191 - The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary with Harvard Professor Ronald Siegel
Amy interviewed Dr. Ronald Siegel about his new book and why achievement doesn't lead to happiness.
The Verywell Mind Podcast · Verywell Mind
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Show Notes
Ronald Siegel, PsyD, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School where he’s taught since the early 1980s.
He’s a longtime student of mindfulness meditation, and he has taught internationally about the importance of mindfulness and mind-body treatment. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lincoln, MA.
Some of the things he talks about in this episode are why we equate happiness with achievement (even though success doesn't make us happy), the exercise that will help you discover what really matters to you in life, and how to conquer the fear of not being good enough.
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