Self Made Happyaire

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Happiness. It's at the top of everyone's list. It's written into our constitution. We talk about it like it's everything — and, yet, we rarely make it a true priority. This podcast is focused on inspiring you to become self-sufficient and resourceful (the definition of homesteading!) in your pursuit and attainment of your personal happiness!

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  1. The $400 Loaf: What Sourdough Taught Me About Happiness

    18 feb

    The $400 Loaf: What Sourdough Taught Me About Happiness

    February marks one year since I made my first loaf of sourdough bread. That loaf cost me about $400 in money, time, accessories, and anxiety. And it turns out, it was worth every penny. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I share what sourdough taught me about slowing down, inherited beliefs about productivity, resilience, and my evolving relationship with the frequency of happiness. I talk about my mother’s voice in my head, the anxiety of measuring grams when I “measure with my heart,” and how something that once felt fragile and overwhelming became rhythmic, forgiving, and deeply nourishing. Happiness, like sourdough, isn’t something you grab off a shelf pre-sliced. It’s something you tend, feed, and trust to rise in its own time.

    8 min
  2. Does Perfection Lie to You?

    11 feb

    Does Perfection Lie to You?

    Voltaire once wrote, “The best is the enemy of the good,” and in this episode, I explore why perfection might be one of the sneakiest ways we disconnect from happiness. I share a story from my DIY website group about a new entrepreneur frozen by the illusion of getting it right before she begins. We talk about how perfection tightens the nervous system, how it fractures our sense of safety, and how it quietly links our worth to flawless performance. Then we take the conversation out to the pasture on a snowy day and learn from the horses. Because while humans chase perfect, horses nap in the snow without apology.

    8 min
  3. Finding Happiness Through the Body

    4 feb

    Finding Happiness Through the Body

    In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I’m joined by Brooke Seiz, somatic experiencing therapist and functional nutrition provider at Evolve Wellness KC. Together, we explore happiness as a bodily frequency — one that becomes accessible when the nervous system feels safe, regulated, and present. We talk about why happiness can feel “lost” when your body is busy protecting you, how somatic experiencing helps remove the barriers without forcing positivity, and why gut health plays a surprisingly powerful role in emotional regulation and joy. We also share simple, practical ways to begin tuning back into your body — even in the middle of a busy day. This conversation is for anyone who’s tired of being told to “just think positive” and is ready to experience happiness from the inside out. www.evolvewellnesskc.com https://www.instagram.com/brookeseiz/ www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-seiz brooke@evolvewellnesskc.com 913-213-1272 Brooke Seiz, LCPC, SEP, NTP, IFMCP is a somatic and relationship therapist and functional nutrition provider. She works with both individuals and couples, and specializes in developmental trauma, chronic pain, as well as overall nervous system regulation. As a certified functional medicine practitioner, Brooke helps women get to the root cause for their fatigue, gut issues, and hormone imbalance, addressing these root causes with somatic therapy, holistic nutrition, and counseling. She takes an integrative approach to help folks come into greater alignment with themselves so they can show up with more presence and fulfillment in their lives. Brooke is also trained in Touch Trauma skills and utilizes table and touch work in her practice.As a former musical theatre performer, Brooke loves how music, theatre, and dance bring connection to self and community. She enjoys helping folks integrate play into their lives and work! Brooke teaches workshops and continuing education trainings to empower folks with strategies and choice around their health and wellness. Brooke finds purpose and great joy in supporting folks in finding embodied connection to self and community!

    19 min
  4. Happiness in Motion: Lessons from the Fire Horse

    21 ene

    Happiness in Motion: Lessons from the Fire Horse

    Happiness isn’t always found in stillness. Sometimes it reveals itself only once we’re willing to move. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I take you out to the pasture to explore one of the most powerful lessons horses offer us as we approach the Year of the Fire Horse. Horses regulate, communicate, and make sense of the world through movement and momentum. They move first, discern while moving, and return to center once the energy has resolved. Drawing from horse behavior, embodiment, and Chinese Horse and Fire Horse energy, this episode explores how courage, clarity, play, truth, and regulation often require motion rather than quiet contemplation. Fire Horse energy amplifies vitality, momentum, and visibility, asking us to stay embodied, grounded, and honest as life speeds up. This is an invitation to tune into happiness not just as a feeling, but as a frequency that sometimes comes alive through action. Visit Live in Synchronicity https://liveinsynchronicity.com

    8 min
  5. Happiness Without the Self-Guilt Penalty

    14 ene

    Happiness Without the Self-Guilt Penalty

    I consume the news every day. And every day, it sets my nervous system on fire. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I explore something many of us feel but rarely say out loud: the guilt that creeps in when we experience happiness during times of crisis or grief. From the pasture, alongside a resting herd of horses, I talk about why happiness is not denial, not disrespect, and not a moral failure even in a crisis. It’s a regulatory state. A stabilizer. A form of nervous system maintenance. Drawing on neuroscience, nature, and the quiet wisdom of horses, we explore how joy and grief are not opposites, how rest makes compassion possible, and why you are allowed to soften even when the world feels heavy. If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “How can I be happy when so much is wrong?” This episode is for you. Stay in the pasture as long as you’d like.

    5 min
  6. Finding Your Ton of Try

    7 ene

    Finding Your Ton of Try

    What if “try” isn’t the problem… but the doorway? In this episode, I take you into a quiet round pen in the Flint Hills of Kansas, where a gray mare is learning to carry a rider for the very first time. What unfolds there is a powerful lesson about willingness, curiosity, and how real change actually happens. We’ve been told that try is a cop-out. That it’s weak. That it’s not enough. But horses know better. Try is where trust lives. It’s where learning begins. And it’s often the missing ingredient between resistance and ease. In this episode, I explore the difference between reacting and responding, how our early conditioning shapes the way we handle feedback and change, and why building on “almost right” can lead to resilience, confidence, and joy. Whether you’re leading a business, learning something new, or simply trying to tune into your own happiness, this episode invites you to soften, get curious, and give yourself permission to build a ton of try.

    12 min
  7. Don’t Chase Happy. Draw It Instead!

    31/12/2025

    Don’t Chase Happy. Draw It Instead!

    Happiness isn’t something you chase down. It’s something you tune into. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I’m joined by Jen DuBois for a conversation about doodling, vision boards, and why creative expression can gently bring you back home to yourself. Jen DuBois is a Certified Life & Empowerment Coach who walks alongside midlife women as they navigate one of life’s most transformative seasons. Through individual coaching and creative workshops, blending powerful and playful experiences such as doodling, vision boards, and soulful reflection, she supports women reconnect with who they are beyond the roles they’ve played and embrace what she lovingly calls the “messy, magical middle” with clarity, courage, and confidence. Passionate about creating safe, supportive spaces, Jen empowers women to see midlife not as an ending, but as a new beginning, a chance to find happiness within and design a life that they truly love. Together, we explore how creative practices help regulate the nervous system, quiet the inner critic, and shift happiness from something we pursue into something we allow. If you’re tired of chasing joy and ready to create a life that feels true, this conversation offers a gentle, practical invitation. FCBK: Becoming HER- The Midlife Rise https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomingherthemidliferise WEBSITE: https://jendubois.com/ EMAIL: fearlesscoachjen@gmail.com Learn more about how to become a Self-Made Happyaire & Live in Synchronicity at https://liveinsynchronicity.com

    20 min
  8. Making a Safe Home for Happiness

    24/12/2025

    Making a Safe Home for Happiness

    In this solstice episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I explore a different relationship with happiness. One that doesn’t require chasing, striving, or forcing cheer. Instead, we look to nature, the turning of the light, and the wisdom of horses to understand how happiness actually returns. Light doesn’t come back with fireworks. It returns slowly. Safely. Moment by moment. Through the story of Able, a horse who embodies peace so fully that others soften in his presence, we explore what it means to become a safe place for happiness to land. A home where joy doesn’t have to perform, prove itself, or arrive on a schedule. If you’re feeling disconnected from the season, tired of trying to feel a certain way, or longing for a quieter kind of joy, this episode is for you. You don’t need to chase happiness. You only need to make it welcome.

    6 min
  9. The Static That Steals Your Joy (and How to Clear It)

    17/12/2025

    The Static That Steals Your Joy (and How to Clear It)

    Joy doesn’t disappear. It waits. In this episode of The Self-Made Happyaire, I explore why joy can feel lost even when nothing is technically “wrong” — and how your nervous system plays a much bigger role than you may realize. Using a simple but powerful metaphor — an inner control cabin with dials that regulate everything from stress to peace to joy — we talk about nervous system static, emotional interference, and the science of allostasis and allostatic load. When your body has been adapting to stress for too long, joy doesn’t vanish… it just gets harder to hear. Let's weave together neuroscience, hypnosis training, lived experience, and lessons straight from the pasture. Horses show us how to rise, release, and return to baseline — something humans often forget how to do. This episode is an invitation to stop chasing happiness and start tuning into it. To remember that you hold the keys to your control cabin. And to reclaim sovereignty over the frequency you’re living in right now. Joy doesn’t need to be full-time. Peace and quiet are valid settings too. The power is knowing you can adjust the dial.

    8 min
  10. Rainbow, the Mule, and the Frequency of Calm

    10/12/2025

    Rainbow, the Mule, and the Frequency of Calm

    In this episode, I invite you to walk out into the pasture with me and remember something horses know instinctively: energy echoes. I share a story about my heart horse, Rainbow, and the day a braying mule sent his nervous system into a full-on shatter. What happened next became one of the most important lessons of my life — a lesson about anxiety, tranquility, and the frequencies we choose to tune into.

    6 min
  11. The Frequency of Happiness: An Introduction to the Self-Made Happyaire Podcast

    03/12/2025

    The Frequency of Happiness: An Introduction to the Self-Made Happyaire Podcast

    I’m Kimberly Beer — seeker of happiness, entrepreneur, Gestaltist, hypnotist, and farm-dwelling neurodivergent human who has walked with depression and still chooses joy on purpose. In this first episode, I’m inviting you into the heart of what this podcast is all about: Happiness as a frequency. Not a mood. Not a moment. Something we broadcast. Something we tune into. Something we can learn to cultivate with intention. In today’s episode, I share: ✨ My journey as a lifelong seeker of happiness ✨ How depression, entrepreneurship, and nature shaped my understanding of joy ✨ Why happiness isn’t one-size-fits-all ✨ The idea that happiness has its own resonance — and it’s contagious ✨ What this podcast will offer you each week ✨ How nature, animals, and the wilderness guide my work ✨ One powerful question to begin your journey This show isn’t fluffy. It will challenge you gently, spark insight, and invite you into deeper awareness. My goal is to help you become wealthy in your happiness — a true Self-Made Happyaire.

    5 min

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    Self-Made Happyaire Podcast Trailer

    Let me tell you a secret nobody bothered to teach me and you may not know: Happiness is not a mood. It’s not illusive. It isn’t tied down to money or possessions or even other people. It’s a frequency — and you can tune it like a magical radio. I’m Kimberly Beer, and this is The Self-Made Happyaire — the podcast that teaches you how to transmute stress, embrace your joy, and dial into the wealth of unadulterated happiness. Each week, I spend ten minutes helping you: • get out of survival mode • stay present without fear • turn stress into capacity • stop outsourcing your joy • and build your happiness from the inside out (without spiritual clichés or toxic positivity). Sprinkled into the month there is a longer, deeper conversation with someone who knows their lane — somatics, creativity, resilience, nature, horses, neuropsych and more. If you’re ready to tune back into yourself, You’ve found your frequency. This is The Self-Made Happyaire.

    5 min

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Happiness. It's at the top of everyone's list. It's written into our constitution. We talk about it like it's everything — and, yet, we rarely make it a true priority. This podcast is focused on inspiring you to become self-sufficient and resourceful (the definition of homesteading!) in your pursuit and attainment of your personal happiness!

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