In the world today, happiness is more elusive than ever. It may be that our understanding of happiness is based on the belief that happiness is sustainable, but it is not. Happiness is a fleeting emotion. Our ability to bounce back after adversity and to complete mundane tasks may be the true measure of contentment. To discover the secrets to achieving life satisfaction, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Dr. Jennifer Guttman, a clinical psychologist who combines cognitive-behavioral therapy with her core methodology. She details the six secrets to life satisfaction taken from her book, Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction, offers insights into how her clients put the strategies to work and describes her concept of defiant resilience.

Dr. Jennifer Guttman — Life Satisfaction:

• Why the goal of achieving happiness is rarely attainable. {3:10}
• In her book, Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction, Jennifer offers six behaviors everyone can adopt. {7:12}
• Jennifer explains how a resentment check-in can increase life satisfaction. {11:09}
• How facing our fears is a positive step toward life satisfaction. {16:50}
• Life decisions are just guesses and that means course correction is always an option. {20:50}
• Following through on self-care and closing out tasks are essential components of achieving life satisfaction. {25:31}

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About Lisa’s guest:

Dr. Jennifer Guttman received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Long Island University. Her approach fuses traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques with her own core methods, which have been developed and refined through thirty-plus years of personal interaction with her clients. The combination of these innovative methods and her unparalleled empathic abilities has enabled her to have a profound impact on thousands of patients from diverse walks of life.

“The idea we can find satisfaction through resilience and hardiness speaks volumes.” - Lisa Cypers Kamen

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