You Gotta Try This!

Welcome to Delight Anyway, season 5 of You Gotta Try This!

In this series, I’m sharing some things you can try right now to bring a little more joy and wonder into your life. Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways to cultivate delight even when everything’s upside down.

Today we’re trying something new. Novelty is one of the simplest ways to wake up your brain, and remind yourself that you're alive.

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.  

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Welcome back to You Gotta Try This! Season 5 is called Delight Anyway: Practices for Pursuing Delight, Even Now. Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways to cultivate delight even when everything’s upside down.

In today's episode, we are using the good stuff. Why save all your favorite things for "some day?" Life is the special occasion!

Make sure to check out our Instagram account @yougottatrythispodcast to see glimpses of every day delight.

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.  

Remember to email us with your delights:  [email protected]

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Welcome back to Delight Anyway, season 5 of You Gotta Try This! In this series, I'm sharing tiny practices you can try right now to bring a little more joy and whimsy into your life.

In today's episode, we are adding color. Have you noticed how drab the world has gotten? Adding color makes your life more vibrant, and can seriously impact your emotional state. 

Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways to cultivate delight even when everything’s upside down. Make sure to check out our Instagram to see glimpses of every day delight. Remember to email us with your delights:  [email protected].

Thanks for listening!  

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

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Welcome back to Delight Anyway, season 5 of You Gotta TryThis!

In this series, I'm sharing things you can try right now tobring a little more joy and wonder into your life. I believe practicing delight will make you more resilient, and better able to cope with everything life is throwing at us. Our souls need the nourishment of deep connection, wonder, and joy.

In today's episode, I’ll share about Alphabet Dates: howadding a little constraint can boost creativity and help you come up with lots of fun new ideas for connecting with your loved ones.

Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways tocultivate delight even when everything’s upside down. Make sure to check out our Instagram to see glimpses of every day delight. Remember to email us with your delights:  [email protected].

Thanks for listening!  

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

If you enjoyed this episode and think that others couldbenefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.  

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Happy First Friday! Today we are back with another installment of You Gotta Read This!

This month we are reading Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson.

Find it and all the other books we’ve ever recommended on the show in our Bookshop, which is a great place to buy books from independent booksellers and support our show. 

Let us know what you think! Send in your thoughts, questions, recommendations and delights to [email protected]. 

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome back to You Gotta Try This! Season 5 is called Delight Anyway: Practices for Pursuing Delight, Even Now. Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways to cultivate delight even when everything’s upside down.

In today's episode, we practice slowing down. Take one activity you usually rush through, and do it as slowly as possible. See what it feels like to not be in a rush.

Make sure to check out our Instagram account @yougottatrythispodcast to see glimpses of every day delight.

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.  

Remember to email us with your delights:  [email protected]

Thanks for listening!  

If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.  

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Welcome to Delight Anyway, season 5 of You Gotta Try This!

In this series, I'll share with you some things you can try right now to bring a little more joy and wonder into your life. I truly believe it will make you more resilient, and better able to cope with everything life is throwing at us. If we’re going to take care of ourselves, take care of each other, advocate for the vulnerable, fight for justice, we can’t afford to run out of gas. Just like our bodies need air, food, and water, our souls need the nourishment of deep connection, wonder, and joy.

In today's episode, you'll hear a conversation with my new friend Brooke Fussner about what she does to build moments of joy into her life, and you'll hear a poem by Ellen Bass called Relax.

Tune in each week to hear about small, practical ways to cultivate delight even when everything’s upside down.

Make sure to check out our Instagram to see glimpses of every day delight.

Thanks to Brooke for coming on today, and to my editor, Belle Battista.  

Remember to email us with your delights:  [email protected]

Thanks for listening!  

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It's the first Friday of June, so we're here with this month's recommendation for the podcast book group, You Gotta Read This!

This month I picked Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver. It was produced as an audio-documentary, available on Audible, Spotify, and other audio-book platforms. (No hard copy exists!)

Because of the audio-only format, I can’t add it to our Bookshop, but remember you can go there to find all the other books we’ve ever talked about on the show. It remains is a great place to buy books from independent booksellers and support this show.

Let us know what you think! Send in your thoughts, questions, recommendations, and delights to [email protected], and remember to follow us on Instagram.

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Happy First Friday! Today we are back with another installment of You Gotta Read This!

This month we are reading (or more specifically, listening to) The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett. The audiobook is read by national treasure, Tom Hanks. 

Find it and all the other books we’ve ever recommended on the show in our Bookshop, which is a great place to buy books from independent booksellers and support our show. 

Let us know what you think! Send in your thoughts, questions, recommendations and delights to [email protected]. 

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

It's the First Friday of the month, so that means a new book recommendation!

This month I am choosing Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. It's a high-stakes interstellar adventure about saving the world. It's been turned into a blockbuster film starring Ryan Gosling that's out now, so get yourself a copy and read this while it's still in theaters!

You can find Project Hail Mary and all the other books we've ever recommended in our Bookshop. (We get a small commission from any books purchased through the site.)

Send in your reactions, questions, recommendations, and delights to [email protected]. Please remember to follow the show, and leave us a rating and a review. We appreciate your support!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.