The Things We Know

 Lisa and Kari are so excited to share Melissa Kelley and Elijah Selby with you in this very special episode on SISTERHOOD.  Join this foursome as they reflect on the origin of their bond, mostly over text and rarely in person, that each reflects on and celebrates as one of the most important lifelines for being witnessed in recent years that included forced isolation for everyone. ...

Shit happens, to everyone.  In fact, neither of us know anybody who isn’t struggling with something right now.  Including us!  Lisa shares how she was able to find connection and laughter in a year of intense loss, and Kari discusses the value of ride-or-die friends, laughter & music as a caregiver to her son’s unpredictable medical journey.  Join our tender, blunt, compassiona...

Join Lisa and Kari as they tackle the tendency many women have of saying sorry and over-explaining.  Kari addresses when apologizing is appropriate (that may be a great topic for another pod), and Lisa shares how she feels more aligned and empowered NOT being a serial apologizer.  Listen in as they explore and respond to stats and realities about women apologizing in the workplace, and h...

Last week Kari and Lisa reflected on what shaped their younger ideas of an ideal body, and why they now reject “diet culture” and want all women to learn to find their own body’s rhythm and be less obsessed with weight loss and criticizing their bodies–all of which contributes to the “not-enough” struggle.  So this week, the duo discuss body love and body neutrality, and how they are differen...

Join Lisa and Kari as they reflect on their experiences growing up as girls, then as women with respect to body image and diet culture.  Listen as they compare and contrast their childhood influences about what was “ideal” for body type and size, and how they learned to navigate that in a decade that valued “heroin chic” and supermodel bodies. Both Lisa and Kari have experience working in the...

Parenting is a topic both Kari and Lisa love....especially now, because they particularly enjoy parenting the five young adults they brought into the world!  Despite never thinking they wanted to have kids when they were younger, it's clear the joy, laughter and lessons along the way has parenting on the best jobs they've ever had, despite the hard and humbling days.  Join them as they h...

Have you noticed that emotions often feel inconvenient? But have you also noticed that pushing them down and ignoring them doesn’t seem to help? In this episode, Kari and Lisa talk about the importance of taking the time to feel and understand your own feelings so they don’t hold you back from what life has to offer. They also share insight into the positive side of negative (and seemingly inconve...

From expectations to misconceptions, there are so many things in life that we learn along the way (often, the hard way). In today’s episode, Kari and Lisa will be sharing some of their personal “aha!” moments from life. Tune in to hear which lessons you may have in common, as well as some that may surprise you.

Welcome to The Things We Know podcast, where your hosts, Lisa Callahan and Kari Morin, share their best advice for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. If you are feeling stagnant, alone, or just kind of aimless, this show is for you. In this inaugural episode, Lisa and Kari kick things off with a bang (and a David Bowie quote). Listen in as they share who they are and the epic vision that is...