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About Happiness Club Palm Beach
We are a Palm Beach social club and community that gathers regularly for inspiring talks, meaningful networking, and feel-good events that support happiness, health, and personal growth. Our club has been building a vibrant community where connection, laughter, and new opportunities bloom. Our Palm Beach events bring together the best of learning, leisure, and local connection. Each month we host programs across Palm Beach County that mix inspiration with social ease—where personal growth feels natural and fun.
10 years of inspiring health, wealth, and wellness!
From Financial Literacy to Holistic Wellbeing
Women today are stepping into new and powerful roles as the chief financial officers of their lives and families. Yet financial literacy remains elusive—it’s rarely taught in schools and often left out of family conversations. So we asked: Why don’t we talk about money, and where can we turn to learn more—especially later in life?
That question sparked a conversation—and a movement.
We founded a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women through financial education. By tapping into the expertise and resources right here in Palm Beach County, we built a vibrant, women-focused community where financial literacy became a shared goal. Through events, workshops, and expert-led sessions, we equipped women with the tools to take control of their financial futures—while encouraging open, judgment-free conversations about money.
Over the years, financial literacy has remained the foundation of everything we do. But as we grew, so did our understanding of what it means to truly thrive.
Today, we’re taking a more expansive and holistic approach. Because financial wellbeing isn’t just about dollars and cents—it’s deeply connected to our mental and physical health, our relationships, and our sense of purpose.
We’ve expanded our mission to include health and wellness, and created Happiness Club Palm Beach—a welcoming space for both women and men to explore what it means to live a well-rounded, fulfilling life.
Personal growth is a lifelong journey, and we’re here to inspire, motivate, and empower our community every step of the way. Read more about our founder and origins here.
Enjoy this 10-minute video montage of our first four years.
“making happiness a choice”
A guiding idea that continues to inspire our work.
About Our Events
Each gathering blends the spirit of Palm Beach sophistication with the warmth of true community. Whether it is an engaging luncheon, an inspiring speaker event, or a relaxed social evening, every occasion invites you to slow down, meet new people, and reconnect with what matters most. Centered in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, our gatherings draw members from across South Florida—each one bringing new stories, laughter, and energy to our growing circle of friends. Wherever you come from, you will find smiles, connections, and unforgettable moments waiting for you.
Happiness Club Palm Beach continues to grow as a living reminder that joy expands when shared. Ten years on, our mission is still the same: to inspire happier, healthier, more connected lives—together, in person. We invite you to join us, to discover new friendships, and to experience firsthand how community can transform the way you live, love, and lead. Because the best way to find happiness is to share it!
Fun Things We Love To Do in Palm Beach
Speaker Series and Conversations
feature inspiring experts offering practical ideas for happiness, mindset, resilience, and creativity.
Socials and Member Mixers
create relaxed spaces for conversation, laughter, and genuine introductions.
Workshops and Wellness
focus on mindfulness, purpose, and everyday tools for happier living.
Meet the Founder
Melanie Cabot, Founder of Happiness Club Palm Beach
Melanie created Happiness Club Palm Beach to bring good people together, learn something useful, and leave each gathering a little brighter. After years of hosting local programs in Palm Beach that began with financial well-being and stress relief, they saw that true well-being is whole-life. Community, health, mindset, purpose, and money all shape how we feel day to day.
The Club was inspired by the work of Dr. Bernie Siegel, pediatric surgeon and author of Love, Medicine & Miracles, and his belief that “happiness is an inside job.” That simple truth fuels our mission today, making happiness a daily choice we practice together through uplifting speakers, welcoming socials, and hands-on wellness.
Grounded in Palm Beach, Melanie is committed to a warm, inclusive community where women and men can connect, learn, and grow. The goal is always the same, practical tools you can use right away and friendships that last.
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What Our Members Are Saying
Accolades we’re honored to receive!
Having been involved with FWEL since its inception, I’ve witnessed Melanie Cabot build an organization that invites women to learn and connect. At all levels of economic knowledge – from novice to expert – members share information, connections, and friendships.
Melissa Gannon
CDFA, CFP, , Castle Wealth Management
I’ve so enjoyed attending Happiness Club gatherings — the community you’ve built is such a bright reminder of what’s possible when people come together to learn, grow, and share joy.
Susan Rubin
Creative Guide, Interior Designer
How fortunate I am to have been introduced to FWEL and it’s wonderful founder, Melanie Cabot. She quietly, elegantly, and intently brings the most amazing group of women and well-researched, diverse speakers together at her events. I applaud her for addressing the often uncomfortable concept and implications of having and not having money and how that affects one’s health, security and success.
Andrea Claster Greenspan
AICI, CIC, Image and Brand Consultant
Melanie is a wonderful connector of people across the globe with a deep interest in helping educate and empower others. I have enjoyed working with her for many years now!
Bobby Henebry, CFA
President & CIO at Elway Capital LLC
As a professional keynote speaker, I had a terrific experience speaking at Melanie’s educational non-profit in Palm Beach. I engaged with her dynamic community of women, eager to learn and grow. It was such a success that I conducted one of my “Health thru Mental Toughness™” workshops at her Happiness Club event a month later. Melanie’s quality membership of all ages, consisted of both men and women eager to participate in my workshop. I highly recommend joining and speaking at both of Melanie’s organizations; FWCEL for women who want to gain economic literacy and The Happiness Club as a way to grow bolder, healthier, happier. They are quality organizations that provide terrific opportunities for networking, for learning about current events, and for socializing.
Laura Eiman
Professional Keynote Speaker, Mental Toughness Advocate for Women, Gold Medal Olympic Weightlifter
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Melanie Cabot to bring awareness to an issue of great importance to Florida families. Melanie, through her foundation, recognized a need to address a critical issue facing families in Family Court. Through her strategic partnerships Melanie was instrumental in collaborating with our group to sponsor the documentary, STAND UP! The documentary was a culmination of years of collaboration with attorneys, legislators, women’s groups and retired judges. Melanie’s vision to bring it to the attention of the public was realized when the film premiered at Florida Atlantic University Theatre.
Jan Killilea
Family Law Legal Assistant, Advocate for Family Court Justice
I really enjoy going to the Happiness Club meetings because I always learn something new – some new tool or technique to help me live a healthy lifestyle. Plus I meet the most interesting people who share the same goals as I — people who want to progress in their lives and who recognize that happiness is a priority.
Elaine Pomfrey
Certified TM Teacher, Transcend, Palm Beach
I have been blessed to be invited by Melanie Cabot to speak at two Happiness Club gatherings over the past few years about Ho’oponopono, the ancient Hawaiian problem-solving process. Melanie’s community includes a diverse group of people that have a couple of things in common … they are lovely people and they are all open to learning something new. Having the opportunity to share time with this community is such a joy. All presenters hope to share their message with a group that is engaging and interactive and this group does not disappoint. Whether everyone gathers on Zoom, which we did during Covid, or at a local restaurant or hotel, the venues are always lovely and conducive for sharing meaningful conversations. If you’re looking for an opportunity to share your message as a presenter, make a new friend, learn something new or meet a potential client, the Happiness Club offers that and so much more. Thank you Melanie for always making me feel so very welcomed and for creating such a lovely community. Blessings of love and gratitude.
Ilene Gottlieb
The Heart Healer
Our Mission at Happiness Club Palm Beach – Wealth, Health, Happiness, Spirituality & Community
Wealth
We like this definition of wealth: “An abundance of valuable possessions, or money.” It’s what comes before money that’s important—our health, relationships, passions, purpose, and faith. These are our treasures. Adopting an abundance mindset about life keeps money in proper perspective.
Wealth means something different to everyone and influences how we go about building a meaningful life. Creating wealth is a process that incorporates healthy, productive habits to pave a path to freedom—to fully experience life on our terms, do what we enjoy, and spend time how we wish, with whomever, wherever.
Our net worth, regardless of the value, is not our self-worth. It’s just money, it’s not who we are. As the Buddhists say: “Contentment is the greatest wealth.”
Health
Without health, we don’t have wealth. Financial stress and feelings about money can affect both our physical and emotional well-being. Stress often comes from not having information or making emotional decisions around money.
We achieve financial well-being and improve our relationship with money when we balance the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of life. A successful life is one lived well, and making a living should not come at the expense of making a life.
Knowledge, essential life skills, and practices that support vitality help us cope better, build resilience, and feel empowered.
Happiness
Positive emotions and the benefits of being happy are linked in scientific studies with better health, longer life, and greater overall well-being. Happiness isn’t something that happens to us—it’s what we do every day.
Life brings both good and bad, but we can learn ways to handle hard times and create a more positive outlook. Our speakers and members share inspiring stories about choosing happiness, building resilience, and creating joyful, fulfilling lives.
At Happiness Club Palm Beach, we believe in paying it forward and helping as many people as possible reach their full potential of happiness.
Spirituality
Spirituality is a worldview based on the belief that there is more to life than the material. Our spirit connects us with meaning, purpose, and something greater than ourselves. We believe we are not humans having a spiritual experience, but spiritual beings having a human experience.
Money, too, is an energy source that can fuel heart-centered projects and causes. Used wisely, it supports the fulfillment of values for the greater good.
Community
Happiness Club Palm Beach is a vibrant, positively inspired community of creators, entrepreneurs, financial experts, wellness professionals, and light workers. We gather at events to learn, share, and connect with like-minded people who value health, happiness, and purpose.
Speakers
We host exceptional speakers who spark engaging conversations on financial education, self-development, personal growth, wellness, and happiness. Their programs inspire, empower, and create lasting impact across all stages of life.
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