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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

By: Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.

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2026 Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Move Happier: Why Does Movement Matter? Michelle Obama Weighs In

    Move Happier: Why Does Movement Matter? Michelle Obama Weighs In
    Feb 14 2026

    As part of the Move 26 in ’26 Challenge, we’re sharing a listen-along episode to pair with your 26 minutes of daily movement. Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson discuss the role movement plays in a happier life and share favorite clips from podcasts like IMO and The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon that explore how movement, discipline, and mental health shape who we become. Great listening for a walk, a workout, or any way you like to move.

    Resources & links related to this episode:


    Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

    Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

    Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    32 mins
  • Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book

    Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book
    Feb 11 2026
    We talk why it’s valuable to “go for the no” instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient. Resources & links related to this episode: Get the Winter Bingo card hereSubscribe to my "Five Things" newsletters here The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (Amazon, Bookshop)Foster by Claire Keegan (Amazon, Bookshop)Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(Amazon, Bookshop)All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Amazon, Bookshop)Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Amazon, Bookshop)Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor (Amazon, Bookshop)Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon, Bookshop)The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Amazon, Bookshop)Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (Amazon, Bookshop)Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop)Different Seasons by Stephen King (Amazon, Bookshop)A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr (Amazon, Bookshop)Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout (Amazon, Bookshop)The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Amazon, Bookshop)Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Amazon, Bookshop)Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Amazon, Bookshop)A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (Amazon, Bookshop)A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (Amazon, Bookshop)Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop) Gretchen is reading: Random Harvest by James Hilton (Amazon, Bookshop) Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    31 mins
  • A Little Happier: Who Has More Power—You or the Banker to Whom You Owe Ten Million Dollars?

    A Little Happier: Who Has More Power—You or the Banker to Whom You Owe Ten Million Dollars?
    Feb 9 2026

    A famous quip illustrates an important point: Small debts burden the borrower; big debts burden the lender.

    Resources & links related to this episode:


    Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

    Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

    Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    2 mins
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