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Join Jared and Emily Akers as they talk about life, love, happiness, and respect for oneself and our partners in life. They explore many topics from life, love,
relationships, self-respect, travel, and keys to living a happy life; all from personal experience. Through Jared’s personal blog - How to Be Happy: Happiness for the Practical Mind - they receive questions about living a happy life from people all over the world. Through sharing their personal experience they humbly demonstrate how self-respect, authenticity, and love are vital components of living a happy life regardless of circumstances.

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HTBH 026: Should You Marry Him or Her?

by Jared Akers

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In this episode, Jared and Emily ask the question: Should You Marry Him or Her? and other topics such as:

Dating versus marriage behavior
How the person your dating treats others
Do they have jobs and friends
Do they have secrets

Marriage is an important decision (obviously) but it’s not always easy to know if you’re doing the right thing.

In my first marriage, my gut told me something was wrong. I felt it even as I stood at the alter.

Deep inside I knew it didn’t feel right; but we often dismiss these feelings (as I did). Chalk them up to wedding day jitters.

That’s not to say that many marriages don’t make it the distance with uncertainty on their wedding day.

The best advice both Emily and I could give on “should you marry him/or her” is; how well do you know yourself?

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HTBH 025: How to Determine if You’re in a Healthy Relationship

by Jared Akers

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Last week in episode 24, Emily and I discussed communication exercises. As part of that research, I came across a list of ways to determine if you’re in a healthy relationship. In this episode we discuss these topics and what they mean to us.

How do you determine you are in a healthy relationship? [Read more…]

HTBH 024: Mindfulness, Listening, and Communication Exercises

by Jared Akers

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While listening to our last podcast, Emily and I realized we cut each other off… a lot. We talk over each other on occasion, especially if we’re sharing something about ourselves with others.

We’re both just so enthusiastic and eager to share all the love we have for each other and our lives!

I’ve noticed it before; like when we’re sharing about travel, SCUBA diving, or how we met. The poor person(s) head on the receiving end is bouncing back and forth between us both like a tennis match. It’s quite comical actually.

Sometimes I laugh about it later, as the recipient of our enthusiasm is pondering “What the hell was that flurry of animation and verbal stuff I just witnessed?” [Read more…]

HTBH 023: Relationships, Setting the Rules on How You’re Treated

by Jared Akers

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Whether you realize it or not, you’re setting the rules on how you’re treated. In this episode of the How To Be Happy Podcast, Emily and I talk about this theory and what this means in regards to the relationships we find ourselves in.

Following are a couple of quotes and passages that bring some light to this topic:

“No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

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HTBH 022: Relationship Advice; Are Arguments and Sarcasm Healthy?

by Jared Akers

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Emily I rarely argue… actually, I’d say we don’t. Sure we may get snippy with each other from time to time, but we’re quick to recognize it and squash it as quickly as possible. That certainly is a contrast to many of our past relationships. Today we’re looking at the question: are arguments and sarcasm healthy?

We sat down to discuss arguing, sarcasm, and a few questions we thought of along the way. Below are some we touch on in this episode of the How to Be Happy Podcast.

A lot of successful couples will say that arguing in relationships is normal. But is it really? And when do healthy argument’s turn into something more?

What is sarcasm? Some say it’s harmless and think it brings humor to their relationships, but what is it really doing to those involved?

Is there really a way to “fight fare” and what does that mean? [Read more…]