Welcome, to the Becoming Okay podcast, conversations with your host Meg Schirnhofer, who meets with people who share their lived-experiences with mental health and how they are finding a way to become okay.

We spend so much of our lives chasing a feeling we call happiness, without ever stopping to ask what we’re actually looking for.

In this episode of Becoming Okay, Todd Tomlin and I talk about what happens when the chase stops working. When success, distraction, productivity, or numbing no longer bring the relief they once did and you’re left with what?

In this episode, we explore:

- Why happiness is fleeting + what’s more sustainable

- How chasing “more” can actually pull you further from yourself

- Addiction and numbing as coping, not moral failure

- What contentment looks + feels like

- Learning to sit with discomfort instead of escaping it

- Giving yourself permission to rest, without earning it

Chapters

00:00 Redefining Success and Self-Worth

04:04 Selfishness vs. Self-Awareness

07:46 Embracing Change and Letting Go of Control

14:03 Finding Peace Beyond Titles and Promotions

17:06 Overcoming Addiction and Discovering Self-Love

22:26 The Healing Power of Nature and Self-Discovery

30:30 Finding Joy in Simple Moments

36:22 Navigating Uncomfortable Situations

40:22 Redefining Success and Fulfillment

47:12 The Pursuit of Contentment

Here’s to Becoming Okay, in every sense of the word.

Find me here:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9yWnk7ajO7ykPMGEuBS8g

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@megschirnhofer

Podlink: https://pod.link/1843627543

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddtomlin/