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The speaker mentioned growing up in a Christian household, which was a positive experience. However, they also discussed how we can become "stuck in our heads" due to various factors such as trauma, inherited beliefs, or anxiety. They emphasized the importance of uncovering past experiences and beliefs in order to work through them and transform one's mindset. The speaker also mentioned leaning into science and doing research as part of their journey to dig themselves out of a deep, dark, and depressing state. This suggests that their background and upbringing, while positive in some aspects, also included challenges that they had to overcome in order to find happiness and well-being.

Celebrity Happiness Coach, Robert Mack - That's How You Feel? Podcast EP. 24

Let's get into it real quick . Background , family upbringing , talk to us about that . Yeah , man , I had uh the most loving family .

Celebrity Happiness Coach, Robert Mack - That's How You Feel? Podcast EP. 24

Now , 50% of that 90% is a genetic predisposition . So we're all born a little more or a little less happy , but based on the thought you think and the activities that you pursue and the people you surround yourself with and the food you eat and all that good stuff . It actually changes that genetic predisposition .

Celebrity Happiness Coach, Robert Mack - That's How You Feel? Podcast EP. 24

So it actually your , your genetic predisposition is plastic . So it's not like being born with a certain color of eye or a certain height that you can work your way up to . It's much different than that .

Celebrity Happiness Coach, Robert Mack - That's How You Feel? Podcast EP. 24

How did you find that bridge ? The long scenic hard route , man , I was at first I just started doing some research and I leaned into science at the beginning because I was like , man , I had grown up in a Christian household and that was great . But I had kind of like a knee jerk reaction against that .

Celebrity Happiness Coach, Robert Mack - That's How You Feel? Podcast EP. 24

And , and that being said , I , I feel like I've done enough of that with my own self and with other people to realize that most , all of our problems eventually boil down to the same essential problem , which is that we kind of all get stuck in our heads . You know , we're stuck in our heads and whether you're stuck in your head because of some trauma that happened or you're stuck in your head because of some belief you inherited or you're stuck in your head because you're just worried and anxious . Um You know , there are different approaches for all of that .