165: The Science of Happiness. With Stella Grizont

What’s your secret formula to happiness? Listen to my guest, Stella Grizont, and find out what science has to say about it. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. Ah, happiness… such a profound emotion. Did you know there was a science to it? Today we are learning how to nurture those happy vibes at home and work for both ourselves and our children.  What We Talked About: Creating emotional safety for children The importance of clarity and setting boundaries The 8 Inner Skills from the Work Happiness Method Clarity in your goals and decisions, both as a parent and in your career Why tuning into your own needs is essential Things to Remember “Create freedom for your children to be themselves and to know themselves better.” “Emotion is always in motion. It's just information.” “Parenting is harder than any job you could do.” “Our boundaries are there to make it easier  for us to be who we want to be.” “When you're in your play mindset, you're setting yourself up to be more curious and open to possibilities.” “The people-pleasing tendency is a trauma response. It's a trauma response called fawning.” “Tending to our own needs is a way of caring better for others.” “Boundaries are less about no and more about saying yes to what matters.” “Boundaries are one way we can support ourselves in being who we want to be with greater ease.” - Stella Grizont Click here for the show notes and extra resources.

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The Art of Parenting provides parents and caregivers support and encouragement as we nurture and guide the next generation. Do you struggle with your child’s demanding or frustrating behaviors? Do you find yourself spread way too thin trying to figure out this whole “parenting puzzle” (such as tantrums, hitting or biting, wanting a better relationship with your child, sibling rivalry, potty training, co-sleeping, etc.)? The Art of Parenting podcast, with your host Jeanne-Marie Paynel, is intended to help you decipher children's needs and learn how to better provide for them. I’ll be sharing simple tips and tricks that will make a huge difference in your home while giving you the support and encouragement you deserve to enhance and enrich your parenting experience. Each week I’ll be helping you find clarity and solutions to your toughest parenting problems through Q&A sessions and inspirational conversations with world-renowned experts in a variety of fields. Topics range from Montessori and RIE parenting methods to positive discipline, respectful and conscious parenting, minimalism and more! Parenting was never meant to be done alone and The Art of Parenting is here to debunk the general consensus that it has to be hard.