this episode is for you. I honestly believe that this has to be one of the most life changing episodes I have ever recorded because it is jam packed. If you’re like me, you’ll want to re-listen to this one and take notes and then go buy the book because today’s guest goes over some amazing principles about how to create real change inside yourself. Today’s guest is Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author Willpower Doesn't Work. From 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com. During that time, he grew his email list from 0 to 400,000 without paid advertising. Ben and his wife Lauren adopted three children from the foster system in February 2018 and one month later, Lauren got pregnant with twins who were born in December of 2018. They live in Orlando. Ben's blogs are read by millions monthly. On a personal note, I had the great opportunity to get to know Ben a little more personally as well and I have witnessed first hand that he is the real deal. He doesn’t just write really amazing blog posts and books and have another life. He lives it. I share a story in the podcast about how Ben’s book Willpower Doesn’t Work changed my life a few years ago and I think that his new book is even more life changing. Full show notes: will be found at: http://morehappylife.co/personalityisntpermanent