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JOY IS NOW: WHY JOY MATTERS

In this newest THEORY segment I celebrate a year of JOY!   I share my thoughts on TIME, how it is spent no matter what, and some new fun things in store for JOY in its second year. Also, there will be cake. Give a listen, it's a good one.Thanks for being here.This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM and join the patronage support for this podcast and my daily practice journal, THESE THREE THINGS at patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer. You can also follow along with my musings at @lisaandersonshaffer on Instagram. A special thanks to my affiliate friends at OSEA - the makers of clean seaweed skincare. Save 10% on your OSEA purchase with this special link and code JOYISNOW10. ...

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JOY IS NOW: THESE THREE THINGS WITH SAMANTHA DION BAKER

I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion,  renowned Brooklyn full-time illustrator, artist, and author of Draw Your Day, Draw Your Day Sketchbook, Draw Your World, and upcoming Draw Your Day For Kids, SAMANTHA DION BAKER. We talk self doubt, emotional resets, and and how self deprecation can become a self fulfilling prophecy.She says, "the art you choose to hang on your walls might not be what you are creating. The idea is that eventually your skills and style will catch up to your aesthetic."Join us, it's a good one! JOY IS NOW is sponsored by listeners like you! visit LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM to join the community and become a one time or recurring patron of the podcast.A special thanks to...

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JOY IS NOW: THESE THREE THINGS WITH AARON ESTRADA PH.D

I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, licensed Clinical Psychologist and Psychology & Child Development Department associate professor and graduate program supervisor at Cal Poly and my very first psychotherapy office mate, AARON ESTRADA Ph.D.  Join us on a journey behind the scenes of psychotherapy! We talk what methods we think are most effective, what change really looks like - spoiler alert, it's slow, and what we think psychotherapists should tell their clients about therapy. He says, "Caring doesn't mean agreeing." That just gave me all the feels.Listen in, it's a good one! This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM along with patronage support for this podcast...

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WHY GERANIUMS BLOOM

T H E   P O D C A S T  For the first THEORY episode of SEASON 2 I decided to do a little something different. This episode is a reading from my daily writing mediation project and book, THESE THREE THINGS. I have been writing three things I learn each day every single day for nearly 5 years. It is a practice that has transformed my life, ad one that has had many different iterations over these past years. Most recently, I felt the need to write longer pieces that I work on each day and then publish at the week's end in the Lisa Anderson Shaffer Newsletter. This episode is a reading of one of my essays, along...

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JOY IS NOW: THESE THREE THINGS WITH CLAUDIA GOETZELMANN

This week I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS discussion, renowned Los Angeles based photographer and art director, she is an End of Life Doula and Spiritual Life Coach, and founder of Permission to Bloom Coaching and returning Season 1 JOY IS NOW guest, the multi talented, CLAUDIA GOETZELMANN! We talk death, big and small, how love is at the heart of loss, and why right now is the best practice for living an abundant life. She says, "Death is also about love and aliveness. When we talk about death, it also shows us how we loved."Join the conversation, it's a good one.  JOY IS NOW is sponsored by listeners like you! visit LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM to join the community and become...

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