#21: Happiness

This episode tackles happiness: what it is, what makes up the parts of happiness, how to become happier, and how happiness from within can be subversive or rebellious. Do you deserve to be happy in the face of chaos and suffering? Youtube link for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSS0jWR7zC8 The official podcast page: https://bridgeviewpsychologicalservic... Interested in the music featured in the intro/ending of the podcast episodes? Visit: www.musicglue.com/the8thhouse CORRECTIONS: *Killingsworth et al. did not necessarily find that happiness plateaued at around $500k, but very few sampled demonstrated incomes above that threshold. *The U.S. was 23rd in the World Happiness Report in 2026, not 15th. CITATIONS: Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., Sachs, J. D., De Neve, J.-E., Aknin, L. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2026). World happiness report 2026. Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford. https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2026/ Killingsworth, M. A., Kahneman, D., & Mellers, B. (2023). Income and emotional well-being: A conflict resolved. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(10), e2208661120. Lyubomirsky, S., Sheldon, K. M., & Schkade, D. (2005). Pursuing happiness: The architecture of sustainable change. Review of General Psychology, 9, 111–131. Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic happiness. Free Press. Zion, T. (2021). Be your own medical intuitive: Healing your body and soul. Writelife Publishing.