<description>&lt;p&gt;In honor of No-Spend February, we talk about why it&amp;rsquo;s a good time to turn in your coins and to use up your gift cards. We also talk about the juggler vs. aerialist distinction, and how the Four Tendencies framework can illuminate an experience of family estrangement.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources &amp;amp; links related to this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.coinstar.com/"&gt;Coinstar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/what-i-tell-mothers-who-feel-rejected-by-their-adult-children-25568b8d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdatRMsaYtdFEotmlDyG17N5w_W5hpfhnD4kKtxSZ2vDnWT6q_xxnweHMxkZQs%3D&amp;amp;gaa_ts=696f6359&amp;amp;gaa_sig=qaytYkIDPUlt6uhss1jLjS77K6jfdBYg9ZBEjMmLz-FctPq7djj0VDw4RAEXSHrq7c3ne1rmJV6g6GpOhG5m3Q%3D%3D"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/em&gt; article by therapist Rachel Glik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Elizabeth is reading: &lt;em&gt;Strangers&lt;/em&gt; by Belle Burden&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3NAkbWN"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593733318"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Gretchen is reading: &lt;em&gt;Pnin&lt;/em&gt; by Vladimir Nabokov&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3LLGIiU"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780679723417"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get in touch: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com"&gt;podcast@gretchenrubin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Visit&lt;a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gretchen's website&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Happier&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Ep. 572: Want to Make a Little Money and Also Clear Clutter? Plus an Insight About Estrangement

FEB 4, 202626 MIN
Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 572: Want to Make a Little Money and Also Clear Clutter? Plus an Insight About Estrangement

FEB 4, 202626 MIN

Description

In honor of No-Spend February, we talk about why it’s a good time to turn in your coins and to use up your gift cards. We also talk about the juggler vs. aerialist distinction, and how the Four Tendencies framework can illuminate an experience of family estrangement.  Resources & links related to this episode: Coinstar Wall Street Journal article by therapist Rachel Glik Elizabeth is reading: Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop)  Gretchen is reading: Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (Amazon, Bookshop)  Get in touch: [email protected] 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.