Podcast: Very Happy Stories

Liza Blas is a storyteller who is raising two unique kids, both struggling with severe mental illness and Lyme disease. While her life stories are rooted in challenging topics, Liza brings light out of darkness, providing empathy, validation, and inspiration to parents with similar struggles.

20. The Relentless Optimist – Seeing Clearly through Her Sons’ Blindness

Are you ready to see things differently? In this episode, Liza interviews Kristin Smedly, a relentless optimist. Kristin is a two-time best-selling author, TEDx speaker, advocate, and co-creator of Brilliantly Resilient. She is also the mother of…

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20. The Relentless Optimist - Seeing Clearly through Her Sons’ Blindness
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19. Guide Yourself towards Personal Empowerment

It’s difficult to find peace in our lives when we experience sadness, chaos, and uncertainty. Liza shares how she finds peace by trusting the process. In this episode, Liza invites Anita Kimbler, psychic, medium, and energy healer, to the podcast to…

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18. Get Your Shine Back with AJ Sarcione

Get your Shine back! This episode is a huge mood booster as Liza interviews AJ Sarcione for a conversation on positive mindset. When Liza is interrupted by a household incident during recording, AJ makes space for a new conversation, one centered…

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18. Get Your Shine Back with AJ Sarcione
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17. Healing Our ACEs for Mental Resilience

Are you or is your child suffering from an ACE – Adverse Childhood Experience? In this episode, Liza talks about mental health and brings awareness to ACEs. Adverse Childhood Experiences include events such as living with a parent who experiences a…

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17. Healing Our ACEs for Mental Resilience
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16. A Story of Validation, Being the Mama Bear, and Healing Lyme with Brooke Rash

Kicking off season two, Liza interviews Lyme warrior Brooke Rash. Brooke is an entrepreneur, social media influencer, and beauty and wellness expert. Despite her fortune today, Brooke didn’t always have the financial means to support her family’s…

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16. A Story of Validation, Being the Mama Bear, and Healing Lyme with Brooke Rash
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15. Healing through Human Connection

In this episode, Liza emphasizes the need of letting go of energetic walls and living your most authentic self. This is especially important when you are raising kids with special circumstances like mental illness and neurodiversity. Liza also…

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14. Celebrate the Win, Authentically

It’s easy to celebrate the wins of our kids when they score points at a game or come home with an A grade. But, can you celebrate the wins even when your child struggles with impulsivity, emotional dysregulation and chaotic outbursts?  In this…

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13. Break the Cycle of Self-Sacrifice with Rita Hyland

In this episode, Liza dives into the concept of self-sacrifice with Transformational Coach, Rita Hyland. When moms and care-takers self-sacrifice, they injure themselves and their kids. So why surrender and allow self-injury? For starters, we think we…

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12. Take a Break Before the Breakdown

When was the last time you took a break? Liza emphasizes the importance of taking breaks before your regularly scheduled breakdown. Her secret? Listen to your body. Liza also pays tribute to her daughter’s Lyme disease, which taught her the…

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11. Correcting Perfectionism by Embracing Mistakes

In this episode, Liza takes listeners through the story of her daughter’s perfectionism and OCD throughout the years. To model a healthier perspective around failure, Liza re-tooled her mindset to practice self-correction. She refers to this…

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