Just telling yourself to think happy thoughts just doesn't work. How many times has a well-meaning friend tried to offer you a different perspective on a problem and you’ve felt completely frustrated or discounted.  Look, if it was so easy to just change our minds, then we would all be walking around feeling happy all the time, right?  But that’s just not reality. In this episode, I explore the alternative to just thinking happy thoughts if you really want to find peace.