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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 560: Very Special Episode: What Secrets Does Your Therapist Wish They Could Tell You?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We talk to Lori Gottlieb—psychotherapist, bestselling author, and co-host of the “Since You Asked” advice podcast—about what she wishes she could tell her patients. We discuss questions like why patients lie to their therapists, how to know if you’re the toxic friend, how to handle a challenging holiday gathering, and how to end rumination.

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0:00.0

Did you know that infants are ready to learn sign language?

0:03.5

Two-year-olds are ready to learn the basics of science, and three-year-olds are ready to learn coding?

0:08.9

Your child is ready to learn, and at Primrose schools, teachers make the most of this time by creating a joyful, purposeful learning experience unlike any other.

0:19.4

For instance, have you heard of the Primrose Friends? In every

0:23.8

Primrose school classroom, teachers use these 12 lovable puppets to make character development

0:30.2

joyful, meaningful, and memorable. From exploring generosity with Benjamin the Bear to practicing honesty with Peanut the Pony,

0:40.6

every friend plays a special part in helping children learn important values while having

0:46.9

plenty of fun along the way. We can all use some friends like that. You can learn more at primrose schools.com. Now enrolling infants through

0:57.7

children age five. That's primrose schools.com for more information. Elizabeth, you know that this year I am

1:06.8

hosting Thanksgiving for the second time, huge bucket list for me. And one of the things that

1:12.2

makes it easier to prepare for any kind of big gathering, whether it's Thanksgiving or

1:17.1

friendsgiving or any kind of celebration, is knowing that you can go to one place that you know

1:22.3

you're going to get high standards and good prices. And this is why I love going to Whole Foods market. I can look for the

1:29.0

365 brand and I know that I'm going to get everything that I need and want for good price

1:34.8

with the quality that I can count on. Yeah, they have everything from low price quality turkey to

1:40.6

pantry essentials. And Gretchen, I have to add frozen appetizers, which are perfect for

1:47.4

someone like me who is not a great cook. I love to get the Kish trio, their butterfly shrimp,

1:54.3

and breaded calamari. It's all so easy to prepare and so delicious. Enjoy so many ways to save on your Thanksgiving spread

2:04.7

at Whole Foods Market.

2:08.7

Lemonada.

2:13.3

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about strategies and ideas for making our lives happier, healthier, more productive and more creative.

2:26.4

This week is a very special episode because every 10th episode is a very special episode.

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