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 143: Planning and Paper Planners (with Sarah Hart-Unger)

Ep 143: Planning and Paper Planners (with Sarah Hart-Unger)

We're in the home stretch of 2021 and plans for 2022 are starting to take shape. So I am so excited to welcome Sarah Hart-Unger to the show to talk about planning (rituals, philosophies, and more) and planning tools (paper planners, apps, and books).

Planning and productivity is a side hobby of mine, but Sarah Hart-Unger is much more of an expert. She's a doctor, a mom, a blogger, and has not one but TWO podcasts on these topics.

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Ep 142: The Tremaine Fish Tank (with Nic Tiemens of Infinity Aquariums)

Ep 142: The Tremaine Fish Tank (with Nic Tiemens of Infinity Aquariums)

One of the strangest things about our life in Hollywood (and there are many, many strange things) is our enormous fish tank. So I finally recorded a conversation with someone who could! Nic Tiemens is the co-founder of Infinity Aquariums and not only does he take care of the Tremaine Tank for us every week, he has installed and maintained tanks for some of the biggest celebrities and most beautiful homes in the world.

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Ep 141: 6 Classic Novels You Should Read (with guest Colleen Powell)

Ep 141: 6 Classic Novels You Should Read (with guest Colleen Powell)

I have a running list of classic novels that I want to re-read as an adult or read for the first time because I missed them in high school English class.

If you have the same literary burden, this episode is meant to help you choose a classic that won't be a total bore.

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Ep 140: Favorite Things (Right Now) Volume VIII

Ep 140: Favorite Things (Right Now) Volume VIII

It's the last Favorite Things episode of the year!

I'm sharing some real biggies for my life right now, but we also have listener voices chiming in with their Favorites of 2021.

My list includes a new pair of jeans that made me feel great, two documentaries I can't stop thinking about, and some personal choices around my home and kids.

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Ep 139: Ask Me Anything

Ep 139: Ask Me Anything

Well this MONSTER of an episode is brought to you by my inability to pick and choose among the great questions I got for this session of Ask Me Anything.

I'm sharing stuff about our new house, reading nonfiction, kids & tech, purposeful "no's", how I've changed, and vulnerability hangovers.

(I might have a vulnerability hangover after this episode!)

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Ep 138: 10 Questions To Ask Your Kids

Ep 138: 10 Questions To Ask Your Kids

Fall schedules are SO full around here, and this time of year our family can easily go weeks without a meaningful conversation.

I've created 10 Questions To Ask Your Kids that you can pick and choose, modify for your family dynamics, or toss up one at a time over a week or so in order to spark great conversations between kids and adults.

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Ep 137: 10 Things About Surviving Breast Cancer (with Bethany Winters)

Ep 137: 10 Things About Surviving Breast Cancer (with Bethany Winters)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have long wanted to have this conversation with my friend, stylist, and breast cancer survivor Bethany Winters.

Content Warning: Bethany speaks candidly about her experience in this episode. Please take care while listening.

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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 135: Writing Your Own Plot Twist (with Roxy Stone and Katelyn Beaty)

Ep 135: Writing Your Own Plot Twist (with Roxy Stone and Katelyn Beaty)

We cannot, of course, plan for many of the plot twists that life throws our way. Breakups, pregnancies, a PANDEMIC...there are many major life moments that can catch us totally by surprise.

But what if we WANT to shake things up? What if we're seeking a new direction in our story?

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Ep 134: 10 Tips to Wardrobe Confidence with Alison Lumbatis

Ep 134: 10 Tips to Wardrobe Confidence with Alison Lumbatis

Okay, so it's been 18+ months of sweatpants and work-from-home pajamas and I'm over it. I want to feel cute in my clothes again.

But I'm not totally sure where to start. My body has changed, my style has changed, my wardrobe needs have changed. Thank goodness for Alison Lumbatis, CEO of Get Your Pretty On and author of the new book The Ultimate Book of Outfit Formulas.

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BONUS: Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

BONUS: Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Kicking off Self-Improvement September with writer, podcaster, and speaker Andrea Owen, author of the new book Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength.

Andrea's backstory of hitting rock bottom while also people pleasing and "powering through" was something I could relate to, and the tips she gives in this new book were definitely something I needed to hear right now.

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Ep 131: Teaching people to grieve with me (A conversation with Amy Ortloff)

Ep 131: Teaching people to grieve with me (A conversation with Amy Ortloff)

Content warning: Child loss and suicide

This episode is one of the most tender and important I’ve ever shared on this show, and I am just so deeply grateful to Amy Ortloff for having this conversation with me and letting me make it public.

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