Hapbee: Choose How You Feel With Scott DonnellHapbee: Choose How You Feel With Scott Donnell
I Love Being Sober
Tim Westbrook talks with Scott Donnell about Hapbee, a wearable device that lets users influence their mood with safe signals, alongside deeper work on trauma, self-forgiveness and stress. The conversation links tech, brain training and lifestyle changes as tools that may support sobriety and mental health.
41:41•2 Mar 2021
Choosing How You Feel: Hapbee, Brainwaves and Sobriety Support
Episode Overview
- Recovery is about building new lifestyle habits, not just stopping drinking or addictive behaviour.
- Hapbee uses ultra-low frequency magnetic fields to gently shift the brain into states like alert, focus, calm, relaxed or sleepy without chemicals.
- Many people use Hapbee as a healthier alternative to extra caffeine, evening drinking or other substances to manage stress and mood.
- Intensive brain training and trauma work, such as 40 Years of Zen, highlight how self-forgiveness and gratitude can change emotional patterns.
- Stress needs to be addressed through healthy tools and practices, as unprocessed stress and trauma can drive harmful coping behaviours.
“"The issues stay in the tissues. You can't just put it away and think that it'll be gone."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This conversation between Tim Westbrook and Scott Donnell zeroes in on one surprising ally: a tiny wearable called Hapbee that lets you "choose how you feel" without reaching for alcohol, pills, or that third cup of coffee. You’ll hear Tim frame recovery as far more than simply stopping drinking; he talks about building new lifestyle habits and healthier ways to handle stress.
Scott, a serial entrepreneur obsessed with physical and mental fitness, explains how Hapbee uses ultra-low frequency magnetic fields to gently nudge the brain into states like alert, focus, calm, relaxed or sleepy. He jokes that it’s "like Netflix, really, for your feelings," and stresses that there are "no drugs or chemicals" involved, just signals your body already understands.
The episode also spends time on Scott’s intensive 40 Years of Zen retreat, where brainwave training, trauma work, and forgiveness exercises helped him shift from a constant high-stress "machine entrepreneur" mode into more peaceful, loving states. His comment that "the hardest part of the entire week was forgiving ourselves" will hit home for anyone in recovery. Tim picks up on the parallels to the 12 steps, highlighting how gratitude and self-forgiveness underpin long-term change.
For people struggling with addiction or mental health, Hapbee is presented as a practical tool in a wider toolkit that includes therapy, good sleep, movement, and supportive relationships. They talk about using Hapbee signals to ease the transition away from caffeine or evening drinking, and as a healthier way to unwind after work or deepen sleep without relying on substances.
Scott is clear it’s not a magic fix, but a way to get "more control of your emotional state" while working on the deeper stuff. If you’re curious about tech that might support sobriety and stress relief, and you like hearing real stories of burnout, healing and experimentation, this one might spark some new ideas for your own routine.
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