Ep 238: The Conversation That Changed My Year
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Back in February, during a casual, late conversation, my friend Kendra Adachi (aka The Lazy Genius) asked me a question that completely that changed my year.
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Ep 237: How To Look Better In Photos
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This episode is for anyone who has looked at a photo of themselves and wondered if that's what they really look like. Professional photographer Jess Koehler is my guest today as we talk through all the hangups that keep us from taking, sharing, or displaying photos of ourselves, and how we can overcome them.
Read MoreEp 236: Discovering What Was Always There (a ONE THING conversation with Joy Cho)
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You might know Joy Cho as the bright, stylish, happy face and founder of Oh Joy!, a lifestyle brand with millions of followers and whose products and designs have appeared in Target, Petco, House Beautiful (to name a few) and in collaborations with Keds, Casetify, Calpak (and more).
But even with a soaring career, Joy experienced a midlife crisis after a hard season in her family and a series of professional setbacks. She tried all the things you're supposed to when you're struggling: therapy, a life coach, but there was really ONE THING that pulled her out of a long funk.
Read MoreEp 235: 4 Lessons After Publishing 2 Books + Listener Q&A
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We're going to talk about the publishing industry as it stands, how it's changed in the last few years, the rise of self-publishing, conquering self-doubt, money, and so much more.
Read MoreEp 234: Best Books of the Summer
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What is the best thing you read this summer? My guest Carmel Phillips and I are sharing the books that made the greatest impression over the last few months, including backlist titles and the buzziest books of the season. (And yes, of course we mention the NYT Best Books of the 21st century list that dropped in July.)
Read MoreEp 233: 10 Ways To Achieve Kitchen Peace
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The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but it's also the place most likely to collect clutter and be full to the brim of stuff. Professional organizer Tara Bremer of @house.peace shares with us 10 ways that we can achieve peace in the most used room in the house.
Read MoreEp 232: 10 Weird Things I've Done
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In the early 2000s, I worked on Snoop's short-lived MTV show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle and when I made a joke about this on social media, my DMs quickly filled with questions and I realized this was a story I hadn't told in awhile.
Read MoreEp 231: 3 Rules + 3 Mantras For This Busy Season
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I don't want the second half of the year to feel frazzled, so I'm setting myself up for (better) success with a few rules and mantras to live by.
Read MoreEp 230: Favorite Things (Right Now) Summer 2024
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In this episode I'm recommending books, podcasts, documentaries, and more favorites from this season. I'm also sharing details on our current home renovation and an update on my sister's recovery from brain surgery.
Read MoreEp 229: The Big Business of Celebrity Fish Tanks (with Nic Tiemens of Infinity Aquariums)
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One of the strangest things about our life in Hollywood (and there are many, many strange things) is our enormous fish tank. Every time I share a little bit about our fish tank on social media, I get flooded with questions that I mostly can't answer.
Read MoreEp 228: 10 Tips for Hosting Houseguests (REPLAY)
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This episode is FULL of practical, logistical, and emotional tips for hosting people in your home. I'm sharing everything from the 4 things that keep (most) guests happy, to the mindset shifts that will keep you from being overwhelmed or resentful.
Read MoreEp 227: Time Anxiety (REPLAY)
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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.)
Read MoreBONUS: How To Be Fine
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Two podcasters I've listened to for YEARS are tackling a new series this summer on friendship (the topic on everyone's tongue). I was so excited to welcome Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg from the How To Be Fine podcast (formerly By The Book) to the show to talk about their podcasting roots, their relationship as business besties, their experiment of living by the advice of self-help books, and their latest project on friendship.
Read MoreEp 226: Hollywood Horror Story
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This is a story about growing up feeling like an outsider and finding a book that made you feel less alone. And then growing up to create an adaptation of that book for the screen, in a dream project that took years to complete. This is a story about my friend Jill Killington and her work on the tv adaptation of Stephen King's THE STAND.
Read MoreBONUS: 10 Ways To Support A Friend Going Through Crisis or Chronic Hardship
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Jessica Patay is the founder of We Are Brave Together, a nonprofit organization that provides respite, community, and resources for mothers caring for children of any age with disabilities, unique needs, or other medical or mental health challenges. She is is passionate about serving caregiving moms and creating authentic communities, and brings 10 tips to the conversation that will help us better support our friends who are caregiving mothers, daughters, partners, and more.
Read MoreEp 225: Change Happens When You're Looking The Other Way (The Birthday Episode)
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It's my birthday week! I'm turning 45. And every year around this time, I do a birthday episode looking back and looking ahead.
This year's theme is about the quiet changes that happen when you're distracted, or busy, or not paying attention.
Read MoreEp 224: Best Books of the Year (So Far) with Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith
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We're halfway through 2024, which means it's time to take an inventory of the best books we've read in the last six months.
My real life book club joins me for a mid-year look at the literary landscape for the second year in a row. Regular guests Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith are always a delight to have on the show.
Read MoreEp 223: You Only Die Once (a conversation about living with Jodi Wellman)
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Jodi Wellman is focused on death. And she wants you to think about it more, too.
Read MoreBONUS: 5 Things About Modern Friendship (with Anna Goldfarb)
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Friendship writer Anna Goldfarb brings us 5 Things to think about in our modern friendships that she expounds upon in her new book Modern Friendship: How To Nurture Our Most Valued Connections.
Read MoreEp 222: Stephen King Starter Kit Part II (What To Read + What To Skip)
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This episode is ONLY book recommendations. The original Stephen King Starter Kit episode has more of the author’s biography and why I think reading Stephen King matters. You do NOT need to listen to Part I to enjoy Part II.
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