Happy & Gay is a spin-off of the Dennis Anyone? podcast where, in addition to my usual creativity-related topics, I’ll be talking about something that’s become both fascinating and helpful to me in the last few years; the Science of Happiness.

Here’s the backstory:

Back in January of 2020, I took stock of my life & things weren’t great. Actually, they were pretty dreary; professionally, personally and in terms of the world at large--and this was a few months before COVID hit. I remember thinking, ‘What if all these not-great things are true...AND...I could BE HAPPY ANYWAY? What would that look like?’

So that became my quest...and soon, my passion. I dived into books, classes & podcasts about the Science of Happiness, started applying the things I learn from them to my life and it kind of worked! I got A LOT happier and more resilient, which is really helpful in life, especially when you're trying to make a living with your creativity.

The things I learned and the practices I developed have helped me so much that I want to share it with others and start a community dialogue around these ideas. I find the whole topic of what makes people happy really interesting because it's not what we think it is.

So in addition to discussing the usual Dennis Anyone topics of creativity, resilience and pop culture, each episode will end with some musings about the Science of Happiness, tips and insights that have helped me, along with stories of how I've applied them in my life. Join me on this journey. It'll be fun. And I'll probably talk about Xanadu at some point.