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It’s time for another Favorite Things episode! If Episode 100 was a Favorite Things HALL OF FAME , Episode 110 is back to my regularly scheduled Favorite Things RIGHT NOW. My current favorite reads, follows, apps, gadgets, beauty products, whatever I’m into currently lands on these Favorite Things episodes, and this one is full of great recommendations. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Remember to sign up for...

This is one of the best conversations I’ve had this year with the author of one of the best books I’ve read this year. Mary Marantz is a writer, podcaster, speaker, and the author of the book DIRT: Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful . I read this memoir after I appeared on Mary’s podcast The Mary Marantz show and I was blown away by her writing and her story. In our conversati...

This is not a suggestion to pour a glass of wine and take a hot bath. We're not talking self-care here. We're CELEBRATING.  Whether it's a milestone birthday, a promotion at work, or anything else you deem worthy of a major moment, don't wait on someone else to throw you a party. You can host your own event celebrating...YOU.  It's not weird. It's fun. And it's better than a pity party.  I'm shari...

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. (I contribute almost nothing of...

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,...

Let’s talk about books that are NOT my book! In the last few months while launching my first book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. , my personal reading life has taken a major nosedive. For the first time in years, I’ve been unable to focus on reading any sort of fiction with consistency. But after I had this conversation with Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters and the Novel Pairings podcast, I sudd...

This month marks one year of the coronavirus pandemic really changing our lives. 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. Let’s talk about the ways in which we’re different, and that we’re the same. Let’s talk about what we learned and what we regret. Let’s talk about what w...

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.  Jamie  and I share our own experiences with botox, lasers, and fill...

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...

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.  Old friends and new friends have different benefi...

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 Mentioned in this episode: My BOOK! Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First .  Episode 9: 10 Ways To Journal...

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...

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 .  In Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First ., each chapter asks one BIG question (a lot like this show!) and then I answer the question in essay form.  Chapter 3 asks: What are you afraid of? I know this is a deep question to dig in on, and not every single question in the book requi...

Introducing The Secret Tapes, a private podcast series I created ONLY for people who have purchased my book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First . The Secret Tapes are conversations with the people I write about in the book, along with behind the scenes commentary about many of the stories I share in the pages of Share Your Stuff . You know how when you read a memoir, you always wonder what the author’...

Holy Moses it's episode 100!! We're celebrating this milestone with a Favorite Things Hall of Fame. These are some of my favorite things across these categories: Beauty Products Books & Writing Intimates Food Gadgets Online platforms & Follows Podcasts Shopping  Home  Journals & Planner I know...it's a LOT of favorites.  Many of these I've talked about regularly, but some might be new...

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. My guest is MaryEllen Reider, co-creator of the women’s wellness device YAR...

This episode is for anything who has gone through a friendship breakup, or who desires finding a best friend as an adult.  Every week on this show I encourage you to take the prompts and topics to a best friend in order to have a deeper conversation and better connection. But what if you don't have a best friend? What if you used to have a best friend but now you don't and that pain still lingers?...

This episode is for anyone who wants to start a book club! **Have you purchased my new book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First ? If so, SIGN UP FOR PREORDER BONUSES HERE .** 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, g...

This episode is for those who just can't get enough book talk.  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. FULL BOOK LIST HERE. You can preorder my book ! Buy Sh...

This episode is for anyone reflecting back on this bizarre year and trying to find some silver linings. 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. I hope that h...

This is always one of my favorite episodes of the year! My real life book club friends Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith join me for a long and lively conversation about some of our favorite books of 2020. We talk about how the pandemic affected our reading life and why our book club didn’t meet for 7+ months. Before we share some of our favorites, we also use the episode as a bit of stand-in...

10 prompts for self-reflection or good conversation as we near 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.  Full show notes here.   S...

This episode is for anyone who has struggled in 2020 to listen to their 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. I’m sharing about: WHY we need to listen to our intuition now more than ever HOW to...

Big News Today! I'm revealing the 3 BONUSES you will receive if you preorder my book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First .  CLICK HERE to submit proof of purchase and sign up to receive the PREORDER BONUSES .  Also, the podcast and website has a whole new look! I worked with Braid Creative on a much-needed brand refresh. Check it all out here . Most of this episode is a long round of Ask Me Anything,...

This episode is for anyone who needs to get into the holiday spirit. I’m so excited to kickoff the season by talking about holiday movies with Mary Carver from Hooked on Holiday Movies . But confession: I’ve never watched a Hallmark or Lifetime holiday movie! So everything Mary shares with me is a pleasant surprise, and she might have even convinced me to give these movies a try. However, our conv...