How can I be happy while being sensitive to the pain of other people?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Julie Hanks coaches Nadia and addresses the question, “How can I be happy while being sensitive to the pain of other people?” Throughout life we will have things we are happy about, while other people in our circle may not have that same thing. That can put us in a situation where we hold two seemingly conflicting emotions at the same time, wanting to celebrate our joy while also empathizing with others. During this episode, Dr. Hanks guides Nadia through how to appreciat...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ask Dr. Julie Hanks, a safe place for healing conversations that educate and empower you
0:22.7	to prioritize your dreams, revolutionize your family, and personalize your fate. I'm your host
0:29.0	Dr. Julie Hanks, a psychotherapist and coach offering online courses and programs to help women
0:34.5	all over the world heal themselves and their relationships. Join me here every week as I coach a
0:40.2	listener through a specific challenge and empower them with tools to find healing. Before I introduce
0:46.2	you to my wonderful guest today, I want to share some news about Empower Her Circle membership.
0:53.1	So this membership allows you to access all my courses online.
0:57.7	And there's a new theme every month, a monthly Q&A, downloadable affirmations and journal prompts.
1:03.2	There's some music downloads. And at the VIP level, you get to work with me in a group
1:07.9	coaching session, get 10% off merchandise and early access to events.
1:13.1	So if you're interested in finding out more, go to Dr. Juliehanks.com. And today I'm excited to welcome
1:21.0	Nadia to the show. Welcome. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. What is your question for
1:27.4	me today?
1:29.1	Okay. So my question is, how can I be happy when others aren't, particularly when it comes to
1:39.2	pregnancy and motherhood. So just to start out, I'm not pregnant. Okay. Don't have any kids, but I am married
1:49.3	and I like to have kids at some point in the next few years, decade, whatever, whatever happens.
1:55.8	But I am a planner and so I like to think through things, especially big things, like starting to have
2:02.3	kids and all of that. And so as I've kind of thought about what that is going to look like for me
2:08.4	and how I can maybe prepare to make that a more positive experience, I've had a hard time
2:15.3	reconciling these thoughts of, like, how can I share a pregnancy
2:25.6	announcement or a gender reveal on social media or chat with friends and family about
2:32.2	the best baby gear and things like that. How can I do that when I
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