The Happiness Illusion

Is the pursuit of happiness for our children an illusion? Are we doing them a disservice making happiness our focus because it just isn't possible to feel that way all the time! Maybe we should be focusing on something else??Here are the highlights:(1:44) Why do we focus so much on happiness?(4:08) We should be accepting of every emotion(5:15) Don’t rush in to fix(10:05) We need to regulate our own emotions in that moment(15:06) How need to be emotional role models(19:17) We need to empathise(23:10) Don’t create a habit of trading feelings💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.