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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 44 MIN

5 Things Missing From Your Life: Why Successful Dentists Still Aren’t Happy with Corey Keyes

from Dental Practice Heroes · host Dr. Paul Etchison

Successful, functioning, but secretly miserable? There's a name for what you're feeling, and it isn't burnout.In this episode, Dr. Corey Keyes, sociologist and author of Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down, breaks down what's really happening when life looks good on paper but you feel “off.”He calls it "languishing" — and you'll learn how to tell if this is you, the five things that can pull you out of it, and where to start once you know.Topics discussed:The difference between burnout and languishingWhy so many people are languishingDiagnostic criteria for languishingWhat older adults can teach us about relationshipsThe five vitamins of flourishingActive vs. passive leisure (and the cost)The 14-question self check-inGrab Dr. Corey Keyes’ book:https://www.amazon.com/Languishing-Alive-Again-World-Wears/dp/0593444620This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.comCheck out the Growth Program Here Join our Newest and Best Coaching Program, Click Here for More InformationTake Control of Your Practice and Your LifeWe help dentists take more time off while making more money through systematization, team empowerment, and creating leadership teams.Ready to build a practice that works for you? Visit www.DentalPracticeHeroes.com to learn more.

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Successful, functioning, but secretly miserable? There's a name for what you're feeling, and it isn't burnout. In this episode, Dr. Corey Keyes, sociologist and author of Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down, breaks down what's really happening when life looks good on paper but you feel “off.” He calls it "languishing" — and you'll learn how to tell if this is you, the five things that can pull you out of it, and where to start once you know. Topics discussed: Th...

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