Well-being That Works

Stop shrinking.
Start flourishing.

Analysis Happiness is where psychology research meets real life—and both get taken seriously. For people who refuse the false choice between success and well-being.

Nizzi Renaud
MAPP · UPenn (Seligman lineage) PLC · Harvard Kennedy School 25 years · Etsy · Atari · Refinery29 · Zazzle Founder, Analysis Happiness
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Forbes · Fast Company · Good Housekeeping · GQ · Oprah.com · Harvard Business School · Digiday
Nizzi Renaud — illustrated portrait

"The integration IS the innovation."

From Big Brands to Big Questions

I've seen how work can suck your soul dry. I've watched as life events knock people down — sometimes over and over again. And I've seen toxic positivity slap a feel-good sticker on real struggles.

At Etsy, Refinery29, Atari, and Zazzle, I built brands and shaped cultural conversations. But no matter the industry, I kept coming back to the same question: How do people actually thrive? Not just in some curated version of life — but in the mess of reality, at work, in relationships, in moments of uncertainty and reinvention.

MAPP · Applied Positive Psychology — UPenn
Public Leadership Credential — Harvard Kennedy School
MA, Integrated Marketing — Emerson College
Current CBO, Zazzle · formerly Etsy, Refinery29, Atari

Turning Insights into Action

Knowledge without
action is just trivia.

That's why I created Analysis Happiness — a space where research meets real life. Big ideas from psychology, culture, and leadership, turned into something you can actually use.

I believe well-being isn't about forcing a smile when everything feels like a dumpster fire. It's about building real resilience, making meaning, and figuring out what actually helps — not just what looks good on paper.

This space is for thinkers, leaders, creatives, and anyone who wants to thrive — not just in theory, but in practice.

Proprietary Frameworks

The instruments
for human flourishing.

These frameworks bridge academic rigor and real-world application — making well-being as measurable as revenue. Because what gets measured gets managed, and we've been measuring the wrong things.

Well-being Model

PERMAGAMI®

An expanded model of flourishing that goes beyond PERMA — integrating Growth, Agency, Mattering, and Inclusion into a complete architecture of human thriving.

Positive Emotion Engagement Relationships Meaning Accomplishment Growth Agency Mattering Inclusion

Technology Assessment

HAI Score

A framework for assessing AI systems through a human flourishing lens. The one question that could save AI from destroying what makes work meaningful.

Human-Centered Agency-Preserving Inclusion Dignity

Organizational Instrument

The Mattering Standard

A diagnostic for organizations serious about human flourishing — measuring whether people feel valued and are adding value, not just whether they're engaged.

Feeling Valued Adding Value Net Better Score

The Framework

The Five Psyches

Five lenses for understanding what it means to be human in a world that moves faster than our nervous systems were designed for.

01
💼

Work Psyche

Leadership, burnout, organizational dynamics — why your open-door policy might be failing, and what psychological safety actually requires.

02
🔬

Tech Psyche

AI isn't just a tool — it's a mirror. What technology reveals about how we think, connect, and make sense of what it means to be human.

03

Soul Psyche

Meaning, grief, mattering, joy. The questions that keep you up at night and get you out of bed in the morning — often the same question.

04
👗

Style Psyche

Aesthetics as psychology. What we wear, curate, and consume says more about our inner world than most personality tests.

05
📺

Screen Psyche

The stories we can't stop watching and why. Pop culture as portal — where entertainment becomes a mirror for the collective psyche.

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How I learned to stop manifesting and start exercising actual agency — where ancient wisdom and modern psychology shake hands, and the mystical and the practical finally meet.

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The show's real lesson isn't about optimism. It's about vulnerability as strategy.

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Style Psyche

The Psychology of Style Cycles

On low-rise jeans, collective amnesia, and why your cringiest fashion choices are thriving on TikTok.

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Work With Me

Go deeper
than the newsletter.

The ideas in Analysis Happiness aren't just for reading — they're for applying. Whether you're a leader building a culture where people actually flourish, an organization navigating AI and human well-being, or an individual ready to stop shrinking, there's a way in.

Speaking & Keynotes

Bring the research to your room.

Keynotes and workshops that translate positive psychology, AI ethics, and organizational well-being into language leaders can actually use. Equal parts rigorous and engaging — because you shouldn't have to choose.

Corporate keynotes & leadership summits Conferences & industry events Half-day workshops & facilitation Custom engagement design available
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Consulting & Advisory

Build well-being into the infrastructure.

Organizations don't need another wellness program. They need systems designed from the ground up to make people feel they matter. Advisory and consulting engagements for leaders serious about human-centered culture.

Organizational culture assessment Executive advisory retainer PERMAGAMI® & Mattering Standard implementation Human-centered AI strategy
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Private Coaching

Stop performing. Start becoming.

For high-achievers who have climbed the ladder and found something missing at the top. Coaching that integrates positive psychology, brand strategy, and the messy, real work of becoming your whole self. Limited availability.

VIP Day intensive 3-month coaching container Personal brand & positioning strategy Application required
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