The Happiness Ladder
Did you know there are six strengths that happy people have in common? And to be happier, all you have to do is take one tiny step in any one of those six areas. After 25 years as a licensed counselor, and after creating her own path through depression and anxiety herself, Dr. Tracy Hogan is now available to help YOU find success as you repair and climb your own Happiness Ladder.
The Happiness Ladder
Have a Listen to my new podcast: Counsel Like the Savior
Which is better to try to cheer your child up when they are discouraged or to listen carefully? In this episode we will discuss how to give the best emotional support you can.
Hey all y‘all friends and listeners of the Happiness Ladder.
I want to tell you about a study on happiness that started in 1938 asking What makes us happy? So every two years for 85 years 724 participants from all over the world,
Guess what they found? It wasn’t health or wealth or achievement that made them happy, it was
Close relationships and social connection
Dr. Robert Waldinger, MD the is the Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and from this study he wrote a book called “The Good Life”, He states that
good relationships "keep us healthier and happier." People with more robust social connections showed lower rates of diabetes, arthritis, cognitive decline, and other chronic conditions. He and his research team hypothesize that close relationships act as "stress regulators"—they help our bodies calm down and return to equilibrium after being revved up by challenging events.
And those people who were most successful at this didn’t just leave it to chance." He noted that they intentionally nurtured their in-person social connections.
So, in the Happiness ladder, I’ve been podcasting about the 6 things that happy people have in common: Health, God, Growth, Gratitude Charity and Connection. I’m going to take off in just one of those 6 and Podcast about how to nurture your social connection.
I call it “Counsel Like the Savior” and you probably noticed that my last four podcasts were about helping someone you love is struggling
Please take a listen on Apple podcasts or Spotify
In this new podcast, I’ll continue to illustrate how you can combine the healing power of the scriptures with the 4W's the best simple strategy to come from 30 years as a licensed mental health counselor and my counseling mission to Chile.
Are you prepared with 10 scriptures that really bring comfort and hope to those you care about?