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Ep. 259: Happier Podcast Book Club: Adrienne Brodeur Talks About “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me”
Episode 259
For the Happier Podcast Book Club, we talk to Adrienne Brodeur about her page-turning memoir, “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me.”
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6 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Teacher Anne Sullivan Writes About Hellen Keller’s Moment of Profound Realization
In her 1887 letter, teacher Anne Sullivan recounts the moment when Helen Keller understood the secret of language.
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6 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 258: Try the “Pair & Share” Approach and a Conversation with “Yoga Girl” Rachel Brathen
Episode 258
Try the “Pair & Share” approach to have more fun while getting some exercise, a quick hack for making it easier to do unpleasant tasks, and an interv…
6 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Helen Keller Tells the Story of the Moment Her Life Changed.
Hellen Keller recounts the story of the extraordinary moment when she learned the meaning of “w-a-t-e-r.”
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6 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 257: Don’t Try to “Mind-Read,” and Talking about the Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal
Episode 257
Why we shouldn’t try to “mind-read,” a reading hack to strengthen habits, and a conversation about “The Joy of Movement” with Kelly McGonigal.
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6 years, 5 months ago
Little Happier: The Fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” Warns Us to Stay Wary of the Dangerous Ones
The fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” reminds us not to trust a scorpion. No matter what argument it makes or what the situation is, in the end, it’s…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 256: Use Up What You Have, and a Conversation about Stillness with Ryan Holiday
Episode 256
Why we should use up what we have, how to find the most efficient route, and a conversation with bestselling author Ryan Holiday about “Stillness is …
6 years, 5 months ago
Little Happier: From Writer James Agee: Could He Learn to Be the Kind of Person He’d Always Detested?
When his doctor told him that needed to quit drinking and smoking, James Agee wondered whether he could become the kind of person he’d always deteste…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 255: We Reveal Our “20 for 2020” Lists as well as a Color-Related Hack, and Give a Happiness-Bully Demerit
Episode 255
We reveal our “20 for 2020” lists and discuss some great ideas from listeners, discuss a color-related hack to make it easier to find lost objects, a…
6 years, 5 months ago
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Says, “Whom Do You Love More?”
One of my favorite parenting books, Faber and Mazlish’s “Siblings Without Rivalry,” explains the right thing to say to a child (or anyone) who asks, …
6 years, 5 months ago