# S9E4: Creating Your Own Happiness with Dr. Kiki Ramsey Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363/s9e4-creating-your-own-happiness-with-dr-kiki-ramsey Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363/s9e4-creating-your-own-happiness-with-dr-kiki-ramsey.md Podcast: [Black Woman Leading](https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363) Published: 2026-07-09T12:23:00+00:00 Episode link: https://blackwomanleading.com/podcast Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/blackwomanleading/BWL_THE_PODCAST__SEASON_9_EP_4.mp3?dest-id=2742914 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/black-woman-leading-3688363/episodes/s9e4-creating-your-own-happiness-with-dr-kiki-ramsey Duration seconds: 3294 ## Resource Dr. Kiki Ramsey brings a positive psychology lens to one of the most important relationships we have: the one with ourselves. In this conversation, she and Laura explore what it means to create your own happiness rather than waiting on circumstances, titles, or other people to deliver it. Kiki shares her leadership journey and the science-backed practices that help Black women cultivate joy as a discipline rather than a destination. It is a grounding, hopeful conversation about tending to your inner life with the same intention you bring to your goals. In this episode: Why happiness is something you build, not something you wait for Positive psychology practices for cultivating joy in everyday leadership How a strong relationship with yourself becomes the foundation for everything else About Dr. Kiki Dr. Kiki Ramsey is a renowned Positive Psychologist, ICF Master Certified Career Coach, International Keynote Speaker and Best Selling Author. With a commitment to making a positive impact in the world, Dr. Kiki founded The Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute (PPCaDI), a leadership development firm that specializes in diversity and leadership coaching and training. Dr. Kiki is known for her innovative approach to coaching, and DEI called Positively Diverse Leadership, which is an evidence-based approach rooted in positive psychology that fosters the intentional use of strengths to help leaders build better working relationships and communication skills to become more inclusive leaders. This unique approach allows Dr. Kiki to help leaders and organizations create more inclusive and happy work cultures that foster belonging for all. As a leader in her field of positive psychology and DEI, Dr. Kiki has worked with a diverse range of clients, including top-lev… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/black-woman-leading-3688363/episodes/s9e4-creating-your-own-happiness-with-dr-kiki-ramsey/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/black-woman-leading-3688363/s9e4-creating-your-own-happiness-with-dr-kiki-ramsey.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.