Call for Friendship Stories

Call for Friendship Stories

I'm working on my next book, and while I can't give you too many details yet, I would love your help on one particular aspect:

I want your unique friendship stories!

This next project is all about friendship, and I'm collecting unique friendship stories that could potentially be used in the book or part of a podcast series on the same topic.

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Ep 145: Time Anxiety

Ep 145: Time Anxiety

Have you ever had the thoughts:

I don’t have enough time

Time is passing me by

I’m wasting too much time

If this is something that really affects your mood, your schedule, and you're full of frazzle, overwhelm, or a continuing existential crisis, then you may have Time Anxiety. (Not an official thing - just a name I gave to something that affects me regularly.)

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Ep 136: 3 Changes I'm Making to Find Balance

Ep 136: 3 Changes I'm Making to Find Balance

My health, hormones, and heart have been on a swinging pendulum and this fall I'm on a mission to get centered. We can't control everything that's happening in the world, but we can pay attention to our bodies and our homes and our rituals to create the best space for us to thrive.

I'm sharing 3 (small-ish) changes I've been making to navigate the logistics and emotions of the last year.

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Ep 129: What was the biggest year of your life?

Ep 129: What was the biggest year of your life?

In this episode, I am asking YOU to think about the biggest year of your life. The answer may not be so obvious from the outside; it may not be the year you moved or married or had a baby or changed careers. The biggest year of your life may be full of loss or transformation, or both.

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Ep 123: How to feel PRETTY (when you don't)

Ep 123: How to feel PRETTY (when you don't)

As you might imagine, this episode isn't all about vanity. We all know appearance isn't everything. But it's almost impossible to dismiss it entirely.

So this episode is a mix of practical tips and also some mindset shifts.

I made this episode for me. But I hope it's helpful for you.

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Ep 122: Don't Give Away Your Power (10 Thoughts on Turning 42)

Ep 122: Don't Give Away Your Power (10 Thoughts on Turning 42)

June is my birthday month and so of course I'm feeling (extra) reflective.

In this episode I'm sharing 10 Things I Learned (or am still learning) in the last year. A year that included a worldwide pandemic, publishing my first book, and moving houses after a decade.

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Ep 109: 8 Tips to Celebrate Yourself

Ep 109: 8 Tips to Celebrate Yourself

This is not a suggestion to pour a glass of wine and take a hot bath. We're not talking self-care here. We're CELEBRATING.

Whether it's a milestone birthday, a promotion at work, or anything else you deem worthy of a major moment, don't wait on someone else to throw you a party. You can host your own event celebrating...YOU.

It's not weird. It's fun. And it's better than a pity party.

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Ep 104: Old Friends/New Friends

Ep 104: Old Friends/New Friends

This supersized episode is actually two conversations:

The first with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Kimi Dallman, a bridesmaid in my wedding and childhood friend from summer camp

and

The second with a new-er mom friend, Tracy Herriott, a friend I've traveled with more in the last four years than anyone else in adulthood besides my husband.

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Ep 103: Journaling for Grownups

Ep 103: Journaling for Grownups

This episode is for anyone who thinks journaling is just for heartbroken teenage girls.

I'm sharing 8 thoughts on Journaling for Grownups:

  • What to ask yourself about journaling

  • What to let go of (and what to cling to)

  • Methods of journaling to try

  • And the BIG tip that will give you journal freedom

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Ep 97: Top 10 Takeaways from 2020

Ep 97: Top 10 Takeaways from 2020

Well, it’s been a YEAR, right? One for the history books.

But in this episode, I’m not looking at what 2020 will mean for the world at large, but I am sharing my top 10 personal takeaways. What I learned in my business, in our family, how we consume entertainment, and so much more.

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Ep 95: 10 Questions For the End of the Year

Ep 95: 10 Questions For the End of the Year

2020 was nuts no doubt. There was confusion and loss and frustration and grief. But I hope we can all point to some moments of beauty as well. This episode asks 10 questions to help you come to terms with year.

Take these questions to your journal or use them to spark a good conversation.

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Ep 94: Don't Be A Zombie (A pep talk for your intuition)

Ep 94: Don't Be A Zombie (A pep talk for your intuition)

These words are for myself as much as they are for you. In this year of uncertainty, of noise, of conflict in relationships, of missteps and self-doubt, I have come into this holiday season unable to tap fully into my own intuition.

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