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 do to feel better.

Highlights:

• Two key steps to managing PMS
• How to accept your feelings rather than pushing them down
• 20 strategies for ramping up your self-care
• Surprising benefits of PMS

• Happy birthday, Happiness Mama Podcast
• #2PodsaDay campaign: listen more, listen indie.

Links and Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

1. 2 Pods A Day Campaign
2. Oracle cards I love
3. Kindle Unlimited
4. Shade of Vampire
5. Outlander
6. Essential oils
7. Progessence Plus

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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 message from a very special guest!

Books and Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

1. Shownotes: happinessmama.com/22
2. Ningxia Red
3. TUL Pens
4. Mom Retreat
5. Ebates
6. Back to School Clothes for Mom

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Thank you so much for listening! 

And remember, You Are Loved! 

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 creating your own new healthy habits. Enjoy!

Highlights:

• My weight journey
• Pregnancy weight gain
• Postpartum priorities
• How I’d rather not be motivated to lose weight and get in shape
• The foundational mindset for losing weight and getting in shape (or making any other changes in your life)
• The biggest factor in my weight loss success
• The second biggest factor in my weight loss success
• Dealing with imperfection
• Imperfect dieting and exercise
• The slow carb diet by Tim Ferriss
• The key to losing weight
• Real weight training results
• Surprising results after climbing a mountain
• How to make your habits stick
• Surprising nerd results: What the charts revealed...
• Creating a self-love mindset: Body Love Affirmations
• Show your love by becoming a Happiness Mama Patron! And get mentioned on the show…

Books and Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss
• Body Love Affirmations: Free access at happinessmama.com/affirmations
• Shownotes: www.happinessmama.com/21

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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. Thank you!

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Thank you so much for listening! I hope this podcast helps you love yourself more, body, mind, and spirit. Love to you!

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:

• How a panic attack prompted me to start meditating
• What it was like then, and what it is like now
• Gratitude as a benefit of meditation
• Benefits of meditation, including managing stress and anxiety
• How to start a meditation practice
• Shamatha and Vipassana meditation: What are they?
• A simple guide to how to meditate

Books and Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Shownotes: www.happinessmama.com/20

• Blog Post: What I’m Doing For More Peace and Energy
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris
• Quiet Mind, edited by Susan Piver

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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. Thank you!

How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast:

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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.

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 Ferriss’s podcast: http://tim.blog/podcast/
• Tim’s new book, Tools of Titans
• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
• The Activated SHEro Oracle Cards
• Earth Magic oracle cards
• Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn
• Native Spirit Oracle Cards by Denise Linn
• The Tim Ferriss Show, Episode with Naval Ramikant
• Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ramikant
• Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

“The moment that you feel, just possibly, you are walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind, and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself...That is the moment, you might be starting to get it right.” ~Neil Gaiman

If you enjoyed the podcast and want to help other mamas be happier, too, tell a friend about it. Thank you!

Make sure you get all the episodes by subscribing via I-Tunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcatcher. (Mine is Podcast Addict!)

• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
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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 eyes and ears seeing and hearing the podcast. Thank you!

Or, simply tell a friend! xo

Never miss an episode!

Sign up for the Happiness Mama Newsletter here: www.happinessmama.com/selfcare and get the simple and effective Self-Care Workbook. It’s free!

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: http://tim.blog/podcast/
• Tim’s new book, Tools of Titans

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 eyes and ears seeing and hearing the podcast. Thank you!

How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast:

• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
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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.

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 eyes and ears seeing and hearing the podcast. Thank you!

How to Subscribe to the Happiness Mama Podcast:

• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Click here to subscribe via RSS
• Click here to subscribe via Stitcher

Stay in Touch:

Never miss an episode!

Sign up for the Happiness Mama Newsletter here: www.happinessmama.com/selfcare and get the simple and effective Self-Care Workbook. It’s free!

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.