Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times: Chamieka House-Osuya Of The Snack Sack On How To Live With Joie De Vivre, Even When It Feels Like The Whole World Is Pulling You Down

Belief — you have to believe in yourself even if no one else does. If I stopped because of the rejections I got from other people, I would not be where I am.

It sometimes feels like it is so hard to avoid feeling down or depressed these days. Between the sad news coming from world headlines, the impact of the ongoing raging pandemic, and the constant negative messages popping up on social and traditional media, it sometimes feels like the entire world is pulling you down. What do you do to feel happiness and joy during these troubled and turbulent times? In this interview series called “Finding Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times” we are talking to experts, authors, and mental health professionals who share lessons from their research or experience about “How To Find Happiness and Joy During Troubled & Turbulent Times”.

As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chamieka House-Osuya.

Chamieka was drawn to mutual aid work at the start of the pandemic. As schools and businesses…