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On this episode with psychologist Robin Salyer Fleischer, we learn about the many mental and physical benefits of laughter, the healing power of pets, some solid self-care tips, and how "attitude equals altitude."__________________________________________________________________________Robin Salyer Fleischer is a Certified Laughter Leader-E, an Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy Provider, Board Certified Counselor, Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider, Certified Career Coach, and a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional. When is comes to therapy and well-being, she believes in an integrative, holistic approach. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 35 years and has 3 children, and 2 grandchildren, and five fur children, in the form of dogs. The larger four, three Leonbergers and a German Shephard, participate in her canine-assisted therapy. https://www.robinfcounseling.com/

On this episode of Broad Seeks Bliss with Mark Royse, we learn about the Buddhist teaching of the three poisons, greed, hatred, and disillusion; how both meditation and putting pen to paper in writing exercises are powerful paths to self-discovery; and that our breath is the beginning and the end, and should be turned to often for comfort and calm.________________________________________________________________________Mark J. Royse is a queer Kentucky contemplative.  As a writer and artist, Mark makes field notes on life, love, and liberation.  He is currently in training to become a meditation teacher, and he's tickled to be an ordained preceptor of the Universal Life Church.  He is the general manager of RADIOLEX. He served as Executive Director of AVOL (AIDS Volunteers, Inc.) and has worked with a variety of other local non-profits including JustFundKY, LexArts, and Beaux-Arts Ball. Mark is a graduate of the theatre program at the University of Kentucky and an alum of the Governor’s Scholar Program.

On this episode with Certified Mind-Body Eating Coach, Holistic Herbalist, and Cosmic Consultant Nishaan Sandhu, we learn about the connection between gut health and happiness; that new moon intention setting is powerful magic; and the importance of getting rid of the things that drain your energy and replacing them with that which brings you pleasure.For the past fifteen years, Nishaan Sandhu has helped people ease their anxiety, insomnia, digestive issues, binge eating, mental fog, fatigue and weight imbalances through Plant Medicine, Mind-Body Eating Coaching, Astrology and Ayurveda. www.nishaan-sandhu.com

On this episode with personal trainer, Jack X. Taylor, we learn that self-care is anything that renews your energy or brings you genuine rest; the path to self-love is through self-care; and that self-love is the key to happiness. _________________________________________________________________________Jack X. Taylor is a health and wellness coach who works both in-person and online, teaching self-sufficient self-care. He uses several approaches, including strength training, nutrition coaching, meditation, and creative problem-solving strategies. Jack loves to bring out his clients innate strength, build their confidence, and help them see that they are already superheroes!email: hello@jackxtaylor.com; website: jackxtaylor.comInstagram @jackxtaylorFacebook: coachjackxtaylor

On today's episode with writer and naturalist, Sunny Montgomery, we explore the path to peace through productivity, how fun and fulfillment often lie right on the other side of fear, and learn that Mother Nature is the ultimate life coach. ________________________________________________________________________Sunny Montgomery lives in Ocoee, Tennessee in a 600-square-foot cabin she built with her partner. She is a writer and editor for Get Out Chattanooga and Chatter magazine. On summer weekends she and her partner run a taco truck on the Ocoee River.  She began her writing career in Lexington Kentucky, reading at open-mics, competing in poetry slams and, ultimately, performing with the Sisters Provocateur, a writing collective and performance troupe of made up of women writers. Her current obsession is whitewater canoeing, and she is most at peace exploring the space beyond her comfort zone on new rivers.

To further my journey from jaded to joy, I talk with Dr. Bernadette Barton on methods for achieving big bliss. Barton is Professor of Sociology and Director of Gender Studies at Morehead State University and teaches The Sociology of Happiness. In this episode, we discuss the genetic component of happiness, reframing negative thoughts, the rule of convenience, and the importance of self-love. Dr. Barton is the author of Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers (2017), Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays (2014), and The Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture is Ruining Our Society (forthcoming), and writes and lectures on contemporary issues of gender, sexuality, religion, culture, happiness, and the sex industry.