Happiness Spells

About Happiness Spells

Five minute lists of happy things -- Increase your appreciation, positivity, gratitude and creativity. Fall asleep easily and peacefully.

Publisher

Happiness Spells

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2018

Latest episode

5 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 245 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   what your hands have done today

   Turning the faucet. Cracking the egg. Peeling the orange. Holding the cup with both hands. Everything your hands did today, without you noticing. Happiness Spells is a five-minute list of good things. Small moments, specific and sensory. Listen with headphones on. Written, recorded, and produced by Amanda Meyncke in Southern Oregon. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under a CC license. Visit the site to say hello.

2. 

   22 Dec 2025

   the pleasure of anticipating something

   The week before a trip. The tracking page. The hour before guests arrive. Sometimes the waiting is its own kind of sweetness. Happiness Spells is a five-minute list of good things. Small moments, specific and sensory. Listen with headphones on. Written, recorded, and produced by Amanda Meyncke in Southern Oregon. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under a CC license. Visit the site to say hello.

3. 

   18 Dec 2025

   small rooms, warm light

   The booth at the back of the bar. The car with the heat on. The kitchen late at night. The tent in the rain. Small spaces that hold you when the world feels too big. Happiness Spells is a five-minute list of good things. Small moments, specific and sensory. Listen with headphones on. Written, recorded, and produced by Amanda Meyncke in Southern Oregon. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under a CC license. Visit the site to say hello.

Inside a recent episode

what your hands have done today

Published 5 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Turning on the faucet, testing the temperature, cupping the water to your face, the cold shock of it. Squeezing toothpaste, the tube denting under your grip, the small resistance before it gives. The refrigerator handle is cold. Always colder than you expect. Cracking an egg on the edge of a pan. The shell splitting under your thumbs. Holding the coffee cup with both hands. The heat almost too much. Not letting go. Peeling an orange, your thumb breaking through the skin, the spray of citrus oil, the pith caught under your fingernails. Typing, the soft clatter of keys, your fingers knowing where to go without being told. picking a thread off your sleeve, rolling it between your finger and your thumb, dropping it into the wastebasket. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

358 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

102 ratings

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