The Happiness Mama Podcast with Heather Ash

The Happiness Mama Podcast is about mindful mamas consciously creating our happiest lives. My goal is to inspire, encourage, and help other mothers take practical steps to create the lives they want to live. All mamas deserve happiness! You can go from striving to thriving!

PMS: Strategies for Feeling Better, Episode 23 11/05/2017

Back to School For Moms, Episode 22 09/04/2017

Body Love: How I Lost 17 Pounds, Episode 21 06/26/2017

Meditation: My Story and How to Get Started, Episode 20 05/21/2017

Bullet Journaling: What, Why, and How to Get Started, Episode 19 03/15/2017

Bullet Journaling: What, Why, and How to Get Started, Episode 19 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 How I use my bullet journal The Five Minute Journal questions Keeping it free… How I do my Habit Tracker Chart My new habit My new month routine What’s so great about the actual journals Heather says about 6 times…http://amzn.to/2m010rZ Jar of Awesome It’s your thing. Do what you wanna do. Daddy! The bullet journal is like the pocket journal. What you track, grows. Benefits of bullet journaling How to get started bullet journaling How I draw my habit chart Podfest My listener Laura and I met on a plane! Shout outs to fellow podcasters: Steph and Val at , Sarah at , Honor Knight of the , Copper Yuenger of , Amanda Doughty of The , Brian Musial of , Ryan Gray of the , Jeff Sanders of the , Jessica Kupferman and Elsie Escobar of , Deb Williams of , Katie Krimitsos of , Jessica Rhodes of , and Tina Dietz of Books and Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Shownotes: The The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Tim Ferriss’s podcast: Quotes “Daily journaling helps me stay sane and happy.” “You do deserve happiness, and you can live the life you desire, in total alignment with your values, dreams, and goals.” Spread the Word: If you enjoyed the podcast and want to help other mamas be happier, too, or and kindly leave me a rating, review, and subscribe. More ratings and reviews lead to more eyes and ears seeing and hearing the podcast. Thank you! How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast: Stay in Touch: Never miss an episode! 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. /episode/index/show/happinessmama/id/5172029

What to Do When You’re Struggling, Episode 18 02/08/2017

Year End Review: The Pareto Principle, Episode 17 01/22/2017

Holiday Mindset: More Joy, Less Stress, Episode 16 11/29/2016

How to Create Healthy Habits of Self-Care with Heather Ash, Episode 15 10/10/2016

Self-care Is Not Selfish, It’s Essential with Heather Ash, Episode 14 08/29/2016

Self-care Is Not Selfish, It’s Essential with Heather Ash, Episode 14 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 started with silent meditation. Highlights The benefits of getting the self-care we need What is self-care The challenges moms face in getting the self-care we need Self-care check in… How is your self-care? Priorities Benefits of meditation and mindfulness Being an introverted mom Getting the connection I need, even as a stay-at-home mom How to strengthen your self-care practice Good books about meditation How to get a free audiobook Books and Links , edited by Susan Piver , by Sharon Salzberg Shownotes can be found at Read the blog post this episode is based on . Get Your Free Audio Book! Essential Oils! Happiness Mama is now offering essential oils to support you in your wellness and happiness journey. You can learn more and get started with essential oils here: Subscribe and Spread the Word! Make sure you get all the episodes by subscribing via I-Tunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcatcher. (Mine is Podcast Addict!) And you can help me and our mindful mama sisters out by leaving a review on iTunes or Stitcher. More reviews will help me get the podcast to more ears. How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast: to subscribe via iTunes to subscribe via RSS to subscribe via Stitcher to listen on Google Play Music Stay in Touch: Make sure you’re getting the Newsletter! Sign up below for the Happiness Mama Newsletter and get a free guided meditation to relax and release tension and stress. Also if you want to join a wonderful community of like-minded women, come on over to the . It’s a free, kind, and supportive community of women consciously creating our happiest lives and encouraging each other along the way. Thank you so much for listening! I hope this podcast helps you live into your truest values. You deserve happiness! /episode/index/show/happinessmama/id/4626659

Becoming a Mother, Writing a Book, and Inspiring Women with Catia Holm, Episode 13 08/24/2016

Raising Our Children, Growing Ourselves with Casey O'Roarty, Episode 12 07/26/2016

Raising Our Children, Growing Ourselves with Casey O'Roarty, Episode 12 My guest for episode 12 of the Happiness Mama Podcast is Casey O’Roarty of . 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 teachers, both have done positive discipline training, both started blogging and then podcasting, both do coaching, both love mindfulness and personal growth, and we also both love the by Diana Gabaldon! Wow! Talk about “sisters from another mister!” (Ha ha! I learned that one from Casey.) I loved hearing about her journey from being a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in the mountains (really!) to becoming a positive discipline parent educator, and then starting and growing her online business while also growing her family. We talked about so many topics related to being a mindful mama while also filling our own cups and growing ourselves as people, and how the two are so closely related. How can we be the parents we really want to be? Why do we need to nurture ourselves? How can we deal effectively (without jumping on the “crazy train”) when our children manage to push all our buttons? And how can we stay tuned in to our values and make time for things like self-care and meditation? Listen, and find out! You’ll also learn how getting a tattoo can make you a better parent, and learn about the man who encourages her every time she takes a drive. I had so much fun talking with Casey O’Roarty, and I think you’ll love this one, too! Highlights: Teaching in a one-room schoolhouse What it was like teaching while wearing and caring for her newborn How she created a custom position for herself that allowed her to nurse her baby through circle time How and why she started her online business Positive Discipline live training How positive discipline and her work have affected her life at home Casey’s philosophy on why her children are hers The mindset that helps us be the best parents and the best people we can be How child behavior is like icebergs and weeds #JoyfulCourage10, Casey’s free program to support parents in being the parents they want to be, and the unconventional way she’s delivering it How body awareness and small physical changes can shift things in big ways Making sure we have our toolbox in hand when we need it Creating reminders of our truest values What self-care is (and isn’t) A simple way to do your own women’s circle Quotes: “The hardest parts of being a parent are the richest opportunities for personal growth” ~Casey O’Roarty “We design our lives. And yes, there are instincts. Yes there are things that show up, but they don’t have to. If it’s not serving us, it doesn’t need to define us, and we can choose something different.” ~Casey O’Roarty Links and Books Mentioned In This Episode: , which is Casey’s website, and the link to her #JoyfulCourage10 free program, which is Essential Oils! Happiness Mama is now offering essential oils to support you in your wellness and happiness journey. You can learn more and get started with essential oils here: Subscribe and Spread the Word! Make sure you get all the episodes by subscribing via I-Tunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcatcher. (Mine is Podcast Addict!) And you can help me and our mindful mama sisters out by leaving a review on iTunes or Stitcher. More reviews will help me get the podcast to more ears. How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast: to subscribe via iTunes to subscribe via RSS to subscribe via Stitcher to listen on Google Play Music Stay in Touch: Make sure you’re getting the Newsletter! Sign up below for the Happiness Mama Newsletter and get a free guided meditation to relax and release tension and stress. Also if you want to join a wonderful community of like-minded women, come on over to the . It’s a free, kind, and supportive community of women consciously creating our happiest lives and encouraging each other along the way. Thank you so much for listening! I hope this podcast helps you live into your truest values. You deserve happiness! /episode/index/show/happinessmama/id/4544063

Follow Your Mama Bliss with Kathy Stowell, Episode 11 07/07/2016

Holding Space for Each Other and Ourselves with Carina Lyall, Episode 10 06/05/2016

Holding Space for Each Other and Ourselves with Carina Lyall, Episode 10 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 providing that compassionate space, and that is my wish for all of us. Highlights: When becoming a mother isn’t how we imagined it would be... Postpartum depression and difficult feelings The healing power of story in her own life Becoming a mother of three girls Why she chose to do storywork rather than coaching Social media and the challenge of finding time for friends Honoring the everyday Women’s circles Honoring our body’s need for rest, even when others may not understand or approve Knowing ourselves intimately and holding space for ourselves when we feel emotional Getting to know our own cycles and passing our knowledge on to our daughters Quiet moments of self-care Quotes: “It’s quite special I think to just allow someone to have a voice without going in there to fix them or going in to strategize how they’re going to come out the other end, just giving a woman a breathing space to say this is how I felt, and this is what happened to me, and not making them feel wrong for having that experience.” ~Carina Lyall “It ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones.” ~Tom Waits Links and Books Mentioned In This Episode: Carina’s beautiful website, I did some searching, and I found a couple of articles about friendship and oxytocin, and . , essential oils from Happiness Mama Win a Free Bottle of Essential Oil: Feeling lucky, mama? Visit and fill out my short survey for a chance to win a bottle of Young Living essential oil. Curious about how you can use essential oils for self-care and wellness? Get in touch at [email protected]. Spread the Word: If you enjoyed the podcast and want to help other mamas be happier, too, or and kindly leave me a rating, review, and subscribe. More ratings and reviews lead to more eyes and ears seeing and hearing the podcast. Thank you! How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast: Stay in Touch: Never miss an episode! and get a free guided meditation to relax and release tension and stress. Also if you want to join a wonderful community of like-minded women, come on over to the . It’s a free, kind, and supportive community of women consciously creating our happiest lives and encouraging each other along the journey. 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. /episode/index/show/happinessmama/id/4419997