With the holiday season now officially in full swing, there are a lot of emotions swirling around. And one that often isn’t discussed during this time of year is grief. This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Gina Moffa, a therapist who specializes in mindfulness-based therapies and focuses heavily on grief counseling and trauma studies. She talks about why it’s important to honor your grief and how to manage it – in yourself or others – through this holiday season and beyond.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why grief feels so much more consuming during the holidays and special occasions.
• How grief may trigger other emotions — and how to identify and manage them.
• What you can do this holiday season to honor your losses.

This week we’re celebrating Thanksgiving, and of course, that makes it a fantastic time to talk about one of our favorite subjects here at Live Happy Now: Gratitude. In this episode, Dr. Greg Hammer, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, pediatric intensive care physician and author talks about how practicing gratitude can help improve your physical and mental well-being. Then Live Happy’s own Casey Johnson joins us to talk about our ongoing Gratitude Challenge and what’s new in the Live Happy Store!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What the GAIN approach is and how it improves wellbeing.
• Examples of gratitude practices you can do in less than 5 minutes.
• How to be part of Live Happy’s ongoing Gratitude Challenge.

The holiday season is upon us, and we want to help you have a healthier, happier season! This week, Tonya Harris — a  board-certified holistic nutritionist and author of The Slightly Greener Method — is back to talk about some of the surprising dangers and toxins that are hidden in our favorite holiday decorations and traditions. Then, she’ll tell us how to trade them in for healthier choices.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why your holiday decorations might not be as safe as you thought.
• How to make your home healthier this season (and still have fun!).
• How to apply the 80/20 Rule to your holiday traditions.

How well do you know yourself — and do you want to know more? In this episode, we talk with Erin Claire Jones, a leadership coach who uses the principles of human design to help people understand their individual behavior.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The spiritual principles behind human design.
• How to discover your personal “type”.
• How understanding your type could change the way you make decisions.

November is National Gratitude Month and of course, there’s no way we’d let it pass without a celebration! This week, Live Happy’s own Casey Johnson sits down with Paula Felps to talk about a new gratitude challenge we’re launching and to announce some exciting new things happening with Live Happy.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why it’s so important to practice gratitude
• How to be part of the Live Happy Gratitude Challenge
• What’s new on the Live Happy site