Happy Me Happy Earth
by Eva Peterson
Welcome! If you’re on a mission to make the world a better place then join host Eva Peterson to learn how to expand your impact without sacrificing your health and well-being. By developing the Changemaker Mindset and tapping into the regenerative cycles of nature we can become more confident and effective agents of change. Consider each episode a permission slip to let loose and truly enjoy life! Eva is a certified Life Coach, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and climate justice activist. Find the show notes and other free resources at happymehappyearth.com.
Episodes
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054: How to End The Year Strong!
Did November creep up on anyone else?! There are just two months left in 2023, so it’s time to end the year strong and intentional! In this episode, I share a year-end review process that you can use to celebrate your past accomplishments, identify life lessons, build self-trust, and make the…
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053: Are You Living in the Past?
We all do it. We repeat the same ol' habits and the same ol' problems show up in our lives again and again. But you can change the way you show up in your relationships, work, health journey, etc. by understanding the ways that your past experiences are influencing your current life. In this...
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052: Comparing Yourself to Others
Have you constantly been told that comparing yourself to others is a bad thing? I disagree. We human beings are wired for comparison, so trying to banish it from our lives is a losing battle. It’s natural, neutral, and not a problem unless we use comparison to put ourselves down or inflate our...
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051: Self-Worth Pep Talk
If you struggle with low self-worth you’re not alone! We often think that the next promotion, publication, certification, award, or relationship will finally make us feel worthy. But once the initial good feelings wear off, we’re back where we started… searching for the next thing to boost our...
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050: Ayurvedic Travel Tips
After 6.5 years of full-time travel and digital nomad life, I have finally settled in Germany! In this episode, I share my favorite Ayurvedic travel tips from how to keep your mind and body in balance while flying to preventing jet lag. I also share the plant allies (herbs) that I use to prepare...
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049: The Moon and Your Menstrual Cycle - Part 2
Let’s dive deeper into the four phases of the moon and our menstrual cycle! Today I chat about how our energy levels, mood, creativity, and cognitive powers change and flow during each phase of our cycle so that we can work WITH our cycle and thrive! Learn how to plan your work, workouts, and...
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048: The Moon and Your Menstrual Cycle - Part 1
For so long I fought against my period. I wanted to be “on” and super productive all the time. But a woman’s hormones ebb and flow in a predictable way over the course of her monthly cycle. These hormones affect our energy levels, skin, nutritional needs, mood, mindset, motivation, sex drive…...
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047: Tap Into the Benefits of Sunlight (Surya Snan)
Sunlight exposure regulates our hormones, strengthens our bones, and improves our skin. So it’s not a surprise that the sun is revered in Ayurveda and other ancient health systems. Every aspect of our health and well-being is influenced by the rhythms of the sun, and yet most of us spend the...
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046: Reclaiming Our Body Wisdom & Feminine Energy with Natalie Small
Today I’m joined by my dear friend Natalie Small - founder of the Groundswell Community Project. Natalie and I first met back in early 2019 in the small surf town of Huanchaco, Peru. In this episode, we talk about our shared love of surfing, the ancient, matriarchal cultures of Peru, lessons...
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045: Why You Should Add Rose to Your Summer Self-care Routine
For thousands of years, women have been using rose and rose oil to sooth stress, balance hormones, and deepen self-love. Today I dive into all the healing benefits this luxurious flower has to offer and share some simple ways that you can incorporate it into your life. Consider this episode a big...
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044: Reduce Anxiety With This Vagus Nerve Exercise
Anxiety and I are old friends, so today I share vagus nerve exercises that you can use to target your anxiety at the source and improve your ability to deal with the everyday stressors of life. I talk about what anxiety is, the role the vagus nerve plays in stress management, and how to reduce...
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043: 60-Second Nervous System Regulation Exercises for Stressful Moments
When your heart starts pounding or your mind goes blank use these quick nervous system regulation exercises to restore balance to your mind and body. Your nervous system affects every process, conscious and unconscious, that happens in your body! So I’m not exaggerating when I say that these…
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042: Understand Your Nervous System to Reduce Stress
Want to reduce your overall stress and anxiety levels? Then it’s time to befriend your nervous system! Your nervous system governs numerous processes in your body - your breathing, digestion, hormones, stress response, etc. Our nervous systems have evolved not just to help us to survive, but to...
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041: Emotional Burnout + Life Update + Season 2 Preview
Season two, baby! In this chatty first episode of the season, I share a quick life update and talk about emotional burnout, stress management, and breaking unhelpful life patterns. I also talk about the decision I’ve made to narrow the focus of my work. I’ll now be focusing solely on helping...
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040: The 5 Elements of Nature & You (Part 2 - Fire, Water, Earth)
The 5 elements of nature are constantly at play in or bodies and minds. This week I talk about how the fire, water, and earth elements express themselves in our bodies, what an elemental imbalance feels like, and what you can do to rebalance yourself if you’re feeling “off.” This is Part 2 of my...
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039: The 5 Elements of Nature & You (Part 1 - Ether & Air)
We are each born with a unique, perfect balance of the 5 elements of nature in our bodies. Many nature-based cultures and traditions, including Ayurveda, have identified these five elements as ether, air, fire, water, and earth. As we grow up we’re exposed to different challenges, climates,...
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038: Ayurvedic Summer Self-care Practices (Pitta Season)
These Ayurvedic summer self-care practices, herbs, and foods will help to keep your mind and body in balance through the hot summer months! According to Ayurvedic wisdom, a healthy lifestyle should ebb and flow with the seasons. Let’s tap into the transformative energy of the pitta season to stay...
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037: Growing up Persian-American, Social Impact Work, and Opening to Abundance with Natasha Roya Azizi
Natasha Roya Azizi is a healer, earth mama, coach, entrepreneur, and wonderful friend! She’s founded a number of social impact projects and has worked in the nonprofit space as well. In this episode, we chat about Natasha’s Persian-American heritage, the challenges of social impact work, our...
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036: What's a personal Impact Plan? + How to Create Yours!
Do you have a plan to create the change you want to see in the world? Creating a plan will bring a new level of focus, direction, and purpose to your life and work. You'll no longer have to wonder, "Am I actually making a difference in the world?" Learn what a personal Impact Plan is, why it’s so...
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035: How to be Less Self-critical
Let’s shine a light on the parts of ourselves that we criticize and dislike. I share a practical exercise, a quick meditation, and other advice that you can use to heal and become less self-critical. Find the full show notes here. The free course I mention in this episode, Identify Your North…
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034: A Guided Meditation for Grounding
Today I guide you through a meditation for grounding that you can use to sooth anxiety and reconnect to your body and the present moment. I’ve been practicing this type of grounding meditation for years and with regular use it has helped me to become a less anxious person. Use this meditation…
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033: Overcome Your Fear of Failure
Use these simple and effective exercises to overcome your fear of failure so you can move forward in life! In this episode, I talk about why so many of us struggle with the fear of failure, our brain’s motivational triad, and strategies that you can use to heal your fears and get unstuck. Find…
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032: The Gifts of Feeling Groundless
There are so many things in life that can throw us into a groundless state. Plans falling through, the latest supreme court decision, or an unexpected medical diagnosis to name a few. We feel groundless when we realize just how little control we have over our lives. It’s uncomfortable and...
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031: 8 Practical Ways to Ground Yourself
Grounding is, simply put, a self-soothing skill that anyone (yes you!) can learn. These techniques help you to come back into your body and into the present moment. Use these simple practices whenever you’re feeling “off,” anxious, and when traveling to create a sense of felt safety and...
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030: 10 Reasons the World Needs Imperfect Changemakers Like You
Get inspired by listening to these ten reasons why the world needs more imperfect changemakers like you! I also share about my personal relationship with perfectionism, how I overcome it, and how I’ve been inspired by the actions of other imperfect changemakers. Find the full show notes here. Get...
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029: What is life coaching for changemakers?
Today I’m sharing all the details about my new group coaching program - Becoming the Change: Life Coaching for Changemakers. I talk about why I created the program, who it’s for, and what to expect if you decide to join us! Enrollment is open now through Saturday, April 1st, 2023. Interested in…
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028: Ayurvedic Morning Routine & Daily Self-care (Dinacharya)
Today I share my personal Ayurvedic morning routine, nighttime routine, and other simple daily self-care practices. According to Ayurvedic wisdom, by establishing routine and ritual in our lives (daily, monthly, seasonally, etc.) we can keep our mind and body in balance and thriving. As...
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027: Volunteering in Guatemala - My Experience & Lessons Learned
In this very personal episode, I share candid reflections about my time volunteering here in Guatemala, mistakes made, lessons learned, and best practices for volunteering in your own community or abroad. Register today for my upcoming FREE workshop, Foundations for Changemaking, here! Learn more...
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026: Overcome Shiny Object Syndrome & Get Focused
This week I help you get to the root cause of your shiny object syndrome so that you can heal it. Then, I share two powerful tools that you can use to get focused and move forward. Get the free guide Self-care for Changemakers for more support in creating the change you want to see in the world...
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025: 11 Ways to Develop Kind Self-discipline
This week, I share eleven ways that you can build self-discipline. I define KIND self-discipline as, “Honoring your word and showing up for the commitments that you’ve made to yourself and others.” This version of self-discipline includes honoring your whole self (mind, body, emotions) and the...
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024: Build Self-esteem With These Ayurvedic Practices
I share some uncommon but oh-so-powerful advice and Ayurvedic practices that you can use to build your self-esteem. This topic comes directly from our community. In a recent survey, I asked, “What (if any) internal obstacles are holding you back from creating the change that you want to see in…
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023: Self-love Tips to Love Yourself More
This Valentine's Day I’m sharing tips that will help you improve the most important relationship in your life… your relationship with yourself! I chat about why I consider self-love activism and I share fun self-love tips, practices, and journal prompts that you can use today to love yourself…
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022: How to Turn Challenges Into Opportunities for Growth
When an unexpected obstacle or problem occurs you have a choice. You can respond in a way that is disempowering or you can turn life challenges into opportunities. In this episode, I share a self-reflection practice that you can use to find the good in any situation, identify life lessons, and...
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021: Imposter Syndrome
Is imposter syndrome holding you back from speaking up, going after a promotion, or creating the change you want to see in the world? In this episode, I dive into what imposter syndrome actually is, why it exists, and how we can overcome it. Spoiler Alert! Imposter syndrome is not a personal...
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020: Ayurvedic Winter Self-care Practices (Kapha Season)
Today I share Ayurvedic winter self-care practices that you can add to your daily routine in order to keep yourself grounded and in balance this winter. These practices help us to tap into the natural energetics of the kapha season in order to create movement and growth in our lives. Find the…
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019: Shame Resilience
Today I'm talking about something that no one wants to talk about: shame. Let’s go there, get uncomfortable, and build our shame resilience together. By building our shame resilience we can become more effective changemakers! When we allow ourselves to feel shame without judgment we can overcome...
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018: How to Increase Your Energy Levels Naturally
In this week’s episode, I share five incredibly effective Ayurvedic practices that you can use to increase your energy levels and heal fatigue naturally! One of the most common complaints that I hear from our community of changemakers and activist is, “I’m so exhausted and burnt out! I just don’t...
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017: My Change-making Journey & Life Lessons so Far
This week I share about my change-making journey and why I am so passionate about helping changemakers and aspiring activists create the change they want to see in the world without sacrificing their health and wellbeing. I also share some of the life lessons that I’ve learned during my 37 years…
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016: Connecting Back to Nature
In this chatty episode, I talk about how we can reconnect with nature and our true selves. I was inspired to record this episode after watching this video by Zhaawnong Webb. Find the full show notes here. Get the free guide Self-care for Changemakers for more support in creating the change you…
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015: The Five Phases of Achieving a Goal [Goal Setting Series]
There are five phases that we all go through when working towards achieving our goals. Whether you can move through each phase will determine whether or not you’ll successfully reach your goal. In this episode, I share how to identify what phase you’re in and what to focus on in order to move...
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014: How to follow through with your goals and stay motivated [Goal Setting Series]
This week I share five important follow-through tips to help you stay motivated so that you can actually reach your goals! This is the second episode in a three-part goal-setting series. Find the full show notes here. Get the free guide Self-care for Changemakers for more support in creating the...
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013: How to Set Goals That You’ll Actually Stick To [Goal Setting Series]
Are you tired of disappointing yourself over and over by not following through on your goals? You’re not alone. I too have struggled to accomplish my goals in the past, but ever since I learned that my follow-through problem was actually a planning problem I’ve approached goal setting in an...
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012: How to do a year-end review and end the year strong!
Whether last year was your best year yet or a total disaster, completing a year-end review can be a powerful self-development tool. This week on the podcast I share a year-end review process that you can use to bring closure to the past year, learn from your mistakes, celebrate your...
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011: Charitable giving tips for Giving Tuesday & beyond!
'Tis the season for charitable giving and Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, but how can you be sure that your money is going to the right place? In this episode, I share how you can find the best charities to donate to. I answer some of the most common questions that people tend to have...
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010: Build your self-confidence with these 5 powerful questions
Growing our self-confidence is one of the most important things that we can do in order to create the change that we want to see in the world. But we all struggle with self-doubt… Can I actually make a difference? Who do I think I am trying to be a leader? I’m not doing enough. I’m not (insert...
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009: The Art of Feeling Uncomfortable
We all experience negative feelings and uncomfortable emotions each and every day, yet most of us have never been taught how to deal with our emotions in a healthy way. We often try to avoid emotions such as sadness, loneliness, guilt, shame, and anger. But these feelings are a normal, natural…
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008: My Anti-racism Journey so Far
Dismantling racism within myself is a major priority in my life. And since the summer of 2020, I’ve been feeling called to talk about it more publicly. Unfortunately, I let fear keep me from speaking up. No more! This week I share why anti-racism work is so important to me, a bit about my...
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007: Fall Ayurvedic Self-care Practices (Vata Season)
Tune in for my favorite Ayurvedic fall self-care practices! I discuss the Ayurvedic approach to keeping our minds and bodies in balance with the changing weather, how to know if you’re out of balance, balancing foods for fall, fall self-care practices, and a few journal prompts to help you tap…
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006: How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed in 7 Steps
In this week’s episode, I share how to stop feeling overwhelmed in seven steps! I talk about getting clear on your priorities so that you have a clear focus, planning with self-awareness so that you can follow through, being decisive, and other steps that you can take to overcome overwhelm and…
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005: Why am I so overwhelmed?
This week I chat about a question we’ve all asked ourselves from time to time, “Why am I so overwhelmed?” I discuss the root causes of overwhelm and dissect the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions that lead to our feelings of overwhelm. And I share why we environmentalists, changemakers,...
About this show
Welcome! If you’re on a mission to make the world a better place then join host Eva Peterson to learn how to expand your impact without sacrificing your health and well-being. By developing the Changemaker Mindset and tapping into the regenerative cycles of nature we can become more confident and effective agents of change. Consider each episode a permission slip to let loose and truly enjoy life! Eva is a certified Life Coach, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and climate justice activist. Find the show notes and other free resources at happymehappyearth.com.
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