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May 27, 2026 59 min

Veena Harbaugh on Finding Your Life Force

from What Makes a Good Day?

Veena Harbaugh, a sustainability strategist, author, and change-maker, joins host Eric Benson to talk about what a good day actually feels like, and how you know when you're in one. For Veena, it comes down to two things: creativity and connection. Whether she's writing, arranging flowers, or having an unplanned two-hour lunch with a fellow author, she feels what she calls her "life force." She rarely knows it's been a good day until later — when she notices she's chatting with strangers, or that even a dentist appointment went surprisingly well. Veena Harbaugh is a sustainability strategist, writer, and change-maker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently writing Meet the Moment: How to Become and Stay a Force for Positive Change and hosts the Do-Gooders Book Club on Substack. ☕ Afuera Coffee Co. ☕ buymeacoffee.com/renourish (support the show!) Host: Eric Benson → ericbenson.re-nourish.org Listen & Subscribe: re-nourish.org/podcast Music by: John Opferkuch Follow us on Instagram: @RenourishDesign Resources mentioned in the episode: David Allen – Getting Things Done (GTD) Tiago Forte – Building a Second Brain & The PARA Method Lisa Congdon – Values Card Deck & Illustration Work The Harada Method Takashi Harada – The Harada Method: The Spirit of Self-Reliance Francis Frei – Harvard Business School / Leadership Consortium AJ Harper – Writing Workshops Laura Stone – Writing Community Veena's Do-Gooders Book Club (Substack) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow

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