Exploring Happiness

We feel guilt when we compromise our moral standards. Guilt can be a helpful indicator but it can also weigh us down, destroying relationships and lives. In this episode, I share some of my personal guilt which is very difficult (you'll hear me wiggling). I'll reflect upon how I think to deal with guilt so it becomes beneficial (and makes us happy).

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Parenthood - making us happy and driving us into madness. Being a parent can be wonderful. But it is also very stressful. Why? What could be improved to make parenthood a greater experience? A happy experience?

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What is the relationship between power and happiness? Power makes us most happy if it's balanced and shared. If we are overpowering someone or a group of people, we are unlikely to feel happy. We would have to keep that power up which is stressful. If others have power over us, we are also unlikely to be happy as we lack resources and can't make decisions freely for ourselves. So, what does a scenario with power and happiness look like?

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Suffering is often connected with happiness. Many think that nobody can be happy if they haven't experienced suffering. I'm not sure about it. Some suffering might be necessary to show the importance of whatever it is we are suffering from (health, love, acknowledgement). But I don't believe you have to suffer a lot to be happy.

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Self-care is essential for happiness because it means that we look after ourselves, our health, our relationships and our energy. It means that we tap into ourselves and our feelings to know what's best for us. It doesn't mean putting ourselves first although it's often hard to have time for good self-care when you are looking after everyone else. Listen to this episode where I reflect upon self-care.

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Rituals exist in all cultures and traditions. They are repeated steps in a particular order, performing symbol rich activities without being useful (so the steps themselves aren't useful but rather symbolic). Rituals help reducing anxiety and offer consistency and something to hold onto in the chaos life can be. In this episode, I reflect how rituals support happiness.

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Knowing about happy hormones (dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins and serotonin) and how to trigger them is very powerful. You can use happy hormones to get out of slumps and a tunnel of negative emotions. If you learn a little about triggering those hormones, you don't get into nasty habits dragging you into vicious cycles of addiction. There are other ways to use them without sugary fatty food, alcohol, drugs and lots of sex (although you can still have that). Healthy habits with lots of sleep, exercise and nutrient-rich food support the production of the hormones long-term. Just saying... ;-)

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