The Happiness Reporter
What makes you
happy?
In Happiness B12 Shots I catch quick joy from people on the street, and in Exploring the Happy Mind I sit down for honest, hour-long conversations about resilience. I go looking for happiness, and I bring back what I find.
● Happiness B12 Shots
● Exploring the Happy Mind
Your Host · Ilene.
Happiness B12 Shots
I take a microphone out to the streets and ask one question: what makes you happy? Their real, unrehearsed answers become a little B12 shot of joy for everyone watching, short, silly, soulful, sometimes profound.
● 60–90 sec ● Filmed in public
Exploring the Happy Mind
Real conversations with people who’ve found their way to joy, through grief, through change, through everything in between. Witness true resilience. Be inspired.
● 30–60 min ● Video + podcast ● Monthly
Happiness B12 Shots
A quick shot of joy,
straight from the street.
One question, real people, and answers that hit you right away. Watch one, you’ll feel it.
"My grandkids' laughter."
Doris, 72 — outside the produce aisle
"The smell of coffee at 6am."
Marcus, 34 — barista on break
"Saying yes more than I used to."
Priya, 41 — morning walker
"My grandkids' laughter."
Doris, 72 — outside the produce aisle
"My grandma's biscuits."
Tyrese, 19 — on his lunch break
Exploring the Happy Mind · Latest
Witness true resilience.
Be inspired.
Longer sit-downs with people who found their way to joy through the hard parts. Pour a coffee and stay awhile.
Episode 24 · Just Released
Finding Joy After Loss
A conversation with Maya Brennan, grief counselor & author of The Soft Reset.
Maya lost her husband at 38 and her career soon after. Five years later, she runs a thriving practice and laughs more than she ever has. We talk about what people get wrong about grief, the difference between healing and forgetting, and the daily practice she calls "permission to be okay."
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The Archive
Past episodes
The Quiet Strength of Starting Over at 60
with David Chen, retired engineer turned ceramicist
How to Practice Happiness When Life Falls Apart
with Sarah Levy, hospice chaplain
The Neuroscience of a Daily Practice
with Dr. James Okafor, cognitive researcher
Behind the Scenes
The takes that didn't make it.
Filming happiness in the wild means a lot of dropped microphones, weather surprises, and laugh-attacks that ruin a perfectly good question. We saved the best of the worst.
Executive Producer · Cliffie
The Mic Took a Walk
“Just when I'm about to nail the question, the mic decides to roll down a hill.”
The Day Before the Keynote
A whole reel of me losing my place, forgetting my line, and laughing about it. You were warned.
When the Guest Made Me Cry
Sometimes the answer is so good you have to take a break before you ask the next question.
Meet the Executive Producer ♥
Cliffie
Mic-wrangler, blooper-catcher, and the steady hand behind every B12 Shot. He keeps the show running, and the laughter louder.
45
Years of Marriage
(& counting)
Be Part of the Show
Share your happiness
with the world.
Whether it's a one-sentence answer on a street corner or a 50-minute story you've been carrying for years, I'd love to hear from you.
Every guest who's said yes has told me afterward: "that was easier than I thought."
Suggest a B12 Shots location
A market, café, park, anywhere people gather, tell me where I should bring the microphone next.
Be a guest on Exploring the Happy Mind
Have a story about resilience, reinvention, or finding joy after hardship? Let's talk.
Send in a happiness question
Got a question you'd love to hear real people answer? I'll take it out into the world.