280: Ruth Whippman on the Complexity of Happiness

<p>Ruth Whippman is a regular contributor to radio shows, television, and podcasts,&nbsp;having made appearances on shows including NPR’s Brian Lehrer Show, To the Point, CBS news and Morning Edition amongst many others. She is&nbsp;also a regular speaker and has given talks at Google, Princeton University and UC Berkeley as well as many other venues. Her book is,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2LKNG7S" target="_blank"><em>America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks</em></a>&nbsp;and it is this – along with the flaws of the self help&nbsp;that she and Eric talk about in this episode.</p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In This Interview, Ruth Whippman and I Discuss...</p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2LKNG7S" target="_blank"><em>America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks</em></a></li><li>How many people in the self-help industry&nbsp;are trying to sell easy answers and life is incredibly complex</li><li>Sitting with a certain amount of complexity in life</li><li>The flaws with studies</li><li>The one thing consistent across all research and people’s experience about happiness</li><li>The American tradition of self-reliance</li><li>The victim blaming myth that we’re completely responsible for how we feel</li><li>That circumstances absolutely play a role in our degree of happiness</li><li>What’s behind the positive psychology movement</li><li>How we need to think of w