When Success Hides Suffering: Understanding High Functioning Depression with Dr. Judith Joseph

In the real world, we think happiness is this like grand destination and that when we get there we should be okay, but we're learning that that's not it. It's the splether of these sensations. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true, and yet for many of us our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do as well. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. You've got the job, the house, maybe even the partner. You've checked the boxes, so why do you still feel flat? That question is at the heart of today's conversation with psychiatrist and researcher Dr.

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