I Think I Can Be Happier

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Tiffany Yu, disability advocate, founder of Diversability, and author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto. If you are listening on the day this drops, the paperback version comes out tomorrow, October 13, 2026, and it is available in hardback, paperback, e-book, audiobook, and plain language editions. Tiffany’s story begins at nine years old, on a car ride h...

Listen as Hannah and Amy discuss one of the most universal human experiences: when things do not go as planned. Whether it is a task you cannot seem to start, a goal that keeps not getting done, or a day that goes completely sideways before 9am, this episode is about what to do when life lifes. We want to hear from you! Record yourself telling a story about an unexpected thing that came up and how...

Hannah and Amy welcome Tyler Moore, AKA Tidy Dad, author of Tidy Up Your Life, Today Show guest, and New York City elementary school teacher. Hannah first interviewed Tyler on her previous podcast Focus Forward, complete with a coughing fit that almost took her out entirely. This time around, the conversation opens a little differently than usual: Hannah shares that she is recording this episode o...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Bill Abel, certified yoga instructor, watercolor artist, and, as Amy is happy to report, one of her own yoga teachers. Bill has been teaching yoga for nearly 11 years, and discovered his practice at 52 after a cold call from a stranger invited him to try a free class. That phone call changed everything. Bill's story is one of the most warmly human conv...

Listen in as Hannah and Amy sit down with Ginger Richardson, certified sauna and cold plunge coach, health coach, and founder of Kiin, a contrast therapy business based in Westport, Connecticut. Ginger runs a wood-burning Nordic style mobile sauna and cold plunge operation that pops up at beaches, wellness retreats, and private events across the area, and Hannah has personally experienced it first...

Listen as Hannah and Amy wrap up their two-part series on foundational routines with nutrition and social connection. If you missed part one on sleep and movement, go back and listen to that one first since these four areas are deeply interconnected and build on each other throughout both episodes. Liking our show? Leave us a tip to say thanks! Amy takes the lead on nutrition, walking through why...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy kick off a two-part series on foundational routines, the things we do in daily life that quietly support everything else, including our executive function, our mood, and our ability to show up as the people we want to be. This is part one, covering sleep and movement. Part two, covering nutrition and social connection, drops next week. Liking our show? Leave us a ti...

Listen to Matt Shearer, a reporter for WBZ Newsradio in Boston and New England's most viral journalist, according to The Boston Globe. Matt has won multiple awards including a national Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in innovation, and has built a devoted following through social media videos that capture the stories of everyday people across Massachusetts. Liking our show? Leave us a tip to...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Archie Chiminayi, a neurodevelopmental specialist clinician based in the UK and founder of ADHD Care. Hannah met Archie at the CHADD ADHD conference in Baltimore in 2023, where he walked up to her with a microphone and interviewed her on the spot for his podcast. He brings nearly two decades of professional expertise alongside deeply personal lived exp...

Hannah and Amy sit down with Nick Kellar, a real estate entrepreneur, community leader, and mentor based outside of Baltimore. We knew he'd be a great guest and from the first few minutes it's clear why: he is, as Hannah puts it, a human version of the show's tagline. A person in progress who actively learns from stories and science, applies what he reads, and then passes it forward to the people...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy revisit the strategies from their conversation with Neha, Hannah's therapist and a psychotherapist with nearly a decade of experience, and put an executive function spin on them. If you haven't listened to Episode 3 — What Hannah's Therapist Wants You to Know About Happiness yet, start there first as this episode is a direct callback to it and builds on everything N...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Jody LaVoie, who became a grief coach after the most unimaginable of circumstances, the murder of her husband Steve eleven years ago. What began as survival mode, taking over her husband's business, raising three young daughters alone, became, over time, a profound journey of self-discovery, resilience, and a new, deeper understanding of what happiness...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Ian Paynton, an entrepreneur and content agency owner who built his dream life in Hanoi, Vietnam, and then found himself asking a question he wasn't prepared for: now what? Ian takes us back to a childhood shaped by anxiety, loss, and a fierce determination to take care of his family and how that became fuel for decades of relentless performance mode,...

In this episode, Hannah and Amy sit down with Neha Aamir, a psychotherapist with nearly a decade of experience - and yes, Hannah's own therapist. Together they explore what happiness really is, why it looks so different across cultures, and why the Western model of "get the house, the car, the job" often leaves us feeling empty. Neha introduces the PERMA model (Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relat...

What if everything you've been told about stress is not exactly true? In this episode, Hannah shares one of her all-time favorite books, The Upside of Stress by Dr. Kelly McGonigal, and makes a pretty convincing case that it's a must-read for everyone. Amy, who just got her copy the night before recording, comes in as the curious newcomer asking Hannah all sorts of good questions. Together we dig...

What does it actually mean to be happier? Not perfectly happy, of course, just...more? That's the question driving this podcast, and in this first episode, hosts Hannah Choi and Amy McDuffie introduce themselves and the show they've been dreaming about building together. You'll hear how two executive function coaches met virtually, started monthly coffee chats, and realized their connection was so...

Have you ever had that quiet thought, " I think I can be happier," but weren't quite sure how to get there? That's exactly where this podcast begins. Your hosts are Hannah Choi and Amy McDuffie. We are two executive function coaches who care deeply about living well and are still figuring the happiness thing out themselves. In this short trailer, we introduce who we are, what the show is about, an...