Work With Ilene

— The Happiness Coach

Happiness is not about avoiding life’s challenges. It’s about learning how to navigate them with greater strength, clarity, and joy.

Whether you’re looking for personal support, group connection, inspiring workshops, or uplifting experiences, I’m here to help you create more happiness in a meaningful and lasting way.

Start Your Happiness Journey

Find Happiness

Even Through Life’s Hardest Moments

Whether you’re navigating a difficult season or simply searching for more joy in everyday life, you’re not alone.

Schedule your Complimentary Intro Call and discover the different ways you can work with me.  

Schedule your Complimentary Intro Call

Coaching Sessions

Personalized Support for a Happier Life

Sometimes we need guidance, encouragement, and space to reconnect with ourselves. My coaching sessions are designed to help you move through challenges, rediscover joy, and create a happier, more intentional life.

Individual Sessions

One-on-one coaching tailored to your personal journey, goals, and emotional well-being.

Perfect for:

  • Navigating life transitions
  • Building confidence and resilience
  • Reducing stress and overwhelm
  • Creating healthier habits and mindset shifts
  • Finding more joy and purpose

Group Sessions

Experience the power of shared growth and meaningful connection in a supportive group environment. Together, we explore happiness practices, mindset tools, and real-life conversations that inspire lasting change.

Schedule a Discovery Call

Workshops & Speaking

Inspiring Conversations That Create Real Change

Ilene offers uplifting workshops, interactive experiences, and speaking engagements focused on happiness, emotional wellness, resilience, and human connection. Whether for organizations, communities, schools, conferences, or wellness events, each experience is designed to leave people feeling inspired, empowered, and hopeful.

Topics May Include:

  • Choosing Happiness During Difficult Times
  • The Science of Happiness
  • Building Emotional Resilience
  • Creating More Joy in Everyday Life
  • The Power of Human Connection
  • Lessons from The Happiness Reporter

Future offerings may also include happiness retreats, community experiences, and women’s happiness leadership programs.

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The Happiness Reporter & Movement

Sharing Real Stories of Happiness Around the World

Through The Happiness Reporter and The World Happiness Movement, Ilene connects with people from all walks of life to explore one simple but powerful question:

“What does happiness mean to you?”

These conversations remind us that happiness can be found in everyday moments, human connection, gratitude, purpose, and hope.

Follow along for inspiring interviews, uplifting stories, and meaningful conversations designed to spread more joy throughout the world.

Get Involved

  • Follow on Social Media
  • Share Your Happiness Story
  • Join the Choose Happy Movement
  • Attend Upcoming Events & Retreats
Join the Movement

Courses, Books & Choose Happy Merch

Tools, Resources & Inspiration to Help You Choose Happy

Explore upcoming resources designed to help you continue your happiness journey beyond coaching sessions.

Coming Soon:

  • Women’s Happiness Group Leadership Course
  • Happiness Retreat Experiences
  • Lessons from Being The Happiness Reporter (Book)
  • Guided Happiness Resources & Programs

Choose Happy Collection

Wear and share the message of happiness through uplifting merchandise, including:

  • Choose Happy Hats
  • T-Shirts
  • Rhinestone Choose Happy Pins
  • Future Inspirational Products


Because happiness grows when we share it.

Happiness: A Choice. A Practice. A Movement.

Be part of a global invitation to Choose Happy.

Stop Waiting for "Someday"

Habits to Shift Your Mood

#1 Question I Ask Strangers

Happiness Isn’t Toxic Positivity

Practice for Your Hardest Days