The Happiness Illusion

Is the pursuit of happiness for our children an illusion? Are we doing them a disservice making happiness our focus because it just isn't possible to feel that way all the time! Maybe we should be focusing on something else?? Here are the highlights: (1:44) Why do we focus so much on happiness? (4:08) We should be accepting of every emotion (5:15) Don’t rush in to fix (10:05) We need to regulate our own emotions in that moment (15:06) How need to be emotional role models (19:17) We need to empathise (23:10) Don’t create a habit of trading feelings 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes 💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube 💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes 💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.