This Sucks...
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
There is going to be a very good chance that you think you know what I'm going to say on this podcast, but you don't. I can promise you that, because up until about 12 hours ago, I didn't even know what I was going to be saying on this podcast. I actually had an interview scheduled this week, but aren't we living in a time when we never know what's coming? This podcast wasn't in the cards for me either, so please keep listening until the end. David Radke will be joining me on today's show. In order to earn a living, I create content. I write books. I travel and I speak. I write online courses...
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D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
I'm excited about today, because my guest is ordinary. She is ordinary, the topic is ordinary, and you all know how I feel about ordinary. We talk about a mundane event that lots of people go through, but she is handling it in extraordinary ways. I haven't done a podcast on this subject, yet it's so prevalent. I'm talking about divorce. Last fall, I met Kelly Mathews, and I thought she was so kind and so beautiful, but her story was painful. It was the story of a loss of a relationship and the loss of a marriage. When I met her, I was wondering how she was still standing and still smiling. I...
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Dream Life
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
Over the next two weeks, we will be talking to women who were suddenly faced with a decision. Maybe the decision came after years of being at a dead-end job, and they simply had had enough. Maybe, it came after a divorce. We will be talking to these women who found themselves having to make a choice about what will be next. What will they do? Will they live? Will they die? Will they get stuck? Will they continue waking up every day putting one foot in front of the other? There are some really powerful and relatable stories coming your way over the next couple of weeks. Our Guest today had no...
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Miss Connection
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
Dr. Justin Coulson is an honorary fellow at the Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne. He has three best-selling books about family life and parenting. He writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, family, and well-being. He's a TEDx speaker and a regular TV expert guest. He's a contributor to major Australian media outlets. He's also contributed to the New York Times. He had a successful radio career and then returned to school in his late 20's where he earned his psychology degree and his PhD in psychology. Since then he has written...
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Nurse Katherine Answers Your Questions
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
Katherine is a nurse practitioner who worked for many years at a very good OBGYN practice here in town. She left this practice to go work at the health clinic. A month later, she said it was one of the most fulfilling things ever. She's working with people and especially teenagers on the issues that are the most near and dear to her heart. Her work is about sex and our bodies.
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ReRelease of 3.15 This Christmas
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
This is the first time I've rereleased an episode. I'm interupting our season on teens, social media and sex to rerelease an episode that came out around Christmas time with my friend Billie Jean Johnson. This was a powerful episode. I heard from so many of you that this episode moved you, challenged you, and made you think that you might want something more or different from your life. Billie Jean was facing one of the hardest challenges of her life, and she lost. At least, here on Earth. On Thursday February 13th, Billie Jean took her last breath. Now she is probably healthier and happier...
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Net Navigation
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
There's a running list of things I don't understand and one of them is the internet. The internet is constantly changing. It goes deep and wide. Another thing I don't understand is teenagers. We may just use the internet for the things that we normally do like podcasts, shopping Facebook, and the rest. But teenagers, what do they do on the internet? Do they feel the same as we do and just use the internet for Amazon Prime orders, social posts, and reading safe blogs? I may not understand teens and I may not understand the vastness of the internet, but I've come to my senses when it comes to...
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Rhythms of Renewal
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
About 10 years ago, I wasn't doing any of the things I'm doing now. I wasn't writing books. I wasn't hosting podcasts. I was sitting at home and watching other women go first. A lot of us find someone who is doing what we want to do and we follow them and root for them and listen closely when they speak. I was at home watching Rebekah Lyons. I've loved her from the moment I heard her speak. This might surprise some of you, after hearing this interview, because we couldn't be more different. She is all love, light, kindness and gracefulness. I've watched her long enough to know that what...
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Melissa & David Q&A
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
Melissa and David are here today to answer listener questions. Melissa loves it when people ask questions. We appreciate you trusting us with all of the things we'll be talking about today and on future episodes. The last couple of weeks have been dedicated to something that Melissa just can't wrap her mind around. We've been talking about being still, organizing, and decluttering our homes and our hearts, space, and putting your phone away. If someone would have told me that in the year 1994 when David and I got married that someday David would be checking his phone while we were having...
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Uncluttered
Ordinary People. Ordinary Things. with Melissa Radke
A few months ago I got a book in the mail titled . Imagine that frozen moment in time, when I was holding this book while standing in my kitchen surrounded by, you guessed it, clutter! In spite of the stuff that creates clutter, today's podcast isn't about removing physical clutter. It's about removing noise, stress, and over commitments. This show is for anyone who wakes up from a nap and says, "I wish I could do that again." It's for people who buy books and find them later dusty and unread. It's for those who meet God on vacation or in quiet moments and wish they had more times like...
info_outlineThis show is going to be a bit different. It is my book birthday. It is launch day of my book Eat Cake. Be Brave. Imagine that you have been keeping a diary since 7th grade, and it was made public. That is kind of how I’m feeling. I’m sharing today, and all of my launch day feelings and emotions with my wonderful husband David and you my wonderful listeners.
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Show Notes
- [02:33] The first time Melissa and David met was on a bus in school. She'll never forget his first words, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”
- [03:48] What does Eat Cake. Be Brave. Actually mean?
- [04:11] When Melissa turned 41 she was about to blow out the candles on her birthday cake, and she wished for bravery.
- [06:09] She wished to be brave for 12 months. After blowing out her candles, she went back to her room and began to journal what bravery meant to her. The rest is history.
- [07:01] All we need is a flicker of bravery and going upstream when everyone else is going downstream. Even if it's only for a little bit.
- [08:02] Why Melissa is so relatable. When Melissa began discovering her voice she realized that she wrote the same way that she talked. This alone made her voice relatable.
- [09:04] It's easy to relate to Melissa's words because she says what we are actually thinking.
- [09:38] Melissa is real enough to say you hurt me, and God helped us.
- [10:06] Melissa is real enough to say the truth and to admit her shortcomings and failures.
- [10:41] The style and genre of the book.
- [11:08] The book is a memoir. It's about all the years in Melissa's life that led up to that one year that changed her forever.
- [11:32] We have had wonderful reviews. One recurring theme is that the book is an easy read.
- [12:03] The most surprising thing for most people is that the book is funny. It's really funny.
- [13:18] This book is for women who are tired of standing in the back of the stage and are ready to take center stage in their lives.
- [13:53] If you're not a religious person, you will still love and identify with this book.
- [15:23] We had an editorial review that said this woman loved the book and didn't feel preached to. We can be like Christ without preaching it.
- [15:45] Melissa's writing is kind of like Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, or Tina Fey. Those are the three that she hears.
- [16:32] The overarching theme that Melissa hopes to communicate with the book.
- [18:00] We have got to become more aware of the words that our Creator has said about us.
- [19:30] Once we learn the truth about what God has said about us, we can walk in the truth of bravery.
- [19:57] What Melissa go back and change the pain that she has experienced?
- [20:13] No. If it meant doing it all again, she would do it.
- [20:58] Melissa knows what love and healing can do. She would do everything again if it would help one woman to step out of the shadows and live the life she was meant to live.
- [21:58] The book is about the entire family including David, Remi, Rocco, and even Melissa's mother, her Granny, Aunt Melba, and some of her girlfriends.
- [22:14] When Melissa's mother is talking in the book the font actually changes. And it is written in the style that her mother speaks in.
- [24:52] David is curious if there's a scene in The Bodyguard that Melissa would like to act out.
- [26:22] If someone is unsure about buying the book, Melissa would encourage them to come see her on the book tour.
- [28:20] Melissa wants these people to see someone just like them who decided to fight for one year.
- [28:41] You can find out more about the tour here.
- [29:51] Follow Melissa on social media. We have a lot of exciting press coming up in the next couple of weeks.
- [30:22] Lightning round questions…
- [32:15] When the ball is in our hands, what will we do?
- [33:07] The book is an easy read that will make people laugh and will make people cry. There was a lot of blood, sweat and tears that went into this book.
- [33:22] David is so proud of Melissa.
Thanks for joining us on Ordinary People Ordinary Things. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review. Just like your mother taught you.
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