Mastering Your Happiness Podcast

Purposeful living supports both cognitive and emotional health, while the hedonic pursuit of happiness will almost always lead to unhealthy choices. Listen in as we explore the science behind this!

What do you do when someone you love is struggling with addiction but doesn't want help? This episode gives various solutions as well as the difference between support, and enabling. Listen in!

What is the role of love in abuse? And does lack of love cause abuse? Listen in as we explore the nuances around love and abuse.

This episode unpacks 6 common fears in addiction recovery and how to handle them. Listen in!

In this episode, we discuss the mental biases involved in gambling, the role of mood, and belief, as well as how gambling can shift from recreation to a problematic pattern and an addiction.

Instead of relying on motivation or willpower, this episode explores how real, lasting change occurs, setting you up for a more successful experience with your resolutions in 2026.

Experiences are varied, here's to normalizing alternative ways of both feeling about and approaching the holidays.

"Why didn't they just leave?" This episode breaks down psychological, emotional, and physical reasons that keep many victims of domestic violence trapped. It also shares what families of the abuser can do to support healing and safety.

An episode for caregivers-the parents who are always giving, the older siblings, nurses, therapists, and other care-giving professions. It contains a three-step framework towards self care for caregivers as well as the obstacles we need to be aware of.

If your behaviors are not aligning with your long-term goals, it could be self-sabotage, and this episode is on why we engage in it and how to fix it.

Why do some people seem to feel everything intensely? This episode explains the origins of neuroticism and what you can do to manage it.

In this episode we learn what the nervous system is and how to regulate it apart from the known physical practices like breathwork and mindfulness.

Do you wish you were more confident? In this episode, you'll learn how to stop waiting to "feel" confident and start practicing it in action.

We were not born hating our bodies. Body image issues (BID) can lead you into depression; a correlation this episode explores and the four action steps one should take.

Why do people relapse even after withdrawal is over? This episode is about the science of addiction outside of the withdrawal symptoms and there is bonus information on our brains under the influence of alcohol.

In this special episode, inspired by Megan Devine's How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief , I share lessons on what it truly means to live with loss.

This episode breaks down how to offer safe and helpful support to someone with past trauma, because sometimes, even with the best intentions, we end up causing more harm.

The trigger did no create the wound, it simply reveals it. this episode shares how to buffer our extreme reactions when triggered.

We might be born with our temperaments but emotional wounds do affect the expression or suppression of these temperaments. This episode shares both strengths and struggles for the four types of temperaments and what healing looks like.

Do you need space but deeply crave connection? This is part 3 of a three-part series on attachment style, and in this episode we talk about the genesis of avoidant attachment, how it shows up in relationships, and 8 practical steps you can take towards being securely attached.

The reasons you took alcohol are still there even after dealing with alcoholism, that's what makes the journey of sobriety not to be linear. This episode talks about the common emotional struggles and how to deal with them.

In this episode we talk about anxious attachment style, signs your partner could be anxiously attached, and the path to being secure. It is Part 2 of a three-part series, whose aim is to revolutionize our relationships.

To understand attachment styles is to set yourself up for greater success in having healthy relationships. This is part 1 of the Three-Part Series on attachment styles. In this episode we lay the foundation by talking about the origin of attachment styles and a brief overview of what they are.

Most people do not realize they are dealing with burnout until things get really bad. This episode not only shares the signs and how to deal with burnout but a personal story as well.

If you've noticed a dip in your mood, motivation, and energy levels during the cold season, listen in to learn the connection between colder seasons and mental health as well as practical steps to take better care of yourself.