5 Flavors of Happiness

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5 Flavors of Happiness is a personal growth and wellness podcast hosted by Susan Pieper, featuring meaningful conversations about joy, purpose, mindfulness, and becoming who you’re meant to be. Each episode explores real-life stories of healing, resilience, intuition, spirituality, and life transitions with thought leaders, coaches, creatives, and change-makers. This podcast is for anyone navigating burnout, grief, identity shifts, or seeking deeper fulfillment. No hustle culture. No toxic positivity. Just honest conversations and practical wisdom for living a more aligned, joyful life.

  1. Can Photography Fix Negative Self-Talk? | 5 Flavors of Happiness with Gregory James Thelian

    MAR 3

    Can Photography Fix Negative Self-Talk? | 5 Flavors of Happiness with Gregory James Thelian

    Can photography actually rewire the way you see yourself? In this powerful episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, Susan Pieper sits down with transformational photographer Gregory James Thelian to explore how negative self-talk, self-criticism, and low self-worth can be challenged through proof, psychology, and self-perception. Gregory shares how his three-day photography experience integrates principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuroscience, anchoring, and cognitive dissonance to help clients override their inner critic and rebuild confidence. This isn’t about looking beautiful.It’s about believing you are. Inside this conversation: Why we are our own worst critics How self-perception shapes identity The psychology behind confidence Why proof beats negative self-talk How to reframe limiting beliefs Why self-love isn’t selfish The deeper meaning behind the Dove Real Beauty Sketches If you’ve ever struggled with comparison, self-doubt, or feeling “not enough,” this episode will challenge the narrative in your head — and offer a new one rooted in truth. Because when you change your perception of yourself, you change everything. Subscribe to 5 Flavors of Happiness for more conversations on personal growth, confidence, healing, intuition, and living in alignment with your soul.

    37 min
  2. Do You Want 20 More Years of This? | From Stuntman to Soul Alignment

    FEB 26

    Do You Want 20 More Years of This? | From Stuntman to Soul Alignment

    Are you successful… but secretly unhappy? In this powerful episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, former Hollywood stuntman and two-time world record holder Curtis Rivers shares how he walked away from a high-profile career to pursue alignment, purpose, and authentic happiness. If you’re feeling stuck in your job, considering a midlife career change, or questioning whether success equals fulfillment, this conversation will speak directly to you. We explore:• How to overcome fear when changing careers• The psychology of fear beyond fight-or-flight• How to reprogram your subconscious mind in 30 days• Why so many high achievers struggle with self-worth• Success driven by childhood conditioning• How to transition careers without quitting overnight• The mindset shift required to reinvent yourself• Where real happiness actually comes from Curtis breaks down the “wobble zone” — the uncomfortable space between your old identity and your new path — and explains how daily action rewires your brain for lasting transformation. This episode is for entrepreneurs, professionals, creatives, and anyone navigating a career pivot, identity shift, or personal reinvention. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Do I want 20 more years of this?” — this conversation is your starting point.

    37 min
  3. Work-Life Balance Is a Myth | Sustainable Success, Burnout & Rebalancing Your Life

    FEB 24

    Work-Life Balance Is a Myth | Sustainable Success, Burnout & Rebalancing Your Life

    What if work-life balance isn’t the goal — and chasing it is actually making you more exhausted? In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with Carol Enneking — former corporate vice president, leadership mentor, and author of The Rebalancing Act — to talk about burnout, ambition, health wake-up calls, divorce, surrender, and redefining what success really means. After decades inside high-performance corporate culture, Carol began noticing something few people admit out loud: the more successful people looked on the outside, the heavier they often felt on the inside. We talk about: Why work-life balance is constantly shifting Burnout and stress signals you shouldn’t ignore Women, guilt, and the pressure to “do it all” The art of saying no without self-judgment Social media comparison and perfectionism Defining your five guiding values Creating a legacy you actually want to leave Faith, surrender, and rebuilding after heartbreak Carol shares her personal journey through breast cancer, health struggles, divorce, and ultimately finding deeper joy and sustainable success — not by doing more, but by realigning with what truly matters. If you’re ambitious but exhausted… driven but questioning it all… this episode will meet you exactly where you are. Download Carol’s free Rebalancing Tools + Legacy Blueprint:https://bit.ly/m/rebalancingtools This is a conversation about purpose, identity, resilience, and building a life that feels good on the inside — not just impressive on the outside. Welcome to 5 Flavors of Happiness.

    29 min
  4. From Trauma to Transformation | 5 Flavors with Tracy Smaldino

    FEB 19

    From Trauma to Transformation | 5 Flavors with Tracy Smaldino

    Trauma healing, PTSD recovery, sexual assault survival, nervous system regulation, meditation for trauma, inner child healing, survivor’s guilt — this episode is for anyone ready to break the cycle and reclaim their life. In this deeply honest conversation on 5 Flavors of Happiness, Susan Pieper sits down with Tracy Smaldino, host of Trauma Rockstars, to explore what it truly means to move from trauma to transformation. Tracy shares her story of surviving a devastating childhood car accident, enduring sexual assault as a teenager, and spending decades suppressing unresolved trauma. She opens up about living in survival mode, shutting down her nervous system, making decisions from unhealed wounds, and what finally shifted when she began facing her past. This episode explores: • How trauma impacts the brain and nervous system• Signs you may be suppressing trauma without realizing it• Survivor’s guilt and long-term PTSD symptoms• Why high-functioning, busy lives can mask unprocessed trauma• The power of boundaries and how they shift your energy• Meditation, journaling, and mirror work for emotional healing• Self-forgiveness as a critical turning point• How healing trauma changes relationships and self-worth Tracy also discusses alternative healing tools such as guided meditation, hypnotherapy, and MDMA-assisted therapy for trauma recovery — and how these experiences helped her reconnect with her authentic self. If you’ve ever felt stuck, numb, disconnected, people-pleasing, or unsure why certain patterns keep repeating in your life, this episode offers practical starting points for healing. Trauma is not a competition. Healing is not linear. And transformation is possible. Subscribe to 5 Flavors of Happiness for conversations on trauma recovery, resilience, personal growth, purpose, emotional healing, and becoming whole.

    38 min
  5. How to Trust Your Intuition (Without Feeling Woo-Woo) | 5 Flavors with Anna Quigley

    FEB 17

    How to Trust Your Intuition (Without Feeling Woo-Woo) | 5 Flavors with Anna Quigley

    Intuition, self-trust, decision making, life purpose, personal growth — if you’ve ever questioned your inner voice, this episode is for you. What is intuition, really? Is it subconscious intelligence, emotional reaction, anxiety… or something deeper? In this episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, Susan Pieper sits down with transformational coach Anna Quigley to explore the science of intuition, the psychology of self-trust, and how to make aligned decisions without feeling irrational or “woo-woo.” This grounded conversation blends neuroscience, mindset, and lived experience to help you understand how intuition works in the brain and body — and how to strengthen it. In this episode, we explore: • The neuroscience behind gut feelings and subconscious processing• How to tell intuition apart from fear or anxiety• “Thin slicing” and fast, accurate decision making• Purpose anxiety and why high-achievers often feel stuck• The difference between surrendering and giving up• How language and visualization rewire your brain• Practical tools to build confidence and self-trust If you’re navigating a career transition, feeling disconnected from your purpose, or trying to make a big life decision, this episode offers grounded tools for clarity and aligned action. Intuition isn’t magic. It’s intelligence. Subscribe to 5 Flavors of Happiness for conversations on personal growth, purpose, identity, healing, leadership, and living well.

    41 min
  6. From Burnout to Breakthrough: How to Scale Profit Without Becoming the Bottleneck

    FEB 14

    From Burnout to Breakthrough: How to Scale Profit Without Becoming the Bottleneck

    When I found today’s guest on LinkedIn, I thought I had written her post. Same name. Same drive. Same heart for helping people rise. In this episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, I sit down with executive coach and founder Susan Pieper to talk about scaling a business without burnout, navigating fear, and the difference between success and fulfillment. After selling her company and facing a major life transition, Susan rebuilt with clarity — and now helps founders grow revenue without becoming the bottleneck in their own success. We talk fear, identity, high performance, boundaries, and why your best chapter may still be ahead of you. If you’re building something — inside or out — this conversation is for you.

    32 min
  7. Leaving the Amish: Religious Trauma, Self-Trust & Spiritual Awakening | Emily Adams

    FEB 5

    Leaving the Amish: Religious Trauma, Self-Trust & Spiritual Awakening | Emily Adams

    What happens when the life you were born into no longer fits the person you’re becoming? In this powerful episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, Susan Pieper sits down with Emily Adams, founder of Leading with Human Design, for a deeply honest conversation about leaving the Amish community, navigating religious trauma, and reclaiming self-trust, alignment, and joy. Emily shares her story of growing up in a closed, high-control religious environment — a world shaped by tradition, silence, and collective identity. After a devastating loss at a young age, she experienced what she describes as a survival moment — the realization that staying meant abandoning herself, and leaving meant stepping into the unknown. Together, Susan and Emily explore the hidden trauma inside closed religious communities, the gaslighting that often follows when someone chooses freedom, and the courage it takes to walk away from everything you’ve ever known. Emily opens up about rebuilding her life from the ground up — finding community, healing through the body, and eventually discovering Human Design as a tool for deconditioning, self-understanding, and aligned leadership. This conversation is for anyone who has ever questioned the roles they were born into, felt the quiet pull toward something more honest, or is learning to trust themselves again. ✨ In this episode, we explore: Leaving the Amish community and being shunned Religious trauma, control, and survival Courage, self-trust, and spiritual awakening Healing modalities, including EMDR Human Design as a path to alignment and leadership Redefining happiness from the inside out 💛 5 Flavors of Happiness is a podcast exploring joy, healing, purpose, and meaningful living through real conversations with courageous humans. 🔗 Learn more about Emily’s work at Leading with Human Design🎧 Subscribe for new episodes exploring what it means to live a meaningful, aligned life

    30 min
  8. Astrology, Tarot & Hermetic Wisdom: Are Struggles in Your Birth Chart? | 5 Flavors of Happiness

    JAN 25

    Astrology, Tarot & Hermetic Wisdom: Are Struggles in Your Birth Chart? | 5 Flavors of Happiness

    Are your struggles random… or written in your birth chart? In this powerful episode of 5 Flavors of Happiness, Susan Pieper sits down with master astrologer, tarot reader, and Hermetic philosophy teacher Aleksandra Ceho to explore fate, free will, and the deeper spiritual architecture behind your life. Does astrology map your strengths and shadow patterns?Can tarot reveal what you’re avoiding?Are you living out karma — or creating your reality in real time? Together, they dive into: • Birth charts and personality patterns• Empathy without boundaries (and hidden resentment)• The 7 Hermetic Principles explained simply• Fate vs. free will in astrology and tarot• Why the world feels so polarized• A collective 3-card tarot reading for this moment• What true happiness actually means This is a conversation about self-awareness, spiritual responsibility, and stepping into alignment with who you really are. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this part of my soul’s path?” — this episode is for you. Connect with Aleksandra:https://www.masterthestars.com/ Subscribe to Healing & Personal Growth Conversations | 5 Flavors of Happiness for more transformative conversations.

    48 min
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5 Flavors of Happiness is a personal growth and wellness podcast hosted by Susan Pieper, featuring meaningful conversations about joy, purpose, mindfulness, and becoming who you’re meant to be. Each episode explores real-life stories of healing, resilience, intuition, spirituality, and life transitions with thought leaders, coaches, creatives, and change-makers. This podcast is for anyone navigating burnout, grief, identity shifts, or seeking deeper fulfillment. No hustle culture. No toxic positivity. Just honest conversations and practical wisdom for living a more aligned, joyful life.

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