S5E4: Every Day Is Day Three of Camping

The Latitude Adjustment Positive Psychology Podcast, recognized with the Award of Distinction by The Communicator Awards, inducted into the Positive Change Podcast Awards Hall of Fame and named Podcast of the Year by the American Writing Awards, is a story-driven journey into what it really takes to thrive in life. Season 5, Episode 4: Every Day Is Day Three of Camping What happens when paradise turns out to be a little less comfortable than the brochure promised?

After trading modern conveniences for an off-grid home in the jungles of Panama, Erica and Rusty Harrison are discovering that Caribbean living comes with breathtaking beauty, extraordinary adventures, and an impressive assortment of things that bite, sting, sweat, leak, and grow mold. Between relentless humidity, cold showers, damp clothes, tropical insects, and boat rides that qualify as full-body workouts, they've stumbled into an unexpected psychological experiment: How much comfort do we actually need to be happy?

Blending hilarious stories from their jungle adventures with insights from psychology, Erica and Rusty explore the difference between discomfort and suffering, our remarkable ability to adapt, and why a meaningful life doesn't necessarily require a comfortable one. Because sometimes paradise isn't about escaping discomfort.

It's about discovering that you can be sweaty, muddy, covered in bug bites, and still be having the time of your life. Welcome to The Intentional Human Experiment —where the living isn't always easy, but the stories are getting better every day.