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Awakening through Mixed Media Art with Jenn Sher, Episode 6

The Happiness Mama Podcast with Heather Ash

Release Date: 02/20/2016

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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 time
  • Her secret to getting family members to voluntary help out in the kitchen
  • Her Word of the Year and what it means to her
  • Her special free offer of an Andy Warhol-inspired custom portrait (!)

Quotes from This Episode by Jenn Sher:

  • “I want to show people that if you take steps, you can do it.”
  • “Take yourself out of the whole chaos or just the regular routine, and do something that [makes] you feel like a child.”

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Thank you so much for listening! I hope this podcast helps you be a little bit happier, and remember, self-care is not selfish, it’s essential.