Begin 2026 with More Joy (Happier with Gretchen Rubin)

If you’re heading into the new year wanting to feel a little more
grounded, joyful, and happier in your everyday life, you have to
check out Happier with Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen is a happiness
expert, and alongside her sister Liz Craft, she shares
science-backed habits and simple, practical shifts that actually
stick.


In this episode, they dive into why choosing a one-word theme for
the year can be such a creative, constructive, and satisfying
exercise. They revisit their words for 2025 and reveal their
words for 2026 — plus they share a delightfully fun reason to
throw a party.


Resources & links related to this episode:


Amazing scene in Mad Men

Work through my new Gift Idea Generator worksheet

Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo
Tolstoy (Amazon, Bookshop) 

Gretchen is reading: Couples by John Updike (Amazon,
Bookshop) 



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