Life Lived Better

By Joseph Massey and Paula Garland

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Your space for self-discovery, mental wellness, and personal growth. Join two close friends, both seasoned counselors and wellness enthusiasts, discuss facets of living a more fulfilling and balanced life. With engaging conversations, heartwarming anecdotes, and expert insights, Joseph and Paula help you make every day a step towards a Life Lived Better. In a world where well-being and self-improvement are more important than ever, this is a space for you to explore, learn, and grow. The unique blend of professional expertise and genuine friendship feels like a chat with close friends.

Episode Date
Episode 155: Hype or Healing: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and the Future of Addiction Treatment
Aug 27, 2026
Life Transitions in a Mental Health Moment
Aug 20, 2026
Vacation in a Mental Health Moment
Aug 13, 2026
MAT Meds in a Mental Health Moment
Aug 06, 2026
Episode 154: Does Recovery Always Mean Abstinence? 
Jul 30, 2026
Decluttering & Organization - Scams! in a Mental Health Moment
Jul 23, 2026
Episode 153: Finding Peace One Drawer at a Time
Jul 16, 2026
Self-Care in a Mental Health Moment
Jul 09, 2026
Episode 152: Finding Your People, Part 2
Jul 02, 2026
Loss in a Mental Health Moment
Jun 25, 2026
Episode 151: Finding Your People, Part 1
Jun 18, 2026
The Psychology of Happiness in a Mental Health Moment
Jun 11, 2026
Nutrition in a Mental Health Moment
Jun 04, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Healing Requires Accountability
May 28, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Not Everything Needs to be Healed
May 21, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Healing isn't always Peaceful
May 14, 2026
Episode 150: Ibogaine - Breakthrough or Risk?
May 07, 2026
Mental Health Moment - You can't manifest your way out of trauma
Apr 30, 2026
Episode 149: Addiction - The Reality of Recovery
Apr 23, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Changing Procrastination
Apr 16, 2026
Re-Release! Episode 29: Boundaries
Apr 10, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Perfection becomes Procrastination
Apr 02, 2026
Episode 148: Addiction - Loving Without Enabling: Supporting Someone Through Addiction
Mar 26, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Professional Networking
Mar 19, 2026
Episode 147: Addiction - Impact, Treatment, and Support
Mar 12, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Digital Detox
Mar 05, 2026
Episode 146: Addiction - More Than a Personality
Feb 26, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Mindfulness
Feb 19, 2026
Announcement!!
Feb 13, 2026
Episode 145: Addiction: Fact vs. Fiction
Feb 12, 2026
Mental Health Moment - Sitting with Uncomfortable Feelings
Feb 05, 2026
Episode 144: Attachment styles
Jan 29, 2026
Episode 143: Is it ADHD or General Distraction?
Jan 15, 2026
Mental Health Moment 8: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
Jan 08, 2026
Happy New Year!
Jan 01, 2026
Happy Holidays!
Dec 25, 2025
Episode 142: Forgiveness
Dec 18, 2025
Mental Health Moment 8 - Burnout
Dec 18, 2025
Episode 141: Holiday Stress - Why It Hits Hard & How to Protect Your Peace
Dec 04, 2025
Mental Health Moment 7 - Comparison
Dec 04, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 27, 2025
Mental Health Moment 6 - Grief & Loss
Nov 20, 2025
Episode 140: Codependency versus Counterdependency
Nov 13, 2025
Mental Health Moment 5 - Resilience
Nov 06, 2025
Episode 139: Questions for Counselors
Oct 30, 2025
Mental Health Moment 4 - Taking Mental Health to Work
Oct 23, 2025
Episode 138: Romantic Relationships
Oct 16, 2025
Episode 137: Romantic Relationships, Part 1
Oct 02, 2025
Encore Episode - Interview with Collier Landry, Part 2
Sep 25, 2025
Encore Episode - Interview with Collier Landry
Sep 25, 2025
Mental Health Moment 3 - Organization
Sep 18, 2025
Episode 136: Relationship Series - Family Relationships
Sep 11, 2025
Mental Health Moment 2 - Cyberbullying
Sep 04, 2025
Episode 135: Relationship Series - Relationship with Self
Aug 28, 2025
Mental Health Moment: Stress
Aug 21, 2025
Episode 134: Relationship Series - Social Relationships
Aug 14, 2025
Episode 133: Relationship Series - Professional Relationships
Jul 31, 2025
Episode 132: Relationship Series - Introduction
Jul 17, 2025
Episode 131: Behind the Door: What Really Happens in Therapy
Jul 03, 2025
Episode 130: Why Everyone Should Try Therapy: The Real Benefits
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 129: Unmasking the Truth: Why We Avoid Therapy and How It’s Holding Us Back
Jun 05, 2025
128: Questions for Counselors
May 22, 2025
Episode 127: Uncovering the Truth: Paris Hilton and the Troubled Teen Industry
Apr 24, 2025
Episode 126: Breaking Free from Overcommitment
Mar 06, 2025
Episode 125: The Power of Boundaries
Feb 27, 2025
Encore - Abuse, Part 1
Jan 30, 2025
Episode 124: Detox Your Life: Dealing with Toxic People
Jan 23, 2025
Encore - Communication Styles
Jan 16, 2025
Episode 123 : Setting Goals
Jan 09, 2025
122: Tips to Decrease Holiday Stress
Dec 24, 2024
Episode 121: Questions for Counselors
Dec 05, 2024
Thanksgiving
Nov 28, 2024
Episode 120: Questions for Counselors
Nov 14, 2024
Episode 119: Coping with Depression
Oct 31, 2024
Episode 118: Habits Holding You Back
Oct 10, 2024
Episode 117: Staying Mentally Healthy
Oct 03, 2024
Episode 110: Many Pathways to Recovery, Part 1
Oct 02, 2024
Episode 116: Questions for Counselors
Sep 26, 2024
Episode 115: Controlling People
Sep 05, 2024
Episode 114: After the Relationship Ends
Aug 22, 2024
Episode 113: Failing Relationships
Aug 15, 2024
Episode 112: Questions for Counselors
Aug 08, 2024
Episode 111: Many Pathways to Recovery, Part 2
Aug 01, 2024
Episode 109: Emotional Manipulation
Jul 18, 2024
Episode 108: Healthy Coping Strategies, Part 2
Jul 11, 2024
Encore Episode: Communication Styles
Jul 04, 2024
Episode 107: Healthy Coping Strategies, Part 1
Jun 27, 2024
Episode 106: Defense Mechanisms
Jun 20, 2024
Episode 105: Questions for Counselors, Part 2
Jun 13, 2024
Episode 104: Questions for Counselors, Part 1
Jun 06, 2024
Episode 103 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
May 23, 2024
Episode 102: Authenticity: Embracing the Real You
May 16, 2024
Episode 101: Dimensions of Happiness
May 09, 2024
Episode 100 - Finding Happiness
May 02, 2024
Episode 99: Sleep Hygiene
Apr 18, 2024
Episode 98: Burnout - Insights and Strategies for Well-being
Apr 11, 2024
Episode 97: Etiquette
Apr 04, 2024
Episode 96: Internal Dialogue
Mar 28, 2024
Encore - Dependent Personalities Episode 68
Mar 21, 2024
Encore - Love and Love Addiction Episode 67
Mar 14, 2024
Episode 95: Decluttering
Mar 07, 2024
Episode 94: Questions for Counselors
Feb 29, 2024
Episode 93: Barriers to Communication
Feb 22, 2024
Episode 92: Communication Skills
Feb 15, 2024
Episode 91: Abandonment
Feb 08, 2024
Episode 90: Questions for Counselors
Feb 01, 2024
Episode 89: Parenting Styles
Jan 25, 2024
Episode 88: Toxic Families - Part 2
Jan 18, 2024
Episode 87: Toxic Families, Part 1
Jan 11, 2024
Episode 84: Questions for Counselors
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 85: Gaslighting
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 86: Problem Solving
Jan 10, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 23, 2023
Episode 83 - Narcissism
Nov 16, 2023
Episode 82 - Toxic Positivity
Nov 09, 2023
Episode 81: Emotional Regulation and Mindfulness
Nov 02, 2023
Episode 79: Emotions
Oct 26, 2023
Episode 80: Managing Negative Emotions
Oct 26, 2023
ENCORE! Poisonous Parings!
Oct 12, 2023
Episode 78: Emotional Intelligence
Oct 05, 2023
Episode 77: Friendship
Sep 28, 2023
Episode 76: Q4C - Interview Version
Sep 21, 2023
Episode 75: Values Clarification
Sep 14, 2023
Happy Labor Day!
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 74: Healthy Employment - What that is and How to find it
Aug 31, 2023
Episode 73: Disklike Your Family?
Aug 24, 2023
ENCORE: Who Am I?
Aug 17, 2023
Episode 72: Self Talk Part Two
Aug 10, 2023
Episode 71: Self Talk - Part One
Aug 03, 2023
Episode 70: Hitting Rock Bottom
Jul 27, 2023
Episode 69: Questions for Counselors
Jul 20, 2023
Episode 68: Dependent Personality Disorders
Jul 13, 2023
Fourth of July
Jul 05, 2023
Episode 67: Love and Love Addiction
Jun 29, 2023
Episode 66: Magical Thinking
Jun 22, 2023
Episode 65: Keep the Change
Jun 15, 2023
Episode 64: Excuses
Jun 08, 2023
Memorial Day Message
May 29, 2023
Episode 63: Questions for Counselors, Part 2
May 25, 2023
Episode 62: Questions for Counselors, Part 1
May 18, 2023
Episode 61: The Mask We Wear
May 04, 2023
Episode 60: Communication Styles
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 59: Networking
Apr 20, 2023
Episode 58: Eating Disorders and Coping
Apr 13, 2023
Episode 57: Disordered Eating
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 56: Family Dysfunction
Mar 30, 2023
Episode 55: Host Stories
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 54: Healing a Broken Heart
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 53: Questions for Counselors
Mar 09, 2023
Episode 52: Manifesting Joy
Mar 02, 2023
Episode 51: Abuse Part 4 - Support
Feb 23, 2023
Episode 50: Abuse, Part 3
Feb 16, 2023
Episode 49: Abuse, Part 2
Feb 09, 2023
Episode 48: Abuse, Part 1
Feb 02, 2023
Episode 47: Your Personal Mission and Vision
Jan 26, 2023
Episode 46: Questions for Counselors
Jan 19, 2023
Episode 45: New Year, Fresh Start
Jan 12, 2023
Episode 44: Dealing with Burnout
Jan 05, 2023
Winter Holiday Greetings!
Dec 29, 2022
Episode 43: Anger
Dec 22, 2022
Episode 42: Who Am I?
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 41: Regret
Dec 08, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 24, 2022
Episode 40: Season Wrap Up
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 39: Questions for Counselors
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 38: Enabling
Oct 27, 2022
Episode 37: Co-host Update
Oct 06, 2022
Episode 36: The Purple Bandana
Sep 22, 2022
Episode 35: Questions for Counselors
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 34: Relationships, Part 2: Healthy & Healing ❤️‍🩹
Sep 08, 2022
Episode 33: Relationships, Part 1: Poisonous Pairings ☠️
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 32: Aging 👵 👴
Aug 25, 2022
Episode 31: Adulting
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 30: Trauma
Aug 11, 2022
Episode 29: Boundaries
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 28: Self- Esteem
Jul 28, 2022
Episode 27: Resilience
Jul 21, 2022
Episode 26: Questions for Counselors
Jul 14, 2022
Episode 25: Keeping Your Peace Amid the Chaos
Jul 07, 2022
Episode 24: Conversation with Collier Landry, Part 2
Jun 30, 2022
Episode 23: Conversation with Collier Landry, Part 1
Jun 23, 2022
Episode 22: Pride
Jun 16, 2022
Episode 21: Burnout
Jun 09, 2022
Episode 20: The 5 Love Languages
Jun 02, 2022
Sneaking in Between Seasons
May 12, 2022
Episode 19: Wrap Up
May 05, 2022
Episode 18: Questions for Counselors
Apr 28, 2022
Episode 15: Behavioral and Process Addictions
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 14: Addiction
Mar 31, 2022
Episode 13: Questions for Counselors
Mar 24, 2022
Life Lived Better Trailer
Nov 25, 2021