Happiness Detective

Learn How to Enrich Your Brain w/Dr. Nusslock - Pt.2

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:00:00 -0400

Dr. Nusslock is a neuroscientist and professor at Northwestern University who has been tirelessly investigating the science behind healthy and unhealthy brains. He is deeply professionally and personally committed to uncovering the truths behind a healthy brain and cultivating one himself. Most recently, Dr. Nusslock traveled to India to teach neuroscience to Tibetan monks! Learn what works for cultivating mental health and enriching your mind from one of the planet's premier scientists and researchers.

Learn How to Enrich Your Brain w/Dr. Nusslock - Pt.1

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:00:00 -0400

The Science of Happiness w/ Dr. Wendi Gardner

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:00:00 -0500

Professor of Positive Psychology from Northwestern, Dr. Wendi Gardner, joins us in this science focused episode. Dr. Gardner shares the latest scientific research on what makes us happy and offers answers to some of her own great questions, found below:

What is happiness? Can happiness be learned, or is our happiness "setpoint" mostly determined by genetics? Do we know ourselves well enough to know what makes us happy, and if not, why not? Does money make us happy? Relationships? Life challenges? How do people create a sense of meaning in their lives? What types of situations encourage cognitive mastery and creativity? How do we, as a society, encourage connection, compassion and generosity?

Breakout out of the Box - The Host Becomes the Guest

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500

The Happiness Detective becomes his own guest in this special, finale episode of season 1 while producer and unsung hero, Davis Donaldson, dons the cap of host. Join us in for a dive into the life of Addison Davenport and some of the ingredients that have contributed to his joy: Letting go in communal love, the scientific method, discomfort, play, variety, and gradual cultivation.

Gritty Joy w/Jan Hoath

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -0400

Join Jan, The Joy Mentor, in a thrilling ride through the depths of the human heart and to the peaks of tremendous joy. Drawing from her diverse background as a leadership coach, mindfulness meditation teacher, and former professional alpine ski instructor, Jan offers us a unique and powerful recipe for happiness. She's the creator of The Happiness Prism™, "a transformative process that guides you towards a life without regrets and one that leaves a lasting legacy." Learn from one of the planet's most compelling speakers, coaches, and leaders of happiness in this finale episode to our first season.

Limitless Rebel: Heart-Led Warrior

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:00:00 -0400

Corporate warrior turned entrepreneur Victoria Grandury shares her potent recipe for connection, compassion, healing, ownership, and heart-led conflict resolution. Learn from this unstoppable force and leader in the corporate and breath-work spaces. You will walk away with a new found perspective on healing yourself, integrating your mind and your heart, and connecting with others.

Compassion is Badass

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 22:00:00 -0500

Spiritual leader, yoga teacher, counselor, kundalini and Ayurveda expert Sarah Kline takes us on a journey through the heart and down the path of yoga. With her deep, subtle wisdom and abundant compassion, Sarah teaches us the importance of:
- Accepting ourselves over improving ourselves.
- Getting out of our way and into beginners mind, where we can channel our divinity and connection. This allows us to access our inherent intuition.
- The power of random acts of kindness.
- Don't cry more than the person you're trying to help or you're making it about you!

The Inescapable Social Web

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Join us in this episode for a socio-political dive with young thought leader, educator, and political activist, Ian Petty. This episodes covers big ideas with a jovial spirit and should make you think about our social connectedness in new ways.

Love in the Inferno

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400

Join us in this wonderful chat with Teach For America leader, world class educator, and beloved mentor Debby Ng. In this episode, Debby shares with us a recipe of unconditional love, fearless mentorship, and raw courage that has inspired and driven her into some of the most difficult classrooms in America. With the heart of a lion, she has been on a tireless mission to bring more compassion and a better education to our nations most vulnerable youth.

Humor on the Knife's Edge

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Learn from Comedian, Influencer, DJ, and king of contagious joy - Billy Langdon in this episode. Billy shares a recipe of following his career passions, humor, fearless vulnerability, friendship, and relentless optimism. Finding career success and an audience of millions on social media, Billy has concluded that it is satisfaction in his day to day activities that has the biggest impact on his true happiness. Billy’s recipe also includes the freedom to create and express and a deeply rooted humility that pairs beautifully with his impressive self acceptance.

Peeling The Onion

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:00:00 -0400

"It's never the experience that wounds the child. It's the way the experience is processed that wounds the child."

As an accomplished clinician with over 25 years of experience, Cheryl Donaldson is passionate about equipping parents, teenagers, and schools with the tools they need to face today's problems and challenges. It is Cheryl's natural charisma, extraordinary emotional intelligence, diverse experiences, and sense of humor that enables her to help individuals achieve their goals and find peace of mind. Join us on this episode to learn from Cheryl's multidisciplinary (CBT, family systems therapy, positive psychology) wisdom and upgrade your onion peeling skills!

To learn more about Cheryl's work or get in touch: https://www.helpingfamiliesflourish.com/

Wisdom & Compassion

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:00:00 -0500

Dr. Joseph Parent, world renowned psychologist with a speciality in golf performance coaching, comes on the show and shares his recipe of Wisdom & Compassion. Dr. Joe has worked with famous athletes from many sports, including several #1 in the world athletes. As Dr. Joe says to his clients, "The ultimate goal is not just to help people become better golfers, but better human beings, ones who can relate to themselves and others in a genuine, kind, and courageous way. " Join us on this episode for an exploration of Doc's down to earth values, informed to a large degree by his study and work in psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, conveyed in a simple yet profound way.

The Priest Isn't Lying

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0500

Learn from the happiness recipe of Jackson Hole legend Chris Hansen. Chris is a master of counter-balance, an expert back-country skiing, a fantastic entrepreneur, and an even better dad. Tune in and let Chris share some spice that might just add a little more Flourishing to your life recipe in 2023.

Follow Your Hmm to Find your Mmh

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:00:00 -0400

The Happiness Detective Series aims to share peoples' recipes for happiness so that we might all flourish more. Pam Daniels, designer and Northwestern professor, joins the show as our first honorary guest. Pam has a unique perspective on how to live life that is both profound and refined. Her work as a word-class designer and leader of design thinking reveals her deep commitment to improving the lives of others with passion and pragmatism . She speaks of a life of making, physical touch, and deep engagement and immersion in the world around her.