Have you done any of these things?

A) Hide a book you wanted to read inside your math or history textbook?

B) Read while walking down the street?

C) Sneak a quick peek at your book a stoplight when you were driving a car?

D) Stay up way too late because you just had to know what was going to happen next?

That’s the reading joy we’re claiming in this episode. So, if you’ve ever read a book out of a sense of obligation or that vague, guilty, feeling that it’s something you should do – this episode is for you! This is your permission slip to NOT finish that copy of Moby Dick that you’ve been working on for five years now. To skip over the next book on your TBR pile if you’re not feeling the love. To pick the book you’re excited about instead of the big important book everyone else is reading if you’re just really not into it. Life is short – read what you love.

Download and listen today, then drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram and tell us what you’re loving right now:

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We get it. We’ve all been laughed at for being too woo woo,so sometimes we hide our magical selves away from people who might not understand. But in this episode, we’re all in with sharing our favorite woo woo practices. From writing down what we want as if it’s already done, to believingthat everything we need (and maybe even the universe) lives inside of us, to secret fireside gatherings of magical mystical women—we’re done hiding.

Maddie’s book that we mentioned (after we finally rememberedthe name of it!) is Snap Out of It, in which lovable main character Billie is the Heartbreak Bunny, an on-call performance artistwho can heal anyone who’s been burned by that four-letter word, LOVE, by hopping about and whisking away sad mementos from their past relationships. It’s a Maddie book, so of course there is magic and healing and all the good feels.

Download and listen today – and then tell us how you feel about woo woo and share any of your practices with us. Drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram:

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We asked debut author Jacqueline Pennewill (nickname HappyWanderer) to tell us her One Happy Thing—which not surprisingly turned into all of us talking about a whole lot of happy things. Jacqueline started us off with a heartwarming story about her son, and from there we traded stories aboutkids, writing, and fur babies. You can find out more about Jacqueline's YA novel, THE BOOK OF ETERNITY(and find buy links!!) on Jacqueline’s website here: https://jacquelinepennewill.com/book/the-book-of-eternity/

About Jacqueline Pennewill:

When Jacqueline was little, her parents gave her the nickname "Happy Wanderer" because as soon as she began walking, she frequently and happily wandered off by herself. That became a problem for her parents-but not for Jacqueline. In fact, she's stillhappiest when she's wandering, especially in her imagination. She flies with angels, swims with dolphins, and rides dragons through magical forests, with her puppy, Shadow, a black Shi Tzu, at her side. Jacqueline is forever grateful that her parents encouraged her imagination. She attended the School of VisualArts and has a background in writing and filmmaking. Her screenplay, "And Then She Was Gone," was made into an award-winning short film. She also played Lillian on HBO's Boardwalk Empire where she won a SAG Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

Thanks for listening!

Join us for a deeply felt (and sometimes passionate) conversation that starts out about writing and publishing but ventures into art of all kinds—including the art of creating the life that you want to live. We explore the question of how we can stay true to our own creative vision in a world that often tells us we should do it differently. Whether it's 'writing to the market', painting according to a trend, or really doing anything the way somebody else thinks you should do it, we’re all about holding true to the stories we love to write. As always, we'd love to hear your experiences and thoughts with this.

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Or check out our websites (and maybe sign up for those fun, creative newsletters we mentioned!)

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Is your 'To Do' list always longer than your 'To Done' list? Do youtend to fall into a spiral of beating yourself up for not having done enough, or for not being farther along your chosen path? Are you beset by gremlin attacks of ‘the shoulds’ (or ‘the should-haves’)? Do you have difficulty resting, or taking time off, even when you’ve been working hard?

Welcome to the Super Slacker Club! The three of us are rightthere with you, and in this episode we’re sharing our own over-achiever tendencies, along with some of the solutions and reframes that help us relax into the truth that we’ve actually done a lot. Maybe even enough.

As always, we’d love to hear from you! Email us at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com, or find us at our websites:

www.allthingskerry.com

www.maddiedawson

www.jennifermoorman.com

Or connect with us on Instagram:

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@maddiedaws

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In today’s episode, guest author Mallory Kass shares a storyabout a gift from her mother—that arrived after her mother’s death!! It gave us all goosebumps. In this wide ranging and free flowing conversation, we’re also talking about everyday magic showing up in surprising ways and unusual objects (a magicskirt, anyone?), and also about writing and publishing, memories, photograph, and a heap of other feel good things.

Maddie Dawson’s magic skirt showed up in her novel Let’sPretend This Will Work. You know you’re curious, so check out more about the book on Maddie's website here.

Mallory’s new book is Save the Date, a romantic comedy of manners about a lavish wedding weekend gone very, very wrong with the slow-burn romance of Emily Henry and the fizzy humor of Sophie Kinsella. You can read more about it (or grab a copy!) on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Date-Novel-Mallory-Kass/dp/1668094479.

Mallory Kass, also known by the pen name Kass Morgan, is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, including the series The 100, which has been translated into over twenty languages and was adapted into a criticallyacclaimed hit television series. Save the Date is her adult fiction debut. Follow her on IG @KassMorganBooks.

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Maddie calls it ‘set it and forget it.’ Jennifer calls it ‘bless & release.’ Kerry pretty much just calls it hard. But we all agree that sometimes the best way to get what you really want is to just give up on it. Just release your grasp and be willing to walk away and let it go.

What about you? Are you a give it up and let it go kind of person? Or do you hold on like grim death? Let us know in the comments, or drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com.

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If you’ve ever gotten caught up in the loop of being mad atyourself for being mad at somebody else... (come on, you know you have) then this is the episode for you!

We’re talking about letting ourselves be human. About welcoming all of the emotions, including anger, and giving them a chance to tell us what they’re all about. Also—and this is huge— we're exploring the idea of taking responsibility for our own uncomfortable emotions instead of (gasp) blaming them on somebody else.

Can you relate? Leave a comment, drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com or message us on Instagram:

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