Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

And when to detach from ego and self? Moving beyond the need for the external validation or the, how do you put it, that ego-driven pursuit of self-worth?

And when to detach from ego and self? Moving beyond the need for the external validation or the, how do you put it, that ego-driven pursuit of self-worth?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

I read this book a long time ago called How We Choose to Be Happy. And these two psychologists interviewed a bunch of people who were confirmed to be happy. And there's a big story about how they confirmed who was happy. But they weren't people that lived a life without tragedy. Like somebody lost their house in a fire. Somebody was a Holocaust survivor.

I read this book a long time ago called How We Choose to Be Happy. And these two psychologists interviewed a bunch of people who were confirmed to be happy. And there's a big story about how they confirmed who was happy. But they weren't people that lived a life without tragedy. Like somebody lost their house in a fire. Somebody was a Holocaust survivor.

Someone found their father after their father had died by suicide. And so they were people who had tragedies in their life, and yet they were happy. And one of the common threads is exactly what you said, David, is they woke up every day and they made a conscious decision to choose to be happy. Like you're saying, people can make conscious decisions to choose to accept themselves.

Someone found their father after their father had died by suicide. And so they were people who had tragedies in their life, and yet they were happy. And one of the common threads is exactly what you said, David, is they woke up every day and they made a conscious decision to choose to be happy. Like you're saying, people can make conscious decisions to choose to accept themselves.

To be kind to yourself, to show yourself compassion. And to me, that is the key to a joyful life.

To be kind to yourself, to show yourself compassion. And to me, that is the key to a joyful life.

We've been talking for an hour.

We've been talking for an hour.

All right. Well, thank you, everyone, for listening. I hope you found this as fascinating as we found it.

All right. Well, thank you, everyone, for listening. I hope you found this as fascinating as we found it.

It's great spending time with you too. It's such an honor for me. This has been another episode of the Feeling Good Podcast. For more information, visit visit Dr. Byrne's website at feelinggood.com, where you will find the show notes under the podcast page. You will also find archives of previous episodes and many resources for therapists and non-therapists. We welcome your comments and questions.

It's great spending time with you too. It's such an honor for me. This has been another episode of the Feeling Good Podcast. For more information, visit visit Dr. Byrne's website at feelinggood.com, where you will find the show notes under the podcast page. You will also find archives of previous episodes and many resources for therapists and non-therapists. We welcome your comments and questions.

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