More Happier: Do You Find It Hard to Plan a Party? And the Problem with “Everybody Likes Salmon”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
We talk about a hack from the world of the Real Housewives that makes party-giving easier and more fun. We also discuss the question, “What’s an ordinary food that most people seem to like—but not you?” Plus the pleasure of a better tennis bag.
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| 0:00.0 | Gretch, as we dive into 2026 on the podcast, we know that so many of us want to focus on wellness. |
| 0:08.0 | And I love that Whole Foods Market is basically a one-stop shop for wellness. |
| 0:13.9 | You can get great lean protein. |
| 0:17.6 | You can find good vitamins. |
| 0:20.6 | They have meal shortcuts. If you're doing dry January, |
| 0:24.4 | Whole Foods Market has great non-acoholic beer, wine, and mottails. Of course, you have to be 21 plus |
| 0:31.1 | in select states to get those. But it's all stuff you can get for a good price. Yes. You can find examples of nourishing and cost-friendly finds that will help you towards whatever |
| 0:42.3 | your wellness goal is. |
| 0:44.1 | And everything follows whole food market's strict ingredient standards. |
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| 0:56.8 | ready to eat or whatever you're looking for. Shop all things wellness at Whole Foods Market. |
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