In this episode, we’re getting existential (again) and asking the age-old question: is the grass really greener, or are we just perpetually stuck thinking the next thing will finally make us happy? Spoiler: happiness isn’t hiding behind a promotion, a soulmate, or a trip across the world—it’s right here in the messy, chaotic, but beautiful now.

Jessa kicks things off by breaking down the ego—what it is, how it works, and YES why it’s  convincing us that happiness is somewhere else, but why it’s useful to participate. We explore how this mindset is so common in your 20s (and let’s be real, your 30s, 40s, and beyond) as we grapple with career choices, relationships, and the pressure to figure it all out.

We unpack why society keeps us stuck in “next thing” thinking and dive into tools and philosophies from Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, and The Defining Decade to help ground us in the present. And hey, sometimes you do need to wander down the street and stand on someone else’s lawn …. not to claim it as your own, but to experience it for what it is and realize that your grass is perfectly lovely, if only you’d take the time to water it.

To wrap it up, Amanda breaks down how perception is completely relative…..other people’s opinions of you? Just their own projections. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of comparison, self-doubt, or future-focused anxiety, this episode is for you.

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Resources & Book Recs:

The Defining Decade Book

Michael Singer Podcast - Episode 33

Be Here Now by Ram Dass

Know ThySelf Podcast - Episode 124