Episode 31

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29th Feb 2024

Building Resilience and Finding Peace with Dr. Brianna Gaynor

Dr. Brianna Gaynor, a psychologist who specializes in mental health issues among children, adolescents, and families, shares insights about resilience, change, and stress management. She also discusses the role of self-confidence, acknowledging and managing emotions, and seeing life challenges as opportunities for growth. Furthermore, she offers advice on tackling adversity and developing healthy responses to stress, with emphasis on importance of asking for help and maintaining a well-directed focus on our unique personal traits.

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00:00 Introduction: Embrace Your Uniqueness

00:22 Welcome to the Core Happiness Podcast

00:40 Guest Introduction: Dr. Brianna Gaynor

01:32 Dr. Gaynor's Journey into Mental Health Practice

03:37 Understanding Resilience in Mental Health

06:20 Dr. Gaynor's Personal Experience with Resilience

11:15 The Importance of Support Systems

12:38 The Three A's: Acknowledge, Ask, Accept

15:48 Daily Habits for Fostering Resilience

20:08 Appreciating the Little Things in Life

21:18 The Importance of Self-Affirmation

21:52 The Power of Self-Compassion

23:03 Coping with Stress and Embracing Change

24:11 The Art of Responding, Not Reacting

25:42 Understanding Healthy and Unhealthy Stress

28:51 Preparing for and Embracing New Normals

32:31 Finding Peace in Every Circumstance

34:51 Discovering Your Purpose

38:12 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

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Core Happiness
Creating a Happy Life Starts from Within
The Core Happiness™ podcast is geared towards inspiring listeners to become more mindful, gain clarity, and learn science based tips that will empower them to live their best lives while achieving personal and professional goals. Hosted by Master Certified Mindset & Positive Psychology Coach, Kacee Banks, each episode is crafted to send the message to listeners that they are not alone by sharing resources, tools, stories and experiences to encourage personal awareness and growth.

Core Happiness™ is a place for learning, experiencing, inspiration, motivation, and awareness reminders. Free of judgment and negativity. The belief behind Core Happiness™ is that we can live a life full of happiness, love, peace and abundance if we nourish ourselves with those things. Once you begin to become self-aware and use the aid of others to nourish your soul with positivity, love, hope and inspiration you will find your inner self growing more empowered, confident, motivated, and gaining inner and strength, all of which is then reflects externally to the world, your world. This podcast is to serve as inspiration and motivation to create a happy life by creating happiness within. Additional resources and support can be found at www.corehappiness.com.

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Kacee Banks

Kacee Banks is a Certified Master Mindset & Transformation Coach specializing in Positive Psychology. Her passion is to help clients during life transitions, empowering them to be their best and most authentic selves. Over the last ten years, Kacee has completed her Positive Psychology Specialization from UPenn, dual master certifications in life coaching, and established Core Happiness™, LLC.