Choose Happiness, Choose You: Creating a Life That Feels Like Yours

What becomes possible when you stop settling for a life that doesn't feel like yours?

For Lorraine Toth, choosing herself has meant letting go of what no longer fits, embracing new challenges, and discovering just how capable—and joyful—she truly is.

In this episode, Tara and Karen sit down with Lorraine, host of the Choose a Happy Day podcast, for a candid conversation about happiness, alignment, independence, and the bold choices that have helped her build a life she’s genuinely excited to live.

Lorraine shares what shifted when she stopped pouring energy into things that weren’t aligned, why she believes happiness is a choice, and how challenging herself transformed “I need someone” into the much more powerful “I want someone.”

Together, they explore what it means to make room for joy, refuse to settle, and build a life from the inside out.

As we close our month of Joyful Reclamation, this conversation is an invitation to look beyond simply returning to yourself, and ask: What becomes possible when you start living from that place?

This episode is for you if:

You're wondering what life could look like if you made more room for what lights you up.
You're learning the difference between wanting something and believing you need it.
You're ready to challenge yourself beyond the version of you you've always known.
You want more joy, freedom, and possibility in the life you're already living.

Because returning to yourself isn't the end of the journey; it's the beginning of a life that truly feels like yours.

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Music:
Opening/Interlude/Outro: Love Is Waiting
Featured Song: "Home Again" - Michael Kiwanuka

Playlists:
Spotify - Volume 2
YouTube Music - Volume 2

Chapters

(00:00:03) - The Odyssey: Returning to Yourself
(00:01:26) - Lorraine Toth At The Joy Tribe
(00:03:31) - What Happened When You Choose Your Life
(00:07:39) - A Voice in the Elevator
(00:08:59) - Lorraine on Her Return to Self
(00:13:58) - Choose Yourself
(00:17:30) - What Surprises You Most About This Version of Yourself
(00:19:16) - The Joy of Journaling
(00:20:37) - The Art of Out Of Alignment
(00:25:45) - What Advice Would You Have For Old Lorraine?
(00:30:48) - Choosing the Right Things to Eat
(00:32:19) - Karen on Perimenopause and Her Life
(00:34:32) - Lorraine's Last Words
(00:37:32) - Michael Kiwanuka
(00:38:43) - What Has Become Possible Because You Stopped Living Against Yourself?
(00:41:48) - Recover or Discover

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