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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 546: Embrace Regret, Sticker Hacks for Back-to-School & Is Upholder-Rebellion Real?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why embracing regret can help us make our lives happier, by helping point the way to a life that better reflects our values. We also share a listener's hack for using customized stickers to label children's belongings. Plus, we explore whether Upholders can experience Upholder-rebellion.

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0:00.0

We have a podcast wreck for you, one we think you're going to absolutely love for the love with Jen Hatmaker.

0:09.0

Jen is a New York Times bestselling author whose life's work is helping women show up for their lives with honesty, joy, and courage.

0:17.3

She believes that women living in freedom are the answer to what

0:21.2

ails the world and I agree. I recently joined them to talk about secrets of adulthood and how

0:26.9

to live a happier, simpler life. If you're into real talk, good laughs and a little soul fuel,

0:33.4

for the love is a must. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

0:40.9

Lemonada.

0:50.4

Hello and welcome to Happy are a podcast where we talk about the cutting edge science, wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture, our own experiences about how to be happier.

1:01.0

This week we'll talk about why we might embrace regret and we share a hat from a listener that can make daily life much easier.

1:09.9

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness,

1:12.2

good habits, secrets of adulthood, human nature. I'm in my little home office in New York City.

1:18.3

I'm back from the road. And joining me today from Los Angeles is my sister, Elizabeth Craft.

1:23.2

And Elizabeth, last night, I was just thinking again of how much fun I had, clearing your closet

1:27.3

with you.

1:28.2

That's me, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A. And Gretchen, I have to tell you,

1:33.5

listeners want a picture of the after of my closet, but it's not quite there yet. We got all the stuff out,

1:40.3

but we didn't have time to get to the neatening part, so I have to do that. Yeah, the staging of it.

1:46.2

Yes. Yes, we were very focused on the actual meat and potatoes and we didn't get around until

1:50.5

the presentation part. Exactly. So only we'd had another day. But first, we have a few updates.

1:55.8

Yes, so we are heading into the back to school zone, and we are looking for hacks, resources,

2:04.1

lessons learn the hard way for any age child or for yourself.

2:08.4

Because parents are going back to school too.

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