Happiness Trap: Why Chasing It Might Set You Up for Failure | Zelena Montminy (Replay)

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🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This week’s guest on Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu is Dr. Zelena Montminy. Dr. Zelena is a wellness architect and the author of 21 Days to Resilience. In this episode, she talks about positive psychology, how to architect your best life, and how to maintain great emotional health no matter what you face in life. BUY 21 DAYS TO RESILIENCE: https://amzn.to/2SpioSc [Original air date: 2-27-19]. SHOW NOTES: Why we shouldn't focus on being happy [02:29] Are we approaching gratitude in the wrong way? [05:25] How to let go of the need to feel perfect [07:48] The first step to feeling good enough [09:28] Why challenges are actually great [13:22] How to detach yourself from your emotions and feel them at the same time [16:00] Why being able to pivot is essential [18:26] How kids train you to be flexible [19:54] The things you're probably doing that are destroying your kid's confidence [22:12] Why "balance" doesn't exist [27:53] How to find meaning in everything you do [29:35] Tactics to become more present [31:36] The connection between what we eat and how we feel [32:47] Why we all need to prioritize sleep [35:06] Is there a difference between being resilient and being unbreakable? [38:00] Why we all de-prioritize our mental health [39:03] How to celebrate failure [40:55] The biggest thing Zelana had to change to become resilient [44:22] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Netsuite: Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at https://netsuite.com/women Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa FOLLOW ZELANA: WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/2NznxXa INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2TkEJF4 FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2H5dcRi FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.3	and resilience we also admire is actually attainable for the likes of you and me. But unlike
1:01.6	Wonder Woman, we don't need six goddesses from the Greek pathion to create us. Would you believe me?
1:07.3	Well, don't take my word for it. Today's Women of Impact has dedicated her life to teaching
1:12.4	and demonstrating that resilience is not something we're born with or without, but rather a skill
1:17.5	we can cultivate. You see, with a Masters and Doctorate degree in clinical psychology, today's
1:23.3	guests realised that society's obsession with happiness is actually leading us astray.
1:28.8	It's focus in our attention on our shortcomings. But, but if we can shift our perspective,
1:35.2	if we can recognize that happiness requires us to see challenges as opportunities,
1:40.6	that requires us to discover emotional strength during times of struggle, that requires us,
1:46.0	like Wonder Woman, to become resilient, then we can truly be happy. So with a sharp focus on
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