In today’s episode, guest author Mallory Kass shares a storyabout a gift from her mother—that arrived after her mother’s death!! It gave us all goosebumps. In this wide ranging and free flowing conversation, we’re also talking about everyday magic showing up in surprising ways and unusual objects (a magicskirt, anyone?), and also about writing and publishing, memories, photograph, and a heap of other feel good things.

Maddie Dawson’s magic skirt showed up in her novel Let’sPretend This Will Work. You know you’re curious, so check out more about the book on Maddie's website here.

Mallory’s new book is Save the Date, a romantic comedy of manners about a lavish wedding weekend gone very, very wrong with the slow-burn romance of Emily Henry and the fizzy humor of Sophie Kinsella. You can read more about it (or grab a copy!) on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Date-Novel-Mallory-Kass/dp/1668094479.

Mallory Kass, also known by the pen name Kass Morgan, is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, including the series The 100, which has been translated into over twenty languages and was adapted into a criticallyacclaimed hit television series. Save the Date is her adult fiction debut. Follow her on IG @KassMorganBooks.

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Maddie calls it ‘set it and forget it.’ Jennifer calls it ‘bless & release.’ Kerry pretty much just calls it hard. But we all agree that sometimes the best way to get what you really want is to just give up on it. Just release your grasp and be willing to walk away and let it go.

What about you? Are you a give it up and let it go kind of person? Or do you hold on like grim death? Let us know in the comments, or drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com.

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If you’ve ever gotten caught up in the loop of being mad atyourself for being mad at somebody else... (come on, you know you have) then this is the episode for you!

We’re talking about letting ourselves be human. About welcoming all of the emotions, including anger, and giving them a chance to tell us what they’re all about. Also—and this is huge— we're exploring the idea of taking responsibility for our own uncomfortable emotions instead of (gasp) blaming them on somebody else.

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