Is Everyone Else Happier Than Me? with Sarah Bragg | Ep. 632

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all wondered at some point … is everyone else living a better life? It looks like they might be, and social media only seems to confirm it!

That’s why we’re delighted to bring you Dr. Kim’s conversation with today’s guest, Sarah Bragg, of the Surviving Sarah podcast. In today’s episode, we’ll hear Sarah’s take on feeling “stuck” in life, how to become happier, and steps to overcome the idea that someone else’s life is better than yours.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

Why we face the questions that keep us up at night
Practical strategies for when you feel stuck in life
How to deal with experiencing grief in midlife
Guardrails to protect yourself from the effects of comparison
Staving off the effects of unhappiness in your marriage

Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode’s content. Click here to get each week’s guide!

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

QUOTES

“We can look back and see where we’ve been. But when we look forward we don’t know what it’s going to look like.” - Sarah Bragg
“When we keep it inside, it grows. It feels bigger than it really is.” - Sarah Bragg
“We all grieve in different ways, over different things.” Dr. Kim Kimberling
“It’s okay to just keep showing up and trying.” - Sarah Bragg
“In this age of social media, it’s nothing but compare and compete.” - Sarah Bragg
“Connection is the root of happiness.” - Sarah Bragg

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Order Sarah’s book, Is Everyone Happier Than Me?
Listen to the Surviving Sarah podcast and find more from Sarah on her website &
@SarahWBragg on Instagram!
Don’t let screens come between you: Use our free 17 Questions Every Couple Should Ask About Tech printable to get on the same page!
Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode’s content. Click here to get each week’s guide!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.7	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few. On the show will be our host Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:21.8	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:27.8	Well, welcome today's Austin Marriage Podcast.
0:30.1	Today I'm excited about interviewing Sarah Bragg.
0:33.0	Sarah's an author.
0:34.0	She's the host of the Surviving Sarah podcast.
0:36.8	Her latest book is titled, Is Everyone
0:38.4	Happier Than Me, An Honest Guide to the Questions that Keep You Up at Night. We're going to look
0:42.8	about what some of those questions are, what to do about them. We're talking about social
0:47.0	media. We're talking about grief. We're going to talk about Does anybody like me? All kinds of
0:51.3	things. Then we're going to also bring all those in to how they affect a marriage relationship.
0:55.7	I think you're going to love this interview.
0:57.0	Let's go to the studio right now.
0:59.1	Well, Sarah, thank you so much for saying yes to being on the podcast today.
1:02.6	Welcome.
1:03.5	We're so glad that you're here.
1:05.3	Thank you.
1:05.8	I'm happy to be here too.
1:07.5	Oh, yeah.
1:08.0	I'm excited and I'm excited about the stuff. And so let's just kind of get right
	...

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