In this episode John is talking about self acceptance. Are there parts of yourself you can't stand? Do you have a picture in your head of the person you would most like to be? Do you feel that you have to fix yourself before you can like yourself? Listen to find out:How our parents and teachers have filled our heads with nonsenseWhy having an idea of who you want to become is destroying your self esteemWhat it really takes to like yourself unconditionally"The reason we turn from happy little kids into miserable adults is that we've spent our entire childhoods being taught how to be unhappy."---To download the free worksheet or join our secret Facebook community, go to www.happinesshacks.net.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

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How to Accept Yourself

In this episode John is talking about dopamine. Do you have an addictive personality? Do you enjoy engaging in risky behaviours? Would you self-identify as a hedonist or a pleasure seeker? Listen to find out:How your brain is actively stopping you from feeling goodWhy having expectations ruins your chances of being happyHow to manipulate your brain to give you more of the pleasure you crave"If we don't pursue that dopamine hit mindfully and consciously, it can take us to some really dark places."---To download the free worksheet or join our secret Facebook community, go to www.happinesshacks.net.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Dopamine

In this episode John is talking about a phenomenon known as ‘Excessive Responsibility Taking.’ Are you taking too much responsibility for life? Do you try to do everything by yourself? Are you overworked and overwhelmed? Do you feel that everything is up to you? Listen to find out:Why you have more support than you can possible imagineHow the most important things are already taken care ofHow to get more done by doing less"We are being supported constantly, but it's almost completely invisible to us unless we take the time to sit down and think about it."---To download the free worksheet or join our secret Facebook community, go to www.happinesshacks.net.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

You Can Take a Break

In this episode John talks about an invisible pattern of dysfunction that ruins families. Do you ever feel like the whole world is against you? Do you get easily frustrated with other people? Do you find yourself running around trying to solve everybody else’s problems? Listen to find out:Why 96% of families are dysfunctionalWhy it's never appropriate to play the victimHow needing to be right makes you the bad guyWhy nice people need to learn to mind their own business"In order to survive in a dysfunctional family we have to adapt, and those adaptations have consequences."---To download the free worksheet or join our secret Facebook community, go to www.happinesshacks.net.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Drop the Drama

In this episode John clears the confusion around the topic of self care. Do you struggle to focus attention on yourself? Does life get in the way and stop you from doing the things you enjoy doing? Does self care feel shameful and self indulgent? Listen to find out:Why self care isn't what you think it isThe important difference between what you want and what you needWhy real self care takes courage and disciplineHow to avoid turning into a selfish a**hole "What you want isn't necessarily what you need. And what you need isn't necessarily what you want."---To download the free worksheet or join our secret Facebook community, go to www.happinesshacks.net.Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!   

Secrets of Self Care

In this episode John shows you the easiest and quickest way to calm a busy, anxious mind. Do you think too much? Are those thoughts negative and unpleasant? Do you spent much of your time at war with your own mind? Does that internal conflict take you away from living a happy life? Listen to find out:How your mind is a lot like a snow globeWhy traditional CBT techniques don't workHow to calm your mind with zero effortA simple technique to instantly increase your happiness"A busy mind is away from mental health. A quiet mind is towards mental health."---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: > Click Here Click Here 

Control Your Thoughts The Easy Way

In this episode John shares some happiness secrets he discovered on a recently family vacation. Why do we feel so much better on holiday? Is it the sun? It is the time off work? Is it the break from our problems and responsibilities? Actually, John believes it’s none of these things and the real reason is going to surprise you. Listen to find out:Why the way we feel has nothing to do with where we areHow to get that holiday feeling every dayWhy we need to be intentional about how we want to feel"We set a goal of doing something because we think it'll make us feel better. But somewhere along the way we forget what we're doing it for."---Click here to join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackersClick here to download free worksheets and resources to help you to be happierDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Lessons From Paradise

In this episode John talks about aggression and passivity, and how the positions that we take in our relationships can stop us from from having fulfilling and meaningful connections with the people we love. Listen to find out:Why being assertive is not about getting your own wayHow your desire to please people encourages them to treat you badlyHow you are inadvertently blocking the intimacy in your relationshipsWhy it's important that you win “When we take the one-down position we volunteer to be less important in the relationship.”“You cannot have intimacy in a relationship if you’re not on the same level.”---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: > Click Here 

Hack Your Passivity

Why do we feel the need to label ourselves? And what is it about holding tightly to these labels that makes it difficult to be happy?In this episode John talks about the ways that humans apply labels to things to help us to make sense of the world, and how these labels constrain us and limit our true potential. Listen to find out:Why labels are more dangerous than you might realiseHow a medical diagnosis from you doctor can make your problems worseWhy our stories about ourselves can become self-fulfilling propheciesWhy you're not as broken as you might think you areHow we can free ourselves from our self-limiting beliefs to become healthier and happier“If you believe that you can’t cope with life (because you are an anxious person), then that will fill you with fear... and that makes you more anxious!”---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: > Click Here Click Here 

Hack Your Labels

Why does looking forward to things in the future make us miserable in the present?In this episode John talks about something we all do most of the time that has a disastrous impact on our happiness. And it’s so subtle that you might not even realise you’re doing it. Listen to find out:Why focusing on the future will stop you from being happy todayHow placing conditions on our happiness makes it harder to be happyWhy getting what you want will not make you happyA simple technique to be happy in your life right now"Everything you have today is something you wanted in the past because you thought it would make you happy."---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcastClick here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.netDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Future Focus

What are human emotional needs? Why do we have them and what makes them so important?In this episode John talks about an essential aspect of human happiness that most of us are totally unaware of. Listen to find out:Why having emotional needs is essential for your survivalHow unmet needs play havoc with your emotionsWho is ultimately responsible for your needsWhy trying to get other people to meet our needs doesn't work"When we take care of our own emotional needs, we are able to be with our partner, not because we need them, but because we want them. And isn't that so much more romantic!"---Here's a link to the book that John mentions in this episode:UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healing-Child-Within-Discovery-Dysfunctional-ebook/dp/B004FN1S7WUS: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Child-Within-Discovery-Dysfunctional-ebook/dp/B004FN1S7WJoin our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcastClick here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.netDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Emotional Needs

Why is it so hard to achieve the goals we set for ourselves? Why do most of our resolutions fail? And how can psychotherapy help us to improve our chances of success?In this episode John talks about the role of values in helping us to live a happy life. Most of us are pursuing our goals unaware that they may be taking us in the wrong direction. Listen to find out:Why values are better than goalsWhy your goals may not even be your goalsWhy knowing why you want something makes you more like to get it"If we want to make change happen, we have to want it more than we fear it."---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcastClick here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.netDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Values

Why does it hurt so much when we don't get what we want? Is disappointment an inevitable consequence of being a human being?In this episode John talks about how an amazing capacity of the human mind, that no other animal has, can set us up for a war with reality. And in the process, create insane amounts of unnecessary suffering. Listen to find out:How wanting things to be different causes us painWhy our imagination is often the real source of our sufferingHow developing our capacity for acceptance gives us more peace of mind"Any reality gap that opens in your life is going to be a problem; it's going to cause you some pain and suffering. And closing the gap is the solution."---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcastClick here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.netDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Reality Gaps

Why do we only see what we want to see? How can two different people, having the exact same experience, have totally different reactions?In this episode John explores a subtle detail about how our brains work and how it can make a fundamental difference to your experience of being alive. Listen to find out:How we only experience a tiny fraction of what's really happeningWhy energy flows where attention goesHow you can program your brain to make you instantly happierWhy things are not nearly as bad as they seem"If we have an interest in being right about how terrible things are, our brain is going to show us a version of reality that proves us right."---Join our Facebook group to discuss this episode with other happiness hackers: www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcastClick here to download the free worksheet that accompanies this episode: www.happinesshacks.netDon't forget to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes. Thank you for listening!

Hack Your Mental Filter

Happiness Hacks is a new podcast from British psychotherapist John Davidson. In each bite-sized episode John shares a happiness hack that is simple to understand, easy to implement, and guaranteed to make you happier.

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