Happy Hunters

Happy Hunters

Happy Hunters is a weekly podcast designed to inspire and empower you! Each Tuesday, Molly + Jonathan Pooler interview everyday self-identified happy people of various backgrounds, work situations, and lifestyles. There's no right way to experience happiness, there's no one formula that works for all people. Through these stories, they will showcase a multitude of ways to experience happiness and practical methods on how to take action on finding your joy.

Episodes

October 1, 2019 30 mins

On today’s episode, we have the honor of speaking with Amanda Sandlin. Amanda has been a freelance artist for the past five years and has had to embrace going with the flow, accepting changes and shifts, and owning her purpose to experience her joy. 

We wanted to let you know that this week’s episode will be the last of our first season. 

We want to thank YOU, our listeners, for tuning in each week! So THANK YOU! ...

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Today, we have Dave Meyers joining us. He talks about how he creates joy in almost anything he does. No matter how difficult the situation is, he will find joy in some aspect or he finds the lesson to be learned.

You can learn more about Dave and his weaving on his Facebook page Wrap ‘round Fabrics.

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Today’s interview is with Katherine Oregel, who believes that self care doesn’t need to look like a fancy spa day - it can simply be staying present in the moment while you drink your tea. As a business owner and stay at home mother of a five year old daughter, Katherine has to remember there’s only so many hours in a day and when she gets stressed or overwhelmed to simply breathe. She has learned that forgiveness isn’t for the oth...

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September 10, 2019 30 mins

Today’s interview is with Esther Park, who knows that we all make mistakes and that happiness comes from what we do with those mistakes. Esther has had a long relationship with meditation that she believes has changed her life and given her access to happiness and contentment. She practices gratitude daily and believes our language is more powerful than we realize. 

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September 3, 2019 49 mins

On today’s episode, Molly is speaking with Allie McFee, a transformative healer leading the way in women’s health. Allie shares her wisdom with us on redefining self, looking at hardships as opportunities, and really learning about and acting from the mind and body connection. 

If you want to learn more about Allie, check out her web site https://www.moderngoddesslifestyle.com/

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Today’s interview is with Barbara Rossen, a risk-taker, a friend, a therapist, a dreamer, and a go-getter. Barbara believes in following what feels good and changing what doesn’t. She refuses to run from difficult situations and hard feelings and believes we must go deep to experience joy. 

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August 20, 2019 23 mins

On this week’s episode, Athena Garcia is sharing with us all about how she practices mindfulness and gratitude, even when she’s afraid or uncomfortable. Athena has had to learn how to really be herself, let go of control, and start to enjoy her life because hey - life is short and it feels good to be silly. 



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August 13, 2019 42 mins

Today’s interview is with G Okuma, a writer who devotes her time to helping others and making art. She has learned over the years that writing ignites her passion for life and helps her pay attention to the little things. G experiences great joy by using her writing as a tool to reach out and hold space for others, as she lacked this kind of emotional support in her youth. G believes that happiness is available to us all if we’re s...

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August 6, 2019 18 mins

Today we are with High School Math Teacher, Tim Hurley, a man who’s friends get irritated by his perpetual happiness. He simply believes dwelling isn’t worth the time and that we need to stop taking the little good things for granted and start looking at the big picture and appreciating what goes well.

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Today’s interview is with Dawn Smelser, who has been teaching yoga principles and practice for over twenty years. She is more than just a yoga teacher, she is a healer and a spiritual guide. With a full life, Dawn is not ashamed of napping and taking rest, she honors her emotions and encourages others to do the same. 

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July 23, 2019 27 mins

We are talking with musician and social worker JoJo Schkloven. He was a professional musician for 15 years and found that he wasn’t able to be himself in that field. So at 40, Jojo started a new career as a social worker, where he brings just as much passion as he did his music.  

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Today’s episode features Tigi Habtemariam. At just 31, Tigi has traveled the world, explored more than three different careers and is currently hitting the reset button on her life by spending a year teaching English in Japan. She shares with us about having zero regrets, continuing to look for ways to make the greatest impact for others, and her insistence on living happy now.

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Today’s episode features Marian Bach. Marian receives her strength and inner peace from relationships with others, in both giving and receiving help. Marian spent years building her self esteem which ultimately empowered her to take career risks and to go with the flow.  She’s got tons of brilliant wisdom about owning mistakes and accepting life on life’s terms. 

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Today’s episode features Justina Ercole, a performing artist in New York City who has set clear boundaries around her happiness and challenging the norm of sacrificing everything to act professionally. Justina has the most inspiring outlook on letting go of control, making time for what brings you joy, and staying in the positive. 

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Today’s episode features Ben Macri, whose humanitarian work has reminded him that our lives are small in the grand scheme of the world, that we must notice and take the opportunities as they arise, and that we must look forward, not backward - no matter what.

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June 18, 2019 22 mins

Today’s episode features Lea Lily, who believes that positive thinking WILL change your life. She used to feel anxious every day going to work and then decided - she’s not okay with that! By redefining success, acknowledging and taking ownership of the past and most importantly listening to your gut - Lea KNOWS that we are all capable of living a life that is filled with happiness - every single day.
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Today’s episode features Jean Golden, a woman who lived isolated and unfulfilled - despite tons of outwardly success. Jean describes life before and during addiction as living on a desert island and now describes her happiness as being able to enjoy human connection. She learned to accept her past and move forward with the knowledge that her happiness is a choice and a decision she must make daily, if not multiple times a day. 


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May 28, 2019 26 mins

Today’s episode features Nicole Rorer, who suddenly realized life was short and decided to take ownership of her happiness. She chose to leave a great paying salary to stay home with her children despite the fear of not having enough money or knowing how her and her husband would make ends meet. Today, Nicole loves her life and practices staying in the moment - enjoying each day instead of worrying about what’s next. 

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