Happiness Podcast

Happiness Podcast

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#590 The Geography of Joy: Taking Your Mind on Vacation

We often believe that booking a flight to a beautiful destination will automatically bring us peace, expecting a change of scenery to magically cure our stress. But the profound truth is: wherever you go, there you are. In this episode, we are going to explore the 'Geography of J ...  Show more

#589 The Cold Brew Soul: Why Rushing Extracts the Bitterness of Life

In our modern, hyper-productive world, we want everything instantly. But the greatest joys, the deepest relationships, and the most profound inner peace cannot be microwaved or rushed. In this episode, we are going to explore the psychological art of slowing down, and discover ho ...  Show more

#588 The Science of Awe: How Wonder Rewires the Brain

When we feel anxious or overwhelmed, we usually try to think our way out of it. We analyze our problems, we ruminate, and we try to logic our way to peace. But modern neuroscience has discovered a much more beautiful solution: you can't always think your way out of an anxious min ...  Show more

#587 The Inherited Self: Breaking the Cycles You Didn't Choose

We all enter adulthood carrying a set of invisible scripts handed down to us by our families and our early environments. But what happens when you realize that the way you handle stress, relationships, or anger wasn't actually chosen by you, but was simply absorbed when you were ...  Show more

#586 The Secret to Happiness: Don't Grow Up

If you were to ask one of the most formidable, erudite intellectuals of the 20th century for the secret to happiness, you might expect a complex, highly philosophical answer. Yet, when the brilliant writer William F. Buckley Jr. was asked this very question, his response was simp ...  Show more