Ep. 319 What's Really Causing Your Unhappiness: You May be Surprised

As we inch closer to Christmas and start looking ahead to the new year, I want to invite you to pause and reflect on an important question: How much of your unhappiness—maybe even your misery—comes from unmet expectations? In this episode, we’ll explore the difference between hopes, dreams, goals, and expectations, and why confusing them can steal our peace.

I’ll share how unspoken “scripts” can harm our relationships, why expectations rooted in other people often disappoint, and how setting clear standards—with communication and consequences—can transform the way we navigate family, holidays, and daily life.

Join me for this practical and eye-opening reflection as we prepare our hearts for Christmas and step into the new year with more clarity, joy, and freedom.

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Allison Ricciardi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, in practice since 1990. In 2001 Allison founded CatholicTherapists.com, the web’s #1 resource connecting Catholics with faithful Catholic therapists. She is also the director of The Raphael Remedy which offers counseling, coaching and wellness support from an authentically Catholic perspective.

In addition to blogging on her two sites, Allison is a regularly featured contributor on Mind & Spirit. Allison’s unique ability to integrate faith, psychology and common sense has made her a popular guest on radio and television alike.

Grounded in the belief that God made the human person and that the emotions and the spirit are inexorably connected with the physical, Allison also offers wellness support and education as a Certified Essential Oils Wellness Coach. Utilizing God’s natural remedies in nature along with the wisdom revealed through the Scriptures and Church teachings, Allison is better able to address the whole person, body, mind and spirit for true and lasting healing.