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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 273: Get Grounded in Your Body Through Your Senses, an Idea for a Quick, Inexpensive Gift, and a Conversation about Tough Times with Kate Bowler

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We discuss how we can feel calmer by getting grounded in our body, through our senses; we discuss a gift that’s easy, inexpensive, and thoughtful, and Kate Bowler joins us to talk about how to stay happier during these very difficult times. 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/273 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, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. 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.

0:33.6

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

0:37.4

Often what stops people is the convenience factor and Better Help is entirely online.

0:43.4

It's designed to be convenient, flexible and suited to your schedule.

0:46.9

Find more balance with BetterHelp.

0:49.2

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

0:54.7

That's BetterHelpHELP.com slash Gretchen Rubin.

1:00.2

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting edge science,

1:04.7

the wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture and our own experiences about how to be happier.

1:10.2

This week we'll talk about ways you can ground yourself in your body

1:14.0

and we'll talk to the brilliant writer and podcaster Kate Boller about how to stay happier in these difficult times.

1:24.7

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer whose studies happiness could have a human nature.

1:36.2

I am coming to you from my home office in New York City and with me is my sister, Alyssa Kraft,

1:42.2

who has a birthday coming up soon.

1:44.2

Alyssa, I wish we could celebrate in person.

1:46.7

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

1:51.7

And Gretchen, I got your birthday present early in the mail.

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