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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 269: Choose a COVID-19 Mantra, a Fun Way to Celebrate These Difficult Days, and Casey Schwartz Talks about “Attention.”

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why you might pick a mantra for the COVID-19 situation, propose a fun way to celebrate while safe at home, and talk to Casey Schwartz about the challenge of paying attention. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/269 Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This show is sponsored by Better Help.

0:03.6

It's so easy to get caught up in whatever everyone else needs from you and never take a moment to think about what you need from yourself.

0:12.0

I know when I'm show running, the last thing I'm thinking about usually is me.

0:15.8

I'm thinking about all the things I need to do and people I need to please.

0:19.3

But when we spend all of our time giving, it can leave us feeling stretched thin and burned out.

0:25.2

And in those times therapy can be so helpful so you get back in touch with yourself and know what you need to do to thrive.

0:33.5

If you're thinking of starting therapy, give Better Help a try.

0:37.3

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0:43.3

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0:46.8

Find more balance with BetterHelp.

0:49.0

Visit BetterHelp.com slash Gretchen Rubin today to get 10% off your first month.

0:54.5

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0:59.4

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast that gives you strategies and solutions for how to build happier habits into your daily life.

1:08.4

This week we'll talk about why you might choose a COVID-19 mantra.

1:12.9

And we'll talk to our friend Casey Schwartz about her new book Attention, a Love Story.

1:18.2

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits and human nature.

1:33.7

Usually I'm recording in a studio in Midtown Manhattan here in New York City,

1:37.9

but today I'm recording for my desk in my home office because I'm staying safe at home.

1:43.2

With me is my sister Lizith Kraft and Elizabeth, I think I can guess where you are.

1:48.0

That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA.

1:52.0

And yes, Gretchen, I am in my home office as well in Encino, California.

1:58.0

Yes.

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