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Dec 2024
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658 - The burden of "am I happy enough?"

CASE KENNY
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In this episode, I talk about happiness as a goal vs. happiness as a result of living life fully. I talk about pressure to be happy and how to escape our circular search to find it.

My book, "That's Bold of you" is available on Amazon.

Instagram: @case.kenny

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