Update
Are you giving a copy of Life in Five Senses, or any of my books, as Mother’s Day gifts? To add a personal touch, you can request a free, signed, personalized bookplate (U.S. and Canada only) at happiercast.com/bookplate.
Life in Five Senses comes out in paperback on April 30.
If you live around New York City — please come to an event where I’ll be discussing Life in Five Senses with journalist Lee Woodruff:
- May 1
- 7:00 pm ET
- Upper West Side Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street)
If you live further way — please join my virtual event:
- May 6
- 7:00 pm ET
- Note: to get the invitation, sign up for the “secret chapter”
Try This at Home
Write your autobiography in 24 sensations. (In honor of 2024.)
Elizabeth and I share our own autobiographies in 24 sensations.
Happiness Hack
A listener suggests organizing a “card shower” to shower a recipient with cards and letters to provide encouragement and love during a tough time.
We mention the Paper Source prompts for April — sign up at happiercast.com/papersource to receive daily letter-writing prompts in April and a 10% discount at papersource.com.
Listeners’ Answers
In episode 476, a listener explained that because she was taking care of a fragile relative, she didn’t want to tell the truth about being a vet, but she also didn’t want to lie.
Listeners gave many great suggestions for how to handle this challenging situation.
Demerits & Gold Stars
Gretchen’s Demerit: I haven’t been marking up books enough.
Elizabeth’s Gold Star: She gives a gold star to all the listeners who have emailed and commented to encourage her to do Orangetheory.
Resource
If you’re part of a book club that has read or is reading Life in Five Senses (which is out April 30 in paperback), you could win a virtual drop-in from me to discuss the book and answer your questions. Ten lucky book clubs will be selected—I’ll announce the winners on May 3rd. Enter at happiercast.com/bookclub.
What We’re Reading
Transcript coming soon.