How To Be Happy by Jared Akers

HTBH 018: Dealing with Aging Parents

Dealing with aging parents is a part of life we should feel lucky to experience. However, in some cases, depending on the relationship we have with our parents or the circumstances involved, there can also be a lot of stress, guilt, and resentments related to such an experience. In response to a reader sharing a [...]

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HTBH 017: Effective Communication with Your Spouse or Partner

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In this episode of the How to Be Happy Podcast, Emily and I sat down to discuss our experience on effective communication in relationships. One of the best ways to become a great communicator is to know who you are and what you need. What’s the difference between nagging and someone just not paying attention [...]

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Learning to Love Yourself, Are You a Liar? (plus one awesome tip on loving yourself today)

Are you trying to alter the lens of others in order to be liked? When someone asks you to do something you don’t feel like doing, do you fabricate some story or excuse? In other words, do you lie? Chances are you do, or have in the past. Or, like me, maybe you’ve been doing [...]

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HTBH 016: Travel Tips (Budgeting, Packing, Deals, and Expectations)

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Traveling is important to us so we make it a priority. In this episode Emily and I share some things we’ve learned over the years to make traveling more enjoyable and affordable. Some topics we touch on are: budgeting, packing, airline tickets, finding deals, saving money, and managing expectations. Some places we’ve visited: Kauai, Cancun, [...]

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HTBH 015: 5 Keys to a Healthy Relationship

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In this episode Emily and I discuss 5 keys to have a healthy relationship. This is certainly not “the” five keys. Over the years we’ve certainly had some unhealthy relationships in our lives. We go over 5 keys which we feel have helped us maintain a healthy life and relationship. Key #1 – The 90 [...]

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How to Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are, 5 Tips on Humility

A few years ago I was sitting in a support group discussing humility when a burly man shared, “I just wake up each morning and try to be the man my dog thinks I am.” That made sense. Maybe you’ve heard the saying: act as if? If only it was that easy. Act happy and [...]

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HTBH 014: How to Feel Happy When Everything Sucks

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The question often arises of how to be happy in life when we’re unhappy with our circumstances. Whether your job, relationships, or other parts of your life, Emily and I sat down to talk about how to find happiness when everything in life seems to suck. In particular we discuss a quote from Immanuel Kant [...]

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HTBH 013: Faith and Walking the Walk

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We all know how important it is to tell those we love how we feel, but do we live it? We had a scare a few weeks ago when Emily went into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. The experience enforced the concept of maintaining our spiritual condition. That we stay in good spiritual shape—making [...]

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