Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I’ve got stories for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. This new bestseller was put together because we get so many stories about the magic that cats bring to the lives of their humans. Cats show us how to be better people. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. They make us laugh, they keep us company, and t...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. Today we’re talking about the magic of cats for their dog family members, not their human ones. Because even though we’ve all heard the stories about dogs and cats that don’t get along, we see lots of stories where cats take their intuition, th...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. We’ve been talking a lot about dogs and cats on the podcast because we have new books out on those topics, but we also have a new book about dreams. So today will be a bit of a crossover episode, with stories about dreams that involve dogs and the magical way these dogs manifested to our writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs. If you have a dog you’ve probably been spending a lot more time together, and your appreciation for your dog’s loyalty and intuition has probably increased. We learn so much from our dogs, don’t we? If we rescued them, they rescue us back. They...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today we’re talking with LeAnn Thieman, who is the multitalented coauthor of 14 Chicken Soup for the Soul books, plus several more she’s written for health care providers. She is a nationally known speaker who inspires nurses and shows them how to take care of themselves through her SelfCare for HealthCare progr...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. We created this book because we learn so much from our cats… They show us how to be better humans. They teach us about resilience and fortitude and loyalty. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. And then there are the times when they just ma...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I’m sharing stories from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. Today we’re talking about cats that go missing and then miraculously return to their families, even months later and many miles away. That’s just one of the ways that cats add magic to the lives of their humans, because according to the writers of...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about something that cat lovers know—that sometimes kittens just happen. You’re totally committed to NOT having a cat, and then, voila, a kitten or two appear, and the next thing you know you’re a cat person. The two stories I’m going to share today will especially give hope to all those people who love cats but are...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing two stories from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams. I don’t know if you’ve been having more intense dreams during this pandemic, but I know I have. Every night is an adventure. I may be staying home during my waking life, but in my dreams I’m all over the place. Well, we were lucky enough...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. You know how we hear all the time about how we should live in the moment? We should shed past resentments, notice the good things around us right now, go outside and enjoy nature, and make every moment count, right? Sometimes it’s hard to focus on that, so today I’m sharing two stories about two people who learned how to live in the moment...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today let’s talk about how tired we are of watching the news. We’re stressed out by current events, worrying about everything, and need at least a tiny break. So here goes a little break for you, four feel-good stories to brighten your day from our first ever humor collection, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine. L...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you, and today I’m sharing five stories from our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Believe in Miracles. These are stories that illustrate how you can look for, and find, the miracles all around you. Everyone wants to believe that miracles can happen to them, and sometimes you just have to be watching and liste...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today is all about humor. Our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine, is full of hilarious stories and I’m going to share two of them with you today—two stories that made me laugh out loud when I was reading them for the first time, and reviewing them a second time, and even editing them a third time...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about cats—a couple of real characters from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. These two cats really had their owners going—thinking that they had some kind of special intelligence and talent when they were really just doing whatever they wanted. It just proves that we are all a bit crazy whe...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to share a couple of stories from an exciting new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams. This is our third book about dreams and how you can use them as a kind of GPS for navigating your life. I’m constantly amazed at just how useful dreams are. They can reveal so much about what our subconscious is trying...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I want to talk about dogs and adoption and particularly, the joys and benefits of adopting senior dogs. We work hard at Chicken Soup for the Soul to show our readers how magical senior dogs can be, so that when they go to shelters they give those older dogs a chance. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that I’m sure will...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about cats, particularly cats who are naughty and then act guilty about it. You might not think that pets feel guilty but they do. I remember when our son’s dog ate two pairs of my shoes—on successive days—he was whimpering and so upset with himself, but he just couldn’t help himself. But cats? They seem so self-assu...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to share a couple of stories about how all that love and support and comfort that you got from your loved ones who have passed can continue… in your dreams. Our new book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams is filled with stories that show how that bond and that connection can persist and continue to empower you...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing two stories from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams. This is the third book we’ve done on dreams and their power to help you improve your life. Because here’s what happens. During the day you’re busy and distracted and you can’t focus on your innermost thoughts and knowledge. But at night,...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing two stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine. These two stories, about failures in communication, had me laughing hysterically while I worked on them for the book, so I wanted you to hear them, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing two stories from our humor collection, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine. Today’s stories are about kids and religious parents and grandparents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing two stories from our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine. Today’s stories are about crazy things that happened with work colleagues or at work. Both of these stories made me laugh out loud while I was editing them, and I think they’ll brighten your day as well. Learn more about y...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I want to share a couple of stories about the uncanny way that dogs act as natural therapists. They just intuitively know what to do to help people. This is one of the many themes from our hit book—Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs—which will probably make you want to go out and adopt a dog from your local shelter righ...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats. You know how some people think that cats are aloof or just take care of themselves? Well the stories in this book prove otherwise. They show how cats are our confidants, our true friends, our role models for how to live in the moment, and somet...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to share a couple of stories from our new bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs. We called the book The Magic of Dogs because our dogs really do bring magic into our lives. If we rescued them, they always rescue us back. They are our confidants, loyal friends, heroic defenders, and our role models for liv...