Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Leading with Joy: Leadership, Resilience, and Well-Being with Scientist of Happiness Health Edie Higby
In this episode of Expressions of Leadership, host Michele Kawamoto Perry talks with Edie Higby, Scientist of Happiness Health, author of Joy by Design, and founder of Practicing Joy, to explore where joy and leadership intersect.
Edie shares her powerful journey from profound personal loss to resilience, reframing happiness not as a fleeting feeling, but as serious, intentional work. She introduces her Joy by Design framework, along with accessible practices that help leaders cultivate presence, trust, and emotional well-being.
Together, they discuss how leaders can support mental health, model vulnerability, and design small, meaningful interventions that create lasting change for individuals, teams, and organizational culture. This conversation offers practical insight for anyone seeking to lead with greater humanity, courage, and joy.
Learn more about Edie Higby and Practicing Joy:
Website: https://www.practicingjoy.net/
Instagram: @practicingjoy2day
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/practicingjoy/
https://www.facebook.com/edie.higby/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edie-higby-m-a-in-happiness-studies-a14aa493/
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3 months ago
🌟 Grateful & Inspired! 🌟 I am so honored to have joined Michele Kawamoto Perry on her podcast, Expressions of Leadership, to explore where joy and leadership intersect. Michele’s thoughtful questions and compassionate approach created a space for deep reflection on resilience, presence, and intentional Happiness Health. In our conversation, we discussed how leaders can model vulnerability, support mental health, and create meaningful interventions that positively impact individuals, teams, and organizational culture. I am deeply grateful for Michele’s generosity, insight, and dedication to helping leaders lead with humanity, courage, and Joy. If you are a leader, educator, or anyone seeking to cultivate presence, trust, and emotional well-being, I encourage you to listen! 🎧 💛 Listen here: [Expressions of Leadership Podcast] Learn more about Practicing Joy: Follow me: Instagram: @practicingjoy2day | Facebook: @practicingjoy | LinkedIn: Edie Higby, . in Happiness Studies Thank you, Michele, for creating such a meaningful conversation! Your work is transforming leadership one story at a time. 🙏✨ #PracticingJoy #LeadershipWithJoy #ExpressionsOfLeadership #Gratitude #HappinessHealth #JoyByDesign