Well, it’s a bittersweet day in the land of Back to Happy because we’re wrapping up our show with this episode. Between the two of us, we’ve been through a lot—but we genuinely, gradually have come back happier every time.

Yes, there will be pain in life. But if you keep perspective and get real about what changes need to be made, what you learned and how to proceed… peace and equanimity can be found.

May this episode help you rise up to greater happiness in your own heart.

We send you love and we thank you for listening,

Suzanne and Debi

WHO ARE THEY?

WHO ARE THEY?

Debi Granger is a true survivor. After nursed two of her children through life-or death experiences, she lost her home in Paradise, California after the worst wildfire in state history. She’s also a working single mom with a disability. Yet, she remains a happy optimist, here to spread joy. She is a retired Dental Assistant with Expanded Function, and lives in the foothills of the Sierras with her fiancé, Chuck.

Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has appeared in SELF, O, More, Fitness, New Woman and The New York Times, Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal. She is the author of multiple self-help titles including How Much Joy Can You Stand? (Ballantine) and The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks). Suzanne also hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she interviews leading self-care authorities for those who need better self-care.  

Few experiences in life can be more bewildering than watching your 19-year-old daughter get suddenly, seriously ill. And then stay ill, off and on, for the next eight years.

This is what happened to Debi Granger as her daughter Amera struggled with congestive heart failure, nearly dying three times. And yet. Such a time can also be when life is most inspiring, because a heart and kidney donated by a stranger ultimately saved her life.

Debi tells her story, with its surprise ending, in such grace and strength it should inspire you for a long time to come.

May you find her story useful as you find your way back to happiness, and what really matters in this life, yourself.

Sending a big hug,

Suzanne & Debi

The Self Care Group for Extremely Busy Women

WHO ARE THEY?

WHO ARE THEY? 

Debi Granger is a true survivor. After nursed two of her children through life-or death experiences, she lost her home in Paradise, California after the worst wildfire in state history. She’s also a working single mom with a disability. Yet, she remains a happy optimist, here to spread joy. She is a retired Dental Assistant with Expanded Function, and lives in the foothills of the Sierras with her fiancé, Chuck. 

Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has appeared in SELF, O, More, Fitness, New Woman and The New York Times, Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal. She is the author of multiple self-help titles including How Much Joy Can You Stand? (Ballantine) and The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care (Sourcebooks). Suzanne also hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she interviews leading self-care authorities for those who need better self-care.  

This show is a replay of one of our most popular shows, #6, honoring Suzanne’s late daughter Teal.

If you feel stuck in life, unable to move forward or backwards, take a bit of inspiration here. Teal was a unique free spirit who felt the world was her oyster … and she rolled through it with ease, equanimity and a true lightness. 

Leaving behind her journals, and memories of her remarkable life, she is here to teach us: 

• How to live with uncertainty
• How to find acceptance
• How to detach from what bothers us
• How to ‘just be’ 
• How to stop trying to be all things to all people

May you find some fun inspiration here as Debi and I talk about Teal and her amazing life. 

About Teal page from our website

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Teal playing on the Champs des Mars in Paris, France in 2011