Hack Your Happiness27 Nov 2025

Your Home is Making You UNHAPPY!? What No One Tells You About Making Your Space HAPPIER | Michelle Ogundehin

If you’ve ever felt unhappy for reasons you couldn’t name, your room COULD be part of the problem! This episode will show you why your space may be quietly influencing your happiness more than you think, and reveals exactly how to reverse engineer your space for more happiness.

Michelle Ogundehin is one of the most trusted voices in design. She is the former ELLE Decoration editor-in-chief, head judge on Interior Design Masters, and author of Happy Inside. At her core, Michelle's message is that our homes influence our happiness, and we can influence our happiness by re-shaping our homes!

Joining Mercedes and Anastasia, Michelle is here to show us how the walls around us mirror the life within us and how even small changes in our homes can spark massive shifts in our mood, focus, and overall well-being.

Get ready to learn:

- How your home and your happiness are secretly connected.

- Hacks for decluttering your mind by decluttering your space.

- Which colours boost calm, productivity, and joy.

- Top tips on how to optimize your space for more happiness.

- Essential items for all home owners!

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, or just ready to fall back in love with your space, Michelle’s insights will remind you that happiness isn’t something you search for, it’s something you design.

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(⁠00:00) Welcome, Michelle!

(01:05) How Michelle Got Into Home Design

(02:08) What is a 'Home's Therapist'?

(03:20) Is Your Home Empowering or Sabotaging You?

(05:25) Take This FIRST Step to Happify Your Space

(09:52) Which Colors Boost Productivity & Calm Us?

(13:11) Hacks For When You Work/Study From Home

(17:01) Discovering The Link Between Home & Happiness

(20:13) Michelle's Home Non-Negotiables

(25:02) Who Comes to Mind?

(25:47) Tips For Finding YOUR Style!

(29:23) Must-Know Japanese Concepts of Living

(34:18) Happy Inside TEASER

(35:48) The Signature 4 C's + Hacks For Incorporating Them Into Your Life

(37:47) How Can I Speak With Confidence?

(39:43) BTS of Filming Interior Design Masters

(44:16) Reseting & Recharging

(45:47) Moving Into Your FIRST Home? Get These Affordable Essentials

(48:46) Boost Your Sleep!

(49:11) Michelle To Her Teenage Self

(51:06) What Brings Michelle a Small Bit of Happiness?

(55:20) Michelle's Motivational Quote

(56:23) Find Michelle Here

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