Best Marie Mota Lee Affirmations Author, Positive Mindset Coach Podcasts (2025)

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101 | Social Media Affects Your Mental Health: Break the Cycle of Negative Thoughts (Affirmation to Reclaim Your Peace) 17:10

4d ago17:10

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Hello, In this episode, I’m diving into how social media can negatively affect your mental health, triggering feelings like comparison and self-doubt. If you've ever felt overwhelmed after scrolling through your feed, you're not alone! I’m sharing 3 simple things that are within your power to help you break free from this cycle and start protecting…

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100 | Celebrating 100 Episodes of Choosing Happy: Key Lessons, Listener Testimonials & What’s Next 23:03

18d ago23:03

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Hello, can you believe it? Choose Happy with Marie has reached 100 episodes, and today, we’re celebrating YOU—the amazing community that has made this journey so special! 🩷 In this milestone episode, we’re reflecting on the top 5 choose happy biggest lessons I’ve shared on the show, testimonials from our amazing listeners, and sharing insights of w…

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99 | Negative Thought Patterns that Trigger Fear and Positive Affirmation to Help Overcome Fear 14:16

1M ago14:16

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Fear can stop us in our tracks, making us unable to see a situation clearly. Negative thought patterns of catastrophizing and overgeneralizing can fuel feelings of fear. In today’s episode, I’m reviewing fear and sharing with you my go-to Choose Happy affirmation I use to help me navigate the feelings of fear so that I can determine the right next …

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98 | 3 Steps to Stop Feeling Guilty about Spending Money on Yourself When Negative Thoughts are Standing in Your Way 18:11

2M ago18:11

18:11

Hi! Have you said to yourself lately, “I would really like to do ‘x’ “ but, your negative thoughts tells you not to? Why do we feel guilty when we spend on ourselves? Not all of us feel this way but for many of us, we’ve got that negative self-talk – a voice – a script that is on constant repeat - perhaps from your mother, grandmother, partner, etc…

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97 | Stop Telling Me What to Do – 3 Ways to Embrace the Power of Choosing Happy 15:55

2M ago15:55

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Hello, Do you have people in your life who are trying to tell you how to live your life? It’s time to tell them, “Thank you, I’ll take that into consideration.” And go make your own decisions. In today’s show, I’m sharing with you 3 ways to start taking back your personal power. Enough with people telling us what to do with our life, it’s time for …

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96 | How to Eat Healthy and Exercise When You Have Negative Thoughts (Affirmation for Healthy Eating and Exercise) 19:18

2M ago19:18

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Hello, Eating healthy and exercising are common New Year's resolutions. We start the year with good intentions and then, life gets busy and well, there’s no time for that, right? There is time. We must prioritize it in our life. I know changes are not easy, especially for those of us whose negative thoughts are standing in the way of following thro…

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95 | 3 Reasons you're not living a happy life 21:09

3M ago21:09

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Hello, Another day goes by, you’re lying in bed, and your mind starts thinking about everything you did and didn’t do – especially the didn’t do. Why do those stick out? Perhaps on your ‘didn’t do’ list, you didn’t get to do anything that would make you happy today. Instead, you responded to everyone’s request of you, and you couldn’t even take you…

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94 | Add this Habit to your Morning Routine to help you Live a Happy Day: use the Morning Pages Technique to clear your mind of Negative Thoughts 21:53

3M ago21:53

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Hello, Do you wake up with negative thoughts? Fear? Worry? What if you had a platform to capture those negative thoughts? In today’s show, I’m introducing you to Julia Cameron’s “morning pages” from her Artist’s Way book. They are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, ideally done first thing shortly after you wake up. This morn…

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93 | How can I be Happy? Use your Word of the Year (5 Steps to Choose your Word of the Year) 21:01

4M ago21:01

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Hello, What if we started this new year setting us up to succeed in ‘being happy’ instead of yet another failed new year resolution? In today’s show, I’m sharing with you one of my happiness hacks called the Word of the Year to guide me in being happy this year. I’ve been doing this for the past few years, and it has helped me break free from the n…

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92 | 3 Ways to End the Year on a Positive Note: Journal Prompts + Positive Affirmation 15:37

4M ago15:37

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Hello, Are you thinking about all the negative things that happened this past year? You know you don’t have to do that? You can choose to think about the good things. In today’s show, I’m inviting you to look at how you’ve lived your year and how you’ve chosen happy this past year. You’ll learn 3 ways to end the year on a positive note. Thank you f…

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91 | Want to Positively Influence Your Family to be Happy? 3 Ways to Use Positive Affirmations 12:46

5M ago12:46

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Hello, Do you wish your family would just stop being so negative? Whether it’s our partner, kids, parents and even friends/colleagues, why can’t they see the positive in life? 😕 We can’t change other people. It’s hard enough to change ourselves. But, what we can do is influence them by our words and actions. In today’s show, you will learn 3 ways i…

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90 | 3 Benefits of Positive Affirmations for our Mental Health at Work + Sharing a Workplace Example 16:14

5M ago16:14

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Hello, Are you feeling stressed at work lately? Do you come home exhausted and the first thing you do is complain to your partner about your day? In today’s show, I’m talking about the benefits of using affirmations to help our mental health. I’m also sharing with you a recent experience I had where I was getting sucked into negative thinking – als…

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89 | How Can I Stop being so Negative? Use Positive Affirmations (Choose Happy Affirmation Card Deck Sale) 14:22

6M ago14:22

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Hello, It’s that time of the year! The most magical time of the year when amazing things go on sale! The Choose Happy Affirmation Card Deck sale is now on until December 15, 2024. Go to the link below to purchase it. 25% off with coupon code: HOLIDAY2024 In today’s show, I’m reviewing the importance of bringing in positive words into our thoughts b…

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88 | Struggling with Self-Worth? 3 Steps to Boost Your Self-Worth (Bonus: Positive Affirmation for Self-Worth) 23:25

6M ago23:25

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Hello, Self-worth – how does it make you feel when I say those two words? I’m not referring to thinking you’re better than others. I’m referring to how you feel about yourself? How you value yourself? Do you feel worthy of living a happy life? In today’s show, I’m digging into self-worth because it is a key foundation piece for choosing happy. When…

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87 | 3 Steps to Remove Unwanted Memories from Your Mind 17:35

6M ago17:35

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Hello, Today’s show topic is thanks to a listener’s request to address how she could take away the power of unwanted memories. This isn’t about dismissing the bad memory but rather, giving ourselves peace so that we can finally let go and move forward with our life. If you’ve been looking for a way to help you let go of bad memories, today’s show w…

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86 | Celebrating Season #2 🙂 + Testimonials from Listeners and Talking about Anxiety [Bonus: Affirmation for Anxiety] 38:08

7M ago38:08

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Hello, Today’s show is jam-packed to celebrate the end of season #2 of the show, yeah!! I’m highlighting the top 5 recommended episodes if you’re new to The Choose Happy with Marie show (hard to pick from so many good episodes!) Also, I'm highlighting a few testimonials from listeners on how the show is helping them choose happy for living their li…

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85 | Follow Your Curiosity for September Self Improvement Month (Positive Affirmation with Music) 15:08

7M ago15:08

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m reviewing a NEW positive affirmation to encourage us to become curious as we live our everyday life. Curiosity allows us to live more interesting lives because it leads us to learn about new topics, maybe go to new places and meet new people. Many of us hesitate to follow our curiosity because we say we don’t have the ti…

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84 | 4 Tips to be More Consistent with Positive Thinking 18:04

8M ago18:04

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m sharing with you 4 tips that can help us be more consistent with positive thinking. For some of us, it can require more effort to be positive. And, that’s OK. With effort and practice, it can start to feel easier to see the positive versus the negative in situations. Cheers, Marie Next Steps: 👉 EPISODES mentioned in toda…

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83 | 3 Things You Should Stop Doing NOW to Live a Happy Life (Bonus: Positive Affirmation for Negative Self-talk) 19:18

8M ago19:18

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Hello, Today I’m sharing with you 3 things you should stop doing NOW if you want to live a happy life. We are choosing happy today by saying “NO” so that we can make room in our everyday life to say “YES” for what will help us live a happy life! 🙂 Cheers, Marie Next Steps: 👉 EPISODES mentioned in today’s show: 73 | 10 Negative Self Talk Examples th…

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82 | Do You Push Down Your Dreams, Desires and Wants? Sharing the Choose Happy affirmation I used to Plan a Trip to Portugal 18:41

9M ago18:41

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Hello, Living a happy life includes living our dreams, yet so many of us push aside what we want and we put others’ needs and wants first before our own. In today’s show, I’m sharing with you the affirmation I used to plan a trip to Portugal. For years, I pushed down this dream of mine to study and live in Portugal for 30 days. I had to overcome th…

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81 | 5 Ways to Break Free from Negative Thoughts in the Mornings 24:14

9M ago24:14

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Hello, Did you just experience another morning where you hit the snooze button because you didn’t sleep well the night before? As you were trying to get back to sleep, you started thinking about your to do list, emails you need to respond to, other expectations of you from others and you’re wondering how you’re going to make it through the day (sig…

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80 | How to Build a Good Habit in 4 Simple Steps: Atomic Habits Book Review by James Clear 25:51

10M ago25:51

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Hello, Today, I’m reviewing the Atomic Habits book by James Clear. I’ll briefly review what are habits, how habits matter in choosing happy for living our life and, I’ll also share my key takeaways from reading the book. I hope this episode will motivate you to start improving those negative habits that are in your life. Cheers, Marie 👉 DOWNLOAD th…

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79 | 10 Binge-worthy Podcast Episodes to Listen to this Summer: Choose Happy with Marie Podcast 19:24

10M ago19:24

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Hi! How are you? Today’s show is special! There are 10 shows in one! I’m reviewing the top 10 episodes played since the start of the show. If you’re new to the show and feel a bit overwhelmed by the number of episodes there is to listen to so far, let this episode guide you as a starting point. Or, if you’ve been listening for a while, listening to…

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78 | Follow Your Dreams Gift idea: The Alchemist Book by Paolo Coelho 17:24

11M ago17:24

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Hello, Are you looking for an inspirational book – either for yourself or as a gift (maybe a graduation gift)? I’m sharing with you one of my personal favorite books that I own and have given to both of my kids upon their high school graduation. The Alchemist is a story about following our dreams. The concept of “personal legend” has stayed with me…

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77 | Cultivate a Positive Mindset: 3 Ways to Stop Negative Thoughts 19:28

11M ago19:28

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Hello, In today’s show, you’ll learn about what’s happening in our brain when we’re having negative thoughts and I’ll share with you 3 ways you can pivot the next time you’re faced with a situation that is triggering negative thoughts. Cheers, Marie Next Steps: 👉 DOWNLOAD the FREE Choose Happy Morning Routine Guide (with bonus positive affirmations…

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76 | 4 Ways to Choose Happy Today 15:53

12M ago15:53

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Hello, Negativity – it can suck us in – especially when we’re feeling tired and something happens that we didn’t plan for and yep, we start down the negativity hole. We can change this – we don’t have to go down the negativity hole. How? By first becoming aware of what is happening and changing or our response to the situation. In today’s show, I’m…

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75 | How I Created the Choose Happy Affirmation Card Decks 15:01

12M ago15:01

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Hello, Today, we’re digging into affirmation cards – what they are, the benefits of using them and suggestions on how to use positive affirmation cards. I’m also sharing how I created the Choose Happy affirmation card deck. A friendly reminder The Choose Happy affirmation card decks are on sale until May 11th. Apply the discount code: MOM2024 at ch…

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74 | Affirmations 101 and Choose Happy Guided Positive Affirmation (with music) 17:32

1y ago17:32

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m giving you a refresher on affirmations and their benefits. I’m also introducing you to the Choose Happy affirmations in case you are not familiar with them yet. The Choose Happy affirmation card decks go on sale TODAY until May 11th. Apply the discount code: MOM2024 at checkout. Link to purchase is on the website: https:…

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73 | 10 Negative Self Talk Examples that is Stopping You from Living a Happy Life 20:07

1y ago20:07

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Hello, A few weeks ago, I was re-watching the Queen movie on Netflix. And there was a quote said by Freddie Mercury that has stayed with me: “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds. Just like you taught me, papa.” When we have negative thoughts, we are already setting us up for negativity. Thoughts turn into words and then they turn into our actions…

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72 | 3 Ways to Spring Clean Your Negative Thoughts and Your Home 19:59

1y ago19:59

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Hello, It’s that time of the year for many of us. Time to spring clean our homes! But what about our thoughts? Can we spring clean them too? In today’s show, I’m sharing with you 3 ways you can spring clean your negative thoughts and spring clean your home too! “Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers … or weeds." […

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71 | Tap into the Energy of Spring with 3 Journal Prompts and a NEW Choose Happy Positive Affirmation 14:37

1y ago14:37

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Hello, The energy of spring. New beginnings, time to wake up from our winter slumber and shed off some of the warm layers we’ve been wearing the past couple of months for those of us who live in a four season climate. The Spring season is a perfect time for self-reflection so grab your journal or notebook and pen, and let’s connect with ourselves a…

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70 | Negative Thoughts: The Secret Cause of Your Low Self Esteem 17:31

1y ago17:31

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Hello! Your opinion of yourself influences how you show up in your everyday life. And, how you show up is how you will live your life. In today’s show, I’m reviewing self-esteem and how negative thoughts contributes to us having low self esteem. I’ll also touch on self confidence, and I’ll leave you with a hack you can put into action today for re-…

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69 | 5 Ways to Live a Happy Life Guided by Love ❤️ 15:17

1y ago15:17

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Hello, What if we lived our everyday life being guided by love? What would that look like? In today’s show, I’m sharing with you 5 ways to live a happy life based on love. It’s time to break free from negativity and let love guide our way. Cheers, Marie Next Steps: 👉 DOWNLOAD the FREE Choose Happy Morning Routine Guide (with bonus affirmations): ht…

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68 | How to add Positive Affirmations to Your Mindfulness Practice [Bonus: Guided Affirmation to Set Your Intentions for 2024] 18:17

1y ago18:17

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Hello, Did you know affirmations can be a powerful tool to enhance your mindfulness practice? Used regularly, affirmations can help promote positive thinking, reduce stress and anxiety and improve our self-esteem. In today’s show, you will learn how they can be incorporated into a mindfulness practice and I’m doing a guided affirmation with you usi…

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67 | 5 Ways to Minimize Negative Self-Talk 19:27

1+ y ago19:27

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Hello, It’s the winter season for many of us and not all of us like the cold and snow. We may be spending more time indoors and our negative thoughts may be affecting our mental and physical health. In today’s show, I’m talking about negative thoughts and giving you 5 ways you can minimize the negative self-talk. Cheers, Marie Next Steps: 👉 DOWNLOA…

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66 | Burned Out? 3 Signs of Burnout and Ideas on How to Recover from a Burnout 22:00

1+ y ago22:00

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Hello, I hope you’re having a good start to the new year. In today’s show, I’m sharing with you something that happened to me over the holiday season. I burnt out. Anyone can get feelings of burnout and, it often happens to those of us with people pleasing tendencies. In the show, I’m reviewing possible signs of burnout and ideas of what you can do…

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65 | My #1 Happiness Hack ☺️ for a Happy New Year: Word of the Year 2024 21:53

1+ y ago21:53

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Hello, It’s a new year, time to embrace new year resolutions, or is it? In today’s show, I’m introducing you to the ONE hack that I’ve been using to break free from negative thoughts and take action for living the life I really want for myself and my family. If you’re ready to make this year THE year where you break free from negative thoughts and …

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64 | Break Free from Remembering the Negativity of the Year: Journal Prompts for Self-Reflection ❤️ 13:32

1+ y ago13:32

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Hello, In this week’s show, you will learn how to break free from remembering the negativity of the past year using something I call The Christmas Letter. It’s not the traditional letter that you may do now (or in your past) in which you send out a letter to loved ones with an update on your family. Rather, it’s a letter you write to yourself as yo…

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63 | Remember a Favorite Day of the Year: Pivot Your Negative Thoughts with this End of Year Journal Prompt ✍️ 12:43

1+ y ago12:43

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Hello, Do you find it difficult to remember happy days of the past year? Do you find yourself so focused on what went wrong that you can’t remember anything good? In today’s show, you will learn why we often remember the bad better than the good – negativity bias?! I’ll introduce you to journal prompts and how they can help break free from negative…

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62 | Why I Buy My Own Holiday Present 🎁 (and You Should Too) 13:32

1+ y ago13:32

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Hello, What would it feel like to wake up Christmas morning and have a present under the tree for you that brings you so much joy? In today’s show, I’m inspiring you to buy a Christmas present for yourself. And, no, it’s not selfish to do this! It’s self-care and self-love ❤️. Cheers, Marie Quote in today’s show: “Nobody knows you like you know you…

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61 | How to Decorate Your Home to bring Happiness this Christmas: Sharing my Top 5 Holiday Decorating Tips and Ideas 14:36

1+ y ago14:36

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Hello, Have you been googling ideas for decorating your home for the holidays? You know, on Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok? And maybe feel a bit overwhelmed with all of the ideas that come up to make your home holiday perfect? Or, maybe, you know exactly how you like to decorate your home for the holidays? If that is you, I am so proud of you! You ha…

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60 | Reduce Holiday Stress with Self-Care: December Holiday Countdown Calendar Announcement 📢 14:02

1+ y ago14:02

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Hello, Do you prioritize self-care in your everyday life? So many of us don’t do this. In today’s episode, I’m talking about self-care – the importance of self-care and three (3) possible reasons you may be using to not prioritize self-care in your daily life. This is also the final call out for the NEW Choose Happy Self-Care Holiday Countdown Cale…

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59 | Worrying is Praying for What You Don’t Want: Use this Positive Affirmation for When You’re Feeling Worried 14:08

1+ y ago14:08

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Hello, Worrying not only sucks our mental energy but it also has negative physical effects on us. In today’s show, I’m digging into what is worrying, why we do it, and I share with you a positive affirmation that is my ‘go-to affirmation” when I start feeling worried about something in my life. It’s time to ditch worrying, or atleast worry a little…

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58 | 4 Ways to Motivate Yourself Every Morning 14:26

1+ y ago14:26

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Hello, Motivation – some days are harder than others, especially for those of us living in a climate where daylight hours are getting shorter. In today’s show, you will learn 4 ways to motivate yourself in the mornings. Cheers, Marie Want to Choose Happy for living your every day life? 👉 SIGN UP to receive FREE resources such as the Choose Happy Mo…

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57 | Thank You 🙏: Use Gratitude to Re-frame Negative Thoughts 14:43

1+ y ago14:43

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m introducing you to a simple yet powerful thing you can do every day to help re-frame negative thoughts. You can even do it right after listening to the show! You will learn 4 simple steps to re-frame negative thoughts including this powerful thing that I do every day to help me choose happy in living my life. Cheers, Mar…

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56 | Ditch the Lack of Self-Discipline Limiting Belief and Take Back Your Life 15:59

1+ y ago15:59

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Hello, Self-discipline. How does it make you feel to hear these words? Negative perhaps? Maybe it brings up past memories. What if I told you that these can be positive words? In today’s show, you will learn why you should care about developing self-discipline, a few reasons as to why people don’t follow through, and 3 questions to reflect on durin…

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55 | Are Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back? Sharing How a Year doing CrossFit Changed My Life 13:54

1+ y ago13:54

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m introducing you to a limiting belief that was standing in my way of trying new things. One year later, I’m sharing with you the 3 ways my life has changed from doing CrossFit workouts. I hope this episode inspires you to challenge limiting beliefs that may be standing in your way. Cheers, Marie Episodes mentioned in toda…

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54 | You Deserve to Be Happy: Happiness Affirmation to Help You Choose Happy 15:47

1+ y ago15:47

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Hello, In today’s show, I’m introducing you to a limiting belief that may be standing in your way of living a happy life. A limiting belief that may be happening through negative self-talk. It’s time to ditch the negativity of this limiting belief. Cheers, Marie Episodes mentioned in today’s show: 01 | You Are Worthy of Happiness 04 | Why Your Brai…

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53 | Top 10: Celebrating Season 1 of The Choose Happy with Marie Show 🎉😀 27:02

1+ y ago27:02

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Hello, today is a special episode. Celebrating 1 year of The Choose Happy with Marie Show! 🎉😀 In today’s show, I will be talking about the top 5 things about the show and top 5 things about me, your host. Also, I will be sharing with you the discount code for saving 30% off for the Choose Happy affirmation card decks and I will introduce you to a n…

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52 | Your Evening Routine is Just as Important as Your Morning Routine [Bonus: Bedtime Affirmation] 15:56

1+ y ago15:56

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Hello! In today’s episode, we will explore what is an evening routine, why it matters and a few tips you can implement tonight to help you have a good night’s sleep. Bonus: Choose Happy Bedtime Affirmation. Cheers, Marie Choose Happy Morning Routine Series include the following episodes: 47 | Choose Happy Morning Routine for September Self Improvem…

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