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Happiness Podcast

Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D.www.happinesspodcast.org
Do you ever wonder what it takes to lead a peaceful, happy life? Are you curious about the specific steps involved in a self-actualized, limitless life? Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Or are you just plain tired and want some help? We explore all these concerns and more every week on the Happiness Podcast, which has been downloaded over 10 million times since its inception. Happiness does not happen by chance, but because we take specific actions in our lives to create it. Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D., author of 13 books, TV show host, Psychology Today blogger, and corporate trainer, has been studying the actions it takes to reach the highest levels of human achievement for decades, and he wants to share what he knows with you. Come and explore, along with millions of others from the Happiness Podcast, Dr. Puff books and Psychology Today blog, private clients and corporate workshop attendees, the specific steps to take so that you can soar in your life. To learn more, go to: http://www.HappinessPodcast.org/
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Episodes

#391 - How To Be Happy

How to be happy: It's not about having wonderful experiences; it's about flowing wonderfully with whatever life brings. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Link! ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRobertPuff?sub_confirmation=1 ************* Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Dr. Ro...

Aug 12, 202215 min

#390 Rules To Live By (Adapting to Other People's Rules)

We all live by rules developed by our upbringing, society, and life experiences. Unfortunately, not everyone lives by our rules. How can we get along with others in life who engage with the world differently than we do? Come explore how to find peace of mind in various situations, even when others are breaking "our" rules. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ A...

Aug 05, 202216 min

#389 - Benefits of Kindness

Kindness is one of the noble acts we can do. We can do random acts of kindness, and sometimes we can even respond with compassion when others are treating us poorly. But besides the benefits of helping others with kindness, do you know who else benefits? Come and explore the secondary benefits of kindness. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like th...

Jul 29, 202216 min

#388 Happiness - How to Live a Happy Life (Be the Observer)

Living a happy life sounds nice but are there any techniques that can help us? In this talk, we explore the power of observation. Learning to observe the external world and our internal reactions will help bring us back to a state of calmness when we lose all the self-talk in our heads and become observers. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like t...

Jul 22, 202215 min

#387 Happiness - How to Change the World

The world can seem like it is such a mess sometimes. Our worries can wake us up at 3 in the morning. Homelessness, inflation, addictions, global warming, minority rights, and the list can go on and on. How do with help our world and at the same time not get overwhelmed or burnout? It is possible with a couple of crucial steps. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below!...

Jul 15, 202214 min

#386 Happiness - All is Well

The past sages often repeated the phrase "All is Well." But how can this be true? Indeed the world seems a mess, or at least my life is a mess. But are there perhaps profound truths we can learn from and embrace that all is well? What can I do to see the world through the "all is well" lens? Link to "All is Well" recording by Dr. Puff repeating this phrase over and over: https://www.happinesspodcast.org/32-b-happiness-all-is-well-affirmations/32-b-happiness-all-is-well-affirmations-2/ 🎧 Listen ...

Jul 08, 202215 min

#385 Happiness - Your Opinion Matters

The one opinion we have to listen to all day long is our own opinion. The question is, what do we hear throughout the day? No matter what others think of us, our opinion of ourselves matters most. Explore the power of our internal dialogue. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Link! ⤵️ ...

Jul 01, 202215 min

#384 Happiness - How To Be Alone Without Being Lonely

Feeling lonely can cause us so much distress in our lives. But do we necessarily have to feel lonely when we are alone? What causes our loneliness, and is there anything we can do to find happiness when we are alone? Explore the keys to how to be alone without being lonely. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to...

Jun 24, 202213 min

#383 Happpiness - Losing Happiness

Good habits take time and effort to develop, and bad habits can be created easily and quickly and are hard to stop. How do we fall prey to bad habits, and are there things we can do to avoid them? Come explore how to create a beautiful life. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Link! ⤵️...

Jun 17, 202215 min

#382 Happiness - Happiness Within

Am I happy? If I am happy, what will that look like? Specific circumstances have nothing to do with our internal peace when someone's life is going well. We can create happiness in our lives, but it needs to come from within. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Link! ⤵️ https://www.you...

Jun 10, 202215 min

#381 Happiness - How to Build Healthy Habits

At our core, we are creatures of habits. Some of our habits are good for us, and some cause us suffering. Happiness, too, is based on habits. There aren't happy people, just people who practice habits that create happiness. Learn how you can too. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Lin...

Jun 03, 202217 min

#380 Happiness - Free From Worries

Living with constant worries can be so exhausting. Are ways to reduce our concerns and find more peace of mind? We explore several techniques to reduce our anxieties and work towards freedom from our worries. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data using this Link! ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRobe...

May 27, 202215 min

#379 Happiness - How to Feed Your Soul

Every thought and action that we take throughout the day impacts our soul. In this talk, we explore ways to feed our souls healthy and positive things and ways to avoid damaging our souls. What we expose ourselves to and how we cognitively engage with these encounters matter. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing ...

May 20, 202215 min

#378 Happiness -What's Your Purpose of Life

One of the essential questions of our time here on earth is: "What's your purpose of life." It is a difficult question, too, as there are so many opinions on our purpose. But what if we look at all the people we know in life (past and present) and work on emulating their life, one day at a time. Might this perhaps be the essential purpose of our lives. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in ...

May 13, 202215 min

#377 Happiness - How To Stop Being Mean

Sometimes people do some very unkind, mean things to each other. In this talk, we explore how they happen and, more importantly, how to prevent them from ever happening. We can have skills that keep our emotions "safe," and kindness is always the better path. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing to Nom Nom Data u...

May 06, 202214 min

#376 Happiness - Don't Give Up

One of the most demanding challenges we all face in life is how do we respond to unkind actions directed at us. At times, the world can be cruel, and we cannot control it. But what we do have control over is how we respond. In this talk, we explore two negative responses to unkindness and how instead, we can stay kind throughout our lives. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment s...

Apr 29, 202214 min

#375 Happiness - Fear Eats the Soul

Fear eats the soul, as it takes away from the peace of our hearts. But to keep our worries strong, we have to feed these fears. We strengthen our fears through what we expose ourselves to all day long and what thoughts we have throughout the day. We can take specific steps to reduce and even eliminate our fears. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you l...

Apr 22, 202214 min

#374 Happiness - How To Let Go Of Regrets

Regret is a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake you have made and a wish that it could have been different. There are ways to overcome regrets and move on with our lives. In this talk, we explore understanding, forgiving, healing, and penance as ways to address regrets. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this vid...

Apr 15, 202217 min

#373 Happiness - Balancing Life

Finding balance in life is one of the most challenging parts of finding happiness. It is so easy to focus on one "goal" at the expense of living a balanced life. Unfortunately, this always leads to unhappiness. We discuss ways to create a balanced and happy life in this talk. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you like this video, consider subscribing ...

Apr 08, 202215 min

#372 Happiness - Resentment is Like Drinking Poison

Resentment is like a poison we carry around inside us, hoping that we can deposit it where it will harm another who has injured us when we get the chance. The fact is that we carry this poison at extreme risk to ourselves. We will explore ways to let it go in this talk so that we can find peace and happiness in our lives. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ An...

Apr 01, 202215 min

#371 Happiness - Cause of Unhappiness

The cause of unhappiness in life seems numerous and varied. But what causes us to suffer is the false belief systems that tell us things "should" be different. Our beliefs are shaped by our past and present brainwashing. When we understand that our thoughts cause our suffering, we can identify these beliefs and change them or let them go. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment se...

Mar 25, 202216 min

#370 Happiness - Little Happiness

"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better."― Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea . The little things in life are indeed where our happiness is nourished. When we look for joy in the here and now, the future hopes, dreams, and fears become quieter, and peace rises in our hearts. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tel...

Mar 18, 202215 min

#369 Happiness - Creating Myself in The Image of da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is considered by many to be the greatest of all paintings. For many, da Vinci's artistic greatness is attributed to the ongoing refinements of his paintings. What would it take to create ourselves in the image of a fantastic human being? Are specific skills and methods for humans who achieve the highest level of self-actualization? Come and explore how we all can create ourselves into a living masterpiece. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! ht...

Mar 11, 202213 min

#368 Happiness - Pleasure Seekers

We love the beautiful pleasures of life. Sitting on the porch of our vacation home while listening to the birds sing. Or we are having a glass of wine at the end of the week to relax. But can these pleasures come with too high of a price if we are working two jobs to pay for that vacation home or drinking a bottle of wine every day to get by? Balancing with life and finding simple pleasures in our everyday lives is a far more peaceful way to live our lives. In this talk, we explore how to find t...

Mar 04, 202215 min

#367 Happiness - Be Strong, Be Kind

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting movement," wrote Benjamin Franklin. In this talk, we explore four steps to follow so that our words can always be kind in all situations. Because to be kind is to be strong. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section below! ✨ And if you l...

Feb 25, 202213 min

#366 Happiness - How To Improve My Life

Given all the obstacles to living a good life, are there specific steps we can take to improve our lives? If we focus on three things, our lives can get better and better. First, identify what is causing the problems in our lives. Second, determine the external factors that negatively influence us. But thirdly and more importantly, ask ourselves what we can do internally to change, as that is what we have the most control over. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www....

Feb 18, 202214 min

#365 Happiness - Influence By Others

We cannot deny the influence of others in our lives. But why do our friendships matter so much? Because they have such an enormous impact on our emotional health and happiness. But to find great friends and to be a great friend can be a challenging task. In this talk, we explore how to find and be a great friend and why this matters. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Tell me all about it in the comment section...

Feb 11, 202214 min

#364 Happiness - Adaptation To Change

Change is often one of the hardest things we face in life. A parent's death, an ending of a career, and the close of a loving relationship are just a few examples of changes that we face in life. But if we are looking for the key ingredient for maintaining happiness, then adaptation to change is crucial. In this talk, we explore how to flow through life, with the inevitable changes, instead of fighting life all along the way. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.Ha...

Feb 04, 202215 min

#363 Happiness - How To Learn To Be Happy

Finding and creating happiness in our lives, especially when going through difficult times, can be overwhelming. Are there specific things we can do to live happy lives, even with these current challenges? One of the keys to how to learn to be happy is by making small, beautiful changes until these changes become a habit. Then we keep moving forward as our lives keep getting better. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's ...

Jan 28, 202216 min

#362 Happiness - How To Control Your Anger (Dangers of Anger)

How do you control your anger? The dangers of anger expression are harmful, sometimes even deadly. When was the last time anger expression was beneficial to you? The emotions of anger can keep us up all night and lead to countless emotional and physical problems. In this talk on anger management, we explore ways to gain mastery over our anger and live a life in harmony with others. 🎧 Listen to all Episodes of the Happiness Podcast NOW! https://www.HappinessPodcast.org 💬 Did you enjoy today's v...

Jan 21, 202217 min
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