JOY IS NOW

JOY IS NOW

JOY IS NOW the podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life with host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast. lisaandersonshaffer.substack.com

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October 2, 2022 10 mins

This week marks the final episode of JOY IS NOW.  I discuss my decision to end such an incredibly fun and joyful project and why ending now is a completely new experience for me. Thank you so much for listening. It has been an honor to have you here. While Joy is coming to a close, I’m not done with podcasting. Moving forward, all Joy episodes will be available for my newsletter subscribers - you can sign up at the link below. And ...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.This week I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, Psychic Medium, Multidimensional Channeler, Visual Artist and Mother, MARY GRISEY.

We discuss COMPASSION and how to practice it on ourselves and within the greater collective. 

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September 18, 2022 52 mins

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a These Three Things segment discussion, San Francisco artist, art book editor and author of seven books, including The Secret Art of Being A Grown-Up and How Art Can Make You Happy and How Time is On Your Side, and...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, Oakland based clinical scientist, creative entrepreneur and complex problem solver working on co-designing innovative solutions to equity challenges within our communities, a...

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September 4, 2022 11 mins

This week, I dig into some emerging thoughts growing out of my research on feedback. I discuss why skateboarding communities and art schools are feedback unicorns and how the success of these feedback systems can be applied to other systems…it's a work in progress. 

Listen in, it's a good one!

Thank you so much for being here.

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, Michigan based licensed clinical psychologist to Gen Zers, and founder of the app-based psychoeducational service Therapy Bootcamp, Dr. Melanie McNally. Melanie shares three ...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION discussion, San Francisco based jewelry designer and consultant wielding her torch like a real badass for good, SHARON ZIMMERMAN. 

We talk RESILIENCE, how we don't think it is as important as it seems and how it...

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August 14, 2022 10 mins

In this newest THEORY segment I  share  more thoughts on the the art of process, how it needs to be less precious, and how I've embraced the wilderness of my experience bridging the data of science and the wilds of creativity.  Listen in, it's a good one!

Thank you so much for being here.

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August 7, 2022 55 mins

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, renowned Bay Area artist, fine arts professor, author of A Field Guide to Color and the newly released Color Meditation Deck, LISA SOLOMON.  We talk FEEDBACK and how our shared lessons learn...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, emeritus professor at University of Minnesota, world-renowned developer of the theory of ambiguous loss, pioneer in the interdisciplinary study of family stress management, a...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS SEGMENT discussion, teacher, writer, and researcher ABBE GREENBERG along with social worker and special education advocate MAGGIE SARACHEK otherwise known as the ANXIETY SISTERS and co-authors o...

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July 17, 2022 9 mins

In this newest THEORY segment I  share my thoughts on the ups and downs of process, along with how to be stuck with patience and grace. Just kidding. More like how to not have an epic tantrum while being stuck in the process. Or how to have an epic tantrum and still be in the process.Listen in, it's a good one!

Thank you so much for being here.

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, musician, punk enthusiast, dad, and Chief Operating Officer at P.F Candle Co, THOMAS NEUBERGER.

THOMAS shares his most memorable life lessons on failure, letting go and uncert...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.Today I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, musician, punk enthusiast, dad, and Chief Operating Officer at P.F Candle Co, THOMAS NEUBERGER.

We talk ANGER in punk rock, injustice, and even in meditation. Listen in, it's a good one...

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June 26, 2022 52 mins

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, decision coach, positive developmental psychology scholar, owner of Yes&, and author of Ready Enough: Your 7-Step Guide for Life's Hardest Decisions, MARIN LAUKKA.

We talk GUILT and how to ma...

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June 19, 2022 5 mins

In this newest THEORY segment I  share my thoughts on the significance feedback plays in systems health and introduce you to my latest research study!Listen in, it's a good one!

Thank you so much for being here.

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June 12, 2022 54 mins

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.This week I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, Co-Founder and Head of School at Millennium School in San Francisco, founder of Argonaut an online program to bring social-emotional learning to students virtually, recip...

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Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.

I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, Bay Area co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, founder of Chaos to Calm and mom and ambassador of sanity, wellbeing and calm JENNA HERMANS.

Jenna shares her most ...

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May 29, 2022 6 mins

In this newest THEORY segment I  share the only life hack you'll ever need.  Have a guess? Listen in, it's a good one!

Thank you so much for being here.

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May 22, 2022 44 mins

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I’m your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, Bay Area co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, founder of Chaos to Calm and mom and ambassador of sanity, wellbeing and calm JENNA HERMANS.

Thank you so much for being here.

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