Creatively discover a happier you with Bona Normandeau

Welcome to Soul-Led Creative Women! In this episode, Sam Horton speaks with Bona Normandeau, happiness coach, speaker, and host of The Happier You podcast. Bona shares her mission of helping individuals discover their own path to happiness by guiding them to find more joy and resilience in life. With a background in military service and entrepreneurship, Bona experienced her own awakening when she struggled to answer the question, “What is the dream in your heart?” This moment became the catalyst for her happiness journey.

Highlights from the Episode:
💗 The Foundation of Happiness: Bona discusses her approach to teaching happiness, emphasizing that it’s something that can be learned and cultivated in a framework of “tools, practice, and leveling up.”

💗 Personalized Happiness Formula: Bona talks about helping individuals discover what truly brings them joy by connecting with themselves and experimenting with small, actionable steps. Creativity and Play: Bona shares how reading Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection opened her eyes to the importance of creativity and play in cultivating joy. She describes her experience of trying new creative activities, even when they feel uncomfortable, as a way to build resilience and enjoy the process.

💗 Self-Care Essentials: Bona emphasizes the importance of gratitude, celebrating small wins, and incorporating “recharge activities”—from spontaneous dance breaks to nature walks—to keep happiness accessible in daily life.

💗 Letting Go for Happiness: She explains that while happiness can grow by adding joyful activities, it’s also about naturally letting go of things that no longer serve us. The Power of Vulnerability: Bona reflects on the vulnerability of sharing her personal journey through her podcast and how building a supportive community has been key to staying courageous in her path.

💗 Building Resilience and Confidence: For Bona, creativity is not just about making art; it's a powerful tool for navigating life’s ups and downs, helping her and others build resilience and self-acceptance.

Powerful Questions for Listeners:

💗 What is one small action I can take today that will bring me joy?

💗 Where can I make time for myself today?

💗 What can I add to my day to make it more meaningful?

Connect with Bona Normandeau:

Podcast: The Happier You - Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

14-Day Gratitude Challenge - Sign up for Bona’s free 14-day gratitude journey at https://thehappieryou.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehappieryou

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-happier-you-empowering-your-journey-to-a/id1506429680

Host Info:
Sam Horton is an Artist, Creative Mentor, Life Coach and Spiritual Guide. A series of life challenges, from divorce and burnout to feelings of inner disconnection and emptiness, were the catalysts for a spiritual creative journey that led her out of the dark and transformed the way she cares for herself and shows up in the world.

This journey is what inspires Sam to support other women to turn their pain into power and evolve into the most beautiful, authentic, best versions of themselves using transformative spiritual and creative tools to remember who they really are at their core so that they can meaningfully nurture themselves, authentically express their inner truth and experience personal expansion.

Special Gift for Listeners:
Reconnect with your inner creativity! Visit SamHorton.co/gift for a powerful 10-minute meditation to discover your unique, sacred creative space and spark your inner wisdom.

Enjoy the episode! 🎙✨