Ep. 444: HIH 2025 Gift Guide!

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

‘Tis the season for gift giving! Liz and Sarah share their favorite gifts of 2025 — everything from a Hori Hori Knife to a Hot Potato Shock Game to Sarah’s new favorite hair product.

Also? Here’s a special link for anyone who wants to give the gift of an Annual Happier In Hollywood Substack subscription — it includes 10% off and a free “It’s a Fun Job” tote bag!

https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/4153e071

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LINKS:

Happier In Hollywood Annual Subscription & “It’s a Fun Job” tote bag (Available until Jan. 5, 2026):

https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/4153e071

Roadom Portable CD Player:

https://amzn.to/483lpl1

Shiatsu Back, Shoulder, and Neck Massager:

https://amzn.to/4nKdvBQ

LitONES: https://amzn.to/43XXvF4

Aura Frame: https://amzn.to/47QYRTt

Hot Potato Shock Game: https://amzn.to/488FdCH

Left Right Center Game: https://amzn.to/3Xj4pRE

Ice Breaker Jenga Game: https://amzn.to/49HRUGJ

Juliska Isabella Acrylic Small Tumbler — https://amzn.to/3WGhjJk

Juliska Amalia Acrylic Wine Glass — https://amzn.to/43XWPzw

Malin+Goetz Candle (Leather): https://amzn.to/3Lv3hYF

HiLife Portable Steamer: https://amzn.to/3JQFrWH

Crocs Slides: https://amzn.to/488J16X

Northface Women’s Aconcagua Park:

https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/p/womens/womens-jackets-and-vests/womens-parkas-327273/womens-aconcagua-parka-NF0A88TA?color=JK3

Greenstalk Inventor’s Bundle

https://greenstalkgarden.com/products/inventors-bundle-evergreen-basic-texture?_pos=1&_psq=inventors+bundle&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Personalized Harvest Basket

https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/gardeners-harvest-basket?_br_psugg_q=harvest%2Bbasket

Cook’s Illustrated

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated

Good Things, by Samin Nosrat

https://amzn.to/3Lv2VBj

Hori hori knife:

https://amzn.to/441PdvU

Swiss Army knife:

https://amzn.to/47uMQEd

Feeding Ghosts, by Tessa Hulls:

https://amzn.to/3LBH37f

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Memoir

Colored Television by Danzy Senna:

https://amzn.to/4qOlDnB

Elsa Peretti Heart Bookmark from Tiffany: (80 dollars)

https://www.tiffany.com/home-accessories/desk-designs/sterling-silver-desk-designs-2543440917.html?omcid=ppc_google_TIFFANY_WJ_USA_NOBRID_HOM_HOME_OGOING_EC_BRAN_GTAD_CRD_ENG_USD_E&mkwid=s%7Cpcrid%7C708342824544%7Cpkw%7Ctiffany%20elsa%20peretti%20bookmark%7Cpmt%7Ce%7Cpdv%7Cc%7Cmtid%7C744dpc50313%7Cslid%7C%7Cproductid%7C%7Ctargetids%7Ckwd-2322982324764%7Cgroupid%7C166248212792%7C&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9616645864&gbraid=0AAAAAD-_9SBd2HDyyLBdpAe8_7g9zzHaK&gclid=CjwKCAiAzrbIBhA3EiwAUBaUdanDWSF6ML623eAMZOaCP5zVO9ANCt3k_Ewek9PrXHZ2s6V-6s2_LRoC_JsQAvD_BwE

Hair towel: https://amzn.to/3LlK8bF

Speks geode magnetic fidget toy:

https://amzn.to/3WKNBTA

Color WOW Dream Coat Supernatural Spray:

https://amzn.to/49H15Hs

Jisulife Hand Held Minifan:

https://amzn.to/4oWKvHZ

Kizen Instant Read Meat Thermometer:

https://amzn.to/49r4H0n

KIVA: https://www.kiva.org/

HIH 2024 Gift Guide:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happier-in-hollywood/id1236845161?i=1000676607073

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0:00.0	Sarah, I don't know about you, but I feel like everyone I know is looking for a therapist,
0:05.2	and you and I love therapy. We've both gotten so much out of it over the years,
0:11.8	but it's so hard to find a therapist. And that's why Rula is such an amazing option.
0:18.0	With Rula, you can find the therapist right for you. It's online. Rula partners
0:24.2	with a network of over 15,000 therapists and psychiatrists nationwide, enabling you to find
0:30.1	your personalized solution and the right therapist for you based on your needs, preferences,
0:35.1	and state requirements. You can do it right in your own home.
0:39.8	Thousands have already trusted Rula to support them on their journey toward improved
0:44.5	mental health and overall well-being. Head on over to rula.com slash Hollywood to get started
0:50.9	today. After you sign up, they ask you where you heard about them.
0:54.7	Please support our show and tell them our show sent you.
0:57.6	Go to R-U-L-A.com slash Hollywood and take the first step toward better mental health today.
1:05.7	You deserve quality care from someone who cares.
1:11.6	Lemonada.
1:15.6	Sarah, now that it's the holidays coming up, we need to plan our two-person holiday party
1:22.0	at either Benihana or the melting pot.
1:27.2	Oh, I got to go with Beniana.
1:31.1	Works for me.
1:36.8	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier, saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backfiting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable,
1:49.9	fundamentally insane world. I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside
1:56.3	of L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz. That's me, Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being
2:03.6	writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship, and how to survive the War of Attrition
	...

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