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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: Do you “Get to” or do you “Have to?”

Oct 17, 2026 · 29m

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We discuss the happiness of a trip with old friends, a way to reframe the task of taking our pills, and a surprising fact about GLP-1s. Episode highlights Something Making Us Happier—Say “I’ve made this plan, come if you can,” & reframe prescriptions as “I’m lucky to live when my health issues can be fixed,” not “I have to take lots of pills”[00:00] I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You: Perfume sales and GLP-1s[00:00] Spotlight on a Tool—Find the full collection of Darker Secrets of Adulthood: Uncomfortable Truths for Our Complex Lives on Substack [00:00] Mentioned in this Episode NYT: “Rise of GLP-1s Leaves Food Industry Holding Party-Size Bag” [Insert Link] Secrets of Adulthood (Gretchen’s…