Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully inter ...
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Success Doesn't Equal Happiness
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In our latest episode, Brianne Davis-Gantt challenges the notion that success equates to happiness. Drawing from her own experiences and those of her clients, Brianne delves into the emptiness that often accompanies external achievements. She shares a powerful analogy about the seemingly perfect exteriors of Beverly Hills mansions hiding chaotic interiors, paralleling how outward success can mask inner turmoil.
Brianne emphasizes the importance of redefining success from material and external validations to internal peace, connection, and self-intimacy. She provides practical questions to help listeners re-examine their relationships with money, achievement, and recognition. Through this introspective journey, Brianne encourages us to shift from comparison to compassion, from counting to contributing, and from seeking validation to finding contentment in genuine connections.
Tune in to discover how to cultivate a more balanced and fulfilling definition of success that truly brings joy and presence into your life.
🔑 Episode Keywords
Success, Happiness, Internal Peace, Self-Intimacy, Materialism, Achievement, Recognition, Compassion, Connection, Personal Growth
(00:00) The raising of the bar, it never stops. There's this never enoughness.
(00:20) Welcome to the Secret Life podcast. Tell me your Secret, I'll tell you mine.
(01:00) After twelve years of recovery in Sex and Love addiction, I finally found my soulmate myself.
(02:00) Today I'm pulling back the curtains of all kinds of human secrets.
(03:00) Today we are talking about dun dun dun. Success does not equal happiness.
(Brianne Davis-Gantt) Even myself, the height of my success was the height of my downfall.
(10:00) The outside could look so successful and beautiful, and the mask is beautiful.
(15:00) They feel like shit. So they create their beautiful house. Internally they show what they feel like on the inside.
(20:00) You have to be happy now with whatever and wherever you are in Life now.
(25:00) And Mark's like, when do you have time? Like, where does the bar stop?
(30:00) I don't like the word happiness because I think that's like, we all strive for happiness, contentment, right?
(35:00) I know that because if I don't do that, it's never enough. And I'm always striving.
(40:00) If I gauge my happiness on outside shit, I'm fucked. If I gauge happiness on Mark's mood, I'm fucked.
(45:00) So what do you consider successful? I always thought having a house would make me feel successful.
(50:00) What can't be taken away is how I feel connected to another, connected to myself.
(55:00) How do you define success? How do you want to live a life moving forward?
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If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, depression, trauma, sexual abuse or feeling overwhelmed, we've compiled a list of resources at secretlifepodcast.com
______
To share your secret and be a guest on the show email secretlifepodcast@icloud.com
_____
SECRET LIFE’S TOPICS INCLUDE:
addiction recovery, mental health, alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, OCD, ADHD, dyslexia, eating disorders, debt & money issues, anorexia, depression, shoplifting, molestation, sexual assault, trauma, relationships, self-love, friendships, community, secrets, self-care, courage, freedom, and happiness.
_____
Create and Host Your Podcast with the same host we use - RedCircle
_____
Get your copy of SECRET LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD SEX & LOVE ADDICT -- Secret Life Novel or on Amazon
______
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE SHOW?
- Tell Your Friends & Share Online!
- Follow, Rate & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
- Follow & Listen iHeart | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Amazon | Pandora
- Spread the word via social media
- #SecretLifePodcast
- Donate - You can also support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (make payment to secretlifepodcast@icloud.com) or at our WEBSITE.
Connect with Brianne Davis-Gantt (@thebriannedavis)
Connect with Mark Gantt (@markgantt)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/secret-life/donations
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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In our latest episode, Brianne Davis-Gantt challenges the notion that success equates to happiness. Drawing from her own experiences and those of her clients, Brianne delves into the emptiness that often accompanies external achievements. She shares a powerful analogy about the seemingly perfect exteriors of Beverly Hills mansions hiding chaotic interiors, paralleling how outward success can mask inner turmoil.
Brianne emphasizes the importance of redefining success from material and external validations to internal peace, connection, and self-intimacy. She provides practical questions to help listeners re-examine their relationships with money, achievement, and recognition. Through this introspective journey, Brianne encourages us to shift from comparison to compassion, from counting to contributing, and from seeking validation to finding contentment in genuine connections.
Tune in to discover how to cultivate a more balanced and fulfilling definition of success that truly brings joy and presence into your life.
🔑 Episode Keywords
Success, Happiness, Internal Peace, Self-Intimacy, Materialism, Achievement, Recognition, Compassion, Connection, Personal Growth
(00:00) The raising of the bar, it never stops. There's this never enoughness.
(00:20) Welcome to the Secret Life podcast. Tell me your Secret, I'll tell you mine.
(01:00) After twelve years of recovery in Sex and Love addiction, I finally found my soulmate myself.
(02:00) Today I'm pulling back the curtains of all kinds of human secrets.
(03:00) Today we are talking about dun dun dun. Success does not equal happiness.
(Brianne Davis-Gantt) Even myself, the height of my success was the height of my downfall.
(10:00) The outside could look so successful and beautiful, and the mask is beautiful.
(15:00) They feel like shit. So they create their beautiful house. Internally they show what they feel like on the inside.
(20:00) You have to be happy now with whatever and wherever you are in Life now.
(25:00) And Mark's like, when do you have time? Like, where does the bar stop?
(30:00) I don't like the word happiness because I think that's like, we all strive for happiness, contentment, right?
(35:00) I know that because if I don't do that, it's never enough. And I'm always striving.
(40:00) If I gauge my happiness on outside shit, I'm fucked. If I gauge happiness on Mark's mood, I'm fucked.
(45:00) So what do you consider successful? I always thought having a house would make me feel successful.
(50:00) What can't be taken away is how I feel connected to another, connected to myself.
(55:00) How do you define success? How do you want to live a life moving forward?
_____
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, depression, trauma, sexual abuse or feeling overwhelmed, we've compiled a list of resources at secretlifepodcast.com
______
To share your secret and be a guest on the show email secretlifepodcast@icloud.com
_____
SECRET LIFE’S TOPICS INCLUDE:
addiction recovery, mental health, alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, OCD, ADHD, dyslexia, eating disorders, debt & money issues, anorexia, depression, shoplifting, molestation, sexual assault, trauma, relationships, self-love, friendships, community, secrets, self-care, courage, freedom, and happiness.
_____
Create and Host Your Podcast with the same host we use - RedCircle
_____
Get your copy of SECRET LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD SEX & LOVE ADDICT -- Secret Life Novel or on Amazon
______
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE SHOW?
- Tell Your Friends & Share Online!
- Follow, Rate & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
- Follow & Listen iHeart | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Amazon | Pandora
- Spread the word via social media
- #SecretLifePodcast
- Donate - You can also support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (make payment to secretlifepodcast@icloud.com) or at our WEBSITE.
Connect with Brianne Davis-Gantt (@thebriannedavis)
Connect with Mark Gantt (@markgantt)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/secret-life/donations
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully inter ...
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…
continue reading
As seen in the New York Times, on NPR, and the TODAY Show, Man of the Year is the #1 friendship podcast in the country! Comedians and friendship experts Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo will help you make new friends, reconnect with old ones, and build lifelong social fitness. Each November they award a gigantic Man of the Year trophy to one of their childhood friends – a tradition that has kept their crew going strong since the '80s. But the country is currently facing a friendship recession – 15 ...
…
continue reading
Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.
…
continue reading
David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com
…
continue reading
Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. From Spotify Studios.
…
continue reading
The Greatness Machine is on a Quest to Maximize the Human Experience! Join Award Winning CEO and Author, Darius Mirshahzadeh (pron. Mer-shaw-za-day), as he interviews some of the greatest minds in the world―turning their wisdom and experience into learnings and advice you can use in your life so that you can level up and create greatness. Join Darius as he goes deep with guests like: Moby, Seth Godin, Gabby Reece, Amanda Knox, UFC Ring Announcer Bruce Buffer, Former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss ...
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continue reading
Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
…
continue reading
Join two of the stars from Real Housewives of Potomac, Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, as they team up for their new podcast Reasonably Shady. The show features conversations about being fearless women as they recount stories from their exciting lives. Topics include dating, relationships, marriage, entrepreneurs, motherhood, style, glam, current events and more! Join Gizelle and Robyn for Reasonably Shady!
…
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Introducing The Unshakeables, a new podcast from Chase for Business and iHeartMedia's Ruby Studio. Small businesses are the heart and soul of this country, but it takes a brave individual to start and run a company of their own. From mom-and-pop coffee shops to auto-detailing garages -- no matter the type of industry you’re in, every small business owner knows that the journey is full of the unexpected. A single moment may even change the course of your business forever. Those who stand firm ...
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