{"podcast":{"title":"Hack Your Happiness","slug":"hack-your-happiness-6611844","podcast_index_feed_id":6611844,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e539c4d0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38357684/38357684-1764116674326-c71f8697bf5b5.jpg","author":"Small Bits of Happiness","episode_count":134,"summary":"Hosted by Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut, co-founders of Small Bits of Happiness. The duo interviews celebrities, Olympians and more iconic individuals. Together, they share what brings them happiness + life hacks. Hack Your Happiness is about making happiness—and life in general—practical, personal, and achievable, through simple hacks built from small habits and shifts. Don't miss an episode! Follow on Instagram for updates + daily happiness: https://www.instagram.com/small.bits.of.happiness/ Join our Happiness Family: https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/newsletter-sign-up/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T16:18:53.869636+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844"},"episode":{"title":"The Science of Feeling Good: How to Boost Energy, Focus, and Mood with Dr. Andy Galpin","slug":"the-science-of-feeling-good-how-to-boost-energy-focus-and-mood-with-dr-andy-galpin","published_at":"2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844/the-science-of-feeling-good-how-to-boost-energy-focus-and-mood-with-dr-andy-galpin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/small-bits-of-happiness/episodes/The-Science-of-Feeling-Good-How-to-Boost-Energy--Focus--and-Mood-with-Dr--Andy-Galpin-e3i716m","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e539c4d0/podcast/play/118768278/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-21%2F422484903-44100-2-ea57a64305e8e.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode, you’re going to learn what performance actually means - and why it has nothing to do with being an athlete. Whether you feel overwhelmed trying to stay consistent, stuck in an all-or-nothing mindset, or like you’re doing everything “right” but still not feeling your best, this conversation will show you how to take back control of your energy, your health, and your life. Joining Mercedes and Anastasia today is Andy Galpin: a leading human performance scientist, coach, and Executive Director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University. Dr. Galpin has worked with elite athletes, executives, and high performers across every field! Andy is here to help you redefine performance - not as winning or perfection, but as having the ability to feel how you want to feel, think how you want to think, and show up for the life you want to live. What he shares today will change the way you think about your habits, your body, and what it really means to feel good. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why “if you have a body, you’re an athlete” and how performance applies to YOUR everyday life - How to identify the one thing holding you back! - The FIRST step towards getting better sleep tonight - A guide to using just 30 minutes a day to improve your health, mood, and energy - What’s actually draining your energy (and what the solution looks like) - Why wearables, routines, and trends can either help you or hold you back If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck, inconsistent, or overwhelmed trying to “optimize” your life, this conversation is for you. You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need more discipline. You just need to remove what’s holding you back, and start showing up. And today, with Dr. Galpin's help, you’ll learn how to do exactly that. Explore our…","meta_description":"In today’s episode, you’re going to learn what performance actually means - and why it has nothing to do with being an athlete. Whether you feel overwhelm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3908,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hack-your-happiness-6611844/episodes/the-science-of-feeling-good-how-to-boost-energy-focus-and-mood-with-dr-andy-galpin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hack-your-happiness-6611844/the-science-of-feeling-good-how-to-boost-energy-focus-and-mood-with-dr-andy-galpin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}