More Happier: Do Holidays Leave You Exhausted, Not Restored? Priya Parker, Francis Lam & Kate Bowler on Celebration

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

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Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today, we’re sharing a conversation from the More Happier podcast between Kate, Gretchen Rubin, Priya Parker, and Francis Lam.

It’s easy to get swept up in a cycle of holidays that feels more like a relentless to-do list than a source of joy. In this Celebration Roundtable, we talk about how to embrace the holidays as opportunities for intentional connection and meaning.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Primrose Schools. Who children become is as important as what they know.
0:07.3	That belief is at the heart the Primrose School's balanced learning approach, which weaves character
0:11.8	development into lessons every day. Balance learning goes beyond academics to nurture traits that
0:17.4	help children learn what it means to be a good friend, how to show respect for others,
0:22.0	why it's important to keep promises and more, all in a warm environment filled with loving teachers.
0:28.0	You know I love a space where kindness isn't a bonus, it's baked in, where little people are
0:32.7	learning to be brave and gentle and silly and strong, where they aren't just filling their brains,
0:37.3	but growing
0:37.6	their hearts.
0:38.6	It makes me want to go back to preschool.
0:40.8	A little snack time wouldn't hurt either.
0:43.2	From infant to age five, Primrose Schools is the leader in early education and care.
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0:51.3	Hey, it's me, Steve Burns, and I'm so glad you're here because you and I go way back,
0:56.8	right? Yeah. And look at us now. Like, we're all grown up. We've got this new podcast where we talk
1:02.4	about all this grown up stuff and there's special guests like Jamie Lee Curtis and Bill Nye,
1:08.0	but for the most part, it's about you.
1:12.2	I mean, it's always been about you.
1:16.9	From Lemonada Media, alive with Steve Burns is coming September 17th,
1:19.9	wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch every episode on YouTube. Thank you. Hello, we're here for more happier, a podcast where we get happier.
1:38.4	Today's episode is the next in our roundtable conversation series, and the topic is intentional celebration, how we can design
1:46.7	our celebrations to reflect our values and deepen our connections instead of just feeling
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