Rev. Dr. Sarah Ratekin
@doctorhappy.bsky.social
Spiritual leader of The Happiness Haven
Rooted in gratitude, driven by purpose.
Creating space for growth, healing, and real human connection. Come as you are, we’ve been waiting for you
thehappinesshaven.org
Rooted in gratitude, driven by purpose.
Creating space for growth, healing, and real human connection. Come as you are, we’ve been waiting for you
thehappinesshaven.org
I started The Happiness Haven (Cult? Community? TBD!) this year. It reminds me daily that joy's still worth fighting for.
And when the world's exhausting, my Unitarian Universalist community helps me breathe again, as they keep widening the circle, choosing love over fear.
I choose Hope. You?
And when the world's exhausting, my Unitarian Universalist community helps me breathe again, as they keep widening the circle, choosing love over fear.
I choose Hope. You?
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I started The Happiness Haven (Cult? Community? TBD!) this year. It reminds me daily that joy's still worth fighting for.
And when the world's exhausting, my Unitarian Universalist community helps me breathe again, as they keep widening the circle, choosing love over fear.
I choose Hope. You?
And when the world's exhausting, my Unitarian Universalist community helps me breathe again, as they keep widening the circle, choosing love over fear.
I choose Hope. You?
July 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
July 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Invite someone into your world today ~ you might find yourself in theirs. #Connection #Community #SacredAndSilly
July 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Invite someone into your world today ~ you might find yourself in theirs. #Connection #Community #SacredAndSilly
Gratitude shifts your perspective from lack to abundance. Start with one thank you, and watch your whole world expand. #GratitudeAttitude #Connection #SacredAndSilly
July 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Gratitude shifts your perspective from lack to abundance. Start with one thank you, and watch your whole world expand. #GratitudeAttitude #Connection #SacredAndSilly
July 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
June 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Celebrate the small wins ~ they're proof you're still unfolding. #Growth #SmallSteps #SacredAndSilly
June 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Celebrate the small wins ~ they're proof you're still unfolding. #Growth #SmallSteps #SacredAndSilly
June 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
June 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Appreciation plants seeds of joy in the soil of our awareness.
#gratitude #connection #sacredandsilly
#gratitude #connection #sacredandsilly
June 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Appreciation plants seeds of joy in the soil of our awareness.
#gratitude #connection #sacredandsilly
#gratitude #connection #sacredandsilly
A grateful heart doesn't deny hardship, it simply chooses to see beauty alongside the pain. #gratitude #growwithgratitude #wellbeing
June 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A grateful heart doesn't deny hardship, it simply chooses to see beauty alongside the pain. #gratitude #growwithgratitude #wellbeing
Neurodiversity isn't ruining society. Ignorance, ableism, and a refusal to grow are. Tired of the BS? Talk about it. Challenge the propaganda. We know the truth. 💗🧠
open.substack.com/pub/happines...
#NeurodiversityIsStrength #ActuallyAutistic #LeadWithEmpathy #UnlearnAbleism #CallOutTheChaos
open.substack.com/pub/happines...
#NeurodiversityIsStrength #ActuallyAutistic #LeadWithEmpathy #UnlearnAbleism #CallOutTheChaos
Neurodiversity Isn't Ruining Lives — Ignorance Is.
Why It’s Critical We Challenge the Dangerous Lies About Autism, ADHD, and Other Ways of Being Human
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Neurodiversity isn't ruining society. Ignorance, ableism, and a refusal to grow are. Tired of the BS? Talk about it. Challenge the propaganda. We know the truth. 💗🧠
open.substack.com/pub/happines...
#NeurodiversityIsStrength #ActuallyAutistic #LeadWithEmpathy #UnlearnAbleism #CallOutTheChaos
open.substack.com/pub/happines...
#NeurodiversityIsStrength #ActuallyAutistic #LeadWithEmpathy #UnlearnAbleism #CallOutTheChaos
🌷 Too many tabs open in your brain? Feeling like you're buffering... emotionally?
Close some of those mental tabs with us at The Happiness Haven Gratitude Gathering
Thursday, April 17 | 7:30 PM ET
#GratitudeGathering #SlowDownToGrow #HappinessIsCourage #TheHappinessHaven #IntentionalLiving
Close some of those mental tabs with us at The Happiness Haven Gratitude Gathering
Thursday, April 17 | 7:30 PM ET
#GratitudeGathering #SlowDownToGrow #HappinessIsCourage #TheHappinessHaven #IntentionalLiving
April 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🌷 Too many tabs open in your brain? Feeling like you're buffering... emotionally?
Close some of those mental tabs with us at The Happiness Haven Gratitude Gathering
Thursday, April 17 | 7:30 PM ET
#GratitudeGathering #SlowDownToGrow #HappinessIsCourage #TheHappinessHaven #IntentionalLiving
Close some of those mental tabs with us at The Happiness Haven Gratitude Gathering
Thursday, April 17 | 7:30 PM ET
#GratitudeGathering #SlowDownToGrow #HappinessIsCourage #TheHappinessHaven #IntentionalLiving
Just what the Doctor ordered!
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#wellbeing #resilience #happiness #playful #goodlife #happinesshaven #happinessiscourage #DrHappy
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#wellbeing #resilience #happiness #playful #goodlife #happinesshaven #happinessiscourage #DrHappy
Permission to Play
Add One Joyful Moment to Your Day — Starting Now
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April 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just what the Doctor ordered!
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#wellbeing #resilience #happiness #playful #goodlife #happinesshaven #happinessiscourage #DrHappy
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#wellbeing #resilience #happiness #playful #goodlife #happinesshaven #happinessiscourage #DrHappy
As tornadoes rip through communities, they're hamstringing the @nws.noaa.gov and while children are starving they are gutting the USDA... AND SO ON and so on. 🥵 I can't stop the chaos but I can hold space for us to pause and regroup and sometimes even smile. Join us. thehappinesshaven.org
The Happiness Haven
Welcome to The Happiness Haven
Where we gather in gratitude, connect in community, and celebrate life’s joys and sorrows — reminding ourselves that happiness is not a goal we chase, but a haven we cr...
thehappinesshaven.org
April 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As tornadoes rip through communities, they're hamstringing the @nws.noaa.gov and while children are starving they are gutting the USDA... AND SO ON and so on. 🥵 I can't stop the chaos but I can hold space for us to pause and regroup and sometimes even smile. Join us. thehappinesshaven.org
🌿 Grace is beautiful — but not infinite.
On a recent trip to Mexico, I saw both deep humanity and the cracks in our collective compassion. What happens when grace starts to run out?
I wrote about the tension and the hope:
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#compassion
On a recent trip to Mexico, I saw both deep humanity and the cracks in our collective compassion. What happens when grace starts to run out?
I wrote about the tension and the hope:
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#compassion
Before the Grace Is Gone
What my trip to Mexico taught me about identity, accountability, and why community might be our only way forward.
open.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🌿 Grace is beautiful — but not infinite.
On a recent trip to Mexico, I saw both deep humanity and the cracks in our collective compassion. What happens when grace starts to run out?
I wrote about the tension and the hope:
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#compassion
On a recent trip to Mexico, I saw both deep humanity and the cracks in our collective compassion. What happens when grace starts to run out?
I wrote about the tension and the hope:
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
#compassion
Reposted by Rev. Dr. Sarah Ratekin
“You are worthy of good things.”Morgan Harper Nichols
You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to earn it.
You just are.
🧡
#positivity #belief #kindness
Picture by Anxiety Positive
You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to earn it.
You just are.
🧡
#positivity #belief #kindness
Picture by Anxiety Positive
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
“You are worthy of good things.”Morgan Harper Nichols
You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to earn it.
You just are.
🧡
#positivity #belief #kindness
Picture by Anxiety Positive
You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to earn it.
You just are.
🧡
#positivity #belief #kindness
Picture by Anxiety Positive
Peace and Love thru.... Shenanigans? Oh yes. The (entirely... or is it?) fictional tale of where we started #thehappinesshaven
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
The Slightly 🌟Chaotic, Entirely🧚♀️Magical Origin of "Peace and Love Through Shenanigans"
☮️💛😜
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Peace and Love thru.... Shenanigans? Oh yes. The (entirely... or is it?) fictional tale of where we started #thehappinesshaven
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
open.substack.com/pub/thehappi...
This is not really surprising, but it's important to talk about the impact of despair... and then do something about it. Just one of the reasons we founded Thehappinesshaven.org
Deaths of despair have declined in nearly 75% of the 59 countries studied since 2000, especially in Europe. Deaths of despair are still high and rising in the United States and Korea.
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World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report explores the factors contributing to human wellbeing, the happiness ratings of countries and the importance of measuring happiness.
on.gallup.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is not really surprising, but it's important to talk about the impact of despair... and then do something about it. Just one of the reasons we founded Thehappinesshaven.org
Reposted by Rev. Dr. Sarah Ratekin
After you hurt someone, there is a path toward making amends, emotional healing, and finding acceptance and peace with yourself.
Twelve Steps to Self-Forgiveness
After you hurt someone, there is a path toward making amends, emotional healing, and finding acceptance and peace with yourself.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
March 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
After you hurt someone, there is a path toward making amends, emotional healing, and finding acceptance and peace with yourself.
Hello, Bluesky! Welcome to The Happiness Haven, a sanctuary for purpose-driven joy, curiosity & community. We believe in gratitude, growth, connection, service, and joyful presence. Into making life more meaningful (and a lot more delightful)? You’re in the right place🧡 #IntentionalLiving
March 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hello, Bluesky! Welcome to The Happiness Haven, a sanctuary for purpose-driven joy, curiosity & community. We believe in gratitude, growth, connection, service, and joyful presence. Into making life more meaningful (and a lot more delightful)? You’re in the right place🧡 #IntentionalLiving
It is time to reclaim our power with the ultimate act of defiance: happiness. Welcome to The Happiness Haven – a space to break free from the chaos and rebuild what truly matters. Join us on a journey of purpose and joy. #HappinessRevolution #ReclaimYourPower
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is time to reclaim our power with the ultimate act of defiance: happiness. Welcome to The Happiness Haven – a space to break free from the chaos and rebuild what truly matters. Join us on a journey of purpose and joy. #HappinessRevolution #ReclaimYourPower
This Thanksgiving I’m skipping the 'cranberry arsenic sauce', anything served with obligation instead of love. We can set boundaries, make room for joy, and always say yes to love over obligation. ♥ What are you leaving off your plate this year? #Boundaries #ThanksgivingReflections #ChooseJoy
November 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM
This Thanksgiving I’m skipping the 'cranberry arsenic sauce', anything served with obligation instead of love. We can set boundaries, make room for joy, and always say yes to love over obligation. ♥ What are you leaving off your plate this year? #Boundaries #ThanksgivingReflections #ChooseJoy
Sometimes it feels like life hands us nothing but gray skies and long nights. The weight of the world is on our shoulders, all hope slipping through our fingers. But here’s a reminder for those tough days — we’re stronger than we think, and the smallest spark of hope can light our way forward. ♥
November 18, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Sometimes it feels like life hands us nothing but gray skies and long nights. The weight of the world is on our shoulders, all hope slipping through our fingers. But here’s a reminder for those tough days — we’re stronger than we think, and the smallest spark of hope can light our way forward. ♥