Creating Your Happy Place
A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡
Episodes
37 episodes
Suzy Wood: Living Near London
Is it your dream to buy and renovate a home in England? Wondering if it's the same as renovating in the United States?In Episode 8, the wrap-up to Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Suzy Woo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:08
Candice Bakx Freisen in Canada: Rural Life on a Chicken Farm
You don't have to cross an ocean to become an expat - you could just move to Canada! Think the slow life on a rural chicken farm in the quiet outskirts of Manitoba sounds like a dream? You should definitely check out this episode!
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32:48
Naomi Geidel: A Southeast Asian Odyssey
Have you thought about living in Japan, Indonesia, or Thailand? Wondering what it might be like to call Southeast Asia home for a while?In Episode 6, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Naomi Geidel shares her story of leaving...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:38
Anu Gosai: From Mauritius to South Africa, Merging Cultures & Creating Home
What would it be like to live in South Africa? What if you were moving there from the tiny country from Mauritius? In Episode 5, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Anu Gosai shares her story of leaving her tiny island home at...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:20
Lyon, France: Slowing Down & Making Time for Family
Is it your dream to move to France? Are you itching to pack your bags and move to the land of baguettes and berets? Do you think the foodie-friendly atmosphere of Lyon might be just what the doctor ordered? In Episode 4, Season 2...
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37:25
Thailand: When A Grief Consultant Left Home to Teach English Abroad
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to leave the only home you've known and move to Thailand to teach English? In Episode 3 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Diane Nnaemeka, a fearless adventurer who left her child...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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25:36
London, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi: Adventures of an Expat Coach
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in London, Abu Dhabi, or Tokyo?In Episode 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Linda Mueller, a real globetrotter. She's lived in Tokyo, London, and Abu Dhabi with her hus...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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29:49
Nicaragua: What I learned from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer
Have you ever thought about packing up and living in another country? And have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be a Peace Corps Volunteer? Well, in this Season 2 opener of Creating Your Happy Place, Rebecca West shares her...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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20:16
Episode 29: Making Home Happy on the Road (With Guest Kathy Davis)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Kathy Davis! Kathy traded the white picket fence for a life on the road, living in a fifth-wheel RV with her husband and 2 cats. Listen to hear about her transition to...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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46:42
Episode 28: How Does Your Personality Type Influence Your Home? (With Guest Jessica Butts)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Jessica Butts! Jessica is a Meyers Briggs Expert who decided one day she was done with her home. How did she decide she was done with her home? Was letting go easy? Si...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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47:47
Episode 27: Letting Go of What Used To Be Home (With Guest Dana Parker)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Dana Parker! Dana is an emotional resiliency coach who grew up in the Mormon church and was married at 19. All within a few years she left the church, got a divorce, lost he...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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45:03
Episode 26: Home For Folks In A Wheelchair (With Guest Maegan Blau)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Maegan Blau! Maegan Blau is an interior designer based in sunny Arizona. In 2009 she incurred a C6-C8 spinal cord injury and has been a wheelchair user ever since. She...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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48:31
Episode 25: Home For Folks Over 50 (With Guest Mitzi Beach)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Mitzi Beach! No matter what age we are, everyone wants to have a happy home. That said, what we need from our home may change over time. Mitzi is an expert in Aging in Place...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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40:47
Episode 24: Organizing Your Happy Home (With Guest Star Hansen)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Star Hansen! Star lives in Tucson Arizona in a Santa Fe-style home with her boyfriend, and her 2 dogs, a cat, and 13 coy fish. She's a Certified Professional Organizer, aka ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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52:41
Episode 23: Relocating for a Change in Pace (With Guest Samantha Kellgren)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Samantha Kellgren! Samantha had been living in downtown Chicago for 10 and a half years, when she decided she needed a change in pace. Specifically, she wanted mountains! Sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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45:45
Episode 22: Homes For Little People (With Guest Spencer Frost)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Spencer Frost! Spencer is a 31-year-old who was diagnosed with Achondroplasia Dwarfism at birth. He's just a regular guy who currently works for Apple as a Technical Support...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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39:05
Episode 21: Avoiding Home Remodel Nightmares (With Guest Grace Mase)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Grace Mase! Grace lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids. After going through her own home improvement nightmare, she decided there must be a better way to...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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39:13
Episode 20: The Importance of Whimsy (With Guest Christina Frost)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Christina Frost! Christina is a whimsy instructor and consultant, teaching others about how to bring surprise and adventure into your life. But how did she end up on this am...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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48:22
Episode 19: Creating Special Spaces For Kids With Cancer (With Guest Anne Strunk)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Anne Strunk! Anne is involved with Special Spaces; a nonprofit that designs dream bedrooms for kids with life-threatening illnesses. She got started with them back in 2011, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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35:21
Episode 18: Designing a Model Home (With Guest Crystal Collinson)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Crystal Collinson! Crystal is an interior designer that specializes in model homes. Listen in to hear how she designs spaces that everyone will like, instead of just t...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:04
Episode 17: The Ins and Outs of ADUs and Backyard Cottages (With Val Sporleder)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Val Sporleder! Val is an expert in accessory dwelling units- think backyard cottages, in-law suites, or even a detached home office! If you're thinking about changing the fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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41:44
Episode 16: Creating a Happier Workplace at the Office and at Home (With Katie McLaughlin)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Katie McLaughlin! Katie is passionate about creating happier, healthier workplaces. In this episode, Katie talks about workplaces both in the corporate office, and at ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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44:54
Episode 15: Surviving, and Learning to Thrive, When Natural Disaster Hits Home (With Guest Sarah Siegele)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Sarah Siegele! Sarah has had an extremely unlucky past with homes. They've been flooded, flooded again, and then near fires!? Listen to this episode to hear about Sarah's jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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46:32
Episode 14: How Your Clothes, and Your Closet, Can Make You Happier! (With Guest Holly Chayes)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Holly Chayes! Holly is a style consultant with a background in theatrical costume design, and she knows all about fashion! Living in New York City, she has a New York ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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45:17
Episode 13: Cancer, Co-Working, and Covid (With Guest Tracey Warren)
Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we chat with special guest Tracey Warren! CEO of the co-working space In-Spark, this eternal optimist faced (and conquered) a cancer diagnosis with a smile. In this episode she shares why she started ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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54:03