Stress Management + Resilience Tools for Your Happified Life

Host Susi Vine revisits people-pleasing and the hidden mental and emotional labor it creates, focusing on what happens next, when you find your “No". You may be feeling guilty or wanting to soften newly established boundaries, however Susi invites you to notice that patterns of being the helper or peacekeeper may be tied to identity and self-worth, to practice tuning into quieter signals of what you truly want and ways in whi...

Susi Vine is joined by Dr. Gary Sprouse, a retired primary care physician who now uses hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming to help people reduce stress and access their “happy place.” The author of ‘Highway to Your Happy Place: A Roadmap to Less Stress,’ Dr. Sprouse describes “stress blindness,” distinguishes stressors from stress responses, and outlines “happy place” rooms, suc...

Host Susi Vine speaks directly to people pleasers about why it can feel easier to defend loved ones than to protect one’s own peace, exploring the intersection of boundaries, self-care, and authentic self-expression. She distinguishes kindness from people-pleasing, and uncovers the emotions like fear, guilt, obligation, anxiety, and conflict avoidance that continue the pattern. Listeners can practice tuning in to whether a &l...

Dr. Amy Behimer joins Susi on Happified to share her tools refined in her own work to meet the challenges of myriad autoimmune diagnoses, including multiple sclerosis at the age of 27.  As a Doctor of Pharmacy and National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, she brings a truly complementary approach to restoring autoimmune health through optimized inner and outer habits, including mindset, nutrition and restorative pr...

Host Susi Vine shares Bach flower essences as a key tool in her stress resilience toolkit to help balance big, overwhelming emotions without numbing them. She describes current stressors—caregiving, relationship strain, social and political division, troubling news, financial uncertainty—and explains the important messages our emotions are trying to deliver, the power of emotional vocabulary, and encourages curiosity, f...

Host Susi Vine welcomes Terry Healey, an author, business strategist, keynote speaker, and a facial cancer survivor, to discuss overcoming adversity and building resilience. Diagnosed at 20 with a rare fibrosarcoma, Healey underwent more than 30 procedures while finishing UC Berkeley and beginning a high-tech career. He describes losing confidence and hitting rock bottom, then rebuilding his confidence and self-esteem through refle...

Host Susi Vine shares reflections after returning to Southern California from a seven-day Camino de Santiago experience on the Camino Portugués as a “champagne pilgrim.” Calling upon the Camino’s long history and significance, she describes surprises and lessons picked up along the way, adopting a new rhythm and noticing the extensive economy of supporting pilgrims along the Camino. Tune in for a mindful perspecti...

Host Susi Vine welcomes Belgian-born modern nomad Johan Depraetere, now based in the UK, whose path spans professional football, global living across Brussels, Boston, New York, Barcelona, London, and Seoul, travel to nearly 100 countries, leadership in the energy transition industry, coaching research scientists at Cancer Research UK, and publishing his book, ‘Pick Your Gummy Bear’. Johan shares his take on the “...

Host Susi Vine reflects on travel as an antidote to chronic stress, encouraging listeners to take a vacation, extended weekend, or even a local getaway to step outside routines, cultivate awe and curiosity, and return with clarity and perspective. As she prepares to walk a portion of the Camino Portugués to Santiago de Compostela, she describes how new environments and language barriers create potential for presence, adaptability, ...

Host Susi Vine interviews Carolyn Cahn, RN and success coach, about helping people break through blocks such as low self-esteem, ADHD, burnout, procrastination, and stress-driven avoidance habits. With 35+ years’ experience and training in NLP, IEMT, hypnosis, and other modalities, Cahn shares her nursing path from ER to corrections, how continued education led her into hypnosis and other complementary tools that support radi...

Host Susi Vine wants you to know that you don’t just need more tools to “calm down.” Discover why feeling dysregulated is not a weakness and shouldn’t be bypassed with false positivity or nervous system tools in order to avoid overwhelming emotions. Beneficial stress can strengthen resilience, and emotions carry meaningful signals about boundaries, safety, and unmet needs. She explains sympathetic versus par...

Ashley Koff, author of “Your Best Shot” and registered dietitian, joins Susi Vine in this episode of Happified to pull back the curtain on the new model of weight health in the age of GLP-1 hormone therapy treatments like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound. 

As the founder of the Better Nutrition Program, Ashley shares her experience in guiding patients to weight health, decoding the “alphabet soup” of hormon...

Host Susi Vine returns with an episode delving into the emotional roots of stress, and how emotional awareness can not only reduce daily friction but even lighten your load of chronic stress. Once you understand that there are no “bad” emotions—only uncomfortable ones—and that habits like overworking, scrolling, and judging are really defensive patterns of numbing or avoiding feelings, then you see how core ...

This week, Susi Vine explores the potential of a shift from our productivity-driven western lifestyle to one that embraces rest as an essential part of growth and well-being. It’s time to recognize that rest is not avoidance, weakness, or procrastination, but rather an essential part of wisdom, integration, and preparation! Learn how to celebrate the integration that comes from rest and how it can help you thrive in the new y...

In this Thanksgiving episode of Happified, host Susi Vine explores the transformative gifts of forgiveness. Discover the emotional, mental, and physical benefits of forgiveness, including reduced stress, better sleep, and improved heart health. You’ll be inspired to see forgiveness as a powerful self-care practice that can enhance your wellbeing and relieve emotional burdens, fostering resilience and restoring longevity. Whet...

This week, Susi invites you to create a more heartfelt and authentic holiday season by focusing on what lights you up. Discover the power of the pause, and ways to avoid the end-of-year rush, with the cultural pressure to achieve more. By knowing your boundaries, prioritizing rest, and cultivating meaningful experiences, you can reclaim your peace and joy throughout the “holly daze”. Susi emphasizes the power of the pau...

This week on Happified, host Susi Vine invites you to look back on 2025 with grace, emphasizing that growth is often non-linear and personal progress isn't always visible. As the end of the year rapidly approaches, listeners are urged to reflect on their journey with curiosity and self-compassion. Susi shares personal insights and lessons of grace and resilience, and the opportunity to review what has been learned, what you're prou...

Join host Susi Vine in an inspiring conversation with Kamini Wood, an author, podcast host, and certified life coach specializing in helping high achievers, teens, and parents manage stress, anxiety, and perfectionism. Kamini shares her journey from a project manager to a life coach, driven by her own experiences with high achievement and parenting. Discover the power of positive psychology, the importance of emotional intelligence...

Join host Susi Vine in this deeply inspiring interview with Isabelle Daikeler, a holistic wellness expert and healer.  Isabelle shares her transformative journey, from her early career expectations in the film industry to facing numerous physical and emotional challenges that led her to discover traditional Chinese medicine and other healing modalities, and how these experiences fueled her passion for helping others find inner...