Below is a supportive menu of happiness ignitors . I invite you to start where you are and choose one to focus on at a time . Once you feel led , you can choose another from the menu that lights you up . Even amid major life transitions , you deserve happiness and joyful moments . They are there just waiting for you to claim them .

HEALTH & WELLNESS

EMBRACE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE . It has been proven that just 3 things for which you are grateful each day yield a change in your attitude and increase the number of things you are grateful for and therefore your happiness . It ’ s hard to feel unhappy when things are making you grateful . Start with being grateful for sleep or your bed and go on from there .

PUT YOURSELF AT THE TOP OF YOUR TO-DO LIST .

As women , we are taught we are supposed to take care of everyone , and that means before ourselves . This is wrong ! If we are not prioritizing ourselves , who will ? How will we have the energy to give to others if we are fully depleted ? Simply put , we won ’ t .

CREATE SPACE EACH DAY TO RELAX AND NURTURE YO UR SEL F . This is not a luxury ; it is a requirement ! It doesn ’ t need to cost money and can be simple . You want it to be easy so you prioritize it and do it . Nurturing can be reading a book , taking a bath , going for a walk or treating yourself to a spa day . Whatever makes you feel cared for and loved .

EXPLORE NEW PLACES AND EXPERIENCES . When was the last time you tried out something or went somewhere new ? While going through a life transition , we often feel stuck . It is when you tap into new experiences you may discover more of what lights you up and gives you a fresh outlook on life .