Why Chasing Happiness Makes Us Unhappy — and What Actually Brings Peace
About this episode
This episode explores how the pressure to be happy can lead to more suffering and discusses the importance of acceptance and understanding unhappiness.
Send me a message We live in a world that tells us we should always be happy. So we smile, say we’re “doing great,” and hide what we’re really feeling — even from the people closest to us. But what if this constant pressure to be happy is actually making things worse? In this podcast, we explore how forcing happiness, avoiding discomfort, and chasing pleasure can create more suffering, not less. You’ll learn why unhappiness is not a failure, why trying to “fix” it can backfire, and how acce...
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