Stacy Anderson discusses her journey of launching the “I Am Happy” podcast, inspired by her struggles with balancing family and work. She shares her experience of conducting 30 interviews with successful women during her maternity leave, revealing key themes of happiness, health, and success. These themes included regular exercise, a supportive community, well-planned organization, and the importance of therapy. Stacy emphasizes that the podcast aims to explore these themes further through expert interviews on personal development, health, wellness, and parenting. She invites listeners to suggest topics and encourages them to download free resources from her website.

Outline

Introduction to the Podcast and Personal Struggles

• Stacy introduces the podcast, emphasizing the desire to be happy and balanced while managing family and business.
• Stacy admits to feeling overwhelmed and challenges of putting oneself out there, even on social media.
• The podcast aims to bring in experts to help improve health, find time for oneself, and better take care of kids.
• Stacy shares personal struggles during maternity leave, feeling overwhelmed with two kids and a side hustle.

Inspiration and Initial Research

• Stacy recounts a conversation with a friend’s mom that made them feel less alone in their struggles.
• A fortuitous encounter at a bagel shop led to an article about the founder of BabyBjorn, inspiring Stacy to reach out to successful women.
• Stacy began interviewing women during maternity leave, aiming to understand how they balanced work and family.
• The initial interviews revealed common themes of happiness, health, and success, leading to further exploration.

Key Findings and Themes

• Stacy highlights that the women interviewed exercised regularly despite busy schedules.
• A supportive community of like-minded individuals was a recurring theme, emphasizing the importance of women supporting women.
• Supportive husbands and careful planning were also common among the successful women.
• Therapy emerged as a crucial element, helping women overcome personal issues and improve their well-being.

Purpose of the Podcast and Future Episodes

• The podcast aims to explore key themes and habits from the interviews to help listeners implement similar practices.
• Future episodes will feature experts on personal development, health, wellness, relationships, and parenting.
• The first few episodes will include past interviews on balancing work and family life.
• Stacy encourages listeners to suggest topics they are interested in for future episodes.