Hosted by Kerry and Maddie and [Host Name] and hosts of One Happy Thing and Jennifer and Jennifer Moorman and Maddie Daws and Maddie Dawson · Jennifer Moorman, Maddie Dawson, and Kerry Schafer
Welcome to ONE HAPPY THING, the podcast where three bestselling novelists flip the myths of misery inside out and upside down and sprinkle a little bit of magic into your everyday life.
Each episode, Jennifer Moorman, Maddie Dawson, and Kerry Schafer dive into stories that reveal the hidden joys, the unexpected silver linings , and the little moments that make life truly magical. Whether you’re a writer, reader, or other creative being on a quest to follow your bliss, we invite you to join us in our mission to create a kinder, more creative world for all of us.
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Jennifer Moorman, Maddie Dawson, and Kerry Schafer
Today we’re getting rid of all of the boxes and embracing our bad-ass writer selves—and our books—for the weird and wonderful creations that they are. This episode is mostly about the books we love to read and write, but also about leaning intowho we are as humans instead of playing it safe and trying to fit in. The quote Kerry referenced but couldn’t remember about boldness is this: “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” — Goethe.
What bold step might you take today toward one of your dreams? We''re cheering you on!
30 Sept 2026
What Really Makes Us Happy? You Might be Surprised!
Maddie starts us off talking about 'The Science of WellBeing', a popular course designed by Professor Laurie Santos that was originally offered at Yale and is now free to anybody online through Coursera (see link below). From there we launch off on a number of tangents, including changing your Happiness Set Point, what to do when we feel like maybe we shouldn’t be happy, how to handle the contagion of negativity and more. We mention a number of resources and here are the promised links:
Check out The Science of Well Being here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being/
Check out Marci Shimoff’s Living in the Miracle Zone podcast,full of interviews with positive people here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmNObyOx_1ADDQ1u4Rl93WjFqMiDvNC0&si=MQKbr8pWOtCoQDBN (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmNObyOx_1ADDQ1u4Rl93WjFqMiDvNC0&si=MQKbr8pWOtCoQDBN)or take a look at her book, Happy For No Reason here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/happy-for-no-reason-7-steps-to-being-happy-from-the-inside-out-carol-kline/497a5b2aa46b219e?ean=9781416547730 (https://bookshop.org/p/books/happy-for-no-reason-7-steps-to-being-happy-from-the-inside-out-carol-kline/497a5b2aa46b219e?ean=9781416547730)
The other book Kerry mentions is The Happiness Advantageby Shawn Achor: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-happiness-advantage-how-a-positive-brain-fuels-success-in-work-and-life-shawn-achor/fc502babc59db48a?ean=9780307591555
As always - we'd love to hear from you! Drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Instagram:
@maddiedaws
@jennifermoorman
@all.thing.kerry
16 Sept 2026
Ep. 50: Book Title Magic
Book lovers, both readers and writers, this one is for you! Don’t you just love a perfect title? We’re swapping stories about our most magical titles and the fun, surprising, and sometimes mysterious places they came from!
Listen in, and then tell us about your favorite book titles in the comments! Or email us at mailto:onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com. You can check out our books and titles on our websites:
https://www.jennifermoorman.com/books
https://maddiedawson.com/books/
https://allthingskerry.com/bookshelf
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