Tarryn MacCarthy, DMD
I love life. Looking at me you would think I have always been perpetually happy. But my story started in a very dark place.
I “woke up” one day having achieved the dream that I had worked decades and spent millions to achieve, as an Orthodontist in private practice with the fancy house, the fancy cars, two kids and two dogs – living in culturally recognizable success – and I was miserable. I felt like I was running on a treadmill that I had built and saw no way of ever stepping off. I had lost all sense of happiness and didn’t even feel successful. I didn't even recognize the woman staring back at me in the mirror and I wasn't sure I even liked the person she had become.
Little did I know that my lowest moment was the beginning of my life’s ultimate adventure: Self-Discovery and the pursuit of Happiness. What culminated over the next 15 years was relentless research, learning from experts, courses, and certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Human Needs Psychology, Neurolinguistic Programing, Hypnotherapeutic Technique, Positive Psychology, Trauma Informed Life Coaching, and Mind Magic. What I learned was that the secret to happiness is not success, or even achieving your dreams. What I learned is that HAPPINESS is the secret.