If you've done extensive inner work but still feel stuck, this episode explains what may be missing beneath the effort. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_10_des&utm_campaign=book

This season finale brings together the Sustainable Dreams Theory across the four sets: MindSet, HeartSet, SoulSet, and BodiSet. It explores how the eight Personal Powers develop sequentially and why skipping layers often creates instability rather than momentum.

The episode introduces the idea of piggybacking, where growth in one area strengthens the others, allowing change to occur in nonlinear ways. It also clarifies the role of the HeartSet and SoulSet as bridges between conscious reasoning and deeper, less visible processes.

The focus is on orientation. This conversation explains how strategy and vitality must work together for sustainable fulfilment, and why alignment tends to matter more than effort when building a life that can be maintained.

If this feels familiar, you're not alone, and you're not failing at change. If you'd like to explore this work further, these resources may be helpful:

Join the Movement: https://sustainabledreamsinc.com/memberships/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_10

Start the first lesson in the Zero to Hero course here for free: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_10_des&utm_campaign=zero_to_hero

If you question why discipline and follow-through feel harder for you than for others, this episode explores why grit doesn't come naturally for everyone. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_9_des&utm_campaign=book_yt

This episode introduces Bounty, the final Personal Power, and explores how motivation, resilience, and perseverance are shaped early in life rather than being fixed traits. It looks at how childhood environments rooted in scarcity or abundance influence whether effort feels sustainable or draining later on.

The discussion connects parenting mindsets with growth and fixed orientations, reframing cynicism as a limitation in perception rather than realism. Procrastination is explored as a signal of blocked Bounty rather than a personal flaw.

The episode also clarifies the distinction between Beauty and Bounty. Beauty aligns the internal self, while Bounty aligns the self with the external world. When Bounty is present, action often feels more possible because the world is experienced as resourced rather than restrictive.

If this feels familiar, you're not alone, and you're not failing at change.

If you'd like to explore this work further, these resources may be helpful:

Join the Movement: https://sustainabledreamsinc.com/memberships/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_9

Start the first lesson in the Zero to Hero course here for free: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_9_des&utm_campaign=zero_to_hero

If you understand what you want to do but still feel stuck, this episode explores why motivation often fails. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_8_des&utm_campaign=book_yt

This episode focuses on the BodiSet and reframes Beauty as a functional force rather than an aesthetic one. It explores why action can feel inaccessible even when intentions are clear, particularly when early experiences created resistance at a physical or energetic level.

Beauty is described as an active alignment that changes how the body relates to the environment, relationships, and movement. Through lived examples, the discussion shows how openness and presence can shift internal conditions, allowing action to feel less forced and less reliant on pressure.

The episode places Beauty later in the sequence of Personal Powers. When the internal Sets are aligned, movement tends to arise more naturally.

If this feels familiar, you're not alone, and you're not failing at change.

If you'd like to explore this work further, these resources may be helpful: Join the Movement: https://sustainabledreamsinc.com/memberships/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_8

Start the first lesson in the Zero to Hero course here for free: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_8_des&utm_campaign=zero_to_hero

If you struggle with self-doubt and shame despite being capable, this episode explores why confidence can still feel inaccessible. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_7_des&utm_campaign=book_yt

This episode marks the transition into the SoulSet and explores confidence as a Personal Power that emerges from Comfort rather than performance. It clarifies the difference between guilt and shame, showing how guilt relates to behaviour while shame attaches to identity and personal value.

The discussion traces how shame forms through early experiences and how it can quietly restrict energy, self-trust, and Clarity over time. Through personal examples, the episode illustrates how misplaced shame can persist long after the original context has passed, shaping perception without conscious awareness. Confidence is reframed as the ability to see situations clearly and stand in alignment with values, rather than as assertiveness or certainty.

It also explains why confidence cannot be accessed directly and tends to follow the development of earlier Personal Powers within the SoulSet.

If this feels familiar, you're not alone, and you're not failing at change.

If you'd like to explore this work further, these resources may be helpful: Join the Movement: https://sustainabledreamsinc.com/memberships/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_7

Start the first lesson in the Zero to Hero course here for free: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_7_des&utm_campaign=zero_to_hero

If you're struggling with self-acceptance or wondering why real effort hasn't translated into lasting change, this episode helps explain what's happening beneath the surface. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_6_des&utm_campaign=book_yt

This episode explores how to change your life, especially for people who feel stuck between who they are now and who they believe they should become. Many people want change but find themselves resisting their current reality, creating an internal tension that quietly blocks forward movement.

We look at why self-acceptance is often misunderstood, how shame interferes with honest self-assessment, and why trying to improve yourself while rejecting who you are creates a kind of psychological friction.

This conversation examines the paradox of growth: that progress often requires learning how to stay present with discomfort instead of escaping it. This is an exploration of radical self-acceptance as a grounding orientation, not a technique, and why understanding alone doesn't always bring relief.

This episode is part of SSH's ongoing work on understanding identity, patterns, and nervous system responses without blame.

If you would like to explore this work further, you can Start the Zero to Hero course for FREE here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_6

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If you're wondering how to express yourself without shrinking, overthinking, or losing connection, this episode explores what may be happening beneath the surface. Get the book here: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_5_des&utm_campaign=book_yt

This episode focuses on the HeartSet and the movement from internal emotional awareness to external expression. It explores how Fierceness supports the ability to feel emotions fully and accurately and how Freedom allows those internal truths to be expressed in the world.

The discussion looks at early childhood patterns to show what natural expression looks like before it becomes shaped by attachment and response. When emotional signals are dismissed or distorted, expression can begin to feel unsafe, influencing relationships, leadership, and visibility later in life.

The episode explains it as alignment between inner experience and outward behaviour. This alignment is explored as a foundation for fulfilment, belonging, and the ability to show up consistently across personal and professional contexts.

If this feels familiar, you're not alone, and you're not failing at change.

If you'd like to explore this work further, these resources may be helpful:

Join the Movement: https://sustainabledreamsinc.com/memberships/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_5

Start the first lesson in the Zero to Hero course here for free: https://sciencespirithappy.com/from-zero-to-hero/#utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_5_des&utm_campaign=zero_to_hero

After a year away from the podcast, I'm back – and I'm sharing the real story behind my break. This past year has been one of huge growth, deep reflection, and big changes.

I paused the show to finish writing my new book, "Be Yourself, Not Your Parents," and to do the inner work I teach. In this mini-episode, I open up about what really happened, what I learned, and what's coming next for the podcast and our community. If you've ever felt stuck or needed to hit reset, this one's for you.

Get my new book!

E-Book: https://sciencespirithappy.com/be-yourself-book/

Paperback: https://mybook.to/Be-Yourself

Thank you for being here. Your support means everything. Let's keep growing – together.

The holidays are a stressful time of year (for so many reasons), but that's NOT what it's supposed to be about... and it doesn't have to be that way. At all. I'm walking you through how to find JOY at Christmas, New Year, (or any other stressful time) by CHOOSING PEACE.

Yes, it is a choice (or it can be) -- I'm not saying that you're "choosing" to be stressed, I'm saying that with the right permission you CAN choose peace. I'm giving you that permission.

It's also the one year anniversary of The Science & Spirit of HAPPY! We started publishing episodes on the Winter Solstice (Summer Solstice in the southern hemisphere) 2023. It's been one year and I'm so happy and grateful for the growth of this work. So thank you.

Quote I discuss is by Brianna Wiest.

I've been on break finishing the book! But I'll be back in the new year full time. Get your book now before it drops, because the preorder is only $5!!! It won't/can't ever be this price again. So get it now here. Or copy/paste this into your browser:

https://sciencespirithappy.com/how-to-not-be-like-your-parents/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=3_4bAnniversary