Monthly Archives: July 2021


  In this HappyTalks episode, Dr. Alice and Donovon discuss preventing violence with Sabrina Osso. Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel Safe Where You Live, Work, and Play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Real Estate Agent, and Consultant. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject of […]

Preventing Violence With Sabrina Osso – Happy Talks


  In this HappyTalks episode, Dr. Alice & Donovon interview Linden Schaffer on how travel helps promote wellness. Linden Schaffer is a wellness travel expert, consultant, and the founder of the first U.S. wellness tour operator, Pravassa. As the best-selling author who penned Living Well on the Road: Health and […]

How Travel Promotes Wellness – Linden Schaffer – HappyTalks


  In this video, Donovon answers the question”Should you prioritize your happiness over everything else?” It depends on what you mean by happiness. If you mean individual instances of joy, sure. It’s hard for me to argue that you shouldn’t focus on happiness. There are a few caveats though. because […]

Should You Prioritize Happiness Over Everything Else?



We don’t always have to take huge or dramatic steps to increase our confidence levels. In fact, taking small consistent steps is the best way to work on our self-esteem. We all have those things that scare us or that we would like to avoid. It can be something as […]

Happy Thoughts: July 29, 2021 at 09:28AM


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  Guilt is a necessary emotion. Without it, we would be unable to acknowledge or learn from past mistakes. However, constant guilt can be unhealthy and detrimental to our well-being. Many people, especially those with past trauma, deal with constant irrational or unexplainable guilt. This means that instead of feeling […]

3 Ways Guilt Is Holding You Back In Life


Guilt is necessary to acknowledge and learn from past mistakes. However, constant guilt can be unhealthy and detrimental to our well-being. Many people, especially those with past trauma, deal with constant irrational guilt. This means that instead of feeling bad about something they actually did or caused, they experience feeling […]

Happy Thoughts: July 22, 2021 at 09:49AM



  In this HappyTalks episode, Dr. Alice & Donovon interview Beth Shaw on how yoga can help heal trauma. Beth Shaw, author, visionary, and entrepreneur is the founder and President of YogaFit©, Inc., the largest yoga fitness educational school in the world. Since YogaFit’s inception in 1994, author, entrepreneur and […]

How Yoga Can Help Heal Trauma With Beth Shaw- HappyTalks


  In this HappyTalks episode, Wendy Bjork shares how she deals with Multiple Sclerosis. Wendy Bjork aka The MS Warrior Queen™ has dealt with Multiple Sclerosis for over 30 years. She realized early on in her diagnosis that having a positive mindset was key in keeping the illness from taking […]

Dealing with Multiple Sclerosis With Wendy Bjork- HappyTalks


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  Trust is one of the strongest emotions we feel as humans and yet the most fragile and easily broken. The unexpectedness, shock, and betrayal of having our trust broken are some of the most difficult feelings to deal with, and disrupt our natural ability to trust as humans. It […]

3 Tips to Trust Others Again- Healing From Trust Issues



The unexpectedness, shock, and betrayal of having our trust broken are some of the most difficult feelings to deal with. To trust again, we first need to heal from what broke us in the first place. Explore what caused or triggered your trust issues. Journal or talk about it to […]

Happy Thoughts: July 15, 2021 at 01:18PM