Ep 216: Stop Deferring Your Life (a ONE THING conversation with Amy Harris)

Ep 216: Stop Deferring Your Life (a ONE THING conversation with Amy Harris)

I'm kicking the ONE THING series off with my friend Amy B. Harris. Amy has been a producer, writer, and show runner on some of the most iconic shows of our lifetime. Her credits include Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, The Comeback, The Carrie Diaries, The Wilds, and more. She's also a mom raising her daughter in Hollywood, which is how we met and became friends.

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Ep 215: How To Center Yourself (When You're Spinning Out)

Ep 215: How To Center Yourself (When You're Spinning Out)

How do you recenter yourself? I'm going to share 5 ways I've learned to quiet my mind amid chaos and guess what - I am NOT recommending journaling or meditation. I love both of those things (and they can be helpful), but I want to give you a few new tools to consider when you're having one of those days.

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Ep 214: A Friendship Reckoning

The first story I tell in my book The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs is called A Friendship Reckoning. In this chapter, I share about a painful conflict with a friend that almost led to the end of our deep friendship, and how we reconciled with one big, meaningful, conversation in my backyard.

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Ep 213: Anxiety Always Makes Sense (with Dr. Becky Kennedy)

Ep 213: Anxiety Always Makes Sense (with Dr. Becky Kennedy)

Four years ago, in the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, I stumbled across a video of clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy giving advice on how to manage the increasing anxieties of the lockdown. I asked her to be a guest on the podcast and we then recorded one of the most important conversations of my life.

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Ep 212: 10 Questions For Every Room You're In (with Emily P. Freeman)

Ep 212: 10 Questions For Every Room You're In (with Emily P. Freeman)

Emily P. Freeman says, "Our whole life is like a house, and every commitment, community, role, and relationship is like a room." In this conversation, Emily and I continue her room metaphor and she asks 10 Questions from her book that we can use to discern our own sense of belonging, and our choices to stay or leave.

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Ep 211: The Cell Phone Contract (a conversation with my kids)

My daughter Lucy is 14 and has had a cell phone for about a year and a half. My son Finch is 12 and will get his first cell phone in just a few months. While we're in the transitional time as a family, I thought it would be a good time to sit down with them and talk through all the feelings, convenience, and concerns that comes with teen cell phone usage.

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BONUS: Kate T. Parker is a Force of Nature

BONUS: Kate T. Parker is a Force of Nature

I have followed photographer Kate T. Parker on Instagram for years now and continue to be inspired by her depictions of her fierce and dynamic daughters (and their friends). I love seeing her raw and authentic sports photos since I have two little athletes in my house. You'll probably recognize Kate's work from her books Strong Is the New Pretty and Play Like A Girl.

In this BONUS episode, I wanted to chat with Kate about her origin story, her work, and especially her new book Force of Nature.

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Ep 209: Best Books Lately (with Sara Hildreth of Fiction Matters)

Ep 209: Best Books Lately (with Sara Hildreth of Fiction Matters)

This conversation starts with a thoughtful discussion about reviewing books on social media (#Bookstagram #BookTok) versus being a literary critic and Sara makes some excellent points about the way we talk about books online these days. And then Sara and I each share four of the best books we've read lately, including a novel I just finished that may be one of my favorites of all time.

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Ep 208: How My Anxiety Has Changed In My 40s

Ep 208: How My Anxiety Has Changed In My 40s

It's been awhile since we've talked directly about mental health, and I wanted to give a personal update about what I've noticed is different about my lifelong anxiety in the last few years. I attribute these changes to aging, and evolving lifestyle, and a few different habits that I have really prioritized since I turned 40.

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Ep 207: 10 Tips To Build Your Best Wardrobe

Ep 207: 10 Tips To Build Your Best Wardrobe

I always thought that a benefit to getting older was that I would settle into a signature style, but the truth is that my 40s has been sort of a fashion roller coaster. Maybe it's a changing body, maybe the pandemic led to some lazy dressing habits, or maybe our personal style is just always evolving.

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

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

Didn't I Just Feed You? is such a relatable mom thought and is also the title of the popular podcast from my guests Meghan and Stacie, 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. 

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Ep 203: Meditation for Beginners

Mindfulness meditation has changed my life. It has helped with my anxiety, productivity, and inner peace. 

In this episode, mindfulness educator Laurie Cousins walks us through 10 tips for the meditation-curious, those beginning a meditation journey, and anyone in need of a refresher for what a meditation practice can bring. 

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Ep 202: The Secret To Good Goal Setting (with Abbie Schiller)

Ep 202: The Secret To Good Goal Setting (with Abbie Schiller)

In this conversation with professional goal coach Abbie Schiller, 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.

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