078: Happy, Happy, Happy! feat. Kat Frati

I always thought it was wrong to admit you were happy. So, I've always been very careful keep my happiness to myself and quickly give myself a shitty thought to take it down a notch. Wait for the other shoe to drop, cause it will. Kat Frati admits she's happy and teaches how to be happy. So, f*** it I will admit to the days that I feel happy. I will call out those moments! I am happy right now! Okay, I'm just going to go a little at a time that felt really false and weird. Show notes Kat Frati is a happiness coach, and incredibly successful entrepreneur. How do you become a happiness coach? "It's a full time job being me." -Kat Frati Just go for it, be happy, the sky is the limit. Let things go, put good things into your body that will slow down the aging process. Forgiveness is key, mind, body, spirit is a balance. You must work everyday to clear out the bad. Who were some of the people that you follow? Are there books you read? Do you follow some meditations? Kat had a turning point when she got divorced, and began exploring spiritual leaders. Oprah Winfrey´s Soul Series with Eckhart Tolle Part 1 We have to learn to remove our own roadblocks. You don't really understand what it is until you start loving yourself. Kat made a point to buy herself flowers every week. Began to take herself to the movies, going and taking the time to go downtown and explore the city and going on mini vacations by herself. Her advice? Avoid mirrors, work within. Katherine Hepburn, had wrinkles but she was still beautiful. Own the wrinkles, envelope them into your beauty. "I have never had a lightbulb moment, I have never gone oh my gosh everything looks different. And I don't want to have to take mushrooms to get there." -Lisa Orkin #honestlylisa Do you meditate everyday? Meditation can come in many forms, it can be as simple as grabbing a cup of coffee, sitting on your deck, and checking in with yourself. If you could go to dinner with anybody in the whole world who would that be? Doreen Virtue How do you see yourself leaving this realm? I'm putting it in my head that I am going to live until 105, that's the goal. Mentionables: Iron Nun Stillness Speaks - Eckhart Tolle Hillary Clinton Links for Kat Frati: Grownupgirl.com theimprovcook.com