Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about New Year’s and how we all get pretty introspective at this time of year. One of the themes that I see over and over again from our writers is their thoughts about their JOBS and whether they should keep doing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Connie Kaseweter Pullen, who has had a number of really weird and magical spiritual experiences that she has described in our books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I’m back with two more inspiring and surprising stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. These stories will make you wonder—and if you’ve ever worried about what happens to our loved ones when they die, these stories will give you comfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 a couple of short, simple phrases that...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Cj Cole, who’s publishing her second story with us. This one appears in our brand new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles and her prior story appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple more awe-inspiring stories from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. Today I’m going to share two stories from a hospice nurse who has seen some amazing patients die and then come back… because they need to do one more thing before they go. Linda Kinnamon is the author of these two stories. She worked for decades as a...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I’m introducing you to our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. I’m going to share 18 different stories from the book with you over the next couple of months, and I think you’ll be amazed, inspired, and comforted by them, because what they prove is that when we lo...

Hi it's Amy Newmark with any Friend Friday edition of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast. I want to introduce you to Andrew Kaufman. Andrew has written several bestselling novels, while at the same time fighting a life-threatening illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers. It’s amazing to me how many of the stories in this book contain life lessons that transcend the classroom. Today I want to share two stories that drive home the message that you really need to hold back and wait before you jump to conclusions, especially negative ones. L...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. One of the things that fascinates me is the number of people who write stories for us about Chucking It All and Starting Over, with New Homes, New Jobs and eventually… New Happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration. It’s Friend Friday, and today I’m pleased to introduce you to James Scott Bell, the well known novelist who also has several books to help writers become better at their craft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from a couple of our recent books. I’m trying something new for the summer, and going to a three-day a week schedule instead of five days a week. So on Mondays I’ll be posting a podcast with a couple of my favorite stories for instant inspiration for you, and on Wednesdays I’ll be posting a podcast with a couple of my favorite stories from our...

Hi it's Amy Newmark and today I want to share a couple of stories that will help you with your positive thinking. One of these stories has changed the way I look for parking spaces, the other reminds me to count my blessings.  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 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 and it’s Friend Friday, the day when I introduce you to someone interesting in the Chicken Soup for the Soul family. Today we have a really fun guest—Courtney Conover, who has written something like a dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul stories. Today we’re going to focus on two of them, one that will inspire you to stop spending all that time and money straightening your hair, a...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today we’re going to talk about family and Christmas, and how wonderful it is when we’re flexible and open-minded and we create new family connections during the holidays. We have a number of stories in which this happens in our new bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Wonder of Christmas. I’m going to...

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 good habits—ones you can develop that will actually make you an even nicer, better person than you already are. These are habits that will come naturally to you, so you won’t even have that little struggle when you’re deciding whether to do that...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to David-Matthew Barnes, who’s going to explain how you can become more successful by treating your career like it’s an airport. You’ll understand why, when he explains how it works.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you as we enter the holiday season. Today we’re talking about compromise, just in time for that annual event: the negotiation over the Christmas tree. I’m going to share two stories today--about abandoning perfectionism, being flexible, and creating new traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today we’re talking about achievement: how to get into the right mindset to achieve your goals without changing anything except your attitude—and then what to do if that achievement causes people to treat you differently, sometimes not in a good way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...