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EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 42 MIN

Finding Happiness after Regret or Loss

from The Pocket Contemplative · host Dave Schmelzer

We talk about happiness every now and again, but how can we find it if we realize the things we'd been pinning our happiness on, our biggest dreams, just aren't going to happen? Or even if the bottom really seems to fall out, if we get a terrible diagnosis or someone we love does? What then? Dave Schmelzer discusses research from Sonja Lyubomirsky that suggests potent ways forward. Mentioned on this podcast:Sonja Lyubomirsky's book The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but DoesTo receive Dave's Thursday notes, sign up here. Dave's guesting on the "Shit My Pastor Said" podcast

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