PMS can be rough. Listen as Heather shares two key steps to feel better when PMS has you down, and learn 20 self-care strategies so you can take good care of yourself in times of stress or anxiety. Heather also shares how these challenging times can also be a gift to us, yielding unexpected benefits. You may have PMS, but there are things you can d…

Summer is coming to an end, and it’s time for the kids to go back to school. Back-to-school time is a great time for intentional change and ritual in our own personal lives as women. Highlights: 8 Ways to Celebrate Back-to-School for Moms! Happiness Mama is an official nominee for the 2017 Podcast Awards! Listen all the way to the end to hear a mes…

Welcome to Season 3 of the Happiness Mama Podcast with Heather Ash! Season 3 is all about Self-Love... Loving ourselves, body, mind, and spirit. This episode is about loving our body. I talk about how I lost 17 pounds in less than 7 months and got stronger and fitter in an easy, very doable, fun way! Listen and learn tips and strategies for creatin…

Heather shares how a stressful time in her life prompted her to start silent meditation. She shares what it was like meditating in her earlier days and how the experience of meditation has changed and stayed the same. She shares some of the benefits of meditation, as well as simple instructions for how to get started with meditation. Highlights: Ho…

Highlights: How I got into bullet journaling #bujo Thank you, Elsie! Before bullet journal #bebujo What makes a bullet journal different Why the index is such a game changer How The Happiness Project inspired my habit tracker chart Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues chart My search for a doable charting system My advice for how to use your bullet journal Ho…

Highlights: Struggling with waiting, wanting, and not knowing We can help ourselves feel better by using various strategies, such as... Journaling Meditation Oracle cards Friends Affirmations Acceptance Inspiration Clearing Clutter Faith Gratitude Music And More! Books and Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Shownotes: happinessmama.com/18 Tim Fer…

Highlights: We all need recovery periods. What is the Pareto Principle? How to use the 80/20 principle to analyze your year Heather shares the actions that led to most of her good feelings in 2016. Apply what you learn to make this year even better. Links and Books Mentioned In This Episode: Shownotes: www.happinessmama.com/17 Tim Ferriss’s podcast…

Highlights: The holidays can be hard. 3 common mindset myths 5 simple ways to change our minds to focus on truth, for less stress and more joy. Spread the Word: If you enjoyed the podcast and want to help other mamas be happier, too, visit iTunes or Stitcher and kindly leave me a rating, review, and subscribe. More ratings and reviews lead to more …

Self-Care habits are vitally important, but they can often fall by the wayside for busy mompreneurs. In episode 15, Heather Ash explains 6 simple ways to create healthy habits of self-care, with practical strategies to help you get the self-care you need. Also download the free self-care workbook at happinessmama.com/selfcare to help you review the…

In this special solo episode, host Heather Ash talks about essential self-care, why we need self-care, and how to get the self-care we need, so that we can thrive. She also talks about what it’s like to be an introvert and a mom, and balancing needs for connection and quiet while being a busy mama. Finally she shares two great books for getting sta…

Highlights Blogging after breakup A supportive husband Writing a book in a year with a new baby What nobody talks about Her dream for all women The Confidence Revolution Awesome videos Introvert or extrovert? Myers-Briggs personality assessment Awkward conversations with blog readers Who we were in school Learning to make herself proud first Self-h…

My guest for episode 12 of the Happiness Mama Podcast is Casey O’Roarty of JoyfulCourage.com. Casey is a mama, blogger, podcaster, parent educator, and coach. I love the tagline of Joyful Courage, which is “raising our children while growing ourselves.” Before our conversation, I knew we had a lot in common, but wow! We are both former school teach…

Highlights: Heather and Kathy get sentimental about Daisy and Noni, the special cows in our lives Changing seasons and homes of Bliss Beyond Naptime Realities of working from home Kathy discusses the four pillars of mama bliss and how she developed her coaching philosophy The most important element of self-care Kathy’s surprising and effective firs…

Carina Lyall empowers women through creating a compassionate space for them to be heard and gather in community through her storywork sessions and women’s circles. Carina is such an honest, wise, fun, and down-to-earth woman, and I was so encouraged by our conversation. As women, we have the power to uplift one another and ourselves through providi…

Highlights: Fivetips for creating a morning routine Twothings to avoid first thing in the morning How Iovercame my resistance to starting to meditate in themorning Thetwo journals I use, and the type of journaling I like to do in themorning these days Theimportance of letting go of perfection Whatto do if you have a baby or young children and aren’…

Rebecca Kane is the owner of Your Shero’s Journey, and I’m thrilled to have her on the podcast. Rebecca is a travel guide for women on their own shero’s journey. She’s a stay-at-home mum of an almost-two-year-old, and is extremely knowledgeable about harnessing our superpowers as women, as well as kinesiology and raw food and letting go of any limi…

Highlights of Our Conversation: Why and how Camaron wrote and published her book with two very young children The “inherent loneliness” of motherhood Enjoy the phase you’re in… The need to be in the moment as a mother Motherhood is a huge learning experience Our legacy of love The importance of reflection and connection Tuning in to “natural sound”…

Welcome to Season 2 of The Happiness Mama Podcast! This season, we're focusing on Self-Care. Enjoy! Highlights of Our Conversation: Journalling How she got into mixed media art Advice for moms who are new to mixed media art How she and her husband got fit, lost weight, and gained energy, in just 12 weeks How Jenn prepares healthy meals AND saves ti…

Highlights of Our Conversation: Favorite children’s books and authors How she got into writing when her son was a year old What exactly is flash fiction? Her inspiration to start her podcast Her experiences with NaNoWriMo The great thing about being the editor of your own podcast Her Christmas serial in December, a fanciful trip to the North Pole a…

Highlights of Our Conversation How Oana got into photography Her background in science (She has a PhD in physics!) and web development in the corporate world Creativity in software development and working with an international team Creativity is problem solving, letting go, releasing inhibitions, and expressing your inner self Crafting your own lif…

Highlights of Our Conversation What is creativity? So many ways we can be creative Why, where, and when she dances and how she got started in dance A favorite song to get everyone moving in the morning before school A key to happiness is accepting that we’re not happy all the time. The importance of accepting all feelings and working through emotio…

Elizabeth Helen Spencer is a mama, freelance writer, and English professor. We had a wonderful conversation about writing, teaching, and finding time for creativity as a busy mom. Listen as we talk about how Elizabeth got into creative writing, what she was doing in a skeevy dive in Philadelphia and who she met there, her experience living abroad i…

If you’re a mom who has thought about doing mixed media art or art journaling, today’s episode is sure to inspire and encourage you. I spoke with Iris Fritschi-Cussens, mixed media artist and mom of two who lives in London with her family. We had a wonderful conversation about how she got started with mixed media, what it means to her, and how she …