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Wanna know the science behind being happier? Check out this week's episode with Tedx speaker and happiness expert Tia Graham.

Tia Graham shares some powerful stuff about choosing happiness, managing triggers, and transforming childhood trauma.

From practical happiness frameworks to deeply personal stories about motherhood and healing, this episode is jammed packed with valuable tools for anyone looking to increase their joy and emotional regulation.

Episode Highlights:

• The SPIRE framework for wellbeing: Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational, and Emotional
• Why some people are naturally happier than others (and what we can all do about it)
• How childhood trauma can impact our adult relationships and parenting
• Practical tools for managing triggers and regulating your nervous system
• The power of short, meaningful connections with friends

Key Takeaways:

• The MEDS Framework for Daily Happiness

• Three Ways to Increase Happiness

• Tools for Managing Triggers

Guest Spotlight:

Tia Graham is a happiness expert and speaker who helps working moms find peace, joy, and emotional regulation. After transforming her own relationship with happiness through both personal experience and scientific study, she now leads the Calm Working Moms Collective.

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: "Self Compassion" by Dr. Kristen Neff
• Free Resource: 30 Self-Care Practices in 5 Minutes or Less at www.calmworkingmoms.com/selfcare
• The Calm Working Moms Collective

Perfect For Listeners Who:

• Want to increase their daily happiness
• Struggle with emotional triggers
• Are working through childhood trauma
• Need practical self-regulation tools
• Want to build stronger relationships

Quotable Moments:

"Happiness is a choice and it's something that you have agency over."

"Everyone can make it better for themselves... there is a component of choice and agency, and that's really around your thoughts, your behaviors, your responses."

Timestamp Highlights:

[00:01:23] Tia's journey into happiness research
[00:04:17] Understanding happiness set points
[00:04:51] The SPIRE framework explained
[00:12:33] Personal story about childhood trauma
[00:17:14] Practical tools for emotional regulation
[00:21:25] Free self-care resource introduction

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