- What if instead of living in a world ruled by hustle and fear, we chose joy first? This new podcast challenges the hustle culture and teaches hardworking humans how to prioritise joy in their lives.
- For the overworked, stressed-out perfectionists and parents struggling to keep up with modern life, Joy First offers practical, science-backed tools to rediscover happiness and break free from burnout.
- Hosted by J.Nichole Smith, a joy and colour expert and brand architect, Joy First is packed with practical ways to bring more happiness into your life using science-backed tools like colour psychology to find your own unique joy profile and ease symptoms of S.A.D.
- The series launches on the 6th of November and a preview of the first episode can be found here and will launch here.
We live in a world where hustle is rewarded, happiness isn’t, and fear is used to keep us in line. But what if there was another way to live and work? Joy First presents a bold alternative: living with joy as a priority.
This podcast is a must-listen for anyone who feels like they spend most of their energy each day simply surviving. Launching on 6th November, Joy First is hosted by J.Nichole Smith (Nic), a creative consultant and artist who has spent nearly two decades helping people and brands embrace colour and joy in a world obsessed with “doing more”,
What sets Joy First apart is that it doesn’t just offer feel-good soundbites. Instead, Nic digs into the science and psychology behind joy, giving real, actionable advice for those who feel too busy to make happiness happen. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and practical tips, listeners will learn how to make joy a priority without feeling like it’s just another task on their to-do list.
Nic, founder of Joy First, explains why this podcast is essential for anyone feeling burnt out or run down by the pressures of modern life:
“As a serial entrepreneur, a working mum with two young kids, a highly-sensitive person and a human who finds it hard to do all that ‘self-care’ stuff we’re supposed to do, like meditating, journaling and drinking enough water… distilling-down and sharing the principles of what I call ‘joy first’ living and working has been a total game changer for myself and my clients (who also struggle with that illusive work life balance myth). I’m excited to finally share these joy first principles and our most popular recipes and rituals more widely, so more people can benefit from the transformative power that learning to prioritise joy can have.”
Joy First isn’t just about looking good or feeling good, it’s about totally transforming the way you live and work one little feel-good shift at a time. Whether you’re an entrepreneur who feels lost in the daily grind, a working parent or simply a high-performing human caught in a battle with perfectionism, this podcast offers a new way forward. Listeners will come away with real-world strategies to start living joyfully, with less fear and anxiety, more energy, and greater clarity and hope.
The first season of Joy First centres around using colour to create joy, diving into fascinating topics that will inspire and uplift, like understanding how our personality types and colour preferences shape our individual definitions of joy. Nic reveals how to change the colours you wear to change your day, colourful ways to ease Seasonal Affective Disorder, the advantage of choosing the foods you eat based on colour, and she introduces us to the ‘4 personality types of Christmas’ providing useful insights into how understanding colour preferences can make decorating, entertaining and gift-giving easier and more joyful than ever. In a standout episode, she speaks with recurring guests, Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle & Justin Nai’im Hurdle-Price about the significance of colour in their lives, particularly in relation to identity, race, and culture, including the impact of a lifetime of navigating predominantly white spaces as individuals of colour. Every episode in this first season offers unique, thought-provoking ways that embracing and understanding colour can make it effortless to experience more joy each day.
Launching on 6th of November, Joy First kicks off with three episodes to binge straight away, giving listeners a full taste of what’s to come. After that, new episodes will be released bi-weekly. Tune in on all major podcast platforms here.
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About J.Nichole Smith
J.Nichole Smith, known as Nic, is the founder of Joy First, a creative agency offering joy makeovers to both humans and brands. An expert in design and colour psychology, Nic has spent nearly 20 years helping people create lives and brands that centre joy. Her work has been featured in USA Today, Real Simple, and Condé Nast Traveler, and she has won numerous awards, including the prestigious European Product Design Gold award. Nic’s passion is to activate joy and colour in the lives and businesses of everyone she meets, and she brings her expertise to this brand new podcast to help listeners finally find easy ways to make joy their new normal.
Nic’s down-to-earth approach and deep understanding of what happiness is really made of, make Joy First the perfect companion for anyone looking for bite-sized ways to hustle-less and live more. Nic’s personal mission is to help co-create a joy first world and this podcast is a big, bold step in that direction.
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