Camden Boyd's The Happiness Question

For the season finale of Season 2 of The Happiness Question, we talk to JJ Wenrich, a stock and financial advisor, on why money might ACTUALLY be able to buy a little bit of happiness.

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-The Happiness Question will return with Season 3, featuring all-new episodes, on September 21, 2020, after a short summer break. :)

We interview Elizabeth Rossi, composer, producer, and author of The Text Book: Tips, Quips, and Scripts to help you text better, to discuss text etiquette and how text etiquette can help strengthen relationships and make you happier through better communication.

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Today, I interview the "Bald and the Bold", multi-TED talk speaker, Sean Wellington about how to have better conversations.

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Today I talk with Belinda Farrel, a Hawaiian Huna Healer, from Santa Cruz, California about how to heal the Hawaiian Huna way and how to forgive (and in doing so HEAL) ourselves.

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Today, I'm joined by Ashley Wayne, who tells us how she is able to navigate life blind, while raising 3 adopted special needs children, 2 of which are also blind, with her sighted husband Luke. 

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Today we talk with Harlon Bell, a relationship expert, on what happiness really means, the difference between happiness and joy, and how to be happier in our overall relationships.

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Today we interview Tessa Stowe, our first happiness expert from Indonesia! We talk about how we can make happiness a habit and how we can make it a natural and fun part of our day.

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Today I speak with Andrew Mann, author of the incredible, inspirational true story, Such Unfortunates, about successfully overcoming his opiate addiction. We discuss a bit of that story, as well as why opiate addiction is such a terrible thing, why people get into it, and how to support those going through addiction. This is a point of view not very commonly heard, and one you might not ever otherwise get the chance to hear.

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About Andrew Mann:

Andrew Mann is 42 years old and lives in Bergen County, NJ. He is an Author and part-owner of a Solar Energy business. He is a recovering addict who also suffered from anxiety attacks since age 12 and depression his whole life. After years and multiple failed attempts, he was finally able to beat his addiction and has now devoted his life to helping people who suffer from addictions and issues related to childhood abuse. He has a fiancee, two step-children, two dogs, three cats, and they live in Bergen County, NJ. He enjoys surfing, exercises, alternative energy, boxing, MMA, writing, and doing podcasts/radio shows about the book while getting the message out that "If an addict like me can get clean, anyone can!"

The thrilling conclusion of the Max Ivey saga. Did he die? Or did we just feel like splitting this episode in half? I suppose you'll have to listen in to find out. (Just kidding, Max is doing just fine, thank you very much.)

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Need a refresher? Here's the description from part 1:

Max Ivey is literally the coolest guy ever-- and even better, he's also blind. He's so cool in fact, that we couldn't fit our interview into just one episode; it had to be split in half. Listen to the story of the blind entrepreneur who owns his own amusement park/carnival ride distribution company and how he is able to find positivity in his difficult life.

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About Max:

I’m a totally blind man who transformed himself from a morbidly obese failed carnival owner to a respected amusement equipment broker in the best health of his life. Along the way, I learned so many new skills and so much about myself. In addition to brokering amusement equipment, I am now an award-winning self-help author, entertaining motivational speaker, life goals coach, and online media publicist. I also love to sing and mix music with my public talks. And I host a podcast called The What’s Your Excuse? Show, where me and my guests help others become the person they were meant to become.

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--Special thanks again to Austin Clark for doing the editing for this episode. Like what you heard? Let us know what you think by texting or calling us at ‪(801) 332-9330‬, or emailing me at feedback@thehappinessquestion.com.

Max Ivey is literally the coolest guy ever-- and even better, he's also blind. He's so cool in fact, that we couldn't fit our interview into just one episode; it had to be split in half. Listen to the story of the blind entrepreneur who owns his own amusement park/carnival ride distribution company and how he is able to find positivity in his difficult life.

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About Max:

I’m a totally blind man who transformed himself from a morbidly obese failed carnival owner to a respected amusement equipment broker in the best health of his life. Along the way, I learned so many new skills and so much about myself. In addition to brokering amusement equipment, I am now an award-winning self-help author, entertaining motivational speaker, life goals coach, and online media publicist. I also love to sing and mix music with my public talks. And I host a podcast called The What’s Your Excuse? Show where me and my guests help others become the person they were meant to become.

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--Special thanks again to Austin Clark for doing the editing for this episode. Like what you heard? Let us know what you think by texting us at ‪(801) 332-9330‬. 

Today I interview Rev. Marilyn Redmond, BA, CHT, IBRT, a spirit medium, on how we can accept all of our emotions and the origin of happiness. She shares the story of her childhood trauma and how she has been able to emerge victorious from it all and became a better person.

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SPECIAL THANKS to Austin Clark for helping me with the editing for this episode.

For SSSSong #3, we decided to use "Life Sucks; It's Garbage!" because as Marc explains in episode 3, comedy is all around you; you just have to look for it. And as my old theatre teacher, Case Spaulding, puts it: "The truth is ALWAYS funny". It's about time we released this song for real!

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In this extra-special, kid-friendly edition of The Happiness Question, we interview Loretta Breuning, PhD. Her interview is even easier to understand for kids than many of our episodes, making it a great introductory episode for them or for your younger siblings, while still making it fun and interesting for those of all ages! Dr. Breuning discusses how the brain (and happiness) actually works, from your Happy Chemicals: Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, and Serotonin, to what makes our brains different than any other species. You'll learn how to rewire YOUR brain in order to be happier more often, and help recognize thought patterns that may be making you depressed. By simply changing how we see the world, can we REALLY be happier? Listen to this week's episode to find out!

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I talk with Frank King, a former writer for the Tonight Show, soon-to-be 5-time Ted Talk Speaker, and Mental Health speaker. 

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The best song/episode match yet! Listen to the original song that's been stuck in my head for the last month, "Lonely Squirrel", today!

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Galo Lastra, a local Opera singer from Riverton, Utah, and my great friend joins us on the show to talk about his brother Benji's inspiring cancer story and how his brother having cancer got him into singing Opera.

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Comedian Marc Yaffee, of Dry Bar Comedy fame, teaches us how to find comedy in everything-- even during a "mid-laugh crisis". We also talk about some of his favorite stories from past performances, advice for aspiring performers, and his recent special on Dry Bar Comedy, Mid-Laugh Crisis. 

(formerly titled "Finding Comedy in Everything With Marc Yaffee".)

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We talk to Mandi Dorrell, a mental health and grief counselor from Somerdale, New Jersey, to discuss how to find happiness in our daily lives in spite of the drama and trauma we are constantly bombarded with.

For our second Secret Special Silly Song (SSSSong), we chose "Cockapoo", a minor song that's major fun! Listen now! Note: today we decided to release the SSSSong a few minutes before the main episode to ensure that those that can only see the most recent episode can hear the full episode. That means that the SSSSong will be directly BELOW the episode it corresponds with (but you can also just match up the SSSSong # with the episode #). 

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Every episode of The Happiness Question has its own Super Secret Silly Song that ties in with each episode or person we interview with in some way. Our first Super Secret Silly Song (or SSSSong for short) is "Bill Choked and Now He's Dead!" (which we promise is about another Bill). It's my favorite song by far, and now it's yours for free! So enjoy it now!

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In our first episode ever, I interview Bill Protzmann, the award-winning music care professional. We discuss the healing power of music, how to deal with emotions, and how Bill became at ease with suicidal thoughts through music.  

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The Happiness Question is a family-friendly podcast that interviews people from all over the world to find out how we can be happier in our everyday lives! Listen to our podcast trailer to see just what we do!