Episodios sobre "Memoir"
12 episodios sobre este tema
298: Dating After Divorce, Addiction, and Choosing the Right Love w/ Laurie Woolever
In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Matthew sits down with Laurie Woolever—author of Care and Feeding: A Memoir—to explore the journey of reclaiming one’s …
Little Happier: The Surprising Origin of One of My Favorite Book Titles
I love book titles, and when I finally tracked down the book attached to one of my favorite titles, I was astonished to learn where …
Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored
We discuss how paying attention to the books, movies, or TV shows someone loves can provide profound insights into their character and inner life. Our …
More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited]
For the Happier Podcast Book Club we’re revisiting our conversation with our friend and bestselling author Kate Bowler about her moving, funny, thought-provoking new memoir, …
Little Happier: Willie Wonka, Rat Poison, Neediness, and the Transformative Power of Love
A sweet story about a dog named Sparkle reveals many truths about the nature of love, sacrifice, independence, and marriage. Get in touch: [email protected] Follow …
Little Happier: A Story That Moved Me as a Child, and Moves Me Still as an Adult
As a child, I was deeply moved by this story of a child’s wish to do a good deed, and how she fulfilled that wish, …
Little Happier: Actor Andrew McCarthy Faces the Question of How, as a Parent, to Acknowledge a Child’s Pain
When the young son of actor and writer Andrew McCarthy raised a tough issue, his father found the right words to respond.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; …
Little Happier: “The Farm Was a Form: Not Like a Set of Rules on a Wall, But Like the Symmetry of Winter and Summer.”
The poet Donald Hall wrote a beautiful memoir of the childhood summers he spent with his grandparents on their New Hampshire farm. In his account, …
Little Happier: Trevor Noah: “We Tell People to Follow Their Dreams, But You Can Only Dream of What You Can Imagine.”
In his terrific memoir “Born a Crime,” Trevor Noah notes that “you can only dream of what you can imagine,” and tells the story of …
Little Happier: A Dog’s Pleasure Can Remind Us All of the Joy of the Snow.
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it may be jarring to hear me ignore it—and …
Little Happier: “I Remember Feeling the Warm Relief of Knowing What My Future Was.”
This story from the life of the brilliant ad executive Mary Wells Lawrence is a great example of the fact that to discover the work …
Little: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing
It’s right to do the right thing, even when it doesn’t seem to make any difference. And we never can really know what the effect …