Surprise, Surprise: Married People are Happier

Recent social science data challenges the long-standing cultural and media narrative that married people, especially women with children, are less happy than their single, “childfree” counterparts. We take a deeper dive with Dr. Greg Popcak.Further ReadingWho Is Happiest? Married Mothers and Fathers, Per the Latest General Social SurveyGuest InfoDr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotional and relationship problems. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive.Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am E and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com