Dive into the heart of the human experience with Happiness Sold Separately. Join host Jason Hensley each week as he sits down with celebrities and inspiring individuals from all walks of life, exploring the highs and lows that shape our journeys. Discover powerful stories and practical insights that can transform your perspective on mental health. Don’t miss out—tune in for a new episode every week and find your path to happiness! 🎧✨
Happy Is the Wrong Goal | Sara Haines, Co-Host of The View
Sara Haines has one of the most recognizable voices in American television, and she built it by refusing to pretend she had it all figured out.
In this conversation with Jason Hensley, Sara opens up about growing up as the third of four kids in Newton, Iowa, feeling invisible in her own family home videos, and spending her early years chasing the feeling she got on a volleyball court or a show choir stage, without quite knowing what to do with it.
She talks about moving to New York with no headshots, no connections, and no idea how to ride the subway, landing in NBC's page program, and eventually being told by someone she trusted that they didn't see her as a host. And why that was the moment she knew she had to leave.
She goes deep on postpartum, not the version you hear about, but the real one, where you want to pack up your Chihuahua and disappear. On motherhood and the love that didn't arrive on cue.
On being a proud independent in a world that keeps demanding you pick a side. And on why "happy" might be the most dangerous goal we've ever set for ourselves.
This one will stay with you.
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22 May 2026
You Can't Outrun Yourself | Scott Lackey on What Most Men Refuse to Face
Scott Lackey has been fired from his own company twice. The first time cost him $3 million. The second time cost him $20 million and the company he built from nothing. He's a U.S. Army veteran. An Ironman. A pastor. A husband. A father. And now, an author of a book that does not flinch.In this conversation, Scott and Jason go where most men refuse to go.
They talk about the "make it happen" mentality that built Scott's life and then almost destroyed it. They talk about the day Scott drove home to his pregnant wife and toddler son with nothing left, and smiled anyway. They talk about the difference between power and control, and why confusing the two ruins men in business and in marriage. And Scott offers the most honest pushback on modern men's self-help you'll hear all year.
He doesn't say "there's nothing wrong with you." He says the opposite. "There IS something broken. And you need to break it the rest of the way so it can heal." This is a conversation about vulnerability as strength. About rage as fuel that eventually breaks the engine. About the photo Scott keeps over his shoulder of his two-year-old son grabbing his face on the worst day of his life. And about why his family loves vulnerable dad more than strong dad.
If you've ever hit the wall and asked yourself "how did I get here," this episode was made for you.Get Scott's book and connect with him at scottlackey.com.Follow Happiness Sold Separately on YouTube and Instagram @mccoshfilms. More from McCosh Films at mccoshfilms.com.A McCosh Films production. Hosted by Jason Hensley.
4 May 2026
The Truth About Being a Cringy Dad with Chip Leighton
NYT Bestselling author Chip Leighton left a six-figure corporate career in his 50s to become a creator — and his kids wrote the foreword to his new book roasting him for it. This is that conversation.Chip is back on Happiness Sold Separately with Jason Hensley to talk about "Dad, Could You Not?: A Dad's Guide to Being Less Cringy" — but this goes well beyond dad jokes.They get into the real stuff: what humor does for our kids, the cost of betting on yourself when everything is safe, why letting go is the hardest part of parenting, and the moment that line — hold on loosely, but don't let go — changes everything.Plus: the Dad Meter Quiz. Are you Basic, Mid, or Extra?This is Happiness Sold Separately — a show about what it means to be human, the joy of it, and the cost of it. New episodes every Monday.📖 "Dad, Could You Not?" — available wherever books are sold📱 @theleightonshow | theleightonshow.com🎙️ Hosted by Jason Hensley | McCosh Films📱 @mccoshfilms🎧 Spotify · Apple Podcasts · All major platforms▶️ youtube.com/@mccoshfilms
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