Last updated November 6, 2024 – 10:21 AM
Joy First is a new podcast for people who feel like they spend most of their daily energy just trying to survive.
The series is hosted by creative consultant and artist J. Nicole Smith (aka Nick). He has spent nearly 20 years helping people and brands embrace color and joy in a world obsessed with “doing more.”
Nick delves into the science and psychology behind joy and gives practical advice for those who feel too busy to achieve happiness. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and practical tips, listeners learn how to prioritize joy without feeling like it's just another task on their to-do list.
The first season focuses on using color to create joy, with inspiring and uplifting content, including understanding how our personality types and color preferences shape our personal definitions of joy. Let's dive into the topic.
Nick reveals how to transform your day by changing the colors you wear, colorful ways to ease Seasonal Affective Disorder, the benefits of choosing the foods you eat based on color, and provides useful insights in “The Four Christmas Personality Types.'' ” will be introduced to us. Learn how understanding your color preferences can make decorating, entertaining, and gift-giving easier and more fun than ever.
In one of the episodes, she speaks with recurring guests Dr. Lynn Maureen Hurdle and Dr. Justin Naim Hurdle-Price about the importance of color in their lives, especially as it relates to identity, race, and culture. A lifetime of navigating predominantly white spaces as a person of color.
Nick said: “As a serial entrepreneur and working mother of two young children, I am a very sensitive person and find it difficult to do all the 'self-care' things we should be doing, like meditating and journaling. And drinking enough water… Extracting and sharing the principle I call “Joy First” helps me and my clients (who also suffer from the illusory myth of work-life balance). It was a complete game changer for him.
“We are thrilled to finally be able to share our Joy First principles and our most popular recipes and rituals more widely so that more people can benefit from the transformative power that comes from learning to prioritize joy.” You can receive
Launching today, Wednesday, November 6th, the first three episodes are available on all major podcast platforms. New episodes are released every two weeks.
