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Podcast: Stay in the Fray Podcast
Episode: The Business of Happiness: How They Sell You Joy—and You Buy It
Description: Fast food. Pharmaceuticals. Self-help influencers. Wellness retreats. It’s all selling the same thing: happiness—packaged, marketed, and monetized.In this episode, Ryan pulls back the curtain on the industries profiting off your pursuit of joy. From Edward Bernays-style manipulation to modern-day luxury branding, he breaks down how marketing convinces you that buying more will make you feel more.He also questions whether supplements, retreats, and influencer therapy are helping—or just fueling a billion-dollar happiness hustle.🎙 Chapters:00:00 - Selling Emotions, Not Products01:29 - Fast Food, Pharma, and Instant Gratification04:53 - What Ev...