• A Little Happier: The Met Is My Metaphor
    Apr 6 2026

    I am the laboratory, I am the notebook, and I am the museum.

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    5 mins
  • More Happier: What Can the Real Housewives Teach Us About Hope? Plus the New Hollywood Trend
    Apr 4 2026

    We discuss the Real Housewives and their lessons in time, hope, and perseverance. Plus we explore a new trend sweeping the world of Hollywood, and a hack for spring cleaning.

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    27 mins
  • Ep. 580: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything
    Apr 1 2026

    In this Ask Us Anything episode, we tackle everything from sibling competition to book clubs to our family custom of not saying “I love you.”

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    • How a book club can make you happier
    • Want to break that good habit, just this once? How to avoid backsliding


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    33 mins
  • A Little Happier: The Effort Doesn’t Get Easier, But You Get Stronger.
    Mar 30 2026

    As an eight-year-old, my daughter Eleanor made a remark that is a reassuring reminder for many challenges we face.

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    3 mins
  • How to Reduce Relationship Conflict with the Four Tendencies
    Mar 28 2026

    Conflict with a sweetheart or a child can be hard to resolve. In this Revisited episode, we share some of our most useful conversations for using the Four Tendencies to stop the same fights from happening again.

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 579: Do You Have Trouble Making Plans with Friends? And How to Question a Questioner
    Mar 25 2026

    We talk about why proposing an anchor date makes it easier to set plans with friends. We also include answers from Questioners about why they don’t like to answer questions—and how to get them to answer questions. Plus helpful ideas for grappling with grief.

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    • Listen to the March 7th episode of More Happier
    • Take the Four Tendencies quiz
    • Check out these organization tools in The Happiness Project Shop
    • Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop)
    • Gretchen is reading: The Lion’s World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia by Rowan Williams (Amazon)


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    31 mins
  • A Little Happier: Why Lady Gaga Matters for My One-Word Theme for 2026
    Mar 23 2026

    Listening to Lady Gaga sing the theme song of iconic children’s TV show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” made me pay attention to the song’s familiar words. I get choked up every time I hear them.

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    3 mins
  • More Happier: Do You Expect Too Much? Plus, How to Finish an Important Project
    Mar 21 2026

    We discuss whether we might be expecting too much these days from the workplace, from marriage, from schools, from family. We also talk about the challenge of tackling a big project—and actually getting it done.

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    • Listen to the Since You Asked podcast here
    • Listen to my new Audible original, Get It Done: How to Complete Your Dream Project


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

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    28 mins