The Business Of Happiness

Tarryn MacCarthy
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When you feel good, you do good. In business and in life, we can do better and have a greater impact on the lives of others when we align our intentions and our actions with inner fulfillment. The Business of Happiness Podcast ignites the conversation of redefining our modern definition of success and how to find happiness in our work and, ultimately, in our lives. I am Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy, and in the first 2 decades of my career, I reveled in culturally recognizable success and drowned myself in personal turmoil and depression. Since then, I have embarked on a quest for greater purpose and joy in business and in life. Welcome to the conversation as each week we discuss together, and with successful business owners and leaders, how to strive for happiness. Together we will adventure to discover the secrets to finding true purpose and impact and to redefine our understanding of success. This is The Business of Happiness.

  1. 11h ago

    #421 - Victor or Victim? It Starts with the Lens You Choose

    Change begins softer. In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy offers a powerful reminder for high-achieving healthcare professionals and women in dentistry carrying stress, pressure, and constant change. When something no longer feels right in your practice, body, relationships, team, or life, it is easy to meet that moment with shame, fear, or self-judgment. But what if that same moment could become the start of something better? Through honest stories from hiking, coaching, family life, and dental practice leadership, Dr. Tarryn shows how the lens you choose can shape what happens next. This episode brings a fresh look at burnout, leadership stress, work-life balance, and personal growth with more compassion, courage, and self-trust. Choose the lens that does not just move you forward, but makes you lighter as you rise. Show notes: (2:19) Choosing how you want to feel (6:16) Empowered versus disempowered thinking (8:09) The Vermont hike lesson (12:14) Change as a real opportunity (16:03) Team stress in dental practices (18:18) Courage to leave what no longer fits (26:14) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    27 min

  2. Jun 15

    #420 - Minute 21 and 29 Seconds

    What if the problem that feels like it might break everything is actually the doorway to a better way forward? In today’s episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy shares a powerful story from her own orthodontic practice about stress, staffing, fear, and the moment a trusted team member gave her two weeks’ notice at the worst possible time. For high-achieving women in dentistry and deeply passionate healthcare professionals, this episode offers a calming and practical reminder: your nervous system may be telling you the sky is falling, but your future may be opening in ways you cannot see yet. Dr. Tarryn walks through how grounding, breathwork, nature, and a higher perspective can help shift panic into clarity, fear into trust, and overwhelm into better leadership. She also guides you through a simple practice you can return to whenever life, work, family, or your practice feels too heavy. Press play, step outside if you can, and borrow a little hindsight from your future self. Show notes: (4:04) When a key team member leaves (9:24) Fear creates worst-case thinking (11:12) Stepping outside to reset stress (14:10) Taking the glass elevator up (18:31) A staffing problem becomes growth (21:29) Minute 21 and 29 seconds (30:32) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    31 min

  3. Jun 8

    #419 - Why Can’t I Relax?

    In this episode of The Business of Happiness, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy speaks to high-achieving healthcare professionals and women in dentistry who look successful on the outside but still feel far from peace on the inside. If you have built the career, cared for the patients, led the team, checked every box, and still feel like you are running at 100 miles an hour, this episode will hit home. Dr. Tarryn shares why slowing down can feel unsafe, why achievement alone will never create true fulfillment, and how small moments of calm can help your nervous system learn peace again. This is your invitation to stop chasing the next finish line and start practicing happiness now. Listen in, take a breath, and give your overachiever brain a tiny, well-earned plot twist. Show notes: (2:38) Running at one hundred miles (6:08) Why slowing down feels unsafe (11:17) You get to choose peace (14:00) Leaving work and breaking down (16:41) Starting to slow down summer (19:34) Five minutes to practice calm (24:13) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    25 min

  4. Jun 1

    #418 - The Weekend Won’t Save You

    Stop waiting to feel happy. In today’s episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy shares a powerful reminder for high-achieving healthcare professionals and women in dentistry who keep pushing through life, work, and success while saving happiness for later. She connects dental burnout, work-life balance, emotional energy, and the habit of rushing toward the next goal with one simple truth: joy grows when you practice presence now. From the Sunday scaries to the “I’ll be happy when” mindset, this episode will help you rethink what success should actually feel like. Hit play before another Tuesday gets mistaken for a waiting room. Show notes: (1:30) The cost of small choices (3:49) Stop living for the weekend (8:47) The math of wishing life away (12:31) Why big wins do not last (17:25) Rewiring how you see life (21:17) Finding joy inside daily work (25:55) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    27 min

  5. May 25

    #417 - Work-Life Balance Is Not What You Think

    What if the balance you keep chasing is actually your body asking you to come back to yourself? In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy reframes balance for high-achieving healthcare professionals, women in dentistry, doctors, and practice owners who are tired of giving everything to everyone else while running on empty. She shares why the need for balance may be a signal that you have been ignoring your own needs, over-giving, under-receiving, and carrying more than you were meant to hold alone. From asking for support to saying yes or no with more clarity, this episode offers a grounded reminder that happiness, freedom, and success do not have to cost you yourself. Press play and let this be the moment you stop earning your own permission. Show notes: (2:04) Rethinking balance in medicine and dentistry (5:37) What balance is really asking for (8:48) Giving, receiving, and accepting support (15:22) Finding balance in communication and leadership (21:16) Knowing when to say yes or no (26:33) Asking where you feel out of balance (30:21) Remembering you already deserve support (33:58) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    35 min

  6. May 18

    #416 - The Emotion Women Dentists Were Never Allowed To Feel

    In today’s episode of The Business of Happiness, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy speaks to high-achieving, deeply passionate healthcare professionals and high-achieving women in dentistry about the hidden power of anger. She shares a personal story about family conflict, old wounds from business and dentistry, and the moment she realized her anger was pointing to pain that still needed care. This episode is for women leaders, dentists, doctors, and healthcare providers who are used to staying calm, caring for everyone else, and pushing their own feelings aside. You will learn why healthy anger can lead to clarity, healing, better boundaries, stronger leadership, and more real happiness. Show notes: (2:29) Why anger affects happiness (6:37) A family moment triggers anger (9:29) Old wounds come forward (13:45) Anger leads to a clearer truth (19:04) The beach ball anger example (24:23) Anger can fuel real change (29:06) Suppressed anger blocks joy (30:49) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    32 min

  7. May 11

    #415 - A New Definition of Success and Why We No Longer Need to Hit Rock Bottom to Create It

    Better boundaries, better life. In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy challenges the old version of success that tells high-achieving healthcare professionals and women in dentistry to work harder, give more, and prove their worth through exhaustion. Through real stories from dentists and practice owners, she reframes burnout, work-life balance, self-trust, and the quiet power of letting go of what no longer fits. This episode is for the provider who cares deeply, leads with heart, and still wants a life that feels full outside the white coat. If success has started to feel too heavy, this one may help you loosen your grip. Stop carrying the rope that was never yours to hold. Show notes: (2:57) The dentist who stopped forcing it (5:47) Success programming starts to break (8:13) Letting go of the rope (13:44) You are more than work (18:46) Women saying no more (25:12) What no longer serves you (28:23) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    29 min

  8. May 4

    #414 - The Biggest Reason To Stop People Pleasing Isn’t You

    Are you saying yes because it feels right, or because you are afraid someone will be upset? In today’s episode, Dr. Tarryn McCarthy speaks to high-achieving, deeply passionate healthcare professionals and high-achieving women in dentistry who are tired of carrying everyone else’s comfort. She shares why people-pleasing is so common in medicine and dentistry, how it can damage patient care, team culture, leadership, and personal happiness, and why strong boundaries can actually be a higher form of service. This episode is a clear reminder that you can be kind, caring, and excellent without losing yourself in the process. Listen now and learn how better boundaries can make you a stronger, calmer, and happier provider. Show notes: (1:54) How people-pleasing hurts dental leaders (3:31) When one patient crosses boundaries (6:18) Why pleasing patients lowers care (9:02) People-pleasing team members into resentment (11:01) Why do medicine and dentistry train pleasing (16:08) You are not responsible for pain (21:17) Better care starts with boundaries (26:12) Outro _______________________ IMPORTANT LINKS: Empower Her Retreat: Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Location: Taos, New Mexico Website: empowerherretreat.org Connect with Dr. MacCarthy: Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.com Book a call with Tarryn: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-call Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283 Where to find me: Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com Facebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness IG: @thebizofhappiness It would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

    27 min
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When you feel good, you do good. In business and in life, we can do better and have a greater impact on the lives of others when we align our intentions and our actions with inner fulfillment. The Business of Happiness Podcast ignites the conversation of redefining our modern definition of success and how to find happiness in our work and, ultimately, in our lives. I am Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy, and in the first 2 decades of my career, I reveled in culturally recognizable success and drowned myself in personal turmoil and depression. Since then, I have embarked on a quest for greater purpose and joy in business and in life. Welcome to the conversation as each week we discuss together, and with successful business owners and leaders, how to strive for happiness. Together we will adventure to discover the secrets to finding true purpose and impact and to redefine our understanding of success. This is The Business of Happiness.

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  • Creator
    Tarryn MacCarthy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    422
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Business Of Happiness
  • Show Website
    The Business Of Happiness

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