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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