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by Monick Halm and Moneeka Sawyer
The Fun & Bliss Show is a weekly invitation for everyone who is ready to stop postponing joy and start living with genuine ease, radiance, and aliveness. Co-hosts Monick Halm and Moneeka Sawyer explore how everyday fun and intentional bliss practices—what they call the Blissciplines—can open the door to clarity, connection, emotional freedom, and a life that feels deeply aligned. Through inspiring conversations, soulful stories, and simple five-minute “Fun & Bliss Sparks,” the show helps listeners reconnect with themselves, soften into presence, and remember that bliss isn’t a far-off dream—it’s a lived, daily experience. This is your space to breathe, to laugh, and to join a global movement where fun is the practice and bliss is the lifestyle.
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- Yesterday58 min
Why Pleasure Is Revolutionary
What if fun is not a distraction from meaningful work, but part of the medicine?In this episode of The Fun & Bliss Podcast, Monick sits down with singer, songwriter, music and podcast producer, music supervisor, and “overall cosmic troublemaker” Kathleen Smith for a joyful, honest conversation about pleasure, creativity, music, and the deeply subversive power of having fun.Kathleen believes that fun is medicine—and that the revolution will be rooted in pleasure, creativity, and feminine energy. Her music has been featured across MTV, VH1, NBC, KCRW, radio stations around the country, and award-winning independent films. As a music supervisor, she has managed and placed millions of dollars’ worth of music and intellectual property for organizations and clients including The Kennedy Center, the National Endowment for the Arts, Hulu, Netflix, ESPN, Showtime, Amazon, and many more.Her work has been described as emotionally charged, fearlessly vulnerable, and powered by a “voice made of sunshine.”In this conversation, Kathleen shares how pleasure and play shaped the making of her record Medicine, why fun can be a form of resistance, and what becomes possible when we stop treating joy as something we have to earn.Together, Monick and Kathleen explore creativity without performance, the courage to follow what feels alive, and why becoming a disruptive force of nature might simply mean refusing to live disconnected from your own delight.
- 6 days ago58 min
Your Gift Is You: Finding Joy Beneath the Shoulds
What if the path to more joy is not about doing more, but learning to pause, listen, and reconnect with who you truly are?In this heartfelt conversation, Monick sits down with author, educator, and transformational teacher Shajen Joy Aziz to explore how our gifts, passions, and lived experiences can guide us toward a life filled with greater joy, fulfillment, and aliveness.Shajen shares how profound loss and adversity shaped her deep empathy and lifelong commitment to helping others feel seen, safe, and supported. She reveals how serving children became part of her own healing journey and why some of our greatest gifts can emerge from the hardest chapters of our lives.Together, Monick and Shajen discuss how to recognize the gifts that already live within you, especially the quiet ones that do not need to be monetized or turned into another achievement. They explore why joy can coexist with grief, pain, and uncertainty, and how simple practices like dancing, spending time in nature, creating space for stillness, and honoring your truth can bring you back to yourself.Shajen also shares the inspiration behind her new book and journal, Discovering the Gift of Joy, along with a powerful reminder for high-achieving women: your work in the world may not be to do more. It may be to learn how to do less.In this episode, you will discover:• How adversity can reveal unexpected gifts• Why your greatest gift may simply be who you are• How to identify the activities that naturally bring you into flow• Why rest and quiet are essential for creativity and joy• How children model presence, authenticity, and play• Why joy does not disappear during difficult seasons• How focused action can turn inspiration into transformation• A simple inner-child experiment to help you reconnect with funYour Fun Spark for the week: Ask your inner child, “What brings you joy?” Listen to the first answer without editing it, and then go do it.Because joy is not something you have to earn. It is already within you, waiting for space to emerge.
- 2 weeks ago49 min
Choosing the Dream Over the Fear
What happens when a dream feels deeply meaningful, wildly exciting, and completely outside your comfort zone?In this episode of The Fun & Bliss Show, Moneeka Sawyer steps out of the co-host chair and into the guest seat to share the behind-the-scenes story of creating her first feature film, A Christmas Rescue.Moneeka opens up about the courage it took to move forward as a complete beginner, the challenge of trusting people and a process she could not control, and the daily decision to choose the dream over the fear. She also shares the deeply personal inspiration behind the film, including her experience with infertility and miscarriage, the healing love of her dog, and her desire to help break the silence around stories so many women carry privately.This conversation explores what it really looks like to bring a vision to life when you do not have all the answers. It is a story about learning, surrender, leadership, purpose, and creating something meaningful without losing the joy along the way.In this episode, we talk about:Why Moneeka decided to create A Christmas RescueHow a “practice movie” became a powerful missionMoving forward even when you feel like the least experienced person in the roomWhy courage is often a series of small daily choicesThe three values that guided the production: commitment, joy, and graceCreating a set where everyone felt better because they were part of itBreaking the silence around infertility and miscarriageThe healing connection between people and rescue animalsWhy something can be one of the hardest and most fun experiences of your life at the same timeThis episode is for anyone carrying a dream that feels bigger than their current experience. You do not need to know exactly how it will happen. Sometimes, you simply need to keep choosing the dream over the fear.
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Brave Enough to Be Seen
What if true influence had less to do with performing, perfecting, or proving—and more to do with emotional bravery?In this episode of The Fun & Bliss Podcast, Monick and Moneeka sit down with Joanna Horton McPherson, Harvard-trained six-time founder, private advisor, master coach, and creator of the True Influence Method.Joanna shares her personal journey and explores what it means to be visible without losing yourself. Together, they talk about emotional bravery, grounded leadership, authentic storytelling, and the difference between being polished and being truly present.They also explore why so many high-achieving women feel pressure to become the “right” version of themselves, how to tell the truth without oversharing, and how fun and bliss can help us return to who we really are.This conversation is a reminder that your next level does not have to cost you your joy. You can grow, lead, and be seen while staying soft, honest, playful, and fully alive.Plus, Joanna joins Monick and Moneeka for an extra juicy bonus conversation inside the Fun & Bliss Collective, where they dive deeper into the divine feminine and their respective missions.Learn more about Joanna and the True Influence Method at trueinfluencemethod.com.
- 4 weeks ago59 min
Food, Belonging, and Delicious Fun
What if food were about so much more than what’s on the plate?In this deliciously wide-ranging episode of The Fun & Bliss Show, Monick and Moneeka sit down with David Page, two-time Emmy Award-winning executive producer, creator of the Food Network phenomenon Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, host of Culinary Characters Unlocked, and author of Food Americana.David shares his remarkable journey from covering major world events, including the opening of the Berlin Wall, to becoming one of the most influential storytellers in food television. He reveals how a spontaneous pitch became Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, why the show was never really just about food, and how curiosity, timing, and a little luck helped shape his extraordinary career.Together, they explore how food carries memory, culture, identity, comfort, and belonging. They talk about the importance of gathering around the dinner table, the immigrant and Indigenous influences that shaped American cuisine, and why even the most familiar dishes have fascinating stories behind them.David also shares the simple pleasures that bring him joy, from learning something new and experiencing art that moves his soul to classic rock, his wife of 33 years, and an Uncrustable straight from the freezer.This episode is a joyful reminder to stay curious, savor the stories behind what you eat, and find work and interests that make life feel like an adventure.And your Fun Spark for the week?Eat the cannoli.
- Jun 23, 202645 min
How to Keep Love Fun: Blisciplines for Lasting Passion and Connection
What keeps love alive after 20, 30, or even 33 years together?In this candid and playful episode of The Fun & Bliss Show, Monick and Moneeka share the stories of how they met their husbands, what made dating more joyful, and the practices that continue to keep their marriages connected, passionate, and fun.They talk about appreciating the person in front of you, staying unattached to the outcome, setting loving boundaries, showing up authentically, and making your relationship a priority—even when life gets busy or difficult. From weekly date nights to daily intimacy, they reveal the personal “blisciplines” that have helped them move through rocky seasons and keep choosing one another.Whether you are dating, deeply in love, or trying to rediscover the spark in a long-term relationship, this conversation is an invitation to bring more playfulness, pleasure, honesty, and connection into your love life.
- Jun 16, 20261h 2m
The Healing Power of Play
What if play wasn’t just something children do, but one of the most powerful ways we connect, heal, communicate, and come back to life?In this heart-opening episode of The Fun & Bliss Show, Monick and Moneeka sit down with DinaLyn Rosenbusch, speech-language pathologist, parent coach, consultant, speaker, and host of The Language of Play podcast.With more than 30 years of experience helping children and families navigate communication challenges, DinaLyn brings a warm, practical, and deeply human perspective to speech, parenting, and connection. She reminds us that communication is not just about words. It is about curiosity, safety, belonging, and helping the people we love feel seen and understood.DinaLyn also shares her powerful personal story of losing touch with laughter during hard seasons of life, including divorce, single motherhood, illness, and recovery. After a serious health collapse, she began to understand fun not as a luxury, but as nourishment, medicine, and a pathway back to joy.Together, we explore how play can transform parenting, deepen relationships, soften stress, and help us reconnect with the parts of ourselves that life may have buried under responsibility.In this episode, we talk about:Why play is essential for communication and connectionHow children’s behavior can be understood as communicationThe power of curiosity in parenting and relationshipsWhy fun is not extra, especially during difficult seasonsHow guilt can block joy, especially for mothers and caregiversDinaLyn’s healing journey and how laughter became part of her recoveryHow to bring more play, ease, and aliveness into everyday lifeThis conversation is a beautiful reminder that fun is not frivolous. Play helps us listen better, love better, parent better, and live more fully.Fun is the practice. Bliss is the lifestyle.
- Jun 9, 202655 min
The Joy of Letting Go
What if fun was more than entertainment? What if it was a pathway back to your confidence, authenticity, joy, and even healing?In this episode of The Fun & Bliss Show, Monick Halm and Moneeka Sawyer sit down with Kim Somers Egelsee, author, speaker, intuitive, life and business coach, and founder of Publishing Joy. Kim shares how her lifelong passion for helping people step into their authenticity grew into a powerful body of work centered around confidence, happiness, positive power, and joy.Together, they explore why women often need permission to have fun, how letting go reconnects us with our inner child, and why embracing imperfection can be one of the most freeing paths to confidence. Kim also opens up about her own healing journey, including breast implant illness, sobriety, and the life experiences that made her more compassionate, brave, and nonjudgmental.This conversation is warm, uplifting, and deeply human. It is an invitation to stop performing, start playing, and remember that your joy is not extra. It is part of who you are.In this episode, we explore:Why fun helps us reconnect with our inner childHow joy can support healing during hard seasonsThe difference between confidence and performanceWhy authenticity feels lighter than egoHow women can rebuild confidence after shrinking or second-guessingWhy embracing imperfection helps us love ourselves moreSimple ways to bring more fun, bliss, and self-acceptance into everyday life
About Fun & Bliss Show
The Fun & Bliss Show is a weekly invitation for everyone who is ready to stop postponing joy and start living with genuine ease, radiance, and aliveness. Co-hosts Monick Halm and Moneeka Sawyer explore how everyday fun and intentional bliss practices—what they call the Blissciplines—can open the door to clarity, connection, emotional freedom, and a life that feels deeply aligned. Through inspiring conversations, soulful stories, and simple five-minute “Fun & Bliss Sparks,” the show helps listeners reconnect with themselves, soften into presence, and remember that bliss isn’t a far-off dream—it’s a lived, daily experience. This is your space to breathe, to laugh, and to join a global movement where fun is the practice and bliss is the lifestyle.
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