30 APR 2024 · Today’s guest, Paty Johnston, the creator of 30 Days to Stop Procrastinating, shares with Host, Anne Reid, how she was able to overcome her own procrastination and attain her lifelong dream. With a goal of visiting 100 countries before the end of 2024, she discusses how believing and taking action enabled her to live her dream. Practicing time management and focus, Paty structures her time to be able to coach and welcome new clients as she travels from country to country.

23 APR 2024 · Host Anne Reid discusses her own lived experience raising children with disabilities. She freely admits to having frequently felt helpless, hopeless, and overwhelmed most of the time! Anne shares many things she learned the hard way and explores things she would have done differently. In hindsight, Anne recognizes that many of the principles she uses to be happy in her own life, she developed from her parenting experience.

9 APR 2024 · Host, Anne Reid, and Jenn Henry, the author of RESILIENCY, discuss Jenn’s story of earning the status of an Amazon Best Seller. Additionally, Jenn is a finalist for a CIBA award (Chanticleer International Book Awards). Jenn’s book is a simple and powerful primer on how to take action and move past fears to create the life of your dreams.

2 APR 2024 · What happens when your kid totally quits functioning, and you can’t keep them in your home? Host of Be Happier, Anne Reid, and her guest, Lucy Pritzker, discuss her journey from distraught parent to forging a new career. Hear how this Mom found a positive residential placement for her son and now helps other families do the same.

26 MAR 2024 · Anne Reid’s guests today are two experienced mental health professionals who are creating a paradigm shift in the world of parenting children. The concept of Palliative Parenting arose out of Jennifer Sevick’s experience working as a Hospice provider. Jenn and the founder of the Children’s Mental Health Resource Center, Elizabeth Errico, are translating Jenn’s experiences in palliative care (providing dying individuals with the best quality of life each day) to children living with mental illness or other disorders and their families. Jenn and Elizabeth share what they have created, how they are educating others, and their plans for the future.

19 MAR 2024 · Host, Anne Reid, and guest, Jenn Henry, Lifestyle Recovery Coach, explore the positive aspects of healthy eating. Our food affects us both mentally and physically, and gut health is as important to our well-being as sleep and exercise. Also, current research is proving that certain diets can improve the impact of mental health disorders.

5 MAR 2024 · The host of Be Happier in Spite of Your Life, Anne Reid, and her guest, Jared, a recovering addict and co-founder of The Blaklist Podcast, discuss the more nuanced parts of recovery from finding the right program for you, rebuilding a life based on sobriety, and understanding when you are actually stable and sober enough to reach out and help others. Their conversation covers the second part of recovery from “I’ve quit using”, to “now what?”.

5 MAR 2024 · Host Anne Reid and her guest delve into grief and recovery after losing a 16-year-old son in an accident. From the best of life, celebrating his daughter’s wedding the night before, to the agony of losing a son the next day, this father has used his faith and experience to help other’s find their way in the aftermath of a great loss.

20 FEB 2024 · Host of Be Happier, Anne Reid, welcomes back dating coach, Stacy Perry. Stacy shares what she considers to most important things to determine BEFORE starting to date, how to become clear about non-negotiable requirements, and most of all, how to have fun!

6 FEB 2024 · Author and life-style recovery specialist, Jenn Henry, converses with Anne Reid, host of Be Happier in Spite of Your Life, about her journey from despair and dysfunction to creating a life worth living. Jenn speaks with candor and openness about being down and out and stints in prison. She also shares how she changed the trajectory of her life and her passion for helping others tap into their resiliency and change their own.