What does it mean to take an intentional break? When is it quitting? When it is hitting pause? Why do we feel shame when it’s time to get started again? How do we know when we’re ready to start again? When is it “rest” and when is it “laziness?” Is “lazy” a real thing? (Hint: no, it's not.) This week we're talking about how to get yourself going again after stepping back- intentionally or not! There doesn't need to be shame about not being productive, and we're sharing our own experiences and tips as the podcast comes back from its own little pause!

Topics this week include:

• Strength training
• The plural of octopus
• Spring Equinox energy and all the spring cleaning vibes
• Gardening and how 2 hours of pulling weeds can bring up all the metaphors for life
• Punxsutawney Phil and earthworms as icons of rest
• Rest as resistance
• Taking money out of the definition of success
• Celebrity Fit Club and Bobby Brown
• On ramps to motivation
• Doing "the thing before the thing."

This weeks challenge: Define your April goals, and then identify the thing BEFORE that thing. Write it down, bring a friend in, or email to us so we can share.

Reading List:

• KC Davis in How to Keep House While Drowning

Find Us:

• Healing Happy Hour on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour on Patreon
• Healing Happy Hour on Facebook
• Healing Happy Hour on TikTok
• Crystal on Instagram
• Vienna on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour Website

Music by FASSounds on Pixabay.

We're baaaaack! We're so excited to be back for a season two, coming back with the same rambling that you know and love, with twice as much goodness! We're catching up today on what we've been up to during our hiatus, finding joy in community care when the world is a mess, and how we've been finding healing (or not, because this is real life)

Topics this week include:

• False positives on drug screens thanks to Everything But the Bagel seasoning
• Fitness goals and cracking walnuts in booty cheeks
• Taking classes and trying new things
• Navigating the unemployment process
• Tennis Fashion
• The Grocery Cost Is Too Damn High (and asking for financial help)
• Hanging out at the mall in 1998 and the loss of third spaces
• Can we please leave the house for free?
• The correct recipe for avocado toast, and other ways to nourish yourself as a depressed adult
• All the joy ahead for season two!

This weeks challenge: Listen to the next episode (it's out now!)

Find Us:

• Healing Happy Hour on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour on Patreon
• Healing Happy Hour on Facebook
• Healing Happy Hour on TikTok
• Crystal on Instagram
• Vienna on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour Website

Music by FASSounds on Pixabay.

Let's explore the grounding magic of living intentionally. We're unpacking the importance and power of setting intentions, and then following through. Moving with the seasons, we're harnessing the power of the Sagittarius New Moon to do some daydreaming and goal setting. This is the time to dream big, yet manage our expectations and show self-grace during the journey. Let's all carve out time for goals and be more intentional with our plans.

We dive into the idea of shaking off societal and family pressures, and instead choose our own personal and family holiday traditions intentionally. We invite you to a collaborative intention setting project over on Patreon, fostering a supportive environment for personal growth.

Topics this week include:

• Training ourselves to do things we hate with tiny rewards and cheesecake
• Boldly living live with the face you were born with (or not, and it's all cool)
• Overlining lips
• Strep Throat
• Bouncing back after a tough week
• Celebrating how far you've come, even if it's gradually
• Allowing your voice to be heard
• The pressure to do ALL THE HOLIDAY MAGIC, even if it's stuff we hate

This weeks challenge: Make a list of the little rewards you can given yourself, and join us on Patreon to set an intention, then and make a plan to follow it through!

Relevant Links:

• The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck by Kim Krans

Find Us:

• Healing Happy Hour on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour on Patreon
• Healing Happy Hour on Facebook
• Healing Happy Hour on TikTok
• Crystal on Instagram
• Vienna on Instagram
• Healing Happy Hour Website

Music by FASSounds on Pixabay.