If your holiday season is feeling less sparkly, less warm, less…happy, you’ve come to the right place! Every year we make an episode about the bad, terrible and subpar side of the holidays and this year’s Happyish Holidays episode is a real doozy. Brianna Liestman shares how every Christmas from 2007-2010, a different member of her family ruined Christmas. There are fires, hospital visits, crying at Kay Jewelers and a shopping spree at Hot Topic! The drama is bigger than Santa's sleigh and will give you a laugh or two if you're needing a pick me up this month.
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Happyish Holidays is a “Terrible, Thanks for Asking“ tradition for everyone who has a complicated relationship with the “most wonderful time of the year.” Our live podcast show—hosted by Nora McInerny and with Marcel Malekebu—brought together a blend of audio, video, and in-person holiday magic. The recording of our 2023 show is available for purchase on our Patreon Shop.
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The episode transcript can be found here.
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Happyish Holidays is sponsored by Option B.
Option B provides practical, compassionate, everyday advice both for those who are facing loss and hardship and for those who want to support their loved ones during life’s hardest moments. When our friends and family are struggling with loss, it’s the absolute WORST. Whether your partner lost a parent, your best friend recently had a miscarriage, or your child is going through a painful divorce, knowing what to do or say over the holidays can leave us feeling helpless and stuck.
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Spoiler, updates after the pod: I just listened to this episode and got on Google to learn that just 3 days ago, Haley Paige got her name back and the rights to the lookbooks of all the brands associated with her name, plus her social media accounts. Now that's a happy ending
hearing good episodes like this makes it a lot harder to accept hiatus. 😞
Broke my heart.......I'm addicted to this podcast and have been since 2016.......
So sad.
Thanks for representing the voices of teachers. We are NOT ok. I too left teaching this year...... after approximately 30 years. yeah....
i don't like the episodes from it's going to be ok. the content often bores me and in general i don't like short episodes. half of the time you are listening to an introduction, commercial or credits. i wish they would stop putting these daily podcasts from its going to be ok in the regular podcast. it feels like spam.
This episode is impossible to listen to. There is a track of a man and child talking over Nora talking and I can't understand what any of them are saying. Must be a mixing error. Completely un-listenable.
I so missed my best friend Angie
I say this about my dad. not fair
People can become toxic and co-dependant after life-changing events like divorce or even retirement. It's stressful, arduous and futile to believe as a friend, you're going to cure their rage or fix them, especially in middle-age. I've found the best option is to cut and run; a clean break and erasure of all numbers, emails and contacts.
Congratulations Nora!!!
I’m obsessed with the Manifest Positive Outcomes song. What a jam 🎶
it's been a while since there's been an episode this good. wow
Amazing duo
I love Melissa. I love her heart. I've listened to her & Heather's story & as tragic as it is, it's a love story. I wish I could hug Melissa on behalf of Heather. 🕯️🙏🏿💙
The slow fade out in the end. 😂 😂
I lost my Mother in 2007; she was full of pet phrases but my favorite was when she was truly tired she'd say, "I'm Jessica!" Code for Jessica Ass-draggin'. I lost my Husband in 2018; his humorous conceit was that he wasn't a "gushy" romantic. I would prompt him by asking, "Tell me all the ways you love me." His reply was always, "All the ways." When Megan Trainor came out with the song All The Ways it put my experience to music.
I think the victims of this scammers actions will hard pass on the youtube tutorials. Do the obvious, mook.
It's not 15 and 16. It's 27 and 28.
Great episode! As a late diagnosed autistic (38 years old) it gave me closure and validated all my life! Thank you!