n this episode, I reflect on whether happiness is something we are born with or something we can actually learn. I explore my own tendency to hold back from fully experiencing positive emotions like joy, love, or excitement, and question where this emotional distance comes from.

I talk about how life experiences can lead us to protect ourselves from disappointment, often at the cost of not fully allowing happiness in when it is present. Over time, I’ve started to see happiness less as a constant state and more as a practice of awareness, gratitude, and emotional permission.

This episode is about small but powerful shifts in perspective—how our environment, mindset, boundaries, and ability to release the past all shape the way we experience life.

At its core, it asks a simple question: are we actually learning to be happy, or are we unintentionally blocking it?