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.
Episodes
24 episodes
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.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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2:39
Jesus Suffered for me, Jesus Knows How to Help Me Alma 7:11-12
What do you say when your kid says, “I feel like I’m being bullied. I try but I can’t stick up for myself.”Today we’re going to talk about a Sister Dean who suffered emotional abuse on her mission. This wisdo...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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18:32
Counsel Like the Savior: Sexual Identity Part 2
This is part 2 of how to help your child or you client when she says, "I think I might be bisexual." We discuss how it's possible to have "the blessed and happy state" of temple marriage. I will show you how to use the 4W's to Counsel lik...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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21:44
Counsel Like the Savior: Sexual Identity Matthew 19:4-6 Part 1
What do you say when your kid says, “I’m wondering if I could be bi-sexual?”Whether you are a parent or a counselor, we’ll discuss some remarkable mental health scriptures which prepare you to say the things Jesus would sa...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:42
How to Counsel Like the Savior: What to Say When Your Child is Depressed/Angry
What will you say when your child's go to emotion is anger? This is the story of how I found the recipe to help someone with depression/anger to heal through Christ.
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20:56
How to Counsel Like the Savior: And Help Your Child Battle Pornography
What will you say when your teen son says, "I'm so depressed. I try to stop using porn but every three weeks, I get stressed and I break down and use again."This has become a pervasive problem. Almost every family I know has...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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16:52
How to Counsel Like the Savior: And Help Your Child Tranquilize Perfectionism
What will you do when someone you care about says "If I can’t do it if it’s not perfect""I have very high standards for myself""I worry all the time it’s not good enough"
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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16:09
How to Counsel Like the Savior: And Help Your Child Feel Like they are Good Enough
What will you say when someone you care about says "No matter how hard I try, I'm never good enough. Or "I'm so anxious I can't sleep?"I've always known there were solutions to mental health problems ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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13:21
5 Things Never to Say to Your Kid
It was a tense moment. A student in my Human Growth and Development class said that the way he motivated and toughened up his boys was to yell, "Move your lazy butt! You're crying like a little girl!" Let's discuss things ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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24:41
Gratitude Attitude Beatitudes: How to Increase Gratitude Part 2
Have you ever wondered how to use the scriptures more effectively when you are discouraged or depressed, or how to help someone you love to use them? In this episode we'll cover how to use "Look to Me in Every Thought, Doubt Not, Fear Not...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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20:19
Gratitude Attitude Beatitudes: How to Increase Gratitude Part 1
I've always known that being more thankful would make me happier and more Christlike, but how do I do that? How do I find and express more gratitude? In this podcast I show you how one of my Florida clients, who was probably the mos...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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21:29
How to Solve Your Biggest Problem part 3
In part two I told you how setting a timer for 30 minutes to study my scriptures started to completely change my life. Part three is the finale. Here's where I really tackled the problem of losing weight and with God's grace, won th...
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24:50
How to Solve Your Biggest Problem Ppart 2
Four years ago I had three really big problems. Part two is how problem number three, loosing weight turned out to be one of the most stubborn and challenging problems of my life. This podcast is for anyone struggling with the diffi...
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27:18
How to Solve Your Biggest Problem Part 1
Four years ago I had three huge problems. This podcast is part 1 of that story, how a remarkable book, the best of spirituality, helped me solve those challenges. And, unexpectedly, helped me change and be a better...
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22:13
How to De-fuse Anger by Moving From Firecracker Brain to Logic Brain
This podcast is to help people of all ages who explode. When we get angry, we use a part of the brain I call Firecracker Brain. I present the ABC's of anger management to help you and help your children move from from a part ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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13:18
How to go from obsessing about your body to loving your beautiful soul
Why do we obsess about our bodies? By 2030, half of Americans will be obese. And…. No matter their current size or weight, 91% of college aged women are dissatisfied with their bodies and 22% of men aged 18-24 no mat...
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19:06
Couples Spell Love... T I M E
Could your marriage use some help? Would you like to feel alive and excited about your marriage? Would you like some ideas to make marriage better?In 30 years of marriage counseling, I found there were 10 strengths of a grea...
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19:19
Relationships Part 4: Inspiration Heals
This week I discuss a problem so big, so overwhelming that all the best of psychology, all the other four parts of improving relationships I've presented this far weren't enough. In Part 4 I present how inspiration or those "A...
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15:16
Relationships Part 3: Am I Good Enough?
In an age of amped up comparison from social media, many of us ask ourselves "Am I good enough?"Comparisons and negative thoughts attack our self esteem. How do you focus on the all the good you do and chase negative thinking aw...
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19:14
Relationships Part 2: How to Bond
Would you like to learn more about creating connection by giving emotional support?This skill helps couples cleave, helps parents bond to children, helps singles connect to future spouses. In this episode, parents of a 14 year old boy...
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20:59
Relationships Part 1: Climb From Good to Great
What's the difference between a good parent and a great parent? For Father's day we examine times when you've been good, and times when you've been better and sometimes....when you're a great parent and using the bes...
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23:27
Three Phases of Growth that Lead to Happiness
Why does developing and sharing our talents leads us to happiness? This weeks story is of a boy who desperately wanted to be a pilot, but had to earn $88,000 by himself. This story illustrates how the best of psychology an...
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31:47
Does a relationship with God make us happier?
A relationship with God is one of the six strengths of happy people. Today we analyze the life and research of Dr. Lisa Miller PhD to discuss the questions, "Does a relationship with God make us happier? What is an awakened brain?&...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:49