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Ep 187: Book Bans: 5 Things A Librarian Wants You To Know

Release Date: 09/19/2023

Ep 204: Didn't I Just Feed You? 10 Tips for Saving Your Sanity in the Kitchen

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is such a relatable mom thought and is also the title of the popular podcast from my guests and , two professional cooks with a collective 20+ years of experience in test kitchens, on television, at food publications, and more. They know their way around a kitchen, and want to make your life as the family cook easier. In this episode, Meghan and Stacie are sharing 10 Tips for Saving Your Sanity in the Kitchen. These women made me think, made me laugh, and made me actually WANT to cook for my family. Follow and MENTIONED in this episode: by Stacie Billis Instapot...

Ep 203: Meditation for Beginners

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Mindfulness meditation has changed my life. It has helped with my anxiety, productivity, and inner peace. But even though I'd been hearing about the benefits of this practice (and even read several books on it!), it took me years to get started. Mostly this is because I thought meditating had to be formal. I thought it required a certain amount of time or a certain personality type. But this isn't true! Anyone can meditate. You can start as small as one minute at a time. In this episode, mindfulness educator walks us through 10 tips for the meditation-curious, those beginning a...

Journaling for Grownups is BACK!

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My two week course is back! The cart closes on Thursday, January 18th so grab it now. If you'd like to get the class for FREE you can become an annual member of at the Secret Keeper level ($84/year) and you'll get a discount code for 100% off. Hope to see you in class!

Ep 202: The Secret To Good Goal Setting

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Do you find goals motivational or defeating? Does all the hubbub around the first of the year feel fresh or frustrating? In this conversation with professional goal coach , we unpack all the reasons that setting goals makes us groan, and why it doesn't have to be that way. Instead we can look at goals as a framework that moves us forward to create better lives. and I also discuss what happens when you don’t meet your goals, how to identify the obstacles that get in our way, and how to get unstuck when your “new year new self” aspirations meet the reality of carpool and errands....

Ep 201: 10 Things I Learned in 2023

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2023 was an unexpected roller coaster for me, both personally and professionally. I'm sharing 10 things I've learned in the last twelve months, from losing money in my business to a mistake I made in my parenting. This episode is one of my favorites that I put together each year because it forces me to take a clear look at what's working and what's not in my life. I hope it's helpful to you to hear someone else process through some of these things as we start a new year together. Happy 2024! MENTIONED in this episode: SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To...

Ep 200: What is the ONE thing you would tell? (Celebrating TWO HUNDRED episodes with past guests of the show)

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TWO HUNDRED EPISODES! It's a milestone worth celebrating. We're going back to the roots of the show and asking ourselves, What is the ONE thing you would tell? Not 10 Things. Not 3 things. But the most important message you would share with others if given a pen, a keyboard, or a microphone. I share the ONE thing that I want impart to others, and I'm joined by more than a dozen past guests of 10 Things To Tell You sharing their ONE thing. Thanks for being here. Happy 200! - So grateful for my special guests in this episode: from from is the from from from...

Ep 199: Best Books of the Year 2023

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It's one of my favorite conversations of the year! I love books. I love lists. I love the end of the year. So naturally I LOVE the annual Best Books of the Year conversation with my real life book club friends and . We're back together for our SIXTH annual Best Books of the Year conversation. This one felt a little different from year's past because in 2023 we chose to do a mid-year episode called . In from back in June, we talked about many of the big, buzzy books that released in the first half of the year, which let us share other favorites in this year-end...

Ep 198: 10 Questions for the End of the Year

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It's my favorite time of year! Not because of the holiday season, but because I love getting reflective, looking back over the last twelve months and looking ahead to changing of the calendar. The 10 questions in this episode are meant to bring introspection (if you work through them alone) and connection (if you bring them up in conversation). Bring these to your journal, to your travel companions, to the holiday table, or just let them flow through your mind in these last few weeks of the year as we wind down 2023 and gear up for 2024. MENTIONED in this episode: ...

Ep 197: Modern Manners for Teens

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This episode is for anyone who loves a teenager. I'm the mom of a teenager and a preteen, and cultural norms and expectations have definitely shifted from my own childhood in the 80s & 90s. Sometimes I feel like I'm learning modern manners alongside my kids instead of teaching them from a place of authority. My guest believes that the only thing harder than parenting a modern teen is being a modern teen. In this episode, Brooke and I talk about a few of the rules that stuck out to me from her guide . This was a conversation I didn't even know I needed to have, and I loved...

Ep 196: Symposium: Britney Spears's New Memoir

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A few times a year, I like to let you listen in on the conversations we're having in the patreon community. Each month we meet twice over zoom to talk about something culturally relevant (we call this Symposium) or to talk about books (a pretty traditional Book Club). This meeting was a bit of a mashup of the two. When it was announced that icon and legend Britney Spears was releasing a memoir this fall, I knew it would make a splash in the publishing industry and in the celebrity world. And it did. sold over a million copies in it's first week of release and there were a few...

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The episode is for anyone looking for an insider perspective on the rise of book bans in America.

My life’s greatest passion is reading. Books are my lifeblood. And so you will not be surprised that I have been greatly alarmed by the rise of book bans in America in the last few years. The idea of banning books is so archaic to me, so outdated, so harmful, it’s as if we have learned NOTHING from history.

My guest is writer and librarian Emily Jones. As a former teacher and current librarian in Arkansas, Emily shares her perspective on the fear and concern around certain books that are available in these public spaces.

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MENTIONED in this episode:

The Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

How To Be An AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health by Robie Harris

This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher