Ep 102: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

Ep 102: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

My first book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. launches into the world this week!

This book was born out of this podcast. So if you enjoy this show, you will LOVE the book version.

I think it will spark deeper connections in your conversations and meaningful introspection within yourself.

But as much as I talk about SHARING on this show....I'm ready to talk a little bit about the STUFF part of "Share Your Stuff."

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Ep 101: What are you afraid of? (A FREE audio chapter from Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. + an excerpt from the foreward by Jenna Fischer)

Ep 101: What are you afraid of? (A FREE audio chapter from Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. + an excerpt from the foreward by Jenna Fischer)

This is an extra special episode, because I'm giving you a FREE chapter from my new book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

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BONUS: Women Should Be Talking More About This (A conversation with YARLAP founder MaryEllen Rieder)

BONUS: Women Should Be Talking More About This (A conversation with YARLAP founder MaryEllen Rieder)

In this BONUS episode we’re talking about pelvic floor health, which is something I’ve been wanting to talk about on the show for a long time. I REALLY wish women talked more about this topic with one another, and understand the effects of pelvic floor health on our overall health, including our sex lives and incontinence.

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Ep 98: How To Start A Book Club

Ep 98: How To Start A Book Club

People love the idea of being in a book club, but I think most of us would rather join an already formed group, with procedures in place and a warm and fuzzy vibe already established. But if that isn’t readily available to you, guess what the next best thing is? Start one yourself!

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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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