Can't Be Contained

If you’re a highly ambitious person and have big goals set for yourself, you’ll need to learn to be a little more selfish. We only have 24 hours in a day and to achieve everything that your heart desires, you might have to stop overgiving to your partner, children, friends, coworkers, acquaintances and everyone else in your life.    In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Lori Kennedy. Lori is a business coach for health and wellness professionals who started her own business after certain life circumstances came together and made her take action. She and I chat about what strategies she uses to find her wellbeing in times of uncertainty. Lori shares why you need to claim more time back in your day to chase your dreams and what you can do to take back that time. She also talked about her own process for finding her greater why and the sacrifices she’s made to grow her business as a single parent.    Lori Kennedy is a divorced #hockeymom of 2 (girl and boy). Her professional designation is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist but she doesn’t self-identify with that title anymore. She’s the host of The Business Of Becoming Podcast and the producer of the The Wellness Business Summit Annual Live Event! Lori is a self-proclaimed introvert, highly sensitive person, intuitive empath and is very tone deaf. She’s a lover of the Universe and G-D (in a spiritual and non-religious way), karaoke, pierogies, Beyonce, fresh sheets and dance walks – usually with Beyonce playing in her ears.    Inside this episode, Lori shares: How watching others grow makes her feel most alive How Lori got into her career as a business coach What she believes about creating the person you want to be in the world and how life circumstances caused her to take action Tools and strategies Lori uses to find wellbeing in uncertain times Why you have to be selfish and stop overgiving to other people Strategies for stealing time during the day How to cultivate the belief that you come first Her process for finding a greater why The sacrifices that come with being an entrepreneur and parent You can find more about Lori at: Website | Instagram | Facebook Group | YouTube   Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program     The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

Is weight cycling something you’ve struggled with for years or even decades? If so, you’ll definitely want to hear this episode where I shared three tools to help you end weight cycling once and for all. The constant battle of worrying about your relationship with food and your body can cost you a lot in the long run. If you improve in these areas by as little as 1% each day you’ll notice a huge impact long term as you begin to break free from weight cycling.  Inside this episode I jam on: Why you can give yourself permission to be mediocre during this time How our nervous system can’t keep up with the back and forth Adapting the philosophy of getting a little bit better every day Learning to value your mental health over your body image Why you need to stop messing with your food and allowing your body to guide you instead of your mind Listening to your emotional and physical hunger cues Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode!

Relationships are meant to add to your life and support you. But what do you do when your relationship is the opposite of that? Or when a relationship ends up being your whole life instead of an aspect of your life? Codependency is a slippery slope and I brought back a past guest, Amy Young, to discuss that. Amy is a life coach and online creator. She shares her tips for the patterns you should look for in your relationship to decide if it’s toxic. She talks about what she’s seen from clients in codependent relationships and gives her advice on why you need to have a “sacred six” daily practice. We also discuss stepping into your own being and recognizing what you tolerate in relationships. About Amy Young:Amy Young is a life coach and online creator who champions single women to stop settling so they can get the love they really want. With over ten million YouTube views and thousands of downloads of her solo podcast "Just What You Needed," Amy has a global audience dedicated to transforming their love lives by taking radical personal responsibility, and advocating for themselves in powerful new ways.  Inside this episode, Amy shares: How small moments of presence make Amy feel most alive What you can do to get in a better relationship with yourself during this time Looking at the patterns in your relationship How to know if you need to be healed or if your partner isn’t right for you How you can define toxicity in a relationship The most common needs that Amy notices from her clients The characteristics of a codependent relationship Why you need to have a sacred six daily practice How partners tend to react when people step into their own being How Amy supports her clients in cultivating their courage to find their own ground Learning to recognize what’s tolerable for you in relationships You can find more about Amy at:Website | Instagram | YouTube Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist EP 047: How Being Alone Can Be Powerful with Amy Young Just What You Needed Podcast Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

Do you find yourself running into issues with the landscape of today’s dating culture? There’s so much toxicity out there with swipe culture. Not only that, but a lot of people are also sabotaging good relationships with toxic traits. The truth is that healthy relationships take work, and that’s exactly why I had to bring on today’s guest, John Kim. John is an author and a licensed therapist who practices transparency and shares his own story (which is not the norm in the therapy industry)! He talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting dating culture. He shares his own experience of learning to surrender. We chat about what people do to sabotage their relationships and how your “relationship buds,” like taste buds will change over time. John also shares how to figure out the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship.  About John Kim:John Kim is an author and licensed therapist who pioneered the online life coaching movement eight years ago, after going through a divorce and rebirth. He started a blog called The Angry Therapist and quickly built a devoted following of fans who loved the frank and authentic insights that he freely shared on social media. He pulled the curtain back and showed himself by practicing transparency and sharing his story, something therapists are taught NOT to do. Kim became known as an unconventional therapist who worked out of the box by seeing clients at coffee shops, on hikes, and the gym. He quickly built a coaching team of his own and launched a sister company called JRNI COACHING, an online coaching school. Kim’s current obsession is sending out thousands of daily texts to change the way we change. Inside this episode, John shares: How meaning makes John feel most alive The difference John’s found between meaning and purpose  The human cycles of creation and destruction What John’s seeing with the dating scene and swipe culture His vision of healthy collaborative dating  How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting dating culture His experience of learning to surrender How defense mechanisms cause you to be a more lukewarm version of yourself The toxic things people do to sabotage their relationships  How to unbind and rewire your addiction to fantasy relationships Why healthy relationships take work How your “relationship buds” change over time Discerning between healthy love and unhealthy love What a trauma bond is and how it affects your relationships over time You can find more about John at:Website | Instagram | Facebook Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist EP 118: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MARK GROVES I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck: An Everyman's Guide to a Meaningful Life John’s Blog Posts Subscribe to Texts From The Angry Therapist Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

We need to feel to heal. As we’re at home, the temptation to binge can be very high. But what if I told you that it wasn’t actually food that you’re hungry for? In this episode, I am giving you a few questions that you should ask yourself when you feel the need to emotionally eat. I share how you have to feel first when you want transformation and how transformation happens at the intersection of love and pain. I also talked about how to develop the capacity to feel safe in feeling your emotions whether they’re positive or negative.  Inside this episode: Why this time is all about contrast Creating new standards and ways of doing life centered around your priorities What our body is really communicating to us when we binge eat Understanding the intention behind the consumption of food Why we have to dig deep  Developing the capacity to feel safe in feeling your emotions Becoming your own medicine What you need to ask yourself when you’re about to emotionally eat Examining how you can clear out some emotional space Renegotiating how you treat yourself  Links:Food Freedom Journey Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode!

Consistency is queen. In this episode, I shared 10 healthy habits that you can incorporate into your life. Becoming more consistent with these habits will help you live a more fulfilled life. Our souls have a beautiful way of telling us exactly what it wants, all you have to do is listen. Pay attention to how these healthy habits truly make you feel. Start to really listen to what your soul is yearning for and take the steps to make that a reality for yourself. Inside this episode: Why you need longer, more consistent sleep Keeping your body hydrated  How Sam incorporates breathwork throughout the day Why you need to get your body moving  Getting in tune with your focus and vision Finding a community of people who have similar values to you Making growth and learning a daily habit Being cognizant of the words you speak into the world Feeding your body with food that it loves to eat Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode!

Taking the time to truly get more connected with the earth and the source will get you closer to unlocking your feminine queen nature. We all have the power to cultivate our own queendom and it’s up to us to hone in on it. Today I brought on someone to discuss this topic, Gina DeVee, founder of Divine Living, a women’s empowerment company and author of The Audacity to Be Queen. We chat about how her relationship with the source has evolved over time and how variety in life makes her feel alive (plus the different forms of variety she relies on). She shares how you can pursue your own divine assignment and use your desires to guide you through your life’s purpose. About Gina DeVee:Gina’s DeVee’s journey from struggling psychotherapist (who lived at home with her parents) to globetrotting entrepreneur has led her to found her multi-million dollar women’s empowerment company, Divine Living. Divine Living is for the person who’s excited about impacting the world; craves a spiritual connection, dares to be visible, and desires to fulfill their life's purpose. Gina is an author, speaker and success coach. She has dedicated her career to helping clients connect spiritually, start businesses, create wealth and live life to the fullest. Gina’s mission is to uplift entrepreneurs through inspiring content, bold business training, and life-changing events. Inside this episode, Gina shares: How variety makes Gina feel most alive and the different forms of variety she implements in her life Getting comfortable with uncertainty and how her relationship with the universe and source is the only certainty she needs How Gina’s relationship with God has been cultivated over time Samantha’s reawakening with the source and why it’s so important to her What inspires Gina to step into and hone in on your queen energy The process for finding your life’s purpose and divine assignment How to step into a new way of being and honing in on your queendom Supporting people in figuring out their archetypes What a day in Gina’s life looks like and how she practices her queenhood How her desires come from her divine assignment  How we can connect with the earth more to get unlock our feminine queen nature  Learning to take care of yourself and your own needs by balancing your masculinity and femininity How being a queen is your God-given gift You can find more about Gina at:Website | Instagram Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist The Audacity to Be Queen: The Unapologetic Art of Dreaming Big and Manifesting Your Most Fabulous Life The Introduction and 1st Chapter of The Audacity of Be Queen, Meditations and Epic Life Video Training Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach!Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

Having a consistent morning routine is so effective in setting up your day in a positive way. It structures your day and gets you started on the right note. In this episode, I am walking you through my own morning routine and what I do on a daily basis to start my day. You’ll hear what I do plus my reasoning behind all of the steps to my morning routine. Whether you want to have a 10 minute morning routine or an hour-long morning routine, this episode will inspire you to get your day started in a powerful way.  Inside this episode: Having a sense of consistency for your morning routine The difference between what is real and what is true Why a morning routine is so important Creating a structure to your day  Getting an alarm clock that wakes you up slowly Allowing yourself to be phone-free for the first few hours of your day Hydrating yourself when you wake up Doing her morning pages and reflecting on her dreams and goals Using breathwork to clear her mind, dropping into meditation then visualizing the future Getting her body moving  Being more fluid and flexible with herself on the weekends Links:Alarm Clock Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode!

The connection between anger and addiction isn’t something we can sweep under the rug. It’s clear that these have a direct correlation with each other and that’s something I talked about with today’s guest Karen Salmansohn. Suppressed anger in our body can cause us to want to numb and distract ourselves from it, which for Karen translated into food addiction. Today we talk about tangible tools to help with overcoming addiction and anxiety plus how you can start to forgive yourself from the things that you’ve felt shame around. She shares strategies to help bring yourself to a place of wellbeing even with the heightened anxiety of today’s world and how to lean into the contractions of life so we can enjoy the beauty on the other side.  About Karen Salmansohn:Karen Salmansohn is a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, bestselling author, and book designer, as well as longevity research geek and teacher at ISHTA Yoga. Her new book Instant Calm was written to share her “short, simple meditations for people who don't have time to meditate” - the people who need to relax the most. Inside this episode, Karen shares: How the people she loves make her feel most alive Leaning into contractions so you can enjoy the beauty on the other side of it Why Karen has a desire to help the world through her work Why people’s childhood programming leads to a resistance of going after what’s good for them How many people self-sabotage and “keep down with the Joneses” to maintain their masochistic equilibrium  Dealing with and overcoming her food addiction Triggers that were causing her to go in the hypnotic state and overeat Her work with forgiveness therapy and learning to forgive herself How you can start to forgive yourself Strategies to bring yourself back into a place of wellbeing during a time of heightened anxiety  You can find more about Karen at:Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist Karen’s Books Karen’s Courses The Anxiety Cure  Instant Calm Shower Power Meditation Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

Are you able to truly and fully feel joy? Today’s guest, Agapi Stassinopoulos joined me to talk about optimizing your joy to live a fulfilling life. We discuss why wisdom should be your priority and how denying your inner wisdom will be detrimental to yourself. She talks about embracing your full self, releasing your fears and freeing yourself from negative fields of energy. She touches on the breath and using it to feel love (and how we don’t actually have anything to do with our breath). She also talks about the art of loving yourself and how it’s a daily, never-ending practice that we have to embark on.    About Agapi Stassinopoulos:Agapi Stassinopoulos is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world. In her previous book, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her new book, Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her previous books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials. She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised in Athens, Greece   Inside this episode, Agapi shares: How life makes her feel most alive Enhancing our enlightenment and what comes with the human condition Getting to know yourself and your patterns Why you need to learn to be compassionate to yourself Taking your energy into your heart center and breathing in the love How we have nothing to do with our breath Operating from a place of love, creativity, and excitement Releasing your fears to become free from negative fields of energy Experiencing other feelings in a safe place so you can fully feel joy Learning to be fully yourself How loving yourself is an art and the journey to doing so never ends Why she feels that you should listen to wisdom over discipline sometimes Her favorite affirmations for when things don’t go your way You can find more about Agapi at:Website | Facebook | Instagram Get more meditations by emailing agapi@unbindingtheheart.com Links:Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love   Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha’s Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program     The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!