The Scandinavians might have discovered the secret to happiness, and you don't have to go through a weird maze of furniture to get to it on this episode of Live Happy Now.

The ancient Greeks define happiness as the joy you feel moving towards your potential.

To think about positive psychology, it's a science, and it's actually younger than the internet, believe it or not.

The reality is that social connection is in the research, the greatest predictor we have of long-term happiness.

You have some factors in your control. They can promote the health and resilience and growth of your absolutely most important asset, which is your brain.

And so it all comes down to understanding ourselves.

There's a way for all of us to succeed, but it might take different things.

We're all looking for the same thing, and that's a way to bring a little bit more joy to our day.

Join us as we look at the many different paths that lead us to that happy place.

This is Live Happy Now. Hello, and welcome to another edition of Live Happy Now podcast. I'm your host,

J.R. Houston. Please that you are making us a part of your day, wherever you are in the world,

and however you may be listening. We are excited to have you here. We are talking about the

Scandinavian Secret to Happiness in this episode.

Nikki Brantmark is our guest and the founder and creator of the award-winning daily interior design blog,

My Scandinavian Home, which was inspired by her move to Sweden from London.

Now, Nikki has a master's in psychology from the University of Edinburgh, and she joins Live Happy Science

Senator Paula Phelps to talk about Logham, the Swedish art of living a balanced and happy life.

Nikki, I welcome you to our podcast, and I thank you for joining us. I know we have quite a time difference going on, so I appreciate you taking time out of your day to meet with us.

Sure. Thank you for inviting me.

Well, we really wanted to talk about this topic of Lagom.

Let's make sure I'm saying this correctly.

And, you know, it's very fascinating because it's different than being minimalistic.

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