Ep 108: Best Books Lately (with Meredith Monday Schwartz & Kaytee Cobb)

Ep 108: Best Books Lately (with Meredith Monday Schwartz & Kaytee Cobb)

Not at all sorry to have two books & reading episodes in a row! Especially because my guests for this Best Books Lately conversation are two of my favorites voices in the book-ish world.

Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb are the two women behind the Currently Reading podcast and I think that you will love their varied recommendations in our conversation.

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BONUS: Tremaines Wave Hello from ONE YEAR of the Pandemic

BONUS: Tremaines Wave Hello from ONE YEAR of the Pandemic

In March of 2020, just three weeks into the global pandemic bringing Los Angeles to a standstill, we recorded a family episode called Ep 59: Marry the Person You Want to Quarantine With (the Tremaines Wave Hello).

And now we're back....only it's been ONE YEAR of the pandemic and we still haven't returned to school or work full time. Our family (me, my husband Jeff, our 11 year old daughter Lucy, and our 9 year old son Finch) returned to the couch and the microphone to talk about the last year has looked like for us.

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Ep 107: 10 Reasons to Read (A conversation with Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters)

Ep 107: 10 Reasons to Read (A conversation with Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters)

In this conversation, Sara Hildreth from @fictionmatters and I each share 5 reasons we read fiction, why it has matters to us personally and how it changes the world. I just loved chatting with her and we could have talked for hours.

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Ep 106: 10 Questions To Mark One Year of the Pandemic

Ep 106: 10 Questions To Mark One Year of the Pandemic

This month marks one year of the coronavirus pandemic affecting our lives so greatly.

To mark that time, I’m offering 10 Questions for you to journal through or use as a framework for important conversations with friends, family, coworkers, or online.

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Ep 105: Needles, Lasers, and Fillers in Your Face (Jamie Golden RETURNS!)

Ep 105: Needles, Lasers, and Fillers in Your Face (Jamie Golden RETURNS!)

This episode is for anyone curious about vanity procedures for your skin.

At long last, Jamie Golden returns to the show! Jamie is responsible for the THE MOST DOWNLOADED episode of 10TTTY ever: Episode 14 Makeup & Skincare. This time she's back to talk about anti-aging, but less about products and more about procedures.

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BONUS: Moms Don't Have Time To.....with Zibby Owens

BONUS: Moms Don't Have Time To.....with Zibby Owens

I am super excited to welcome fellow podcaster and fellow February author to the show. Zibby Owens is the podcaster behind the popular show Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books, where she has some of the greatest author interviews.

But now Zibby herself is the author! This week she released Moms Don't Have Time To....A Quarantine Anthology, with essays about not having time to read, work out, eat, have sex, or breathe. All written by some of the fabulous authors that have appeared on her podcast.

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Ep 104: Old Friends/New Friends

Ep 104: Old Friends/New Friends

This supersized episode is actually two conversations:

The first with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Kimi Dallman, a bridesmaid in my wedding and childhood friend from summer camp

and

The second with a new-er mom friend, Tracy Herriott, a friend I've traveled with more in the last four years than anyone else in adulthood besides my husband.

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Ep 103: Journaling for Grownups

Ep 103: Journaling for Grownups

This episode is for anyone who thinks journaling is just for heartbroken teenage girls.

I'm sharing 8 thoughts on Journaling for Grownups:

  • What to ask yourself about journaling

  • What to let go of (and what to cling to)

  • Methods of journaling to try

  • And the BIG tip that will give you journal freedom

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Ep 102: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

Ep 102: Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

My first book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. launches into the world this week!

This book was born out of this podcast. So if you enjoy this show, you will LOVE the book version.

I think it will spark deeper connections in your conversations and meaningful introspection within yourself.

But as much as I talk about SHARING on this show....I'm ready to talk a little bit about the STUFF part of "Share Your Stuff."

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Ep 101: What are you afraid of? (A FREE audio chapter from Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. + an excerpt from the foreward by Jenna Fischer)

Ep 101: What are you afraid of? (A FREE audio chapter from Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. + an excerpt from the foreward by Jenna Fischer)

This is an extra special episode, because I'm giving you a FREE chapter from my new book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.

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BONUS: Women Should Be Talking More About This (A conversation with YARLAP founder MaryEllen Rieder)

BONUS: Women Should Be Talking More About This (A conversation with YARLAP founder MaryEllen Rieder)

In this BONUS episode we’re talking about pelvic floor health, which is something I’ve been wanting to talk about on the show for a long time. I REALLY wish women talked more about this topic with one another, and understand the effects of pelvic floor health on our overall health, including our sex lives and incontinence.

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Ep 98: How To Start A Book Club

Ep 98: How To Start A Book Club

People love the idea of being in a book club, but I think most of us would rather join an already formed group, with procedures in place and a warm and fuzzy vibe already established. But if that isn’t readily available to you, guess what the next best thing is? Start one yourself!

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BONUS: (More) Best Books of the Year (According to Laura)

BONUS: (More) Best Books of the Year (According to Laura)

On Episode 96, my real life Book Club shared our top 3-ish favorite books of the year. And while I loved that discussion, there are still so many great books from 2020 I wanted to share with you! So as promised, this is a BONUS episode with my full list of favorite reads in 2020.

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Ep 97: Top 10 Takeaways from 2020

Ep 97: Top 10 Takeaways from 2020

Well, it’s been a YEAR, right? One for the history books.

But in this episode, I’m not looking at what 2020 will mean for the world at large, but I am sharing my top 10 personal takeaways. What I learned in my business, in our family, how we consume entertainment, and so much more.

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Ep 95: 10 Questions For the End of the Year

Ep 95: 10 Questions For the End of the Year

2020 was nuts no doubt. There was confusion and loss and frustration and grief. But I hope we can all point to some moments of beauty as well. This episode asks 10 questions to help you come to terms with year.

Take these questions to your journal or use them to spark a good conversation.

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Ep 94: Don't Be A Zombie (A pep talk for your intuition)

Ep 94: Don't Be A Zombie (A pep talk for your intuition)

These words are for myself as much as they are for you. In this year of uncertainty, of noise, of conflict in relationships, of missteps and self-doubt, I have come into this holiday season unable to tap fully into my own intuition.

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