Kourting Happiness has an expert that will take you from chaos to calm. Holly Erin Copeland is a former conservation scientist turned Human Potential Coach, NeuroMeditation Teacher, and Sound Healer. Holly shares a mindful 10 Minute Best Life Hack to Create a Clear and Awakened Mind. She guides us out of the muddy waters of the thinking mind to live in flow joyfully and effortlessly from our inner compass.
Dec 30, 2021•52 min•Ep. 66
It's the holidays, and many of us are excited about the time off from work. For some, it may mean being away from Scrooge in the office. Workplace bullying can hurt our mental health and the bottom line. Dr. Kortni Alston of the Kourting Happiness podcast talks with an expert that will help you reclaim your time and sanity. Linda Crockett is known for pioneering the first and only full-service workplace bullying and harassment center in Canada. The Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resour...
Dec 23, 2021•54 min•Ep. 65
Welcome to episode 64. We have an incredible expert that will transform your life. She is known as a magical manifester – but before that, her day job was as a Homeland Security Attorney. Now --- she is a Happiness Coach and Inspirational speaker. Meg Nocero is the author of Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief . She shares the loss of her beloved mother’s breast cancer battle as well as her grieving process and personal metamorphosis....
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 64
Stress can cost us. The American Psychological Association estimates that more than $500 billion is siphoned off from the U.S. economy because of workplace stress, and 550 million workdays are lost yearly due to stress on the job. Work culture and environment are essential for our physiology and happiness. We have an expert who will empower you. Dr. Stefan Zavalin is the founder of Love to Move. He helps organizations address sedentary aspects of work and how we should evolve our desk jobs....
Dec 09, 2021•40 min•Ep. 63
Imagine living the life you love. We have a guest who will help you make it a reality. Get ready to meet Chantal Cox. She is a speaker and transformation NeuroCoach. Chantal is the author of Create A Life You Love and the host of the Create A Life You Love podcast. This extraordinary expert will inspire you to live your best life.
Dec 02, 2021•53 min•Ep. 62
Do you think about work often, especially during the holidays? Are you a manager looking to implement workplace well-being at your company? We have a solution-oriented approach to wellness that will serve you. Dr. Ashley Bryant will help you get better PULSE at work. This innovative psychotherapist shares her 5-part framework of P.U.L.S.E, which can cultivate your workplace well-being strategy.
Nov 25, 2021•52 min•Ep. 61
Psychotherapist Lisa Tahir joins the Kourting Happiness podcast to discuss how to heal. She is the founder of Psychoastrology and endorsed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Her book, The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness, will empower you. Her work provides a transformative prescription of psychology, spirituality, and taking personal responsibility.
Nov 18, 2021•59 min•Ep. 60
Have you thought about having more fun at work? Or, what if you can’t even imagine both delight and work in the same sentence? We have the perfect scholar and author that will help you find joy in your job. Dr. Kathryn Owler’s academic research will teach you practical strategies that will unleash job happiness. Dr. Kathryn is the Director of the Happiness at Work Coach. Her mission is to provide easy-to-follow and empirically proven steps to help those bored, frustrated, and unhappy at work. Dr...
Nov 11, 2021•56 min•Ep. 59
Have you ever gone to work and faked being fine? It is when you pretend nothing is wrong with you. Melanie Gibson will empower you to never fabricate your emotions. She is a Speaker and Author of Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts . She has made it her mission to help individuals talk about mental health at work. Melanie shares her journey and provides tips to help you focus on your workplace well-being.
Nov 04, 2021•59 min•Ep. 58
Are you ready to live happier? Life Purpose Coach, Speaker, and Author Shelley Meche'tte talks with Dr. Kortni Alston of the Kourting Happiness podcast. She discusses her book 70 Days of Happy and how smiling can help you find joy. Shelley will encourage you to say three words that can change your outlook, and she will teach you how to practice gratitude for a job that you are ready to quit. Shelley will help you get unstuck and become unstoppable.
Oct 28, 2021•46 min•Ep. 57
Are you ready to unlearn parenting? We have the perfect guide that will help you become a student of your children. Danielle Bettmann is a parenting coach and founder of Wholeheartedly. She is also a host of the Failing Motherhood podcast. She will have you embrace messy, make meaning, and rewire your mindset. Learn more about how a family business plan can help you build core values that empower your entire household.
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 56
Have you often thought about creating a career with no limits? We have a podcast guest that will empower you to transform your life and focus on what she likes to call soul work. Dr. Sonya McCoy-Wilson joins the Kourting Happiness studio with our host, Dr. Kortni Alston. She is a Dean of Arts and Sciences, Executive Coach, and Consultant. Learn more about creating change in your life, strategies for getting a doctorate, and designing a career with unlimited possibilities.
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 55
Are you the last person to ask for help? Do you find it difficult to say it? If so, this is the perfect episode for you. Dr. Kortni Alston discusses four tips that will empower to get support. Learn what a better persuasive approach to asking for help is. And what science says. Plus, Dr. Kortni talks about a few vulnerable moments in her life and how asking for help -- saved the day.
Oct 07, 2021•25 min•Ep. 54
Welcome to episode 53. Are looking to write, create, paint, dream big, build a business, or take that leap into living a life you love? We have our top 6 podcasts that will help you with creativity, marketing, and starting a business. Learn more about these podcasts that our host, Dr. Kortni Alston, can't live without.
Sep 30, 2021•29 min
Cue the confetti! It's time to celebrate you and the one-year anniversary of the Kourting Happiness Podcast. Our Host, Dr. Kortni Alston, shares her journey with becoming a podcaster and creating a show fueled by positive psychology. She also helps you savor your accomplishments and inspires you to take a leap for any goal that is living inside of you. Let's celebrate!
Sep 23, 2021•34 min•Ep. 52
Just days after losing a beloved family member, Dr. Kortni Alston shares the value of grief, gratitude, and growth. She discusses how gratitude has helped her with grieving and savoring memories. Find out how it can help you. Plus, Dr. Kortni also shares the difference between growing through as opposed to going through adversity. Learn more about her journey, and how it can help you with loss, love, and legacy.
Sep 16, 2021•32 min•Ep. 51
Cue the confetti! We are celebrating our 50th episode with a special presentation of our pilot episode of the Kourting Happiness Live only on LinkedIn Live. Our host, Dr. Kortni Alston, sits down with Tira Murray. She is the Founder of the Female Academic. Professor Murray shares how she utilizes Instagram lives to grow her community, build connections, and create a happy place for women in academia. Join our newsletter, Well-Being Works, only on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/we...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 50
When we suffer loss, we often grieve. Losses can result in more than death, and it can include: divorce, diminished health, job layoff, and more. Grief can dim our light. It can also make it challenging to experience joy. We have a solution that can help — Finding Happiness After Loss is an online course, which provides lessons in resilient grieving, forgiveness, self-compassion, and more. In honor of our host and happiness scholar, Dr. Kortni Alston's late mother, the course will be offered for...
Sep 02, 2021•25 min•Ep. 49
We have a special presentation just for you. It's our thank-you for supporting the Kourting Happiness Podcast. We will air a special presentation of Kourting Happiness Live, which is our program that's exclusively on LinkedIn. As a special thank you -- we are airing it on this episode. We sit down with Ardenia Myrick to discuss Mindfulness at Work. She is an international speaker, trainer, and coach. Plus, one title that I am so grateful to call her is – friend. You will learn how she created a ...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 48
Are you ready to live a joyful life? We have an expert that exudes it. Jan Hoath is a Joy Mentor as well as Speaker, Writer, and Coach. She helps entrepreneurs learn how to approach their business and life more authentically. Jan also provides a unique blend to her approach of finding happiness and fulfillment.
Aug 19, 2021•50 min•Ep. 47
She left the corporate world to follow her inner guidance. Now, Dmitria Burby is a healer and author. She joins the Kourting Happiness studio to talk with us about how self-discovery can unlock happiness. Dmitria helps her clients reconnect and rediscover themselves. She will help you do just that. Learn how you can stay true to yourself to follow your inner voice too.
Aug 12, 2021•43 min•Ep. 46
Reduce workplace stress by laughing out loud. Dr. Kortni Alston talks with Pete Cann, the laughter man, about laughter yoga. He tells us what it is, the benefits, and how he became a Laughter Yoga facilitator. Pete and Dr. Kortni have a few laughs talking about how levity can level up your well-being at work and home.
Aug 05, 2021•44 min•Ep. 45
Have you thought about creating a community or nonprofit? If so, we have the perfect expert for you. Sarah Colón-Harris is the founder of She Flew the Coop. She is an award-winning journalist that believes in helping women find their voice. In addition, she is a visionary leader and has been honored as one of the top 50 most influential women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sarah will help you face your fears and focus on your journey.
Jul 29, 2021•56 min•Ep. 44
Do you often think that your happy place is creating an online business? We have an expert that will empower you. Dawn Marcotte is the author of Success Guaranteed: 9 Lies Online Entrepreneurs Need To Know. She shares strategies and stories of entrepreneurs that will transform your journey. You can purchase Dawn's book and learn more about her community in our Happiness Library: https://www.drkortnialston.com/dawn-marcotte
Jul 22, 2021•51 min•Ep. 43
According to a study by Thrive Global, 80 percent of employees hoped their employer invested in helping them feel empowered and resilient at work. Our host, Dr. Kortni Alston, shares the works of Sarah Lewis, the author of Positive Psychology in Business: 101 Workplace Ideas and Applications. Dr. Kortni talks about how you can infuse positive psychology into your organization to create a culture that showcases your team's strengths. Learn more by visiting our Happiness Library: https://www.drkor...
Jul 15, 2021•20 min•Ep. 42
Trauma, like words, is powerful; it can change a life forever. Hector Contreras shares the resilient journey that helped him create his first children’s book, Carlos Finds Courage. He talks with Kourting Happiness Host, Dr. Kortni Alston, about his healing steps and life lessons. You can purchase Hector's book, Carlos Finds Courage, on our website at: https://www.drkortnialston.com/podcast/episode41
Jul 08, 2021•46 min•Ep. 41
Nominated as the Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech. Perrine Farque has provided strategy for leading companies, including Facebook, PagerDuty, and Pivotal. She has served as a manager for many teams and worked across multicultural groups. As a result, Perrine knows first-hand what makes an organization succeed. She shares just that in her book, Inclusion: the Ultimate Secret for an Organization's Success. She talks with our Host Dr. Kortni Alston about cultivating diverse and inclusive te...
Jul 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 40
Welcome to episode 39. Imagine transforming your life by reframing your narrative. Jamie Lerner can help you do just that. She is a Well-Being Therapist and the Author of The Ever-Loving Essence of You. She shares how to change your life by changing your storyline with Dr. Kortni Alston, the Founder, and Host of Kourting Happiness. This is an episode that will empower you and your next chapter. You can purchase Jamie's book on our website: https://www.drkortnialston.com/jamielerner
Jun 24, 2021•29 min•Ep. 39
Welcome to episode 38. Are you ready to level up your self-care routine with gratitude? This is the perfect episode for you. Our host, Dr. Kortni Alston, shares the top 3 musts that she lives by. She discusses the science of gratitude and how these resources can help. Join the Kourting Happiness Podcast Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/683431425607990
Jun 17, 2021•29 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to episode 37. Do you often say to yourself, "I'm too old to do that?" Or, I am so late, I can't do it now. This episode will have you break free and break up with that mindset. Our host, Dr. Kortni Alston, discusses the value of how we see things. This inspirational show is all about cheering you on to accomplish your vision.
Jun 10, 2021•19 min•Ep. 37
