Happiness Detective

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.