Our guest today describes himself as The Happiest Man Alive, and while Walt and Jodielynn may not have totally bought into that line, it did give us the chance to explore a new perspective. David Cope's approach to resolving issues of pain is to "normalize" them, meaning to rethink them from a perspective that says, "I'm not the only one going through this experience. Lots of people go through a similar experience every day."  He believes that people using this approach can release persistent beliefs of victimization about negatively impactful events from earlier in their lives. He claims that in this way, people can actually embrace pain rather than suppressing it. The unstated question that kept going through Walt's mind throughout the interview was this: if he is so happy, why doesn't David ever smile? This interview will challenge you, as it challenged us. His colleague's course can be found at:  https://ahappinesscourse.com/ Follow LOA Today: https://www.loatoday.net/follow