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The Power of Doing Good With Megan McDonough


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It’s no secret that doing good for others is also good for us. But have you ever thought about exactly why doing good is so powerful? This week, Megan McDonough, CEO and founder of the Wholebeing Institute and the author of four books on mindfulness, joins host Paula Felps to find out what’s so great about doing good. Megan is an expert in the science of human flourishing, and she’s here to tell us what doing good does for us and how we can find what she calls the “spark of yes.”

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why doing good is so crucial for yourself and for others.
  • How the pressure of affects our desire to do good — and what to do about it.
  • How to notice and say “yes” to the spark that wants to serve.
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