In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy sits down with Megan Monahan. Megan is the author of Don’t Hate, Meditate. She leads meditation all around the world and virtually. Megan works as an instructor for the Chopra Center, an organization that aims to make well-being accessible for everyone. At the beginning of the podcast, Megan shares with Amy how meditation came into her life. Her body underwent a massive amount of stress in her early 20s, resulting in the removal of her gallbladder.

She explains that these were all signs that something needed to change in her life. If she wanted to live comfortably, she would need a change in lifestyle. Her therapist recommended she meditate and that’s where her journey began. As she began her own journey, she found that all she wanted to do was share her experience.

While taking a “leap of faith,” she ended up working with a company and writing a book based on meditation. Megan tells us what her title originally was and gives us some insight into the process of making a meditation based book. Amy talks about her own experience with book covers, going into detail about her book Joyful Living.

Amy and Megan share ways to keep a strong sense of self during these difficult times, felt by all. Megan touches on the importance of having agency over your mind and tells us in which ways meditation can assist. She has created a 21-day meditation challenge. The challenge was created with the intention to ring in 2021 in a way that could help people feel more connected and supported.

Listen along to find out how you can use meditation in your own life.

In today’s episode of Happily Holistic, Amy sits down with author and business psychic Laura Day. Laura shares with us the beginning of her intuitive work. In 1981, before Laura had a name for her own abilities, she became part of a university led experiment. The university was focusing on the expansion of the human mind and she quickly found herself in it. What started as an anonymous project, soon led to the start of her career. She found out an experiment she was a part of was televised, without her permission; after it was shown, she ended up with the beginnings of her following.

Although the experience of being exposed to the world was difficult at first, Laura is thankful for it. As a self-proclaimed introvert, she doesn’t know what else might have lead her into the work she does today.

During the podcast, Laura shares information about her intuition boot camp, an evidence based course that focuses on connecting others with their own intuition. She concentrates on showing people how to gain intuition in a business environment over any other. Her boot camp aims to pass down her own work. She has seen her groups stay connected for years and remains attached to those she has worked with.

Aside from her boot camp, Laura hosts a plethora of non-traditional workshops through Instagram Live and many other platforms. She aims to keep some of her work free and accessible to those who want to take advantage of a life changing experience.

Throughout her career, Laura has cultivated a community that not only supports her, but supports each other. She shares her preparations for the pandemic and tells us about the kindness of those around her. During the podcast, we get examples of how her community has shown up to help one another in simple, but valuable ways.

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy talks to author, speaker, and TV personality Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra focuses her teachings on global meditation and wellness. Cassandra is the host of Eat with Intention TV or you may know her as the happy, healthy living guru from The Taste TV with Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson.

Cassandra began participating in guided meditations and incorporated different variations of guided meditations into her life at least three times daily. She found that it had transformed her day, bringing her an abundance of clarity and peace.

Cassandra and Amy share their thoughts on how nature connects us and how outdoor meditation can increase that connection. Of the three daily meditations, Cassandra takes part in, one of those is in her walk. While creating deep connections, we begin to expand our abilities. Cassandra talks about her time as a dancer and the impact visualization had on her.

Amy and Cassandra riff about the human experience and ways we may stifle our enjoyment by defining ourselves by how much we achieve instead of our innate being. They talk about how simply existing is perhaps the crux of the human experience. And, maybe, all our actions are our discovery of the world and can help us further understand how we are all divine and connected.

Links:

https://cassandrabodzak.com/

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy speaks with Diana Cooper. Having written over 30 books, Diana Cooper focuses on energies and angels. One of her most talked about subjects is unicorns. She debunks the myth and explains how unicorns are completely real and deeper than just a horse with a horn. Diana tells us about the enlightenment of the unicorn, the pure white energy that exists in the universe and aligns with our chakras.

Having interviewed many who have encountered this divine energy, Diana explains that the unicorn always instills hope in others. She connects the unicorn to the turmoil the world has experienced during 2020. She’s found that it is an important process to go through and that in the end, it is necessary.

Diana explains our aura and how we can accidentally let dark energy in. We find out how we can close ourselves from negative light and what part unicorns play in our personal lives. Unicorns go down the paths we have created in our lives and bring healing light to them. They go as deep as to heal past life beliefs. Diana tells us about the dark genetic life paths we carry and why it is important to try and heal them.

Listen along to find out the effects of COVID-19 on our society and how this has become an opportunity for many. Follow along, as Amy and Diana talk about angels and other guides.

Diana Cooper’s Website: https://dianacooper.com/

Diana Cooper’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/dianacooper

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy Leigh Mercree speaks with Amy B Scher. Scher is the bestselling author of How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can. Scher teaches others how to become their truest self and what can come of it. She pushes people to let go of fear and other obstacles they allow themselves to explore who we are at their core.

Working with people with chronic illness, Scher shares about the effects of failing treatments and how it can impair other treatments from working. Scher explains how trying too hard can be counterproductive. Mercree and Scher talk about how society’s pull can change the outcome and how a balance of both internal and external drive is imperative for movement. Listen along to understand how to have a healthy relationship with determination. This podcast with Scher covers how to surrender to our issues and start to heal.

Surrendering is the first step to success according to Scher. She explains how she had to surrender in her own life and what changes came because of it. Scher shares her struggles about being bed bound and how she found little steps to cope and heal.

As experienced healers, Mercree and Scher share their beliefs and draw similarities in their teachings. The duo discusses the multiple ways healing can exist and all the people who can contribute to better health. Listen along to find out how to stop resisting and start your path to healing.

In addition to Scher’s advice, she has also written a book on the topic!

If you or someone you know suffers from any form of depression—from feeling exhausted or blue to not being able to get out of bed Amy B. Scher’s newest book, How To Heal Yourself From Depression When No One Else Can: A Self-Guided Program To Stop Feeling Like Sh*t*.

I got a copy of the book, and what I love is that Amy sees depression (and healing it when no one else can) in a very unique way. She sees it as the literal depression of self—a side effect of being buried under our lives.

Amy explains that depression isn’t all in our heads. But it’s not all in our body, either. Depression happens in the whole self and that’s where the healing has to happen, too.

The book will help you to really address this issue to the core by:

·       Releasing stuck emotional baggage specifically related to feeling down, heavy, and depressed, even if you don’t know what’s causing it

·       Walking you through Amy’s techniques step-by-step to help you clear stuck energy

·       Addressing important aspects of reclaiming your joy such as: lightening up on yourself, forming energetic boundaries, releasing perfectionism, and more.

Her work has helped thousands of people overcome emotional and physical challenges when nothing else worked for them, and she’s now with her newest book she is teaching her tried-and-true energy therapy techniques to help people who have been trying to feel better but still feel sad, blah, blue, or depressed.

Here’s the link to get your copy today:

https://amy-b-scher.mykajabi.com/how-to-heal-yourself-from-depression

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy speaks with Nicole Jardim. Nicole is a women’s health coach and author of Fix Your Period, a book talking about women’s relationship with their periods and how we can fix the stigma surrounding period talk. Growing up, Nicole did not expect her profession to surround women's menstrual cycles. The journey of education began with her own struggles. During her period, she would experience cramps and other issues that caused her an extreme amount of pain.

Eventually, she turned to medical assistance and ended up on a birth control pill. Like many women around the U.S. she took the pill, but unknowingly ended up with many side effects; side effects that were slowly destroying her health. No doctor was able to point out what had gone wrong. It was not until she took a trip to the acupuncturist that she found her answer: The Pill. She began changing her life and slowly became an advocate for women’s health.

Together, Amy and Nicole break down the chemical changes in women’s bodies throughout the cycle. Amy shares her experience with period irregularities and Nicole tries to pinpoint a few changes that could have caused them. They talk about common issues and how to find the right solutions.

Nicole covers hormonal imbalance, how to spot the symptoms, and about bleeding disorders.

With the lack of available information about periods, diseases related to them often get shadowed, leaving thousands of women struggling. She encourages every person experiencing a cycle to get tested for them.

Listen along to learn how changing everyday tasks and stress levels can change your own cycle.

Links

Nicole’s Website: https://nicolejardim.com/

Fix Your Period : https://www.fixyourperiod.com/

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy speaks with former NFL player, Ryan Harris. Ryan’s book Mindset For Mastery focuses on overcoming failure and destigmatizing the idea that failure is separate from success. Ryan writes this book in hopes to show others how his success came with difficulties and answers he refused to take from others. He shows throughout his career that his determination to succeed is a valuable tool. His book talks about his experiences and shares how others might be down a similar path, regardless of profession.

During the podcast, Ryan and Amy discuss the importance of “I am” statements and visualization. Ryan refers back to his Super Bowl success and the days leading up to it. He mentions to Amy the importance of preparation and the difference between him and his competitors. He applies these techniques to situations many will face in the future. He goes further to show how leaving space for conversation and being knowledgeable will change situations. By showing empathy when we speak, we can increase the opportunity that others will respond with empathy as well.

Throughout the podcast, Ryan shows us what a different mindset can lead to. Backed up by science, Ryan states that even if we don’t believe our “I am” statements at first, repeating them aids in the visualization process. Eventually, these mantras can become reality.

Listen along to discover your “I am” statements and how a change of mindset can change your life.

Links:

https://www.ryanharris68.com/ryan-best-selling-author-of-mindset-for-mastery/

https://twitter.com/salaams_from_68

https://www.instagram.com/ryanharris_68/?hl=en

In this episode of the Happily Holistic podcast,  Amy sits with an NYU education life coach and love expert, Nicole Moore. As a love expert, Nicole believes that only one (with the exception of polyamory) true love path exists. While loving some can lead to valuable lessons, a TRUE LOVE path is when you find your ‘soulmate’ or partner that makes love and life the easiest. She assures us that love still requires work, but the true love path is just the one that requires the least amount of work.

The ladies start the podcast by pulling out a card out of Nicole’s Love Answers Oracle Deck. Tune in because this card could be a message specifically for you!

After Nicole reads the card, she begins to take us into a deep dive through the world of love and that through the thousands of women she has consulted, she finds the same issue every time. Either women try to find a love as perfect as their parents, or find love as imperfect as their parents. She explains that there is not a single one of us who is separate from our formative years and those who raised us.

While many might wish for love, there are more who are not ready for it. Nicole goes through the realities that many women face. Leading with fear and anxiety. So much of love depends on our state of mind. And when we are not ready and hold ourselves to a low expectation we get treated just as low.

Listen to find out how love requires self-work and bravery.

Nicole Moore’s Website: https://loveworksmethod.com/

Love Answers Oracle Deck: https://www.etsy.com/listing/768095070/love-answers-oracle-card-deck-love

In this episode of Happily Holistic, Amy sits down with Colin Bedell. Bedell is a fellow author, writing A Little Bit of Astrology part of the Little Bit of series. Focusing on astrology and running Queer Cosmos, Colin writes for Cosmos and finds many other ways to share his insite. Colin shares with us his experience with astrology and how it peaked his interest at a young age. He tells us about how he started his website as a hobby and how the universe had different plans. After being fired from his job, Colin invested more time and energy into his website. Five months later he was contacted by a publishing company and he began to make astrology his career.

Amy and Colin talk about the unique challenges that come along with being “your own boss.” They discuss Amy’s experience with her business coach and what brought her into a different mindframe. Managing your own time comes with a price, but experiencing the reward is worth every sleepless night. These experiences are not exclusive to them. They explain how this could happen to others and they give us a look into their lives.

Colin shares with us the last 3 years from an astrological point of view and tells us what might have changed in our own lives. Find out what priorities have shifted and why it could help your lifestyle. Together, Amy and Colin give tips to those seeking entrepreneurial opportunities. They talk about valuing others’ advice.

Links:

https://astrostyle.com/bundle-colin-bedell

https://www.queercosmos.com/colin

https://www.instagram.com/queercosmos/

In today’s episode of Happily Holistic, Amy sits down with Lindsay Kite, Ph.D. Dr. Kite is a co-founder of non-profit Beauty Redefined and More Than a Body LLC. Together with her sister, Lexi Kite, she works to educate women about the impact of media and culture on body image. During Dr. Lindsay and Lexi’s research on the objectification of women's bodies, they found that the issue was not feeling beautiful. They came to the conclusion that many people define themselves with his, her, or their own beauty. According to Dr. Kite, creating an identity with beauty can be difficult to live with. The two women work to build a world where, “bodies are an instrument, not an ornament.”

During this podcast, Amy and Lindsay talk about Dr. Kite’s book More Than a Body. The book is a guide for change. It breaks down the process of developing body image resilience. Lindsay shares with us the first few steps in changing our own resilience and what we might reevaluate. We learn about the skeleton of media literacy and get incite of how knowledge can change what we spend our money on.

While fighting against constantly changing media-set beauty standards, Lindsay and Lexi aim to change individual minds. They believe that the best approach is giving individuals the tools they need to push past standards set. It is redefining beauty.

Listen along to learn about the struggle of body image and how it affects your everyday life.

Website link:

https://www.morethanabody.org/