BONUS: (More) Best Books of the Year (According to Laura)

BONUS: (More) Best Books of the Year (According to Laura)

On Episode 96, my real life Book Club shared our top 3-ish favorite books of the year. And while I loved that discussion, there are still so many great books from 2020 I wanted to share with you! So as promised, this is a BONUS episode with my full list of favorite reads in 2020.

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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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Ep 92: Holiday Movies & Holiday Hacks (A conversation with Mary Carver + Listener voices!)

Ep 92: Holiday Movies & Holiday Hacks (A conversation with Mary Carver + Listener voices!)

This episode is for anyone who needs to get into the holiday spirit.

I’m so excited to kickoff the season by talking about holiday movies with Mary Carver from Hooked on Holiday Movies. But confession: I’ve never watched a Hallmark or Lifetime holiday movie! So everything Mary shares with me is a pleasant surprise, and she might have even convinced me to give these movies a try.

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Ep 90: Best Books Lately with Dr. Cara Pence

Ep 90: Best Books Lately with Dr. Cara Pence

I’m joined by one of my oldest and closest friends, Dr. Cara Pence. You might remember Cara from Ep 6: Revisiting Judy Blume. On this episode, we’re each sharing the best books we’ve read lately and talking through two recent best sellers. (One we loved, one we didn’t.)

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Ep 89: About First Ladies with the First Ladies Man Andrew Och

Ep 89: About First Ladies with the First Ladies Man Andrew Och

It's election week in the USA, and so today we're turning to a piece of our past that we don't always think of when we have ballots on the brain: First Ladies.

Fun fact: There have been more First Ladies than there have been Presidents.

On this fun and informative episode, I'm joined by First Ladies expert, the self-proclaimed First Ladies Man, Andrew Och.

We have a wide ranging conversation about all the various roles and influence that First Ladies of the United States have had, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump.

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BONUS: Destined for Greatness with Sarah Nuse

BONUS: Destined for Greatness with Sarah Nuse

I am so happy to share with you a conversation with one of my college friends Sarah Nuse.

Now I have kept up with Sarah online for years now, but what is so fascinating about her story is that she ACCIDENTALLY started a business WHILE we were in college - she was just 19 years old - and 20+ years later that little college side hustle is a company with franchises all over the world.

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Ep 88: Write Down Right Now (10 Prompts For This Historic Moment)

Ep 88: Write Down Right Now (10 Prompts For This Historic Moment)

In America, we are in the middle of a major historic moment. We’re 9 months into a global pandemic and 1 week out of a high-stakes Presidential election.

It’s easy to get lost in all the noise, or to believe that our personal accounts don’t matter. After all, we have journalists and essayist and artists of all kind documenting 2020, right? But wouldn't you love to hear from your OWN ancestors at pivotal moments in history? Don’t you wish you could read their journals or letters from that time?

This episode has 10 journal prompts meant for you to document YOUR feelings in this important era. Hopefully, this will something that will give you some clarity, and something to look back on in the future. We’re covering the pandemic and the election with thoughtful, simple questions that will mark this moment in time.

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Ep 85: Ask Me in 3 Months (2020 version)

Ep 85: Ask Me in 3 Months (2020 version)

This episode is for anyone who has ONE BIG TASK they really want to get done before the end of the year.

It’s October, which means we have less than three months until the end of the year. And while 2020 has been one of the weirdest years in modern history, we still somehow have normal life things that have slipped through the cracks.

Those things that we just keep procrastinating: home improvement, emotional chores, creative projects. These aren’t goals, they’re just tasks, the ones that keep slipping to the bottom of the priority list.

Let’s commit to choosing ONE thing we want to get done between now and the end of 2020 and share it as a way to stay accountable. Let’s make our future January 2021 selves super proud of how we finished the Wild West of 2020.

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BONUS: How Influencers are making money off you. (A conversation with Jessica Turner)

BONUS: How Influencers are making money off you. (A conversation with Jessica Turner)

This BONUS episode is for anyone who wants to understand how influencers are making money every time you swipe up, or if you want to learn how to make that money yourself.

The truth is, a LOT of people you follow online, especially if they have any kind of a platform, they are using affiliate links. This can be an important part of your income stream if you are someone who creates content online. And some people are extra smart and savvy about it, like my friend and guest today Jessica Turner, from the blog The Mom Creative.

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Ep 84: Where did we begin? (A relationship origin story with Jeff Tremaine)

Ep 84: Where did we begin? (A relationship origin story with Jeff Tremaine)

This episode is for anyone curious to hear the other angle of an origin story.

It’s our wedding anniversary! This week, Jeff and I celebrate 13 years of marriage, and so I thought it would be fun to have him on the show to share HIS side of our relationship’s origins. This is something I’ve talked and written about for years, but (surprise!) he has a different take.

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BONUS: EBY founder Renata Black

BONUS: EBY founder Renata Black

I am proud to partner on this bonus episode with EBY, a seamless underwear membership co-founded by actress and entrepreneur Sofia Vergara and my guest today, entrepreneur Renata Black.

In our conversation, Renata shares her passion about giving our everyday choices (like buying underwear) real power, and explains how a portion of every purchase of EBY panties or bras becomes part of their Microfinance program, empowering women around the globe with small loans.

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Ep 83: Best Books Lately with Christine Koh

Ep 83: Best Books Lately with Christine Koh

It’s time for another episode about the best books we’ve read lately! This time I'm joined by Christine Koh, an author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, designer, and scientist. Yes, DR. Christine Koh is all of those things, and on this episode she is sharing books that speak to the Asian American experience AND her newfound love of the romance genre.

I'm sharing two books about cults, what I'm reading before I fall asleep at night, and the novel that took me totally by surprise.

So there is a LOT packed into this conversation.

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