FLAME with Brad Hook
What's Holding You Back from Happiness? A Guide to Creativity and Joy
Holly Smith went from depression and burnout to writing 30 Days to Happiness — not by thinking positive, but by finding the specific daily habits that reliably shifted her state.
Holly's credibility is her own before-and-after: the depression and burnout were real, and so was the way out — a systematic experiment in what actually moves the needle on contentment. Her book 30 Days to Happiness and The Happiness Formula distil what survived the testing.
We dig into the neuroscience of contentment, the role of creativity in wellbeing (making things turns out to matter), and the practical strategies that hold up on bad days — because a happiness practice that only works when you're already fine isn't one. Warm, honest and actionable.
In this episode
- From depression and burnout to a tested happiness practice
- The daily habits that reliably shift state
- Creativity as a wellbeing tool, not a hobby
- The neuroscience of contentment
- Practices that survive bad days
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