What if the very thing we're chasing is the reason so many of us feel empty?

Life has never been more convenient. Food arrives in minutes. AI can think for us. Entertainment never stops. Yet anxiety, depression, loneliness, and addiction continue to rise. In this episode of Broken-ish, Roman Braly and Chris Bennett unpack the "comfort crisis" and ask a question that could change the way you see your life: Has comfort become our biggest obstacle to happiness?

They dive into why discomfort creates purpose, how social media and AI can either make us stronger or weaker, why boredom might be one of the healthiest things we've lost, and why every meaningful thing in life exists on the other side of doing hard things. The conversation also explores parenting, emotional resilience, recovery, and the uncomfortable truth that g ...