The Secret to Real Happiness, From the Man They Call Dr Happy | Dr Tim Sharp
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Jules Sebastian interviews Dr Tim Sharp about the complexities of happiness and mental health, exploring his personal struggles with depression and insights on finding joy in everyday life.
Content warning: This episode includes an honest discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. If you or someone you know needs support, Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14. He's called Dr Happy. And he's lived with depression for most of his adult life. In this genuinely profound conversation, Jules sits down with Dr Tim Sharp, clinical and coaching psychologist, founder of The Happiness Institute, best selling author and one of Australia's leading voices in positive psychology. But as Jules discovers, the power of Tim's story isn't the title. It's everything sitting behind it. Tim built an entire career around happiness while privately battling severe depression and suicidal thoughts, and spending years believing he wasn't good enough, smart enough or worthy enough. His honesty about that gap between the public persona and the private reality is what makes this episode land so deeply. Together, Jules and Tim unpack what happiness actually is, and why most of us have been chasing the wrong version of it. Tim explains why you're not supposed to feel good all the time, why negative emotions aren't the enemy, and why the pressure to be happy every…
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