Child abuse is a significant problem, especially in New Zealand. My Light Warrior Radio guest, Monique Rhodes, was one of those statistics. 

When one of her friends died as a teenager, she didn’t feel she could cope any longer. Her despair was overwhelming, and she ended up in the hospital after attempting suicide at age 19.

Monique wanted to know why some people didn’t struggle with depression as she did. She wanted to know what they had that she didn’t. She embarked on a mission for 13 years and traveled worldwide to find the answer. And during that quest, she found nothing about power, money, security, or even recognition. 

Join me during this episode as we discuss:Where does happiness come from?What is the difference between pleasure and happiness?How do you access foundational sustainable happiness even as a sensitive soul?The factors that contribute to your happiness and learn how to take control of itWhy happiness is a habitMonique Rhodes is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations worldwide how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering.

Over 70 universities and colleges use her program, The 10 Minute Mind®. Her 8-week online course, The Happiness Baseline, has a 100% success rate in raising mental wellness for every student who has completed it. Monique hosts the daily In Your Right Mind podcast, where she discusses how a series of small habits determine our well-being.