Episode 36: I’ll Be Happy When...Why That Thought Keeps You Stuck

About this episode

This episode explores the misconception that happiness is dependent on changing circumstances and discusses how our thought patterns affect our sense of happiness.

For years, I believed happiness was something I’d reach once my circumstances changed. When the baby slept through the night, when my body looked different, when my marriage felt easier, when I had more money, a different job, or a smoother season of life. But what I discovered is this. We can arrive at the destination we believe will finally make us happy and still feel unhappy because we bring the same brain and the same thought patterns with us. In this episode, we talk about why true happ...

Topics covered

• happiness
• mindset
• self-improvement

Keywords

• thought patterns
• circumstances
• unhappiness

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