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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos · 2025-12-08 · 48 min · 9,382 words

Holiday Survival Guide I: Ending Family Arguments (with Rainn Wilson)

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This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human. Pushkin. We are now deep in the heart of December, a very dark, cold month. In the US, which we often try to brighten up with some festive cheer.

But while we're supposed to be having fun this time of year, in reality the holidays can be tough. There's often family squabbles, financial pressures, and even a heightened sense of loneliness. Here at the Happiness Lab, we like to tackle holiday woes head on, which is why we asked you to send us all your holiday challenges, the worries you have about dinner table strife and gift. giving anxiety and how to really create a happier holiday. And wow, Happiness Lab listeners, did you deliver?

We got tons of questions about how to stay joyful this season. So armed with your questions and wearing my Santa hat, I jumped on a call with this episode's special holiday helper and asked him to introduce himself. Lori I'm Rain Wilson. I think you know that.

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