How to Be a Better Human

How do you fill your time after deciding to get sober? For journalist and cartoonist Edith Zimmerman, the answer was rediscovering activities she enjoyed as a kid. She chats with Chris Duffy, host of the “How to Be a Better Human” podcast, about how she quit drinking, learned to replace bad habits with healthier ones — and how you can do the same. This episode is part of a series of bonus videos from "How to Be a Better Human." You can find the extended interview on the TED Audio Collective YouTube Channel. Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcast: Host & Guest Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | Guest: Edith Zimmerman (Instagram: @edithzimmermans | Links Humor Me by Chris Duffy Edith’s Substack: Follow TED! X: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: TikTok: Podcasts: Join us in person at a TED conference: Become a TED Member to support our mission: Subscribe to a TED newsletter: The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at #TED #TEDTalks #HowToBeABetterHuman