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Why You Feel So Tired When You Haven't Done Anything
Episode 1638
There is a kind of tired that cannot be explained by anything you did.
Not the tired you feel after hard work or a bad night's sleep — those make sen…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
I Teach Happiness at 70 Colleges. Here's What's Wrong.
Episode 1637
I have been teaching happiness at over seventy universities for fifteen years. And I have watched the wellness industry get almost everything wrong.
…2 months, 3 weeks ago
Perfectionism Isn't a Virtue, It's a Coping Mechanism
Episode 1636
Most perfectionists have been praised their whole lives for being perfectionists. That's the thing that makes it so hard to see.
In this episode, Mon…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Apologizing Too Much? This Might Be Why
Episode 1635
If you say sorry when someone bumps into you — this episode is for you. In this conversation, Monique talks about the slow, quiet erasure of your…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Sandwich Generation
Episode 1634
You are caring for your kids, your parents, your work, and your own grief — and somewhere in that pile, you forgot you were a person too. This ep…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Mother's Day Hangovers Hit So Hard
Episode 1633
If Mother's Day was harder than you expected, and now it's Monday and you're not okay — this episode is for you.
Not the catastrophic kind of hard. T…
3 months ago
The Hidden Cost of Being "The Strong One" in Your Family
Episode 1632
If you are the person everyone calls when they're falling apart — who do you call? This episode is for the strong ones. You know who you are. …
3 months ago
You're Not Lazy. You're Emotionally Depleted.
Episode 1631
If you've been calling yourself lazy lately, this episode is going to gently change something for you.
We've been taught to read exhaustion as a char…
3 months ago
Why Your Morning Routine Is Making You More Anxious
Episode 1630
If you wake up and immediately start running through a 12-step morning routine — cold plunge, journal, gratitude list, supplements, workout — and som…
3 months, 1 week ago
Why Your Phone Is Quietly Stealing Your Happiness
Episode 1629
MIT researcher Sherry Turkle found that just placing a silenced phone face down on a table between two people reduces the depth of their conversatio…
3 months, 1 week ago