277 - How To Immediately Feel Happier
Why We Overeat with Maggie Sterling
Maggie Sterling
4.8 • 845 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Ever notice how easy it is to spot what's wrong instead of what's right? In this episode, Maggie and Ryan discuss our tendency to focus on problems and complaints rather than beauty and joy. Our brains seem wired to notice the negative, making complaints and judgment our default mode. This negative focus impacts not just our personal happiness but also our relationships with others, as we bond over shared complaints rather than genuine connection. Learn why changing your perspective requires intentional daily practice and discover why this mindset shift might be the most important work you'll ever do.
03:18: Clarification that Vibe Club is not an MLM and explanation of what their coaching program actually offers.
11:06: Ryan shares an inspirational quote about choosing between focusing on what's wrong or embracing what's right in life.
15:15: Maggie discusses how we weren't built to handle the constant negative information overload of modern life.
21:24: A powerful story illustrating how perspective determines what we see in our surroundings - we miss beauty when focused on problems.
29:57: Discussion about interrupting negative thought patterns and choosing healthier perspectives for your mental wellbeing.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:14.4 | Welcome to the podcast today. |
| 0:16.3 | Good afternoon. |
| 0:17.5 | Is it May? |
| 0:20.2 | Yeah, it is. It is May? Uh, yeah, it is. |
| 0:21.4 | It is May. |
| 0:24.5 | Currently it is not. |
| 0:25.5 | You guys, we record these, like this is being recorded a week in advance. |
| 0:29.9 | Happy May. |
| 0:31.0 | Happy May. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm going to just say something really, really super duper quick. |
| 0:34.4 | This won't be an hour episode like last week. I might be. I can't tell the future. |
| 0:38.0 | If it's May and you're like, oh, it's May, I have to go off the weight loss calendar in my brain, |
| 0:43.0 | you guys, okay? And I see it. And this goes for all my clients as well. I don't care if you're a client, |
| 0:46.9 | if you're not, if you're listening to this podcast right now, I want you, what's it telling you about weight loss? Is it telling you, oh, well, too bad summer's |
| 0:54.5 | basically here? Is it telling you who cares? Like, what is it telling you? Because a lot of the |
| 0:58.6 | time people's brains tell them, well, that was my go at getting skinny for the summer. And now, |
| 1:03.4 | oh, well. And summer activities are coming up and I'm just, I would just prefer to overeat through |
| 1:07.7 | them. Yeah. Oh, well, you guys know that you, even if you're not like actively trying to lose weight, |
| 1:11.6 | you don't need to overeat all summer and put yourself in a worse position to start the end of the |
| 1:15.4 | year, holiday seasons and then an even worse position to start. Yes, I'm talking about 2026 today in May. |
| 1:21.4 | Also, do you know how how fit you could look next summer if you started now. We're working on summer 2026 right now. |
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