Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration from a book that’s perfect for the new year: Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Forgiveness Fix. We made this new book because I’ve read tens of thousands of personal, revealing stories from our writers during the twelve years I’ve been doing this job, and I’ve come to understand that forgiveness is an essential key to happiness....

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday and that means I get to introduce you to someone fascinating from the Chicken Soup for the Soul family. Today that is Jennifer Quasha, who has been a freelance writer and editor for almost twenty years. She has published more than forty books in the trade and school and library markets, including co-authoring four dog and cat titles for Chicken Soup for...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone. I love this book for this time of year, because it’s the time that we make a fresh start, try new things, resolve to do things differently. And often, our resolutions have to do with relationships and making human connections… and what could be more meaningful than...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. You may have already made your New Year’s resolution, but if you haven’t, or if you’re looking for a better, more achievable one, I’ve got an idea for you today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I’m back with two more inspiring stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard. Today we’re talking about a resolution that you should be making for the new year, and that is to make sure that you truly understand and act on the fact that you deserve to be treated right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today we’re talking about pets and the holidays. Because some of our best Christmas stories involve our pets, and the crazy and loving ways they participate in decorating, and giving, and eating, and all our other holiday activities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today we’re talking about marriage—or any long-term relationships—and how to keep them fresh and loving and healthy. There are some simple little tweaks you can make to your perspective that will instantly work, and with all the little stressors that can arise during the holidays, I thought this would be a good t...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today we’re talking about what happens when you’re not with your normal family members for Christmas—and how you can create a wonderful family holiday anyway. Family is a feeling, not just a narrowly defined thing, so I’m sharing two stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas in which our writers le...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul for you and this is my 600th episode. Today I want to share two stories from our huge bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy. You may have seen my coauthor Deborah Norville talking about it on various national news and talk shows. Today’s stories are about rebooting your life—how it’s never too late and how it c...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today we’re talking about forgiveness, which I believe is essential to being happy. If you’re carrying around resentment and disappointment and anger because of things that have happened to you, you’re carrying quite a heavy burden. And the person you’re hurting is you, not the person or people who hurt you. It might sound impossible, but...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I bring you holiday inspiration from our book Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas. Today we’re going to talk about homemade gifts and I’ll share a couple of great ideas from our writers, who used homemade gifts to create holiday traditions and values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Forgiveness Fix. We made this new book because I’ve read tens of thousands of personal, revealing stories from our writers during the twelve years I’ve been doing this job, and I’ve come to understand that forgiveness is an essential key to happiness. Why is forgiveness so imp...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I bring you inspiration from our book Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas. This new collection of stories will help you get into the holiday spirit, and also remind you that sometimes the best Christmases of all are the ones where everything seems to go wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m talking to Linda Newton, who is one of our regular contributors and always wows me with the advice and observations in her stories. Today we’re going to talk about forgiveness and how it has played a very constructive role in Linda’s life and her work as a counselor. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I want to talk about mindfulness, and living in the moment, and trying new things. I’ve got two stories to share with you that will give you some great ideas for how you can tweak your attitude and truly make every day count. This is not hard. There are some really easy, quick things you can do. Learn more about your ad choices....

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you, and today I’m sharing two stories from our new bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. If you have large families, and lots of obligations, you know what it’s like to juggle everyone, share days, and keep everyone happy during the holidays. It’s stressful and it can make t...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today we’re talking about how the holidays often bring out the very best in people, resulting in acts of kindness between strangers that truly make for a magical Christmas season. It’s a wonderful reminder, too, that if you’re feeling that itch—that desire to reach out and do something for someone—you should just...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple more Christmas stories for you from our new Christmas book about the wonder of Christmas. I’m giving you a tour of the book in the podcast this month, and over time you’ll hear about 20 stories from the book! Today I want to focus on Christmas miracles, because if you keep your eyes open during the holidays you’ll see little miracles happening all over the place...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to continue my tour of our newest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard. I’m sharing about 20 stories from the book with you, in 10 separate podcasts, because this is a new topic and this book is absolutely filled with great advice that I want you to hear. Today, we’re going to talk about some great advice for maintaining and...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today we’re talking about how to make the perfect Christmas—by accepting imperfection and learning how to enjoy the holidays instead of stressing over every little detail. I’ve always loved that quote about how it matters more who is sitting AROUND the table than what is ON the table, and that applies to all the different aspects of the ho...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today we’re talking about forgiveness, which I believe is essential to being happy. If you’re carrying around all those resentments and disappointments and anger it can be quite a heavy load. One of the ways to free yourself is to make sure that you understand all the facts before you get angry, and I’m going to share two stories about tha...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration from our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy. If you’re like me you like being in control, but today I’m going to share a couple of stories about how sometimes giving up control and accepting a different perspective can vastly improve your life. And by the way these stories are from real Ty...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I bring you inspiration from our new book Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas. This new collection of stories will help you jumpstart your holiday spirit, and today’s stories will also give you a sense of how much more joyful the holidays can be if you go for less instead of more. Learn more abo...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Forgiveness Fix. We made this new book because I’ve read tens of thousands of personal, revealing stories from our writers during the twelve years I’ve been doing this job, and I’ve come to understand that forgiveness is an essential key to happiness. Why is forgiveness so imp...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with today’s Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration from our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy. Today I want to talk about finding joy even when things are going wrong, because we all know there’s a fine line between tragedy and comedy and there’s nothing better than collapsing with laughter instead of collapsing into despair. Learn more a...