Welcome back to the podcast. My name is Joseph Clough.

And today we're talking about how to actually be happy,

being independent and being where I be single. Now it doesn't actually have to mean that look,

this episode is only for people who are single. I want you to pay close attention because this is going to be important

even if you are in a relationship. So if you want to be able to learn how to become more

independent as a person and other words, nice, secure, strong, self-sartain, confident, to be

able to express yourself, to enjoy your own company, to do life almost alone in

many ways, but in good ways where it doesn't have to feel lonely, we could actually feel very,

very empowered. This episode is going to be something that I find, I think you will find too,

very interesting. But before that,

I want to just kind of put out this message ever so quickly. It really means that you're supporting the show when we do things like this. You can always turn it down low. You can always

turn it up if you want. But by listening to this, it just means you are supporting the show in the most wonderful way,

and I appreciate you for that.

And thank you.

And I'll speak you after this.

So with that, thank you for listening to that message.

It just means we are growing the show, supporting the show in every single way.

But getting back to the subject at hand, this is all about how to actually be happy being single and independent.

Or, let's just say, if you're not single, you're in a relationship, it's going to be vital

because you don't want to have to be

reliant on someone else to be happy. External validation or needing people's company is not, in my

opinion, a healthy thing. Is it good to have those connections? Absolutely. But we shouldn't be

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