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What happens when the belief system you were raised with no longer feels like your own?

Lindsay sits down with her friend Jordon Fields — a massage therapist, modern-day mystic and martial artist — to explore his journey from growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness to questioning everything he had been taught, which led to a rebuild of his identity, spirituality and sense of purpose.

Jordan also shares the intense psychedelic experiences that became a turning point in his life, giving him a new purpose: learning how to find peace regardless of what is happening around him. He explains how those experiences eventually led him toward martial arts, physical health, supplementation and the belief that taking care of the body is also a way of taking care of the mind.

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00:00 - Intro
00:31 - What is "Happiness" to Jordon?
01:56 - Jordon's Journey to Today [Jehovah's Witnesses Origins]
11:58 - When He Knew to Leave Jehovah's Witnesses
15:13 - Lessons Jordon Learned [Rebuilding His Identity]
20:32 - Why Was Religion Created?
29:15 - Reflecting on Mortality
38:02 - Is Déjà Vu a Part of Our Past Lives?
41:52 - The Psychedelic Role on Jordon's Healing Journey
59:12 - The Power of Supplements
01:01:15 - Misconceptions About Improving Health
01:02:50 - Jordon's Advice for Those Getting into Health & Wellness
01:04:12 - What Jordon is Most Grateful For
01:05:51 - Jordon's Final Message on "Happiness"
01:06:33 - Outro

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Recovery isn't about shame, it's about understanding why we get stuck in the first place.

Dr. Gary Sprouse returns to Know Happiness to build on the ideas from his previous conversation, diving deeper into his Stress Reducer Loop framework and explaining why addiction isn't a personal failure, but an automatic response to unmanaged stress.

Together, he and Lindsay explore how changing the way we think about addiction can replace judgment with compassion, reduce stigma and create a more hopeful path toward lasting change.

They discuss why so many traditional approaches leave people feeling broken, how new habits become automatic and why reducing stress might be the missing piece in recovery.

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Website: https://www.thelessstressdoc.com/
Email: lessstressdoc@gmail.com

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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - ICYMI: Get to Know Dr. Sprouse & His Insights
02:06 - The Stress Reducer Model & Examples
05:24 - "People aren't broken. They're trying to solve a problem."
08:33 - The Pros & Cons of AA
17:30 - Stress's Role in Creating & Sustaining Loops [QUIT Energy]
23:01 - Breaking the Stress Loop Around Inhibitors
25:40 - Signs of Those Stuck in a Stress Reducer Loop
29:06 - Is the Treatment of Stress Causing Side Effects?
32:33 - You're the Bouncer of Your Own Club
36:22 - Dr. Sprouse's Hope for Addiction Recovery
38:07 - How His Work Changed His View on Happiness
39:30 - Dr. Spouse's Advice on How to Change
42:04 - "There's hope. There is an answer out there."
42:59 - Outro

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Stress may feel like an unavoidable part of life, but Dr. Gary Sprouse believes we already have the tools to experience less of it.

Lindsay sits down with Dr. Sprouse, a physician with 38 years of experience and the author of "Highway to Your Happy Place: A Roadmap to Less Stress". Known as “The Less Stress Doc,” he shares how decades of caring for patients led him to recognize the powerful connection between stress, physical health, addiction, self-esteem, worry and overall happiness.

Lindsay and Dr. Sprouse also discuss Dr. Sprouse’s Stress-Reducer Loop Model, which is a compassionate framework for understanding addiction as an attempt to manage stress rather than a moral failure or permanent identity.

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For more information on Dr. Sprouse –
Website: https://www.thelessstressdoc.com/
Email: lessstressdoc@gmail.com

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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - What Led Dr. Sprouse into Medicine
03:31 - How Stress Impacted Dr. Spouse's Patients' Health
05:00 - When Dr. Spouse Chose Stress Reduction
09:44 - Dr. Spouse's Transition Away from Traditional Medicine
14:00 - "I'm the less-stress doc. Not the no-stress doc."
15:20 - The New Definition of Stress Origins
16:59 - Stress Misconceptions of Today
19:36 - Defining a Person's "Happy Place"
24:20 - "I worry about worrying too much."
28:42 - The 4-Step Process for Guilt & Forgiveness
33:37 - Guilt vs. Regret
37:02 - How to Apply Realistic Optimism in Your Life
43:09 - A Point System to Boost Self-esteem
50:11- What is the Function of the Perspective Prism?
54:55 - Understanding Addiction with the Stress-Reducer Loop Model
01:01:57 - The Disease of Choice
01:04:55 - Dr. Spouse's Main Message for Viewers
01:06:21 - What Does Happiness Mean to Dr. Spouse?
01:08:05 - Outro

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ABOUT KNOW HAPPINESS
A series for people seeking alternative therapy, treatments and activities that create long-lasting happiness. Follow along so you can Know Happiness.

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