Ep 23: Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Mental Health | Dr. Scott Glassman

What does it actually take to flourish? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Scott Glassman — psychologist, professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and author of A Happier You — to explore the science and soul of living a genuinely happy life.

Scott opens up about his own battle with depression as a teenager, how being bullied reshaped his relationship with himself, and why that personal pain became the foundation of his life's work. We go deep on the neuroscience of negativity, the trap of toxic positivity, the power of gratitude to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, and why the relationship you have with yourself determines everything else.

We also get into Eastern philosophy, Eckhart Tolle, the wisdom of suffering, AI dependence, raising teenagers in the digital age, and why a manatee named Bo might just be your next spiritual teacher.

Topics covered:

• The negativity effect and how to reverse it
• The 7 pathways to happiness from A Happier You
• Why gratitude is the highest ROI wellbeing practice
• Self-love as the foundation of all flourishing
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
• The psychological dangers of AI dependence
• How to parent teenagers in the age of social media
• Limited reparenting — healing your inner child
• Creativity as a spiritual practice
• Viktor Frankl, Alan Watts, Eckhart Tolle & the wisdom of the East

🔗 Learn more about Scott: https://www.scottglassman.com 🔗 A Happier You — order the book: https://www.amazon.com/Happier-You-Seven-Week-Positivity-Resilience/dp/1684037859 🔗 Scott's fiction podcast Stories from Elsewhere: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-elsewhere/id1876366786 🔗 Work with Scott one-on-one: https://www.scottglassman.com/thrive

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