I had the most refreshing sit-down with Julianne Hough—dancer, actress, singer, choreographer, TV judge, producer and shoe designer. (I think I’ve covered them all.) We got to chat for the August cover of Redbook magazine after her photo shoot at a house in Beverly Hills recently, and the former Dancing with the Stars champion wasn’t […]
The Happy Life Checklist and I got a great shout-out in this month’s issue of Health magazine. (Reason #2 that the magazine is officially my favorite of the month! See my post earlier today for Reason #1.) Check out my quick happiness tips on page 20 of the March 2014 issue of Health—which also features […]
Well, The Happiness Challenge I created with Glamour.com is still going strong. And I’m so grateful to all of you who have commented and Tweeted and sent me notes about how it’s going for you. Nothing makes me happier than hearing you’ve been inspired to live a better life. Today, we just posted Challenge #4! […]
I’m really excited about this one: My new book The Happy Life Checklist: 654 Simple Ways to Find Your Bliss will be on shelves in just over a week! (Release date: Feb. 4) It’s a collection of small ideas that will help you savor and celebrate every day. Because happiness is in the second and […]
The countdown is on for my new book, The Happy Life Checklist! It will be on shelves February 4. But I wanted to get the happy going a little early with a fun something I’m really excited about! I created a month-long Happiness Challenge with glamour.com. For five weeks, I’m going to offer one new challenge a […]
It’s happiness time! I had a blast writing this feature for Health magazine’s July/August 2012 issue about how to pinpoint your passion—by which I mean your non-work, deep in your soul, smile on your face in your free time, kind of passion. The story features great advice from people I look up to who I […]
Well, here’s some exciting news: The audio edition of Bright Side Up is now available! Amy Spencer recording the BRIGHT SIDE UP audio edition On a few beautiful L.A. days back in December, I headed into the recording studio and read Bright Side Up aloud. It was a fun reminder of my radio days, when I hosted my […]
I had a blast interviewing the February 2012 cover star of Health magazine for this month: Eva Longoria. Partly because I think she’s a hilarious actress. Partly because I’m inspired by her activism and charity work which she somehow squeezes into her already busy life as a successful businesswoman. And partly because she’s as much […]
This month’s issue of First for Women magazine features my cover interview with Cold Case star Kathryn Morris. She was bright, fun and had some great insights I thought I’d share with you from the December issue about how curious she is, and how much she loves to learn. My favorite part of the interview? When she passed […]