Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Tips for accomplishing your resolutions at any time of year. How to an "accountability partner" can make a big difference, and how creating a new habit "streak" can help you break through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all face it -- outliving our dogs. How do you come to grips with getting a new dog when you still love the old one so much? Two stories that help you open your heart to a new dog even as you keep your old dog close in your memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do you do when your dog is obsessed with babies, of all species? Two stories about dogs, one male and one female, who steal baby animals all the time. One ends up with her own kitten for life and is satisfied. The other brings home dozens of baby animals over 13 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You doubt you can do it. But then you do it anyway and you're even good at it. Two stories about overcoming the challenge of new sports -- a hip hop dancer learning ballet, and a mom in a bike race. They both come in first, using their positive thinking and trying something new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christina Stanton moved into her apartment weeks before 9/11 took down the neighboring World Trade Center towers. She describes her escape, the famous boat rescue that took her family across the Hudson River. Now she gives tours as we recognize the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two stories about stray dogs that show up just when they're needed and are adopted by lonely people. They keep them company for years, save their lives, and disappear when they're no longer needed. Canine angels? These are certainly dogs with a purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're talking about caring for our loved ones with Alzheimer's or other dementias and that big decision--whether to move someone into an assisted living or memory care facility. It  can lead to doubt, guilt, family conflict… and, yes, relief. Relief because it is often the right decision for everyone involved.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go, which is our best-selling self-help book from last summer. It’s all about how you can find freedom in your own life by using the power of forgiveness. It really works, too. I’ve adopted it in my own life, and now I even do what I call “pre-forgiveness”,...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have a whole fresh crop of them for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope, Faith & Miracles. I made this new collection by going through tens of thousands of the stories in our library and picking out th...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from one of our new books, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets. This is such a fun book and it’s been the #1 bestseller among pet books ever since it came out a couple of months ago. I haven’t counted but I think there are at least 40 kinds of pets in this new collection, every...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about 9/11, as this year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the United States and the loss of thousands of lives. I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating the Spirit of America, our way of participating in the 250th birthday of the U.S. These stories are ab...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I’m sharing a couple of stories from one of our latest audiobooks about how you can use your dreams as a kind of GPS for your life. We have a lot of audiobooks out there, and a lot more coming, and I thought you’d enjoy hearing some of the stories narrated by professional actors. So today, with permission of Simon & Schuster, I’m...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing stories with you from our new dog book: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Dog Ever. This new collection celebrates everything dog, from dogs that are mischievous to dogs that are surprisingly good, from dogs that are hilarious to dogs that are heroes, and from dogs that are natural therapists to dogs that bring p...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing stories with you from our new dog book: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Dog Ever. No matter what, everyone’s dog is the best dog ever, right? So our new collection of dog stories celebrates everything dog, from dogs that are mischievous to dogs that are surprisingly good, from dogs that are natural therapists t...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday, which is when I find awe-inspiring or surprising stories to share with you. Today I’ve got a couple of cool stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let Your Dreams and Premonitions Guide You. The stories in this book show you how you can use your dreams and premonitions as a kind of GPS for your life. While you’re s...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing stories with you from a new book: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Dog Ever. No matter what, everyone’s dog is the best dog ever, right? So our new collection of dog stories celebrates everything dog, from dogs that are mischievous to dogs that are surprisingly good, from dogs that are natural therapists to dogs...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today is Halloween, and I’ve been saving one of my favorite stories all year to tell you today. It’s from Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can’t Believe My Dog Did That! and the story is called “Trick or Treat.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have a whole new collection of them in a fun book we just published called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope, Faith & Miracles. We see a lot of stories about truly miraculous life-saving events that are really hard to explain, so I...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go, which is our latest best-selling self-help book. I didn’t really understand the power of forgiveness to change my life until I started doing this editor-in-chief job at Chicken Soup for the Soul 18 years ago. I always thought that the word “forgiveness”...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to add another element to our podcast – excerpts from our new audiobooks. We have a lot of audiobooks out there, and a lot more coming, and I thought you’d enjoy hearing some of the stories narrated by professional actors. So today, with permission of Simon & Schuster, I’m going to share a couple of stories from the new 2026...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday, which is when I find awe-inspiring or unusual stories to share with you. Today I’ve got a couple of cool stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let Your Dreams and Premonitions Guide You. The stories in this book show you how you can use your dreams and premonitions as a kind of user manual for your life. It’s amaz...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Care for the Caregiver. The stories in this book provide support and tips and plenty of humor for people who are involved in caregiving for family members with dementia, whether Alzheimer’s or one of the other kinds. These stories are incredibly helpful to someone...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I’m sharing a couple of stories from one of our latest audiobooks, the one that we made for Chicken Soup for the Soul: Care for the Caregiver. We have a lot of audiobooks out there, and a lot more coming, and I thought you’d enjoy hearing some of the stories narrated by professional actors. So today, with permission of Simon & Sch...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday, which is when I find awe-inspiring or surprising stories to share with you. Today I’ve got a couple of cool stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let Your Dreams and Premonitions Guide You. The stories in this book show you how you can use your dreams and premonitions as a kind of GPS for your life. While you’re s...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Care for the Caregiver. The stories in this book provide support and tips and plenty of humor for people who are involved in caregiving for family members with dementia, whether it’s Alzheimer’s or one of the other kinds. These stories are incredibly helpful to s...