Episode Details

Turn party-planning stress into fun with a theme, and why one person downplaying can lead the other to overreact.

Episode highlights:

• Something Making Us Happier: Embrace a party theme. [00:40]

• I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: Gretchen’s Perfume Party [10:42]

• I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You: Gretchen’s insight on a comment that Elizabeth’s son, Jack, made about communication [19:41]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Move 26 in '26 bingo card in The Happier app

• PLOT TWIST by Harlan Coben (⁠Amazon⁠, ⁠Bookshop⁠)

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• Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

• Website: gretchenrubin.com

• Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

• Learn more about Gretchen's Four Tendencies personality framework and take the free quiz.

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