We discuss why we should beware of the impulse to disengage when we feel lonely, purposeless, or overwhelmed by bad news. We also share listener responses about creative themed-retreat ideas, such as a heal-the-heartache getaway. Plus we discuss an interesting know-yourself-better question.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Listen to episode 110 here
If you want to see how you’ll look on video, go to Zoom.us/test
Shop the Muse Machine, Know Yourself Better Journal, and Don't Break the Chain Tracker here
Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com/HAPPY
Elizabeth is reading: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso (Amazon, Bookshop)


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.

Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. 

We discuss why we should beware of the impulse to disengage when we feel lonely, purposeless, or overwhelmed by bad news. We also share listener responses about creative themed-retreat ideas, such as a heal-the-heartache getaway. Plus we discuss an interesting know-yourself-better question.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/110-a-major-happiness-stumbling-block-loneliness/">Listen to episode 110 here</a></li>
<li>If you want to see how you&rsquo;ll look on video, go to <a href="http://Zoom.us/test">Zoom.us/test</a></li>
<li>Shop the <a href="http://happiercast.com/shop">Muse Machine, Know Yourself Better Journal, and Don't Break the Chain Tracker here</a></li>
<li>Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at <a href="http://www.monarchmoney.com/HAPPY" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.monarchmoney.com/HAPPY&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1755017207154000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2O6gKh_k63T3oSyk1RXo7d">www.monarchmoney.com/HAPPY</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert &nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4mr52mK">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780143038412">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3H0hKtS">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781555977658">Bookshop</a>)</li>
</ul>
 Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>
Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/">&nbsp;Gretchen's website</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&nbsp;Happier&nbsp;app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;

Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. 

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Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen&rsquo;s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.&nbsp;
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