This week’s episode comes out on Thanksgiving, so we’re leaning all the way into gratitude. Every episode, we start with our “Smile of the Week," a ritual where we each share something that made us smile to help ground ourselves and practice looking for the good. But for this special holiday episode, we’re taking it bigger: welcome to Smile of the Year.

We each pick our five biggest “smiles” from the entire year — across categories we made together. We reflect on the moments, people, and experiences that lifted us, surprised us, or reminded us we’re growing. This tradition actually comes from something we used to do in our real friendship during tough seasons. Every day we’d write down ten things that made us smile in our notes apps and then read them to each other at night. It trained our brains to notice joy, even in the smallest places.

Grab something warm, settle in, and celebrate Thanksgiving with us — one smile at a time.

Sip of the week: Cranberry Mocktail (pure cranberry juice, ginger beer, a squeeze of orange w/ an orange zest & white sugar rim)

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