
 The Mel Robbins Podcast
 The Mel Robbins Podcast How to Create the Life You Want: Lessons From the #1 Happiness Researcher
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 Feb 6, 2025  Dr. Judith Joseph, a double-board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, shares her groundbreaking 5 V's Framework for happiness. She discusses actionable, science-backed habits that boost well-being and personal growth. Listeners learn the significance of emotional validation and self-gratitude, and how reconnecting with core values enhances joy. The conversation explores mindful living's role in mental health and introduces a time capsule approach for envisioning future happiness, making it a vibrant guide to achieving a fulfilling life. 
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Validate Your Feelings
- Validate your feelings; acknowledge them, don't suppress them.
- Identify your emotions through introspection, verbalization, or creative expression.
Masochistic Tendencies
- Judith Joseph shares her experience of being a "masochist."
- She prioritized others' needs, neglecting her own feelings, until therapy revealed this pattern.
Vent Appropriately
- Express your validated emotions healthily, avoiding trauma dumping.
- Choose appropriate outlets like journaling, talking to trusted individuals, or creative expression.

