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Nov 2024
24m 5s

Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

We’re entering the season of gift-giving, so we suggest gift ideas in several categories: for rest and relaxation; for the home; for family members; for Gen Z children; and for readers.

Resources and links related to this episode:

“Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.”

"Habits for Happiness" course 

Gift Giving Quiz

Cozy Gifts for Rest & Relaxation 

Gifts for Family

Gifts for Readers

Gifts for Gen Z

Gifts for the Home

Elizabeth is reading: The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware (AmazonBookshop

Gretchen is reading: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (AmazonBookshop

Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app

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