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The Overwhelmed Brain

What's the Point of Life Without Joy and Happiness?

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.52K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2015

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

I tackle the question on finding purpose and meaning in life when you aren't experiencing joy and happiness. Inspired by a message from a listener who is in a pretty dark place. He asked, "What's the point?" There is purpose in life, and it's found in every moment.

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0:00.0

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0:02.6

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Are you annoyed by affirmations?

0:18.1

Are you tired of that same old rehashed personal growth

0:21.9

advice that all seems to boil down to think positively

0:25.8

and all your problems will go away. If affirmations feel like lies and

0:30.9

positive thinking feels like denial then I want you to get ready.

0:35.3

The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello, this is Paul Kolyani, host of the overwhelmed brain, the Personal Growth Show for

0:58.7

the Critical Thinker.

1:00.3

On this show I discuss practical down- earth steps to help you improve your mood and keep

1:06.1

you sane in this powerful journey we call life.

1:10.4

We'll talk about why we do the things we do and what we can do to reach higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress and overwhelm.

1:18.0

My goal is to help you become empowered so that you can create the life you want.

1:24.0

Today's quick quote is by Virginia Wolf, and it's this,

1:27.0

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

1:32.0

Thank you to Goodreads.com for that quote. I received a message

1:36.0

from a listener recently who asked the question, what's the point of life

1:40.2

without joy and happiness? This listener is currently in a dark place and I was so honored

1:46.8

that he shared his story with me. It takes a lot of courage to share your vulnerabilities

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