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Jun 2021
37m 31s

Ep. 331: Give Yourself a Prop to Hold, W...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode
We talk about why you might give yourself a prop to hold, discuss a friend’s hack for helping little kids to be independent, and explore a listener question about the common post-pandemic stumbling block of maintaining healthy habits that have been acquired during the last year.  Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com Get in ... Show More
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