# How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

An episode of [How to Be a Better Human](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1544098624), 3 Nov 2025, 40 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67572b3b2dd88df13220eb3b/e/68c1c41b4027d9f21fe1182c/media.mp3

Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about honesty and self-discovery. From sharing her artwork to discussing her sobriety journey to falling in love with running, Edith and Chris explore how creativity and pursuing new activities can help you overcome personal challenges. This episode is part of the How to Be a Better Human Bonus Videos series. You can find the extended video companion on the TED YouTube Channel. Watch Edith draw and go running with Chris: https://youtu.be/1jWA3mE5o9Y Edith and Chris' interview: https://youtu.be/U_tOmuja0w8 Follow Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | chrisduffycomedy.com) Guest: Edith Zimmerman (Instagram: @edithzimmermans | Website: https://www.edithzimmerman.com/) Links https://drawinglinks.substack.com/ Stop Drinking Now by Allen Carr Subscribe to TED Instagram: @ted YouTube: @TED TikTok: @tedtoks LinkedIn: @ted-conferences Website: ted.com Podcasts: ted.com/podcasts For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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