10 Things To Tell You

This episode is for you if you're interested in general mindfulness for personal growth.  The things we avoid are the things that can be teaching us something. I'm talking about the topics and people who give me a little twinge that I should pay attention to, both in real life and on social media.  * Full show notes for this episode here .   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on...

This episode is for your if you’re curious about how setting intentions works. If you’ve heard the phrase “setting intentions” and thought it was just a bunch of vague feel-good language, think again. In this episode, I’m sharing how setting intentions can lead to getting the most out of your day, your experiences, and your interactions with others. *   Full show notes for this episode here .   @1...

This episode is for you if you or a loved one has ever struggled through the fertility process, or if you’re interested in the topic of adoption. I am so happy to share this conversation with one of my dearest friends, Lindsay Lawler, who recently became a mother when she adopted her baby girl on Thanksgiving Day 2018.  Lindsay shares the story of her experience with infertility, medical treatment...

You asked, I answered. This episode covers everything from favorite authors, skincare updates, self-doubt, the big thing that happened to me earlier this year, and whether or not I'm making money on this podcast.  I also include a little Q&A with my mom at the end of the episode. This was not a show I was planning on doing, but apparently I have a lot of words to give your questions. Thanks fo...

This episode is for you if you've ever been in a partnership. (Any kind of partnership.) I’m talking about different types of partnerships and how calling out our partner's strengths can lead to bigger conversations about what’s working and what needs work. Full show notes for this episode here .   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Learn more about your ad choices. V...

This episode is for you if you're feeling a little unmoored right now. I’m asking you Where Are You? in three different ways: Where are you in your mind? Where are you on the timeline? Where are you in your space? In this episode I’m sharing a few mindfulness routines, reading from the anthology On Being 40-ish , and urging you take up space in a room and in a photo. * Full show notes for this epi...

This episode is for you if you need more motivation in the kitchen.   I'm in a cooking rut. After a season of convenience foods and lazy standbys, I'm ready to get back to the basics in the kitchen. My friend Bri McKoy is sharing the 10 essential kitchen tools that will inspire and motivate new habits for feeding my family.  We really just wanted to talk about cooking. But of course I tried to mak...

This episode is for anyone who has struggled with meeting a goal, or knowing what to prioritize.  We’re all measuring something, but are we using the right metric? Are we measuring time or result? Are we measuring our waist or our health? We can measure our social media or our water intake, but if we’re not setting ourselves up for success, then we’ll fail emotionally every time. In this episode,...

This episode is for you if you've ever walked into a room. * Full show notes for this episode here . Make sure and follow:   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   Sign up to receive episode emails here . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is for you if you've ever had a milestone birthday.  I'm turning 40 this week! I'm sharing all my wisdom, big feelings about that. From body changes to watching the clock tick, here's how I'm handling turning the big 4-0.  * Full show notes for this episode here .   Make sure and follow:   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   Sign up to receive episode em...

This episode is for you if you're looking for recommendations on new podcasts to binge, books to read, or summer style choices.  These are a few of my favorite things right now. Take this prompt as a nudge to list out a few of YOUR favorites to share with others.  Full show notes for this episode can be found here. (Believe me, you're going to want the show notes for this one.) Nothing in this epi...

This episode is for you if you've ever taken a trip.   What is the best trip you've ever taken? And what does "best" even mean? Was the best location, with the best people, was it simple or revelatory or both?  This prompt is a great conversation starter.  In this episode, I'm sharing some of my favorite trips of all time. And at the end of me rambling, there are 10+ travel tips sent in my listene...

This episode is for you if you’ve ever struggled with anxiety or ever watched a loved one form coping mechanisms to handle their anxiety. I have more than 10 things to tell you about anxiety, but here is a place we can start the mental health conversation. In this episode, I'm sharing my lifelong anxiety starting in childhood, through the teenage and young adult years, after I had children, and in...

Content warning. The themes in this book include child abuse and sexual violence.  This discussion of Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews is finally here! Meg Tietz and I sit down to talk about this cult classic novel that women of a *cough* certain age passed around among friends.  We thought we were in for a giggly conversation about a silly book. What we found between these pages surprised us bo...

This episode is for you if you've ever felt stuck in your roles.  This episode and this concept is brought to you by an old boyfriend, who (I think?) made up this analogy and it contributed to the end of our relationship and also has stayed with me as a major life question and metaphor. * Full show notes for this episode here .   Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram and facebook .   Sign up to r...

This episode is for you if you've ever needed a mantra, to get through the day, a season, or your life.  What is your mantra? Do you have one? Do you need one?  On this episode, I share three different mantras that I've used over the years and that I still call upon when needed. We also hear from listeners who sent in their own life mantras.  10 Things To Tell You is an interactive podcast. Each e...

This episode is for you if you want to learn more about taking care of your skin, or if you're always looking for new makeup recs.   Guest Jamie Golden is giving us a skincare education. If you have no idea what serums you need or how to make your face look more like it did 10 years ago, you are about to take notes.  Jamie is most well-known for her popular (hilarious) podcasts The Popcast with Kn...

This episode is for you if you’ve ever wondered “Who am I supposed to tell these 10 Things to….?” Every week I go on and on about how we all have 10 Things To Tell, but WHO do you tell?  Friends? A sibling? A partner? No one? This episode is about the people who deserve your trust. I'm telling you the 3 things that make me want to share with someone, and what happens if that trust is broken. There...

This episode is for anyone whose life didn't turn out exactly as they expected.  Who did you expect to be? Not who did you *want* to be or who did other people want you to be? But WHO did YOU expect to be at this stage of your life? And are you that person? I've thought about variations of this theme for years, maybe even my whole adulthood. Because my life hasn't turned out at all like I expected...

This episode is for you if you're always looking for new reading recommendations.   I'm listing the best books I've read lately, including novels, memoirs, and self-help. These are the books I can't stop talking about.  And I'm asking YOU to share the best book(s) YOU'VE read recently. Post on social using the hashtag #10ThingsToTellYou for all of us looking for something great to read.  Click her...

This episode is for you if you've ever been in a family. Family rules. We all have 'em. Curfews, screen time, don't wear shoes in the house, finish the food on your plate. In this episode we're talking about our most basic family rules and also the unspoken rules of a family that shapes our behavior.  Answer this question in your journal, with a friend, or on social media using the hashtag #10Thin...

This episode is for you if you're interested in starting or keeping a journal.  On every single episode of this podcast, I've encouraged you to take the prompts to your journal. But what if you don't have a journal? This episode walks you through why I think having a journal is crucial for your personal growth, and can be a wonderful documentation of your life. I'm giving you 10 very different way...

This episode is for you if you've ever wondered the difference between a Hollywood director and a producer.  Every now and then this show will take a break from the personal introspection and hear from a guest who has something interesting to say. I'm kicking off that series with my talented husband, producer/director Jeff Tremaine.  In this episode we talk about his new movie The Dirt, a Netflix...

This episode is for you if you've ever made assumptions about others that turned out not to be true.  Sometimes I assume that everyone else is killin' it at life and I'm the only one flailing around. Sound familiar?  In this episode, I share some of the silly things people have assumed about me and a few things that I assume about everyone else. (None of these things are true.)  Find the full show...

This episode is for you if Judy Blume's novels made an impact on your childhood.  This is the first in the REVISIT series, where we're going to look at things from the past and see how they affected us then and how we feel about them now. Today's topic: Judy Blume. Specifically, her three novels:  Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. Blubber and Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself. My guest on...