Do you ever wonder what it takes to lead a peaceful, happy life? Are you curious about the specific steps involved in a self-actualized, limitless life? Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Or are you just plain tired and want some help? We explore all these concerns and more every week on the Happiness Podcast, which has been downloaded over 19 Million times since its inception.

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#563 The Smart Shortcut: Learn From Other People’s Mistakes (Not Just Your Own)

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#73 – Happiness – How to Recover from Burnout and Find Happiness Again

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#72 Happiness – The Powerful Influence of Others

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#71 Happiness – Lessons from the Narcissist

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#70 Happiness – Finding Happiness When Life is Really Hard

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#69 Happiness – The Kiss of St. Francis of Assisi

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#68 Happiness – The Precious Value of Free Time

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#67 Happiness – Supermax Prison vs. The Grand Chartreuse Monastery

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#66 Happiness – How Our Dreams Can Cause Suffering

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#65 Happiness – How Kindness Creates Happiness

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#64 Happiness – Finding Happiness with PTSD Symptoms

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#63 Happiness–How Music Effects Our Happiness

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#62 Happiness – Seeking Happiness Can Keep Us Unhappy

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#61 Happiness – Neuroplasticity and Happiness Habits

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#60 Happiness – Having a Back-up Plan for Happiness

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#59 Happiness – Finding Happiness with a Diagnosis of Cancer

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#58 Happiness – Treating Life as a Permanent Vacation

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#57 Happiness – Henry David Thoreau’s “Simplify, Simplify, Simplify”

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#56 Happiness – Finding Happiness and Living Well with the Ongoing Challenges

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#55 Happiness – How to Keep Finding Pleasure in Life

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#54 Happiness – The Root Cause of Our Suffering and How to End It

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#53 Happiness – 3 Things to do When “Bad” Things Happen

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#52 Happiness – 3 Steps for Changing Bad Habits into Good Habits

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#51 Happiness – Three Key Components for Staying Happy

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#50 Happiness – Relationships: Losing a Partner

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#49 Happiness – Relationships: Keeping a Great Partner

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#48 Happiness – Relationships: Finding a Great Partner

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#47 Happiness – Relationships: Being a Great Partner

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# 46 Happiness – How to Respond with Kindness When Others React with Anger

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#45 Happiness – Monastery of San Francisco and Our Death

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#44 Happiness – “Kindness” is a Key Ingredient of Change

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#43 Happiness – “Adaptation” is a Key Ingredient of Happiness

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#42 Happiness – Nine Ways We Can Deal with Criticism and Find Happiness

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#41 Happiness – Where are the Hippies and How the Media is Powerful

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#40 Happiness – 4 Steps to Get Rid of Fear and Find Happiness

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#39 Happiness – How to Lose Anger and Find Happiness

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#38 Happiness – How to Lose Sadness and Find Happiness

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#37 Happiness – Three Things We Can Do to Prepare for Life Changes

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#36 Happiness – Movie “Transcendence” and the “Singularity”

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#35 Happiness – Identifying with the “No-Self”

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#34 Happiness – Making Time for Happiness

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The Consequence of Not Pursuing Happiness

About 20 years ago, when I first started in Private Practice, I had a young man come to me who was so amazingly intelligent, bright, and alive with life. Although he was an incredible pleasure to work with, he came from a background where there was a lot of...