Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley https://katehanley.substack.com en Copyright MsMindbody, LLC 2026 Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing!  Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even.  For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there. . https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d6a8e256-3060-11ec-ab40-cfe0d8a7722b/image/d7cfe49175ebfc7a5f7a85565e68668a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley https://katehanley.substack.com no episodic Kate Hanley Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing!  Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even.  For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there. . Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing! 

Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even. 

For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there.

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]]> Kate Hanley kate@katehanley.com https://feeds.megaphone.fm/betterpersonpod [Christopher Castellani, what’s coming up]: Finding inspiration in the midst of upsetting world events Ep 1265 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, talked about how to stay connected to your creativity during turbulent times and then we got into some fun talk about the authors, books, morning beverages, and songs he’s currently loving.- What he learned about Tennessee Williams while researching a novel that continues to inspire him- Making his first forays into writing for television- How he’s getting less snooty with age and more excited to try new, more commercial creative endeavors/genres- The classic he recently read for the first time that knocked his socks off- The breakfast ritual he is absolutely devoted to- The Celine Dion song he loves that was originally written for Meatloaf!- Why he loves Monday morningsConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Castellani, what’s coming up]: Finding inspiration in the midst of upsetting world events full 7 1265 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, talked about how to stay connected to your creativity during turbulent times and then we got into some fun talk about the authors, books, morning beverages, and songs he’s currently loving.- What he learned about Tennessee Williams while researching a novel that continues to inspire him- Making his first forays into writing for television- How he’s getting less snooty with age and more excited to try new, more commercial creative endeavors/genres- The classic he recently read for the first time that knocked his socks off- The breakfast ritual he is absolutely devoted to- The Celine Dion song he loves that was originally written for Meatloaf!- Why he loves Monday morningsConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, talked about how to stay connected to your creativity during turbulent times and then we got into some fun talk about the authors, books, morning beverages, and songs he’s currently loving.
- What he learned about Tennessee Williams while researching a novel that continues to inspire him
- Making his first forays into writing for television
- How he’s getting less snooty with age and more excited to try new, more commercial creative endeavors/genres
- The classic he recently read for the first time that knocked his socks off
- The breakfast ritual he is absolutely devoted to
- The Celine Dion song he loves that was originally written for Meatloaf!
- Why he loves Monday mornings
Connect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1115 [Christopher Castellani, inner stuff]: Tricking yourself into doing the work Ep 1264 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, we talked about all the quirky psychology that goes into creating, including:- Why his books tend to get longer and longer the more he revises- The painful process of falling out of love with a book you’re writing- Sometimes it’s the timing of a project and not the quality of the idea that makes or breaks it- Bouncing around between various works in progress- The longest list of things his inner critic says of anyone I’ve ever talked to- Scheduling when he’ll feel sorry for himself as a way to quiet those negative thoughts- Finding the weird bits of your psychology to motivate yourself (Christopher’s is getting excited about working on two projects at the same time because then he gets to feel like he’s cheating whenever he stops working on one and starts working on the other)- A really thoughtful reason why “show don’t tell” is overdone- Why he had four separate legal pads for his last project, and how he used them to tap into his characters’ subconsciouses (and ultimately, his own)- How he tricks himself into workingConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Castellani, inner stuff]: Tricking yourself into doing the work full 7 1264 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, we talked about all the quirky psychology that goes into creating, including:- Why his books tend to get longer and longer the more he revises- The painful process of falling out of love with a book you’re writing- Sometimes it’s the timing of a project and not the quality of the idea that makes or breaks it- Bouncing around between various works in progress- The longest list of things his inner critic says of anyone I’ve ever talked to- Scheduling when he’ll feel sorry for himself as a way to quiet those negative thoughts- Finding the weird bits of your psychology to motivate yourself (Christopher’s is getting excited about working on two projects at the same time because then he gets to feel like he’s cheating whenever he stops working on one and starts working on the other)- A really thoughtful reason why “show don’t tell” is overdone- Why he had four separate legal pads for his last project, and how he used them to tap into his characters’ subconsciouses (and ultimately, his own)- How he tricks himself into workingConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with author and writing teacher Christopher Castellani, we talked about all the quirky psychology that goes into creating, including:
- Why his books tend to get longer and longer the more he revises
- The painful process of falling out of love with a book you’re writing
- Sometimes it’s the timing of a project and not the quality of the idea that makes or breaks it
- Bouncing around between various works in progress
- The longest list of things his inner critic says of anyone I’ve ever talked to
- Scheduling when he’ll feel sorry for himself as a way to quiet those negative thoughts
- Finding the weird bits of your psychology to motivate yourself (Christopher’s is getting excited about working on two projects at the same time because then he gets to feel like he’s cheating whenever he stops working on one and starts working on the other)
- A really thoughtful reason why “show don’t tell” is overdone
- Why he had four separate legal pads for his last project, and how he used them to tap into his characters’ subconsciouses (and ultimately, his own)
- How he tricks himself into working
Connect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1313 [Christopher Castellani, practical matters]: Using your creative practice to make sense of the world Ep 1263 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m delighted to be talking with five-time novelist Christopher Castellani. Christopher’s newest book is “Last Seen,” which combines suspense, true crime, and magical realism to take the reader on a journey through the psyches and preoccupations of young men coming of age in twenty-first-century America.Christopher’s first novel, “A Kiss from Maddalena,” chronicled the Italian-American immigrant experience and won the Massachusetts Book Award; its follow-up, “The Saint of Lost Things,” was a BookSense Notable Book; and the final novel in the trilogy, “All This Talk of Love,” was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.His novel “Leading Men,” about the playwright Tennessee Williams and his longtime partner Frank Merlo, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and is being developed into a movie for Searchlight Pictures.We covered:- What happened in fifth grade that made him decide to be a writer- Why he decided not to pursue the more stable path of becoming a writing professor- How being an author is a little like being a one man band- How he uses his books to make money–and it’s not by selling more copies- The habit he started during the pandemic that he still does, and that has totally changed his relationship to reading- The nerdy 80s magazine he’s still a subscriber toConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Castellani, practical matters]: Using your creative practice to make sense of the world full 7 1263 Kate Hanley This week I’m delighted to be talking with five-time novelist Christopher Castellani. Christopher’s newest book is “Last Seen,” which combines suspense, true crime, and magical realism to take the reader on a journey through the psyches and preoccupations of young men coming of age in twenty-first-century America.Christopher’s first novel, “A Kiss from Maddalena,” chronicled the Italian-American immigrant experience and won the Massachusetts Book Award; its follow-up, “The Saint of Lost Things,” was a BookSense Notable Book; and the final novel in the trilogy, “All This Talk of Love,” was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.His novel “Leading Men,” about the playwright Tennessee Williams and his longtime partner Frank Merlo, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and is being developed into a movie for Searchlight Pictures.We covered:- What happened in fifth grade that made him decide to be a writer- Why he decided not to pursue the more stable path of becoming a writing professor- How being an author is a little like being a one man band- How he uses his books to make money–and it’s not by selling more copies- The habit he started during the pandemic that he still does, and that has totally changed his relationship to reading- The nerdy 80s magazine he’s still a subscriber toConnect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m delighted to be talking with five-time novelist Christopher Castellani. Christopher’s newest book is “Last Seen,” which combines suspense, true crime, and magical realism to take the reader on a journey through the psyches and preoccupations of young men coming of age in twenty-first-century America.
Christopher’s first novel, “A Kiss from Maddalena,” chronicled the Italian-American immigrant experience and won the Massachusetts Book Award; its follow-up, “The Saint of Lost Things,” was a BookSense Notable Book; and the final novel in the trilogy, “All This Talk of Love,” was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.
His novel “Leading Men,” about the playwright Tennessee Williams and his longtime partner Frank Merlo, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and is being developed into a movie for Searchlight Pictures.
We covered:
- What happened in fifth grade that made him decide to be a writer
- Why he decided not to pursue the more stable path of becoming a writing professor
- How being an author is a little like being a one man band
- How he uses his books to make money–and it’s not by selling more copies
- The habit he started during the pandemic that he still does, and that has totally changed his relationship to reading
- The nerdy 80s magazine he’s still a subscriber to
Connect with Christopher (and check if he’s doing an event near you!) at christophercastellani.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1361 [Jenna Blum: what’s coming up]: Putting a long-term plan into action + the importance of choosing the right mug Ep 1262 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part three of my interview with Jenna Blum, author of the new psychological thriller “Murder Your Darlings,” which will keep you up and crack you up while also offering an inside peek at the writing life. Jenna's other books include the New York Times and internationally bestselling “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” She's also written the memoir “Woodrow on the Beach” and produced the audio course, The Author at Work.Today, we're going to get a peek at where Jenna is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating, including:- A peek into her publishing process and how she’s figuring out which book she’ll write next- Props to her parents for actually encouraging her to write for a living- The things she does for fun–and the vision she has to bring them all together, which should make you very excited if you write, eat pie, enjoy water sports, and/or love dogs- Some great shows about writing that are streaming now- The collection of coffee mugs that are key accessories for her writing process- The coffee maker she’s such a good customer of they sent her a free machine when hers broke- The musical era she’s stuck in- Why she never gets up early- Her greasy death row meal that breaks all her food guidelinesVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Jenna Blum: what’s coming up]: Putting a long-term plan into action + the importance of choosing the right mug full 7 1262 Kate Hanley Welcome to part three of my interview with Jenna Blum, author of the new psychological thriller “Murder Your Darlings,” which will keep you up and crack you up while also offering an inside peek at the writing life. Jenna's other books include the New York Times and internationally bestselling “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” She's also written the memoir “Woodrow on the Beach” and produced the audio course, The Author at Work.Today, we're going to get a peek at where Jenna is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating, including:- A peek into her publishing process and how she’s figuring out which book she’ll write next- Props to her parents for actually encouraging her to write for a living- The things she does for fun–and the vision she has to bring them all together, which should make you very excited if you write, eat pie, enjoy water sports, and/or love dogs- Some great shows about writing that are streaming now- The collection of coffee mugs that are key accessories for her writing process- The coffee maker she’s such a good customer of they sent her a free machine when hers broke- The musical era she’s stuck in- Why she never gets up early- Her greasy death row meal that breaks all her food guidelinesVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part three of my interview with Jenna Blum, author of the new psychological thriller “Murder Your Darlings,” which will keep you up and crack you up while also offering an inside peek at the writing life. Jenna's other books include the New York Times and internationally bestselling “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” She's also written the memoir “Woodrow on the Beach” and produced the audio course, The Author at Work.
Today, we're going to get a peek at where Jenna is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating, including:
- A peek into her publishing process and how she’s figuring out which book she’ll write next
- Props to her parents for actually encouraging her to write for a living
- The things she does for fun–and the vision she has to bring them all together, which should make you very excited if you write, eat pie, enjoy water sports, and/or love dogs
- Some great shows about writing that are streaming now
- The collection of coffee mugs that are key accessories for her writing process
- The coffee maker she’s such a good customer of they sent her a free machine when hers broke
- The musical era she’s stuck in
- Why she never gets up early
- Her greasy death row meal that breaks all her food guidelines
Visit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1060 [Jenna Blum, inner stuff]: Getting over the fear that you’re wasting time Ep 1261 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Jenna Blum, the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of five books, including “Those Who Save Us” and “The Lost Family,” and “Murder Your Darlings” which is a psychological thriller and a peek inside the writing life.In today's interview, we're diving into what I call inner stuff, the squishier side of writing, dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, unhelpful beliefs, all that fun stuff. We're going to dive into it.We covered:- Working to get back to the joy and self-importance of writing she felt as a kid- The part of writing she despises (that most writers claim to love)- The part she’d do with glee even if a lawnmower ran over her foot- How she talks herself out of feeling like she’s wasted time if she doesn’t end up liking what she wrote- Trusting your inner encouragements even if your critical mind doesn’t quite believe them- Why hitting her mid-fifties has prompted her to change genres (from historical fiction to psychological thrillers)- How she’s had to face the fact that writing is hard on the body–and what she’s doing to take care of herself- The question she asks herself when she’s figuring out which invitations she’ll say yes to and which she’ll decline- How she’s racked up a four-year daily meditating streak- All the things she’s doing to take care of herself as a woman in midlife with a sedentary careerVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Jenna Blum, inner stuff]: Getting over the fear that you’re wasting time full 7 1261 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Jenna Blum, the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of five books, including “Those Who Save Us” and “The Lost Family,” and “Murder Your Darlings” which is a psychological thriller and a peek inside the writing life.In today's interview, we're diving into what I call inner stuff, the squishier side of writing, dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, unhelpful beliefs, all that fun stuff. We're going to dive into it.We covered:- Working to get back to the joy and self-importance of writing she felt as a kid- The part of writing she despises (that most writers claim to love)- The part she’d do with glee even if a lawnmower ran over her foot- How she talks herself out of feeling like she’s wasted time if she doesn’t end up liking what she wrote- Trusting your inner encouragements even if your critical mind doesn’t quite believe them- Why hitting her mid-fifties has prompted her to change genres (from historical fiction to psychological thrillers)- How she’s had to face the fact that writing is hard on the body–and what she’s doing to take care of herself- The question she asks herself when she’s figuring out which invitations she’ll say yes to and which she’ll decline- How she’s racked up a four-year daily meditating streak- All the things she’s doing to take care of herself as a woman in midlife with a sedentary careerVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Jenna Blum, the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of five books, including “Those Who Save Us” and “The Lost Family,” and “Murder Your Darlings” which is a psychological thriller and a peek inside the writing life.
In today's interview, we're diving into what I call inner stuff, the squishier side of writing, dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, unhelpful beliefs, all that fun stuff. We're going to dive into it.
We covered:
- Working to get back to the joy and self-importance of writing she felt as a kid
- The part of writing she despises (that most writers claim to love)
- The part she’d do with glee even if a lawnmower ran over her foot
- How she talks herself out of feeling like she’s wasted time if she doesn’t end up liking what she wrote
- Trusting your inner encouragements even if your critical mind doesn’t quite believe them
- Why hitting her mid-fifties has prompted her to change genres (from historical fiction to psychological thrillers)
- How she’s had to face the fact that writing is hard on the body–and what she’s doing to take care of herself
- The question she asks herself when she’s figuring out which invitations she’ll say yes to and which she’ll decline
- How she’s racked up a four-year daily meditating streak
- All the things she’s doing to take care of herself as a woman in midlife with a sedentary career
Visit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1309 [Jenna Blum, practical matters: The magic of letting yourself be a little bored Ep 1260 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is internationally bestselling author Jenna Blum. Jenna's books include “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” Her newest book is a psychological thriller called “Murder Your Darlings,” which involves authors, book tours, deadlines, love, and stalkers.Jenna is the co-founder of A Mighty Blaze, an online author interview company, which if you're listening to this podcast, I know you will love the interviews that they put out. And she has taught at Grub Street Writers in Boston for years. Many of the authors I've interviewed on this show have taken classes with Jenna and/or worked with her at A Mighty Blaze. She's a true supporter of writers, readers, and booksellers alike. As evidence of this fact, for her first novel, “Those Who Save Us,” Jenna visited over 800 book clubs in the Boston area alone.We covered:- How she caught the writing bug from her dad, who wrote the news for Walter Cronkite- Applying to grad school five times before she was accepted- Why she’s still committed to writing and teaching now that she’s a few decades in- What gives her hope about the future of writing and reading books- Accepting your own creative process–especially when it doesn’t look like what you think it should- The value of talking about your ideas with people you trust, without sharing so much that you lose the drive to get it on the page- How her creative process is like a volcano- How writing is like making sausage- The parts of the writing process that happen only in her head- Why her first drafts look like instructions for assembling IKEA furniture- What she does right before she goes to sleep that helps her dive back into the writing the next dayVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Jenna Blum, practical matters: The magic of letting yourself be a little bored full 7 1260 Kate Hanley This week my guest is internationally bestselling author Jenna Blum. Jenna's books include “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” Her newest book is a psychological thriller called “Murder Your Darlings,” which involves authors, book tours, deadlines, love, and stalkers.Jenna is the co-founder of A Mighty Blaze, an online author interview company, which if you're listening to this podcast, I know you will love the interviews that they put out. And she has taught at Grub Street Writers in Boston for years. Many of the authors I've interviewed on this show have taken classes with Jenna and/or worked with her at A Mighty Blaze. She's a true supporter of writers, readers, and booksellers alike. As evidence of this fact, for her first novel, “Those Who Save Us,” Jenna visited over 800 book clubs in the Boston area alone.We covered:- How she caught the writing bug from her dad, who wrote the news for Walter Cronkite- Applying to grad school five times before she was accepted- Why she’s still committed to writing and teaching now that she’s a few decades in- What gives her hope about the future of writing and reading books- Accepting your own creative process–especially when it doesn’t look like what you think it should- The value of talking about your ideas with people you trust, without sharing so much that you lose the drive to get it on the page- How her creative process is like a volcano- How writing is like making sausage- The parts of the writing process that happen only in her head- Why her first drafts look like instructions for assembling IKEA furniture- What she does right before she goes to sleep that helps her dive back into the writing the next dayVisit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is internationally bestselling author Jenna Blum. Jenna's books include “Those Who Save Us,” “The Storm Chasers,” and “The Lost Family.” Her newest book is a psychological thriller called “Murder Your Darlings,” which involves authors, book tours, deadlines, love, and stalkers.
Jenna is the co-founder of A Mighty Blaze, an online author interview company, which if you're listening to this podcast, I know you will love the interviews that they put out. And she has taught at Grub Street Writers in Boston for years. Many of the authors I've interviewed on this show have taken classes with Jenna and/or worked with her at A Mighty Blaze. She's a true supporter of writers, readers, and booksellers alike. As evidence of this fact, for her first novel, “Those Who Save Us,” Jenna visited over 800 book clubs in the Boston area alone.
We covered:
- How she caught the writing bug from her dad, who wrote the news for Walter Cronkite
- Applying to grad school five times before she was accepted
- Why she’s still committed to writing and teaching now that she’s a few decades in
- What gives her hope about the future of writing and reading books
- Accepting your own creative process–especially when it doesn’t look like what you think it should
- The value of talking about your ideas with people you trust, without sharing so much that you lose the drive to get it on the page
- How her creative process is like a volcano
- How writing is like making sausage
- The parts of the writing process that happen only in her head
- Why her first drafts look like instructions for assembling IKEA furniture
- What she does right before she goes to sleep that helps her dive back into the writing the next day
Visit Jenna at JennaBlum.com, Substack (Writer Girl in the World), Facebook (Jenna Blum author), or Instagram (Jenna_Blum).
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1486 [Kate Broad: what’s coming up]: Gaining a tighter grip on confidence Ep 1259 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel “Greenwich” was named a best new book by People Magazine, we get a peek at where Kate is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking and fantasizing about eating lately.We cover:- The good and the bad parts of always reading (or watching) like a writer- Why she’s mapped out the structure of other writers’ books (and which ones)- The prominent authors whose paths’ have influenced her own choices- The confusion of being so proud to have written a book and also so terrified of seeing your name on the cover of an actual book that’s out in the world- The British mystery show that kept her up way too late and the recent books she couldn’t put down- Why she doesn’t make playlists for her books- The meal she craves that she will likely never be able to have againConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Broad: what’s coming up]: Gaining a tighter grip on confidence full 7 1259 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel “Greenwich” was named a best new book by People Magazine, we get a peek at where Kate is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking and fantasizing about eating lately.We cover:- The good and the bad parts of always reading (or watching) like a writer- Why she’s mapped out the structure of other writers’ books (and which ones)- The prominent authors whose paths’ have influenced her own choices- The confusion of being so proud to have written a book and also so terrified of seeing your name on the cover of an actual book that’s out in the world- The British mystery show that kept her up way too late and the recent books she couldn’t put down- Why she doesn’t make playlists for her books- The meal she craves that she will likely never be able to have againConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel “Greenwich” was named a best new book by People Magazine, we get a peek at where Kate is headed next, as well as what she's been reading, watching, drinking and fantasizing about eating lately.
We cover:
- The good and the bad parts of always reading (or watching) like a writer
- Why she’s mapped out the structure of other writers’ books (and which ones)
- The prominent authors whose paths’ have influenced her own choices
- The confusion of being so proud to have written a book and also so terrified of seeing your name on the cover of an actual book that’s out in the world
- The British mystery show that kept her up way too late and the recent books she couldn’t put down
- Why she doesn’t make playlists for her books
- The meal she craves that she will likely never be able to have again
Connect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1455 [Kate Broad, inner stuff]: Organizing your life around your own happiness Ep 1258 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part two of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel, “Greenwich,” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick, and a Publisher’s Weekly buzz book for summer 2025, and would be an excellent choice for your book club to read next.In today's interview, we're diving into the inner side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, and unhelpful beliefs. You know, the stuff we all face but don't usually talk about.We talked about:- How shifting from writing alone in her office to being out in the world talking about her book with readers was a huge learning curve, and what helped her ride it- Using therapy as a place to unpack professional jealousy, fears, and self-doubt- The video her publisher asked her to make that almost broke her- The phrase she tells herself when her “brain gremlins” start chiming in- The years-long process it took to sell her first novel- On making the choice to write what you want to read–not what you think the reader wants- How the philosopher whose work she read in her 20s is still influencing her workConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Broad, inner stuff]: Organizing your life around your own happiness full 7 1258 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part two of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel, “Greenwich,” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick, and a Publisher’s Weekly buzz book for summer 2025, and would be an excellent choice for your book club to read next.In today's interview, we're diving into the inner side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, and unhelpful beliefs. You know, the stuff we all face but don't usually talk about.We talked about:- How shifting from writing alone in her office to being out in the world talking about her book with readers was a huge learning curve, and what helped her ride it- Using therapy as a place to unpack professional jealousy, fears, and self-doubt- The video her publisher asked her to make that almost broke her- The phrase she tells herself when her “brain gremlins” start chiming in- The years-long process it took to sell her first novel- On making the choice to write what you want to read–not what you think the reader wants- How the philosopher whose work she read in her 20s is still influencing her workConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part two of my interview with Kate Broad, whose debut novel, “Greenwich,” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick, and a Publisher’s Weekly buzz book for summer 2025, and would be an excellent choice for your book club to read next.
In today's interview, we're diving into the inner side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, the passage of time, and unhelpful beliefs. You know, the stuff we all face but don't usually talk about.
We talked about:
- How shifting from writing alone in her office to being out in the world talking about her book with readers was a huge learning curve, and what helped her ride it
- Using therapy as a place to unpack professional jealousy, fears, and self-doubt
- The video her publisher asked her to make that almost broke her
- The phrase she tells herself when her “brain gremlins” start chiming in
- The years-long process it took to sell her first novel
- On making the choice to write what you want to read–not what you think the reader wants
- How the philosopher whose work she read in her 20s is still influencing her work
Connect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1326 [Kate Broad, practical matters]: Liberating yourself from the idea that you “have to” write Ep 1257 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Kate Broad, author of “Greenwich,” a coming of age story set against a backdrop of wealth and privilege that explores how mistakes can have life-altering consequences and asks who is the first to be blamed and who gets to be believed and forgiven.“Greenwich” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick and a Publishers Weekly Buzz Book for summer 2025. It would be a great choice for your book club, both because it's gripping and suspenseful and it explores a lot of gray areas around complicity and responsibility that will make for a juicy conversation.Kate is a Bronx Council of the Arts award winner for fiction and her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, No Tokens, The Brooklyn Review and elsewhere.We covered:- How she tried, but ultimately decided to stop putting energy into building a career that was writing-adjacent- How telling herself she doesn’t have to pursue writing helps motivate her to keep going- Cobbling together a liveable income from various writing pursuits- Using her advances to buy more time away from freelancing- The life choices she’s made to create more space for writing- Woo! Really insightful talk about money’s impact on creative integrity- Understanding yourself well enough to create the conditions that support your creative work- Taking care of your body and your mind as a creative- The steps she takes at the end of the day to make it easier for her to start writing the next dayConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Broad, practical matters]: Liberating yourself from the idea that you “have to” write full 7 1258 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Kate Broad, author of “Greenwich,” a coming of age story set against a backdrop of wealth and privilege that explores how mistakes can have life-altering consequences and asks who is the first to be blamed and who gets to be believed and forgiven.“Greenwich” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick and a Publishers Weekly Buzz Book for summer 2025. It would be a great choice for your book club, both because it's gripping and suspenseful and it explores a lot of gray areas around complicity and responsibility that will make for a juicy conversation.Kate is a Bronx Council of the Arts award winner for fiction and her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, No Tokens, The Brooklyn Review and elsewhere.We covered:- How she tried, but ultimately decided to stop putting energy into building a career that was writing-adjacent- How telling herself she doesn’t have to pursue writing helps motivate her to keep going- Cobbling together a liveable income from various writing pursuits- Using her advances to buy more time away from freelancing- The life choices she’s made to create more space for writing- Woo! Really insightful talk about money’s impact on creative integrity- Understanding yourself well enough to create the conditions that support your creative work- Taking care of your body and your mind as a creative- The steps she takes at the end of the day to make it easier for her to start writing the next dayConnect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Kate Broad, author of “Greenwich,” a coming of age story set against a backdrop of wealth and privilege that explores how mistakes can have life-altering consequences and asks who is the first to be blamed and who gets to be believed and forgiven.
“Greenwich” was named a People Magazine best new book, an Amazon editor's pick and a Publishers Weekly Buzz Book for summer 2025. It would be a great choice for your book club, both because it's gripping and suspenseful and it explores a lot of gray areas around complicity and responsibility that will make for a juicy conversation.
Kate is a Bronx Council of the Arts award winner for fiction and her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, No Tokens, The Brooklyn Review and elsewhere.
We covered:
- How she tried, but ultimately decided to stop putting energy into building a career that was writing-adjacent
- How telling herself she doesn’t have to pursue writing helps motivate her to keep going
- Cobbling together a liveable income from various writing pursuits
- Using her advances to buy more time away from freelancing
- The life choices she’s made to create more space for writing
- Woo! Really insightful talk about money’s impact on creative integrity
- Understanding yourself well enough to create the conditions that support your creative work
- Taking care of your body and your mind as a creative
- The steps she takes at the end of the day to make it easier for her to start writing the next day
Connect with Kate at katebroad.substack.com and sign up for her Ask an Author newsletter.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1414 [Cynthia Weiner, what’s coming up]: Tricks for getting in the headspace to write about a different time period Ep 1256 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that was named a best book of 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily and is freshly out in paperback.Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024.In this fun episode, we covered:- The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project- The three writers whose examples inspire Cynthia on her own path- Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree- The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s cravingConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, what’s coming up]: Tricks for getting in the headspace to write about a different time period full 7 1256 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that was named a best book of 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily and is freshly out in paperback.Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024.In this fun episode, we covered:- The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project- The three writers whose examples inspire Cynthia on her own path- Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree- The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s cravingConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that was named a best book of 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily and is freshly out in paperback.
Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024.
In this fun episode, we covered:
- The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project
- The three writers whose examples inspire Cynthia on her own path
- Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree
- The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s craving
Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner
There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 882 [Cynthia Weiner, inner stuff]: Rewriting the subconscious belief that it's bad to draw attention to yourself Ep 1255 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part two of my interview (a replay) with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” which, since these episodes first aired, has just come out in paperback and was named a best book of the year for 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily.In today's episode, we unpack:- Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work- And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say- How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird”- Why she could work on one sentence for years- Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new- How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper)- How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourselfConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, inner stuff]: Rewriting the subconscious belief that it's bad to draw attention to yourself full 7 1255 Kate Hanley Welcome to part two of my interview (a replay) with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” which, since these episodes first aired, has just come out in paperback and was named a best book of the year for 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily.In today's episode, we unpack:- Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work- And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say- How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird”- Why she could work on one sentence for years- Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new- How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper)- How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourselfConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part two of my interview (a replay) with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” which, since these episodes first aired, has just come out in paperback and was named a best book of the year for 2025 by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Oprah Daily.
In today's episode, we unpack:
- Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work
- And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say
- How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird”
- Why she could work on one sentence for years
- Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new
- How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper)
- How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourself
Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner
There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1237 [Cynthia Weiner, practical matters]: Daily rituals, time management tricks, and an approach to life that boost creativity Ep 1254 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I'm replaying my interview with Cynthia Weiner, whose amazing coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” is just out in paperback.“A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends.Cynthia's work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of The Writer's Studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s.We covered:- The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life- How she stumbled into teaching writing- Writing as a “weird compulsion”- The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years- The daily rituals that help her write- The time management technique that helps her get unstuck- Why catching up with a friend helps her write- How living a boring life leaves more space for the workConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, practical matters]: Daily rituals, time management tricks, and an approach to life that boost creativity full 7 1254 Kate Hanley This week I'm replaying my interview with Cynthia Weiner, whose amazing coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” is just out in paperback.“A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends.Cynthia's work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of The Writer's Studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s.We covered:- The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life- How she stumbled into teaching writing- Writing as a “weird compulsion”- The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years- The daily rituals that help her write- The time management technique that helps her get unstuck- Why catching up with a friend helps her write- How living a boring life leaves more space for the workConnect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweinerThere are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I'm replaying my interview with Cynthia Weiner, whose amazing coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” is just out in paperback.
“A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends.
Cynthia's work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of The Writer's Studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s.
We covered:
- The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life
- How she stumbled into teaching writing
- Writing as a “weird compulsion”
- The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years
- The daily rituals that help her write
- The time management technique that helps her get unstuck
- Why catching up with a friend helps her write
- How living a boring life leaves more space for the work
Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner
There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit ⁠katehanley.substack.com⁠.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1404 [Lauren Kessler: what’s coming up]: Building and maintaining the stamina needed for a multi-decade writing career Ep 1253 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final portion of my interview with Lauren Kessler an award-winning author of 15 books including her brand new and most personal by far, Everything Changes Everything, which covers how she moved forward after losing her husband and her daughter within eight months of each other by walking 500 miles across Spain on a solo pilgrimage along the famed Camino de Santiago.In addition to being a writer, Lauren is a backyard farmer, a backcountry hiker, a tent-camper, and a quadruple Aries–if you know, you know.Today we get a peek at where Lauren is headed next, as well as what she’s been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating.We covered:- Looking for pockets of inspiration amid a sea of upsetting headlines- A suffragist whose story inspires Lauren in her own life- How her current throughline is creating work that helps people move through loss- Starting to ponder the possibility of pursuing a partnership now that she’s five years past losing her beloved husband–or really, how she’s avoiding said pondering but still, the possibility lingers- Thoughts on maintaining the stamina for maintaining a writing career as long as possible- The novella by Norman McLean she reads three times a year, and why- Why, when she drinks alcohol, she drinks tequila (such a sweet story)Connect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Lauren Kessler: what’s coming up]: Building and maintaining the stamina needed for a multi-decade writing career full 7 1253 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final portion of my interview with Lauren Kessler an award-winning author of 15 books including her brand new and most personal by far, Everything Changes Everything, which covers how she moved forward after losing her husband and her daughter within eight months of each other by walking 500 miles across Spain on a solo pilgrimage along the famed Camino de Santiago.In addition to being a writer, Lauren is a backyard farmer, a backcountry hiker, a tent-camper, and a quadruple Aries–if you know, you know.Today we get a peek at where Lauren is headed next, as well as what she’s been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating.We covered:- Looking for pockets of inspiration amid a sea of upsetting headlines- A suffragist whose story inspires Lauren in her own life- How her current throughline is creating work that helps people move through loss- Starting to ponder the possibility of pursuing a partnership now that she’s five years past losing her beloved husband–or really, how she’s avoiding said pondering but still, the possibility lingers- Thoughts on maintaining the stamina for maintaining a writing career as long as possible- The novella by Norman McLean she reads three times a year, and why- Why, when she drinks alcohol, she drinks tequila (such a sweet story)Connect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final portion of my interview with Lauren Kessler an award-winning author of 15 books including her brand new and most personal by far, Everything Changes Everything, which covers how she moved forward after losing her husband and her daughter within eight months of each other by walking 500 miles across Spain on a solo pilgrimage along the famed Camino de Santiago.
In addition to being a writer, Lauren is a backyard farmer, a backcountry hiker, a tent-camper, and a quadruple Aries–if you know, you know.
Today we get a peek at where Lauren is headed next, as well as what she’s been reading, watching, drinking, and fantasizing about eating.
We covered:
- Looking for pockets of inspiration amid a sea of upsetting headlines
- A suffragist whose story inspires Lauren in her own life
- How her current throughline is creating work that helps people move through loss
- Starting to ponder the possibility of pursuing a partnership now that she’s five years past losing her beloved husband–or really, how she’s avoiding said pondering but still, the possibility lingers
- Thoughts on maintaining the stamina for maintaining a writing career as long as possible
- The novella by Norman McLean she reads three times a year, and why
- Why, when she drinks alcohol, she drinks tequila (such a sweet story)
Connect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1240 [Lauren Kessler, inner stuff]: An inside peek at the book proposal process + cultivating your inner supporter Ep 1252 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with award-winning author and (semi) fearless immersion reporter Lauren Kessler, who brand-new book "Everything Changes Everything" is getting great reviews for being an affective portrait of moving through the kinds of loss we all hope to avoid but few can avoid.In today’s interview we dive into the interior side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, aging, and unhelpful beliefs.We covered:- The part of the writing process she always conducts while sitting on the floor- A really great peek inside the book proposal process- The one question her inner critic asks over and over again- What her inner supporter tells her when she gets stuck in a loop of doubt- Two very insightful reasons why she doesn’t share her age- How she pushes back against the aging process- Making a living as a mid-list writer (i.e., not a mega bestseller)- The “woo woo” disciplines that appeal to herConnect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Lauren Kessler, inner stuff]: An inside peek at the book proposal process + cultivating your inner supporter full 7 1252 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with award-winning author and (semi) fearless immersion reporter Lauren Kessler, who brand-new book "Everything Changes Everything" is getting great reviews for being an affective portrait of moving through the kinds of loss we all hope to avoid but few can avoid.In today’s interview we dive into the interior side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, aging, and unhelpful beliefs.We covered:- The part of the writing process she always conducts while sitting on the floor- A really great peek inside the book proposal process- The one question her inner critic asks over and over again- What her inner supporter tells her when she gets stuck in a loop of doubt- Two very insightful reasons why she doesn’t share her age- How she pushes back against the aging process- Making a living as a mid-list writer (i.e., not a mega bestseller)- The “woo woo” disciplines that appeal to herConnect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with award-winning author and (semi) fearless immersion reporter Lauren Kessler, who brand-new book "Everything Changes Everything" is getting great reviews for being an affective portrait of moving through the kinds of loss we all hope to avoid but few can avoid.
In today’s interview we dive into the interior side of writing–dealing with resistance, doubts, aging, and unhelpful beliefs.
We covered:
- The part of the writing process she always conducts while sitting on the floor
- A really great peek inside the book proposal process
- The one question her inner critic asks over and over again
- What her inner supporter tells her when she gets stuck in a loop of doubt
- Two very insightful reasons why she doesn’t share her age
- How she pushes back against the aging process
- Making a living as a mid-list writer (i.e., not a mega bestseller)
- The “woo woo” disciplines that appeal to her
Connect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1484 [Lauren Kessler, practical matters]: A master class on getting through the hard parts of life, and of writing Ep 1251 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest today is Lauren Kessler, a multi-award-winning author of eleven works of narrative nonfiction, three biographies, an oral history, and four books on writing and reporting.A gutsy immersion journalist, Lauren has explored life inside a maximum-security prison, the grueling world of professional ballet, the anti-aging movement, and the hidden world of Alzheimer’s sufferers. Her brand new book, "Everything Changes Everything" is her most personal by far, detailing how she processed the loss of both her husband and her daughter by setting out alone to walk the Camino de Santiago across Spain.We covered:- How she landed on narrative nonfiction as her genre of choice, even though she had a degree in journalism- The woman Lauren wrote her first feature story about, who died by suicide shortly after the story came out, and the effect that had on Lauren- How writing feels in her body- The work she’s had to do to accept that writing is a business as well as an art- The part of the writing process that makes her brain sweat- How she taught full time, wrote a deeply researched book every three years, and raised three kids–and how she’s been able to move away from working that hard, that consistently- The breakthrough that helped her work smarter, not harder- Her hack for making writing a little less sedentary- A genius trick for making it easier to get your writing brain going in the morningConnect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Lauren Kessler, practical matters]: A master class on getting through the hard parts of life, and of writing full 7 1251 Kate Hanley My guest today is Lauren Kessler, a multi-award-winning author of eleven works of narrative nonfiction, three biographies, an oral history, and four books on writing and reporting.A gutsy immersion journalist, Lauren has explored life inside a maximum-security prison, the grueling world of professional ballet, the anti-aging movement, and the hidden world of Alzheimer’s sufferers. Her brand new book, "Everything Changes Everything" is her most personal by far, detailing how she processed the loss of both her husband and her daughter by setting out alone to walk the Camino de Santiago across Spain.We covered:- How she landed on narrative nonfiction as her genre of choice, even though she had a degree in journalism- The woman Lauren wrote her first feature story about, who died by suicide shortly after the story came out, and the effect that had on Lauren- How writing feels in her body- The work she’s had to do to accept that writing is a business as well as an art- The part of the writing process that makes her brain sweat- How she taught full time, wrote a deeply researched book every three years, and raised three kids–and how she’s been able to move away from working that hard, that consistently- The breakthrough that helped her work smarter, not harder- Her hack for making writing a little less sedentary- A genius trick for making it easier to get your writing brain going in the morningConnect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is Lauren Kessler, a multi-award-winning author of eleven works of narrative nonfiction, three biographies, an oral history, and four books on writing and reporting.
A gutsy immersion journalist, Lauren has explored life inside a maximum-security prison, the grueling world of professional ballet, the anti-aging movement, and the hidden world of Alzheimer’s sufferers. Her brand new book, "Everything Changes Everything" is her most personal by far, detailing how she processed the loss of both her husband and her daughter by setting out alone to walk the Camino de Santiago across Spain.
We covered:
- How she landed on narrative nonfiction as her genre of choice, even though she had a degree in journalism
- The woman Lauren wrote her first feature story about, who died by suicide shortly after the story came out, and the effect that had on Lauren
- How writing feels in her body
- The work she’s had to do to accept that writing is a business as well as an art
- The part of the writing process that makes her brain sweat
- How she taught full time, wrote a deeply researched book every three years, and raised three kids–and how she’s been able to move away from working that hard, that consistently
- The breakthrough that helped her work smarter, not harder
- Her hack for making writing a little less sedentary
- A genius trick for making it easier to get your writing brain going in the morning
Connect with Lauren at laurenkessler.com or laurenjkess.substack.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1410 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, what’s coming up]: Tending to your mental health during a stressful timeline (and NOT talking about aliens) Ep 1250 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, what’s coming up]: Tending to your mental health during a stressful timeline (and NOT talking about aliens) full 7 1250 Kate Hanley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1000 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, inner stuff]: When you would rather do absolutely anything other than actually write Ep 1249 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part two of my interview with Elizabeth Gonzalez-James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.” Elizabeth was featured on the MSNBC documentary, “My Generation,” representing the millennials. And she has taught fiction writing at Grub Street, Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop, Story Studio and elsewhere.In today's interview, we're diving into the mindset side of writing, dealing with resistance and doubts, the passage of time–all things that might make this episode sound like a bummer, but things we all face. So let's talk about how to work with them so that we can feel better about them.We talked about:- The many ways she avoids doing the actual writing- The type of feedback that motivates her to get writing (sneak preview: it’s not the positive kind of feedback)- Making the transition from debut author to “established writer”- Acknowledging and working through her resistance to the act of writing- Being a geriatric millennial- How giving fewer Fs has eased her judgement of other people- Unlearning the things she was taught as a kid from her immigrant dad about how you can never trust other people or ask for helpConnect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, inner stuff]: When you would rather do absolutely anything other than actually write full 7 1249 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part two of my interview with Elizabeth Gonzalez-James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.” Elizabeth was featured on the MSNBC documentary, “My Generation,” representing the millennials. And she has taught fiction writing at Grub Street, Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop, Story Studio and elsewhere.In today's interview, we're diving into the mindset side of writing, dealing with resistance and doubts, the passage of time–all things that might make this episode sound like a bummer, but things we all face. So let's talk about how to work with them so that we can feel better about them.We talked about:- The many ways she avoids doing the actual writing- The type of feedback that motivates her to get writing (sneak preview: it’s not the positive kind of feedback)- Making the transition from debut author to “established writer”- Acknowledging and working through her resistance to the act of writing- Being a geriatric millennial- How giving fewer Fs has eased her judgement of other people- Unlearning the things she was taught as a kid from her immigrant dad about how you can never trust other people or ask for helpConnect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part two of my interview with Elizabeth Gonzalez-James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.” Elizabeth was featured on the MSNBC documentary, “My Generation,” representing the millennials. And she has taught fiction writing at Grub Street, Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop, Story Studio and elsewhere.
In today's interview, we're diving into the mindset side of writing, dealing with resistance and doubts, the passage of time–all things that might make this episode sound like a bummer, but things we all face. So let's talk about how to work with them so that we can feel better about them.
We talked about:
- The many ways she avoids doing the actual writing
- The type of feedback that motivates her to get writing (sneak preview: it’s not the positive kind of feedback)
- Making the transition from debut author to “established writer”
- Acknowledging and working through her resistance to the act of writing
- Being a geriatric millennial
- How giving fewer Fs has eased her judgement of other people
- Unlearning the things she was taught as a kid from her immigrant dad about how you can never trust other people or ask for help
Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1140 [Crystal King: what’s next]: The Italian novel everyone should read + the power of weird mash-ups Ep 1247 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Crystal King, bestselling author of In the Garden of Monsters, Feast of Sorrow, The Chef's Secret, and the brand new The Happiness Collector. Crystal's writing is fueled by a love of history and a passion for the food, language, and culture of Italy. So if you're ever looking to take a mental escape to another culture, a delicious one and a fascinating one at that, definitely check out her books.Today we get a peek at what's currently inspiring Crystal and I'll ask her my fast final five questions about what she's been reading, watching, listening to, drinking and eating lately.We cover:- Her new novel, which combines Nathaniel Hawthorne and the punk scene in Rome in the early 80s- The book by an Italian author she wants everyone to read- The authors who inspire her- Why her husband doesn’t read her books until they’re published- Why she’s applying for Italian citizenship- Her very specific vision of where she’s headed that involves being in a room with 5,000 copies of her book- Two novels by other authors coming out this spring we should all be on the lookout for- The Italian singer-songwriter and rapper whose social media posts make her happyVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:23:00 -0000 [Crystal King: what’s next]: The Italian novel everyone should read + the power of weird mash-ups full 7 1247 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Crystal King, bestselling author of In the Garden of Monsters, Feast of Sorrow, The Chef's Secret, and the brand new The Happiness Collector. Crystal's writing is fueled by a love of history and a passion for the food, language, and culture of Italy. So if you're ever looking to take a mental escape to another culture, a delicious one and a fascinating one at that, definitely check out her books.Today we get a peek at what's currently inspiring Crystal and I'll ask her my fast final five questions about what she's been reading, watching, listening to, drinking and eating lately.We cover:- Her new novel, which combines Nathaniel Hawthorne and the punk scene in Rome in the early 80s- The book by an Italian author she wants everyone to read- The authors who inspire her- Why her husband doesn’t read her books until they’re published- Why she’s applying for Italian citizenship- Her very specific vision of where she’s headed that involves being in a room with 5,000 copies of her book- Two novels by other authors coming out this spring we should all be on the lookout for- The Italian singer-songwriter and rapper whose social media posts make her happyVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Crystal King, bestselling author of In the Garden of Monsters, Feast of Sorrow, The Chef's Secret, and the brand new The Happiness Collector. Crystal's writing is fueled by a love of history and a passion for the food, language, and culture of Italy. So if you're ever looking to take a mental escape to another culture, a delicious one and a fascinating one at that, definitely check out her books.
Today we get a peek at what's currently inspiring Crystal and I'll ask her my fast final five questions about what she's been reading, watching, listening to, drinking and eating lately.
We cover:
- Her new novel, which combines Nathaniel Hawthorne and the punk scene in Rome in the early 80s
- The book by an Italian author she wants everyone to read
- The authors who inspire her
- Why her husband doesn’t read her books until they’re published
- Why she’s applying for Italian citizenship
- Her very specific vision of where she’s headed that involves being in a room with 5,000 copies of her book
- Two novels by other authors coming out this spring we should all be on the lookout for
- The Italian singer-songwriter and rapper whose social media posts make her happy
Visit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1032 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, practical matters]: On getting encouragement to give writing a try from a random stranger Ep 1248 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week's guest is Elizabeth Gonzales James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.”“The Bullet Swallower” is based on mostly true events from her own family lore, a magical realism Western that was named a best book of 2024 by NPR and Esquire.“Mona at Sea,” is a darkly funny coming of age story set against the backdrop of the Great Recession that was inspired by her own experience of long-term unemployment.And “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers” is the result of Elizabeth attempting to sit down and write a reported piece on how the actor Peter Sellers derailed the production of a 1960s movie, “Casino Royale.” That’s when the book spins into its own chaos as five different narrators share their point of view about what the original essay is really about.We covered:- How she went from MBA graduate prepping for a career in finance to an unemployed stay at home mom living in her in-law’s basement- The one, unfleshed-out idea for a short story that set her on the writing path (with a nudge from the creator of The Perfect Push-up, a made for TV fitness product)- How writing books is like dating- A detailed accounting of the financials for each of her book–and how she knew “The Bullet Swallower” would be her “put-my-kids-through-college” book- Making the jump from writing books to writing screenplays- Why, sometimes, all the tips in the world can’t help you write more–and how to give yourself grace during those times- Knowing when to push and be disciplined, and when to back off- Her current productivity hack that involves handicraftsConnect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Elizabeth Gonzalez James, practical matters]: On getting encouragement to give writing a try from a random stranger full 7 1248 Kate Hanley This week's guest is Elizabeth Gonzales James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.”“The Bullet Swallower” is based on mostly true events from her own family lore, a magical realism Western that was named a best book of 2024 by NPR and Esquire.“Mona at Sea,” is a darkly funny coming of age story set against the backdrop of the Great Recession that was inspired by her own experience of long-term unemployment.And “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers” is the result of Elizabeth attempting to sit down and write a reported piece on how the actor Peter Sellers derailed the production of a 1960s movie, “Casino Royale.” That’s when the book spins into its own chaos as five different narrators share their point of view about what the original essay is really about.We covered:- How she went from MBA graduate prepping for a career in finance to an unemployed stay at home mom living in her in-law’s basement- The one, unfleshed-out idea for a short story that set her on the writing path (with a nudge from the creator of The Perfect Push-up, a made for TV fitness product)- How writing books is like dating- A detailed accounting of the financials for each of her book–and how she knew “The Bullet Swallower” would be her “put-my-kids-through-college” book- Making the jump from writing books to writing screenplays- Why, sometimes, all the tips in the world can’t help you write more–and how to give yourself grace during those times- Knowing when to push and be disciplined, and when to back off- Her current productivity hack that involves handicraftsConnect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's guest is Elizabeth Gonzales James, screenwriter and bestselling author of the novels, “The Bullet Swallower” and “Mona at Sea,” as well as the chapbook, “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.”
“The Bullet Swallower” is based on mostly true events from her own family lore, a magical realism Western that was named a best book of 2024 by NPR and Esquire.
“Mona at Sea,” is a darkly funny coming of age story set against the backdrop of the Great Recession that was inspired by her own experience of long-term unemployment.
And “Five Conversations About Peter Sellers” is the result of Elizabeth attempting to sit down and write a reported piece on how the actor Peter Sellers derailed the production of a 1960s movie, “Casino Royale.” That’s when the book spins into its own chaos as five different narrators share their point of view about what the original essay is really about.
We covered:
- How she went from MBA graduate prepping for a career in finance to an unemployed stay at home mom living in her in-law’s basement
- The one, unfleshed-out idea for a short story that set her on the writing path (with a nudge from the creator of The Perfect Push-up, a made for TV fitness product)
- How writing books is like dating
- A detailed accounting of the financials for each of her book–and how she knew “The Bullet Swallower” would be her “put-my-kids-through-college” book
- Making the jump from writing books to writing screenplays
- Why, sometimes, all the tips in the world can’t help you write more–and how to give yourself grace during those times
- Knowing when to push and be disciplined, and when to back off
- Her current productivity hack that involves handicrafts
Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @unefemmejames.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1572 [Crystal King, inner stuff]: Falling in love with your story cures a lot of writing ills Ep 1246 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part two of my interview with Crystal King, author of the bestselling food-laden novels, “In the Garden of Monsters,” “The Chef’s Secret,” and “Feast of Sorrow.” Her newest novel, “The Happiness Collector,” is a contemporary fantasy novel about an American historian who lands a dream job in Rome--and may or may not be an unwitting pawn in battle of the gods.In today’s interview we cover:- How she comforts herself when impostor syndrome kicks in- The inner critic narrative that’s unique to mystery writers (I hadn’t considered this one before)- The uncanny experience of listening to the audiobook version of your book- How a brush with breast cancer has changed her writing–and life–goals- The gender norms she’s done with- The tools she’s learned from reading the StoicsVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Crystal King, inner stuff]: Falling in love with your story cures a lot of writing ills full 7 1246 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part two of my interview with Crystal King, author of the bestselling food-laden novels, “In the Garden of Monsters,” “The Chef’s Secret,” and “Feast of Sorrow.” Her newest novel, “The Happiness Collector,” is a contemporary fantasy novel about an American historian who lands a dream job in Rome--and may or may not be an unwitting pawn in battle of the gods.In today’s interview we cover:- How she comforts herself when impostor syndrome kicks in- The inner critic narrative that’s unique to mystery writers (I hadn’t considered this one before)- The uncanny experience of listening to the audiobook version of your book- How a brush with breast cancer has changed her writing–and life–goals- The gender norms she’s done with- The tools she’s learned from reading the StoicsVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part two of my interview with Crystal King, author of the bestselling food-laden novels, “In the Garden of Monsters,” “The Chef’s Secret,” and “Feast of Sorrow.” Her newest novel, “The Happiness Collector,” is a contemporary fantasy novel about an American historian who lands a dream job in Rome--and may or may not be an unwitting pawn in battle of the gods.
In today’s interview we cover:
- How she comforts herself when impostor syndrome kicks in
- The inner critic narrative that’s unique to mystery writers (I hadn’t considered this one before)
- The uncanny experience of listening to the audiobook version of your book
- How a brush with breast cancer has changed her writing–and life–goals
- The gender norms she’s done with
- The tools she’s learned from reading the Stoics
Visit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1151 [Crystal King, practical matters]: The two ways to make it in publishing Ep 1245 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Crystal King, author of the novels “In the Garden of Monsters”--a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth–“Feast of Sorrow”--about an ancient Roman gourmand–”The Chef’s Secret”--about the pope’s private chef during the Renaissance--and the brand new “The Happiness Collector,” about a modern-day history professor who lands her dream job in Rome where it slowly becomes apparent that ancient forces are still very much in play.Crystal is a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and former co-editor of the (now defunct) online literary arts journal Plum Ruby Review. She has taught writing, creativity and social media at UMass Boston, Boston University, Mass College of Art, Harvard Extension School, and Grub Street.In today’s episode, we cover:- Why she’s obsessed with Italy- Her master’s degree in the coolest subject I never realized was an area of study: critical and creative thinking- The master’s thesis she was sure could be a book (until agents told her, no actually, it can’t)- How teaching writing led to her writing her first novel- The two ways to make it in publishing (and the path she’s chosen)- Her one regret in life- How her day job in marketing, social media, and AI helps her as a writer- A frank talk about the financial side of being an author- The cool ways she comes up with ideas- How she writes a book in six months, with a full-time day job- Her plug for writing every dayVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Crystal King, practical matters]: The two ways to make it in publishing full 7 1245 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Crystal King, author of the novels “In the Garden of Monsters”--a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth–“Feast of Sorrow”--about an ancient Roman gourmand–”The Chef’s Secret”--about the pope’s private chef during the Renaissance--and the brand new “The Happiness Collector,” about a modern-day history professor who lands her dream job in Rome where it slowly becomes apparent that ancient forces are still very much in play.Crystal is a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and former co-editor of the (now defunct) online literary arts journal Plum Ruby Review. She has taught writing, creativity and social media at UMass Boston, Boston University, Mass College of Art, Harvard Extension School, and Grub Street.In today’s episode, we cover:- Why she’s obsessed with Italy- Her master’s degree in the coolest subject I never realized was an area of study: critical and creative thinking- The master’s thesis she was sure could be a book (until agents told her, no actually, it can’t)- How teaching writing led to her writing her first novel- The two ways to make it in publishing (and the path she’s chosen)- Her one regret in life- How her day job in marketing, social media, and AI helps her as a writer- A frank talk about the financial side of being an author- The cool ways she comes up with ideas- How she writes a book in six months, with a full-time day job- Her plug for writing every dayVisit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Crystal King, author of the novels “In the Garden of Monsters”--a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth–“Feast of Sorrow”--about an ancient Roman gourmand–”The Chef’s Secret”--about the pope’s private chef during the Renaissance--and the brand new “The Happiness Collector,” about a modern-day history professor who lands her dream job in Rome where it slowly becomes apparent that ancient forces are still very much in play.
Crystal is a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and former co-editor of the (now defunct) online literary arts journal Plum Ruby Review. She has taught writing, creativity and social media at UMass Boston, Boston University, Mass College of Art, Harvard Extension School, and Grub Street.
In today’s episode, we cover:
- Why she’s obsessed with Italy
- Her master’s degree in the coolest subject I never realized was an area of study: critical and creative thinking
- The master’s thesis she was sure could be a book (until agents told her, no actually, it can’t)
- How teaching writing led to her writing her first novel
- The two ways to make it in publishing (and the path she’s chosen)
- Her one regret in life
- How her day job in marketing, social media, and AI helps her as a writer
- A frank talk about the financial side of being an author
- The cool ways she comes up with ideas
- How she writes a book in six months, with a full-time day job
- Her plug for writing every day
Visit Crystal at crystalking.com or on Substack @crystalking.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
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]]> 1597 [Lucas Mann, inner stuff]: Getting around an inner critic devoted to making sure you sound smart + releasing the desire to blow people away with your genius Ep 1117 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my conversation with Lucas Mann, author of Attachments, Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances and co-owner (with his wife, Ottavia) of the fabulous Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, we really got into the evolution of his thinking about what it means–and what it takes–to be a ‘successful’ writer, and what the even means. Specifically, we talked about: The hardest part of writing for Lucas–namely, discipline–and why writing an article feels so much harder than writing a book How his inner critic is obsessed with making sure he sounds smart, and not like he’s just writing about feelings–and how it’s always wrong How getting older has helped him be less precious about his writing How being a competitive, jock-y kid fed into his writing path How teaching creative writing (which he does at U. Mass Dartmouth) has changed since he was an MFA student at the University of Iowa Releasing the idea that the only way to be good at something is to be maniacally devoted to it Why he loves the Enneagram Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:08:00 -0000 [Lucas Mann, inner stuff]: Getting around an inner critic devoted to making sure you sound smart + releasing the desire to blow people away with your genius full 5 1117 Kate Hanley In this second part of my conversation with Lucas Mann, author of Attachments, Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances and co-owner (with his wife, Ottavia) of the fabulous Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, we really got into the evolution of his thinking about what it means–and what it takes–to be a ‘successful’ writer, and what the even means. Specifically, we talked about: The hardest part of writing for Lucas–namely, discipline–and why writing an article feels so much harder than writing a book How his inner critic is obsessed with making sure he sounds smart, and not like he’s just writing about feelings–and how it’s always wrong How getting older has helped him be less precious about his writing How being a competitive, jock-y kid fed into his writing path How teaching creative writing (which he does at U. Mass Dartmouth) has changed since he was an MFA student at the University of Iowa Releasing the idea that the only way to be good at something is to be maniacally devoted to it Why he loves the Enneagram Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my conversation with Lucas Mann, author of Attachments, Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances and co-owner (with his wife, Ottavia) of the fabulous Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, we really got into the evolution of his thinking about what it means–and what it takes–to be a ‘successful’ writer, and what the even means.


Specifically, we talked about:


The hardest part of writing for Lucas–namely, discipline–and why writing an article feels so much harder than writing a book

How his inner critic is obsessed with making sure he sounds smart, and not like he’s just writing about feelings–and how it’s always wrong

How getting older has helped him be less precious about his writing

How being a competitive, jock-y kid fed into his writing path

How teaching creative writing (which he does at U. Mass Dartmouth) has changed since he was an MFA student at the University of Iowa

Releasing the idea that the only way to be good at something is to be maniacally devoted to it

Why he loves the Enneagram


Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


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]]> 1244 [Susannah Cahalan: What’s coming up]: Navigating the transitions–from project to project, and between research and writing Ep 1244 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of the books “Brain on Fire,” “The Great Pretender,” and most recently “The Acid Queen.” Susannah is also a mental health advocate, speaker, and founder of the Sob Sisters, a networking group for women who write nonfiction.We covered:- A peek at her next book, which is about belief, and how and why we come to believe what we do- Shifting out of research mode and into writing mode–and when it makes the most sense to do so- The ritual she used to help her leave her last project behind and embark on something new- Her very groovy vision of the future that involves gardening, herbalism, and possibly becoming a different person altogether as she has a black thumb- The 1970s horror movie she recently re-watched that stands the test of time- The beauty of warm, frothy milk- The Radiohead album she listens to while writing- The time of day when she feels most excited- A love letter to pasta that has been prepared by menVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Susannah Cahalan: What’s coming up]: Navigating the transitions–from project to project, and between research and writing full 1244 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of the books “Brain on Fire,” “The Great Pretender,” and most recently “The Acid Queen.” Susannah is also a mental health advocate, speaker, and founder of the Sob Sisters, a networking group for women who write nonfiction.We covered:- A peek at her next book, which is about belief, and how and why we come to believe what we do- Shifting out of research mode and into writing mode–and when it makes the most sense to do so- The ritual she used to help her leave her last project behind and embark on something new- Her very groovy vision of the future that involves gardening, herbalism, and possibly becoming a different person altogether as she has a black thumb- The 1970s horror movie she recently re-watched that stands the test of time- The beauty of warm, frothy milk- The Radiohead album she listens to while writing- The time of day when she feels most excited- A love letter to pasta that has been prepared by menVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, author of the books “Brain on Fire,” “The Great Pretender,” and most recently “The Acid Queen.” Susannah is also a mental health advocate, speaker, and founder of the Sob Sisters, a networking group for women who write nonfiction.
We covered:
- A peek at her next book, which is about belief, and how and why we come to believe what we do
- Shifting out of research mode and into writing mode–and when it makes the most sense to do so
- The ritual she used to help her leave her last project behind and embark on something new
- Her very groovy vision of the future that involves gardening, herbalism, and possibly becoming a different person altogether as she has a black thumb
- The 1970s horror movie she recently re-watched that stands the test of time
- The beauty of warm, frothy milk
- The Radiohead album she listens to while writing
- The time of day when she feels most excited
- A love letter to pasta that has been prepared by men
Visit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 845 [Susannah Cahalan, inner stuff]: Dealing with “publication psychosis” and finding a topic you can fall in love with Ep 1243 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir “Brain on Fire,” and the books the “The Great Pretender,” and her most recent “The Acid Queen,” about the life and influence of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, a psychedelic pioneer who has best known in her lifetime as Timothy Leary’s wife but who has a story and legacy all her own.In addition to her award-winning work as a journalist and author, Susannah’s advocacy work in brain disorders and mental health awareness has taken her around the world, speaking to universities and medical schools. It also earned the American Brain Foundation’s Ambassador Award in 2022.This is a super juicy episode about managing your own expectations, focusing on the good, and putting your inner critic to good use.We covered:- How each of her books have been a wildly different experience in terms of reach and “success”--and how she’s processed how little of a book’s impact is under an author’s control- Balancing your dreams for your book’s impact with the knowledge that most books don’t get the readership they deserve- Trying to figure out what the heck to do about using social media to promote your work–on the one hand, it’s vital, on the other, it can suck your time and sap your sanity- The tarot card reading that helped her get out of a “publication psychosis” spiral over her most recent book (link to him in the show notes on Substack)- Working with those “who do you think you are?” thoughts–especially as a writer who tackles topics you’re not an expert in- Using the inner critic as fuel to be really really careful (and hire your own fact checkers)- Learning how to use ignorance as a strength- How her process of deciding what to write about has changed now that she’s a couple decades in- The value of figuring out what you *don’t* want to write about, even if you’re not sure what you do want to cover- What it feels like to fall in love with your topicVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Susannah Cahalan, inner stuff]: Dealing with “publication psychosis” and finding a topic you can fall in love with full 1243 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir “Brain on Fire,” and the books the “The Great Pretender,” and her most recent “The Acid Queen,” about the life and influence of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, a psychedelic pioneer who has best known in her lifetime as Timothy Leary’s wife but who has a story and legacy all her own.In addition to her award-winning work as a journalist and author, Susannah’s advocacy work in brain disorders and mental health awareness has taken her around the world, speaking to universities and medical schools. It also earned the American Brain Foundation’s Ambassador Award in 2022.This is a super juicy episode about managing your own expectations, focusing on the good, and putting your inner critic to good use.We covered:- How each of her books have been a wildly different experience in terms of reach and “success”--and how she’s processed how little of a book’s impact is under an author’s control- Balancing your dreams for your book’s impact with the knowledge that most books don’t get the readership they deserve- Trying to figure out what the heck to do about using social media to promote your work–on the one hand, it’s vital, on the other, it can suck your time and sap your sanity- The tarot card reading that helped her get out of a “publication psychosis” spiral over her most recent book (link to him in the show notes on Substack)- Working with those “who do you think you are?” thoughts–especially as a writer who tackles topics you’re not an expert in- Using the inner critic as fuel to be really really careful (and hire your own fact checkers)- Learning how to use ignorance as a strength- How her process of deciding what to write about has changed now that she’s a couple decades in- The value of figuring out what you *don’t* want to write about, even if you’re not sure what you do want to cover- What it feels like to fall in love with your topicVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part two of my interview with Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir “Brain on Fire,” and the books the “The Great Pretender,” and her most recent “The Acid Queen,” about the life and influence of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, a psychedelic pioneer who has best known in her lifetime as Timothy Leary’s wife but who has a story and legacy all her own.
In addition to her award-winning work as a journalist and author, Susannah’s advocacy work in brain disorders and mental health awareness has taken her around the world, speaking to universities and medical schools. It also earned the American Brain Foundation’s Ambassador Award in 2022.
This is a super juicy episode about managing your own expectations, focusing on the good, and putting your inner critic to good use.
We covered:
- How each of her books have been a wildly different experience in terms of reach and “success”--and how she’s processed how little of a book’s impact is under an author’s control
- Balancing your dreams for your book’s impact with the knowledge that most books don’t get the readership they deserve
- Trying to figure out what the heck to do about using social media to promote your work–on the one hand, it’s vital, on the other, it can suck your time and sap your sanity
- The tarot card reading that helped her get out of a “publication psychosis” spiral over her most recent book (link to him in the show notes on Substack)
- Working with those “who do you think you are?” thoughts–especially as a writer who tackles topics you’re not an expert in
- Using the inner critic as fuel to be really really careful (and hire your own fact checkers)
- Learning how to use ignorance as a strength
- How her process of deciding what to write about has changed now that she’s a couple decades in
- The value of figuring out what you *don’t* want to write about, even if you’re not sure what you do want to cover
- What it feels like to fall in love with your topic
Visit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1469 [Susannah Cahalan, practical matters]: Inviting a little magic into your writing process Ep 1242 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is journalist and author Susannah Cahalan. Susannah’s first book, "Brain on Fire," about her experiences with a very rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as mental illness, was a #1 NY Times bestseller, sold over a million copies, and was made into a Netflix original movie. Her second book, "The Great Pretender," was named a best book of 2020 by Time, The Guardian and The Sunday Times. And her newest book is "The Acid Queen," which tells the fascinating story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who is best known as the wife of LSD pioneer Timothy Leary, but who played a major role in bringing psychedelics into the mainstream.NPR called Susannah "one of America's most courageous young journalists." She’s been profiled in the New York Times, featured as an answer on Jeopardy!, and appeared as a guest on The Today Show and Fresh Air, among many others.What I loved most in this episode was hearing about how Susannah’s process has evolved from something that was very structured, even rigid, into something that’s way on the other end of the spectrum, that involves candles made by witches and doing what it takes to open up a “magical circle” where you can engage with the work on a deeper level.We covered:- The side effects of growing up in a house where the grown-ups read newspapers- The gossip column she started for her high school paper- Interning at The New York Post as a 17-year-old- The rare autoimmune disease she experienced in her 20s that was initially misdiagnosed as mental illness, and the fascination with consciousness it fostered- Adapting to the large amounts of time you spend alone as a writer- Resisting the lure of spending too much time alone and in your head- The mix of speaking, ghostwriting, and side projects that supplement the income she makes writing books- Her biggest speaking fail- Her transition from structured–even rigid–writing routines to something way more woo woo- The steps she takes to open up a “magical circle” when it’s time to write- The shop in New York City that she gets to create special candles for each project (I’m so in–check the show notes on Substack for a link)- Why writing in the mornings and interviewing and editing in the afternoons works for herVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000 [Susannah Cahalan, practical matters]: Inviting a little magic into your writing process full 7 1242 Kate Hanley My guest this week is journalist and author Susannah Cahalan. Susannah’s first book, "Brain on Fire," about her experiences with a very rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as mental illness, was a #1 NY Times bestseller, sold over a million copies, and was made into a Netflix original movie. Her second book, "The Great Pretender," was named a best book of 2020 by Time, The Guardian and The Sunday Times. And her newest book is "The Acid Queen," which tells the fascinating story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who is best known as the wife of LSD pioneer Timothy Leary, but who played a major role in bringing psychedelics into the mainstream.NPR called Susannah "one of America's most courageous young journalists." She’s been profiled in the New York Times, featured as an answer on Jeopardy!, and appeared as a guest on The Today Show and Fresh Air, among many others.What I loved most in this episode was hearing about how Susannah’s process has evolved from something that was very structured, even rigid, into something that’s way on the other end of the spectrum, that involves candles made by witches and doing what it takes to open up a “magical circle” where you can engage with the work on a deeper level.We covered:- The side effects of growing up in a house where the grown-ups read newspapers- The gossip column she started for her high school paper- Interning at The New York Post as a 17-year-old- The rare autoimmune disease she experienced in her 20s that was initially misdiagnosed as mental illness, and the fascination with consciousness it fostered- Adapting to the large amounts of time you spend alone as a writer- Resisting the lure of spending too much time alone and in your head- The mix of speaking, ghostwriting, and side projects that supplement the income she makes writing books- Her biggest speaking fail- Her transition from structured–even rigid–writing routines to something way more woo woo- The steps she takes to open up a “magical circle” when it’s time to write- The shop in New York City that she gets to create special candles for each project (I’m so in–check the show notes on Substack for a link)- Why writing in the mornings and interviewing and editing in the afternoons works for herVisit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is journalist and author Susannah Cahalan. Susannah’s first book, "Brain on Fire," about her experiences with a very rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as mental illness, was a #1 NY Times bestseller, sold over a million copies, and was made into a Netflix original movie. Her second book, "The Great Pretender," was named a best book of 2020 by Time, The Guardian and The Sunday Times. And her newest book is "The Acid Queen," which tells the fascinating story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who is best known as the wife of LSD pioneer Timothy Leary, but who played a major role in bringing psychedelics into the mainstream.
NPR called Susannah "one of America's most courageous young journalists." She’s been profiled in the New York Times, featured as an answer on Jeopardy!, and appeared as a guest on The Today Show and Fresh Air, among many others.
What I loved most in this episode was hearing about how Susannah’s process has evolved from something that was very structured, even rigid, into something that’s way on the other end of the spectrum, that involves candles made by witches and doing what it takes to open up a “magical circle” where you can engage with the work on a deeper level.
We covered:
- The side effects of growing up in a house where the grown-ups read newspapers
- The gossip column she started for her high school paper
- Interning at The New York Post as a 17-year-old
- The rare autoimmune disease she experienced in her 20s that was initially misdiagnosed as mental illness, and the fascination with consciousness it fostered
- Adapting to the large amounts of time you spend alone as a writer
- Resisting the lure of spending too much time alone and in your head
- The mix of speaking, ghostwriting, and side projects that supplement the income she makes writing books
- Her biggest speaking fail
- Her transition from structured–even rigid–writing routines to something way more woo woo
- The steps she takes to open up a “magical circle” when it’s time to write
- The shop in New York City that she gets to create special candles for each project (I’m so in–check the show notes on Substack for a link)
- Why writing in the mornings and interviewing and editing in the afternoons works for her
Visit Susannah on Instagram @susannahcahalan or at susannhacahalan.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1600 [Debbie Urbanski: What’s coming up]: Finding the courage to ‘write something really weird’ Ep 1241 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Debbie Urbanski, author of the novel “Afterworld,” in which an AI witnesses the last days of the last person on earth, and the story collection “Portalmania,” which combines sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and realism to explore a long list of juicy topics, including betrayal, revenge, parenthood, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances.We covered:- Why she’s learning everything she can about caves, the deep ocean, and whales- Exploring the things that scare her in her writing- Looking to writers who let themselves experiment and change over time as role models- The book she’s read multiple times that gives her the courage to keep experimenting- Sensing that the themes she wants to explore are changing as she enters a new life stage- The series she’s re-watching and the graphic novel that was so beautiful, she had to force herself to slow down while reading- The YouTube video that captures the creative process in real time and gets her fired up to write- Why Fridays are the best dayFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Debbie Urbanski: What’s coming up]: Finding the courage to ‘write something really weird’ full 6 1241 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Debbie Urbanski, author of the novel “Afterworld,” in which an AI witnesses the last days of the last person on earth, and the story collection “Portalmania,” which combines sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and realism to explore a long list of juicy topics, including betrayal, revenge, parenthood, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances.We covered:- Why she’s learning everything she can about caves, the deep ocean, and whales- Exploring the things that scare her in her writing- Looking to writers who let themselves experiment and change over time as role models- The book she’s read multiple times that gives her the courage to keep experimenting- Sensing that the themes she wants to explore are changing as she enters a new life stage- The series she’s re-watching and the graphic novel that was so beautiful, she had to force herself to slow down while reading- The YouTube video that captures the creative process in real time and gets her fired up to write- Why Fridays are the best dayFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Debbie Urbanski, author of the novel “Afterworld,” in which an AI witnesses the last days of the last person on earth, and the story collection “Portalmania,” which combines sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and realism to explore a long list of juicy topics, including betrayal, revenge, parenthood, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances.
We covered:
- Why she’s learning everything she can about caves, the deep ocean, and whales
- Exploring the things that scare her in her writing
- Looking to writers who let themselves experiment and change over time as role models
- The book she’s read multiple times that gives her the courage to keep experimenting
- Sensing that the themes she wants to explore are changing as she enters a new life stage
- The series she’s re-watching and the graphic novel that was so beautiful, she had to force herself to slow down while reading
- The YouTube video that captures the creative process in real time and gets her fired up to write
- Why Fridays are the best day
Follow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanski
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 903 [Debbie Urbanski, inner stuff]: Embracing wrong turns as a key part of the creative process Ep 1240 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?We covered:- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock- The daily schedule she tries to stick to- The genres she’s reading for inspiration- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing doneFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Debbie Urbanski, inner stuff]: Embracing wrong turns as a key part of the creative process full 6 1240 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?We covered:- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock- The daily schedule she tries to stick to- The genres she’s reading for inspiration- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing doneFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?
We covered:
- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”
- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals
- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers
- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you
- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier
- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income
- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock
- The daily schedule she tries to stick to
- The genres she’s reading for inspiration
- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing done
Follow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanski
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1259 [Debbie Urbanski, practical matters]: The slow, important, sometimes painful work of weaning yourself off of external validation Ep 1239 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?We covered:- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock- The daily schedule she tries to stick to- The genres she’s reading for inspiration- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing doneFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Debbie Urbanski, practical matters]: The slow, important, sometimes painful work of weaning yourself off of external validation full 6 1239 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?We covered:- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock- The daily schedule she tries to stick to- The genres she’s reading for inspiration- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing doneFollow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanskiFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Debbie Urbanski, whose writing focuses on the intersections of horror, fantasy, science fiction, memoir, and often the planet. Her debut novel, “Afterworld,” narrates the last days of the last human on Earth's life, as told by an AI. It was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. Her newest book is “Portal Mania”, a collection of short stories that use a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to ask, If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?
We covered:
- The literary journal acceptance that made Debbie feel like, “I think I could do this [whole writing thing]”
- Figuring out what to do after you meet your writing goals
- How Instagram has been a useful tool for building a community of writers
- Figuring out which social media platforms are helpful for you
- How studying poetry makes writing novels harder–and marketing easier
- The business she and her husband run that provides steady income
- What she’s learning about writing from Alfred Hitchcock
- The daily schedule she tries to stick to
- The genres she’s reading for inspiration
- The standing desk, stacks of print outs, and nap strategy she uses to get her writing done
Follow Debbie on Instagram and/or Substack @debbieurbanski
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1299 [Beth Macy: What’s coming up]: Her advice for folks who are worried about talking to their family at the Thanksgiving table Ep 1238 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Beth Macy, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of “Factory Man,” “Dopesick,” and her newest book, “Paper Girl,” which uses a blend of memoir and reporting to examine the rural-urban divide through the lens of her hometown of Urbana, Ohio.Beth was the first in her family to go to college, an event that drastically changed and maybe even saved her life. She's gone on to become a Guggenheim fellow and a Nieman fellow for journalism at Harvard.In today’s episode we find out what Beth knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next. And I ask her my fast final five questions about what she's reading, watching, listening to, and fantasizing about eating.We cover:- Why she’s feeling called to activism- How she patched things up with her brother, who’s on the other end of the political divide- Robert Guy, the Kentucky writer whom Beth considers her “Appalachian sensei”- The Netflix show “about England before it was England” her hairdresser told her about that she loved- Palmyra, her younger son’s band that’s touring–keep an eye out!Connect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Beth Macy: What’s coming up]: Her advice for folks who are worried about talking to their family at the Thanksgiving table full 6 1238 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Beth Macy, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of “Factory Man,” “Dopesick,” and her newest book, “Paper Girl,” which uses a blend of memoir and reporting to examine the rural-urban divide through the lens of her hometown of Urbana, Ohio.Beth was the first in her family to go to college, an event that drastically changed and maybe even saved her life. She's gone on to become a Guggenheim fellow and a Nieman fellow for journalism at Harvard.In today’s episode we find out what Beth knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next. And I ask her my fast final five questions about what she's reading, watching, listening to, and fantasizing about eating.We cover:- Why she’s feeling called to activism- How she patched things up with her brother, who’s on the other end of the political divide- Robert Guy, the Kentucky writer whom Beth considers her “Appalachian sensei”- The Netflix show “about England before it was England” her hairdresser told her about that she loved- Palmyra, her younger son’s band that’s touring–keep an eye out!Connect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Beth Macy, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of “Factory Man,” “Dopesick,” and her newest book, “Paper Girl,” which uses a blend of memoir and reporting to examine the rural-urban divide through the lens of her hometown of Urbana, Ohio.
Beth was the first in her family to go to college, an event that drastically changed and maybe even saved her life. She's gone on to become a Guggenheim fellow and a Nieman fellow for journalism at Harvard.
In today’s episode we find out what Beth knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next. And I ask her my fast final five questions about what she's reading, watching, listening to, and fantasizing about eating.
We cover:
- Why she’s feeling called to activism
- How she patched things up with her brother, who’s on the other end of the political divide
- Robert Guy, the Kentucky writer whom Beth considers her “Appalachian sensei”
- The Netflix show “about England before it was England” her hairdresser told her about that she loved
- Palmyra, her younger son’s band that’s touring–keep an eye out!
Connect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 805 [Beth Macy, inner stuff]: Inserting humor, asking for help, and the interview question she stole from Denzel Washington Ep 1237 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the second part of my interview with award-winning journalist Beth Macy, author of the brand new book “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America” about how politics has divided her hometown of Urbana, Ohio and even her own family. It’s a hard, heart-stirring read for anyone who wonders, “How did we get here? And how can we come back together.”Beth is also the author of “Dopesick” about the about the opioid crisis–which was also turned into an Emmy-award winning Hulu series–and “Factory Man” about how the effects of globalization have taken a toll on small rural communities.In this episode, we get into some of the thornier questions about writing, especially writing about polarizing topics–including family.We cover:- Why she makes it a point to include humor even in the darkest stories she tells (like babies being born addicted to opiates)- Keeping her mom’s spirit alive by writing about her in “Paper Girl”- How interviewing her ex-boyfriend for “Paper Girl” flew right past awkward and into threatening–and how she dealt with it- What she does to get through those “what do I do now??” moments- How her husband helped her find the opening scene to “Dopesick”- Her recently acquired skill of consulting “future Beth” when anxiety starts creeping in- Her best interviewing question that she got from Denzel Washingon- The one rule of newspaper reporting she thinks is total B.S.--and how she got around it without breaking it, directly, when she was on staff at the Roanoke TimesConnect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Beth Macy, inner stuff]: Inserting humor, asking for help, and the interview question she stole from Denzel Washington full 6 1237 Kate Hanley Welcome to the second part of my interview with award-winning journalist Beth Macy, author of the brand new book “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America” about how politics has divided her hometown of Urbana, Ohio and even her own family. It’s a hard, heart-stirring read for anyone who wonders, “How did we get here? And how can we come back together.”Beth is also the author of “Dopesick” about the about the opioid crisis–which was also turned into an Emmy-award winning Hulu series–and “Factory Man” about how the effects of globalization have taken a toll on small rural communities.In this episode, we get into some of the thornier questions about writing, especially writing about polarizing topics–including family.We cover:- Why she makes it a point to include humor even in the darkest stories she tells (like babies being born addicted to opiates)- Keeping her mom’s spirit alive by writing about her in “Paper Girl”- How interviewing her ex-boyfriend for “Paper Girl” flew right past awkward and into threatening–and how she dealt with it- What she does to get through those “what do I do now??” moments- How her husband helped her find the opening scene to “Dopesick”- Her recently acquired skill of consulting “future Beth” when anxiety starts creeping in- Her best interviewing question that she got from Denzel Washingon- The one rule of newspaper reporting she thinks is total B.S.--and how she got around it without breaking it, directly, when she was on staff at the Roanoke TimesConnect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the second part of my interview with award-winning journalist Beth Macy, author of the brand new book “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America” about how politics has divided her hometown of Urbana, Ohio and even her own family. It’s a hard, heart-stirring read for anyone who wonders, “How did we get here? And how can we come back together.”
Beth is also the author of “Dopesick” about the about the opioid crisis–which was also turned into an Emmy-award winning Hulu series–and “Factory Man” about how the effects of globalization have taken a toll on small rural communities.
In this episode, we get into some of the thornier questions about writing, especially writing about polarizing topics–including family.
We cover:
- Why she makes it a point to include humor even in the darkest stories she tells (like babies being born addicted to opiates)
- Keeping her mom’s spirit alive by writing about her in “Paper Girl”
- How interviewing her ex-boyfriend for “Paper Girl” flew right past awkward and into threatening–and how she dealt with it
- What she does to get through those “what do I do now??” moments
- How her husband helped her find the opening scene to “Dopesick”
- Her recently acquired skill of consulting “future Beth” when anxiety starts creeping in
- Her best interviewing question that she got from Denzel Washingon
- The one rule of newspaper reporting she thinks is total B.S.--and how she got around it without breaking it, directly, when she was on staff at the Roanoke Times
Connect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1003 [Beth Macy, practical matters]: How to figure out the kind of storyteller you are Ep 1236 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Beth Macy, the award-winning author of three New York Times bestselling books that examine rural communities left behind by corporate greed and political indifference.Beth's first book, “Factory Man”, explored the aftermath of globalization on rural communities and won a J. Anthony Lucas Prize. “Dopesick,” her investigation of the opioid crisis, won an LA Times Book Prize and was described as “a masterwork of narrative nonfiction” by the New York Times. (It was also made into a Peabody- and Emmy-award winning Hulu series starring Michael Keaton.)Her newest book, “Paper Girl,” has just been released and is a combination of memoir and reported analysis of the rural-urban divide told through the lenses of backward mobility, political polarization, and the decimation of local news. Beth lives in Roanoke, Virginia.We covered:- How politics divided her family, and the skills she used to write a book about it- How a Pell grant helped Beth out of poverty, into college, and ultimately into a career in journalism- Publishing her first book at age fifty- Why writing books is easier than writing for a newspaper- Her telltale signs for when she’s stumbled on a good story- Getting through the big-city gatekeepers to tell stories of small towns- Why the collapse of local news and public education are playing such a huge role in making us so polarized- How policy changes shape our everyday reality- Using personal deadlines as an “anxiety-management tool”- How clustering tasks–such as reporting, interviewing, writing, and editing helps give structure to a long-term deadlineConnect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Beth Macy, practical matters]: How to figure out the kind of storyteller you are full 6 1236 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Beth Macy, the award-winning author of three New York Times bestselling books that examine rural communities left behind by corporate greed and political indifference.Beth's first book, “Factory Man”, explored the aftermath of globalization on rural communities and won a J. Anthony Lucas Prize. “Dopesick,” her investigation of the opioid crisis, won an LA Times Book Prize and was described as “a masterwork of narrative nonfiction” by the New York Times. (It was also made into a Peabody- and Emmy-award winning Hulu series starring Michael Keaton.)Her newest book, “Paper Girl,” has just been released and is a combination of memoir and reported analysis of the rural-urban divide told through the lenses of backward mobility, political polarization, and the decimation of local news. Beth lives in Roanoke, Virginia.We covered:- How politics divided her family, and the skills she used to write a book about it- How a Pell grant helped Beth out of poverty, into college, and ultimately into a career in journalism- Publishing her first book at age fifty- Why writing books is easier than writing for a newspaper- Her telltale signs for when she’s stumbled on a good story- Getting through the big-city gatekeepers to tell stories of small towns- Why the collapse of local news and public education are playing such a huge role in making us so polarized- How policy changes shape our everyday reality- Using personal deadlines as an “anxiety-management tool”- How clustering tasks–such as reporting, interviewing, writing, and editing helps give structure to a long-term deadlineConnect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Beth Macy, the award-winning author of three New York Times bestselling books that examine rural communities left behind by corporate greed and political indifference.
Beth's first book, “Factory Man”, explored the aftermath of globalization on rural communities and won a J. Anthony Lucas Prize. “Dopesick,” her investigation of the opioid crisis, won an LA Times Book Prize and was described as “a masterwork of narrative nonfiction” by the New York Times. (It was also made into a Peabody- and Emmy-award winning Hulu series starring Michael Keaton.)
Her newest book, “Paper Girl,” has just been released and is a combination of memoir and reported analysis of the rural-urban divide told through the lenses of backward mobility, political polarization, and the decimation of local news. Beth lives in Roanoke, Virginia.
We covered:
- How politics divided her family, and the skills she used to write a book about it
- How a Pell grant helped Beth out of poverty, into college, and ultimately into a career in journalism
- Publishing her first book at age fifty
- Why writing books is easier than writing for a newspaper
- Her telltale signs for when she’s stumbled on a good story
- Getting through the big-city gatekeepers to tell stories of small towns
- Why the collapse of local news and public education are playing such a huge role in making us so polarized
- How policy changes shape our everyday reality
- Using personal deadlines as an “anxiety-management tool”
- How clustering tasks–such as reporting, interviewing, writing, and editing helps give structure to a long-term deadline
Connect with Beth on Bluesky and/or Instagram @bethmacy.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1424 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 3: what's next]: Why his kids hate going to museums with him Ep 1235 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West.We also covered:- Why his kids hate going to museums with him- Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books- The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing- Why Friday is the perfect day- The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of townVisit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 3: what's next]: Why his kids hate going to museums with him full 6 1235 Kate Hanley In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West.We also covered:- Why his kids hate going to museums with him- Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books- The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing- Why Friday is the perfect day- The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of townVisit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West.
We also covered:
- Why his kids hate going to museums with him
- Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books
- The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing
- Why Friday is the perfect day
- The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of town
Visit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1093 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 2: inner stuff]: Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out Ep 1234 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible.We talked about:- Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps)- The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years- How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels- How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along- Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out- The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells- The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it toVisit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 2: inner stuff]: Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out full 6 1234 Kate Hanley In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible.We talked about:- Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps)- The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years- How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels- How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along- Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out- The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells- The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it toVisit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible.
We talked about:
- Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps)
- The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years
- How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels
- How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along
- Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out
- The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells
- The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it to
Visit Eric at ⁠ericjaydolin.com⁠.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1288 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 1: practical matters]: Making the leap from marine biologist to author Ep 1233 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.We covered:- Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biology, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time- How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like- HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great gift for anyone in your life who lives a good maritime yarn (like, say, my Dad)- How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going- The skills he developed as a student that help him write books- How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book- The secret cove in Marblehead, Mass. where Eric gets his reading done during the summer- How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his languageFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 1: practical matters]: Making the leap from marine biologist to author full 6 1233 Kate Hanley Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.We covered:- Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biology, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time- How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like- HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great gift for anyone in your life who lives a good maritime yarn (like, say, my Dad)- How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going- The skills he developed as a student that help him write books- How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book- The secret cove in Marblehead, Mass. where Eric gets his reading done during the summer- How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his languageFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.
We covered:
- Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biology, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time
- How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like
- HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great gift for anyone in your life who lives a good maritime yarn (like, say, my Dad)
- How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going
- The skills he developed as a student that help him write books
- How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book
- The secret cove in Marblehead, Mass. where Eric gets his reading done during the summer
- How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his language
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1665 [Alma Katsu: what’s coming up]: Drawing creative inspiration from the news cycle Ep 1232 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Alma Katsu, award winning author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels,"The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and two spy novels that draw on her long career in intelligence, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is the contemporary horror novel "Fiend," which tells the story of an ultra rich family who summoned dark forces to protect and grow their wealth.We covered:- How she harvests book ideas from the headlines- The writer’s newsletter she recommends every writer subscribe to- Why she celebrates every little success as if it’s her last- Why she’s switching publishers for her next spy novel- The career goal that would scare her as much as it would delight her- An inside look at the story of hers that’s been optioned by AMC–fingers crossed it actually gets made it sounds AMAZING- The streaming show that surprised her, it was so good- The meal she craves that she can no longer get since she moved out of DCConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Alma Katsu: what’s coming up]: Drawing creative inspiration from the news cycle full 6 1232 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Alma Katsu, award winning author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels,"The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and two spy novels that draw on her long career in intelligence, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is the contemporary horror novel "Fiend," which tells the story of an ultra rich family who summoned dark forces to protect and grow their wealth.We covered:- How she harvests book ideas from the headlines- The writer’s newsletter she recommends every writer subscribe to- Why she celebrates every little success as if it’s her last- Why she’s switching publishers for her next spy novel- The career goal that would scare her as much as it would delight her- An inside look at the story of hers that’s been optioned by AMC–fingers crossed it actually gets made it sounds AMAZING- The streaming show that surprised her, it was so good- The meal she craves that she can no longer get since she moved out of DCConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Alma Katsu, award winning author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels,"The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and two spy novels that draw on her long career in intelligence, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is the contemporary horror novel "Fiend," which tells the story of an ultra rich family who summoned dark forces to protect and grow their wealth.
We covered:
- How she harvests book ideas from the headlines
- The writer’s newsletter she recommends every writer subscribe to
- Why she celebrates every little success as if it’s her last
- Why she’s switching publishers for her next spy novel
- The career goal that would scare her as much as it would delight her
- An inside look at the story of hers that’s been optioned by AMC–fingers crossed it actually gets made it sounds AMAZING
- The streaming show that surprised her, it was so good
- The meal she craves that she can no longer get since she moved out of DC
Connect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsu
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1036 [Alma Katsu, inner stuff]: Navigating the crosshairs of ageism and sexism Ep 1231 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part two of my interview with Alma Katsu, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels, "The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and the spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra rich in a setting that mixes dark fantasy with horror.In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:- How she makes the world of her novels richly detailed and her characters multi-faceted- How writing for the POTUS helped her deal with the novel editing process- The part of the publishing process that always makes her “depressed for a day”- The fascinating reason why she’s squeamish about being on social media- Thoughts on how being in her mid-60s impacts her career- How’s she’s encountered–and handled–sexism- Why Hollywood is interested in so many of her novels–and the differences between the movie business and the book businessConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Alma Katsu, inner stuff]: Navigating the crosshairs of ageism and sexism full 6 1231 Kate Hanley Welcome to part two of my interview with Alma Katsu, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels, "The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and the spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra rich in a setting that mixes dark fantasy with horror.In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:- How she makes the world of her novels richly detailed and her characters multi-faceted- How writing for the POTUS helped her deal with the novel editing process- The part of the publishing process that always makes her “depressed for a day”- The fascinating reason why she’s squeamish about being on social media- Thoughts on how being in her mid-60s impacts her career- How’s she’s encountered–and handled–sexism- Why Hollywood is interested in so many of her novels–and the differences between the movie business and the book businessConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part two of my interview with Alma Katsu, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including the historical horror novels, "The Hunger," "The Deep," and "The Fervor," and the spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London." Alma's newest book is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra rich in a setting that mixes dark fantasy with horror.
In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:
- How she makes the world of her novels richly detailed and her characters multi-faceted
- How writing for the POTUS helped her deal with the novel editing process
- The part of the publishing process that always makes her “depressed for a day”
- The fascinating reason why she’s squeamish about being on social media
- Thoughts on how being in her mid-60s impacts her career
- How’s she’s encountered–and handled–sexism
- Why Hollywood is interested in so many of her novels–and the differences between the movie business and the book business
Connect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsu
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1972 [Alma Katsu, practical matters]: Using fiction to change minds Ep 1230 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Alma Katsu, the award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of nine novels. Alma has written two spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London," inspired by her 35-year career working in intelligence. She also writes novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements."The Hunger" was a re-imagining of the story of the Donner Party and named one of NPR's 100 favorite horror stories. Her first book, "The Taker," was named one of the top 10 debut novels of 2011 by Booklist. And her latest novel, brand new, hot off the presses, is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra wealthy through a lens that combines dark fantasy and horror. Think Succession meets Angel Heart, if you're old enough to remember that movie.Alma's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and several are in various stages of film and television development. She's also a contributor to the Washington Post book world where she reviews thrillers.We covered:- How she came to work in US intelligence for 35 years, despite having early ambitions of being a writer- Why she writes so many different genres (spy thrillers, horror, speculative fiction)- An inside peek at just an absolutely fascinating government career- The illness that got her writing again- The challenges of building a readership- Why she thinks writing a novel that’s inspired by the news is more persuasive than writing an article- How her background in intelligence helps her come up with ideas for her novels- Unlearning old habits of driving herself too hard- Recommitting to exercise so she has stamina for book toursConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Alma Katsu, practical matters]: Using fiction to change minds full 6 1230 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Alma Katsu, the award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of nine novels. Alma has written two spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London," inspired by her 35-year career working in intelligence. She also writes novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements."The Hunger" was a re-imagining of the story of the Donner Party and named one of NPR's 100 favorite horror stories. Her first book, "The Taker," was named one of the top 10 debut novels of 2011 by Booklist. And her latest novel, brand new, hot off the presses, is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra wealthy through a lens that combines dark fantasy and horror. Think Succession meets Angel Heart, if you're old enough to remember that movie.Alma's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and several are in various stages of film and television development. She's also a contributor to the Washington Post book world where she reviews thrillers.We covered:- How she came to work in US intelligence for 35 years, despite having early ambitions of being a writer- Why she writes so many different genres (spy thrillers, horror, speculative fiction)- An inside peek at just an absolutely fascinating government career- The illness that got her writing again- The challenges of building a readership- Why she thinks writing a novel that’s inspired by the news is more persuasive than writing an article- How her background in intelligence helps her come up with ideas for her novels- Unlearning old habits of driving herself too hard- Recommitting to exercise so she has stamina for book toursConnect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsuFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Alma Katsu, the award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of nine novels. Alma has written two spy novels, "Red Widow" and "Red London," inspired by her 35-year career working in intelligence. She also writes novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements.
"The Hunger" was a re-imagining of the story of the Donner Party and named one of NPR's 100 favorite horror stories. Her first book, "The Taker," was named one of the top 10 debut novels of 2011 by Booklist. And her latest novel, brand new, hot off the presses, is "Fiend," which examines our fascination with the ultra wealthy through a lens that combines dark fantasy and horror. Think Succession meets Angel Heart, if you're old enough to remember that movie.
Alma's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and several are in various stages of film and television development. She's also a contributor to the Washington Post book world where she reviews thrillers.
We covered:
- How she came to work in US intelligence for 35 years, despite having early ambitions of being a writer
- Why she writes so many different genres (spy thrillers, horror, speculative fiction)
- An inside peek at just an absolutely fascinating government career
- The illness that got her writing again
- The challenges of building a readership
- Why she thinks writing a novel that’s inspired by the news is more persuasive than writing an article
- How her background in intelligence helps her come up with ideas for her novels
- Unlearning old habits of driving herself too hard
- Recommitting to exercise so she has stamina for book tours
Connect with Alma on Substack: https://substack.com/@almakatsu
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1320 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez: What’s coming up]: Thinking carefully about how to use time more wisely Ep 1229 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with Dolan Perkins Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, Happyland, we get a peek at where her personal throughline is leading her next and hear her answers to my fast final five questions about what she’s currently reading, listening to, and dreaming of eating.We covered:The visual artists who are currently inspiring her, some living, some deadHer favorite historical fiction authorsThe AMAZING sounding historical fiction writers conference that cemented her path as a historical fiction authorHow she’s re-thinking how she spends her time now that her older daughter is going off to collegeThe romance novel she stayed up too late reading and the Netflix series about high school girls she watched with her daughterThe music she listens to when her energy flagsConnect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldezFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez: What’s coming up]: Thinking carefully about how to use time more wisely full 6 1229 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with Dolan Perkins Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, Happyland, we get a peek at where her personal throughline is leading her next and hear her answers to my fast final five questions about what she’s currently reading, listening to, and dreaming of eating.We covered:The visual artists who are currently inspiring her, some living, some deadHer favorite historical fiction authorsThe AMAZING sounding historical fiction writers conference that cemented her path as a historical fiction authorHow she’s re-thinking how she spends her time now that her older daughter is going off to collegeThe romance novel she stayed up too late reading and the Netflix series about high school girls she watched with her daughterThe music she listens to when her energy flagsConnect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldezFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with Dolan Perkins Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, Happyland, we get a peek at where her personal throughline is leading her next and hear her answers to my fast final five questions about what she’s currently reading, listening to, and dreaming of eating.
We covered:
The visual artists who are currently inspiring her, some living, some dead
Her favorite historical fiction authors
The AMAZING sounding historical fiction writers conference that cemented her path as a historical fiction author
How she’s re-thinking how she spends her time now that her older daughter is going off to college
The romance novel she stayed up too late reading and the Netflix series about high school girls she watched with her daughter
The music she listens to when her energy flags
Connect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldez
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 953 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez, inner stuff]: Writing what’s in your heart, not what you think will sell Ep 1228 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Dolan Perkins Valdez, multiple award-winning author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” and “Take My Hand.” Her newest book, “Happyland,” is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in Appalachia.In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:The part of writing a novel that can make her feel like “the book is taking years off my life”The surprising number of drafts it takes to get to a publishable manuscriptHow to elicit feedback that is actually helpful from early readersIdentifying your “good readers”The research habit that can bite her in the buttThe part of the writing process where her writerly demons tend to pop up the mostBuilding your day around when your brain is at its bestWhy she writes every book as if it’s her lastWhy she views all writing as politicalWriting what’s in your heart, not what you think will sellThe question she asks herself when she’s writing things that scare herConnect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldezFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez, inner stuff]: Writing what’s in your heart, not what you think will sell full 6 1228 Kate Hanley Dolan Perkins Valdez, multiple award-winning author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” and “Take My Hand.” Her newest book, “Happyland,” is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in Appalachia.In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:The part of writing a novel that can make her feel like “the book is taking years off my life”The surprising number of drafts it takes to get to a publishable manuscriptHow to elicit feedback that is actually helpful from early readersIdentifying your “good readers”The research habit that can bite her in the buttThe part of the writing process where her writerly demons tend to pop up the mostBuilding your day around when your brain is at its bestWhy she writes every book as if it’s her lastWhy she views all writing as politicalWriting what’s in your heart, not what you think will sellThe question she asks herself when she’s writing things that scare herConnect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldezFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Dolan Perkins Valdez, multiple award-winning author of “Wench,” “Bomb,” and “Take My Hand.” Her newest book, “Happyland,” is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in Appalachia.
In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty of the ideas, thought processes, and beliefs that fuel her work, including:
The part of writing a novel that can make her feel like “the book is taking years off my life”
The surprising number of drafts it takes to get to a publishable manuscript
How to elicit feedback that is actually helpful from early readers
Identifying your “good readers”
The research habit that can bite her in the butt
The part of the writing process where her writerly demons tend to pop up the most
Building your day around when your brain is at its best
Why she writes every book as if it’s her last
Why she views all writing as political
Writing what’s in your heart, not what you think will sell
The question she asks herself when she’s writing things that scare her
Connect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldez
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1363 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez, practical matters]: Teasing out–and trusting–your process Ep 1227 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Dolan Perkins-Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of the novels “Wench,” “Balm,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, “Happy Land.” Her books are all inspired by fascinating facets of American history that are in danger of being forgotten. They have earned awards from the NAACP, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the American Bar Association. And they've been named best books of the year by Goodreads users and Amazon editors. Dolan is a three-time nominee for a United States Artists Fellowship and an associate professor in the literature department at American University. We covered:- Why she goes to the special archives in the library in any town she visits- Why emails from readers are the best gift- How she recovers from book tour- What teaching offers her (beyond benefits and a 401K)- Her specific writing process- The handicraft that makes her “most at peace”- Her pre-writing morning routine- How she measures her writing process (hint: it’s not word count) Connect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldez For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Dolen Perkins-Valdez, practical matters]: Teasing out–and trusting–your process full 6 1227 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Dolan Perkins-Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of the novels “Wench,” “Balm,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, “Happy Land.” Her books are all inspired by fascinating facets of American history that are in danger of being forgotten. They have earned awards from the NAACP, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the American Bar Association. And they've been named best books of the year by Goodreads users and Amazon editors. Dolan is a three-time nominee for a United States Artists Fellowship and an associate professor in the literature department at American University. We covered:- Why she goes to the special archives in the library in any town she visits- Why emails from readers are the best gift- How she recovers from book tour- What teaching offers her (beyond benefits and a 401K)- Her specific writing process- The handicraft that makes her “most at peace”- Her pre-writing morning routine- How she measures her writing process (hint: it’s not word count) Connect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldez For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Dolan Perkins-Valdez, the New York Times bestselling author of the novels “Wench,” “Balm,” “Take My Hand,” and most recently, “Happy Land.” Her books are all inspired by fascinating facets of American history that are in danger of being forgotten. They have earned awards from the NAACP, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the American Bar Association. And they've been named best books of the year by Goodreads users and Amazon editors. Dolan is a three-time nominee for a United States Artists Fellowship and an associate professor in the literature department at American University.

We covered:
- Why she goes to the special archives in the library in any town she visits
- Why emails from readers are the best gift
- How she recovers from book tour
- What teaching offers her (beyond benefits and a 401K)
- Her specific writing process
- The handicraft that makes her “most at peace”
- Her pre-writing morning routine
- How she measures her writing process (hint: it’s not word count)

Connect with Dolen on Instagram @dolenperkinsvaldez

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Aqua Tru. Visit aquatru.com and use code KATE to save 20% off a great countertop reverse osmosis water filter that I have been using and loving for years now. Comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee.

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]]> 1238 [Ann Tashi Slater, what’s coming up]: How looking at the sky can help us be more creative Ep 1226 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo, the Art of Living in an Impermanent World.”- How staying attuned to the seasons inspires her (and the Japanese word for an aspect of summer I had never heard before but reminds me of my favorite place to spend a summer morning, AKA my porch)- The two books (and their authors) that have shaped her writing aspirations- An amazing metaphor for creativity that will comfort anyone who worries that at some point they’ll run out of ideas- Moving into a different relationship with change and impermanence- Thinking about how to fulfill a desire to spend more time off the grid- The songs that help her stop worrying and just be happy for a little whileConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Ann Tashi Slater, what’s coming up]: How looking at the sky can help us be more creative full 6 1226 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo, the Art of Living in an Impermanent World.”- How staying attuned to the seasons inspires her (and the Japanese word for an aspect of summer I had never heard before but reminds me of my favorite place to spend a summer morning, AKA my porch)- The two books (and their authors) that have shaped her writing aspirations- An amazing metaphor for creativity that will comfort anyone who worries that at some point they’ll run out of ideas- Moving into a different relationship with change and impermanence- Thinking about how to fulfill a desire to spend more time off the grid- The songs that help her stop worrying and just be happy for a little whileConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo, the Art of Living in an Impermanent World.”
- How staying attuned to the seasons inspires her (and the Japanese word for an aspect of summer I had never heard before but reminds me of my favorite place to spend a summer morning, AKA my porch)
- The two books (and their authors) that have shaped her writing aspirations
- An amazing metaphor for creativity that will comfort anyone who worries that at some point they’ll run out of ideas
- Moving into a different relationship with change and impermanence
- Thinking about how to fulfill a desire to spend more time off the grid
- The songs that help her stop worrying and just be happy for a little while
Connect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1190 [Ann Tashi Slater, inner stuff]: How acknowledging the pain of NOT writing can help you commit to your creative work Ep 1225 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part two of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World.” Bardo is a Buddhist concept that describes a transitional state, such as between death and rebirth, but also about being alive and in between being born and dying. In Traveling in Bardo, Anne shares how we can apply Buddhist teachings on acceptance, interdependence, and impermanence to our ever-changing lives.In today's episode, I'm asking Anne about the inner stuff that goes into writing, including:- The Spanish movie she’s been obsessed with since she was a kid and that inspired a recent essay for Narrative Magazine- How writing and reading are so different from talking and listening, even though they’re both conversations between two people- How she, an extremely private person, gradually acclimated to sharing and promoting her work, and how this process reminds her of her dog- How she quiets the inner critic- Why she never meets anyone for lunch- The ways her work practices have–and mostly, have not–changed since her kids have left the nest and her schedule is her own- The things that motivated her to build the habit of writing everydayConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Ann Tashi Slater, inner stuff]: How acknowledging the pain of NOT writing can help you commit to your creative work full 6 1225 Kate Hanley Welcome to part two of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World.” Bardo is a Buddhist concept that describes a transitional state, such as between death and rebirth, but also about being alive and in between being born and dying. In Traveling in Bardo, Anne shares how we can apply Buddhist teachings on acceptance, interdependence, and impermanence to our ever-changing lives.In today's episode, I'm asking Anne about the inner stuff that goes into writing, including:- The Spanish movie she’s been obsessed with since she was a kid and that inspired a recent essay for Narrative Magazine- How writing and reading are so different from talking and listening, even though they’re both conversations between two people- How she, an extremely private person, gradually acclimated to sharing and promoting her work, and how this process reminds her of her dog- How she quiets the inner critic- Why she never meets anyone for lunch- The ways her work practices have–and mostly, have not–changed since her kids have left the nest and her schedule is her own- The things that motivated her to build the habit of writing everydayConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part two of my interview with Ann Tashi Slater, author of the new book, “Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World.” Bardo is a Buddhist concept that describes a transitional state, such as between death and rebirth, but also about being alive and in between being born and dying. In Traveling in Bardo, Anne shares how we can apply Buddhist teachings on acceptance, interdependence, and impermanence to our ever-changing lives.
In today's episode, I'm asking Anne about the inner stuff that goes into writing, including:
- The Spanish movie she’s been obsessed with since she was a kid and that inspired a recent essay for Narrative Magazine
- How writing and reading are so different from talking and listening, even though they’re both conversations between two people
- How she, an extremely private person, gradually acclimated to sharing and promoting her work, and how this process reminds her of her dog
- How she quiets the inner critic
- Why she never meets anyone for lunch
- The ways her work practices have–and mostly, have not–changed since her kids have left the nest and her schedule is her own
- The things that motivated her to build the habit of writing everyday
Connect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1482 [Ann Tashi Slater practical matters]: On listening, following your obsessions, and knowing when to set the pen down Ep 1224 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Ann Tashi Slater, who for decades has written about her Tibetan American heritage and about Buddhism in Western society for the New Yorker, the Paris Review, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other outlets. Her brand new book, “Traveling in Bardo:The Art of Living in an Impermanent World,” helps us find meaning, happiness, and hope in an impermanent world. Ann is also a contributing editor at Tricycle, the Buddhist review, and her work has been included in the best American essays. She is joining us today from her home in Tokyo.We covered:- Reconnecting with her Tibetan and Buddhist heritage after growing up in the States- Using the things you’re obsessed with as fodder for writing- Why there are so many empty houses in Tokyo- How having kids helped become more productive, much to her surprise- How her writing practice is like “Top Chef”- The simple practice that helps her get ready to writeConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Ann Tashi Slater practical matters]: On listening, following your obsessions, and knowing when to set the pen down full 6 1224 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Ann Tashi Slater, who for decades has written about her Tibetan American heritage and about Buddhism in Western society for the New Yorker, the Paris Review, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other outlets. Her brand new book, “Traveling in Bardo:The Art of Living in an Impermanent World,” helps us find meaning, happiness, and hope in an impermanent world. Ann is also a contributing editor at Tricycle, the Buddhist review, and her work has been included in the best American essays. She is joining us today from her home in Tokyo.We covered:- Reconnecting with her Tibetan and Buddhist heritage after growing up in the States- Using the things you’re obsessed with as fodder for writing- Why there are so many empty houses in Tokyo- How having kids helped become more productive, much to her surprise- How her writing practice is like “Top Chef”- The simple practice that helps her get ready to writeConnect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Ann Tashi Slater, who for decades has written about her Tibetan American heritage and about Buddhism in Western society for the New Yorker, the Paris Review, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other outlets. Her brand new book, “Traveling in Bardo:The Art of Living in an Impermanent World,” helps us find meaning, happiness, and hope in an impermanent world. Ann is also a contributing editor at Tricycle, the Buddhist review, and her work has been included in the best American essays. She is joining us today from her home in Tokyo.
We covered:
- Reconnecting with her Tibetan and Buddhist heritage after growing up in the States
- Using the things you’re obsessed with as fodder for writing
- Why there are so many empty houses in Tokyo
- How having kids helped become more productive, much to her surprise
- How her writing practice is like “Top Chef”
- The simple practice that helps her get ready to write
Connect with Ann @AnnTashiSlater on Instagram, Facebook, Blue Sky, and LinkedIn, or at anntoshislater.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1264 [Nancy Johnson: what’s coming up]: An inside peek at Nancy’s vision board Ep 1223 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” which was one of People magazine's most anticipated books of 2025, and “The Kindest Lie”, which was a book of the month club and Target book club selection.In today’s episode, I felt like we were getting a tour through Nancy’s vision board–as well as the things she’s doing to help make those visions a reality.- Why she’s started planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard next summer- The first annual Black Book Bash in Jacksonville, Florida, happening in October (mark your calendars)- Considering a pivot from fiction to nonfiction, and how she’s preparing for that shift- The writing goal that’s still on her vision board- The HBO show she recently stayed up too late watching because it was so good- Her go-to café order- The two songs that get her energized- The meal her Aunt Mary used to make that she can still taste todayConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Nancy Johnson: what’s coming up]: An inside peek at Nancy’s vision board full 6 1223 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” which was one of People magazine's most anticipated books of 2025, and “The Kindest Lie”, which was a book of the month club and Target book club selection.In today’s episode, I felt like we were getting a tour through Nancy’s vision board–as well as the things she’s doing to help make those visions a reality.- Why she’s started planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard next summer- The first annual Black Book Bash in Jacksonville, Florida, happening in October (mark your calendars)- Considering a pivot from fiction to nonfiction, and how she’s preparing for that shift- The writing goal that’s still on her vision board- The HBO show she recently stayed up too late watching because it was so good- Her go-to café order- The two songs that get her energized- The meal her Aunt Mary used to make that she can still taste todayConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” which was one of People magazine's most anticipated books of 2025, and “The Kindest Lie”, which was a book of the month club and Target book club selection.
In today’s episode, I felt like we were getting a tour through Nancy’s vision board–as well as the things she’s doing to help make those visions a reality.
- Why she’s started planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard next summer
- The first annual Black Book Bash in Jacksonville, Florida, happening in October (mark your calendars)
- Considering a pivot from fiction to nonfiction, and how she’s preparing for that shift
- The writing goal that’s still on her vision board
- The HBO show she recently stayed up too late watching because it was so good
- Her go-to café order
- The two songs that get her energized
- The meal her Aunt Mary used to make that she can still taste today
Connect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1000 [Nancy Johnson, inner stuff]: Developing the faith that you are on the right path at the right time Ep 1222 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part two of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” a story of class, culture, mothers and daughters, and the fight for racial equality in the not so distant American past. Nancy's first book, The Kindest Lie, was a Book of the Month Club selection and a Target book club pick.This episode gets into some real emotional terrain, including:- Her love-hate relationship with the actual writing process- Her very least favorite part of the publishing process, and how she deals with that discomfort- The responsibility she feels as a Black author to represent Black people in a “honest, caring way”, and how that responsibility can turbo charge her inner critic- The advice author Britt Bennett gave her about how to avoid writing stereotypes- Why she stopped reading her Goodreads and Amazon reviews–and why she makes it a point to ask the readers she speaks to in person what didn’t work for them- The ninja trick she developed to help her not take negative customer reviews too much to heart- How her past struggles have shaped her faith that her journey is unfolding in the exact right way at the exact right time- Why right now is the best time to be telling your storiesConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Nancy Johnson, inner stuff]: Developing the faith that you are on the right path at the right time full 6 1222 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part two of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” a story of class, culture, mothers and daughters, and the fight for racial equality in the not so distant American past. Nancy's first book, The Kindest Lie, was a Book of the Month Club selection and a Target book club pick.This episode gets into some real emotional terrain, including:- Her love-hate relationship with the actual writing process- Her very least favorite part of the publishing process, and how she deals with that discomfort- The responsibility she feels as a Black author to represent Black people in a “honest, caring way”, and how that responsibility can turbo charge her inner critic- The advice author Britt Bennett gave her about how to avoid writing stereotypes- Why she stopped reading her Goodreads and Amazon reviews–and why she makes it a point to ask the readers she speaks to in person what didn’t work for them- The ninja trick she developed to help her not take negative customer reviews too much to heart- How her past struggles have shaped her faith that her journey is unfolding in the exact right way at the exact right time- Why right now is the best time to be telling your storiesConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part two of my interview with Nancy Johnson, author of “People of Means,” a story of class, culture, mothers and daughters, and the fight for racial equality in the not so distant American past. Nancy's first book, The Kindest Lie, was a Book of the Month Club selection and a Target book club pick.
This episode gets into some real emotional terrain, including:
- Her love-hate relationship with the actual writing process
- Her very least favorite part of the publishing process, and how she deals with that discomfort
- The responsibility she feels as a Black author to represent Black people in a “honest, caring way”, and how that responsibility can turbo charge her inner critic
- The advice author Britt Bennett gave her about how to avoid writing stereotypes
- Why she stopped reading her Goodreads and Amazon reviews–and why she makes it a point to ask the readers she speaks to in person what didn’t work for them
- The ninja trick she developed to help her not take negative customer reviews too much to heart
- How her past struggles have shaped her faith that her journey is unfolding in the exact right way at the exact right time
- Why right now is the best time to be telling your stories
Connect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1505 [Nancy Johnson, practical matters]: Transforming the things that keep you up at night into creative fodder Ep 1221 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Nancy Johnson, whose newest novel, “People of Means,” is a propulsive story of race, class, and resistance in 1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago. It was also one of People Magazine's most anticipated books of 2025. Nancy's debut novel, “The Kindest Lie,” was a Target book club pick and a New York Times editor's choice.A native of Chicago's South Side, Nancy has worked for more than a decade as an award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates nationwide. Nancy lives in downtown Chicago where she's a director of brand journalism and storytelling for a large healthcare nonprofit.We covered:- Why she always makes it clear how her characters make their money- How she manages a full-time “real” job and a full-time writing career- The writing advice acclaimed mystery writer Dennis Lehane gave her that she chose not to follow- The tools she uses to get geared up to do her creative writing- How it took her six years to write her first book, two years to find an agent, and only two weeks to get a publishing deal- The things that kept her up at night and that inspired the subject matter of her novels- How her friendships keep her goingConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Nancy Johnson, practical matters]: Transforming the things that keep you up at night into creative fodder full 6 1221 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Nancy Johnson, whose newest novel, “People of Means,” is a propulsive story of race, class, and resistance in 1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago. It was also one of People Magazine's most anticipated books of 2025. Nancy's debut novel, “The Kindest Lie,” was a Target book club pick and a New York Times editor's choice.A native of Chicago's South Side, Nancy has worked for more than a decade as an award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates nationwide. Nancy lives in downtown Chicago where she's a director of brand journalism and storytelling for a large healthcare nonprofit.We covered:- Why she always makes it clear how her characters make their money- How she manages a full-time “real” job and a full-time writing career- The writing advice acclaimed mystery writer Dennis Lehane gave her that she chose not to follow- The tools she uses to get geared up to do her creative writing- How it took her six years to write her first book, two years to find an agent, and only two weeks to get a publishing deal- The things that kept her up at night and that inspired the subject matter of her novels- How her friendships keep her goingConnect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Nancy Johnson, whose newest novel, “People of Means,” is a propulsive story of race, class, and resistance in 1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago. It was also one of People Magazine's most anticipated books of 2025. Nancy's debut novel, “The Kindest Lie,” was a Target book club pick and a New York Times editor's choice.
A native of Chicago's South Side, Nancy has worked for more than a decade as an award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates nationwide. Nancy lives in downtown Chicago where she's a director of brand journalism and storytelling for a large healthcare nonprofit.
We covered:
- Why she always makes it clear how her characters make their money
- How she manages a full-time “real” job and a full-time writing career
- The writing advice acclaimed mystery writer Dennis Lehane gave her that she chose not to follow
- The tools she uses to get geared up to do her creative writing
- How it took her six years to write her first book, two years to find an agent, and only two weeks to get a publishing deal
- The things that kept her up at night and that inspired the subject matter of her novels
- How her friendships keep her going
Connect with Nancy on Instagram @nancyjauthor or Facebook at Nancy Johnson Author.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1594 [Lisa See, what’s coming up]: Bracing yourself to write about tragic events Ep 1220 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, what’s coming up]: Bracing yourself to write about tragic events full 6 1220 Kate Hanley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1345 [Lisa See, inner stuff]: The fine art of making revisions (when everything in you wants to avoid it) Ep 1219 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my conversation with Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts of writing and of life you would really rather not do, including:- The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles- How the Chinese public discourse about the smallpox epidemic that occurred 500 years ago is eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines- The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process- Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point- The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic- A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author- How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing- The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is- Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped)- Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development toolThis week’s episodes are a replay. Hope you enjoy the last couple weeks of official summer and come back September 1 when I have a new guest–another author who specializes in historical fiction and telling women’s stories that have been hidden or overlooked.Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, inner stuff]: The fine art of making revisions (when everything in you wants to avoid it) full 6 1219 Kate Hanley In the second part of my conversation with Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts of writing and of life you would really rather not do, including:- The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles- How the Chinese public discourse about the smallpox epidemic that occurred 500 years ago is eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines- The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process- Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point- The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic- A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author- How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing- The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is- Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped)- Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development toolThis week’s episodes are a replay. Hope you enjoy the last couple weeks of official summer and come back September 1 when I have a new guest–another author who specializes in historical fiction and telling women’s stories that have been hidden or overlooked.Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my conversation with Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts of writing and of life you would really rather not do, including:
- The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles
- How the Chinese public discourse about the smallpox epidemic that occurred 500 years ago is eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines
- The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process
- Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point
- The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic
- A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author
- How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing
- The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is
- Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped)
- Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development tool
This week’s episodes are a replay. Hope you enjoy the last couple weeks of official summer and come back September 1 when I have a new guest–another author who specializes in historical fiction and telling women’s stories that have been hidden or overlooked.
Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1352 [Lisa See, practical matters]: Why we need to tell the stories that have been kept secret Ep 1218 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up.This week’s episodes are a replay–I’ll be back with a new guest on Labor Day (September 1). Enjoy these last couple weeks of official “summer”!We covered:- The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland)- How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book- What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist- How telling stories that have been previously hidden or overlooked inspires her to keep working–and why sharing those stories matters- A peek into her (fascinating) research process- The morning routine that fuels her work- Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hotConnect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, practical matters]: Why we need to tell the stories that have been kept secret full 6 1218 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up.This week’s episodes are a replay–I’ll be back with a new guest on Labor Day (September 1). Enjoy these last couple weeks of official “summer”!We covered:- The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland)- How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book- What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist- How telling stories that have been previously hidden or overlooked inspires her to keep working–and why sharing those stories matters- A peek into her (fascinating) research process- The morning routine that fuels her work- Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hotConnect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up.
This week’s episodes are a replay–I’ll be back with a new guest on Labor Day (September 1). Enjoy these last couple weeks of official “summer”!
We covered:
- The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland)
- How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book
- What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist
- How telling stories that have been previously hidden or overlooked inspires her to keep working–and why sharing those stories matters
- A peek into her (fascinating) research process
- The morning routine that fuels her work
- Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hot
Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisasee_writer.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1117 [Catherine Bush: What’s coming up]: Figuring out what you want the next 5-10 years to look like Ep 1217 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Catherine Bush, whose critically-acclaimed fiction (her book “Blaze Island” was named a “Globe and Mail” best book of the year and “The Rules of Engagement” was a “New York Times” notable book) often addresses the climate question. For example, in her most recent collection, “Skin”, a man falls in love with the wind. In this final part of our interview, we covered:- How and why she’s devoted to giving the natural world the same level of attention and care as her characters.- The books that incorporate nature and climate into their primary narratives that have been inspiring her lately- How she’s trying to address climate through the lens of a love for the natural world instead of despair- Writing about “weird, unusual intimacies” in her stories that make people laugh instead of cringe- The book she’s hoping to spend the next five years writing- Why it’s good for writers to have things in their life that regularly take them away from their work- Trying to figure out where she wants to live in retirement- The Sri Lankan tea she’s addicted to, even though she can’t easily get it Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Catherine Bush: What’s coming up]: Figuring out what you want the next 5-10 years to look like full 6 1217 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Catherine Bush, whose critically-acclaimed fiction (her book “Blaze Island” was named a “Globe and Mail” best book of the year and “The Rules of Engagement” was a “New York Times” notable book) often addresses the climate question. For example, in her most recent collection, “Skin”, a man falls in love with the wind. In this final part of our interview, we covered:- How and why she’s devoted to giving the natural world the same level of attention and care as her characters.- The books that incorporate nature and climate into their primary narratives that have been inspiring her lately- How she’s trying to address climate through the lens of a love for the natural world instead of despair- Writing about “weird, unusual intimacies” in her stories that make people laugh instead of cringe- The book she’s hoping to spend the next five years writing- Why it’s good for writers to have things in their life that regularly take them away from their work- Trying to figure out where she wants to live in retirement- The Sri Lankan tea she’s addicted to, even though she can’t easily get it Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Catherine Bush, whose critically-acclaimed fiction (her book “Blaze Island” was named a “Globe and Mail” best book of the year and “The Rules of Engagement” was a “New York Times” notable book) often addresses the climate question. For example, in her most recent collection, “Skin”, a man falls in love with the wind.

In this final part of our interview, we covered:
- How and why she’s devoted to giving the natural world the same level of attention and care as her characters.
- The books that incorporate nature and climate into their primary narratives that have been inspiring her lately
- How she’s trying to address climate through the lens of a love for the natural world instead of despair
- Writing about “weird, unusual intimacies” in her stories that make people laugh instead of cringe
- The book she’s hoping to spend the next five years writing
- Why it’s good for writers to have things in their life that regularly take them away from their work
- Trying to figure out where she wants to live in retirement
- The Sri Lankan tea she’s addicted to, even though she can’t easily get it

Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1244 [Catherine Bush, inner stuff]: Learning to trust your own process Ep 1216 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my conversation with Catherine Bush, author of five novels and the story collection “Skin,” we did a deep dive into the inner work required to nurture a multi-decade writing career, including: - Making peace with your personal process–even when it’s slow, messy, and meandering- The story in her new collection that her editor wanted to nix–and how she made it work- Embracing Annie Dillard’s advice to “write into impossibility”- Being really honest about what projects you want to commit to- How ideas of ambition and success change as you get older- What she learns from her college students Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Catherine Bush, inner stuff]: Learning to trust your own process full 6 1216 Kate Hanley In part two of my conversation with Catherine Bush, author of five novels and the story collection “Skin,” we did a deep dive into the inner work required to nurture a multi-decade writing career, including: - Making peace with your personal process–even when it’s slow, messy, and meandering- The story in her new collection that her editor wanted to nix–and how she made it work- Embracing Annie Dillard’s advice to “write into impossibility”- Being really honest about what projects you want to commit to- How ideas of ambition and success change as you get older- What she learns from her college students Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my conversation with Catherine Bush, author of five novels and the story collection “Skin,” we did a deep dive into the inner work required to nurture a multi-decade writing career, including:

- Making peace with your personal process–even when it’s slow, messy, and meandering
- The story in her new collection that her editor wanted to nix–and how she made it work
- Embracing Annie Dillard’s advice to “write into impossibility”
- Being really honest about what projects you want to commit to
- How ideas of ambition and success change as you get older
- What she learns from her college students

Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1444 [Catherine Bush, practical matters]: Figuring out how to “create a life that gives me time and space and money to write” Ep 1215 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Catherine Bush, author of five novels, including the widely acclaimed “Blaze Island,” “Accusation,” and “The Rules of Engagement.” Catherine's brand new book is “Skin,” her first collection of stories. Catherine is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and was a 2024 Landhouse Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. She lives in Toronto and in an old brick schoolhouse in Eastern Ontario. We covered:- Supporting yourself as a freelance writer and editor- Embracing academia without sacrificing your own work- Creating work that makes us feel more connected to each other and the world around us- Outside-the-box ways to earn money that protect your creativity and your time- Making space for your soul work- How she gets herself through those inevitable moments where you’re ready to give up on your work- Why she writes in her nightgown- Why she starts new projects in longhand–even though she often can’t read her handwriting- Her favorite pen Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Catherine Bush, practical matters]: Figuring out how to “create a life that gives me time and space and money to write” full 6 1215 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Catherine Bush, author of five novels, including the widely acclaimed “Blaze Island,” “Accusation,” and “The Rules of Engagement.” Catherine's brand new book is “Skin,” her first collection of stories. Catherine is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and was a 2024 Landhouse Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. She lives in Toronto and in an old brick schoolhouse in Eastern Ontario. We covered:- Supporting yourself as a freelance writer and editor- Embracing academia without sacrificing your own work- Creating work that makes us feel more connected to each other and the world around us- Outside-the-box ways to earn money that protect your creativity and your time- Making space for your soul work- How she gets herself through those inevitable moments where you’re ready to give up on your work- Why she writes in her nightgown- Why she starts new projects in longhand–even though she often can’t read her handwriting- Her favorite pen Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Catherine Bush, author of five novels, including the widely acclaimed “Blaze Island,” “Accusation,” and “The Rules of Engagement.” Catherine's brand new book is “Skin,” her first collection of stories.

Catherine is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and was a 2024 Landhouse Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. She lives in Toronto and in an old brick schoolhouse in Eastern Ontario.

We covered:
- Supporting yourself as a freelance writer and editor
- Embracing academia without sacrificing your own work
- Creating work that makes us feel more connected to each other and the world around us
- Outside-the-box ways to earn money that protect your creativity and your time
- Making space for your soul work
- How she gets herself through those inevitable moments where you’re ready to give up on your work
- Why she writes in her nightgown
- Why she starts new projects in longhand–even though she often can’t read her handwriting
- Her favorite pen

Connect with Catherine at catherinebush.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1351 [Sheree L. Greer: what’s coming up]: Making decisions based on what feels good Ep 1214 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this third and final installment of my conversation with author and Pushcart-nominated essayist and writing teacher (and new mom!) Sheree L. Greer, she said “we’re veering into therapy territory now, Kate,” when I asked her if there was anything she was in the process of shifting, which I took as a very good sign that we were getting into some very juicy thoughts! - Being the first person in your family to be pursuing a passion as a career- The genres she’s exploring next- The writers who inspire her and why- The work of not getting too attached to specific outcomes and creating a “more positive relationship with the unknown”- Why she hopes her newborn daughter will have a favorite planet- The non-caffeinated morning beverage that’s fueling her these days Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Sheree L. Greer: what’s coming up]: Making decisions based on what feels good full 6 1214 Kate Hanley In this third and final installment of my conversation with author and Pushcart-nominated essayist and writing teacher (and new mom!) Sheree L. Greer, she said “we’re veering into therapy territory now, Kate,” when I asked her if there was anything she was in the process of shifting, which I took as a very good sign that we were getting into some very juicy thoughts! - Being the first person in your family to be pursuing a passion as a career- The genres she’s exploring next- The writers who inspire her and why- The work of not getting too attached to specific outcomes and creating a “more positive relationship with the unknown”- Why she hopes her newborn daughter will have a favorite planet- The non-caffeinated morning beverage that’s fueling her these days Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this third and final installment of my conversation with author and Pushcart-nominated essayist and writing teacher (and new mom!) Sheree L. Greer, she said “we’re veering into therapy territory now, Kate,” when I asked her if there was anything she was in the process of shifting, which I took as a very good sign that we were getting into some very juicy thoughts!

- Being the first person in your family to be pursuing a passion as a career
- The genres she’s exploring next
- The writers who inspire her and why
- The work of not getting too attached to specific outcomes and creating a “more positive relationship with the unknown”
- Why she hopes her newborn daughter will have a favorite planet
- The non-caffeinated morning beverage that’s fueling her these days

Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1054 [Sheree L. Greer, inner stuff]: Committing to the work, “even when it hurts a little bit” Ep 1213 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Puschart-nominated essayist, novelist, and writing instructor Sheree L. Greer, we get into the nitty gritty of the thought processes, ideas, and attitudes that shape her work and her identity. We talked about:- Pushing your creative boundaries to try new genres and forms- How she gets through the discomfort of sharing personal work, and the payoff that comes on the other side- Committing to telling the full story, even when you’re not the ‘hero’- The really cool and skillful way Sheree collaborates with her inner critic- Getting to that “raw space of feeling” so you can tell your story from the heart, and not the head (at least at first)- Taking care of your body in a sedentary profession- Knowing when to follow standard writing advice, and when to let it go- Releasing the idea that any one thing will happen and then you will have “made it”- How she’s radically changed her idea of success as she’s gotten older Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Sheree L. Greer, inner stuff]: Committing to the work, “even when it hurts a little bit” full 6 1213 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Puschart-nominated essayist, novelist, and writing instructor Sheree L. Greer, we get into the nitty gritty of the thought processes, ideas, and attitudes that shape her work and her identity. We talked about:- Pushing your creative boundaries to try new genres and forms- How she gets through the discomfort of sharing personal work, and the payoff that comes on the other side- Committing to telling the full story, even when you’re not the ‘hero’- The really cool and skillful way Sheree collaborates with her inner critic- Getting to that “raw space of feeling” so you can tell your story from the heart, and not the head (at least at first)- Taking care of your body in a sedentary profession- Knowing when to follow standard writing advice, and when to let it go- Releasing the idea that any one thing will happen and then you will have “made it”- How she’s radically changed her idea of success as she’s gotten older Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Puschart-nominated essayist, novelist, and writing instructor Sheree L. Greer, we get into the nitty gritty of the thought processes, ideas, and attitudes that shape her work and her identity.

We talked about:
- Pushing your creative boundaries to try new genres and forms
- How she gets through the discomfort of sharing personal work, and the payoff that comes on the other side
- Committing to telling the full story, even when you’re not the ‘hero’
- The really cool and skillful way Sheree collaborates with her inner critic
- Getting to that “raw space of feeling” so you can tell your story from the heart, and not the head (at least at first)
- Taking care of your body in a sedentary profession
- Knowing when to follow standard writing advice, and when to let it go
- Releasing the idea that any one thing will happen and then you will have “made it”
- How she’s radically changed her idea of success as she’s gotten older

Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1695 [Sheree L. Greer, practical matters]: How to affirm to yourself that you are, in fact, an artist Ep 1212 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is writer, author, teacher, and arts administrator, Sheree L. Greer. Sheree is the author of two novels, “Let the Lover Be” and “A Return to Arms,” and an award-nominated essayist, with two of her essays having been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Sheree is also the founder of Kitchen Table Literary Arts—a Tampa Bay writing community dedicated to nurturing the literary art of Black women and women of color–and the independent press Ain't No Extra Credit, which publishes unique books dedicated to personal and professional development. Sheree teaches for several literary arts centers, including The Porch in Nashville and Story Studio Chicago where she was voted instructor of the year in 2023.Sheree has also written two guides to writing including “Stop Writing Whack Essays,” which might be one of the best titles for books on writing that I've ever heard. We covered:- The book that inspired her to move writing from the “hobby” category to the “career” category- Acknowledging moments of delight when they happen, and using them as fuel to keep going- The magic that happens when you get together with other artists- Getting intentional about creating a “writer’s world”--a mental space where you feel affirmed as an artist- Why she has a telescope that she named Octavia Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Sheree L. Greer, practical matters]: How to affirm to yourself that you are, in fact, an artist full 6 1212 Kate Hanley My guest this week is writer, author, teacher, and arts administrator, Sheree L. Greer. Sheree is the author of two novels, “Let the Lover Be” and “A Return to Arms,” and an award-nominated essayist, with two of her essays having been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Sheree is also the founder of Kitchen Table Literary Arts—a Tampa Bay writing community dedicated to nurturing the literary art of Black women and women of color–and the independent press Ain't No Extra Credit, which publishes unique books dedicated to personal and professional development. Sheree teaches for several literary arts centers, including The Porch in Nashville and Story Studio Chicago where she was voted instructor of the year in 2023.Sheree has also written two guides to writing including “Stop Writing Whack Essays,” which might be one of the best titles for books on writing that I've ever heard. We covered:- The book that inspired her to move writing from the “hobby” category to the “career” category- Acknowledging moments of delight when they happen, and using them as fuel to keep going- The magic that happens when you get together with other artists- Getting intentional about creating a “writer’s world”--a mental space where you feel affirmed as an artist- Why she has a telescope that she named Octavia Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is writer, author, teacher, and arts administrator, Sheree L. Greer. Sheree is the author of two novels, “Let the Lover Be” and “A Return to Arms,” and an award-nominated essayist, with two of her essays having been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Sheree is also the founder of Kitchen Table Literary Arts—a Tampa Bay writing community dedicated to nurturing the literary art of Black women and women of color–and the independent press Ain't No Extra Credit, which publishes unique books dedicated to personal and professional development. Sheree teaches for several literary arts centers, including The Porch in Nashville and Story Studio Chicago where she was voted instructor of the year in 2023.
Sheree has also written two guides to writing including “Stop Writing Whack Essays,” which might be one of the best titles for books on writing that I've ever heard.

We covered:
- The book that inspired her to move writing from the “hobby” category to the “career” category
- Acknowledging moments of delight when they happen, and using them as fuel to keep going
- The magic that happens when you get together with other artists
- Getting intentional about creating a “writer’s world”--a mental space where you feel affirmed as an artist
- Why she has a telescope that she named Octavia

Connect with Sheree on Instagram @shereelgreer.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1420 [Jinwoo Park: what’s coming up]: Writing as a vehicle for becoming a better person Ep 1211 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Jinwoo Park, debut author of Oxford Soju Club, which is coming out in September of this year. In today’s episode, Jinwoo shared some really great insights about how embracing your creativity filters out into all parts of your life, especially relationships. I left this conversation feeling like I was walking on clouds–very hopeful and inspired. Enjoy! We covered:- Taking inspiration from politics, in South Korea and around the world- Working as a translator for Korean sci-fi and thrillers- How owning your creative identity helps you be more authentic in your relationships- How being a Dad inspires him to pursue happiness- Becoming a more collaborative partner- The TV series that cured his disillusionment with streaming series- Some frank talk about milk, oat milk, and flatulence- The song that never fails to turn his mood around- The Korean stew he could eat every day Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Jinwoo Park: what’s coming up]: Writing as a vehicle for becoming a better person full 6 1211 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Jinwoo Park, debut author of Oxford Soju Club, which is coming out in September of this year. In today’s episode, Jinwoo shared some really great insights about how embracing your creativity filters out into all parts of your life, especially relationships. I left this conversation feeling like I was walking on clouds–very hopeful and inspired. Enjoy! We covered:- Taking inspiration from politics, in South Korea and around the world- Working as a translator for Korean sci-fi and thrillers- How owning your creative identity helps you be more authentic in your relationships- How being a Dad inspires him to pursue happiness- Becoming a more collaborative partner- The TV series that cured his disillusionment with streaming series- Some frank talk about milk, oat milk, and flatulence- The song that never fails to turn his mood around- The Korean stew he could eat every day Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of my interview with Jinwoo Park, debut author of Oxford Soju Club, which is coming out in September of this year.

In today’s episode, Jinwoo shared some really great insights about how embracing your creativity filters out into all parts of your life, especially relationships. I left this conversation feeling like I was walking on clouds–very hopeful and inspired. Enjoy!

We covered:
- Taking inspiration from politics, in South Korea and around the world
- Working as a translator for Korean sci-fi and thrillers
- How owning your creative identity helps you be more authentic in your relationships
- How being a Dad inspires him to pursue happiness
- Becoming a more collaborative partner
- The TV series that cured his disillusionment with streaming series
- Some frank talk about milk, oat milk, and flatulence
- The song that never fails to turn his mood around
- The Korean stew he could eat every day

Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1235 [Jinwoo Park, inner stuff]: Building your tolerance for sharing imperfect work Ep 1210 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Jinwoo Park, author of the soon to be released “Oxford Soju Club,” an award-winning thriller, we talk about the interior side of building a life as a writer. We discussed:- How sharing social media content helps him be a better writer- Staying open to feedback- Appreciating the one- and two-star reviews- The hard-won realization that publishing a book isn’t an ending, but a beginning- The practical and emotional ways to embrace identifying as a writer- Building a community of writers- Valuing his time as a writer (SUCH a great bit of wisdom here)- Why there is no right time to pursue the thing that’s calling to you- How he keeps consistent writing momentum as a person with ADHD Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Jinwoo Park, inner stuff]: Building your tolerance for sharing imperfect work full 6 1210 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Jinwoo Park, author of the soon to be released “Oxford Soju Club,” an award-winning thriller, we talk about the interior side of building a life as a writer. We discussed:- How sharing social media content helps him be a better writer- Staying open to feedback- Appreciating the one- and two-star reviews- The hard-won realization that publishing a book isn’t an ending, but a beginning- The practical and emotional ways to embrace identifying as a writer- Building a community of writers- Valuing his time as a writer (SUCH a great bit of wisdom here)- Why there is no right time to pursue the thing that’s calling to you- How he keeps consistent writing momentum as a person with ADHD Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Jinwoo Park, author of the soon to be released “Oxford Soju Club,” an award-winning thriller, we talk about the interior side of building a life as a writer.

We discussed:
- How sharing social media content helps him be a better writer
- Staying open to feedback
- Appreciating the one- and two-star reviews
- The hard-won realization that publishing a book isn’t an ending, but a beginning
- The practical and emotional ways to embrace identifying as a writer
- Building a community of writers
- Valuing his time as a writer (SUCH a great bit of wisdom here)
- Why there is no right time to pursue the thing that’s calling to you
- How he keeps consistent writing momentum as a person with ADHD

Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1216 [Jinwoo Park, practical matters]: Deciding to go for it with your writing, despite the naysayers Ep 1209 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Jinwoo Park, author of the soon-to-be-released “Oxford Soju Club,” which is coming out in September of this year—a riveting story about Korean spies, C.I.A. agents, false identities, love, and betrayal. It also earned Park the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop. We covered: - Using writing as a form of therapy to “figure myself out”- How he decided to go for it and pursue writing more seriously- A great plug for submitting your work for an award–you just might win- Sticking with a manuscript for years- How TikTok helped him get a publishing deal- The difference between creativity and productive creativity- The beauty and importance of a deadline- Making the transition between the day job and creative work- His trick for getting focused as a person with ADHD Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Jinwoo Park, practical matters]: Deciding to go for it with your writing, despite the naysayers full 6 1209 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Jinwoo Park, author of the soon-to-be-released “Oxford Soju Club,” which is coming out in September of this year—a riveting story about Korean spies, C.I.A. agents, false identities, love, and betrayal. It also earned Park the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop. We covered: - Using writing as a form of therapy to “figure myself out”- How he decided to go for it and pursue writing more seriously- A great plug for submitting your work for an award–you just might win- Sticking with a manuscript for years- How TikTok helped him get a publishing deal- The difference between creativity and productive creativity- The beauty and importance of a deadline- Making the transition between the day job and creative work- His trick for getting focused as a person with ADHD Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Jinwoo Park, author of the soon-to-be-released “Oxford Soju Club,” which is coming out in September of this year—a riveting story about Korean spies, C.I.A. agents, false identities, love, and betrayal. It also earned Park the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop.


We covered:


- Using writing as a form of therapy to “figure myself out”
- How he decided to go for it and pursue writing more seriously
- A great plug for submitting your work for an award–you just might win
- Sticking with a manuscript for years
- How TikTok helped him get a publishing deal
- The difference between creativity and productive creativity
- The beauty and importance of a deadline
- Making the transition between the day job and creative work
- His trick for getting focused as a person with ADHD


Connect with Jinwoo on TikTok or Instagram @jinwoopark0721 or at jin-woopark.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1419 [Shannon Watts, what's next]: Feeling your way through to your next phase Ep 1208 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Shannon Watts, activist and author of the brand-new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age,” we get a look at what's coming up next for her. I also ask her what she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world. We talked about: - Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves)- Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like- The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, what's next]: Feeling your way through to your next phase full 6 1208 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Shannon Watts, activist and author of the brand-new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age,” we get a look at what's coming up next for her. I also ask her what she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world. We talked about: - Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves)- Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like- The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Shannon Watts, activist and author of the brand-new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age,” we get a look at what's coming up next for her. I also ask her what she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world.

We talked about:

- Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves)
- Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like
- The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town

Thank you for listening!

Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 719 [Shannon Watts, inner stuff]: Taking aim at mom guilt Ep 1207 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire", and author of the brand new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age”, we get into the mindset side of writing. We covered: - Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book- The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before- How getting reiki helps her write- Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow- The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers- Taking aim at mom guilt- The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, inner stuff]: Taking aim at mom guilt full 6 1207 Kate Hanley In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire", and author of the brand new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age”, we get into the mindset side of writing. We covered: - Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book- The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before- How getting reiki helps her write- Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow- The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers- Taking aim at mom guilt- The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire", and author of the brand new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age”, we get into the mindset side of writing.


We covered:


- Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book
- The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before
- How getting reiki helps her write
- Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow
- The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers
- Taking aim at mom guilt
- The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful


Thank you for listening!


Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1403 [Shannon Watts, practical matters]: Embracing your inner badass + the upsides of ADHD Ep 1206 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am re-playing my interview with advocate, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts in honor of the fact that her new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age” released just last week. Shannon first entered that national conversation when she founded Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that began with a Facebook post the day of the Sandy Hook school shooting and has grown to include more than 10 million members. Shannon writes regularly for her Substack, Playing with Fire, and outlets like The Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more. She has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.Since leaving Moms Demand Action, Shannon has been on a quest to motivate more women to use their voices to advocate for change, whether that’s within their own families, workplaces, communities, states, the country, or the world. It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering: - Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing- ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older- Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly- The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world)- Her standing desk fail Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, practical matters]: Embracing your inner badass + the upsides of ADHD full 6 1206 Kate Hanley This week I am re-playing my interview with advocate, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts in honor of the fact that her new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age” released just last week. Shannon first entered that national conversation when she founded Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that began with a Facebook post the day of the Sandy Hook school shooting and has grown to include more than 10 million members. Shannon writes regularly for her Substack, Playing with Fire, and outlets like The Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more. She has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.Since leaving Moms Demand Action, Shannon has been on a quest to motivate more women to use their voices to advocate for change, whether that’s within their own families, workplaces, communities, states, the country, or the world. It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering: - Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing- ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older- Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly- The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world)- Her standing desk fail Thank you for listening! Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am re-playing my interview with advocate, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts in honor of the fact that her new book “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age” released just last week.


Shannon first entered that national conversation when she founded Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that began with a Facebook post the day of the Sandy Hook school shooting and has grown to include more than 10 million members.


Shannon writes regularly for her Substack, Playing with Fire, and outlets like The Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more. She has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.
Since leaving Moms Demand Action, Shannon has been on a quest to motivate more women to use their voices to advocate for change, whether that’s within their own families, workplaces, communities, states, the country, or the world.


It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering:


- Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing
- ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older
- Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly
- The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world)
- Her standing desk fail


Thank you for listening!


Visit Shannon at ⁠shannonwatts.substack.com⁠.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1280 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, what’s coming up]: Leveling up your writing skills in order to reach a new audience Ep 1205 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia. In this final installment of our interview, we cover:- The graphic novels and streaming shows that are inspiring Denali these days- Making the shift to writing for young adults- Listening to your audience–not just talking at them- Finding hope for huge problems (like climate change)- The shows and books that are helping Denali learn how to write in a way that engages a younger audience- The song that helps Denali “get in touch with being a little blip in a very big world”- The food Denali describes as “a flavorful cloud” Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, what’s coming up]: Leveling up your writing skills in order to reach a new audience full 6 1205 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia. In this final installment of our interview, we cover:- The graphic novels and streaming shows that are inspiring Denali these days- Making the shift to writing for young adults- Listening to your audience–not just talking at them- Finding hope for huge problems (like climate change)- The shows and books that are helping Denali learn how to write in a way that engages a younger audience- The song that helps Denali “get in touch with being a little blip in a very big world”- The food Denali describes as “a flavorful cloud” Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia.

In this final installment of our interview, we cover:
- The graphic novels and streaming shows that are inspiring Denali these days
- Making the shift to writing for young adults
- Listening to your audience–not just talking at them
- Finding hope for huge problems (like climate change)
- The shows and books that are helping Denali learn how to write in a way that engages a younger audience
- The song that helps Denali “get in touch with being a little blip in a very big world”
- The food Denali describes as “a flavorful cloud”

Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1177 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, inner stuff]: Fact-checking your inner critic Ep 1204 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Danali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” we talk about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that can affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of them. We cover:- How being creative is a means of survival- The joy of sharing your work after the years spent working in isolation to create it- The worst, most boring part of creating a graphic novel (for Denali)- Denali’s trick to countering the voice of the inner critic- The gifts of having a mother who teaches you to question the status quo- “Wiggling out” of external definitions and expectations- Finding ways to do extroverted work (activism, promotion) as an introvert Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, inner stuff]: Fact-checking your inner critic full 6 1204 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Danali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” we talk about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that can affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of them. We cover:- How being creative is a means of survival- The joy of sharing your work after the years spent working in isolation to create it- The worst, most boring part of creating a graphic novel (for Denali)- Denali’s trick to countering the voice of the inner critic- The gifts of having a mother who teaches you to question the status quo- “Wiggling out” of external definitions and expectations- Finding ways to do extroverted work (activism, promotion) as an introvert Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Danali Sai Nalamalapu, author of the brand new book “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance,” we talk about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that can affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of them.

We cover:
- How being creative is a means of survival
- The joy of sharing your work after the years spent working in isolation to create it
- The worst, most boring part of creating a graphic novel (for Denali)
- Denali’s trick to countering the voice of the inner critic
- The gifts of having a mother who teaches you to question the status quo
- “Wiggling out” of external definitions and expectations
- Finding ways to do extroverted work (activism, promotion) as an introvert

Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1487 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, practical matters]: Embracing the power of being stubborn Ep 1203 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on Finding the Throughline I’m talking with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, a climate organizer, comic artist, and a writer who brought these three strands of their life together in their brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance, which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia. Denali is from Southern Maine and Southern India and currently lives in Southwest Virginia. In this episode, we cover: - Landing on the genre that combines multiple threads from your life- Combining climate activism, communication skills, and a love of comics- Making climate activism relevant to regular folks who are busy living their lives- Denali's two favorite hiking trails- Embracing the power of being stubborn- The morning routine that helps Denali prioritize time for creative work Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Denali Sai Nalamalapu, practical matters]: Embracing the power of being stubborn full 6 1203 Kate Hanley This week on Finding the Throughline I’m talking with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, a climate organizer, comic artist, and a writer who brought these three strands of their life together in their brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance, which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia. Denali is from Southern Maine and Southern India and currently lives in Southwest Virginia. In this episode, we cover: - Landing on the genre that combines multiple threads from your life- Combining climate activism, communication skills, and a love of comics- Making climate activism relevant to regular folks who are busy living their lives- Denali's two favorite hiking trails- Embracing the power of being stubborn- The morning routine that helps Denali prioritize time for creative work Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on Finding the Throughline I’m talking with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, a climate organizer, comic artist, and a writer who brought these three strands of their life together in their brand new book, “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance, which tells the story of six frontline resistors to the Mountain Valley pipeline in Appalachia. Denali is from Southern Maine and Southern India and currently lives in Southwest Virginia.


In this episode, we cover:


- Landing on the genre that combines multiple threads from your life
- Combining climate activism, communication skills, and a love of comics
- Making climate activism relevant to regular folks who are busy living their lives
- Denali's two favorite hiking trails
- Embracing the power of being stubborn
- The morning routine that helps Denali prioritize time for creative work


Connect with Denali on Instagram @denalisai or at danali-sai.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1366 [Christy Climenhage: What’s coming up]: Figuring out how to write for the joy of it AND make money from it Ep 1202 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with debut science fiction novelist Christy Climenhage (her brand new thriller is “The Midnight Project”), we covered:The very specific sound of spring that’s giving her life right nowFinding a creative role model very close to homeFiguring out how to write for the joy of it AND make money from itWhy her goal is “write more words”The joy of having her stories take root in other people’s headsThe series of novellas she hid in the bathtub to finish Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Christy Climenhage: What’s coming up]: Figuring out how to write for the joy of it AND make money from it full 6 1202 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with debut science fiction novelist Christy Climenhage (her brand new thriller is “The Midnight Project”), we covered:The very specific sound of spring that’s giving her life right nowFinding a creative role model very close to homeFiguring out how to write for the joy of it AND make money from itWhy her goal is “write more words”The joy of having her stories take root in other people’s headsThe series of novellas she hid in the bathtub to finish Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with debut science fiction novelist Christy Climenhage (her brand new thriller is “The Midnight Project”), we covered:
The very specific sound of spring that’s giving her life right now
Finding a creative role model very close to home
Figuring out how to write for the joy of it AND make money from it
Why her goal is “write more words”
The joy of having her stories take root in other people’s heads
The series of novellas she hid in the bathtub to finish


Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 833 [Christy Climenhage, inner stuff]: Finding the delight in being a beginner Ep 1201 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part two of my interview with Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller The Midnight Project.“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and focused on two friends and scientists who are muddling through a frighteningly real world on the verge of collapse. In this episode, we talked about: How writing, although it requires help from others, is something that’s yours and yours alone (unlike, say, a job or a relationship)Finding the delight in being a beginnerDealing with impostor syndromeLearning to take the next step (instead of giving up)Freeing yourself of the desire for external validationThe benefits of being a debut author when you are olderDebunking the idea that merit is kingEnjoying others’ successWhy she doesn’t have a Costco membership Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Christy Climenhage, inner stuff]: Finding the delight in being a beginner full 6 1201 Kate Hanley Welcome to part two of my interview with Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller The Midnight Project.“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and focused on two friends and scientists who are muddling through a frighteningly real world on the verge of collapse. In this episode, we talked about: How writing, although it requires help from others, is something that’s yours and yours alone (unlike, say, a job or a relationship)Finding the delight in being a beginnerDealing with impostor syndromeLearning to take the next step (instead of giving up)Freeing yourself of the desire for external validationThe benefits of being a debut author when you are olderDebunking the idea that merit is kingEnjoying others’ successWhy she doesn’t have a Costco membership Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part two of my interview with Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller The Midnight Project.
“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and focused on two friends and scientists who are muddling through a frighteningly real world on the verge of collapse.


In this episode, we talked about:


How writing, although it requires help from others, is something that’s yours and yours alone (unlike, say, a job or a relationship)
Finding the delight in being a beginner
Dealing with impostor syndrome
Learning to take the next step (instead of giving up)
Freeing yourself of the desire for external validation
The benefits of being a debut author when you are older
Debunking the idea that merit is king
Enjoying others’ success
Why she doesn’t have a Costco membership


Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1205 [Christy Climenhage, practical matters]: The joy of finding your writing community Ep 1200 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller “The Midnight Project,” a tale of equal parts hope and horror set in the near future where humanity and the climate are on the verge of collapse, focused on two scientists and friends who are charged with designing a new kind of human.“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and it was amazing to talk with Christy at this moment when she’s first becoming a published novelist. We covered: Combining interests (in Christie’s case, being a news junkie and science fiction fan)What Cli-Fi is and why it’s not necessarily scaryThe question she asked herself that got her to finally write the novel she’d been thinking about for 10 yearsThe schedule she created that kept her on trackThe rewards of a consistent schedule (even if it’s not everyday)Sending 20 queries and getting 20 rejectionsThe joy of finding your writing communityConnect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Christy Climenhage, practical matters]: The joy of finding your writing community full 6 1200 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller “The Midnight Project,” a tale of equal parts hope and horror set in the near future where humanity and the climate are on the verge of collapse, focused on two scientists and friends who are charged with designing a new kind of human.“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and it was amazing to talk with Christy at this moment when she’s first becoming a published novelist. We covered: Combining interests (in Christie’s case, being a news junkie and science fiction fan)What Cli-Fi is and why it’s not necessarily scaryThe question she asked herself that got her to finally write the novel she’d been thinking about for 10 yearsThe schedule she created that kept her on trackThe rewards of a consistent schedule (even if it’s not everyday)Sending 20 queries and getting 20 rejectionsThe joy of finding your writing communityConnect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Christy Climenhage, the author of the brand new science fiction thriller “The Midnight Project,” a tale of equal parts hope and horror set in the near future where humanity and the climate are on the verge of collapse, focused on two scientists and friends who are charged with designing a new kind of human.
“The Midnight Project” is Christy’s first novel, and it was amazing to talk with Christy at this moment when she’s first becoming a published novelist.


We covered:


Combining interests (in Christie’s case, being a news junkie and science fiction fan)
What Cli-Fi is and why it’s not necessarily scary
The question she asked herself that got her to finally write the novel she’d been thinking about for 10 years
The schedule she created that kept her on track
The rewards of a consistent schedule (even if it’s not everyday)
Sending 20 queries and getting 20 rejections
The joy of finding your writing community
Connect with Christy on Bluesky @cclim.bsky.social or at christyclimenhage.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1246 [Amy Shearn, What’s coming up]: The pursuit of being a “joyful amateur”, counteracting the slide of turning into a “human shrimp”, and dreams of starting a cat farm. Ep 1199 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part three of the Finding the Throughline interview with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of five critically-acclaimed novels, including her latest book which just came out, “Animal Instinct.” Amy has also published hundreds of essays in publications like Real Simple, “O: The Oprah Magazine”, and the “New York Times” Modern Love column and has nearly twenty years of experience editing for digital publications. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach. In today’s episode, we cover:- How she refills her creative well after publishing and promoting a book- Why she’s on a kick of reading writers’ and artists’ published journals- A sneak peek at the novel project she’s diving into next- The three things on her to-do list for later in the afternoon that perfectly encapsulate her answer to my question “Is there anything you sense that you need to shift?”- A lovely vision of a rustic writing retreat/cat farm- The series that really had a hold on her- The recent album she’s listened to so much she’s forgotten about all other music Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Amy Shearn, What’s coming up]: The pursuit of being a “joyful amateur”, counteracting the slide of turning into a “human shrimp”, and dreams of starting a cat farm. full 6 1199 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part three of the Finding the Throughline interview with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of five critically-acclaimed novels, including her latest book which just came out, “Animal Instinct.” Amy has also published hundreds of essays in publications like Real Simple, “O: The Oprah Magazine”, and the “New York Times” Modern Love column and has nearly twenty years of experience editing for digital publications. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach. In today’s episode, we cover:- How she refills her creative well after publishing and promoting a book- Why she’s on a kick of reading writers’ and artists’ published journals- A sneak peek at the novel project she’s diving into next- The three things on her to-do list for later in the afternoon that perfectly encapsulate her answer to my question “Is there anything you sense that you need to shift?”- A lovely vision of a rustic writing retreat/cat farm- The series that really had a hold on her- The recent album she’s listened to so much she’s forgotten about all other music Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part three of the Finding the Throughline interview with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of five critically-acclaimed novels, including her latest book which just came out, “Animal Instinct.” Amy has also published hundreds of essays in publications like Real Simple, “O: The Oprah Magazine”, and the “New York Times” Modern Love column and has nearly twenty years of experience editing for digital publications. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach.


In today’s episode, we cover:
- How she refills her creative well after publishing and promoting a book
- Why she’s on a kick of reading writers’ and artists’ published journals
- A sneak peek at the novel project she’s diving into next
- The three things on her to-do list for later in the afternoon that perfectly encapsulate her answer to my question “Is there anything you sense that you need to shift?”
- A lovely vision of a rustic writing retreat/cat farm
- The series that really had a hold on her
- The recent album she’s listened to so much she’s forgotten about all other music


Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1146 [Amy Shearn, inner stuff]: Writing to your one, true reader–and not putting stock in what your harshest critics say + doing ‘enough’ to promote your work Ep 1198 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Amy Shearn, award-winning author of five novels. Her latest book, “Animal Instinct,” is about a 40-something newly divorced woman rediscovering her desires during the height of the COVID pandemic, and doing so both through her interactions with actual live humans and an AI chatbot she designed to compile all her favorite parts of actual live humans and none of the annoying, boring things–it’s such a fun, thoughtful read. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach. In this part of our interview, I ask Amy about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that shape your view and your work. We covered:- Reconciling the sensitivity and openness required to be a writer and the need to have a thick skin in order to share the work you so lovingly create- Why a three-star review is actually a sign of success- How teaching writing has helped her view her own inner critic differently- How to feel like you’ve done ‘enough’ to promote your work–even if that’s very hard to quantify- Her definition of a work’s success–that it has taken on a life of its own- The best moment of her writing life that happened just last weekend!- What she’s no longer afraid of now that she’s 45-½- Why there is no formula for creativity Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Amy Shearn, inner stuff]: Writing to your one, true reader–and not putting stock in what your harshest critics say + doing ‘enough’ to promote your work full 6 1198 Kate Hanley Amy Shearn, award-winning author of five novels. Her latest book, “Animal Instinct,” is about a 40-something newly divorced woman rediscovering her desires during the height of the COVID pandemic, and doing so both through her interactions with actual live humans and an AI chatbot she designed to compile all her favorite parts of actual live humans and none of the annoying, boring things–it’s such a fun, thoughtful read. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach. In this part of our interview, I ask Amy about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that shape your view and your work. We covered:- Reconciling the sensitivity and openness required to be a writer and the need to have a thick skin in order to share the work you so lovingly create- Why a three-star review is actually a sign of success- How teaching writing has helped her view her own inner critic differently- How to feel like you’ve done ‘enough’ to promote your work–even if that’s very hard to quantify- Her definition of a work’s success–that it has taken on a life of its own- The best moment of her writing life that happened just last weekend!- What she’s no longer afraid of now that she’s 45-½- Why there is no formula for creativity Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amy Shearn, award-winning author of five novels. Her latest book, “Animal Instinct,” is about a 40-something newly divorced woman rediscovering her desires during the height of the COVID pandemic, and doing so both through her interactions with actual live humans and an AI chatbot she designed to compile all her favorite parts of actual live humans and none of the annoying, boring things–it’s such a fun, thoughtful read. Amy also teaches creative writing and works one on one with writers as an editor and/or book coach.


In this part of our interview, I ask Amy about the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that shape your view and your work.


We covered:
- Reconciling the sensitivity and openness required to be a writer and the need to have a thick skin in order to share the work you so lovingly create
- Why a three-star review is actually a sign of success
- How teaching writing has helped her view her own inner critic differently
- How to feel like you’ve done ‘enough’ to promote your work–even if that’s very hard to quantify
- Her definition of a work’s success–that it has taken on a life of its own
- The best moment of her writing life that happened just last weekend!
- What she’s no longer afraid of now that she’s 45-½
- Why there is no formula for creativity


Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


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]]> 1606 [Amy Shearn, practical matters]: Matching your writing goals to the time you have available + keeping yourself accountable when you don't have a deadline Ep 1197 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed novels “Dear Edna Sloane,” “Unseen City,” “The Mermaid of Brooklyn,” and “How Far Is the Ocean from Here.” Amy’s newest novel is “Animal Instinct,” which follows a 40-something newly divorced woman re-entering the dating scene and reconnecting with her desires during the social isolation of COVID lockdowns. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "delightful and hilarious,” which I can co-sign–despite its pandemic backdrop, which might sound like it could be stressful, this is a book I look forward to reading each night because I know it will take my mind off my worry du jour and give me a lot to think about while also being a ton of fun.Amy has nearly twenty years experience as an editor for digital publications, has published hundreds of essays for places including New York Times’ "Modern Love" column and The Rumpus, and she currently works one-on-one with writers as an editor and writing coach. We covered:- Her really insightful take on how loving reading as a kid can lead to wanting to be a writer (I hadn’t thought of it in this way before)- The mix of calling and coercion that got her to think beyond writing novels to also penning personal essays- Making the shift to freelancing as an editor, teacher, and book coach (and away from working for a publication for her primary income source)- Matching your writing goals to the time you have available (as someone who needs to work full-time, whether as a freelancer or an employee)- How to keep yourself accountable to your writing goals when you don't have a deadline- Using a 50-50 parenting agreement post-divorce as an "every other weekend writing retreat" Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 May 2025 17:00:00 -0000 [Amy Shearn, practical matters]: Matching your writing goals to the time you have available + keeping yourself accountable when you don't have a deadline full 6 1197 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed novels “Dear Edna Sloane,” “Unseen City,” “The Mermaid of Brooklyn,” and “How Far Is the Ocean from Here.” Amy’s newest novel is “Animal Instinct,” which follows a 40-something newly divorced woman re-entering the dating scene and reconnecting with her desires during the social isolation of COVID lockdowns. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "delightful and hilarious,” which I can co-sign–despite its pandemic backdrop, which might sound like it could be stressful, this is a book I look forward to reading each night because I know it will take my mind off my worry du jour and give me a lot to think about while also being a ton of fun.Amy has nearly twenty years experience as an editor for digital publications, has published hundreds of essays for places including New York Times’ "Modern Love" column and The Rumpus, and she currently works one-on-one with writers as an editor and writing coach. We covered:- Her really insightful take on how loving reading as a kid can lead to wanting to be a writer (I hadn’t thought of it in this way before)- The mix of calling and coercion that got her to think beyond writing novels to also penning personal essays- Making the shift to freelancing as an editor, teacher, and book coach (and away from working for a publication for her primary income source)- Matching your writing goals to the time you have available (as someone who needs to work full-time, whether as a freelancer or an employee)- How to keep yourself accountable to your writing goals when you don't have a deadline- Using a 50-50 parenting agreement post-divorce as an "every other weekend writing retreat" Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with Amy Shearn, the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed novels “Dear Edna Sloane,” “Unseen City,” “The Mermaid of Brooklyn,” and “How Far Is the Ocean from Here.” Amy’s newest novel is “Animal Instinct,” which follows a 40-something newly divorced woman re-entering the dating scene and reconnecting with her desires during the social isolation of COVID lockdowns. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "delightful and hilarious,” which I can co-sign–despite its pandemic backdrop, which might sound like it could be stressful, this is a book I look forward to reading each night because I know it will take my mind off my worry du jour and give me a lot to think about while also being a ton of fun.
Amy has nearly twenty years experience as an editor for digital publications, has published hundreds of essays for places including New York Times’ "Modern Love" column and The Rumpus, and she currently works one-on-one with writers as an editor and writing coach.


We covered:
- Her really insightful take on how loving reading as a kid can lead to wanting to be a writer (I hadn’t thought of it in this way before)
- The mix of calling and coercion that got her to think beyond writing novels to also penning personal essays
- Making the shift to freelancing as an editor, teacher, and book coach (and away from working for a publication for her primary income source)
- Matching your writing goals to the time you have available (as someone who needs to work full-time, whether as a freelancer or an employee)
- How to keep yourself accountable to your writing goals when you don't have a deadline
- Using a 50-50 parenting agreement post-divorce as an "every other weekend writing retreat"


Connect with Amy on Instagram @amyshearnwriters, Substack @amyshearn, or at amyshearnwriters.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1452 [Samuel Marquis: What’s coming up]: Writing a book that is historically accurate and reads–and sells–well (with nods to Abraham Lincoln and Michael Keaton) Ep 1196 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is the final installment of my talk with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal," a non-fiction look at one of the most notorious “pirates” ever, who also happens to be Samuel’s 9th great grandfather. We talked about: - A peek at his next book, about New York City in the 17th century- Looking to historical figures as role models–and why his is Abraham Lincoln- Why he wishes he could clone himself a la Michael Keaton in “Multiplicity”- Why he’s done writing about World War II- The historical time period he wants to devote his next five books to- Balancing the drive for historical accuracy with a book that reads–and sells–well- The series he stayed up late to finish (surprise! It’s historical)- His really tantalizing sounding ideal meal Connect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Samuel Marquis: What’s coming up]: Writing a book that is historically accurate and reads–and sells–well (with nods to Abraham Lincoln and Michael Keaton) full 6 1196 Kate Hanley This is the final installment of my talk with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal," a non-fiction look at one of the most notorious “pirates” ever, who also happens to be Samuel’s 9th great grandfather. We talked about: - A peek at his next book, about New York City in the 17th century- Looking to historical figures as role models–and why his is Abraham Lincoln- Why he wishes he could clone himself a la Michael Keaton in “Multiplicity”- Why he’s done writing about World War II- The historical time period he wants to devote his next five books to- Balancing the drive for historical accuracy with a book that reads–and sells–well- The series he stayed up late to finish (surprise! It’s historical)- His really tantalizing sounding ideal meal Connect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is the final installment of my talk with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal," a non-fiction look at one of the most notorious “pirates” ever, who also happens to be Samuel’s 9th great grandfather.


We talked about:


- A peek at his next book, about New York City in the 17th century
- Looking to historical figures as role models–and why his is Abraham Lincoln
- Why he wishes he could clone himself a la Michael Keaton in “Multiplicity”
- Why he’s done writing about World War II
- The historical time period he wants to devote his next five books to
- Balancing the drive for historical accuracy with a book that reads–and sells–well
- The series he stayed up late to finish (surprise! It’s historical)
- His really tantalizing sounding ideal meal


Connect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 917 [Samuel Marquis, Inner stuff]: Why villains are so fun to write (hint: it’s not because they’re evil) Ep 1195 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part of my interview with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal."Samuel’s previous book "'Blackbeard" won the Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year Award and his articles have been published in "History Central," "Writer’s Digest," "The Lazy Historian," and "The Good Men Project," among other outlets.Today I’m talking with Samuel about what I call inner stuff–thought processes, internal dialogues, confidence–all that fun stuff!We covered:- Why villains are so fun to write (hint: it’s not because they’re evil)- Empathizing with folks who lived centuries ago and did things that we consider to be horrible today (like attending a public hanging on your wedding day, which Captain Kidd and his wife did)- His least favorite part of the writing process- Dealing with the nagging fear that you’re not accurately portraying history- Looking for historical figures who were ahead of their time (because they make great characters)- Why Captain Kidd isn’t the murderous pirate he was made out to be- Deciphering primary historical records–the handwriting, the different spellings (this was a really fun peek into the realities of writing about history)- Anchoring your research in the work of well-respected historians- How the idea that if you work hard things will come easily is a myth- Why he played competitive lacrosse until he was sixtyConnect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Samuel Marquis, Inner stuff]: Why villains are so fun to write (hint: it’s not because they’re evil) full 6 1195 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part of my interview with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal."Samuel’s previous book "'Blackbeard" won the Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year Award and his articles have been published in "History Central," "Writer’s Digest," "The Lazy Historian," and "The Good Men Project," among other outlets.Today I’m talking with Samuel about what I call inner stuff–thought processes, internal dialogues, confidence–all that fun stuff!We covered:- Why villains are so fun to write (hint: it’s not because they’re evil)- Empathizing with folks who lived centuries ago and did things that we consider to be horrible today (like attending a public hanging on your wedding day, which Captain Kidd and his wife did)- His least favorite part of the writing process- Dealing with the nagging fear that you’re not accurately portraying history- Looking for historical figures who were ahead of their time (because they make great characters)- Why Captain Kidd isn’t the murderous pirate he was made out to be- Deciphering primary historical records–the handwriting, the different spellings (this was a really fun peek into the realities of writing about history)- Anchoring your research in the work of well-respected historians- How the idea that if you work hard things will come easily is a myth- Why he played competitive lacrosse until he was sixtyConnect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part of my interview with Samuel Marquis, author of numerous books of history and historical fiction, including his newest, "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal."
Samuel’s previous book "'Blackbeard" won the Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year Award and his articles have been published in "History Central," "Writer’s Digest," "The Lazy Historian," and "The Good Men Project," among other outlets.
Today I’m talking with Samuel about what I call inner stuff–thought processes, internal dialogues, confidence–all that fun stuff!
We covered:
- Why villains are so fun to write (hint: it’s not because they’re evil)
- Empathizing with folks who lived centuries ago and did things that we consider to be horrible today (like attending a public hanging on your wedding day, which Captain Kidd and his wife did)
- His least favorite part of the writing process
- Dealing with the nagging fear that you’re not accurately portraying history
- Looking for historical figures who were ahead of their time (because they make great characters)
- Why Captain Kidd isn’t the murderous pirate he was made out to be
- Deciphering primary historical records–the handwriting, the different spellings (this was a really fun peek into the realities of writing about history)
- Anchoring your research in the work of well-respected historians
- How the idea that if you work hard things will come easily is a myth
- Why he played competitive lacrosse until he was sixty
Connect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1188 [Samuel Marquis, Practical matters]: Bringing the strengths of your day job into your writing + making time for two careers Ep 1194 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m speaking with Samuel Marquis, author of twelve books that cross genres, including American nonfiction-history, historical fiction, and suspense books. Samuel’s newest book, “Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal” comes out in May and is about Samuel’s ninth great grandfather, legendary pirate Captain William Kidd. His other books include “Blackbeard: Birth of America,” a Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year, “Soldiers of Freedom,” and “Lions of the Desert.” All told, his books have over 25,000 Amazon and Goodreads reviews.By day, Samuel is a hydrogeologist and has served as an expert witness in several multimillion-dollar class action litigation cases about groundwater contamination.We covered:- Building what he calls a “hybrid career” out of multiple interests (science, history, and writing)- The similarities between science writing and literary historical writing- Letting your early work stink- Developing your own voice- The importance of resilience, because building a writing career is like “climbing mountain after mountain”- Really fascinating insight on how geology and history are intertwined, and how having a scientific mind helps write history- Infusing historical writing with character development- Making time for everything when you have two jobs and a family (“I’m just always busy”- Finding inspiration in your family treeConnect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Samuel Marquis, Practical matters]: Bringing the strengths of your day job into your writing + making time for two careers full 6 1194 Kate Hanley This week I’m speaking with Samuel Marquis, author of twelve books that cross genres, including American nonfiction-history, historical fiction, and suspense books. Samuel’s newest book, “Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal” comes out in May and is about Samuel’s ninth great grandfather, legendary pirate Captain William Kidd. His other books include “Blackbeard: Birth of America,” a Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year, “Soldiers of Freedom,” and “Lions of the Desert.” All told, his books have over 25,000 Amazon and Goodreads reviews.By day, Samuel is a hydrogeologist and has served as an expert witness in several multimillion-dollar class action litigation cases about groundwater contamination.We covered:- Building what he calls a “hybrid career” out of multiple interests (science, history, and writing)- The similarities between science writing and literary historical writing- Letting your early work stink- Developing your own voice- The importance of resilience, because building a writing career is like “climbing mountain after mountain”- Really fascinating insight on how geology and history are intertwined, and how having a scientific mind helps write history- Infusing historical writing with character development- Making time for everything when you have two jobs and a family (“I’m just always busy”- Finding inspiration in your family treeConnect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening!And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m speaking with Samuel Marquis, author of twelve books that cross genres, including American nonfiction-history, historical fiction, and suspense books. Samuel’s newest book, “Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal” comes out in May and is about Samuel’s ninth great grandfather, legendary pirate Captain William Kidd. His other books include “Blackbeard: Birth of America,” a Kirkus Reviews Book of the Year, “Soldiers of Freedom,” and “Lions of the Desert.” All told, his books have over 25,000 Amazon and Goodreads reviews.
By day, Samuel is a hydrogeologist and has served as an expert witness in several multimillion-dollar class action litigation cases about groundwater contamination.
We covered:
- Building what he calls a “hybrid career” out of multiple interests (science, history, and writing)
- The similarities between science writing and literary historical writing
- Letting your early work stink
- Developing your own voice
- The importance of resilience, because building a writing career is like “climbing mountain after mountain”
- Really fascinating insight on how geology and history are intertwined, and how having a scientific mind helps write history
- Infusing historical writing with character development
- Making time for everything when you have two jobs and a family (“I’m just always busy”
- Finding inspiration in your family tree
Connect with Samuel at samuelmarquisbooks.com.
For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.
Thank you for listening!
And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1255 [Katy Bowman: What’s coming up]: Can clearing clutter create space for creative work? + moving into covering new topics Ep 1193 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds. (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) We covered: - The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently - Her desire to write a more beautiful book - The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too - Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work - Her family’s mission statement - The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish - Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it - Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day - A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman: What’s coming up]: Can clearing clutter create space for creative work? + moving into covering new topics full 6 1193 Kate Hanley In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds. (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) We covered: - The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently - Her desire to write a more beautiful book - The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too - Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work - Her family’s mission statement - The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish - Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it - Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day - A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds.


(This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”)


We covered:

- The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently

- Her desire to write a more beautiful book

- The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too

- Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work

- Her family’s mission statement

- The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish

- Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it

- Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day

- A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating


Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1112 [Katy Bowman, inner stuff]: The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts + the impact of age on her creative drive Ep 1192 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week’s guest, biomechanist Katu Bowman, is the author of 12 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “ I Know I Should Exercise, But...” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages. Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including: - Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished - How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received - The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts - What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in - Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body - How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output - The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husban (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman, inner stuff]: The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts + the impact of age on her creative drive full 6 1192 Kate Hanley This week’s guest, biomechanist Katu Bowman, is the author of 12 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “ I Know I Should Exercise, But...” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages. Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including: - Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished - How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received - The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts - What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in - Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body - How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output - The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husban (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest, biomechanist Katu Bowman, is the author of 12 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “ I Know I Should Exercise, But...” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages.


Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including:


- Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished

- How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received

- The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts

- What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in

- Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body

- How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output

- The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husban


(This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”)


Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1388 [Katy Bowman, practical matters]: Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog + making writing less sedentary Ep 1191 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of twelve–count ‘em, twelve–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “I Know I Should Exercise, But….” Her back catalog includes “My Perfect Movement Plan,” “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books. She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives. (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) We covered: - How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information) - Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog - Matching your output to your phase of life - How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world - Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences) - How she works movement into her writing process - How walking boosts creativity - How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman, practical matters]: Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog + making writing less sedentary full 6 1191 Kate Hanley This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of twelve–count ‘em, twelve–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “I Know I Should Exercise, But….” Her back catalog includes “My Perfect Movement Plan,” “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books. She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives. (This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”) We covered: - How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information) - Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog - Matching your output to your phase of life - How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world - Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences) - How she works movement into her writing process - How walking boosts creativity - How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of twelve–count ‘em, twelve–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “I Know I Should Exercise, But….” Her back catalog includes “My Perfect Movement Plan,” “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books.


She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives.


(This episode is a re-broadcast, in honor of the release of “I Know I Should Exercise, But…”)


We covered:

- How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information)

- Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog

- Matching your output to your phase of life

- How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world

- Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences)

- How she works movement into her writing process

- How walking boosts creativity

- How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning)


Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1520 [Allegra Goodman: What’s coming up]: Setting a goal to "make people think much harder [and] imagine much better" Ep 1190 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my talk with Allegra Goodman, author of the newly released novel, “Isola,” a historical novel about a young French woman purposefully marooned on an island off the coast of Quebec inspired by true 16th century events, we find out what's currently brewing for Allegra and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately. We talked about: - The nonfiction book she currently stayed up too late reading - An amazing story about how her mother stood up for herself in the 1970s–and how that example inspires Allegra to this day - A sneak peek at her next book, which is currently in the copy editing phase - Her dreams for her work in the next ten years (super inspiring!) - The historical novel she carried around with her so she could read whenever she had a few quiet minutes - The very specific snack that keeps her going - The Maggie Rogers song that she feels captures the essence of Isola Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Allegra Goodman: What’s coming up]: Setting a goal to "make people think much harder [and] imagine much better" full 6 1190 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my talk with Allegra Goodman, author of the newly released novel, “Isola,” a historical novel about a young French woman purposefully marooned on an island off the coast of Quebec inspired by true 16th century events, we find out what's currently brewing for Allegra and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately. We talked about: - The nonfiction book she currently stayed up too late reading - An amazing story about how her mother stood up for herself in the 1970s–and how that example inspires Allegra to this day - A sneak peek at her next book, which is currently in the copy editing phase - Her dreams for her work in the next ten years (super inspiring!) - The historical novel she carried around with her so she could read whenever she had a few quiet minutes - The very specific snack that keeps her going - The Maggie Rogers song that she feels captures the essence of Isola Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my talk with Allegra Goodman, author of the newly released novel, “Isola,” a historical novel about a young French woman purposefully marooned on an island off the coast of Quebec inspired by true 16th century events, we find out what's currently brewing for Allegra and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately.


We talked about:


- The nonfiction book she currently stayed up too late reading

- An amazing story about how her mother stood up for herself in the 1970s–and how that example inspires Allegra to this day

- A sneak peek at her next book, which is currently in the copy editing phase

- Her dreams for her work in the next ten years (super inspiring!)

- The historical novel she carried around with her so she could read whenever she had a few quiet minutes

- The very specific snack that keeps her going

- The Maggie Rogers song that she feels captures the essence of Isola


Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 906 [Allegra Goodman, Inner stuff]: Thinking of writing as being a performer “in the theater of the reader’s imagination” + the joys of genre-hopping Ep 1189 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part two of my interview with Allegra Goodman, author of the recent Reese's Book Club selection, “Isola” as well as “Sam,” “The Chalk Artist,” “Intuition,” “The Cookbook Collector,” “Paradise Park,” and “Katterskill Falls.” Today, I'm talking with Allegra about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that influence your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. - How she thinks of being a writer like being a performer “in the theater of a reader’s imagination” - Why starting a new project is the hardest part–and how she gets herself through it - How she trusts her inner critic to offer constructive criticism - The one part of the writing process that really makes her nervous - How she got past being pigeon-holed as a writer of a certain genre and built a career on writing many different types of stories - Making the shift from being intimidated by studying the great works of literature to being inspired by them - Why now is the best time of her career - How living to be older than her mother was when she died influences Allegra’s work and her life - How it’s OK to have multiple different voices as a writer Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Allegra Goodman, Inner stuff]: Thinking of writing as being a performer “in the theater of the reader’s imagination” + the joys of genre-hopping full 6 1189 Kate Hanley Welcome to part two of my interview with Allegra Goodman, author of the recent Reese's Book Club selection, “Isola” as well as “Sam,” “The Chalk Artist,” “Intuition,” “The Cookbook Collector,” “Paradise Park,” and “Katterskill Falls.” Today, I'm talking with Allegra about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that influence your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. - How she thinks of being a writer like being a performer “in the theater of a reader’s imagination” - Why starting a new project is the hardest part–and how she gets herself through it - How she trusts her inner critic to offer constructive criticism - The one part of the writing process that really makes her nervous - How she got past being pigeon-holed as a writer of a certain genre and built a career on writing many different types of stories - Making the shift from being intimidated by studying the great works of literature to being inspired by them - Why now is the best time of her career - How living to be older than her mother was when she died influences Allegra’s work and her life - How it’s OK to have multiple different voices as a writer Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part two of my interview with Allegra Goodman, author of the recent Reese's Book Club selection, “Isola” as well as “Sam,” “The Chalk Artist,” “Intuition,” “The Cookbook Collector,” “Paradise Park,” and “Katterskill Falls.”


Today, I'm talking with Allegra about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that influence your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it.


- How she thinks of being a writer like being a performer “in the theater of a reader’s imagination”

- Why starting a new project is the hardest part–and how she gets herself through it

- How she trusts her inner critic to offer constructive criticism

- The one part of the writing process that really makes her nervous

- How she got past being pigeon-holed as a writer of a certain genre and built a career on writing many different types of stories

- Making the shift from being intimidated by studying the great works of literature to being inspired by them

- Why now is the best time of her career

- How living to be older than her mother was when she died influences Allegra’s work and her life

- How it’s OK to have multiple different voices as a writer


Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1105 [Allegra Goodman, Practical matters]: Why her advice is to “write 100 words a day” + why–and how–to protect your screen-free time Ep 1188 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m thrilled to be talking with Allegra Goodman, author of numerous novels including her newest, “Isola,” which was a Reese's book club selection, and her first, “Katterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist. Allegra also wrote two story collections, “The Family Markowitz” and “Total Immersion,” as well as a novel for younger readers, “The Other Side of the Island.” Allegra's fiction has appeared in “The New Yorker” and has been anthologized in “O. Henry Awards” and “Best American Short Stories.” She was raised in Honolulu and now lives with her family in Cambridge, Mass. We covered: - Getting published for the first time as a freshman in college by an encouraging editor who “discovered” her - How it’s a love of writing, and not a drive to be published, that will sustain you over the long-term - Learning to build patience and endurance when going from writing short stories to writing novels - Her case for setting very low daily writing goals - Why she doesn’t ascribe to the “shitty first draft” school of thought - Her daily and weekly writing routines - How having grown children makes those routines possible - Why she only works on shorter pieces one day per week - The specific times when she’ll listen to a podcast—and when she’ll choose to keep her ears podcast-free - The nightly ritual that helps her get started on work the next day - How non-digital activities feed her creative process - The benefits and mechanics of writing two books at the same time Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000 [Allegra Goodman, Practical matters]: Why her advice is to “write 100 words a day” + why–and how–to protect your screen-free time full 6 1188 Kate Hanley This week I’m thrilled to be talking with Allegra Goodman, author of numerous novels including her newest, “Isola,” which was a Reese's book club selection, and her first, “Katterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist. Allegra also wrote two story collections, “The Family Markowitz” and “Total Immersion,” as well as a novel for younger readers, “The Other Side of the Island.” Allegra's fiction has appeared in “The New Yorker” and has been anthologized in “O. Henry Awards” and “Best American Short Stories.” She was raised in Honolulu and now lives with her family in Cambridge, Mass. We covered: - Getting published for the first time as a freshman in college by an encouraging editor who “discovered” her - How it’s a love of writing, and not a drive to be published, that will sustain you over the long-term - Learning to build patience and endurance when going from writing short stories to writing novels - Her case for setting very low daily writing goals - Why she doesn’t ascribe to the “shitty first draft” school of thought - Her daily and weekly writing routines - How having grown children makes those routines possible - Why she only works on shorter pieces one day per week - The specific times when she’ll listen to a podcast—and when she’ll choose to keep her ears podcast-free - The nightly ritual that helps her get started on work the next day - How non-digital activities feed her creative process - The benefits and mechanics of writing two books at the same time Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m thrilled to be talking with Allegra Goodman, author of numerous novels including her newest, “Isola,” which was a Reese's book club selection, and her first, “Katterskill Falls,” which was a National Book Award finalist. Allegra also wrote two story collections, “The Family Markowitz” and “Total Immersion,” as well as a novel for younger readers, “The Other Side of the Island.” Allegra's fiction has appeared in “The New Yorker” and has been anthologized in “O. Henry Awards” and “Best American Short Stories.” She was raised in Honolulu and now lives with her family in Cambridge, Mass.


We covered:

- Getting published for the first time as a freshman in college by an encouraging editor who “discovered” her

- How it’s a love of writing, and not a drive to be published, that will sustain you over the long-term

- Learning to build patience and endurance when going from writing short stories to writing novels

- Her case for setting very low daily writing goals

- Why she doesn’t ascribe to the “shitty first draft” school of thought

- Her daily and weekly writing routines

- How having grown children makes those routines possible

- Why she only works on shorter pieces one day per week

- The specific times when she’ll listen to a podcast—and when she’ll choose to keep her ears podcast-free

- The nightly ritual that helps her get started on work the next day

- How non-digital activities feed her creative process

- The benefits and mechanics of writing two books at the same time


Connect with Allegra on Instagram @allegragoodmanwriter.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1333 [Jane Roper: What’s coming up]: That moment when you can clearly see the recurring themes in your creative work–heck, in your life Ep 1187 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the final installment of the Finding the Through Line interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” I discovered Jane through her Substack newsletter called Jane's Calamity, where she writes about being a writer, aging, failing at mindfulness and having too much Tupperware among other things. Today, we're going to find out what's currently brewing for Jane and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately. - Moment of respect for creatives who are doing work in multiple genres - The beauty of a personal writing retreat - Figuring out the recurring themes in your work (which can only happen when you continue to produce work!) - The link between majoring in anthropology and becoming a novelist - Preparing mentally for her twins to leave home and go to college - The (perhaps unlikely) dream: Letting go of the copywriting work - The Netflix series she devoured - An ode to half-caff coffee - The 10,000 calorie meal she’d request if someone wanted to dazzle her tastebuds Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Jane Roper: What’s coming up]: That moment when you can clearly see the recurring themes in your creative work–heck, in your life full 6 1187 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the final installment of the Finding the Through Line interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” I discovered Jane through her Substack newsletter called Jane's Calamity, where she writes about being a writer, aging, failing at mindfulness and having too much Tupperware among other things. Today, we're going to find out what's currently brewing for Jane and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately. - Moment of respect for creatives who are doing work in multiple genres - The beauty of a personal writing retreat - Figuring out the recurring themes in your work (which can only happen when you continue to produce work!) - The link between majoring in anthropology and becoming a novelist - Preparing mentally for her twins to leave home and go to college - The (perhaps unlikely) dream: Letting go of the copywriting work - The Netflix series she devoured - An ode to half-caff coffee - The 10,000 calorie meal she’d request if someone wanted to dazzle her tastebuds Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the final installment of the Finding the Through Line interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” I discovered Jane through her Substack newsletter called Jane's Calamity, where she writes about being a writer, aging, failing at mindfulness and having too much Tupperware among other things.

Today, we're going to find out what's currently brewing for Jane and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she's been reading, watching, and listening to lately.

- Moment of respect for creatives who are doing work in multiple genres

- The beauty of a personal writing retreat

- Figuring out the recurring themes in your work (which can only happen when you continue to produce work!)

- The link between majoring in anthropology and becoming a novelist

- Preparing mentally for her twins to leave home and go to college

- The (perhaps unlikely) dream: Letting go of the copywriting work

- The Netflix series she devoured

- An ode to half-caff coffee

- The 10,000 calorie meal she’d request if someone wanted to dazzle her tastebuds

Connect with Jane at janeroper.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 855 [Jane Roper, inner stuff]: Permission to screw up + feeling like the worst person in the MFA program Ep 1186 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here’s part two of my interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Today I'm talking with Jane about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work. - How reading her own work used to be embarrassing, and how she got over it - Feeling like the worst person in the MFA program - When your inner critic tells you your work is shallow - The quotes she’s written on Post-It notes that are hanging above her desk and help talk her through crises of confidence - Feeling like the silliest person in the room - Letting go of the idea that one day you’ll “make it” and then everything will flow - Realizing there’s no award for doing things perfectly and letting go of that drive to be a super-achiever - How letting go of some body issues also freed up her work self Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Jane Roper, inner stuff]: Permission to screw up + feeling like the worst person in the MFA program full 6 1186 Kate Hanley Here’s part two of my interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Today I'm talking with Jane about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work. - How reading her own work used to be embarrassing, and how she got over it - Feeling like the worst person in the MFA program - When your inner critic tells you your work is shallow - The quotes she’s written on Post-It notes that are hanging above her desk and help talk her through crises of confidence - Feeling like the silliest person in the room - Letting go of the idea that one day you’ll “make it” and then everything will flow - Realizing there’s no award for doing things perfectly and letting go of that drive to be a super-achiever - How letting go of some body issues also freed up her work self Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here’s part two of my interview with Jane Roper, author of the novel “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and a memoir, “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.”

Today I'm talking with Jane about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work.

- How reading her own work used to be embarrassing, and how she got over it

- Feeling like the worst person in the MFA program

- When your inner critic tells you your work is shallow

- The quotes she’s written on Post-It notes that are hanging above her desk and help talk her through crises of confidence

- Feeling like the silliest person in the room

- Letting go of the idea that one day you’ll “make it” and then everything will flow

- Realizing there’s no award for doing things perfectly and letting go of that drive to be a super-achiever

- How letting go of some body issues also freed up her work self

Connect with Jane at janeroper.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1031 [Jane Roper, practical matters]: Taking rejection personally even though you know it’s unavoidable and subject to luck Ep 1185 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest today is Jane Roper, author of a novel, “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and the memoir “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Jane's essays and humor have appeared in places like Salon, McSweeney's, Poets and Writers, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. And it's been included in the anthology, “Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today's Best Women Writers.” Jane is also a freelance copywriter and brand strategist. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Jane currently lives just north of Boston in a drafty Victorian with her husband, teenage twins, and two cats. We covered: - Figuring out that humor was part of her writing skillset - Finding the right mix of copywriting work and more creative writing - Why hiking and indoor rock-climbing are key parts of her writing practice - Her plug for writing every day (even for 12 minutes) - Resisting the urge to beat yourself up after your writing is rejected - Why she doesn’t check social media or email in the morning - Getting to the point in parenting where family time is more joy, less hustle Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Jane Roper, practical matters]: Taking rejection personally even though you know it’s unavoidable and subject to luck full 6 1185 Kate Hanley My guest today is Jane Roper, author of a novel, “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and the memoir “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Jane's essays and humor have appeared in places like Salon, McSweeney's, Poets and Writers, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. And it's been included in the anthology, “Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today's Best Women Writers.” Jane is also a freelance copywriter and brand strategist. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Jane currently lives just north of Boston in a drafty Victorian with her husband, teenage twins, and two cats. We covered: - Figuring out that humor was part of her writing skillset - Finding the right mix of copywriting work and more creative writing - Why hiking and indoor rock-climbing are key parts of her writing practice - Her plug for writing every day (even for 12 minutes) - Resisting the urge to beat yourself up after your writing is rejected - Why she doesn’t check social media or email in the morning - Getting to the point in parenting where family time is more joy, less hustle Connect with Jane at janeroper.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest today is Jane Roper, author of a novel, “The Society of Shame,” which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor, and the memoir “Double Time: How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins.” Jane's essays and humor have appeared in places like Salon, McSweeney's, Poets and Writers, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. And it's been included in the anthology, “Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today's Best Women Writers.” Jane is also a freelance copywriter and brand strategist. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Jane currently lives just north of Boston in a drafty Victorian with her husband, teenage twins, and two cats.

We covered:

- Figuring out that humor was part of her writing skillset

- Finding the right mix of copywriting work and more creative writing

- Why hiking and indoor rock-climbing are key parts of her writing practice

- Her plug for writing every day (even for 12 minutes)

- Resisting the urge to beat yourself up after your writing is rejected

- Why she doesn’t check social media or email in the morning

- Getting to the point in parenting where family time is more joy, less hustle

Connect with Jane at janeroper.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1231 [Paula Whyman, what’s coming up]: The upside of winter + learning how to roll with setbacks Ep 1184 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories. Her work has been supported by fellowships from McDowell, Yaddo, and other residencies in Grants, and she was a Tennessee Williams scholar in fiction at the Sewanee Writers Conference. Today we find out what's currently brewing for Paula and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, We covered: - The upside of winter - Why she’s looking for American kestrels (a small raptor) every morning - A longing for sheep - Getting less frustrated by setbacks - The books she stays up late reading with a flashlight so as not to wake her husband Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Paula Whyman, what’s coming up]: The upside of winter + learning how to roll with setbacks full 6 1184 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories. Her work has been supported by fellowships from McDowell, Yaddo, and other residencies in Grants, and she was a Tennessee Williams scholar in fiction at the Sewanee Writers Conference. Today we find out what's currently brewing for Paula and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next, We covered: - The upside of winter - Why she’s looking for American kestrels (a small raptor) every morning - A longing for sheep - Getting less frustrated by setbacks - The books she stays up late reading with a flashlight so as not to wake her husband Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories. Her work has been supported by fellowships from McDowell, Yaddo, and other residencies in Grants, and she was a Tennessee Williams scholar in fiction at the Sewanee Writers Conference.

Today we find out what's currently brewing for Paula and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next,

We covered:

- The upside of winter

- Why she’s looking for American kestrels (a small raptor) every morning

- A longing for sheep

- Getting less frustrated by setbacks

- The books she stays up late reading with a flashlight so as not to wake her husband

Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com.

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 998 [Paula Whyman, inner stuff]: Why “writing what you know” is misguided advice Ep 1183 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is part two of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop,” in which she documents her attempt to restore 200 acres of retired farmland while wearing the wrong footwear, getting conflicting advice, and having essentially no idea what she's gotten herself into, but finding her way through it anyway. Today I'm talking with Paula about what I call inner stuff, trying to bring the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work out into the light. We unpacked: - Making the switch from fiction to non-fiction–and how that changes the conversations you have with readers to be less about the work, and more about you - How working as an editor can make writing harder - Allowing yourself to blurt, stare off into space, meander, and walk away - Editing and revising as procrastination - How writing about failure is more interesting than writing about success - Staying active and strong as you get older - A love letter to scientists - Why planting native plants in your yard is so impactful - Her favorite cheesy 70s songs Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Paula Whyman, inner stuff]: Why “writing what you know” is misguided advice full 6 1183 Kate Hanley This is part two of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop,” in which she documents her attempt to restore 200 acres of retired farmland while wearing the wrong footwear, getting conflicting advice, and having essentially no idea what she's gotten herself into, but finding her way through it anyway. Today I'm talking with Paula about what I call inner stuff, trying to bring the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work out into the light. We unpacked: - Making the switch from fiction to non-fiction–and how that changes the conversations you have with readers to be less about the work, and more about you - How working as an editor can make writing harder - Allowing yourself to blurt, stare off into space, meander, and walk away - Editing and revising as procrastination - How writing about failure is more interesting than writing about success - Staying active and strong as you get older - A love letter to scientists - Why planting native plants in your yard is so impactful - Her favorite cheesy 70s songs Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is part two of my interview with Paula Whyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop,” in which she documents her attempt to restore 200 acres of retired farmland while wearing the wrong footwear, getting conflicting advice, and having essentially no idea what she's gotten herself into, but finding her way through it anyway.

Today I'm talking with Paula about what I call inner stuff, trying to bring the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work out into the light.

We unpacked:

- Making the switch from fiction to non-fiction–and how that changes the conversations you have with readers to be less about the work, and more about you

- How working as an editor can make writing harder

- Allowing yourself to blurt, stare off into space, meander, and walk away

- Editing and revising as procrastination

- How writing about failure is more interesting than writing about success

- Staying active and strong as you get older

- A love letter to scientists

- Why planting native plants in your yard is so impactful

- Her favorite cheesy 70s songs

Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com.

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1803 [Paula Whyman, practical matters]: Guidance for knowing whether you really want to turn that idea into a book Ep 1182 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Paula Wyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's book is a blend of memoir, natural history, and conservation science, and it's a chronicle of her attempts to restore 200 acres of farmland long gone to seed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, despite the fact that she never excelled at gardening. Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories that won praise from “The New Yorker” and a starred review in “Publishers Weekly.” Paula's stories have appeared in “McSweeney's Quarterly,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Southampton Review,” and her nonfiction has been featured on NPR, in “The Washington Post”, and “The Rumpus,” among other places. We covered: - How having a pet praying mantis as a kid is directly related to her naturalist exploits - In praise of doing deep dives into random subjects - How a manageable dream of restoring a small meadow to its natural state ballooned into rehabbing a 200-acre mountaintop - The novel she was writing that she can’t even remember what it was about now - How hearing a young Howard Stern shaped her career path - The power of doing deep dives - Turning scribbles and bad doodles into a book - A plug for using the writing software Scrivener Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Paula Whyman, practical matters]: Guidance for knowing whether you really want to turn that idea into a book full 6 1182 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Paula Wyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's book is a blend of memoir, natural history, and conservation science, and it's a chronicle of her attempts to restore 200 acres of farmland long gone to seed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, despite the fact that she never excelled at gardening. Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories that won praise from “The New Yorker” and a starred review in “Publishers Weekly.” Paula's stories have appeared in “McSweeney's Quarterly,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Southampton Review,” and her nonfiction has been featured on NPR, in “The Washington Post”, and “The Rumpus,” among other places. We covered: - How having a pet praying mantis as a kid is directly related to her naturalist exploits - In praise of doing deep dives into random subjects - How a manageable dream of restoring a small meadow to its natural state ballooned into rehabbing a 200-acre mountaintop - The novel she was writing that she can’t even remember what it was about now - How hearing a young Howard Stern shaped her career path - The power of doing deep dives - Turning scribbles and bad doodles into a book - A plug for using the writing software Scrivener Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com. There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Paula Wyman, author of the new book, “Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop.” Paula's book is a blend of memoir, natural history, and conservation science, and it's a chronicle of her attempts to restore 200 acres of farmland long gone to seed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, despite the fact that she never excelled at gardening.

Paula's first book is “You May See a Stranger,” an award-winning, linked collection of short stories that won praise from “The New Yorker” and a starred review in “Publishers Weekly.” Paula's stories have appeared in “McSweeney's Quarterly,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Southampton Review,” and her nonfiction has been featured on NPR, in “The Washington Post”, and “The Rumpus,” among other places.

We covered:

- How having a pet praying mantis as a kid is directly related to her naturalist exploits

- In praise of doing deep dives into random subjects

- How a manageable dream of restoring a small meadow to its natural state ballooned into rehabbing a 200-acre mountaintop

- The novel she was writing that she can’t even remember what it was about now

- How hearing a young Howard Stern shaped her career path

- The power of doing deep dives

- Turning scribbles and bad doodles into a book

- A plug for using the writing software Scrivener

Connect with Paula at paulawhyman.com.

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1671 [Cynthia Weiner, what’s coming up]: Fast food, diet soda, and Eddie Vedder Ep 1181 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of the brand new book “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that is inspired by both Cynthia's own upbringing on the Upper East Side during the 80s and the infamous Preppy Killer. Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024. We covered: - The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project (which is set in the 90s) - The three writers whose example inspires Cynthia on her own path - Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree - The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s craving Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, what’s coming up]: Fast food, diet soda, and Eddie Vedder full 6 1181 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of the brand new book “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that is inspired by both Cynthia's own upbringing on the Upper East Side during the 80s and the infamous Preppy Killer. Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024. We covered: - The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project (which is set in the 90s) - The three writers whose example inspires Cynthia on her own path - Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree - The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s craving Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of the brand new book “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City that is inspired by both Cynthia's own upbringing on the Upper East Side during the 80s and the infamous Preppy Killer.

Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City and her short fiction has been published in “Open City,” “Ploughshares,” and “The Sun,” has earned a Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in Coolest American Stories 2024.

We covered:

- The 90s soundtrack that’s helping Cynthia get into her next project (which is set in the 90s)

- The three writers whose example inspires Cynthia on her own path

- Her burning desire to have a house with a yard and, most importantly, a tree

- The Max show she’s bingeing, her elaborate daily diet soda ritual, the best day of the week, and the fast food meal she’s craving

Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 882 [Cynthia Weiner, inner stuff]: Learning to tolerate the discomfort that comes from “airing your dirty laundry” aka, writing anything remotely personal Ep 1180 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of a hot-off-the-presses coming-of-age-novel, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” we cover what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. We unpacked: - Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work - And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say - How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird” - Why she could work on one sentence for years - Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new - How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper) - How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourself Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, inner stuff]: Learning to tolerate the discomfort that comes from “airing your dirty laundry” aka, writing anything remotely personal full 6 1180 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of a hot-off-the-presses coming-of-age-novel, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” we cover what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. We unpacked: - Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work - And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say - How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird” - Why she could work on one sentence for years - Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new - How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper) - How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourself Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Cynthia Weiner, author of a hot-off-the-presses coming-of-age-novel, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” we cover what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it.

We unpacked:

- Learning how to tolerate the discomfort of sharing your work

- And how to ignore the voice that tells you nobody cares what you have to say

- How she came to imagine that inner critical voice as a “shit bird”

- Why she could work on one sentence for years

- Why she’d rather stay home than travel some place new

- How getting older has made her a better writer (and a worse sleeper)

- How she’s re-wired the idea that it’s bad to draw attention to yourself

Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1237 [Cynthia Weiner, practical matters]: How living a boring life helped her write a novel titled, ironically, “A Glorious Excitement” Ep 1179 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I'm talking with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City. “A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends. Her work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s. We covered: - The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life - How she stumbled into teaching writing - Writing as a “weird compulsion” - The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years - The daily rituals that help her write - The time management technique that helps her get unstuck - Why catching up with a friend helps her write - How living a boring life leaves more space for the work Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000 [Cynthia Weiner, practical matters]: How living a boring life helped her write a novel titled, ironically, “A Glorious Excitement” full 6 1179 Kate Hanley This week I'm talking with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City. “A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends. Her work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s. We covered: - The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life - How she stumbled into teaching writing - Writing as a “weird compulsion” - The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years - The daily rituals that help her write - The time management technique that helps her get unstuck - Why catching up with a friend helps her write - How living a boring life leaves more space for the work Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I'm talking with Cynthia Weiner, author of “A Gorgeous Excitement,” a coming of age novel set in 1980s New York City. “A Gorgeous Excitement” is inspired by Cynthia's own 80s upbringing on the Upper East Side of New York, as well as the infamous Preppy Killer, a former prep school student who killed a girl in Central Park in the summer of 1986 and who frequented a bar called Dorian's, where Cynthia spent many nights drinking with friends.

Her work has won the Pushcart Prize and been anthologized in the Coolest American Stories. Cynthia is also the assistant director of the writer's studio in New York City where, fun fact, I took classes with her in the early 2000s.

We covered:

- The award she won in second grade that hooked her on the writing life

- How she stumbled into teaching writing

- Writing as a “weird compulsion”

- The plus sides of working on a novel for nearly 10 years

- The daily rituals that help her write

- The time management technique that helps her get unstuck

- Why catching up with a friend helps her write

- How living a boring life leaves more space for the work

Connect with Cynthia on Instagram at @cynthiaweiner

There are new Finding the Throughline episodes roughly every other week–hit “subscribe” so you know when the next ones drop!

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1404 Finding the Throughline ep. 1176: My biggest takeaways from the last 6 months of interviews + news! And a tiny request. https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As we come up on the end of the year AND this podcast's one-year anniversary, I wanted to share the things from the last six months of interviews that are still sticking with me--a little tour of the a-ha moments and insights that have made a lasting impression. It's a little walk down memory lane, a little like re-reading your journal well after the fact. I also have some news to share and a teeny tiny but very meaningful request to make. PLUS, if you have a writer you'd like me to interview--maybe it's you!--you can message me on Substack (search for Finding the Throughline) or email me at kate@katehanley.com. Thank you as ever for listening! And, this is your last chance to take advantage of my discount code on AirDoctor air purifiers, which work amazingly well at filtering out all kinds of icky things so your lungs don't have to and are whisper quiet. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 My biggest takeaways from the last 6 months of interviews + news! And a tiny request. full 5 1176 Kate Hanley As we come up on the end of the year AND this podcast's one-year anniversary, I wanted to share the things from the last six months of interviews that are still sticking with me--a little tour of the a-ha moments and insights that have made a lasting impression. It's a little walk down memory lane, a little like re-reading your journal well after the fact. I also have some news to share and a teeny tiny but very meaningful request to make. PLUS, if you have a writer you'd like me to interview--maybe it's you!--you can message me on Substack (search for Finding the Throughline) or email me at kate@katehanley.com. Thank you as ever for listening! And, this is your last chance to take advantage of my discount code on AirDoctor air purifiers, which work amazingly well at filtering out all kinds of icky things so your lungs don't have to and are whisper quiet. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As we come up on the end of the year AND this podcast's one-year anniversary, I wanted to share the things from the last six months of interviews that are still sticking with me--a little tour of the a-ha moments and insights that have made a lasting impression. It's a little walk down memory lane, a little like re-reading your journal well after the fact.

I also have some news to share and a teeny tiny but very meaningful request to make.

PLUS, if you have a writer you'd like me to interview--maybe it's you!--you can message me on Substack (search for Finding the Throughline) or email me at kate@katehanley.com.

Thank you as ever for listening!

And, this is your last chance to take advantage of my discount code on AirDoctor air purifiers, which work amazingly well at filtering out all kinds of icky things so your lungs don't have to and are whisper quiet. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1042 [Laura Belgray, what’s next]: How a distaste for planning and goalsetting has worked out pretty great + the author who most inspires her Ep 1175 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties, a collection of essays that is essentially a permission slip to be a dork, a sometimes-unspiritual slacker, a late bloomer and, ultimately, unapologetically you. Laura is the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. She has been featured in Elle, Fast Company, and Business Insider, and has written for Bravo, HBO, Nick at Nite, VH1, and more. Today, we find out what’s currently brewing for Laura and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she’s been reading, watching and listening to lately We covered: • Crawling out of a pit of despair after the election results • Continuing to build her email list in the modern world where there are so many more things vying for our attention • How she is not a visionary or planner—yet has achieved many amazing things anyway • David Sedaris as the author who first introduced her to a genre/structure of book that is a collection of essays and also memoir. • Her love of fiction and lack of confidence she will be able to write one someday, though she would love to • How she would love to win Powerball so she could write whatever she wants • How she wouldn’t have written a fraction of what she’d written if she didn’t write as a way to eat and make money • Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufy Thorpe--the last book that she could not put down. • Spaghettini pomodoro at Scarpetta, with plenty of extra butter Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Laura Belgray, what’s next]: How a distaste for planning and goalsetting has worked out pretty great + the author who most inspires her full 5 1175 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties, a collection of essays that is essentially a permission slip to be a dork, a sometimes-unspiritual slacker, a late bloomer and, ultimately, unapologetically you. Laura is the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. She has been featured in Elle, Fast Company, and Business Insider, and has written for Bravo, HBO, Nick at Nite, VH1, and more. Today, we find out what’s currently brewing for Laura and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she’s been reading, watching and listening to lately We covered: • Crawling out of a pit of despair after the election results • Continuing to build her email list in the modern world where there are so many more things vying for our attention • How she is not a visionary or planner—yet has achieved many amazing things anyway • David Sedaris as the author who first introduced her to a genre/structure of book that is a collection of essays and also memoir. • Her love of fiction and lack of confidence she will be able to write one someday, though she would love to • How she would love to win Powerball so she could write whatever she wants • How she wouldn’t have written a fraction of what she’d written if she didn’t write as a way to eat and make money • Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufy Thorpe--the last book that she could not put down. • Spaghettini pomodoro at Scarpetta, with plenty of extra butter Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties, a collection of essays that is essentially a permission slip to be a dork, a sometimes-unspiritual slacker, a late bloomer and, ultimately, unapologetically you. Laura is the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. She has been featured in Elle, Fast Company, and Business Insider, and has written for Bravo, HBO, Nick at Nite, VH1, and more.

Today, we find out what’s currently brewing for Laura and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next, as well as what kinds of things she’s been reading, watching and listening to lately

We covered:

• Crawling out of a pit of despair after the election results

• Continuing to build her email list in the modern world where there are so many more things vying for our attention

• How she is not a visionary or planner—yet has achieved many amazing things anyway

• David Sedaris as the author who first introduced her to a genre/structure of book that is a collection of essays and also memoir.

• Her love of fiction and lack of confidence she will be able to write one someday, though she would love to

• How she would love to win Powerball so she could write whatever she wants

• How she wouldn’t have written a fraction of what she’d written if she didn’t write as a way to eat and make money

• Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufy Thorpe--the last book that she could not put down.

• Spaghettini pomodoro at Scarpetta, with plenty of extra butter

Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1057 [Laura Belgray, inner stuff]: When an editor gives you comments that make you want to cry and shut down all your creativity + crawling out of writer’s block Ep 1174 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the second part of my conversation with guest Laura Belgray, author of “Tough Titties,” a hilarious, bestselling collection of NYC-flavored life lessons that Laura’s own husband calls a “loser Sex and the City.” Today I’m talking with Laura about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it We covered: • How writing a book was one of the hardest things she’s ever done professionally • The tough feedback her editor initially gave her • The aftermath of the criticism that led to crying, pacing, and writer’s block • A friend’s metaphor of mountain climbing helped her to start working on her book • The experience of dealing with anxiety and people pleasing tendencies when writing a memoir • The dangers of self-comparison which can lead to despair and nonproductivity • Learning to borrow from authors she loves without trying to be them or feel disappointed because she doesn’t have the exact same talents they have in the same way Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Laura Belgray, inner stuff]: When an editor gives you comments that make you want to cry and shut down all your creativity + crawling out of writer’s block full 5 1174 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the second part of my conversation with guest Laura Belgray, author of “Tough Titties,” a hilarious, bestselling collection of NYC-flavored life lessons that Laura’s own husband calls a “loser Sex and the City.” Today I’m talking with Laura about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it We covered: • How writing a book was one of the hardest things she’s ever done professionally • The tough feedback her editor initially gave her • The aftermath of the criticism that led to crying, pacing, and writer’s block • A friend’s metaphor of mountain climbing helped her to start working on her book • The experience of dealing with anxiety and people pleasing tendencies when writing a memoir • The dangers of self-comparison which can lead to despair and nonproductivity • Learning to borrow from authors she loves without trying to be them or feel disappointed because she doesn’t have the exact same talents they have in the same way Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the second part of my conversation with guest Laura Belgray, author of “Tough Titties,” a hilarious, bestselling collection of NYC-flavored life lessons that Laura’s own husband calls a “loser Sex and the City.”

Today I’m talking with Laura about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it

We covered:

• How writing a book was one of the hardest things she’s ever done professionally

• The tough feedback her editor initially gave her

• The aftermath of the criticism that led to crying, pacing, and writer’s block

• A friend’s metaphor of mountain climbing helped her to start working on her book

• The experience of dealing with anxiety and people pleasing tendencies when writing a memoir

• The dangers of self-comparison which can lead to despair and nonproductivity

• Learning to borrow from authors she loves without trying to be them or feel disappointed because she doesn’t have the exact same talents they have in the same way

Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1504 [Laura Belgray, practical matters]: How to build a kickass career as a slacker (hint: get paid to do your favorite things) Ep 1173 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst. Laura is also an internet-famous copywriter, founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator, with Marie Forleo, of The Copy Cure. Laura started her writing career at Spy Magazine, New York Magazine, and then VH1 before starting her own copywriting and teaching business almost by accident. That business went on to earn a million dollars the year she turned 50–an achievement Laura wrote about for “Business Insider.” Fun fact: Laura taught Sherman Helmsley, aka George Jefferson from The Jeffersons, how to moonwalk. We covered: • How she finagled a job for herself that involved her watching a lot of TV (one of her favorite things to do) • Why getting paid to ‘’write emails to friends’’ is her dream job • How inspiration comes from writing--not the other way around • The magical powers of writing on the fly • Her morning routine which includes iced coffee, a walk outside, and dicking around • The website she swears by to get her writing every day • How she deals with bouts of talker’s block on social media Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Laura Belgray, practical matters]: How to build a kickass career as a slacker (hint: get paid to do your favorite things) full 5 1173 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst. Laura is also an internet-famous copywriter, founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator, with Marie Forleo, of The Copy Cure. Laura started her writing career at Spy Magazine, New York Magazine, and then VH1 before starting her own copywriting and teaching business almost by accident. That business went on to earn a million dollars the year she turned 50–an achievement Laura wrote about for “Business Insider.” Fun fact: Laura taught Sherman Helmsley, aka George Jefferson from The Jeffersons, how to moonwalk. We covered: • How she finagled a job for herself that involved her watching a lot of TV (one of her favorite things to do) • Why getting paid to ‘’write emails to friends’’ is her dream job • How inspiration comes from writing--not the other way around • The magical powers of writing on the fly • Her morning routine which includes iced coffee, a walk outside, and dicking around • The website she swears by to get her writing every day • How she deals with bouts of talker’s block on social media Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Laura Belgray, author of the national bestseller Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst. Laura is also an internet-famous copywriter, founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator, with Marie Forleo, of The Copy Cure. Laura started her writing career at Spy Magazine, New York Magazine, and then VH1 before starting her own copywriting and teaching business almost by accident. That business went on to earn a million dollars the year she turned 50–an achievement Laura wrote about for “Business Insider.”

Fun fact: Laura taught Sherman Helmsley, aka George Jefferson from The Jeffersons, how to moonwalk.

We covered:

• How she finagled a job for herself that involved her watching a lot of TV (one of her favorite things to do)

• Why getting paid to ‘’write emails to friends’’ is her dream job

• How inspiration comes from writing--not the other way around

• The magical powers of writing on the fly

• Her morning routine which includes iced coffee, a walk outside, and dicking around

• The website she swears by to get her writing every day

• How she deals with bouts of talker’s block on social media

Connect with Laura at talkingshrimp.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1546 [Susan Merrell, what’s coming up]: Wrestling with devoting more time to your own work vs. keeping your day job + plus awesome life advice from her friend Ep 1172 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my conversation with Susan Merrell (author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program) we talk about where her personal throughline is leading her next and she shares how she’s been writing two different books for the last eight years (OMG). We covered: • Her two current book projects: one about a man haunted by a story he’s read and another about living full-time in a “vacation town” thought to be abandoned in winter • Real estate privilege • The books she includes on her writing syllabus and why • Finding inspiration in everything, including cereal boxes • Giving up the plum nature of her current life vs chasing the dream. • Her friend’s philosophy—whatever move you make tends to be the one your feet took you to • Why silence is her pick-me-up of choice • Her friend’s magnificent roasted chicken Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Susan Merrell, what’s coming up]: Wrestling with devoting more time to your own work vs. keeping your day job + plus awesome life advice from her friend full 5 1172 Kate Hanley In this final part of my conversation with Susan Merrell (author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program) we talk about where her personal throughline is leading her next and she shares how she’s been writing two different books for the last eight years (OMG). We covered: • Her two current book projects: one about a man haunted by a story he’s read and another about living full-time in a “vacation town” thought to be abandoned in winter • Real estate privilege • The books she includes on her writing syllabus and why • Finding inspiration in everything, including cereal boxes • Giving up the plum nature of her current life vs chasing the dream. • Her friend’s philosophy—whatever move you make tends to be the one your feet took you to • Why silence is her pick-me-up of choice • Her friend’s magnificent roasted chicken Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my conversation with Susan Merrell (author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program) we talk about where her personal throughline is leading her next and she shares how she’s been writing two different books for the last eight years (OMG).

We covered:

• Her two current book projects: one about a man haunted by a story he’s read and another about living full-time in a “vacation town” thought to be abandoned in winter

• Real estate privilege

• The books she includes on her writing syllabus and why

• Finding inspiration in everything, including cereal boxes

• Giving up the plum nature of her current life vs chasing the dream.

• Her friend’s philosophy—whatever move you make tends to be the one your feet took you to

• Why silence is her pick-me-up of choice

• Her friend’s magnificent roasted chicken

Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1154 [Susan Merrell, inner stuff]: Why being a little needy might make you a more prolific writer Ep 1171 In this second part of my interview with Susan Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program, we talk about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. We covered: • Really cool, serendipitous story about how she came to write a novel about the iconic American writer, Shirley Jackson • How she deals with her inner Achilles heel: shame • Meditation as the answer to everything • How the need for validation drives many writers to produce more (this was truly fascination and made me think, hmm, maybe I just don’t have a drive for validation, and maybe that’s not a good thing?) • How teaching students makes her feel ‘’ridiculously happy’’ • How the publishing industry doesn’t necessarily support the right books Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Susan Merrell, inner stuff]: Why being a little needy might make you a more prolific writer full 5 1170 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Susan Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program, we talk about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. We covered: • Really cool, serendipitous story about how she came to write a novel about the iconic American writer, Shirley Jackson • How she deals with her inner Achilles heel: shame • Meditation as the answer to everything • How the need for validation drives many writers to produce more (this was truly fascination and made me think, hmm, maybe I just don’t have a drive for validation, and maybe that’s not a good thing?) • How teaching students makes her feel ‘’ridiculously happy’’ • How the publishing industry doesn’t necessarily support the right books Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Susan Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, teacher in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program, we talk about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it.

We covered:

• Really cool, serendipitous story about how she came to write a novel about the iconic American writer, Shirley Jackson

• How she deals with her inner Achilles heel: shame

• Meditation as the answer to everything

• How the need for validation drives many writers to produce more (this was truly fascination and made me think, hmm, maybe I just don’t have a drive for validation, and maybe that’s not a good thing?)

• How teaching students makes her feel ‘’ridiculously happy’’

• How the publishing industry doesn’t necessarily support the right books

Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

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]]> 1393 [Susan Merrell, practical matters]: Working when you’re not technically “working” + vomit draft Ep 1170 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Susan Scarf Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, which became a major motion picture. She’s also the author of A Member of the Family, and The Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships. Susan teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and she is the co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program. Susan’s essays, book reviews and short fiction have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Washington Post. Fun fact: she brushed her hair and changed out of her sweatshirt for this interview, which inspired me to do the same! We covered: • How she first became a published author as a child • Her mother (Maggie Scarf), a psychology journalist who worked on books about Antarctica and Jane Goodall • Her alternative fantasies to writing, like being a swimmer or opening a bakery • How she was a copy editor in the right place at the right time and talked her way into a job as a research professor which eventually earned her a tenured position • The value of a what she calls a vomit draft • How a lot of the times she’s working on her writing, she’s not actually sitting at a desk and writing—she’s baking, or walking, or swimming Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Susan Merrell, practical matters]: Working when you’re not technically “working” + vomit draft full 5 1170 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Susan Scarf Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, which became a major motion picture. She’s also the author of A Member of the Family, and The Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships. Susan teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and she is the co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program. Susan’s essays, book reviews and short fiction have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Washington Post. Fun fact: she brushed her hair and changed out of her sweatshirt for this interview, which inspired me to do the same! We covered: • How she first became a published author as a child • Her mother (Maggie Scarf), a psychology journalist who worked on books about Antarctica and Jane Goodall • Her alternative fantasies to writing, like being a swimmer or opening a bakery • How she was a copy editor in the right place at the right time and talked her way into a job as a research professor which eventually earned her a tenured position • The value of a what she calls a vomit draft • How a lot of the times she’s working on her writing, she’s not actually sitting at a desk and writing—she’s baking, or walking, or swimming Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Susan Scarf Merrell, author of Shirley: A Novel, which became a major motion picture. She’s also the author of A Member of the Family, and The Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships.

Susan teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at the Lichtenstein Center of Stony Brook Southampton, and she is the co-creator, with the novelist Meg Wolitzer, of the BookEnds Fellowship novel revision program.

Susan’s essays, book reviews and short fiction have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Washington Post. Fun fact: she brushed her hair and changed out of her sweatshirt for this interview, which inspired me to do the same!

We covered:

• How she first became a published author as a child

• Her mother (Maggie Scarf), a psychology journalist who worked on books about Antarctica and Jane Goodall

• Her alternative fantasies to writing, like being a swimmer or opening a bakery

• How she was a copy editor in the right place at the right time and talked her way into a job as a research professor which eventually earned her a tenured position

• The value of a what she calls a vomit draft

• How a lot of the times she’s working on her writing, she’s not actually sitting at a desk and writing—she’s baking, or walking, or swimming

Connect with Susan at susanscarfmerrell.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1505 [Hannah Seliger: What’s coming up]: Why Hannah hopes her upcoming memoir will “piss off the right people” + the books, food, and music bringing her pleasure Ep 1169 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of the Finding the Throughline interview with James Beard Award-nominated journalist Hannah Selinger (whose book, Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 and is available for pre-order now), we talk about what’s coming up next for her as well as what she’s been reading, watching, and eating, including: - The badass Martha Stewart documentary - “Health and Safety,” a memoir by Emily Witt, staff writer at “The New Yorker” - Her invention of the term #Scandivol - How “The Real Housewives” series rope you in - Her best friend who gives her major writer’s envy - Her goal to get off the hamster wheel of freelance - Why she hopes her book “Cellar Rat” will piss people off - The most pleasurable books she read this year - An ode to French vanilla coffee creamer, McDonald’s french fries, and the Indigo Girls Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Hannah Seliger: What’s coming up]: Why Hannah hopes her upcoming memoir will “piss off the right people” + the books, food, and music bringing her pleasure full 5 1169 Kate Hanley In this final installment of the Finding the Throughline interview with James Beard Award-nominated journalist Hannah Selinger (whose book, Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 and is available for pre-order now), we talk about what’s coming up next for her as well as what she’s been reading, watching, and eating, including: - The badass Martha Stewart documentary - “Health and Safety,” a memoir by Emily Witt, staff writer at “The New Yorker” - Her invention of the term #Scandivol - How “The Real Housewives” series rope you in - Her best friend who gives her major writer’s envy - Her goal to get off the hamster wheel of freelance - Why she hopes her book “Cellar Rat” will piss people off - The most pleasurable books she read this year - An ode to French vanilla coffee creamer, McDonald’s french fries, and the Indigo Girls Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of the Finding the Throughline interview with James Beard Award-nominated journalist Hannah Selinger (whose book, Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 and is available for pre-order now), we talk about what’s coming up next for her as well as what she’s been reading, watching, and eating, including:

- The badass Martha Stewart documentary

- “Health and Safety,” a memoir by Emily Witt, staff writer at “The New Yorker”

- Her invention of the term #Scandivol

- How “The Real Housewives” series rope you in

- Her best friend who gives her major writer’s envy

- Her goal to get off the hamster wheel of freelance

- Why she hopes her book “Cellar Rat” will piss people off

- The most pleasurable books she read this year

- An ode to French vanilla coffee creamer, McDonald’s french fries, and the Indigo Girls

Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 909 [Hannah Selinger inner stuff]: The dreams that take a decade to come true are worth the wait + loudmouth troll shitposting Ep 1168 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to my interview with Hannah Selinger–James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist, Certified Sommelier, about-to-be memoirist, and–surprise!-someone who just sold her first novel. In this episode we really get into the nitty gritty of the mindset it takes to build a career as a journalist and author. We covered: The amazing feeling that happens when a longer piece of writing falls into place How starting the actual writing or a new piece gives her the heebie jeebies Fighting imposter syndrome after reading another writer’s stellar work Loudmouth troll shitposting on Instagram The devolution of journalism and how to navigate it Scraping by at lousier pay rates, and the enormous stack of W2s it generates The fallacy of people telling her it wasn’t possible to make a living as a writer Staying afloat in an industry that frequently experiences large scale layoffs Yes, Virginia, you can sell a novel to a publisher Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Hannah Selinger inner stuff]: The dreams that take a decade to come true are worth the wait + loudmouth troll shitposting full 5 1167 Kate Hanley Welcome back to my interview with Hannah Selinger–James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist, Certified Sommelier, about-to-be memoirist, and–surprise!-someone who just sold her first novel. In this episode we really get into the nitty gritty of the mindset it takes to build a career as a journalist and author. We covered: The amazing feeling that happens when a longer piece of writing falls into place How starting the actual writing or a new piece gives her the heebie jeebies Fighting imposter syndrome after reading another writer’s stellar work Loudmouth troll shitposting on Instagram The devolution of journalism and how to navigate it Scraping by at lousier pay rates, and the enormous stack of W2s it generates The fallacy of people telling her it wasn’t possible to make a living as a writer Staying afloat in an industry that frequently experiences large scale layoffs Yes, Virginia, you can sell a novel to a publisher Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to my interview with Hannah Selinger–James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist, Certified Sommelier, about-to-be memoirist, and–surprise!-someone who just sold her first novel.

In this episode we really get into the nitty gritty of the mindset it takes to build a career as a journalist and author.

We covered:

The amazing feeling that happens when a longer piece of writing falls into place

How starting the actual writing or a new piece gives her the heebie jeebies

Fighting imposter syndrome after reading another writer’s stellar work

Loudmouth troll shitposting on Instagram

The devolution of journalism and how to navigate it

Scraping by at lousier pay rates, and the enormous stack of W2s it generates

The fallacy of people telling her it wasn’t possible to make a living as a writer

Staying afloat in an industry that frequently experiences large scale layoffs

Yes, Virginia, you can sell a novel to a publisher

Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1063 [Hannah Selinger, practical matters]: The reality of making a living as a freelance writer + shifting from articles to books + the death of a tortoise Ep 1167 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is Hannah Selinger, a James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist who is also a Certified Sommelier. Hannah's work has appeared in a long list of prestigious places, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Wine Enthusiast, Al Jazeera, and more. Her book Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 (and it’s available for pre-order now). Fun fact: Hannah has traveled to 25 countries and currently lives in Boxford, Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, two dogs, and one Russian tortoise. We covered: The sad tale of woe that happened when one of Hannah’s family tortoises got sick and died How taking a gap year after graduating from college led Hannah to work in restaurants for a decade Why she decided to become a certified sommelier Creating imaginary restaurants to put on her resume in order to land a job at a Bobby Flay restaurant What it felt like to have a piece published in the NY Times Modern Love column How getting that prestigious clip did NOT magically result in her getting an agent How the task of making a living as a writer is so very different from the artful, leisurely writing romanticized in graduate school How many of her dreams that seemed completely delusional ended up coming true–10 years later. How she partners with PR agencies to generate story ideas Her personal essay about being an American Jew who is against the war in Gaza that’s coming out on EatingWell.com in a few weeks Starting the morning with a pitch Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Hannah Selinger, practical matters]: The reality of making a living as a freelance writer + shifting from articles to books + the death of a tortoise full 5 1167 Kate Hanley This week my guest is Hannah Selinger, a James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist who is also a Certified Sommelier. Hannah's work has appeared in a long list of prestigious places, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Wine Enthusiast, Al Jazeera, and more. Her book Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 (and it’s available for pre-order now). Fun fact: Hannah has traveled to 25 countries and currently lives in Boxford, Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, two dogs, and one Russian tortoise. We covered: The sad tale of woe that happened when one of Hannah’s family tortoises got sick and died How taking a gap year after graduating from college led Hannah to work in restaurants for a decade Why she decided to become a certified sommelier Creating imaginary restaurants to put on her resume in order to land a job at a Bobby Flay restaurant What it felt like to have a piece published in the NY Times Modern Love column How getting that prestigious clip did NOT magically result in her getting an agent How the task of making a living as a writer is so very different from the artful, leisurely writing romanticized in graduate school How many of her dreams that seemed completely delusional ended up coming true–10 years later. How she partners with PR agencies to generate story ideas Her personal essay about being an American Jew who is against the war in Gaza that’s coming out on EatingWell.com in a few weeks Starting the morning with a pitch Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is Hannah Selinger, a James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle journalist who is also a Certified Sommelier.

Hannah's work has appeared in a long list of prestigious places, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Wine Enthusiast, Al Jazeera, and more. Her book Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, will be released in 2025 (and it’s available for pre-order now).

Fun fact: Hannah has traveled to 25 countries and currently lives in Boxford, Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, two dogs, and one Russian tortoise.

We covered:

The sad tale of woe that happened when one of Hannah’s family tortoises got sick and died

How taking a gap year after graduating from college led Hannah to work in restaurants for a decade

Why she decided to become a certified sommelier

Creating imaginary restaurants to put on her resume in order to land a job at a Bobby Flay restaurant

What it felt like to have a piece published in the NY Times Modern Love column

How getting that prestigious clip did NOT magically result in her getting an agent

How the task of making a living as a writer is so very different from the artful, leisurely writing romanticized in graduate school

How many of her dreams that seemed completely delusional ended up coming true–10 years later.

How she partners with PR agencies to generate story ideas

Her personal essay about being an American Jew who is against the war in Gaza that’s coming out on EatingWell.com in a few weeks

Starting the morning with a pitch

Connect with Hannah at https://www.hannahselinger.net/ or on Instagram @druishamericanprincess.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1407 [Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own” Ep 1166 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) We talked about: - The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born - The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable - The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you” - Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs - The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days - What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own” full 5 1166 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) We talked about: - The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born - The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable - The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you” - Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs - The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days - What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

(Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!)

We talked about:

- The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born

- The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable

- The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you”

- Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs

- The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days

- What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 988 [Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer Ep 1165 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ n this episode I'm talking with Antonia Angress, author of “Sirens & Muses” and a 2024 NEA Creative Writing Fellow about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) - The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes - The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty - How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!) - Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer - The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence - The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good - How she views her first novel, looking back - The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art - Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother) - Antonia’s plug for therapy For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer full 5 1165 Kate Hanley n this episode I'm talking with Antonia Angress, author of “Sirens & Muses” and a 2024 NEA Creative Writing Fellow about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) - The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes - The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty - How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!) - Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer - The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence - The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good - How she views her first novel, looking back - The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art - Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother) - Antonia’s plug for therapy For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices n this episode I'm talking with Antonia Angress, author of “Sirens & Muses” and a 2024 NEA Creative Writing Fellow about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it.

(Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!)

- The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes

- The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty

- How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!)

- Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer

- The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence

- The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good

- How she views her first novel, looking back

- The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art

- Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother)

- Antonia’s plug for therapy

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1192 [Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it Ep 1164 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era. "Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) We covered: - The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting - The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life” - The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work - The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small) - How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet - The practice that gets her ready to write - What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it full 5 1164 Kate Hanley This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era. "Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work. (Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!) We covered: - The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting - The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life” - The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work - The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small) - How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet - The practice that gets her ready to write - What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era.

"Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work.

(Note–this episode is a replay. We’ll be back to new episodes next week, yay!)

We covered:

- The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting

- The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life”

- The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work

- The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small)

- How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet

- The practice that gets her ready to write

- What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1275 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches Ep 1163 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Palestinian-American, award-nominated memoirist, Nada Samih-Rotondo, we covered: - A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait) - The allure of folk tales and fairy tales - The joy of going down a research wormhole - Nada’s current obsessions–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island - Getting over the very human desire for external validation - Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine - The YA novels Nada can’t put down - Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop) - The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home - Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches full 5 1163 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Palestinian-American, award-nominated memoirist, Nada Samih-Rotondo, we covered: - A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait) - The allure of folk tales and fairy tales - The joy of going down a research wormhole - Nada’s current obsessions–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island - Getting over the very human desire for external validation - Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine - The YA novels Nada can’t put down - Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop) - The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home - Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Palestinian-American, award-nominated memoirist, Nada Samih-Rotondo, we covered:

- A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait)

- The allure of folk tales and fairy tales

- The joy of going down a research wormhole

- Nada’s current obsessions–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island

- Getting over the very human desire for external validation

- Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine

- The YA novels Nada can’t put down

- Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop)

- The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home

- Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1235 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk! Ep 1162 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Nada about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - How her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part - The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create - Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that - Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s - Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness - Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with - Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk! full 5 1162 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Nada about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - How her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part - The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create - Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that - Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s - Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness - Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with - Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Nada about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

- How her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part

- The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create

- Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that

- Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s

- Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness

- Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with

- Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1113 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity, + the importance of getting out of the house Ep 1161 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is Nada Samih-Rotondo, a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory, which has been shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. We talk about: - How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids - Developing patience with the publishing process - Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity - Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids) Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity, + the importance of getting out of the house full 5 1161 Kate Hanley My guest this week is Nada Samih-Rotondo, a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory, which has been shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. We talk about: - How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids - Developing patience with the publishing process - Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity - Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids) Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is Nada Samih-Rotondo, a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory, which has been shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.

Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine.

We talk about:

- How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids

- Developing patience with the publishing process

- Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity

- Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids)

Thank you for listening!

And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1162 [Paulette Perhach, what’s coming up]: Letting go of steady client work to focus on your own writing and offerings Ep 1160 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Warning–there’s at least one swear word in today’s episode and it’s coming up quick. If you’re listening with sensitive ears--either yours or someone else’s--within earshot, this is your heads up. My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulette has written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life. Paulette is also the author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” host of a virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting, and a one-on-one writing coach. We talked about: - Her semi-famous roommate in NYC (where she moved two months ago) - Why people who are making their way outside the corporate world are her heroes - Why she’s planning to quit ghostwriting and make all her money from her own writing and programs - The gift she received from a client that has her rethinking her revenue streams - Dealing with the loss that can accompany transformation - How practical jokes relate to her desire to earn more money - The series she’s re-watching - The best sound in the world Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Paulette Perhach, what’s coming up]: Letting go of steady client work to focus on your own writing and offerings full 5 1160 Kate Hanley Warning–there’s at least one swear word in today’s episode and it’s coming up quick. If you’re listening with sensitive ears--either yours or someone else’s--within earshot, this is your heads up. My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulette has written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life. Paulette is also the author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” host of a virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting, and a one-on-one writing coach. We talked about: - Her semi-famous roommate in NYC (where she moved two months ago) - Why people who are making their way outside the corporate world are her heroes - Why she’s planning to quit ghostwriting and make all her money from her own writing and programs - The gift she received from a client that has her rethinking her revenue streams - Dealing with the loss that can accompany transformation - How practical jokes relate to her desire to earn more money - The series she’s re-watching - The best sound in the world Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Warning–there’s at least one swear word in today’s episode and it’s coming up quick. If you’re listening with sensitive ears--either yours or someone else’s--within earshot, this is your heads up.


My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulette has written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life.

Paulette is also the author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” host of a virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting, and a one-on-one writing coach.


We talked about:

- Her semi-famous roommate in NYC (where she moved two months ago)

- Why people who are making their way outside the corporate world are her heroes

- Why she’s planning to quit ghostwriting and make all her money from her own writing and programs

- The gift she received from a client that has her rethinking her revenue streams

- Dealing with the loss that can accompany transformation

- How practical jokes relate to her desire to earn more money

- The series she’s re-watching

- The best sound in the world


Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 992 yes [Paulette Perhach, inner stuff]: Motivating yourself with self-love vs. self-flagellation + writing with ADHD Ep 1159 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among many other places. She also hosts a virtual writing salon called A Very Important Meeting, teaches many online writing classes, and works with folks one-on-one as a writing coach. We talked about: - How being a Peace Corps volunteer is like being the village idiot, and why that’s a good thing - Acclimating yourself to the vulnerability of writing (sometimes very) personal stories - Thinking about the long tail of having your work findable on the Internet and the possible ramifications of that - The link between ADHD and financial (mis)management - Getting over the idea that if you don’t have a degree in English literature, you’re not qualified to be a writer - Getting more stuff done when you approach your work with self-love rather than self-flagellation - The website that’s like eBay for businesses that reminds her life could still go in a lot of different directions - Why she thinks the shows Californication and Sex and the City are harmful to wannabe writers - The wild story of how she figured out she had ADHD, and how that diagnosis has changed her reality - Her class for writers with ADHD Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Paulette Perhach, inner stuff]: Motivating yourself with self-love vs. self-flagellation + writing with ADHD full 5 1159 Kate Hanley My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among many other places. She also hosts a virtual writing salon called A Very Important Meeting, teaches many online writing classes, and works with folks one-on-one as a writing coach. We talked about: - How being a Peace Corps volunteer is like being the village idiot, and why that’s a good thing - Acclimating yourself to the vulnerability of writing (sometimes very) personal stories - Thinking about the long tail of having your work findable on the Internet and the possible ramifications of that - The link between ADHD and financial (mis)management - Getting over the idea that if you don’t have a degree in English literature, you’re not qualified to be a writer - Getting more stuff done when you approach your work with self-love rather than self-flagellation - The website that’s like eBay for businesses that reminds her life could still go in a lot of different directions - Why she thinks the shows Californication and Sex and the City are harmful to wannabe writers - The wild story of how she figured out she had ADHD, and how that diagnosis has changed her reality - Her class for writers with ADHD Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author of the book “Welcome to the Writer’s Life,” Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among many other places. She also hosts a virtual writing salon called A Very Important Meeting, teaches many online writing classes, and works with folks one-on-one as a writing coach.


We talked about:

- How being a Peace Corps volunteer is like being the village idiot, and why that’s a good thing

- Acclimating yourself to the vulnerability of writing (sometimes very) personal stories

- Thinking about the long tail of having your work findable on the Internet and the possible ramifications of that

- The link between ADHD and financial (mis)management

- Getting over the idea that if you don’t have a degree in English literature, you’re not qualified to be a writer

- Getting more stuff done when you approach your work with self-love rather than self-flagellation

- The website that’s like eBay for businesses that reminds her life could still go in a lot of different directions

- Why she thinks the shows Californication and Sex and the City are harmful to wannabe writers

- The wild story of how she figured out she had ADHD, and how that diagnosis has changed her reality

- Her class for writers with ADHD


Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1387 yes [Paulette Perhach, practical matters]: Setting deadlines for yourself that you’ll actually honor + continuing to dream bigger as a writer Ep 1158 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among other places, and she’s written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck-Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life. Paulette helps others make their way as writers, with her book about writing, called Welcome to the Writer’s Life; her five-time-a-week virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting; various online writing classes; and as a one-on-one writing coach. Fun fact, Paulette keeps a running list of her rejections NOT receive her MFA from Iowa, Columbia or Syracuse. We covered: - Balancing being a writing teacher and coach with also being a working writer - The writer’s software she created as a direct response to having ADHD - How joining the Peace Corps shaped her as a writer - Continuing to dream bigger - What it’s like to have an essay go viral - The software she developed to help writers get organized - Her tips and tricks for making sure you do your writing–and more importantly, finish your writing - How she outsmarts her fear - The importance of tracking your writing metrics - The trick to setting deadlines for yourself that you’ll actually honor - Why Paulette might be the next Weird Al - The writer’s conference Paulette never misses (I had never heard of it! Meet you there?) - A rundown of all the writing tools she uses, from software to notebooks Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Paulette Perhach, practical matters]: Setting deadlines for yourself that you’ll actually honor + continuing to dream bigger as a writer full 5 1158 Kate Hanley My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among other places, and she’s written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck-Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life. Paulette helps others make their way as writers, with her book about writing, called Welcome to the Writer’s Life; her five-time-a-week virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting; various online writing classes; and as a one-on-one writing coach. Fun fact, Paulette keeps a running list of her rejections NOT receive her MFA from Iowa, Columbia or Syracuse. We covered: - Balancing being a writing teacher and coach with also being a working writer - The writer’s software she created as a direct response to having ADHD - How joining the Peace Corps shaped her as a writer - Continuing to dream bigger - What it’s like to have an essay go viral - The software she developed to help writers get organized - Her tips and tricks for making sure you do your writing–and more importantly, finish your writing - How she outsmarts her fear - The importance of tracking your writing metrics - The trick to setting deadlines for yourself that you’ll actually honor - Why Paulette might be the next Weird Al - The writer’s conference Paulette never misses (I had never heard of it! Meet you there?) - A rundown of all the writing tools she uses, from software to notebooks Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My guest this week is award-winning journalist and author, Paulette Perhach. Paulett’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, and Slate, among other places, and she’s written two essays that have gone viral, including “A Story of a Fuck-Off Fund,” which was included in the anthology Freshman Year of Life.


Paulette helps others make their way as writers, with her book about writing, called Welcome to the Writer’s Life; her five-time-a-week virtual writing salon that’s called A Very Important Meeting; various online writing classes; and as a one-on-one writing coach.


Fun fact, Paulette keeps a running list of her rejections NOT receive her MFA from Iowa, Columbia or Syracuse.


We covered:

- Balancing being a writing teacher and coach with also being a working writer

- The writer’s software she created as a direct response to having ADHD

- How joining the Peace Corps shaped her as a writer

- Continuing to dream bigger

- What it’s like to have an essay go viral

- The software she developed to help writers get organized

- Her tips and tricks for making sure you do your writing–and more importantly, finish your writing

- How she outsmarts her fear

- The importance of tracking your writing metrics

- The trick to setting deadlines for yourself that you’ll actually honor

- Why Paulette might be the next Weird Al

- The writer’s conference Paulette never misses (I had never heard of it! Meet you there?)

- A rundown of all the writing tools she uses, from software to notebooks


Connect with Paulette at pauletteperhach.com or on Instagram @paulettejperhach.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


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]]> 1503 yes [Kenneth C. Davis: what’s coming up]: Amazing story of how learning something new can profoundly change your life Ep 1157 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my talk with historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. We talked about: - What determines whether Ken has had a good day or a bad day - Learning Italian with his wife, and the many, many doors it has opened in their lives - The well-known historical author who taught Ken that history is about humanity, and not just dates and battles - Why Italy plays such a big role in his plans for the future - The HBO series he and his wife can’t stop binge watching - Ken’s recipe for the perfect cup of coffee (Italian roast, of course) Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Kenneth C. Davis: what’s coming up]: Amazing story of how learning something new can profoundly change your life full 5 1157 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my talk with historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. We talked about: - What determines whether Ken has had a good day or a bad day - Learning Italian with his wife, and the many, many doors it has opened in their lives - The well-known historical author who taught Ken that history is about humanity, and not just dates and battles - Why Italy plays such a big role in his plans for the future - The HBO series he and his wife can’t stop binge watching - Ken’s recipe for the perfect cup of coffee (Italian roast, of course) Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my talk with historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day.


We talked about:

- What determines whether Ken has had a good day or a bad day

- Learning Italian with his wife, and the many, many doors it has opened in their lives

- The well-known historical author who taught Ken that history is about humanity, and not just dates and battles

- Why Italy plays such a big role in his plans for the future

- The HBO series he and his wife can’t stop binge watching

- Ken’s recipe for the perfect cup of coffee (Italian roast, of course)


Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1518 [Kenneth C. Davis, inner stuff]: A chills-inducing pep talk for reading + taking aim at American exceptionalism Ep 1156 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to part 2 of my interview with Kenneth C. Davis, author of the brand new book THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. Kenneth is also the author of Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don’t Know Much About® series of books and audios, which has a combined in-print total of some 4.7-million copies. We covered: - How the editing process reminds him of the myth of Sisyphus - Why his inner critic sounds a lot like Joseph Conrad and E.B. White - A chills-inducing pep talk for reading - The harm caused by the idea of American exceptionalism - Re-examining American’s history through a lens of equity - Comparing our current political climate to 1968 and drawing parallels Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Kenneth C. Davis, inner stuff]: A chills-inducing pep talk for reading + taking aim at American exceptionalism full 5 1156 Kate Hanley Welcome to part 2 of my interview with Kenneth C. Davis, author of the brand new book THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. Kenneth is also the author of Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don’t Know Much About® series of books and audios, which has a combined in-print total of some 4.7-million copies. We covered: - How the editing process reminds him of the myth of Sisyphus - Why his inner critic sounds a lot like Joseph Conrad and E.B. White - A chills-inducing pep talk for reading - The harm caused by the idea of American exceptionalism - Re-examining American’s history through a lens of equity - Comparing our current political climate to 1968 and drawing parallels Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to part 2 of my interview with Kenneth C. Davis, author of the brand new book THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day.

Kenneth is also the author of Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don’t Know Much About® series of books and audios, which has a combined in-print total of some 4.7-million copies.


We covered:

- How the editing process reminds him of the myth of Sisyphus

- Why his inner critic sounds a lot like Joseph Conrad and E.B. White

- A chills-inducing pep talk for reading

- The harm caused by the idea of American exceptionalism

- Re-examining American’s history through a lens of equity

- Comparing our current political climate to 1968 and drawing parallels


Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1519 [Kenneth C. Davis, practical matters]: How to make history come alive + an incredible pick-up line (that worked!) Ep 1155 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today my guest is historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” and a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books, proving that Americans don’t hate history — they just hate the dull version they slept through in class. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. We covered: - A quick history of the paperback–how did I not know this?? - The amazing line a bookstore co-worker told him that changed his life - The family roadtrips to historical places he took as a kid that made history come alive for him, and how he strives to do the same thing for others in her books - Great, succinct reason why books matter - The morning routine that launches him into writing each day - A peek at what it’s like for a writer to be married to an editor Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Kenneth C. Davis, practical matters]: How to make history come alive + an incredible pick-up line (that worked!) full 5 1155 Kate Hanley Today my guest is historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” and a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books, proving that Americans don’t hate history — they just hate the dull version they slept through in class. As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day. We covered: - A quick history of the paperback–how did I not know this?? - The amazing line a bookstore co-worker told him that changed his life - The family roadtrips to historical places he took as a kid that made history come alive for him, and how he strives to do the same thing for others in her books - Great, succinct reason why books matter - The morning routine that launches him into writing each day - A peek at what it’s like for a writer to be married to an editor Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today my guest is historian Kenneth C. Davis, New York Times bestselling author of “America’s Hidden History,” “Don’t Know Much About History,” and a whole series of “Don’t Know Much About” books, proving that Americans don’t hate history — they just hate the dull version they slept through in class.

As part of his mission to get more people to read more books, Kenneth has just published THE WORLD IN BOOKS: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction – a curated journey through fifty-two of the most significant short nonfiction works ever penned, from ancient times to the present day.


We covered:

- A quick history of the paperback–how did I not know this??

- The amazing line a bookstore co-worker told him that changed his life

- The family roadtrips to historical places he took as a kid that made history come alive for him, and how he strives to do the same thing for others in her books

- Great, succinct reason why books matter

- The morning routine that launches him into writing each day

- A peek at what it’s like for a writer to be married to an editor


Connect with Ken at https://dontknowmuch.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1330 [Jeremy Dauber: What’s coming up]: How to save the humanities (or at least try) + why he’s obsessed with the 80s Ep 1154 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to part 3 of my interview with Jeremey Dauber, a processor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University and the author of the new book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond,” which chronicles the rise and enduring grip of fear and horror throughout American culture and American history. As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," is coming out in 2025. In this final installment, we talked about: - The seminar he’s teaching in the spring that’s giving him a great excuse to watch shows and movies set in the 1980s (with lots of recommendations) - The two Stephens whose bodies of work inspire him - His thoughts on how to “re-enchant” students and the world on the humanities - The BBC show and his wife can’t stop watching once they start - The niche music genre he listens to when he wants to get psyched up - The gameshow mash-up he’d like to see For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jeremy Dauber: What’s coming up]: How to save the humanities (or at least try) + why he’s obsessed with the 80s full 5 1154 Kate Hanley Welcome back to part 3 of my interview with Jeremey Dauber, a processor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University and the author of the new book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond,” which chronicles the rise and enduring grip of fear and horror throughout American culture and American history. As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," is coming out in 2025. In this final installment, we talked about: - The seminar he’s teaching in the spring that’s giving him a great excuse to watch shows and movies set in the 1980s (with lots of recommendations) - The two Stephens whose bodies of work inspire him - His thoughts on how to “re-enchant” students and the world on the humanities - The BBC show and his wife can’t stop watching once they start - The niche music genre he listens to when he wants to get psyched up - The gameshow mash-up he’d like to see For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to part 3 of my interview with Jeremey Dauber, a processor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University and the author of the new book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond,” which chronicles the rise and enduring grip of fear and horror throughout American culture and American history.


As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," is coming out in 2025.


In this final installment, we talked about:

- The seminar he’s teaching in the spring that’s giving him a great excuse to watch shows and movies set in the 1980s (with lots of recommendations)

- The two Stephens whose bodies of work inspire him

- His thoughts on how to “re-enchant” students and the world on the humanities

- The BBC show and his wife can’t stop watching once they start

- The niche music genre he listens to when he wants to get psyched up

- The gameshow mash-up he’d like to see


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 999 [Jeremy Dauber, Inner stuff]: Taking aim at the myth of the difficult genius + frank talk about how fatherhood impacts productivity Ep 1153 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to my interview with cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond." As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and a new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," that will come out next year. Today I’m talking with Jeremy about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. We covered: - Finding the right balance of being comprehensive and not overwhelming–or boring–the reader - The parts of publishing a book that get easier the more you do it - The privilege of working in a field where you can keep getting better and better (as opposed to, say, baseball, where your performance will peak) - Some frank talk about how parenting impacts your work (loved hearing this from a man!) - A plug for offering babysitting at conferences and not holding events during the dinner hour - Taking aim at the myth of the creative genius, and that good work just flows - And while we’re at it, debunking the myth of the difficult genius For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jeremy Dauber, Inner stuff]: Taking aim at the myth of the difficult genius + frank talk about how fatherhood impacts productivity full 5 1153 Kate Hanley Welcome back to my interview with cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond." As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and a new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," that will come out next year. Today I’m talking with Jeremy about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. We covered: - Finding the right balance of being comprehensive and not overwhelming–or boring–the reader - The parts of publishing a book that get easier the more you do it - The privilege of working in a field where you can keep getting better and better (as opposed to, say, baseball, where your performance will peak) - Some frank talk about how parenting impacts your work (loved hearing this from a man!) - A plug for offering babysitting at conferences and not holding events during the dinner hour - Taking aim at the myth of the creative genius, and that good work just flows - And while we’re at it, debunking the myth of the difficult genius For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to my interview with cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond."


As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and a new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," that will come out next year.


Today I’m talking with Jeremy about what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it.


We covered:


- Finding the right balance of being comprehensive and not overwhelming–or boring–the reader

- The parts of publishing a book that get easier the more you do it

- The privilege of working in a field where you can keep getting better and better (as opposed to, say, baseball, where your performance will peak)

- Some frank talk about how parenting impacts your work (loved hearing this from a man!)

- A plug for offering babysitting at conferences and not holding events during the dinner hour

- Taking aim at the myth of the creative genius, and that good work just flows

- And while we’re at it, debunking the myth of the difficult genius


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1307 [Jeremy Dauber, Practical matters]: Reframing failure as a lack of success + career advice from the former head of DC comics Ep 1152 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond” and professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," will be published next year. We covered: - The childhood obsession with aliens and ghost stories that never went away - The key career advice he got from the former head of DC Comics - Approaching your career as if you were cross-training at the gym - How teaching helps him as a writer - Why he loves writing YA more than contemporary adult fiction - How he’s come to embrace the revision process - Reframing failure as a lack of success - Why he’s in the “write every day” camp - The nicest compliment he got from an editor - Why he tries to stop writing for the day in the middle of a scene or a thought, and not at the end For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jeremy Dauber, Practical matters]: Reframing failure as a lack of success + career advice from the former head of DC comics full 5 1152 Kate Hanley Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond” and professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," will be published next year. We covered: - The childhood obsession with aliens and ghost stories that never went away - The key career advice he got from the former head of DC Comics - Approaching your career as if you were cross-training at the gym - How teaching helps him as a writer - Why he loves writing YA more than contemporary adult fiction - How he’s come to embrace the revision process - Reframing failure as a lack of success - Why he’s in the “write every day” camp - The nicest compliment he got from an editor - Why he tries to stop writing for the day in the middle of a scene or a thought, and not at the end For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jeremy Dauber, author of the newly released book "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond” and professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University.


As “J.A. Dauber,” he is also the author of the YA novel "Mayhem and Madness: Chronicles of a Teenaged Supervillain," and his new middle grade novel, currently titled "Press 1 For 1nvasion," will be published next year.


We covered:

- The childhood obsession with aliens and ghost stories that never went away

- The key career advice he got from the former head of DC Comics

- Approaching your career as if you were cross-training at the gym

- How teaching helps him as a writer

- Why he loves writing YA more than contemporary adult fiction

- How he’s come to embrace the revision process

- Reframing failure as a lack of success

- Why he’s in the “write every day” camp

- The nicest compliment he got from an editor

- Why he tries to stop writing for the day in the middle of a scene or a thought, and not at the end


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1368 [Vanessa Lillie: What’s coming up]: So many great recs for books, shows, and movies by Indigenous creators + a recipe for bomster scallops Ep 1151 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters” and co-author Young Rich Widows as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, Desperate Deadly Widows. In this final installment of our interview, we talk about where her current throughline is leading her next. Why she’s so excited about Indigenous storytelling right now Many recommendations for books, shows, and movies by Indigenous creators A preview of her sequel to “Blood Sisters” Her forays into screenwriting How you get more rejection once you’re in the door Keeping an open mind and being very open to failing The Netflix feminist thriller she stayed up too late watching A recipe for bomster scallops that I will be trying Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Vanessa Lillie: What’s coming up]: So many great recs for books, shows, and movies by Indigenous creators + a recipe for bomster scallops full 5 1151 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters” and co-author Young Rich Widows as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, Desperate Deadly Widows. In this final installment of our interview, we talk about where her current throughline is leading her next. Why she’s so excited about Indigenous storytelling right now Many recommendations for books, shows, and movies by Indigenous creators A preview of her sequel to “Blood Sisters” Her forays into screenwriting How you get more rejection once you’re in the door Keeping an open mind and being very open to failing The Netflix feminist thriller she stayed up too late watching A recipe for bomster scallops that I will be trying Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters” and co-author Young Rich Widows as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, Desperate Deadly Widows.


In this final installment of our interview, we talk about where her current throughline is leading her next.


Why she’s so excited about Indigenous storytelling right now

Many recommendations for books, shows, and movies by Indigenous creators

A preview of her sequel to “Blood Sisters”

Her forays into screenwriting

How you get more rejection once you’re in the door

Keeping an open mind and being very open to failing

The Netflix feminist thriller she stayed up too late watching

A recipe for bomster scallops that I will be trying


Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1064 [Vanessa Lillie, inner stuff]: The thrill–and total fear of getting it wrong–that comes from writing about your cultural history Ep 1150 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process where today’s guest is thriller author Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and USA Today national bestseller. She’s also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp “Young Rich Widows” as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, “Desperate Deadly Widows.” An Oklahoma native, Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. Today I’m talking with Vanessa about the mindset side of writing, or what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it, including: - Fighting erasure by weaving her family’s story into her books - The thrill and the total fear of writing about your culture and worrying about getting it wrong - How Vanessa steadies herself when that anxiety crops up - Embracing the challenge of writing a page turner - Dealing with the fear that your current work isn’t as good as your previous work - Seeing ideas as a butterfly that come and sit on your shoulder (from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book “Big Magic” - Why it’s so vital to get clear on why you are the right person to tell this story - Why being in her 40s feels like such a relief - Some frank talk about early motherhood–and why it was a theme in her first novel - Letting go of the idea that your success is within your control Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Vanessa Lillie, inner stuff]: The thrill–and total fear of getting it wrong–that comes from writing about your cultural history full 5 1150 Kate Hanley Welcome back to Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process where today’s guest is thriller author Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and USA Today national bestseller. She’s also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp “Young Rich Widows” as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, “Desperate Deadly Widows.” An Oklahoma native, Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. Today I’m talking with Vanessa about the mindset side of writing, or what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it, including: - Fighting erasure by weaving her family’s story into her books - The thrill and the total fear of writing about your culture and worrying about getting it wrong - How Vanessa steadies herself when that anxiety crops up - Embracing the challenge of writing a page turner - Dealing with the fear that your current work isn’t as good as your previous work - Seeing ideas as a butterfly that come and sit on your shoulder (from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book “Big Magic” - Why it’s so vital to get clear on why you are the right person to tell this story - Why being in her 40s feels like such a relief - Some frank talk about early motherhood–and why it was a theme in her first novel - Letting go of the idea that your success is within your control Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process where today’s guest is thriller author Vanessa Lillie, whose books include “Little Voices”, “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and USA Today national bestseller. She’s also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp “Young Rich Widows” as well as its sequel which is coming out next year, “Desperate Deadly Widows.”

An Oklahoma native, Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island.


Today I’m talking with Vanessa about the mindset side of writing, or what I call inner stuff–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it, including:


- Fighting erasure by weaving her family’s story into her books

- The thrill and the total fear of writing about your culture and worrying about getting it wrong

- How Vanessa steadies herself when that anxiety crops up

- Embracing the challenge of writing a page turner

- Dealing with the fear that your current work isn’t as good as your previous work

- Seeing ideas as a butterfly that come and sit on your shoulder (from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book “Big Magic”

- Why it’s so vital to get clear on why you are the right person to tell this story

- Why being in her 40s feels like such a relief

- Some frank talk about early motherhood–and why it was a theme in her first novel

- Letting go of the idea that your success is within your control


Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1103 [Vanessa Lillie, practical matters]: Basically a masterclass in how to evolve your mindset (seriously, don’t miss this!) Ep 1149 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with the author of numerous thrillers, Vanessa Lilly, whose books include “Little Voices,” “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them, which was a Good Morning America buzz pick and a USA Today national bestseller. Vanessa is also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp called “Young Rich Widows,” as well as its sequel, which is coming out next year, called “Desperately Deadly Widows.” Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. We covered: - Making up stories as a form of escape - How a nagging sense of unhappiness in her 20s and 30s drove her to keep questioning what she should ‘do with her life’ - The trip to the airport bookstore that awakened her desire to be an author - The joy–and terror–of having a dream - Using restlessness as a force for creative good - Channeling your childhood and your family history into fiction - The privilege of sharing stories with people who are interested - Why it’s so easy to get into a lack mentality as an author - How Vanessa ended up back at square one–no publisher, no agent–after her second book came out - Finding the story you’re meant to tell so that you’re not “turning yourself into a pretzel to fit inside the system” - The tools that helped her get out of that lack mentality - Embracing chaos as a creative and honoring your particular process - Stepping out the capitalistic narrative that if you’re not working 9-to-5, or really, 9-to-9, you’re a slacker Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Vanessa Lillie, practical matters]: Basically a masterclass in how to evolve your mindset (seriously, don’t miss this!) full 5 1149 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with the author of numerous thrillers, Vanessa Lilly, whose books include “Little Voices,” “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them, which was a Good Morning America buzz pick and a USA Today national bestseller. Vanessa is also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp called “Young Rich Widows,” as well as its sequel, which is coming out next year, called “Desperately Deadly Widows.” Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. We covered: - Making up stories as a form of escape - How a nagging sense of unhappiness in her 20s and 30s drove her to keep questioning what she should ‘do with her life’ - The trip to the airport bookstore that awakened her desire to be an author - The joy–and terror–of having a dream - Using restlessness as a force for creative good - Channeling your childhood and your family history into fiction - The privilege of sharing stories with people who are interested - Why it’s so easy to get into a lack mentality as an author - How Vanessa ended up back at square one–no publisher, no agent–after her second book came out - Finding the story you’re meant to tell so that you’re not “turning yourself into a pretzel to fit inside the system” - The tools that helped her get out of that lack mentality - Embracing chaos as a creative and honoring your particular process - Stepping out the capitalistic narrative that if you’re not working 9-to-5, or really, 9-to-9, you’re a slacker Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with the author of numerous thrillers, Vanessa Lilly, whose books include “Little Voices,” “For the Best,” and her newest book “Blood Sisters,” a thriller about two missing Indigenous women and the Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is searching for them, which was a Good Morning America buzz pick and a USA Today national bestseller. Vanessa is also the co-author of a fun 80s mystery romp called “Young Rich Widows,” as well as its sequel, which is coming out next year, called “Desperately Deadly Widows.”


Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narragansett land in Rhode Island.


We covered:

- Making up stories as a form of escape

- How a nagging sense of unhappiness in her 20s and 30s drove her to keep questioning what she should ‘do with her life’

- The trip to the airport bookstore that awakened her desire to be an author

- The joy–and terror–of having a dream

- Using restlessness as a force for creative good

- Channeling your childhood and your family history into fiction

- The privilege of sharing stories with people who are interested

- Why it’s so easy to get into a lack mentality as an author

- How Vanessa ended up back at square one–no publisher, no agent–after her second book came out

- Finding the story you’re meant to tell so that you’re not “turning yourself into a pretzel to fit inside the system”

- The tools that helped her get out of that lack mentality

- Embracing chaos as a creative and honoring your particular process

- Stepping out the capitalistic narrative that if you’re not working 9-to-5, or really, 9-to-9, you’re a slacker


Connect with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessalillie.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1832 [A.J. Jacobs, what’s coming up]: The benefit of sharing your ideas with people while you’re still working on them + baking for democracy Ep 1148 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the final installment of my interview with A.J. Jacobs, who is a multiple New York Times bestselling author of books that chronicle his attempts to live differently and share what he's learned from his experiments. A.J.'s latest book is “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” where he attempts to understand our country better by adopting the mindset and technology of our founding fathers. Fun fact: A.J. wrote “The Year of Living Constitutionally” with a goose quill pen and a pot of ink while wearing a tricorn hat. We covered: - His Election Cake Project–what it’s about and how you can take part (I mean, cake!) - The Oxford University professor whose work inspires him - How a song from “The King and I” reminds him of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–and inspired a recent article - Why he now doesn’t hesitate to tell people about an idea he’s still thinking about or working on–when he used to keep those closely guarded until he had finished creating them - Why he wants to get back to time blocking - The idea he’d love to implement after his kids go off to college - Why his morning cup of coffee only contains 40% coffee (and what makes up the other 60%) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [A.J. Jacobs, what’s coming up]: The benefit of sharing your ideas with people while you’re still working on them + baking for democracy full 5 1148 Kate Hanley Welcome to the final installment of my interview with A.J. Jacobs, who is a multiple New York Times bestselling author of books that chronicle his attempts to live differently and share what he's learned from his experiments. A.J.'s latest book is “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” where he attempts to understand our country better by adopting the mindset and technology of our founding fathers. Fun fact: A.J. wrote “The Year of Living Constitutionally” with a goose quill pen and a pot of ink while wearing a tricorn hat. We covered: - His Election Cake Project–what it’s about and how you can take part (I mean, cake!) - The Oxford University professor whose work inspires him - How a song from “The King and I” reminds him of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–and inspired a recent article - Why he now doesn’t hesitate to tell people about an idea he’s still thinking about or working on–when he used to keep those closely guarded until he had finished creating them - Why he wants to get back to time blocking - The idea he’d love to implement after his kids go off to college - Why his morning cup of coffee only contains 40% coffee (and what makes up the other 60%) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the final installment of my interview with A.J. Jacobs, who is a multiple New York Times bestselling author of books that chronicle his attempts to live differently and share what he's learned from his experiments.


A.J.'s latest book is “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” where he attempts to understand our country better by adopting the mindset and technology of our founding fathers. Fun fact: A.J. wrote “The Year of Living Constitutionally” with a goose quill pen and a pot of ink while wearing a tricorn hat.


We covered:


- His Election Cake Project–what it’s about and how you can take part (I mean, cake!)

- The Oxford University professor whose work inspires him

- How a song from “The King and I” reminds him of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–and inspired a recent article

- Why he now doesn’t hesitate to tell people about an idea he’s still thinking about or working on–when he used to keep those closely guarded until he had finished creating them

- Why he wants to get back to time blocking

- The idea he’d love to implement after his kids go off to college

- Why his morning cup of coffee only contains 40% coffee (and what makes up the other 60%)



For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1077 [A.J. Jacobs, inner stuff]: Replacing the pursuit of success with something more meaningful–and more doable + a great reframe for problems he learned from Quincy Jones Ep 1147 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs, we talk about the thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that go into writing. As a reminder, A.J.'s books include “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” “Thanks a Thousand,” and his most recent, “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” which chronicled his attempts to adopt the mindset and technology of our founding fathers, including quill pens, muskets, and tricorn hats. A.J. is also a host of the daily podcast, “The Puzzler,” the creator of the Experimental Living Substack, and a frequent contributor to NPR's weekend edition. Things we talked about include: - The specifics of his book-writing process (I learned some things I can’t wait to try) - The tip he learned from a Quincy Jones quote that helps him reframe his problems - The thing he tells himself that helps quiet his inner critic - Why he rejects the idea that there is such a thing as an objectively great piece of art, whether it’s a book, painting, or what have you - His goal for his work and as a human - What drives him now, 20+ years in, and how that has changed since he first started writing - Why he doesn’t like astrology - The therapeutic modality he credits for helping him re-write unhelpful thoughts For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [A.J. Jacobs, inner stuff]: Replacing the pursuit of success with something more meaningful–and more doable + a great reframe for problems he learned from Quincy Jones full 5 1147 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs, we talk about the thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that go into writing. As a reminder, A.J.'s books include “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” “Thanks a Thousand,” and his most recent, “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” which chronicled his attempts to adopt the mindset and technology of our founding fathers, including quill pens, muskets, and tricorn hats. A.J. is also a host of the daily podcast, “The Puzzler,” the creator of the Experimental Living Substack, and a frequent contributor to NPR's weekend edition. Things we talked about include: - The specifics of his book-writing process (I learned some things I can’t wait to try) - The tip he learned from a Quincy Jones quote that helps him reframe his problems - The thing he tells himself that helps quiet his inner critic - Why he rejects the idea that there is such a thing as an objectively great piece of art, whether it’s a book, painting, or what have you - His goal for his work and as a human - What drives him now, 20+ years in, and how that has changed since he first started writing - Why he doesn’t like astrology - The therapeutic modality he credits for helping him re-write unhelpful thoughts For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs, we talk about the thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that go into writing.


As a reminder, A.J.'s books include “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” “Thanks a Thousand,” and his most recent, “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” which chronicled his attempts to adopt the mindset and technology of our founding fathers, including quill pens, muskets, and tricorn hats. A.J. is also a host of the daily podcast, “The Puzzler,” the creator of the Experimental Living Substack, and a frequent contributor to NPR's weekend edition.


Things we talked about include:


- The specifics of his book-writing process (I learned some things I can’t wait to try)

- The tip he learned from a Quincy Jones quote that helps him reframe his problems

- The thing he tells himself that helps quiet his inner critic

- Why he rejects the idea that there is such a thing as an objectively great piece of art, whether it’s a book, painting, or what have you

- His goal for his work and as a human

- What drives him now, 20+ years in, and how that has changed since he first started writing

- Why he doesn’t like astrology

- The therapeutic modality he credits for helping him re-write unhelpful thoughts



For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1374 [A.J. Jacobs, practical matters]: Is it possible to schedule when you’ll get your next ideas? Multiple bestselling author A.J. Jacobs says yes Ep 1146 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with the hilarious and sweet writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times-bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs. A.J.'s books are a mix of memoir, science, humor, with a smidge of self-help. They include “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” and “The Know-It-All,” which chronicled the year and a half A.J. spent reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z. He also hosts “The Puzzler” daily podcast, which just debuted its second season, and he's a frequent contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition. In this first part of our interview, we covered the practical side of his writing career, including: The very sensible reason he sticks to “method writing” His amazing origin story that involved impersonating an Oscar-nominated actor—at the Oscars The daily practice he uses to generate ideas His viral Facebook post about biblical math The habit he adopted from Benjamin Franklin after writing his book “The Year of Living Constitutionally” Why he is a devotee of ‘eating the frog’ The tech gadget he uses to capture his ideas in longhand (and then remember them later because it makes them searchable) The health tips he’s retained since writing a book about trying to become the healthiest person in the world The ingenious way he remembers to do push-ups every day Connect with A.J. at his Experimental Living newsletter on Substack: https://experimentalliving.substack.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [A.J. Jacobs, practical matters]: Is it possible to schedule when you’ll get your next ideas? Multiple bestselling author A.J. Jacobs says yes full 5 1146 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with the hilarious and sweet writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times-bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs. A.J.'s books are a mix of memoir, science, humor, with a smidge of self-help. They include “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” and “The Know-It-All,” which chronicled the year and a half A.J. spent reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z. He also hosts “The Puzzler” daily podcast, which just debuted its second season, and he's a frequent contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition. In this first part of our interview, we covered the practical side of his writing career, including: The very sensible reason he sticks to “method writing” His amazing origin story that involved impersonating an Oscar-nominated actor—at the Oscars The daily practice he uses to generate ideas His viral Facebook post about biblical math The habit he adopted from Benjamin Franklin after writing his book “The Year of Living Constitutionally” Why he is a devotee of ‘eating the frog’ The tech gadget he uses to capture his ideas in longhand (and then remember them later because it makes them searchable) The health tips he’s retained since writing a book about trying to become the healthiest person in the world The ingenious way he remembers to do push-ups every day Connect with A.J. at his Experimental Living newsletter on Substack: https://experimentalliving.substack.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with the hilarious and sweet writer, podcaster, multiple New York Times-bestselling author, and human guinea pig, A.J. Jacobs. A.J.'s books are a mix of memoir, science, humor, with a smidge of self-help. They include “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” “The Year of Living Biblically,” “Drop Dead Healthy,” and “The Know-It-All,” which chronicled the year and a half A.J. spent reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z.

He also hosts “The Puzzler” daily podcast, which just debuted its second season, and he's a frequent contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition.

In this first part of our interview, we covered the practical side of his writing career, including:

The very sensible reason he sticks to “method writing”

His amazing origin story that involved impersonating an Oscar-nominated actor—at the Oscars

The daily practice he uses to generate ideas

His viral Facebook post about biblical math

The habit he adopted from Benjamin Franklin after writing his book “The Year of Living Constitutionally”

Why he is a devotee of ‘eating the frog’

The tech gadget he uses to capture his ideas in longhand (and then remember them later because it makes them searchable)

The health tips he’s retained since writing a book about trying to become the healthiest person in the world

The ingenious way he remembers to do push-ups every day


Connect with A.J. at his Experimental Living newsletter on Substack: https://experimentalliving.substack.com/


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1454 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, what's next]: Owning your jealousy of other writers + gobs of amazing book recommendations Ep 1145 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon. This week’s episodes are replays. I have a ton of interviews on the books for the next few weeks so never fear–fresh content is on its way! In the meantime, enjoy this re-visiting of a conversation with a fiction legend. - The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her." - Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late - The BBC podcast she's addicted to - The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window - The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto - The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up - The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, what's next]: Owning your jealousy of other writers + gobs of amazing book recommendations full 5 1145 Kate Hanley In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon. This week’s episodes are replays. I have a ton of interviews on the books for the next few weeks so never fear–fresh content is on its way! In the meantime, enjoy this re-visiting of a conversation with a fiction legend. - The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her." - Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late - The BBC podcast she's addicted to - The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window - The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto - The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up - The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon.


This week’s episodes are replays. I have a ton of interviews on the books for the next few weeks so never fear–fresh content is on its way! In the meantime, enjoy this re-visiting of a conversation with a fiction legend.


- The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her."

- Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late

- The BBC podcast she's addicted to

- The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window

- The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto

- The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up

- The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1122 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, inner stuff]: Cultivating the relationship between author and reader when "every sentence is a struggle" Ep 1144 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes - Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster - How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones) - The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender - The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper - The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging - What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects) This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, inner stuff]: Cultivating the relationship between author and reader when "every sentence is a struggle" full 5 1144 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes - Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster - How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones) - The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender - The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper - The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging - What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects) This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

- The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes

- Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster

- How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones)

- The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender

- The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper

- The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging

- What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects)


This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1363 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, practical matters]: On deleting Oprah Winfrey's VMs + writing a book, one sentence at a time Ep 1143 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me! We covered: - How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act" - How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her - How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid - How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea - How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books - How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper - The realities of being chronically sleep deprived - The difference between copying and stealing - Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach - Why she only ever has one cup of coffee For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, practical matters]: On deleting Oprah Winfrey's VMs + writing a book, one sentence at a time full 5 1143 Kate Hanley This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me! We covered: - How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act" - How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her - How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid - How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea - How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books - How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper - The realities of being chronically sleep deprived - The difference between copying and stealing - Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach - Why she only ever has one cup of coffee For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages.

This week’s episodes are replays. I’m replaying because Jacquelyn was my first VERY big name guest and honestly I’m reliving the high. Come relive it with me!

We covered:

- How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act"

- How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her

- How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid

- How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea

- How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books

- How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper

- The realities of being chronically sleep deprived

- The difference between copying and stealing

- Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach

- Why she only ever has one cup of coffee

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1369 [Christopher Brown: What’s coming up]: Seeking the intersection of “nature’s cosmic majesty and the banality of everyday life” + several recommendations of recent books that play with form Ep 1142 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with Christopher Brown, author of “A Natural History of Empty Lots”--a blend of nature writing, memoir and literary nonfiction that's also a manifesto for rewilding our cities and ourselves–we talk about what’s getting his creative ears perked up these days, where his throughline is leading him next, and his answers to my final fast five questions. We covered: - The full moon he saw hovering just over a McDonald’s glowing arches that reminded him of nature’s cosmic majesty amid the banality of everyday life - A string of great book recommendations, including the so called ‘anti-memoir’ he read last year that is giving him ideas about how write without following any rules - Figuring out what comes after you’ve made a big creative pivot - The habit he gave up in order to have more time to write - The California stoner rock band he listens to when he’s “trying to get going” and the Bach song he’s learning to play on guitar that helps him get centered - The time of day and year that offers him “maximum tranquility” Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Brown: What’s coming up]: Seeking the intersection of “nature’s cosmic majesty and the banality of everyday life” + several recommendations of recent books that play with form full 5 1142 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with Christopher Brown, author of “A Natural History of Empty Lots”--a blend of nature writing, memoir and literary nonfiction that's also a manifesto for rewilding our cities and ourselves–we talk about what’s getting his creative ears perked up these days, where his throughline is leading him next, and his answers to my final fast five questions. We covered: - The full moon he saw hovering just over a McDonald’s glowing arches that reminded him of nature’s cosmic majesty amid the banality of everyday life - A string of great book recommendations, including the so called ‘anti-memoir’ he read last year that is giving him ideas about how write without following any rules - Figuring out what comes after you’ve made a big creative pivot - The habit he gave up in order to have more time to write - The California stoner rock band he listens to when he’s “trying to get going” and the Bach song he’s learning to play on guitar that helps him get centered - The time of day and year that offers him “maximum tranquility” Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with Christopher Brown, author of “A Natural History of Empty Lots”--a blend of nature writing, memoir and literary nonfiction that's also a manifesto for rewilding our cities and ourselves–we talk about what’s getting his creative ears perked up these days, where his throughline is leading him next, and his answers to my final fast five questions.


We covered:


- The full moon he saw hovering just over a McDonald’s glowing arches that reminded him of nature’s cosmic majesty amid the banality of everyday life

- A string of great book recommendations, including the so called ‘anti-memoir’ he read last year that is giving him ideas about how write without following any rules

- Figuring out what comes after you’ve made a big creative pivot

- The habit he gave up in order to have more time to write

- The California stoner rock band he listens to when he’s “trying to get going” and the Bach song he’s learning to play on guitar that helps him get centered

- The time of day and year that offers him “maximum tranquility”


Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 965 [Christopher Brown, inner stuff]: Making sure your writing “bites into the copper wire” of your story–despite not knowing how to do that, exactly Ep 1141 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” as well as the science fiction novel, “Tropic of Kansas” and the legal thrillers “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State.” - How there were “not a lot of huggers” in his family, and how that relates to his desire to get better at engaging emotionally in his writing, versus just telling a good story - Using a regular newsletter to write your way into a longer work - The challenge of weaving together different genres in one body of work–in his case, memoir, nature writing, and literary nonfiction - The challenge in outlining what your book will be about in a book proposal and actually writing a book that matches that outline - How the voice you’ve used in short form pieces doesn’t wholly translate to long-form (i.e., the medium is the message) - When things you read 40 years ago pop up to influence your current work (i.e., another plug for reading widely) - A common reality in modern publishing–your editor leaves in the middle of your book getting published, and how to navigate that - Figuring out how to turn a narrative of colonization–something we’ve all been so exposed to its part of our collective subconscious fabric–into a narrative of decolonization - The questions Christopher asks himself when he’s worried he’s not getting something exactly right Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Brown, inner stuff]: Making sure your writing “bites into the copper wire” of your story–despite not knowing how to do that, exactly full 5 1141 Kate Hanley Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” as well as the science fiction novel, “Tropic of Kansas” and the legal thrillers “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State.” - How there were “not a lot of huggers” in his family, and how that relates to his desire to get better at engaging emotionally in his writing, versus just telling a good story - Using a regular newsletter to write your way into a longer work - The challenge of weaving together different genres in one body of work–in his case, memoir, nature writing, and literary nonfiction - The challenge in outlining what your book will be about in a book proposal and actually writing a book that matches that outline - How the voice you’ve used in short form pieces doesn’t wholly translate to long-form (i.e., the medium is the message) - When things you read 40 years ago pop up to influence your current work (i.e., another plug for reading widely) - A common reality in modern publishing–your editor leaves in the middle of your book getting published, and how to navigate that - Figuring out how to turn a narrative of colonization–something we’ve all been so exposed to its part of our collective subconscious fabric–into a narrative of decolonization - The questions Christopher asks himself when he’s worried he’s not getting something exactly right Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” as well as the science fiction novel, “Tropic of Kansas” and the legal thrillers “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State.”


- How there were “not a lot of huggers” in his family, and how that relates to his desire to get better at engaging emotionally in his writing, versus just telling a good story

- Using a regular newsletter to write your way into a longer work

- The challenge of weaving together different genres in one body of work–in his case, memoir, nature writing, and literary nonfiction

- The challenge in outlining what your book will be about in a book proposal and actually writing a book that matches that outline

- How the voice you’ve used in short form pieces doesn’t wholly translate to long-form (i.e., the medium is the message)

- When things you read 40 years ago pop up to influence your current work (i.e., another plug for reading widely)

- A common reality in modern publishing–your editor leaves in the middle of your book getting published, and how to navigate that

- Figuring out how to turn a narrative of colonization–something we’ve all been so exposed to its part of our collective subconscious fabric–into a narrative of decolonization

- The questions Christopher asks himself when he’s worried he’s not getting something exactly right



Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1336 [Christopher Brown, practical matters]: Resisting “society’s pressure to specialize” + why retirement is for suckers + an ingenious hack for creating the time to write + stopping to notice the places where nature and civilization overlap Ep 1140 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places,” a blend of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that is also a manifesto for rewilding our urban spaces as well as ourselves. Christopher’s other books include the legal thrillers, “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State,” and his debut science fiction novel “Tropic of Kansas.” Christopher also writes the popular urban nature newsletter Field Notes. Also a lawyer and a naturalist, Christopher has worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, rehabilitated a brownfield, built an eco bunker, protected government whistleblowers, taken two companies public, restored a small prairie, raised two amazing kids and trained a few good dogs. And that's just the shortlist. We covered: - Resisting “society’s pressure to specialize” - Balancing multiple careers - How a gig at his college newspaper spawned a path that has led to some pretty varied–and cool–places, such as having lunch with a retired German prime minister, playing pool with Frank Conroy, and working at two Supreme Court confirmation hearings - Managing your own expectations for how successful you think you ought to be, and by what age - Rule number one for staying inspired as a writer - The ingenious way he taught himself to “carve out the time from a busy life of work and family to write novels that didn't suck” - How to create the conditions where you accumulate the raw material of the work - The origins of his “Field Notes” Substack Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christopher Brown, practical matters]: Resisting “society’s pressure to specialize” + why retirement is for suckers + an ingenious hack for creating the time to write + stopping to notice the places where nature and civilization overlap full 5 1140 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places,” a blend of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that is also a manifesto for rewilding our urban spaces as well as ourselves. Christopher’s other books include the legal thrillers, “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State,” and his debut science fiction novel “Tropic of Kansas.” Christopher also writes the popular urban nature newsletter Field Notes. Also a lawyer and a naturalist, Christopher has worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, rehabilitated a brownfield, built an eco bunker, protected government whistleblowers, taken two companies public, restored a small prairie, raised two amazing kids and trained a few good dogs. And that's just the shortlist. We covered: - Resisting “society’s pressure to specialize” - Balancing multiple careers - How a gig at his college newspaper spawned a path that has led to some pretty varied–and cool–places, such as having lunch with a retired German prime minister, playing pool with Frank Conroy, and working at two Supreme Court confirmation hearings - Managing your own expectations for how successful you think you ought to be, and by what age - Rule number one for staying inspired as a writer - The ingenious way he taught himself to “carve out the time from a busy life of work and family to write novels that didn't suck” - How to create the conditions where you accumulate the raw material of the work - The origins of his “Field Notes” Substack Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places,” a blend of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that is also a manifesto for rewilding our urban spaces as well as ourselves.


Christopher’s other books include the legal thrillers, “Rule of Capture” and “Failed State,” and his debut science fiction novel “Tropic of Kansas.” Christopher also writes the popular urban nature newsletter Field Notes.


Also a lawyer and a naturalist, Christopher has worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, rehabilitated a brownfield, built an eco bunker, protected government whistleblowers, taken two companies public, restored a small prairie, raised two amazing kids and trained a few good dogs. And that's just the shortlist.


We covered:


- Resisting “society’s pressure to specialize”

- Balancing multiple careers

- How a gig at his college newspaper spawned a path that has led to some pretty varied–and cool–places, such as having lunch with a retired German prime minister, playing pool with Frank Conroy, and working at two Supreme Court confirmation hearings

- Managing your own expectations for how successful you think you ought to be, and by what age

- Rule number one for staying inspired as a writer

- The ingenious way he taught himself to “carve out the time from a busy life of work and family to write novels that didn't suck”

- How to create the conditions where you accumulate the raw material of the work

- The origins of his “Field Notes” Substack


Visit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1536 [Christine Chitnis: What’s coming up]: Visualizing ways to make more money AND take more time off, and how she’s making the visions come true Ep 1139 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, travel writer, photographer, and author of the books, East Coasting, Patterns of Portugal and Patterns of India, we get a sneak peek at what’s up to next and hear about the big-picture ideas that are guiding her work these days. And she answers my fast final five questions about favorite foods, books, and music. We covered: - Her upcoming trips (one with a group to Portugal, and another to Oaxaca to take photographs for a book) - The artist whose studio she visited this summer, and how that work is inspiring her - The power of taking long walks with good friends - Why her two guiding words for this year are “collaborate” and “scale” - The book writing class she’s launching next year - Setting up her work life to both make more money and be able to take more time off - The books and music she can’t get enough of, and the meal she would really love it if someone made for her. Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christine Chitnis: What’s coming up]: Visualizing ways to make more money AND take more time off, and how she’s making the visions come true full 5 1139 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, travel writer, photographer, and author of the books, East Coasting, Patterns of Portugal and Patterns of India, we get a sneak peek at what’s up to next and hear about the big-picture ideas that are guiding her work these days. And she answers my fast final five questions about favorite foods, books, and music. We covered: - Her upcoming trips (one with a group to Portugal, and another to Oaxaca to take photographs for a book) - The artist whose studio she visited this summer, and how that work is inspiring her - The power of taking long walks with good friends - Why her two guiding words for this year are “collaborate” and “scale” - The book writing class she’s launching next year - Setting up her work life to both make more money and be able to take more time off - The books and music she can’t get enough of, and the meal she would really love it if someone made for her. Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, travel writer, photographer, and author of the books, East Coasting, Patterns of Portugal and Patterns of India, we get a sneak peek at what’s up to next and hear about the big-picture ideas that are guiding her work these days. And she answers my fast final five questions about favorite foods, books, and music.


We covered:


- Her upcoming trips (one with a group to Portugal, and another to Oaxaca to take photographs for a book)

- The artist whose studio she visited this summer, and how that work is inspiring her

- The power of taking long walks with good friends

- Why her two guiding words for this year are “collaborate” and “scale”

- The book writing class she’s launching next year

- Setting up her work life to both make more money and be able to take more time off

- The books and music she can’t get enough of, and the meal she would really love it if someone made for her.


Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 920 [Christine Chitnis, inner stuff]: Dealing with the fear of aging out of your career + getting over mom guilt Ep 1138 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India”, photographer, and travel writer, we get in to the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that go into creating and sharing work. We talked about: - How to get more comfortable with sharing your work–because you can’t just “write it and they will come” - How a negative review of “Patterns of India” changed the way she approached “Patterns of Portugal” - The thing she tells herself when she’s feeling daunted by the revision process - Writing about big topics in articles with short word counts - Dealing with the fear of aging out of your career - Feeling like everyone else at the conference is a lot younger than you are - Being a travel writer with three young kids - Reworking the ingrained idea that a mom shouldn’t leave her kids - Her very best tool for feeling like a well-balanced human in the midst of working and caretaking Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christine Chitnis, inner stuff]: Dealing with the fear of aging out of your career + getting over mom guilt full 5 1138 Kate Hanley In this second part of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India”, photographer, and travel writer, we get in to the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that go into creating and sharing work. We talked about: - How to get more comfortable with sharing your work–because you can’t just “write it and they will come” - How a negative review of “Patterns of India” changed the way she approached “Patterns of Portugal” - The thing she tells herself when she’s feeling daunted by the revision process - Writing about big topics in articles with short word counts - Dealing with the fear of aging out of your career - Feeling like everyone else at the conference is a lot younger than you are - Being a travel writer with three young kids - Reworking the ingrained idea that a mom shouldn’t leave her kids - Her very best tool for feeling like a well-balanced human in the midst of working and caretaking Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my conversation with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India”, photographer, and travel writer, we get in to the squishier side of writing–the thoughts and beliefs that go into creating and sharing work.


We talked about:


- How to get more comfortable with sharing your work–because you can’t just “write it and they will come”

- How a negative review of “Patterns of India” changed the way she approached “Patterns of Portugal”

- The thing she tells herself when she’s feeling daunted by the revision process

- Writing about big topics in articles with short word counts

- Dealing with the fear of aging out of your career

- Feeling like everyone else at the conference is a lot younger than you are

- Being a travel writer with three young kids

- Reworking the ingrained idea that a mom shouldn’t leave her kids

- Her very best tool for feeling like a well-balanced human in the midst of working and caretaking


Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1540 [Christine Chitnis, practical matters]: Marrying business and creativity + when the only routine thing about your morning is chaos Ep 1137 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India.” Her travel writing has appeared in publications including “The New York Times,” “Vogue,” and “Travel and Leisure.” Christine also helps other writers create winning book proposals and book marketing strategies. And she's a great follow on Instagram where her photos of gorgeous places and nature provide a welcome break in your scrolling. We covered: - The path from grant writing, to writing for small local publications, to writing for “The New York Times” and “Vogue” - The power of having different kinds of projects going simultaneously - Her biggest limiting factor: childcare - Transitioning from writing about lifestyle to writing about travel - Why it’s crucial to think of writing as a business, and not just a creative endeavor - The kinds of things she does to “restore my creativity” - How her morning routine is actually chaos - How she blocks off time for writing, and where it happens Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Christine Chitnis, practical matters]: Marrying business and creativity + when the only routine thing about your morning is chaos full 5 1137 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India.” Her travel writing has appeared in publications including “The New York Times,” “Vogue,” and “Travel and Leisure.” Christine also helps other writers create winning book proposals and book marketing strategies. And she's a great follow on Instagram where her photos of gorgeous places and nature provide a welcome break in your scrolling. We covered: - The path from grant writing, to writing for small local publications, to writing for “The New York Times” and “Vogue” - The power of having different kinds of projects going simultaneously - Her biggest limiting factor: childcare - Transitioning from writing about lifestyle to writing about travel - Why it’s crucial to think of writing as a business, and not just a creative endeavor - The kinds of things she does to “restore my creativity” - How her morning routine is actually chaos - How she blocks off time for writing, and where it happens Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thank you for listening! And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Christine Chitnis, bestselling author of “East Coasting,” “Patterns of Portugal,” and “Patterns of India.” Her travel writing has appeared in publications including “The New York Times,” “Vogue,” and “Travel and Leisure.” Christine also helps other writers create winning book proposals and book marketing strategies. And she's a great follow on Instagram where her photos of gorgeous places and nature provide a welcome break in your scrolling.


We covered:

- The path from grant writing, to writing for small local publications, to writing for “The New York Times” and “Vogue”

- The power of having different kinds of projects going simultaneously

- Her biggest limiting factor: childcare

- Transitioning from writing about lifestyle to writing about travel

- Why it’s crucial to think of writing as a business, and not just a creative endeavor

- The kinds of things she does to “restore my creativity”

- How her morning routine is actually chaos

- How she blocks off time for writing, and where it happens


Follow Christine on Instagram @chritine.chitnis.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thank you for listening!


And thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1428 [Leigh Medeiros, what's next]: Expanding your capacity + the podcasts and social media accounts giving Leigh life Ep 1136 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment with Leigh Medeiros--who is like a personified pep talk for pursuing your creative work--we talk about her most delightful visions for the future and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies, as well as: - Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational (reframing what you might otherwise consider 'mindless scrolling') - The importance of expanding your creative capacity - Why she loves learning from drag queens - Which social media videos are giving her hope--and getting her to take notes - Why she's a huge fan of January - And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines. For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros, what's next]: Expanding your capacity + the podcasts and social media accounts giving Leigh life full 5 1136 Kate Hanley In this final installment with Leigh Medeiros--who is like a personified pep talk for pursuing your creative work--we talk about her most delightful visions for the future and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies, as well as: - Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational (reframing what you might otherwise consider 'mindless scrolling') - The importance of expanding your creative capacity - Why she loves learning from drag queens - Which social media videos are giving her hope--and getting her to take notes - Why she's a huge fan of January - And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines. For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment with Leigh Medeiros--who is like a personified pep talk for pursuing your creative work--we talk about her most delightful visions for the future and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies, as well as:


- Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational (reframing what you might otherwise consider 'mindless scrolling')

- The importance of expanding your creative capacity

- Why she loves learning from drag queens

- Which social media videos are giving her hope--and getting her to take notes

- Why she's a huge fan of January

- And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines.


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1508 [Leigh Medeiros, inner stuff]: A hilarious--and relatable--story about second-guessing your work + the pep talk for making art I didn't know I needed Ep1135 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with "The One-Minute Writer" author and screenwriter Leigh Medeiros, we dive in to the squishier parts of writing and being creating, including: - Why it's crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it - The screen play she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas--a hilarious and so relatable store - Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare for goosebumps) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros, inner stuff]: A hilarious--and relatable--story about second-guessing your work + the pep talk for making art I didn't know I needed full 5 1135 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with "The One-Minute Writer" author and screenwriter Leigh Medeiros, we dive in to the squishier parts of writing and being creating, including: - Why it's crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it - The screen play she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas--a hilarious and so relatable store - Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare for goosebumps) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with "The One-Minute Writer" author and screenwriter Leigh Medeiros, we dive in to the squishier parts of writing and being creating, including:


- Why it's crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it

- The screen play she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas--a hilarious and so relatable store

- Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare for goosebumps)


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1327 [Leigh Medeiros, practical matters]: The power of figuring out your own Venn diagram of interests + some pretty awesome focus hacks Ep1134 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Leigh Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is help others make theirs. Leigh is the author of "The One-Minute Writer: 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing." She also write a column for Script Magazine called "The Climate Screenwriter," is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island (where, full disclosure, I was a resident last year). Leigh is the kind of person who recharges your batteries--she's funny, feisty, thoughtful, and generous beyond measure. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: - How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend - How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her own personal Venn diagram - Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not) - The podcasts that list a fire under Leigh's butt to start writing about climate - How "merging your siloes" uplevels your work and your being - Leigh's morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with - The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually try to, you know, write - Superheroes have capes--writers should have a talisman, too For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros, practical matters]: The power of figuring out your own Venn diagram of interests + some pretty awesome focus hacks full 5 1134 Kate Hanley Leigh Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is help others make theirs. Leigh is the author of "The One-Minute Writer: 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing." She also write a column for Script Magazine called "The Climate Screenwriter," is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island (where, full disclosure, I was a resident last year). Leigh is the kind of person who recharges your batteries--she's funny, feisty, thoughtful, and generous beyond measure. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: - How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend - How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her own personal Venn diagram - Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not) - The podcasts that list a fire under Leigh's butt to start writing about climate - How "merging your siloes" uplevels your work and your being - Leigh's morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with - The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually try to, you know, write - Superheroes have capes--writers should have a talisman, too For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Leigh Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is help others make theirs. Leigh is the author of "The One-Minute Writer: 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing." She also write a column for Script Magazine called "The Climate Screenwriter," is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island (where, full disclosure, I was a resident last year). Leigh is the kind of person who recharges your batteries--she's funny, feisty, thoughtful, and generous beyond measure.


In this first part of her interview, we unpack:

- How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend

- How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her own personal Venn diagram

- Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not)

- The podcasts that list a fire under Leigh's butt to start writing about climate

- How "merging your siloes" uplevels your work and your being

- Leigh's morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with

- The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually try to, you know, write

- Superheroes have capes--writers should have a talisman, too


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!--visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1393 [Katy Bowman: What’s coming up]: Can clearing clutter create space for creative work? + moving into covering new topics Ep 1133 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds. - A sneak peek at her next project, which involves a lot of psychology - The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently - Her desire to write a more beautiful book - The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too -Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work - Her family’s mission statement - The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish - Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it - Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day - A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman: What’s coming up]: Can clearing clutter create space for creative work? + moving into covering new topics full 5 1133 Kate Hanley In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds. - A sneak peek at her next project, which involves a lot of psychology - The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently - Her desire to write a more beautiful book - The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too -Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work - Her family’s mission statement - The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish - Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it - Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day - A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this third and final part of my interview with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and leader of the “movement” movement, we get a peek at her next project, the life changes she’s envisioning, and what she learns from birds.


- A sneak peek at her next project, which involves a lot of psychology

- The author who inspired Katy to think about living life differently

- Her desire to write a more beautiful book

- The connection between clutter and creativity, and why she’s staring to work on getting rid of physical things and clear obligations out of her schedule, too

-Why clutter is a hindrance to creative work

- Her family’s mission statement

- The recent book she picked up in an airport and ended up staying up until 4am to finish

- Exactly what goes in her morning beverage and exactly when she drinks it

- Why 5:30 am is her favorite time of day

- A plug for checking out the "dawn chorus", i.e., listening to birds in the morning and learning a little bit about what those early morning songs are communicating



Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1112 [Katy Bowman, inner stuff]: The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts + the impact of age on her creative drive Ep 1132 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week’s guest, biomechanist Katie Bowman, is the author of 11 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages. Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including: - Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished - How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received - The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts - What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in - Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body - How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output - The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husband Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman, inner stuff]: The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts + the impact of age on her creative drive full 5 1132 Kate Hanley This week’s guest, biomechanist Katie Bowman, is the author of 11 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages. Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including: - Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished - How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received - The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts - What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in - Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body - How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output - The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husband Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week’s guest, biomechanist Katie Bowman, is the author of 11 books on movement, including the bestselling “Move Your DNA” and her most recent book, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Katy is also the founder of Uphill Press, an independent publishing company that has sold more than 300 ,000 copies of its books and had them published in 16 languages.


Today we're talking about all the inner stuff that goes into Katy's writing, the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, likes, dislikes, resistance, et cetera, including:


- Why she’d rather start a new project than promote a project that is already finished

- How remembering that writing books is an opportunity for her to process her knowledge helps her not get too wrapped up in how well a book is received

- The similarities between non-constructive feedback and farts

- What she tells herself when her inner critic is chiming in

- Unhitching your age from how you feel in your body

- How getting older has impacted her creative urgency and output

- The self-care approach that helps her choose what to eat, understand the way her mind works, and even introduced her to her husband



Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1388 [Katy Bowman, practical matters]: Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog + making writing less sedentary Ep 1131 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of eleven–count ‘em, eleven–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Her back catalog includes “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books. She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives. We covered: - How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information) - Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog - Matching your output to your phase of life - How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world - Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences) - How she works movement into her writing process - How walking boosts creativity - How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Katy Bowman, practical matters]: Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog + making writing less sedentary full 5 1131 Kate Hanley This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of eleven–count ‘em, eleven–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Her back catalog includes “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books. She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives. We covered: - How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information) - Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog - Matching your output to your phase of life - How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world - Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences) - How she works movement into her writing process - How walking boosts creativity - How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning) Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week my guest is biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of eleven–count ‘em, eleven–books that explore how to improve health and boost well-being through movement, including the best-selling “Move Your DNA,” as well as her newest, “My Perfect Movement Plan.” Her back catalog includes “Rethink Your Position,” “Movement Matters,” “Dynamic Aging,” “Grow Wild,” “Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief,” “Diastasis Recti,” “Don't Just Sit There,” “Whole Body Barefoot,” and “Alignment Matters.” In fact, Katy has published so many books that she founded her own independent press, Uphill Books.


She has also been named one of Maria Shriver's Architects of Change for her work to change the way we move and understand our need for movement, and is the founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, based in Washington state, where she lives.


We covered:

- How writing a book is really an exercise in processing everything she’s learned for herself (in addition to being a way to communicate information)

- Finding the kind of writing that feels like a downhill flow instead of an uphill slog

- Matching your output to your phase of life

- How to find the quiet you need to write in a noisy world

- Balancing the necessity and allure of technology with a hunger for real-world, in person, nourishing experiences (what she calls “nutrient-dense” experiences)

- How she works movement into her writing process

- How walking boosts creativity

- How she makes the most of her mornings (and why she doesn’t have coffee until she’s done this one thing each morning)


Visit Katy at nutritiousmovement.com or follow her on Instagram @nutritiousmovement.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1520 [Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path] Ep 1130 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan,* author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as: - The power of friends to keep you inspired - What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships - The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change - Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel - Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity - The Netflix show you should watch with your teen * This episode is a re-play that originally aired in March. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path] full 5 1130 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan,* author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as: - The power of friends to keep you inspired - What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships - The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change - Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel - Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity - The Netflix show you should watch with your teen * This episode is a re-play that originally aired in March. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan,* author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as:


- The power of friends to keep you inspired

- What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships

- The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change

- Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel

- Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity

- The Netflix show you should watch with your teen


* This episode is a re-play that originally aired in March.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 930 [Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool] Ep 1129 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you. (If this sounds familiar, it’s because this week’s episodes are replays–I figured, since it’s back to school season re-airing an interview with an author who extols the power of teenage girls made a lot of sense!) Other things we cover: - The mistake most well-intentioned parents make - How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood - Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic - Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time - The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize - The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life - The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool] full 5 1129 Kate Hanley In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you. (If this sounds familiar, it’s because this week’s episodes are replays–I figured, since it’s back to school season re-airing an interview with an author who extols the power of teenage girls made a lot of sense!) Other things we cover: - The mistake most well-intentioned parents make - How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood - Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic - Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time - The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize - The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life - The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you.


(If this sounds familiar, it’s because this week’s episodes are replays–I figured, since it’s back to school season re-airing an interview with an author who extols the power of teenage girls made a lot of sense!)


Other things we cover:


- The mistake most well-intentioned parents make

- How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood

- Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic

- Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time

- The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize

- The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life

- The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too)


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1018 [Chelsey Goodan, part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate] Ep 1128 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, keynote speaker, screenwriter, and author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES. This week’s episodes are replays–I’m airing them again now because my kids are back to school this week and a) I need a little bit more time in my schedule to shift into this different schedule and b) it just seemed timely given the subject of Chelsey’s book. In this first part of our interview, we unpack: - The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years - Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls - The difference between being truthful and being blunt - What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix) - How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful - How to listen for inspiration - How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan, part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate] full 5 1128 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, keynote speaker, screenwriter, and author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES. This week’s episodes are replays–I’m airing them again now because my kids are back to school this week and a) I need a little bit more time in my schedule to shift into this different schedule and b) it just seemed timely given the subject of Chelsey’s book. In this first part of our interview, we unpack: - The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years - Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls - The difference between being truthful and being blunt - What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix) - How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful - How to listen for inspiration - How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, keynote speaker, screenwriter, and author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES.


This week’s episodes are replays–I’m airing them again now because my kids are back to school this week and a) I need a little bit more time in my schedule to shift into this different schedule and b) it just seemed timely given the subject of Chelsey’s book.


In this first part of our interview, we unpack:


- The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years

- Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls

- The difference between being truthful and being blunt

- What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix)

- How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful

- How to listen for inspiration

- How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1194 [Kimothy Joy: what’s coming up]: Drawing inspiration from the stories of women who were “not afraid to fail out loud” + dreaming up a new chapter Ep 1127 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ By the end of this final installment of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” my cheeks were hurting from smiling. So many exciting ideas in here! We talked about: - Why Kimothy is absorbing everything she can about AI right now, and the very cool ideas about how we might be able to use it and why women and moms need to be involved in its development (this part of our conversation gave me the good kind of goosebumps and I am really resistant to the idea of AI) - Letting the example of the women Kimothy writes about (women like Maya Angelou and Coco Chanel) inspire her to be open to reinventing herself - The podcast that’s inspiring her right now (aside from this one, naturally) - Prepping for her 50s, 60s, and 70s even though she’s only (about to be) 40 - Sensing that you are in a ‘completion phase’ and that a whole new iteration is headed your way - The show she can’t stop thinking about - Why she puts butter in her morning cup of coffee - The band she just say at Red Rocks whose songs she belts out when she needs a lift - How she’s planning to celebrate her 40th birthday in September Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kimothy Joy: what’s coming up]: Drawing inspiration from the stories of women who were “not afraid to fail out loud” + dreaming up a new chapter full 5 1127 Kate Hanley By the end of this final installment of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” my cheeks were hurting from smiling. So many exciting ideas in here! We talked about: - Why Kimothy is absorbing everything she can about AI right now, and the very cool ideas about how we might be able to use it and why women and moms need to be involved in its development (this part of our conversation gave me the good kind of goosebumps and I am really resistant to the idea of AI) - Letting the example of the women Kimothy writes about (women like Maya Angelou and Coco Chanel) inspire her to be open to reinventing herself - The podcast that’s inspiring her right now (aside from this one, naturally) - Prepping for her 50s, 60s, and 70s even though she’s only (about to be) 40 - Sensing that you are in a ‘completion phase’ and that a whole new iteration is headed your way - The show she can’t stop thinking about - Why she puts butter in her morning cup of coffee - The band she just say at Red Rocks whose songs she belts out when she needs a lift - How she’s planning to celebrate her 40th birthday in September Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices By the end of this final installment of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” my cheeks were hurting from smiling. So many exciting ideas in here!


We talked about:

- Why Kimothy is absorbing everything she can about AI right now, and the very cool ideas about how we might be able to use it and why women and moms need to be involved in its development (this part of our conversation gave me the good kind of goosebumps and I am really resistant to the idea of AI)

- Letting the example of the women Kimothy writes about (women like Maya Angelou and Coco Chanel) inspire her to be open to reinventing herself

- The podcast that’s inspiring her right now (aside from this one, naturally)

- Prepping for her 50s, 60s, and 70s even though she’s only (about to be) 40

- Sensing that you are in a ‘completion phase’ and that a whole new iteration is headed your way

- The show she can’t stop thinking about

- Why she puts butter in her morning cup of coffee

- The band she just say at Red Rocks whose songs she belts out when she needs a lift

- How she’s planning to celebrate her 40th birthday in September


Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1279 [Kimothy Joy, inner stuff]: Getting over people pleasing and how to honor your own internal rhythms of productivity and creativity Ep 1126 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” I asked about the mindset side of writing and how Kimothy’s thoughts and beliefs impact her work and her life. (By the way, if you are ever needing a hit of inspiration, either from others or from within, I can't recommend these books highly enough. They're not only helpful and inspiring and informative, but they're also beautiful because they're filled with Kimothy’s illustrations.) We talked about: - Finding the right balance of working to promote your work and detaching from outcomes and not burning yourself out - The difference between promoting your work and sharing your work and finding a way to do it without feeling like you’re being pushy - Using your Instagram stories like a blog - How publishing a book is like having a child leave the nest - Using journaling and self-mothering as a way to understand and get past the inner critic - Repatterning beliefs that have come in through society and culture - The two major doubts she repeatedly has - Talking yourself like a loving mother would talk to you–or like Glinda the good witch - Getting past the expectation that you should be able to do all the things and have all the things all the time - Unraveling the beliefs that, as a woman, it’s your job to make sure everyone else is cared for and comfortable, and that the world isn’t as safe for you as it is for men Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kimothy Joy, inner stuff]: Getting over people pleasing and how to honor your own internal rhythms of productivity and creativity full 5 1126 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” I asked about the mindset side of writing and how Kimothy’s thoughts and beliefs impact her work and her life. (By the way, if you are ever needing a hit of inspiration, either from others or from within, I can't recommend these books highly enough. They're not only helpful and inspiring and informative, but they're also beautiful because they're filled with Kimothy’s illustrations.) We talked about: - Finding the right balance of working to promote your work and detaching from outcomes and not burning yourself out - The difference between promoting your work and sharing your work and finding a way to do it without feeling like you’re being pushy - Using your Instagram stories like a blog - How publishing a book is like having a child leave the nest - Using journaling and self-mothering as a way to understand and get past the inner critic - Repatterning beliefs that have come in through society and culture - The two major doubts she repeatedly has - Talking yourself like a loving mother would talk to you–or like Glinda the good witch - Getting past the expectation that you should be able to do all the things and have all the things all the time - Unraveling the beliefs that, as a woman, it’s your job to make sure everyone else is cared for and comfortable, and that the world isn’t as safe for you as it is for men Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Kimothy Joy, author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women,” I asked about the mindset side of writing and how Kimothy’s thoughts and beliefs impact her work and her life.


(By the way, if you are ever needing a hit of inspiration, either from others or from within, I can't recommend these books highly enough. They're not only helpful and inspiring and informative, but they're also beautiful because they're filled with Kimothy’s illustrations.)


We talked about:


- Finding the right balance of working to promote your work and detaching from outcomes and not burning yourself out

- The difference between promoting your work and sharing your work and finding a way to do it without feeling like you’re being pushy

- Using your Instagram stories like a blog

- How publishing a book is like having a child leave the nest

- Using journaling and self-mothering as a way to understand and get past the inner critic

- Repatterning beliefs that have come in through society and culture

- The two major doubts she repeatedly has

- Talking yourself like a loving mother would talk to you–or like Glinda the good witch

- Getting past the expectation that you should be able to do all the things and have all the things all the time

- Unraveling the beliefs that, as a woman, it’s your job to make sure everyone else is cared for and comfortable, and that the world isn’t as safe for you as it is for men


Visit Kimothy at kimothyjoy.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1471 [Kimothy Joy, practical matters]: How being creative is like brushing your teeth + untying your sense of self-worth from how much you produce Ep 1125 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Kimothy Joy, the author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women.” A Denver-based artist and author who combines watercolor and hand lettering to create artwork that uplifts and inspires women worldwide, Kimothy has collaborated with the Women's March on Washington, the US Women's National Soccer Team, Gucci and Melinda Gates, just to name a few. We covered: - How following her curiosity into painting watercolors in her journal went took her from “just a person painting my feeling” to “a career” - How motherhood impacted her creative process - How her creativity ebbs and flows, and how she learned to accept those ebbs and flows because “the more I resist, the more painful it is” - Learning how to untie her sense of self-worth from how much she was producing on any given day - How time spent outside sparks both mindfulness and creativity - The inspiration for her Focus Pocus 90-day journal - The concept of creative hygiene - The tools she uses to catch her creative ideas when they come Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kimothy Joy, practical matters]: How being creative is like brushing your teeth + untying your sense of self-worth from how much you produce full 5 1125 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Kimothy Joy, the author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women.” A Denver-based artist and author who combines watercolor and hand lettering to create artwork that uplifts and inspires women worldwide, Kimothy has collaborated with the Women's March on Washington, the US Women's National Soccer Team, Gucci and Melinda Gates, just to name a few. We covered: - How following her curiosity into painting watercolors in her journal went took her from “just a person painting my feeling” to “a career” - How motherhood impacted her creative process - How her creativity ebbs and flows, and how she learned to accept those ebbs and flows because “the more I resist, the more painful it is” - Learning how to untie her sense of self-worth from how much she was producing on any given day - How time spent outside sparks both mindfulness and creativity - The inspiration for her Focus Pocus 90-day journal - The concept of creative hygiene - The tools she uses to catch her creative ideas when they come Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Kimothy Joy, the author of “Extraordinary Wing Women: True Stories of Life-Altering, World-Changing Sisterhood,” “Focus Pocus: A 90-Day Guided Journal,” and “That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women.” A Denver-based artist and author who combines watercolor and hand lettering to create artwork that uplifts and inspires women worldwide, Kimothy has collaborated with the Women's March on Washington, the US Women's National Soccer Team, Gucci and Melinda Gates, just to name a few.


We covered:


- How following her curiosity into painting watercolors in her journal went took her from “just a person painting my feeling” to “a career”

- How motherhood impacted her creative process

- How her creativity ebbs and flows, and how she learned to accept those ebbs and flows because “the more I resist, the more painful it is”

- Learning how to untie her sense of self-worth from how much she was producing on any given day

- How time spent outside sparks both mindfulness and creativity

- The inspiration for her Focus Pocus 90-day journal

- The concept of creative hygiene

- The tools she uses to catch her creative ideas when they come


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1317 [Lisa See, what’s coming up]: Dealing with the upset of putting your characters through tough times + an awesome mini class on tea Ep 1124 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my talk with Lisa See–bestselling author of so! many! beloved books, including “Lady Tan's Circle of Women” and “The Island of Sea Women’’--we find out what Lisa is currently working on bringing into existence and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next. Plus my final fast five questions. - How being at the Aspen Music Festival is helping her deal with the upset of writing her characters through a massively disastrous event - The superstars who inspire Lisa by their example of “effortless and imperfect perfection” - The daily habit she picked up from her mother (I totally want to steal this) - The change she and her husband are in the process of making - A really cool vantage on seeking to create generational memories as a grandparent - The book that made her get out of bed and go to another room so she could finish it - Paging all tea lovers! Lisa gave an awesome mini class on pu er, her favorite kind of tea - A peek at some of the albums (current and vintage) that she plays on her turntable - The meal she’s currently craving Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, what’s coming up]: Dealing with the upset of putting your characters through tough times + an awesome mini class on tea full 5 1124 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my talk with Lisa See–bestselling author of so! many! beloved books, including “Lady Tan's Circle of Women” and “The Island of Sea Women’’--we find out what Lisa is currently working on bringing into existence and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next. Plus my final fast five questions. - How being at the Aspen Music Festival is helping her deal with the upset of writing her characters through a massively disastrous event - The superstars who inspire Lisa by their example of “effortless and imperfect perfection” - The daily habit she picked up from her mother (I totally want to steal this) - The change she and her husband are in the process of making - A really cool vantage on seeking to create generational memories as a grandparent - The book that made her get out of bed and go to another room so she could finish it - Paging all tea lovers! Lisa gave an awesome mini class on pu er, her favorite kind of tea - A peek at some of the albums (current and vintage) that she plays on her turntable - The meal she’s currently craving Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my talk with Lisa See–bestselling author of so! many! beloved books, including “Lady Tan's Circle of Women” and “The Island of Sea Women’’--we find out what Lisa is currently working on bringing into existence and what she knows at this moment about where her personal through line is leading her next. Plus my final fast five questions.


- How being at the Aspen Music Festival is helping her deal with the upset of writing her characters through a massively disastrous event

- The superstars who inspire Lisa by their example of “effortless and imperfect perfection”

- The daily habit she picked up from her mother (I totally want to steal this)

- The change she and her husband are in the process of making

- A really cool vantage on seeking to create generational memories as a grandparent

- The book that made her get out of bed and go to another room so she could finish it

- Paging all tea lovers! Lisa gave an awesome mini class on pu er, her favorite kind of tea

- A peek at some of the albums (current and vintage) that she plays on her turntable

- The meal she’s currently craving


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1117 [Lisa See, inner stuff]: “When I get edits back from my editor, it’s just like, ‘Please kill me now’” Ep 1123 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my conversation with hugely successful and popular (and oh my God, did this really happen??) Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts you would really rather not do, thank you very much, including: - The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles - How the Chinese public discourse about protection against smallpox epidemics 500 years ago are eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines we recently experienced - The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process - Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point - The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic - A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author - How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing - The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is - Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped) - Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development tool Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, inner stuff]: “When I get edits back from my editor, it’s just like, ‘Please kill me now’” full 5 1123 Kate Hanley In the second part of my conversation with hugely successful and popular (and oh my God, did this really happen??) Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts you would really rather not do, thank you very much, including: - The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles - How the Chinese public discourse about protection against smallpox epidemics 500 years ago are eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines we recently experienced - The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process - Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point - The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic - A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author - How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing - The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is - Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped) - Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development tool Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my conversation with hugely successful and popular (and oh my God, did this really happen??) Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, and more, we talked about the interior side of writing–things like dealing with your inner critic and dealing with the parts you would really rather not do, thank you very much, including:


- The fascinating tidbit of information her research taught her about Los Angeles

- How the Chinese public discourse about protection against smallpox epidemics 500 years ago are eerily similar to the controversy over Covid vaccines we recently experienced

- The predictable emotional rollercoaster she rides each time during the revision process

- Why writers should start celebrating good sentences the way Olympians celebrate an important point

- The ninja trick of agreeing with your inner critic

- A potential peril of becoming an internationally bestselling author

- How the inevitable losses we experience with age can deepen your writing

- The things she says no to now that she’s the age that she is

- Some of the beliefs and attitudes passed down through the Chinese side of her family she really had to work to cast off (and how her mother, who is not Chinese, helped)

- Why reading fiction is her go-to personal development tool


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1345 [Lisa See, practical matters]: The fun little family research project that turned into a “New York Times” notable book + telling stories that have been hidden Ep 1122 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I'm talking with Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up. Lisa talked with me while she was on vacation and I'm so thankful that she carved out some time for us. We covered: - How her mother and grandfather were both writers, so she, naturally, vowed never to become one… and how that all changed when she was bumming around Europe on $5 a day after college - The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland) - How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book - What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist - A peek into her (fascinating) research process - The routine she follows every morning routine (that involves waiting for her husband to get done exercising) - Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hot Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa See, practical matters]: The fun little family research project that turned into a “New York Times” notable book + telling stories that have been hidden full 5 1122 Kate Hanley I'm talking with Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up. Lisa talked with me while she was on vacation and I'm so thankful that she carved out some time for us. We covered: - How her mother and grandfather were both writers, so she, naturally, vowed never to become one… and how that all changed when she was bumming around Europe on $5 a day after college - The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland) - How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book - What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist - A peek into her (fascinating) research process - The routine she follows every morning routine (that involves waiting for her husband to get done exercising) - Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hot Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I'm talking with Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of so many beloved books, including Lady Tan's Circle of Women, The Island of Sea Women, Snow Flower and the Secret Ban, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy. Lisa's books often center the experience of women across time and cultures, particularly stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up.


Lisa talked with me while she was on vacation and I'm so thankful that she carved out some time for us.


We covered:

- How her mother and grandfather were both writers, so she, naturally, vowed never to become one… and how that all changed when she was bumming around Europe on $5 a day after college

- The atrocious 1970s TV miniseries that was so poorly written, it inspired her to try writing fiction (under the pen name Monica Highland)

- How she started researching the Chinese side of her family thinking that she’d include a short letter about it in that year’s holiday card, and how that grew into “On Gold Mountain,” her first book written under her own name, as well as a national bestseller and New York Times notable book

- What’s been easy and what’s been hard about her work as a novelist

- A peek into her (fascinating) research process

- The routine she follows every morning routine (that involves waiting for her husband to get done exercising)

- Why she doesn’t worry about keeping her tea hot


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1352 [Minda Honey, what's next]: Embracing the strengths of being a Black writer + braided essays + MANY awesome book and music recs Ep 1121 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover: * The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference * How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind * The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board * The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, what's next]: Embracing the strengths of being a Black writer + braided essays + MANY awesome book and music recs full 5 1121 Kate Hanley (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover: * The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference * How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind * The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board * The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.)


In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover:


* The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference

* How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind

* The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board

* The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry)


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1412 [Minda Honey, inner stuff]: Avoiding “self-exploitation” + countering the voices, external and internal, that criticize your work Ep 1120 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir "The Heartbreak Years," Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain. (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) Other things we cover: * How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing * How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book * How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters * Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go * Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar) * Why not every day is a day for writing * Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17 * Learning to cry * How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, inner stuff]: Avoiding “self-exploitation” + countering the voices, external and internal, that criticize your work full 5 1120 Kate Hanley In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir "The Heartbreak Years," Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain. (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) Other things we cover: * How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing * How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book * How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters * Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go * Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar) * Why not every day is a day for writing * Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17 * Learning to cry * How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir "The Heartbreak Years," Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain.


(Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.)


Other things we cover:


* How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing

* How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book

* How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters

* Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go

* Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar)

* Why not every day is a day for writing

* Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17

* Learning to cry

* How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1097 [Minda Honey, practical matters]: Answering the call to write + the right beverages are everything Ep 1119 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Minda Honey is the author of "The Heartbreak Years," a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers. Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now. (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) But here’s the synopsis: * How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her * Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered * The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career * The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’ * Why you NEED to find your writing community * Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off * The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard * Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that) * Giving up drinking and moving away from home For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, practical matters]: Answering the call to write + the right beverages are everything full 5 1119 Kate Hanley Minda Honey is the author of "The Heartbreak Years," a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers. Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now. (Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.) But here’s the synopsis: * How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her * Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered * The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career * The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’ * Why you NEED to find your writing community * Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off * The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard * Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that) * Giving up drinking and moving away from home For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Minda Honey is the author of "The Heartbreak Years," a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time.


Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers.


Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now.


(Note, this episode is a replay that originally aired in February.)


But here’s the synopsis:


* How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her

* Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered

* The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career

* The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’

* Why you NEED to find your writing community

* Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off

* The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard

* Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that)

* Giving up drinking and moving away from home


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1141 [Lucas Mann, what’s coming up]: Which reality TV show he gladly gives up sleep to watch + book recommendations galore Ep 1118 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my conversation with author and bookstore co-owner Lucas Mann, we talk about the books, writers, TV shows, music, and even dinners that are getting his wheels turning, including: The book he recently read with his book club that got him excited about writing in new ways and that he couldn’t stop talking about Why a long walk or bike ride can solve most problems The two writers whose work and ways of being inspire him The reality TV show he would forego sleep for weeks at a time if he could The dad music he has embraced, the morning beverage he drinks until he feels ill, the recent book that kept him awake, and his favorite sushi restaurant Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lucas Mann, what’s coming up]: Which reality TV show he gladly gives up sleep to watch + book recommendations galore full 5 1118 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my conversation with author and bookstore co-owner Lucas Mann, we talk about the books, writers, TV shows, music, and even dinners that are getting his wheels turning, including: The book he recently read with his book club that got him excited about writing in new ways and that he couldn’t stop talking about Why a long walk or bike ride can solve most problems The two writers whose work and ways of being inspire him The reality TV show he would forego sleep for weeks at a time if he could The dad music he has embraced, the morning beverage he drinks until he feels ill, the recent book that kept him awake, and his favorite sushi restaurant Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my conversation with author and bookstore co-owner Lucas Mann, we talk about the books, writers, TV shows, music, and even dinners that are getting his wheels turning, including:


The book he recently read with his book club that got him excited about writing in new ways and that he couldn’t stop talking about

Why a long walk or bike ride can solve most problems

The two writers whose work and ways of being inspire him

The reality TV show he would forego sleep for weeks at a time if he could

The dad music he has embraced, the morning beverage he drinks until he feels ill, the recent book that kept him awake, and his favorite sushi restaurant


Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1008 [Lucas Mann, practical matters]: Weaving in a new strand to the braid of your writing career + getting over the idea that writing is a solitary profession Ep 1116 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with Lucas Mann, author of multiple non-fiction books, including his latest, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances, Captive Audience: On Love and Reality Television, Lord Fear: a Memoir, and Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere. In addition to writing books, Lucas has written essays that have appeared in a long list of top tier publications, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, The Rumpus, and Buzzfeed. Lucas teaches creative writing at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and he and his wife, Ottavia, own Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, an amazing hub of community for folks who love to write and or love to read and or both. In this episode we talked about the nuts and bolts of how he got to where he is today and how he gets his work done, including: The realities of running a bookstore alongside having your own writing career A peek into the author talk/event planning side of the book business Weaving in a new strand to the braid of your writing career Getting over the idea that writing is a solitary profession The value of a hyperlocal writing community, and how to tap into one The emotional intricacies of writing memoir and how to navigate them Why he walks across town to write Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lucas Mann, practical matters]: Weaving in a new strand to the braid of your writing career + getting over the idea that writing is a solitary profession full 5 1116 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with Lucas Mann, author of multiple non-fiction books, including his latest, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances, Captive Audience: On Love and Reality Television, Lord Fear: a Memoir, and Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere. In addition to writing books, Lucas has written essays that have appeared in a long list of top tier publications, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, The Rumpus, and Buzzfeed. Lucas teaches creative writing at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and he and his wife, Ottavia, own Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, an amazing hub of community for folks who love to write and or love to read and or both. In this episode we talked about the nuts and bolts of how he got to where he is today and how he gets his work done, including: The realities of running a bookstore alongside having your own writing career A peek into the author talk/event planning side of the book business Weaving in a new strand to the braid of your writing career Getting over the idea that writing is a solitary profession The value of a hyperlocal writing community, and how to tap into one The emotional intricacies of writing memoir and how to navigate them Why he walks across town to write Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with Lucas Mann, author of multiple non-fiction books, including his latest, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances, Captive Audience: On Love and Reality Television, Lord Fear: a Memoir, and Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere. In addition to writing books, Lucas has written essays that have appeared in a long list of top tier publications, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, The Rumpus, and Buzzfeed.


Lucas teaches creative writing at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and he and his wife, Ottavia, own Riff Raff Bookstore and Bar in Providence, Rhode Island, an amazing hub of community for folks who love to write and or love to read and or both.


In this episode we talked about the nuts and bolts of how he got to where he is today and how he gets his work done, including:

The realities of running a bookstore alongside having your own writing career

A peek into the author talk/event planning side of the book business

Weaving in a new strand to the braid of your writing career

Getting over the idea that writing is a solitary profession

The value of a hyperlocal writing community, and how to tap into one

The emotional intricacies of writing memoir and how to navigate them

Why he walks across town to write


Visit Lucas at www.lucasmann.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1443 [Justice Ameer: What’s coming up]: What zombies have to do with the trans feminine experience + why an iced chai latte might be the perfect beverage Ep 1115 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this third installment of my interview with poet and slam champion Justice Ameer, we talked about: The book that has opened a new vein of creativity for Justice Working to create more time for restoration, fellowship and connection to nature Writing about the trans feminine experience by using a zombie motif The anime series xe has been watching for 10 years, the beverage that fuels xyr’s writing, the lunch dish xe would eat everyday Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Justice Ameer: What’s coming up]: What zombies have to do with the trans feminine experience + why an iced chai latte might be the perfect beverage full 5 1115 Kate Hanley In this third installment of my interview with poet and slam champion Justice Ameer, we talked about: The book that has opened a new vein of creativity for Justice Working to create more time for restoration, fellowship and connection to nature Writing about the trans feminine experience by using a zombie motif The anime series xe has been watching for 10 years, the beverage that fuels xyr’s writing, the lunch dish xe would eat everyday Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this third installment of my interview with poet and slam champion Justice Ameer, we talked about:

The book that has opened a new vein of creativity for Justice

Working to create more time for restoration, fellowship and connection to nature

Writing about the trans feminine experience by using a zombie motif

The anime series xe has been watching for 10 years, the beverage that fuels xyr’s writing, the lunch dish xe would eat everyday


Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1398 [Justice Ameer, inner stuff]: How being a mega-fan of whatever nerdy thing you love makes you a better writer + when your inner critic tells you you’re boring Ep 1114 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with poet and slam champion, Justice Ameer, We talk about the mindset side of writing, including: The factoid about moths that inspired a recent poem Building up the revision muscle How not to get bored with your primary theme or subject matter Dealing with the admin side of writing as someone with ADHD When your inner critic tells you “this is boring “ Dealing with the internal question “are you even a writer?“ Why experimenting with ideas that will likely never see the light of day is vital How being a fan of Pokémon, video games, and vampire movies provide Justice with inspiration Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Justice Ameer, inner stuff]: How being a mega-fan of whatever nerdy thing you love makes you a better writer + when your inner critic tells you you’re boring full 5 1114 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with poet and slam champion, Justice Ameer, We talk about the mindset side of writing, including: The factoid about moths that inspired a recent poem Building up the revision muscle How not to get bored with your primary theme or subject matter Dealing with the admin side of writing as someone with ADHD When your inner critic tells you “this is boring “ Dealing with the internal question “are you even a writer?“ Why experimenting with ideas that will likely never see the light of day is vital How being a fan of Pokémon, video games, and vampire movies provide Justice with inspiration Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with poet and slam champion, Justice Ameer, We talk about the mindset side of writing, including:


The factoid about moths that inspired a recent poem

Building up the revision muscle

How not to get bored with your primary theme or subject matter

Dealing with the admin side of writing as someone with ADHD

When your inner critic tells you “this is boring “

Dealing with the internal question “are you even a writer?“

Why experimenting with ideas that will likely never see the light of day is vital

How being a fan of Pokémon, video games, and vampire movies provide Justice with inspiration



Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1240 [Justice Ameer, practical matters]: how to find your writing community + developing consistency as an artist—especially woth ADHD Ep 1113 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Justice Ameer, whom. Boston public radio station WBUR called “one of the most recognized trans poets of color on the local and national poetry scene.” Justice is a Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Champion, and two -time Providence Grand Slam Champion,l. Justice describes xyr work as a practice in becoming unapologetic and unafraid, and has been published in Glass Poetry Press, Poetry Magazine, and the Breakbeat Poets, Volume 2, Black Girl Magic Anthology. We covered: How poetry is like therapy. How xe writes to imagine a better world and process what’s upsetting about this world Tips for finding a riding community—-both in person and online. How to use that community to get useful feedback The value of having a day per week blocked off for writing Finding a consistent artist practice with ADHD. How to decide on what to work on when you do sit down to write Letting an idea take you where it’s meant to go Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Justice Ameer, practical matters]: how to find your writing community + developing consistency as an artist—especially woth ADHD full 5 1113 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Justice Ameer, whom. Boston public radio station WBUR called “one of the most recognized trans poets of color on the local and national poetry scene.” Justice is a Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Champion, and two -time Providence Grand Slam Champion,l. Justice describes xyr work as a practice in becoming unapologetic and unafraid, and has been published in Glass Poetry Press, Poetry Magazine, and the Breakbeat Poets, Volume 2, Black Girl Magic Anthology. We covered: How poetry is like therapy. How xe writes to imagine a better world and process what’s upsetting about this world Tips for finding a riding community—-both in person and online. How to use that community to get useful feedback The value of having a day per week blocked off for writing Finding a consistent artist practice with ADHD. How to decide on what to work on when you do sit down to write Letting an idea take you where it’s meant to go Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Justice Ameer, whom. Boston public radio station WBUR called “one of the most recognized trans poets of color on the local and national poetry scene.”


Justice is a Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Champion, and two -time Providence Grand Slam Champion,l. Justice describes xyr work as a practice in becoming unapologetic and unafraid, and has been published in Glass Poetry Press, Poetry Magazine, and the Breakbeat Poets, Volume 2, Black Girl Magic Anthology.

We covered:

How poetry is like therapy.

How xe writes to imagine a better world and process what’s upsetting about this world

Tips for finding a riding community—-both in person and online.

How to use that community to get useful feedback

The value of having a day per week blocked off for writing

Finding a consistent artist practice with ADHD.

How to decide on what to work on when you do sit down to write

Letting an idea take you where it’s meant to go


Visit Justice at justiceameerpoetry.com


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1522 [Octavia Randolph: What’s coming up]: Why Taylor Swift is a model for her + a glimpse of a big shift that’s brewing Ep 1112 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia, we get a sneak peek in her 12th book in the saga,and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next. She shared: - The absolutely incredible sounding retreat she hosted for readers last year in Gotland, where she now lives and where many of her novels are set - The ninth century style feast–wherever everyone was in period costume–that was the cherry on top of that retreat - Why she looks to Taylor Swift as a creative role model - The big shift she can sense is coming, although she can’t say more, but she did mentioned “a possibility of a television series” – and what she’s doing to stay grounded as it continues to unfold - The Henry James novel she re-reads each summer - How three cups of coffee is the perfect number of cups of coffee - The lunch she has had nearly every day for nearly 40 years Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Octavia Randolph: What’s coming up]: Why Taylor Swift is a model for her + a glimpse of a big shift that’s brewing full 5 1112 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia, we get a sneak peek in her 12th book in the saga,and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next. She shared: - The absolutely incredible sounding retreat she hosted for readers last year in Gotland, where she now lives and where many of her novels are set - The ninth century style feast–wherever everyone was in period costume–that was the cherry on top of that retreat - Why she looks to Taylor Swift as a creative role model - The big shift she can sense is coming, although she can’t say more, but she did mentioned “a possibility of a television series” – and what she’s doing to stay grounded as it continues to unfold - The Henry James novel she re-reads each summer - How three cups of coffee is the perfect number of cups of coffee - The lunch she has had nearly every day for nearly 40 years Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia, we get a sneak peek in her 12th book in the saga,and what she knows at this moment about where her personal throughline is leading her next.


She shared:

- The absolutely incredible sounding retreat she hosted for readers last year in Gotland, where she now lives and where many of her novels are set


- The ninth century style feast–wherever everyone was in period costume–that was the cherry on top of that retreat


- Why she looks to Taylor Swift as a creative role model


- The big shift she can sense is coming, although she can’t say more, but she did mentioned “a possibility of a television series” – and what she’s doing to stay grounded as it continues to unfold


- The Henry James novel she re-reads each summer


- How three cups of coffee is the perfect number of cups of coffee


- The lunch she has had nearly every day for nearly 40 years


Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1074 [Octavia Randolph, inner stuff]: Dealing with professional envy + an absolute master class on building a community of readers Ep 1111 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is the second part of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia. Octavia joined me from her home on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden that played a prominent role in Viking history and in several of her books. Today we covered the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. - How identifying with your characters is great, until you need to write scenes where they face hardship - Octavia gives a gosh-darn masterclass on building a community of readers NOT TO BE MISSED - The testy letter she received from a reader and how she responded - The critical importance of defining success for yourself, and not by looking at what other people have achieved - How writing her books has made her a better person - How she uses runes to stay connected to her characters and consider possibilities in her own life Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Octavia Randolph, inner stuff]: Dealing with professional envy + an absolute master class on building a community of readers full 5 1111 Kate Hanley This is the second part of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia. Octavia joined me from her home on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden that played a prominent role in Viking history and in several of her books. Today we covered the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it. - How identifying with your characters is great, until you need to write scenes where they face hardship - Octavia gives a gosh-darn masterclass on building a community of readers NOT TO BE MISSED - The testy letter she received from a reader and how she responded - The critical importance of defining success for yourself, and not by looking at what other people have achieved - How writing her books has made her a better person - How she uses runes to stay connected to her characters and consider possibilities in her own life Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is the second part of my interview with Octavia Randolph, author of the hugely popular Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11 books set in 9th century England and scandinavia. Octavia joined me from her home on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden that played a prominent role in Viking history and in several of her books.


Today we covered the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you’re not fully conscious of it.


- How identifying with your characters is great, until you need to write scenes where they face hardship


- Octavia gives a gosh-darn masterclass on building a community of readers NOT TO BE MISSED


- The testy letter she received from a reader and how she responded


- The critical importance of defining success for yourself, and not by looking at what other people have achieved


- How writing her books has made her a better person


- How she uses runes to stay connected to her characters and consider possibilities in her own life


Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1197 [Octavia Randolph, practical matters]: An amazing writing process that starts outside at 6 am + Independent publishing vs. self-publishing Ep 1110 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with Octavia Randoplh, a prolific and wildly successful author of historical novels and essays. She’s best known for her Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11–soon to be 12–books set in 9th century England and scandinavia. Octavia now makes her home on Gotland, a small island off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea where some of her novels are set and which was an important way station for the Vikings as the traveled East and West from Scandinavia. She is also a devoted needleworker and mosaic artist, and an unabashed cat person. We covered: - Why ‘Viking’ isn’t really the right word to describe the people from Scandinavia who explored far and wide a millennia and a half ago - How a fascination with physical artifacts from England’s early history put her on the path to be a historical fiction author - How she found her way to massive publishing success despite having great agents and getting only rejections from traditional publishing houses - The difference between self-publishing and independent publishing–and a peek inside the cast of folks who make it possible for Octavia to edit and publish her books - How a daily morning walk forms the basis of how she gets her writing done–that, and talking to herself as she writes Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Octavia Randolph, practical matters]: An amazing writing process that starts outside at 6 am + Independent publishing vs. self-publishing full 5 1110 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with Octavia Randoplh, a prolific and wildly successful author of historical novels and essays. She’s best known for her Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11–soon to be 12–books set in 9th century England and scandinavia. Octavia now makes her home on Gotland, a small island off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea where some of her novels are set and which was an important way station for the Vikings as the traveled East and West from Scandinavia. She is also a devoted needleworker and mosaic artist, and an unabashed cat person. We covered: - Why ‘Viking’ isn’t really the right word to describe the people from Scandinavia who explored far and wide a millennia and a half ago - How a fascination with physical artifacts from England’s early history put her on the path to be a historical fiction author - How she found her way to massive publishing success despite having great agents and getting only rejections from traditional publishing houses - The difference between self-publishing and independent publishing–and a peek inside the cast of folks who make it possible for Octavia to edit and publish her books - How a daily morning walk forms the basis of how she gets her writing done–that, and talking to herself as she writes Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with Octavia Randoplh, a prolific and wildly successful author of historical novels and essays. She’s best known for her Circle of Ceridwen saga, a meticulously researched series of 11–soon to be 12–books set in 9th century England and scandinavia.


Octavia now makes her home on Gotland, a small island off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea where some of her novels are set and which was an important way station for the Vikings as the traveled East and West from Scandinavia.


She is also a devoted needleworker and mosaic artist, and an unabashed cat person.


We covered:


- Why ‘Viking’ isn’t really the right word to describe the people from Scandinavia who explored far and wide a millennia and a half ago


- How a fascination with physical artifacts from England’s early history put her on the path to be a historical fiction author


- How she found her way to massive publishing success despite having great agents and getting only rejections from traditional publishing houses


- The difference between self-publishing and independent publishing–and a peek inside the cast of folks who make it possible for Octavia to edit and publish her books


- How a daily morning walk forms the basis of how she gets her writing done–that, and talking to herself as she writes


Visit Octavia at octavia.net, or on the Circle of Ceridwen Saga private Facebook group.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


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]]> 1288 [Hayley Krischer: What’s coming up]: What she’s recently learned about understanding her character’s psyches + the incredible allure of hot tubs Ep 1109 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the just-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”--the juiciest beach read of the year about a missing Hollywood starlet on the cusp of Y2K and the obsessed journalist determined to find here--we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** We talked about: - The incredible allure of hot tubs - How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” - What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters - The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself - Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house - A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next - The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down - The exact morning beverage that fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants Follow Hayley on Instagram and Threads @haylerkrischer Follow Hayley on TikTok @hayleykrischerauthor Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer: What’s coming up]: What she’s recently learned about understanding her character’s psyches + the incredible allure of hot tubs full 5 1109 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the just-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”--the juiciest beach read of the year about a missing Hollywood starlet on the cusp of Y2K and the obsessed journalist determined to find here--we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** We talked about: - The incredible allure of hot tubs - How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” - What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters - The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself - Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house - A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next - The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down - The exact morning beverage that fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants Follow Hayley on Instagram and Threads @haylerkrischer Follow Hayley on TikTok @hayleykrischerauthor Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the just-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”--the juiciest beach read of the year about a missing Hollywood starlet on the cusp of Y2K and the obsessed journalist determined to find here--we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.


** This week's episodes are a replay. **


We talked about:

- The incredible allure of hot tubs

- How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”

- What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters

- The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself

- Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house

- A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next

- The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down

- The exact morning beverage that fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants


Follow Hayley on Instagram and Threads @haylerkrischer

Follow Hayley on TikTok @hayleykrischerauthor

Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net



For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1041 [Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how “horrible” writing can feel + why–and how–she wrote her next novel in longhand Ep 1108 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer--author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which dropped yesterday, July 16th, and is poised to be the beach read of the summer--about the squishier side of creativity, including: ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** - The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches - What she does when she’s feeling stuck - How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world - The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending - How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy - How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day - How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it - The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep) - Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how “horrible” writing can feel + why–and how–she wrote her next novel in longhand full 5 1108 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer--author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which dropped yesterday, July 16th, and is poised to be the beach read of the summer--about the squishier side of creativity, including: ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** - The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches - What she does when she’s feeling stuck - How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world - The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending - How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy - How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day - How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it - The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep) - Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer--author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which dropped yesterday, July 16th, and is poised to be the beach read of the summer--about the squishier side of creativity, including:


** This week's episodes are a replay. **


- The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches

- What she does when she’s feeling stuck

- How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world

- The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending

- How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy

- How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day

- How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it

- The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep)

- Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1515 [Hayley Krischer, Practical Matters]: The power of just keeping going + how to capture those great ideas that come when you’re not at your desk Ep 1107 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Hayley Krischer whose brand new novel drops this week, "Where Are You, Echo Blue?," which is about a journalist's obsessive search for Hollywood's hottest starlet who goes missing on the eve of Y2K. Hayley has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill, Celine Dion, and Gabrielle Union for places like The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle. Hayley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls” and they were awesome, about friendship among not necessarily likeable characters. I for one am very pumped about "Where Are You, Echo Blue?", I think it will be the perfect beach read, like Us Magazine meets Daisy Jones and the Six meets mystery novel. ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** We covered: - Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” - How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people” - The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going. - The circular editorial career that led her to being an author - The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page - The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf” - The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 - The author who inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand - Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer, Practical Matters]: The power of just keeping going + how to capture those great ideas that come when you’re not at your desk full 5 1107 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Hayley Krischer whose brand new novel drops this week, "Where Are You, Echo Blue?," which is about a journalist's obsessive search for Hollywood's hottest starlet who goes missing on the eve of Y2K. Hayley has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill, Celine Dion, and Gabrielle Union for places like The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle. Hayley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls” and they were awesome, about friendship among not necessarily likeable characters. I for one am very pumped about "Where Are You, Echo Blue?", I think it will be the perfect beach read, like Us Magazine meets Daisy Jones and the Six meets mystery novel. ** This week's episodes are a replay. ** We covered: - Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” - How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people” - The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going. - The circular editorial career that led her to being an author - The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page - The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf” - The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 - The author who inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand - Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Hayley Krischer whose brand new novel drops this week, "Where Are You, Echo Blue?," which is about a journalist's obsessive search for Hollywood's hottest starlet who goes missing on the eve of Y2K.


Hayley has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill, Celine Dion, and Gabrielle Union for places like The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle.


Hayley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls” and they were awesome, about friendship among not necessarily likeable characters.


I for one am very pumped about "Where Are You, Echo Blue?", I think it will be the perfect beach read, like Us Magazine meets Daisy Jones and the Six meets mystery novel.


** This week's episodes are a replay. **


We covered:

- Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”

- How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people”

- The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going.

- The circular editorial career that led her to being an author

- The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page

- The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf”

- The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025

- The author who inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand

- Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1386 [Mark Cecil: What’s coming up]: The iconic filmmaker who's a master myth maker + being honest about how much time you have for all the various parts of life Ep 1106 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a re-telling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry that Publisher’s Weekly called “a fun romp with substance.” Mark is also the host of the Thoughtful Bro podcast where he interviews authors in what he calls “Like Inside the Actor’s Studio, but for storytellers.” In this episode, we find out what Mark is currently working on bringing into existence and what he knows at this moment about where his personal throughline is leading him next. Plus I always end with ask my guests my fast, final five questions about what they’re currently reading and the songs that get them fired up. We talked about: - Why he’s crazy for Charlie Chaplin movies - How to tell if an author loves people or not - Looking to George Lucas as a model of modern mythmaking - Being honest about how much time you have for all the various parts of life–like exercise and friendship–and dealing with that reality - The 12-year-old who made one of Mark’s lifelong dreams come true - The challenge of writing a book that appeals to a wide range of people - The “very dark, very twisted” Netflix series he just binged, the song that always makes him smile (it’s now on the “Proven Pick-me-ups from Finding the Throughline playlist on Spotify–look for it!), why September is the best month, and the brunch dish that Mark uses as a bellwether for whether or not a restaurant is good. Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Mark Cecil: What’s coming up]: The iconic filmmaker who's a master myth maker + being honest about how much time you have for all the various parts of life full 5 1106 Kate Hanley Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a re-telling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry that Publisher’s Weekly called “a fun romp with substance.” Mark is also the host of the Thoughtful Bro podcast where he interviews authors in what he calls “Like Inside the Actor’s Studio, but for storytellers.” In this episode, we find out what Mark is currently working on bringing into existence and what he knows at this moment about where his personal throughline is leading him next. Plus I always end with ask my guests my fast, final five questions about what they’re currently reading and the songs that get them fired up. We talked about: - Why he’s crazy for Charlie Chaplin movies - How to tell if an author loves people or not - Looking to George Lucas as a model of modern mythmaking - Being honest about how much time you have for all the various parts of life–like exercise and friendship–and dealing with that reality - The 12-year-old who made one of Mark’s lifelong dreams come true - The challenge of writing a book that appeals to a wide range of people - The “very dark, very twisted” Netflix series he just binged, the song that always makes him smile (it’s now on the “Proven Pick-me-ups from Finding the Throughline playlist on Spotify–look for it!), why September is the best month, and the brunch dish that Mark uses as a bellwether for whether or not a restaurant is good. Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome back to the Finding the Throughline interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a re-telling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry that Publisher’s Weekly called “a fun romp with substance.” Mark is also the host of the Thoughtful Bro podcast where he interviews authors in what he calls “Like Inside the Actor’s Studio, but for storytellers.”


In this episode, we find out what Mark is currently working on bringing into existence and what he knows at this moment about where his personal throughline is leading him next. Plus I always end with ask my guests my fast, final five questions about what they’re currently reading and the songs that get them fired up.


We talked about:

- Why he’s crazy for Charlie Chaplin movies

- How to tell if an author loves people or not

- Looking to George Lucas as a model of modern mythmaking

- Being honest about how much time you have for all the various parts of life–like exercise and friendship–and dealing with that reality

- The 12-year-old who made one of Mark’s lifelong dreams come true

- The challenge of writing a book that appeals to a wide range of people

- The “very dark, very twisted” Netflix series he just binged, the song that always makes him smile (it’s now on the “Proven Pick-me-ups from Finding the Throughline playlist on Spotify–look for it!), why September is the best month, and the brunch dish that Mark uses as a bellwether for whether or not a restaurant is good.


Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1071 [Mark Cecil, inner stuff]: Why getting feedback on your work is like open-heart surgery + opting for the twisty path vs. the straight path to ‘success’ Ep 1105 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY we cover the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that influence the work, including: Why he considers getting feedback to be like open heart surgery–absolutely vital, yet painful–and ultimately, a time-saver And, ironically, how devastated he gets by a bad review How his inner critic loves to tell him, “If you were any good, you’d be successful by now,” and how he deals with that How making his debut at 46 motivates him Taking the twisty path instead of the straight path (if that even exists)to what he calls “the beautiful destiny” In other news, Mark is also the host of “The Thoughtful Bro” podcast where he interviews authors about their latest book. If you’re digging “Finding the Throughline,” you are also going to dig “The Thoughtful Bro,” so go check it out! Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Mark Cecil, inner stuff]: Why getting feedback on your work is like open-heart surgery + opting for the twisty path vs. the straight path to ‘success’ full 5 1105 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY we cover the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that influence the work, including: Why he considers getting feedback to be like open heart surgery–absolutely vital, yet painful–and ultimately, a time-saver And, ironically, how devastated he gets by a bad review How his inner critic loves to tell him, “If you were any good, you’d be successful by now,” and how he deals with that How making his debut at 46 motivates him Taking the twisty path instead of the straight path (if that even exists)to what he calls “the beautiful destiny” In other news, Mark is also the host of “The Thoughtful Bro” podcast where he interviews authors about their latest book. If you’re digging “Finding the Throughline,” you are also going to dig “The Thoughtful Bro,” so go check it out! Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Mark Cecil, author of BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY we cover the squishier side of writing–the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs that influence the work, including:


Why he considers getting feedback to be like open heart surgery–absolutely vital, yet painful–and ultimately, a time-saver

And, ironically, how devastated he gets by a bad review

How his inner critic loves to tell him, “If you were any good, you’d be successful by now,” and how he deals with that

How making his debut at 46 motivates him

Taking the twisty path instead of the straight path (if that even exists)to what he calls “the beautiful destiny”


In other news, Mark is also the host of “The Thoughtful Bro” podcast where he interviews authors about their latest book. If you’re digging “Finding the Throughline,” you are also going to dig “The Thoughtful Bro,” so go check it out!


Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1380 [Mark Cecil, practical matters]: On writing multiple books before writing the one that got published + the genius trick that kept him going Ep 1104 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with author and journalist Mark Cecil. Mark’s debut novel BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a retelling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry, has just come out. (The book was named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 from Goodreads, while Publishers Weekly called it “boisterous and a fun romp with plenty of substance.”) Mark’s articles have been published in LitHub and Writer’s Digest and he’s taught classes on writing and publishing for Grub Street and the Writer’s Loft. Despite these accolades, Mark had a long, tough road to publishing and he’s learned some really valuable lessons along the way, which he generously shares in a very inspiring way. We covered: How Mark is inspired by trying to contribute to a mythology that is uniquely American, and what that means The six other manuscripts Mark wrote that didn’t end up getting published, and how he dealt with that long road How he knew he had stumbled on the right idea at last The genius thing he told himself that helped him keep going despite multiple rejections How a very frustrating question from an editor launched him on an odyssey of learning the art of storytelling that ultimately led him to the idea of his debut novel Why he seeks to write every damn day, despite how he’s feeling about himself and his work How he’ll write anywhere, despite the external–and internal!, conditions he finds himself in How sports, whether he’s playing, coaching, or watching, helps keep him mentally healthy Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Mark Cecil, practical matters]: On writing multiple books before writing the one that got published + the genius trick that kept him going full 5 1104 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with author and journalist Mark Cecil. Mark’s debut novel BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a retelling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry, has just come out. (The book was named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 from Goodreads, while Publishers Weekly called it “boisterous and a fun romp with plenty of substance.”) Mark’s articles have been published in LitHub and Writer’s Digest and he’s taught classes on writing and publishing for Grub Street and the Writer’s Loft. Despite these accolades, Mark had a long, tough road to publishing and he’s learned some really valuable lessons along the way, which he generously shares in a very inspiring way. We covered: How Mark is inspired by trying to contribute to a mythology that is uniquely American, and what that means The six other manuscripts Mark wrote that didn’t end up getting published, and how he dealt with that long road How he knew he had stumbled on the right idea at last The genius thing he told himself that helped him keep going despite multiple rejections How a very frustrating question from an editor launched him on an odyssey of learning the art of storytelling that ultimately led him to the idea of his debut novel Why he seeks to write every damn day, despite how he’s feeling about himself and his work How he’ll write anywhere, despite the external–and internal!, conditions he finds himself in How sports, whether he’s playing, coaching, or watching, helps keep him mentally healthy Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with author and journalist Mark Cecil. Mark’s debut novel BUNYAN AND HENRY, OR, THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINY, a retelling of the folk tales of Paul Bunyan and John Henry, has just come out. (The book was named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 from Goodreads, while Publishers Weekly called it “boisterous and a fun romp with plenty of substance.”) Mark’s articles have been published in LitHub and Writer’s Digest and he’s taught classes on writing and publishing for Grub Street and the Writer’s Loft.

Despite these accolades, Mark had a long, tough road to publishing and he’s learned some really valuable lessons along the way, which he generously shares in a very inspiring way.


We covered:

How Mark is inspired by trying to contribute to a mythology that is uniquely American, and what that means

The six other manuscripts Mark wrote that didn’t end up getting published, and how he dealt with that long road

How he knew he had stumbled on the right idea at last

The genius thing he told himself that helped him keep going despite multiple rejections

How a very frustrating question from an editor launched him on an odyssey of learning the art of storytelling that ultimately led him to the idea of his debut novel

Why he seeks to write every damn day, despite how he’s feeling about himself and his work

How he’ll write anywhere, despite the external–and internal!, conditions he finds himself in

How sports, whether he’s playing, coaching, or watching, helps keep him mentally healthy


Visit Mark at markcecilauthor.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1354 Finding the Throughline ep. 25: It's our six month-iversary! A quick review of the surprises, the insights, and ways my thinking about writing has changed as a result Ep 1101 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since this week is both the podcast’s half-birthday and the Fourth of July week--which means you’re more likely to be at a BBQ or the beach and not listening to podcasts--I thought I’d switch things up this week and do one episode where I do a little review of what I've learned and what has stuck with me after the 24 conversations with writers I’ve had thus far. Thank you for listening! And be sure to check out our sponsor at airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off a new air purifier and get a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000 Finding the Throughline ep. 25: It's our six month-iversary! A quick review of the surprises, the insights, and ways my thinking about writing has changed as a result full 5 1101 Kate Hanley Since this week is both the podcast’s half-birthday and the Fourth of July week--which means you’re more likely to be at a BBQ or the beach and not listening to podcasts--I thought I’d switch things up this week and do one episode where I do a little review of what I've learned and what has stuck with me after the 24 conversations with writers I’ve had thus far. Thank you for listening! And be sure to check out our sponsor at airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off a new air purifier and get a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Since this week is both the podcast’s half-birthday and the Fourth of July week--which means you’re more likely to be at a BBQ or the beach and not listening to podcasts--I thought I’d switch things up this week and do one episode where I do a little review of what I've learned and what has stuck with me after the 24 conversations with writers I’ve had thus far.


Thank you for listening! And be sure to check out our sponsor at airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off a new air purifier and get a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1883 [Julie Gerstenblatt: what’s coming up]: How to approach writing about something you have little firsthand experience of + the magic of a Disney soundtrack, Ep 1100 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of interview with “Daughters of Nantucket” author Julie Gerstenblatt, we get a peek at her next novel and the very clever, and fun-sounding, way she’s dealing with the nerves that are cropping up as she writes about something she has very little firsthand experience with. We talked about: All the places she’s researching maritime history as she works on her next book, which involves a sailing trip to China Her favorite books on writing and creativity Creating structure for herself now that her kids are out of the house Trying to figure out how to spend more time in her happy place, AKA Nantucket The show and the books that are keeping her up too late because they’re just so good Why she’s still listening to Disney soundtracks even though her kids are grown and flown For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Julie Gerstenblatt: what’s coming up]: How to approach writing about something you have little firsthand experience of + the magic of a Disney soundtrack full 5 1100 Kate Hanley In this final installment of interview with “Daughters of Nantucket” author Julie Gerstenblatt, we get a peek at her next novel and the very clever, and fun-sounding, way she’s dealing with the nerves that are cropping up as she writes about something she has very little firsthand experience with. We talked about: All the places she’s researching maritime history as she works on her next book, which involves a sailing trip to China Her favorite books on writing and creativity Creating structure for herself now that her kids are out of the house Trying to figure out how to spend more time in her happy place, AKA Nantucket The show and the books that are keeping her up too late because they’re just so good Why she’s still listening to Disney soundtracks even though her kids are grown and flown For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of interview with “Daughters of Nantucket” author Julie Gerstenblatt, we get a peek at her next novel and the very clever, and fun-sounding, way she’s dealing with the nerves that are cropping up as she writes about something she has very little firsthand experience with.


We talked about:

  • All the places she’s researching maritime history as she works on her next book, which involves a sailing trip to China
  • Her favorite books on writing and creativity
  • Creating structure for herself now that her kids are out of the house
  • Trying to figure out how to spend more time in her happy place, AKA Nantucket
  • The show and the books that are keeping her up too late because they’re just so good
  • Why she’s still listening to Disney soundtracks even though her kids are grown and flown


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

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]]> 1228 [Julie Gerstenblatt, inner stuff]: A ninja mind trick for making a daily writing goal seem easy + why you should show *and* tell, Ep 1099 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Julie Gerstenblat, author of “The Daughters of Nantucket,” I talk with Julie about the mindset side of writing. We talked about: How she’s convinced herself that her daily word count goal is much easier than it actually is (this is a cool Jedi mind trick) and the pep talks she gives herself The part of writing her next book that is really freaking her out–and how she’s dealing with it How her writing group is structured (I totally want to steal this) The absolute mind trip of becoming an empty nester Why she thinks the writing advice to “show don’t tell” is overrated and misinterpreted How her Myers-Briggs personality plays out in her home life and work life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Julie Gerstenblatt, inner stuff]: In this second part of my interview with Julie Gerstenblat, author of “The Daughters of Nantucket,” I talk with Julie about the mindset side of writing full 5 1099 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Julie Gerstenblat, author of “The Daughters of Nantucket,” I talk with Julie about the mindset side of writing. We talked about: How she’s convinced herself that her daily word count goal is much easier than it actually is (this is a cool Jedi mind trick) and the pep talks she gives herself The part of writing her next book that is really freaking her out–and how she’s dealing with it How her writing group is structured (I totally want to steal this) The absolute mind trip of becoming an empty nester Why she thinks the writing advice to “show don’t tell” is overrated and misinterpreted How her Myers-Briggs personality plays out in her home life and work life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Julie Gerstenblat, author of “The Daughters of Nantucket,” I talk with Julie about the mindset side of writing.


We talked about:

How she’s convinced herself that her daily word count goal is much easier than it actually is (this is a cool Jedi mind trick) and the pep talks she gives herself

The part of writing her next book that is really freaking her out–and how she’s dealing with it

How her writing group is structured (I totally want to steal this)

The absolute mind trip of becoming an empty nester

Why she thinks the writing advice to “show don’t tell” is overrated and misinterpreted

How her Myers-Briggs personality plays out in her home life and work life

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1167 [Julie Gerstenblatt, practical matters]: On writing novels that will never be published + stepping out into a new genre Ep 1098 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, “Daughters of Nantucket,” came out last year and was included in several most anticipated lists for 2023. Prior to writing novels, Julie was a middle school English teacher and earned her PhD so that she could teach at the college level, but she ended up leaving teaching because she wanted to be a novelist. (Her story of how she admitted this desire to herself–and her advisors–during her PhD dissertation is incredible!) We covered: The many contemporary novel manuscripts she wrote but could not sell How combining something new (historical fiction) with something she knew well and loved (Nantucket) led to selling her book to a publisher How she kept writing “Daughters of Nantucket” even after her agent broke up with her Making time to write amidst teaching middle school, writing a PhD dissertation, and having three young kids The specifics of her morning routine and how she gets warmed up to write How she gets herself to leave the house For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Julie Gerstenblatt, practical matters]: On writing novels that will never be published + stepping out into a new genre full 5 1098 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, “Daughters of Nantucket,” came out last year and was included in several most anticipated lists for 2023. Prior to writing novels, Julie was a middle school English teacher and earned her PhD so that she could teach at the college level, but she ended up leaving teaching because she wanted to be a novelist. (Her story of how she admitted this desire to herself–and her advisors–during her PhD dissertation is incredible!) We covered: The many contemporary novel manuscripts she wrote but could not sell How combining something new (historical fiction) with something she knew well and loved (Nantucket) led to selling her book to a publisher How she kept writing “Daughters of Nantucket” even after her agent broke up with her Making time to write amidst teaching middle school, writing a PhD dissertation, and having three young kids The specifics of her morning routine and how she gets warmed up to write How she gets herself to leave the house For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, “Daughters of Nantucket,” came out last year and was included in several most anticipated lists for 2023. Prior to writing novels, Julie was a middle school English teacher and earned her PhD so that she could teach at the college level, but she ended up leaving teaching because she wanted to be a novelist. (Her story of how she admitted this desire to herself–and her advisors–during her PhD dissertation is incredible!)

We covered:

The many contemporary novel manuscripts she wrote but could not sell

How combining something new (historical fiction) with something she knew well and loved (Nantucket) led to selling her book to a publisher

How she kept writing “Daughters of Nantucket” even after her agent broke up with her

Making time to write amidst teaching middle school, writing a PhD dissertation, and having three young kids

The specifics of her morning routine and how she gets warmed up to write

How she gets herself to leave the house

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1310 [Lisa Tener: what’s coming up]: The simple shift that “makes life juicier” + a recipe for Lisa’s all-time favorite tea Ep 1097 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my conversation with award-winning book coach (who has helped dozens and dozens and dozens of experts get five- and six-figure book deals) and author of the brand-new book “Breathe. Write. Breathe.” Lisa Tener, we get a look at what’s coming up for her, and she answers my fast five final questions. Wa talked about: The trippy experience of re-reading something you first encountered years ago and having a completely new and different take on it How discovering Sark’s books felt like a gift from the universe Using Human Design as a tool to help you figure out what to do next Manifesting teaching a retreat at place like Kripalu, Omega, or Esalen The shift she’s working that “makes life juicier” Why she’s feeling drawn to write more poetry Lisa’s recipe for her all-time favorite tea Her favorite dish at her favorite restaurant that sounds so good it inspired us to make a dinner date to go get it Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa Tener: what’s coming up]: The simple shift that “makes life juicier” + a recipe for Lisa’s all-time favorite tea full 5 1097 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my conversation with award-winning book coach (who has helped dozens and dozens and dozens of experts get five- and six-figure book deals) and author of the brand-new book “Breathe. Write. Breathe.” Lisa Tener, we get a look at what’s coming up for her, and she answers my fast five final questions. Wa talked about: The trippy experience of re-reading something you first encountered years ago and having a completely new and different take on it How discovering Sark’s books felt like a gift from the universe Using Human Design as a tool to help you figure out what to do next Manifesting teaching a retreat at place like Kripalu, Omega, or Esalen The shift she’s working that “makes life juicier” Why she’s feeling drawn to write more poetry Lisa’s recipe for her all-time favorite tea Her favorite dish at her favorite restaurant that sounds so good it inspired us to make a dinner date to go get it Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my conversation with award-winning book coach (who has helped dozens and dozens and dozens of experts get five- and six-figure book deals) and author of the brand-new book “Breathe. Write. Breathe.” Lisa Tener, we get a look at what’s coming up for her, and she answers my fast five final questions.

Wa talked about:

The trippy experience of re-reading something you first encountered years ago and having a completely new and different take on it

How discovering Sark’s books felt like a gift from the universe

Using Human Design as a tool to help you figure out what to do next

Manifesting teaching a retreat at place like Kripalu, Omega, or Esalen

The shift she’s working that “makes life juicier”

Why she’s feeling drawn to write more poetry

Lisa’s recipe for her all-time favorite tea

Her favorite dish at her favorite restaurant that sounds so good it inspired us to make a dinner date to go get it

Visit Lisa at listener.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1163 [Lisa Tener, inner stuff]: Practical ways to get out of the fear of not making enough money + embracing surrender Ep 1096 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Lisa Tener–award-winning book coach and author of the brand-new “Breath. Write. Breathe.”--we get into the squishier parts of writing. Warning, this part of our conversation is super juicy! Not in a sexy way, but in a “wow I’m really thinking differently about stuff that’s been plaguing me forever” kind of way. You’ll learn: Her least favorite part about promoting her work, and how she works with that resistance Finding the right balance between taking on work for clients to pay the bills and saving time and energy for your own work Practical ways to get out of the fear of not making or having enough money Tipping your internal scale to be more weighted toward surrender, and less weight toward trying to control everything Her ninja trick for dealing with difficult people How she’s used Family Systems Constellation Work to work through blockages both in life and in her mind Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa Tener, inner stuff]: Practical ways to get out of the fear of not making enough money + embracing surrender full 5 1096 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Lisa Tener–award-winning book coach and author of the brand-new “Breath. Write. Breathe.”--we get into the squishier parts of writing. Warning, this part of our conversation is super juicy! Not in a sexy way, but in a “wow I’m really thinking differently about stuff that’s been plaguing me forever” kind of way. You’ll learn: Her least favorite part about promoting her work, and how she works with that resistance Finding the right balance between taking on work for clients to pay the bills and saving time and energy for your own work Practical ways to get out of the fear of not making or having enough money Tipping your internal scale to be more weighted toward surrender, and less weight toward trying to control everything Her ninja trick for dealing with difficult people How she’s used Family Systems Constellation Work to work through blockages both in life and in her mind Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Lisa Tener–award-winning book coach and author of the brand-new “Breath. Write. Breathe.”--we get into the squishier parts of writing.

Warning, this part of our conversation is super juicy! Not in a sexy way, but in a “wow I’m really thinking differently about stuff that’s been plaguing me forever” kind of way.

You’ll learn:

Her least favorite part about promoting her work, and how she works with that resistance

Finding the right balance between taking on work for clients to pay the bills and saving time and energy for your own work

Practical ways to get out of the fear of not making or having enough money

Tipping your internal scale to be more weighted toward surrender, and less weight toward trying to control everything

Her ninja trick for dealing with difficult people

How she’s used Family Systems Constellation Work to work through blockages both in life and in her mind

Visit Lisa at listener.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1192 [Lisa Tener, practical matters]: The tools that help Lisa get her writing done + an easy and fun physical exercise that gets you in the flow Ep 1095 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with award-winning book coach and award-winning author–of the books The Joy of Writing Journal and the brand-new Breathe.Write. Breathe.--Lisa Tener. Lisa served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School’s continuing education course on writing and publishing books for over a dozen years. And she has helped hundreds of experts and thought leaders write and publish their books and secure five and six figure book deals. I was so happy and honored to write the foreword for Lisa's new book, which draws a lot on Lisa's in-depth studies and practice of qigong. And if you've been with me since the “How to Be a Better Person” days, you may remember Lisa when she came on as a guest and walked me through her “meet your muse” exercise, which helps you get in touch with your intuition and receive messages from your subconscious that can help you move forward in your creative work or get insight into anything you may be facing, where you could use a little guidance. And lest you think Lisa is all about the woo, she also, I just found out while researching her for this episode, has her bachelor's and master's degree from MIT. We covered: How getting sick put her on the path to becoming a writer How writing down her dreams helps fuel her writing Working with the difficulty of earning a living from your writing A peek inside the small village of people it takes to publish a book The easy but powerful qigong move Lisa teaches to get you loosened up and ready to write A look at the tools, places, and times of day that help Lisa get her writing done. Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Lisa Tener, practical matters]: The tools that help Lisa get her writing done + an easy and fun physical exercise that gets you in the flow full 5 1095 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with award-winning book coach and award-winning author–of the books The Joy of Writing Journal and the brand-new Breathe.Write. Breathe.--Lisa Tener. Lisa served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School’s continuing education course on writing and publishing books for over a dozen years. And she has helped hundreds of experts and thought leaders write and publish their books and secure five and six figure book deals. I was so happy and honored to write the foreword for Lisa's new book, which draws a lot on Lisa's in-depth studies and practice of qigong. And if you've been with me since the “How to Be a Better Person” days, you may remember Lisa when she came on as a guest and walked me through her “meet your muse” exercise, which helps you get in touch with your intuition and receive messages from your subconscious that can help you move forward in your creative work or get insight into anything you may be facing, where you could use a little guidance. And lest you think Lisa is all about the woo, she also, I just found out while researching her for this episode, has her bachelor's and master's degree from MIT. We covered: How getting sick put her on the path to becoming a writer How writing down her dreams helps fuel her writing Working with the difficulty of earning a living from your writing A peek inside the small village of people it takes to publish a book The easy but powerful qigong move Lisa teaches to get you loosened up and ready to write A look at the tools, places, and times of day that help Lisa get her writing done. Visit Lisa at listener.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with award-winning book coach and award-winning author–of the books The Joy of Writing Journal and the brand-new Breathe.Write. Breathe.--Lisa Tener.

Lisa served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School’s continuing education course on writing and publishing books for over a dozen years. And she has helped hundreds of experts and thought leaders write and publish their books and secure five and six figure book deals.

I was so happy and honored to write the foreword for Lisa's new book, which draws a lot on Lisa's in-depth studies and practice of qigong. And if you've been with me since the “How to Be a Better Person” days, you may remember Lisa when she came on as a guest and walked me through her “meet your muse” exercise, which helps you get in touch with your intuition and receive messages from your subconscious that can help you move forward in your creative work or get insight into anything you may be facing, where you could use a little guidance.

And lest you think Lisa is all about the woo, she also, I just found out while researching her for this episode, has her bachelor's and master's degree from MIT.

We covered:

How getting sick put her on the path to becoming a writer

How writing down her dreams helps fuel her writing

Working with the difficulty of earning a living from your writing

A peek inside the small village of people it takes to publish a book

The easy but powerful qigong move Lisa teaches to get you loosened up and ready to write

A look at the tools, places, and times of day that help Lisa get her writing done.

Visit Lisa at listener.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1227 [Donna Russo, what’s coming up]: How to keep writing fresh (11 books in) + a love song to lobster Ep 1094 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this third and final installment of my interview with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women, the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent Van Gogh,” as well as 10 other award-winning and internationally bestselling historical novels, we get a peek at what’s coming up next for her and she answers my fast five questions about what she’s stayed up too late reading and watching. How she’s feeling now that she’s on the verge of becoming a grandmother A sneak peek at her next book, which is already in the works–as well as how she’s challenging herself in new ways with this project The great authors she learned the importance of descriptive settings from The screen play she wrote that got tabled by COVID and the writer’s strike, despite winning awards The music that gets her going when she needs a boost Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Donna Russo, what’s coming up]: How to keep writing fresh (11 books in) + a love song to lobster full 5 1094 Kate Hanley In this third and final installment of my interview with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women, the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent Van Gogh,” as well as 10 other award-winning and internationally bestselling historical novels, we get a peek at what’s coming up next for her and she answers my fast five questions about what she’s stayed up too late reading and watching. How she’s feeling now that she’s on the verge of becoming a grandmother A sneak peek at her next book, which is already in the works–as well as how she’s challenging herself in new ways with this project The great authors she learned the importance of descriptive settings from The screen play she wrote that got tabled by COVID and the writer’s strike, despite winning awards The music that gets her going when she needs a boost Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this third and final installment of my interview with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women, the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent Van Gogh,” as well as 10 other award-winning and internationally bestselling historical novels, we get a peek at what’s coming up next for her and she answers my fast five questions about what she’s stayed up too late reading and watching.

How she’s feeling now that she’s on the verge of becoming a grandmother

A sneak peek at her next book, which is already in the works–as well as how she’s challenging herself in new ways with this project

The great authors she learned the importance of descriptive settings from

The screen play she wrote that got tabled by COVID and the writer’s strike, despite winning awards

The music that gets her going when she needs a boost

Visit Donna at donnarusso.com.

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1114 [Donna Russo, inner stuff]: How to get yourself psyched to start a new project + stay steady through the pre-release nerves Ep 1093 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my conversation with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women: the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent van Gogh, as well as 10 other award winning and internationally best selling historical novels, we explore the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that influence her work. We talked about: Why the time period just before your book comes out is the most nerve-wracking, “like walking out naked and the world gets to comment” The thrill of being in the same room as a group of your readers How she takes her mind off the anxiety that comes pre-book release Her biggest fears as a writer Why being 66 is an asset to her writing Her best advice for young writers How historical fiction reminds us that there are always multiple points of view to every story Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Donna Russo, inner stuff]: How to get yourself psyched to start a new project + stay steady through the pre-release nerves full 5 1093 Kate Hanley In this second part of my conversation with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women: the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent van Gogh, as well as 10 other award winning and internationally best selling historical novels, we explore the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that influence her work. We talked about: Why the time period just before your book comes out is the most nerve-wracking, “like walking out naked and the world gets to comment” The thrill of being in the same room as a group of your readers How she takes her mind off the anxiety that comes pre-book release Her biggest fears as a writer Why being 66 is an asset to her writing Her best advice for young writers How historical fiction reminds us that there are always multiple points of view to every story Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my conversation with Donna Russo, author of “Vincent's Women: the Untold Story of the Loves of Vincent van Gogh, as well as 10 other award winning and internationally best selling historical novels, we explore the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that influence her work.

We talked about:

Why the time period just before your book comes out is the most nerve-wracking, “like walking out naked and the world gets to comment”

The thrill of being in the same room as a group of your readers

How she takes her mind off the anxiety that comes pre-book release

Her biggest fears as a writer

Why being 66 is an asset to her writing

Her best advice for young writers

How historical fiction reminds us that there are always multiple points of view to every story

Visit Donna at donnarusso.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1186 [Donna Russo, practical matters]: Writing through trauma + taking yourself seriously as a writer in a culture that doesn’t value artists Ep 1092 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Up this week is Donna Russo, an internationally best-selling author of 11 multiple award winning historical novels, including “Gilded Dreams” and “Gilded Summers”, a trio of books about Leonardo da Vinci, including “Portrait of a Conspiracy,” “The Competition,” and “The Flames of Florence.” Her newest book, “Vincent’s Women” is just out, and tells the story of everyone's favorite tortured artist through the lens of the women in his life. (I have to point out Vincent's women managed to get 4. 3 stars on Goodreads, which is not easy to do. Goodreads readers are very sparing with their five star ratings.) Donna is also an award winning screenwriter, a ghostwriter, and an editor. And she's an actor who appeared in Martin Scorsese's “The Departed,” as well as Showtime's “Brotherhood.” And, she's a painter” I’m so thankful she joined us, because she clearly has a lot of things that take up her time! We covered: How reading “Gone with the Wind” and “The Thorn Birds” as a kid sparked a devotion to historical fiction How a ‘grand pity party’ after yet another bad date led to the idea for “Vincent’s Women” How meeting Diana Gabaldon (author of The Outlander series and historical fiction OG!) at a conference spurred Donna on Her first gig as a writer–that happened in sixth grade How she sold her first book quickly and easily–and pretty much everything since then has been a struggle The truth about why she does so many different things The brass tacks of how she writes her book, from which chapter she writes first to how she lays out her computer monitor so that her research is always right at hand How she wrote her friends into one of her books The food and drink the fuels her writing Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Donna Russo, practical matters]: Writing through trauma + taking yourself seriously as a writer in a culture that doesn’t value artists full 5 1092 Kate Hanley Up this week is Donna Russo, an internationally best-selling author of 11 multiple award winning historical novels, including “Gilded Dreams” and “Gilded Summers”, a trio of books about Leonardo da Vinci, including “Portrait of a Conspiracy,” “The Competition,” and “The Flames of Florence.” Her newest book, “Vincent’s Women” is just out, and tells the story of everyone's favorite tortured artist through the lens of the women in his life. (I have to point out Vincent's women managed to get 4. 3 stars on Goodreads, which is not easy to do. Goodreads readers are very sparing with their five star ratings.) Donna is also an award winning screenwriter, a ghostwriter, and an editor. And she's an actor who appeared in Martin Scorsese's “The Departed,” as well as Showtime's “Brotherhood.” And, she's a painter” I’m so thankful she joined us, because she clearly has a lot of things that take up her time! We covered: How reading “Gone with the Wind” and “The Thorn Birds” as a kid sparked a devotion to historical fiction How a ‘grand pity party’ after yet another bad date led to the idea for “Vincent’s Women” How meeting Diana Gabaldon (author of The Outlander series and historical fiction OG!) at a conference spurred Donna on Her first gig as a writer–that happened in sixth grade How she sold her first book quickly and easily–and pretty much everything since then has been a struggle The truth about why she does so many different things The brass tacks of how she writes her book, from which chapter she writes first to how she lays out her computer monitor so that her research is always right at hand How she wrote her friends into one of her books The food and drink the fuels her writing Visit Donna at donnarusso.com. For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Up this week is Donna Russo, an internationally best-selling author of 11 multiple award winning historical novels, including “Gilded Dreams” and “Gilded Summers”, a trio of books about Leonardo da Vinci, including “Portrait of a Conspiracy,” “The Competition,” and “The Flames of Florence.” Her newest book, “Vincent’s Women” is just out, and tells the story of everyone's favorite tortured artist through the lens of the women in his life.

(I have to point out Vincent's women managed to get 4. 3 stars on Goodreads, which is not easy to do. Goodreads readers are very sparing with their five star ratings.)

Donna is also an award winning screenwriter, a ghostwriter, and an editor. And she's an actor who appeared in Martin Scorsese's “The Departed,” as well as Showtime's “Brotherhood.” And, she's a painter” I’m so thankful she joined us, because she clearly has a lot of things that take up her time!

We covered:

How reading “Gone with the Wind” and “The Thorn Birds” as a kid sparked a devotion to historical fiction

How a ‘grand pity party’ after yet another bad date led to the idea for “Vincent’s Women”

How meeting Diana Gabaldon (author of The Outlander series and historical fiction OG!) at a conference spurred Donna on

Her first gig as a writer–that happened in sixth grade

How she sold her first book quickly and easily–and pretty much everything since then has been a struggle

The truth about why she does so many different things

The brass tacks of how she writes her book, from which chapter she writes first to how she lays out her computer monitor so that her research is always right at hand

How she wrote her friends into one of her books

The food and drink the fuels her writing

Visit Donna at donnarusso.com.


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter, and get a free 3-year warranty (and $84 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1416 [Marlon Weems, what's next]: Manifesting an appearance on "Good Morning America" + the two wildly different songs that get Marlon moving Ep 1091 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part three of my interview with Marlon Weems, author of the prize-winning essay "How Starting an Investment Business Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison" and founder of The Journeyman Substack, where he covers American culture and anti-Black racism, we get a peek at where his throughline is leading him next. I had to leave out the meandering and enlightening and fun conversation we had about the upcoming presidential election, but now we're thinking about starting a separate podcast on that! Who knows if anything will come of it, but all I can say for sure is, I loved chatting with Marlon and know you will love hearing him, too. We covered: - Marlon's unexpected detour into becoming a voice actor in his 60s - Being your own role model - Manifesting an appearance on "Good Morning America" - The AMC TV series Marlon's currently bingeing, based on books by one of his favorite authors (that he listens to as audiobooks because they are read by his favorite voice actor) - The two songs from wildly different genres that get Marlon going when he needs a pick-me-up Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Marlon Weems, what's next]: Manifesting an appearance on "Good Morning America" + the two wildly different songs that get Marlon moving full 5 1091 Kate Hanley In part three of my interview with Marlon Weems, author of the prize-winning essay "How Starting an Investment Business Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison" and founder of The Journeyman Substack, where he covers American culture and anti-Black racism, we get a peek at where his throughline is leading him next. I had to leave out the meandering and enlightening and fun conversation we had about the upcoming presidential election, but now we're thinking about starting a separate podcast on that! Who knows if anything will come of it, but all I can say for sure is, I loved chatting with Marlon and know you will love hearing him, too. We covered: - Marlon's unexpected detour into becoming a voice actor in his 60s - Being your own role model - Manifesting an appearance on "Good Morning America" - The AMC TV series Marlon's currently bingeing, based on books by one of his favorite authors (that he listens to as audiobooks because they are read by his favorite voice actor) - The two songs from wildly different genres that get Marlon going when he needs a pick-me-up Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part three of my interview with Marlon Weems, author of the prize-winning essay "How Starting an Investment Business Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison" and founder of The Journeyman Substack, where he covers American culture and anti-Black racism, we get a peek at where his throughline is leading him next.

I had to leave out the meandering and enlightening and fun conversation we had about the upcoming presidential election, but now we're thinking about starting a separate podcast on that! Who knows if anything will come of it, but all I can say for sure is, I loved chatting with Marlon and know you will love hearing him, too.

We covered:

- Marlon's unexpected detour into becoming a voice actor in his 60s

- Being your own role model

- Manifesting an appearance on "Good Morning America"

- The AMC TV series Marlon's currently bingeing, based on books by one of his favorite authors (that he listens to as audiobooks because they are read by his favorite voice actor)

- The two songs from wildly different genres that get Marlon going when he needs a pick-me-up

Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com.

Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value).

For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1166 [Marlon Weems, inner stuff]: Turns out growing up Black in the South in the 60s is excellent training for writing about topics that tend to invite trolls Ep 1090 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with Marlon Weems, founder of The Journeyman newsletter on Substack, where he covers American culture, anti-Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South, we talk about the mindset side of writing, including: - The best place to look for your closing paragraph - How having to make cold calls for a living is excellent training for dealing with (read: ignoring) trolls - The story of how he almost went to federal prison after getting entangled with some primo money launderers - The story of how THAT story became one of Medium's best articles of the year (and has inspired Marlon to start writing a book) - Why he has 50+ drafts of articles in his Notes app at any given time, and how he decides it's time for a particular article to see the light of day - Writing to leave a legacy, and hearing the clock ticking as a motivator to keep going - The myth that if you just work hard enough, anything is possible - The difference between anti-Black racism in the North and in the South Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:37:00 -0000 [Marlon Weems, inner stuff]: Turns out growing up Black in the South in the 60s is excellent training for writing about topics that tend to invite trolls full 5 1090 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with Marlon Weems, founder of The Journeyman newsletter on Substack, where he covers American culture, anti-Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South, we talk about the mindset side of writing, including: - The best place to look for your closing paragraph - How having to make cold calls for a living is excellent training for dealing with (read: ignoring) trolls - The story of how he almost went to federal prison after getting entangled with some primo money launderers - The story of how THAT story became one of Medium's best articles of the year (and has inspired Marlon to start writing a book) - Why he has 50+ drafts of articles in his Notes app at any given time, and how he decides it's time for a particular article to see the light of day - Writing to leave a legacy, and hearing the clock ticking as a motivator to keep going - The myth that if you just work hard enough, anything is possible - The difference between anti-Black racism in the North and in the South Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with Marlon Weems, founder of The Journeyman newsletter on Substack, where he covers American culture, anti-Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South, we talk about the mindset side of writing, including:

- The best place to look for your closing paragraph

- How having to make cold calls for a living is excellent training for dealing with (read: ignoring) trolls

- The story of how he almost went to federal prison after getting entangled with some primo money launderers

- The story of how THAT story became one of Medium's best articles of the year (and has inspired Marlon to start writing a book)

- Why he has 50+ drafts of articles in his Notes app at any given time, and how he decides it's time for a particular article to see the light of day

- Writing to leave a legacy, and hearing the clock ticking as a motivator to keep going

- The myth that if you just work hard enough, anything is possible

- The difference between anti-Black racism in the North and in the South

Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com.

Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value).

For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1108 [Marlon Weems, practical matters]: Writing in odd places, at odd times, using only your phone Ep 1089 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with Marlon Weems, a former Wall Street trader who started his career in finance in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he founded the first Black-owned asset management firm and the first Black-owned venture capital firm in the state. Since leaving the industry in 2012, Marlon has transitioned to writing. His essay, "How Starting an Investment Firm Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison, was named one of the best stories of 2023 on Medium. Marlon now writes about American culture, anti Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South in The Journeyman, his Substack newsletter, which is where I discovered him. He is currently writing a memoir about his experiences in finance and, fun fact, Marlon recently made his theatrical debut in the role of Uncle Ben in a local production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. We covered: - How he made the transition from Wall Street trader to full-time writer - The freedom in being close enough to retirement that you're not worried that something you write might prevent you from getting another job - Being friends with people whose political views differ from your own - How most of his articles he writes on his phone at 3 am--the others he writes either in his car or at a bar Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:34:00 -0000 [Marlon Weems, practical matters]: Writing in odd places, at odd times, using only your phone full 5 1089 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with Marlon Weems, a former Wall Street trader who started his career in finance in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he founded the first Black-owned asset management firm and the first Black-owned venture capital firm in the state. Since leaving the industry in 2012, Marlon has transitioned to writing. His essay, "How Starting an Investment Firm Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison, was named one of the best stories of 2023 on Medium. Marlon now writes about American culture, anti Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South in The Journeyman, his Substack newsletter, which is where I discovered him. He is currently writing a memoir about his experiences in finance and, fun fact, Marlon recently made his theatrical debut in the role of Uncle Ben in a local production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. We covered: - How he made the transition from Wall Street trader to full-time writer - The freedom in being close enough to retirement that you're not worried that something you write might prevent you from getting another job - Being friends with people whose political views differ from your own - How most of his articles he writes on his phone at 3 am--the others he writes either in his car or at a bar Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com. Thanks to this week's sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save up to 30% off an amazing indoor air filter and get a free 3-year warranty ($84 value). For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with Marlon Weems, a former Wall Street trader who started his career in finance in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he founded the first Black-owned asset management firm and the first Black-owned venture capital firm in the state.

Since leaving the industry in 2012, Marlon has transitioned to writing. His essay, "How Starting an Investment Firm Almost Landed Me in Federal Prison, was named one of the best stories of 2023 on Medium.

Marlon now writes about American culture, anti Black racism, and growing up Black in the Deep South in The Journeyman, his Substack newsletter, which is where I discovered him. He is currently writing a memoir about his experiences in finance and, fun fact, Marlon recently made his theatrical debut in the role of Uncle Ben in a local production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

We covered:

- How he made the transition from Wall Street trader to full-time writer

- The freedom in being close enough to retirement that you're not worried that something you write might prevent you from getting another job

- Being friends with people whose political views differ from your own

- How most of his articles he writes on his phone at 3 am--the others he writes either in his car or at a bar

Visit Marlon at thejourneyman.substack.com.

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For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1432 [Shannon Watts, what's next]: Being OK with not exactly knowing what's coming up next + the recipe for the perfect cup of coffee Ep 1088 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, we get a look at what's coming up for her--and how that might not involve being in the public eye at all after 11 years of being 'the tip of the spear' as a common sense gun law advocate. I also ask her what's she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world. We talked about: - Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves) - Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like - The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, what's next]: Being OK with not exactly knowing what's coming up next + the recipe for the perfect cup of coffee full Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, we get a look at what's coming up for her--and how that might not involve being in the public eye at all after 11 years of being 'the tip of the spear' as a common sense gun law advocate. I also ask her what's she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world. We talked about: - Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves) - Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like - The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, we get a look at what's coming up for her--and how that might not involve being in the public eye at all after 11 years of being 'the tip of the spear' as a common sense gun law advocate. I also ask her what's she's reading, watching, listening to, drinking in her morning cup, and what she'd have for dinner tonight if she could have anything in the world.

We talked about:

- Her voracious love of podcasts (including a shortlist of her faves)

- Knowing that it's time to shift into a different way of being, but not yet knowing exactly what that looks like

- The reality show she watches until the wee hours whenever her husband is out of town

Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com.

For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 719 [Shannon Watts, inner stuff]: When your inner critic is terrified you'll come off as corny or woo-woo + taking aim at mom guilt Ep 1087 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, author of "Fight Like a Mother, and host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire" (where she addresses overlooked topics head on, such as ADHD in women and girls and the benefits of hormone therapy for relief of menopause symptoms), we get into the mindset side of writing. We covered: - Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book - The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before - How getting reiki helps her write - Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow - The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers - Taking aim at mom guilt - The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, inner stuff]: When your inner critic is terrified you'll come off as corny or woo-woo + taking aim at mom guilt full 5 1087 Kate Hanley In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, author of "Fight Like a Mother, and host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire" (where she addresses overlooked topics head on, such as ADHD in women and girls and the benefits of hormone therapy for relief of menopause symptoms), we get into the mindset side of writing. We covered: - Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book - The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before - How getting reiki helps her write - Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow - The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers - Taking aim at mom guilt - The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my interview with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, author of "Fight Like a Mother, and host of the Substack newsletter "Playing with Fire" (where she addresses overlooked topics head on, such as ADHD in women and girls and the benefits of hormone therapy for relief of menopause symptoms), we get into the mindset side of writing.

We covered:

- Reckoning with the enormity of needing to produce 60,000+ words for a book

- The "small miracle" or crystallizing a thought in a way you hadn't been able to articulate before

- How getting reiki helps her write

- Shifting out of perfectionism and into flow

- The huge difference in the lived experience between Gen X women and their mothers

- Taking aim at mom guilt

- The woo woo retreat that almost made her run for the door, but turned out to be a much-needed entryway to being playful

Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com.

For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1403 [Shannon Watts, practical matters]: The Facebook post heard 'round the world, the upsides of ADHD, and a standing desk fail Ep 1086 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with badass advocate, author, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts. Shannon is the founder of Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that grew to include more than 10 million members who have helped pass over 500 gun safety laws across the country. She's also the author of "Fight Like a Mother", and her opinion pieces have been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more. Shannon has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. And she's working on a new book about women in leadership that'll be out in the summer of 2025. It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering: - Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing - ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older - Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly - Honoring the desire to have more information (and to share that information once you find it) - The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world) - Her standing desk fail Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Shannon Watts, practical matters]: The Facebook post heard 'round the world, the upsides of ADHD, and a standing desk fail full 5 1086 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with badass advocate, author, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts. Shannon is the founder of Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that grew to include more than 10 million members who have helped pass over 500 gun safety laws across the country. She's also the author of "Fight Like a Mother", and her opinion pieces have been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more. Shannon has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. And she's working on a new book about women in leadership that'll be out in the summer of 2025. It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering: - Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing - ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older - Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly - Honoring the desire to have more information (and to share that information once you find it) - The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world) - Her standing desk fail Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com. For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with badass advocate, author, Substacker, and "summoner of women's audacity," Shannon Watts.

Shannon is the founder of Moms Demand Action, the grassroots movement for common sense gun reform that grew to include more than 10 million members who have helped pass over 500 gun safety laws across the country. She's also the author of "Fight Like a Mother", and her opinion pieces have been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Time, and more.

Shannon has also been named Glamour's Woman of the Year and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. And she's working on a new book about women in leadership that'll be out in the summer of 2025.

It was an honor to talk with her and we really broke it down, covering:

- Knowing when it's time to transition out of what you've been doing

- ADHD and how its effects have changed as she's gotten older

- Switching gears from being a very public person who had to keep her private life private (to not feed the trolls) to a private person who talks about private things (menopause, ADHD) publicly

- Honoring the desire to have more information (and to share that information once you find it)

- The incredible origin story of Moms Demand Action (or what I call, "the Facebook post heard 'round the world)

- Her standing desk fail

Visit Shannon at shannonwatts.substack.com.

For full show notes (including bonus photos!) visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1280 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 3: what's next]: Visualizing selling 500,000 copies + why chicken parm is the perfect food Ep 1085 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West. We also covered: - Why his kids hate going to museums with him - Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books - The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing - Why Friday is the perfect day - The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of town Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 3: what's next]: Visualizing selling 500,000 copies + why chicken parm is the perfect food full 5 1085 Kate Hanley In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West. We also covered: - Why his kids hate going to museums with him - Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books - The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing - Why Friday is the perfect day - The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of town Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final part of my interview with maritime history author Eric Jay Dolin, we get a tantalizing look at his next book, which he's working on now, about a shipwreck in the Pacific that involves a clash of East and West.

We also covered:

- Why his kids hate going to museums with him

- Using a desire to travel as motivation for selling more books

- The PBS show Eric considers comfort viewing

- Why Friday is the perfect day

- The bachelor meal he makes whenever his wife is out of town

Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com.

For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1093 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 2: inner stuff]: Riding that balance of being grateful for the audience you have, while also hoping to grow it Ep 1084 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible. We talked about: - Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps) - The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years - How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels - How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along - Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out - The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells - The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it to Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 2: inner stuff]: Riding that balance of being grateful for the audience you have, while also hoping to grow it full 5 1084 Kate Hanley In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible. We talked about: - Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps) - The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years - How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels - How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along - Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out - The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells - The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it to Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the second part of my conversation with Eric Jay Dolin, (author of "Left for Dead," a true story about a captain of a sealing ship who was marooned on the Falkland Islands for 18 months in the early 1800s), we talk about the squishier side of writing, including dealing with your inner critic, getting through the parts of sharing your work that you'd really rather avoid, and managing your own expectations for how many copies your book will sell while also doing what you can to sell as many as possible.

We talked about:

- Getting geared up for giving talks as an introvert who grew up painfully shy (and the speaking tip that helps)

- The appeal of writing a book that will still be relevant in 30, 40, or more years

- How being in his 60s has affected his writing schedule, and his stress levels

- How being a writer can put you out of step with your friends once they start to hit retirement age, and you are still plugging along

- Taking aim at the belief that if you work hard, everything will work out

- The mystery and serendipity that impact how well your book sells

- The difference between wanting your book to sell well and expecting it to

Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com.

For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1288 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 1: practical matters]: A path to writing that is lined with sea shells and diplomas Ep 1083 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. We covered: - Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biologist, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time - How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like - HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great Father's Day gift! - How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going - The skills he developed as a student that help him write books - How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book - The secret cove in Marblehead where Eric gets his reading done during the summer - How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his language Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Eric Jay Dolin, part 1: practical matters]: A path to writing that is lined with sea shells and diplomas full 5 1083 Kate Hanley Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. We covered: - Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biologist, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time - How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like - HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great Father's Day gift! - How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going - The skills he developed as a student that help him write books - How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book - The secret cove in Marblehead where Eric gets his reading done during the summer - How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his language Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com. For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Calling all lovers of true tales about the sea! This week I'm talking with Eric J. Dolin, bestselling author of numerous books that explore some aspect of American history, generally as it relates to the sea. His latest book is "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World." Eric has a really interesting through line that started with him studying to be a marine biologist, then morphed into studying environmental policy, and includes a big list of cool, interesting jobs, including curatorial assistant in the mollusk department at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

We covered:

- Eric's winding path to writing, which started with wanting to be Jacques Costeau as a kid, wended through getting three degrees in marine biologist, and ended with him working in government jobs (managing a fishery, for example) while saving up to make the leap to writing full-time

- How winning awards can keep you going, even when you're not selling as many books as you'd like

- HOT TIP: Eric's new book, "Left for Dead," would make a great Father's Day gift!

- How "people are overly impressed with writers", and that recognition can also keep you going

- The skills he developed as a student that help him write books

- How researching his current book generally leads to the idea for his next book

- The secret cove in Marblehead where Eric gets his reading done during the summer

- How reading books from the 1800s and early 1900s (as part of his research) changes his language

Visit Eric at ericjaydolin.com.

For full show notes, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1665 [Kate Schapira, what's next]: Finding ways to share your work with more people that feel good, helpful, and nourishing (not like selling or marketing) Ep 1082 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final section of my conversation with "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," Kate Schapira, we cover: - Finding ways to bring her work to groups that are already gathering for another reason (hint: need to a professional development speaker or workshop leader to talk on working with climate anxiety?) - Using the concept of cross-pollenization as a guiding principle - The writers whose work has changed Kate's life - The books, beverage, and songs that Kate can't get enough of For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Schapira, what's next]: Finding ways to share your work with more people that feel good, helpful, and nourishing (not like selling or marketing) full 5 1082 Kate Hanley In this final section of my conversation with "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," Kate Schapira, we cover: - Finding ways to bring her work to groups that are already gathering for another reason (hint: need to a professional development speaker or workshop leader to talk on working with climate anxiety?) - Using the concept of cross-pollenization as a guiding principle - The writers whose work has changed Kate's life - The books, beverage, and songs that Kate can't get enough of For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final section of my conversation with "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," Kate Schapira, we cover:

- Finding ways to bring her work to groups that are already gathering for another reason (hint: need to a professional development speaker or workshop leader to talk on working with climate anxiety?)

- Using the concept of cross-pollenization as a guiding principle

- The writers whose work has changed Kate's life

- The books, beverage, and songs that Kate can't get enough of

For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 791 [Kate Schapira, inner stuff]: Getting comfortable with the vulnerability of "telling the truth and showing your butt" in your writing Ep 1081 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my conversation with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," we cover the squishier parts of writing, including: - The process of deciding just how vulnerable to be in your writing - The emotional difference between writing poetry and writing prescriptive non-fiction - How her inner critic is a salty SOB - How a writing group holds you accountable to write despite what your inner critic is telling you - A peek inside the mechanics and beauties of Kate's writing group - The illusion of innocence (WOW this really blew my mind open) - Trying to be a good person vs. trying to have a good effect For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Schapira, inner stuff]: Getting comfortable with the vulnerability of "telling the truth and showing your butt" in your writing full 5 1081 Kate Hanley In this second part of my conversation with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," we cover the squishier parts of writing, including: - The process of deciding just how vulnerable to be in your writing - The emotional difference between writing poetry and writing prescriptive non-fiction - How her inner critic is a salty SOB - How a writing group holds you accountable to write despite what your inner critic is telling you - A peek inside the mechanics and beauties of Kate's writing group - The illusion of innocence (WOW this really blew my mind open) - Trying to be a good person vs. trying to have a good effect For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my conversation with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," we cover the squishier parts of writing, including:

- The process of deciding just how vulnerable to be in your writing

- The emotional difference between writing poetry and writing prescriptive non-fiction

- How her inner critic is a salty SOB

- How a writing group holds you accountable to write despite what your inner critic is telling you

- A peek inside the mechanics and beauties of Kate's writing group

- The illusion of innocence (WOW this really blew my mind open)

- Trying to be a good person vs. trying to have a good effect

For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1192 [Kate Schapira, practical matters]: How one act of inspiration (mixed with desperation) turned in to a book + dealing with climate anxiety Ep 1080 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I'm talking with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," which takes readers through the practical skills and emotional shifts needed to navigate our way to a more livable future. Kate is also the author of six books of poetry, and her prose has appeared in The Rumpus, The Toast, and other places. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she teaches nonfiction writing at Brown University. And fun fact about Kate, she has never met a tide pool that she didn't like. In this episode we covered: - How her grief over climate change inspired her to set up a table at a park in downtown Providence with a sign that said "Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth" and start talking to folks - How that act of inspiration/desperation became a book - The kinds of things people talked to her about at the booth - Why she consciously chose NOT to pursue writing as a career path (it's her...side hustle? side passion that sometimes pays a little?) - How to create a little more space when it feels like the walls of worry about the future are closing in - The four-word mantra that helps her stay creative - The genius (and new-to-me) concept of 'productive dissociation' For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Kate Schapira, practical matters]: How one act of inspiration (mixed with desperation) turned in to a book + dealing with climate anxiety full 5 1080 Kate Hanley This week I'm talking with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," which takes readers through the practical skills and emotional shifts needed to navigate our way to a more livable future. Kate is also the author of six books of poetry, and her prose has appeared in The Rumpus, The Toast, and other places. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she teaches nonfiction writing at Brown University. And fun fact about Kate, she has never met a tide pool that she didn't like. In this episode we covered: - How her grief over climate change inspired her to set up a table at a park in downtown Providence with a sign that said "Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth" and start talking to folks - How that act of inspiration/desperation became a book - The kinds of things people talked to her about at the booth - Why she consciously chose NOT to pursue writing as a career path (it's her...side hustle? side passion that sometimes pays a little?) - How to create a little more space when it feels like the walls of worry about the future are closing in - The four-word mantra that helps her stay creative - The genius (and new-to-me) concept of 'productive dissociation' For full show notes, with links to everything Kate and I discuss, visit katehanley.substack.com. And to get each interview in one ad-free episode delivered straight to your inbox or podcast feed, visit katehanley.substack.com and become a paid subscriber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I'm talking with Kate Schapira, author of "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," which takes readers through the practical skills and emotional shifts needed to navigate our way to a more livable future.

Kate is also the author of six books of poetry, and her prose has appeared in The Rumpus, The Toast, and other places. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she teaches nonfiction writing at Brown University. And fun fact about Kate, she has never met a tide pool that she didn't like.

In this episode we covered:

- How her grief over climate change inspired her to set up a table at a park in downtown Providence with a sign that said "Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth" and start talking to folks

- How that act of inspiration/desperation became a book

- The kinds of things people talked to her about at the booth

- Why she consciously chose NOT to pursue writing as a career path (it's her...side hustle? side passion that sometimes pays a little?)

- How to create a little more space when it feels like the walls of worry about the future are closing in

- The four-word mantra that helps her stay creative

- The genius (and new-to-me) concept of 'productive dissociation'

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]]> 1367 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, what's next]: Owning your jealousy of other writers + gobs of amazing book recommendations Ep 1079 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon. - The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her." - Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late - The BBC podcast she's addicted to - The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window - The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto - The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up - The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, what's next]: Owning your jealousy of other writers + gobs of amazing book recommendations full 5 1079 Kate Hanley In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon. - The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her." - Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late - The BBC podcast she's addicted to - The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window - The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto - The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up - The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part three of my conversation with multiple New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of "A Very Inconvenient Scandal" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," among many other titles, we talk about how having writer friends is so important, even if you "jealous them", the vision of the future that's fueling her to keep writing, and the recent books that made her swoon.

- The writers--and books--that make Jacquelyn jealous (a word that she uses as a verb, as in, "I'm jealousing her."

- Her love for British crime shows, including the ones that are currently keeping her up way too late

- The BBC podcast she's addicted to

- The beauty of enjoying nature--through a window

- The saying on the mug that she brought home from the Erma Bombeck conference that is her current motto

- The songs Jacquelyn listens to when she needs a pick-me-up

- The meal "that's probably 2,000 calories per bite" that she would ask for if someone said they would make her anything she wanted


For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1122 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, inner stuff]: Cultivating the relationship between author and reader when "every sentence is a struggle" Ep 1078 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes - Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster - How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones) - The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender - The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper - The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging - What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects) For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, inner stuff]: Cultivating the relationship between author and reader when "every sentence is a struggle" full 5 1078 Kate Hanley In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes - Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster - How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones) - The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender - The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper - The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging - What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects) For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this second part of my interview with the brilliant and hilarious Jacquelyn Mitchard, we talk about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

- The specific reader Jacquelyn imagines as she writes

- Why she's devoted to social media, and why she thinks of it like having a hamster

- How some of her books have 'missed the mark' (but she's not going to tell you which ones)

- The pep talk that gets her through those moments of feeling like a pretender

- The small rewards Jacquelyn uses to congratulate herself for getting another few good sentences down on paper

- The John Prine lyric that sums up her views on aging

- What she learned from growing up on the West side of Chicago (and the viewpoint of her father's that she outright rejects)


For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1363 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, practical matters]: On deleting Oprah Winfrey's VMs + writing a book, one sentence at a time Ep 1077 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. We covered: - How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act" - How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her - How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid - How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea - How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books - How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper - The realities of being chronically sleep deprived - The difference between copying and stealing - Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach - Why she only ever has one cup of coffee For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jacquelyn Mitchard, practical matters]: On deleting Oprah Winfrey's VMs + writing a book, one sentence at a time full 5 1077 Kate Hanley This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages. We covered: - How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act" - How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her - How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid - How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea - How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books - How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper - The realities of being chronically sleep deprived - The difference between copying and stealing - Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach - Why she only ever has one cup of coffee For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am thrilled to be talking with Jacquelyn Mitchard, the New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her newest novel is "A Very Inconvenient Scandal," and her first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean" was the first selection of the Oprah Winfrey book club and has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 34 languages.

We covered:

- How losing her husband in her late thirties put her on a quest to publish a novel "to prove that I could have a second act"

- How, when Oprah called, she deleted the messages because she felt it must have been a friend pranking her

- How she would most definitely NOT write even if she didn't get paid

- How the hardest part of the work is coming up with the idea

- How Jacquelyn's dreams help her write her books

- How she writes her book one sentence at a time, from start to finish, like building a skyscraper

- The realities of being chronically sleep deprived

- The difference between copying and stealing

- Living on the Cape, yet hating the beach

- Why she only ever has one cup of coffee

For full show notes, with links to everything Jacquelyn and I discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you'd like to receive these episodes ad-free, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1369 [Sari Botton: what's next]: The magic combination of reverence and irreverence Ep 1076 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food. - What projects she’s dreaming about creating next - The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!) - Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton: what's next]: The magic combination of reverence and irreverence full 5 1076 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food. - What projects she’s dreaming about creating next - The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!) - Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food.

- What projects she’s dreaming about creating next

- The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!)

- Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy)

If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too.

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]]> 803 [Sari Botton, inner stuff]: Bucket lists, the subconscious desire for permission, and clogs Ep 1075 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including: - Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world - How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing - How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it - How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection - Her personal role models - That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton, inner stuff]: Bucket lists, the subconscious desire for permission, and clogs full 5 1075 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including: - Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world - How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing - How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it - How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection - Her personal role models - That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including:

- Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world

- How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing

- How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it

- How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection

- Her personal role models

- That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it

If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too.

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]]> 977 [Sari Botton, practical matters]: The power of curiosity + to-do list trickery Ep 1074 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sari Botton is the author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming, Gen-X Weirdo and Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York. She's also the creator of Oldster, a Substack newsletter devoted to exploring the joys of getting older. (Her Oldster questionnaire was a direct inspiration for my starting this podcast.) Sari was my first ever guest on Finding the Throughline--I'm replaying her episodes this week. - The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career - The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older - Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader - The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe - The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it) - What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head - Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton, practical matters]: The power of curiosity + to-do list trickery full 5 1074 Kate Hanley Sari Botton is the author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming, Gen-X Weirdo and Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York. She's also the creator of Oldster, a Substack newsletter devoted to exploring the joys of getting older. (Her Oldster questionnaire was a direct inspiration for my starting this podcast.) Sari was my first ever guest on Finding the Throughline--I'm replaying her episodes this week. - The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career - The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older - Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader - The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe - The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it) - What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head - Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sari Botton is the author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming, Gen-X Weirdo and Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York. She's also the creator of Oldster, a Substack newsletter devoted to exploring the joys of getting older. (Her Oldster questionnaire was a direct inspiration for my starting this podcast.)

Sari was my first ever guest on Finding the Throughline--I'm replaying her episodes this week.

- The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career

- The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older

- Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader

- The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe

- The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it)

- What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head

- Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug)

If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com. Full show notes available there, too.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1007 [Sonya Huber: What’s coming up]: Ep 1073 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Sonya Huber, professor at Fairfield University and author of Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: Her beautiful vision of the future include a possible memoir of living with anxiety and… goat writing retreats! Sonya’s four aunts who were nuns and role models for living a joyous, industrious life The classic short stories Sonya reads and re-reads for inspiration The insanely awesome sounding “coffee smoothie” she makes each morning For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sonya Huber: What’s coming up]: full 5 1073 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Sonya Huber, professor at Fairfield University and author of Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: Her beautiful vision of the future include a possible memoir of living with anxiety and… goat writing retreats! Sonya’s four aunts who were nuns and role models for living a joyous, industrious life The classic short stories Sonya reads and re-reads for inspiration The insanely awesome sounding “coffee smoothie” she makes each morning For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Sonya Huber, professor at Fairfield University and author of Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

We talked about:

Her beautiful vision of the future include a possible memoir of living with anxiety and… goat writing retreats!

Sonya’s four aunts who were nuns and role models for living a joyous, industrious life

The classic short stories Sonya reads and re-reads for inspiration

The insanely awesome sounding “coffee smoothie” she makes each morning

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 815 [Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing Ep 1072 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ [Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing In this episode I'm talking with Sonya Huber, author of eight books including Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto and professor in the low-residency MFA at Fairfield University about the mindset piece of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: Ways to handle the anxiety that comes when in the months before your book is published How to deal with the fear that you’re personal writing will hurt someone in your life, or get it ‘wrong’ How writing about your own life can deepen relationships with people close to you “Sometimes books really matter to people in ways you don't even imagine they will” How getting long Covid inspired Sonya to write three books in three years For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing full 5 1072 Kate Hanley [Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing In this episode I'm talking with Sonya Huber, author of eight books including Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto and professor in the low-residency MFA at Fairfield University about the mindset piece of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: Ways to handle the anxiety that comes when in the months before your book is published How to deal with the fear that you’re personal writing will hurt someone in your life, or get it ‘wrong’ How writing about your own life can deepen relationships with people close to you “Sometimes books really matter to people in ways you don't even imagine they will” How getting long Covid inspired Sonya to write three books in three years For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Sonya Huber, inner stuff]: How your personal writing can deepen your relationships + how not to hate writing

In this episode I'm talking with Sonya Huber, author of eight books including Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto and professor in the low-residency MFA at Fairfield University about the mindset piece of writing–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

Ways to handle the anxiety that comes when in the months before your book is published

How to deal with the fear that you’re personal writing will hurt someone in your life, or get it ‘wrong’

How writing about your own life can deepen relationships with people close to you

“Sometimes books really matter to people in ways you don't even imagine they will”

How getting long Covid inspired Sonya to write three books in three years

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1066 [Sonya Huber, practical matters]: Secrets to having a healthy relationship with writing Ep 1071 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am interviewing Sonia Huber, a prolific and award winning writer in many genres, but primarily in creative nonfiction. Her book of essays on chronic pain, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System was named a best book of 2018 by The New Statesman. Her other books include Love and Industry (2023), Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto (2022) and Supremely Tiny Acts (2021). Her essays have been included in the Best American Essays series numerous times. And she is a professor in the department of English at Fairfield university and in the Fairfield low residency MFA program. Despite all these places where Sonya's work has appeared, I found her on Substack, where she publishes a newsletter called Nuts and Bolts with Sonya. We covered: Why and how Sonya works on multiple books at one time (“maybe because I’m super distractible”) Not being afraid to follow a tangent Having zero expectations for your writing output, and just having fun exploring the things you’re curious about or mulling over How much “tiny steps add up to bigger works” How farm-sitting goats pays as much or better than writing The book about writing that was written in 1938 that played a huge role in Sonya’s approach to writing Sitting down for one hour in the mornings even if you’re bored or uninspired to “unsnarl one tiny knot I’ve made for myself” Strategies for keeping your various ideas accessible, if not exactly organized Using writing as a tool for dealing with chronic pain For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Sonya Huber, practical matters]: Secrets to having a healthy relationship with writing full 5 1071 Kate Hanley This week I am interviewing Sonia Huber, a prolific and award winning writer in many genres, but primarily in creative nonfiction. Her book of essays on chronic pain, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System was named a best book of 2018 by The New Statesman. Her other books include Love and Industry (2023), Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto (2022) and Supremely Tiny Acts (2021). Her essays have been included in the Best American Essays series numerous times. And she is a professor in the department of English at Fairfield university and in the Fairfield low residency MFA program. Despite all these places where Sonya's work has appeared, I found her on Substack, where she publishes a newsletter called Nuts and Bolts with Sonya. We covered: Why and how Sonya works on multiple books at one time (“maybe because I’m super distractible”) Not being afraid to follow a tangent Having zero expectations for your writing output, and just having fun exploring the things you’re curious about or mulling over How much “tiny steps add up to bigger works” How farm-sitting goats pays as much or better than writing The book about writing that was written in 1938 that played a huge role in Sonya’s approach to writing Sitting down for one hour in the mornings even if you’re bored or uninspired to “unsnarl one tiny knot I’ve made for myself” Strategies for keeping your various ideas accessible, if not exactly organized Using writing as a tool for dealing with chronic pain For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am interviewing Sonia Huber, a prolific and award winning writer in many genres, but primarily in creative nonfiction. Her book of essays on chronic pain, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System was named a best book of 2018 by The New Statesman. Her other books include Love and Industry (2023), Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto (2022) and Supremely Tiny Acts (2021). Her essays have been included in the Best American Essays series numerous times. And she is a professor in the department of English at Fairfield university and in the Fairfield low residency MFA program. Despite all these places where Sonya's work has appeared, I found her on Substack, where she publishes a newsletter called Nuts and Bolts with Sonya.

We covered:

Why and how Sonya works on multiple books at one time (“maybe because I’m super distractible”)

Not being afraid to follow a tangent

Having zero expectations for your writing output, and just having fun exploring the things you’re curious about or mulling over

How much “tiny steps add up to bigger works”

How farm-sitting goats pays as much or better than writing

The book about writing that was written in 1938 that played a huge role in Sonya’s approach to writing

Sitting down for one hour in the mornings even if you’re bored or uninspired to “unsnarl one tiny knot I’ve made for myself”

Strategies for keeping your various ideas accessible, if not exactly organized

Using writing as a tool for dealing with chronic pain


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1345 [Joanne McNeil: What’s coming up]: “I just want to make writing part of my life throughout my life” Ep 1070 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Joanne McNeill, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The novel The Lodgers by Holly Pester, about the housing crisis, and how it hurts a little bit every time she has to put it down because it’s so good Joanne’s sci-fi inspirations, including Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Ursula Le Guin, and Octavia Butler, and what specifically about their work fuels her writing How avant garde sci fi novels used to sell hundreds of thousands of copies–and how this hunger for challenging work is still present, even if you’re not a fancy city elite A tiny sneak peek at the new book she’s working on. OK, not really, but she does share how she’s trying to write this one differently and push back on the ideas she’s created about how she writes best Joanne’s answers to the fast 5 questions–a book she was stunned by, where she gets her coffee beans, the Kate Bush song she finds so meaningful that she only listens to it a couple of times a year so it doesn’t lose its power, her favorite season, and the perfect wrap sandwich she would ask for if someone offered to make or buy absolutely anything she wanted. Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Joanne McNeil: What’s coming up]: “I just want to make writing part of my life throughout my life” full 5 1070 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Joanne McNeill, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The novel The Lodgers by Holly Pester, about the housing crisis, and how it hurts a little bit every time she has to put it down because it’s so good Joanne’s sci-fi inspirations, including Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Ursula Le Guin, and Octavia Butler, and what specifically about their work fuels her writing How avant garde sci fi novels used to sell hundreds of thousands of copies–and how this hunger for challenging work is still present, even if you’re not a fancy city elite A tiny sneak peek at the new book she’s working on. OK, not really, but she does share how she’s trying to write this one differently and push back on the ideas she’s created about how she writes best Joanne’s answers to the fast 5 questions–a book she was stunned by, where she gets her coffee beans, the Kate Bush song she finds so meaningful that she only listens to it a couple of times a year so it doesn’t lose its power, her favorite season, and the perfect wrap sandwich she would ask for if someone offered to make or buy absolutely anything she wanted. Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Joanne McNeill, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

We talked about:

The novel The Lodgers by Holly Pester, about the housing crisis, and how it hurts a little bit every time she has to put it down because it’s so good

Joanne’s sci-fi inspirations, including Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Ursula Le Guin, and Octavia Butler, and what specifically about their work fuels her writing

How avant garde sci fi novels used to sell hundreds of thousands of copies–and how this hunger for challenging work is still present, even if you’re not a fancy city elite

A tiny sneak peek at the new book she’s working on. OK, not really, but she does share how she’s trying to write this one differently and push back on the ideas she’s created about how she writes best

Joanne’s answers to the fast 5 questions–a book she was stunned by, where she gets her coffee beans, the Kate Bush song she finds so meaningful that she only listens to it a couple of times a year so it doesn’t lose its power, her favorite season, and the perfect wrap sandwich she would ask for if someone offered to make or buy absolutely anything she wanted.

Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1050 [Joanne McNeil, inner stuff]: Owning your outsider status + “doing what I can do with with the tools that I have” Ep 1069 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Joanne McNeil, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), about the inner workings of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that either help you do your work, or get in the way. Warning, there’s a tiny bit of cursing and a mention of sexual harassment in the workplace–not a specific story, but just the topic in general, so take care while listening. We talked about: The thrill of writing an op ed and indulging that desire to be right… …. compared to writing something more personal (fiction or nonfiction) and being more reflective and offering more of yourself Reckoning with the fact that since her novel, Wrong Way, happens at work and the main character is female, she’d need to include scenes of sexual harassment in order for it be authentic–and really not wanting to go there (“I kind of wrote them in a flurry”) Resisting the urge to overcompensate for the fact that she doesn’t have the ‘right’ writer’s resume Why she still considers herself to be an emerging writer How having writers who come from outside the traditional writing pipeline is so important for the future of writing… …and how those writers will naturally take longer to develop (so please don’t tell yourself it’s ‘too late’ or ‘taking too long’!) A mini rant about the use of AI to create art, and being the cheesy romantic who says “humanity is important” Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Joanne McNeil, inner stuff]: Owning your outsider status + “doing what I can do with with the tools that I have” full 5 1069 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Joanne McNeil, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), about the inner workings of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that either help you do your work, or get in the way. Warning, there’s a tiny bit of cursing and a mention of sexual harassment in the workplace–not a specific story, but just the topic in general, so take care while listening. We talked about: The thrill of writing an op ed and indulging that desire to be right… …. compared to writing something more personal (fiction or nonfiction) and being more reflective and offering more of yourself Reckoning with the fact that since her novel, Wrong Way, happens at work and the main character is female, she’d need to include scenes of sexual harassment in order for it be authentic–and really not wanting to go there (“I kind of wrote them in a flurry”) Resisting the urge to overcompensate for the fact that she doesn’t have the ‘right’ writer’s resume Why she still considers herself to be an emerging writer How having writers who come from outside the traditional writing pipeline is so important for the future of writing… …and how those writers will naturally take longer to develop (so please don’t tell yourself it’s ‘too late’ or ‘taking too long’!) A mini rant about the use of AI to create art, and being the cheesy romantic who says “humanity is important” Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Joanne McNeil, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user’s perspective), about the inner workings of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that either help you do your work, or get in the way.

Warning, there’s a tiny bit of cursing and a mention of sexual harassment in the workplace–not a specific story, but just the topic in general, so take care while listening.

We talked about:

The thrill of writing an op ed and indulging that desire to be right…

…. compared to writing something more personal (fiction or nonfiction) and being more reflective and offering more of yourself

Reckoning with the fact that since her novel, Wrong Way, happens at work and the main character is female, she’d need to include scenes of sexual harassment in order for it be authentic–and really not wanting to go there (“I kind of wrote them in a flurry”)

Resisting the urge to overcompensate for the fact that she doesn’t have the ‘right’ writer’s resume

Why she still considers herself to be an emerging writer

How having writers who come from outside the traditional writing pipeline is so important for the future of writing…

…and how those writers will naturally take longer to develop (so please don’t tell yourself it’s ‘too late’ or ‘taking too long’!)

A mini rant about the use of AI to create art, and being the cheesy romantic who says “humanity is important”

Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1306 [Joanne McNeil, practical matters]: On finding your ambition and building your own opportunities + a Trader Joe’s shopping list for fueling your writing Ep 1068 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with journalist, essayist, and novelist, Joanne McNeil. Joanne's first novel Wrong Way came out in 2023. It's a sci-fi novel set in the near future that takes a look at the intersection of the gig economy and big tech and is both satirical and touching–it also made a lot of lists of the best books of 2023 and The New Yorker called it “a literary sneak attack on the very idea of 'the future.'” Joanne's first book, Lurking, is a nonfiction look at the history of the internet from a user's perspective. Joanne is also an important tech critic and has been writing professionally for 20 years. We covered: How posting on message boards in the early days of the Internet led Joanne, a kid from a working-class Massachusetts town, to pursue writing Getting strategic about your career, especially when you don’t come from the traditional path of Ivy League undergraduate degree and top tier MFA The often slow but vital work of building a diverse community How residencies are like gift cards–and how to create your own residency if need be Joanne’s list of must-have supplies for a writing residency: bulletin board, push pins, Post-It notes, and a detailed list of what to get at Trader Joe’s Acknowledging the fact that one hour to yourself can serve as a residency when you need it to Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Joanne McNeil, practical matters]: On finding your ambition and building your own opportunities + a Trader Joe’s shopping list for fueling your writing full 4 1068 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with journalist, essayist, and novelist, Joanne McNeil. Joanne's first novel Wrong Way came out in 2023. It's a sci-fi novel set in the near future that takes a look at the intersection of the gig economy and big tech and is both satirical and touching–it also made a lot of lists of the best books of 2023 and The New Yorker called it “a literary sneak attack on the very idea of 'the future.'” Joanne's first book, Lurking, is a nonfiction look at the history of the internet from a user's perspective. Joanne is also an important tech critic and has been writing professionally for 20 years. We covered: How posting on message boards in the early days of the Internet led Joanne, a kid from a working-class Massachusetts town, to pursue writing Getting strategic about your career, especially when you don’t come from the traditional path of Ivy League undergraduate degree and top tier MFA The often slow but vital work of building a diverse community How residencies are like gift cards–and how to create your own residency if need be Joanne’s list of must-have supplies for a writing residency: bulletin board, push pins, Post-It notes, and a detailed list of what to get at Trader Joe’s Acknowledging the fact that one hour to yourself can serve as a residency when you need it to Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/ For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with journalist, essayist, and novelist, Joanne McNeil. Joanne's first novel Wrong Way came out in 2023. It's a sci-fi novel set in the near future that takes a look at the intersection of the gig economy and big tech and is both satirical and touching–it also made a lot of lists of the best books of 2023 and The New Yorker called it “a literary sneak attack on the very idea of 'the future.'” Joanne's first book, Lurking, is a nonfiction look at the history of the internet from a user's perspective. Joanne is also an important tech critic and has been writing professionally for 20 years.

We covered:

How posting on message boards in the early days of the Internet led Joanne, a kid from a working-class Massachusetts town, to pursue writing

Getting strategic about your career, especially when you don’t come from the traditional path of Ivy League undergraduate degree and top tier MFA

The often slow but vital work of building a diverse community

How residencies are like gift cards–and how to create your own residency if need be

Joanne’s list of must-have supplies for a writing residency: bulletin board, push pins, Post-It notes, and a detailed list of what to get at Trader Joe’s

Acknowledging the fact that one hour to yourself can serve as a residency when you need it to


Joanne’s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1239 [Hayley Krischer: What’s coming up]: What she’s recently learned about understanding her character’s psyches + the incredible allure of hot tubs Ep 1067 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the soon-to-be-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The incredible allure of hot tubs How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself (Health with Holland) Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down The exact morning beverage (my second guest who swears by Peet’s Coffee Major Dickinson blend) the fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants Hayley on Instagram and Threads: @haylerkrischer Hayley on TikTok: @hayleykrischerauthor Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net Hayley’s Substack: Hayley’s upcoming book (pre-order it now so that you have it for as much of the summer as possible, it’s gonna be the best juiciest beach read of the year): Where Are You, Echo Blue? For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer: What’s coming up]: What she’s recently learned about understanding her character’s psyches + the incredible allure of hot tubs full 5 1067 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the soon-to-be-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The incredible allure of hot tubs How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself (Health with Holland) Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down The exact morning beverage (my second guest who swears by Peet’s Coffee Major Dickinson blend) the fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants Hayley on Instagram and Threads: @haylerkrischer Hayley on TikTok: @hayleykrischerauthor Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net Hayley’s Substack: Hayley’s upcoming book (pre-order it now so that you have it for as much of the summer as possible, it’s gonna be the best juiciest beach read of the year): Where Are You, Echo Blue? For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the soon-to-be-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

We talked about:

The incredible allure of hot tubs

How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”

What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters

The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself (Health with Holland)

Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house

A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next

The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down

The exact morning beverage (my second guest who swears by Peet’s Coffee Major Dickinson blend) the fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants

Hayley on Instagram and Threads: @haylerkrischer

Hayley on TikTok: @hayleykrischerauthor

Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net

Hayley’s Substack:

Hayley’s upcoming book (pre-order it now so that you have it for as much of the summer as possible, it’s gonna be the best juiciest beach read of the year): Where Are You, Echo Blue?

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1041 [Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how “horrible” writing can feel + why–and how–she wrote her next novel in longhand Ep 1066 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer, author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which is poised to be the beach read of the summer, about the squishier side of creativity– including: The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches What she does when she’s feeling stuck How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep) Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer, inner stuff]: True confessions about how “horrible” writing can feel + why–and how–she wrote her next novel in longhand full 5 1066 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer, author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which is poised to be the beach read of the summer, about the squishier side of creativity– including: The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches What she does when she’s feeling stuck How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep) Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Hayley Krischer, author of the upcoming “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”, which is poised to be the beach read of the summer, about the squishier side of creativity– including:

The steps Hayley takes–and the tools she uses–to immerse herself in the world of her novels and inside her characters’ psyches

What she does when she’s feeling stuck

How good it feels when you connect with someone who loved your work in the real world

The YA author Hayley fan-girled all over when she realized he was also an audience member at a reading she was attending

How writing and editing can feel “horrible,” “like torture”--and the parts that make Hayley feel like jumping for joy

How her inner critic loves to tell her she should be able to write a novel while also taking five-mile hikes every day

How the months between when you’re done working on a manuscript and the book is published is a tough time, mentally–and how to navigate it

The self-care practices helping Hayley through (the journaling practice, the supplements, the breathing exercise that helps her sleep)

Busting the myth that writers make a lot of money and how hard it is to make a bestseller list

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1515 [Hayley Krischer, Practical Matters]: The power of just keeping going + how to capture those great ideas that come when you’re not at your desk Ep 1065 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Haley Krischer. Haley's journalism has won awards and appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle, among other places. She has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill and Celine Dion and Gabrielle Union, and she's reported on trends through a feminist lens. Haley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls.” This summer, her first adult novel is coming out: “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” It's about a journalist's obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet. And I for one am so looking forward to packing that on my summer vacation. We covered: Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people” The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going. The circular editorial career that led her to being an author The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf” The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 The author that inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Hayley Krischer, Practical Matters]: The power of just keeping going + how to capture those great ideas that come when you’re not at your desk full 5 1065 Kate Hanley This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Haley Krischer. Haley's journalism has won awards and appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle, among other places. She has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill and Celine Dion and Gabrielle Union, and she's reported on trends through a feminist lens. Haley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls.” This summer, her first adult novel is coming out: “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” It's about a journalist's obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet. And I for one am so looking forward to packing that on my summer vacation. We covered: Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people” The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going. The circular editorial career that led her to being an author The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf” The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 The author that inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking with journalist and novelist Haley Krischer. Haley's journalism has won awards and appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and Elle, among other places. She has profiled celebrities like Tatum O'Neill and Celine Dion and Gabrielle Union, and she's reported on trends through a feminist lens. Haley's first two novels were for young adults: “Something Happened to Allie Greenleaf” and “The Falling Girls.” This summer, her first adult novel is coming out: “Where Are You, Echo Blue?” It's about a journalist's obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet. And I for one am so looking forward to packing that on my summer vacation.

We covered:

Which former child actor/celebrities Hayley obsessively researched for her upcoming book, “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”

How she found herself working at the Boston Globe in college and found all the journalists “these grimy, sexy, fascinating people”

The brilliant wisdom she tells her kids about power of just keeping going.

The circular editorial career that led her to being an author

The “pure insanity” that keeps her coming back to the page

The writing program Hayley signed up for that took the story she’d been working on for 20 years and could never sell and helped her revise it into a form that sold to a major publisher in four days (her first YA novel, “Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf”

The exact mechanical pencil she used to write her upcoming YA novel that’s coming out in 2025

The author that inspired Hayley to write a novel in longhand

Why you should never trust yourself to remember that great idea and the myriad ways Hayley captures those ideas, wherever they may happen

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1386 [Jennifer Fink: What’s coming up]: The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant + the Post-It note sayings that light the path Ep 1064 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part three of my conversation with author of Building Boys, Jennifer Fink, we talk about the mind trip that is beginning to envision retirement. I have to point out that this is the third interview in a row where my guest mentions that they have a phrase written on a Post-It note hanging above their computer monitor. In addition to sharing what she’s written on her Post-It notes (plural–there are two), Jennifer shares some of her go to shows, snacks, and songs. The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant: “After raising teenagers, unruly passengers? Cinch” The Building Boys Book Club Jennifer is currently dreaming up What’s written on the Post-It note above her computer (there are two of them, actually) Finding ways to connect more directly with the people who value your skills and expertise Thinking about retirement, and having more regular access to scuba diving Envisioning being able to work only on the things closest to your heart and having plenty of time for relationships The Netflix show the world went crazy over a couple years ago that Jennifer just discovered The secret to making movie-theater-caliber popcorn Her go-to Pandora station Why December 23rd is the best day of her year, hands down Connect with Jennifer: At her website: buildingboys.net At her Substack (email newsletter): buildingboys.substack.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jennifer Fink: What’s coming up]: The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant + the Post-It note sayings that light the path full 5 1064 Kate Hanley In part three of my conversation with author of Building Boys, Jennifer Fink, we talk about the mind trip that is beginning to envision retirement. I have to point out that this is the third interview in a row where my guest mentions that they have a phrase written on a Post-It note hanging above their computer monitor. In addition to sharing what she’s written on her Post-It notes (plural–there are two), Jennifer shares some of her go to shows, snacks, and songs. The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant: “After raising teenagers, unruly passengers? Cinch” The Building Boys Book Club Jennifer is currently dreaming up What’s written on the Post-It note above her computer (there are two of them, actually) Finding ways to connect more directly with the people who value your skills and expertise Thinking about retirement, and having more regular access to scuba diving Envisioning being able to work only on the things closest to your heart and having plenty of time for relationships The Netflix show the world went crazy over a couple years ago that Jennifer just discovered The secret to making movie-theater-caliber popcorn Her go-to Pandora station Why December 23rd is the best day of her year, hands down Connect with Jennifer: At her website: buildingboys.net At her Substack (email newsletter): buildingboys.substack.com For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part three of my conversation with author of Building Boys, Jennifer Fink, we talk about the mind trip that is beginning to envision retirement.

I have to point out that this is the third interview in a row where my guest mentions that they have a phrase written on a Post-It note hanging above their computer monitor. In addition to sharing what she’s written on her Post-It notes (plural–there are two), Jennifer shares some of her go to shows, snacks, and songs.

The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant: “After raising teenagers, unruly passengers? Cinch”

The Building Boys Book Club Jennifer is currently dreaming up

What’s written on the Post-It note above her computer (there are two of them, actually)

Finding ways to connect more directly with the people who value your skills and expertise

Thinking about retirement, and having more regular access to scuba diving

Envisioning being able to work only on the things closest to your heart and having plenty of time for relationships

The Netflix show the world went crazy over a couple years ago that Jennifer just discovered

The secret to making movie-theater-caliber popcorn

Her go-to Pandora station

Why December 23rd is the best day of her year, hands down

Connect with Jennifer:

At her website: buildingboys.net

At her Substack (email newsletter): buildingboys.substack.com

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1149 [Jennifer Fink, inner stuff]: Dealing with internalized trolls + aqua aerobics! Ep 1063 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Jennifer about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: Finding the inspiration to write about controversial subjects in today’s age of nasty comments and trolling Jennifer’s trick for keeping herself accountable and not avoiding writing about the hard stuff The power of talking to other writers The things her inner critic says, and how it gets louder when she’s doing the work that’s closest to her heart The trick for getting things down on the page–and how that seeming blather transforms into ‘readable chapters’ The beauties and drawbacks of living in a rural area The dichotomy of having a virtual job with a big network while living in a small, somewhat isolated town Becoming a cliche as you grow older: “I started aqua aerobics recently” Continuing to work when your body may have other plans The caregiving sandwich Dealing with the claustrophobia of being in a transitional period, or what Jennifer calls a hallway Her list of three collective illusions Jennifer wishes we’d wake up from For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jennifer Fink, inner stuff]: Dealing with internalized trolls + aqua aerobics! full 5 1063 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Jennifer about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: Finding the inspiration to write about controversial subjects in today’s age of nasty comments and trolling Jennifer’s trick for keeping herself accountable and not avoiding writing about the hard stuff The power of talking to other writers The things her inner critic says, and how it gets louder when she’s doing the work that’s closest to her heart The trick for getting things down on the page–and how that seeming blather transforms into ‘readable chapters’ The beauties and drawbacks of living in a rural area The dichotomy of having a virtual job with a big network while living in a small, somewhat isolated town Becoming a cliche as you grow older: “I started aqua aerobics recently” Continuing to work when your body may have other plans The caregiving sandwich Dealing with the claustrophobia of being in a transitional period, or what Jennifer calls a hallway Her list of three collective illusions Jennifer wishes we’d wake up from For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Jennifer about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

Finding the inspiration to write about controversial subjects in today’s age of nasty comments and trolling

Jennifer’s trick for keeping herself accountable and not avoiding writing about the hard stuff

The power of talking to other writers

The things her inner critic says, and how it gets louder when she’s doing the work that’s closest to her heart

The trick for getting things down on the page–and how that seeming blather transforms into ‘readable chapters’

The beauties and drawbacks of living in a rural area

The dichotomy of having a virtual job with a big network while living in a small, somewhat isolated town

Becoming a cliche as you grow older: “I started aqua aerobics recently”

Continuing to work when your body may have other plans

The caregiving sandwich

Dealing with the claustrophobia of being in a transitional period, or what Jennifer calls a hallway

Her list of three collective illusions Jennifer wishes we’d wake up from

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1277 [Jennifer Fink, Practical Matters]: Writing what you know + the book she found at the library that launched her writing career EP 1062 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I am talking with Jennifer Fink, an award winning freelance writer who covers parenting, education, and health for magazines and websites. started her career as a registered nurse, but shortly after her oldest son, and as you'll find out, she has four boys, pivoted to writing full time. Her most recent book is called Building Boys, Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males. She is also the co host of the podcast “On Boys,” which covers, you guessed it, real talk about parenting, teaching, and reaching tomorrow's men. Although Jennifer's writing career is clearly going great, she does maintain her nursing license just in case. Jennifer’s start as a nurse How taking her baby to story time at the public library ended up launching her writing career The book that showed her how to start freelance writing How it started/how it’s going in terms of why she started writing about boys vs. why she does it now A quick look into why boys are struggling lately How an unexpected divorce launched her writing business to the next level (“failure was not an option”) In praise of morning pages (a practice Jennifer learned in Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”) Her focus and productivity hacks Why she gets outside every day–even during a Wisconsin winter A rumor about coffee with cream in it that Jennifer is choosing to ignore For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Jennifer Fink, Practical Matters]: Writing what you know + the book she found at the library that launched her writing career full 5 1062 Kate Hanley Today I am talking with Jennifer Fink, an award winning freelance writer who covers parenting, education, and health for magazines and websites. started her career as a registered nurse, but shortly after her oldest son, and as you'll find out, she has four boys, pivoted to writing full time. Her most recent book is called Building Boys, Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males. She is also the co host of the podcast “On Boys,” which covers, you guessed it, real talk about parenting, teaching, and reaching tomorrow's men. Although Jennifer's writing career is clearly going great, she does maintain her nursing license just in case. Jennifer’s start as a nurse How taking her baby to story time at the public library ended up launching her writing career The book that showed her how to start freelance writing How it started/how it’s going in terms of why she started writing about boys vs. why she does it now A quick look into why boys are struggling lately How an unexpected divorce launched her writing business to the next level (“failure was not an option”) In praise of morning pages (a practice Jennifer learned in Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”) Her focus and productivity hacks Why she gets outside every day–even during a Wisconsin winter A rumor about coffee with cream in it that Jennifer is choosing to ignore For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I am talking with Jennifer Fink, an award winning freelance writer who covers parenting, education, and health for magazines and websites. started her career as a registered nurse, but shortly after her oldest son, and as you'll find out, she has four boys, pivoted to writing full time. Her most recent book is called Building Boys, Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males. She is also the co host of the podcast “On Boys,” which covers, you guessed it, real talk about parenting, teaching, and reaching tomorrow's men. Although Jennifer's writing career is clearly going great, she does maintain her nursing license just in case.

Jennifer’s start as a nurse

How taking her baby to story time at the public library ended up launching her writing career

The book that showed her how to start freelance writing

How it started/how it’s going in terms of why she started writing about boys vs. why she does it now

A quick look into why boys are struggling lately

How an unexpected divorce launched her writing business to the next level (“failure was not an option”)

In praise of morning pages (a practice Jennifer learned in Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”)

Her focus and productivity hacks

Why she gets outside every day–even during a Wisconsin winter

A rumor about coffee with cream in it that Jennifer is choosing to ignore

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1393 [Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own” Ep 1061 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: - The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born - The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable - The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you” - Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs - The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days - What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own” full 5 1061 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: - The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born - The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable - The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you” - Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs - The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days - What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

We talked about:

- The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born

- The pressure on young women authors to be likable, available, and approachable

- The two writers Antonia looks to for inspiration on being successful while “resisting the machinations of publicity that can devour you”

- Getting better at not squandering time, vacuuming the rugs

- The Pulitzer finalist Antonia devoured in a couple of days

- What it’s like when your husband becomes a Swiftie in his 30s, when you’ve been on board since your teens

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 988 [Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer Ep 1060 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Antonia about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes - The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty - How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!) - Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer - The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence - The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good - How she views her first novel, looking back - The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art - Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother) - Antonia’s plug for therapy For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer full 5 1060 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Antonia about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes - The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty - How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!) - Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer - The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence - The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good - How she views her first novel, looking back - The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art - Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother) - Antonia’s plug for therapy For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Antonia about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

- The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes

- The specific point in the book-writing process where Antonia focuses on making her sentences pretty

- How she only kept “a few paragraphs” from the first draft of her second novel (!!)

- Adapting to the public speaking portion of being a writer

- The thing her graduate school professor told her when she was halfway through writing her first novel and having a crisis of confidence

- The two things that can happen after her inner critic has told her the stuff she’s writing is no good

- How she views her first novel, looking back

- The “toxic narrative” about how you have to suffer for your art

- Continually working to be OK with resting (especially as an about-to-be mother)

- Antonia’s plug for therapy

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1192 [Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it Ep 1059 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era. "Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work. We covered: - The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting - The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life” - The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work - The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small) - How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet - The practice that gets her ready to write - What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it full 5 1059 Kate Hanley This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era. "Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work. We covered: - The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting - The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life” - The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work - The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small) - How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet - The practice that gets her ready to write - What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the New York City art scene during the Occupy Wall Street era.

"Sirens & Muses" was named one of the best books of the year by Glamour Magazine and won the Minnesota Book Award, and Antonia was recently named one of the NEA's 2024 Creative Writing Fellows. I loved the book and I love that I get to ask Antonia my list of mildly invasive questions about why and how she does her particular creative work.

We covered:

- The advice she gives about the stuff you write that you end up deleting

- The fact that publishing a book “really doesn’t change your life”

- The importance of that feeling of being alone with your work

- The daily writing goal that keeps Antonia going (spoiler: it’s very small)

- How she manages her ‘internet junk food’ diet

- The practice that gets her ready to write

- What motivational phrase is on the Post-It note above her computer

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro. Use promo code KATE at airdoctorpro.com to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive a free 3-year warranty (an $87 value).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1275 [Daisy Alpert Florin, what’s coming up]: “I really do feel that having done the work of raising kids that now really anything is possible for me.” Ep 1058 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final part of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The mega pop star who makes Daisy “want to get back to the page” Daisy’s role models who show her how to “just keep getting up and keep going” The benefits of being a mom to teenagers The song by said mega pop star that gets Daisy riled up (in a good way) The hardest question of them all–what meal would you have if someone said they’d make or order anything you want (it involves lots and lots of grease) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Daisy Alpert Florin, what’s coming up]: “I really do feel that having done the work of raising kids that now really anything is possible for me.” full 5 1058 Kate Hanley In this final part of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The mega pop star who makes Daisy “want to get back to the page” Daisy’s role models who show her how to “just keep getting up and keep going” The benefits of being a mom to teenagers The song by said mega pop star that gets Daisy riled up (in a good way) The hardest question of them all–what meal would you have if someone said they’d make or order anything you want (it involves lots and lots of grease) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final part of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

We talked about:

The mega pop star who makes Daisy “want to get back to the page”

Daisy’s role models who show her how to “just keep getting up and keep going”

The benefits of being a mom to teenagers

The song by said mega pop star that gets Daisy riled up (in a good way)

The hardest question of them all–what meal would you have if someone said they’d make or order anything you want (it involves lots and lots of grease)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 876 [Daisy Alpert Florin, inner stuff]: “Cloaking yourself” in fiction + getting over the idea that you don’t have the right pedigree Ep 1057 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In today’s portion of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we talk about the mindset side of creating. (Honestly, these are always my favorite episodes!) We covered: How you can “cloak” your story by writing fiction–incorporating the feelings of things you’ve experienced if not the exact experiences themselves Worrying that people are sick of hearing you talk Getting over the voice that says “you don’t have the proper training to write a novel” What’s on the inspirational Post-It note that Daisy keeps above her monitor How it’s never too to be a debut author Daisy’s “buoyancy” about the future now that her kids are teens and hard work of early parenting is behind her The collective disillusions Daisy would like to evaporate For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Daisy Alpert Florin, inner stuff]: “Cloaking yourself” in fiction + getting over the idea that you don’t have the right pedigree full 5 1057 Kate Hanley In today’s portion of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we talk about the mindset side of creating. (Honestly, these are always my favorite episodes!) We covered: How you can “cloak” your story by writing fiction–incorporating the feelings of things you’ve experienced if not the exact experiences themselves Worrying that people are sick of hearing you talk Getting over the voice that says “you don’t have the proper training to write a novel” What’s on the inspirational Post-It note that Daisy keeps above her monitor How it’s never too to be a debut author Daisy’s “buoyancy” about the future now that her kids are teens and hard work of early parenting is behind her The collective disillusions Daisy would like to evaporate For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In today’s portion of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we talk about the mindset side of creating. (Honestly, these are always my favorite episodes!)

We covered:

How you can “cloak” your story by writing fiction–incorporating the feelings of things you’ve experienced if not the exact experiences themselves

Worrying that people are sick of hearing you talk

Getting over the voice that says “you don’t have the proper training to write a novel”

What’s on the inspirational Post-It note that Daisy keeps above her monitor

How it’s never too to be a debut author

Daisy’s “buoyancy” about the future now that her kids are teens and hard work of early parenting is behind her

The collective disillusions Daisy would like to evaporate

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1268 [Daisy Alpert Florin, practical matters]: “Writing in to the abyss,” setting “super low goals” + finding your rhythm Ep 1056 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Daisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and–hot tip–would make an excellent book group pick. My Last Innocent Year was a New York Times Book Reviews Editor's Choice and Good Morning America called it one of those stories that stays with you. I've had the pleasure of being on a writing retreat with Daisy and getting to know her both in person and on the page.And I am very excited to plumb the depths of her personal through line with you here today. In this episode on the practical matters that inform her writing, we cover: How she doesn’t tick the boxes of a ‘typical’ novelist’s path–majored in history, didn’t get an MFA, etc. How Daisy feels about publishing her first novel at age 50 (hint: The movie Daisy watched for fun that gave her ideas for her current book How writing a novel is like riding a horse How she stays in the world of the novel so that her subconscious can be working things out even when she’s sleeping, showering or driving her car How she captures the ideas she has when she’s sleeping, showering, or driving her car For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Daisy Alpert Florin, practical matters]: “Writing in to the abyss,” setting “super low goals” + finding your rhythm full 5 1056 Kate Hanley Daisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and–hot tip–would make an excellent book group pick. My Last Innocent Year was a New York Times Book Reviews Editor's Choice and Good Morning America called it one of those stories that stays with you. I've had the pleasure of being on a writing retreat with Daisy and getting to know her both in person and on the page.And I am very excited to plumb the depths of her personal through line with you here today. In this episode on the practical matters that inform her writing, we cover: How she doesn’t tick the boxes of a ‘typical’ novelist’s path–majored in history, didn’t get an MFA, etc. How Daisy feels about publishing her first novel at age 50 (hint: The movie Daisy watched for fun that gave her ideas for her current book How writing a novel is like riding a horse How she stays in the world of the novel so that her subconscious can be working things out even when she’s sleeping, showering or driving her car How she captures the ideas she has when she’s sleeping, showering, or driving her car For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Daisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and–hot tip–would make an excellent book group pick.

My Last Innocent Year was a New York Times Book Reviews Editor's Choice and Good Morning America called it one of those stories that stays with you.

I've had the pleasure of being on a writing retreat with Daisy and getting to know her both in person and on the page.And I am very excited to plumb the depths of her personal through line with you here today.

In this episode on the practical matters that inform her writing, we cover:

How she doesn’t tick the boxes of a ‘typical’ novelist’s path–majored in history, didn’t get an MFA, etc.

How Daisy feels about publishing her first novel at age 50 (hint: The movie Daisy watched for fun that gave her ideas for her current book

How writing a novel is like riding a horse

How she stays in the world of the novel so that her subconscious can be working things out even when she’s sleeping, showering or driving her car

How she captures the ideas she has when she’s sleeping, showering, or driving her car

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1104 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches Ep 1055 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait) The allure of folk tales and fairy tales The joy of going down a research wormhole Nada’s current wormholes–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island Getting over the very human desire for external validation Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine The YA novels Nada can’t put down Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop) The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches full 5 1055 Kate Hanley A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait) The allure of folk tales and fairy tales The joy of going down a research wormhole Nada’s current wormholes–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island Getting over the very human desire for external validation Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine The YA novels Nada can’t put down Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop) The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait)

The allure of folk tales and fairy tales

The joy of going down a research wormhole

Nada’s current wormholes–turtle migration, and early African-American history in Rhode Island

Getting over the very human desire for external validation

Nada’s beautiful vision of a free Palestine

The YA novels Nada can’t put down

Oat milk matcha lattes (and why Nada hope they give her a green mustache at the coffeeshop)

The perfection of a Sunday morning and navigating the kitchen when you’re the only parent home

Nada’s favorite Palestinian dish (come to full show notes on Substack for a link)


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1235 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk! Ep 1054 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk! full 5 1054 Kate Hanley In this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including:

The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part

The type of reader feedback that fills her heart and lights her up and fuels her to create

Feeling out of step with the world–and being OK with that

Being the only Arab kid around in the 90s

Nada’s plea–that we wake up from the collective illusion of separateness

Finding points of connection, particularly with people you disagree with

Astrology talk! (She’s an Aries sun with a Pisces moon–equal parts ready to charge into a fight and to contemplate quantum physics.)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1113 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity + the importance of getting out of the house Ep 1053 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. Nada and I are talking on a school holiday because she is a teacher and I am so grateful that she made time for us. How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids Developing patience with the publishing process Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000 [Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity + the importance of getting out of the house full 5 1053 Kate Hanley Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. Nada and I are talking on a school holiday because she is a teacher and I am so grateful that she made time for us. How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids Developing patience with the publishing process Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory.

Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been published in the The Master's Review, Squat! Birth Journal, and Gulfstream Literary Magazine. Nada and I are talking on a school holiday because she is a teacher and I am so grateful that she made time for us.

How Nada started writing her novel during the pandemic while teaching from home and homeschooling three kids

Developing patience with the publishing process

Reading as a vital part of feeding your creativity

Writing in coffee shops (especially when you have kids)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1162 [Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path] Ep 1052 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as: The power of friends to keep you inspired What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity The Netflix show you should watch with your teen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path] full 5 1052 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as: The power of friends to keep you inspired What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity The Netflix show you should watch with your teen For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as:


The power of friends to keep you inspired

What teens AND adults can do to find their people and make meaningful friendships

The payoff that comes from paying attention to what in your life needs to change

Using a milestone birthday–even one that’s a ways off–as fuel

Chelsey’s current favorite book on creativity

The Netflix show you should watch with your teen


For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 930 [Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool] Ep 1051 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you. Other things we cover: The mistake most well-intentioned parents make How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool] full 5 1051 Kate Hanley In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you. Other things we cover: The mistake most well-intentioned parents make How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you.

Other things we cover:

The mistake most well-intentioned parents make

How Chelsey deals with her biggest fear about her work–being misunderstood

Dealing with a perfectionistic inner critic

Chelsey’s “intense” relationship to time

The one cultural belief Chesley would like to vaporize

The truth that Chelsey’s had to model for the teen girls in her life

The book and online personality assessment Chelsey swears by (and uses with the teens in her life, too)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1018 [Chelsey Goodan], part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate Ep 1050 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, author, keynote speaker, and screenwriter whose new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls is coming out any minute now! As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES. In this first part of our interview, we unpack: The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls The difference between being truthful and being blunt What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix) How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful How to listen for inspiration How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Chelsey Goodan], part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate full 5 1050 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, author, keynote speaker, and screenwriter whose new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls is coming out any minute now! As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES. In this first part of our interview, we unpack: The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls The difference between being truthful and being blunt What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix) How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful How to listen for inspiration How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, author, keynote speaker, and screenwriter whose new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls is coming out any minute now!

As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Throughline. I literally read the title of her book and was like YES.

In this first part of our interview, we unpack:

The seeds of self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and people pleasing that are sown during the teenage years

Chelsey’s recipe for connecting with teenage girls

The difference between being truthful and being blunt

What helps teens (giving them space to feel their feelings) and what doesn’t (trying to fix)

How Chelsey makes meditation doable, even delightful

How to listen for inspiration

How to keep track of those inspirations so they don’t fly away

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1194 [Sarah Montana, Part 3]: The art of the ask, finding the right role models, and “horn-y” music Ep 1049 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of interview with memoirist, speaker, and screenwriter Sarah Montana, we dive into where’s she’s headed–who her role models are, what’s perking up her ears, and how she’s taking what she learned as an advocate on the front lines in the writer’s strike and applying it to her own career. Why Sarah no longer has role models, per se, and what she looks to for inspiration instead Having a varied social diet How Sarah is learning to ask for what she wants How growing up in a conflict averse household makes negotiating hard Staying involved in the writer’s union now that the strike has passed The book series she’s been reading out loud with her husband, which she calls “the most fun I’ve had in a really long time” The playlist that alway turns Sarah’s energy around (in a good way) The special energy of transitional times of day, like twilight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sarah Montana, Part 3]: The art of the ask, finding the right role models, and “horn-y” music full 5 1049 Kate Hanley In this final installment of interview with memoirist, speaker, and screenwriter Sarah Montana, we dive into where’s she’s headed–who her role models are, what’s perking up her ears, and how she’s taking what she learned as an advocate on the front lines in the writer’s strike and applying it to her own career. Why Sarah no longer has role models, per se, and what she looks to for inspiration instead Having a varied social diet How Sarah is learning to ask for what she wants How growing up in a conflict averse household makes negotiating hard Staying involved in the writer’s union now that the strike has passed The book series she’s been reading out loud with her husband, which she calls “the most fun I’ve had in a really long time” The playlist that alway turns Sarah’s energy around (in a good way) The special energy of transitional times of day, like twilight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of interview with memoirist, speaker, and screenwriter Sarah Montana, we dive into where’s she’s headed–who her role models are, what’s perking up her ears, and how she’s taking what she learned as an advocate on the front lines in the writer’s strike and applying it to her own career.

Why Sarah no longer has role models, per se, and what she looks to for inspiration instead

Having a varied social diet

How Sarah is learning to ask for what she wants

How growing up in a conflict averse household makes negotiating hard

Staying involved in the writer’s union now that the strike has passed

The book series she’s been reading out loud with her husband, which she calls “the most fun I’ve had in a really long time”

The playlist that alway turns Sarah’s energy around (in a good way)

The special energy of transitional times of day, like twilight

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]]> 1206 [Sarah Montana, Part 2]: The good and the bad of sharing your traumatic stories + the mindbending messages in Britney Spears’s memoir Ep 1048 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Heads up: In this second part of my interview with screenwriter Sarah Montana, we discuss trauma and suicide, so please take care while listening. Even without those discussions, in this episode Sarah goes deep into some major truths about life and you probably don’t want to be listening while you’re doing chores or around other people so you can let it all in. (I’m still processing it all! In the very very best way.) Sarah talks about her own traumatic stories (without going into detail) and how there is incredible fulfillment that comes from helping others by sharing your story, AND there’s a shit sandwich that comes along with it Fictionalizing your traumatic experiences to express the feelings while also creating boundaries (it also lets you say and do the things you wish you’d said and done in real life) How Brittany Spears’s memoir got Sarah thinking deeply about success and freedom Thoughts on how having power can trigger you to express it in very-no-good ways, just because you can, or what Sarah calls “the intoxication of power” How having money does not equal safety The writer’s strike as an opportunity to be a citizen, not just a worker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sarah Montana, Part 2]: The good and the bad of sharing your traumatic stories + the mindbending messages in Britney Spears’s memoir full 5 1048 Kate Hanley Heads up: In this second part of my interview with screenwriter Sarah Montana, we discuss trauma and suicide, so please take care while listening. Even without those discussions, in this episode Sarah goes deep into some major truths about life and you probably don’t want to be listening while you’re doing chores or around other people so you can let it all in. (I’m still processing it all! In the very very best way.) Sarah talks about her own traumatic stories (without going into detail) and how there is incredible fulfillment that comes from helping others by sharing your story, AND there’s a shit sandwich that comes along with it Fictionalizing your traumatic experiences to express the feelings while also creating boundaries (it also lets you say and do the things you wish you’d said and done in real life) How Brittany Spears’s memoir got Sarah thinking deeply about success and freedom Thoughts on how having power can trigger you to express it in very-no-good ways, just because you can, or what Sarah calls “the intoxication of power” How having money does not equal safety The writer’s strike as an opportunity to be a citizen, not just a worker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Heads up: In this second part of my interview with screenwriter Sarah Montana, we discuss trauma and suicide, so please take care while listening.

Even without those discussions, in this episode Sarah goes deep into some major truths about life and you probably don’t want to be listening while you’re doing chores or around other people so you can let it all in. (I’m still processing it all! In the very very best way.)

Sarah talks about her own traumatic stories (without going into detail) and how there is incredible fulfillment that comes from helping others by sharing your story, AND there’s a shit sandwich that comes along with it

Fictionalizing your traumatic experiences to express the feelings while also creating boundaries (it also lets you say and do the things you wish you’d said and done in real life)

How Brittany Spears’s memoir got Sarah thinking deeply about success and freedom

Thoughts on how having power can trigger you to express it in very-no-good ways, just because you can, or what Sarah calls “the intoxication of power”

How having money does not equal safety

The writer’s strike as an opportunity to be a citizen, not just a worker

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]]> 1160 [Sarah Montana, Part 1]: Balancing consistency with adaptability + a genius yet still loosey-goosey alternative to meal planning Ep 1047 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I'm talking with Sarah Montana, a screenwriter, speaker, writer, and–fun fact!--trained opera singer. Sarah has written multiple movies for the Hallmark Channel, including Rescuing Christmas, Love to the Rescue, and A New Year's Resolution. Her TEDx talk, “The real risk of forgiveness and why it's worth it” is one of my favorite TED talks of all time. If you’ve listened to Sarah’s TED talk, you’ll know that her mother and brother were killed during a home break-in when she was 22. We don’t discuss it directly, but know that fact will help you know what Sarah means when she refers to ‘trauma.’ In this episode, we mostly stay focused on the practicalities of Sarah’s work–how she came to be doing it, how she stays connected to her work specifically and creativity in general, and how she gets her work done. Why being in a non-creative period is the perfect time to expose yourself to things that are nothing like your work, like “fairies falling in love and fighting in wars.” And why, when the ideas ARE coming, it’s a great time to consume things that are in the same realm as your work to help you not be so “creative and in the sky” How she learned not to force the work The genius of having a “good day plan” and a “bad day plan” The things that help Sarah stay in a good place OK, this alternative to meal planning is FIRE Her daily approach to sitting down and doing work How to tell when your brain needs a break Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sarah Montana, Part 1]: Balancing consistency with adaptability + a genius yet still loosey-goosey alternative to meal planning full 5 1047 Kate Hanley This week I'm talking with Sarah Montana, a screenwriter, speaker, writer, and–fun fact!--trained opera singer. Sarah has written multiple movies for the Hallmark Channel, including Rescuing Christmas, Love to the Rescue, and A New Year's Resolution. Her TEDx talk, “The real risk of forgiveness and why it's worth it” is one of my favorite TED talks of all time. If you’ve listened to Sarah’s TED talk, you’ll know that her mother and brother were killed during a home break-in when she was 22. We don’t discuss it directly, but know that fact will help you know what Sarah means when she refers to ‘trauma.’ In this episode, we mostly stay focused on the practicalities of Sarah’s work–how she came to be doing it, how she stays connected to her work specifically and creativity in general, and how she gets her work done. Why being in a non-creative period is the perfect time to expose yourself to things that are nothing like your work, like “fairies falling in love and fighting in wars.” And why, when the ideas ARE coming, it’s a great time to consume things that are in the same realm as your work to help you not be so “creative and in the sky” How she learned not to force the work The genius of having a “good day plan” and a “bad day plan” The things that help Sarah stay in a good place OK, this alternative to meal planning is FIRE Her daily approach to sitting down and doing work How to tell when your brain needs a break Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I'm talking with Sarah Montana, a screenwriter, speaker, writer, and–fun fact!--trained opera singer. Sarah has written multiple movies for the Hallmark Channel, including Rescuing Christmas, Love to the Rescue, and A New Year's Resolution. Her TEDx talk, “The real risk of forgiveness and why it's worth it” is one of my favorite TED talks of all time.

If you’ve listened to Sarah’s TED talk, you’ll know that her mother and brother were killed during a home break-in when she was 22. We don’t discuss it directly, but know that fact will help you know what Sarah means when she refers to ‘trauma.’

In this episode, we mostly stay focused on the practicalities of Sarah’s work–how she came to be doing it, how she stays connected to her work specifically and creativity in general, and how she gets her work done.

Why being in a non-creative period is the perfect time to expose yourself to things that are nothing like your work, like “fairies falling in love and fighting in wars.”

And why, when the ideas ARE coming, it’s a great time to consume things that are in the same realm as your work to help you not be so “creative and in the sky”

How she learned not to force the work

The genius of having a “good day plan” and a “bad day plan”

The things that help Sarah stay in a good place

OK, this alternative to meal planning is FIRE

Her daily approach to sitting down and doing work

How to tell when your brain needs a break

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1386 [Minda Honey, Part 3]: Embracing the strengths of being a Black writer + braided essays + MANY awesome book and music recs Ep 1046 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover: The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, Part 3]: Embracing the strengths of being a Black writer + braided essays + MANY awesome book and music recs full 5 1046 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover: The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover:

The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference

How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind

The concept of a braided essay, and how it’s like making a charcuterie board

The book Minda could not put down (and that made her cry)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1412 [Minda Honey, Part 2]: Avoiding “self-exploitation” + countering the voices, external and internal, that criticize your work Ep 1045 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir The Heartbreak Years, Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain. Other things we cover: How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar) Why not every day is a day for writing Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17 Learning to cry How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, Part 2]: Avoiding “self-exploitation” + countering the voices, external and internal, that criticize your work full 5 1045 Kate Hanley In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir The Heartbreak Years, Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain. Other things we cover: How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar) Why not every day is a day for writing Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17 Learning to cry How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir The Heartbreak Years, Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain.

Other things we cover:

How an earlier school of personal essays bordered into too personal, or what Minda referred to as “self-exploitation”, and how to make sure you’re not doing that in your own personal writing

How even when you tell people what your book is about with a very clear title, some people are going to be upset by what you include in your book

How people are dismissive of women writing truthfully about all parts of their lives–and how she deals with the haters

Why doing the art that speaks to your soul is the only way to go

Her genius approach to dealing with the inner critic (preview: she proves it’s a liar)

Why not every day is a day for writing

Why Minda had to start doing her own taxes at age 17

Learning to cry

How Minda uses tools like human design and tarot in work and life

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1097 [Minda Honey, Part 1]: Answering the call to write + the right beverages are everything Ep 1044 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Minda Honey is the author of The Heartbreak Years, a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers. Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now But here’s the synopsis: How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’ Why you NEED to find your writing community Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that) Giving up drinking and moving away from home For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Minda Honey, Part 1]: Answering the call to write + the right beverages are everything full 5 1044 Kate Hanley Minda Honey is the author of The Heartbreak Years, a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers. Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now But here’s the synopsis: How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’ Why you NEED to find your writing community Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that) Giving up drinking and moving away from home For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Minda Honey is the author of The Heartbreak Years, a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time.

Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, and Longreads. She is also the editor of Black Joy at Reckon, an online outlet where she also helms a newsletter that has nearly 60,000 subscribers.

Honestly there were SO MANY quotes I wanted to pull from this interview–just go ahead and press play right now

But here’s the synopsis:

How Minda–the daughter of a postal worker and a computer programmer–did the “get good grades, get a scholarship, join corporate America” thing and realized, it wasn’t for her

Squaring all the “Davids and Jonathans”--the typical authors taught in MFA programs–with the Tonis and Zoras Minda revered

The financial move that helped Minda launch her freelance career

The many daily parts of life that count as ‘writing’

Why you NEED to find your writing community

Minda’s recipe for sitting down to write: Lofi music + a trio of beverages and four hours blocked off

The satisfying clickety clack of a specific type of keyboard

Why Minda was doing our interview from Mexico (it involves “skipping winter”, but there’s a lot more to it than that)

Giving up drinking and moving away from home

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.


Big thanks to our sponsor, AquaTru.com. Use promo code KATE to save 20% off a reverse osmosis water filter and support this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1141 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 3]: Saying your big dreams out loud + so many awesome reading recommendations Ep 1043 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this final installment of my interview with Jodie Noel Vinson, she spills the deets on her favorite writers and books and how - Inspiring figures from history who were chronically ill, including Florence Nightengale and Charles Darwin–lightbulb moment! - I gush about the memoir Easy Beauty, by Chloe Cooper Jones–one of my top reads of 2022 (now available in paperback!) - The essayists Jodie can’t get enough of - Jodie also admits the musical megastar who rose to fame in the 80s that she didn’t really experience until 2020–and how his music is a touchstone for her today For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 3]: Saying your big dreams out loud + so many awesome reading recommendations full 5 1043 Kate Hanley In this final installment of my interview with Jodie Noel Vinson, she spills the deets on her favorite writers and books and how - Inspiring figures from history who were chronically ill, including Florence Nightengale and Charles Darwin–lightbulb moment! - I gush about the memoir Easy Beauty, by Chloe Cooper Jones–one of my top reads of 2022 (now available in paperback!) - The essayists Jodie can’t get enough of - Jodie also admits the musical megastar who rose to fame in the 80s that she didn’t really experience until 2020–and how his music is a touchstone for her today For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this final installment of my interview with Jodie Noel Vinson, she spills the deets on her favorite writers and books and how

- Inspiring figures from history who were chronically ill, including Florence Nightengale and Charles Darwin–lightbulb moment!

- I gush about the memoir Easy Beauty, by Chloe Cooper Jones–one of my top reads of 2022 (now available in paperback!)

- The essayists Jodie can’t get enough of

- Jodie also admits the musical megastar who rose to fame in the 80s that she didn’t really experience until 2020–and how his music is a touchstone for her today

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1052 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 2]: Claiming the title "writer" + acknowledging your privilege Ep1042 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of my interview with essayist Jodie Noel Vinson, we talk about the squishier side of doing creative work, including: - How no one wants to claim the term “writer”, and what Jodie has to say about that. - How turning 30 was a bigger deal for Jodie than turning 40 (which she recently did) - Why Jodie reads Proust over and and over, and it’s not snobby - A heartfelt rant on how we talk and think about health as a society - Gleaning insights from difficult experiences, and keeping the insights long after the experience is through For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 2]: Claiming the title "writer" + acknowledging your privilege full 5 1042 Kate Hanley In part 2 of my interview with essayist Jodie Noel Vinson, we talk about the squishier side of doing creative work, including: - How no one wants to claim the term “writer”, and what Jodie has to say about that. - How turning 30 was a bigger deal for Jodie than turning 40 (which she recently did) - Why Jodie reads Proust over and and over, and it’s not snobby - A heartfelt rant on how we talk and think about health as a society - Gleaning insights from difficult experiences, and keeping the insights long after the experience is through For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of my interview with essayist Jodie Noel Vinson, we talk about the squishier side of doing creative work, including:

- How no one wants to claim the term “writer”, and what Jodie has to say about that.

- How turning 30 was a bigger deal for Jodie than turning 40 (which she recently did)

- Why Jodie reads Proust over and and over, and it’s not snobby

- A heartfelt rant on how we talk and think about health as a society

- Gleaning insights from difficult experiences, and keeping the insights long after the experience is through

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 995 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 1]: Saving time to stare at the sky + turning challenges into muses Ep 1041 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Jodie Noel Vinson is an essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Review, Literary Hub, and Ploughshares. Her essays have received honorable mention in the annual Best American Essay anthologies, and she's won multiple awards and residencies, including the Susan Adefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction from Arts and Letters and the Maureen Egan Writers Exchange Award from Poets and Writers. Jodi lives in Providence, where she's also the program director at Lit Arts RI, a co-working space and so much more for the Rhode Island creative community. Fun fact: Jodie taught the Podcasting 101 class that I took before I launched my first podcast, How to Be a Better Person, back in 2019. And now I am so thrilled to be hosting her on Finding the Throughline as one of my very first guests. In this first episode on the practical matters concerns Jodie’s path and how she does her work, we break down: - Jodie’s experience with being one of the first folks to get long Covid, and how that shaped her work–both what she writes about and how she does that writing - The importance of not always succumbing to your drive to get things done - Protecting your most focused work time - The daily habits that Jodie uses to feel good - The writing software she’s recently adopted as a tool - How having a kitten helps with the creative process (even though it also can take time away from work) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 1]: Saving time to stare at the sky + turning challenges into muses full 5 1041 Kate Hanley Jodie Noel Vinson is an essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Review, Literary Hub, and Ploughshares. Her essays have received honorable mention in the annual Best American Essay anthologies, and she's won multiple awards and residencies, including the Susan Adefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction from Arts and Letters and the Maureen Egan Writers Exchange Award from Poets and Writers. Jodi lives in Providence, where she's also the program director at Lit Arts RI, a co-working space and so much more for the Rhode Island creative community. Fun fact: Jodie taught the Podcasting 101 class that I took before I launched my first podcast, How to Be a Better Person, back in 2019. And now I am so thrilled to be hosting her on Finding the Throughline as one of my very first guests. In this first episode on the practical matters concerns Jodie’s path and how she does her work, we break down: - Jodie’s experience with being one of the first folks to get long Covid, and how that shaped her work–both what she writes about and how she does that writing - The importance of not always succumbing to your drive to get things done - Protecting your most focused work time - The daily habits that Jodie uses to feel good - The writing software she’s recently adopted as a tool - How having a kitten helps with the creative process (even though it also can take time away from work) For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jodie Noel Vinson is an essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Review, Literary Hub, and Ploughshares. Her essays have received honorable mention in the annual Best American Essay anthologies, and she's won multiple awards and residencies, including the Susan Adefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction from Arts and Letters and the Maureen Egan Writers Exchange Award from Poets and Writers. Jodi lives in Providence, where she's also the program director at Lit Arts RI, a co-working space and so much more for the Rhode Island creative community. Fun fact: Jodie taught the Podcasting 101 class that I took before I launched my first podcast, How to Be a Better Person, back in 2019. And now I am so thrilled to be hosting her on Finding the Throughline as one of my very first guests.

In this first episode on the practical matters concerns Jodie’s path and how she does her work, we break down:

- Jodie’s experience with being one of the first folks to get long Covid, and how that shaped her work–both what she writes about and how she does that writing

- The importance of not always succumbing to your drive to get things done

- Protecting your most focused work time

- The daily habits that Jodie uses to feel good

- The writing software she’s recently adopted as a tool

- How having a kitten helps with the creative process (even though it also can take time away from work)

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

Big thanks to our sponsor, AirDoctorPro.com. Use promo code KATE to save up to $300 off an air purifier and receive an extended warranty for free. Support your health *and* this podcast!

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]]> 1015 [Terri Trespicio: Part 3]: The hunger for downtime is real + tons of book, show, and food recommendations (including, meat snacks!) Ep 1040 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my interview with Terri Trespicio, she shares the books, shows, and people she can’t get enough of who inspire her. Plus, she answers the fast five questions despite having a moment of panic that she wouldn’t be able to think of anything to say. - How she loves poking holes in the silly things we tell ourselves (like her friend who felt like she had to finish every library book she checked out whether she liked it or not) - The two men Terri considers creative mentors - Her friend, a woman, who inspires her on how to live life on her own terms (she’s internet famous–OK, it’s Laura Belgray) - The historical fiction author she’s staying up too late reading and the show she can’t stop watching once she starts - Her love of meat snacks - Which time of year she hates, and why - Where you’re likely to find her on Friday nights - The utensil most of her favorite types of foods require For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Terri Trespicio: Part 3]: The hunger for downtime is real + tons of book, show, and food recommendations (including, meat snacks!) full 5 1040 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my interview with Terri Trespicio, she shares the books, shows, and people she can’t get enough of who inspire her. Plus, she answers the fast five questions despite having a moment of panic that she wouldn’t be able to think of anything to say. - How she loves poking holes in the silly things we tell ourselves (like her friend who felt like she had to finish every library book she checked out whether she liked it or not) - The two men Terri considers creative mentors - Her friend, a woman, who inspires her on how to live life on her own terms (she’s internet famous–OK, it’s Laura Belgray) - The historical fiction author she’s staying up too late reading and the show she can’t stop watching once she starts - Her love of meat snacks - Which time of year she hates, and why - Where you’re likely to find her on Friday nights - The utensil most of her favorite types of foods require For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my interview with Terri Trespicio, she shares the books, shows, and people she can’t get enough of who inspire her. Plus, she answers the fast five questions despite having a moment of panic that she wouldn’t be able to think of anything to say.

- How she loves poking holes in the silly things we tell ourselves (like her friend who felt like she had to finish every library book she checked out whether she liked it or not)

- The two men Terri considers creative mentors

- Her friend, a woman, who inspires her on how to live life on her own terms (she’s internet famous–OK, it’s Laura Belgray)

- The historical fiction author she’s staying up too late reading and the show she can’t stop watching once she starts

- Her love of meat snacks

- Which time of year she hates, and why

- Where you’re likely to find her on Friday nights

- The utensil most of her favorite types of foods require

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com

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]]> 1086 [Terri Trespicio, Part 2]: Getting better at “trembling in the face of resistance” + the unhelpful and helpful thing her Catholic upbringing taught her Ep 1039 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part 2 of interview with author of Unfollow Your Passion, TedX speaker, and standup comedian Terri Trespicio, we break down: - The difference between easy and ease - How Terri’s Catholic upbringing contributed to her recurring critical thoughts, and also what it taught her about how to get past them - A ninja trick for where to place your focus when your inner critic is chiming in - In praise of weight lighting, or as Terri says, helping yourself get better at “trembling in the face of resistance” - Why she, as a Gen X women, prefers dating Millennial men - What Terri will and absolutely will not apologize for For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Terri Trespicio, Part 2]: Getting better at “trembling in the face of resistance” + the unhelpful and helpful thing her Catholic upbringing taught her full 5 1039 Kate Hanley In part 2 of interview with author of Unfollow Your Passion, TedX speaker, and standup comedian Terri Trespicio, we break down: - The difference between easy and ease - How Terri’s Catholic upbringing contributed to her recurring critical thoughts, and also what it taught her about how to get past them - A ninja trick for where to place your focus when your inner critic is chiming in - In praise of weight lighting, or as Terri says, helping yourself get better at “trembling in the face of resistance” - Why she, as a Gen X women, prefers dating Millennial men - What Terri will and absolutely will not apologize for For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part 2 of interview with author of Unfollow Your Passion, TedX speaker, and standup comedian Terri Trespicio, we break down:

- The difference between easy and ease

- How Terri’s Catholic upbringing contributed to her recurring critical thoughts, and also what it taught her about how to get past them

- A ninja trick for where to place your focus when your inner critic is chiming in

- In praise of weight lighting, or as Terri says, helping yourself get better at “trembling in the face of resistance”

- Why she, as a Gen X women, prefers dating Millennial men

- What Terri will and absolutely will not apologize for


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1111 [Terri Trespicio, Part 1]: Terri’s ingredients for getting kickass creative work done: naps, robes, and thinking about butterflies Ep 1038 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Terri Trespicio is the author of the fabulously helpful and hopeful book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You, which was named one of the best feel-good reads of the year by the Washington Post. Her book is based on her TEDx talk, which is called Stop Searching for Your Passion and has been viewed 8 million times. Terri opens that talk recounting the day she got fired from Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine, which is where I was lucky enough to meet, work with, and become friends with her. Today, Terri is an in-demand speaker, a brand strategist, a writing teacher, a standup comedian, and always a writer whose work can soothe you, crack you up, and crack open possibilities in your mind all at once. If you can't tell, I love her. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: - The thought process on whether or not you should stop working for yourself and go get a job - How creativity is more like a butterfly than a workhorse - One of the best things you can do to promote creativity (hint: it’s not what you think) - Terri’s morning routine in detail - Writing in your robe For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Terri Trespicio, Part 1]: Terri’s ingredients for getting kickass creative work done: naps, robes, and thinking about butterflies full 5 1038 Kate Hanley Terri Trespicio is the author of the fabulously helpful and hopeful book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You, which was named one of the best feel-good reads of the year by the Washington Post. Her book is based on her TEDx talk, which is called Stop Searching for Your Passion and has been viewed 8 million times. Terri opens that talk recounting the day she got fired from Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine, which is where I was lucky enough to meet, work with, and become friends with her. Today, Terri is an in-demand speaker, a brand strategist, a writing teacher, a standup comedian, and always a writer whose work can soothe you, crack you up, and crack open possibilities in your mind all at once. If you can't tell, I love her. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: - The thought process on whether or not you should stop working for yourself and go get a job - How creativity is more like a butterfly than a workhorse - One of the best things you can do to promote creativity (hint: it’s not what you think) - Terri’s morning routine in detail - Writing in your robe For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Terri Trespicio is the author of the fabulously helpful and hopeful book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You, which was named one of the best feel-good reads of the year by the Washington Post. Her book is based on her TEDx talk, which is called Stop Searching for Your Passion and has been viewed 8 million times. Terri opens that talk recounting the day she got fired from Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine, which is where I was lucky enough to meet, work with, and become friends with her.

Today, Terri is an in-demand speaker, a brand strategist, a writing teacher, a standup comedian, and always a writer whose work can soothe you, crack you up, and crack open possibilities in your mind all at once.

If you can't tell, I love her. In this first part of her interview, we unpack:

- The thought process on whether or not you should stop working for yourself and go get a job

- How creativity is more like a butterfly than a workhorse

- One of the best things you can do to promote creativity (hint: it’s not what you think)

- Terri’s morning routine in detail

- Writing in your robe

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1120 [Leigh Medeiros: Part 3]: Expanding your capacity + the podcasts and social media accounts giving Leigh life Ep 1037 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my interview with Leigh Medeiros, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies. Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational The importance of expanding your capacity Why she loves learning from drag queens Which social media videos are giving her hope–and getting her to take notes Why she’s a huge fan of January. Yes, January! And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros: Part 3]: Expanding your capacity + the podcasts and social media accounts giving Leigh life full 5 1037 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my interview with Leigh Medeiros, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies. Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational The importance of expanding your capacity Why she loves learning from drag queens Which social media videos are giving her hope–and getting her to take notes Why she’s a huge fan of January. Yes, January! And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my interview with Leigh Medeiros, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies.

Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational

The importance of expanding your capacity

Why she loves learning from drag queens

Which social media videos are giving her hope–and getting her to take notes

Why she’s a huge fan of January. Yes, January!

And we have a little love fest for condiment-heavy cuisines

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com

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]]> 1508 [Leigh Medeiros, Part 2]: A hilarious–and relatable–story about second-guessing your work + the pep talk for making art I didn’t know I needed Ep 1036 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Why it’s crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it The screenplay she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas—a hilarious and so relatable story Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare to shed a tear or two) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros, Part 2]: A hilarious–and relatable–story about second-guessing your work + the pep talk for making art I didn’t know I needed full 5 1036 Kate Hanley Why it’s crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it The screenplay she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas—a hilarious and so relatable story Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare to shed a tear or two) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why it’s crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it

The screenplay she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas—a hilarious and so relatable story

Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare to shed a tear or two)

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com.

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]]> 1327 [Leigh Medeiros, Part 1]: The power of figuring out your own Venn diagram of interests + some pretty awesome attention hacks Ep 1035 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Lee Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is helping others make theirs. Leigh is the author of the One Minute Writer, 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing. She also writes a column for Script Magazine called The Climate Screenwriter, is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island. I am lucky enough to know Leigh in person, and every time I see her, I feel like my batteries get recharged and I just wanna give her a huge hug and take in every word that she says, like manna from heaven. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her personal Venn diagram Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not) The podcasts that lit a fire under Leigh’s butt to start writing about climate How “merging your siloes” uplevels your work and your being Leigh’s morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually trying to, you know, write Superheroes have capes–writers should have a talisman, too For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Leigh Medeiros, Part 1]: The power of figuring out your own Venn diagram of interests + some pretty awesome attention hacks full 5 1035 Kate Hanley Lee Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is helping others make theirs. Leigh is the author of the One Minute Writer, 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing. She also writes a column for Script Magazine called The Climate Screenwriter, is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island. I am lucky enough to know Leigh in person, and every time I see her, I feel like my batteries get recharged and I just wanna give her a huge hug and take in every word that she says, like manna from heaven. In this first part of her interview, we unpack: How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her personal Venn diagram Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not) The podcasts that lit a fire under Leigh’s butt to start writing about climate How “merging your siloes” uplevels your work and your being Leigh’s morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually trying to, you know, write Superheroes have capes–writers should have a talisman, too For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Lee Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is helping others make theirs. Leigh is the author of the One Minute Writer, 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing. She also writes a column for Script Magazine called The Climate Screenwriter, is the co-producer of the Writing Climate Pitch Fest, and founded the Linden Place Writer's Residency in Bristol, Rhode Island.

I am lucky enough to know Leigh in person, and every time I see her, I feel like my batteries get recharged and I just wanna give her a huge hug and take in every word that she says, like manna from heaven.

In this first part of her interview, we unpack:

How screenwriting is like a bad boyfriend

How her focus on writing screenplays with a climate angle is the perfect intersection of her personal Venn diagram

Using fellowships to spur new ideas (whether you actually get them or not)

The podcasts that lit a fire under Leigh’s butt to start writing about climate

How “merging your siloes” uplevels your work and your being

Leigh’s morning cacao ceremony and the unexpected beings she shares it with

The hacks she uses to stay focused when actually trying to, you know, write

Superheroes have capes–writers should have a talisman, too


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1393 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets: What's next]: The bittersweet healing of parenting + thinking about legacy + learning from Toni Morrison Ep1034 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and what she's staying up too late reading (or in this case, listening to). My biggest takeaway was how Tracey focuses on one primary topic--joy--but then spins it in to a lot of different directions, and how that helps her a) create a meaningful legacy but b) also means she doesn't get bored. For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets: What's next]: The bittersweet healing of parenting + thinking about legacy + learning from Toni Morrison full 5 1034 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and what she's staying up too late reading (or in this case, listening to). My biggest takeaway was how Tracey focuses on one primary topic--joy--but then spins it in to a lot of different directions, and how that helps her a) create a meaningful legacy but b) also means she doesn't get bored. For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and what she's staying up too late reading (or in this case, listening to).

My biggest takeaway was how Tracey focuses on one primary topic--joy--but then spins it in to a lot of different directions, and how that helps her a) create a meaningful legacy but b) also means she doesn't get bored.

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1372 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets, Inner Stuff]: Dealing with inner meanies and acknowledging the gifts of rejection Ep1033 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, award-winning author of 21 books, including "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine," we plumb the depths of her mind, including: - What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts - The things her inner critic loves to tell her - What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts - The deeper meaning of rejection For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit https://katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets, Inner Stuff]: Dealing with inner meanies and acknowledging the gifts of rejection full 5 1033 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, award-winning author of 21 books, including "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine," we plumb the depths of her mind, including: - What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts - The things her inner critic loves to tell her - What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts - The deeper meaning of rejection For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit https://katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets, award-winning author of 21 books, including "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine," we plumb the depths of her mind, including:


- What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts

- The things her inner critic loves to tell her

- What's it like to be writing for a larger audience--the good and the bad parts

- The deeper meaning of rejection


For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit https://katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1179 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets, Practical Matters]: The rules she once taught that now breaks + a writing hack for when the words won't flow Ep 1032 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets is the author of 21 BOOKS, Y'ALL--more than one of them have won awards, including her two most recent: "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine." In this episode, Tracey shares a ton of particulars, or what she called before we started recording her "cheat codes": - How considering herself a storyteller instead of a memoirist or novelist helps her find her way along her throughline - How her experience as an English professor shapes her writing practice today (and what advice she gives her student that she no longer observes) - What walking has to do with creativity - The specifics of her morning routine - The exact tools she uses to help her "open up to the page" (I definitely learned some things that I'm gonna be trying!) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Tracey Lewis-Giggets, Practical Matters]: The rules she once taught that now breaks + a writing hack for when the words won't flow full 5 1032 Kate Hanley Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets is the author of 21 BOOKS, Y'ALL--more than one of them have won awards, including her two most recent: "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine." In this episode, Tracey shares a ton of particulars, or what she called before we started recording her "cheat codes": - How considering herself a storyteller instead of a memoirist or novelist helps her find her way along her throughline - How her experience as an English professor shapes her writing practice today (and what advice she gives her student that she no longer observes) - What walking has to do with creativity - The specifics of her morning routine - The exact tools she uses to help her "open up to the page" (I definitely learned some things that I'm gonna be trying!) For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggets is the author of 21 BOOKS, Y'ALL--more than one of them have won awards, including her two most recent: "Black Joy" and "Then They Came for Mine." In this episode, Tracey shares a ton of particulars, or what she called before we started recording her "cheat codes":

- How considering herself a storyteller instead of a memoirist or novelist helps her find her way along her throughline

- How her experience as an English professor shapes her writing practice today (and what advice she gives her student that she no longer observes)

- What walking has to do with creativity

- The specifics of her morning routine

- The exact tools she uses to help her "open up to the page" (I definitely learned some things that I'm gonna be trying!)

For detailed show notes, with links to everything we discuss--plus bonus photos!-- visit katehanley.substack.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1228 [Sari Botton: What's next]: The magic combination of reverence and irreverence. Ep 1031 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food. - What projects she’s dreaming about creating next - The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!) - Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton: What's next]: The magic combination of reverence and irreverence full 5 1031 Kate Hanley In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food. - What projects she’s dreaming about creating next - The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!) - Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the final installment of my interview with generous and prolific writing goddess Sari Botton (she publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism on Substack, authored And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen X Weirdo, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye, and was the essays editor at Longreads), we talk about what's coming up next for her, as well as her favorite shows, books, songs, time, and food.

- What projects she’s dreaming about creating next

- The two things she knows she needs to shift (including a great tip for folks with Sephardic Jewish heritage!)

- Plus, Sari’s favorite show, the last book she devoured, her go-to karaoke song, and her ideal dinner (hint: it’s shellfish heavy)

If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 803 [Sari Botton, Inner Stuff]: Bucket lists, the subconscious desire for permission, and clogs. Ep 1030 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including: - Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world - How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing - How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it - How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection - Her personal role models - That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton, Inner Stuff]: Bucket lists, the subconscious desire for permission, and clogs full 5 1030 Kate Hanley In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including: - Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world - How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing - How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it - How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection - Her personal role models - That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In part two of my interview with Sari Botton, founder of Oldster Magazine and author of And You May Find Yourself: Confessions of a Gen X Weirdo, we dive deep into the inner stuff, including:

- Her favorite part of sharing her work with the world

- How she navigates the ethics of including other people in her personal writing

- How her inner critic loves to tell her she doesn’t haven’t permission to write about what she wants to write about—and how she gets past it

- How getting older, and developing arthritis, is making her re-think some things, including her beloved wooden clog collection

- Her personal role models

- That thing that just won’t remove itself from Sari’s bucket list, even though she’s trying to move past it

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]]> 977 [Sari Botton, Practical Matters]: The power of curiosity, offhand comments, and writing stuff you've already done on your to-do list. Ep 1029 [Sari Botton, Practical Matters]: The power of curiosity, offhand comments, and writing stuff you've already done on your to-do list This seed of the idea for Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process, was first dropped by Sari Botton in her Substack publication Oldster Magazine—specifically, it was her Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, in which she asks creatives of all ages to answer the same dozen or so questions about what it means to grow older. I’m telling you, each time a new Oldster questionnaire lands in my inbox I drop everything and read it immediately. I love that even though I rarely know of the person who is answering the question (although sometimes I do—she’s interviewed Elizabeth Gilbert and Neko Case, for instance), I am moved, enlightened, provoked, and delighted by their answers. Sari had to be my first interview, she just had to be. And thankfully, she responded with an enthusiastic yes within just a few minutes of my asking her to come on. In this episode, Sari spills the beans on the practical parts of her process, including: - The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career - The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older - Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader - The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe - The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it) - What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head - Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 [Sari Botton, Practical Matters]: The power of curiosity, offhand comments, and writing stuff you've already done on your to-do list full 5 1029 Kate Hanley [Sari Botton, Practical Matters]: The power of curiosity, offhand comments, and writing stuff you've already done on your to-do list This seed of the idea for Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process, was first dropped by Sari Botton in her Substack publication Oldster Magazine—specifically, it was her Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, in which she asks creatives of all ages to answer the same dozen or so questions about what it means to grow older. I’m telling you, each time a new Oldster questionnaire lands in my inbox I drop everything and read it immediately. I love that even though I rarely know of the person who is answering the question (although sometimes I do—she’s interviewed Elizabeth Gilbert and Neko Case, for instance), I am moved, enlightened, provoked, and delighted by their answers. Sari had to be my first interview, she just had to be. And thankfully, she responded with an enthusiastic yes within just a few minutes of my asking her to come on. In this episode, Sari spills the beans on the practical parts of her process, including: - The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career - The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older - Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader - The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe - The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it) - What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head - Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug) If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Sari Botton, Practical Matters]: The power of curiosity, offhand comments, and writing stuff you've already done on your to-do list

This seed of the idea for Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process, was first dropped by Sari Botton in her Substack publication Oldster Magazine—specifically, it was her Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, in which she asks creatives of all ages to answer the same dozen or so questions about what it means to grow older.

I’m telling you, each time a new Oldster questionnaire lands in my inbox I drop everything and read it immediately. I love that even though I rarely know of the person who is answering the question (although sometimes I do—she’s interviewed Elizabeth Gilbert and Neko Case, for instance), I am moved, enlightened, provoked, and delighted by their answers.

Sari had to be my first interview, she just had to be. And thankfully, she responded with an enthusiastic yes within just a few minutes of my asking her to come on.

In this episode, Sari spills the beans on the practical parts of her process, including:

- The continuing ed class she took as a 20-something that lead to her personal writing career

- The thing her uncle told her when she was 10 that sparked a lifelong fascination with growing older

- Why she loves Substack—as both a writer and a reader

- The thing about trusting your instincts that Shalom Auslander first told her in 2010 that it took her 10+ years to believe

- The incredible power of writing annoying, non-work stuff down on your to-do list (even if you’re already done it)

- What she does to cheer herself up and clear her head

- Her morning routine (including what exactly goes in her mug)

If you want to hear these interviews in one, ad-free episode, become a paid subscriber at katehanley.substack.com (and get lots of other perks, too).

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1007 Out with the Old, In with the New (A Eulogy and a Look Ahead) Ep 1028 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You may have noticed, I have been rebroadcasting old episodes of How to Be a Better Person since May. I want to tell you a little bit about what’s been going on. Here's the Cliffs Notes version: I'm ending How to Be a Better Person. And starting a new show--which will appear here, in this same feed, starting January 15th--called Finding the Throughline. Why? Well, a mid-life crisis had something to do with it. You'll have to listen for the full story. I want to thank you for being a listener of How to Be a Better Person. It has been such an honor and a privilege to connect with you here, in this space. We got through the pandemic together--as well as over 1,000 episodes and 1 million downloads. It’s not often easy to be a person in this world who gives a shit about being a better human, and it gives me so much hope to know how many of you care. In addition to feeling proud, I’m nervous, and a little sad, as well as excited and ready to find out where the throughline is leading me—and all of us--next. But really this is all any of us can do—do what’s calling to us until that call shifts. Listen to the Finding the Throughline trailer here. Talk to you next week! And to make sure we stay in touch, and to get free and full show notes delivered to your inbox each week, sign up for my newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000 Out with the Old, In with the New (A Eulogy and a Look Ahead) full 4 1028 Kate Hanley You may have noticed, I have been rebroadcasting old episodes of How to Be a Better Person since May. I want to tell you a little bit about what’s been going on. Here's the Cliffs Notes version: I'm ending How to Be a Better Person. And starting a new show--which will appear here, in this same feed, starting January 15th--called Finding the Throughline. Why? Well, a mid-life crisis had something to do with it. You'll have to listen for the full story. I want to thank you for being a listener of How to Be a Better Person. It has been such an honor and a privilege to connect with you here, in this space. We got through the pandemic together--as well as over 1,000 episodes and 1 million downloads. It’s not often easy to be a person in this world who gives a shit about being a better human, and it gives me so much hope to know how many of you care. In addition to feeling proud, I’m nervous, and a little sad, as well as excited and ready to find out where the throughline is leading me—and all of us--next. But really this is all any of us can do—do what’s calling to us until that call shifts. Listen to the Finding the Throughline trailer here. Talk to you next week! And to make sure we stay in touch, and to get free and full show notes delivered to your inbox each week, sign up for my newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may have noticed, I have been rebroadcasting old episodes of How to Be a Better Person since May. I want to tell you a little bit about what’s been going on.

Here's the Cliffs Notes version: I'm ending How to Be a Better Person. And starting a new show--which will appear here, in this same feed, starting January 15th--called Finding the Throughline. Why? Well, a mid-life crisis had something to do with it. You'll have to listen for the full story.

I want to thank you for being a listener of How to Be a Better Person. It has been such an honor and a privilege to connect with you here, in this space. We got through the pandemic together--as well as over 1,000 episodes and 1 million downloads.

It’s not often easy to be a person in this world who gives a shit about being a better human, and it gives me so much hope to know how many of you care.

In addition to feeling proud, I’m nervous, and a little sad, as well as excited and ready to find out where the throughline is leading me—and all of us--next. But really this is all any of us can do—do what’s calling to us until that call shifts.

Listen to the Finding the Throughline trailer here.

Talk to you next week! And to make sure we stay in touch, and to get free and full show notes delivered to your inbox each week, sign up for my newsletter.

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]]> 1118 [Things to Do Less]: Honey, You Don’t Need Fixing, Ep 1027 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Do Less]: Honey, You Don’t Need Fixing full 4 1027 Kate Hanley That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away.

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]]> 685 [Things to Do Less]: Being Nice Is (Way) Overrated, Ep 1026 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Do Less]: Being Nice Is (Way) Overrated full 4 1026 Kate Hanley Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying.

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]]> 556 [Things to Do Less]: The Case Against Making Plans, Ep 1025 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Do Less]: The Case Against Making Plans full Kate Hanley Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead?

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]]> 643 Finding The Throughline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Dec 2023 04:27:00 -0000 Finding the Throughline trailer Kate Hanley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 176 [Generosity]: When It’s OK to NOT Be Generous , Ep. 1024 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous, but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity]: When It’s OK to NOT Be Generous full 4 1024 Kate Hanley You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous, but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no.

Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous, but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge.

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]]> 538 [Generosity]: When Giving Stops Feeling Good, Ep. 1023 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good.  In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable.  So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity]: When Giving Stops Feeling Good full 4 1023 Kate Hanley While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good.  In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable.  So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good. 

In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable. 

So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good.

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]]> 480 [Generosity]: How Being Generous to Others Benefits YOU, Ep. 1022 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance?  Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode, I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity]: How Being Generous to Others Benefits YOU full 4 1022 Kate Hanley When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance?  Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode, I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance? 

Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode, I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving.

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]]> 491 [Happier Holidays]: Make Peace with the Doing, Ep. 1021 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Happier Holidays]: Make Peace with the Doing full 4 1021 Kate Hanley I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute. 


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]]> 522 [Happier Holidays]: How to Not Let Your Family Drive You Nuts, Ep. 1020 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share.  I asked Amy: What is it about holiday gatherings with family that can make it such a stress fest?  What can we do well before the event is even here that will help things get off on a better foot?  Once you’re there, how do you get out of those fraught conversations with grace?  How do we maintain boundaries in a situation where we’re in a room with the people on this earth who know how to push our buttons the most? How can we actually enjoy ourselves at these gatherings, instead of merely endure them?  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Happier Holidays]: How to Not Let Your Family Drive You Nuts full 4 1020 Kate Hanley Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share.  I asked Amy: What is it about holiday gatherings with family that can make it such a stress fest?  What can we do well before the event is even here that will help things get off on a better foot?  Once you’re there, how do you get out of those fraught conversations with grace?  How do we maintain boundaries in a situation where we’re in a room with the people on this earth who know how to push our buttons the most? How can we actually enjoy ourselves at these gatherings, instead of merely endure them?  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share. 

I asked Amy:

  • What is it about holiday gatherings with family that can make it such a stress fest? 
  • What can we do well before the event is even here that will help things get off on a better foot? 
  • Once you’re there, how do you get out of those fraught conversations with grace? 
  • How do we maintain boundaries in a situation where we’re in a room with the people on this earth who know how to push our buttons the most?
  • How can we actually enjoy ourselves at these gatherings, instead of merely endure them? 

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]]> 1210 [Happier Holidays]: An Amazing Tool to Reduce Holiday Stress, Ep. 1019 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Happier Holidays]: An Amazing Tool to Reduce Holiday Stress full 4 1019 Kate Hanley I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil.

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]]> 603 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: 5 Hacks to Make Your BODY Cozier, Ep. 1018 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it." ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: 5 Hacks to Make Your BODY Cozier full 4 1018 Kate Hanley You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it." ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it."

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]]> 436 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: 5 Hacks to Make Your HOME Cozier, Ep. 1017 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: 5 Hacks to Make Your HOME Cozier full 4 1017 Kate Hanley Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them. 

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]]> 537 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters, Ep. 1016 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year when it’s cold and dark (at least here in the Northern hemisphere), so craving feeling all toasty in snug is natural. But seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Yes! That throw blanket and those fuzzy socks really are giving you life! ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy, My Friends]: The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters full 4 1016 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year when it’s cold and dark (at least here in the Northern hemisphere), so craving feeling all toasty in snug is natural. But seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Yes! That throw blanket and those fuzzy socks really are giving you life! ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year when it’s cold and dark (at least here in the Northern hemisphere), so craving feeling all toasty in snug is natural. But seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Yes! That throw blanket and those fuzzy socks really are giving you life!

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]]> 444 [Thinking Straight]: 3 Ways to Get Clarity on What’s Troubling You, Ep. 1015 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This one’s for all you verbal processors–people who have to talk about something in order to figure out what you really think about it (raising my own hand here). There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Today I’m sharing three ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: 3 Ways to Get Clarity on What’s Troubling You full 4 1015 Kate Hanley This one’s for all you verbal processors–people who have to talk about something in order to figure out what you really think about it (raising my own hand here). There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Today I’m sharing three ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This one’s for all you verbal processors–people who have to talk about something in order to figure out what you really think about it (raising my own hand here). There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is. 

Today I’m sharing three ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal!

THERAPY

Zencare website

Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder

COACHES

Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching)

Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching)

Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching)

My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor)

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]]> 811 [Thinking Straight]: 2 Questions that Help You Hear What You REALLY Think, Ep. 1014 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating!  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got two questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: 2 Questions that Help You Hear What You REALLY Think full 4 1014 Kate Hanley When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating!  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got two questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! 

Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly? 

I’ve got two questions to ask yourself that help you do just that. 

My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger

My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage

Andrea J Lee’s website

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]]> 566 [Thinking Straight]: An Easy Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head, Ep. 1013 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts.  It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour.  This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil! ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: An Easy Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head full 4 1013 Kate Hanley Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts.  It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour.  This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil! ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to $300 on this UltraHEPA air purifier HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts. 

It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour. 

This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil!

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]]> 542 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: A Sex Therapist’s Tips on Keeping the Flame Alive, Ep. 1012 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Including “lazy man’s sex.” ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: A Sex Therapist’s Tips on Keeping the Flame Alive full 4 1012 Kate Hanley We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Including “lazy man’s sex.” ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Including “lazy man’s sex.”

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]]> 1218 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: Why You Need to Stop Keeping Score, Ep. 1011 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:  Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Air Doctor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: Why You Need to Stop Keeping Score full 4 1011 Kate Hanley I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:  Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Air Doctor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have.

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]]> 697 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: How to Be Less Annoyed by Your Partner’s Quirks, Ep. 1010 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)** :  Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: How to Be Less Annoyed by Your Partner’s Quirks full 4 1010 Kate Hanley What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you. ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)** :  Air Doctor – Use promo code BETTER23 to save up to $350 on an air purifier, 20$ off filters, and get a free 3-year extended warranty HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you.

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]]> 601 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Can I Stop Spinning My Wheels?, Ep. 1009 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere?  That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote: “At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?” I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are: What am I enjoying the most right now?  What am I enjoying the least?  What feels really gratifying right now?  What feels like a waste of energy?  When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me?  When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down?  Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time?  Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time? At the end of the day, it’s up to each of us to stay focused on what matters to us. I hope these questions help you do just that.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Can I Stop Spinning My Wheels? full 4 1009 Kate Hanley Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere?  That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote: “At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?” I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are: What am I enjoying the most right now?  What am I enjoying the least?  What feels really gratifying right now?  What feels like a waste of energy?  When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me?  When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down?  Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time?  Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time? At the end of the day, it’s up to each of us to stay focused on what matters to us. I hope these questions help you do just that.  ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**: HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere? 

That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote:

“At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?”

I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are:

  1. What am I enjoying the most right now? 
  2. What am I enjoying the least? 
  3. What feels really gratifying right now? 
  4. What feels like a waste of energy? 
  5. When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me? 
  6. When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down? 
  7. Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time? 
  8. Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time?

At the end of the day, it’s up to each of us to stay focused on what matters to us. I hope these questions help you do just that. 

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]]> 667 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Do I Stop Getting Too Involved?, Ep. 1008 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m answering a listener question that I think a lot of women can relate to.  Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?” ** Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes** The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness Validate, Validate, Validate Listen Better **Relevant Tara Brach episodes** Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1 Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2 ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Do I Stop Getting Too Involved? full 4 1008 Kate Hanley Today I’m answering a listener question that I think a lot of women can relate to.  Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?” ** Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes** The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness Validate, Validate, Validate Listen Better **Relevant Tara Brach episodes** Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1 Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2 ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)**:  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m answering a listener question that I think a lot of women can relate to. 

Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?”

** Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes**

The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness

Validate, Validate, Validate

Listen Better

**Relevant Tara Brach episodes**

Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1

Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2

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]]> 635 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Can I Stop Feeling So Busy All the Damn Time?, Ep. 1007 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?” Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)** :  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Your Thorny Qs, Answered]: How Can I Stop Feeling So Busy All the Damn Time? full 4 1007 Kate Hanley Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?” Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet ** This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!)** :  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?”

Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet

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]]> 647 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: 5 Surprising Ways to Interact with Art (from Home, No Less), Ep. 1006 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do. This episode originally aired earlier in the pandemic--but hey, winter can be it's own kind of lockdown. And winter is coming. This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: 5 Surprising Ways to Interact with Art (from Home, No Less) full 4 1006 Kate Hanley You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do. This episode originally aired earlier in the pandemic--but hey, winter can be it's own kind of lockdown. And winter is coming. This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do.

This episode originally aired earlier in the pandemic--but hey, winter can be it's own kind of lockdown. And winter is coming.

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]]> 576 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: 7 Surprising Ways to Read More, Ep. 1005 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Reading is such a great way to lose yourself in a story, gain empathy for all different kinds of people in all different kinds of situations, stimulate your brain and your imagination, and just plain ole have fun. But it’s something that a lot of people feel they just don’t have the time or the focus (or both) for. Today’s episode offers not three, not five, but seven ways to read more–including one that you may think makes you a bad person (or at least a bad reader).  This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: 7 Surprising Ways to Read More full 4 1005 Kate Hanley Reading is such a great way to lose yourself in a story, gain empathy for all different kinds of people in all different kinds of situations, stimulate your brain and your imagination, and just plain ole have fun. But it’s something that a lot of people feel they just don’t have the time or the focus (or both) for. Today’s episode offers not three, not five, but seven ways to read more–including one that you may think makes you a bad person (or at least a bad reader).  This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Reading is such a great way to lose yourself in a story, gain empathy for all different kinds of people in all different kinds of situations, stimulate your brain and your imagination, and just plain ole have fun. But it’s something that a lot of people feel they just don’t have the time or the focus (or both) for. Today’s episode offers not three, not five, but seven ways to read more–including one that you may think makes you a bad person (or at least a bad reader). 

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]]> 458 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: Can Art Make You a Better Person?, Ep. 1004 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I originally wrote this episode during the pandemic when life felt extra hard–and guess what, now, in November 2024, life is also feeling difficult albeit for different reasons including an impossible situation in the Middle East. Humans have long turned to art to help them make sense of and get through tough times. This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it. I hope they help.  This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Up Your Intake of Vitamin Art]: Can Art Make You a Better Person? full 4 1004 Kate Hanley I originally wrote this episode during the pandemic when life felt extra hard–and guess what, now, in November 2024, life is also feeling difficult albeit for different reasons including an impossible situation in the Middle East. Humans have long turned to art to help them make sense of and get through tough times. This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it. I hope they help.  This episode sponsored by (thank you for supporting our sponsors!):  HelloFresh – Use promo code BETTERPERSONFREE to get free breakfast for life! AquaTru – Save 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you use the code BETTER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I originally wrote this episode during the pandemic when life felt extra hard–and guess what, now, in November 2024, life is also feeling difficult albeit for different reasons including an impossible situation in the Middle East. Humans have long turned to art to help them make sense of and get through tough times. This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it. I hope they help. 

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]]> 483 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: I’m So Forgetful and Always Running Late, Ep. 1003 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s trait is running late and forgetting to write people back and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Something else I’ll add about this topic that wasn’t on my radar when I first wrote this episode (because I was currently swimming in it) is that perimenopause can make you forgetful and spacey. Yep! Another thing to blame on your erratic hormone levels. PLUS, these two things are hallmarks of ADHD, and you’ve also got to respect and accept your neurodiversity.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: I’m So Forgetful and Always Running Late full 4 1003 Kate Hanley Today’s trait is running late and forgetting to write people back and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Something else I’ll add about this topic that wasn’t on my radar when I first wrote this episode (because I was currently swimming in it) is that perimenopause can make you forgetful and spacey. Yep! Another thing to blame on your erratic hormone levels. PLUS, these two things are hallmarks of ADHD, and you’ve also got to respect and accept your neurodiversity.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s trait is running late and forgetting to write people back and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one.

Something else I’ll add about this topic that wasn’t on my radar when I first wrote this episode (because I was currently swimming in it) is that perimenopause can make you forgetful and spacey. Yep! Another thing to blame on your erratic hormone levels. PLUS, these two things are hallmarks of ADHD, and you’ve also got to respect and accept your neurodiversity.  

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]]> 611 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: Is Lying Ever OK?, Ep. 1002 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. In today's episode, I talked with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the book “Would I Lie to You?" Judi’s website Judi’s book This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: Is Lying Ever OK? full 4 1002 Kate Hanley Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. In today's episode, I talked with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the book “Would I Lie to You?" Judi’s website Judi’s book This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on.

In today's episode, I talked with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the book “Would I Lie to You?"

Judi’s website

Judi’s book

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]]> 973 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: Help, I Have No Patience!, Ep. 1001 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m flipping things around and talking about some of the things that can make us wonder if we’re a bad person.  When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was some form of impatience. So today we’re taking a look at what’s typically underneath your impatience and how to address that root cause.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person? 😳]: Help, I Have No Patience! full 4 1001 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m flipping things around and talking about some of the things that can make us wonder if we’re a bad person.  When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was some form of impatience. So today we’re taking a look at what’s typically underneath your impatience and how to address that root cause.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m flipping things around and talking about some of the things that can make us wonder if we’re a bad person. 

When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was some form of impatience. So today we’re taking a look at what’s typically underneath your impatience and how to address that root cause. 

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]]> 575 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: Secrets to Making Perimenopause More Manageable, Ep. 1000 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So, if you’re perimenopausal, what are you supposed to DO about it!? Well, aside from talking to your Ob/Gyn about their help managing your most troubling symptoms (and if they give you a blank stare or suggest you don’t need to worry about anything, seek out a doc who has been certified by the North American Menopause Society although, prepare to wait because there are only 1600 of them, compared to 80,000 Ob/Gyns), now is a great time to start really embracing some self-care strategies. In today’s episode, I interview holistic healthcare coach who specializes in perimenopause, Jolinda Johnson. She’s a great IG follow @coachjolinda. Good luck. It does get better.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: Secrets to Making Perimenopause More Manageable full 4 1000 Kate Hanley So, if you’re perimenopausal, what are you supposed to DO about it!? Well, aside from talking to your Ob/Gyn about their help managing your most troubling symptoms (and if they give you a blank stare or suggest you don’t need to worry about anything, seek out a doc who has been certified by the North American Menopause Society although, prepare to wait because there are only 1600 of them, compared to 80,000 Ob/Gyns), now is a great time to start really embracing some self-care strategies. In today’s episode, I interview holistic healthcare coach who specializes in perimenopause, Jolinda Johnson. She’s a great IG follow @coachjolinda. Good luck. It does get better.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So, if you’re perimenopausal, what are you supposed to DO about it!? Well, aside from talking to your Ob/Gyn about their help managing your most troubling symptoms (and if they give you a blank stare or suggest you don’t need to worry about anything, seek out a doc who has been certified by the North American Menopause Society although, prepare to wait because there are only 1600 of them, compared to 80,000 Ob/Gyns), now is a great time to start really embracing some self-care strategies. In today’s episode, I interview holistic healthcare coach who specializes in perimenopause, Jolinda Johnson. She’s a great IG follow @coachjolinda. Good luck. It does get better. 

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]]> 1573 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: The Crazy Long and Weird List of Perimenopause Symptoms (This Explains SO MUCH), Ep. 999 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. If you have lady parts and are in your 30s, 40s, or early 50, come find out how to connect the dots between the weird stuff you’re experiencing and your hormones.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: The Crazy Long and Weird List of Perimenopause Symptoms (This Explains SO MUCH) full 4 999 Kate Hanley Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. If you have lady parts and are in your 30s, 40s, or early 50, come find out how to connect the dots between the weird stuff you’re experiencing and your hormones.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. If you have lady parts and are in your 30s, 40s, or early 50, come find out how to connect the dots between the weird stuff you’re experiencing and your hormones. 

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]]> 498 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: Why We Need to Talk About Perimenopause (Men Too), Ep. 998 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful–or something not even worth mentioning. When it’s something that every person with a uterus experiences, and for a lot of us, it’s like running a cosmic marathon on top of everything else in life.  People of all genders need to understand what perimenopause is all about so that women don’t have to be bewildered or embarrassed on their own anymore. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. (Wait til you hear its heinous history! So maddening.) This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause-a-palooza]: Why We Need to Talk About Perimenopause (Men Too) full 4 998 Kate Hanley For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful–or something not even worth mentioning. When it’s something that every person with a uterus experiences, and for a lot of us, it’s like running a cosmic marathon on top of everything else in life.  People of all genders need to understand what perimenopause is all about so that women don’t have to be bewildered or embarrassed on their own anymore. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. (Wait til you hear its heinous history! So maddening.) This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful–or something not even worth mentioning. When it’s something that every person with a uterus experiences, and for a lot of us, it’s like running a cosmic marathon on top of everything else in life. 

People of all genders need to understand what perimenopause is all about so that women don’t have to be bewildered or embarrassed on their own anymore. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. (Wait til you hear its heinous history! So maddening.)

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]]> 565 [Mood Lifters]: 5 Quick and Effective Mood Boosters, Ep. 997 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.) This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Mood Lifters]: 5 Quick and Effective Mood Boosters full 4 997 Kate Hanley Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.) This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.)

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]]> 1002 [Mood Lifters]: How to Create a Mood-Stabilizing Morning Routine, Ep. 996 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady.  Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Mood Lifters]: How to Create a Mood-Stabilizing Morning Routine full 4 996 Kate Hanley Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady.  Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady. 

Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head

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]]> 818 [Mood Lifters]: How to Deal When Your Day Goes Sideways, Ep. 995 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Mood Lifters]: How to Deal When Your Day Goes Sideways full 4 995 Kate Hanley We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable.

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]]> 673 [Your Right to Rest]: What Most People Get Wrong About Rest, Ep. 994 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We have an idea that resting means doing nothing.  And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive.  But there’s a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest.  Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something.  Come explore this paradox with me! This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Right to Rest]: What Most People Get Wrong About Rest full 4 994 Kate Hanley We have an idea that resting means doing nothing.  And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive.  But there’s a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest.  Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something.  Come explore this paradox with me! This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have an idea that resting means doing nothing. 

And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive. 

But there’s a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest. 

Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something. 

Come explore this paradox with me!

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]]> 566 [Your Right to Rest]: Maybe You’re Not Getting the Kind of Rest You Need/How to Tell If You’ve Got a Rest Deficit, Ep. 993 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!! Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Right to Rest]: Maybe You’re Not Getting the Kind of Rest You Need/How to Tell If You’ve Got a Rest Deficit full 4 993 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!! Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!!

Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website

Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit 

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]]> 1481 [Your Right to Rest]: How Can I Feel OK About Not Being Productive?, Ep. 992 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored. And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes: “I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?” I mean, who can relate? This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Right to Rest]: How Can I Feel OK About Not Being Productive? full 4 992 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored. And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes: “I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?” I mean, who can relate? This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored.

And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes:

“I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?”

I mean, who can relate?

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]]> 697 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: 7 Easy Ways to Up Your Fabulous Factor (Even When You Don’t Feel Fabulous), Ep. 991 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re in the midlife realm, it’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out.  Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: 7 Easy Ways to Up Your Fabulous Factor (Even When You Don’t Feel Fabulous) full 4 991 Kate Hanley When you’re in the midlife realm, it’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out.  Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re in the midlife realm, it’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out. 

Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama. 

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]]> 865 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: Pro Tips for Feeling Beautiful, Ep. 990 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect. I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: Pro Tips for Feeling Beautiful full 4 990 Kate Hanley This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect. I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful.  This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect.

I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful. 

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]]> 1382 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: This Mantra Really Helps You Love How You Look as You Age, Ep. 989 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look. Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help guide you on your journey to feeling good about how you like as you live longer. And really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow-Up]: This Mantra Really Helps You Love How You Look as You Age full 4 989 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look. Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help guide you on your journey to feeling good about how you like as you live longer. And really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look.

Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help guide you on your journey to feeling good about how you like as you live longer. And really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too.

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]]> 701 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: You DO Have Time to Exercise–These 5 Questions Will Help You Find It, Ep. 988 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. Asking yourself the five questions I share in today’s episode can help you start reaping the astounding benefits of exercise right away, even if you feel completely time-crunched. It’s there all right–it’s just probably hiding in plain sight.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: You DO Have Time to Exercise–These 5 Questions Will Help You Find It full 4 988 Kate Hanley OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. Asking yourself the five questions I share in today’s episode can help you start reaping the astounding benefits of exercise right away, even if you feel completely time-crunched. It’s there all right–it’s just probably hiding in plain sight.  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. Asking yourself the five questions I share in today’s episode can help you start reaping the astounding benefits of exercise right away, even if you feel completely time-crunched. It’s there all right–it’s just probably hiding in plain sight. 

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]]> 546 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: Your Reasons for Not Exercising Are Probably B.S.--Here’s How to Get Past Them, Ep. 987 Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it. This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: Your Reasons for Not Exercising Are Probably B.S.--Here’s How to Get Past Them full 4 987 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it. This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it.

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]]> 1269 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: 5 Surprising Benefits of Exercise (These Will Get Your Butt in Gear), Ep. 986 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Exercise is such a boost for every aspect of your health and your life, I’m willing to bet you have no idea just how amazing it is for you–I didn’t!! Hopefully learning about some of its more profound benefits will help you find the motivation and the time to do more of it, no matter how much you may or may not already be moving your body regularly.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [I Like to Move It, Move It]: 5 Surprising Benefits of Exercise (These Will Get Your Butt in Gear) full 4 985 Kate Hanley Exercise is such a boost for every aspect of your health and your life, I’m willing to bet you have no idea just how amazing it is for you–I didn’t!! Hopefully learning about some of its more profound benefits will help you find the motivation and the time to do more of it, no matter how much you may or may not already be moving your body regularly.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping AquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Exercise is such a boost for every aspect of your health and your life, I’m willing to bet you have no idea just how amazing it is for you–I didn’t!! Hopefully learning about some of its more profound benefits will help you find the motivation and the time to do more of it, no matter how much you may or may not already be moving your body regularly.  

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]]> 690 [5-Minute Self-Care]: Quick Hack to Feel Alive and Ward off Illness, Ep. 985 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s dark outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness? Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [5-Minute Self-Care]: Quick Hack to Feel Alive and Ward off Illness full 4 985 Kate Hanley You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s dark outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness? Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness. This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s dark outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness?

Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness.

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]]> 708 [5-Minute Self-Care]: Press Away Your Stress and Soothe Your Nervous System, Ep. 984 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’m sharing three acupressure points–which is basically DIY acupuncture with no needles, only light pressure from your fingertips–that I use on the regular to get myself to a better place. (And I share the story of how I decided to study acupressure–I essentially witnessed the benefits before I ever tried it, just by talking to my teacher on the phone).  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [5-Minute Self-Care]: Press Away Your Stress and Soothe Your Nervous System full 4 984 Kate Hanley Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’m sharing three acupressure points–which is basically DIY acupuncture with no needles, only light pressure from your fingertips–that I use on the regular to get myself to a better place. (And I share the story of how I decided to study acupressure–I essentially witnessed the benefits before I ever tried it, just by talking to my teacher on the phone).  This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’m sharing three acupressure points–which is basically DIY acupuncture with no needles, only light pressure from your fingertips–that I use on the regular to get myself to a better place. (And I share the story of how I decided to study acupressure–I essentially witnessed the benefits before I ever tried it, just by talking to my teacher on the phone). 

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]]> 633 [5-Minute Self-Care]: This Used to Get You in Trouble in School, but it Helps You Think, Recharge, and Heal, Ep. 983 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ During this back-to-school, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC. First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously.  Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [5-Minute Self-Care]: This Used to Get You in Trouble in School, but it Helps You Think, Recharge, and Heal full 4 983 Kate Hanley During this back-to-school, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC. First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously.  Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During this back-to-school, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC. First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously. 

Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients

Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns

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]]> 518 [Maintain Your Brain]: Surprising Brain Health Hacks that Work, Ep. 982 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear! So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic as part of my work on a book called Reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest, Dr. Heather Sandison. The book will be out in 2024 but you can get a preview this week.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Maintain Your Brain]: Surprising Brain Health Hacks that Work full 4 982 Kate Hanley A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear! So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic as part of my work on a book called Reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest, Dr. Heather Sandison. The book will be out in 2024 but you can get a preview this week.   This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear!

So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic as part of my work on a book called Reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest, Dr. Heather Sandison. The book will be out in 2024 but you can get a preview this week.  

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]]> 898 [Maintain Your Brain]: Things To Do Now for Better Brain Health Later (from a Dr. who specializes in dementia care), Ep. 981 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the Marama residential elder care facility in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living.  Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing.  Marama at Home digital course Solcere medical clinic website This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Maintain Your Brain]: Things To Do Now for Better Brain Health Later full 4 981 Kate Hanley Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the Marama residential elder care facility in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living.  Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing.  Marama at Home digital course Solcere medical clinic website This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the Marama residential elder care facility in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living. 

Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing. 

Marama at Home digital course

Solcere medical clinic website

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]]> 1368 [Maintain Your Brain]: The Attitude That Keeps Your Mind Open and Brain Sharp, Ep. 980 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book called Reversing Alzheimer's with Dr. Heather Sandison (it will be out in 2024), is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity! This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Maintain Your Brain]: The Attitude That Keeps Your Mind Open and Brain Sharp full 4 980 Kate Hanley A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book called Reversing Alzheimer's with Dr. Heather Sandison (it will be out in 2024), is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity! This episode sponsored by:  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book called Reversing Alzheimer's with Dr. Heather Sandison (it will be out in 2024), is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity!

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]]> 786 [Find More Time]: How to Feel Better About Those Annoying Time Sucks, Ep. 979 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular. This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Find More Time]: How to Feel Better About Those Annoying Time Sucks full 4 979 Kate Hanley Today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular. This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular.

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]]> 676 [Find More Time]: Why Saying “There Aren’t Enough Hours in the Day” Is Harmful, Ep. 978 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode. I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent. Ashley's website Ashley's book, 'Time Smart' This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Find More Time]: Why Saying “There Aren’t Enough Hours in the Day” Is Harmful full 4 978 Kate Hanley Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode. I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent. Ashley's website Ashley's book, 'Time Smart' This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode.

I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent.

Ashley's website

Ashley's book, 'Time Smart'


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]]> 1347 [Find More Time]: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Ep. 977 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say?  The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy.  This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe.  The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Find More Time]: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time full 4 977 Kate Hanley Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say?  The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy.  This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe.  The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say? 

The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy. 

This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe. 

The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode

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]]> 665 Friday, September 1: [Find More Time]: How Can I Stop Frittering Away a Whole Day?, Ep. 976 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We’ve all been there–you had the whole day open to do as you pleased, and you had all these things you wanted to get done, but by the time 5 o'clock rolls around, you haven’t done squat.  Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day. This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Friday, September 1: [Find More Time]: How Can I Stop Frittering Away a Whole Day? full 4 976 Kate Hanley We’ve all been there–you had the whole day open to do as you pleased, and you had all these things you wanted to get done, but by the time 5 o'clock rolls around, you haven’t done squat.  Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day. This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’ve all been there–you had the whole day open to do as you pleased, and you had all these things you wanted to get done, but by the time 5 o'clock rolls around, you haven’t done squat. 

Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day.

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]]> 706 [Find More Time]: Make More Time for Happiness, Ep. 975 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!! Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour Time tracking sheet Time crafting canvas This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Find More Time]: Make More Time for Happiness full 4 975 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!! Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour Time tracking sheet Time crafting canvas This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!!

Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour

Time tracking sheet

Time crafting canvas

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]]> 1490 [Find More Time]: Weed Out Those Annoying Time Sucks, Ep. 974 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode.  I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Find More Time]: Weed Out Those Annoying Time Sucks full 4 974 Kate Hanley The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode.  I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300  HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode. 

I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode. 

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]]> 673 Planning]: Time for Everything: Secrets from a Planning Expert, Ep. 973 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner.  In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it).  Best Laid Plans podcast Best of Both Worlds podcast Sarah’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Planning]: Time for Everything: Secrets from a Planning Expert full 4 973 Kate Hanley Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner.  In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it).  Best Laid Plans podcast Best of Both Worlds podcast Sarah’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner. 

In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it). 

Best Laid Plans podcast

Best of Both Worlds podcast

Sarah’s website

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]]> 1358 [Planning]: How to Make Space for Big-PIcture Thinking, Ep. 972 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making.  Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: How to Make Space for Big-PIcture Thinking full 4 972 Kate Hanley This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making.  Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making. 

Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details!

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]]> 710 [Planning]: A Planning Hack for More Happiness, Ep. 971 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do. And there’s a certain type of planning that can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime.  What is this magical planning hack?  Plan. More. Vacations!! Research quoted in this episode: 1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off  700 million vacation days go unused each year Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: A Planning Hack for More Happiness full 4 971 Kate Hanley A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do. And there’s a certain type of planning that can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime.  What is this magical planning hack?  Plan. More. Vacations!! Research quoted in this episode: 1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off  700 million vacation days go unused each year Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do.

And there’s a certain type of planning that can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime. 

What is this magical planning hack? 

Plan. More. Vacations!!

Research quoted in this episode:

1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off 

700 million vacation days go unused each year

Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful

People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation

Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression

That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks

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]]> 651 [Aging Happily]: The Amazing Power of Getting Pumped About Growing Older, Ep. 970 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind?  The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!).  I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!).  New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: The Amazing Power of Getting Pumped About Growing Older full 4 970 Kate Hanley When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind?  The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!).  I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!).  New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind? 

The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!). 

I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!). 

New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research

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]]> 747 [Aging Happily]: The Great News About Aging, with NYC News Anchor Tamsen Fadal, Ep. 969 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread. My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City, Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now in her early 50s, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast).  Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast Follow Tamsen on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: The Great News About Aging, with NYC News Anchor Tamsen Fadal full 4 969 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread. My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City, Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now in her early 50s, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast).  Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast Follow Tamsen on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread.

My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City, Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now in her early 50s, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast). 

Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast

Follow Tamsen on Instagram

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]]> 933 [Aging Happily]: 3 Major Benefits (Yes!) of Aging, Ep. 968 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate.  To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: 3 Major Benefits (Yes!) of Aging full 4 968 Kate Hanley We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate.  To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate. 

To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped!

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]]> 551 [Midlife Reinvention]: If You’re Feeling Blue during (or about) Midlife , Ep. 967 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife.  It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: If You’re Feeling Blue during (or about) Midlife full 4 967 Kate Hanley I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife.  It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife. 

It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point. 

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 631 [Midlife Reinvention]: Why You Should Stop Waiting for Your Nest to Empty, Ep. 966 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself and your life.  Follow Meagan on Instagram Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!) Visit Meagan’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: Why You Should Stop Waiting for Your Nest to Empty full 4 966 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself and your life.  Follow Meagan on Instagram Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!) Visit Meagan’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself and your life. 

Follow Meagan on Instagram

Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!)

Visit Meagan’s website

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]]> 1271 [Midlife Reinvention]: Being Middle-Aged Is Like Being a Teen Again–Why That’s a Great Thing, Ep. 965 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a now 15-year-old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: Being Middle-Aged Is Like Being a Teen Again–Why That’s a Great Thing full 4 965 Kate Hanley Midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a now 15-year-old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a now 15-year-old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why.

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]]> 730 [Animal Week!]: 3 Super Simple Ways to Help Birds, Ep. 964 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]: 3 Super Simple Ways to Help Birds full 4 964 Kate Hanley Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends.

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]]> 568 [Animal Week!]: Life Lessons from an Animal Sanctuary, Ep. 963 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary. In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals. Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]: Life Lessons from an Animal Sanctuary full 4 963 Kate Hanley For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary. In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals. Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary.

In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals.

Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website

Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram

Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page

Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green


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]]> 960 [Animal Week!]: Three Ways Having a Pet Makes You a Better Person, Ep. 962 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. I originally aired this episode in late winter, thinking it was the perfect time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting. But now that we’re experiencing the hottest summer on record, I think it’s a great opportunity for a re-listen! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]: Three Ways Having a Pet Makes You a Better Person full 4 962 Kate Hanley Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. I originally aired this episode in late winter, thinking it was the perfect time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting. But now that we’re experiencing the hottest summer on record, I think it’s a great opportunity for a re-listen! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more AirDoctor – Use promo code BETTER to save up to 39% or $300 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. I originally aired this episode in late winter, thinking it was the perfect time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting. But now that we’re experiencing the hottest summer on record, I think it’s a great opportunity for a re-listen!

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]]> 534 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: Grocery Shopping Secrets for Easier Cooking, Ep. 961 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: Grocery Shopping Secrets for Easier Cooking full 4 961 Kate Hanley We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have.

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]]> 472 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: How to Make Multiple Meals out of One Cooking Session, Ep. 960 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: How to Make Multiple Meals out of One Cooking Session full 4 960 Kate Hanley There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already.

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]]> 450 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: What Rachael Ray Taught Me about Cooking Efficiently, Ep. 959 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple of techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [No-Fuss, High-Yum Cooking]: What Rachael Ray Taught Me about Cooking Efficiently full 4 959 Kate Hanley While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple of techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple of techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school.

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]]> 464 [Fun, Dammit]: How Having Fun Can Get Your Butt in Gear, Ep. 958 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Fun, Dammit]: How Having Fun Can Get Your Butt in Gear full 4 958 Kate Hanley Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it

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]]> 456 [Fun, Dammit]: What You Focus on Grows, So Let’s Focus on Fun, Ep. 957 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect. C’mon, it’ll be fun! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Fun, Dammit]: What You Focus on Grows, So Let’s Focus on Fun full 4 957 Kate Hanley In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect. C’mon, it’ll be fun! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect.

C’mon, it’ll be fun!

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]]> 532 [Fun, Dammit]: The Serious Benefits of Fun (And the Two Types), Ep. 956 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you want something in your life to change, you’re craving more meaning, a great place to start is by looking at fun.  I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Fun, Dammit]: The Serious Benefits of Fun (And the Two Types) full 4 956 Kate Hanley If you want something in your life to change, you’re craving more meaning, a great place to start is by looking at fun.  I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you want something in your life to change, you’re craving more meaning, a great place to start is by looking at fun. 

I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah.

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]]> 558 [Grab-and-Go Breakfast]: Bet You Never Thought About This Crowdpleaser as Road Food, Ep. 955 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab-and-Go Breakfast]: Bet You Never Thought About This Crowdpleaser as Road Food full 4 955 Kate Hanley You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are. 

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]]> 617 [Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: Eggs on Wheels, Ep. 954 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun). This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: Eggs on Wheels full 4 954 Kate Hanley One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun). This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun).

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]]> 619 [Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: This Breakfast Sounds Weird, Tastes Ah-mazing, Ep. 953 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ OK, I know: Chia pudding sounds like something your hippy aunt made in the 70s. But trust me, it’s really flipping good.  I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours. PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab-and-Go Breakfasts]: This Breakfast Sounds Weird, Tastes Ah-mazing full 4 953 Kate Hanley OK, I know: Chia pudding sounds like something your hippy aunt made in the 70s. But trust me, it’s really flipping good.  I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours. PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Aqua Tru – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off any water purifier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices OK, I know: Chia pudding sounds like something your hippy aunt made in the 70s. But trust me, it’s really flipping good. 

I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours.

PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode. 

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]]> 604 [Vacation]: Navigating the Dreaded Re-Entry, Ep. 952 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Navigating the Dreaded Re-Entry full 4 952 Kate Hanley Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it. 

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]]> 568 [Vacation]: How to Enjoy Yourself w/o Totally Ditching Your Healthy Habits, Ep. 951 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap.  My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: How to Enjoy Yourself w/o Totally Ditching Your Healthy Habits full 4 951 Kate Hanley Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap.  My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap. 

My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty

Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time

Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise


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]]> 726 [Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List, Ep. 950 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first-ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you! Here are those categories: Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, everyday, toiletries, entertainment This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List full 4 950 Kate Hanley Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first-ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you! Here are those categories: Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, everyday, toiletries, entertainment This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first-ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!

Here are those categories:

Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, everyday, toiletries, entertainment

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]]> 735 [Life Clarity]: If You Were Writing a Memoir, What Would You Call It?, Ep. 949 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be.  Those prompts again are: A specific incident or place that has shaped you Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____ A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot The most provocative thing you believe The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Clarity]: If You Were Writing a Memoir, What Would You Call It? full 4 948 Kate Hanley How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be.  Those prompts again are: A specific incident or place that has shaped you Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____ A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot The most provocative thing you believe The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be. 

Those prompts again are:

A specific incident or place that has shaped you

Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____

A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot

The most provocative thing you believe

The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

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]]> 683 [Life Clarity]: 3 Ways to Get Perspective on Your Problems, Ep. 948 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing.  Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Clarity]: 3 Ways to Get Perspective on Your Problems full 4 948 Kate Hanley There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing.  Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is. 

Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing. 

Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal!

THERAPY

Zencare website

Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder

COACHES

Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching)

Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching)

Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching)

My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor)

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]]> 782 [Life Clarity]: Confused About What to Do? These Two Qs Can Help, Ep. 947 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere.  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Clarity]: Confused About What to Do? These Two Qs Can Help full 4 947 Kate Hanley When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere.  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere. 

Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly? 

I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that. 

My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger

My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage

Andrea J Lee’s website

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]]> 537 [Let the Schiz Go]: Why Moms (Myself Included) Need to Be Less Controlling, Ep. 946 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip. Here’s that Ohio State University study I mentioned.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Let the Schiz Go]: Why Moms (Myself Included) Need to Be Less Controlling full 4 946 Kate Hanley There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip. Here’s that Ohio State University study I mentioned.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip.

Here’s that Ohio State University study I mentioned. 

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]]> 798 [Let that Schiz Go]: A Mantra for Letting Go of Expectations, Ep. 945 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Expectations are a real bugger. They make us feel that if things don't happen the way we think they will, there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will. So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place. I’ve got a really simple but really powerful mantra for you.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Let that Schiz Go]: A Mantra for Letting Go of Expectations full 4 945 Kate Hanley Expectations are a real bugger. They make us feel that if things don't happen the way we think they will, there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will. So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place. I’ve got a really simple but really powerful mantra for you.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Expectations are a real bugger.

They make us feel that if things don't happen the way we think they will, there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will.

So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place. I’ve got a really simple but really powerful mantra for you. 

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]]> 531 [Let that Schiz Go]: 3 Exercise to Release Stuff Energetically, Ep. 944 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted.  Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Let that Schiz Go]: 3 Exercise to Release Stuff Energetically full 4 944 Kate Hanley Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted.  Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted. 

Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level.

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]]> 589 [Creating New Habits]: Ancient Wisdom for Avoiding the Dreaded Backslide, Ep. 943 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Creating New Habits]: Ancient Wisdom for Avoiding the Dreaded Backslide full 4 943 Kate Hanley There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding.

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]]> 600 [Creating New Habits]: The Habit-Building Secret that Sets You Up for Success, Ep. 942 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m sharing something that can help you stay on track with your efforts to start a new habit. Best of all, this tip takes about five seconds to do!! It harnesses the universal truth that what you focus on grows, and helps you pay attention to your success more than your lapses.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Creating New Habits]: The Habit-Building Secret that Sets You Up for Success full 4 942 Kate Hanley Today I’m sharing something that can help you stay on track with your efforts to start a new habit. Best of all, this tip takes about five seconds to do!! It harnesses the universal truth that what you focus on grows, and helps you pay attention to your success more than your lapses.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m sharing something that can help you stay on track with your efforts to start a new habit. Best of all, this tip takes about five seconds to do!! It harnesses the universal truth that what you focus on grows, and helps you pay attention to your success more than your lapses. 

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]]> 472 [Creating New Habits]: Building Habits Is Hard–Doing This Makes It Feel Amazing, Ep. 941 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s say you’re trying to build a habit of spending 10 minutes a night putting things away and restoring some amount of order to your home. It’s easy to think of that as just a chore, or a box to tick, which is not all that motivating. It’s like eating your lima beans or something else that you hate that you are trying teach yourself to endure.  But when you raise your awareness of how those 10 minutes benefit you, your energy shifts, and when you change your energy, you change your results.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Creating New Habits]: Building Habits Is Hard–Doing This Makes It Feel Amazing full 4 941 Kate Hanley Let’s say you’re trying to build a habit of spending 10 minutes a night putting things away and restoring some amount of order to your home. It’s easy to think of that as just a chore, or a box to tick, which is not all that motivating. It’s like eating your lima beans or something else that you hate that you are trying teach yourself to endure.  But when you raise your awareness of how those 10 minutes benefit you, your energy shifts, and when you change your energy, you change your results.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s say you’re trying to build a habit of spending 10 minutes a night putting things away and restoring some amount of order to your home. It’s easy to think of that as just a chore, or a box to tick, which is not all that motivating. It’s like eating your lima beans or something else that you hate that you are trying teach yourself to endure. 

But when you raise your awareness of how those 10 minutes benefit you, your energy shifts, and when you change your energy, you change your results. 

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]]> 453 [Breaking Old Habits]: What to Do When You Mess Up (Because It Happens), Ep. 940 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Breaking Old Habits]: What to Do When You Mess Up (Because It Happens) full 4 939 Kate Hanley Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again.

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]]> 386 [Breaking Old Habits]: A Powerful Way to Get Your Butt into Gear, Ep. 939 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Breaking Old Habits]: A Powerful Way to Get Your Butt into Gear full 4 939 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant.

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]]> 503 [Breaking Old Habits]: How Habits Are Like Icebergs, Ep. 938 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Breaking Old Habits]: How Habits Are Like Icebergs, Ep. 938 full 4 938 Kate Hanley Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it.

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]]> 554 [Boundaries, People]: What’s on Your “I Don’t” List?, Ep. 937 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Boundaries, People]: What’s on Your “I Don’t” List? full 4 937 Kate Hanley Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being.

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]]> 337 [Boundaries, People!]: How Boundaries Create Freedom, Ep. 936 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but corralling your energy is, paradoxically, SUPER freeing. Then you don’t have to expend time or energy wrapped up in drama that isn’t yours, or deciding when you should get involved, or figuring out how to scale back.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Boundaries, People!]: How Boundaries Create Freedom full 4 936 Kate Hanley Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but corralling your energy is, paradoxically, SUPER freeing. Then you don’t have to expend time or energy wrapped up in drama that isn’t yours, or deciding when you should get involved, or figuring out how to scale back.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but corralling your energy is, paradoxically, SUPER freeing. Then you don’t have to expend time or energy wrapped up in drama that isn’t yours, or deciding when you should get involved, or figuring out how to scale back. 

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]]> 445 [Boundaries, People!]: Which of the 2 Types of Boundaries Do You Need Most?, Ep. 935 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ [I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off to decompress. This week’s episodes on boundaries are something we all need reminders of because unfortunately, boundaries are not ‘set it and forget it’!] There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Which one are you better at? And which type would serve you best at this moment?  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Boundaries, People!]: Which of the 2 Types of Boundaries Do You Need Most? full 4 934 Kate Hanley [I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off to decompress. This week’s episodes on boundaries are something we all need reminders of because unfortunately, boundaries are not ‘set it and forget it’!] There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Which one are you better at? And which type would serve you best at this moment?  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off to decompress. This week’s episodes on boundaries are something we all need reminders of because unfortunately, boundaries are not ‘set it and forget it’!]

There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Which one are you better at? And which type would serve you best at this moment? 

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]]> 437 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Be Coachable, Ep. 934 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here it is–my third-least listened to episode ever. It’s about how to stay open to constructive feedback, and why you want to. I mean, this is a true strength–but perhaps not something that’s typically top of mind for most of us (hence, it’s position way down at the bottom of the downloads).  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Be Coachable full 4 934 Kate Hanley Here it is–my third-least listened to episode ever. It’s about how to stay open to constructive feedback, and why you want to. I mean, this is a true strength–but perhaps not something that’s typically top of mind for most of us (hence, it’s position way down at the bottom of the downloads).  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here it is–my third-least listened to episode ever.

It’s about how to stay open to constructive feedback, and why you want to. I mean, this is a true strength–but perhaps not something that’s typically top of mind for most of us (hence, it’s position way down at the bottom of the downloads). 

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]]> 386 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Why You Should Ditch the GPS Once in a While, Ep. 933 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. These are some really early episodes, and frankly, they’re kinda preachy! I think I had some stuff to get off my chest! Here’s the original episode description: “Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then?” This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Why You Should Ditch the GPS Once in a While full 4 933 Kate Hanley This week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. These are some really early episodes, and frankly, they’re kinda preachy! I think I had some stuff to get off my chest! Here’s the original episode description: “Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then?” This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. These are some really early episodes, and frankly, they’re kinda preachy! I think I had some stuff to get off my chest!

Here’s the original episode description: “Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then?”

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]]> 372 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Can You Eat Lunch Without Doing This? , Ep. 932 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As I was browsing for old episodes to re-play while I take a hiatus for the rest of the summer, I figured it was only fair that I play the least popular episodes, and not just the big winners. So this week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. Do they deserve their spot at the bottom of the list? Give ‘em a listen and decide for yourself! Here’s the original episode info: “Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why?” This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Bottom 3 Episodes Ever]: Can You Eat Lunch Without Doing This? full 4 932 Kate Hanley As I was browsing for old episodes to re-play while I take a hiatus for the rest of the summer, I figured it was only fair that I play the least popular episodes, and not just the big winners. So this week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. Do they deserve their spot at the bottom of the list? Give ‘em a listen and decide for yourself! Here’s the original episode info: “Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why?” This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As I was browsing for old episodes to re-play while I take a hiatus for the rest of the summer, I figured it was only fair that I play the least popular episodes, and not just the big winners. So this week I’m replaying the three episodes that have gotten the fewest listens since they first launched. Do they deserve their spot at the bottom of the list? Give ‘em a listen and decide for yourself!

Here’s the original episode info: “Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why?”

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]]> 385 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]: What Got You in Trouble in School Could Now Save Democracy, Ep. 931 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is about something that may seem trivial that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large. And that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live.  Yep, chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labeled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]: What Got You in Trouble in School Could Now Save Democracy full 4 931 Kate Hanley This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is about something that may seem trivial that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large. And that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live.  Yep, chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labeled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is about something that may seem trivial that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large. And that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live. 

Yep, chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labeled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen.

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]]> 498 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]:CAN You Give from an Empty Cup??, Ep. 930 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is a very close second in terms of overall listens to the Stop Being Nice episode I re-ran on Monday.  You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]:CAN You Give from an Empty Cup?? full 4 930 Kate Hanley This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is a very close second in terms of overall listens to the Stop Being Nice episode I re-ran on Monday.  You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is a very close second in terms of overall listens to the Stop Being Nice episode I re-ran on Monday. 

You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie.

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]]> 497 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]: Why You Should Stop Being Nice, Ep. 929 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is from the last week of 2021, when my friend Terri Trespicio, author of the book Unfollow Your Passion, was my co-host for the week and shared several anti-resolutions for the year ahead.  This was far and away the most popular anti-resolution–and was, in fact, the most popular episode I’ve ever released.  It is: Stop Being Nice.  Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Top 3 Episodes Ever]: Why You Should Stop Being Nice full 4 929 Kate Hanley This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is from the last week of 2021, when my friend Terri Trespicio, author of the book Unfollow Your Passion, was my co-host for the week and shared several anti-resolutions for the year ahead.  This was far and away the most popular anti-resolution–and was, in fact, the most popular episode I’ve ever released.  It is: Stop Being Nice.  Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week during the great hiatus of 2023 (for this podcast, anyway, although if there’s something you can take a break from, I support you!), I’m replaying the three episodes with the most listens. Today’s is from the last week of 2021, when my friend Terri Trespicio, author of the book Unfollow Your Passion, was my co-host for the week and shared several anti-resolutions for the year ahead. 

This was far and away the most popular anti-resolution–and was, in fact, the most popular episode I’ve ever released. 

It is: Stop Being Nice. 

Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying.

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]]> 596 [Money Mantras]: Pay Yourself First, Ep. 928 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Although the bills take up a big part of our financial thinking, your highest money priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid–so that you have money for more than just your bills. You have it for goals, your dreams, and your freedom. And how you do that is today’s money mantra. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Money Mantras]: Pay Yourself First full 4 928 Kate Hanley Although the bills take up a big part of our financial thinking, your highest money priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid–so that you have money for more than just your bills. You have it for goals, your dreams, and your freedom. And how you do that is today’s money mantra. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Although the bills take up a big part of our financial thinking, your highest money priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid–so that you have money for more than just your bills. You have it for goals, your dreams, and your freedom. And how you do that is today’s money mantra.

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]]> 532 [Money Mantras]: Think Like a Breadwinner, Ep. 927 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Most women limit their earning potential by aiming merely to be able to pay their bills–which is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but it stops short of assuming full responsibility for ourselves, and leaves out the potential for things like saving, investing, and building true financial freedom (meaning, not being beholden to the next paycheck). Today’s guest, Jennifer Barrett, is on a mission to change that thinking! She’s the author of Think Like a Breadwinner, and she’s been on the journey of correcting her own thinking and assuming more responsibility for the financial health of herself and her family. I asked Jennifer: This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Money Mantras]: Think Like a Breadwinner full 4 927 Kate Hanley Most women limit their earning potential by aiming merely to be able to pay their bills–which is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but it stops short of assuming full responsibility for ourselves, and leaves out the potential for things like saving, investing, and building true financial freedom (meaning, not being beholden to the next paycheck). Today’s guest, Jennifer Barrett, is on a mission to change that thinking! She’s the author of Think Like a Breadwinner, and she’s been on the journey of correcting her own thinking and assuming more responsibility for the financial health of herself and her family. I asked Jennifer: This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Most women limit their earning potential by aiming merely to be able to pay their bills–which is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but it stops short of assuming full responsibility for ourselves, and leaves out the potential for things like saving, investing, and building true financial freedom (meaning, not being beholden to the next paycheck). Today’s guest, Jennifer Barrett, is on a mission to change that thinking! She’s the author of Think Like a Breadwinner, and she’s been on the journey of correcting her own thinking and assuming more responsibility for the financial health of herself and her family. I asked Jennifer:

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]]> 1053 [Money Mantras]: What to Say instead of “I Can’t Afford That”, Ep. 926 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ With the “is it here yet?” recession and definitely here inflation, conversations about how much things cost and how much money you have or don’t have are even more pressing. Venting and talking out options is great, but if you tell yourself--or someone else–”I can’t afford that” or “I’m so broke” you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you don’t have enough money. Come find out how to frame this in your mind and in your words for better financial mojo.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Money Mantras]: What to Say instead of “I Can’t Afford That” full 4 926 Kate Hanley With the “is it here yet?” recession and definitely here inflation, conversations about how much things cost and how much money you have or don’t have are even more pressing. Venting and talking out options is great, but if you tell yourself--or someone else–”I can’t afford that” or “I’m so broke” you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you don’t have enough money. Come find out how to frame this in your mind and in your words for better financial mojo.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With the “is it here yet?” recession and definitely here inflation, conversations about how much things cost and how much money you have or don’t have are even more pressing. Venting and talking out options is great, but if you tell yourself--or someone else–”I can’t afford that” or “I’m so broke” you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you don’t have enough money. Come find out how to frame this in your mind and in your words for better financial mojo. 

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]]> 383 [Your Energy]: Secrets to Reading Other People’s Energy, Ep. 925 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Energy]: Secrets to Reading Other People’s Energy full 4 925 Kate Hanley Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good!

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]]> 416 [Your Energy]: 8 Quick Ways to Raise Your Vibe, Ep. 924 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment? This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Energy]: 8 Quick Ways to Raise Your Vibe full 4 924 Kate Hanley Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment? This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment?

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]]> 527 [Your Energy]: So, How’s Your Energy? Let’s Find Out, Ep. 923 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Just like your favorite streaming shows, I am taking a hiatus. In the meantime, I’m replaying some of my best stuff. Up this week–all about your energy. As in, your vibe.  Figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Your Energy]: So, How’s Your Energy? Let’s Find Out full 4 923 Kate Hanley Just like your favorite streaming shows, I am taking a hiatus. In the meantime, I’m replaying some of my best stuff. Up this week–all about your energy. As in, your vibe.  Figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Just like your favorite streaming shows, I am taking a hiatus. In the meantime, I’m replaying some of my best stuff. Up this week–all about your energy. As in, your vibe. 

Figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that.

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]]> 457 [Taking a Break]: 7 Things I Learned about Productivity from Podcasting for 3.5 Years, Ep. 922 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As I get ready to take the summer off from producing new episodes (although until I’m back I’ll be replaying some of my best stuff–not going to go totally dark on your like your favorite streaming show does!), I’m recognizing the things that this long-term project has taught me about productivity, creating a body of work, staying inspired, and consistency. Hey, maybe listening to this episode can help you absorb those lessons without having to crank out the content!  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Taking a Break]: 7 Things I Learned about Productivity from Podcasting for 3.5 Years full 4 922 Kate Hanley As I get ready to take the summer off from producing new episodes (although until I’m back I’ll be replaying some of my best stuff–not going to go totally dark on your like your favorite streaming show does!), I’m recognizing the things that this long-term project has taught me about productivity, creating a body of work, staying inspired, and consistency. Hey, maybe listening to this episode can help you absorb those lessons without having to crank out the content!  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As I get ready to take the summer off from producing new episodes (although until I’m back I’ll be replaying some of my best stuff–not going to go totally dark on your like your favorite streaming show does!), I’m recognizing the things that this long-term project has taught me about productivity, creating a body of work, staying inspired, and consistency. Hey, maybe listening to this episode can help you absorb those lessons without having to crank out the content! 

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]]> 775 [Taking a Break]: 7 Things This Podcast Taught Me About Being a Better Person, Ep. 921 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What happens when you devote yourself to exploring all the many ways to be a better person? After producing over 900 episodes and writing a book with 401 ways to bring your best, I’ve got some takeaways to share.  After this episode, I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off. I’ll be back in the fall with new episodes. Thanks for being here, for sticking around, and for any and every little thing you do to make a difference in yourself and the world.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Taking a Break]: 7 Things This Podcast Taught Me About Being a Better Person full 4 921 Kate Hanley What happens when you devote yourself to exploring all the many ways to be a better person? After producing over 900 episodes and writing a book with 401 ways to bring your best, I’ve got some takeaways to share.  After this episode, I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off. I’ll be back in the fall with new episodes. Thanks for being here, for sticking around, and for any and every little thing you do to make a difference in yourself and the world.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What happens when you devote yourself to exploring all the many ways to be a better person? After producing over 900 episodes and writing a book with 401 ways to bring your best, I’ve got some takeaways to share. 

After this episode, I’m replaying some of my best stuff while I take the summer off. I’ll be back in the fall with new episodes. Thanks for being here, for sticking around, and for any and every little thing you do to make a difference in yourself and the world. 

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]]> 647 [Taking a Break]: How Reiki Helped Me Make a Tough Decision, Ep. 920 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about taking a break, which is what I am doing with the podcast–after this week of episodes, I’m taking the summer off from producing new episodes. (But don’t worry, I will be replaying some of my best stuff while I’m away!) Think of this podcast like Ted Lasso or Game of Thrones–sometimes you just have to wait for it to come back. :) It’s sort of a funny story, how I decided to take a break. And it has everything to do with my signing up for a Reiki class in March. Listen to hear the story. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Taking a Break]: How Reiki Helped Me Make a Tough Decision full 4 920 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about taking a break, which is what I am doing with the podcast–after this week of episodes, I’m taking the summer off from producing new episodes. (But don’t worry, I will be replaying some of my best stuff while I’m away!) Think of this podcast like Ted Lasso or Game of Thrones–sometimes you just have to wait for it to come back. :) It’s sort of a funny story, how I decided to take a break. And it has everything to do with my signing up for a Reiki class in March. Listen to hear the story. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Honeylove–Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your entire order of shapewear designed to work with your body Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about taking a break, which is what I am doing with the podcast–after this week of episodes, I’m taking the summer off from producing new episodes. (But don’t worry, I will be replaying some of my best stuff while I’m away!) Think of this podcast like Ted Lasso or Game of Thrones–sometimes you just have to wait for it to come back. :)

It’s sort of a funny story, how I decided to take a break. And it has everything to do with my signing up for a Reiki class in March. Listen to hear the story.

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]]> 693 [Perimenopause]: The Good News about Menopause, Ep. 919 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news!) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause]: The Good News about Menopause, full 4 919 Kate Hanley Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news!) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news!)

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]]> 515 [Perimenopause]: Self-Care Secrets for an Easier Perimenopausal Transition, Ep. 918 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with holistic health coach Jolinda Johnson, who specializes in helping women through the perimenopausal transition, about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton. Follow Jolinda on Instagram Check out Jolinda’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause]: Self-Care Secrets for an Easier Perimenopausal Transition, full 4 918 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with holistic health coach Jolinda Johnson, who specializes in helping women through the perimenopausal transition, about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton. Follow Jolinda on Instagram Check out Jolinda’s website This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with holistic health coach Jolinda Johnson, who specializes in helping women through the perimenopausal transition, about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton.

Follow Jolinda on Instagram

Check out Jolinda’s website

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]]> 1560 [Perimenopause]: Could Hormones Be Causing Your Irritability, Sleeplessness, Weight Gain, and More? Ep. 917 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Perimenopause]: Could Hormones Be Causing Your Irritability, Sleeplessness, Weight Gain, and More? full 4 917 Kate Hanley Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause. This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause.

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]]> 484 [Little Things] The Surprising Power of Friendly Hand Gestures, Ep. 916 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Hand gestures are something that holds a lot of power that we don’t typically give much thought to. (In fact, in yoga, hand gestures are known as mudras and are used to channel the body’s energy in a specific way during meditation.) In our society, we use mudras a lot without giving much thought to exactly how powerful the are. I mean, the OK symbol? Flipping the bird? The peace sign? These are powerful mudras.  In today’s episode, I’m covering 5 powerful hand gestures that can uplift you and someone else with just a flick of the wrist–or thereabouts.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Little Things] The Surprising Power of Friendly Hand Gestures full 4 916 Kate Hanley Hand gestures are something that holds a lot of power that we don’t typically give much thought to. (In fact, in yoga, hand gestures are known as mudras and are used to channel the body’s energy in a specific way during meditation.) In our society, we use mudras a lot without giving much thought to exactly how powerful the are. I mean, the OK symbol? Flipping the bird? The peace sign? These are powerful mudras.  In today’s episode, I’m covering 5 powerful hand gestures that can uplift you and someone else with just a flick of the wrist–or thereabouts.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hand gestures are something that holds a lot of power that we don’t typically give much thought to. (In fact, in yoga, hand gestures are known as mudras and are used to channel the body’s energy in a specific way during meditation.) In our society, we use mudras a lot without giving much thought to exactly how powerful the are. I mean, the OK symbol? Flipping the bird? The peace sign? These are powerful mudras. 

In today’s episode, I’m covering 5 powerful hand gestures that can uplift you and someone else with just a flick of the wrist–or thereabouts. 

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]]> 647 Little Things] The Who, What, Why, When and How of Microdosing, Ep. 915 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m talking about little things that make a big difference. And today’s little thing is microdosing.  I’m talking with Tracey Tee, a former stand-up comedian and serial entrepreneur who now runs Moms on Mushrooms, an online community for mothers who are either interested in or practicing microdosing on hallucinogenic mushrooms. I know what you’re probably thinking – what? Why? How? And, maybe, should I try that?  Find Tracey at momsonmushrooms.com This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 Little Things] The Who, What, Why, When and How of Microdosing full 4 915 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about little things that make a big difference. And today’s little thing is microdosing.  I’m talking with Tracey Tee, a former stand-up comedian and serial entrepreneur who now runs Moms on Mushrooms, an online community for mothers who are either interested in or practicing microdosing on hallucinogenic mushrooms. I know what you’re probably thinking – what? Why? How? And, maybe, should I try that?  Find Tracey at momsonmushrooms.com This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about little things that make a big difference. And today’s little thing is microdosing. 

I’m talking with Tracey Tee, a former stand-up comedian and serial entrepreneur who now runs Moms on Mushrooms, an online community for mothers who are either interested in or practicing microdosing on hallucinogenic mushrooms. I know what you’re probably thinking – what? Why? How? And, maybe, should I try that? 

Find Tracey at momsonmushrooms.com

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]]> 1391 [Little Things]: Why Fast, Painless Acts of Kindness Matter, Ep. 914 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Talking about little things this week, because who doesn’t love things that take a small amount of effort yet can pay big dividends!? We’re all looking for quick fixes and while I don’t really believe in quick fixes when it comes to personal development, there are easy, fast, painless things you can do that help you keep evolving and growing. Today’s quick fix? Teeny acts of kindness. Microkindness, if you will. You won’t believe how powerful its benefits are.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Little Things]: Why Fast, Painless Acts of Kindness Matter full 4 914 Kate Hanley Talking about little things this week, because who doesn’t love things that take a small amount of effort yet can pay big dividends!? We’re all looking for quick fixes and while I don’t really believe in quick fixes when it comes to personal development, there are easy, fast, painless things you can do that help you keep evolving and growing. Today’s quick fix? Teeny acts of kindness. Microkindness, if you will. You won’t believe how powerful its benefits are.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Talking about little things this week, because who doesn’t love things that take a small amount of effort yet can pay big dividends!? We’re all looking for quick fixes and while I don’t really believe in quick fixes when it comes to personal development, there are easy, fast, painless things you can do that help you keep evolving and growing. Today’s quick fix? Teeny acts of kindness. Microkindness, if you will. You won’t believe how powerful its benefits are. 

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]]> 655 [De-Clutter Your Life]: A Painless–and Fun!--Way to Delete 1000s of Emails from Your Inbox, Ep. 913 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Continuing on the theme of de-cluttering your life, today I’m talking about how to go about tackling something that most of us have and that causes a feeling of overwhelm, stress, and things left undone every time we check out email – and that is an overflowing inbox.  I’ll share the one strategy I’ve used to go from 26,000 emails down to about 4,000 without worrying that I’m deleting something I might later regret. (And I’m still at it! In little chunks.) Whether you ever get to inbox zero, this is an easy and fun way to create a lot more space in your mind and inbox.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Life]: A Painless–and Fun!--Way to Delete 1000s of Emails from Your Inbox full 4 913 Kate Hanley Continuing on the theme of de-cluttering your life, today I’m talking about how to go about tackling something that most of us have and that causes a feeling of overwhelm, stress, and things left undone every time we check out email – and that is an overflowing inbox.  I’ll share the one strategy I’ve used to go from 26,000 emails down to about 4,000 without worrying that I’m deleting something I might later regret. (And I’m still at it! In little chunks.) Whether you ever get to inbox zero, this is an easy and fun way to create a lot more space in your mind and inbox.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Continuing on the theme of de-cluttering your life, today I’m talking about how to go about tackling something that most of us have and that causes a feeling of overwhelm, stress, and things left undone every time we check out email – and that is an overflowing inbox. 

I’ll share the one strategy I’ve used to go from 26,000 emails down to about 4,000 without worrying that I’m deleting something I might later regret. (And I’m still at it! In little chunks.) Whether you ever get to inbox zero, this is an easy and fun way to create a lot more space in your mind and inbox. 

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 691 [De-Clutter Your Life]: The One Skill That Can Free You From Overdoing, Ep. 912 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you want more space in your life you’re going to have to let go of a few things. That’s where delegating comes in. It’s a fun idea and a crucial skill that’s not always so easy to implement.  Today we’ll cover how to figure out what to delegate, the key things to keep in mind when you’re delegating, and make a list of the lucky people you can delegate to. Prepare to offload some to-dos! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Life]: The One Skill That Can Free You From Overdoing full 4 911 Kate Hanley If you want more space in your life you’re going to have to let go of a few things. That’s where delegating comes in. It’s a fun idea and a crucial skill that’s not always so easy to implement.  Today we’ll cover how to figure out what to delegate, the key things to keep in mind when you’re delegating, and make a list of the lucky people you can delegate to. Prepare to offload some to-dos! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you want more space in your life you’re going to have to let go of a few things. That’s where delegating comes in. It’s a fun idea and a crucial skill that’s not always so easy to implement. 

Today we’ll cover how to figure out what to delegate, the key things to keep in mind when you’re delegating, and make a list of the lucky people you can delegate to. Prepare to offload some to-dos!

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]]> 609 [De-Clutter Your Life]: How Do I Stop Feeling So Busy All the Time? Ep. 911 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?” It’s part of a week of episodes devoted to creating some space in your life. Yes please! Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Life]: How Do I Stop Feeling So Busy All the Time? full 4 910 Kate Hanley Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?” It’s part of a week of episodes devoted to creating some space in your life. Yes please! Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m answering a listener question from Kristin, who writes: “Lately I’ve been thinking about all I have to do as I lie in bed at night, and although I do manage to fall asleep, as soon as I wake up I already feel behind. I want to have more time to connect with friends, or putter around in the garden, or go to the beach, or just…read a book but I’m not sure how to get off this hamster wheel. How can I stop feeling so damn busy all the time?”

It’s part of a week of episodes devoted to creating some space in your life. Yes please!

Get Cassie Holmes’ Time Tracking Sheet

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]]> 604 [Socially Awkward]: The Magical, 2-Minute Way to Make a Lasting Good Impression, Episode 910 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking about something that’s been near and dear to my heart for a long time now – sending a thank you note. (I actually wrote a book proposal in the late 90s for a book on writing thank you notes that included fill in the blank templates–it was a mash-up of Mad LIbs and how to. It did not end up selling to a publisher, which is a bummer, right?)  ANYWAY, whether it’s an actual handwritten note or a text (and I’ll share when you to do each), expressing your thanks in writing is more than just a nice or proper thing to do. It makes you stand out, it makes the recipient’s day, and it helps you focus on the good. Get your pen out because you’re going to be inspired to spread some good energy around. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Socially Awkward]: The Magical, 2-Minute Way to Make a Lasting Good Impression full 4 910 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking about something that’s been near and dear to my heart for a long time now – sending a thank you note. (I actually wrote a book proposal in the late 90s for a book on writing thank you notes that included fill in the blank templates–it was a mash-up of Mad LIbs and how to. It did not end up selling to a publisher, which is a bummer, right?)  ANYWAY, whether it’s an actual handwritten note or a text (and I’ll share when you to do each), expressing your thanks in writing is more than just a nice or proper thing to do. It makes you stand out, it makes the recipient’s day, and it helps you focus on the good. Get your pen out because you’re going to be inspired to spread some good energy around. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking about something that’s been near and dear to my heart for a long time now – sending a thank you note. (I actually wrote a book proposal in the late 90s for a book on writing thank you notes that included fill in the blank templates–it was a mash-up of Mad LIbs and how to. It did not end up selling to a publisher, which is a bummer, right?) 

ANYWAY, whether it’s an actual handwritten note or a text (and I’ll share when you to do each), expressing your thanks in writing is more than just a nice or proper thing to do. It makes you stand out, it makes the recipient’s day, and it helps you focus on the good. Get your pen out because you’re going to be inspired to spread some good energy around.

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 745 [Socially Awkward]: How to Have Fun & Make Real Connections at a Networking Event, Episode 909 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We're headed back out there--conferences, networking events, even just going to the office and having in-person meetings. Some people have been waiting for this moment, but others of us have gotten real cozy at home, talking to the cats or the dogs. Even though we may be craving connection, there can still be some jitters, maybe even some fears. So let's get some tips from someone who's not only a pro at connecting and networking, but also someone who will get your excited about the potential for meeting new people and confident that you have some tools to make it doable--maybe even fun. That person is Julie Brown, author of the networking book This Shit Works: A No-Nonsense Guide to Networking Your Way to More Friends, More Adventures, and More Success, Julie Brown’s website Julie Brown’s LinkedIn profile (tell her I sent you!) Julie’s book This Sh!t Works This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Socially Awkward]: How to Have Fun & Make Real Connections at a Networking Event full 4 909 Kate Hanley We're headed back out there--conferences, networking events, even just going to the office and having in-person meetings. Some people have been waiting for this moment, but others of us have gotten real cozy at home, talking to the cats or the dogs. Even though we may be craving connection, there can still be some jitters, maybe even some fears. So let's get some tips from someone who's not only a pro at connecting and networking, but also someone who will get your excited about the potential for meeting new people and confident that you have some tools to make it doable--maybe even fun. That person is Julie Brown, author of the networking book This Shit Works: A No-Nonsense Guide to Networking Your Way to More Friends, More Adventures, and More Success, Julie Brown’s website Julie Brown’s LinkedIn profile (tell her I sent you!) Julie’s book This Sh!t Works This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We're headed back out there--conferences, networking events, even just going to the office and having in-person meetings. Some people have been waiting for this moment, but others of us have gotten real cozy at home, talking to the cats or the dogs. Even though we may be craving connection, there can still be some jitters, maybe even some fears. So let's get some tips from someone who's not only a pro at connecting and networking, but also someone who will get your excited about the potential for meeting new people and confident that you have some tools to make it doable--maybe even fun.

That person is Julie Brown, author of the networking book This Shit Works: A No-Nonsense Guide to Networking Your Way to More Friends, More Adventures, and More Success,

Julie Brown’s website

Julie Brown’s LinkedIn profile (tell her I sent you!)

Julie’s book This Sh!t Works

This episode sponsored by: 

Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self

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]]> 1423 [Socially Awkward]: A 3-Step Formula for Introducing Yourself without Rambling, Episode 908 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about how to get back out there and being social with people in real time without feeling rusty or awkward. Because, after three years of having most meetings and even a lot of work places happening online, we’re not really used to sharing space, navigating a group of people, and talking to one another.  I think we’re all a little socially awkward now. And yet we’re craving that connection. Today’s episode is to help you know what to do when you’re in a meeting and you hear that phrase, “let’s go around the room and introduce ourselves” and your blood runs cold because, what are you going to say?! I also show you how to customize the phrase to There’s a three step formula that I learned from Dr. Andrea Wojnicki, an executive communications coach whose website is linked below. I’ll share that formula with you AND show you how to customize it to three different scenarios, including any social gathering (i.e. parties and BBQs). Dr. Andrea Wojnicki’s website ShePodcasts conference website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Socially Awkward]: A 3-Step Formula for Introducing Yourself without Rambling full 4 908 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about how to get back out there and being social with people in real time without feeling rusty or awkward. Because, after three years of having most meetings and even a lot of work places happening online, we’re not really used to sharing space, navigating a group of people, and talking to one another.  I think we’re all a little socially awkward now. And yet we’re craving that connection. Today’s episode is to help you know what to do when you’re in a meeting and you hear that phrase, “let’s go around the room and introduce ourselves” and your blood runs cold because, what are you going to say?! I also show you how to customize the phrase to There’s a three step formula that I learned from Dr. Andrea Wojnicki, an executive communications coach whose website is linked below. I’ll share that formula with you AND show you how to customize it to three different scenarios, including any social gathering (i.e. parties and BBQs). Dr. Andrea Wojnicki’s website ShePodcasts conference website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about how to get back out there and being social with people in real time without feeling rusty or awkward. Because, after three years of having most meetings and even a lot of work places happening online, we’re not really used to sharing space, navigating a group of people, and talking to one another. 

I think we’re all a little socially awkward now. And yet we’re craving that connection.

Today’s episode is to help you know what to do when you’re in a meeting and you hear that phrase, “let’s go around the room and introduce ourselves” and your blood runs cold because, what are you going to say?! I also show you how to customize the phrase to

There’s a three step formula that I learned from Dr. Andrea Wojnicki, an executive communications coach whose website is linked below. I’ll share that formula with you AND show you how to customize it to three different scenarios, including any social gathering (i.e. parties and BBQs).

Dr. Andrea Wojnicki’s website

ShePodcasts conference website

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 730 [Tough Times], 7 Little Things that Help You Deal with Tough Times, Ep. 907 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re going through tough times, it’s tempting to just hunker down and endure and do whatever it takes to get by. I ate a lot of cookies after my appendectomy which is not something I typically do and I swear, it was healing.  That being said, there are little things, sometimes even tiny things, that, if you can manage to do one or two of them here and there can have a big positive impact on your being and your wellbeing, and make those tough times less taxing. Here are TK of them, along with the scientific reasons why they are effective.  Get your pretty (and free!) Calm Tracker here.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Tough Times], 7 Little Things that Help You Deal with Tough Times full 4 907 Kate Hanley When you’re going through tough times, it’s tempting to just hunker down and endure and do whatever it takes to get by. I ate a lot of cookies after my appendectomy which is not something I typically do and I swear, it was healing.  That being said, there are little things, sometimes even tiny things, that, if you can manage to do one or two of them here and there can have a big positive impact on your being and your wellbeing, and make those tough times less taxing. Here are TK of them, along with the scientific reasons why they are effective.  Get your pretty (and free!) Calm Tracker here.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re going through tough times, it’s tempting to just hunker down and endure and do whatever it takes to get by. I ate a lot of cookies after my appendectomy which is not something I typically do and I swear, it was healing. 

That being said, there are little things, sometimes even tiny things, that, if you can manage to do one or two of them here and there can have a big positive impact on your being and your wellbeing, and make those tough times less taxing. Here are TK of them, along with the scientific reasons why they are effective. 

Get your pretty (and free!) Calm Tracker here. 

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]]> 900 [Tough Times], Finding Your Way to Post Traumatic Growth, Ep. 906 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Andrea Nakayama, founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance. For the last 20+ years, Andrea helped those with chronic and autoimmune illnesses identify the healing protocol that will help them finally feel better and become the expert that they’ve been looking for. Andrea was motivated to pursue this path because 25+ years ago, when she was pregnant, Andrea's husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given 6 months to live. She has an incredible personal story but she's also worked with people for decades now to help them do something that we don't tend to focus on enough: experience Post Traumatic Growth. This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Tough Times], Finding Your Way to Post Traumatic Growth full 4 906 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Andrea Nakayama, founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance. For the last 20+ years, Andrea helped those with chronic and autoimmune illnesses identify the healing protocol that will help them finally feel better and become the expert that they’ve been looking for. Andrea was motivated to pursue this path because 25+ years ago, when she was pregnant, Andrea's husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given 6 months to live. She has an incredible personal story but she's also worked with people for decades now to help them do something that we don't tend to focus on enough: experience Post Traumatic Growth. This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Andrea Nakayama, founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance. For the last 20+ years, Andrea helped those with chronic and autoimmune illnesses identify the healing protocol that will help them finally feel better and become the expert that they’ve been looking for. Andrea was motivated to pursue this path because 25+ years ago, when she was pregnant, Andrea's husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given 6 months to live. She has an incredible personal story but she's also worked with people for decades now to help them do something that we don't tend to focus on enough: experience Post Traumatic Growth.

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 1278 [Tough Times], Secrets to Being Able to Receive Support, Ep. 905 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here’s a truth about tough times–they’re naturally a LOT tougher when you try to get through them on your own. And yet, receiving isn’t something we’re taught to do. I mean, the phrase, it’s better to give than to receive is excellent proof of that. We have to give up some stuff in order to be able to receive: namely, being too proud, being uncomfortable with accepting help, not wanting to be a bother, and just being trapped in our own head. Let’s talk about two things that will help you be more receptive of the help that’s going to make this tough time easier.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Tough Times], Secrets to Being Able to Receive Support full 4 905 Kate Hanley Here’s a truth about tough times–they’re naturally a LOT tougher when you try to get through them on your own. And yet, receiving isn’t something we’re taught to do. I mean, the phrase, it’s better to give than to receive is excellent proof of that. We have to give up some stuff in order to be able to receive: namely, being too proud, being uncomfortable with accepting help, not wanting to be a bother, and just being trapped in our own head. Let’s talk about two things that will help you be more receptive of the help that’s going to make this tough time easier.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here’s a truth about tough times–they’re naturally a LOT tougher when you try to get through them on your own.

And yet, receiving isn’t something we’re taught to do. I mean, the phrase, it’s better to give than to receive is excellent proof of that. We have to give up some stuff in order to be able to receive: namely, being too proud, being uncomfortable with accepting help, not wanting to be a bother, and just being trapped in our own head. Let’s talk about two things that will help you be more receptive of the help that’s going to make this tough time easier. 

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 697 [Grab Bag], The Life Admin We All Ought to Be Doing in March, Ep. 904 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If, as I shared in Monday’s episode, March is meh it’s a great time to simultaneously catch up on and get ahead on some adulting. Let’s take advantage of the last bits of winter’s hibernating energy to, as Elvis used to say, TCB (take care of business). I’ve got a handy dandy list of what needs your attention now, as well as tips on how to reframe the tedium and maybe even enjoy yourself.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag], The Life Admin We All Ought to Be Doing in March full 4 904 Kate Hanley If, as I shared in Monday’s episode, March is meh it’s a great time to simultaneously catch up on and get ahead on some adulting. Let’s take advantage of the last bits of winter’s hibernating energy to, as Elvis used to say, TCB (take care of business). I’ve got a handy dandy list of what needs your attention now, as well as tips on how to reframe the tedium and maybe even enjoy yourself.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If, as I shared in Monday’s episode, March is meh it’s a great time to simultaneously catch up on and get ahead on some adulting. Let’s take advantage of the last bits of winter’s hibernating energy to, as Elvis used to say, TCB (take care of business). I’ve got a handy dandy list of what needs your attention now, as well as tips on how to reframe the tedium and maybe even enjoy yourself. 

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]]> 729 [Grab Bag], What’s the Deal with CBD? Ep. 903 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the things on my crazy mixed-up list of things giving me life are CBD supplements–they were my pain reliever of choice as I’ve recovered from having my appendix out. When I’ve been talking to friends and family members about how it’s been helping me (better than the oxy and Tylenol my doctor prescribed), they’ve had a lot of questions about it, so thought I’d put everything I know about CBD–and have learned through some basic research that you now don’t have to do–in an episode.  Although I do have a CBD sponsor right now, they are definitely not paying me to do this episode! This is arising organically out of my own experience. I will say though that the CBD products I’ve been using are theirs. (My sponsor is NextEVO, they’re link–and the code to save 20%--is just below.) Review of multiple studies evaluating CBD’s effectiveness for pain Forbes article on 9 evidence-based benefits of CBD New York Times article on CBD Study on CBD effects on anxiety and cognition This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag], What’s the Deal with CBD? full 4 903 Kate Hanley One of the things on my crazy mixed-up list of things giving me life are CBD supplements–they were my pain reliever of choice as I’ve recovered from having my appendix out. When I’ve been talking to friends and family members about how it’s been helping me (better than the oxy and Tylenol my doctor prescribed), they’ve had a lot of questions about it, so thought I’d put everything I know about CBD–and have learned through some basic research that you now don’t have to do–in an episode.  Although I do have a CBD sponsor right now, they are definitely not paying me to do this episode! This is arising organically out of my own experience. I will say though that the CBD products I’ve been using are theirs. (My sponsor is NextEVO, they’re link–and the code to save 20%--is just below.) Review of multiple studies evaluating CBD’s effectiveness for pain Forbes article on 9 evidence-based benefits of CBD New York Times article on CBD Study on CBD effects on anxiety and cognition This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the things on my crazy mixed-up list of things giving me life are CBD supplements–they were my pain reliever of choice as I’ve recovered from having my appendix out. When I’ve been talking to friends and family members about how it’s been helping me (better than the oxy and Tylenol my doctor prescribed), they’ve had a lot of questions about it, so thought I’d put everything I know about CBD–and have learned through some basic research that you now don’t have to do–in an episode. 

Although I do have a CBD sponsor right now, they are definitely not paying me to do this episode! This is arising organically out of my own experience. I will say though that the CBD products I’ve been using are theirs. (My sponsor is NextEVO, they’re link–and the code to save 20%--is just below.)

Review of multiple studies evaluating CBD’s effectiveness for pain

Forbes article on 9 evidence-based benefits of CBD

New York Times article on CBD

Study on CBD effects on anxiety and cognition

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 993 [Grab Bag]: Crazy, Mixed-Up List of the Things Giving Me Life, Ep. 902 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I have two mantras for this time of year: May is cray (because it’s always jam-packed with various events), and March is meh (because we’re tired of winter but it’s not yet spring, at least not here in the Northeast). This week’s episodes are my attempt to bust up some of that ‘meh’ energy. Starting with this hodge podge list of things that are currently giving me life – a garment, a gadget, a book, a show, and a supplement. I hope at least one of these things will help you, too.  Things on my list: Hooga Clip-On Amber Reading Light Neck Reading Light Hooded Robe from Softies–on sale! My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin And the CBD supplements I take are from NextEVO (link is just below this list) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: Crazy, Mixed-Up List of the Things Giving Me Life full 4 902 Kate Hanley I have two mantras for this time of year: May is cray (because it’s always jam-packed with various events), and March is meh (because we’re tired of winter but it’s not yet spring, at least not here in the Northeast). This week’s episodes are my attempt to bust up some of that ‘meh’ energy. Starting with this hodge podge list of things that are currently giving me life – a garment, a gadget, a book, a show, and a supplement. I hope at least one of these things will help you, too.  Things on my list: Hooga Clip-On Amber Reading Light Neck Reading Light Hooded Robe from Softies–on sale! My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin And the CBD supplements I take are from NextEVO (link is just below this list) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I have two mantras for this time of year: May is cray (because it’s always jam-packed with various events), and March is meh (because we’re tired of winter but it’s not yet spring, at least not here in the Northeast). This week’s episodes are my attempt to bust up some of that ‘meh’ energy. Starting with this hodge podge list of things that are currently giving me life – a garment, a gadget, a book, a show, and a supplement. I hope at least one of these things will help you, too. 

Things on my list:

Hooga Clip-On Amber Reading Light

Neck Reading Light

Hooded Robe from Softies–on sale!

My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin

And the CBD supplements I take are from NextEVO (link is just below this list)

This episode sponsored by: 

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Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months

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]]> 816 [Better for You Buzzes]: What to Do When You’re Upset (Before You Pour a Glass or Pop a Gummy), Ep. 901 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Worry, angst, malaise, the blahs, questioning--these states overtake all of us at some point, often when we’re navigating some kind of transition, or wondering if it’s time to make one. And while these moments can be uncomfortable–particularly because of the uncertainty that they bring with them–they are key, pivotal times in our lives. You know, the kind of thing you want to be present for, and bring your best thinking to. So today I’m sharing two powerful things to do to help you get some clarity and gain access to your wiser thoughts INSTEAD OF (or before) reaching for your favorite little helper for numbing out. I mean, hey, there’s a time and a place for everything. Do one of these two things and THEN pour yourself a glass of wine.  Studies: Review of multiple studies that found an increase in meaning, purpose, and positive affect in the presence of nature Study that found that exposure to nature (in person or via video) helped people reflect on life problems Study that found walking in nature or watching a video of walking in nature to make students more cooperative and better able to see the bigger picture.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Better for You Buzzes]: What to Do When You’re Upset (Before You Pour a Glass or Pop a Gummy) full 4 901 Kate Hanley Worry, angst, malaise, the blahs, questioning--these states overtake all of us at some point, often when we’re navigating some kind of transition, or wondering if it’s time to make one. And while these moments can be uncomfortable–particularly because of the uncertainty that they bring with them–they are key, pivotal times in our lives. You know, the kind of thing you want to be present for, and bring your best thinking to. So today I’m sharing two powerful things to do to help you get some clarity and gain access to your wiser thoughts INSTEAD OF (or before) reaching for your favorite little helper for numbing out. I mean, hey, there’s a time and a place for everything. Do one of these two things and THEN pour yourself a glass of wine.  Studies: Review of multiple studies that found an increase in meaning, purpose, and positive affect in the presence of nature Study that found that exposure to nature (in person or via video) helped people reflect on life problems Study that found walking in nature or watching a video of walking in nature to make students more cooperative and better able to see the bigger picture.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Worry, angst, malaise, the blahs, questioning--these states overtake all of us at some point, often when we’re navigating some kind of transition, or wondering if it’s time to make one. And while these moments can be uncomfortable–particularly because of the uncertainty that they bring with them–they are key, pivotal times in our lives. You know, the kind of thing you want to be present for, and bring your best thinking to.

So today I’m sharing two powerful things to do to help you get some clarity and gain access to your wiser thoughts INSTEAD OF (or before) reaching for your favorite little helper for numbing out. I mean, hey, there’s a time and a place for everything. Do one of these two things and THEN pour yourself a glass of wine. 

Studies:

Review of multiple studies that found an increase in meaning, purpose, and positive affect in the presence of nature

Study that found that exposure to nature (in person or via video) helped people reflect on life problems

Study that found walking in nature or watching a video of walking in nature to make students more cooperative and better able to see the bigger picture. 

This episode sponsored by: 

Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self

NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more

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]]> 772 [Better for You Buzzes]: Navigating the Brave New World of Legal Cannabis, Ep. 900 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that marijuana is legal in many states, it’s no longer a sneaky little secret–but does that mean it’s time to go full Cheech & Chong?? Today I’m interviewing Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of American etiquette expert Emily Post, copresident of the Emily Post Institute, cohost of the Awesome Etiquette podcast. and author of the book Higher Etiquette: a Guide to the World of Cannabis. I asked Emily things like: Now that cannabis is legal, what’s the etiquette around using it socially?  How do you open up a conversation about cannabis, or should we keep in mind when it comes up among friends, family, co-workers?  How about cannabis and kids if you’re a parent?  And more! Higher Etiquette book Emilypost.substack.com Awesome Etiquette podcast This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Better for You Buzzes]: Navigating the Brave New World of Legal Cannabis full 4 900 Kate Hanley Now that marijuana is legal in many states, it’s no longer a sneaky little secret–but does that mean it’s time to go full Cheech & Chong?? Today I’m interviewing Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of American etiquette expert Emily Post, copresident of the Emily Post Institute, cohost of the Awesome Etiquette podcast. and author of the book Higher Etiquette: a Guide to the World of Cannabis. I asked Emily things like: Now that cannabis is legal, what’s the etiquette around using it socially?  How do you open up a conversation about cannabis, or should we keep in mind when it comes up among friends, family, co-workers?  How about cannabis and kids if you’re a parent?  And more! Higher Etiquette book Emilypost.substack.com Awesome Etiquette podcast This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Now that marijuana is legal in many states, it’s no longer a sneaky little secret–but does that mean it’s time to go full Cheech & Chong?? Today I’m interviewing Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of American etiquette expert Emily Post, copresident of the Emily Post Institute, cohost of the Awesome Etiquette podcast. and author of the book Higher Etiquette: a Guide to the World of Cannabis.

I asked Emily things like:

Now that cannabis is legal, what’s the etiquette around using it socially? 

How do you open up a conversation about cannabis, or should we keep in mind when it comes up among friends, family, co-workers? 

How about cannabis and kids if you’re a parent? 

And more!

Higher Etiquette book

Emilypost.substack.com

Awesome Etiquette podcast

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 1386 [Better for You Buzzes]: Is Alcohol Good or Bad for You?, Ep. 899 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Is alcohol good for you or bad for you? Well…it’s both. On one hand, red wine is part of the Mediterranean Diet, widely heralded as one of the healthiest eating styles in the world. On the other, alcohol is a neurotoxin and can be awfully high sugar and carb. Today, I’m sharing three aspects of drinking that, with a little bit of awareness, you can use to minimize the negative effects of drinking.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Better for You Buzzes]: Is Alcohol Good or Bad for You? full 4 899 Kate Hanley Is alcohol good for you or bad for you? Well…it’s both. On one hand, red wine is part of the Mediterranean Diet, widely heralded as one of the healthiest eating styles in the world. On the other, alcohol is a neurotoxin and can be awfully high sugar and carb. Today, I’m sharing three aspects of drinking that, with a little bit of awareness, you can use to minimize the negative effects of drinking.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Is alcohol good for you or bad for you? Well…it’s both. On one hand, red wine is part of the Mediterranean Diet, widely heralded as one of the healthiest eating styles in the world. On the other, alcohol is a neurotoxin and can be awfully high sugar and carb. Today, I’m sharing three aspects of drinking that, with a little bit of awareness, you can use to minimize the negative effects of drinking. 

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 975 [Comfort Podcasts]: A Guided Meditation for Feeling Better About…Everything, Ep. 898 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Continuing on the comfort theme, today I’m replaying an interview with award-winning book coach, Lisa Tener, who shares her super cool guided meditation that helps you tap into your wisest, most creative self and get personalized advice for whatever you’d like some support on. I have a friend who listens to this episode multiple times a week, and each time she gets different guidance from a different muse. May we all be able to tap into exactly what we need to hear from the person who knows us best–our inner selves! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Comfort Podcasts]: A Guided Meditation for Feeling Better About…Everything full 4 898 Kate Hanley Continuing on the comfort theme, today I’m replaying an interview with award-winning book coach, Lisa Tener, who shares her super cool guided meditation that helps you tap into your wisest, most creative self and get personalized advice for whatever you’d like some support on. I have a friend who listens to this episode multiple times a week, and each time she gets different guidance from a different muse. May we all be able to tap into exactly what we need to hear from the person who knows us best–our inner selves! This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Continuing on the comfort theme, today I’m replaying an interview with award-winning book coach, Lisa Tener, who shares her super cool guided meditation that helps you tap into your wisest, most creative self and get personalized advice for whatever you’d like some support on.

I have a friend who listens to this episode multiple times a week, and each time she gets different guidance from a different muse. May we all be able to tap into exactly what we need to hear from the person who knows us best–our inner selves!

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]]> 1423 [Comfort Podcasts]: Forgive Your Financial Mistakes, Ep. 897 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Continuing on this week’s theme of comfort (I’m replaying episodes this as I’m dealing with the aftermath of appendicitis) I’m re-sharing this episode from 2021 where I talk about why we feel so badly about money decisions we wished we’d done differently, and share an exercise to help you process some of that angst and get some good money energy flowing again.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Comfort Podcasts]: Forgive Your Financial Mistakes full 4 896 Kate Hanley Continuing on this week’s theme of comfort (I’m replaying episodes this as I’m dealing with the aftermath of appendicitis) I’m re-sharing this episode from 2021 where I talk about why we feel so badly about money decisions we wished we’d done differently, and share an exercise to help you process some of that angst and get some good money energy flowing again.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Continuing on this week’s theme of comfort (I’m replaying episodes this as I’m dealing with the aftermath of appendicitis) I’m re-sharing this episode from 2021 where I talk about why we feel so badly about money decisions we wished we’d done differently, and share an exercise to help you process some of that angst and get some good money energy flowing again. 

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]]> 502 [Comfort Podcasts]: The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters , Ep. 896 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Hi! So… I ended up having my appendix out just as my podcast episodes were due. Which is why I’m replaying episodes this week–and in honor of what I’m needing in my life right now, they are the episodes that bring me, and hopefully you, the most comfort.  Today’s episode takes a deep dive in to coziness, and why, surprisingly, it is a biological imperative that makes all kinds of wonderful, important things possible. Like, feeling safe. And healing. And dreaming. So get ready to feel better about getting cozy AF!! (And in other news, by now my surgery was over a week ago and I should be laughing, coughing, and sitting up like a champ.) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Comfort Podcasts]: The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters full 4 896 Kate Hanley Hi! So… I ended up having my appendix out just as my podcast episodes were due. Which is why I’m replaying episodes this week–and in honor of what I’m needing in my life right now, they are the episodes that bring me, and hopefully you, the most comfort.  Today’s episode takes a deep dive in to coziness, and why, surprisingly, it is a biological imperative that makes all kinds of wonderful, important things possible. Like, feeling safe. And healing. And dreaming. So get ready to feel better about getting cozy AF!! (And in other news, by now my surgery was over a week ago and I should be laughing, coughing, and sitting up like a champ.) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hi! So… I ended up having my appendix out just as my podcast episodes were due. Which is why I’m replaying episodes this week–and in honor of what I’m needing in my life right now, they are the episodes that bring me, and hopefully you, the most comfort. 

Today’s episode takes a deep dive in to coziness, and why, surprisingly, it is a biological imperative that makes all kinds of wonderful, important things possible. Like, feeling safe. And healing. And dreaming. So get ready to feel better about getting cozy AF!!

(And in other news, by now my surgery was over a week ago and I should be laughing, coughing, and sitting up like a champ.)

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]]> 470 [Things to Stop Doing]: 3 Tricks to Stop Blowing off Your Self-Care, Ep. 895 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s thing to stop doing, is blowing off your self-care, whatever that may be–going to bed at a decent time, getting some movement during the day, or calling your friend and having a mutual venting session. I can just hear you thinking, Kate, you say this week is about doing less but it sounds like today you’re telling me to do more.  But really this is about stopping resisting your inspirations around taking better care of yourself. Which frees up a whole bunch of energy–energy you can put into doing those things that make you feel like a better version of yourself.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Stop Doing]: 3 Tricks to Stop Blowing off Your Self-Care full 4 895 Kate Hanley Today’s thing to stop doing, is blowing off your self-care, whatever that may be–going to bed at a decent time, getting some movement during the day, or calling your friend and having a mutual venting session. I can just hear you thinking, Kate, you say this week is about doing less but it sounds like today you’re telling me to do more.  But really this is about stopping resisting your inspirations around taking better care of yourself. Which frees up a whole bunch of energy–energy you can put into doing those things that make you feel like a better version of yourself.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s thing to stop doing, is blowing off your self-care, whatever that may be–going to bed at a decent time, getting some movement during the day, or calling your friend and having a mutual venting session.

I can just hear you thinking, Kate, you say this week is about doing less but it sounds like today you’re telling me to do more. 

But really this is about stopping resisting your inspirations around taking better care of yourself. Which frees up a whole bunch of energy–energy you can put into doing those things that make you feel like a better version of yourself. 

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]]> 644 [Things to Stop Doing]: Why Venting Is Better Than Complaining, Ep. 894 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s thing to do less of is complaining. Complaining is a real slippery slope, because even though it feels constructive–because you’re airing your feelings–it tends to only make things worse because it causes you to really focus on what’s going wrong, and what we pay attention to only gets bigger. Like the tiny little pimple on your nose that you poke at and pick at and it turns in to a big angry red bump.  Which is not to say that you need to be a saint, or a martyr, and find a way to not be bothered by anything ever again.  This is where venting comes in. Let’s break down the difference.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Stop Doing]: Why Venting Is Better Than Complaining full 4 894 Kate Hanley Today’s thing to do less of is complaining. Complaining is a real slippery slope, because even though it feels constructive–because you’re airing your feelings–it tends to only make things worse because it causes you to really focus on what’s going wrong, and what we pay attention to only gets bigger. Like the tiny little pimple on your nose that you poke at and pick at and it turns in to a big angry red bump.  Which is not to say that you need to be a saint, or a martyr, and find a way to not be bothered by anything ever again.  This is where venting comes in. Let’s break down the difference.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s thing to do less of is complaining. Complaining is a real slippery slope, because even though it feels constructive–because you’re airing your feelings–it tends to only make things worse because it causes you to really focus on what’s going wrong, and what we pay attention to only gets bigger. Like the tiny little pimple on your nose that you poke at and pick at and it turns in to a big angry red bump. 

Which is not to say that you need to be a saint, or a martyr, and find a way to not be bothered by anything ever again. 

This is where venting comes in. Let’s break down the difference. 

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]]> 532 [Things to Stop Doing]: 3 Ways to Stop Taking Things Personally, Ep. 893 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week is all about things you can stop doing. Because sometimes being a better person isn’t only about the doing, you know? Sometimes it’s about doing less. The first thing you can stop doing is taking things personally. Which just makes whatever has happened about you, when really, everything someone else says or does is about them.  So if you’re not going to take it personally, and make it about you, how are you going to take it?? Positive psychology talks a lot about lenses–or tools that you can use to color how you see the world. If you’re going to put down the “this is about me” lens, here are three others that you can try on to help you shift out of that personal upset.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Things to Stop Doing]: 3 Ways to Stop Taking Things Personally full 4 893 Kate Hanley This week is all about things you can stop doing. Because sometimes being a better person isn’t only about the doing, you know? Sometimes it’s about doing less. The first thing you can stop doing is taking things personally. Which just makes whatever has happened about you, when really, everything someone else says or does is about them.  So if you’re not going to take it personally, and make it about you, how are you going to take it?? Positive psychology talks a lot about lenses–or tools that you can use to color how you see the world. If you’re going to put down the “this is about me” lens, here are three others that you can try on to help you shift out of that personal upset.  This episode sponsored by:  Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week is all about things you can stop doing. Because sometimes being a better person isn’t only about the doing, you know? Sometimes it’s about doing less.

The first thing you can stop doing is taking things personally. Which just makes whatever has happened about you, when really, everything someone else says or does is about them. 

So if you’re not going to take it personally, and make it about you, how are you going to take it??

Positive psychology talks a lot about lenses–or tools that you can use to color how you see the world. If you’re going to put down the “this is about me” lens, here are three others that you can try on to help you shift out of that personal upset. 

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]]> 753 [Mood-Lifters]: When Your Day Goes Sideways, Ep. 892 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Mood-Lifters]: When Your Day Goes Sideways full 4 892 Kate Hanley We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable. 

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]]> 641 [Mood-Lifters]: Build a Mood-Friendly Routine, Ep. 891 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady.  Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Mood-Lifters]: Build a Mood-Friendly Routine full 4 891 Kate Hanley Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady.  Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady. 

Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head

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]]> 786 [Mood-Lifters]: 5 Quick Ways to Boost Your Mood, Ep. 890 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Mood-Lifters]: 5 Quick Ways to Boost Your Mood full 4 890 Kate Hanley Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.) This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Ritual’s Essential for Women – Save 10% off your first three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.)

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]]> 969 [De-cluttering]: What to Do With Unwanted Gifts, Ep. 889 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So far this week we’ve talked about letting go of the things that belong to the person you used to be and how to make space for the person you actually are now. Today’s episode is a bit of a stickier wicket--and that is what to do about things that you don’t use, don’t need, but you feel like you can’t get rid of them because you received them as a gift or they have a very high sentimental value.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [De-cluttering]: What to Do With Unwanted Gifts full 4 889 Kate Hanley So far this week we’ve talked about letting go of the things that belong to the person you used to be and how to make space for the person you actually are now. Today’s episode is a bit of a stickier wicket--and that is what to do about things that you don’t use, don’t need, but you feel like you can’t get rid of them because you received them as a gift or they have a very high sentimental value.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So far this week we’ve talked about letting go of the things that belong to the person you used to be and how to make space for the person you actually are now. Today’s episode is a bit of a stickier wicket--and that is what to do about things that you don’t use, don’t need, but you feel like you can’t get rid of them because you received them as a gift or they have a very high sentimental value. 

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]]> 588 [De-cluttering]: The Power of 5-Minute Routines to Get–and Stay–Organized, Ep. 888 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ De-cluttering and creating a more functional, more serene space isn’t a one and done deal. I cleaned out our refrigerator and freezer last week and while I’ve been loving the pristine-ness of those shelves and drawers, one trip to the grocery store and it’s looking kind of jumbled and there are some leftovers that are already starting to get pushed to the way back. No, decluttering is an ongoing thing–but one that you can make a quick and simple routine. That’s what this episode is all about.  Today I’m replaying an interview from April, 2021 with Katie McCan–an award-winning professional organizer from Westchester County, New York, who’s sharing quick and simple routines that will help us keep our homes streamlined, serene, and ready to support us in whatever we want to do in our daily life.  Visit Katie at her Haven NY Website Follow Katie on Instagram This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [De-cluttering]: The Power of 5-Minute Routines to Get–and Stay–Organized full 4 888 Kate Hanley De-cluttering and creating a more functional, more serene space isn’t a one and done deal. I cleaned out our refrigerator and freezer last week and while I’ve been loving the pristine-ness of those shelves and drawers, one trip to the grocery store and it’s looking kind of jumbled and there are some leftovers that are already starting to get pushed to the way back. No, decluttering is an ongoing thing–but one that you can make a quick and simple routine. That’s what this episode is all about.  Today I’m replaying an interview from April, 2021 with Katie McCan–an award-winning professional organizer from Westchester County, New York, who’s sharing quick and simple routines that will help us keep our homes streamlined, serene, and ready to support us in whatever we want to do in our daily life.  Visit Katie at her Haven NY Website Follow Katie on Instagram This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices De-cluttering and creating a more functional, more serene space isn’t a one and done deal. I cleaned out our refrigerator and freezer last week and while I’ve been loving the pristine-ness of those shelves and drawers, one trip to the grocery store and it’s looking kind of jumbled and there are some leftovers that are already starting to get pushed to the way back. No, decluttering is an ongoing thing–but one that you can make a quick and simple routine. That’s what this episode is all about. 

Today I’m replaying an interview from April, 2021 with Katie McCan–an award-winning professional organizer from Westchester County, New York, who’s sharing quick and simple routines that will help us keep our homes streamlined, serene, and ready to support us in whatever we want to do in our daily life. 

Visit Katie at her Haven NY Website

Follow Katie on Instagram

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]]> 809 [De-cluttering]: How to Make Space for New Energy, Ep. 887 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about decluttering–not for the sake of getting that minimalist look, although please, I drool over Instagram posts of clean, spare interiors. With a family of four homebodies who love having a project going, I don’t see our house ever looking that way, nor do I really want it to look that way. But believe me, I get the appeal.  No–this week, I’m talking about decluttering as a way of making space for new energy and giving your space and your psyche a little refresh. Ahhhhh.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [De-cluttering]: How to Make Space for New Energy full 4 887 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about decluttering–not for the sake of getting that minimalist look, although please, I drool over Instagram posts of clean, spare interiors. With a family of four homebodies who love having a project going, I don’t see our house ever looking that way, nor do I really want it to look that way. But believe me, I get the appeal.  No–this week, I’m talking about decluttering as a way of making space for new energy and giving your space and your psyche a little refresh. Ahhhhh.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about decluttering–not for the sake of getting that minimalist look, although please, I drool over Instagram posts of clean, spare interiors. With a family of four homebodies who love having a project going, I don’t see our house ever looking that way, nor do I really want it to look that way. But believe me, I get the appeal. 

No–this week, I’m talking about decluttering as a way of making space for new energy and giving your space and your psyche a little refresh. Ahhhhh. 

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]]> 601 [Rest]: What Most People Get Wrong About Rest, Ep. 886 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We have an idea that resting means doing nothing.  And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive.  Examples of passive rest include:  Sleeping Napping Getting a massage or other type of treatment, like acupuncture or reiki Watching a show or movie Lazing around and staring at the wall All amazing forms of rest. I recommend them all highly.  But it’s a pretty short list that leaves out a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest.  Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something. Because more than just meaning being physically still, rest is anything that brings you back into balance.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Rest]: What Most People Get Wrong About Rest full 4 886 Kate Hanley We have an idea that resting means doing nothing.  And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive.  Examples of passive rest include:  Sleeping Napping Getting a massage or other type of treatment, like acupuncture or reiki Watching a show or movie Lazing around and staring at the wall All amazing forms of rest. I recommend them all highly.  But it’s a pretty short list that leaves out a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest.  Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something. Because more than just meaning being physically still, rest is anything that brings you back into balance.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have an idea that resting means doing nothing. 

And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive. 

Examples of passive rest include: 

  • Sleeping
  • Napping
  • Getting a massage or other type of treatment, like acupuncture or reiki
  • Watching a show or movie
  • Lazing around and staring at the wall


All amazing forms of rest. I recommend them all highly. 

But it’s a pretty short list that leaves out a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest. 

Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something. Because more than just meaning being physically still, rest is anything that brings you back into balance. 

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]]> 543 [Rest]: There’s More to Feeling Rested Than Sleep–A Lot More, Ep. 885 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!! Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Rest]: There’s More to Feeling Rested Than Sleep–A Lot More full 4 885 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!! Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!!

Dr. Dalton-Smith’s website

Take the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit 

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]]> 1457 [Rest]: How Can I Be OK with Not Being Productive?, Ep. 884 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored. And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes: “I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?” I share my answer, but would love to hear how you’ve weaned yourself off the desire (or the need) to be doing something productive every minute of the day. Shoot me a message on Instagram or email me at kate@katehanley.com.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Rest]: How Can I Be OK with Not Being Productive? full 4 884 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored. And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes: “I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?” I share my answer, but would love to hear how you’ve weaned yourself off the desire (or the need) to be doing something productive every minute of the day. Shoot me a message on Instagram or email me at kate@katehanley.com.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored.

And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes:

“I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?”

I share my answer, but would love to hear how you’ve weaned yourself off the desire (or the need) to be doing something productive every minute of the day. Shoot me a message on Instagram or email me at kate@katehanley.com. 

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]]> 672 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: My Go-To Number-One Strategy for Feeling Fabulous Even When I Don’t Feel Fabulous Ep. 883 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re in the midlife realm, t’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out.  Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: My Go-To Number-One Strategy for Feeling Fabulous Even When I Don’t Feel Fabulous full 4 883 Kate Hanley When you’re in the midlife realm, t’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out.  Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re in the midlife realm, t’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out. 

Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama. 

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]]> 842 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: Secrets for Great Skin Now–and Later, Ep. 882 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect. I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: Secrets for Great Skin Now–and Later, full 4 881 Kate Hanley This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect. I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect.

I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful. 

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]]> 1359 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: A Mantra for Loving How You Look Ep. 881 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look. Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help you glow up as a grown-up, and really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000 [Grown-Up Glow Up]: A Mantra for Loving How You Look full 4 881 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look. Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help you glow up as a grown-up, and really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look.

Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help you glow up as a grown-up, and really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too. 

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]]> 677 [Making Changes]: You DO Have the Time to Do the Things You Want–Here’s Where It’s Hiding, Ep. 880 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) One of the most common barriers to making a positive change is time.  We tell ourselves things like “I just don’t have time” or “there aren’t enough hours in the day,” and over time, telling yourself that you don’t have enough time to do the things you want and need to do creates a feeling of what behavioral economists call ‘time poverty.’  The paradox is that choosing to do the things you want to do makes you feel like you have more time (‘time affluence’), not less. Today I’m sharing HOW to claim that time and start feeling like the George Jefferson of time. (“Moo-hoovin’ on up!” 🎵) Other relevant episodes: Make Time for Happiness with Dr. Cassie Holmes Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again Links to things I mentioned in this episode: Research on how long it takes to form a habit Wendy Wood’s book, Good Habits, Bad Habits Cassie Holmes’ book, Happier Hour This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Making Changes]: You DO Have the Time to Do the Things You Want–Here’s Where It’s Hiding full 4 880 Kate Hanley Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) One of the most common barriers to making a positive change is time.  We tell ourselves things like “I just don’t have time” or “there aren’t enough hours in the day,” and over time, telling yourself that you don’t have enough time to do the things you want and need to do creates a feeling of what behavioral economists call ‘time poverty.’  The paradox is that choosing to do the things you want to do makes you feel like you have more time (‘time affluence’), not less. Today I’m sharing HOW to claim that time and start feeling like the George Jefferson of time. (“Moo-hoovin’ on up!” 🎵) Other relevant episodes: Make Time for Happiness with Dr. Cassie Holmes Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again Links to things I mentioned in this episode: Research on how long it takes to form a habit Wendy Wood’s book, Good Habits, Bad Habits Cassie Holmes’ book, Happier Hour This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!)


One of the most common barriers to making a positive change is time. 

We tell ourselves things like “I just don’t have time” or “there aren’t enough hours in the day,” and over time, telling yourself that you don’t have enough time to do the things you want and need to do creates a feeling of what behavioral economists call ‘time poverty.’ 

The paradox is that choosing to do the things you want to do makes you feel like you have more time (‘time affluence’), not less. Today I’m sharing HOW to claim that time and start feeling like the George Jefferson of time. (“Moo-hoovin’ on up!” 🎵)

Other relevant episodes: Make Time for Happiness with Dr. Cassie Holmes

Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again

Links to things I mentioned in this episode:

Research on how long it takes to form a habit

Wendy Wood’s book, Good Habits, Bad Habits

Cassie Holmes’ book, Happier Hour


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]]> 714 [Making Changes]: 2 Motivation Secrets to Get–and Keep–Going, Ep. 879 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) Today I’m sharing two motivation secrets that can help you get going with whatever change you’re trying to make, and then help you keep going. One of them is pleasant, and the other, frankly, is kinda unpleasant. But it’s necessary, and it tends to work pretty well. So let’s break it down.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Making Changes]: 2 Motivation Secrets to Get–and Keep–Going full 4 879 Kate Hanley Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) Today I’m sharing two motivation secrets that can help you get going with whatever change you’re trying to make, and then help you keep going. One of them is pleasant, and the other, frankly, is kinda unpleasant. But it’s necessary, and it tends to work pretty well. So let’s break it down.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!)


Today I’m sharing two motivation secrets that can help you get going with whatever change you’re trying to make, and then help you keep going. One of them is pleasant, and the other, frankly, is kinda unpleasant. But it’s necessary, and it tends to work pretty well. So let’s break it down. 

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]]> 559 [Making Changes]: 3 Ways to Make Change Easy (or at Least Easier), Ep. 878 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) I’ve been doing a lot of reading about habits and behavior change for a book project I’m working on and I’ve learned some cool stuff about how to make it easier for yourself to do the things you want to do–especially when those things are new, or at least outside your typical day-to-day experience. And since we’re early in the new year, when the desire to clean things up and do things differently is still high but our motivation is already starting to wane, now feels like a good time to share some of these things with you.  Today I’m sharing three research-backed strategies that make habits easier to form.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Making Changes]: 3 Ways to Make Change Easy (or at Least Easier) full 4 878 Kate Hanley Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!) I’ve been doing a lot of reading about habits and behavior change for a book project I’m working on and I’ve learned some cool stuff about how to make it easier for yourself to do the things you want to do–especially when those things are new, or at least outside your typical day-to-day experience. And since we’re early in the new year, when the desire to clean things up and do things differently is still high but our motivation is already starting to wane, now feels like a good time to share some of these things with you.  Today I’m sharing three research-backed strategies that make habits easier to form.  This episode sponsored by:  NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Take my one-question survey! (Thank you!)


I’ve been doing a lot of reading about habits and behavior change for a book project I’m working on and I’ve learned some cool stuff about how to make it easier for yourself to do the things you want to do–especially when those things are new, or at least outside your typical day-to-day experience. And since we’re early in the new year, when the desire to clean things up and do things differently is still high but our motivation is already starting to wane, now feels like a good time to share some of these things with you. 

Today I’m sharing three research-backed strategies that make habits easier to form. 

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]]> 772 [Brain Health]: The Attitudes That Keep Your Mind Open and Brain Sharp, Episode 877 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking about an overall approach to life that helps keep your mind open and your brain sharp, now and well into the future.  And that attitude is to be a lifelong learner.  A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book with my last guest, Dr. Heather Sandison, is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Brain Health]: The Attitudes That Keep Your Mind Open and Brain Sharp full 4 877 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking about an overall approach to life that helps keep your mind open and your brain sharp, now and well into the future.  And that attitude is to be a lifelong learner.  A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book with my last guest, Dr. Heather Sandison, is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking about an overall approach to life that helps keep your mind open and your brain sharp, now and well into the future. 

And that attitude is to be a lifelong learner. 

A lot of people think they can do their beloved crossword or sudoku and keep their brains strong. But what I’ve been learning by working on a book with my last guest, Dr. Heather Sandison, is that doing what you’ve always done in terms of activities or hobbies isn’t enough to prevent to dementia. They are great, you can still do them, but unless you are in the moderate to severe stage of dementia, your brain really thrives on novelty. Come get heaps of ideas on how to keep your neuroplasticity humming–all by following your natural curiosity!

This episode sponsored by: 

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]]> 750 [Brain Health]: Things to Do Now for Better Brain Health in the Future, Episode 876 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the residential elder care facility in Marama in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living.  Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing.  Marama at Home digital course Solcere medical clinic website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Brain Health]: Things to Do Now for Better Brain Health in the Future full 4 876 Kate Hanley Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the residential elder care facility in Marama in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living.  Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing.  Marama at Home digital course Solcere medical clinic website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm interviewing Dr. Heather Sandison, who is the founder of the Solcere medical clinic and the residential elder care facility in Marama in Southern California–the first memory care facility to have the goal of returning its residents to independent living. 

Heather is working on a book where she details her evidence-based approach--full disclosure, I am helping her write that book and as we've been working on it I've gotten so excited by her stories of folks who have made incredible gains in their brain health that I had to have her on to share the things we can all do now that will help us have better brain health, memory, and cognition in the future. Wait til you hear the stories of her patients who have gotten better! You’ll want to do what they’re doing. 

Marama at Home digital course

Solcere medical clinic website

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]]> 1333 [Brain Health]: Surprising Brain Health Hacks that Work, Episode 875 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear! So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic (I’m working on a book on reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest–suffice to say, the news on taking care of your cognition is really good!).  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Brain Health]: Surprising Brain Health Hacks that Work full 4 875 Kate Hanley A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear! So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic (I’m working on a book on reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest–suffice to say, the news on taking care of your cognition is really good!).  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help – Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self NextEVO – Use promo code BETTER to save 20% off your order of $40 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A recent survey found that sixty-four percent of all Americans say that their biggest fear about growing older is that they will suffer from dementia. I share that fear!

So this week I’m diving into some evidence-based strategies you and I and everyone can implement to take great care of those beautiful brains of ours, so that it can take care of us now and well into the future. Today are three of the more surprising brain-health hacks I’ve discovered in my deep dive into the topic (I’m working on a book on reversing Alzheimer’s with Wednesday’s guest–suffice to say, the news on taking care of your cognition is really good!). 

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]]> 862 [Midlife Reinvention]: Midlife Is Like Being a Teen Again–Why That’s a Good Thing, Ep 874 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Remember how bewildering and awkward and silly puberty was?? Well, midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a 14 year old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: Midlife Is Like Being a Teen Again–Why That’s a Good Thing full 4 874 Kate Hanley Remember how bewildering and awkward and silly puberty was?? Well, midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a 14 year old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Remember how bewildering and awkward and silly puberty was?? Well, midlife is basically puberty in reverse. Huge hormonal shifts. The dawn of a new phase of life. A body you may or may not recognize. As the mother of a 14 year old daughter, I can see the similarities between us and you know what? A lot of it is awesome. Come find out why. 

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]]> 710 [Midlife Reinvention]: Stop Waiting for an Empty Nest, Ep 873 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Thinking about today’s episode the lyric from “Landslide” keep running through my head: “Children get older and I’m getting older too.” Whew! Deep.  Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself. And just a little heads up: Today’s show is pretty geared to those among us who are parents, particularly mothers, but I believe that our conversation about identity shifts and making changes will relate to anyone.  Follow Meagan on Instagram Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!) Visit Meagan’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: Stop Waiting for an Empty Nest full 4 873 Kate Hanley Thinking about today’s episode the lyric from “Landslide” keep running through my head: “Children get older and I’m getting older too.” Whew! Deep.  Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself. And just a little heads up: Today’s show is pretty geared to those among us who are parents, particularly mothers, but I believe that our conversation about identity shifts and making changes will relate to anyone.  Follow Meagan on Instagram Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!) Visit Meagan’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thinking about today’s episode the lyric from “Landslide” keep running through my head: “Children get older and I’m getting older too.” Whew! Deep. 

Today I’m talking to Meagan Francis, host of the podcast Mother of Reinvention, mom of 5 kids (who range in age from 13 - 25), somewhat recently divorced, self-employed since she was 25 years old, and no stranger to pivoting. I asked Meagan about how motherhood–and women’s identities–change as kids get older, how to pick up the pieces when it feels like the chessboard of your life gets completely upended, and why you might not want to hold out for when the kids leave home to start reinventing yourself.

And just a little heads up: Today’s show is pretty geared to those among us who are parents, particularly mothers, but I believe that our conversation about identity shifts and making changes will relate to anyone. 

Follow Meagan on Instagram

Check out Mother of Reinvention (And subscribe! Rate! Review! Share!)

Visit Meagan’s website

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]]> 1252 [Midlife Reinvention]: If You’re Feeling Meh at Midlife, Ep 872 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife.  It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0000 [Midlife Reinvention]: If You’re Feeling Meh at Midlife full 4 872 Kate Hanley I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife.  It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve been talking to friends and hearing from listeners that a lot of you are pondering life changes–maybe it’s because the kids are grown, or just because it’s time to switch things up. Or maybe your hand is being forced because you’re dealing with some kind of health thing. The common theme I’ve detected is that it’s happening at midlife. 

It has also been a time that has been shown time and time again in research studies to be a time when we’re our least happy. Yep, there’s a U curve of happiness and midlife is the bottom of the U. That’s the bad news. The good news is…it goes up! But let’s talk about how to feel better about this naturally low point. 

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]]> 611 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: Here’s My New Year’s Planning Process (in All Its Glory!), Ep 871 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that I’ve gotten to do a deep dive into everyone else’s planning process, I’m psyched to incorporate pieces from everyone’s approach into my own. I took last year off from planning–after the pandemic years, I just wasn’t in the mood, frankly. So this year, I’m feeling pumped and hope you are too. Today I’m sharing the details of what I’m doing, where and when, using what tools, and what I hope to get out of it.  Let’s do this, y’all.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: Here’s My New Year’s Planning Process (in All Its Glory!) full 3 871 Kate Hanley Now that I’ve gotten to do a deep dive into everyone else’s planning process, I’m psyched to incorporate pieces from everyone’s approach into my own. I took last year off from planning–after the pandemic years, I just wasn’t in the mood, frankly. So this year, I’m feeling pumped and hope you are too. Today I’m sharing the details of what I’m doing, where and when, using what tools, and what I hope to get out of it.  Let’s do this, y’all.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Now that I’ve gotten to do a deep dive into everyone else’s planning process, I’m psyched to incorporate pieces from everyone’s approach into my own. I took last year off from planning–after the pandemic years, I just wasn’t in the mood, frankly. So this year, I’m feeling pumped and hope you are too. Today I’m sharing the details of what I’m doing, where and when, using what tools, and what I hope to get out of it. 

Let’s do this, y’all. 

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]]> 939 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: Using Intention, Energy, and Love to Plan the New Year, Ep 870 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I don’t know about you but I just love hearing how different people go about their New Year’s planning, and today’s guest offers a totally cool and different take on the process. I’m talking with Kimothy Joy, an artist, mentor, and author of a series of really cool guided journal/organizer hybrids called “Focus Pocus.” Kimothy’s process helps you bring your heart in to the process, first, and then your head can get on board to help figure out how to fulfill those higher desires.  It’s a totally different approach than my other guests have shared and I am here for it!  Follow Kimothy on Instagram Sign up for Kimothy’s newsletter Kimothy's Wheel of Intention This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: Using Intention, Energy, and Love to Plan the New Year full 3 870 Kate Hanley I don’t know about you but I just love hearing how different people go about their New Year’s planning, and today’s guest offers a totally cool and different take on the process. I’m talking with Kimothy Joy, an artist, mentor, and author of a series of really cool guided journal/organizer hybrids called “Focus Pocus.” Kimothy’s process helps you bring your heart in to the process, first, and then your head can get on board to help figure out how to fulfill those higher desires.  It’s a totally different approach than my other guests have shared and I am here for it!  Follow Kimothy on Instagram Sign up for Kimothy’s newsletter Kimothy's Wheel of Intention This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I don’t know about you but I just love hearing how different people go about their New Year’s planning, and today’s guest offers a totally cool and different take on the process. I’m talking with Kimothy Joy, an artist, mentor, and author of a series of really cool guided journal/organizer hybrids called “Focus Pocus.” Kimothy’s process helps you bring your heart in to the process, first, and then your head can get on board to help figure out how to fulfill those higher desires. 

It’s a totally different approach than my other guests have shared and I am here for it! 

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]]> 1320 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: How a Professional Organizer Sets New Year’s Goals, Ep 869 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The New Year’s Plan Jam keeps rolling today with my interview with Jessica Tudos, a professional organizer and life designer who helps people who are multi-passionate (raising my own hand here) take good care of all the parts of their lives and all the things they care about.  This is my second time interviewing Jessica (she came on to talk about life admin earlier in the year) and this time I get her to share the exact process she uses to make plans for the new year. She shares the 10 categories of life that she checks in on at this time of year, when she does her planning, where she does it, and the tools she uses (this is also the process she uses with her clients and plans to teach in a workshop in January, so if it appeals to you, visit her website at the link below!). Get ready to get your pens, planner and calendar out! Check out Jessica’s website here Sign up for Jessica’s Online Visioning Lab and plan 2023 in community! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: How a Professional Organizer Sets New Year’s Goals full 3 869 Kate Hanley The New Year’s Plan Jam keeps rolling today with my interview with Jessica Tudos, a professional organizer and life designer who helps people who are multi-passionate (raising my own hand here) take good care of all the parts of their lives and all the things they care about.  This is my second time interviewing Jessica (she came on to talk about life admin earlier in the year) and this time I get her to share the exact process she uses to make plans for the new year. She shares the 10 categories of life that she checks in on at this time of year, when she does her planning, where she does it, and the tools she uses (this is also the process she uses with her clients and plans to teach in a workshop in January, so if it appeals to you, visit her website at the link below!). Get ready to get your pens, planner and calendar out! Check out Jessica’s website here Sign up for Jessica’s Online Visioning Lab and plan 2023 in community! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The New Year’s Plan Jam keeps rolling today with my interview with Jessica Tudos, a professional organizer and life designer who helps people who are multi-passionate (raising my own hand here) take good care of all the parts of their lives and all the things they care about. 

This is my second time interviewing Jessica (she came on to talk about life admin earlier in the year) and this time I get her to share the exact process she uses to make plans for the new year. She shares the 10 categories of life that she checks in on at this time of year, when she does her planning, where she does it, and the tools she uses (this is also the process she uses with her clients and plans to teach in a workshop in January, so if it appeals to you, visit her website at the link below!). Get ready to get your pens, planner and calendar out!

Check out Jessica’s website here

Sign up for Jessica’s Online Visioning Lab and plan 2023 in community!

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]]> 1138 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: A Doctor Shares How to Make Health Resolutions that Stick, Ep 868 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to Day 2 of the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam. Today, I’m replaying an interview with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist who specializes in helping women take care of their hearts (because, after all, heart disease is the number one killer of women–take that, breast cancer).  While not an interview on New Year’s planning per se, Dr. Steinbaum shares a TON of great information and inspiration for anyone who is feeling that it’s time to really focus on taking better care of their health–and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed and nervous about it. You will feel empowered, and like the changes you want to make are doable.  Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: A Doctor Shares How to Make Health Resolutions that Stick full 3 867 Kate Hanley Welcome to Day 2 of the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam. Today, I’m replaying an interview with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist who specializes in helping women take care of their hearts (because, after all, heart disease is the number one killer of women–take that, breast cancer).  While not an interview on New Year’s planning per se, Dr. Steinbaum shares a TON of great information and inspiration for anyone who is feeling that it’s time to really focus on taking better care of their health–and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed and nervous about it. You will feel empowered, and like the changes you want to make are doable.  Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Day 2 of the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam. Today, I’m replaying an interview with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist who specializes in helping women take care of their hearts (because, after all, heart disease is the number one killer of women–take that, breast cancer). 

While not an interview on New Year’s planning per se, Dr. Steinbaum shares a TON of great information and inspiration for anyone who is feeling that it’s time to really focus on taking better care of their health–and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed and nervous about it. You will feel empowered, and like the changes you want to make are doable. 

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s website

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]]> 1067 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: How a Planning Expert Prepares for the New Year, Ep 867 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam! This week, I’m interviewing four different types of experts and asking them to share their own personal New Year’s planning rituals and routines. (I’ll share my own on Friday, too.) First up is Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast (who was on the show earlier this fall during the week on planning–and who was a big hit). Sarah is a planning expert who generously shared how she goes about new year’s planning and goal-setting, what she factors in when she’s making those plans (including my favorite–energy), and the tools she uses. Talking to Sarah got me pumped to bust out my new planner and start dreaming and scheming and I feel confident it will have the same effect on you! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help NextEVO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [New Year’s Plan Jam!]: How a Planning Expert Prepares for the New Year full 3 868 Kate Hanley Welcome to the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam! This week, I’m interviewing four different types of experts and asking them to share their own personal New Year’s planning rituals and routines. (I’ll share my own on Friday, too.) First up is Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast (who was on the show earlier this fall during the week on planning–and who was a big hit). Sarah is a planning expert who generously shared how she goes about new year’s planning and goal-setting, what she factors in when she’s making those plans (including my favorite–energy), and the tools she uses. Talking to Sarah got me pumped to bust out my new planner and start dreaming and scheming and I feel confident it will have the same effect on you! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help NextEVO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to the first ever New Year’s Plan Jam! This week, I’m interviewing four different types of experts and asking them to share their own personal New Year’s planning rituals and routines. (I’ll share my own on Friday, too.)

First up is Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast (who was on the show earlier this fall during the week on planning–and who was a big hit). Sarah is a planning expert who generously shared how she goes about new year’s planning and goal-setting, what she factors in when she’s making those plans (including my favorite–energy), and the tools she uses. Talking to Sarah got me pumped to bust out my new planner and start dreaming and scheming and I feel confident it will have the same effect on you!

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]]> 1199 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Feel Alive and Ward off Illness, Ep 866 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s cold outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness? Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Feel Alive and Ward off Illness full 3 866 Kate Hanley You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s cold outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness? Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know how it can be so hard to wake up? Maybe it’s cold outside, you didn’t sleep great, you’ve got a lot of stuff to get done that day and you just don’t want to do it? But you drag yourself out of bed and get going but maybe never really shake off the sluggishness?

Today’s self-care can help you feel more alive and strengthen your immune system. It also helps you sleep better. In ONLY 30 SECONDS A DAY. This is my favorite kind of health hack–easy, fast, no cost, no commitment. All it really takes is willingness. 

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]]> 669 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Feed Your Cells and Soothe the Soul, Ep 865 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You know how your energy can conk out in the afternoon? And you start craving something to perk you back up, and maybe something to distract you and keep you going for another couple hours until the work day is through? Today’s quick self-care tip is delicious, restorative, feels like a treat, and is so so good for you and can get you in some really lovely brain waves.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Feed Your Cells and Soothe the Soul full 3 865 Kate Hanley You know how your energy can conk out in the afternoon? And you start craving something to perk you back up, and maybe something to distract you and keep you going for another couple hours until the work day is through? Today’s quick self-care tip is delicious, restorative, feels like a treat, and is so so good for you and can get you in some really lovely brain waves.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know how your energy can conk out in the afternoon? And you start craving something to perk you back up, and maybe something to distract you and keep you going for another couple hours until the work day is through? Today’s quick self-care tip is delicious, restorative, feels like a treat, and is so so good for you and can get you in some really lovely brain waves. 

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]]> 800 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Reset Your Nervous System, Ep 864 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’ve got three easy ways for you to communicate with your nervous system and help it help you. No supplies needed.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Reset Your Nervous System full 3 864 Kate Hanley Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’ve got three easy ways for you to communicate with your nervous system and help it help you. No supplies needed.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your nervous system is an information super highway that dictates how stressed you feel, how well you’re sleeping and digesting, and whether you want to bite someone’s head off. Today I’ve got three easy ways for you to communicate with your nervous system and help it help you. No supplies needed. 

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]]> 594 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Quiet Your Mind, Unkink Your Spine, Ep 863 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’ve been sitting all day you feel it in your body–your neck and shoulders get tight, maybe you get a headache, you’re fatigued… blech. Today’s 5-minute self-care is something you can do that requires NO EFFORT and brings your body back into a better alignment that is also profoundly relaxing.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Quiet Your Mind, Unkink Your Spine full 3 863 Kate Hanley When you’ve been sitting all day you feel it in your body–your neck and shoulders get tight, maybe you get a headache, you’re fatigued… blech. Today’s 5-minute self-care is something you can do that requires NO EFFORT and brings your body back into a better alignment that is also profoundly relaxing.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’ve been sitting all day you feel it in your body–your neck and shoulders get tight, maybe you get a headache, you’re fatigued… blech. Today’s 5-minute self-care is something you can do that requires NO EFFORT and brings your body back into a better alignment that is also profoundly relaxing. 

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]]> 545 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Rest Your Eyes, Brain, and Spirit, Ep 862 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ During this holiday hullabaloo, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC.  First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously.  Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [5 Minute Self-Care]: Rest Your Eyes, Brain, and Spirit full 3 862 Kate Hanley During this holiday hullabaloo, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC.  First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously.  Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During this holiday hullabaloo, when it may feel like time is at a premium, I’m focusing on sharing EASY, FAST, and MEGA-POWERFUL ways to show yourself some TLC. 

First up is something that refreshes your eyes, brain, and spirit and has even been shown to help patients recovering from surgery get out of the hospital faster and be less crabby to their nurses. No, seriously. 

Study on benefits of a natural view for post-surgery patients

Study on natural views reducing depressive symptoms during COVID lockdowns

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]]> 479 [Anxiety]: Your Return Ticket from Anxiety Land, Ep 861 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it. Of course, it’s not bad to think about the future--you do want to give thought to where you’re headed and planning is generally a pretty handy skill to have–BUT, like anything else, it can become a habit. Living in the future can become pretty uncomfortable because your body can’t follow your brain there, and that disconnection can become unsettling.  Today I’m sharing how your body can help you come back into the present moment, where you can rest. It’s so so easy and feels so good.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Anxiety]: Your Return Ticket from Anxiety Land full 3 861 Kate Hanley Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it. Of course, it’s not bad to think about the future--you do want to give thought to where you’re headed and planning is generally a pretty handy skill to have–BUT, like anything else, it can become a habit. Living in the future can become pretty uncomfortable because your body can’t follow your brain there, and that disconnection can become unsettling.  Today I’m sharing how your body can help you come back into the present moment, where you can rest. It’s so so easy and feels so good.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it. Of course, it’s not bad to think about the future--you do want to give thought to where you’re headed and planning is generally a pretty handy skill to have–BUT, like anything else, it can become a habit. Living in the future can become pretty uncomfortable because your body can’t follow your brain there, and that disconnection can become unsettling. 

Today I’m sharing how your body can help you come back into the present moment, where you can rest. It’s so so easy and feels so good. 

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]]> 496 [Anxiety]: A Breath to Calm a Racing Mind, Ep 860 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve heard anxiety described as “excitement without breath,” Meaning, anxiety isn’t 100 percent bad. In fact, it’s often a sign that we are up to something big, or important. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a breathing technique that brings breath into the picture and helps you get out of that locked-up, stressed-out, worried state. It’s easy, and we’ll do it together so that you’ll have the muscle memory you need to remember to do it next time anxiety strikes. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Anxiety]: A Breath to Calm a Racing Mind full 3 860 Kate Hanley I’ve heard anxiety described as “excitement without breath,” Meaning, anxiety isn’t 100 percent bad. In fact, it’s often a sign that we are up to something big, or important. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a breathing technique that brings breath into the picture and helps you get out of that locked-up, stressed-out, worried state. It’s easy, and we’ll do it together so that you’ll have the muscle memory you need to remember to do it next time anxiety strikes. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve heard anxiety described as “excitement without breath,” Meaning, anxiety isn’t 100 percent bad. In fact, it’s often a sign that we are up to something big, or important.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a breathing technique that brings breath into the picture and helps you get out of that locked-up, stressed-out, worried state. It’s easy, and we’ll do it together so that you’ll have the muscle memory you need to remember to do it next time anxiety strikes.

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]]> 510 [Anxiety]: What Living with Anxiety Has Taught Me , Ep 859 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m re-airing an interview from December 2020 with Leigh Medeiros, a screenwriter and creativity coach who has lived with anxiety for over 30 years and is working on a memoir about how it’s affected her life.  You’ll hear some references to the height of the pandemic, but certainly, the things Leigh shares about understanding anxiety and learning to work with it skillfully still apply.  Leigh Medeiros’s website The 1-Minute Writer, Leigh’s book @Leigh_Medeiros, Leigh on Instagram  @Leigh_Medeiros_, Leigh on Twitter This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Anxiety]: What Living with Anxiety Has Taught Me full 3 859 Kate Hanley I’m re-airing an interview from December 2020 with Leigh Medeiros, a screenwriter and creativity coach who has lived with anxiety for over 30 years and is working on a memoir about how it’s affected her life.  You’ll hear some references to the height of the pandemic, but certainly, the things Leigh shares about understanding anxiety and learning to work with it skillfully still apply.  Leigh Medeiros’s website The 1-Minute Writer, Leigh’s book @Leigh_Medeiros, Leigh on Instagram  @Leigh_Medeiros_, Leigh on Twitter This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m re-airing an interview from December 2020 with Leigh Medeiros, a screenwriter and creativity coach who has lived with anxiety for over 30 years and is working on a memoir about how it’s affected her life. 

You’ll hear some references to the height of the pandemic, but certainly, the things Leigh shares about understanding anxiety and learning to work with it skillfully still apply. 


Leigh Medeiros’s website

The 1-Minute Writer, Leigh’s book

@Leigh_Medeiros, Leigh on Instagram 

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]]> 1244 [Anxiety] A Trick to Contain Those Anxious Thoughts, Ep 857 You could spend most of the day and night worrying–and how unproductive and unpleasant is that?  Today I’m sharing how to put up some boundaries around your attention so that you set aside specific time and space for worrying–a technique I learned about from a 9-year-old.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Anxiety] A Trick to Contain Those Anxious Thoughts full 3 858 Kate Hanley You could spend most of the day and night worrying–and how unproductive and unpleasant is that?  Today I’m sharing how to put up some boundaries around your attention so that you set aside specific time and space for worrying–a technique I learned about from a 9-year-old.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You could spend most of the day and night worrying–and how unproductive and unpleasant is that? 

Today I’m sharing how to put up some boundaries around your attention so that you set aside specific time and space for worrying–a technique I learned about from a 9-year-old. 

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]]> 396 [Anxiety] Trust Is an Antidote to Worry, Ep 857 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about anxiety. I mean, mid-December–‘tis the season, isn’t it? Lots to do, lots of expectations to manage, lots of opportunities to feel like your experience doesn’t match the cultural narrative of how the holidays are ‘supposed’ to be.  Sometimes anxiety is absolutely appropriate. But many times it isn’t a match for whatever it is you’re facing–it’s like using a chef’s knife to butter your bread, something I actually tried to do this morning because i didn’t want to dirty another knife and I can confirm, it was overkill. So let’s dive in to some ways to work with it. Today’s tool is trust.  I’m sharing 4 affirmations to help you access trust even when you’re feeling anxious: I trust myself to do my part.  I trust life to do its part.   If things ever feel like too much, I trust myself to ask for help.  I trust that things are working out for the greater good.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Anxiety] Trust Is an Antidote to Worry full 3 857 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about anxiety. I mean, mid-December–‘tis the season, isn’t it? Lots to do, lots of expectations to manage, lots of opportunities to feel like your experience doesn’t match the cultural narrative of how the holidays are ‘supposed’ to be.  Sometimes anxiety is absolutely appropriate. But many times it isn’t a match for whatever it is you’re facing–it’s like using a chef’s knife to butter your bread, something I actually tried to do this morning because i didn’t want to dirty another knife and I can confirm, it was overkill. So let’s dive in to some ways to work with it. Today’s tool is trust.  I’m sharing 4 affirmations to help you access trust even when you’re feeling anxious: I trust myself to do my part.  I trust life to do its part.   If things ever feel like too much, I trust myself to ask for help.  I trust that things are working out for the greater good.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about anxiety. I mean, mid-December–‘tis the season, isn’t it? Lots to do, lots of expectations to manage, lots of opportunities to feel like your experience doesn’t match the cultural narrative of how the holidays are ‘supposed’ to be. 

Sometimes anxiety is absolutely appropriate. But many times it isn’t a match for whatever it is you’re facing–it’s like using a chef’s knife to butter your bread, something I actually tried to do this morning because i didn’t want to dirty another knife and I can confirm, it was overkill. So let’s dive in to some ways to work with it. Today’s tool is trust. 

I’m sharing 4 affirmations to help you access trust even when you’re feeling anxious:

I trust myself to do my part. 

I trust life to do its part.  

If things ever feel like too much, I trust myself to ask for help. 

I trust that things are working out for the greater good. 

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]]> 614 [Mindset Hacks] How Do I Stay in My Own Lane?, Ep 856 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’ve been sharing new ways of thinking that can help you stay in a more positive place. And today I wanted to answer a listener question that relates to this idea, and offers a mindset hack to help.  Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?” Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness Validate, Validate, Validate Listen Better Relevant Tara Brach episodes: Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1 Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2 This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Mindset Hacks] How Do I Stay in My Own Lane? full 3 856 Kate Hanley This week I’ve been sharing new ways of thinking that can help you stay in a more positive place. And today I wanted to answer a listener question that relates to this idea, and offers a mindset hack to help.  Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?” Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness Validate, Validate, Validate Listen Better Relevant Tara Brach episodes: Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1 Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2 This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’ve been sharing new ways of thinking that can help you stay in a more positive place. And today I wanted to answer a listener question that relates to this idea, and offers a mindset hack to help. 

Camille from Canada writes, “Lately I’ve realized that I spend a lot of time–too much time–and energy on worrying about other people. I love being a good friend and family member to others, but I’ve been feeling really frazzled lately, and like I’m not paying enough attention to my own life and needs. Does it make me a bad person if I want to do less for the people I care about? How do I stick to my own lane?”

Relevant How to Be a Better Person episodes:

The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness

Validate, Validate, Validate

Listen Better

Relevant Tara Brach episodes:

Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 1

Beyond the Controlling Self, Part 2

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]]> 592 [Mindset Hacks] Try on a New Inner Voice, Ep 855 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m guessing that the voice you use to talk to yourself isn’t currently all that friendly or supportive. So today’s mindset hack is to try on a new inner voice. (My current fave? Dolly Parton! Or, my dog, if she could speak English).  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Mindset Hacks] Try on a New Inner Voice full 3 855 Kate Hanley I’m guessing that the voice you use to talk to yourself isn’t currently all that friendly or supportive. So today’s mindset hack is to try on a new inner voice. (My current fave? Dolly Parton! Or, my dog, if she could speak English).  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m guessing that the voice you use to talk to yourself isn’t currently all that friendly or supportive. So today’s mindset hack is to try on a new inner voice. (My current fave? Dolly Parton! Or, my dog, if she could speak English). 

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]]> 361 Mindset Hacks] How to Stop Judging Other People (and Yourself), Ep 854 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A mode of thinking that can really keep us stuck in that place of feeling upset and down and small-minded is judgment, whether we’re judging other people, or judging ourselves.  So today I’m replaying an interview from 2020 that breaks down what judgment is, and how we can understand where it comes from so that we can work with it more skillfully. Here goes! Check out Suzanne’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 Mindset Hacks] How to Stop Judging Other People (and Yourself) full 3 854 Kate Hanley A mode of thinking that can really keep us stuck in that place of feeling upset and down and small-minded is judgment, whether we’re judging other people, or judging ourselves.  So today I’m replaying an interview from 2020 that breaks down what judgment is, and how we can understand where it comes from so that we can work with it more skillfully. Here goes! Check out Suzanne’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A mode of thinking that can really keep us stuck in that place of feeling upset and down and small-minded is judgment, whether we’re judging other people, or judging ourselves. 

So today I’m replaying an interview from 2020 that breaks down what judgment is, and how we can understand where it comes from so that we can work with it more skillfully. Here goes!

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]]> 1105 [Mindset Hacks] There’s More Where That Came From, Ep 853 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How many times have you beaten yourself up for spending money or time on something that didn’t end up panning out? It’s easy to do, because we tend to think of time and money as zero sum games--once they’re gone, they’re gone, and they’re never coming back. Which is not actually true. So let’s break up the shame cycle that is all too often built into spending both money and time with a quick mindset adjustment.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Mindset Hacks] There’s More Where That Came From full 3 853 Kate Hanley How many times have you beaten yourself up for spending money or time on something that didn’t end up panning out? It’s easy to do, because we tend to think of time and money as zero sum games--once they’re gone, they’re gone, and they’re never coming back. Which is not actually true. So let’s break up the shame cycle that is all too often built into spending both money and time with a quick mindset adjustment.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How many times have you beaten yourself up for spending money or time on something that didn’t end up panning out? It’s easy to do, because we tend to think of time and money as zero sum games--once they’re gone, they’re gone, and they’re never coming back. Which is not actually true. So let’s break up the shame cycle that is all too often built into spending both money and time with a quick mindset adjustment. 

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]]> 470 [Mindset Hacks] Look for the Loving Reason, Ep 852 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this busy holiday month, I’m coming to you with some mindset hacks–little pivots in your thinking that can help things feel a lot less stressful and give you more energy and resilience at any time of year.   Today’s mindset hack is to start training yourself to look for the loving reason why something has happened. When I say loving reason, I mean an explanation that suggests that things are working out the way they are because of a beneficial reason, even when it might seem like they’re falling apart.  I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Let’s do this! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Mindset Hacks] Look for the Loving Reason full 3 851 Kate Hanley In this busy holiday month, I’m coming to you with some mindset hacks–little pivots in your thinking that can help things feel a lot less stressful and give you more energy and resilience at any time of year.   Today’s mindset hack is to start training yourself to look for the loving reason why something has happened. When I say loving reason, I mean an explanation that suggests that things are working out the way they are because of a beneficial reason, even when it might seem like they’re falling apart.  I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Let’s do this! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this busy holiday month, I’m coming to you with some mindset hacks–little pivots in your thinking that can help things feel a lot less stressful and give you more energy and resilience at any time of year.  

Today’s mindset hack is to start training yourself to look for the loving reason why something has happened. When I say loving reason, I mean an explanation that suggests that things are working out the way they are because of a beneficial reason, even when it might seem like they’re falling apart. 

I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Let’s do this!

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]]> 593 [Generosity] When It’s OK to NOT Be Generous, Ep 851 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous; but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity] When It’s OK to NOT Be Generous, full 3 851 Kate Hanley You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous; but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no.

Maybe those are areas that you can think about differently and find your way to feeling more generous; but maybe those are just things that don’t suit you for some reason, and you can focus on other ways to be more giving without feeling bad that you’re secretly a Scrooge. 

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]]> 521 [Generosity] How to Give Without Depleting Yourself, Ep 850 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good.  In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable.  So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity] How to Give Without Depleting Yourself full 3 850 Kate Hanley While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good.  In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable.  So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. Or even upsetting. It can leave you feeling taken advantage of, or unappreciated. And that doesn’t feel good. 

In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable. 

So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good.

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]]> 463 [Generosity] The Value–and Costs–of Emotional Labor, Ep 849 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We think about giving to others in very practical ways, but there are ways that you can give to people emotionally, too. And some of them feel good. But others, really don’t. Today I talk with Damon Brown, a coach for non-traditional entrepreneurs who does a lot of emotional support in his line of work, as well as a multi-time author (links to his book just below), about how to value the emotional labor you do for others, and how to discern when maybe that’s not your work to do.  Damon’s website Damon’s Bring Your Worth YouTube show This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity] The Value–and Costs–of Emotional Labor full 3 849 Kate Hanley We think about giving to others in very practical ways, but there are ways that you can give to people emotionally, too. And some of them feel good. But others, really don’t. Today I talk with Damon Brown, a coach for non-traditional entrepreneurs who does a lot of emotional support in his line of work, as well as a multi-time author (links to his book just below), about how to value the emotional labor you do for others, and how to discern when maybe that’s not your work to do.  Damon’s website Damon’s Bring Your Worth YouTube show This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We think about giving to others in very practical ways, but there are ways that you can give to people emotionally, too. And some of them feel good. But others, really don’t. Today I talk with Damon Brown, a coach for non-traditional entrepreneurs who does a lot of emotional support in his line of work, as well as a multi-time author (links to his book just below), about how to value the emotional labor you do for others, and how to discern when maybe that’s not your work to do. 

Damon’s website

Damon’s Bring Your Worth YouTube show

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]]> 1410 [Generosity] The Many Ways You Have to Give, Ep 848 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’ve ever had the thought that you could stand to be a more generous person, I hope today’s episode will show you that there are SO many ways to be giving–well beyond giving money or time–and that something you hear today will get you into the higher energy state of seeking to be of service to others.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity] The Many Ways You Have to Give full 3 848 Kate Hanley If you’ve ever had the thought that you could stand to be a more generous person, I hope today’s episode will show you that there are SO many ways to be giving–well beyond giving money or time–and that something you hear today will get you into the higher energy state of seeking to be of service to others.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’ve ever had the thought that you could stand to be a more generous person, I hope today’s episode will show you that there are SO many ways to be giving–well beyond giving money or time–and that something you hear today will get you into the higher energy state of seeking to be of service to others. 

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]]> 716 [Generosity] Why Giving to Others Is Good for You, Ep 847 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance?  Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Generosity] Why Giving to Others Is Good for You full 3 847 Kate Hanley When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance?  Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think of what being a better person means, I’m guessing that being generous is one of the first things that pops to mind. BUT, that’s not to say that we have to be 100% selfless, or always put others first, or give until it hurts. So, how do we find that balance? 

Let’s start by looking at the benefits of being generous–not for the other person, but for you. In today’s episode I’m sharing some cool research findings on the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of giving. 

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]]> 474 [Thanksgiving] You’ll Thank Yourself Later for Listening to This, Ep 846 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You already know that gratitude is a nice way to appreciate something that has already happened, but did you know that gratitude can also help you create the future you want? Well…it can!  Today I’m sharing how to thank yourself for doing something that you haven’t done yet. It sounds a little weird, I get it, but basically, it’s about thinking how much your future self will appreciate the things that you do now, in the present. It’s a cool way to get your butt into gear on doing something that feels hard, scary, or unappealing today.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Thanksgiving] You’ll Thank Yourself Later for Listening to This full 3 846 Kate Hanley You already know that gratitude is a nice way to appreciate something that has already happened, but did you know that gratitude can also help you create the future you want? Well…it can!  Today I’m sharing how to thank yourself for doing something that you haven’t done yet. It sounds a little weird, I get it, but basically, it’s about thinking how much your future self will appreciate the things that you do now, in the present. It’s a cool way to get your butt into gear on doing something that feels hard, scary, or unappealing today.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You already know that gratitude is a nice way to appreciate something that has already happened, but did you know that gratitude can also help you create the future you want?

Well…it can! 

Today I’m sharing how to thank yourself for doing something that you haven’t done yet. It sounds a little weird, I get it, but basically, it’s about thinking how much your future self will appreciate the things that you do now, in the present. It’s a cool way to get your butt into gear on doing something that feels hard, scary, or unappealing today. 

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]]> 486 [Thanksgiving], The Power of Saying Your Thanks Out Loud Ep 845 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all know gratitude is good for you–we’ve heard the advice to keep a gratitude journal, and I’ve talked before about reminding yourself of all the things you’re grateful for while you’re lying in bed at night. But there’s something really powerful about actually expressing your thanks outloud. Since it’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. today, today is a great day to take this idea for a test drive.  I’ve got some research to share on the power of telling someone else what you’re grateful for, but first, I’m going to start with a couple of little examples that show you what I mean.  Something we have done in our family at Thanksgiving is to go around the table and everyone names one thing that they’re grateful for. You know, it’s not a speech or a big to-do, you’re just naming something, and you can always say something obvious like family or food and there’s absolutely no shame in that. BUT some very meaningful and memorable moments have come out of that exercise.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Thanksgiving], The Power of Saying Your Thanks Out Loud full 3 845 Kate Hanley We all know gratitude is good for you–we’ve heard the advice to keep a gratitude journal, and I’ve talked before about reminding yourself of all the things you’re grateful for while you’re lying in bed at night. But there’s something really powerful about actually expressing your thanks outloud. Since it’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. today, today is a great day to take this idea for a test drive.  I’ve got some research to share on the power of telling someone else what you’re grateful for, but first, I’m going to start with a couple of little examples that show you what I mean.  Something we have done in our family at Thanksgiving is to go around the table and everyone names one thing that they’re grateful for. You know, it’s not a speech or a big to-do, you’re just naming something, and you can always say something obvious like family or food and there’s absolutely no shame in that. BUT some very meaningful and memorable moments have come out of that exercise.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know gratitude is good for you–we’ve heard the advice to keep a gratitude journal, and I’ve talked before about reminding yourself of all the things you’re grateful for while you’re lying in bed at night. But there’s something really powerful about actually expressing your thanks outloud. Since it’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. today, today is a great day to take this idea for a test drive. 

I’ve got some research to share on the power of telling someone else what you’re grateful for, but first, I’m going to start with a couple of little examples that show you what I mean. 

Something we have done in our family at Thanksgiving is to go around the table and everyone names one thing that they’re grateful for. You know, it’s not a speech or a big to-do, you’re just naming something, and you can always say something obvious like family or food and there’s absolutely no shame in that. BUT some very meaningful and memorable moments have come out of that exercise. 

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]]> 391 [Thanksgiving] Gratitude for Lazy People Ep 844 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Hi friends. Today I’m replaying an interview from Thanksgiving, 2020 with Polly Campbell about how to practice gratitude even if you’re really busy and lazy and frankly don’t want to be bothered. We’re in a different place than we were in 2020, thankfully, but her advice is still as true as ever. I hope it helps you get in the grateful spirit.  Here’s a link to a full transcript of today’s episode.  Polly’s podcast, Simply Said Polly’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Thanksgiving] Gratitude for Lazy People full 3 844 Kate Hanley Hi friends. Today I’m replaying an interview from Thanksgiving, 2020 with Polly Campbell about how to practice gratitude even if you’re really busy and lazy and frankly don’t want to be bothered. We’re in a different place than we were in 2020, thankfully, but her advice is still as true as ever. I hope it helps you get in the grateful spirit.  Here’s a link to a full transcript of today’s episode.  Polly’s podcast, Simply Said Polly’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hi friends. Today I’m replaying an interview from Thanksgiving, 2020 with Polly Campbell about how to practice gratitude even if you’re really busy and lazy and frankly don’t want to be bothered. We’re in a different place than we were in 2020, thankfully, but her advice is still as true as ever. I hope it helps you get in the grateful spirit. 

Here’s a link to a full transcript of today’s episode. 

Polly’s podcast, Simply Said

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]]> 1071 [Thanksgiving] Stress Buster #2: Rehearse Happiness, Ep 843 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Yesterday I talked about something you can do in the moment of feeling stressed out during a family gathering that will help you not get your feathers ruffled or your peace disturbed.  Today, I’m sharing a stress buster that you can do in advance that will help you stay in a groovy space the day of.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Thanksgiving] Stress Buster #2: Rehearse Happiness full 3 843 Kate Hanley Yesterday I talked about something you can do in the moment of feeling stressed out during a family gathering that will help you not get your feathers ruffled or your peace disturbed.  Today, I’m sharing a stress buster that you can do in advance that will help you stay in a groovy space the day of.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Yesterday I talked about something you can do in the moment of feeling stressed out during a family gathering that will help you not get your feathers ruffled or your peace disturbed. 

Today, I’m sharing a stress buster that you can do in advance that will help you stay in a groovy space the day of. 

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]]> 328 [Thanksgiving] Stress Buster #1: Counteract Your Irritation, Ep 842 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here’s the thing about family: You love them, and they can drive you crazy. Which makes you react in a way that you wish you hadn’t, and then you feel guilty. It can be a real merry-go-round of unpleasant feelings.  And when faced with those unpleasant feelings at a gathering where there is plenty of food and probably alcohol, it may be tempting to try to stuff them down with another piece of pie or glass of Scotch or wine or whatever your family beverage is which might help you forget your upset for a few minutes but then you feel disgustingly stuffed or hungover and ultimately just feel worse. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Thanksgiving] Stress Buster #1: Counteract Your Irritation full 3 842 Kate Hanley Here’s the thing about family: You love them, and they can drive you crazy. Which makes you react in a way that you wish you hadn’t, and then you feel guilty. It can be a real merry-go-round of unpleasant feelings.  And when faced with those unpleasant feelings at a gathering where there is plenty of food and probably alcohol, it may be tempting to try to stuff them down with another piece of pie or glass of Scotch or wine or whatever your family beverage is which might help you forget your upset for a few minutes but then you feel disgustingly stuffed or hungover and ultimately just feel worse. This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here’s the thing about family: You love them, and they can drive you crazy. Which makes you react in a way that you wish you hadn’t, and then you feel guilty. It can be a real merry-go-round of unpleasant feelings. 

And when faced with those unpleasant feelings at a gathering where there is plenty of food and probably alcohol, it may be tempting to try to stuff them down with another piece of pie or glass of Scotch or wine or whatever your family beverage is which might help you forget your upset for a few minutes but then you feel disgustingly stuffed or hungover and ultimately just feel worse.

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]]> 444 [More Quick Hits]: Catch Someone in the Act of Doing Good, Ep 841 You’ve heard me say it before and you’ll hear me say it again, what you focus on grows. If you want more positive behavior, notice it. Call attention to it. We all love to be acknowledged for our efforts to do the decent thing. As a bonus, recognizing someone else doing something good helps you feel better, too.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [More Quick Hits]: Catch Someone in the Act of Doing Good full 3 841 Kate Hanley You’ve heard me say it before and you’ll hear me say it again, what you focus on grows. If you want more positive behavior, notice it. Call attention to it. We all love to be acknowledged for our efforts to do the decent thing. As a bonus, recognizing someone else doing something good helps you feel better, too.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You’ve heard me say it before and you’ll hear me say it again, what you focus on grows. If you want more positive behavior, notice it. Call attention to it. We all love to be acknowledged for our efforts to do the decent thing. As a bonus, recognizing someone else doing something good helps you feel better, too. 

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]]> 390 [More Quick Hits]: Validate, Validate, Validate Ep 840 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Have you ever been telling someone how you feel about something, and they told you to just calm down? Or that you’re over-reacting? Or that you shouldn’t feel that way? It didn’t feel good, right?  Today I’m sharing the opposite of that approach–aka, validating–aka, how to help the people you talk to feel seen, heard, and understood. Once you get the hang of this, it’s so fun, because you know what to do to truly help someone feel better.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [More Quick Hits]: Validate, Validate, Validate full 3 840 Kate Hanley Have you ever been telling someone how you feel about something, and they told you to just calm down? Or that you’re over-reacting? Or that you shouldn’t feel that way? It didn’t feel good, right?  Today I’m sharing the opposite of that approach–aka, validating–aka, how to help the people you talk to feel seen, heard, and understood. Once you get the hang of this, it’s so fun, because you know what to do to truly help someone feel better.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you ever been telling someone how you feel about something, and they told you to just calm down? Or that you’re over-reacting? Or that you shouldn’t feel that way? It didn’t feel good, right? 

Today I’m sharing the opposite of that approach–aka, validating–aka, how to help the people you talk to feel seen, heard, and understood. Once you get the hang of this, it’s so fun, because you know what to do to truly help someone feel better. 

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]]> 513 [More Quick Hits]: Bringing Decency Back Ep 839 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Colleen Doyle Bryant, author of Rooted in Decency: Finding Inner Peace in a World Gone Sideways because, I mean… a) we need it and b) if that doesn’t fit the theme of being a better person, honestly, I don’t know what does! I asked Colleen, what decency even is, why it feels like it’s on the decline, and what kinds of things each of us can do as individuals to help bring back a culture of respect.  She told me about how we all need a “Check Accuracy” light on our mental dashboard, and the power of a tiny little pause to help us connect instead of get disgusted (she also told me why it can feel like someone who sees things differently than you can make you want to squinch up your nose and turn your head away, as if you had just smelled something gross).  I learned a lot and you will too when you give us a listen! Colleen Doyle Bryant’s website Follow Colleen on Instagram This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [More Quick Hits]: Bringing Decency Back full 3 839 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Colleen Doyle Bryant, author of Rooted in Decency: Finding Inner Peace in a World Gone Sideways because, I mean… a) we need it and b) if that doesn’t fit the theme of being a better person, honestly, I don’t know what does! I asked Colleen, what decency even is, why it feels like it’s on the decline, and what kinds of things each of us can do as individuals to help bring back a culture of respect.  She told me about how we all need a “Check Accuracy” light on our mental dashboard, and the power of a tiny little pause to help us connect instead of get disgusted (she also told me why it can feel like someone who sees things differently than you can make you want to squinch up your nose and turn your head away, as if you had just smelled something gross).  I learned a lot and you will too when you give us a listen! Colleen Doyle Bryant’s website Follow Colleen on Instagram This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m interviewing Colleen Doyle Bryant, author of Rooted in Decency: Finding Inner Peace in a World Gone Sideways because, I mean… a) we need it and b) if that doesn’t fit the theme of being a better person, honestly, I don’t know what does!

I asked Colleen, what decency even is, why it feels like it’s on the decline, and what kinds of things each of us can do as individuals to help bring back a culture of respect. 

She told me about how we all need a “Check Accuracy” light on our mental dashboard, and the power of a tiny little pause to help us connect instead of get disgusted (she also told me why it can feel like someone who sees things differently than you can make you want to squinch up your nose and turn your head away, as if you had just smelled something gross). 

I learned a lot and you will too when you give us a listen!

Colleen Doyle Bryant’s website

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]]> 1147 [More Quick Hits]; Force Yourself to Look for the Good Ep 838 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s no denying: There are a lot of bummers in the world. You could really spend all day, all week, maybe even your whole life just dwelling on them. While it’s true that bummers exist, it’s not the whole story. There are also plenty of beautiful, uplifting, heartwarming things in the world.  Lately I got a reminder that it’s on us to actively seek out the positive, and so now I’m passing that reminder on to you. Prepare to feel better! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [More Quick Hits]; Force Yourself to Look for the Good full 3 838 Kate Hanley There’s no denying: There are a lot of bummers in the world. You could really spend all day, all week, maybe even your whole life just dwelling on them. While it’s true that bummers exist, it’s not the whole story. There are also plenty of beautiful, uplifting, heartwarming things in the world.  Lately I got a reminder that it’s on us to actively seek out the positive, and so now I’m passing that reminder on to you. Prepare to feel better! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s no denying: There are a lot of bummers in the world. You could really spend all day, all week, maybe even your whole life just dwelling on them. While it’s true that bummers exist, it’s not the whole story. There are also plenty of beautiful, uplifting, heartwarming things in the world. 

Lately I got a reminder that it’s on us to actively seek out the positive, and so now I’m passing that reminder on to you. Prepare to feel better!

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]]> 447 [More Quick Hits]: Decreasing Negativity, Ep 837 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s a busy time of year so I’m bringing you a few more quick hits–simple, easy, quick things you can do to make the world a better place and to boost your own feelings of being a decent human.  When it comes to making a difference in yourself and the world, there are two ways basic ways to approach it: increase the positive, or decrease the negative. Today’s episode is about the second half of that equation.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [More Quick Hits]: Decreasing Negativity full 3 837 Kate Hanley It’s a busy time of year so I’m bringing you a few more quick hits–simple, easy, quick things you can do to make the world a better place and to boost your own feelings of being a decent human.  When it comes to making a difference in yourself and the world, there are two ways basic ways to approach it: increase the positive, or decrease the negative. Today’s episode is about the second half of that equation.  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s a busy time of year so I’m bringing you a few more quick hits–simple, easy, quick things you can do to make the world a better place and to boost your own feelings of being a decent human. 

When it comes to making a difference in yourself and the world, there are two ways basic ways to approach it: increase the positive, or decrease the negative. Today’s episode is about the second half of that equation. 

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]]> 566 [Life Admin]: You’ll Never Get It All Done, and That’s OK, Ep 836 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin.  And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more to do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: You’ll Never Get It All Done, and That’s OK full 3 836 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin.  And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more to do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin. 

And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more to do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 579 [Life Admin]: 3 Mindest Hacks to Make Adulting Less Overwhelming, Ep. 835 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: 3 Mindest Hacks to Make Adulting Less Overwhelming full 3 835 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless.

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]]> 575 [Life Admin]: Life Admin Secrets from a Professional Organizer, Ep 834 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton! Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: Life Admin Secrets from a Professional Organizer full 3 834 Kate Hanley Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton! Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! How to Be a Better Person Tees, Mugs, Totes & More 35 percent off through Sun 11/13!!!  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton!

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]]> 1356 [Life Admin]: Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again, Ep 833 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again full 3 833 Kate Hanley Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 554 [Life Admin]: How to Not Let “Adulting” Take Over Your Life, Ep. 832 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintained, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin.  Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: How to Not Let “Adulting” Take Over Your Life full 3 832 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintained, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin.  Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintained, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin. 

Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 711 [Thinking Straight]: 3 Options for Talking Through Your Challenges, Ep. 831 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing.  Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: 3 Options for Talking Through Your Challenges full 3 831 Kate Hanley There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is.  Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing.  Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal! THERAPY Zencare website Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder COACHES Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching) Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching) Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching) My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor) This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s just something about how you say stuff to another person that can come straight off the truth, like a wind that comes down a mountain. You’re not overthinking, you’re just talking and boom, there it is. 

Sometimes honestly I don’t really know what I think about something until I talk to someone about it. I’m a big believer in verbal processing. 

Today I’m sharing 3 ways to get your verbal processing fix–one free, two that you pay for. For those times you need help thinking clearly, you’ve always got these three tools at your disposal!

THERAPY

Zencare website

Psychology Today’s Therapist Finder

COACHES

Melody Wilding’s website (executive coaching)

Andrea J. Lee’s website (life and business coaching)

Brittany Drozd’s website (small business and leadership coaching)

My website (although you can email me at kate@katehanley.com or DM me on IG @katehanleyauthor)

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]]> 764 [Thinking Straight]: 2 Clarifying Questions to Ask Yourself, Ep. 830 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere.  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: 2 Clarifying Questions to Ask Yourself full 3 830 Kate Hanley When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere.  Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly?  I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that.  My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage Andrea J Lee’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you can tell that you’re not thinking clearly about something it can be so frustrating! So you just try to think harder and that really doesn’t get you anywhere. 

Here’s what I’ve learned–it’s not trying to think the same thing, just harder, that helps you think more clearly. It’s thinking differently. Which…how do you do that exactly? 

I’ve got 2 questions to ask yourself that help you do just that. 

My interview with Andrea about breaking the cycle of anger

My interview with Andrea about separating moral outrage from personal outrage

Andrea J Lee’s website

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]]> 519 [Thinking Straight]: How to Stop Overthinking, Ep. 829 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Have you ever been so focused on thinking about something clearly that you ended up completely overthinking it?  Yeah, me too.  Today I’m re-playing an interview with Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Although this interview originally aired in October, 2021, Melody’s insights offer a lot of context for why you may tend to overthink in the first place as well as some strategies for how to get out of the overthinking loop.  I particularly loved what she shared about the upsides of the predisposition that makes you more prone to overthinking. I hope you enjoy it! Melody’s book, Trust Yourself Melody’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: How to Stop Overthinking full 3 829 Kate Hanley Have you ever been so focused on thinking about something clearly that you ended up completely overthinking it?  Yeah, me too.  Today I’m re-playing an interview with Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Although this interview originally aired in October, 2021, Melody’s insights offer a lot of context for why you may tend to overthink in the first place as well as some strategies for how to get out of the overthinking loop.  I particularly loved what she shared about the upsides of the predisposition that makes you more prone to overthinking. I hope you enjoy it! Melody’s book, Trust Yourself Melody’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you ever been so focused on thinking about something clearly that you ended up completely overthinking it? 

Yeah, me too. 

Today I’m re-playing an interview with Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Although this interview originally aired in October, 2021, Melody’s insights offer a lot of context for why you may tend to overthink in the first place as well as some strategies for how to get out of the overthinking loop. 

I particularly loved what she shared about the upsides of the predisposition that makes you more prone to overthinking. I hope you enjoy it!

Melody’s book, Trust Yourself

Melody’s website

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]]> 925 [Thinking Straight]: A Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head, Ep. 828 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts.  It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour.  This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: A Morning Ritual to Clear Your Head full 3 828 Kate Hanley Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts.  It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour.  This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes there’s just so much stuff rattling around inside your head that it’s hard to sit with one thought. Today I’m sharing the morning ritual I’ve been doing that has helped me extract all that noise from my brain and put it somewhere where a) I don’t have to think about it anymore and b) get some objectivity on those thoughts. 

It’s part of a week of episodes dedicated to thinking straight–something that can feel really hard when life is moving a million miles an hour. 

This practice comes from the classic self-help book, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Grab a notebook and a pencil!

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]]> 495 [Thinking Straight]: Make a “No” List, Ep. 827 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I bet you’ve got a pretty good grasp on your to-do list–it’s probably on some kind of endless loop in your mind. But have you given any thought to what’s on your to-don’t list? This is what helps your brain find rest, and balance that constant focus on what you’ve got to get done. And it’s what we’re talking about today, as part of a week of episodes on thinking straight.  Harvard Business Review article on why to stop doing low-value work This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Thinking Straight]: Make a “No” List full 3 827 Kate Hanley I bet you’ve got a pretty good grasp on your to-do list–it’s probably on some kind of endless loop in your mind. But have you given any thought to what’s on your to-don’t list? This is what helps your brain find rest, and balance that constant focus on what you’ve got to get done. And it’s what we’re talking about today, as part of a week of episodes on thinking straight.  Harvard Business Review article on why to stop doing low-value work This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I bet you’ve got a pretty good grasp on your to-do list–it’s probably on some kind of endless loop in your mind. But have you given any thought to what’s on your to-don’t list? This is what helps your brain find rest, and balance that constant focus on what you’ve got to get done. And it’s what we’re talking about today, as part of a week of episodes on thinking straight. 

Harvard Business Review article on why to stop doing low-value work

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]]> 726 [Aging Happily]: 3 Major Benefits (Yes!) of Aging, Ep. 826 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate.  To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped! Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: 3 Major Benefits (Yes!) of Aging full 3 826 Kate Hanley We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate.  To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped! Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have to actively try to counter the ideas about aging that we’ve been swimming in for years and years in order to truly get on board with the idea that getting older is something to not just make peace with, but also to actively celebrate. 

To help you do that, I’m sharing 3 major, huge, fricking fantastic benefits of getting older. It’s time to get pumped!

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]]> 527 [Aging Happily]: A Hack for More–and More Fulfilling–Friendships, Ep. 825 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m taking a look at how we can all feel happier and more at peace with the fundamental truth–and privilege–that so long as we are living, we get a little older each day.  For today’s episode, I’ve got two words for you: intergenerational friendships. Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: A Hack for More–and More Fulfilling–Friendships full 3 825 Kate Hanley This week I’m taking a look at how we can all feel happier and more at peace with the fundamental truth–and privilege–that so long as we are living, we get a little older each day.  For today’s episode, I’ve got two words for you: intergenerational friendships. Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m taking a look at how we can all feel happier and more at peace with the fundamental truth–and privilege–that so long as we are living, we get a little older each day. 

For today’s episode, I’ve got two words for you: intergenerational friendships.

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]]> 573 [Aging Happily]: This Just In: Aging Doesn’t Suck!, Ep. 824 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread. My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City (who recently turned 51), Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now, at 51, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast).  Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast Follow Tamsen on Instagram Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: This Just In: Aging Doesn’t Suck! full 3 824 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread. My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City (who recently turned 51), Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now, at 51, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast).  Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast Follow Tamsen on Instagram Adorable podcast merch 35 PERCENT OFF October 26 - 30! Support the show and save! This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at aging, and the simple but powerful things we can do to make our getting older experience better on many levels. And today I'm talking with someone who is a leading voice for women to re-think their attitudes toward aging, and to embrace some new tools and strategies to make aging just a new phase of life--and not something to dread.

My guest today is Tamsen Fadal–as the evening news anchor for WPIX-11 in New York City (who recently turned 51), Tamsen has spent her entire career being told that at any moment, she would age out of her job. Now, at 51, she’s going stronger than ever, and has a lot to say on exceeding expectations (others’ and our own) as you get older. Plus, she is (and looks) amazing, so I get her to spill the things she does to keep herself in a good space as she constantly keeps her eye on what’s Coming Up Next (the name of her podcast). 

Listen to Tamsen’s Coming Up Next podcast

Follow Tamsen on Instagram

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]]> 909 [Aging Happily]: The Good News About Self-Confidence as We Age, Ep. 823 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here’s what we tend to think of when we think of getting older: a downhill slide. When there are plenty of good things that are actually getting better–including self-confidence and happiness. In this episode, I share the research and the good news.  This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: The Good News About Self-Confidence as We Age full 3 823 Kate Hanley Here’s what we tend to think of when we think of getting older: a downhill slide. When there are plenty of good things that are actually getting better–including self-confidence and happiness. In this episode, I share the research and the good news.  This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here’s what we tend to think of when we think of getting older: a downhill slide. When there are plenty of good things that are actually getting better–including self-confidence and happiness. In this episode, I share the research and the good news. 

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]]> 613 [Aging Happily]: The Amazing Power of Getting Pumped About Growing Older, Ep. 822 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind?  The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!).  I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!).  New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Aging Happily]: The Amazing Power of Getting Pumped About Growing Older full 3 822 Kate Hanley When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind?  The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!).  I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!).  New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research This episode sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BETTERPERSON and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think about getting older, or the elderly in general, what words come to mind? 

The answer to that question can have a big impact on your health–from how long you live to how high your risk of developing dementia is (even if it runs in your family!). 

I’m sharing some fabulous news about getting older all this week on the podcast. This is stuff that was pretty new information for me so I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for you too (and that it might even help you live longer and better, which research suggests it could!). 

New York Times article on Dr. Levy’s research

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]]> 723 [Simplify]: How Can I Stop Spinning My Wheels?, Ep. 821 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere?  That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote in with a question. Here’s what she said.  “At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?” I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are: What am I enjoying the most right now?  What am I enjoying the least?  What feels really gratifying right now?  What feels like a waste of energy?  When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me?  When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down?  Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time?  Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time?  Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Simplify]: How Can I Stop Spinning My Wheels? full 3 821 Kate Hanley Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere?  That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote in with a question. Here’s what she said.  “At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?” I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are: What am I enjoying the most right now?  What am I enjoying the least?  What feels really gratifying right now?  What feels like a waste of energy?  When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me?  When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down?  Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time?  Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time?  Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ever felt like you’re running as fast as you can, but you’re still not getting anywhere? 

That’s how a listener named Nicole was feeling. She wrote in with a question. Here’s what she said. 

“At the end of every day I feel like even though I was busy all day, I didn’t do anything that’s getting me any closer to my goals. After going to meetings, running errands, making dinner, walking the dog, answering emails–I’m wiped out but don’t feel like I really have any progress to show for my efforts. Sometimes I find myself wondering, how do I stop spinning my wheels?”

I talk Nicole through a little audit where you answer 8 questions about what’s going on in your life right now. Those questions are:

  1. What am I enjoying the most right now? 
  2. What am I enjoying the least? 
  3. What feels really gratifying right now? 
  4. What feels like a waste of energy? 
  5. When I think about my life over the next year or so, what excites me? 
  6. When I think about life over the next year or so, what weighs me down? 
  7. Is there something I need to keep in mind about this particular point in time? 
  8. Is there something that would really help at this particular point in time? 

Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!

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]]> 624 [Simplify]: An Exercise for Setting Better Priorities, Ep. 820 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You know a great way to simplify your life? By being crystal clear on your priorities. Because if you aren’t sure what your top priorities are, you’re going to get your attention hijacked by all kinds of stuff that doesn’t really matter. Which is fine, you don’t need to be a robot that is completely focused on important things all the time. BUT, if you don’t know what your priorities are, well, you’re not all that likely to be making steady progress on the things that matter to you.  TODAY I’m sharing a priority-making matrix tool that I use and have shared with coaching clients for years that always helps me sift through the many things on my to-do list and floating through my brain.  Download the Priority-Making Matrix here! Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Simplify]: An Exercise for Setting Better Priorities full 3 820 Kate Hanley You know a great way to simplify your life? By being crystal clear on your priorities. Because if you aren’t sure what your top priorities are, you’re going to get your attention hijacked by all kinds of stuff that doesn’t really matter. Which is fine, you don’t need to be a robot that is completely focused on important things all the time. BUT, if you don’t know what your priorities are, well, you’re not all that likely to be making steady progress on the things that matter to you.  TODAY I’m sharing a priority-making matrix tool that I use and have shared with coaching clients for years that always helps me sift through the many things on my to-do list and floating through my brain.  Download the Priority-Making Matrix here! Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know a great way to simplify your life? By being crystal clear on your priorities. Because if you aren’t sure what your top priorities are, you’re going to get your attention hijacked by all kinds of stuff that doesn’t really matter. Which is fine, you don’t need to be a robot that is completely focused on important things all the time. BUT, if you don’t know what your priorities are, well, you’re not all that likely to be making steady progress on the things that matter to you. 

TODAY I’m sharing a priority-making matrix tool that I use and have shared with coaching clients for years that always helps me sift through the many things on my to-do list and floating through my brain. 

Download the Priority-Making Matrix here!

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]]> 731 [Simplify]: How to Get Dressed with Less Stress, Ep. 819 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Clothes can make you feel like a million bucks, or totally like yourself and at ease. But a lot of times, trying to figure out what to put on your body so you can go about living your life is any number of negative things–complicated, frustrating, embarrassing, or stressful. I have certainly felt all those ways when trying to get dressed, or worse, when I’m out and about and really wishing I were wearing something else.  Today I’m interviewing Scarlett DeBease, a personal stylist I met when I attended a group photoshoot. I admit I was a little intimidated when I met her because she was so well put together–but she’s just as funny and down to earth and sweet as she can be. I picked her brain at that day-long shoot and then last week, I invited her on to the podcast so I could hit record and share her insights with you.  Scarlett’s book Stop Stressing About Dressing Scarlett’s videos on Ending Your Closet Shame Follow Scarlett on Instagram Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Simplify]: How to Get Dressed with Less Stress full 3 819 Kate Hanley Clothes can make you feel like a million bucks, or totally like yourself and at ease. But a lot of times, trying to figure out what to put on your body so you can go about living your life is any number of negative things–complicated, frustrating, embarrassing, or stressful. I have certainly felt all those ways when trying to get dressed, or worse, when I’m out and about and really wishing I were wearing something else.  Today I’m interviewing Scarlett DeBease, a personal stylist I met when I attended a group photoshoot. I admit I was a little intimidated when I met her because she was so well put together–but she’s just as funny and down to earth and sweet as she can be. I picked her brain at that day-long shoot and then last week, I invited her on to the podcast so I could hit record and share her insights with you.  Scarlett’s book Stop Stressing About Dressing Scarlett’s videos on Ending Your Closet Shame Follow Scarlett on Instagram Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Clothes can make you feel like a million bucks, or totally like yourself and at ease. But a lot of times, trying to figure out what to put on your body so you can go about living your life is any number of negative things–complicated, frustrating, embarrassing, or stressful. I have certainly felt all those ways when trying to get dressed, or worse, when I’m out and about and really wishing I were wearing something else. 

Today I’m interviewing Scarlett DeBease, a personal stylist I met when I attended a group photoshoot. I admit I was a little intimidated when I met her because she was so well put together–but she’s just as funny and down to earth and sweet as she can be. I picked her brain at that day-long shoot and then last week, I invited her on to the podcast so I could hit record and share her insights with you. 

Scarlett’s book Stop Stressing About Dressing

Scarlett’s videos on Ending Your Closet Shame

Follow Scarlett on Instagram

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]]> 1190 [Simplify]: Remember What’s Worked in the Past, Ep. 818 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking about a powerful way to simplify during a time when you’re feeling overwhelmed.  Whenever you’re facing a challenge, it’s really common to think, I have to figure out an all-new strategy! I need to start doing this new thing! And thinking in this new way! And figure out things that I’ve never figured out before!  When really, you’ve probably been in a similar situation before, and there were things you did then that helped. This is one of the benefits of being an adult. For many things that you experience, it’s no longer your first rodeo. So before you go knocking yourself out to figure out what new skills or approaches you need, spend a little time thinking about what’s helped you in the past. It’s how you learn from your own experiences. Kinda like self-mentorship! Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Simplify]: Remember What’s Worked in the Past full 3 818 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking about a powerful way to simplify during a time when you’re feeling overwhelmed.  Whenever you’re facing a challenge, it’s really common to think, I have to figure out an all-new strategy! I need to start doing this new thing! And thinking in this new way! And figure out things that I’ve never figured out before!  When really, you’ve probably been in a similar situation before, and there were things you did then that helped. This is one of the benefits of being an adult. For many things that you experience, it’s no longer your first rodeo. So before you go knocking yourself out to figure out what new skills or approaches you need, spend a little time thinking about what’s helped you in the past. It’s how you learn from your own experiences. Kinda like self-mentorship! Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking about a powerful way to simplify during a time when you’re feeling overwhelmed. 

Whenever you’re facing a challenge, it’s really common to think, I have to figure out an all-new strategy! I need to start doing this new thing! And thinking in this new way! And figure out things that I’ve never figured out before! 

When really, you’ve probably been in a similar situation before, and there were things you did then that helped. This is one of the benefits of being an adult. For many things that you experience, it’s no longer your first rodeo. So before you go knocking yourself out to figure out what new skills or approaches you need, spend a little time thinking about what’s helped you in the past. It’s how you learn from your own experiences. Kinda like self-mentorship!

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]]> 438 [Simplify]: Take It One Change at a Time, Ep. 817 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m devoting this week of episodes to simplifying. I mean, life is complicated enough. To be clear, it’s not like you can engineer all complexity out of your life. But there are ways you can make things more simple and give yourself a little extra space to think. When you’re at a point where the idea of simplifying is sounding good to you, it’s tempting to want to change a bunch of things–cancel plans, maybe declutter a closet or two, extricate yourself from some commitments, and maybe try to add in some basic self-care things.  It’s all good stuff to do, no question. BUT, if you try to do all those things at once, or within a tight span of time, it gets to be a LOT. Here’s how to keep it simple. Or at least, simpler.  Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Simplify]: Take It One Change at a Time full 3 817 Kate Hanley I’m devoting this week of episodes to simplifying. I mean, life is complicated enough. To be clear, it’s not like you can engineer all complexity out of your life. But there are ways you can make things more simple and give yourself a little extra space to think. When you’re at a point where the idea of simplifying is sounding good to you, it’s tempting to want to change a bunch of things–cancel plans, maybe declutter a closet or two, extricate yourself from some commitments, and maybe try to add in some basic self-care things.  It’s all good stuff to do, no question. BUT, if you try to do all those things at once, or within a tight span of time, it gets to be a LOT. Here’s how to keep it simple. Or at least, simpler.  Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m devoting this week of episodes to simplifying. I mean, life is complicated enough. To be clear, it’s not like you can engineer all complexity out of your life. But there are ways you can make things more simple and give yourself a little extra space to think.

When you’re at a point where the idea of simplifying is sounding good to you, it’s tempting to want to change a bunch of things–cancel plans, maybe declutter a closet or two, extricate yourself from some commitments, and maybe try to add in some basic self-care things. 

It’s all good stuff to do, no question. BUT, if you try to do all those things at once, or within a tight span of time, it gets to be a LOT. Here’s how to keep it simple. Or at least, simpler. 

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]]> 449 Friday, October 14, [Being There for Others]: Before You Try To Help Someone, Remember This, Ep. 816 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support IS honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your responsibility to solve their problems for them. I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need.  I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Friday, October 14, [Being There for Others]: Before You Try To Help Someone, Remember This full 3 816 Kate Hanley Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support IS honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your responsibility to solve their problems for them. I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need.  I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support IS honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your responsibility to solve their problems for them.

I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need. 

I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is.


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]]> 378 Thursday, October 13, [Being There for Others]: Signs Someone Might Be Struggling, Ep. 815 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence.  In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Thursday, October 13, [Being There for Others]: Signs Someone Might Be Struggling full 3 815 Kate Hanley One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence.  In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence. 

In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life.

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]]> 484 Wednesday, October 12, [Being There for Others]: How to Truly Help a Sick Person, Ep. 814 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today on the podcast I interview Jen Singer, a writer friend of mine who has survived cancer, Covid, and heart failure and who now writes books aimed at helping people–both those who have just been diagnosed, and the people who love them–deal with big, scary, illnesses.  In this episode, Jen shares the things we tend to say to sick people that really aren’t that helpful, shares some ideas of what to say that actually help, and offers great ideas for how to really show up for people who are going through a health scare.  Check out Jen’s Just Diagnosed Guides Follow Jen on Instagram Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Wednesday, October 12, [Being There for Others]: How to Truly Help a Sick Person full 3 814 Kate Hanley Today on the podcast I interview Jen Singer, a writer friend of mine who has survived cancer, Covid, and heart failure and who now writes books aimed at helping people–both those who have just been diagnosed, and the people who love them–deal with big, scary, illnesses.  In this episode, Jen shares the things we tend to say to sick people that really aren’t that helpful, shares some ideas of what to say that actually help, and offers great ideas for how to really show up for people who are going through a health scare.  Check out Jen’s Just Diagnosed Guides Follow Jen on Instagram Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today on the podcast I interview Jen Singer, a writer friend of mine who has survived cancer, Covid, and heart failure and who now writes books aimed at helping people–both those who have just been diagnosed, and the people who love them–deal with big, scary, illnesses. 

In this episode, Jen shares the things we tend to say to sick people that really aren’t that helpful, shares some ideas of what to say that actually help, and offers great ideas for how to really show up for people who are going through a health scare. 

Check out Jen’s Just Diagnosed Guides

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]]> 1118 Tuesday, October 11, [Being There for Others]: 3 Helpful Questions to Ask, Ep. 813 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Tuesday, October 11, [Being There for Others]: 3 Helpful Questions to Ask full 3 813 Kate Hanley Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead.

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]]> 472 [Being There for Others]: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness, Ep. 812 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m replaying episodes that talk about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person! Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do, that doesn’t even require you to say a thing. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness full 3 812 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m replaying episodes that talk about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person! Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do, that doesn’t even require you to say a thing. Support this podcast by buying “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m replaying episodes that talk about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person!

Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do, that doesn’t even require you to say a thing.

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]]> 513 [Quick Hits]: Assume Positive Intent, Ep. 811 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way. Today's quick-hit helps with that. It’s a mantra I remind myself of again and again and again. It always helps. Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Assume Positive Intent full 3 811 Kate Hanley You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way. Today's quick-hit helps with that. It’s a mantra I remind myself of again and again and again. It always helps. Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way.

Today's quick-hit helps with that. It’s a mantra I remind myself of again and again and again. It always helps.

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]]> 444 [Quick Hits]: Say Thank You for Something You Normally Wouldn’t, Ep. 810 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad. So–what kinds of unusual stuff can you muster up some gratitude for today?   Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Say Thank You for Something You Normally Wouldn’t full 3 810 Kate Hanley Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad. So–what kinds of unusual stuff can you muster up some gratitude for today?   Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad. So–what kinds of unusual stuff can you muster up some gratitude for today?

 

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]]> 405 [Quick Hits]: Ask Someone How They’re Really Doing, Ep. 809 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You probably say the words “how are you?” a few times a day without thinking much about it. But if you put just a little more oomph in to that question, you create a really cool and powerful opportunity to connect with another human–and that really helps you feel like a better person. Come get all the guidance you need to have a moment that fills both your cups.  Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Ask Someone How They’re Really Doing full 3 809 Kate Hanley You probably say the words “how are you?” a few times a day without thinking much about it. But if you put just a little more oomph in to that question, you create a really cool and powerful opportunity to connect with another human–and that really helps you feel like a better person. Come get all the guidance you need to have a moment that fills both your cups.  Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You probably say the words “how are you?” a few times a day without thinking much about it. But if you put just a little more oomph in to that question, you create a really cool and powerful opportunity to connect with another human–and that really helps you feel like a better person.

Come get all the guidance you need to have a moment that fills both your cups. 

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]]> 458 [Quick Hits]: Let Someone Else Go First, Ep. 808 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a real “me first” state of mind: “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!” Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them). Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Let Someone Else Go First full 3 808 Kate Hanley When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a real “me first” state of mind: “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!” Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them). Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!   This episode sponsored by: Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a real “me first” state of mind: “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!”

Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them).

Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!

 

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]]> 441 [Quick Hits]: Look Someone in the Eye, Ep. 807 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This podcast recently celebrated its third birthday and passed a million downloads!! Whoop whoop!! We’ve also gained a lot of new listeners over the last couple of weeks, so this week I’m taking it back to basics and re-sharing episodes that offer one quick, practical, and impactful thing to do to help you feel like a better person who is making the world a better place.  Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person, but listen in for how much it matters.  Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Look Someone in the Eye full 3 807 Kate Hanley This podcast recently celebrated its third birthday and passed a million downloads!! Whoop whoop!! We’ve also gained a lot of new listeners over the last couple of weeks, so this week I’m taking it back to basics and re-sharing episodes that offer one quick, practical, and impactful thing to do to help you feel like a better person who is making the world a better place.  Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person, but listen in for how much it matters.  Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This podcast recently celebrated its third birthday and passed a million downloads!!

Whoop whoop!!

We’ve also gained a lot of new listeners over the last couple of weeks, so this week I’m taking it back to basics and re-sharing episodes that offer one quick, practical, and impactful thing to do to help you feel like a better person who is making the world a better place. 

Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person, but listen in for how much it matters. 

Go shop for “I Give a Shit” and “Be Kind” mugs, tees, hoodies, totebags and more!

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]]> 499 [Current Obsessions]: The Woo-Woo Version of a Magic Eight Ball, Ep. 806 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Do you ever wish you could get a clear sign of the universe about what you should do in a certain situation? The current obsession I’m sharing with you today helps you do just that. Which is why I’m obsessed with it.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Current Obsessions]: The Woo-Woo Version of a Magic Eight Ball full 3 806 Kate Hanley Do you ever wish you could get a clear sign of the universe about what you should do in a certain situation? The current obsession I’m sharing with you today helps you do just that. Which is why I’m obsessed with it.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Do you ever wish you could get a clear sign of the universe about what you should do in a certain situation? The current obsession I’m sharing with you today helps you do just that. Which is why I’m obsessed with it. 

What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet! 

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]]> 708 [Current Obsessions]: The Household Appliance that Makes Cleaning Fun, Ep. 805 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s come to this, I’m afraid. I’m currently obsessed with a household appliance. A vacuum cleaner, to be exact. But I have never vacuumed so much in my life, and certainly never had fun while I was doing it. Come hear what happened when I showed it to my mom.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help WOZtvfes9wXe35WouoDn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Current Obsessions]: The Household Appliance that Makes Cleaning Fun full 3 805 Kate Hanley It’s come to this, I’m afraid. I’m currently obsessed with a household appliance. A vacuum cleaner, to be exact. But I have never vacuumed so much in my life, and certainly never had fun while I was doing it. Come hear what happened when I showed it to my mom.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help WOZtvfes9wXe35WouoDn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s come to this, I’m afraid. I’m currently obsessed with a household appliance. A vacuum cleaner, to be exact. But I have never vacuumed so much in my life, and certainly never had fun while I was doing it. Come hear what happened when I showed it to my mom. 

What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet! 

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]]> 502 [Current Obsessions]: The Goodwill Find That Makes the Perfect Morning Beverage, Ep. 804 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Why is it that your first cup of coffee or tea is so perfect that you want another one, but the second one is never as good?  I’m a tea drinker and I was plagued by trying to find a way to have the right amount of tea at the right strength and temperature. I mean, it’s the little things, right? And then I took my thrift-loving daughter to Goodwill one day and occupied myself by lookin at the household items aisle. And that’s when I saw them. One of my current obsessions – a big ass mug.  With a bonus beverage I’m also currently telling everyone I know about–a low-carb beer alternative.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Current Obsessions]: The Goodwill Find That Makes the Perfect Morning Beverage full 3 804 Kate Hanley Why is it that your first cup of coffee or tea is so perfect that you want another one, but the second one is never as good?  I’m a tea drinker and I was plagued by trying to find a way to have the right amount of tea at the right strength and temperature. I mean, it’s the little things, right? And then I took my thrift-loving daughter to Goodwill one day and occupied myself by lookin at the household items aisle. And that’s when I saw them. One of my current obsessions – a big ass mug.  With a bonus beverage I’m also currently telling everyone I know about–a low-carb beer alternative.  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why is it that your first cup of coffee or tea is so perfect that you want another one, but the second one is never as good? 

I’m a tea drinker and I was plagued by trying to find a way to have the right amount of tea at the right strength and temperature. I mean, it’s the little things, right? And then I took my thrift-loving daughter to Goodwill one day and occupied myself by lookin at the household items aisle. And that’s when I saw them. One of my current obsessions – a big ass mug. 

With a bonus beverage I’m also currently telling everyone I know about–a low-carb beer alternative. 

What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet! 

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]]> 718 [Current Obsessions]: What’s Helping Me Sleep, Ep. 803 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Are you always on the lookout for things that will help you sleep more–especially ones that don’t require a prescription, aren’t habit forming, and don’t make you wake up feeling groggy? Me too. And I recently found one that works so well, I’m completely obsessed with it. (Hint: It’s a supplement, but it’s not a pill!) What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Current Obsessions]: What’s Helping Me Sleep full 3 803 Kate Hanley Are you always on the lookout for things that will help you sleep more–especially ones that don’t require a prescription, aren’t habit forming, and don’t make you wake up feeling groggy? Me too. And I recently found one that works so well, I’m completely obsessed with it. (Hint: It’s a supplement, but it’s not a pill!) What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Are you always on the lookout for things that will help you sleep more–especially ones that don’t require a prescription, aren’t habit forming, and don’t make you wake up feeling groggy? Me too. And I recently found one that works so well, I’m completely obsessed with it. (Hint: It’s a supplement, but it’s not a pill!)

What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet! 

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]]> 738 [Current Obsessions]: The Streaming Show That’s Giving Me Life, Ep. 802 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week, I’m doing something new–sharing the handful of things right now that I am loving so much that I find myself talking about them with friends and family. So I figured, why not share them with you, too?  Today’s current obsession is a show–but it’s not any show. It’s a show that models body acceptance and celebrates bodies of all sizes. I’ve been watching it with my daughter and I can feel it helping both of us love our bodies more. I mean, not bad for a little Amazon Prime and chill, right?  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Current Obsessions]: The Streaming Show That’s Giving Me Life full 3 802 Kate Hanley This week, I’m doing something new–sharing the handful of things right now that I am loving so much that I find myself talking about them with friends and family. So I figured, why not share them with you, too?  Today’s current obsession is a show–but it’s not any show. It’s a show that models body acceptance and celebrates bodies of all sizes. I’ve been watching it with my daughter and I can feel it helping both of us love our bodies more. I mean, not bad for a little Amazon Prime and chill, right?  What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet!  This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, I’m doing something new–sharing the handful of things right now that I am loving so much that I find myself talking about them with friends and family. So I figured, why not share them with you, too? 

Today’s current obsession is a show–but it’s not any show. It’s a show that models body acceptance and celebrates bodies of all sizes. I’ve been watching it with my daughter and I can feel it helping both of us love our bodies more. I mean, not bad for a little Amazon Prime and chill, right? 

What’s your current obsession?? Come share it on the aptly-named Running List of Current Obsessions Google sheet! 

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]]> 773 [Time]: How Can I Stop Frittering Away a Whole Day?, Ep. 801 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We’ve all been there–we had the whole day open to do as we pleased, and we had all these things we wanted to get done, but by the time 5 oclock rolls around, we haven’t done squat.  Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day.  And today’s episode is inspired by a listener question. Hooray! If you have a question or quandary you’d like me to address on a future episode, email me at kate@katehanley.com. Bonus points for recording a voice memo and attaching it to your email (we can totally keep you anonymous if you like). This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time]: How Can I Stop Frittering Away a Whole Day? full 3 801 Kate Hanley We’ve all been there–we had the whole day open to do as we pleased, and we had all these things we wanted to get done, but by the time 5 oclock rolls around, we haven’t done squat.  Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day.  And today’s episode is inspired by a listener question. Hooray! If you have a question or quandary you’d like me to address on a future episode, email me at kate@katehanley.com. Bonus points for recording a voice memo and attaching it to your email (we can totally keep you anonymous if you like). This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’ve all been there–we had the whole day open to do as we pleased, and we had all these things we wanted to get done, but by the time 5 oclock rolls around, we haven’t done squat. 

Today’s episode is about how to avoid frittering away the day. 

And today’s episode is inspired by a listener question. Hooray!

If you have a question or quandary you’d like me to address on a future episode, email me at kate@katehanley.com. Bonus points for recording a voice memo and attaching it to your email (we can totally keep you anonymous if you like).

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]]> 681 [Time]: Weed Out Annoying Time Sucks, Ep. 800 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode.  I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time]: Weed Out Annoying Time Sucks full 3 800 Kate Hanley The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode.  I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The dumb little things you have to do repeatedly can eat up your time and drag your energy down. Since this week is all about ways to take better care of the intersection of time, energy, and happiness, finding solutions for these minor aggravations is the subject of today’s episode. 

I don’t know about you, but I find teeny little changes ridiculously exciting, which means I’m ridiculously excited about this episode. 

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]]> 649 [Time]: Make Time for Happiness, Ep. 799 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!! Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour Time tracking sheet Time crafting canvas This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time]: Make Time for Happiness full 3 799 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!! Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour Time tracking sheet Time crafting canvas This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Dr. Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, social psychologist who researches the intersection of time and happiness, and who teaches a wildly popular MBA class on how to change the way you think about time in order to boost happiness. She generously shares her evidence-based strategies for changing your approach to time and making more space for the things that really matter to you. I love this episode!!

Dr. Holmes’s book, Happier Hour

Time tracking sheet

Time crafting canvas

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]]> 1465 [Time]: Switch Your Squeeze, Ep. 798 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re cracking open your planner, or opening up your digital calendar (I use both)--here’s what we tend to do: put in the things we have to do first. Things like commute, work, have this meeting or this appointment. And then we try to squeeze in everything else around it–things like, do something with friends, exercise, read, do our hobbies. All those things make us who we are and add enjoyment to our days and richness to our lives.  I say, let’s switch that whole approach around. Make space for the things you WANT to do, FIRST, and then squeeze in all the things you have to do around it.  It’s the equivalent of the financial advice to pay yourself first–take the time you need for yourself right off the top, and then everything else will sort itself into the spaces that are left.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time]: Switch Your Squeeze full 3 798 Kate Hanley When you’re cracking open your planner, or opening up your digital calendar (I use both)--here’s what we tend to do: put in the things we have to do first. Things like commute, work, have this meeting or this appointment. And then we try to squeeze in everything else around it–things like, do something with friends, exercise, read, do our hobbies. All those things make us who we are and add enjoyment to our days and richness to our lives.  I say, let’s switch that whole approach around. Make space for the things you WANT to do, FIRST, and then squeeze in all the things you have to do around it.  It’s the equivalent of the financial advice to pay yourself first–take the time you need for yourself right off the top, and then everything else will sort itself into the spaces that are left.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re cracking open your planner, or opening up your digital calendar (I use both)--here’s what we tend to do: put in the things we have to do first. Things like commute, work, have this meeting or this appointment. And then we try to squeeze in everything else around it–things like, do something with friends, exercise, read, do our hobbies. All those things make us who we are and add enjoyment to our days and richness to our lives. 

I say, let’s switch that whole approach around. Make space for the things you WANT to do, FIRST, and then squeeze in all the things you have to do around it. 

It’s the equivalent of the financial advice to pay yourself first–take the time you need for yourself right off the top, and then everything else will sort itself into the spaces that are left. 

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]]> 575 [Time]: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Ep. 797 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say?  The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy.  This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe.  The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode For more episodes on raising your energy, scroll back to March and look for the “tending your energy” tag in the episode titles. There’s good stuff there! This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time]: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time full 3 797 Kate Hanley Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say?  The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy.  This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe.  The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode For more episodes on raising your energy, scroll back to March and look for the “tending your energy” tag in the episode titles. There’s good stuff there! This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Time isn’t just this tangible thing that you can parcel out and have it behave in predictable ways. So let’s stop trying to make it our b-i-t-c-h, whaddya say? 

The thing is, when you are feeling good and in a groove, mentally, physically, and spiritually, you cut through tasks like a hot knife through butter. It’s better, then, to stop trying to manage your time, and focus instead of managing your energy. 

This is not just some woo-woo thing that I personally believe. 

The Harvard Business Review article that describes the Energy Project study I mention in this episode

For more episodes on raising your energy, scroll back to March and look for the “tending your energy” tag in the episode titles. There’s good stuff there!

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]]> 641 [Planning]: A Planning Hack for More Happiness, Ep. 796 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when, it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do. And there’s a certain type of planning can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime.  What is this magical planning hack?  Plan. More. Vacations!! Research quoted in this episode: 1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off  700 million vacation days go unused each year Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: A Planning Hack for More Happiness full 3 796 Kate Hanley A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when, it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do. And there’s a certain type of planning can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime.  What is this magical planning hack?  Plan. More. Vacations!! Research quoted in this episode: 1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off  700 million vacation days go unused each year Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A big reason we make plans is to stave off stress–if you know what’s happening when, it gives you a feeling of control and helps you know that you’re doing the things that you need and want to do.

And there’s a certain type of planning can also make you significantly happier, and not the kind of satisfaction that comes from having all your ducks in a row, but actual happiness that recharges your creativity, helps you be in the moment, and creates memories that can last a lifetime. 

What is this magical planning hack? 

Plan. More. Vacations!!

Research quoted in this episode:

1 in 4 Americans who work in the private sector get NO paid time off 

700 million vacation days go unused each year

Vacations really do help us feel less tired and more mindful

People are more engaged and productive at work after taking a vacation

Survey that found that taking time off reduces reports of depression

That vacation feeling only lasts about 2 weeks


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]]> 627 [Planning]: When Plans Change, Ep. 795 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If planning is so great–and because I’m devoting a week of episodes to it, I think it’s clear that I do believe in the power of planning–what do you do when plans change? Does that mean all your effort is wasted?  That’s what we’re talking about today. (I think we can all relate to dashed plans now that we’re in a post-COVID world.) This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: When Plans Change full 3 795 Kate Hanley If planning is so great–and because I’m devoting a week of episodes to it, I think it’s clear that I do believe in the power of planning–what do you do when plans change? Does that mean all your effort is wasted?  That’s what we’re talking about today. (I think we can all relate to dashed plans now that we’re in a post-COVID world.) This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If planning is so great–and because I’m devoting a week of episodes to it, I think it’s clear that I do believe in the power of planning–what do you do when plans change? Does that mean all your effort is wasted? 

That’s what we’re talking about today. (I think we can all relate to dashed plans now that we’re in a post-COVID world.)

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]]> 602 [Planning]: Time for Everything: Secrets of a Planning Expert, Ep. 794 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner.  In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it).  Best Laid Plans podcast Best of Both Worlds podcast Sarah’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: Time for Everything: Secrets of a Planning Expert full 3 794 Kate Hanley Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner.  In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it).  Best Laid Plans podcast Best of Both Worlds podcast Sarah’s website This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, I'm interviewing planning expert Sarah Hart-Unger, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast. A self-described "compulsive list maker and life planner," Sarah's planning prowess has been honed through experience. In addition to Best Laid Plans, Sarah is also the co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, with Laura Vanderkam; is a pediatric endocrinologist; has three kids; and is a daily blogger and a devoted runner. 

In this interview, Sarah shares how she makes time for planning, her systems for sharing plans with her family, her favorite planning tools, and the mindset she brings to planning in the first place (which was way different from how I had been approaching it). 

Best Laid Plans podcast

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]]> 1334 [Planning]: Why You Should Plan for No Plans, Ep. 793 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As great as planning is, it’s important to give yourself the space of having no plans on a regular basis.  John Lennon said life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans–planning for no plans means you’re just giving yourself some space for life to unfold without totally derailing what you had planned. (Plus, what NOT to do during this unplanned time.) Relevant blog post: Plan for No Plans This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: Why You Should Plan for No Plans full 3 793 Kate Hanley As great as planning is, it’s important to give yourself the space of having no plans on a regular basis.  John Lennon said life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans–planning for no plans means you’re just giving yourself some space for life to unfold without totally derailing what you had planned. (Plus, what NOT to do during this unplanned time.) Relevant blog post: Plan for No Plans This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As great as planning is, it’s important to give yourself the space of having no plans on a regular basis. 

John Lennon said life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans–planning for no plans means you’re just giving yourself some space for life to unfold without totally derailing what you had planned. (Plus, what NOT to do during this unplanned time.)

Relevant blog post: Plan for No Plans

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]]> 538 [Planning]: How to Plan for Time to Think, Ep. 792 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making.  Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planning]: How to Plan for Time to Think full 3 792 Kate Hanley This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making.  Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details! This episode sponsored by:  Better Help Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m sharing ways to make planning less stressful and more happy-making. 

Today’s big idea is that there’s a type of planning that most of us don’t even think to make room for on our calendars, but that can help us do our best thinking and ensure that we pay good attention to the things that matter most (and that tend to get drowned out in a typical day). It’s called the Shultz Hour–listen to the episode for all the details!

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]]> 685 [Sleep]: Natural Ways to Get Back to Sleep, Ep. 791 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Insomnia tends to follow two basic patterns–difficulty getting to sleep, and difficulty staying asleep. Today’s episode is for the folks in the second camp, who wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time getting back to sleep.  I have several strategies to share that you can use to help you get the rest of your z’s.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Sleep]: Natural Ways to Get Back to Sleep full 3 791 Kate Hanley Insomnia tends to follow two basic patterns–difficulty getting to sleep, and difficulty staying asleep. Today’s episode is for the folks in the second camp, who wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time getting back to sleep.  I have several strategies to share that you can use to help you get the rest of your z’s.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Insomnia tends to follow two basic patterns–difficulty getting to sleep, and difficulty staying asleep. Today’s episode is for the folks in the second camp, who wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time getting back to sleep. 

I have several strategies to share that you can use to help you get the rest of your z’s. 

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]]> 672 [Sleep]: Good News for Those Who Wake Up in the Middle of the Night, Ep. 790 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s episode is for anyone who’s insomnia style of choice is to wake up in the middle of the night and have problems getting back to sleep.  I have really interesting and, ultimately, good news for you. Humans have only been sleeping straight through the night as a matter of general practice since the Industrial Revolution. Before that, it was customary to be up for an hour or so in the middle of the night. So if this happens to you, you’re not a failure! I also share tips on how to get back to sleep.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Sleep]: Good News for Those Who Wake Up in the Middle of the Night full 3 790 Kate Hanley Today’s episode is for anyone who’s insomnia style of choice is to wake up in the middle of the night and have problems getting back to sleep.  I have really interesting and, ultimately, good news for you. Humans have only been sleeping straight through the night as a matter of general practice since the Industrial Revolution. Before that, it was customary to be up for an hour or so in the middle of the night. So if this happens to you, you’re not a failure! I also share tips on how to get back to sleep.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s episode is for anyone who’s insomnia style of choice is to wake up in the middle of the night and have problems getting back to sleep. 

I have really interesting and, ultimately, good news for you. Humans have only been sleeping straight through the night as a matter of general practice since the Industrial Revolution. Before that, it was customary to be up for an hour or so in the middle of the night. So if this happens to you, you’re not a failure! I also share tips on how to get back to sleep. 

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]]> 478 [Sleep]: Weird Sleep Hack I Swear By, Ep. 789 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I recently discovered something that helps me sleep better every time and it’s something you don’t often hear about. And that is turning off–or moving–your WiFi router before you go to bed. Call me crazy if you must, but I swear that WiFi keeps me awake! Maybe I’m just an environmentally-sensitive oddball… but maybe, you are two. I have an experiment for you to try, just to see if electromagnetic frequencies might be contributing to your sleep woes.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Sleep]: Weird Sleep Hack I Swear By full 3 789 Kate Hanley I recently discovered something that helps me sleep better every time and it’s something you don’t often hear about. And that is turning off–or moving–your WiFi router before you go to bed. Call me crazy if you must, but I swear that WiFi keeps me awake! Maybe I’m just an environmentally-sensitive oddball… but maybe, you are two. I have an experiment for you to try, just to see if electromagnetic frequencies might be contributing to your sleep woes.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I recently discovered something that helps me sleep better every time and it’s something you don’t often hear about. And that is turning off–or moving–your WiFi router before you go to bed. Call me crazy if you must, but I swear that WiFi keeps me awake! Maybe I’m just an environmentally-sensitive oddball… but maybe, you are two. I have an experiment for you to try, just to see if electromagnetic frequencies might be contributing to your sleep woes. 

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]]> 634 [Sleep]: Light, Stars, and Blankets: Ingredients of a Good Night’s Sleep, Ep. 788 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A good night’s sleep can feel elusive when you’re in the grip of insomnia. There are some very fundamental things that can you can do before bed that will help change your sleep story and get the rest you’re craving. Come learn both the what and the why of the key ingredients for sleep.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Sleep]: Light, Stars, and Blankets: Ingredients of a Good Night’s Sleep, full 3 788 Kate Hanley A good night’s sleep can feel elusive when you’re in the grip of insomnia. There are some very fundamental things that can you can do before bed that will help change your sleep story and get the rest you’re craving. Come learn both the what and the why of the key ingredients for sleep.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A good night’s sleep can feel elusive when you’re in the grip of insomnia. There are some very fundamental things that can you can do before bed that will help change your sleep story and get the rest you’re craving. Come learn both the what and the why of the key ingredients for sleep. 

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]]> 728 [Sleep]: Things to Do During the Day to Help You Sleep at Night, Ep. 787 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ All your basic advice on sleeping better starts with developing a bedtime routine, which is a great thing to have (and one I talk about on tomorrow’s episode). BUT, good sleep starts much earlier in the day than bedtime. In fact, it starts as soon as you wake up.  Listen in and discover the things you can do during the day that will help you get the rest you need at night.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Sleep]: Things to Do During the Day to Help You Sleep at Night full 3 787 Kate Hanley All your basic advice on sleeping better starts with developing a bedtime routine, which is a great thing to have (and one I talk about on tomorrow’s episode). BUT, good sleep starts much earlier in the day than bedtime. In fact, it starts as soon as you wake up.  Listen in and discover the things you can do during the day that will help you get the rest you need at night.  This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Nutrafol promo code “BETTER” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices All your basic advice on sleeping better starts with developing a bedtime routine, which is a great thing to have (and one I talk about on tomorrow’s episode). BUT, good sleep starts much earlier in the day than bedtime. In fact, it starts as soon as you wake up. 

Listen in and discover the things you can do during the day that will help you get the rest you need at night. 

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]]> 616 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #4: Eggs on Wheels, Ep. 786 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun).  Charity, whom I interviewed two episodes, has another mind-bending no-pan-dirtying way to cook eggs in the morning, so if you’re an egg lover, go listen to that episode, too.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #4: Eggs on Wheels full 3 786 Kate Hanley One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun).  Charity, whom I interviewed two episodes, has another mind-bending no-pan-dirtying way to cook eggs in the morning, so if you’re an egg lover, go listen to that episode, too.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One criteria I had for this week’s grab-and-go breakfasts is that they do not involve dirtying a pan during the morning hustle. Which rules out eggs, right? Wrong. This is a cooking method for ‘fried’ eggs popularized by Mark Bittman that is going to crack breakfast wide open (I could not resist the pun). 

Charity, whom I interviewed two episodes, has another mind-bending no-pan-dirtying way to cook eggs in the morning, so if you’re an egg lover, go listen to that episode, too. 

What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode!

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]]> 603 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #3: Portable Parfaits, Ep. 785 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #3: Portable Parfaits full 3 785 Kate Hanley You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You probably are already aware of parfaits as a breakfast option. But did you know that you can pack them to go??? I’ve got a story, plus how to make them delicious without being a total sugar bomb, as, let’s face it, most parfaits are. 

What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode!

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]]> 601 [Breakfast]: No-Drama Family Breakfasts, Ep. 784 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Mornings are hectic. People are grumpy. And there’s breakfast to be had. Today I’m interviewing Charity Mathews of Foodlets.com and author of numerous cookbooks for kids about her best tips for making breakfast drama-free. (She shares a recipe that involves the microwave that blew my mind.) Charity’s website Foodlets on Instagram Foodlets on Facebook Foodlets on Pinterest The Foodlets YouTube channel Charity’s books What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Breakfast]: No-Drama Family Breakfasts full 3 784 Kate Hanley Mornings are hectic. People are grumpy. And there’s breakfast to be had. Today I’m interviewing Charity Mathews of Foodlets.com and author of numerous cookbooks for kids about her best tips for making breakfast drama-free. (She shares a recipe that involves the microwave that blew my mind.) Charity’s website Foodlets on Instagram Foodlets on Facebook Foodlets on Pinterest The Foodlets YouTube channel Charity’s books What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mornings are hectic. People are grumpy. And there’s breakfast to be had. Today I’m interviewing Charity Mathews of Foodlets.com and author of numerous cookbooks for kids about her best tips for making breakfast drama-free. (She shares a recipe that involves the microwave that blew my mind.)

Charity’s website

Foodlets on Instagram

Foodlets on Facebook

Foodlets on Pinterest

The Foodlets YouTube channel

Charity’s books

What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode!

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]]> 1106 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #2: Dead Simple Chia Pudding, Ep. 783 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours. PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #2: Dead Simple Chia Pudding full 3 783 Kate Hanley I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours. PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I admit I discovered chia pudding when I was on the ketogenic diet a few years ago and needed something to fill the dessert void. But chia pudding also makes an awesome breakfast, tastes kind of like rice pudding (and if you’re not into that texture, I’ve got a fix for you), provides heaps of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keeps you pleasantly full for a few hours.

PLUS, did I mention you really just have to stir some stuff together in the same jar that you store it in and eat it out of? I share the formula and lots of possible variations in this episode. 

What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode!

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]]> 588 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #1: Overnight Oats, Ep. 782 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My kids are starting school today. My new highschooler needs to be ready for the bus at 7am (WHY?). And my mind has been whirling on what we can do about making breakfast easier while still providing plenty of fuel for all the thinking and learning and social navigation. I’ve come up with four customizable grab-and-go nutritious and tasty breakfasts throughout this week.  Today’s breakfast is overnight oats. I’ve got a foolproof formula, a host of possible toppings, and a couple of tricks to share.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Breakfast]: Grab-and-Go Breakfast #1: Overnight Oats full 3 782 Kate Hanley My kids are starting school today. My new highschooler needs to be ready for the bus at 7am (WHY?). And my mind has been whirling on what we can do about making breakfast easier while still providing plenty of fuel for all the thinking and learning and social navigation. I’ve come up with four customizable grab-and-go nutritious and tasty breakfasts throughout this week.  Today’s breakfast is overnight oats. I’ve got a foolproof formula, a host of possible toppings, and a couple of tricks to share.  What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode! This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My kids are starting school today. My new highschooler needs to be ready for the bus at 7am (WHY?). And my mind has been whirling on what we can do about making breakfast easier while still providing plenty of fuel for all the thinking and learning and social navigation. I’ve come up with four customizable grab-and-go nutritious and tasty breakfasts throughout this week. 

Today’s breakfast is overnight oats. I’ve got a foolproof formula, a host of possible toppings, and a couple of tricks to share. 

What’s your favorite easy/tasty/healthy breakfast? Tell me at kate@katehanley.com and I’ll share it on a future episode!

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]]> 735 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: The Best Places to Get Rid of Your Stuff. Ep. 781 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We’ve all got stuff in our closet that we don’t wear, don’t like, maybe don’t even remember how it came to be ours. It might be tempting to just toss it into a dumpster and be done with it, or stick it in a bunch of trash bags and haul it to the local thrift store, but 57% of all donated items still end up in the landfill. Today I’m sharing how you can minimize the environmental impact of your unwanted stuff. It IS possible.  Amazing article on what to do with old underwear and bras This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: The Best Places to Get Rid of Your Stuff full 3 781 Kate Hanley We’ve all got stuff in our closet that we don’t wear, don’t like, maybe don’t even remember how it came to be ours. It might be tempting to just toss it into a dumpster and be done with it, or stick it in a bunch of trash bags and haul it to the local thrift store, but 57% of all donated items still end up in the landfill. Today I’m sharing how you can minimize the environmental impact of your unwanted stuff. It IS possible.  Amazing article on what to do with old underwear and bras This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’ve all got stuff in our closet that we don’t wear, don’t like, maybe don’t even remember how it came to be ours. It might be tempting to just toss it into a dumpster and be done with it, or stick it in a bunch of trash bags and haul it to the local thrift store, but 57% of all donated items still end up in the landfill. Today I’m sharing how you can minimize the environmental impact of your unwanted stuff. It IS possible. 


Amazing article on what to do with old underwear and bras


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]]> 486 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: Two Keys to Sustainable Shopping–Spending Less, or More. Ep. 780 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sure it’s fun to get a bargain when you’re clothes shopping, but the fashion industry–particularly fast fashion–is really tough on the environment. Today I’m sharing an environmentally friendly way to get great clothes for cheap (that DOESN’T involve supporting cheap clothing brands that exploit human and natural resources). AND, how spending more money for the rest of your clothes saves you–and the planet–in the long run.  Today I’m talking about ways to responsibly spend less on the majority of the clothes you buy (in a planet-friendly way–no disposable clothes!), so that you can also spend more on certain pieces that are designed to last. It’s all geared to help you reduce the environmental impact of your clothing choices.  UN Environment Programme stats on the environmental impact of fast fashion This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: Two Keys to Sustainable Shopping–Spending Less, or More full 3 780 Kate Hanley Sure it’s fun to get a bargain when you’re clothes shopping, but the fashion industry–particularly fast fashion–is really tough on the environment. Today I’m sharing an environmentally friendly way to get great clothes for cheap (that DOESN’T involve supporting cheap clothing brands that exploit human and natural resources). AND, how spending more money for the rest of your clothes saves you–and the planet–in the long run.  Today I’m talking about ways to responsibly spend less on the majority of the clothes you buy (in a planet-friendly way–no disposable clothes!), so that you can also spend more on certain pieces that are designed to last. It’s all geared to help you reduce the environmental impact of your clothing choices.  UN Environment Programme stats on the environmental impact of fast fashion This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sure it’s fun to get a bargain when you’re clothes shopping, but the fashion industry–particularly fast fashion–is really tough on the environment. Today I’m sharing an environmentally friendly way to get great clothes for cheap (that DOESN’T involve supporting cheap clothing brands that exploit human and natural resources). AND, how spending more money for the rest of your clothes saves you–and the planet–in the long run. 


Today I’m talking about ways to responsibly spend less on the majority of the clothes you buy (in a planet-friendly way–no disposable clothes!), so that you can also spend more on certain pieces that are designed to last. It’s all geared to help you reduce the environmental impact of your clothing choices. 


UN Environment Programme stats on the environmental impact of fast fashion


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]]> 665 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: Doable Ways to Use Less Plastic, Ep. 779 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Once hailed as the material of the future, plastic has become a real problem for the planet--it uses fossil fuels to make, burning it or letting it decompose releases a lot of chemicals into the environment, and recycling it doesn't seem to be making much of a dent. Is it possible to reduce your plastic in a meaningful--and still doable--way? That's what I’m asking Stephanie Seferian, author of Sustainable Minimalism: The Aspiring Minimalist’s Guide to Living Consciously and Contributing to a “Greener” Tomorrow, and the host of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast, which I love and think you will too.  Sustainable Minimalists podcast Follow Stephanie on Instagram This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: Doable Ways to Use Less Plastic full 3 779 Kate Hanley Once hailed as the material of the future, plastic has become a real problem for the planet--it uses fossil fuels to make, burning it or letting it decompose releases a lot of chemicals into the environment, and recycling it doesn't seem to be making much of a dent. Is it possible to reduce your plastic in a meaningful--and still doable--way? That's what I’m asking Stephanie Seferian, author of Sustainable Minimalism: The Aspiring Minimalist’s Guide to Living Consciously and Contributing to a “Greener” Tomorrow, and the host of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast, which I love and think you will too.  Sustainable Minimalists podcast Follow Stephanie on Instagram This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Once hailed as the material of the future, plastic has become a real problem for the planet--it uses fossil fuels to make, burning it or letting it decompose releases a lot of chemicals into the environment, and recycling it doesn't seem to be making much of a dent. Is it possible to reduce your plastic in a meaningful--and still doable--way? That's what I’m asking Stephanie Seferian, author of Sustainable Minimalism: The Aspiring Minimalist’s Guide to Living Consciously and Contributing to a “Greener” Tomorrow, and the host of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast, which I love and think you will too. 


Sustainable Minimalists podcast

Follow Stephanie on Instagram


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]]> 618 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: The Single Most Environmentally-Friendly Place to Shop, Ep. 778 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What do you do when you’re sick of what you’ve been wearing. OR, you’ve got something coming up where you want to look sharp. You go shopping, right!? Whee!! Well, yes, but you don’t need to leave the house to shop at the most environmentally sustainable place on the planet–AKA, your own closet.  ClosetMaid survey An article about the Movinga survey on percentage of clothes worn Average items of clothing purchased each year This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: The Single Most Environmentally-Friendly Place to Shop full 3 778 Kate Hanley What do you do when you’re sick of what you’ve been wearing. OR, you’ve got something coming up where you want to look sharp. You go shopping, right!? Whee!! Well, yes, but you don’t need to leave the house to shop at the most environmentally sustainable place on the planet–AKA, your own closet.  ClosetMaid survey An article about the Movinga survey on percentage of clothes worn Average items of clothing purchased each year This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What do you do when you’re sick of what you’ve been wearing. OR, you’ve got something coming up where you want to look sharp. You go shopping, right!? Whee!! Well, yes, but you don’t need to leave the house to shop at the most environmentally sustainable place on the planet–AKA, your own closet. 


ClosetMaid survey

An article about the Movinga survey on percentage of clothes worn

Average items of clothing purchased each year


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]]> 604 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: One Question to Ask Before You Buy New Clothes, Ep. 777 Ever get home from a shopping trip and feel like you got swept up in the moment and you’re not really going to wear what you bought? Or opened a drawer or your closet and saw stuff in there still with tags on it, and felt guilty about wasting money? I’ve got a question to ask yourself that can help change that.  It’s part of a week of episodes on planet-friendly shopping. After all, it’s back-to-school season, and even if you aren’t headed back to the halls of learning (or are responsible for a child who is), the urge to buy new dungarees, notebooks, and backpacks is STRONG. Let’s consume consciously. Whaddyasay?  The EPA’s stats on textile use Marge Piercy poem: “To Be of Use”  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Planet-Friendly Shopping]: One Question to Ask Before You Buy New Clothes full 3 777 Kate Hanley Ever get home from a shopping trip and feel like you got swept up in the moment and you’re not really going to wear what you bought? Or opened a drawer or your closet and saw stuff in there still with tags on it, and felt guilty about wasting money? I’ve got a question to ask yourself that can help change that.  It’s part of a week of episodes on planet-friendly shopping. After all, it’s back-to-school season, and even if you aren’t headed back to the halls of learning (or are responsible for a child who is), the urge to buy new dungarees, notebooks, and backpacks is STRONG. Let’s consume consciously. Whaddyasay?  The EPA’s stats on textile use Marge Piercy poem: “To Be of Use”  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ever get home from a shopping trip and feel like you got swept up in the moment and you’re not really going to wear what you bought? Or opened a drawer or your closet and saw stuff in there still with tags on it, and felt guilty about wasting money? I’ve got a question to ask yourself that can help change that. 

It’s part of a week of episodes on planet-friendly shopping. After all, it’s back-to-school season, and even if you aren’t headed back to the halls of learning (or are responsible for a child who is), the urge to buy new dungarees, notebooks, and backpacks is STRONG. Let’s consume consciously. Whaddyasay? 

The EPA’s stats on textile use

Marge Piercy poem: “To Be of Use” 

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]]> 699 [Mid-year Check-in]: Re-Connect with a Pre-Pandemic Friend, Ep. 776 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Is there someone in particular, or maybe even a group of people you’ve lost touch with in the last couple years? If yes, it makes sense–a global pandemic can really put a damper on your social activities! This week I’m talking about taking stock of where you’re at in general at this point in the pandemic and in the year. And a cool way to do that is to reach out to someone that you’ve lost touch with since the world shut down in early 2020. When the two of you catch up, it’s a great chance to verbally process what you experienced and what you learned from it.  Send me your better person questions! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Mid-year Check-in]: Re-Connect with a Pre-Pandemic Friend full 3 776 Kate Hanley Is there someone in particular, or maybe even a group of people you’ve lost touch with in the last couple years? If yes, it makes sense–a global pandemic can really put a damper on your social activities! This week I’m talking about taking stock of where you’re at in general at this point in the pandemic and in the year. And a cool way to do that is to reach out to someone that you’ve lost touch with since the world shut down in early 2020. When the two of you catch up, it’s a great chance to verbally process what you experienced and what you learned from it.  Send me your better person questions! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Is there someone in particular, or maybe even a group of people you’ve lost touch with in the last couple years? If yes, it makes sense–a global pandemic can really put a damper on your social activities!


This week I’m talking about taking stock of where you’re at in general at this point in the pandemic and in the year. And a cool way to do that is to reach out to someone that you’ve lost touch with since the world shut down in early 2020. When the two of you catch up, it’s a great chance to verbally process what you experienced and what you learned from it. 


Send me your better person questions! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com


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]]> 486 [Mid-year Check-in]: A Fun Way to Think About Your Journey, Ep. 775 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be.  Those prompts again are: A specific incident or place that has shaped you Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____ A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot The most provocative thing you believe The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Mid-year Check-in]: A Fun Way to Think About Your Journey full 3 775 Kate Hanley How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be.  Those prompts again are: A specific incident or place that has shaped you Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____ A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot The most provocative thing you believe The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How often do you think about how your life has been going up to this point? Not very often, right? I’ve got an exercise for you today that can help you get a little objectivity and clarity on who you are and what you’ve done that’s also just a fun thought experiment, and that is to think about what the title of your memoir would be. 


Those prompts again are:

A specific incident or place that has shaped you

Finish the phrase This is the Story of ____ or A Year of _____

A phrase you heard a lot or say a lot

The most provocative thing you believe


The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr


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]]> 666 [Mid-Year Check-in]: Trick Yourself into Doing the Things You Avoid, Ep. 774 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So maybe there’s something on your goal list for 2022 that you haven’t been doing–something like exercise, or saving more, or marketing your business or even posting on social media. You’re just not doing it.  Today I’m sharing something that helps me tremendously, and it’s really kinda silly. But hey, so be it. It’s turning the thing you don’t want to do into a game. Specifically, into a game of bingo.  Couple of examples: Home yoga practice summertime bingo Summer reading bingo from The Novel Neighbor in Missouri This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Mid-Year Check-in]: Trick Yourself into Doing the Things You Avoid, Ep. 774 full 3 774 Kate Hanley So maybe there’s something on your goal list for 2022 that you haven’t been doing–something like exercise, or saving more, or marketing your business or even posting on social media. You’re just not doing it.  Today I’m sharing something that helps me tremendously, and it’s really kinda silly. But hey, so be it. It’s turning the thing you don’t want to do into a game. Specifically, into a game of bingo.  Couple of examples: Home yoga practice summertime bingo Summer reading bingo from The Novel Neighbor in Missouri This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So maybe there’s something on your goal list for 2022 that you haven’t been doing–something like exercise, or saving more, or marketing your business or even posting on social media. You’re just not doing it. 


Today I’m sharing something that helps me tremendously, and it’s really kinda silly. But hey, so be it. It’s turning the thing you don’t want to do into a game. Specifically, into a game of bingo. 


Couple of examples:

Home yoga practice summertime bingo

Summer reading bingo from The Novel Neighbor in Missouri


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]]> 618 [Mid-year Check-in]: Normalize Longer Response Times, Ep. 773 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As we ponder what we want to do differently in the months to come, I’ve got a suggestion that will help us all take our stress levels down. Can we all just be cool with our electronic communications taking a little longer? This is my prayer (and it should help us dial back that screen use that spiraled out of control out of lockdown and, let’s be honest, hasn’t really come back down.) Is there a way to create a little more space around our digital communications that I forgot? Let me know! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com.  BBC article on increase in texting during pandemic This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Mid-year Check-in]: Normalize Longer Response Times full 3 773 Kate Hanley As we ponder what we want to do differently in the months to come, I’ve got a suggestion that will help us all take our stress levels down. Can we all just be cool with our electronic communications taking a little longer? This is my prayer (and it should help us dial back that screen use that spiraled out of control out of lockdown and, let’s be honest, hasn’t really come back down.) Is there a way to create a little more space around our digital communications that I forgot? Let me know! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com.  BBC article on increase in texting during pandemic This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As we ponder what we want to do differently in the months to come, I’ve got a suggestion that will help us all take our stress levels down. Can we all just be cool with our electronic communications taking a little longer? This is my prayer (and it should help us dial back that screen use that spiraled out of control out of lockdown and, let’s be honest, hasn’t really come back down.)


Is there a way to create a little more space around our digital communications that I forgot? Let me know! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com. 


BBC article on increase in texting during pandemic


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]]> 604 [Mid-year Check-in]: How to Do a Mid-Year Review, Ep. 772 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that we’re three years into the pandemic–and in the last stages of summer when you can feel fall getting ready to come swinging in like Miley Cyrus on her wrecking ball–we’re in a collective contemplative moment. In today’s episode I’ll talk you through how to check in on your yearly goals, as well as a bigger picture check-in on how you’re doing in general at this particular juncture in time.  Goals review:  What goals have I achieved?  What haven’t I completed but have made progress on?  What haven’t I done because I’m no longer interested?  Is there anything new I want to add, Taking stock in general: What’s going well?  What isn’t going as well as I’d like?  Where is my energy being drawn?  What things am I feeling repelled by?  What do I need more of?  What could I stand less of?  Relevant blog post: 27 Ways to Take Stock for Evaluate Your Life Day This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Mid-year Check-in]: How to Do a Mid-Year Review full 3 772 Kate Hanley Now that we’re three years into the pandemic–and in the last stages of summer when you can feel fall getting ready to come swinging in like Miley Cyrus on her wrecking ball–we’re in a collective contemplative moment. In today’s episode I’ll talk you through how to check in on your yearly goals, as well as a bigger picture check-in on how you’re doing in general at this particular juncture in time.  Goals review:  What goals have I achieved?  What haven’t I completed but have made progress on?  What haven’t I done because I’m no longer interested?  Is there anything new I want to add, Taking stock in general: What’s going well?  What isn’t going as well as I’d like?  Where is my energy being drawn?  What things am I feeling repelled by?  What do I need more of?  What could I stand less of?  Relevant blog post: 27 Ways to Take Stock for Evaluate Your Life Day This episode sponsored by:  Zapier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Now that we’re three years into the pandemic–and in the last stages of summer when you can feel fall getting ready to come swinging in like Miley Cyrus on her wrecking ball–we’re in a collective contemplative moment. In today’s episode I’ll talk you through how to check in on your yearly goals, as well as a bigger picture check-in on how you’re doing in general at this particular juncture in time. 


Goals review: 

What goals have I achieved? 

What haven’t I completed but have made progress on? 

What haven’t I done because I’m no longer interested? 

Is there anything new I want to add,


Taking stock in general:

What’s going well? 

What isn’t going as well as I’d like? 

Where is my energy being drawn? 

What things am I feeling repelled by? 

What do I need more of? 

What could I stand less of? 


Relevant blog post:

27 Ways to Take Stock for Evaluate Your Life Day


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]]> 699 [pod swap]: Bob Ross to the Rescue, from Julie Merica, Ep. 771 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all need inspiration in this life and one place I get mine is from my podcast crush–Make Your Damn Bed, a short daily podcast from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica.  Today I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite Make Your Damn Bed episodes, about the healing powers of watching Bob Ross (the groovy 70s artist who had a painting show on PBS for decades). Get ready to feel soothed, inspired, and ready to find a way to work with any jacked up stuff that lands smack dab in the middle of your day. If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram.  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [pod swap]: Bob Ross to the Rescue, from Julie Merica, full 3 771 Kate Hanley We all need inspiration in this life and one place I get mine is from my podcast crush–Make Your Damn Bed, a short daily podcast from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica.  Today I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite Make Your Damn Bed episodes, about the healing powers of watching Bob Ross (the groovy 70s artist who had a painting show on PBS for decades). Get ready to feel soothed, inspired, and ready to find a way to work with any jacked up stuff that lands smack dab in the middle of your day. If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram.  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all need inspiration in this life and one place I get mine is from my podcast crush–Make Your Damn Bed, a short daily podcast from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica. 

Today I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite Make Your Damn Bed episodes, about the healing powers of watching Bob Ross (the groovy 70s artist who had a painting show on PBS for decades). Get ready to feel soothed, inspired, and ready to find a way to work with any jacked up stuff that lands smack dab in the middle of your day.

If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram. 

Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com


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]]> 492 [pod swap]: Mise en Place Your Life, from Julie Merica, Ep. 770 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve got a podcast crush–a show that I love that I think you will too. It’s Make Your Damn Bed, from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica, who is just a peach of a human–plus, funny!--and who also offers short daily episodes to help you look for the good and bring your best.  Today and tomorrow I’m running one of Julie’s episodes in my feed. Today’s is all about creating that wonderful feeling of having your shit together by using a technique from the cooking world–”mise en place,” which is a French phrase that means “putting in place” or “gather.” Down South, where I went to high school, you might call it “fixin’ to get ready,” and it can give you a stable platform for the rest of your day–heck, even your life. Julie explains. If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram.  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [pod swap]: Mise en Place Your Life, from Julie Merica, full 3 770 Kate Hanley I’ve got a podcast crush–a show that I love that I think you will too. It’s Make Your Damn Bed, from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica, who is just a peach of a human–plus, funny!--and who also offers short daily episodes to help you look for the good and bring your best.  Today and tomorrow I’m running one of Julie’s episodes in my feed. Today’s is all about creating that wonderful feeling of having your shit together by using a technique from the cooking world–”mise en place,” which is a French phrase that means “putting in place” or “gather.” Down South, where I went to high school, you might call it “fixin’ to get ready,” and it can give you a stable platform for the rest of your day–heck, even your life. Julie explains. If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram.  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve got a podcast crush–a show that I love that I think you will too. It’s Make Your Damn Bed, from Chicago-based comedian Julie Merica, who is just a peach of a human–plus, funny!--and who also offers short daily episodes to help you look for the good and bring your best. 


Today and tomorrow I’m running one of Julie’s episodes in my feed. Today’s is all about creating that wonderful feeling of having your shit together by using a technique from the cooking world–”mise en place,” which is a French phrase that means “putting in place” or “gather.” Down South, where I went to high school, you might call it “fixin’ to get ready,” and it can give you a stable platform for the rest of your day–heck, even your life. Julie explains.


If you are digging Julie, go subscribe to Make Your Damn Bed! She’s also a great follow on Instagram. 


Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com


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]]> 602 [Community]: Finding a Sense of Belonging, Ep. 769 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Having a sense of community and a feeling of belonging to where you live is so important–both to a life well lived and your overall wellbeing. Yet, at this stage in the pandemic, so many people are at least considering how and even where they want to live after the pandemic.  Today I’m talking with Melody Warnick, a journalist who has written two great books on the importance of place–This Is Where You Belong and her brand new book If You Could Live Anywhere. Melody can help you figure out where you’re going to feel at home, and then how to up your sense of belonging once you’re there (even if you’ve lived there a long time).  Melody Warnick’s website Melody’s books Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Community]: Finding a Sense of Belonging, full 3 769 Kate Hanley Having a sense of community and a feeling of belonging to where you live is so important–both to a life well lived and your overall wellbeing. Yet, at this stage in the pandemic, so many people are at least considering how and even where they want to live after the pandemic.  Today I’m talking with Melody Warnick, a journalist who has written two great books on the importance of place–This Is Where You Belong and her brand new book If You Could Live Anywhere. Melody can help you figure out where you’re going to feel at home, and then how to up your sense of belonging once you’re there (even if you’ve lived there a long time).  Melody Warnick’s website Melody’s books Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Having a sense of community and a feeling of belonging to where you live is so important–both to a life well lived and your overall wellbeing. Yet, at this stage in the pandemic, so many people are at least considering how and even where they want to live after the pandemic. 

Today I’m talking with Melody Warnick, a journalist who has written two great books on the importance of place–This Is Where You Belong and her brand new book If You Could Live Anywhere. Melody can help you figure out where you’re going to feel at home, and then how to up your sense of belonging once you’re there (even if you’ve lived there a long time). 


Melody Warnick’s website

Melody’s books


Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com


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]]> 1232 [Community]: Is Your Light Trespassing on Others?, Ep. 768 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s something you might be doing every night without even thinking about it that could be negatively impacting your neighbors, your community, and the environment. It’s flicking a switch and turning an outside light on. Which doesn’t seem like that big a deal, right? But it can have a lot of repercussions that you’ll learn about today.  A link to the New York Times article on light trespassing  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Community]: Is Your Light Trespassing on Others? full 3 768 Kate Hanley There’s something you might be doing every night without even thinking about it that could be negatively impacting your neighbors, your community, and the environment. It’s flicking a switch and turning an outside light on. Which doesn’t seem like that big a deal, right? But it can have a lot of repercussions that you’ll learn about today.  A link to the New York Times article on light trespassing  Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s something you might be doing every night without even thinking about it that could be negatively impacting your neighbors, your community, and the environment. It’s flicking a switch and turning an outside light on. Which doesn’t seem like that big a deal, right? But it can have a lot of repercussions that you’ll learn about today. 

A link to the New York Times article on light trespassing 

Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

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]]> 784 [Community]: How to Boost Oxytocin, the Hormone of Connection, Ep. 767 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Feeling connected to other people feels nice, but can it actually improve your health? Yes it can, and there’s one particular hormone that makes that statement true, and that’s oxytocin, aka the love hormone, which I’m sharing some cool factoids about today, as well as how you can raise it and get the health benefits it brings while ALSO feeling a stronger connection to others.  Study showing oxytocin’s links to aging  Study that showed that watching an emotional video increased generosity to strangers Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Community]: How to Boost Oxytocin, the Hormone of Connection full 3 767 Kate Hanley Feeling connected to other people feels nice, but can it actually improve your health? Yes it can, and there’s one particular hormone that makes that statement true, and that’s oxytocin, aka the love hormone, which I’m sharing some cool factoids about today, as well as how you can raise it and get the health benefits it brings while ALSO feeling a stronger connection to others.  Study showing oxytocin’s links to aging  Study that showed that watching an emotional video increased generosity to strangers Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Feeling connected to other people feels nice, but can it actually improve your health? Yes it can, and there’s one particular hormone that makes that statement true, and that’s oxytocin, aka the love hormone, which I’m sharing some cool factoids about today, as well as how you can raise it and get the health benefits it brings while ALSO feeling a stronger connection to others. 

Study showing oxytocin’s links to aging 

Study that showed that watching an emotional video increased generosity to strangers

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]]> 678 [Grab Bag]: What NOT to Do During a Road Rage Incident (Please!), Ep. 766 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s just say that when you’re just out and about, running errands and minding your business, an angry driver honks at you, yells at you, and flips you off. And, your kid is in the car with you. What do you do?  Well, I’ll share what NOT to do in today’s episode, based on a true story! Yep, I’m coming clean on my road rage issues today and sharing a cautionary tale.  Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: What NOT to Do During a Road Rage Incident (Please!) full 3 766 Kate Hanley Let’s just say that when you’re just out and about, running errands and minding your business, an angry driver honks at you, yells at you, and flips you off. And, your kid is in the car with you. What do you do?  Well, I’ll share what NOT to do in today’s episode, based on a true story! Yep, I’m coming clean on my road rage issues today and sharing a cautionary tale.  Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s just say that when you’re just out and about, running errands and minding your business, an angry driver honks at you, yells at you, and flips you off. And, your kid is in the car with you. What do you do? 


Well, I’ll share what NOT to do in today’s episode, based on a true story! Yep, I’m coming clean on my road rage issues today and sharing a cautionary tale. 


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]]> 786 [Grab Bag]: A Mentorship in Messy Motherhood, Ep 765 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This summer I’ve been re-watching the show “Better Things,” with Pamela Adlon, on Hulu, and I I love it for its lessons in reality, and unreality, and how messy motherhood and modern life and also, how despite it all, there are so many moments of truth and beauty. It’s like one of my favorite Dolly Parton sayings, “It’s all wrong but it’s all right.”  Pamela Adlon on Fresh Air Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: A Mentorship in Messy Motherhood full 3 765 Kate Hanley This summer I’ve been re-watching the show “Better Things,” with Pamela Adlon, on Hulu, and I I love it for its lessons in reality, and unreality, and how messy motherhood and modern life and also, how despite it all, there are so many moments of truth and beauty. It’s like one of my favorite Dolly Parton sayings, “It’s all wrong but it’s all right.”  Pamela Adlon on Fresh Air Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This summer I’ve been re-watching the show “Better Things,” with Pamela Adlon, on Hulu, and I I love it for its lessons in reality, and unreality, and how messy motherhood and modern life and also, how despite it all, there are so many moments of truth and beauty. It’s like one of my favorite Dolly Parton sayings, “It’s all wrong but it’s all right.” 


Pamela Adlon on Fresh Air


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]]> 856 [Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Memoirs, Ep. 764 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Summer + reading = two of my most favorite words. Today I’m sharing the 2 memoirs I read in various summery locations that I just capital-L Loved: Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones Punch Me Up to the Gods, Brian Broome “Fearing For His Life” – Chloe Cooper Jones’ Pulitzer-nominated article Let’s connect on Goodreads Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Memoirs full 3 764 Kate Hanley Summer + reading = two of my most favorite words. Today I’m sharing the 2 memoirs I read in various summery locations that I just capital-L Loved: Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones Punch Me Up to the Gods, Brian Broome “Fearing For His Life” – Chloe Cooper Jones’ Pulitzer-nominated article Let’s connect on Goodreads Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Summer + reading = two of my most favorite words. Today I’m sharing the 2 memoirs I read in various summery locations that I just capital-L Loved:


Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones

Punch Me Up to the Gods, Brian Broome


“Fearing For His Life” – Chloe Cooper Jones’ Pulitzer-nominated article


Let’s connect on Goodreads


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]]> 635 [Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Novels, Ep. 763 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Need ideas for what to read this summer, whether you’re hitting the beach or just chilling in bed? I’ve got 4 suggestions for you–all ones I read while I was on vacation and loved. Today I’m talking about the two novels I read, one’s romance, one’s YA, both are awesome.  You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akweake Emezi The Falling Girls, Hayley Krischer Let’s connect on Goodreads Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Novels full 3 763 Kate Hanley Need ideas for what to read this summer, whether you’re hitting the beach or just chilling in bed? I’ve got 4 suggestions for you–all ones I read while I was on vacation and loved. Today I’m talking about the two novels I read, one’s romance, one’s YA, both are awesome.  You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akweake Emezi The Falling Girls, Hayley Krischer Let’s connect on Goodreads Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Need ideas for what to read this summer, whether you’re hitting the beach or just chilling in bed? I’ve got 4 suggestions for you–all ones I read while I was on vacation and loved. Today I’m talking about the two novels I read, one’s romance, one’s YA, both are awesome. 


You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akweake Emezi

The Falling Girls, Hayley Krischer


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]]> 648 [Grab Bag]: Finding Your Lost Money–A Crazy Story, Ep. 762 https://katehanley.com/podcast What if there was money out there somewhere that belonged to you but you didn’t know it was there? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a search engine where you could type in your name and see if there were any old paychecks that never made their way to you, or a 401K account from your first job that you forgot about, or a refund from a company. Welp, there is! And I have got a nutty story for you about it.  Planet Money Escheat show Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Grab Bag]: Finding Your Lost Money–A Crazy Story, full 3 762 Kate Hanley What if there was money out there somewhere that belonged to you but you didn’t know it was there? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a search engine where you could type in your name and see if there were any old paychecks that never made their way to you, or a 401K account from your first job that you forgot about, or a refund from a company. Welp, there is! And I have got a nutty story for you about it.  Planet Money Escheat show Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What if there was money out there somewhere that belonged to you but you didn’t know it was there? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a search engine where you could type in your name and see if there were any old paychecks that never made their way to you, or a 401K account from your first job that you forgot about, or a refund from a company. Welp, there is! And I have got a nutty story for you about it. 

Planet Money Escheat show

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]]> 894 [Vacation]: How to Handle Vacation Letdown, Ep. 761 https://katehanley.com/podcast Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: How to Handle Vacation Letdown, full 3 261 Kate Hanley Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it. 

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]]> 555 [Vacation]: Dealing with Vacation Blues, Ep. 760 https://katehanley.com/podcast When you think of vacation, you think of something positive–fun, adventure, relaxation, being carefree. And yes all those things can happen. But sometimes, you can also feel a little sad, displaced, or just…wonky…when you’re on holiday. I call ‘em the vacation blues, and today we’re talking about why they can happen and what to do about them.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Dealing with Vacation Blues, full 3 760 Kate Hanley When you think of vacation, you think of something positive–fun, adventure, relaxation, being carefree. And yes all those things can happen. But sometimes, you can also feel a little sad, displaced, or just…wonky…when you’re on holiday. I call ‘em the vacation blues, and today we’re talking about why they can happen and what to do about them.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think of vacation, you think of something positive–fun, adventure, relaxation, being carefree. And yes all those things can happen. But sometimes, you can also feel a little sad, displaced, or just…wonky…when you’re on holiday. I call ‘em the vacation blues, and today we’re talking about why they can happen and what to do about them. 


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]]> 557 [Vacation]: Finding the Perfect Beach Read, Ep. 759 https://katehanley.com/podcast Let’s talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don’t want to be stuck with a book that you’re just not feeling! To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I’m talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes) The Novel Neighbor on Instagram The Novel Neighbor on TikTok This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Finding the Perfect Beach Read, full 3 759 Kate Hanley Let’s talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don’t want to be stuck with a book that you’re just not feeling! To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I’m talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes) The Novel Neighbor on Instagram The Novel Neighbor on TikTok This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don’t want to be stuck with a book that you’re just not feeling!

To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I’m talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.

The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes)

The Novel Neighbor on Instagram

The Novel Neighbor on TikTok


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]]> 1180 [Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List, Ep. 758 https://katehanley.com/podcast Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you! Here are those categories: Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, every day, toiletries, entertainment This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List, full 3 758 Kate Hanley Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you! Here are those categories: Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, every day, toiletries, entertainment This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!

Here are those categories:

Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, every day, toiletries, entertainment

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]]> 721 [Vacation]: Staying Healthy While You’re On Vacation, Ep. 757 https://katehanley.com/podcast Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap.  My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vacation]: Staying Healthy While You’re On Vacation, full 3 757 Kate Hanley Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap.  My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap. 

My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time poverty

Interview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation time

Study on the benefits of 11 minutes of exercise

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]]> 712 [Perfectionism]: Who Is Your Messy Mentor?, Ep. 756 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Seeing people’s perfectly coiffed selves and photoshoot-ready homes on social media fuels our perfectionism and causes our mood to dip. But… why are we looking at these accounts? What if you filled your feed with people who looked like a real person, complete with bad hair days and a messy room in the background? I call these folks your messy mentors, and if you don’t have any, well… I say start with Amy Schumer.  Wall Street Journal article on the effects of social media on young women’s mental health This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Perfectionism]: Who Is Your Messy Mentor? full 3 756 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Seeing people’s perfectly coiffed selves and photoshoot-ready homes on social media fuels our perfectionism and causes our mood to dip. But… why are we looking at these accounts? What if you filled your feed with people who looked like a real person, complete with bad hair days and a messy room in the background? I call these folks your messy mentors, and if you don’t have any, well… I say start with Amy Schumer.  Wall Street Journal article on the effects of social media on young women’s mental health This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

Seeing people’s perfectly coiffed selves and photoshoot-ready homes on social media fuels our perfectionism and causes our mood to dip. But… why are we looking at these accounts? What if you filled your feed with people who looked like a real person, complete with bad hair days and a messy room in the background? I call these folks your messy mentors, and if you don’t have any, well… I say start with Amy Schumer. 

Wall Street Journal article on the effects of social media on young women’s mental health

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]]> 548 [Perfectionism]: Your Mess Is Your Message, Ep. 755 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  We all have things about ourselves that we’re not proud of. Maybe we even feel ashamed of. Could be big, little, or somewhere in between. And perfectionism is a natural outcropping of wanting to compensate for those things.  But the truth is, your imperfections, failures, struggles, and things you’ve gotten wrong all give you wisdom and strength. And despite what your inner critic might try to tell you, they are exactly the things you can help other people with. The more you can accept your imperfections, the more impact you can have in your world and the world at large. Let’s discuss.  This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Perfectionism]: Your Mess Is Your Message full 3 755 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  We all have things about ourselves that we’re not proud of. Maybe we even feel ashamed of. Could be big, little, or somewhere in between. And perfectionism is a natural outcropping of wanting to compensate for those things.  But the truth is, your imperfections, failures, struggles, and things you’ve gotten wrong all give you wisdom and strength. And despite what your inner critic might try to tell you, they are exactly the things you can help other people with. The more you can accept your imperfections, the more impact you can have in your world and the world at large. Let’s discuss.  This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

We all have things about ourselves that we’re not proud of. Maybe we even feel ashamed of. Could be big, little, or somewhere in between. And perfectionism is a natural outcropping of wanting to compensate for those things. 

But the truth is, your imperfections, failures, struggles, and things you’ve gotten wrong all give you wisdom and strength. And despite what your inner critic might try to tell you, they are exactly the things you can help other people with. The more you can accept your imperfections, the more impact you can have in your world and the world at large. Let’s discuss. 

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]]> 471 [Perfectionism]: Kill Your Inner Critic with Self-Kindness, Ep. 754 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  As honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times.  Today I’m talking to someone who can help us embrace all the ways we’re imperfect– therapist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance, MA. Tara’s website Tara’s book, The Kindness Cure This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Perfectionism]: Kill Your Inner Critic with Self-Kindness full 3 754 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  As honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times.  Today I’m talking to someone who can help us embrace all the ways we’re imperfect– therapist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance, MA. Tara’s website Tara’s book, The Kindness Cure This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

As honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times. 

Today I’m talking to someone who can help us embrace all the ways we’re imperfect– therapist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance, MA.

Tara’s website

Tara’s book, The Kindness Cure

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]]> 1177 [Perfectionism]: Surprising Ways Perfectionism Shows Up, Ep. 753 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Perfectionism isn’t just the type A, dot every i and cross every T form personality that a lot of people associate with the term. It can show up in a lot of sneaky ways, including procrastination, workaholism, impostor syndrome, difficulty delegating, picking fights, and numbing out.  Come listen to learn how, even if you’re not a detail-oriented person, you might still be in perfectionism’s grip.  This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Perfectionism]: Surprising Ways Perfectionism Shows Up full 3 753 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Perfectionism isn’t just the type A, dot every i and cross every T form personality that a lot of people associate with the term. It can show up in a lot of sneaky ways, including procrastination, workaholism, impostor syndrome, difficulty delegating, picking fights, and numbing out.  Come listen to learn how, even if you’re not a detail-oriented person, you might still be in perfectionism’s grip.  This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

Perfectionism isn’t just the type A, dot every i and cross every T form personality that a lot of people associate with the term. It can show up in a lot of sneaky ways, including procrastination, workaholism, impostor syndrome, difficulty delegating, picking fights, and numbing out. 

Come listen to learn how, even if you’re not a detail-oriented person, you might still be in perfectionism’s grip. 

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]]> 564 [Perfectionism]:The Roots of Perfectionism, Ep. 752 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] Perfectionism is an understandable and natural response to an increasingly uncertain world. It’s a coping mechanism that, at some point, starts to create more problems than it solves.  Albert Einstein said that in order to find a solution, you really have to understand the true nature of the problem. So in this episode, we’re looking at where perfectionism comes from, in the name of being able to find truly helpful ways out of it.  2017 study on the rise of perfectionism among college students Study that shows anxiety is on the rise This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Perfectionism]:The Roots of Perfectionism full 3 752 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] Perfectionism is an understandable and natural response to an increasingly uncertain world. It’s a coping mechanism that, at some point, starts to create more problems than it solves.  Albert Einstein said that in order to find a solution, you really have to understand the true nature of the problem. So in this episode, we’re looking at where perfectionism comes from, in the name of being able to find truly helpful ways out of it.  2017 study on the rise of perfectionism among college students Study that shows anxiety is on the rise This episode sponsored by: Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’) Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] Perfectionism is an understandable and natural response to an increasingly uncertain world. It’s a coping mechanism that, at some point, starts to create more problems than it solves. 

Albert Einstein said that in order to find a solution, you really have to understand the true nature of the problem. So in this episode, we’re looking at where perfectionism comes from, in the name of being able to find truly helpful ways out of it. 

2017 study on the rise of perfectionism among college students

Study that shows anxiety is on the rise

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]]> 587 [Creativity]: “What If It’s Not Any Good?” How to Work with Your Inner Critic, Ep. 751 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is a negative commentary that’s coming from inside your head, so it’s very hard to have perspective on. The inner critic has good intentions–it’s basically trying to help ou not look like a fool for doing something badly–but really, sometimes you have to do things badly in order to do the things that matter. Meaning, sometimes you’ve really got to stink up the place. So let’s talk about how to work with the inner critic so that it doesn’t derail your creative efforts, or make them more painful than they need to be.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Creativity]: “What If It’s Not Any Good?” How to Work with Your Inner Critic full 3 751 Kate Hanley y [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is a negative commentary that’s coming from inside your head, so it’s very hard to have perspective on. The inner critic has good intentions–it’s basically trying to help ou not look like a fool for doing something badly–but really, sometimes you have to do things badly in order to do the things that matter. Meaning, sometimes you’ve really got to stink up the place. So let’s talk about how to work with the inner critic so that it doesn’t derail your creative efforts, or make them more painful than they need to be.  This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is a negative commentary that’s coming from inside your head, so it’s very hard to have perspective on. The inner critic has good intentions–it’s basically trying to help ou not look like a fool for doing something badly–but really, sometimes you have to do things badly in order to do the things that matter. Meaning, sometimes you’ve really got to stink up the place. So let’s talk about how to work with the inner critic so that it doesn’t derail your creative efforts, or make them more painful than they need to be. 


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]]> 541 [Creativity]: How to Get Inspired, Ep. 750 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Here are some tried and true ways to get into that state where inspiration is rushing in to meet you, like Kermit and Miss Piggy racing toward each other across a grassy field.  Let’s talk where to go and what to do get those creative ideas flowing.  2012 study about how going on a hiking trip makes you 50 percent more creative than folks who stay home 2013 study on the power of spending time in green spaces to turn on your creative faucet This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Creativity]: How to Get Inspired full 3 750 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Here are some tried and true ways to get into that state where inspiration is rushing in to meet you, like Kermit and Miss Piggy racing toward each other across a grassy field.  Let’s talk where to go and what to do get those creative ideas flowing.  2012 study about how going on a hiking trip makes you 50 percent more creative than folks who stay home 2013 study on the power of spending time in green spaces to turn on your creative faucet This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

Here are some tried and true ways to get into that state where inspiration is rushing in to meet you, like Kermit and Miss Piggy racing toward each other across a grassy field. 

Let’s talk where to go and what to do get those creative ideas flowing. 

2012 study about how going on a hiking trip makes you 50 percent more creative than folks who stay home

2013 study on the power of spending time in green spaces to turn on your creative faucet


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]]> 611 [Creativity]: How to Make Art, Even If You’re ‘Not Artistic’, Ep. 749 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  So, HOW do you incorporate creativity into a pretty gosh darn busy life? Like, really… let’s talk nuts and bolts.  Today I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on. Jackie knows not only about how to tap creativity to produce art, but also how to use that creativity muscle to pivot in your business and your life. After this interview I used one of her tips to draw a picture of my husband when he was in the 7th grade–and it turned out pretty well!!  Sponsors:  Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Creativity]: How to Make Art, Even If You’re ‘Not Artistic’ full 3 749 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  So, HOW do you incorporate creativity into a pretty gosh darn busy life? Like, really… let’s talk nuts and bolts.  Today I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on. Jackie knows not only about how to tap creativity to produce art, but also how to use that creativity muscle to pivot in your business and your life. After this interview I used one of her tips to draw a picture of my husband when he was in the 7th grade–and it turned out pretty well!!  Sponsors:  Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

So, HOW do you incorporate creativity into a pretty gosh darn busy life? Like, really… let’s talk nuts and bolts. 


Today I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on.


Jackie knows not only about how to tap creativity to produce art, but also how to use that creativity muscle to pivot in your business and your life. After this interview I used one of her tips to draw a picture of my husband when he was in the 7th grade–and it turned out pretty well!! 


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]]> 1036 [Creativity]: Two Things to Try When You Don’t Feel Creative, Ep. 748 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Maybe creativity isn’t something that you feel you have. Or maybe it feels elusive. I mean, of course–no one feels creative every minute of every day. But none of that means you’re NOT creative. It just means you might need a way in. I’m sharing two of those ways in this episode. They are: curiosity, and willingness. Listen in for specific questions to ask and things to try to put these two traits into play and get your creative flow going.  (Also, as an update on my personal curiosity list, I have only pursued one of them – garden design. Hey! It’s something.) This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Creativity]: Two Things to Try When You Don’t Feel Creative full 3 748 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Maybe creativity isn’t something that you feel you have. Or maybe it feels elusive. I mean, of course–no one feels creative every minute of every day. But none of that means you’re NOT creative. It just means you might need a way in. I’m sharing two of those ways in this episode. They are: curiosity, and willingness. Listen in for specific questions to ask and things to try to put these two traits into play and get your creative flow going.  (Also, as an update on my personal curiosity list, I have only pursued one of them – garden design. Hey! It’s something.) This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

Maybe creativity isn’t something that you feel you have. Or maybe it feels elusive. I mean, of course–no one feels creative every minute of every day. But none of that means you’re NOT creative. It just means you might need a way in. I’m sharing two of those ways in this episode. They are: curiosity, and willingness. Listen in for specific questions to ask and things to try to put these two traits into play and get your creative flow going. 


(Also, as an update on my personal curiosity list, I have only pursued one of them – garden design. Hey! It’s something.)


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]]> 566 [Creativity]: How Creativity Helps Your Mental Health, Ep. 747 https://katehanley.com/podcast [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Sure, creative pursuits are fun but are they actually good for you? Oh my goodness yes–in this episode we cover the many mental and emotional benefits of simple, everyday acts of creativity can boost your mood, help you process stuff, and increase your experience of  Studies about creativity’s influence on positive emotions  Other studies about creativity’s positive impact on depression and anxiety New York Times article about the family who made one origami crane for every day of lockdown This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Creativity]: How Creativity Helps Your Mental Health full 3 747 Kate Hanley [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.]  Sure, creative pursuits are fun but are they actually good for you? Oh my goodness yes–in this episode we cover the many mental and emotional benefits of simple, everyday acts of creativity can boost your mood, help you process stuff, and increase your experience of  Studies about creativity’s influence on positive emotions  Other studies about creativity’s positive impact on depression and anxiety New York Times article about the family who made one origami crane for every day of lockdown This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] 

Sure, creative pursuits are fun but are they actually good for you? Oh my goodness yes–in this episode we cover the many mental and emotional benefits of simple, everyday acts of creativity can boost your mood, help you process stuff, and increase your experience of 


Studies about creativity’s influence on positive emotions 

Other studies about creativity’s positive impact on depression and anxiety

New York Times article about the family who made one origami crane for every day of lockdown


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]]> 607 [Earn More]: 3 Things to Consider Before Starting a Side Hustle, Ep. 746 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s one tried and true way of earning more money that’s practically the American way – starting a side hustle. What do you need to think about before you decide to go for it? So that it doesn’t become just another way that you over-work yourself? That’s what we’re talking about today.  Fiverr Task Rabbit Care.com Rover.com This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Earn More]: 3 Things to Consider Before Starting a Side Hustle full 3 746 Kate Hanley There’s one tried and true way of earning more money that’s practically the American way – starting a side hustle. What do you need to think about before you decide to go for it? So that it doesn’t become just another way that you over-work yourself? That’s what we’re talking about today.  Fiverr Task Rabbit Care.com Rover.com This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s one tried and true way of earning more money that’s practically the American way – starting a side hustle. What do you need to think about before you decide to go for it? So that it doesn’t become just another way that you over-work yourself? That’s what we’re talking about today. 

Fiverr

Task Rabbit

Care.com

Rover.com


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]]> 531 [Earn More]: 4 Ways Earn More Money Without Spending More Hours Working Ep. 745 https://katehanley.com/podcast It may feel like the only way to earn more money is to work more hours but that’s a false belief. It’s also possible to get paid for things that are intangible, like connections, and to get paid multiple times for work that you do once. Today we’re talking about how to get out of the paradigm of trading time for dollars.  It’s part of a week of episodes on earning more. And may I say, this is when things get really juicy! Smart Passive Income My interview with Jennifer Barrett on how to think like a breadwinner Think Like a Breadwinner book This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Earn More]: 4 Ways Earn More Money Without Spending More Hours Working full 3 745 Kate Hanley It may feel like the only way to earn more money is to work more hours but that’s a false belief. It’s also possible to get paid for things that are intangible, like connections, and to get paid multiple times for work that you do once. Today we’re talking about how to get out of the paradigm of trading time for dollars.  It’s part of a week of episodes on earning more. And may I say, this is when things get really juicy! Smart Passive Income My interview with Jennifer Barrett on how to think like a breadwinner Think Like a Breadwinner book This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It may feel like the only way to earn more money is to work more hours but that’s a false belief. It’s also possible to get paid for things that are intangible, like connections, and to get paid multiple times for work that you do once. Today we’re talking about how to get out of the paradigm of trading time for dollars. 

It’s part of a week of episodes on earning more. And may I say, this is when things get really juicy!

Smart Passive Income

My interview with Jennifer Barrett on how to think like a breadwinner

Think Like a Breadwinner book

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]]> 621 [Earn More]: Stealthy Strategies for Getting a Raise Ep. 744 https://katehanley.com/podcast Perhaps the most obvious way to earn more money–which is the subject of all the episodes here on How to Be a Better Person this week–is to get a raise at work. And yet, according to a Payscale survey, 60% of Americans have never asked for a raise. Today’s episode is designed to keep you out of this 60%!  I’m talking with DeAnne Pearson, a career coach in Austin, Texas, and the founder of DeliberateCareers.com. I've sent many people to DeAnne over the years to help them figure out how to earn more while also enjoying their work more. I love her loving straight talk, and I think you will too. [After this question: " A lot of times the only thing standing between us and making more money is us... we're not feeling confident enough to make the ask, or are more focused on why it won't work than how it could. What kind of a pep talk can you give to someone who needs a little oomph to go about asking for that raise or promotion." ... you can start DeAnne's answer when she says “One of the first things I would say is…."--and cut what she said before.] This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Earn More]: Stealthy Strategies for Getting a Raise full 3 744 Kate Hanley Perhaps the most obvious way to earn more money–which is the subject of all the episodes here on How to Be a Better Person this week–is to get a raise at work. And yet, according to a Payscale survey, 60% of Americans have never asked for a raise. Today’s episode is designed to keep you out of this 60%!  I’m talking with DeAnne Pearson, a career coach in Austin, Texas, and the founder of DeliberateCareers.com. I've sent many people to DeAnne over the years to help them figure out how to earn more while also enjoying their work more. I love her loving straight talk, and I think you will too. [After this question: " A lot of times the only thing standing between us and making more money is us... we're not feeling confident enough to make the ask, or are more focused on why it won't work than how it could. What kind of a pep talk can you give to someone who needs a little oomph to go about asking for that raise or promotion." ... you can start DeAnne's answer when she says “One of the first things I would say is…."--and cut what she said before.] This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Perhaps the most obvious way to earn more money–which is the subject of all the episodes here on How to Be a Better Person this week–is to get a raise at work. And yet, according to a Payscale survey, 60% of Americans have never asked for a raise. Today’s episode is designed to keep you out of this 60%! 

I’m talking with DeAnne Pearson, a career coach in Austin, Texas, and the founder of DeliberateCareers.com. I've sent many people to DeAnne over the years to help them figure out how to earn more while also enjoying their work more. I love her loving straight talk, and I think you will too.

[After this question: " A lot of times the only thing standing between us and making more money is us... we're not feeling confident enough to make the ask, or are more focused on why it won't work than how it could. What kind of a pep talk can you give to someone who needs a little oomph to go about asking for that raise or promotion." ... you can start DeAnne's answer when she says “One of the first things I would say is…."--and cut what she said before.]

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]]> 1433 [Earn More]: Is Your Clutter Valuable? How to Sell the Stuff You Don’t Use, Need, and/or Like, Ep. 743 https://katehanley.com/podcast We all have stuff we don’t use, wear, or even like. We have so much stuff it can’t even fit in our house: 38 percent of all Americans have a self-storage unit. Today we’re talking about how to turn that stuff into cash. Today I’m going to share how you can sell your jewelry, clothes, kids’ stuff, furniture, sporting goods, books, and everything else. Let’s find you some money today! Cashforgoldusa.com Poshmark (use code KATE_HANLEY for a $10 credit) ThredUp Kaiyo Aptdeco Play it Again Sports This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Earn More]: Is Your Clutter Valuable? How to Sell the Stuff You Don’t Use, Need, and/or Like full 3 743 Kate Hanley We all have stuff we don’t use, wear, or even like. We have so much stuff it can’t even fit in our house: 38 percent of all Americans have a self-storage unit. Today we’re talking about how to turn that stuff into cash. Today I’m going to share how you can sell your jewelry, clothes, kids’ stuff, furniture, sporting goods, books, and everything else. Let’s find you some money today! Cashforgoldusa.com Poshmark (use code KATE_HANLEY for a $10 credit) ThredUp Kaiyo Aptdeco Play it Again Sports This episode is sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all have stuff we don’t use, wear, or even like. We have so much stuff it can’t even fit in our house: 38 percent of all Americans have a self-storage unit. Today we’re talking about how to turn that stuff into cash.

Today I’m going to share how you can sell your jewelry, clothes, kids’ stuff, furniture, sporting goods, books, and everything else. Let’s find you some money today!

Cashforgoldusa.com

Poshmark (use code KATE_HANLEY for a $10 credit)

ThredUp

Kaiyo

Aptdeco

Play it Again Sports

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]]> 848 [Earn More]: Make the Money You Already Have–or Spend–Work Harder for You, Ep. 742 https://katehanley.com/podcast Hey, happy Fourth of July!!  Let’s get some financial freedom happening around here, whaddyasay?  I’m covering two ways you can get the money you already have, or are already spending, to help you earn more money with either a high-yield savings account, which can help you get a MEGA SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER return on whatever money you are currently keeping in a regular savings, and by figuring out which credit card can help you get the most cash back (and maybe a cash incentive or frequent flier mile infusion). Websites mentioned in this episode: Bankrate.com  Thepointsguy.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Earn More]: Make the Money You Already Have–or Spend–Work Harder for You full 3 742 Kate Hanley Hey, happy Fourth of July!!  Let’s get some financial freedom happening around here, whaddyasay?  I’m covering two ways you can get the money you already have, or are already spending, to help you earn more money with either a high-yield savings account, which can help you get a MEGA SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER return on whatever money you are currently keeping in a regular savings, and by figuring out which credit card can help you get the most cash back (and maybe a cash incentive or frequent flier mile infusion). Websites mentioned in this episode: Bankrate.com  Thepointsguy.com This episode sponsored by: Zapier.com AthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hey, happy Fourth of July!! 

Let’s get some financial freedom happening around here, whaddyasay? 

I’m covering two ways you can get the money you already have, or are already spending, to help you earn more money with either a high-yield savings account, which can help you get a MEGA SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER return on whatever money you are currently keeping in a regular savings, and by figuring out which credit card can help you get the most cash back (and maybe a cash incentive or frequent flier mile infusion).

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Bankrate.com 

Thepointsguy.com


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]]> 803 [Money]: What Costs You Should NOT Cut. Ep. 741 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are things you should NOT cut your spending on even though prices have risen. I can't tell you exactly what those things are, but I CAN help you figure it out for yourself. Judge me if you will, but one of my non-negotiables is a cleaning person--it gives me my weekend back (although, really, I still spend most of the weekend doing others chores; they're just ones I basically enjoy) AND it saves my relationship. Don't worry -- you can fund these things by plugging up the leaks and upping your ingenuity, as discussed in earlier episodes this week (so scroll down and listen if you missed 'em). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Money]: What Costs You Should NOT Cut full 3 741 Kate Hanley There are things you should NOT cut your spending on even though prices have risen. I can't tell you exactly what those things are, but I CAN help you figure it out for yourself. Judge me if you will, but one of my non-negotiables is a cleaning person--it gives me my weekend back (although, really, I still spend most of the weekend doing others chores; they're just ones I basically enjoy) AND it saves my relationship. Don't worry -- you can fund these things by plugging up the leaks and upping your ingenuity, as discussed in earlier episodes this week (so scroll down and listen if you missed 'em). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are things you should NOT cut your spending on even though prices have risen. I can't tell you exactly what those things are, but I CAN help you figure it out for yourself.

Judge me if you will, but one of my non-negotiables is a cleaning person--it gives me my weekend back (although, really, I still spend most of the weekend doing others chores; they're just ones I basically enjoy) AND it saves my relationship.

Don't worry -- you can fund these things by plugging up the leaks and upping your ingenuity, as discussed in earlier episodes this week (so scroll down and listen if you missed 'em).

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]]> 473 [Money]: How Saving Money Can Be Fun, Ep. 740 https://katehanley.com/podcast Spending money on new stuff is sometimes necessary but it’s not always required–especially when you start thinking creatively about what you already have. Turning up your ingenuity muscles is a fun and gratifying way to help yourself spend less–and we’re going to talk about how to do it today.  And, no, you don't need a glue gun or a can of spray paint or hidden talent for upcycling. PHEW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Money]: How Saving Money Can Be Fun full 3 740 Kate Hanley Spending money on new stuff is sometimes necessary but it’s not always required–especially when you start thinking creatively about what you already have. Turning up your ingenuity muscles is a fun and gratifying way to help yourself spend less–and we’re going to talk about how to do it today.  And, no, you don't need a glue gun or a can of spray paint or hidden talent for upcycling. PHEW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Spending money on new stuff is sometimes necessary but it’s not always required–especially when you start thinking creatively about what you already have. Turning up your ingenuity muscles is a fun and gratifying way to help yourself spend less–and we’re going to talk about how to do it today. 

And, no, you don't need a glue gun or a can of spray paint or hidden talent for upcycling. PHEW.

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]]> 481 [Money]: The Recession is Coming; Here’s How to Deal: Ep. 739 https://katehanley.com/podcast Prices are rising, maybe a recession is looming. What are some practical ways to protect your financial health? That's what we're talking about today, when I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, author of The Kickass Single Mom and the 30-Day Kickass Single Mom Money Makeover and founder of the website wealthysinglemommy.com. Emma's a financial expert whose advice applies to everyone, no matter your parental or marital status and I love her no-nonsense approach and I think you will too. As Emma says about the economy, "The party is over." So... does that mean we have to start clipping coupons? Nope--but we can definitely spend less while appreciating more, and Emma walks us through how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Money]: The Recession is Coming; Here’s How to Deal: full 3 739 Kate Hanley Prices are rising, maybe a recession is looming. What are some practical ways to protect your financial health? That's what we're talking about today, when I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, author of The Kickass Single Mom and the 30-Day Kickass Single Mom Money Makeover and founder of the website wealthysinglemommy.com. Emma's a financial expert whose advice applies to everyone, no matter your parental or marital status and I love her no-nonsense approach and I think you will too. As Emma says about the economy, "The party is over." So... does that mean we have to start clipping coupons? Nope--but we can definitely spend less while appreciating more, and Emma walks us through how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Prices are rising, maybe a recession is looming. What are some practical ways to protect your financial health? That's what we're talking about today, when I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, author of The Kickass Single Mom and the 30-Day Kickass Single Mom Money Makeover and founder of the website wealthysinglemommy.com. Emma's a financial expert whose advice applies to everyone, no matter your parental or marital status and I love her no-nonsense approach and I think you will too.

As Emma says about the economy, "The party is over." So... does that mean we have to start clipping coupons? Nope--but we can definitely spend less while appreciating more, and Emma walks us through how to do it.

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]]> 1139 [Money]: Save Money by Plugging Up the Leaks in Your Budget: Ep. 738 https://katehanley.com/podcast Spending money on things you don’t use, need, like or even realize you’re spending is like trying to fetch water with a colander–or like your bank account has sprung a leak. Today we’re talking about how to plug up the little–or maybe big–leaks in your monthly expenses so you have more money to do things that matter, like give, save, invest, or donate, without impacting your bottom line. Let's find you some extra money, whaddya say?! (I saved $324 in about 15 minutes... get pumped!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Money]: Save Money by Plugging Up the Leaks in Your Budget: full 3 738 Kate Hanley Spending money on things you don’t use, need, like or even realize you’re spending is like trying to fetch water with a colander–or like your bank account has sprung a leak. Today we’re talking about how to plug up the little–or maybe big–leaks in your monthly expenses so you have more money to do things that matter, like give, save, invest, or donate, without impacting your bottom line. Let's find you some extra money, whaddya say?! (I saved $324 in about 15 minutes... get pumped!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Spending money on things you don’t use, need, like or even realize you’re spending is like trying to fetch water with a colander–or like your bank account has sprung a leak. Today we’re talking about how to plug up the little–or maybe big–leaks in your monthly expenses so you have more money to do things that matter, like give, save, invest, or donate, without impacting your bottom line.

Let's find you some extra money, whaddya say?! (I saved $324 in about 15 minutes... get pumped!)

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]]> 661 [Money] A Pep Talk for Spending Less, Ep. 737 https://katehanley.com/podcast How can you spend what you need to spend and still keep yourself financially healthy in uncertain times? It starts with your mindset, and that’s what we’re talking about today–a positive way to think about spending less. It’s part of two weeks of episodes on money. This week is all about spending less of it. And next week is earning more of it. Because there are of course two sides to the equation, and there’s only so much spending you can cut, whereas earning more has a lot more potential for growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Money] A Pep Talk for Spending Less full 3 737 Kate Hanley How can you spend what you need to spend and still keep yourself financially healthy in uncertain times? It starts with your mindset, and that’s what we’re talking about today–a positive way to think about spending less. It’s part of two weeks of episodes on money. This week is all about spending less of it. And next week is earning more of it. Because there are of course two sides to the equation, and there’s only so much spending you can cut, whereas earning more has a lot more potential for growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How can you spend what you need to spend and still keep yourself financially healthy in uncertain times? It starts with your mindset, and that’s what we’re talking about today–a positive way to think about spending less.

It’s part of two weeks of episodes on money. This week is all about spending less of it. And next week is earning more of it. Because there are of course two sides to the equation, and there’s only so much spending you can cut, whereas earning more has a lot more potential for growth.

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]]> 549 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Turn In Your Body Police Badge, EP: 736 https://katehanley.com/podcast Our collective culture has always prized certain body types and sizes over others. We reinforce it in the paintings, photos, television shows, movies and social media posts that we watch. They say representation matters, because when you see those same images of the same types of physical appearances over and over and over again you internalize that look as the best way to look. Meaning, you become a member of the body police–and you start looking for all the ways you and the other people you see don’t fit those idealized images. So let's all turn in our badges and retire from the body police force, whaddyasay? Here's how. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Turn In Your Body Police Badge full 3 736 Kate Hanley Our collective culture has always prized certain body types and sizes over others. We reinforce it in the paintings, photos, television shows, movies and social media posts that we watch. They say representation matters, because when you see those same images of the same types of physical appearances over and over and over again you internalize that look as the best way to look. Meaning, you become a member of the body police–and you start looking for all the ways you and the other people you see don’t fit those idealized images. So let's all turn in our badges and retire from the body police force, whaddyasay? Here's how. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our collective culture has always prized certain body types and sizes over others. We reinforce it in the paintings, photos, television shows, movies and social media posts that we watch. They say representation matters, because when you see those same images of the same types of physical appearances over and over and over again you internalize that look as the best way to look. Meaning, you become a member of the body police–and you start looking for all the ways you and the other people you see don’t fit those idealized images.

So let's all turn in our badges and retire from the body police force, whaddyasay? Here's how.

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]]> 509 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Give Your Body a Voice, EP: 735 https://katehanley.com/podcast It’s easy to be critical of your body when you’re only thinking about how it looks. When you start engaging the ole bod in a dialogue and hearing what it has to say, it helps deepen your relationship with and respect for it. You're not gonna talk smack about someone who's helping you live your best life, are you? 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Give Your Body a Voice full 3 735 Kate Hanley It’s easy to be critical of your body when you’re only thinking about how it looks. When you start engaging the ole bod in a dialogue and hearing what it has to say, it helps deepen your relationship with and respect for it. You're not gonna talk smack about someone who's helping you live your best life, are you? 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s easy to be critical of your body when you’re only thinking about how it looks. When you start engaging the ole bod in a dialogue and hearing what it has to say, it helps deepen your relationship with and respect for it. You're not gonna talk smack about someone who's helping you live your best life, are you?

10 Principles of Intuitive Eating

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]]> 517 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Where Body Un-Acceptance Comes From and What to Do About It. EP: 734 https://katehanley.com/podcast I’m super excited about today’s episode because it’s a topic I’ve been really feeling into lately, both as a woman who recently got my menopause wings (I don't call menopause "The Thickening" for nothing), and as the mother of two young teens who are going through all the changes that come with puberty. But body acceptance is really vital at any age, and that’s what today’s guest can help us think about in new ways.  Today I’m talking with Alissa Rumsey, a New York City Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Therapist and author of the book "Unapologetic Eating" for her take on why it's so easy to NOT be accepting of our own bodies, what we can do about it, and how our feelings about our own bodies relates to broader issues of social justice and helping people of all KINDS of bodies feel more acceptance. Check out Alissa's website and book Follow Alissa on Instagram Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Where Body Un-Acceptance Comes From and What to Do About It. full 3 734 Kate Hanley I’m super excited about today’s episode because it’s a topic I’ve been really feeling into lately, both as a woman who recently got my menopause wings (I don't call menopause "The Thickening" for nothing), and as the mother of two young teens who are going through all the changes that come with puberty. But body acceptance is really vital at any age, and that’s what today’s guest can help us think about in new ways.  Today I’m talking with Alissa Rumsey, a New York City Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Therapist and author of the book "Unapologetic Eating" for her take on why it's so easy to NOT be accepting of our own bodies, what we can do about it, and how our feelings about our own bodies relates to broader issues of social justice and helping people of all KINDS of bodies feel more acceptance. Check out Alissa's website and book Follow Alissa on Instagram Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m super excited about today’s episode because it’s a topic I’ve been really feeling into lately, both as a woman who recently got my menopause wings (I don't call menopause "The Thickening" for nothing), and as the mother of two young teens who are going through all the changes that come with puberty. But body acceptance is really vital at any age, and that’s what today’s guest can help us think about in new ways. 

Today I’m talking with Alissa Rumsey, a New York City Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Therapist and author of the book "Unapologetic Eating" for her take on why it's so easy to NOT be accepting of our own bodies, what we can do about it, and how our feelings about our own bodies relates to broader issues of social justice and helping people of all KINDS of bodies feel more acceptance.

Check out Alissa's website and book

Follow Alissa on Instagram

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]]> 1335 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Wearing Clothes That Fit, EP: 733 https://katehanley.com/podcast Body acceptance is something that’s pretty internal. It comes from changing how you think and feel, and while I LOVE talking about the mind component of any change, sometimes you just want to know what to DO differently.  Today I’m sharing something you can do. And that is to wear clothes that fit your body--no more squeezing in to the size you wish you were or think you should be, or hiding under a too big size. Let's just let our bodies be seen in their actual size! How to Fix Vanity Sizing (Time Magazine link) Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: Wearing Clothes That Fit, full 3 733 Kate Hanley Body acceptance is something that’s pretty internal. It comes from changing how you think and feel, and while I LOVE talking about the mind component of any change, sometimes you just want to know what to DO differently.  Today I’m sharing something you can do. And that is to wear clothes that fit your body--no more squeezing in to the size you wish you were or think you should be, or hiding under a too big size. Let's just let our bodies be seen in their actual size! How to Fix Vanity Sizing (Time Magazine link) Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Body acceptance is something that’s pretty internal. It comes from changing how you think and feel, and while I LOVE talking about the mind component of any change, sometimes you just want to know what to DO differently. 

Today I’m sharing something you can do. And that is to wear clothes that fit your body--no more squeezing in to the size you wish you were or think you should be, or hiding under a too big size. Let's just let our bodies be seen in their actual size!

How to Fix Vanity Sizing (Time Magazine link)

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]]> 487 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: 3 New Ways to Think About Your Body, EP: 732 https://katehanley.com/podcast After we’ve all been cooped up with the pandemic, a lot of us are feeling like we’re emerging with a different body than we went in with thanks to all kinds of reasons, from stress eating to working at home where the fridge is always right there. AND, our collective culture has been teaching us for centuries that certain body types are better than others, and we’ve internalized those messages. When really, the only people who benefit from maintaining any kind of physical ideal are the diet industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the supplement industry, and the plastic surgery industry. These episodes are my prayer that we can find our way to feeling good with our bodies as they are, or at least feeling better (which is always the goal here at How to Be a Better Person).  Here's the pic of me in the documentary that my friend saw Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Body Acceptance Strategies]: 3 New Ways to Think About Your Body full 3 732 Kate Hanley After we’ve all been cooped up with the pandemic, a lot of us are feeling like we’re emerging with a different body than we went in with thanks to all kinds of reasons, from stress eating to working at home where the fridge is always right there. AND, our collective culture has been teaching us for centuries that certain body types are better than others, and we’ve internalized those messages. When really, the only people who benefit from maintaining any kind of physical ideal are the diet industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the supplement industry, and the plastic surgery industry. These episodes are my prayer that we can find our way to feeling good with our bodies as they are, or at least feeling better (which is always the goal here at How to Be a Better Person).  Here's the pic of me in the documentary that my friend saw Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After we’ve all been cooped up with the pandemic, a lot of us are feeling like we’re emerging with a different body than we went in with thanks to all kinds of reasons, from stress eating to working at home where the fridge is always right there. AND, our collective culture has been teaching us for centuries that certain body types are better than others, and we’ve internalized those messages. When really, the only people who benefit from maintaining any kind of physical ideal are the diet industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the supplement industry, and the plastic surgery industry.

These episodes are my prayer that we can find our way to feeling good with our bodies as they are, or at least feeling better (which is always the goal here at How to Be a Better Person). 

Here's the pic of me in the documentary that my friend saw

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]]> 582 [Power Snacks]: Yes, Popcorn Is a Healthy Snack!, EP: 731 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today we’re talking about a power snack that you might be thinking that, yeah, it’s really tasty, but it’s not actually healthy, right?  This snack of mystery that we’re breaking down today is popcorn. It’s part of a week of episodes on easy ways to up the nutrient-density of your diet by upgrading your snacks. I saved popcorn for last because it’s probably the most FUN snack on the list. But why is it included on a list of nutritious snacks?  Well, first of all, popcorn is a whole grain. And it's got a surprising number of antioxidants and minerals. And it's fairly low-carb! I also share the only way to cook it, as well as what to put on it. PLUS -- I want to know, what power snacks do you love that I didn't talk about??? Post a pic on IG and tag me @katehanleyauthor, I wanna see AND I'd love to share your ideas in this weekend's newsletter! This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Power Snacks]: Yes, Popcorn Is a Healthy Snack! full 3 731 Kate Hanley Today we’re talking about a power snack that you might be thinking that, yeah, it’s really tasty, but it’s not actually healthy, right?  This snack of mystery that we’re breaking down today is popcorn. It’s part of a week of episodes on easy ways to up the nutrient-density of your diet by upgrading your snacks. I saved popcorn for last because it’s probably the most FUN snack on the list. But why is it included on a list of nutritious snacks?  Well, first of all, popcorn is a whole grain. And it's got a surprising number of antioxidants and minerals. And it's fairly low-carb! I also share the only way to cook it, as well as what to put on it. PLUS -- I want to know, what power snacks do you love that I didn't talk about??? Post a pic on IG and tag me @katehanleyauthor, I wanna see AND I'd love to share your ideas in this weekend's newsletter! This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we’re talking about a power snack that you might be thinking that, yeah, it’s really tasty, but it’s not actually healthy, right? 

This snack of mystery that we’re breaking down today is popcorn. It’s part of a week of episodes on easy ways to up the nutrient-density of your diet by upgrading your snacks. I saved popcorn for last because it’s probably the most FUN snack on the list. But why is it included on a list of nutritious snacks? 

Well, first of all, popcorn is a whole grain. And it's got a surprising number of antioxidants and minerals. And it's fairly low-carb!

I also share the only way to cook it, as well as what to put on it. PLUS -- I want to know, what power snacks do you love that I didn't talk about??? Post a pic on IG and tag me @katehanleyauthor, I wanna see AND I'd love to share your ideas in this weekend's newsletter!

This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last!

Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better.

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]]> 518 [Power Snacks]: 9 Ways to Jazz Up Hard-Boiled Eggs, EP: 730 https://katehanley.com/podcast What’s a snack that you can pre-cook in large quantities, will stay fresh in the fridge for a long time, you can eat on its own or dip into something you probably already have in your fridge to make it taste completely different and new?  It’s the humble, hard-working hard-boiled egg.  I’m going to give you the hard sell on this awesome snack as part of a week of episodes on 5 power snacks that will help you both help you up the nutrient-density of your everyday diet AND answer the age-old question of, what should I eat?  This episode includes 9 ways to jazz up your hard-boiled egg! And my foolproof way to cook them perfectly. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Power Snacks]: 9 Ways to Jazz Up Hard-Boiled Eggs, full 3 730 Kate Hanley What’s a snack that you can pre-cook in large quantities, will stay fresh in the fridge for a long time, you can eat on its own or dip into something you probably already have in your fridge to make it taste completely different and new?  It’s the humble, hard-working hard-boiled egg.  I’m going to give you the hard sell on this awesome snack as part of a week of episodes on 5 power snacks that will help you both help you up the nutrient-density of your everyday diet AND answer the age-old question of, what should I eat?  This episode includes 9 ways to jazz up your hard-boiled egg! And my foolproof way to cook them perfectly. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What’s a snack that you can pre-cook in large quantities, will stay fresh in the fridge for a long time, you can eat on its own or dip into something you probably already have in your fridge to make it taste completely different and new? 

It’s the humble, hard-working hard-boiled egg. 

I’m going to give you the hard sell on this awesome snack as part of a week of episodes on 5 power snacks that will help you both help you up the nutrient-density of your everyday diet AND answer the age-old question of, what should I eat? 

This episode includes 9 ways to jazz up your hard-boiled egg! And my foolproof way to cook them perfectly.

This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last!

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]]> 593 [Power Snacks]: Why Seeds Are the Bomb, EP: 729 Today’s power snack is more of a category than a particular snack, but that just means it comes with tons of options so you won’t get sick of it any time soon, and it is: SEEDS.  Why seeds? As the baby of a tree or a plant, they contain everything a new plant being needs to come alive and thrive. Which means they are PACKED with nutrition. Come hear for yourself the impressive list of nutrients and benefits, and learn a no-recipe recipe for a tahini/miso sauce (tahini is ground up sesame seeds, which have more calcium than dairy) that you will want to put on everything (or perhaps even eat with a spoon). Study that shows that flax seeds are the HIGHEST SOURCE of lignans of any food. 321 tahini sauce: 3 tbsp. tahini, 2 tbsp. miso, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, stir and thin with water to taste. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Power Snacks]: Why Seeds Are the Bomb, full 3 729 Kate Hanley Today’s power snack is more of a category than a particular snack, but that just means it comes with tons of options so you won’t get sick of it any time soon, and it is: SEEDS.  Why seeds? As the baby of a tree or a plant, they contain everything a new plant being needs to come alive and thrive. Which means they are PACKED with nutrition. Come hear for yourself the impressive list of nutrients and benefits, and learn a no-recipe recipe for a tahini/miso sauce (tahini is ground up sesame seeds, which have more calcium than dairy) that you will want to put on everything (or perhaps even eat with a spoon). Study that shows that flax seeds are the HIGHEST SOURCE of lignans of any food. 321 tahini sauce: 3 tbsp. tahini, 2 tbsp. miso, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, stir and thin with water to taste. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s power snack is more of a category than a particular snack, but that just means it comes with tons of options so you won’t get sick of it any time soon, and it is: SEEDS. 

Why seeds? As the baby of a tree or a plant, they contain everything a new plant being needs to come alive and thrive. Which means they are PACKED with nutrition. Come hear for yourself the impressive list of nutrients and benefits, and learn a no-recipe recipe for a tahini/miso sauce (tahini is ground up sesame seeds, which have more calcium than dairy) that you will want to put on everything (or perhaps even eat with a spoon).

Study that shows that flax seeds are the HIGHEST SOURCE of lignans of any food.

321 tahini sauce: 3 tbsp. tahini, 2 tbsp. miso, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, stir and thin with water to taste.

This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last!

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]]> 485 [Power Snacks]: Bet You Didn't Know These Two Snacks Were Probiotics, EP: 728 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today, on this week of episodes focusing on power snacks that are equal parts easy, delicious and nutritious, I’m talking about a couple of snacks that are especially great for those times you’re not crazy hungry but you’re more looking for a party in your mouth–something to break up the day. As fermented foods, they are also good–and unexpected–sources of probiotics.  Specifically, I’m talking about pickles and olives.  With info on the beauty of the pickle plate, and the surprise revelation that these are both fermented foods and thus, good sources of probiotics (something we would ideally eat a little of every day). Research on the elaic acid in olives and its role in mitigating breast cancer risk. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Power Snacks]: Bet You Didn't Know These Two Snacks Were Probiotics, full 3 728 Kate Hanley Today, on this week of episodes focusing on power snacks that are equal parts easy, delicious and nutritious, I’m talking about a couple of snacks that are especially great for those times you’re not crazy hungry but you’re more looking for a party in your mouth–something to break up the day. As fermented foods, they are also good–and unexpected–sources of probiotics.  Specifically, I’m talking about pickles and olives.  With info on the beauty of the pickle plate, and the surprise revelation that these are both fermented foods and thus, good sources of probiotics (something we would ideally eat a little of every day). Research on the elaic acid in olives and its role in mitigating breast cancer risk. This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, on this week of episodes focusing on power snacks that are equal parts easy, delicious and nutritious, I’m talking about a couple of snacks that are especially great for those times you’re not crazy hungry but you’re more looking for a party in your mouth–something to break up the day. As fermented foods, they are also good–and unexpected–sources of probiotics. 

Specifically, I’m talking about pickles and olives. 

With info on the beauty of the pickle plate, and the surprise revelation that these are both fermented foods and thus, good sources of probiotics (something we would ideally eat a little of every day).

Research on the elaic acid in olives and its role in mitigating breast cancer risk.

This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last!

Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better.

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]]> 578 [Power Snacks]: The Beauty of Berries, EP: 727 https://katehanley.com/podcast After last week’s episodes on getting involved in the effort to curb gun violence, I felt like we could all use a subject that was a little less… intense. (Myself included.) You know, a little palate cleanser. And that subject, is snacks. Specifically snacks that are a) yummy, because, of course taste comes first, and b) easy to pull together, because when you want a snack you and it now, and c) healthy. Maybe even ridiculously healthy. Like, if you ate more of these foods your nutrient density and overall health would likely improve. That’s what we’re talking about this week on the podcast. I call ‘em power snacks. And the first snack that will up your nutrition is... berries. They're low-glycemic and they're high in all kinds of antioxidants thanks to their deep hues. You can eat them fresh or frozen. Heck, you can grow them! I share my all-time fave smoothie recipe and four other ways to snack well with berries. (Ooh, there's also a one-ingredient sorbet recipe.) This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Power Snacks]: The Beauty of Berries, full 3 727 Kate Hanley After last week’s episodes on getting involved in the effort to curb gun violence, I felt like we could all use a subject that was a little less… intense. (Myself included.) You know, a little palate cleanser. And that subject, is snacks. Specifically snacks that are a) yummy, because, of course taste comes first, and b) easy to pull together, because when you want a snack you and it now, and c) healthy. Maybe even ridiculously healthy. Like, if you ate more of these foods your nutrient density and overall health would likely improve. That’s what we’re talking about this week on the podcast. I call ‘em power snacks. And the first snack that will up your nutrition is... berries. They're low-glycemic and they're high in all kinds of antioxidants thanks to their deep hues. You can eat them fresh or frozen. Heck, you can grow them! I share my all-time fave smoothie recipe and four other ways to snack well with berries. (Ooh, there's also a one-ingredient sorbet recipe.) This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last! Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After last week’s episodes on getting involved in the effort to curb gun violence, I felt like we could all use a subject that was a little less… intense. (Myself included.) You know, a little palate cleanser. And that subject, is snacks.

Specifically snacks that are a) yummy, because, of course taste comes first, and b) easy to pull together, because when you want a snack you and it now, and c) healthy. Maybe even ridiculously healthy. Like, if you ate more of these foods your nutrient density and overall health would likely improve. That’s what we’re talking about this week on the podcast. I call ‘em power snacks.

And the first snack that will up your nutrition is... berries. They're low-glycemic and they're high in all kinds of antioxidants thanks to their deep hues. You can eat them fresh or frozen. Heck, you can grow them!

I share my all-time fave smoothie recipe and four other ways to snack well with berries. (Ooh, there's also a one-ingredient sorbet recipe.)

This episode sponsored by Aura Frames. Use code PERSON to save $20 on the perfect Father's Day gift while supplies last!

Get your daily nutritional insurance with AG1 at https://athleticgreens.com/better.

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]]> 667 [Working for Change}: 5 Ways to Use Social Media for Good, EP: 726 https://katehanley.com/podcast You know social media is a fun way to stay in touch with friends, promote your offerings if you’re a business owner, and follow your favorite influencers. But can it also be a powerful tool for creating change? Why yes, yes it can. That’s what we’re covering today–5 ways to use social media for activist purposes.  Follow Shannon Watts on Twitter Follow me on Twitter Sign up for Moms Demand Action--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Working for Change}: 5 Ways to Use Social Media for Good, full 3 726 Kate Hanley You know social media is a fun way to stay in touch with friends, promote your offerings if you’re a business owner, and follow your favorite influencers. But can it also be a powerful tool for creating change? Why yes, yes it can. That’s what we’re covering today–5 ways to use social media for activist purposes.  Follow Shannon Watts on Twitter Follow me on Twitter Sign up for Moms Demand Action--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know social media is a fun way to stay in touch with friends, promote your offerings if you’re a business owner, and follow your favorite influencers. But can it also be a powerful tool for creating change? Why yes, yes it can. That’s what we’re covering today–5 ways to use social media for activist purposes. 


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]]> 655 [Working for Change]: 3 Tricks to Make Activism Less Scary and/or Intense, EP: 725 https://katehanley.com/podcast If you really want to do something to help change a big issue but your knees are knocking a little bit, or a lot, I get it. The thought of attending a march, or making calls to your fellow citizens, or knocking on doors can be a little–or a lot–intimidating. As someone who has felt those fears and done those things anyway, I can relate. AND I can report that once you’re in motion, those fears recede and it feels so good to be doing something for the common good. And today, I’m going to share three specific tricks I’ve learned since I first phone banked for a candidate in 2016 to make activism less scary and more FUN.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Working for Change]: 3 Tricks to Make Activism Less Scary and/or Intense full 3 725 Kate Hanley If you really want to do something to help change a big issue but your knees are knocking a little bit, or a lot, I get it. The thought of attending a march, or making calls to your fellow citizens, or knocking on doors can be a little–or a lot–intimidating. As someone who has felt those fears and done those things anyway, I can relate. AND I can report that once you’re in motion, those fears recede and it feels so good to be doing something for the common good. And today, I’m going to share three specific tricks I’ve learned since I first phone banked for a candidate in 2016 to make activism less scary and more FUN.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you really want to do something to help change a big issue but your knees are knocking a little bit, or a lot, I get it. The thought of attending a march, or making calls to your fellow citizens, or knocking on doors can be a little–or a lot–intimidating. As someone who has felt those fears and done those things anyway, I can relate. AND I can report that once you’re in motion, those fears recede and it feels so good to be doing something for the common good. And today, I’m going to share three specific tricks I’ve learned since I first phone banked for a candidate in 2016 to make activism less scary and more FUN. 

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]]> 628 [Working for Change]: What Can One Person Do About Gun Violence? EP: 724 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s no two ways about it–gun violence in America is a public health problem. Gun violence kills over 110 Americans every single day, and is now the number one cause of death in children. It’s a huge problem that we owe it to our children to solve. And yet, it’s a huge problem. What can one person even do?  That’s what you’re going to learn on today’s episode.  I’m interviewing Jennifer Boylan, who is the volunteer, legislative and elections lead of the Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action–the volunteer organization devoted to passing common sense gun laws and reducing gun violence that has over 8 million supporters nationwide, with a chapter in all 50 states. Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Working for Change]: What Can One Person Do About Gun Violence? full 3 724 Kate Hanley There’s no two ways about it–gun violence in America is a public health problem. Gun violence kills over 110 Americans every single day, and is now the number one cause of death in children. It’s a huge problem that we owe it to our children to solve. And yet, it’s a huge problem. What can one person even do?  That’s what you’re going to learn on today’s episode.  I’m interviewing Jennifer Boylan, who is the volunteer, legislative and elections lead of the Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action–the volunteer organization devoted to passing common sense gun laws and reducing gun violence that has over 8 million supporters nationwide, with a chapter in all 50 states. Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s no two ways about it–gun violence in America is a public health problem. Gun violence kills over 110 Americans every single day, and is now the number one cause of death in children. It’s a huge problem that we owe it to our children to solve. And yet, it’s a huge problem. What can one person even do? 

That’s what you’re going to learn on today’s episode. 

I’m interviewing Jennifer Boylan, who is the volunteer, legislative and elections lead of the Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action–the volunteer organization devoted to passing common sense gun laws and reducing gun violence that has over 8 million supporters nationwide, with a chapter in all 50 states.

Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33

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]]> 1169 [Working for Change]: Use Activism to Break Out of Your Bubble, EP: 723 https://katehanley.com/podcast Just a warning, I’m talking about upsetting subjects in this episode, such as gun violence, so if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a place where you need to take care of yourself and what you’re exposed to, come back tomorrow, when I’m sharing three ways to make activism less overwhelming, intense, and/or scary.  Gandhi said to be the change you wish to see, and of course, he’s right–we can’t wait for others to do things differently, we have to start with ourselves. But, if you only ever think about issues in terms of what you yourself want, well…it’s not actually all that helpful. Because one person only has one experience, and issues affect multiple people, sometimes millions or even billions of people. Wanting to get involved and create change is noble and good and I hope you act on that desire. But I also hope that you use that desire to break out of your bubble and consider how other people are impacted by that same issue–especially those people who have the most at stake. That’s what we’re talking about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Working for Change]: Use Activism to Break Out of Your Bubble, full 3 723 Kate Hanley Just a warning, I’m talking about upsetting subjects in this episode, such as gun violence, so if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a place where you need to take care of yourself and what you’re exposed to, come back tomorrow, when I’m sharing three ways to make activism less overwhelming, intense, and/or scary.  Gandhi said to be the change you wish to see, and of course, he’s right–we can’t wait for others to do things differently, we have to start with ourselves. But, if you only ever think about issues in terms of what you yourself want, well…it’s not actually all that helpful. Because one person only has one experience, and issues affect multiple people, sometimes millions or even billions of people. Wanting to get involved and create change is noble and good and I hope you act on that desire. But I also hope that you use that desire to break out of your bubble and consider how other people are impacted by that same issue–especially those people who have the most at stake. That’s what we’re talking about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Just a warning, I’m talking about upsetting subjects in this episode, such as gun violence, so if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a place where you need to take care of yourself and what you’re exposed to, come back tomorrow, when I’m sharing three ways to make activism less overwhelming, intense, and/or scary. 

Gandhi said to be the change you wish to see, and of course, he’s right–we can’t wait for others to do things differently, we have to start with ourselves. But, if you only ever think about issues in terms of what you yourself want, well…it’s not actually all that helpful. Because one person only has one experience, and issues affect multiple people, sometimes millions or even billions of people. Wanting to get involved and create change is noble and good and I hope you act on that desire. But I also hope that you use that desire to break out of your bubble and consider how other people are impacted by that same issue–especially those people who have the most at stake. That’s what we’re talking about today.

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]]> 522 [Working for Change]: Upset by the Mass Shootings? This Is How You Feel Better, EP: 722 https://katehanley.com/podcast Just a heads up that the episodes this week were inspired by the upset so many of us, myself included, felt after the events in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. So if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a tender place, take care while listening as we will be talking about tough topics.  It’s easy to numb out. And it may seem easy for other people to move on. But if in your heart, you haven’t moved on--maybe you’re nervous to send your kids to school, or maybe you're feeling helpless and sad--this episode is for you.  Because wrapped inside that upset is a desire for change. And that desire is here for a reason. I hope this episode will help you open the door to that desire, because your origin story as an agent of change is on the other side. Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Working for Change]: Upset by the Mass Shootings? This Is How You Feel Better, full 3 722 Kate Hanley Just a heads up that the episodes this week were inspired by the upset so many of us, myself included, felt after the events in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. So if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a tender place, take care while listening as we will be talking about tough topics.  It’s easy to numb out. And it may seem easy for other people to move on. But if in your heart, you haven’t moved on--maybe you’re nervous to send your kids to school, or maybe you're feeling helpless and sad--this episode is for you.  Because wrapped inside that upset is a desire for change. And that desire is here for a reason. I hope this episode will help you open the door to that desire, because your origin story as an agent of change is on the other side. Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Just a heads up that the episodes this week were inspired by the upset so many of us, myself included, felt after the events in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. So if you’re listening with kids around, or you’re in a tender place, take care while listening as we will be talking about tough topics. 

It’s easy to numb out. And it may seem easy for other people to move on. But if in your heart, you haven’t moved on--maybe you’re nervous to send your kids to school, or maybe you're feeling helpless and sad--this episode is for you. 

Because wrapped inside that upset is a desire for change. And that desire is here for a reason. I hope this episode will help you open the door to that desire, because your origin story as an agent of change is on the other side.

Join Moms Demand--text ACT to 644-33

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]]> 640 [Letting Go]: Letting Go of the Need to Be in Control (Moms, I’m Looking at Us), EP: 721 https://katehanley.com/podcast There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Letting Go]: Letting Go of the Need to Be in Control (Moms, I’m Looking at Us), full 3 721 Kate Hanley There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There is a unique kind of control that a lot of mothers–myself included–display. It's called maternal gatekeeping, where we think no one else (including our partners in parenting) is as good a caretaker as we are. And while it’s understandable why we seek this level of control, it’s also not helping anyone. So let’s see what we can do to loosen our grip.

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]]> 784 [Letting Go]: 3 Energetic Exercises to Help You Cut the Cord, EP: 720 https://katehanley.com/podcast Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted.  Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Letting Go]: 3 Energetic Exercises to Help You Cut the Cord, full 3 720 Kate Hanley Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted.  Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes there are things that you feel like you've let go, or that you should have let go already, when in truth it still feels like they’re clinging to you, like cigarette smoke gets in your hair and you can smell it the next morning, if you’re old enough to remember going to restaurants and bars where smoking was permitted. 

Here are three practices you can do in those instances to wash that smoke right outta your hair--three practices that work on the energetic level. 

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]]> 575 [Letting Go]: Letting Go of Anxiety and the Need to Feel Productive, EP: 719 https://katehanley.com/podcast If anyone’s ever told you to let something go, you may have thought about telling them where they can stick it; or you may have thought–I wish I could! I don’t know how.  Today I’m interviewing Nina Purewal, co-author of the international bestseller Let that Sh*t Go. We talk about how you have to let shit out before you can let it go, and how to let go of things that might actually seem like they're constructive--like being uber-productive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Letting Go]: Letting Go of Anxiety and the Need to Feel Productive, full 3 719 Kate Hanley If anyone’s ever told you to let something go, you may have thought about telling them where they can stick it; or you may have thought–I wish I could! I don’t know how.  Today I’m interviewing Nina Purewal, co-author of the international bestseller Let that Sh*t Go. We talk about how you have to let shit out before you can let it go, and how to let go of things that might actually seem like they're constructive--like being uber-productive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If anyone’s ever told you to let something go, you may have thought about telling them where they can stick it; or you may have thought–I wish I could! I don’t know how. 

Today I’m interviewing Nina Purewal, co-author of the international bestseller Let that Sh*t Go. We talk about how you have to let shit out before you can let it go, and how to let go of things that might actually seem like they're constructive--like being uber-productive.

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]]> 1104 [Letting Go]: How Letting Go of Expectations Helps You Grow Spiritually, Ep. 718 https://katehanley.com/podcast Expectations are a real bugger. They make us feel like if things don't happen the way we think they will, that there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will. So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Letting Go]: How Letting Go of Expectations Helps You Grow Spiritually, full 3 718 Kate Hanley Expectations are a real bugger. They make us feel like if things don't happen the way we think they will, that there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will. So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Expectations are a real bugger.

They make us feel like if things don't happen the way we think they will, that there's something wrong with us. But of course, things rarely happen the way we think they will.

So how can we start to let those buggers go? Especially when we're not always aware that we have them in the first place?

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]]> 517 [Letting Go]: 2 Key Ingredients for Letting Go of Old Ideas Ep. 717 https://katehanley.com/podcast "You've got to let it go." It's something we're told, and say to others, all the time. But it. Ain't. Easy! This week we're talking about how to really let go of all kinds of stuff. Including, today, stale old ideas. Because if being a better person is important to you, better implies change. It means progress. And progress does not come from putting your fingers in your ears and saying 'la la la, I already know everything!' Today’s episode was inspired by a listener named Chris, who DM’d me on Twitter to suggest this topic. So if you have a topic you’d like me to cover in the future, hit me up! I’m katewhanley on Twitter, or you can email me at kate@katehanley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Letting Go]: 2 Key Ingredients for Letting Go of Old Ideas full 3 717 Kate Hanley "You've got to let it go." It's something we're told, and say to others, all the time. But it. Ain't. Easy! This week we're talking about how to really let go of all kinds of stuff. Including, today, stale old ideas. Because if being a better person is important to you, better implies change. It means progress. And progress does not come from putting your fingers in your ears and saying 'la la la, I already know everything!' Today’s episode was inspired by a listener named Chris, who DM’d me on Twitter to suggest this topic. So if you have a topic you’d like me to cover in the future, hit me up! I’m katewhanley on Twitter, or you can email me at kate@katehanley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "You've got to let it go." It's something we're told, and say to others, all the time. But it. Ain't. Easy!

This week we're talking about how to really let go of all kinds of stuff. Including, today, stale old ideas. Because if being a better person is important to you, better implies change. It means progress. And progress does not come from putting your fingers in your ears and saying 'la la la, I already know everything!'

Today’s episode was inspired by a listener named Chris, who DM’d me on Twitter to suggest this topic. So if you have a topic you’d like me to cover in the future, hit me up! I’m katewhanley on Twitter, or you can email me at kate@katehanley.com.

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]]> 517 [Time Savvy]: Discover and Make Peace With Your Own Personal Pace, EP: 716 https://katehanley.com/podcast We each have our own unique pace–some of us are hares, and naturally move quickly, while others of us are more tortoises, and we move a little bit more slowly and just tend to have less urgency. And sometimes we’re a mash-up of the two–I call those tor-tares, where sometimes you’re fast, and sometimes you’re slow. Do you know which one you are? Let’s find out, and why it matters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time Savvy]: Discover and Make Peace With Your Own Personal Pace, full 3 716 Kate Hanley We each have our own unique pace–some of us are hares, and naturally move quickly, while others of us are more tortoises, and we move a little bit more slowly and just tend to have less urgency. And sometimes we’re a mash-up of the two–I call those tor-tares, where sometimes you’re fast, and sometimes you’re slow. Do you know which one you are? Let’s find out, and why it matters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We each have our own unique pace–some of us are hares, and naturally move quickly, while others of us are more tortoises, and we move a little bit more slowly and just tend to have less urgency. And sometimes we’re a mash-up of the two–I call those tor-tares, where sometimes you’re fast, and sometimes you’re slow. Do you know which one you are? Let’s find out, and why it matters. 

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]]> 466 [Time Savvy]: 5 Ways to Minimize Distractions Through Automation, EP: 715 https://katehanley.com/podcast You can do all the careful planning you want, and set goals for your time. But you can still get distracted and fritter the time you so thoughtfully planned away faster than rice through a colander. Today, I’m sharing 5 ways to automate some guardrails around your own attention, by tweaking your tech settings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time Savvy]: 5 Ways to Minimize Distractions Through Automation, full 3 715 Kate Hanley You can do all the careful planning you want, and set goals for your time. But you can still get distracted and fritter the time you so thoughtfully planned away faster than rice through a colander. Today, I’m sharing 5 ways to automate some guardrails around your own attention, by tweaking your tech settings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You can do all the careful planning you want, and set goals for your time. But you can still get distracted and fritter the time you so thoughtfully planned away faster than rice through a colander. Today, I’m sharing 5 ways to automate some guardrails around your own attention, by tweaking your tech settings. 

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]]> 478 [Time Savvy]: Understanding–and Overcoming–Time Poverty, EP: 714 https://katehanley.com/podcast Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode. I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent. Ashley's website Ashley's book, 'Time Smart' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time Savvy]: Understanding–and Overcoming–Time Poverty, full 3 714 Kate Hanley Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode. I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent. Ashley's website Ashley's book, 'Time Smart' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Do you regularly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? That feeling has a technical term--it's called 'time poverty,' and it's something we're going to learn how to reduce in today's episode.

I'm talking with Ashley Whillans, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, a leading voice in time and happiness research, and the author of the excellent book, Time Smart. I enjoyed this book so much--it's succinct, it's practical, it's educational. I turned down multiple corners of multiple pages and got out my special notebook so I could do the exercise Ashley outlines. I really recommend it, and I'm so excited to have Ashely here today to help us all feel more time affluent.

Ashley's website

Ashley's book, 'Time Smart'

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]]> 1322 [Time Savvy]: The Benefits of Not Being a Task-Master. EP: 713 https://katehanley.com/podcast It’s really common to pride yourself on your ability to get things done. We live in a capitalist society, after all, where productivity and output are kings. BUT, today I’m advocating a switch from letting your to-do list dictate how you spend your time, to letting how much time you have determine which things you’ll do.  This is especially helpful if time is something that always seems to be running out on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time Savvy]: The Benefits of Not Being a Task-Master. full 3 712 Kate Hanley It’s really common to pride yourself on your ability to get things done. We live in a capitalist society, after all, where productivity and output are kings. BUT, today I’m advocating a switch from letting your to-do list dictate how you spend your time, to letting how much time you have determine which things you’ll do.  This is especially helpful if time is something that always seems to be running out on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s really common to pride yourself on your ability to get things done. We live in a capitalist society, after all, where productivity and output are kings. BUT, today I’m advocating a switch from letting your to-do list dictate how you spend your time, to letting how much time you have determine which things you’ll do. 

This is especially helpful if time is something that always seems to be running out on you.

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]]> 573 [Time Savvy]: Feel Less Time-Crunched with This Psychological Technique, Ep. 712 https://katehanley.com/podcast How often do you think something along the lines of, “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”? Well, good news, today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular.  It’s part of a week of episodes on becoming more time savvy. Something I for the most part do NOT feel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Time Savvy]: Feel Less Time-Crunched with This Psychological Technique, full 3 712 Kate Hanley How often do you think something along the lines of, “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”? Well, good news, today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular.  It’s part of a week of episodes on becoming more time savvy. Something I for the most part do NOT feel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How often do you think something along the lines of, “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”? Well, good news, today I’m sharing a really powerful tool for finding more time for the things you value and enjoy–even, especially if you have a big-time sucker in your life, like a long commute, a caregiving role, or something else that feels like robs of your time to do what you want and need to do on the regular. 

It’s part of a week of episodes on becoming more time savvy. Something I for the most part do NOT feel.

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]]> 652 [Podcasting]: How Podcasting Is Like a Personal Development Seminar, EP: 711 https://katehanley.com/podcast I’m sharing ways that committing to a creative endeavor – including, but not limited to, hosting a podcast – is like a personal development seminar by sharing the specific ways producing over 700 episodes of this podcast has helped me grow as a person.  If you’re dreaming of starting a podcast or putting any kind of creative work out in the world, I hope that hearing these things will help you take the plunge–or even if you don’t need to learn these same lessons, that hearing this list will help you realize that sharing your voice in some way can help you work with whatever areas of growth are waiting for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Podcasting]: How Podcasting Is Like a Personal Development Seminar, full 3 711 Kate Hanley I’m sharing ways that committing to a creative endeavor – including, but not limited to, hosting a podcast – is like a personal development seminar by sharing the specific ways producing over 700 episodes of this podcast has helped me grow as a person.  If you’re dreaming of starting a podcast or putting any kind of creative work out in the world, I hope that hearing these things will help you take the plunge–or even if you don’t need to learn these same lessons, that hearing this list will help you realize that sharing your voice in some way can help you work with whatever areas of growth are waiting for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m sharing ways that committing to a creative endeavor – including, but not limited to, hosting a podcast – is like a personal development seminar by sharing the specific ways producing over 700 episodes of this podcast has helped me grow as a person. 

If you’re dreaming of starting a podcast or putting any kind of creative work out in the world, I hope that hearing these things will help you take the plunge–or even if you don’t need to learn these same lessons, that hearing this list will help you realize that sharing your voice in some way can help you work with whatever areas of growth are waiting for you.

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]]> 439 [Podcasting]: Podcasting Resources for Listeners and Creators, EP: 710 https://katehanley.com/podcast Are you ready to discover some new podcasts? Or are you thinking about starting your own podcast? Either way, you’re in the right place, because I’ve got some resources to share with you today! Here are your links: Earbuds Podcast Collective Good Pods Death, Sex, and Money @arithisandthat Podcast Monetization Secrets Good Morning, Podcasters @tannerhelps LibSyn $109 mic (on Amazon) Sound Advice Strategies Squadcast @katehanleyauthor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Podcasting]: Podcasting Resources for Listeners and Creators. full 3 710 Kate Hanley Are you ready to discover some new podcasts? Or are you thinking about starting your own podcast? Either way, you’re in the right place, because I’ve got some resources to share with you today! Here are your links: Earbuds Podcast Collective Good Pods Death, Sex, and Money @arithisandthat Podcast Monetization Secrets Good Morning, Podcasters @tannerhelps LibSyn $109 mic (on Amazon) Sound Advice Strategies Squadcast @katehanleyauthor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Are you ready to discover some new podcasts? Or are you thinking about starting your own podcast? Either way, you’re in the right place, because I’ve got some resources to share with you today!


Here are your links:

Earbuds Podcast Collective

Good Pods

Death, Sex, and Money

@arithisandthat

Podcast Monetization Secrets

Good Morning, Podcasters

@tannerhelps

LibSyn

$109 mic (on Amazon)

Sound Advice Strategies

Squadcast

@katehanleyauthor

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]]> 697 [Podcasting]: Can Podcasts Make You a Better Person? EP: 709 https://katehanley.com/podcast Why are podcasts such a big thing? And can listening to them–and/or creating them–make you a better person? These questions are what we’re going to dig into today, and so much more (like how to find new podcasts to listen to and what to think about if you’re starting to dream about starting one). Who can help us cover all these topics? Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of Earbuds Podcast Collective and community specialist at the podcasting platform, SquadCast. Arielle is like the Pied Piper of the podcasting community, especially on Twitter, where she shares tons of great ideas and tips for listeners and creators alike. I try not to fangirl, but I was nervous! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Podcasting]: Can Podcasts Make You a Better Person? full 3 709 Kate Hanley Why are podcasts such a big thing? And can listening to them–and/or creating them–make you a better person? These questions are what we’re going to dig into today, and so much more (like how to find new podcasts to listen to and what to think about if you’re starting to dream about starting one). Who can help us cover all these topics? Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of Earbuds Podcast Collective and community specialist at the podcasting platform, SquadCast. Arielle is like the Pied Piper of the podcasting community, especially on Twitter, where she shares tons of great ideas and tips for listeners and creators alike. I try not to fangirl, but I was nervous! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why are podcasts such a big thing? And can listening to them–and/or creating them–make you a better person? These questions are what we’re going to dig into today, and so much more (like how to find new podcasts to listen to and what to think about if you’re starting to dream about starting one). Who can help us cover all these topics? Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of Earbuds Podcast Collective and community specialist at the podcasting platform, SquadCast. Arielle is like the Pied Piper of the podcasting community, especially on Twitter, where she shares tons of great ideas and tips for listeners and creators alike. I try not to fangirl, but I was nervous!

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]]> 1085 [Podcasting]: How I Manage to Come Up With 5 Ideas Each Week, EP: 708 https://katehanley.com/podcast How do you come up with ideas regularly? Not just any ideas, but solid ideas, lots of ‘em, and on a schedule? That is exactly the lesson I have been learning and integrating since starting this podcast in the fall of 2019, and what I’ve learned about it is exactly what I’ll be sharing with you today--specifically, the four places I regularly find inspiration, as well as what I’ve learned about taking those ideas out of my head and getting them out into the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Podcasting]: How I Manage to Come Up With 5 Ideas Each Week, full 3 708 Kate Hanley How do you come up with ideas regularly? Not just any ideas, but solid ideas, lots of ‘em, and on a schedule? That is exactly the lesson I have been learning and integrating since starting this podcast in the fall of 2019, and what I’ve learned about it is exactly what I’ll be sharing with you today--specifically, the four places I regularly find inspiration, as well as what I’ve learned about taking those ideas out of my head and getting them out into the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How do you come up with ideas regularly? Not just any ideas, but solid ideas, lots of ‘em, and on a schedule? That is exactly the lesson I have been learning and integrating since starting this podcast in the fall of 2019, and what I’ve learned about it is exactly what I’ll be sharing with you today--specifically, the four places I regularly find inspiration, as well as what I’ve learned about taking those ideas out of my head and getting them out into the world.

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]]> 665 [Podcasting]: Why I Started Podcasting Vs. Why I’m Sticking With It, 700+ Episodes In. EP: 707 https://katehanley.com/podcast Why does someone decide to start a podcast? And why does that person stay committed once the novelty has worn off? I’m answering both of those questions today, as part of a week of episodes on the act and art of podcasting itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Podcasting]: Why I Started Podcasting Vs. Why I’m Sticking With It, 700+ Episodes In full 3 707 Kate Hanley Why does someone decide to start a podcast? And why does that person stay committed once the novelty has worn off? I’m answering both of those questions today, as part of a week of episodes on the act and art of podcasting itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why does someone decide to start a podcast? And why does that person stay committed once the novelty has worn off? I’m answering both of those questions today, as part of a week of episodes on the act and art of podcasting itself.

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]]> 683 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Secrets to Sticking with Your Exercise Habit, EP: 706 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are two really hard parts of building a regular movement habit–starting it, and sticking with it. Today, we’re talking about how to keep going with it once you’ve broken the seal, and how to get back on track when you inevitably fall off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Secrets to Sticking with Your Exercise Habit, full 3 706 Kate Hanley There are two really hard parts of building a regular movement habit–starting it, and sticking with it. Today, we’re talking about how to keep going with it once you’ve broken the seal, and how to get back on track when you inevitably fall off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two really hard parts of building a regular movement habit–starting it, and sticking with it. Today, we’re talking about how to keep going with it once you’ve broken the seal, and how to get back on track when you inevitably fall off.

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]]> 621 [Health/Moving More]: How to Find the Time to Exercise, EP: 705 https://katehanley.com/podcast OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. That’s what you’ll learn how to do in today’s episode. So today I’m sharing some helpful questions to ask yourself that can help move you from thinking about exercising, to actually doing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Health/Moving More]: How to Find the Time to Exercise. full 3 705 Kate Hanley OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. That’s what you’ll learn how to do in today’s episode. So today I’m sharing some helpful questions to ask yourself that can help move you from thinking about exercising, to actually doing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices OK, so you’re convinced that it’s time for you to move more, if only you can find the time. That’s what you’ll learn how to do in today’s episode.

So today I’m sharing some helpful questions to ask yourself that can help move you from thinking about exercising, to actually doing it.

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]]> 511 [Health/Moving More]: Why 99% of Excuses For Not Exercising Are B.S. EP: 704 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Health/Moving More]: Why 99% of Excuses For Not Exercising Are B.S. full 3 704 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Forrest Kolaski, my personal trainer, whom I’ve been working out with for about four years, for his perspective on how to stop thinking that you should be getting more exercise and start actually doing it.

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]]> 1233 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Ways Walking Can Change Your Life. EP: 703 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m taking aim at the idea that in order for exercise to count, you have to be wearing spandex and you have to break a sweat, and I’m doing it by shining a light on the life-changing magic of a daily walk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Ways Walking Can Change Your Life full 3 703 Kate Hanley Today I’m taking aim at the idea that in order for exercise to count, you have to be wearing spandex and you have to break a sweat, and I’m doing it by shining a light on the life-changing magic of a daily walk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m taking aim at the idea that in order for exercise to count, you have to be wearing spandex and you have to break a sweat, and I’m doing it by shining a light on the life-changing magic of a daily walk.

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]]> 649 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Super-Convincing Reasons Why Movement Is Great Medicine, EP: 702 https://katehanley.com/podcast Have you gotten out of the habit of exercising and can’t seem to get motivated to moving again? Well today’s episode can help, because I’m sharing 6 ways that exercise boosts your health that go far, FAR beyond burning calories–which is where I think most of us begin and end in our minds when it comes to reasons for exercising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Health/Moving More]: 5 Super-Convincing Reasons Why Movement Is Great Medicine, full 3 702 Kate Hanley Have you gotten out of the habit of exercising and can’t seem to get motivated to moving again? Well today’s episode can help, because I’m sharing 6 ways that exercise boosts your health that go far, FAR beyond burning calories–which is where I think most of us begin and end in our minds when it comes to reasons for exercising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Have you gotten out of the habit of exercising and can’t seem to get motivated to moving again? Well today’s episode can help, because I’m sharing 6 ways that exercise boosts your health that go far, FAR beyond burning calories–which is where I think most of us begin and end in our minds when it comes to reasons for exercising.

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]]> 655 [Attention]: What AREN’T You Paying Attention To? EP: 701 https://katehanley.com/podcast A key part of focused attention is shutting out anything that isn’t what you’re choosing to focus on. So it’s only natural that at any given time, there are many things that you aren’t paying attention to. But sometimes, important stuff gets lumped into that group of “things I’m ignoring.” Today, we’re taking a look at what those things are for you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Attention]: What AREN’T You Paying Attention To? full 3 701 Kate Hanley A key part of focused attention is shutting out anything that isn’t what you’re choosing to focus on. So it’s only natural that at any given time, there are many things that you aren’t paying attention to. But sometimes, important stuff gets lumped into that group of “things I’m ignoring.” Today, we’re taking a look at what those things are for you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A key part of focused attention is shutting out anything that isn’t what you’re choosing to focus on. So it’s only natural that at any given time, there are many things that you aren’t paying attention to. But sometimes, important stuff gets lumped into that group of “things I’m ignoring.” Today, we’re taking a look at what those things are for you. 

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]]> 548 [Attention] Attention Reset–One Good Breath, EP: 700 https://katehanley.com/podcast You know those moments when your ability to pay attention to any one thing drops out and you feel overwhelmed by everything and it’s just all too much? Today, I’ve got something to help you with that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Attention] Attention Reset–One Good Breath, full 3 700 Kate Hanley You know those moments when your ability to pay attention to any one thing drops out and you feel overwhelmed by everything and it’s just all too much? Today, I’ve got something to help you with that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know those moments when your ability to pay attention to any one thing drops out and you feel overwhelmed by everything and it’s just all too much? Today, I’ve got something to help you with that.

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]]> 607 [Attention] Giving Your Brain What It Needs to Focus, EP: 699 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm talking with Dr. Michelle Braun, neuropsychologist and author of High Octane Brain, about what parts of the brain are responsible for attention, the difference between attention and focus, the relationship between time and attention, and how to create the condition your brain needs to be able to focus--while still enjoying some good old fashion distraction, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Attention] Giving Your Brain What It Needs to Focus, full 3 699 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Dr. Michelle Braun, neuropsychologist and author of High Octane Brain, about what parts of the brain are responsible for attention, the difference between attention and focus, the relationship between time and attention, and how to create the condition your brain needs to be able to focus--while still enjoying some good old fashion distraction, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Dr. Michelle Braun, neuropsychologist and author of High Octane Brain, about what parts of the brain are responsible for attention, the difference between attention and focus, the relationship between time and attention, and how to create the condition your brain needs to be able to focus--while still enjoying some good old fashion distraction, too.

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]]> 1275 [Attention]: How to Restore Your Ability to Focus, EP: 698 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are two kinds of attention--one that we tend to prioritize (and wish we were better at), and one that we tend to judge as bad (or have been told is bad by teachers, parents, and bosses). You need both, because they feed each other. Come find out what type of attention will help improve your focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Attention]: How to Restore Your Ability to Focus, full 3 698 Kate Hanley There are two kinds of attention--one that we tend to prioritize (and wish we were better at), and one that we tend to judge as bad (or have been told is bad by teachers, parents, and bosses). You need both, because they feed each other. Come find out what type of attention will help improve your focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two kinds of attention--one that we tend to prioritize (and wish we were better at), and one that we tend to judge as bad (or have been told is bad by teachers, parents, and bosses). You need both, because they feed each other. Come find out what type of attention will help improve your focus.

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]]> 646 [Attention]: Attention Is Love, EP: 697 https://katehanley.com/podcast What is attention, really? Is it the ability to take in information, or get work done? Well, yes, but it’s so much more than that. And that’s what we’re going to dive into today, in this introduction to a week’s worth of episodes on attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Attention]: Attention Is Love, full 3 697 Kate Hanley What is attention, really? Is it the ability to take in information, or get work done? Well, yes, but it’s so much more than that. And that’s what we’re going to dive into today, in this introduction to a week’s worth of episodes on attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What is attention, really? Is it the ability to take in information, or get work done? Well, yes, but it’s so much more than that. And that’s what we’re going to dive into today, in this introduction to a week’s worth of episodes on attention.

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]]> 442 [De-Clutter Your Mind] Bringing Hidden Beliefs to Light (So They Can Stop Running the Show), EP: 696 https://katehanley.com/podcast Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a little digging to get the conscious mind to understand what’s really going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Mind] Bringing Hidden Beliefs to Light (So They Can Stop Running the Show) full 3 696 Kate Hanley Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a little digging to get the conscious mind to understand what’s really going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a little digging to get the conscious mind to understand what’s really going on.

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]]> 511 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: Getting Over Over-Pleasing, EP: 695 https://katehanley.com/podcast When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Let's talk about how to stop giving a shit about whether other people are happy with you or not. Hahaha, not exactly--you can still care about whether the people in your life are happy, but you can unhook some of those beliefs in your mind that make it seem like their happiness is your responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: Getting Over Over-Pleasing, full 3 695 Kate Hanley When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Let's talk about how to stop giving a shit about whether other people are happy with you or not. Hahaha, not exactly--you can still care about whether the people in your life are happy, but you can unhook some of those beliefs in your mind that make it seem like their happiness is your responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Let's talk about how to stop giving a shit about whether other people are happy with you or not. Hahaha, not exactly--you can still care about whether the people in your life are happy, but you can unhook some of those beliefs in your mind that make it seem like their happiness is your responsibility.

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]]> 468 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: Outsmarting Judgment, an Interview with Suzanne Kingsbury, EP: 694 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury, founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that's designed to get you past the gatekeeper of your inner critic (AKA the source of all those judgments you secretly make about others, and yourself). It's hugely important when you're trying to create something, but learning how to work with your inner judge helps in all parts of your life. It helps you be more joyful, innovative, empathetic, and able to connect with others and yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: Outsmarting Judgment, an Interview with Suzanne Kingsbury full 3 694 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury, founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that's designed to get you past the gatekeeper of your inner critic (AKA the source of all those judgments you secretly make about others, and yourself). It's hugely important when you're trying to create something, but learning how to work with your inner judge helps in all parts of your life. It helps you be more joyful, innovative, empathetic, and able to connect with others and yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury, founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that's designed to get you past the gatekeeper of your inner critic (AKA the source of all those judgments you secretly make about others, and yourself). It's hugely important when you're trying to create something, but learning how to work with your inner judge helps in all parts of your life. It helps you be more joyful, innovative, empathetic, and able to connect with others and yourself.

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]]> 1131 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: How to Discern and Dispel Festering Energy. EP: 693 https://katehanley.com/podcast I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out where the energy in your life is festering, and then address that one spot. Here's how you do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: How to Discern and Dispel Festering Energy full 3 693 Kate Hanley I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out where the energy in your life is festering, and then address that one spot. Here's how you do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out where the energy in your life is festering, and then address that one spot. Here's how you do it.

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]]> 518 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts. EP: 692 https://katehanley.com/podcast If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [De-Clutter Your Mind]: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts full 3 692 Kate Hanley If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place.

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]]> 577 [Vitamin Nature]: The Ultimate Act of Resistance–Going Outside. EP: 691 https://katehanley.com/podcast What’s one of the most radical, life-affirming, helpful things you can do on any given day? That’s what we’re talking about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vitamin Nature]: The Ultimate Act of Resistance–Going Outside full 3 691 Kate Hanley What’s one of the most radical, life-affirming, helpful things you can do on any given day? That’s what we’re talking about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What’s one of the most radical, life-affirming, helpful things you can do on any given day? That’s what we’re talking about today.

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]]> 541 [Vitamin Nature]: Planting Seeds (Literally and Metaphorically). EP: 690 https://katehanley.com/podcast It can be hard to feel connected to the magic of the world in the midst of your daily life, but today’s topic can help you have a tangible experience of it. AND it can teach you how to make positive changes in your life, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vitamin Nature]: Planting Seeds (Literally and Metaphorically) full 3 690 Kate Hanley It can be hard to feel connected to the magic of the world in the midst of your daily life, but today’s topic can help you have a tangible experience of it. AND it can teach you how to make positive changes in your life, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It can be hard to feel connected to the magic of the world in the midst of your daily life, but today’s topic can help you have a tangible experience of it. AND it can teach you how to make positive changes in your life, too!

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]]> 542 [Vitamin Nature]: How Gardening Can Rewild Our World–and Yourself. EP: 689 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm talking with Emily Murphy. Emily is a gardener who is currently rewilding her yard in Northern California. She's also the author of the new book Grow Now, which is beautiful and inspiring and really gets you pumped about thinking about what you're gonna grow in new ways. I'm excited to talk with Emily today because she has an enthusiasm and love for growing that is totally contagious and inspiring and that ties into personal growth and protecting the Earth that I just know is going to get you pumped about creating or enhancing the green spaces that you have access to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vitamin Nature]: How Gardening Can Rewild Our World–and Yourself full 3 689 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Emily Murphy. Emily is a gardener who is currently rewilding her yard in Northern California. She's also the author of the new book Grow Now, which is beautiful and inspiring and really gets you pumped about thinking about what you're gonna grow in new ways. I'm excited to talk with Emily today because she has an enthusiasm and love for growing that is totally contagious and inspiring and that ties into personal growth and protecting the Earth that I just know is going to get you pumped about creating or enhancing the green spaces that you have access to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Emily Murphy. Emily is a gardener who is currently rewilding her yard in Northern California. She's also the author of the new book Grow Now, which is beautiful and inspiring and really gets you pumped about thinking about what you're gonna grow in new ways. I'm excited to talk with Emily today because she has an enthusiasm and love for growing that is

totally contagious and inspiring and that ties into personal growth and protecting the Earth that I just know is going to get you pumped about

creating or enhancing the green spaces that you have access to.

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]]> 1249 [Vitamin Nature]: 3 Fun Treasure Hunts to Help Motivate You to Get Outside. EP: 688 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m coming to you with some motivation for getting out of your house and going outside so that Mother Nature can pull you a little closer and give you the hug you didn’t even know you needed. One's a really cool natural phenomenon that doesn't have a word in English, but it does in Japanese! One's something you may not have paid attention to before (although many people are obsessed with it). And one's a really cool app that the whole family can use together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vitamin Nature]: 3 Fun Treasure Hunts to Help Motivate You to Get Outside full 3 688 Kate Hanley Today I’m coming to you with some motivation for getting out of your house and going outside so that Mother Nature can pull you a little closer and give you the hug you didn’t even know you needed. One's a really cool natural phenomenon that doesn't have a word in English, but it does in Japanese! One's something you may not have paid attention to before (although many people are obsessed with it). And one's a really cool app that the whole family can use together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m coming to you with some motivation for getting out of your house and going outside so that Mother Nature can pull you a little closer and give you the hug you didn’t even know you needed. One's a really cool natural phenomenon that doesn't have a word in English, but it does in Japanese! One's something you may not have paid attention to before (although many people are obsessed with it). And one's a really cool app that the whole family can use together.

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]]> 576 [Vitamin Nature]: Can Nature Restore Your Attention? Science Says Yes. EP: 687 https://katehanley.com/podcast What if there were something that wasn’t a prescription drug that could help you focus better? Well, there is, and it’s completely free with no side effects. It’s nature. I talk you through some of the science that suggests that being in nature can improve your cognitive abilities and figure out how to put this superpower of nature together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Vitamin Nature]: Can Nature Restore Your Attention? Science Says Yes full 3 687 Kate Hanley What if there were something that wasn’t a prescription drug that could help you focus better? Well, there is, and it’s completely free with no side effects. It’s nature. I talk you through some of the science that suggests that being in nature can improve your cognitive abilities and figure out how to put this superpower of nature together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What if there were something that wasn’t a prescription drug that could help you focus better? Well, there is, and it’s completely free with no side effects. It’s nature.

I talk you through some of the science that suggests that being in nature can improve your cognitive abilities and figure out how to put this superpower of nature together.

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]]> 489 [Pump Up Your Partnership] Did COVID Prematurely Age Your Relationship? EP: 686 https://katehanley.com/podcast COVID brought a heaping helping of stress and uncertainty--two things that can strain even the strongest relationships. It also came with a LOT of together time. Like, way more together time than any couple or throuple or whatever your jam is really ever ought to spend together for such an extended amount of time.  If you're experiencing doubts about your relationship right now, here's how to tell if it's because COVID accelerating the age of your partnership, and what to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership] Did COVID Prematurely Age Your Relationship? full 3 686 Kate Hanley COVID brought a heaping helping of stress and uncertainty--two things that can strain even the strongest relationships. It also came with a LOT of together time. Like, way more together time than any couple or throuple or whatever your jam is really ever ought to spend together for such an extended amount of time.  If you're experiencing doubts about your relationship right now, here's how to tell if it's because COVID accelerating the age of your partnership, and what to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices COVID brought a heaping helping of stress and uncertainty--two things that can strain even the strongest relationships. It also came with a LOT of together time. Like, way more together time than any couple or throuple or whatever your jam is really ever ought to spend together for such an extended amount of time. 

If you're experiencing doubts about your relationship right now, here's how to tell if it's because COVID accelerating the age of your partnership, and what to do about it.

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]]> 528 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Key to Fighting Less and Enjoying More. EP: 685 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s one thing that I wish I could wave my magic wand and everyone would stop doing in their relationships, and that is keeping score.  I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Key to Fighting Less and Enjoying More full 3 685 Kate Hanley There’s one thing that I wish I could wave my magic wand and everyone would stop doing in their relationships, and that is keeping score.  I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s one thing that I wish I could wave my magic wand and everyone would stop doing in their relationships, and that is keeping score. 

I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have.

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]]> 674 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: Secrets to Great Sex in a Long-Term Relationship. EP: 684 https://katehanley.com/podcast We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: Secrets to Great Sex in a Long-Term Relationship full 3 684 Kate Hanley We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex.

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]]> 1194 [Pump Up Your Partnership] Fights Are Natural. It’s What You Do After That Matters. EP: 683 https://katehanley.com/podcast I’m coming to you today with a tip on how to keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force. There’s a key to making sure that your fights end positively, and it’s something I was never taught–and that I think a lot of us have never been taught–and it has been a game-changer for me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership] Fights Are Natural. It’s What You Do After That Matters. full 3 683 Kate Hanley I’m coming to you today with a tip on how to keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force. There’s a key to making sure that your fights end positively, and it’s something I was never taught–and that I think a lot of us have never been taught–and it has been a game-changer for me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m coming to you today with a tip on how to keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force.

There’s a key to making sure that your fights end positively, and it’s something I was never taught–and that I think a lot of us have never been taught–and it has been a game-changer for me.

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]]> 478 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Trick to Getting Less Annoyed. EP: 682 https://katehanley.com/podcast What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Trick to Getting Less Annoyed full 3 682 Kate Hanley What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you.

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]]> 578 [TLC for Your Body]: One Bombshell Beverage, Infinite Benefits and Tastes. EP: 681 https://katehanley.com/podcast Listen, full confession, I’m not a coffee drinker. I just don’t like the way it tastes and I’m convinced it’s genetic because my dad doesn’t like it either. But I’m not here to bash coffee. If you drink it, keep drinking it! It has a lot of health benefits too, particularly in regards to protecting you from developing fatty liver disease. I’m just saying, GIVE TEA A CHANCE. Green tea, especially, which is just ridiculously good for you, as well as herbal teas. Which are technically called 'tisanes'--now you know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [TLC for Your Body]: One Bombshell Beverage, Infinite Benefits and Tastes full 3 681 Kate Hanley Listen, full confession, I’m not a coffee drinker. I just don’t like the way it tastes and I’m convinced it’s genetic because my dad doesn’t like it either. But I’m not here to bash coffee. If you drink it, keep drinking it! It has a lot of health benefits too, particularly in regards to protecting you from developing fatty liver disease. I’m just saying, GIVE TEA A CHANCE. Green tea, especially, which is just ridiculously good for you, as well as herbal teas. Which are technically called 'tisanes'--now you know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Listen, full confession, I’m not a coffee drinker. I just don’t like the way it tastes and I’m convinced it’s genetic because my dad doesn’t like it either. But I’m not here to bash coffee. If you drink it, keep drinking it! It has a lot of health benefits too, particularly in regards to protecting you from developing fatty liver disease. I’m just saying, GIVE TEA A CHANCE. Green tea, especially, which is just ridiculously good for you, as well as herbal teas. Which are technically called 'tisanes'--now you know!

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]]> 522 [TLC for Your Body]: Feast Your Eyes on This: EP: 680 https://katehanley.com/podcast Sunlight is basically a healing tonic for your physiology. Yes, you can overdo it and get sunburned, but that’s no reason to avoid this omnipresent part of life that is vital nourishment for your eyes, brain, and entire embodiment. Can't sleep? Immunity in need of a boost? Mood not where you'd like it to be? Just feeling off in general? Sunlight can help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [TLC for Your Body]: Feast Your Eyes on This full 3 680 Kate Hanley Sunlight is basically a healing tonic for your physiology. Yes, you can overdo it and get sunburned, but that’s no reason to avoid this omnipresent part of life that is vital nourishment for your eyes, brain, and entire embodiment. Can't sleep? Immunity in need of a boost? Mood not where you'd like it to be? Just feeling off in general? Sunlight can help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sunlight is basically a healing tonic for your physiology. Yes, you can overdo it and get sunburned, but that’s no reason to avoid this omnipresent part of life that is vital nourishment for your eyes, brain, and entire embodiment. Can't sleep? Immunity in need of a boost? Mood not where you'd like it to be? Just feeling off in general? Sunlight can help!

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]]> 506 [TLC for Your Body]: You Are Now Entering the Relaxation Zone. EP: 679 https://katehanley.com/podcast Getting yourself into a truly relaxed state is like taking your car in for a tune-up and having an amazing therapy session all in one great-feeling package. The only kicker is, it takes a little effort. You’re not just going to magically achieve a physiological state of relaxation by doing the things you think you’re doing to help you relax, whether that’s watching your favorite show or having a glass of wine. In this episode, I share 4 different ways to woo true relaxation. Here's a link to an article where I talk about constructive rest and how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [TLC for Your Body]: You Are Now Entering the Relaxation Zone full 3 679 Kate Hanley Getting yourself into a truly relaxed state is like taking your car in for a tune-up and having an amazing therapy session all in one great-feeling package. The only kicker is, it takes a little effort. You’re not just going to magically achieve a physiological state of relaxation by doing the things you think you’re doing to help you relax, whether that’s watching your favorite show or having a glass of wine. In this episode, I share 4 different ways to woo true relaxation. Here's a link to an article where I talk about constructive rest and how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Getting yourself into a truly relaxed state is like taking your car in for a tune-up and having an amazing therapy session all in one great-feeling package. The only kicker is, it takes a little effort. You’re not just going to magically achieve a physiological state of relaxation by doing the things you think you’re doing to help you relax, whether that’s watching your favorite show or having a glass of wine. In this episode, I share 4 different ways to woo true relaxation.

Here's a link to an article where I talk about constructive rest and how to do it.

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]]> 554 [TLC for Your Body]: The Amazing Healing Powers of Cuddling. EP: 678 https://katehanley.com/podcast Cuddling or snuggling does more than just feel nice--it bathes your cells in oxytocin, the so-called love hormone that does incredible things for your body. And that also, sadly, declines with aging. Here's a pep talk for making time for physical contact, as well as four ways to boost oxytocin that doesn't require another person. Prepare to feel the love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [TLC for Your Body]: The Amazing Healing Powers of Cuddling full 3 678 Kate Hanley Cuddling or snuggling does more than just feel nice--it bathes your cells in oxytocin, the so-called love hormone that does incredible things for your body. And that also, sadly, declines with aging. Here's a pep talk for making time for physical contact, as well as four ways to boost oxytocin that doesn't require another person. Prepare to feel the love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Cuddling or snuggling does more than just feel nice--it bathes your cells in oxytocin, the so-called love hormone that does incredible things for your body. And that also, sadly, declines with aging. Here's a pep talk for making time for physical contact, as well as four ways to boost oxytocin that doesn't require another person. Prepare to feel the love!

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]]> 514 [TLC for Your Body]: Love Is in the (Fresh) Air. EP: 677 https://katehanley.com/podcast Which is cleaner--indoor air, or outdoor air? The answer might surprise you. (It surprised me!) After I share with you why the answer is what it is, I think you'll be excited to remedy the situation--and breathe in the benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [TLC for Your Body]: Love Is in the (Fresh) Air full 3 677 Kate Hanley Which is cleaner--indoor air, or outdoor air? The answer might surprise you. (It surprised me!) After I share with you why the answer is what it is, I think you'll be excited to remedy the situation--and breathe in the benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Which is cleaner--indoor air, or outdoor air? The answer might surprise you. (It surprised me!) After I share with you why the answer is what it is, I think you'll be excited to remedy the situation--and breathe in the benefits.

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]]> 466 [Am I a Bad Person?]: The Things We Feel Shame About. EP: 676 https://katehanley.com/podcast So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. And that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person.  In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to start rewriting the internal narrative that says because this thing happened, it means you're a bad person. Prepare to feel lighter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person?]: The Things We Feel Shame About full 3 676 Kate Hanley So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. And that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person.  In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to start rewriting the internal narrative that says because this thing happened, it means you're a bad person. Prepare to feel lighter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. And that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. 

In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to start rewriting the internal narrative that says because this thing happened, it means you're a bad person. Prepare to feel lighter.

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]]> 625 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Why Can’t I Stick With My Healthy Habits? I Know Why: I Suck. EP: 675 https://katehanley.com/podcast It feels so awesome when you adopt a new healthy habit--whether that's cleaning up your diet, moving our body more, meditating, what have you. And it feels equally as bad when you let that habit slide. Which, we all do. Does it mean we suck? Just aren't meant to be that virtuous and healthy? In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to pull out of the shame spiral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Why Can’t I Stick With My Healthy Habits? I Know Why: I Suck. full 3 675 Kate Hanley It feels so awesome when you adopt a new healthy habit--whether that's cleaning up your diet, moving our body more, meditating, what have you. And it feels equally as bad when you let that habit slide. Which, we all do. Does it mean we suck? Just aren't meant to be that virtuous and healthy? In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to pull out of the shame spiral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It feels so awesome when you adopt a new healthy habit--whether that's cleaning up your diet, moving our body more, meditating, what have you. And it feels equally as bad when you let that habit slide. Which, we all do.

Does it mean we suck? Just aren't meant to be that virtuous and healthy?

In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to pull out of the shame spiral.

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]]> 564 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Does Lying Make You a Bad Person? EP: 674 https://katehanley.com/podcast Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I break it down with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the "book Would I Lie to You?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Does Lying Make You a Bad Person? full 3 674 Kate Hanley Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I break it down with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the "book Would I Lie to You?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on.

In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I break it down with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the "book Would I Lie to You?"

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]]> 959 [Am I a Bad Person?]: I’m Always Late and Forgetting Stuff--Am I a Bad. EP: 673 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are thousands of articles, etiquette experts, friends, and family members who will tell you that being late is disrespectful--in other words, something that contributes to making you a bad person. I ask: Is it though? In today's replay episode (originally aired in August 2021) we take a deep look at what it says about you if you're always running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person?]: I’m Always Late and Forgetting Stuff--Am I a Bad full 3 673 Kate Hanley There are thousands of articles, etiquette experts, friends, and family members who will tell you that being late is disrespectful--in other words, something that contributes to making you a bad person. I ask: Is it though? In today's replay episode (originally aired in August 2021) we take a deep look at what it says about you if you're always running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are thousands of articles, etiquette experts, friends, and family members who will tell you that being late is disrespectful--in other words, something that contributes to making you a bad person.

I ask: Is it though?

In today's replay episode (originally aired in August 2021) we take a deep look at what it says about you if you're always running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one.

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]]> 598 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Are You a Bad Person If You’re Impatient? EP: 672 https://katehanley.com/podcast I'm taking a week off from producing new content and replaying one of my favorite series of last year, where I flipped things around and, instead of talking about being a better person, took a look at the things we ALL sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? Today's episode is the number one thing listeners told me makes them feel like a bad person: impatience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Am I a Bad Person?]: Are You a Bad Person If You’re Impatient? full 3 672 Kate Hanley I'm taking a week off from producing new content and replaying one of my favorite series of last year, where I flipped things around and, instead of talking about being a better person, took a look at the things we ALL sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? Today's episode is the number one thing listeners told me makes them feel like a bad person: impatience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I'm taking a week off from producing new content and replaying one of my favorite series of last year, where I flipped things around and, instead of talking about being a better person, took a look at the things we ALL sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person?


Today's episode is the number one thing listeners told me makes them feel like a bad person: impatience.

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]]> 536 [Trusting Yourself]: A New Way to Think About Doubt. EP: 671 https://katehanley.com/podcast Doubt is something that is always going to crop up from time to time. And when those doubts come in–well, it can feel like torture. It’s an open invitation for your inner critic to go hog wild. And it can also feel like a sign that you ought to stop. A very clear, blinking, neon sign that means "DON'T DO IT!"  I have another way to view it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Trusting Yourself]: A New Way to Think About Doubt full 1 671 Kate Hanley Doubt is something that is always going to crop up from time to time. And when those doubts come in–well, it can feel like torture. It’s an open invitation for your inner critic to go hog wild. And it can also feel like a sign that you ought to stop. A very clear, blinking, neon sign that means "DON'T DO IT!"  I have another way to view it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Doubt is something that is always going to crop up from time to time. And when those doubts come in–well, it can feel like torture. It’s an open invitation for your inner critic to go hog wild. And it can also feel like a sign that you ought to stop. A very clear, blinking, neon sign that means "DON'T DO IT!" 

I have another way to view it.

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]]> 583 [Trusting Yourself]: Reading Your Body’s Signals. EP: 670 https://katehanley.com/podcast Your inner wisdom lives in your body, whether you call it a feeling in your bones or a gut feeling or something you know all the way down to your toes. The more we learn about the gut the more science recognizes it as a second brain, with more than 100 million neurons spread throughout the digestive tract. That’s a lot of processing power that we overlook when we try to only cogitate our way through something.  And we’re never really taught how to understand the signals our body – aka our gut – is sending out. And that’s a real loss because while analytical or critical thinking is not bad, it’s just not the only game in town. Let's make today the day this starts to change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Trusting Yourself]: Reading Your Body’s Signals full 1 670 Kate Hanley Your inner wisdom lives in your body, whether you call it a feeling in your bones or a gut feeling or something you know all the way down to your toes. The more we learn about the gut the more science recognizes it as a second brain, with more than 100 million neurons spread throughout the digestive tract. That’s a lot of processing power that we overlook when we try to only cogitate our way through something.  And we’re never really taught how to understand the signals our body – aka our gut – is sending out. And that’s a real loss because while analytical or critical thinking is not bad, it’s just not the only game in town. Let's make today the day this starts to change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your inner wisdom lives in your body, whether you call it a feeling in your bones or a gut feeling or something you know all the way down to your toes. The more we learn about the gut the more science recognizes it as a second brain, with more than 100 million neurons spread throughout the digestive tract. That’s a lot of processing power that we overlook when we try to only cogitate our way through something. 

And we’re never really taught how to understand the signals our body – aka our gut – is sending out. And that’s a real loss because while analytical or critical thinking is not bad, it’s just not the only game in town. Let's make today the day this starts to change.

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]]> 447 [Trusting Yourself]: Need Advice? Ask Your Muse. EP: 669 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm interviewing award winning book coach Lisa Tener. Why am I interviewing a book coach during Trust Yourself week? Well, a lot of people think writing a book is strictly an intellectual pursuit, but it's also so much about being able to access your creativity and trusting yourself and your message. Lisa has a signature process that she walks her clients through called Meet Your Muse, and it's basically an opportunity to have a conversation with the wisest, most inspired part of yourself. In this episode, Lisa talks me through it and you get to meet my very cute and little muse. And if you'd like to experience the process directly for yourself, here's the link where you can Meet Your Muse. Check out Lisa's The Joy of Writing Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Trusting Yourself]: Need Advice? Ask Your Muse full 1 669 Kate Hanley Today I'm interviewing award winning book coach Lisa Tener. Why am I interviewing a book coach during Trust Yourself week? Well, a lot of people think writing a book is strictly an intellectual pursuit, but it's also so much about being able to access your creativity and trusting yourself and your message. Lisa has a signature process that she walks her clients through called Meet Your Muse, and it's basically an opportunity to have a conversation with the wisest, most inspired part of yourself. In this episode, Lisa talks me through it and you get to meet my very cute and little muse. And if you'd like to experience the process directly for yourself, here's the link where you can Meet Your Muse. Check out Lisa's The Joy of Writing Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm interviewing award winning book coach Lisa Tener. Why am I interviewing a book coach during Trust Yourself week? Well, a lot of people think writing a book is strictly an intellectual pursuit, but it's also so much about being able to access your creativity and trusting yourself and your message. Lisa has a signature process that she walks her clients through called Meet Your Muse, and it's basically an opportunity to have a conversation with the wisest, most inspired part of yourself. In this episode, Lisa talks me through it and you get to meet my very cute and little muse.

And if you'd like to experience the process directly for yourself, here's the link where you can Meet Your Muse.

Check out Lisa's The Joy of Writing Journal.

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]]> 1395 [Trusting Yourself]: Making Decisions from Your Heart. EP: 668 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are two basic forces in the world – fear, and love. And with our negativity bias–the tendency of our brains to focus more on things that didn’t work out or that cause pain than on the things that go well and lift us up–we place way too much of our focus on fear. This exercise helps give love more of a voice the next time you're facing a decision.  I offer a nicely designed PDF version of today's exercise on my website. Click here to download it (scroll to the bottom of the page, pop in your email address, and click the "I want clarity" button). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Trusting Yourself]: Making Decisions from Your Heart full 1 668 Kate Hanley There are two basic forces in the world – fear, and love. And with our negativity bias–the tendency of our brains to focus more on things that didn’t work out or that cause pain than on the things that go well and lift us up–we place way too much of our focus on fear. This exercise helps give love more of a voice the next time you're facing a decision.  I offer a nicely designed PDF version of today's exercise on my website. Click here to download it (scroll to the bottom of the page, pop in your email address, and click the "I want clarity" button). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two basic forces in the world – fear, and love. And with our negativity bias–the tendency of our brains to focus more on things that didn’t work out or that cause pain than on the things that go well and lift us up–we place way too much of our focus on fear. This exercise helps give love more of a voice the next time you're facing a decision. 

I offer a nicely designed PDF version of today's exercise on my website. Click here to download it (scroll to the bottom of the page, pop in your email address, and click the "I want clarity" button).

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]]> 529 [Trusting Yourself]: Is It Your Gut, or Is It Fear? EP: 667 https://katehanley.com/podcast Every single one of us has a wise part of ourselves that always has our best interests at heart and that can process all kinds of information and feelings and sensation that our thinking mind can only barely start to perceive. That wise part is your intuition or your gut, and developing a relationship with it is a crucial piece of trusting yourself.  The problem is that it’s an internal voice and frankly, we have a lot of internal voices, and not all of them are all that helpful. So in order to be able to start building a tighter relationship with your intuition, it’s really helpful to figure out how to tell the difference between your gut, and your fear.  In this episode, I share some key differences between the two voices so that you can recognize more easily when you’ve gotten hooked by fear, and pay more attention to the messages that are coming from your intuition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Trusting Yourself]: Is It Your Gut, or Is It Fear? full 1 667 Kate Hanley Every single one of us has a wise part of ourselves that always has our best interests at heart and that can process all kinds of information and feelings and sensation that our thinking mind can only barely start to perceive. That wise part is your intuition or your gut, and developing a relationship with it is a crucial piece of trusting yourself.  The problem is that it’s an internal voice and frankly, we have a lot of internal voices, and not all of them are all that helpful. So in order to be able to start building a tighter relationship with your intuition, it’s really helpful to figure out how to tell the difference between your gut, and your fear.  In this episode, I share some key differences between the two voices so that you can recognize more easily when you’ve gotten hooked by fear, and pay more attention to the messages that are coming from your intuition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Every single one of us has a wise part of ourselves that always has our best interests at heart and that can process all kinds of information and feelings and sensation that our thinking mind can only barely start to perceive. That wise part is your intuition or your gut, and developing a relationship with it is a crucial piece of trusting yourself. 

The problem is that it’s an internal voice and frankly, we have a lot of internal voices, and not all of them are all that helpful. So in order to be able to start building a tighter relationship with your intuition, it’s really helpful to figure out how to tell the difference between your gut, and your fear. 

In this episode, I share some key differences between the two voices so that you can recognize more easily when you’ve gotten hooked by fear, and pay more attention to the messages that are coming from your intuition.

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]]> 536 Life Admin]: To Get Better at Adulting You Must Make Peace with This Paradox. EP: 666 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin.  And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 Life Admin]: To Get Better at Adulting You Must Make Peace with This Paradox full 3 666 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin.  And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that there is a balance that you’ve got to strike in order to improve your relationship to life admin. 

And that is to make peace with the fact that while the human brain loves to close open loops–and cross things off the to-do list–it’s also true that there will always, always be more do on the adulting front. So you can't let your peace of mind depend on how many things are left on your to-do list. Here's some insight on to how to make peace between doing, and never being done.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 511 [Life Admin]: 3 Secrets to Making Life Admin Less Overwhelming. EP: 665 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: 3 Secrets to Making Life Admin Less Overwhelming full 3 665 Kate Hanley Today’s big is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big is actually three ideas for making life admin less overwhelming. These are mindset shifts that will help you think about adulting differently--a key step in making it all feel a little less relentless.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 506 [Life Admin]: Life Admin Secrets from a Professional Organizer. EP: 664 https://katehanley.com/podcast Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton! Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: Life Admin Secrets from a Professional Organizer full 3 664 Kate Hanley Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton! Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Frankly, life admin just makes me want to lie down. Which is why I’m excited to be interviewing my friend, Jessica Tudos, a mindful organizer based in Toronto whom I always love talking to about how to get a grip on the many facets of life while still respecting things like creativity and being moved by inspiration and having a lot of things going on because you’re genuinely interested in a lot of things–something Jessica calls being multi-passionate. In today's episode, Jessica dishes up how she keeps all the details of life contained, and how you can do it, too, in a way that suits your personality and your life. I learned a ton!

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]]> 1288 [Life Admin]: Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again. EP: 663 https://katehanley.com/podcast Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: Never Forget to Make an Appointment Again full 3 663 Kate Hanley Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Scheduling is one of my VERY LEAST favorite life admin tasks. Am I the only one with an allergy to planning for something that's not related to having fun? Today’s big idea is my very best tip to make sure that you have the majority of the appointments that you, your pet, and your family needs with next to no effort on your part.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 486 [Life Admin]: Adulting Can Feel Relentless; Here’s How to Contain It. EP: 662 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintenanced, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin.  Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000 [Life Admin]: Adulting Can Feel Relentless; Here’s How to Contain It full 3 662 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintenanced, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin.  Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together. Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to take better care of all the details of life–making appointments, paying bills, prepping your taxes, keeping your paperwork up to date, your car maintenanced, your communication handled, etc., etc., etc. In other words, I’m talking about adulting. And when I went to research this topic I realized it had a very technical sounding name: life admin. 

Which simultaneously made me feel a mixture of grief and relief--a simultaneous feeling of, no wonder I’ve been feeling the way that I have, and, dang, I guess this is really a thing that must be reckoned with. Let's do it, together.

Contribute your tips and successes to the Life Admin Tipsheet!

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]]> 643 [Tending to Your Energy]: How to Read Other People’s Energy. EP: 661 https://katehanley.com/podcast Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Tending to Your Energy]: How to Read Other People’s Energy full 3 661 Kate Hanley Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Some people are more empathetic and/or sensitive and so they get an intuitive read on other people’s energy without a lot of conscious effort. But everyone can get better at reading other people’s energy with a little practice. In this episode, I share four things to assess--because you deserve to be around people who make you feel good!

Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :)

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]]> 385 [Tending to Your Energy]: Energy Vampires and What to Do About Them. EP: 660 https://katehanley.com/podcast Sadly, and of course, there are some things in life that will bring your energy down. Some of these things come in from the outside, generally from other people, and others generate from within your own mind. Interestingly enough, more come from within than without! Here's how to identify them, and what to do about them. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Tending to Your Energy]: Energy Vampires and What to Do About Them full 3 660 Kate Hanley Sadly, and of course, there are some things in life that will bring your energy down. Some of these things come in from the outside, generally from other people, and others generate from within your own mind. Interestingly enough, more come from within than without! Here's how to identify them, and what to do about them. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sadly, and of course, there are some things in life that will bring your energy down. Some of these things come in from the outside, generally from other people, and others generate from within your own mind. Interestingly enough, more come from within than without! Here's how to identify them, and what to do about them.

Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :)

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]]> 539 [Tending to Your Energy]: 8 Quick Ways to Raise Your Vibe. EP: 659 https://katehanley.com/podcast Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment? Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Tending to Your Energy]: 8 Quick Ways to Raise Your Vibe full 3 659 Kate Hanley Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment? Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your energy isn't set it and forget it. There are simple things you can do to raise it up. Here are my favorite 8 ways--which one will you try so you can conduct your own energy experiment?

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]]> 495 [Tending to Your Energy]: Figure Out What Raises Your Energy (and What Squashes It). EP: 658 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is that figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Tending to Your Energy]: Figure Out What Raises Your Energy (and What Squashes It) full 3 658 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that figuring out what raises your energy and what squashes it is a crucial part of being able to take care of yourself and your overall energy. I call it doing an energy audit, which sounds very official, doesn’t it? Like someone’s going to come to your house wearing a hard hat and carrying a clipboard? Don’t worry, it’s not like that.

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]]> 425 [Tending to Your Energy]: When I Say Energy, I Don’t Mean ‘Pep’. EP: 657 https://katehanley.com/podcast Most people when they think of energy as something that a person has, they’re thinking about stamina or strength. Or what my grandmother used to call ‘pep’. And if you have a lot of it, you’re like the Energizer bunny, and if you don’t, you need a nap.  But energy is a definite personal resource that is about more than your ‘get up and go.’ It's something you can take care of, and it will take care of you, and help draw people and opportunities to you that are an energetic match. Today we start to raise your awareness of what kind of vibe you have. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Tending to Your Energy]: When I Say Energy, I Don’t Mean ‘Pep’ full 3 657 Kate Hanley Most people when they think of energy as something that a person has, they’re thinking about stamina or strength. Or what my grandmother used to call ‘pep’. And if you have a lot of it, you’re like the Energizer bunny, and if you don’t, you need a nap.  But energy is a definite personal resource that is about more than your ‘get up and go.’ It's something you can take care of, and it will take care of you, and help draw people and opportunities to you that are an energetic match. Today we start to raise your awareness of what kind of vibe you have. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Most people when they think of energy as something that a person has, they’re thinking about stamina or strength. Or what my grandmother used to call ‘pep’. And if you have a lot of it, you’re like the Energizer bunny, and if you don’t, you need a nap. 

But energy is a definite personal resource that is about more than your ‘get up and go.’ It's something you can take care of, and it will take care of you, and help draw people and opportunities to you that are an energetic match. Today we start to raise your awareness of what kind of vibe you have.

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]]> 629 [Animal Week!] 3 Easy Ways to Help Birds. EP: 656 https://katehanley.com/podcast Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!] 3 Easy Ways to Help Birds full 3 656 Kate Hanley Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. 3 billion!! This is a problem because birds do so many important things – they eat pests, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and protect ecosystems. They’re also direct descendants of the dinosaurs–they are living proof of life’s resilience and if they are dying in droves, it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of us. So let’s talk about some simple things you can do to help our feathered friends.

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]]> 551 [Animal Week!] 3 Garden Hacks that Protect Pollinators. EP: 655 https://katehanley.com/podcast A category of animals that really needs our support is pollinators–the butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, moths and even bats—that spread pollen from plant to plant and make it so those plants can flower and fruit.  Approximately 35% of our food crops and more than 75% of all flowering plants depend on pollinators. You may have heard that honeybees and monarch butterflies–two of many important pollinators–are in trouble and vulnerable to massive die-offs. They are not the only ones. Now that it's time to start dreaming of the plants you're going to plant this year, here are three easy gardening things to do to help our plants, pollinators, and food supply thrive. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!] 3 Garden Hacks that Protect Pollinators full 3 655 Kate Hanley A category of animals that really needs our support is pollinators–the butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, moths and even bats—that spread pollen from plant to plant and make it so those plants can flower and fruit.  Approximately 35% of our food crops and more than 75% of all flowering plants depend on pollinators. You may have heard that honeybees and monarch butterflies–two of many important pollinators–are in trouble and vulnerable to massive die-offs. They are not the only ones. Now that it's time to start dreaming of the plants you're going to plant this year, here are three easy gardening things to do to help our plants, pollinators, and food supply thrive. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A category of animals that really needs our support is pollinators–the butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, moths and even bats—that spread pollen from plant to plant and make it so those plants can flower and fruit. 

Approximately 35% of our food crops and more than 75% of all flowering plants depend on pollinators. You may have heard that honeybees and monarch butterflies–two of many important pollinators–are in trouble and vulnerable to massive die-offs. They are not the only ones. Now that it's time to start dreaming of the plants you're going to plant this year, here are three easy gardening things to do to help our plants, pollinators, and food supply thrive.

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]]> 536 [Animal Week!]: Life Lessons from an Animal Sanctuary. EP: 654 https://katehanley.com/podcast For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary. In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals. Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]: Life Lessons from an Animal Sanctuary full 3 654 Kate Hanley For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary. In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals. Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For Jodi Helmer, it all started by adopting a rescue dog. That led to fostering other dogs in order to help them get adopted. That led to a move to the country in order to have more space. That led to taking in one very naughty donkey who was running out of a time at a kill shelter. And now, Jodi and her husband Jerry are caring for 48 rescued animals and are running a non-profit animal sanctuary.


In honor of animal week, I interviewed Jodi about what rescuing animals has taught her about herself and life in general, why animal sanctuaries are so incredibly needed, and how you can support this important work without opening your home to 48 animals.


Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary website

Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Instagram

Naughty Donkey Farm Sanctuary Facebook page

Jodi's books on gardening, farming, and living green

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]]> 943 [Animal Week!]: 3 Ways to Interact with Animals Without Getting a Pet. EP: 653 https://katehanley.com/podcast Maybe your kid is begging you for a pet but it's not in the cards. Maybe you really want a pet but the landlord doesn't allow it. Maybe you're just not sure. Luckily, there are many ways to develop loving bonds with animals that don't require becoming a pet parent! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]: 3 Ways to Interact with Animals Without Getting a Pet full 3 653 Kate Hanley Maybe your kid is begging you for a pet but it's not in the cards. Maybe you really want a pet but the landlord doesn't allow it. Maybe you're just not sure. Luckily, there are many ways to develop loving bonds with animals that don't require becoming a pet parent! Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Maybe your kid is begging you for a pet but it's not in the cards. Maybe you really want a pet but the landlord doesn't allow it. Maybe you're just not sure. Luckily, there are many ways to develop loving bonds with animals that don't require becoming a pet parent!

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]]> 430 [Animal Week!]:3 Ways Having a Pet Makes You a Better Person. EP: 652 https://katehanley.com/podcast Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. And I think late winter is prime time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Animal Week!]:3 Ways Having a Pet Makes You a Better Person full 3 652 Kate Hanley Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. And I think late winter is prime time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Why am I talking about animals on a show about being a better person? Animals can really bring out our better instincts and give us an opportunity to get out of our own heads, thinking about our own problems. Plus, they're cute. And I think late winter is prime time for a little cute infusion when our spirits could go for some lifting.

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]]> 517 [Quick Hits]: Assume the Best About Others. EP: 651 https://katehanley.com/podcast You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way. Today's quick-hit helps with that--and also helps increase your capacity for love. Not bad, right? Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Assume the Best About Others full 3 651 Kate Hanley You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way. Today's quick-hit helps with that--and also helps increase your capacity for love. Not bad, right? Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may not think that you’re making negative assumptions about other people–after all, most of us know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me. But, trust me, your brain is filling in a lot of blanks about the people you encounter every day, and probably in a fairly ungenerous and judgmental way.

Today's quick-hit helps with that--and also helps increase your capacity for love. Not bad, right?

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]]> 381 [Quick Hits]: Say “Thank You” for Things You Normally Wouldn't. EP: 650 https://katehanley.com/podcast Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Say “Thank You” for Things You Normally Wouldn't full 3 650 Kate Hanley Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad. Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Saying thank you is about more than being polite--it's about training yourself to look for the good, even in situations that are otherwise neutral or even negative. It helps you re-wire your brain, which is trained to look for and remember the bad.

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]]> 343 [Quick Hits]: Ask Someone How They’re Doing in a Way that Elicits More than ‘Fine’. EP: 649 https://katehanley.com/podcast Say you’re checking out at the grocery store, or picking up books from the library, or getting dinner delivered, or actually eating out in a restaurant. It’s pretty automatic to say, “how are you?” to the person who is helping you. And then they say ‘Fine, how are you?” And these kinds of pleasantries are more important than they might seem. But they don’t really require a stretch. And sometimes we have to try in order to be a better person.  Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Ask Someone How They’re Doing in a Way that Elicits More than ‘Fine’ full 3 649 Kate Hanley Say you’re checking out at the grocery store, or picking up books from the library, or getting dinner delivered, or actually eating out in a restaurant. It’s pretty automatic to say, “how are you?” to the person who is helping you. And then they say ‘Fine, how are you?” And these kinds of pleasantries are more important than they might seem. But they don’t really require a stretch. And sometimes we have to try in order to be a better person.  Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Say you’re checking out at the grocery store, or picking up books from the library, or getting dinner delivered, or actually eating out in a restaurant. It’s pretty automatic to say, “how are you?” to the person who is helping you. And then they say ‘Fine, how are you?” And these kinds of pleasantries are more important than they might seem. But they don’t really require a stretch. And sometimes we have to try in order to be a better person. 

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]]> 395 [Quick Hits]: Let Someone Else Go First. EP:648 https://katehanley.com/podcast When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. You know, it’s a real “me first” state of mind. “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!”  Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them). Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Let Someone Else Go First full 3 648 Kate Hanley When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. You know, it’s a real “me first” state of mind. “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!”  Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them). Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you’re in a hurry it’s easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. You know, it’s a real “me first” state of mind. “Please step to the side so that I may get to my very important destination!” 

Today's quick hit can help you pull yourself out of that subconscious way of thinking, and potentially even make someone else's day (which feels just as good to you as it does to them).

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]]> 379 [Quick Hits]: Look Someone in the Eye. EP:647 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week I’m sharing really quick, concrete things you can do to act on the desire to be a better person. I love to talk about deeper, bigger stuff, and figuring out how to make long-lasting changes. But sometimes, you just need a quick hit. That’s what the episodes this week are all about. Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person. But hear me out.  Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Quick Hits]: Look Someone in the Eye full 3 647 Kate Hanley This week I’m sharing really quick, concrete things you can do to act on the desire to be a better person. I love to talk about deeper, bigger stuff, and figuring out how to make long-lasting changes. But sometimes, you just need a quick hit. That’s what the episodes this week are all about. Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person. But hear me out.  Enjoying these episodes? Leave me a tip! All proceeds are used to offset production costs and create more episodes. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m sharing really quick, concrete things you can do to act on the desire to be a better person. I love to talk about deeper, bigger stuff, and figuring out how to make long-lasting changes. But sometimes, you just need a quick hit. That’s what the episodes this week are all about.

Today’s quick hit is to look people in the eye. This may seem like no big deal, or like it doesn’t have anything to do with being a better person. But hear me out. 

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]]> 437 [Re-Imagining Work]: Listen to Your Laziness. EP:646 https://katehanley.com/podcast Laziness gets completely frowned upon in our productivity focused society. But you could have a very good reason to be feeling–or being perceived–as lazy. AND that feeling of not wanting to do anything–which, I fully admit, I have been feeling so frequently lately–is likely telling you something really important. Let's see what laziness has to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Re-Imagining Work]: Listen to Your Laziness full 3 646 Kate Hanley Laziness gets completely frowned upon in our productivity focused society. But you could have a very good reason to be feeling–or being perceived–as lazy. AND that feeling of not wanting to do anything–which, I fully admit, I have been feeling so frequently lately–is likely telling you something really important. Let's see what laziness has to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Laziness gets completely frowned upon in our productivity focused society. But you could have a very good reason to be feeling–or being perceived–as lazy. AND that feeling of not wanting to do anything–which, I fully admit, I have been feeling so frequently lately–is likely telling you something really important. Let's see what laziness has to say.

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]]> 544 [Re-Imagining Work]: Tend to Your Network. EP: 645 https://katehanley.com/podcast Your network isn’t some wall of trophies that you can proudly point to. It’s your support system--the net beneath your trapeze AND the slingshot that can help launch you higher or in a different direction than you could go on your own. And most likely, the last two years of working remotely and hunkering down hasn't exactly been great for strengthening this web. Let's fix that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:51:52 -0000 [Re-Imagining Work]: Tend to Your Network full 3 645 Kate Hanley Your network isn’t some wall of trophies that you can proudly point to. It’s your support system--the net beneath your trapeze AND the slingshot that can help launch you higher or in a different direction than you could go on your own. And most likely, the last two years of working remotely and hunkering down hasn't exactly been great for strengthening this web. Let's fix that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your network isn’t some wall of trophies that you can proudly point to. It’s your support system--the net beneath your trapeze AND the slingshot that can help launch you higher or in a different direction than you could go on your own. And most likely, the last two years of working remotely and hunkering down hasn't exactly been great for strengthening this web. Let's fix that.

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]]> 385 [Re-Imagining Work]: Things to Consider Before You Quit Your Job. EP: 644 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm talking with Damon Brown, author of the brand new book Career Remix: Get the Gig You Want with the Skills You've Got about the things you should consider before you up and quit your job. Even if you’re NOT currently secretly–or not so secretly–fantasizing about heading off for greener pastures, thinking about these things will help you improve your relationship to the work you do and understand exactly what it is you have to offer, and what you stand to gain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Re-Imagining Work]: Things to Consider Before You Quit Your Job full 3 644 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Damon Brown, author of the brand new book Career Remix: Get the Gig You Want with the Skills You've Got about the things you should consider before you up and quit your job. Even if you’re NOT currently secretly–or not so secretly–fantasizing about heading off for greener pastures, thinking about these things will help you improve your relationship to the work you do and understand exactly what it is you have to offer, and what you stand to gain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking with Damon Brown, author of the brand new book Career Remix: Get the Gig You Want with the Skills You've Got about the things you should consider before you up and quit your job. Even if you’re NOT currently secretly–or not so secretly–fantasizing about heading off for greener pastures, thinking about these things will help you improve your relationship to the work you do and understand exactly what it is you have to offer, and what you stand to gain.

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]]> 1084 [Re-Imagining Work]: Making Space for Mental Health at the Office. EP: 643 https://katehanley.com/podcast Something so very many of us has experienced during this pandemic is challenges to mental health. And in general, we've gotten a lot more open about sharing our mental health struggles with others. How does this impact our work lives? How can we make space for mental health while still taking care of business? Let's talk about it. I also answer a question from listener Nina. If you have questions you'd like me to address in a future episode, email me at kate at katehanley dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Re-Imagining Work]: Making Space for Mental Health at the Office full 3 643 Kate Hanley Something so very many of us has experienced during this pandemic is challenges to mental health. And in general, we've gotten a lot more open about sharing our mental health struggles with others. How does this impact our work lives? How can we make space for mental health while still taking care of business? Let's talk about it. I also answer a question from listener Nina. If you have questions you'd like me to address in a future episode, email me at kate at katehanley dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Something so very many of us has experienced during this pandemic is challenges to mental health. And in general, we've gotten a lot more open about sharing our mental health struggles with others. How does this impact our work lives? How can we make space for mental health while still taking care of business? Let's talk about it.

I also answer a question from listener Nina. If you have questions you'd like me to address in a future episode, email me at kate at katehanley dot com.

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]]> 586 [Re-Imagining Work]: Let’s Challenge the Culture of Overwork. EP: 642 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast is all about re-imagining work. After all, like the rest of our lives, much of our work lives have been upended since the pandemic started. Whether that’s the physical location of where you’re doing your work, or how stressful your work has been, what’s clear is that work is not the same as it was in 2019. So let’s take this opportunity to figure out where we want it to go from here, both for yourself as an individual and for our society as a whole. No big deal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Re-Imagining Work]: Let’s Challenge the Culture of Overwork full 3 642 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast is all about re-imagining work. After all, like the rest of our lives, much of our work lives have been upended since the pandemic started. Whether that’s the physical location of where you’re doing your work, or how stressful your work has been, what’s clear is that work is not the same as it was in 2019. So let’s take this opportunity to figure out where we want it to go from here, both for yourself as an individual and for our society as a whole. No big deal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast is all about re-imagining work. After all, like the rest of our lives, much of our work lives have been upended since the pandemic started. Whether that’s the physical location of where you’re doing your work, or how stressful your work has been, what’s clear is that work is not the same as it was in 2019. So let’s take this opportunity to figure out where we want it to go from here, both for yourself as an individual and for our society as a whole.

No big deal!

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]]> 470 [Being There for Others]: A Crucial Thing to Keep in Mind in Order to Be Truly Helpful. EP: 641 https://katehanley.com/podcast Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support is honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your full responsibility to solve anyone’s problems. I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need.  I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: A Crucial Thing to Keep in Mind in Order to Be Truly Helpful full 3 641 Kate Hanley Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support is honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your full responsibility to solve anyone’s problems. I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need.  I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wanting to help someone who’s in need of support is honorable. But what it ISN’T, is about you. You are not the solution for their problems, nor is it your full responsibility to solve anyone’s problems.

I think this is another reason why we sometimes resist reaching out to someone in need of help–we fear that we won’t actually be able to help, or that we might get overwhelmed by the amount of help they need. 

I share a helpful analogy that can help get your head on straight about what your ultimate goal is.

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]]> 353 [Being There for Others]: Signs Someone Might Be Struggling. EP: 640 https://katehanley.com/podcast One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence.  In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: Signs Someone Might Be Struggling full 3 640 Kate Hanley One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence.  In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the beneficial roles we can play as someone’s friend or loved one is to notice them. Not judge them, or rate their appearance, but just take in their presence. 

In this episode, I’ll share some common signs that someone might be having a hard time with life. 

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]]> 458 [Being There for Others]: What NOT to Say to an Anxious Person. EP: 639 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are so many people who run anxious, and you likely have many of them in your life. Maybe they are a family member or a dear friend. A lot of the things that we say to people when they’re in the throes of anxiety may be well-intentioned, but ultimately not that helpful. Today, I'm talking with Dr. Susan Bernstein who'll help us take a look at those common, unhelpful things, and figure out what to say instead. Susan has an MBA and also has a Ph.D. in somatic psychology, so her expertise really covers the gamut of the mind, the body, and the heart. She’s also just a lovely person whom I’ve been connected to for coming up on two decades–all because she responded to one of my email newsletters. You are going to love her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: What NOT to Say to an Anxious Person full 3 639 Kate Hanley There are so many people who run anxious, and you likely have many of them in your life. Maybe they are a family member or a dear friend. A lot of the things that we say to people when they’re in the throes of anxiety may be well-intentioned, but ultimately not that helpful. Today, I'm talking with Dr. Susan Bernstein who'll help us take a look at those common, unhelpful things, and figure out what to say instead. Susan has an MBA and also has a Ph.D. in somatic psychology, so her expertise really covers the gamut of the mind, the body, and the heart. She’s also just a lovely person whom I’ve been connected to for coming up on two decades–all because she responded to one of my email newsletters. You are going to love her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are so many people who run anxious, and you likely have many of them in your life. Maybe they are a family member or a dear friend. A lot of the things that we say to people when they’re in the throes of anxiety may be well-intentioned, but ultimately not that helpful. Today, I'm talking with Dr. Susan Bernstein who'll help us take a look at those common, unhelpful things, and figure out what to say instead.

Susan has an MBA and also has a Ph.D. in somatic psychology, so her expertise really covers the gamut of the mind, the body, and the heart. She’s also just a lovely person whom I’ve been connected to for coming up on two decades–all because she responded to one of my email newsletters. You are going to love her. 

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]]> 973 [Being There for Others]: 3 Helpful Questions to Ask. EP: 638 https://katehanley.com/podcast Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: 3 Helpful Questions to Ask full 3 638 Kate Hanley Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here are three questions you can keep in your back pocket that will make it super easy to check in with someone. This way, you won’t be at a loss for words–which is a big reason why we may be tempted to stay away when someone we know or love is going through something hard. I know you don’t want to say the wrong thing--so say these things instead.

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]]> 452 [Being There for Others]: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness. EP: 637 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person! Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being There for Others]: The Surprising Power of Bearing Witness full 3 637 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person! Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to be there for the folks in your life who are going through it–whatever it may be. The blues, anxiety, stress, illness, family stuff are all normal parts of life and we all get by with a little help from our friends (or family members, or neighbors). But just because it takes a village, it doesn’t mean that we automatically know how to be a helpful village person!

Today’s big idea is that when someone you know and maybe love is facing something tough, it’s easy to want to help, but not so easy to know HOW to do that, exactly. Let's talk about the very most important--and powerful--thing you can do.

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]]> 487 5 Unexpected Ways to Interact with Art Without Leaving Home. EP: 636 https://katehanley.com/podcast You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do. And, bonus, they’re pandemic-friendly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 5 Unexpected Ways to Interact with Art Without Leaving Home full 3 636 Kate Hanley You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do. And, bonus, they’re pandemic-friendly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to drag your butt to a museum in order to interact with artwork. You can do it from home in ways that maybe you never thought of or that you might think don’t count, but they DO! They absolutely do. And, bonus, they’re pandemic-friendly!

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]]> 541 7 Easy Ways to Read More. EP: 635 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is actually 7 ideas–I’m sharing 7 easy ways to read more. Including some cool ways to use audio books, and permission to do something that some people think makes them a bad person, or at least a bad reader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 7 Easy Ways to Read More full 3 635 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is actually 7 ideas–I’m sharing 7 easy ways to read more. Including some cool ways to use audio books, and permission to do something that some people think makes them a bad person, or at least a bad reader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is actually 7 ideas–I’m sharing 7 easy ways to read more. Including some cool ways to use audio books, and permission to do something that some people think makes them a bad person, or at least a bad reader.

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]]> 423 The Healing Power of Reading. EP: 634 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m talking to Becky Karush. Becky is the founder of Read to Me Literary Arts, where she hosts group writing salons–which I attend and am devoted to–and coaches writers individually. She is also the host of the wonderful Read to Me podcast. Becky is going to get you SO EXCITED to read–and she gives some great ideas on how to make time for reading, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 The Healing Power of Reading full 3 634 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking to Becky Karush. Becky is the founder of Read to Me Literary Arts, where she hosts group writing salons–which I attend and am devoted to–and coaches writers individually. She is also the host of the wonderful Read to Me podcast. Becky is going to get you SO EXCITED to read–and she gives some great ideas on how to make time for reading, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking to Becky Karush. Becky is the founder of Read to Me Literary Arts, where she hosts group writing salons–which I attend and am devoted to–and coaches writers individually. She is also the host of the wonderful Read to Me podcast. Becky is going to get you SO EXCITED to read–and she gives some great ideas on how to make time for reading, too.

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]]> 1125 [Engaging with the Arts]: 5 Books That Helped Me Become a Better Person in 2021. EP: 633 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm sharing the 5 books that I read in 2021 that I really feel helped me a better person because they helped me see something in a new way, or expanded my empathy toward others, or what have you. I loved these books! And am excited to share them with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Engaging with the Arts]: 5 Books That Helped Me Become a Better Person in 2021 full 3 633 Kate Hanley Today I'm sharing the 5 books that I read in 2021 that I really feel helped me a better person because they helped me see something in a new way, or expanded my empathy toward others, or what have you. I loved these books! And am excited to share them with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm sharing the 5 books that I read in 2021 that I really feel helped me a better person because they helped me see something in a new way, or expanded my empathy toward others, or what have you. I loved these books! And am excited to share them with you.

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]]> 668 [Engaging with the Arts]: Can Art Make You a Better Person? EP: 632 https://katehanley.com/podcast During this pandemic January, when the nights have been long and the news has been bleak, I’ve been extra aware that what so many of us turn to when times are hard is art. Whether that’s shows or movies, books, music, actual art work or another form of creative expression, art is what helps us get through.  This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Engaging with the Arts]: Can Art Make You a Better Person? full 3 632 Kate Hanley During this pandemic January, when the nights have been long and the news has been bleak, I’ve been extra aware that what so many of us turn to when times are hard is art. Whether that’s shows or movies, books, music, actual art work or another form of creative expression, art is what helps us get through.  This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices During this pandemic January, when the nights have been long and the news has been bleak, I’ve been extra aware that what so many of us turn to when times are hard is art. Whether that’s shows or movies, books, music, actual art work or another form of creative expression, art is what helps us get through. 

This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to consume art as a means to being a better person–and just feeling better about the world and your place in it.

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]]> 447 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: Non-Alcoholic Ways to Take the Edge Off. EP: 631 https://katehanley.com/podcast Nothing says 'ahhh' like cracking a cold one or pouring a glass of wine. Or does it?? I’ve got three ways to help yourself switch into chill mode without having a drink--I'm thinking one of these will be a helpful alternative for you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: Non-Alcoholic Ways to Take the Edge Off full 3 631 Kate Hanley Nothing says 'ahhh' like cracking a cold one or pouring a glass of wine. Or does it?? I’ve got three ways to help yourself switch into chill mode without having a drink--I'm thinking one of these will be a helpful alternative for you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nothing says 'ahhh' like cracking a cold one or pouring a glass of wine. Or does it??

I’ve got three ways to help yourself switch into chill mode without having a drink--I'm thinking one of these will be a helpful alternative for you. 

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]]> 598 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: How to Have Fun Without Alcohol. EP: 630 https://katehanley.com/podcast One of the main reasons we turn to alcohol is to help us let our hair down--to laugh a little more easily, to be a little more uninhibited, to be more fun. BUT, having a drink is not the only way to loosen up and have fun! Let’s talk about other ways to take an oil can to the creaky spots in your psyche without relying on a glass of something to provide it for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: How to Have Fun Without Alcohol full 3 630 Kate Hanley One of the main reasons we turn to alcohol is to help us let our hair down--to laugh a little more easily, to be a little more uninhibited, to be more fun. BUT, having a drink is not the only way to loosen up and have fun! Let’s talk about other ways to take an oil can to the creaky spots in your psyche without relying on a glass of something to provide it for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the main reasons we turn to alcohol is to help us let our hair down--to laugh a little more easily, to be a little more uninhibited, to be more fun. BUT, having a drink is not the only way to loosen up and have fun!

Let’s talk about other ways to take an oil can to the creaky spots in your psyche without relying on a glass of something to provide it for you.

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]]> 499 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: Is My Drinking Problematic? How to Tell. EP: 629 https://katehanley.com/podcast In this re-broadcast, I interview Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black, about how to tell if your drinking has become unhelpful, or maybe even harmful. Come hear why Michelle says that the opposite of addiction is connection, and why she's having more fun as a sober person than she's ever had before. (This episode is not all doom and gloom, as the title might suggest!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Let's Talk Drinking, Again]: Is My Drinking Problematic? How to Tell full 3 629 Kate Hanley In this re-broadcast, I interview Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black, about how to tell if your drinking has become unhelpful, or maybe even harmful. Come hear why Michelle says that the opposite of addiction is connection, and why she's having more fun as a sober person than she's ever had before. (This episode is not all doom and gloom, as the title might suggest!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this re-broadcast, I interview Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black, about how to tell if your drinking has become unhelpful, or maybe even harmful. Come hear why Michelle says that the opposite of addiction is connection, and why she's having more fun as a sober person than she's ever had before. (This episode is not all doom and gloom, as the title might suggest!)

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]]> 1082 [Let's Talk About Drinking, Again]: What's the Deal with Women and Alcohol? EP: 628 In this re-airing of an interview I did with Sarah Kate of Some Good Clean Fun, we explore why alcohol is so heavily marketed to women, why drinking less is a rebellious choice in our society, and why alcohol is a feminist issue. Don't worry, we don't get strident. :) It's just that, you think AA and you think schlubby dudes in a basement. Just like with medical care, women have their own unique experience of alcohol and it's time we talked about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:31:46 -0000 [Let's Talk About Drinking, Again]: What's the Deal with Women and Alcohol? full 3 628 Kate Hanley In this re-airing of an interview I did with Sarah Kate of Some Good Clean Fun, we explore why alcohol is so heavily marketed to women, why drinking less is a rebellious choice in our society, and why alcohol is a feminist issue. Don't worry, we don't get strident. :) It's just that, you think AA and you think schlubby dudes in a basement. Just like with medical care, women have their own unique experience of alcohol and it's time we talked about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this re-airing of an interview I did with Sarah Kate of Some Good Clean Fun, we explore why alcohol is so heavily marketed to women, why drinking less is a rebellious choice in our society, and why alcohol is a feminist issue. Don't worry, we don't get strident. :) It's just that, you think AA and you think schlubby dudes in a basement. Just like with medical care, women have their own unique experience of alcohol and it's time we talked about it!

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]]> 1489 [Let's Talk About Drinking, Again]: What Is Sober Curious? EP: 627 https://katehanley.com/podcast I'm taking a week off from new episodes this week and re-airing a series I did last summer on re-thinking drinking. It is, after all, Dry January--in other words, a natural time to be thinking about drinking less, or not at all. This week, let’s just see what’s ready to be seen in terms of our relationship to alcohol. I am NOT here to preach or proselytize, I promise! This is a judgment-free zone!! Let's just take a look, together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Let's Talk About Drinking, Again]: What Is Sober Curious? full 3 627 Kate Hanley I'm taking a week off from new episodes this week and re-airing a series I did last summer on re-thinking drinking. It is, after all, Dry January--in other words, a natural time to be thinking about drinking less, or not at all. This week, let’s just see what’s ready to be seen in terms of our relationship to alcohol. I am NOT here to preach or proselytize, I promise! This is a judgment-free zone!! Let's just take a look, together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I'm taking a week off from new episodes this week and re-airing a series I did last summer on re-thinking drinking. It is, after all, Dry January--in other words, a natural time to be thinking about drinking less, or not at all.

This week, let’s just see what’s ready to be seen in terms of our relationship to alcohol. I am NOT here to preach or proselytize, I promise! This is a judgment-free zone!! Let's just take a look, together.

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]]> 755 [Being of Service]:CAN You Give From an Empty Cup? Balancing Self-Care with Helping Others. EP: 626 https://katehanley.com/podcast You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being of Service]:CAN You Give From an Empty Cup? Balancing Self-Care with Helping Others full 3 626 Kate Hanley You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You've heard the advice to put on your own oxygen mask first, and that you can't give from an empty cup (I've said this myself many times, including on this podcast). But I've been re-thinking this. Because, first of all, you don't have to have your shit together in order to help someone else. And second, being of service raises your own energy. So how do you balance self-care with helping others? It's kind of like making a smoothie.

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]]> 483 [Being of Service]: How to Ensure that You’re Actually Helping (Hint–Think Less, Listen More). EP: 625 https://katehanley.com/podcast Even though wanting to be of service seems like a noble idea, it’s pretty easy to have an attitude that makes you more of a pain in the butt than an actual source of help. Here are three ways of thinking that are going to block you from actually helping--and a different goal to keep top of mind when seek to be of service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being of Service]: How to Ensure that You’re Actually Helping (Hint–Think Less, Listen More) full 3 625 Kate Hanley Even though wanting to be of service seems like a noble idea, it’s pretty easy to have an attitude that makes you more of a pain in the butt than an actual source of help. Here are three ways of thinking that are going to block you from actually helping--and a different goal to keep top of mind when seek to be of service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Even though wanting to be of service seems like a noble idea, it’s pretty easy to have an attitude that makes you more of a pain in the butt than an actual source of help. Here are three ways of thinking that are going to block you from actually helping--and a different goal to keep top of mind when seek to be of service.

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]]> 438 [Being of Service}: Cultivating Courageousness with Rabbi Daniel Cohen. EP: 624 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I’m talking with Rabbi Daniel Cohen, who serves at the largest modern orthodox synagogue in New England in Stamford, CT. He’s the author of "What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone? Cultivating a Life of Legacy." He has been a rabbi for over 30 years, meaning he’s had hundreds of end of life conversations and delivered thousands of eulogies which gives him a unique perspective on life. I wanted to talk with Rabbi Cohen about how to find the courage to shift your comfort zone to include standing up for what you know to be right, and to expand your tolerance for risk in a way that inspires you to step up and be of service.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being of Service}: Cultivating Courageousness with Rabbi Daniel Cohen full 3 624 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Rabbi Daniel Cohen, who serves at the largest modern orthodox synagogue in New England in Stamford, CT. He’s the author of "What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone? Cultivating a Life of Legacy." He has been a rabbi for over 30 years, meaning he’s had hundreds of end of life conversations and delivered thousands of eulogies which gives him a unique perspective on life. I wanted to talk with Rabbi Cohen about how to find the courage to shift your comfort zone to include standing up for what you know to be right, and to expand your tolerance for risk in a way that inspires you to step up and be of service.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Rabbi Daniel Cohen, who serves at the largest modern orthodox synagogue in New England in Stamford, CT. He’s the author of "What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone? Cultivating a Life of Legacy." He has been a rabbi for over 30 years, meaning he’s had hundreds of end of life conversations and delivered thousands of eulogies which gives him a unique perspective on life.

I wanted to talk with Rabbi Cohen about how to find the courage to shift your comfort zone to include standing up for what you know to be right, and to expand your tolerance for risk in a way that inspires you to step up and be of service. 

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]]> 920 [Being of Service]: Finding Your Lane So That Service Doesn’t Deplete You. EP: 623 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are SO many people and causes that are in need of help that it can be overwhelming, trying to decide how to give back without overextending yourself. If you get involved in every cause or try to help every person that needs it, it’s easy to end up getting overwhelmed and not actually being that much help. Today I’m sharing a strategy I’ve learned that makes giving back easier–so that you can do it in a way that lifts you up instead of wears you down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being of Service]: Finding Your Lane So That Service Doesn’t Deplete You full 3 622 Kate Hanley There are SO many people and causes that are in need of help that it can be overwhelming, trying to decide how to give back without overextending yourself. If you get involved in every cause or try to help every person that needs it, it’s easy to end up getting overwhelmed and not actually being that much help. Today I’m sharing a strategy I’ve learned that makes giving back easier–so that you can do it in a way that lifts you up instead of wears you down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are SO many people and causes that are in need of help that it can be overwhelming, trying to decide how to give back without overextending yourself. If you get involved in every cause or try to help every person that needs it, it’s easy to end up getting overwhelmed and not actually being that much help.

Today I’m sharing a strategy I’ve learned that makes giving back easier–so that you can do it in a way that lifts you up instead of wears you down.

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]]> 344 [Being of Service]: Helping Others Isn’t Just a Noble Thing to Do–It Helps You Too. EP: 622 https://katehanley.com/podcast Being of service isn’t just a noble thing to do, or something to tick off on a list of things that make you a better person. It’s actually beneficial to you too, primarily because it gets you into a higher level of energy. Not energy as in what my grandmother used to call pep, but energy as in your vibe and how you show up in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Being of Service]: Helping Others Isn’t Just a Noble Thing to Do–It Helps You Too full 3 622 Kate Hanley Being of service isn’t just a noble thing to do, or something to tick off on a list of things that make you a better person. It’s actually beneficial to you too, primarily because it gets you into a higher level of energy. Not energy as in what my grandmother used to call pep, but energy as in your vibe and how you show up in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Being of service isn’t just a noble thing to do, or something to tick off on a list of things that make you a better person. It’s actually beneficial to you too, primarily because it gets you into a higher level of energy. Not energy as in what my grandmother used to call pep, but energy as in your vibe and how you show up in the world.

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]]> 554 [Stay Cozy]: Is Your Comfort Zone Truly Comfortable–Or Have You Just Gotten Used to It? EP: 621 https://katehanley.com/podcast Warning: Deep thoughts about comfort zones ahead! In which I argue that maybe what you've become comfortable with isn't actually all that comfortable--it's just familiar. And how making changes that make SEEM like they're taking you out of your comfort zone are actually leading you to someplace where you are truly at ease. (And how to deal with the discomfort of the unfamiliar while your comfort zone recalibrates.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy]: Is Your Comfort Zone Truly Comfortable–Or Have You Just Gotten Used to It? full 3 621 Kate Hanley Warning: Deep thoughts about comfort zones ahead! In which I argue that maybe what you've become comfortable with isn't actually all that comfortable--it's just familiar. And how making changes that make SEEM like they're taking you out of your comfort zone are actually leading you to someplace where you are truly at ease. (And how to deal with the discomfort of the unfamiliar while your comfort zone recalibrates.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Warning: Deep thoughts about comfort zones ahead! In which I argue that maybe what you've become comfortable with isn't actually all that comfortable--it's just familiar. And how making changes that make SEEM like they're taking you out of your comfort zone are actually leading you to someplace where you are truly at ease. (And how to deal with the discomfort of the unfamiliar while your comfort zone recalibrates.)

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]]> 419 [Stay Cozy]: If I Get Too Cozy, Isn’t That a Bad Thing? EP: 620 https://katehanley.com/podcast In addition to upping the cozy factor in your home and in your body–as I covered in the previous two episodes–seeking coziness and comfort is also worthy goals when it comes to making life decisions, like what you do for work and where, who you’re in a relationship with, and where you live.  Which flies in the face of most conventional advice, which says that you have to leave your comfort zone if you want to have a fulfilling life. So let’s break this down a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy]: If I Get Too Cozy, Isn’t That a Bad Thing? full 3 620 Kate Hanley In addition to upping the cozy factor in your home and in your body–as I covered in the previous two episodes–seeking coziness and comfort is also worthy goals when it comes to making life decisions, like what you do for work and where, who you’re in a relationship with, and where you live.  Which flies in the face of most conventional advice, which says that you have to leave your comfort zone if you want to have a fulfilling life. So let’s break this down a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In addition to upping the cozy factor in your home and in your body–as I covered in the previous two episodes–seeking coziness and comfort is also worthy goals when it comes to making life decisions, like what you do for work and where, who you’re in a relationship with, and where you live. 

Which flies in the face of most conventional advice, which says that you have to leave your comfort zone if you want to have a fulfilling life. So let’s break this down a bit.

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]]> 473 [Stay Cozy]: 5 Quick Hacks to Keep Your BODY Cozy. EP: 619 https://katehanley.com/podcast You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy]: 5 Quick Hacks to Keep Your BODY Cozy full 3 619 Kate Hanley You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don't always have control over your environment, but you do have say over what goes on your body. Today I'm sharing my top 5 ways to keep yourself cozy as a baby lamb snuggled up to its mama, no matter where you are. As my favorite pin says, "Cozy does it."

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]]> 439 [Stay Cozy]: 5 Hacks to Make Your Space Cozier. EP: 618 https://katehanley.com/podcast Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy]: 5 Hacks to Make Your Space Cozier full 3 618 Kate Hanley Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Environment is such a big piece of your wellbeing. It’s definitely worth taking a little time to set up your space for a little extra coziness. I promise these ideas are inexpensive and you likely already have things on hand that will help you execute them. 

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]]> 517 [Stay Cozy] The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters, EP: 617 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year–and that time in the world at large as we round the corner on 2 years of a pandemic with a spike in cases. Let’s use this s-h-i-t show as an opportunity to embrace feeling cozy, whaddya say? Today’s big idea is that seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 [Stay Cozy] The Surprisingly Deep Reason Why Feeling Cozy Matters full 3 617 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year–and that time in the world at large as we round the corner on 2 years of a pandemic with a spike in cases. Let’s use this s-h-i-t show as an opportunity to embrace feeling cozy, whaddya say? Today’s big idea is that seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast is all about finding comfort and coziness. It’s just the time of year–and that time in the world at large as we round the corner on 2 years of a pandemic with a spike in cases. Let’s use this s-h-i-t show as an opportunity to embrace feeling cozy, whaddya say?

Today’s big idea is that seeking coziness is more than just a comfort measure–it’s a survival mechanism that boosts all aspects of health.

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]]> 442 3 Steps to Post-Holiday Relationship Recovery. EP: 616 https://katehanley.com/podcast One area of life that is in need of recovery for a lot of people right now, in this first week after the holidays, is your primary relationships. I wrote a blog post called How I Stopped Hating My Husband and You Can Too in 2013, about how I learned how to stop keeping score regarding who did what around the house and how to communicate about how I was feeling about the division of labor. That blog post has consistently been the biggest source of traffic to my blog, but let me tell you, while that traffic remains steady through the year, it spikes around the holidays. Why? Because there’s typically one partner who is taking on the bulk of the work that the holidays require, and in heterosexual relationships, that partner is typically the woman.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 3 Steps to Post-Holiday Relationship Recovery full 3 616 Kate Hanley One area of life that is in need of recovery for a lot of people right now, in this first week after the holidays, is your primary relationships. I wrote a blog post called How I Stopped Hating My Husband and You Can Too in 2013, about how I learned how to stop keeping score regarding who did what around the house and how to communicate about how I was feeling about the division of labor. That blog post has consistently been the biggest source of traffic to my blog, but let me tell you, while that traffic remains steady through the year, it spikes around the holidays. Why? Because there’s typically one partner who is taking on the bulk of the work that the holidays require, and in heterosexual relationships, that partner is typically the woman.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One area of life that is in need of recovery for a lot of people right now, in this first week after the holidays, is your primary relationships. I wrote a blog post called How I Stopped Hating My Husband and You Can Too in 2013, about how I learned how to stop keeping score regarding who did what around the house and how to communicate about how I was feeling about the division of labor. That blog post has consistently been the biggest source of traffic to my blog, but let me tell you, while that traffic remains steady through the year, it spikes around the holidays. Why? Because there’s typically one partner

who is taking on the bulk of the work that the holidays require, and in heterosexual relationships, that partner is typically the woman. 

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]]> 619 Recovery Isn't a Straight Line. It's a Doodle. EP: 615 https://katehanley.com/podcast The problem with recovery is that we tend to think it’s only for certain situations–an addict who has hit rock bottom, for example, or someone who has experienced a major illness or surgery. And then, even in those situations, we expect recovery to happen on a certain schedule and to progress linearly, like an arrow that’s pointing upward and forward.  Today’s big idea is that not only is recovery appropriate in a whole range of situations, including after times of widespread uncertainty, like the one you and I and everyone else on Earth is living through now, but also that it doesn’t happen on a timetable, and it doesn’t follow a straight line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 Recovery Isn't a Straight Line. It's a Doodle full 3 615 Kate Hanley The problem with recovery is that we tend to think it’s only for certain situations–an addict who has hit rock bottom, for example, or someone who has experienced a major illness or surgery. And then, even in those situations, we expect recovery to happen on a certain schedule and to progress linearly, like an arrow that’s pointing upward and forward.  Today’s big idea is that not only is recovery appropriate in a whole range of situations, including after times of widespread uncertainty, like the one you and I and everyone else on Earth is living through now, but also that it doesn’t happen on a timetable, and it doesn’t follow a straight line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The problem with recovery is that we tend to think it’s only for certain situations–an addict who has hit rock bottom, for example, or someone who has experienced a major illness or surgery. And then, even in those situations, we expect recovery to happen on a certain schedule and to progress linearly, like an arrow that’s pointing upward and forward. 

Today’s big idea is that not only is recovery appropriate in a whole range of situations, including after times of widespread uncertainty, like the one you and I and everyone else on Earth is living through now, but also that it doesn’t happen on a timetable, and it doesn’t follow a straight line.

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]]> 476 Recovery Doesn't Have to Suck. EP: 614 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is that we have a cultural bias against recovery–because if you’re recovering from something, then something must have been kicking your butt. And we’re not great at tolerating quote-unquote weakness. When the truth is, there are so many good things about being in recovery.  To share some of those good things with us, I’m talking today with Billy Manas, a recovering addict, and author of the book Kickass Recovery. Billy is also a top contributor on Elephant Journal where he writes a lot about addiction, relationships, and mindset. He's also a singer-songwriter who's got a treat for you at the end of the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 Recovery Doesn't Have to Suck full 3 614 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that we have a cultural bias against recovery–because if you’re recovering from something, then something must have been kicking your butt. And we’re not great at tolerating quote-unquote weakness. When the truth is, there are so many good things about being in recovery.  To share some of those good things with us, I’m talking today with Billy Manas, a recovering addict, and author of the book Kickass Recovery. Billy is also a top contributor on Elephant Journal where he writes a lot about addiction, relationships, and mindset. He's also a singer-songwriter who's got a treat for you at the end of the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that we have a cultural bias against recovery–because if you’re recovering from something, then something must have been kicking your butt. And we’re not great at tolerating quote-unquote weakness. When the truth is, there are so many good things about being in recovery. 

To share some of those good things with us, I’m talking today with Billy Manas, a recovering addict, and author of the book Kickass Recovery. Billy is also a top contributor on Elephant Journal where he writes a lot about addiction, relationships, and mindset. He's also a singer-songwriter who's got a treat for you at the end of the episode.

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]]> 1091 The Secret Ingredients to a Successful Recovery. EP: 613 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is that, once you recognize that you are in a recovery phase–and honestly, who among us hasn’t experienced loss and challenge in these last few years–you will naturally want to do something about that awareness. This episode lays out what that something is--and it's probably not what you'd expect, or that some part of you is going to hear. It's still true! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 The Secret Ingredients to a Successful Recovery full 3 613 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that, once you recognize that you are in a recovery phase–and honestly, who among us hasn’t experienced loss and challenge in these last few years–you will naturally want to do something about that awareness. This episode lays out what that something is--and it's probably not what you'd expect, or that some part of you is going to hear. It's still true! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that, once you recognize that you are in a recovery phase–and honestly, who among us hasn’t experienced loss and challenge in these last few years–you will naturally want to do something about that awareness. This episode lays out what that something is--and it's probably not what you'd expect, or that some part of you is going to hear. It's still true!

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]]> 434 I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Ready for Some Recovery. EP: 612 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast I’m talking about recovery. Because after the two years we’ve just had, plus the holidays–which are typically enough on their own to make you feel like you’ve lost touch with the things that make you feel your best–I think a lot of people are ready for some of that action. What I love about the idea of recovery is the re- part–it’s not creating something new that you’re never had before. It’s getting back into the groove, not digging a new trench. And it’s acknowledging that you’re not at 100 percent, so it requires you to cut yourself–and everyone else who’s in recovery–some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000 I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Ready for Some Recovery full 3 612 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about recovery. Because after the two years we’ve just had, plus the holidays–which are typically enough on their own to make you feel like you’ve lost touch with the things that make you feel your best–I think a lot of people are ready for some of that action. What I love about the idea of recovery is the re- part–it’s not creating something new that you’re never had before. It’s getting back into the groove, not digging a new trench. And it’s acknowledging that you’re not at 100 percent, so it requires you to cut yourself–and everyone else who’s in recovery–some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about recovery. Because after the two years we’ve just had, plus the holidays–which are typically enough on their own to make you feel like you’ve lost touch with the things that make you feel your best–I think a lot of people are ready for some of that action. What I love about the idea of recovery is the re- part–it’s not creating something new that you’re never had before. It’s getting back into the groove, not digging a new trench. And it’s acknowledging that you’re not at 100 percent, so it requires you to cut yourself–and everyone else who’s in recovery–some slack.

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]]> 419 [Un-Do 2022]: Un-Fix Yourself. EP:611 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s anti-resolution is probably the most important of them all. I should have maybe run it on Monday, but for whatever reason, my episodes that drop on Fridays tend to get the most downloads, so here it is: Un-Fix Yourself.  That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Un-Do 2022]: Un-Fix Yourself full 3 611 Kate Hanley Today’s anti-resolution is probably the most important of them all. I should have maybe run it on Monday, but for whatever reason, my episodes that drop on Fridays tend to get the most downloads, so here it is: Un-Fix Yourself.  That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s anti-resolution is probably the most important of them all. I should have maybe run it on Monday, but for whatever reason, my episodes that drop on Fridays tend to get the most downloads, so here it is: Un-Fix Yourself. 

That might seem like a mixed message, coming from a podcast called How to Be a Better Person. Just to be clear, I don’t want you to be a different person. Just to help you be that version of yourself that you know is in there, and that can get overlooked when we’re busy, or stressed, or distracted. It’s not fixing we’re after here. It’s remembering. And growing. And neither of those things are possible when you're focusing on the flaws you want to make go away.

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]]> 727 [Un-Do 2022]: Save Space for Being Bored. EP: 610 https://katehanley.com/podcast I used to be obsessed with productivity hacks. How could I make better lists so that I got more done in a day? What could I do to promote my focus so that I could produce more? I wasn't seeking ways to find my own flow and do my best work--I was just trying to wring more and more stuff out of my brain and cram more and more things into my schedule. Today's surprising strategy for a better new year is the opposite of all that--AND it can help you do your best thinking and find your groove. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Un-Do 2022]: Save Space for Being Bored full 3 610 Kate Hanley I used to be obsessed with productivity hacks. How could I make better lists so that I got more done in a day? What could I do to promote my focus so that I could produce more? I wasn't seeking ways to find my own flow and do my best work--I was just trying to wring more and more stuff out of my brain and cram more and more things into my schedule. Today's surprising strategy for a better new year is the opposite of all that--AND it can help you do your best thinking and find your groove. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I used to be obsessed with productivity hacks. How could I make better lists so that I got more done in a day? What could I do to promote my focus so that I could produce more? I wasn't seeking ways to find my own flow and do my best work--I was just trying to wring more and more stuff out of my brain and cram more and more things into my schedule. Today's surprising strategy for a better new year is the opposite of all that--AND it can help you do your best thinking and find your groove.

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]]> 649 [Un-Do 2022]: Stop Being Nice. EP: 609 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s anti-resolution is to Stop Being Nice. Wut?! Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Un-Do 2022]: Stop Being Nice full 3 609 Kate Hanley Today’s anti-resolution is to Stop Being Nice. Wut?! Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s anti-resolution is to Stop Being Nice.

Wut?!

Despite the fact that women have been socialized to be nice above all else, it's not actually a very noble goal, as my co-host this week, Terri Trespicio, breaks down today. Does that mean you should go out and let your a-hole flag fly? Or become outright mean? Goodness, no. It just means you set your sights on something different--something that takes a lot less energy than being nice AND that gives you more energy, because it's gratifying.

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]]> 582 [Un-Do 2022]: Unplan Your Life. EP: 608 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. Especially in our new pandemic reality. (I can’t tell you how many trips I have booked and canceled in the last six months.) And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Un-Do 2022]: Unplan Your Life full 3 608 Kate Hanley Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. Especially in our new pandemic reality. (I can’t tell you how many trips I have booked and canceled in the last six months.) And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s surprising strategy for a better new year is to Un-plan Your Life. Which, depending on how much of a planner you are, may sound like just a completely ludicrous idea. BUT, as this week's co-host, Terri Trespicio, will talk us through--plans change all the time. Multiple times. Especially in our new pandemic reality. (I can’t tell you how many trips I have booked and canceled in the last six months.) And sometimes, even when your plans work out, you've put so much stock in them that you can feel lost now that they're no longer on the horizon. So what do you do instead? 

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]]> 675 [Un-Do 2022]: Unsubscribe from the Ideas That Just Aren't True for You. EP: 607 https://katehanley.com/podcast In honor of the year we just had, and how grueling it has been in terms of stress and uncertainty and the sheer volume of decisions we’ve had to make on a daily basis, I want to approach this new year’s season a little differently.  Instead of reflecting, and setting goals--both of which are great to do and if you love doing ‘em, good for you do NOT let me stop you--I am dedicating this week’s episodes to the theme Un-Do 2022: 5 Surprising Strategies for a Better Year.  I just think we’ve all had enough of “I’ve just gotta do this” or “let’s do this” thinking. Given where we are at this point in time, let’s NOT do. Or rather, let’s UN-do, and make way for a more nuanced and personal path to emerge.  Something else that’s different about this week is that I’ve got a co-host: my good friend Terri Trespicio, author of the brand new book Unfollow Your Passion and my go-to source for advice that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. First up: Unsubscribe to those sneaky ideas that are gumming up the works in that beautiful brain of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Un-Do 2022]: Unsubscribe from the Ideas That Just Aren't True for You full 3 607 Kate Hanley In honor of the year we just had, and how grueling it has been in terms of stress and uncertainty and the sheer volume of decisions we’ve had to make on a daily basis, I want to approach this new year’s season a little differently.  Instead of reflecting, and setting goals--both of which are great to do and if you love doing ‘em, good for you do NOT let me stop you--I am dedicating this week’s episodes to the theme Un-Do 2022: 5 Surprising Strategies for a Better Year.  I just think we’ve all had enough of “I’ve just gotta do this” or “let’s do this” thinking. Given where we are at this point in time, let’s NOT do. Or rather, let’s UN-do, and make way for a more nuanced and personal path to emerge.  Something else that’s different about this week is that I’ve got a co-host: my good friend Terri Trespicio, author of the brand new book Unfollow Your Passion and my go-to source for advice that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. First up: Unsubscribe to those sneaky ideas that are gumming up the works in that beautiful brain of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In honor of the year we just had, and how grueling it has been in terms of stress and uncertainty and the sheer volume of decisions we’ve had to make on a daily basis, I want to approach this new year’s season a little differently. 

Instead of reflecting, and setting goals--both of which are great to do and if you love doing ‘em, good for you do NOT let me stop you--I am dedicating this week’s episodes to the theme Un-Do 2022: 5 Surprising Strategies for a Better Year. 

I just think we’ve all had enough of “I’ve just gotta do this” or “let’s do this” thinking. Given where we are at this point in time, let’s NOT do. Or rather, let’s UN-do, and make way for a more nuanced and personal path to emerge. 

Something else that’s different about this week is that I’ve got a co-host: my good friend Terri Trespicio, author of the brand new book Unfollow Your Passion and my go-to source for advice that flies in the face of conventional wisdom.

First up: Unsubscribe to those sneaky ideas that are gumming up the works in that beautiful brain of yours.

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]]> 769 [Being Present] Ridiculously Simple Posture Adjustment. EP: 606 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is actually a really tiny little thing that can help you come into the present moment and feel supported. And that really tiny little thing is to bring the soles of your feet to the floor. Seriously, it's a tiny thing with a massive footprint. (SO sorry for that awful pun!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Being Present] Ridiculously Simple Posture Adjustment full 3 606 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is actually a really tiny little thing that can help you come into the present moment and feel supported. And that really tiny little thing is to bring the soles of your feet to the floor. Seriously, it's a tiny thing with a massive footprint. (SO sorry for that awful pun!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is actually a really tiny little thing that can help you come into the present moment and feel supported. And that really tiny little thing is to bring the soles of your feet to the floor. Seriously, it's a tiny thing with a massive footprint. (SO sorry for that awful pun!)

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]]> 441 [Being Present] Let Yourself Hear Your Body Talk. EP: 605 https://katehanley.com/podcast Your body is your friend and your passport to being present. Because while your mind can hop all over the place in time--in to the future, back in to the past, into hypothetical situations and daydreams--your body is always. Here. Right. Now. Here's how to meet up with your body and enjoy each other's company in this moment. Sooooo dreamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Being Present] Let Yourself Hear Your Body Talk full 3 605 Kate Hanley Your body is your friend and your passport to being present. Because while your mind can hop all over the place in time--in to the future, back in to the past, into hypothetical situations and daydreams--your body is always. Here. Right. Now. Here's how to meet up with your body and enjoy each other's company in this moment. Sooooo dreamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your body is your friend and your passport to being present. Because while your mind can hop all over the place in time--in to the future, back in to the past, into hypothetical situations and daydreams--your body is always. Here. Right. Now. Here's how to meet up with your body and enjoy each other's company in this moment. Sooooo dreamy.

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]]> 372 [Being Present] Listen Up/Do You Hear What I Hear? EP: 604 https://katehanley.com/podcast Your ears are a portal to the present moment, because listening well is basically meditating. It’s focusing your awareness on one particular point--in this case, what you can hear--and it gets your mind into a quiet and receptive state, which keeps it from running off in to the future or wandering back into the past. Today, you're going to make like a human tape recorder and listen like perhaps you've never listened before! PLUS: some of the things preschoolers hear when they do this exercise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Being Present] Listen Up/Do You Hear What I Hear? full 3 604 Kate Hanley Your ears are a portal to the present moment, because listening well is basically meditating. It’s focusing your awareness on one particular point--in this case, what you can hear--and it gets your mind into a quiet and receptive state, which keeps it from running off in to the future or wandering back into the past. Today, you're going to make like a human tape recorder and listen like perhaps you've never listened before! PLUS: some of the things preschoolers hear when they do this exercise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your ears are a portal to the present moment, because listening well is basically meditating. It’s focusing your awareness on one particular point--in this case, what you can hear--and it gets your mind into a quiet and receptive state, which keeps it from running off in to the future or wandering back into the past. Today, you're going to make like a human tape recorder and listen like perhaps you've never listened before! PLUS: some of the things preschoolers hear when they do this exercise.

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]]> 397 [Being Present] Observe/Observation/Be a Formal Observer/There’s Nothing Casual About the Act of Observing. EP" 603 https://katehanley.com/podcast A great way to settle into the present moment is to focus on your powers of observation. It’s also perfect for observing the winter solstice, which is today! Solstice means “standing still of sun” and on this day it’s like we’re suspended between two realities, of the light going away, and the light coming back. So sitting still and just seeing what you can see is actually a great way to honor this particular moment in time. Let's just see what there is to see, shall we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Being Present] Observe/Observation/Be a Formal Observer/There’s Nothing Casual About the Act of Observing full 3 603 Kate Hanley A great way to settle into the present moment is to focus on your powers of observation. It’s also perfect for observing the winter solstice, which is today! Solstice means “standing still of sun” and on this day it’s like we’re suspended between two realities, of the light going away, and the light coming back. So sitting still and just seeing what you can see is actually a great way to honor this particular moment in time. Let's just see what there is to see, shall we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A great way to settle into the present moment is to focus on your powers of observation. It’s also perfect for observing the winter solstice, which is today! Solstice means “standing still of sun” and on this day it’s like we’re suspended between two realities, of the light going away, and the light coming back. So sitting still and just seeing what you can see is actually a great way to honor this particular moment in time. Let's just see what there is to see, shall we?

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]]> 432 [Being Present] Eat Your Way to More Mindfulness. EP: 602 https://katehanley.com/podcast Eating is something you do every day. It’s tasty. AND it can be a portal into a calmer state of mind. The catch is, eating probably isn’t going to help you be present unless you decide that you want it to be. Otherwise, you’ll probably revert to just getting the food in your mouth without much thought. ALSO: a story about how I ate mindfully with 500 other people in a theater in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Being Present] Eat Your Way to More Mindfulness full 3 602 Kate Hanley Eating is something you do every day. It’s tasty. AND it can be a portal into a calmer state of mind. The catch is, eating probably isn’t going to help you be present unless you decide that you want it to be. Otherwise, you’ll probably revert to just getting the food in your mouth without much thought. ALSO: a story about how I ate mindfully with 500 other people in a theater in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eating is something you do every day. It’s tasty. AND it can be a portal into a calmer state of mind. The catch is, eating probably isn’t going to help you be present unless you decide that you want it to be. Otherwise, you’ll probably revert to just getting the food in your mouth without much thought. ALSO: a story about how I ate mindfully with 500 other people in a theater in New York City.

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]]> 506 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: The Crucial Piece of Any Intention (that Too Many People Neglect). EP: 601 https://katehanley.com/podcast Setting an intention before you head into any kind of holiday situation, whether that’s a family gathering, or doing some kind of chore, or shopping, or traveling, can help you achieve those twin goals of reducing stress and enjoying more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: The Crucial Piece of Any Intention (that Too Many People Neglect). full 3 601 Kate Hanley Setting an intention before you head into any kind of holiday situation, whether that’s a family gathering, or doing some kind of chore, or shopping, or traveling, can help you achieve those twin goals of reducing stress and enjoying more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Setting an intention before you head into any kind of holiday situation, whether that’s a family gathering, or doing some kind of chore, or shopping, or traveling, can help you achieve those twin goals of reducing stress and enjoying more. 

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]]> 515 [Holidays that Don’t Suck]: Make Peace with the Doing. EP: 600 https://katehanley.com/podcast Listen, I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Holidays that Don’t Suck]: Make Peace with the Doing full 3 600 Kate Hanley Listen, I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Listen, I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute. 

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]]> 490 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: How to Not Let Your Family Drive You Nuts. EP: 599 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: How to Not Let Your Family Drive You Nuts full 3 599 Kate Hanley Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share. 

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]]> 1178 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: What Do You Love About the Holidays? Focus on That. EP:598 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is that you can really up your enjoyment of the holidays by getting really clear on what it is about them that you love and focusing on those things--and letting everything else recede into the background.  So at this juncture, it’s really helpful to take a moment to remember what the holidays are all about --and to be clear, there are so very many holidays that happen in December and January, I am absolutely not only talking about Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Reduce Holiday Stress]: What Do You Love About the Holidays? Focus on That full 3 598 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that you can really up your enjoyment of the holidays by getting really clear on what it is about them that you love and focusing on those things--and letting everything else recede into the background.  So at this juncture, it’s really helpful to take a moment to remember what the holidays are all about --and to be clear, there are so very many holidays that happen in December and January, I am absolutely not only talking about Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that you can really up your enjoyment of the holidays by getting really clear on what it is about them that you love and focusing on those things--and letting everything else recede into the background. 

So at this juncture, it’s really helpful to take a moment to remember what the holidays are all about --and to be clear, there are so very many holidays that happen in December and January, I am absolutely not only talking about Christmas.

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]]> 431 [Reduce Holiday Stress] Three Ways to Do Less this Season. EP: 597 https://katehanley.com/podcast I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 [Reduce Holiday Stress] Three Ways to Do Less this Season full 3 597 Kate Hanley I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil.

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]]> 574 How to Find the Hidden Meanings of Your Personal Writing. EP: 596 https://katehanley.com/podcast When you start to look back on your daily writing over time, something really cool happens. You can start to discern patterns and insights that are deeper than your daily concerns. They help you see the arc your life is currently on. You have to do two things to discern these deeper message, which is exactly what I'm sharing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 How to Find the Hidden Meanings of Your Personal Writing full 3 596 Kate Hanley When you start to look back on your daily writing over time, something really cool happens. You can start to discern patterns and insights that are deeper than your daily concerns. They help you see the arc your life is currently on. You have to do two things to discern these deeper message, which is exactly what I'm sharing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you start to look back on your daily writing over time, something really cool happens. You can start to discern patterns and insights that are deeper than your daily concerns. They help you see the arc your life is currently on. You have to do two things to discern these deeper message, which is exactly what I'm sharing today.

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]]> 505 The Only Way I Ever Get Any Writing Done. EP: 595 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s nothing that can kick up resistance and self-doubt more quickly for a lot of people than to sit down and pick up a pen or open a blank document.  That’s because your inner critic is going to prick up its ears the second you decide to write something down because writing is THAT POWERFUL. In this episode, I share with you how to zoom past that inner critic and get those fingers flying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Only Way I Ever Get Any Writing Done full 3 595 Kate Hanley There’s nothing that can kick up resistance and self-doubt more quickly for a lot of people than to sit down and pick up a pen or open a blank document.  That’s because your inner critic is going to prick up its ears the second you decide to write something down because writing is THAT POWERFUL. In this episode, I share with you how to zoom past that inner critic and get those fingers flying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s nothing that can kick up resistance and self-doubt more quickly for a lot of people than to sit down and pick up a pen or open a blank document. 

That’s because your inner critic is going to prick up its ears the second you decide to write something down because writing is THAT POWERFUL. In this episode, I share with you how to zoom past that inner critic and get those fingers flying.

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]]> 484 Writing and Mindfulness--Combine These 2 Tools to Make Friends with Yourself. EP: 594 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today I'm interviewing Kristin Manieri, a certified mindfulness teacher, host of the excellent podcast "60 Mindful Minutes" and author of several books on mindfulness, including The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Check-in. Kristen shares her insight on why written check-ins are invaluable, as well as how to build the habit of doing them, and what to actually write about when you do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Writing and Mindfulness--Combine These 2 Tools to Make Friends with Yourself full 3 594 Kate Hanley Today I'm interviewing Kristin Manieri, a certified mindfulness teacher, host of the excellent podcast "60 Mindful Minutes" and author of several books on mindfulness, including The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Check-in. Kristen shares her insight on why written check-ins are invaluable, as well as how to build the habit of doing them, and what to actually write about when you do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm interviewing Kristin Manieri, a certified mindfulness teacher, host of the excellent podcast "60 Mindful Minutes" and author of several books on mindfulness, including The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Check-in. Kristen shares her insight on why written check-ins are invaluable, as well as how to build the habit of doing them, and what to actually write about when you do them.

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]]> 1225 A Three-Minute Writing Prompt for Peaceful Productivity. EP: 593 https://katehanley.com/podcast While, yes, writing is a great way to get to know yourself better, it can also help you be more productive. And not the whirling dervish, work on a ton of things at once and end the day in an exhausted heap, kind of productivity. But peaceful productivity, where you can get in a zone because you know you’re working on the right thing for the right reason and the right time. Yes, please! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 A Three-Minute Writing Prompt for Peaceful Productivity full 3 593 Kate Hanley While, yes, writing is a great way to get to know yourself better, it can also help you be more productive. And not the whirling dervish, work on a ton of things at once and end the day in an exhausted heap, kind of productivity. But peaceful productivity, where you can get in a zone because you know you’re working on the right thing for the right reason and the right time. Yes, please! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While, yes, writing is a great way to get to know yourself better, it can also help you be more productive. And not the whirling dervish, work on a ton of things at once and end the day in an exhausted heap, kind of productivity. But peaceful productivity, where you can get in a zone because you know you’re working on the right thing for the right reason and the right time. Yes, please!

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]]> 368 How You--Yes You--Can Use Writing as a Tool for Personal Growth. EP: 592 https://katehanley.com/podcast Writing has this mystique, like it’s something only for certain people, and that’s just a darned shame because writing is just a magical, and powerful way to get to know, understand, and even like and appreciate yourself more. It’s a tool that you just don’t want to leave on the table simply because there’s a story in your head that you’re ‘not a writer.’  Today’s big idea is an elemental truth: which is that you ARE a writer. And I've got a quick meditation and writing prompt to help you feel that in your bones (and actually write something cool). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 How You--Yes You--Can Use Writing as a Tool for Personal Growth full 3 592 Kate Hanley Writing has this mystique, like it’s something only for certain people, and that’s just a darned shame because writing is just a magical, and powerful way to get to know, understand, and even like and appreciate yourself more. It’s a tool that you just don’t want to leave on the table simply because there’s a story in your head that you’re ‘not a writer.’  Today’s big idea is an elemental truth: which is that you ARE a writer. And I've got a quick meditation and writing prompt to help you feel that in your bones (and actually write something cool). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Writing has this mystique, like it’s something only for certain people, and that’s just a darned shame because writing is just a magical, and powerful way to get to know, understand, and even like and appreciate yourself more. It’s a tool that you just don’t want to leave on the table simply because there’s a story in your head that you’re ‘not a writer.’ 

Today’s big idea is an elemental truth: which is that you ARE a writer. And I've got a quick meditation and writing prompt to help you feel that in your bones (and actually write something cool).

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]]> 566 The Problems with Wellness 4 Its a Slippery Slope to Rigid Thinking. EP: 591 https://katehanley.com/podcast Consuming wellness content is kinda like that board game for kids Chutes and Ladders. It starts off like a ladder Take these steps to get your health to a better place. It’s cool, you’re learning things, getting ideas, trying them out in your own life, hopefully enjoying some tangible evidence of feeling better.  But you can also be moseying along and then boom, fall down a chute into some pretty hairy spaces. For example, falling pray to conspiracy thinking. Today I look at why that is and how you can keep your wits about you. More resources: Maintenance Phase, "The Wellness to QAnon Pipeline" Conspirituality podcast Dr. Timothy Caulfield Abbie Richards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Problems with Wellness 4 Its a Slippery Slope to Rigid Thinking full 3 591 Kate Hanley Consuming wellness content is kinda like that board game for kids Chutes and Ladders. It starts off like a ladder Take these steps to get your health to a better place. It’s cool, you’re learning things, getting ideas, trying them out in your own life, hopefully enjoying some tangible evidence of feeling better.  But you can also be moseying along and then boom, fall down a chute into some pretty hairy spaces. For example, falling pray to conspiracy thinking. Today I look at why that is and how you can keep your wits about you. More resources: Maintenance Phase, "The Wellness to QAnon Pipeline" Conspirituality podcast Dr. Timothy Caulfield Abbie Richards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Consuming wellness content is kinda like that board game for kids Chutes and Ladders. It starts off like a ladder Take these steps to get your health to a better place. It’s cool, you’re learning things, getting ideas, trying them out in your own life, hopefully enjoying some tangible evidence of feeling better. 

But you can also be moseying along and then boom, fall down a chute into some pretty hairy spaces. For example, falling pray to conspiracy thinking. Today I look at why that is and how you can keep your wits about you.


More resources:

Maintenance Phase, "The Wellness to QAnon Pipeline"

Conspirituality podcast

Dr. Timothy Caulfield

Abbie Richards

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]]> 653 The Problems with Wellness 3 Its Freaking Expensive. EP: 590 https://katehanley.com/podcast One of the problems with wellness is that it’s freaking expensive. And for that reason, it’s also elitist. Buying organic, grass-fed, Fair Trade all costs more. Add to that supplements, like omega 3s, and probiotics, and protein powders, organic mattresses and infrared saunas and it's like an exclusive realm only for 1 percenters. Today I'm sharing five FREE and powerful ways to boost your health and helping you think of the money you do spend on your health as a worthy investment instead of chasing the latest fad. B Breathe O Open the window N Get out in nature E Eat mindfully S Sleep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Problems with Wellness 3 Its Freaking Expensive full 3 590 Kate Hanley One of the problems with wellness is that it’s freaking expensive. And for that reason, it’s also elitist. Buying organic, grass-fed, Fair Trade all costs more. Add to that supplements, like omega 3s, and probiotics, and protein powders, organic mattresses and infrared saunas and it's like an exclusive realm only for 1 percenters. Today I'm sharing five FREE and powerful ways to boost your health and helping you think of the money you do spend on your health as a worthy investment instead of chasing the latest fad. B Breathe O Open the window N Get out in nature E Eat mindfully S Sleep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the problems with wellness is that it’s freaking expensive. And for that reason, it’s also elitist. Buying organic, grass-fed, Fair Trade all costs more. Add to that supplements, like omega 3s, and probiotics, and protein powders, organic mattresses and infrared saunas and it's like an exclusive realm only for 1 percenters. Today I'm sharing five FREE and powerful ways to boost your health and helping you think of the money you do spend on your health as a worthy investment instead of chasing the latest fad.

B Breathe

O Open the window

N Get out in nature

E Eat mindfully

S Sleep!

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]]> 576 A Better Barometer of Health than Weight. EP: 589 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast we’re taking a look at some of the aspects of the health world that maybe deserve some re-thinking. And one of those things is weight. Today I’m interviewing Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, a functional medicine doctor, author of the soon-to-be-released book Younger You, and award-winning clinician and researcher who has a cutting-edge and evidence-based way to assess health and reduce the risk of disease that takes weight out of the equation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000 A Better Barometer of Health than Weight full 3 589 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast we’re taking a look at some of the aspects of the health world that maybe deserve some re-thinking. And one of those things is weight. Today I’m interviewing Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, a functional medicine doctor, author of the soon-to-be-released book Younger You, and award-winning clinician and researcher who has a cutting-edge and evidence-based way to assess health and reduce the risk of disease that takes weight out of the equation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast we’re taking a look at some of the aspects of the health world that maybe deserve some re-thinking. And one of those things is weight. Today I’m interviewing Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, a functional medicine doctor, author of the soon-to-be-released book Younger You, and award-winning clinician and researcher who has a cutting-edge and evidence-based way to assess health and reduce the risk of disease that takes weight out of the equation.

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]]> 2092 The Problems with Wellness, #2: It’s Shaming EP:588 https://katehanley.com/podcast The issue with wellness that I’m taking aim at today is that it can be awfully shaming--whether that judgment is coming from your doctor, an article or podcast or book, a friend or loved one, or even yourself. Let's unpack this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Problems with Wellness, #2: It’s Shaming full 3 588 Kate Hanley The issue with wellness that I’m taking aim at today is that it can be awfully shaming--whether that judgment is coming from your doctor, an article or podcast or book, a friend or loved one, or even yourself. Let's unpack this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The issue with wellness that I’m taking aim at today is that it can be awfully shaming--whether that judgment is coming from your doctor, an article or podcast or book, a friend or loved one, or even yourself. Let's unpack this.

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]]> 629 The Problems with Wellness 1 Its Confusing as Hell. EP: 587 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast I’m taking a look at health and wellness and trying to help you and me and everyone navigate this super important topic that also can be, for lack of a better term, crazy-making. And the first issue I’m taking aim at is the fact that when it comes to health advice, it is confusing as hell. How in the heck can you figure out what's the right way to be healthy?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Problems with Wellness 1 Its Confusing as Hell full 3 587 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m taking a look at health and wellness and trying to help you and me and everyone navigate this super important topic that also can be, for lack of a better term, crazy-making. And the first issue I’m taking aim at is the fact that when it comes to health advice, it is confusing as hell. How in the heck can you figure out what's the right way to be healthy?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m taking a look at health and wellness and trying to help you and me and everyone navigate this super important topic that also can be, for lack of a better term, crazy-making. And the first issue I’m taking aim at is the fact that when it comes to health advice, it is confusing as hell. How in the heck can you figure out what's the right way to be healthy??

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]]> 728 The Positive Emotion That's Hiding in Plain Sight, Just Waiting for You to Notice It. EP: 586 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s a positive emotion that can help you be happy with what you have and shift out of that mental state where you’re feeling incomplete and like you might need something to fill a hole in your life. It's contentment. Not the "I have the remote, a blanket, and a cup of tea" kind of contentment. That's nice, but this is way deeper. And if you play along, you can feel it by the end of this episode. True story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Positive Emotion That's Hiding in Plain Sight, Just Waiting for You to Notice It full 3 586 Kate Hanley There’s a positive emotion that can help you be happy with what you have and shift out of that mental state where you’re feeling incomplete and like you might need something to fill a hole in your life. It's contentment. Not the "I have the remote, a blanket, and a cup of tea" kind of contentment. That's nice, but this is way deeper. And if you play along, you can feel it by the end of this episode. True story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s a positive emotion that can help you be happy with what you have and shift out of that mental state where you’re feeling incomplete and like you might need something to fill a hole in your life. It's contentment. Not the "I have the remote, a blanket, and a cup of tea" kind of contentment. That's nice, but this is way deeper. And if you play along, you can feel it by the end of this episode. True story!

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]]> 631 Don't Let Eating Be the Only Reason You Open Your Mouth This Thanksgiving (Or, Why You Want to Share Your Gratitude Out Loud). EP: 585 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today’s big idea is, no surprise about gratitude. After all, it’s Thanksgiving in the US--essentially a national day of gratitude. But it's about a specific way of sharing your gratitude that's been shown by science to have long-lasting beneficial effects (like, months or even years). Plus, two tiny gratitude stories that are still fueling me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Don't Let Eating Be the Only Reason You Open Your Mouth This Thanksgiving (Or, Why You Want to Share Your Gratitude Out Loud) full 3 585 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is, no surprise about gratitude. After all, it’s Thanksgiving in the US--essentially a national day of gratitude. But it's about a specific way of sharing your gratitude that's been shown by science to have long-lasting beneficial effects (like, months or even years). Plus, two tiny gratitude stories that are still fueling me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is, no surprise about gratitude. After all, it’s Thanksgiving in the US--essentially a national day of gratitude. But it's about a specific way of sharing your gratitude that's been shown by science to have long-lasting beneficial effects (like, months or even years). Plus, two tiny gratitude stories that are still fueling me.

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]]> 505 Need an Antidote to Cynicism? (Who Doesn't?) Put On Your Wonder Goggles. EP: 584 https://katehanley.com/podcast Wonder is a positive emotion that has tremendous benefits, in addition to being so much fun to seek. But it’s not something we tend to think about much in the midst of the daily grind. I hope today’s interview will help change that. I’m talking with Andrea Scher, author of the brand new book called Wonder Seeker that is literally wonderful, and has been called a “Beacon of joy in a book.” Follow Andrea on Instagram Check out her book Join her read-along e-course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Need an Antidote to Cynicism? (Who Doesn't?) Put On Your Wonder Goggles full 3 584 Kate Hanley Wonder is a positive emotion that has tremendous benefits, in addition to being so much fun to seek. But it’s not something we tend to think about much in the midst of the daily grind. I hope today’s interview will help change that. I’m talking with Andrea Scher, author of the brand new book called Wonder Seeker that is literally wonderful, and has been called a “Beacon of joy in a book.” Follow Andrea on Instagram Check out her book Join her read-along e-course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wonder is a positive emotion that has tremendous benefits, in addition to being so much fun to seek. But it’s not something we tend to think about much in the midst of the daily grind. I hope today’s interview will help change that. I’m talking with Andrea Scher, author of the brand new book called Wonder Seeker that is literally wonderful, and has been called a “Beacon of joy in a book.”


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]]> 1029 Despite What Joe Pesci in ‘Goodfellas’ Thinks, Amusement Is Super Helpful. EP: 583 https://katehanley.com/podcast You know how in Goodfellas, Joe Pesci gets upset when someone calls him funny and he gets ticked off and says, "Am I clown? Do I amuse you?" all menacingly, like amusement is some kind of offense? Well, it's not. It's actually a SUPER powerful positive emotion and I've got an embarrassing story to tell that I think will help you experience it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Despite What Joe Pesci in ‘Goodfellas’ Thinks, Amusement Is Super Helpful full 3 583 Kate Hanley You know how in Goodfellas, Joe Pesci gets upset when someone calls him funny and he gets ticked off and says, "Am I clown? Do I amuse you?" all menacingly, like amusement is some kind of offense? Well, it's not. It's actually a SUPER powerful positive emotion and I've got an embarrassing story to tell that I think will help you experience it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You know how in Goodfellas, Joe Pesci gets upset when someone calls him funny and he gets ticked off and says, "Am I clown? Do I amuse you?" all menacingly, like amusement is some kind of offense? Well, it's not. It's actually a SUPER powerful positive emotion and I've got an embarrassing story to tell that I think will help you experience it.

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]]> 669 The Secret to Using Your Emotions to Build You Up (instead of Wear You Out). EP: 582 https://katehanley.com/podcast Imagine that your emotional wellbeing is a see-saw. On one side are all the negative emotions, and on the other are the positive emotions. We tend to not focus on the positive emotions that much, and that's a darn shame because they have SO MUCH to offer in terms of refilling your well, making you more resilient, and just feeling more alive. Luckily, you can build and broaden your experience of them... and we'll start to unpack how today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Secret to Using Your Emotions to Build You Up (instead of Wear You Out). full 3 582 Kate Hanley Imagine that your emotional wellbeing is a see-saw. On one side are all the negative emotions, and on the other are the positive emotions. We tend to not focus on the positive emotions that much, and that's a darn shame because they have SO MUCH to offer in terms of refilling your well, making you more resilient, and just feeling more alive. Luckily, you can build and broaden your experience of them... and we'll start to unpack how today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Imagine that your emotional wellbeing is a see-saw. On one side are all the negative emotions, and on the other are the positive emotions. We tend to not focus on the positive emotions that much, and that's a darn shame because they have SO MUCH to offer in terms of refilling your well, making you more resilient, and just feeling more alive. Luckily, you can build and broaden your experience of them... and we'll start to unpack how today.

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]]> 506 Real Money Talk: Forgiving Your Financial Mistakes. EP: 581 https://katehanley.com/podcast We all make financial mistakes. No one has a track record of doing the precisely right thing with their money 100% of the time. It’s really really easy to spend money in ways that don’t pan out the way you’d hoped. It’s also really really easy to beat yourself up about those money mis-steps because you can quantify the mistake. So let's talk about how to forgive yourself for those inevitable mistakes so that you increase your trust in your own ability to handle money. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Real Money Talk: Forgiving Your Financial Mistakes full 3 581 Kate Hanley We all make financial mistakes. No one has a track record of doing the precisely right thing with their money 100% of the time. It’s really really easy to spend money in ways that don’t pan out the way you’d hoped. It’s also really really easy to beat yourself up about those money mis-steps because you can quantify the mistake. So let's talk about how to forgive yourself for those inevitable mistakes so that you increase your trust in your own ability to handle money. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all make financial mistakes. No one has a track record of doing the precisely right thing with their money 100% of the time. It’s really really easy to spend money in ways that don’t pan out the way you’d hoped. It’s also really really easy to beat yourself up about those money mis-steps because you can quantify the mistake. So let's talk about how to forgive yourself for those inevitable mistakes so that you increase your trust in your own ability to handle money.

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]]> 474 Real Money Talk: Get What You Need and Give What You Don’t--for Free (I’m Obsessed). EP: 580 https://katehanley.com/podcast Spending money isn’t the only way to procure the things you want and need. There are online communities and social networks where people are giving and receiving all kinds of things that have value for free. And one of these are the Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. I am completely obsessed with my local Buy Nothing group. Let me tell you why. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Real Money Talk: Get What You Need and Give What You Don’t--for Free (I’m Obsessed) full 3 580 Kate Hanley Spending money isn’t the only way to procure the things you want and need. There are online communities and social networks where people are giving and receiving all kinds of things that have value for free. And one of these are the Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. I am completely obsessed with my local Buy Nothing group. Let me tell you why. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Spending money isn’t the only way to procure the things you want and need. There are online communities and social networks where people are giving and receiving all kinds of things that have value for free. And one of these are the Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. I am completely obsessed with my local Buy Nothing group. Let me tell you why.

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]]> 540 Real Money Talk: Healing Old Money Wounds. EP: 579 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today, I’m talking with Brittni Sennett, a professional financial planner who helps womxn take a whole self approach to improving their financial lives. Brittni isn’t your typical, buttoned up financial planner and her clients aren’t your typical already wealthy investors. She makes it a point to help womxn reduce their overwhelm and increase their confidence around money, and she’s here today to talk to us about how our painful experiences with money in the past might be holding us back, and how we can heal from them and grow both as people and as managers of our own finances.  Follow Brittni on Instagram. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Real Money Talk: Healing Old Money Wounds full 3 579 Kate Hanley Today, I’m talking with Brittni Sennett, a professional financial planner who helps womxn take a whole self approach to improving their financial lives. Brittni isn’t your typical, buttoned up financial planner and her clients aren’t your typical already wealthy investors. She makes it a point to help womxn reduce their overwhelm and increase their confidence around money, and she’s here today to talk to us about how our painful experiences with money in the past might be holding us back, and how we can heal from them and grow both as people and as managers of our own finances.  Follow Brittni on Instagram. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, I’m talking with Brittni Sennett, a professional financial planner who helps womxn take a whole self approach to improving their financial lives. Brittni isn’t your typical, buttoned up financial planner and her clients aren’t your typical already wealthy investors. She makes it a point to help womxn reduce their overwhelm and increase their confidence around money, and she’s here today to talk to us about how our painful experiences with money in the past might be holding us back, and how we can heal from them and grow both as people and as managers of our own finances. 

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]]> 1325 Real Money Talk: The Piece of the Financial Equation Too Many People Forget About. EP: 578 https://katehanley.com/podcast There are two primary ways to have more money in your pocket--you can spend less, or you can earn more. And far too many of us--particularly women--are focused solely on the “spend less” portion of that equation. Let's change that. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Real Money Talk: The Piece of the Financial Equation Too Many People Forget About full 3 578 Kate Hanley There are two primary ways to have more money in your pocket--you can spend less, or you can earn more. And far too many of us--particularly women--are focused solely on the “spend less” portion of that equation. Let's change that. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two primary ways to have more money in your pocket--you can spend less, or you can earn more. And far too many of us--particularly women--are focused solely on the “spend less” portion of that equation. Let's change that.

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]]> 519 Real Money Talk: Your Net Worth Is Not Your Self Worth. EP: 577 https://katehanley.com/podcast I was inspired to make this the first episode of a week of episodes on real money talk because I just this morning had a moment of total money panic. I went to check the balance on our joint account--my spouse and I both pay in equal amounts each month and we use that joint money for our expenses, so it ends up getting spent by the end of every month and replenished at the start of each month. And despite the fact that as I write this it’s only the second week of the month, our account was at $0. Zero dollars!  Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Real Money Talk: Your Net Worth Is Not Your Self Worth full 3 577 Kate Hanley I was inspired to make this the first episode of a week of episodes on real money talk because I just this morning had a moment of total money panic. I went to check the balance on our joint account--my spouse and I both pay in equal amounts each month and we use that joint money for our expenses, so it ends up getting spent by the end of every month and replenished at the start of each month. And despite the fact that as I write this it’s only the second week of the month, our account was at $0. Zero dollars!  Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I was inspired to make this the first episode of a week of episodes on real money talk because I just this morning had a moment of total money panic. I went to check the balance on our joint account--my spouse and I both pay in equal amounts each month and we use that joint money for our expenses, so it ends up getting spent by the end of every month and replenished at the start of each month. And despite the fact that as I write this it’s only the second week of the month, our account was at $0. Zero dollars! 

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]]> 524 Better Person Principle #5: Being better is a choice. EP: 576 https://katehanley.com/podcast Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics or good parenting. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #5: Being better is a choice full 3 576 Kate Hanley Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics or good parenting. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics or good parenting. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better.

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]]> 486 Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything. EP: 575 https://katehanley.com/podcast You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything full 3 575 Kate Hanley You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout.

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]]> 474 Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge. EP: 574 https://katehanley.com/podcast Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge full 3 574 Kate Hanley Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar.


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]]> 439 Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step. EP: 573 https://katehanley.com/podcast ven though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step full 3 573 Kate Hanley ven though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ven though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change.

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]]> 526 Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even good. Just better. EP:572 https://katehanley.com/podcast You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even good. Just better. full 3 572 Kate Hanley You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity. Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity.


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]]> 1 This Might Have Gotten You in Trouble in School, But It Just Might Save Democracy. EP: 571 https://katehanley.com/podcast There’s something that may seem very small that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large, and that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live. Chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labelled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 This Might Have Gotten You in Trouble in School, But It Just Might Save Democracy full 3 571 Kate Hanley There’s something that may seem very small that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large, and that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live. Chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labelled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s something that may seem very small that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large, and that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live. Chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labelled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen.


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]]> 484 All the Many Ways to Communicate with Your Elected Officials. EP: 570 https://katehanley.com/podcast You elected officials are very interested in hearing what people think about the issues that they’re working on--or not working on. And, remember, you are one of those people. So, they want to hear from YOU. Here's how to do it, and how your writing or calling or Tweeting amplifies your influence in a mega way. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 All the Many Ways to Communicate with Your Elected Officials full 3 570 Kate Hanley You elected officials are very interested in hearing what people think about the issues that they’re working on--or not working on. And, remember, you are one of those people. So, they want to hear from YOU. Here's how to do it, and how your writing or calling or Tweeting amplifies your influence in a mega way. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You elected officials are very interested in hearing what people think about the issues that they’re working on--or not working on. And, remember, you are one of those people. So, they want to hear from YOU. Here's how to do it, and how your writing or calling or Tweeting amplifies your influence in a mega way.


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]]> 500 Your City Government Needs You to Care. EP: 569 https://katehanley.com/podcast Today, we’re going to learn how a person who gives a shit--which is how I think of that desire to make a difference in yourself and the world--can become more engaged in democracy. I’m interviewing Nirva LaFortune, who is my city council representative here in Providence, Rhode Island. Nirva is also my neighbor and my friend, and most excitingly, she is running for mayor of Providence--that election is one year from now, in 2022. She's giving us the inside scoop on how much civic participation by regular ole folks matters. Here's a link to learn more about her. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Your City Government Needs You to Care full 3 569 Kate Hanley Today, we’re going to learn how a person who gives a shit--which is how I think of that desire to make a difference in yourself and the world--can become more engaged in democracy. I’m interviewing Nirva LaFortune, who is my city council representative here in Providence, Rhode Island. Nirva is also my neighbor and my friend, and most excitingly, she is running for mayor of Providence--that election is one year from now, in 2022. She's giving us the inside scoop on how much civic participation by regular ole folks matters. Here's a link to learn more about her. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, we’re going to learn how a person who gives a shit--which is how I think of that desire to make a difference in yourself and the world--can become more engaged in democracy. I’m interviewing Nirva LaFortune, who is my city council representative here in Providence, Rhode Island. Nirva is also my neighbor and my friend, and most excitingly, she is running for mayor of Providence--that election is one year from now, in 2022. She's giving us the inside scoop on how much civic participation by regular ole folks matters.


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]]> 1267 Why Supporting Local Journalism Matters, and How to Do It. EP: 568 https://katehanley.com/podcast Local news outlets are a crucial piece of democracy. Journalists for local papers attend town hall meetings and school board meetings and zoning meetings and committee hearings and THEN THEY REPORT ON THEM. If the government or other entities that serve the public are up to shenanigans, or not fulfilling their duties, journalists are who bring that to light, and who report the full spectrum of a story and not just what one side wants people to know. Sadly, local journalism has been decimated over the last 15 years, and it got even worse over the pandemic. Let's talk about easy--some free, some not--ways to help keep our small local news outlets open. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Why Supporting Local Journalism Matters, and How to Do It full 3 568 Kate Hanley Local news outlets are a crucial piece of democracy. Journalists for local papers attend town hall meetings and school board meetings and zoning meetings and committee hearings and THEN THEY REPORT ON THEM. If the government or other entities that serve the public are up to shenanigans, or not fulfilling their duties, journalists are who bring that to light, and who report the full spectrum of a story and not just what one side wants people to know. Sadly, local journalism has been decimated over the last 15 years, and it got even worse over the pandemic. Let's talk about easy--some free, some not--ways to help keep our small local news outlets open. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Local news outlets are a crucial piece of democracy. Journalists for local papers attend town hall meetings and school board meetings and zoning meetings and committee hearings and THEN THEY REPORT ON THEM. If the government or other entities that serve the public are up to shenanigans, or not fulfilling their duties, journalists are who bring that to light, and who report the full spectrum of a story and not just what one side wants people to know. Sadly, local journalism has been decimated over the last 15 years, and it got even worse over the pandemic. Let's talk about easy--some free, some not--ways to help keep our small local news outlets open.


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]]> 572 Being a Better Citizen. EP: 567 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week on the podcast, in honor of Election Day (which is tomorrow), I’m talking about how to be a better, more engaged citizen. Most of us know it’s important to vote in our presidential elections, but those only come around every four years, and there are so many more opportunities to influence your state and local government for the better. Democracy is, after all, by the people and for the people. You are those people, and without your engagement, the government doesn’t work as it’s intended. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Being a Better Citizen full 3 567 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast, in honor of Election Day (which is tomorrow), I’m talking about how to be a better, more engaged citizen. Most of us know it’s important to vote in our presidential elections, but those only come around every four years, and there are so many more opportunities to influence your state and local government for the better. Democracy is, after all, by the people and for the people. You are those people, and without your engagement, the government doesn’t work as it’s intended. Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast, in honor of Election Day (which is tomorrow), I’m talking about how to be a better, more engaged citizen. Most of us know it’s important to vote in our presidential elections, but those only come around every four years, and there are so many more opportunities to influence your state and local government for the better. Democracy is, after all, by the people and for the people. You are those people, and without your engagement, the government doesn’t work as it’s intended.


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]]> 544 Who Is Your Messy Mentor? EP: 566 https://katehanley.com/podcast Thanks to social media it’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in images of seemingly perfect people, in seemingly perfect spaces, living seemingly perfect lives. It seems like a fun diversion, but it’s often creating feelings of anxiety, depression, and making us feel worse about ourselves. So, what to do? Well, you COULD get off social media altogether, and I would applaud you. Or…. you could do this. Got something you'd like to hear me cover on future episodes? Shoot me an email! I'm all ears and love hearing from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Who Is Your Messy Mentor? full 3 566 Kate Hanley Thanks to social media it’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in images of seemingly perfect people, in seemingly perfect spaces, living seemingly perfect lives. It seems like a fun diversion, but it’s often creating feelings of anxiety, depression, and making us feel worse about ourselves. So, what to do? Well, you COULD get off social media altogether, and I would applaud you. Or…. you could do this. Got something you'd like to hear me cover on future episodes? Shoot me an email! I'm all ears and love hearing from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thanks to social media it’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in images of seemingly perfect people, in seemingly perfect spaces, living seemingly perfect lives. It seems like a fun diversion, but it’s often creating feelings of anxiety, depression, and making us feel worse about ourselves.

So, what to do?

Well, you COULD get off social media altogether, and I would applaud you. Or…. you could do this.

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]]> 488 Your Mess Is Your Message. EP: 565 Today’s big idea is that the things about you that don’t fit an image of perfection are actually a source of strength. They are often actually what you’re here to help other people with. Distilled into one catchy phrase, your mess is your message. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Your Mess Is Your Message full 3 565 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that the things about you that don’t fit an image of perfection are actually a source of strength. They are often actually what you’re here to help other people with. Distilled into one catchy phrase, your mess is your message. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that the things about you that don’t fit an image of perfection are actually a source of strength. They are often actually what you’re here to help other people with. Distilled into one catchy phrase, your mess is your message.

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]]> 411 Make Friends with Your Inner Critic. EP: 564 https://katehanley.com/podcast This week I hope to help us all see how perfectionism might be driving our desire to be better and to embrace all the many glorious ways we’re imperfect. Today I’m talking to someone who can help us do just that clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is the author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. And Tara will help us see how self-compassion can help unwind the inner algorithms that lead to perfectionism. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Make Friends with Your Inner Critic full 3 564 Kate Hanley This week I hope to help us all see how perfectionism might be driving our desire to be better and to embrace all the many glorious ways we’re imperfect. Today I’m talking to someone who can help us do just that clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is the author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. And Tara will help us see how self-compassion can help unwind the inner algorithms that lead to perfectionism. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I hope to help us all see how perfectionism might be driving our desire to be better and to embrace all the many glorious ways we’re imperfect. Today I’m talking to someone who can help us do just that clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is the author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. And Tara will help us see how self-compassion can help unwind the inner algorithms that lead to perfectionism.

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]]> 1117 Surprising Ways Perfectionism Shows Up. EP: 563 https://katehanley.com/podcast Not just the type A, dot every I, and cross every T form of perfectionism that a lot of people associate with the term. I’m going to share some of the ways perfectionism shows up so that you can have a better idea of whether it’s something you are experiencing without potentially realizing it. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Surprising Ways Perfectionism Shows Up full 3 563 Kate Hanley Not just the type A, dot every I, and cross every T form of perfectionism that a lot of people associate with the term. I’m going to share some of the ways perfectionism shows up so that you can have a better idea of whether it’s something you are experiencing without potentially realizing it. Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Not just the type A, dot every I, and cross every T form of perfectionism that a lot of people associate with the term.


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]]> 505 The Roots of Perfectionism EP: 563 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m talking about perfectionism, because as honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times, which leads to feeling bad about ourselves and burn out. That’s not what we’re after! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The Roots of Perfectionism full 3 563 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about perfectionism, because as honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if... This week on the podcast I’m talking about perfectionism, because as honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times, which leads to feeling bad about ourselves and burn out. That’s not what we’re after! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about perfectionism, because as honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times, which leads to feeling bad about ourselves and burn out. That’s not what we’re after! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears!

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]]> 601 no The 5-Day Dawdle: Day 5: Get Your Stretch On EP: 562 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Devoting some time to stretching is a great way to check in with yourself and your body and see how you’re feeling, where you might be feeling tension that you weren’t aware of, and just sending yourself some love. But you probably already knew that. Today is not about knowing, it's about doing. Legs up the wall * Both feet straight up the wall for a few minutes * Open your legs into a V for a few minutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The 5-Day Dawdle: Day 5: Get Your Stretch On full 3 562 Kate Hanley Devoting some time to stretching is a great way to check in with yourself and your body and see how you’re feeling, where you might be feeling tension that you weren’t aware of, and just sending yourself some love. But you probably already knew... Devoting some time to stretching is a great way to check in with yourself and your body and see how you’re feeling, where you might be feeling tension that you weren’t aware of, and just sending yourself some love. But you probably already knew that. Today is not about knowing, it's about doing. Legs up the wall * Both feet straight up the wall for a few minutes * Open your legs into a V for a few minutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Devoting some time to stretching is a great way to check in with yourself and your body and see how you’re feeling, where you might be feeling tension that you weren’t aware of, and just sending yourself some love. But you probably already knew that. Today is not about knowing, it's about doing. Legs up the wall * Both feet straight up the wall for a few minutes * Open your legs into a V for a few minutes

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]]> 559 no The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 4: Visit Your Mother (as in, Mother Nature) EP: 560 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The great thing about nature is that it has that magic ability to both calm you and energize you. And that’s precisely what we’re after during this week dedicated to dawdling and replenishing. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you enjoying some nature and tag me on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 4: Visit Your Mother (as in, Mother Nature) full 3 560 Kate Hanley The great thing about nature is that it has that magic ability to both calm you and energize you. And that’s precisely what we’re after during this week dedicated to dawdling and replenishing.   Take a pic of you enjoying some nature and ! The great thing about nature is that it has that magic ability to both calm you and energize you. And that’s precisely what we’re after during this week dedicated to dawdling and replenishing. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you enjoying some nature and tag me on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The great thing about nature is that it has that magic ability to both calm you and energize you. And that’s precisely what we’re after during this week dedicated to dawdling and replenishing. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you enjoying some nature and tag me on Instagram!

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]]> 463 no The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 3: Physical Pleasure, Yes Please! EP: 559 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that you’ve said no to some stuff and cleared some space in your schedule and your head, and you’ve spent some time alone and had a chance to digest some emotions, let’s get your senses involved and do something that feels physically fantastic. Let me know what you do to replenish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 3: Physical Pleasure, Yes Please! full 3 559 Kate Hanley Now that you’ve said no to some stuff and cleared some space in your schedule and your head, and you’ve spent some time alone and had a chance to digest some emotions, let’s get your senses involved and do something that feels physically... Now that you’ve said no to some stuff and cleared some space in your schedule and your head, and you’ve spent some time alone and had a chance to digest some emotions, let’s get your senses involved and do something that feels physically fantastic. Let me know what you do to replenish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Now that you’ve said no to some stuff and cleared some space in your schedule and your head, and you’ve spent some time alone and had a chance to digest some emotions, let’s get your senses involved and do something that feels physically fantastic. Let me know what you do to replenish!

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]]> 505 no The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 2: Take 20 Minutes Alone EP: 558 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Spending time alone is a key ingredient for replenishment. The thing is, when you’re alone, no one is talking to you, or asking you to do something, and you can hear yourself think. Even if you are the most extroverted extrovert, alone time is still helpful and important. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you during your alone time and tag me on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 2: Take 20 Minutes Alone full 3 558 Kate Hanley Spending time alone is a key ingredient for replenishment. The thing is, when you’re alone, no one is talking to you, or asking you to do something, and you can hear yourself think. Even if you are the most extroverted extrovert, alone time is... Spending time alone is a key ingredient for replenishment. The thing is, when you’re alone, no one is talking to you, or asking you to do something, and you can hear yourself think. Even if you are the most extroverted extrovert, alone time is still helpful and important. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you during your alone time and tag me on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Spending time alone is a key ingredient for replenishment. The thing is, when you’re alone, no one is talking to you, or asking you to do something, and you can hear yourself think. Even if you are the most extroverted extrovert, alone time is still helpful and important. Let me know what you do to replenish! Take a pic of you during your alone time and tag me on Instagram!

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]]> 530 no The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 1: Let’s Slow it Down a Bit EP: 557 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m doing things a little differently, and trying to create some space for us all to slow down a little bit, catch our breath, and refill our wells a bit. I’m calling it the Five-Day Dawdle--as in, five days of doing the definition of dawdling, which is to move slowly . Every day this week I’ll give you one easy thing you can do with whatever you’ve got, wherever you are, to slow the heck down and make space for replenishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The 5-Day Dawdle, Day 1: Let’s Slow it Down a Bit full 3 557 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m doing things a little differently, and trying to create some space for us all to slow down a little bit, catch our breath, and refill our wells a bit.  I’m calling it the Five-Day Dawdle--as in, five days of doing... This week on the podcast I’m doing things a little differently, and trying to create some space for us all to slow down a little bit, catch our breath, and refill our wells a bit. I’m calling it the Five-Day Dawdle--as in, five days of doing the definition of dawdling, which is to move slowly . Every day this week I’ll give you one easy thing you can do with whatever you’ve got, wherever you are, to slow the heck down and make space for replenishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m doing things a little differently, and trying to create some space for us all to slow down a little bit, catch our breath, and refill our wells a bit. I’m calling it the Five-Day Dawdle--as in, five days of doing the definition of dawdling, which is to move slowly . Every day this week I’ll give you one easy thing you can do with whatever you’ve got, wherever you are, to slow the heck down and make space for replenishment.

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]]> 443 no A Tactic to Feel Better About the Big Decisions That Feel Like They’re Taking Too Long EP: 556 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many big, capital-D decisions that can take a really long time to figure out. Things like, should you move, change jobs, break up, have kids, or anything that feels like it’s going to change your life. These big decisions require taking your time, being patient, and thinking things through. But it’s really hard to be on the verge of figuring out what to do next. So how do you find some peace during the decision-making process? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 A Tactic to Feel Better About the Big Decisions That Feel Like They’re Taking Too Long full 3 556 Kate Hanley There are many big, capital-D decisions that can take a really long time to figure out. Things like, should you move, change jobs, break up, have kids, or anything that feels like it’s going to change your life. These big decisions require... There are many big, capital-D decisions that can take a really long time to figure out. Things like, should you move, change jobs, break up, have kids, or anything that feels like it’s going to change your life. These big decisions require taking your time, being patient, and thinking things through. But it’s really hard to be on the verge of figuring out what to do next. So how do you find some peace during the decision-making process? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are many big, capital-D decisions that can take a really long time to figure out. Things like, should you move, change jobs, break up, have kids, or anything that feels like it’s going to change your life. These big decisions require taking your time, being patient, and thinking things through. But it’s really hard to be on the verge of figuring out what to do next. So how do you find some peace during the decision-making process?

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]]> 370 no How to Make Decisions Quickly: Decide When You’ll Decide EP: 555 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One way to avoid overthinking or ignoring some of the things that you need to decide is to give yourself a deadline. In other words, some times you need to decide WHEN you’re going to decide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Make Decisions Quickly: Decide When You’ll Decide full 3 555 Kate Hanley One way to avoid overthinking or ignoring some of the things that you need to decide is to give yourself a deadline. In other words, some times you need to decide WHEN you’re going to decide.  ! One way to avoid overthinking or ignoring some of the things that you need to decide is to give yourself a deadline. In other words, some times you need to decide WHEN you’re going to decide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One way to avoid overthinking or ignoring some of the things that you need to decide is to give yourself a deadline. In other words, some times you need to decide WHEN you’re going to decide.

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]]> 338 no How to Stop Overthinking Everything EP: 554 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Because you are listening to a podcast called How to be a Better Person, you give a shit, about a lot of things, including making good choices. And that desire, while beautiful, can also be a slippery slope into overthinking. I mean, we’ve all been there, right? That’s why I’m excited to be interviewing Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Stop Overthinking Everything full 3 554 Kate Hanley Because you are listening to a podcast called How to be a Better Person, you give a shit, about a lot of things, including making good choices. And that desire, while beautiful, can also be a slippery slope into overthinking. I mean, we’ve all been... Because you are listening to a podcast called How to be a Better Person, you give a shit, about a lot of things, including making good choices. And that desire, while beautiful, can also be a slippery slope into overthinking. I mean, we’ve all been there, right? That’s why I’m excited to be interviewing Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Because you are listening to a podcast called How to be a Better Person, you give a shit, about a lot of things, including making good choices. And that desire, while beautiful, can also be a slippery slope into overthinking. I mean, we’ve all been there, right? That’s why I’m excited to be interviewing Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, an executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work.

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]]> 935 no Choose Love: Making Decisions from the Heart EP: 553 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the reasons why decisions can be so taxing is that we’re over-relying on our brains to make them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making pro and con lists and doing research and mulling things over, but your brain isn’t the only game in town. There’s also your heart, which is all about love. It sees possibility and seeks expansion and understands things like truth and beauty--all things that the rational mind is kind of unimpressed with. I've got an exercise that will help you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Choose Love: Making Decisions from the Heart full 3 553 Kate Hanley One of the reasons why decisions can be so taxing is that we’re over-relying on our brains to make them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making pro and con lists and doing research and mulling things over, but your brain isn’t the only game in... One of the reasons why decisions can be so taxing is that we’re over-relying on our brains to make them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making pro and con lists and doing research and mulling things over, but your brain isn’t the only game in town. There’s also your heart, which is all about love. It sees possibility and seeks expansion and understands things like truth and beauty--all things that the rational mind is kind of unimpressed with. I've got an exercise that will help you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the reasons why decisions can be so taxing is that we’re over-relying on our brains to make them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for making pro and con lists and doing research and mulling things over, but your brain isn’t the only game in town. There’s also your heart, which is all about love. It sees possibility and seeks expansion and understands things like truth and beauty--all things that the rational mind is kind of unimpressed with. I've got an exercise that will help you.

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]]> 483 no How to Use Intuition in Decision-Making EP: 552 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Most of us know the basics of decision-making--name the problem, list the options, weigh the pros and cons of each, and choose the best one. But sometimes, the straightforward, tried and true approach just doesn’t work. Especially now in the Covid era, when there are so many added decisions we’ve needed to make that often feel like impossible choices.For some decisions, you need a way to cut through the noise, give your rational, thinking mind a break, and check in with your gut, aka your intuition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Use Intuition in Decision-Making full 3 552 Kate Hanley Most of us know the basics of decision-making--name the problem, list the options, weigh the pros and cons of each, and choose the best one. But sometimes, the straightforward, tried and true approach just doesn’t work. Especially now in the... Most of us know the basics of decision-making--name the problem, list the options, weigh the pros and cons of each, and choose the best one. But sometimes, the straightforward, tried and true approach just doesn’t work. Especially now in the Covid era, when there are so many added decisions we’ve needed to make that often feel like impossible choices.For some decisions, you need a way to cut through the noise, give your rational, thinking mind a break, and check in with your gut, aka your intuition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Most of us know the basics of decision-making--name the problem, list the options, weigh the pros and cons of each, and choose the best one. But sometimes, the straightforward, tried and true approach just doesn’t work. Especially now in the Covid era, when there are so many added decisions we’ve needed to make that often feel like impossible choices.For some decisions, you need a way to cut through the noise, give your rational, thinking mind a break, and check in with your gut, aka your intuition.

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]]> 563 no Being a Better Person Online: Get a Grip on Your Screentime EP: 551 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ OK the pandemic did NOT help us have a healthy relationship to screens. Not that all screen time is bad, but... we could all pretty much use a check in on how much time we spend starting at a screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Being a Better Person Online: Get a Grip on Your Screentime full 3 551 Kate Hanley OK the pandemic did NOT help us have a healthy relationship to screens. Not that all screen time is bad, but... we could all pretty much use a check in on how much time we spend starting at a screen.   OK the pandemic did NOT help us have a healthy relationship to screens. Not that all screen time is bad, but... we could all pretty much use a check in on how much time we spend starting at a screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices OK the pandemic did NOT help us have a healthy relationship to screens. Not that all screen time is bad, but... we could all pretty much use a check in on how much time we spend starting at a screen.

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]]> 574 no Are You Meaner Online Than in Real Life? EP: 550 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s a scientific term for the phenomenon of acting differently online than you do in real life, it’s called the internet disinhibition effect. So if you get fired up and leave snarky comments or bad reviews, you're living out a scientific principle!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Are You Meaner Online Than in Real Life? full 3 550 Kate Hanley There’s a scientific term for the phenomenon of acting differently online than you do in real life, it’s called the internet disinhibition effect. So if you get fired up and leave snarky comments or bad reviews, you're living out a scientific... There’s a scientific term for the phenomenon of acting differently online than you do in real life, it’s called the internet disinhibition effect. So if you get fired up and leave snarky comments or bad reviews, you're living out a scientific principle!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s a scientific term for the phenomenon of acting differently online than you do in real life, it’s called the internet disinhibition effect. So if you get fired up and leave snarky comments or bad reviews, you're living out a scientific principle!!

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]]> 509 no Are You Addicted to Your Phone? Maybe (Probably) Yes EP: 549 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Smartphones are designed to be addictive. If you can't stop looking at yours, it makes sense. Does that mean there's nothing you can do? No. Dr. Jud Brewer, a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change, is here today to talk us through getting out of that craving state of mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Are You Addicted to Your Phone? Maybe (Probably) Yes full 3 549 Kate Hanley Smartphones are designed to be addictive. If you can't stop looking at yours, it makes sense. Does that mean there's nothing you can do? No. Dr. Jud Brewer, a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought... Smartphones are designed to be addictive. If you can't stop looking at yours, it makes sense. Does that mean there's nothing you can do? No. Dr. Jud Brewer, a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change, is here today to talk us through getting out of that craving state of mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Smartphones are designed to be addictive. If you can't stop looking at yours, it makes sense. Does that mean there's nothing you can do? No. Dr. Jud Brewer, a New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change, is here today to talk us through getting out of that craving state of mind.

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]]> 1072 no Managing the Onslaught of Opportunities to Shop Online EP: 548 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Anytime you are online (unless you’ve paid for a subscription service with no ads), SHOPPING IS EVERYWHERE!! It’s very, very hard to resist. Which is tough on our willpower, which is a finite resource that burns pretty quickly, our credit card balances, and the environment. Let's break that see, click, buy cycle. Or at least interrupt it. Fast Fashion Turning Parts of Ghana into Toxic Landfill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Managing the Onslaught of Opportunities to Shop Online full 3 548 Kate Hanley Anytime you are online (unless you’ve paid for a subscription service with no ads), SHOPPING IS EVERYWHERE!! It’s very, very hard to resist. Which is tough on our willpower, which is a finite resource that burns pretty quickly, our credit... Anytime you are online (unless you’ve paid for a subscription service with no ads), SHOPPING IS EVERYWHERE!! It’s very, very hard to resist. Which is tough on our willpower, which is a finite resource that burns pretty quickly, our credit card balances, and the environment. Let's break that see, click, buy cycle. Or at least interrupt it. Fast Fashion Turning Parts of Ghana into Toxic Landfill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Anytime you are online (unless you’ve paid for a subscription service with no ads), SHOPPING IS EVERYWHERE!! It’s very, very hard to resist. Which is tough on our willpower, which is a finite resource that burns pretty quickly, our credit card balances, and the environment. Let's break that see, click, buy cycle. Or at least interrupt it. Fast Fashion Turning Parts of Ghana into Toxic Landfill

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]]> 527 no Being a Better Person Online: Keeping Relationships Strong in the Age of Texting EP: 547 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ All our connectivity makes a lot of things easier, but there are some things where you don’t really want to take the easy route: for example, fostering day to day closeness to people you love. Survey That Found that Americans Spend 59 Hours a Week on the Internet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Being a Better Person Online: Keeping Relationships Strong in the Age of Texting full 3 547 Kate Hanley All our connectivity makes a lot of things easier, but there are some things where you don’t really want to take the easy route: for example, fostering day to day closeness to people you love.  All our connectivity makes a lot of things easier, but there are some things where you don’t really want to take the easy route: for example, fostering day to day closeness to people you love. Survey That Found that Americans Spend 59 Hours a Week on the Internet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices All our connectivity makes a lot of things easier, but there are some things where you don’t really want to take the easy route: for example, fostering day to day closeness to people you love. Survey That Found that Americans Spend 59 Hours a Week on the Internet

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]]> 556 no DAY FIVE of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Commit to Something EP: 546 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Well, you commit to something. Something that helps keep a very manageable amount of your energy directed toward making a difference. I'll also share how I came to be secretary of the PTO--and why I'm so glad I did, despite the meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000 DAY FIVE of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Commit to Something full 3 546 Kate Hanley Well, you commit to something. Something that helps keep a very manageable amount of your energy directed toward making a difference. I'll also share how I came to be secretary of the PTO--and why I'm so glad I did, despite the meetings. Well, you commit to something. Something that helps keep a very manageable amount of your energy directed toward making a difference. I'll also share how I came to be secretary of the PTO--and why I'm so glad I did, despite the meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Well, you commit to something. Something that helps keep a very manageable amount of your energy directed toward making a difference. I'll also share how I came to be secretary of the PTO--and why I'm so glad I did, despite the meetings.

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]]> 523 no DAY FOUR of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Get Out Your Wallet EP: 545 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In what I think might end up being the shortest How to Be a Better Person podcast episode ever, your tiny assignment today is just ridiculously simple. But hearing why it matters so very much will help inspire you to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 DAY FOUR of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Get Out Your Wallet full 3 545 Kate Hanley In what I think might end up being the shortest How to Be a Better Person podcast episode ever, your tiny assignment today is just ridiculously simple. But hearing why it matters so very much will help inspire you to do it. In what I think might end up being the shortest How to Be a Better Person podcast episode ever, your tiny assignment today is just ridiculously simple. But hearing why it matters so very much will help inspire you to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In what I think might end up being the shortest How to Be a Better Person podcast episode ever, your tiny assignment today is just ridiculously simple. But hearing why it matters so very much will help inspire you to do it.

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]]> 373 no DAY THREE of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Elevate the Need EP: 544 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You may not have 50,000 followers on Instagram or a million followers on tiktok, but you still have influence. Today’s piece of the challenge is to take the information you gathered on who is already doing the work on the thing you want to help address, and use your influence to help spread the word about their work and their needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 DAY THREE of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Elevate the Need full 3 544 Kate Hanley You may not have 50,000 followers on Instagram or a million followers on tiktok, but you still have influence. Today’s piece of the challenge is to take the information you gathered on who is already doing the work on the thing you want to help... You may not have 50,000 followers on Instagram or a million followers on tiktok, but you still have influence. Today’s piece of the challenge is to take the information you gathered on who is already doing the work on the thing you want to help address, and use your influence to help spread the word about their work and their needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may not have 50,000 followers on Instagram or a million followers on tiktok, but you still have influence. Today’s piece of the challenge is to take the information you gathered on who is already doing the work on the thing you want to help address, and use your influence to help spread the word about their work and their needs.

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]]> 427 no DAY TWO of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Find Someone Who’s Doing the Work EP: 543 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here’s a crucial thing to keep in mind when it comes to making a difference on issues big and small, global and local: You don’t need to be the savior rushing in a white horse. In fact, you'd likely only make things worse. Instead, your task today is to find someone who's already working on the thing you care about, so you can add your support to the cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 DAY TWO of the First-Ever Give a Shit Challenge: Find Someone Who’s Doing the Work full 3 543 Kate Hanley  Here’s a crucial thing to keep in mind when it comes to making a difference on issues big and small, global and local: You don’t need to be the savior rushing in a white horse. In fact, you'd likely only make things worse. Instead, your task... Here’s a crucial thing to keep in mind when it comes to making a difference on issues big and small, global and local: You don’t need to be the savior rushing in a white horse. In fact, you'd likely only make things worse. Instead, your task today is to find someone who's already working on the thing you care about, so you can add your support to the cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here’s a crucial thing to keep in mind when it comes to making a difference on issues big and small, global and local: You don’t need to be the savior rushing in a white horse. In fact, you'd likely only make things worse. Instead, your task today is to find someone who's already working on the thing you care about, so you can add your support to the cause.

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]]> 429 no DAY ONE of the First Ever Give a Shit Challenge EP: 542 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m doing something a little bit different. Because I’ve gotten such a great response to my free I Give a Shit sticker (it's a nice antidote to the I give zero effs thing that’s been floating around) and because there are just so many things happening in the world that, if you are a person who gives a shit, can really weigh on you, this week we're going to relieve some of that angst by doing something about the stuff that’s weighing heavy on our hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 DAY ONE of the First Ever Give a Shit Challenge full 3 542 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m doing something a little bit different. Because I’ve gotten such a great response to my free I Give a Shit sticker (it's a nice antidote to the I give zero effs thing that’s been floating around) and because there... This week on the podcast I’m doing something a little bit different. Because I’ve gotten such a great response to my free I Give a Shit sticker (it's a nice antidote to the I give zero effs thing that’s been floating around) and because there are just so many things happening in the world that, if you are a person who gives a shit, can really weigh on you, this week we're going to relieve some of that angst by doing something about the stuff that’s weighing heavy on our hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m doing something a little bit different. Because I’ve gotten such a great response to my free I Give a Shit sticker (it's a nice antidote to the I give zero effs thing that’s been floating around) and because there are just so many things happening in the world that, if you are a person who gives a shit, can really weigh on you, this week we're going to relieve some of that angst by doing something about the stuff that’s weighing heavy on our hearts.

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]]> 543 no Ask Yourself This Question to Figure Out What Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You EP: 541 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your emotions aren’t here to torture you; they’re messengers, giving you information about what you value, need, and want. Here's one question to ask yourself to figure out what information your anger is trying to convey. (Then it won’t have to try so hard to get your attention.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Ask Yourself This Question to Figure Out What Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You full 2 541 Kate Hanley Your emotions aren’t here to torture you; they’re messengers, giving you information about what you value, need, and want. Here's one question to ask yourself to figure out what information your anger is trying to convey. (Then it won’t have to... Your emotions aren’t here to torture you; they’re messengers, giving you information about what you value, need, and want. Here's one question to ask yourself to figure out what information your anger is trying to convey. (Then it won’t have to try so hard to get your attention.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your emotions aren’t here to torture you; they’re messengers, giving you information about what you value, need, and want. Here's one question to ask yourself to figure out what information your anger is trying to convey. (Then it won’t have to try so hard to get your attention.)

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]]> 576 no What’s Your Anger Story? EP: 540 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Each of us has a set of beliefs about anger that we’ve been carrying around since we were little. By taking a little time to think about what those beliefs are, you can get a little more objectivity and perspective on this emotion that so often prevents you from thinking clearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 What’s Your Anger Story? full 2 540 Kate Hanley Each of us has a set of beliefs about anger that we’ve been carrying around since we were little. By taking a little time to think about what those beliefs are, you can get a little more objectivity and perspective on this emotion that so often... Each of us has a set of beliefs about anger that we’ve been carrying around since we were little. By taking a little time to think about what those beliefs are, you can get a little more objectivity and perspective on this emotion that so often prevents you from thinking clearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each of us has a set of beliefs about anger that we’ve been carrying around since we were little. By taking a little time to think about what those beliefs are, you can get a little more objectivity and perspective on this emotion that so often prevents you from thinking clearly.

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]]> 545 no Breaking the Cycle of Anger, an Interview with Andrea J. Lee EP: 539 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I wanted to talk to someone who could help us think about anger in new ways and potentially interrupt any of our habitual patterns around it so that we’ve got some space to learn some new skills for dealing with it. The person I’m talking to today is Andrea J. Lee. Andrea is the author of the blog "We Can Stop Being Abusive" on Substack, the controversial article "I Verbally Abused my Husband: Here's How I Stopped," published in the Washington Post and the book We Need to Talk for small business owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Breaking the Cycle of Anger, an Interview with Andrea J. Lee full 2 539 Kate Hanley I wanted to reach out to someone who could help us think about anger in new ways and potentially interrupt any of our habitual patterns around it so that we’ve got some space to learn some new skills for dealing with it. The person I’m talking to... I wanted to talk to someone who could help us think about anger in new ways and potentially interrupt any of our habitual patterns around it so that we’ve got some space to learn some new skills for dealing with it. The person I’m talking to today is Andrea J. Lee. Andrea is the author of the blog "We Can Stop Being Abusive" on Substack, the controversial article "I Verbally Abused my Husband: Here's How I Stopped," published in the Washington Post and the book We Need to Talk for small business owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I wanted to talk to someone who could help us think about anger in new ways and potentially interrupt any of our habitual patterns around it so that we’ve got some space to learn some new skills for dealing with it. The person I’m talking to today is Andrea J. Lee. Andrea is the author of the blog "We Can Stop Being Abusive" on Substack, the controversial article "I Verbally Abused my Husband: Here's How I Stopped," published in the Washington Post and the book We Need to Talk for small business owners.

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]]> 1474 no Reasons Why You Might Feel Angry All the Time EP: 538 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s nothing wrong with anger management strategies, which are fine but, to use a healthcare analogy, learning how to manage anger is trying to mitigate symptoms, instead of treating the root cause. Let’s look at some of the many, many things that can give rise to anger so that you can see what root causes that you might be able to address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Reasons Why You Might Feel Angry All the Time full 2 538 Kate Hanley There’s nothing wrong with anger management strategies, which are fine but, to use a healthcare analogy, learning how to manage anger is trying to mitigate symptoms, instead of treating the root cause. Let’s look at some of the many, many things... There’s nothing wrong with anger management strategies, which are fine but, to use a healthcare analogy, learning how to manage anger is trying to mitigate symptoms, instead of treating the root cause. Let’s look at some of the many, many things that can give rise to anger so that you can see what root causes that you might be able to address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s nothing wrong with anger management strategies, which are fine but, to use a healthcare analogy, learning how to manage anger is trying to mitigate symptoms, instead of treating the root cause. Let’s look at some of the many, many things that can give rise to anger so that you can see what root causes that you might be able to address.

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]]> 716 no Is Anger Good, or Bad? Both EP: 537 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week's episodes were inspired by a listener question about feeling angry all the time lately, and what to do about it. And since anger is definitely having a moment (all that cooped-up angst has to have somewhere to go), let's figure out what all this collective anger might be here to show us. First question: is anger a bad a thing? Or a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Is Anger Good, or Bad? Both full 2 537 Kate Hanley This week's episodes were inspired by a listener question about feeling angry all the time lately, and what to do about it. And since anger is definitely having a moment (all that cooped-up angst has to have somewhere to go), let's figure out what all... This week's episodes were inspired by a listener question about feeling angry all the time lately, and what to do about it. And since anger is definitely having a moment (all that cooped-up angst has to have somewhere to go), let's figure out what all this collective anger might be here to show us. First question: is anger a bad a thing? Or a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week's episodes were inspired by a listener question about feeling angry all the time lately, and what to do about it. And since anger is definitely having a moment (all that cooped-up angst has to have somewhere to go), let's figure out what all this collective anger might be here to show us. First question: is anger a bad a thing? Or a good thing?

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]]> 518 no How Do You Feel When You’re Having Fun? EP: 536 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Even when you’re busy and don’t feel like you have a lot of time to do things just for the fun of it, you can increase your experience of fun by tuning in to how fun feels in your body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How Do You Feel When You’re Having Fun? full 2 536 Kate Hanley Even when you’re busy and don’t feel like you have a lot of time to do things just for the fun of it, you can increase your experience of fun by tuning in to how fun feels in your body. Even when you’re busy and don’t feel like you have a lot of time to do things just for the fun of it, you can increase your experience of fun by tuning in to how fun feels in your body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Even when you’re busy and don’t feel like you have a lot of time to do things just for the fun of it, you can increase your experience of fun by tuning in to how fun feels in your body.

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]]> 466 no Using Fun to Motivate You--It Is Possible EP: 535 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Using Fun to Motivate You--It Is Possible full 2 535 Kate Hanley Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing... Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s face it: Adulting can be a real slog. The list of things to do and take care of can feel relentless. However, that does not mean that doing the things you need to do has to be boring, or tedious. You CAN use fun to goad yourself into doing those things you have to do, and enjoy yourself while you’re doing it

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]]> 439 no Feeling Fried? Might Be Time for the Healing Power of Pleasure EP: 534 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Dr. Rachel Allyn, a relationship and sex therapist and the author of the new book, The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life. After all fun and pleasure go hand in hand, and if you’re listening from the United States, we live in a pretty repressed society where pleasure is either frowned upon or just ignored. Let's turn that beat around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Feeling Fried? Might Be Time for the Healing Power of Pleasure full 2 534 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Dr. Rachel Allyn, a relationship and sex therapist and the author of the new book, The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life. After all fun and pleasure go hand in hand, and if... Today I’m interviewing Dr. Rachel Allyn, a relationship and sex therapist and the author of the new book, The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life. After all fun and pleasure go hand in hand, and if you’re listening from the United States, we live in a pretty repressed society where pleasure is either frowned upon or just ignored. Let's turn that beat around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m interviewing Dr. Rachel Allyn, a relationship and sex therapist and the author of the new book, The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life. After all fun and pleasure go hand in hand, and if you’re listening from the United States, we live in a pretty repressed society where pleasure is either frowned upon or just ignored. Let's turn that beat around.

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]]> 974 no So, What ARE You Doing for Fun? EP: 533 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 So, What ARE You Doing for Fun? full 2 533 Kate Hanley In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as... In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In order to invite more fun into your life, it helps to give some thought to what you consider to be fun, and what you’ve been doing for fun lately, and objectively assess whether you might need to prioritize fun a little more. I think of it as doing a fun inventory. That may sound like a clinical approach to playfulness, but what you inspect, you respect.

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]]> 593 no Let’s Have Some Fun EP: 532 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Let’s Have Some Fun full 2 532 Kate Hanley I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even... I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I get that fun can feel frivolous, and that it’s easy to think that we should wait until things calm down before we even consider doing something just for the fun of it. But fun is not just enjoyable, but also it’s vital to our wellbeing and even to our very purpose for being on this planet in this body at this juncture in time. Woah.

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]]> 619 no How to Make Multiple Meals Out of One Cooking Session (without Being a Meal Planner) EP: 531 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Make Multiple Meals Out of One Cooking Session (without Being a Meal Planner) full 2 531 Kate Hanley There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already.  There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace leftovers, and those who turn their nose up at them. By the end of this episode, I hope you’ll be firmly in the embrace ‘em camp, if you’re not there already.

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]]> 435 no Cooking Doesn’t Start in the Kitchen...It Starts in the Grocery Store EP: 530 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Cooking Doesn’t Start in the Kitchen...It Starts in the Grocery Store full 2 530 Kate Hanley We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have.  We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We can’t talk about how to get better and making more of your own food without also talking about getting better about grocery shopping. After all, you can’t cook what you don’t have.

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]]> 456 no How to Figure Out What the Heck to Have for Dinner EP: 529 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s be honest, figuring out what to eat can also be overwhelming. So today, I’m interviewing Kate Schulz, co-host of the Dinner Sisters podcast, for her tips on how to figure out what the heck to have for dinner. Kate is a home cook through and through with no professional chef experience or training, so she can definitely relate to that feeling of having no idea of what to make for dinner and of being turned off by complicated recipes. I’m excited to get insights on how to make cooking less stressf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Figure Out What the Heck to Have for Dinner full 2 529 Kate Hanley Let’s be honest, figuring out what to eat can also be overwhelming. So today, I’m interviewing Kate Schulz, co-host of the Dinner Sisters podcast, for her tips on how to figure out what the heck to have for dinner. Kate is a home cook through and... Let’s be honest, figuring out what to eat can also be overwhelming. So today, I’m interviewing Kate Schulz, co-host of the Dinner Sisters podcast, for her tips on how to figure out what the heck to have for dinner. Kate is a home cook through and through with no professional chef experience or training, so she can definitely relate to that feeling of having no idea of what to make for dinner and of being turned off by complicated recipes. I’m excited to get insights on how to make cooking less stressf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s be honest, figuring out what to eat can also be overwhelming. So today, I’m interviewing Kate Schulz, co-host of the Dinner Sisters podcast, for her tips on how to figure out what the heck to have for dinner. Kate is a home cook through and through with no professional chef experience or training, so she can definitely relate to that feeling of having no idea of what to make for dinner and of being turned off by complicated recipes. I’m excited to get insights on how to make cooking less stressf

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]]> 1126 no Cooking Strategies that Have Saved Me Weeks of Time Over the Years EP: 528 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Cooking Strategies that Have Saved Me Weeks of Time Over the Years full 2 528 Kate Hanley While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I... While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While you definitely don’t need any formal training to be a great home cook, having a couple techniques up your sleeve can make things a lot easier. So today I’m sharing three cooking strategies that, over the years, have saved me weeks of time. I did learn them from a pro, but not in a class or culinary school.

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]]> 448 no Food Week: 7 Easy Ways to Eat More Vegetables EP: 527 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all know that vegetables are good for us, but few of us are eating as many as we probably ought to be. In fact, a survey commissioned by the food brand. Dr. Praeger's found that a quarter of Americans have never had a vegetable! So let’s talk about how you can eat more vegetables in an easy and tasty way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Food Week: 7 Easy Ways to Eat More Vegetables full 2 527 Kate Hanley We all know that vegetables are good for us, but few of us are eating as many as we probably ought to be. In fact, a survey commissioned by the food brand. Dr. Praeger's found that a quarter of Americans have never had a vegetable! So let’s talk... We all know that vegetables are good for us, but few of us are eating as many as we probably ought to be. In fact, a survey commissioned by the food brand. Dr. Praeger's found that a quarter of Americans have never had a vegetable! So let’s talk about how you can eat more vegetables in an easy and tasty way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We all know that vegetables are good for us, but few of us are eating as many as we probably ought to be. In fact, a survey commissioned by the food brand. Dr. Praeger's found that a quarter of Americans have never had a vegetable! So let’s talk about how you can eat more vegetables in an easy and tasty way.

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]]> 649 no What Fall Is REALLY About EP: 526 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Ok, yes, fall is busy, but it's about more than just being a busy little squirrel and hiding away your acorns for the winter to come (although it is about that too). Let's look at the deeper meaning--and opportunities--of fall so we can be intentional about this sometimes tempestuous season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 What Fall Is REALLY About full 2 526 Kate Hanley Ok, yes, fall is busy, but it's about more than just being a busy little squirrel and hiding away your acorns for the winter to come (although it is about that too). Let's look at the deeper meaning--and opportunities--of fall so we can be intentional... Ok, yes, fall is busy, but it's about more than just being a busy little squirrel and hiding away your acorns for the winter to come (although it is about that too). Let's look at the deeper meaning--and opportunities--of fall so we can be intentional about this sometimes tempestuous season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ok, yes, fall is busy, but it's about more than just being a busy little squirrel and hiding away your acorns for the winter to come (although it is about that too). Let's look at the deeper meaning--and opportunities--of fall so we can be intentional about this sometimes tempestuous season.

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]]> 417 no How a Supportive Schedule Is Like a Song EP: 525 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Instead of creating a rigid new schedule for fall, think about how making your schedule more like a song--with a consistent rhythm that can adapt to different circumstances, like verses (weekdays), choruses (weekends), and even shredding guitar solos (those days that kick your butt). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How a Supportive Schedule Is Like a Song full 2 525 Kate Hanley Instead of creating a rigid new schedule for fall, think about how making your schedule more like a song--with a consistent rhythm that can adapt to different circumstances, like verses (weekdays), choruses (weekends), and even shredding guitar solos... Instead of creating a rigid new schedule for fall, think about how making your schedule more like a song--with a consistent rhythm that can adapt to different circumstances, like verses (weekdays), choruses (weekends), and even shredding guitar solos (those days that kick your butt). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Instead of creating a rigid new schedule for fall, think about how making your schedule more like a song--with a consistent rhythm that can adapt to different circumstances, like verses (weekdays), choruses (weekends), and even shredding guitar solos (those days that kick your butt).

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]]> 536 no Self-Care for a Less Stressful Fall Transition, an Interview with Mary Sheila Gonella EP: 524 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with my go-to nutrition expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, of Occidental Nutrition--a recurring guest on this podcast, a friend of mine, and a very talented and passionate nutritionist who blends traditional approaches,-like taking care of your blood sugar and insulin levels, with ancient practices such as Ayurveda. I'm asking her what kinds of foods will help us stay strong during this transitional time, as well as how to manage fall allergies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Self-Care for a Less Stressful Fall Transition, an Interview with Mary Sheila Gonella full 2 524 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with my go-to nutrition expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, of Occidental Nutrition--a recurring guest on this podcast, a friend of mine, and a very talented and passionate nutritionist who blends traditional approaches,-like taking care... Today I’m talking with my go-to nutrition expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, of Occidental Nutrition--a recurring guest on this podcast, a friend of mine, and a very talented and passionate nutritionist who blends traditional approaches,-like taking care of your blood sugar and insulin levels, with ancient practices such as Ayurveda. I'm asking her what kinds of foods will help us stay strong during this transitional time, as well as how to manage fall allergies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with my go-to nutrition expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, of Occidental Nutrition--a recurring guest on this podcast, a friend of mine, and a very talented and passionate nutritionist who blends traditional approaches,-like taking care of your blood sugar and insulin levels, with ancient practices such as Ayurveda. I'm asking her what kinds of foods will help us stay strong during this transitional time, as well as how to manage fall allergies.

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]]> 1055 no Let’s Face It. Transitions Suck EP: 523 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s just go ahead and admit it. Transitions can be really hard. And fall is a lot of transitions rolled into one--changes in weather, in schedules, and overall energy. I share two ways to help you feel more stable and safe during this wonky time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Let’s Face It. Transitions Suck. full 2 523 Kate Hanley Let’s just go ahead and admit it. Transitions can be really hard. And fall is a lot of transitions rolled into one--changes in weather, in schedules, and overall energy. I share two ways to help you feel more stable and safe during this wonky time. Let’s just go ahead and admit it. Transitions can be really hard. And fall is a lot of transitions rolled into one--changes in weather, in schedules, and overall energy. I share two ways to help you feel more stable and safe during this wonky time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s just go ahead and admit it. Transitions can be really hard. And fall is a lot of transitions rolled into one--changes in weather, in schedules, and overall energy. I share two ways to help you feel more stable and safe during this wonky time.

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]]> 435 no Getting Back in the Healthy Swing After the Excesses of Summer EP: 522 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Right about now, it is easy to be feeling like you’ve gotten off track with your healthy habits. Maybe your bedtime has crept later, and if you have kids, so has theirs. Maybe it felt too hot to cook so you got really into eating more stuff like pizza or fries because they were so easy. Or maybe you’ve been hitting the booze more because there have been barbecues and trips to the beach or the lake or the woods or the park. More. . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Getting Back in the Healthy Swing After the Excesses of Summer full 2 522 Kate Hanley Right about now, it is easy to be feeling like you’ve gotten off track with your healthy habits. Maybe your bedtime has crept later, and if you have kids, so has theirs. Maybe it felt too hot to cook so you got really into eating more stuff like... Right about now, it is easy to be feeling like you’ve gotten off track with your healthy habits. Maybe your bedtime has crept later, and if you have kids, so has theirs. Maybe it felt too hot to cook so you got really into eating more stuff like pizza or fries because they were so easy. Or maybe you’ve been hitting the booze more because there have been barbecues and trips to the beach or the lake or the woods or the park. More. . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Right about now, it is easy to be feeling like you’ve gotten off track with your healthy habits. Maybe your bedtime has crept later, and if you have kids, so has theirs. Maybe it felt too hot to cook so you got really into eating more stuff like pizza or fries because they were so easy. Or maybe you’ve been hitting the booze more because there have been barbecues and trips to the beach or the lake or the woods or the park. More. . .

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]]> 411 no The Things We Feel Shame About EP: 521 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed, and that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. Let's talk about how to start leaving that shame behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The Things We Feel Shame About full 2 521 Kate Hanley So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed, and that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth... So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed, and that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. Let's talk about how to start leaving that shame behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed, and that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. Let's talk about how to start leaving that shame behind.

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]]> 663 no Why Can’t I Stick With My Healthy Habits? I Know Why: I Suck. EP: 520 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I don’t know about you, but I find it comforting to know that humans have been backsliding for thousands and thousands of years! It’s not a question of if it will happen, but when. And therefore, not something that means you’re a bad person. Just something that means you’re human. Let's talk about what to do when you realize you've let your healthy habits slide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Why Can’t I Stick With My Healthy Habits? I Know Why: I Suck. full 2 520 Kate Hanley I don’t know about you, but I find it comforting to know that humans have been backsliding for thousands and thousands of years! It’s not a question of if it will happen, but when. And therefore, not something that means you’re a bad person.... I don’t know about you, but I find it comforting to know that humans have been backsliding for thousands and thousands of years! It’s not a question of if it will happen, but when. And therefore, not something that means you’re a bad person. Just something that means you’re human. Let's talk about what to do when you realize you've let your healthy habits slide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I don’t know about you, but I find it comforting to know that humans have been backsliding for thousands and thousands of years! It’s not a question of if it will happen, but when. And therefore, not something that means you’re a bad person. Just something that means you’re human. Let's talk about what to do when you realize you've let your healthy habits slide.

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]]> 602 no Does Lying Make You a Bad Person? EP: 519 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. So let’s break it down with Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Does Lying Make You a Bad Person? full 2 519 Kate Hanley Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?”... Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. So let’s break it down with Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on. So let’s break it down with Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You?

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]]> 997 no I’m Always Running Late and Forgetting Stuff--Am I a Bad Person? EP: 518 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s trait is running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 I’m Always Running Late and Forgetting Stuff--Am I a Bad Person? full 2 518 Kate Hanley Today’s trait is running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Today’s trait is running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s trait is running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one.

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]]> 635 no Are You a Bad Person If You’re Impatient? EP: 517 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I want to flip things and instead of talking about being a better person, to spend a little time talking about the things we all sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was impatience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Are You a Bad Person If You’re Impatient? full 2 517 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I want to flip things and instead of talking about being a better person, to spend a little time talking about the things we all sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? When I surveyed listeners several... This week on the podcast I want to flip things and instead of talking about being a better person, to spend a little time talking about the things we all sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was impatience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I want to flip things and instead of talking about being a better person, to spend a little time talking about the things we all sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person? When I surveyed listeners several months ago about the things that make them feel like a bad person, the most popular response was impatience.

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]]> 604 no Finding Your Way to Self-Acceptance EP: 516 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Finding Your Way to Self-Acceptance full 2 516 Kate Hanley Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as "bad" is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn't conditional. It's not, I'll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down.

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]]> 535 no Refilling Your Attention Deficit EP: 515 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ These August days are about as quiet as it gets on the work front (except for, perhaps, the week between Christmas and New Year's). Let's take this opportunity to restore our ability to focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Refilling Your Attention Deficit full 2 515 Kate Hanley These August days are about as quiet as it gets on the work front (except for, perhaps, the week between Christmas and New Year's). Let's take this opportunity to restore our ability to focus. These August days are about as quiet as it gets on the work front (except for, perhaps, the week between Christmas and New Year's). Let's take this opportunity to restore our ability to focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices These August days are about as quiet as it gets on the work front (except for, perhaps, the week between Christmas and New Year's). Let's take this opportunity to restore our ability to focus.

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]]> 592 no How to Cultivate Grit with Shannon Polson EP: 514 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter during her time serving in the Army and author of The Grit Factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Cultivate Grit with Shannon Polson full 2 514 Kate Hanley To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache... To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter during her time serving in the Army and author of The Grit Factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter during her time serving in the Army and author of The Grit Factor.

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]]> 743 no Strengthen Your “Keep Going” Muscles EP: 513 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of my better person principles (that I shared last week in episode 509) is that every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Strengthen Your “Keep Going” Muscles full 2 513 Kate Hanley One of my better person principles (that I shared last week in episode 509) is that every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those... One of my better person principles (that I shared last week in episode 509) is that every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of my better person principles (that I shared last week in episode 509) is that every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles.

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]]> 589 no What’s the Better Person Thing to Do When It Comes to Disagreeing With Friends? EP: 512 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now, whether you're talking about masks, vaccines, or the start of school, you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 What’s the Better Person Thing to Do When It Comes to Disagreeing With Friends? full 2 512 Kate Hanley You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now, whether you're talking about masks, vaccines, or the start of school, you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's... You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now, whether you're talking about masks, vaccines, or the start of school, you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now, whether you're talking about masks, vaccines, or the start of school, you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace?

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]]> 561 no Better Person Principle #5: Being better is a choice EP: 511 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #5: Being better is a choice full 2 511 Kate Hanley Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better. Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better.

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]]> 455 no Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything EP: 510 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything full 2 510 Kate Hanley You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout. You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout.

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]]> 442 no Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge EP: 509 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge full 2 509 Kate Hanley Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar. Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar.

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]]> 408 no Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step EP: 508 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Even though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step full 2 508 Kate Hanley Even though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself... Even though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Even though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change.

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]]> 494 no Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even a good person. Just better. EP: 507 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even a good person. Just better. full 2 507 Kate Hanley You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity. You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity.

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]]> 520 no Admit that you’re probably going to stink at first, and that’s OK; in fact, it's the kind of the point EP: 506 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is obsessed with keeping you safe, and will try to convince you that anything new you’re either thinking, doing, or trying to create, is either dangerous--as in, it could open you up to ridicule--or bad--as in, a waste of time. I’ve got a way to short circuit that very human instinct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Admit that you’re probably going to stink at first, and that’s OK; in fact, it's the kind of the point full 2 506 Kate Hanley One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is obsessed with keeping you safe, and will try to convince you that anything new you’re either thinking, doing, or trying to create, is either dangerous--as in, it could open you up to... One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is obsessed with keeping you safe, and will try to convince you that anything new you’re either thinking, doing, or trying to create, is either dangerous--as in, it could open you up to ridicule--or bad--as in, a waste of time. I’ve got a way to short circuit that very human instinct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is obsessed with keeping you safe, and will try to convince you that anything new you’re either thinking, doing, or trying to create, is either dangerous--as in, it could open you up to ridicule--or bad--as in, a waste of time. I’ve got a way to short circuit that very human instinct.

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]]> 525 no How to get inspiration to pursue you like Miss Piggy chased after Kermit EP: 505 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Fun fact: the root of “spire” means breath, so inspired means filled with breath, or since if you aren’t breathing you’re dead, filled with life. So even if you don’t care one whit about doing anything creative, inspiration is still essential. Here's how to make it seek you out like a glamorous, love-starved pig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to get inspiration to pursue you like Miss Piggy chased after Kermit full 2 505 Kate Hanley Fun fact: the root of “spire” means breath, so inspired means filled with breath, or since if you aren’t breathing you’re dead, filled with life. So even if you don’t care one whit about doing anything creative, inspiration is still... Fun fact: the root of “spire” means breath, so inspired means filled with breath, or since if you aren’t breathing you’re dead, filled with life. So even if you don’t care one whit about doing anything creative, inspiration is still essential. Here's how to make it seek you out like a glamorous, love-starved pig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fun fact: the root of “spire” means breath, so inspired means filled with breath, or since if you aren’t breathing you’re dead, filled with life. So even if you don’t care one whit about doing anything creative, inspiration is still essential. Here's how to make it seek you out like a glamorous, love-starved pig.

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]]> 595 no Finding your creative practice (even if you 'don’t have an artistic bone in your body') EP: 504 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ OK, let's talk nuts and bolts. HOW do you incorporate creativity into what I'm assuming is already a pretty gosh darn busy life? I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Finding your creative practice (even if you 'don’t have an artistic bone in your body') full 2 504 Kate Hanley OK, let's talk nuts and bolts. HOW do you incorporate creativity into what I'm assuming is already a pretty gosh darn busy life? I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get... OK, let's talk nuts and bolts. HOW do you incorporate creativity into what I'm assuming is already a pretty gosh darn busy life? I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices OK, let's talk nuts and bolts. HOW do you incorporate creativity into what I'm assuming is already a pretty gosh darn busy life? I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on.

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]]> 973 no If you don't (yet) feel creative, try feeling this instead EP: 503 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Some of us--many of us--do NOT feel like we are creative beings. Like, it’s something that only gets handed out to some folks, and others are stuck in logical land. When really, creativity is an innate human trait, we all have it, in some form, to some extent. But perhaps it’s gotten rusty or is just feeling neglected and hard to access. So today I want to talk about something that might feel easier to access that is a precursor to creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 If you don't (yet) feel creative, try feeling this instead full 2 503 Kate Hanley Some of us--many of us--do NOT feel like we are creative beings. Like, it’s something that only gets handed out to some folks, and others are stuck in logical land. When really, creativity is an innate human trait, we all have it, in some form, to... Some of us--many of us--do NOT feel like we are creative beings. Like, it’s something that only gets handed out to some folks, and others are stuck in logical land. When really, creativity is an innate human trait, we all have it, in some form, to some extent. But perhaps it’s gotten rusty or is just feeling neglected and hard to access. So today I want to talk about something that might feel easier to access that is a precursor to creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Some of us--many of us--do NOT feel like we are creative beings. Like, it’s something that only gets handed out to some folks, and others are stuck in logical land. When really, creativity is an innate human trait, we all have it, in some form, to some extent. But perhaps it’s gotten rusty or is just feeling neglected and hard to access. So today I want to talk about something that might feel easier to access that is a precursor to creativity.

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]]> 550 no The amazing, Important Benefits of Creativity EP: 502 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Covid cases are trending back upward, this summer has been intense on the weather front, and you know, I think the collective we could really go for a topic that’s comforting and taps into the dreamier, more imaginative side of life. Plus, creativity is one of the unique characteristics of humans, so nurturing your own inventiveness is part of being a better person. And, creativity has a TON of important benefits to offer us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The amazing, Important Benefits of Creativity full 2 502 Kate Hanley Covid cases are trending back upward, this summer has been intense on the weather front, and you know, I think the collective we could really go for a topic that’s comforting and taps into the dreamier, more imaginative side of life. Plus,... Covid cases are trending back upward, this summer has been intense on the weather front, and you know, I think the collective we could really go for a topic that’s comforting and taps into the dreamier, more imaginative side of life. Plus, creativity is one of the unique characteristics of humans, so nurturing your own inventiveness is part of being a better person. And, creativity has a TON of important benefits to offer us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Covid cases are trending back upward, this summer has been intense on the weather front, and you know, I think the collective we could really go for a topic that’s comforting and taps into the dreamier, more imaginative side of life. Plus, creativity is one of the unique characteristics of humans, so nurturing your own inventiveness is part of being a better person. And, creativity has a TON of important benefits to offer us.

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]]> 591 no Taking stock and easing the stress of being in transition EP: 501 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This pandemic summer, when we still can’t really predict what the fall, winter and spring ahead will be like, and yet we theoretically are out of the worst of it, is a very transitional time to be. And the human brain typically does NOT like transitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Taking stock and easing the stress of being in transition full 2 501 Kate Hanley This pandemic summer, when we still can’t really predict what the fall, winter and spring ahead will be like, and yet we theoretically are out of the worst of it, is a very transitional time to be. And the human brain typically does NOT like... This pandemic summer, when we still can’t really predict what the fall, winter and spring ahead will be like, and yet we theoretically are out of the worst of it, is a very transitional time to be. And the human brain typically does NOT like transitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 567 no Things I’ve Learned from Producing 500 Podcast Episodes EP: 500 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today is the 500th episode of this podcast! Can you believe it? I hardly can. For today’s big idea, I’m sharing five things I’ve learned over these past 500 episodes. But before I do, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening, and for caring about being a better person. I never in a million years would have made it this far without you--this is your milestone, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Things I’ve Learned from Producing 500 Podcast Episodes full 2 500 Kate Hanley Today is the 500th episode of this podcast! Can you believe it? I hardly can.  For today’s big idea, I’m sharing five things I’ve learned over these past 500 episodes. But before I do, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart... Today is the 500th episode of this podcast! Can you believe it? I hardly can. For today’s big idea, I’m sharing five things I’ve learned over these past 500 episodes. But before I do, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening, and for caring about being a better person. I never in a million years would have made it this far without you--this is your milestone, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 459 no Is the universe sending you a message through numbers?? EP: 499 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since tomorrow is the 500th episode of this podcast, and I am so blown away by this number, that I wanted to talk to someone who knows the symbolism of numbers to help me understand what this particular milestone means on a symbolic level. I spoke with energy healer and teacher, Julie Ann, and she not only blew my doors off with what 500 means, but shared how to figure out the significance of any number in your life that is catching your attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Is the universe sending you a message through numbers?? full 2 499 Kate Hanley Since tomorrow is the 500th episode of this podcast, and I am so blown away by this number, that I wanted to talk to someone who knows the symbolism of numbers to help me understand what this particular milestone means on a symbolic level. I... Since tomorrow is the 500th episode of this podcast, and I am so blown away by this number, that I wanted to talk to someone who knows the symbolism of numbers to help me understand what this particular milestone means on a symbolic level. I spoke with energy healer and teacher, Julie Ann, and she not only blew my doors off with what 500 means, but shared how to figure out the significance of any number in your life that is catching your attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1292 no What to do when you’re jealous of others’ vacations (or whatever) EP: 498 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ C'mon, you can admit it. When you see the photos of your friends on their vacations to the Cape, or Hawaii, or the lake, part of you is jealous. Maybe even a little judgy. Today, let's talk about how to work that feeling and turn it into an opportunity to invite a getaway in to your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 What to do when you’re jealous of others’ vacations (or whatever) full 2 498 Kate Hanley C'mon, you can admit it. When you see the photos of your friends on their vacations to the Cape, or Hawaii, or the lake, part of you is jealous. Maybe even a little judgy. Today, let's talk about how to work that feeling and turn it into an... C'mon, you can admit it. When you see the photos of your friends on their vacations to the Cape, or Hawaii, or the lake, part of you is jealous. Maybe even a little judgy. Today, let's talk about how to work that feeling and turn it into an opportunity to invite a getaway in to your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 410 no GIve to Yourself, Too EP: 497 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something we don’t generally think about when we think about being more generous is giving to ourselves, too. Which is a really important piece of being a more giving person, because you can’t give from an empty cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 GIve to Yourself, Too full 2 497 Kate Hanley Something we don’t generally think about when we think about being more generous is giving to ourselves, too. Which is a really important piece of being a more giving person, because you can’t give from an empty cup.  Something we don’t generally think about when we think about being more generous is giving to ourselves, too. Which is a really important piece of being a more giving person, because you can’t give from an empty cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 363 no We’re All Stingy in Some Ways--What Are Yours? EP: 496 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 We’re All Stingy in Some Ways--What Are Yours? full 2 496 Kate Hanley You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no.  You can be generous in some ways, and stingy in others. And it’s really fascinating to start to unpack where you are a natural giver, and where you might be more likely to freeze up and think, oh heck no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 435 no Giving More Without Giving Too Much EP: 495 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable. So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Giving More Without Giving Too Much full 2 495 Kate Hanley While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable. So today,... While giving is often energizing, there are definitely times when it’s draining. In addition, sometimes *your* giving can make the person you’re trying to give to feel bad--micromanaged, or like you think they aren’t capable. So today, let’s figure out how to keep giving in the realm of feeling good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 376 no Emotional Labor: How to Keep it From Taking Too Much of a Toll EP: 494 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking to four-time TED speaker Damon Brown about emotional labor--why it's the best thing you have to offer, and also how it can quickly deplete you if you're not intentional about it. PLUS, we break down the costs of letting someone pick your brain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Emotional Labor: How to Keep it From Taking Too Much of a Toll full 2 494 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking to four-time TED speaker Damon Brown about emotional labor--why it's the best thing you have to offer, and also how it can quickly deplete you if you're not intentional about it. PLUS, we break down the costs of letting someone... Today I’m talking to four-time TED speaker Damon Brown about emotional labor--why it's the best thing you have to offer, and also how it can quickly deplete you if you're not intentional about it. PLUS, we break down the costs of letting someone pick your brain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1324 no All the Ways to Give EP: 493 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are so many ways you can give, and they don’t necessarily require a lot of time or money, which is what we typically think of when we think of giving. Check out this list of ways to be generous that will get you in that giving mood.(You can tell there are a lot of them, as this episode is over 10 minutes, which I try not to do--but I wanted you to see the full buffet!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 All the Ways to Give full 2 493 Kate Hanley There are so many ways you can give, and they don’t necessarily require a lot of time or money, which is what we typically think of when we think of giving. Check out this list of ways to be generous that will get you in that giving mood.(You can... There are so many ways you can give, and they don’t necessarily require a lot of time or money, which is what we typically think of when we think of giving. Check out this list of ways to be generous that will get you in that giving mood.(You can tell there are a lot of them, as this episode is over 10 minutes, which I try not to do--but I wanted you to see the full buffet!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 630 no Let’s Talk About Giving, and Why It Matters EP: 492 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Yes, generosity is a virtue, and a key piece of being a better person. BUT the funny paradox about giving is that it feels really good to help others, and those good feelings help energize you in all parts of your life. Find out why Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Let’s Talk About Giving, and Why It Matters full 2 492 Kate Hanley Yes, generosity is a virtue, and a key piece of being a better person. BUT the funny paradox about giving is that it feels really good to help others, and those good feelings help energize you in all parts of your life. Find out why Yes, generosity is a virtue, and a key piece of being a better person. BUT the funny paradox about giving is that it feels really good to help others, and those good feelings help energize you in all parts of your life. Find out why Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 388 no The Antidote to Re-Entry Awkwardness: Extending Grace EP: 491 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ People’s best--including our own--may look nothing like what we would have expected in the 'before times.' We have to give each other a wide enough berth to be harried, or to overreact, or to be slow, or irritable, and to not make that behavior mean that anyone’s a bad person, or incompetent, or any other judgmental thing we could think. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The Antidote to Re-Entry Awkwardness: Extending Grace full 2 491 Kate Hanley People’s best--including our own--may look nothing like what we would have expected in the 'before times.' We have to give each other a wide enough berth to be harried, or to overreact, or to be slow, or irritable, and to not make that behavior mean... People’s best--including our own--may look nothing like what we would have expected in the 'before times.' We have to give each other a wide enough berth to be harried, or to overreact, or to be slow, or irritable, and to not make that behavior mean that anyone’s a bad person, or incompetent, or any other judgmental thing we could think. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 388 no Before You Judge Someone Else, Remember This EP: 490 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ During times of transition, it’s easier than ever to judge our fellow humans, which is ironic, because this is when we need to offer each other the most tolerance we can muster. Here's a way to short-circuit this very human inclination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Before You Judge Someone Else, Remember This full 2 490 Kate Hanley During times of transition, it’s easier than ever to judge our fellow humans, which is ironic, because this is when we need to offer each other the most tolerance we can muster. Here's a way to short-circuit this very human inclination. During times of transition, it’s easier than ever to judge our fellow humans, which is ironic, because this is when we need to offer each other the most tolerance we can muster. Here's a way to short-circuit this very human inclination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 360 no Navigating the New Normal at Work EP: 489 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Gwen Moran who writes and speaks about the intersection of workplace issues and life. Gwen is a regular contributor to Fast Company, Inc., and many other outlets, where she’s been writing extensively about re-emergence from the pandemic and what that means for all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Navigating the New Normal at Work full 2 489 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Gwen Moran who writes and speaks about the intersection of workplace issues and life. Gwen is a regular contributor to Fast Company, Inc., and many other outlets, where she’s been writing extensively about re-emergence from... Today I’m interviewing Gwen Moran who writes and speaks about the intersection of workplace issues and life. Gwen is a regular contributor to Fast Company, Inc., and many other outlets, where she’s been writing extensively about re-emergence from the pandemic and what that means for all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 993 no A Helpful Strategy for Reducing Re-Entry Awkwardness EP: 488 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You've probably noticed that people are acting a little...odd lately--aggressive, irritable, forgetful, slow. That's because collectively we're in a time of upheaval and our social skills have atrophied. You can either get knocked off your center, or you can try this approach to staying grounded during this funky time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 A Helpful Strategy for Reducing Re-Entry Awkwardness full 2 4788 Kate Hanley You've probably noticed that people are acting a little ...odd lately --- agrressive, irritable, forgetful, solw. That's because collectively we're in a time of upheaval and our social skills have atrophied. You can either get knocked off your center,... You've probably noticed that people are acting a little...odd lately--aggressive, irritable, forgetful, slow. That's because collectively we're in a time of upheaval and our social skills have atrophied. You can either get knocked off your center, or you can try this approach to staying grounded during this funky time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 435 no Little Things that Help Resist the Urge to Pour a Drink EP: 487 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When the urge to pour yourself a drink strikes, it’s helpful to have a couple other strategies in place that you can do instead. Here are three of my favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Little Things that Help Resist the Urge to Pour a Drink full 2 487 Kate Hanley When the urge to pour yourself a drink strikes, it’s helpful to have a couple other strategies in place that you can do instead. Here are three of my favorites. When the urge to pour yourself a drink strikes, it’s helpful to have a couple other strategies in place that you can do instead. Here are three of my favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 391 no Re-Thinking Drinking: How to Take the Edge off without Alcohol EP 486: https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It's common to pop open something alcoholic when you're stressed, just so you can switch into chill mode. So what can do you to take the edge off if you're not drinking? Hoo doggie...so many things!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Thinking Drinking: How to Take the Edge off without Alcohol full 2 486 Kate Hanley It's common to pop open something alcoholic when you're stressed, just so you can switch into chill mode. So what can do you to take the edge off if you're not drinking? Hoo doggie...so many things!! It's common to pop open something alcoholic when you're stressed, just so you can switch into chill mode. So what can do you to take the edge off if you're not drinking? Hoo doggie...so many things!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 564 no How to Let Your Hair Down Without Having a Drink EP: 485 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We often turn to alcohol as a way to let loose and have fun. So if you stop or cut way back on drinking, does that mean you're going to be boring? Nope. Today I'm talking about other ways to get into that ‘let’s have some fun’ state of mind without relying on a glass of something to provide it for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Let Your Hair Down Without Having a Drink full 2 485 Kate Hanley We often turn to alcohol as a way to let loose and have fun. So if you stop or cut way back on drinking, does that mean you're going to be boring? Nope. Today I'm talking about other ways to get into that ‘let’s have some fun’ state of mind... We often turn to alcohol as a way to let loose and have fun. So if you stop or cut way back on drinking, does that mean you're going to be boring? Nope. Today I'm talking about other ways to get into that ‘let’s have some fun’ state of mind without relying on a glass of something to provide it for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 465 no Why Drinking Less Is a Rebellious Choice for Women EP: 484 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Sarah Kate, founder of the website Some Good Clean Fun and advocate for breaking free from mommy wine culture, about how simply deciding to drink less can be difficult, why it's something worth serious consideration, and what's possible on the other side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Why Drinking Less Is a Rebellious Choice for Women full 2 484 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Sarah Kate, founder of the website Some Good Clean Fun and advocate for breaking free from mommy wine culture, about how simply deciding to drink less can be difficult, why it's something worth serious consideration, and what's... Today I'm talking with Sarah Kate, founder of the website Some Good Clean Fun and advocate for breaking free from mommy wine culture, about how simply deciding to drink less can be difficult, why it's something worth serious consideration, and what's possible on the other side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1455 no How to Tell If Your Drinking Has Become Problematic (and What to Do Next) EP: 483 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black. Michelle describes herself as a sobriety advocate, and I'm excited to talk to her today about how to tell when your alcohol consumption might be something you need to take a closer look at, and exactly how to do that and what to do next. (Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Tell If Your Drinking Has Become Problematic (and What to Do Next) full 2 483 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black. Michelle describes herself as a sobriety advocate, and I'm excited to talk to her today... Today I'm talking with Michelle Smith, a TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, mental health and addictions counselor and founder of Recovery is the New Black. Michelle describes herself as a sobriety advocate, and I'm excited to talk to her today about how to tell when your alcohol consumption might be something you need to take a closer look at, and exactly how to do that and what to do next. (Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1048 no Re-Thinking Drinking: For the Sober Curious EP: 482 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week of episodes is for everyone, but especially anyone who is waking up today feeling any kind of negative way about how much they had to drink this weekend, and who might be feeling ready to make a change. In other words, this episode is for anyone who is sober curious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Thinking Drinking: For the Sober Curious full 2 482 Kate Hanley This week of episodes is for everyone, but especially anyone who is waking up today feeling any kind of negative way about how much they had to drink this weekend, and who might be feeling ready to make a change. In other words, this episode is for... This week of episodes is for everyone, but especially anyone who is waking up today feeling any kind of negative way about how much they had to drink this weekend, and who might be feeling ready to make a change. In other words, this episode is for anyone who is sober curious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 646 no Listener Fave Episode #5: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts EP: 481 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Listener Fave Episode #5: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts full 2 481 Kate Hanley If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place.

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]]> 531 no Listener Fave Episode #4: You've Started a New Habit--Now Avoid the Dreaded Backslide EP: 480 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Listener Fave Episode #4: You've Started a New Habit--Now Avoid the Dreaded Backslide full 2 480 Kate Hanley There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to... There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 561 no Listener Fave Episode #3: Don’t Let Your Ego Do This To You When You Fall Back into a Bad Habit EP: 479 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Listener Fave Episode #3: Don’t Let Your Ego Do This To You When You Fall Back into a Bad Habit full 2 479 Kate Hanley Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again.

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]]> 385 no Listener Fave Episode #2: Getting Over Your Resistance to Meditating EP: 478 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn 3 strategies for outsmarting your resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Listener Fave Episode #2: Getting Over Your Resistance to Meditating full 2 478 Kate Hanley As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn... As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn 3 strategies for outsmarting your resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 585 no Listener Fave Episode #1: There’s More Where That Came From EP: 477 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Listener Fave Episode #1: There’s More Where That Came From full 2 477 Kate Hanley Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack.

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]]> 397 no A Peek Inside My Podcast Business EP: 476 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm offering a look a look at the business side of this podcast--why I started it, how I produce it, how much it earns, how much it costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 A Peek Inside My Podcast Business full 2 476 Kate Hanley Today I'm offering a look a look at the business side of this podcast--why I started it, how I produce it, how much it earns, how much it costs. Today I'm offering a look a look at the business side of this podcast--why I started it, how I produce it, how much it earns, how much it costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 643 no Simple Secrets to Networking Your Way to a Better Job EP: 475 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ CNBC reports that up to 80% of jobs are filled by networking--and that up to 70% of jobs are never even listed anywhere publicly. It really is who you know. So what if you don't feel like you know the right or enough people? Here's a little networking 101 for the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Simple Secrets to Networking Your Way to a Better Job full 2 472 Kate Hanley --and that up to 70% of jobs are never even listed anywhere publicly. It really is who you know. So what if you don't feel like you know the right or enough people? Here's a little networking 101 for the real world. CNBC reports that up to 80% of jobs are filled by networking--and that up to 70% of jobs are never even listed anywhere publicly. It really is who you know. So what if you don't feel like you know the right or enough people? Here's a little networking 101 for the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 621 no Crucial Wisdom for Those Looking to Get Back to Work or Changing Careers EP: 474 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with someone who helps people think about work in new ways all day, every day. She knows how to counsel people who are making changes in their work lives. Tami Forman is the executive director of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to give people who’ve taken time away from work to care for their loved ones the opportunity to re-enter the workforce, and she shares one of the most helpful visuals that makes thinking about new work opportunities so much simpler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Crucial Wisdom for Those Looking to Get Back to Work or Changing Careers full 2 474 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with someone who helps people think about work in new ways all day, every day, and she knows a lot about how to counsel people who are making changes in their work lives. Tami Forman is the executive director of Path Forward,... Today I’m talking with someone who helps people think about work in new ways all day, every day. She knows how to counsel people who are making changes in their work lives. Tami Forman is the executive director of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to give people who’ve taken time away from work to care for their loved ones the opportunity to re-enter the workforce, and she shares one of the most helpful visuals that makes thinking about new work opportunities so much simpler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1320 no Make Your Job Easier and Your Work More Fulfilling With This Simple Exercise EP: 473 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is something that can help you get more energized about work, AND help you deliver more value and make a bigger impact while also having to try less hard. YES I know this sounds like magical thinking, but it’s not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Make Your Job Easier and Your Work More Fulfilling With This Simple Exercise full 2 473 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is something that can help you get more energized about work, AND help you deliver more value and make a bigger impact while also having to try less hard. YES I know this sounds like magical thinking, but it’s not. Today’s big idea is something that can help you get more energized about work, AND help you deliver more value and make a bigger impact while also having to try less hard. YES I know this sounds like magical thinking, but it’s not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 447 no Rethinking Work Post-Covid: Have We Been Getting It Wrong? EP: 472 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If we are in what economists and journalists are calling a Great Reassessment of work, what do we want to take in to account when we’re doing this re-assessing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Rethinking Work Post-Covid: Have We Been Getting It Wrong? full 2 472 Kate Hanley If we are in what economists and journalists are calling a Great Reassessment of work, what do we want to take in to account when we’re doing this re-assessing?  If we are in what economists and journalists are calling a Great Reassessment of work, what do we want to take in to account when we’re doing this re-assessing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 603 no Creating New Boundaries for Our Current Late Pandemic Reality EP: 471 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Do you still want to hug everyone? Are there places where you want to continue wearing a mask? Was there a part of pandemic life that you want to keep going? Or something you DIDN'T do (or people you didn't see) during the pandemic that you realize was actually good for you? Let's use this weird, tiring, transitional time for a boundaries check-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Creating New Boundaries for Our Current Late Pandemic Reality full 2 471 Kate Hanley Do you still want to hug everyone? Are there places where you want to continue wearing a mask? Was there a part of pandemic life that you want to keep going? Or something you DIDN'T do (or people you didn't see) during the pandemic that you realize... Do you still want to hug everyone? Are there places where you want to continue wearing a mask? Was there a part of pandemic life that you want to keep going? Or something you DIDN'T do (or people you didn't see) during the pandemic that you realize was actually good for you? Let's use this weird, tiring, transitional time for a boundaries check-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 360 no Two Basic Types of Boundaries: Incoming, and Outgoing EP: 470 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Two Basic Types of Boundaries: Incoming, and Outgoing full 2 470 Kate Hanley There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place.

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]]> 351 no How to Enforce a Boundary Without Being a Jerk EP: 469 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Amy E Smith, a life coach who teaches chronic people-pleasers how to stand up for themselves without being a dick. I mean, yes please! Amy gives a masterclass on what boundaries are, how to figure out what boundaries you might be, and how to maintain them with kindness. You're gonna love her, but she does use salty language so heads up if you're listening with kids around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Enforce a Boundary Without Being a Jerk full 2 469 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Amy E Smith, a life coach who teaches chronic people-pleasers how to stand up for themselves without being a dick. I mean, yes please! Amy gives a masterclass on what boundaries are, how to figure out what boundaries you might... Today I'm talking with Amy E Smith, a life coach who teaches chronic people-pleasers how to stand up for themselves without being a dick. I mean, yes please! Amy gives a masterclass on what boundaries are, how to figure out what boundaries you might be, and how to maintain them with kindness. You're gonna love her, but she does use salty language so heads up if you're listening with kids around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1063 no Setting Boundaries Creates Freedom EP: 468 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but anytime you put some guardrails around something, you actually plug up holes where energy could leak out of, or outside distractions could get in through. And corralling your energy is, paradoxically, mega-freeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Setting Boundaries Creates Freedom full 2 468 Kate Hanley Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but anytime you put some guardrails around something, you actually plug up holes where energy could leak out of, or outside distractions could get in through. And corralling your energy is, paradoxically,... Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but anytime you put some guardrails around something, you actually plug up holes where energy could leak out of, or outside distractions could get in through. And corralling your energy is, paradoxically, mega-freeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 359 no My Fave Boundaries Definition: A Way to Show Self-Compassion EP: 467 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Most of us think about boundaries as a means of self-protection, which they are, but thinking of them solely that way puts you in a defensive stance, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot. And that stance takes a lot of energy to maintain, even if you’re only doing it psychically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 My Fave Boundaries Definition: A Way to Show Self-Compassion full 2 467 Kate Hanley Most of us think about boundaries as a means of self-protection, which they are, but thinking of them solely that way puts you in a defensive stance, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot. And that stance takes a lot of energy to maintain, even if... Most of us think about boundaries as a means of self-protection, which they are, but thinking of them solely that way puts you in a defensive stance, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot. And that stance takes a lot of energy to maintain, even if you’re only doing it psychically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 361 no The Good News About Menopause EP: 466 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The Good News About Menopause full 2 466 Kate Hanley Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.) Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.)

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]]> 496 no Getting Help for Your Perimenopause Symptoms EP: 465 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I value Western medicine, I truly do, but there are some things where it’s not all that helpful, and women’s health and wellness is generally one of them. Here are three types of health care practitioners who might be able to really help smooth the bumps of your perimenopausal transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Getting Help for Your Perimenopause Symptoms full 2 465 Kate Hanley I value Western medicine, I truly do, but there are some things where it’s not all that helpful, and women’s health and wellness is generally one of them. Here are three types of health care practitioners who might be able to really help... I value Western medicine, I truly do, but there are some things where it’s not all that helpful, and women’s health and wellness is generally one of them. Here are three types of health care practitioners who might be able to really help smooth the bumps of your perimenopausal transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 564 no Self-Care for Perimenopause, an Interview with Jolinda Johnson EP: 464 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Jolinda Johnson about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Self-Care for Perimenopause, an Interview with Jolinda Johnson full 2 464 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Jolinda Johnson about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a... Today I’m talking with Jolinda Johnson about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1541 no Can Perimenopause Cause This Thing (Fill in the Blank)? Probably. EP: 463 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Can Perimenopause Cause This Thing (Fill in the Blank)? Probably. full 2 463 Kate Hanley Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising... Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 466 no Perimenopause Is a Feminist Issue EP: 462 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has either been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Perimenopause Is a Feminist Issue full 2 462 Kate Hanley For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has either been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has either been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 533 no Yay, Summer!: The Secret to Having the Best Beach Trip Ever, Every Time EP: 461 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For today’s big idea, I’m sharing my VERY BEST tip on how to have just a fabulous time at the beach. It’s so good, I can’t even believe I’m sharing it, because now it will be out of the bag, and if more people start doing it, at some point it won’t be so special any more. But it really is so great that I’m willing to risk it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 ay, Summer!: The Secret to Having the Best Beach Trip Ever, Every Time full 2 461 Kate Hanley For today’s big idea, I’m sharing my VERY BEST tip on how to have just a fabulous time at the beach. It’s so good, I can’t even believe I’m sharing it, because now it will be out of the bag, and if more people start doing it, at some point... For today’s big idea, I’m sharing my VERY BEST tip on how to have just a fabulous time at the beach. It’s so good, I can’t even believe I’m sharing it, because now it will be out of the bag, and if more people start doing it, at some point it won’t be so special any more. But it really is so great that I’m willing to risk it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 363 no Summer Health and Wellness: Getting Enough Sleep (Despite the Light and Heat) EP: 460 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ With all the extra sunlight and the heat that’s happening right now, it can be hard to get good sleep. I know it feels like all that extra sun is penetrating straight into my brain! So let’s talk about how to get the zzzzs you need even now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Summer Health and Wellness: Getting Enough Sleep (Despite the Light and Heat) full 2 460 Kate Hanley With all the extra sunlight and the heat that’s happening right now, it can be hard to get good sleep. I know it feels like all that extra sun is penetrating straight into my brain! So let’s talk about how to get the zzzzs you need even now. With all the extra sunlight and the heat that’s happening right now, it can be hard to get good sleep. I know it feels like all that extra sun is penetrating straight into my brain! So let’s talk about how to get the zzzzs you need even now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With all the extra sunlight and the heat that’s happening right now, it can be hard to get good sleep. I know it feels like all that extra sun is penetrating straight into my brain! So let’s talk about how to get the zzzzs you need even now.

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]]> 481 no Summer Activities for Kids: A Guide to Getting Kids Outside, with Katy Bowman EP: 459 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Katy Bowman, biomechanist and bestselling author of many books, including her newest, Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More. We break it down how to get kids back into moving their bodies and heading outside--even after a pandemic when they basically become one with their screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Summer Activities for Kids: A Guide to Getting Kids Outside, with Katy Bowman full 2 459 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Katy Bowman, biomechanist and bestselling author of many books, including her newest, Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More. We break it down how to get kids back into moving their bodies... Today I’m talking with Katy Bowman, biomechanist and bestselling author of many books, including her newest, Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More. We break it down how to get kids back into moving their bodies and heading outside--even after a pandemic when they basically become one with their screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1842 no Summer Bucket List: The to Key to Doing All the Things You Love About Summer EP: 458 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today's tip is making a summer bucket list, which helps ensure that you actually DO all the summery things that you love the most, so that you don’t roll up to September with that nagging feeling that you didn’t have the summer that you wanted. Except I don't love that name, so let's call it Goals for a Glorious Summer . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Summer Bucket List: The to Key to Doing All the Things You Love About Summer full 2 458 Kate Hanley Today's tip is making a summer bucket list, which helps ensure that you actually DO all the summery things that you love the most, so that you don’t roll up to September with that nagging feeling that you didn’t have the summer that you wanted.... Today's tip is making a summer bucket list, which helps ensure that you actually DO all the summery things that you love the most, so that you don’t roll up to September with that nagging feeling that you didn’t have the summer that you wanted. Except I don't love that name, so let's call it Goals for a Glorious Summer . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 370 no Summer Inspiration: The True Purpose of Summer (that Matters More in 2021 than Ever) EP: 457 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Summer is about way more than sun, swimming, and barbecues. It’s about refilling your well after a long winter and a chilly, rainy spring. And that’s doubly, ESPECIALLY true after a pandemic winter!! Knowing what summer is really about helps you recuperate from what has been a hard, nutty yea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Summer Inspiration: The True Purpose of Summer (that Matters More in 2021 than Ever) full 2 457 Kate Hanley Summer is about way more than sun, swimming, and barbecues. It’s about refilling your well after a long winter and a chilly, rainy spring. And that’s doubly, ESPECIALLY true after a pandemic winter!! Knowing what summer is really about helps you... Summer is about way more than sun, swimming, and barbecues. It’s about refilling your well after a long winter and a chilly, rainy spring. And that’s doubly, ESPECIALLY true after a pandemic winter!! Knowing what summer is really about helps you recuperate from what has been a hard, nutty yea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 455 no Stress Reduction Tips: Doing This One Thing Makes Your Relaxation Practice Even MORE Effective EP: 456 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ No matter what you’re going to do to relax, or how long you have to do it, something you need to do to really maximize your efforts is to establish your own safety. This is a piece that most advice on how to relax misses--but when you implement this strategy, you really amp up your benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Stress Reduction Tips: Doing This One Thing Makes Your Relaxation Practice Even MORE Effective full 2 456 Kate Hanley No matter what you’re going to do to relax, or how long you have to do it, something you need to do to really maximize your efforts is to establish your own safety. This is a piece that most advice on how to relax misses--but when you implement this... No matter what you’re going to do to relax, or how long you have to do it, something you need to do to really maximize your efforts is to establish your own safety. This is a piece that most advice on how to relax misses--but when you implement this strategy, you really amp up your benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 426 no Stress Reduction Methods that Make a Big Difference in About an Hour EP: 455 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes you want and need a form of stress reduction that is "done for you" so that you can really go deeply in to the restorative relaxation zone. These three modalities can really help you go there and lessen the effect that stress is having on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Stress Reduction Methods that Make a Big Difference in About an Hour full 2 455 Kate Hanley Sometimes you want and need a form of stress reduction that is "done for you" so that you can really go deeply in to the restorative relaxation zone. These three modalities can really help you go there and lessen the effect that stress is having on you. Sometimes you want and need a form of stress reduction that is "done for you" so that you can really go deeply in to the restorative relaxation zone. These three modalities can really help you go there and lessen the effect that stress is having on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 688 no 2 Stress Reduction Activities that Take 20 Minutes or Less EP: 454 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm sharing two stress reduction activities that you can do at home, with a tiny bit of equipment but nothing more exotic than a couple of blankets or a pillow, in about 20 minutes, and they can really transport you to another state of being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 2 Stress Reduction Activities that Take 20 Minutes or Less full 2 454 Kate Hanley Today I'm sharing two stress reduction activities that you can do at home, with a tiny bit of equipment but nothing more exotic than a couple of blankets or a pillow, in about 20 minutes, and they can really transport you to another state of being. Today I'm sharing two stress reduction activities that you can do at home, with a tiny bit of equipment but nothing more exotic than a couple of blankets or a pillow, in about 20 minutes, and they can really transport you to another state of being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 562 no Stress Reduction Tools You Can Use to Relax in 5 Minutes or Less EP: 453 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the insidious things about stress is that it will try to convince you that you don’t have time for anything that’s not related to getting things done. I promise you, you have a couple minutes for yourself, and you CAN foster relaxation in that short of a time. The hardest part, really, is simply deciding to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Stress Reduction Tools You Can Use to Relax in 5 Minutes or Less full 2 453 Kate Hanley One of the insidious things about stress is that it will try to convince you that you don’t have time for anything that’s not related to getting things done. I promise you, you have a couple minutes for yourself, and you CAN foster relaxation in... One of the insidious things about stress is that it will try to convince you that you don’t have time for anything that’s not related to getting things done. I promise you, you have a couple minutes for yourself, and you CAN foster relaxation in that short of a time. The hardest part, really, is simply deciding to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 517 no Stress Reduction: What Relaxation Is, and What It Isn’t EP: 452 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Vegging out, doing nothing, and even leisure skills are not what I’m talking about when I say relaxation. That’s because relaxation is a specific physiological state of being. And in today’s stressful world, it often doesn’t happen by accident. If you don't know what you're aiming for, you're not likely to hit it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Stress Reduction: What Relaxation Is, and What It Isn’t full 2 452 Kate Hanley Vegging out, doing nothing, and even leisure skills are not what I’m talking about when I say relaxation. That’s because relaxation is a specific physiological state of being. And in today’s stressful world, it often doesn’t happen by... Vegging out, doing nothing, and even leisure skills are not what I’m talking about when I say relaxation. That’s because relaxation is a specific physiological state of being. And in today’s stressful world, it often doesn’t happen by accident. If you don't know what you're aiming for, you're not likely to hit it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 665 no Avoid Burnout Working from Home: A Mother’s Guide to Not Hating Your Family EP: 451 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re a mom home with kids, your burnout is potentially at a whole ‘nother level after being your kids teacher, therapist, cruise director, best friend, playmate, nurse. I just want to say, I see you. I honor you. Today’s episode is especially for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Avoid Burnout Working from Home: A Mother’s Guide to Not Hating Your Family full 2 451 Kate Hanley If you’re a mom home with kids, your burnout is potentially at a whole ‘nother level after being your kids teacher, therapist, cruise director, best friend, playmate, nurse. I just want to say, I see you. I honor you. Today’s episode is... If you’re a mom home with kids, your burnout is potentially at a whole ‘nother level after being your kids teacher, therapist, cruise director, best friend, playmate, nurse. I just want to say, I see you. I honor you. Today’s episode is especially for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 634 no Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Make It Fun EP: 450 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Make It Fun full 2 450 Kate Hanley We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more. We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more.

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]]> 338 no Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Decide When You’ll Work (and When You Won’t) EP: 449 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the biggest problems of working from home--and the piece that plays the biggest role in work from home burnout--is that it’s very easy to feel like you should be working all the time. Here's how you prevent that from happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Decide When You’ll Work (and When You Won’t) full 2 449 Kate Hanley One of the biggest problems of working from home--and the piece that plays the biggest role in work from home burnout--is that it’s very easy to feel like you should be working all the time. Here's how you prevent that from happening. One of the biggest problems of working from home--and the piece that plays the biggest role in work from home burnout--is that it’s very easy to feel like you should be working all the time. Here's how you prevent that from happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 544 no Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Leave the House Every Day EP: 448 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Leave the House Every Day full 2 448 Kate Hanley Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why. Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why.

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]]> 374 no Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Screw the Dishes EP: 447 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ With more people home all day, eating all meals at home, the dishes are just relentless. So relentless, in fact, that if you feel like you need to stay on top of them, you won’t get any work done, and you won’t get any rest. Here's how to strike a balance between having getting your work done and having a house that's clean enough that you don't lose your mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Screw the Dishes full 2 447 Kate Hanley With more people home all day, eating all meals at home, the dishes are just relentless. So relentless, in fact, that if you feel like you need to stay on top of them, you won’t get any work done, and you won’t get any rest. Here's how to strike... With more people home all day, eating all meals at home, the dishes are just relentless. So relentless, in fact, that if you feel like you need to stay on top of them, you won’t get any work done, and you won’t get any rest. Here's how to strike a balance between having getting your work done and having a house that's clean enough that you don't lose your mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 373 no Anti-Racism Check-In: Being Excited About the Return to ‘Normal’ Life Is a Privilege EP: 446 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you are all charged up to get back to normal life where we are leaving the house and interacting with others on the regular again, there is privilege in that excitement that is helpful to acknowledge now. Because there are many folks who are dreading it for an array of good reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racism Check-In: Being Excited About the Return to ‘Normal’ Life Is a Privilege full 2 446 Kate Hanley If you are all charged up to get back to normal life where we are leaving the house and interacting with others on the regular again, there is privilege in that excitement that is helpful to acknowledge now. Because there are many folks who are... If you are all charged up to get back to normal life where we are leaving the house and interacting with others on the regular again, there is privilege in that excitement that is helpful to acknowledge now. Because there are many folks who are dreading it for an array of good reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 495 no Anti-Racism Check-In: What to Do When You’re Called Out EP: 445 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ At some point in your life, no matter what race you are, you are likely to be called out for some mis-step. Let’s talk about how to handle that so that it becomes a growth opportunity, and not a moment of shame or anger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racism Check-In: What to Do When You’re Called Out full 2 445 Kate Hanley At some point in your life, no matter what race you are, you are likely to be called out for some mis-step. Let’s talk about how to handle that so that it becomes a growth opportunity, and not a moment of shame or anger.  At some point in your life, no matter what race you are, you are likely to be called out for some mis-step. Let’s talk about how to handle that so that it becomes a growth opportunity, and not a moment of shame or anger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 361 no Anti-Racism Check-In: Using Mindfulness as an Anti-Racism Tool EP: 444 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sure, mindfulness is a helpful tool when you're meditating--but can it help you have conversations about race, too? You bet. Racial justice educator Dr. Amanda Kemp is here today to tell us how and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racism Check-In: Using Mindfulness as an Anti-Racism Tool full 2 444 Kate Hanley Sure, mindfulness is a helpful tool when you're meditating--but can it help you have conversations about race, too? You bet. Racial justice educator Dr. Amanda Kemp is here today to tell us how and why. Sure, mindfulness is a helpful tool when you're meditating--but can it help you have conversations about race, too? You bet. Racial justice educator Dr. Amanda Kemp is here today to tell us how and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1179 no Anti-Racism Check-In: You Can Be a Leader on Anti-Racism (Even If You Don’t Feel Ready) EP: 443 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you haven’t already, it’s time to start sharing the things you’ve learned about anti-racism and the results of the inner work you’ve done with the people in your circle of influence. Even if you don't feel ready. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racism Check-In: You Can Be a Leader on Anti-Racism (Even If You Don’t Feel Ready) full 2 443 Kate Hanley If you haven’t already, it’s time to start sharing the things you’ve learned about anti-racism and the results of the inner work you’ve done with the people in your circle of influence. Even if you don't feel ready. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start sharing the things you’ve learned about anti-racism and the results of the inner work you’ve done with the people in your circle of influence. Even if you don't feel ready. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 417 no Anti-Racism Check-In: How’s That Going? EP: 442 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Dr. Frederick Bryan said “Self-awareness IS a form of action,” so today we're just going to do a little check-in on how all that anti-racism flurry of last summer has shaken out in your own mind, actions, and life. It's a chance to take stock and re-commit, because anti-racism is still very much needed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racism Check-In: How’s That Going? full 2 442 Kate Hanley Dr. Frederick Bryan said “Self-awareness IS a form of action,” so today we're just going to do a little check-in on how all that anti-racism flurry of last summer has shaken out in your own mind, actions, and life. It's a chance to take stock... Dr. Frederick Bryan said “Self-awareness IS a form of action,” so today we're just going to do a little check-in on how all that anti-racism flurry of last summer has shaken out in your own mind, actions, and life. It's a chance to take stock and re-commit, because anti-racism is still very much needed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 468 no Doing Hard Things: Getting Back Out There and Making Small Talk EP: 441 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For some of us--maybe more of us that you might realize--the idea of getting back out there and mingling with folks post quarantine is feeling a little scary. So let’s talk about how to make small talk even when it feels like you’re the Tin Min and your jaw has gotten rusty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Doing Hard Things: Getting Back Out There and Making Small Talk full 2 441 Kate Hanley For some of us--maybe more of us that you might realize--the idea of getting back out there and mingling with folks post quarantine is feeling a little scary. So let’s talk about how to make small talk even when it feels like you’re the Tin Min... For some of us--maybe more of us that you might realize--the idea of getting back out there and mingling with folks post quarantine is feeling a little scary. So let’s talk about how to make small talk even when it feels like you’re the Tin Min and your jaw has gotten rusty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 298 no Doing Hard Things: Initiating a Difficult Conversation EP: 440 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are invariably going to be times when you need to talk about something with someone...and you are NOT going to want to do it, because it has the potential to be awkward, or angry-making, or just emotional in general. Having a game plan makes this much more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Doing Hard Things: Initiating a Difficult Conversation full 2 440 Kate Hanley There are invariably going to be times when you need to talk about something with someone...and you are NOT going to want to do it, because it has the potential to be awkward, or angry-making, or just emotional in general. Having a game plan makes... There are invariably going to be times when you need to talk about something with someone...and you are NOT going to want to do it, because it has the potential to be awkward, or angry-making, or just emotional in general. Having a game plan makes this much more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 499 no Doing Hard Things When You’d Rather Hide in the Bathroom EP: 439 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Morra Aarons-Mele, host of the Anxious Achiever podcast and author of Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You'd Rather Stay Home. I’m excited to get her perspective on how to work with things like anxiety and being introvert that your monkey mind might try to use to convince you to avoid doing hard things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Doing Hard Things When You’d Rather Hide in the Bathroom full 2 439 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Morra Aarons-Mele, host of the Anxious Achiever podcast and author of Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You'd Rather Stay Home. I’m excited to get her perspective on how to work with things like anxiety and... Today I’m talking with Morra Aarons-Mele, host of the Anxious Achiever podcast and author of Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You'd Rather Stay Home. I’m excited to get her perspective on how to work with things like anxiety and being introvert that your monkey mind might try to use to convince you to avoid doing hard things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 845 no Doing Hard Things: How to Make an Apology That Doesn't Suck EP: 438 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A good apology is an admission that you got something wrong. Which might be an occasion for you to feel like a bad person. Just to be clear: Being a better person isn’t about being perfect. It’s about using mis-steps as an opportunity to grow. An apologizing well help you do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Doing Hard Things: How to Make an Apology That Doesn't Suck full 2 438 Kate Hanley A good apology is an admission that you got something wrong. Which might be an occasion for you to feel like a bad person. Just to be clear: Being a better person isn’t about being perfect. It’s about using mis-steps as an opportunity to grow. An... A good apology is an admission that you got something wrong. Which might be an occasion for you to feel like a bad person. Just to be clear: Being a better person isn’t about being perfect. It’s about using mis-steps as an opportunity to grow. An apologizing well help you do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 533 no Doing Hard Things: What to Say to Someone Who’s Crying EP: 437 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When I asked my daughter if there were any situations where she wasn’t sure how to be a better person, she didn’t have to think long to come up with, what do you say to someone who’s crying. Which, I mean, 13 year old girls and their hormones mean there are lots of opportunities for tears, am I right? But tears definitely aren’t only for adolescent girls. We will all be in a situation where we’re talking to someone who is sad. So let’s talk about how to be there for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Doing Hard Things: What to Say to Someone Who’s Crying full 2 437 Kate Hanley When I asked my daughter if there were any situations where she wasn’t sure how to be a better person, she didn’t have to think long to come up with, what do you say to someone who’s crying. Which, I mean, 13 year old girls and their hormones... When I asked my daughter if there were any situations where she wasn’t sure how to be a better person, she didn’t have to think long to come up with, what do you say to someone who’s crying. Which, I mean, 13 year old girls and their hormones mean there are lots of opportunities for tears, am I right? But tears definitely aren’t only for adolescent girls. We will all be in a situation where we’re talking to someone who is sad. So let’s talk about how to be there for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 361 no Operation Meditation: Getting Over Your Resistance to Meditating EP: 436 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn 3 strategies for outsmarting your resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Operation Meditation: Getting Over Your Resistance to Meditating full 2 436 Kate Hanley As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn... As wonderful and enjoyable and nourishing as meditation is, you are going to have times--many, many times--when you don’t feel like doing it. It's not a question of IF it will happen, it's a question of WHEN. Come find out why we do that, and learn 3 strategies for outsmarting your resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 539 no Operation Meditation: Finding the Time to Meditate EP: 435 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A common obstacle to actually sitting down and meditating is the thought of, “I don’t have time.” So let’s take a look at how to make the time for meditation so that we can get out ahead of that thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Operation Meditation: Finding the Time to Meditate full 2 435 Kate Hanley A common obstacle to actually sitting down and meditating is the thought of, “I don’t have time.” So let’s take a look at how to make the time for meditation so that we can get out ahead of that thought. A common obstacle to actually sitting down and meditating is the thought of, “I don’t have time.” So let’s take a look at how to make the time for meditation so that we can get out ahead of that thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 479 no Operation Meditation: Easy Ways to Get into a Meditation Groove, an interview with Jess Naim EP: 434 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking with Jess Naim, a Philadelphia meditation teacher who has a great way of making things like meditation and visualizing and breathwork not only relevant to real life, but also fun. She shared some meditation hacks that are nothing short of thrilling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Operation Meditation: Easy Ways to Get into a Meditation Groove, an interview with Jess Naim full 2 434 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking with Jess Naim, a Philadelphia meditation teacher who has a great way of making things like meditation and visualizing and breathwork not only relevant to real life, but also fun. She shared some meditation hacks that are nothing... Today I'm talking with Jess Naim, a Philadelphia meditation teacher who has a great way of making things like meditation and visualizing and breathwork not only relevant to real life, but also fun. She shared some meditation hacks that are nothing short of thrilling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1101 no Operation Meditation: What to Do When You Close Your Eyes EP: 433 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Knowing exactly what to do when you meditate helps empower you to actually do it. Today I'm giving you a basic formula for what to do during a meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Operation Meditation: What to Do When You Close Your Eyes full 2 433 Kate Hanley Knowing exactly what to do when you meditate helps empower you to actually do it. Today I'm giving you a basic formula for what to do during a meditation practice. Knowing exactly what to do when you meditate helps empower you to actually do it. Today I'm giving you a basic formula for what to do during a meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 524 no Operation Meditation: Why Meditation Is Just a Ridiculously Loving Thing to Do for Yourself EP: 432 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s easy to think of meditation as something boring you’re supposed to do to take care of yourself--kind of like flossing. When actually meditation is a pleasurable, decadent, and just ridiculously loving thing to do for yourself. Come find out why it’s like a warm shower for your mind and a hug for your psyche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Operation Meditation: Why Meditation Is Just a Ridiculously Loving Thing to Do for Yourself full 2 432 Kate Hanley It’s easy to think of meditation as something boring you’re supposed to do to take care of yourself--kind of like flossing. When actually meditation is a pleasurable, decadent, and just ridiculously loving thing to do for yourself. Come find out... It’s easy to think of meditation as something boring you’re supposed to do to take care of yourself--kind of like flossing. When actually meditation is a pleasurable, decadent, and just ridiculously loving thing to do for yourself. Come find out why it’s like a warm shower for your mind and a hug for your psyche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 616 no Help the Planet: The Single Most Impactful Way to Combat Climate Change EP: 431 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There is one thing that has a huge potential to enact changes that will protect the earth and help our climate heal, and that is to join forces with an organization that is lobbying the government to adopt climate-friendly laws and practices. This helps enact sweeping changes that really move the needle; it also helps you personally in SO many ways. Let's discuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Help the Planet: The Single Most Impactful Way to Combat Climate Change full 2 431 Kate Hanley There is one thing that has a huge potential to enact changes that will protect the earth and help our climate heal, and that is to join forces with an organization that is lobbying the government to adopt climate-friendly laws and practices. This... There is one thing that has a huge potential to enact changes that will protect the earth and help our climate heal, and that is to join forces with an organization that is lobbying the government to adopt climate-friendly laws and practices. This helps enact sweeping changes that really move the needle; it also helps you personally in SO many ways. Let's discuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 435 no Help the Planet: We Are Throwing Away WAY Too Much Food EP: 430 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Finding ways to waste less food is great for the planet. And… it’s not something that we’re doing all that well. In fact, according to the United United States Department of Agriculture, one pound of food per person per day goes to waste--that's up to 40 percent of the entire food supply. Zoiks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Help the Planet: We Are Throwing Away WAY Too Much Food full 2 430 Kate Hanley Finding ways to waste less food is great for the planet. And… it’s not something that we’re doing all that well. In fact, according to the United United States Department of Agriculture, one pound of food per person per day goes to waste--that's... Finding ways to waste less food is great for the planet. And… it’s not something that we’re doing all that well. In fact, according to the United United States Department of Agriculture, one pound of food per person per day goes to waste--that's up to 40 percent of the entire food supply. Zoiks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 446 no Help the Planet: Get Growing (and Relieve Your Eco Anxiety), an Interview with Emily Murphy EP: 429 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Emily Murphy, a regenerative organic gardener, nature activist, and author of the book Grow What You Love, asking her what we as individuals can do in our own yard, and on our windowsills, and in our own communities, to grow the change we want to see in the world and help us feel like we're doing our part. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Help the Planet: Get Growing (and Relieve Your Eco Anxiety), an Interview with Emily Murphy full 2 429 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Emily Murphy, a regenerative organic gardener, nature activist, and author of the book Grow What You Love, asking her what we as individuals can do in our own yard, and on our windowsills, and in our own communities, to grow... Today I’m interviewing Emily Murphy, a regenerative organic gardener, nature activist, and author of the book Grow What You Love, asking her what we as individuals can do in our own yard, and on our windowsills, and in our own communities, to grow the change we want to see in the world and help us feel like we're doing our part. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1156 no Help the Planet: Should You Pay a Premium for Renewable Energy? EP: 428 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How you power the lights, the heat, the cooling, the devices, and all the electronic doo dads in your home is one of your biggest levers for either contributing to climate change, or steering us away from it. Yet renewable energy costs more than fossil fuel-based energy. OR DOES IT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Help the Planet: Should You Pay a Premium for Renewable Energy? full 2 428 Kate Hanley How you power the lights, the heat, the cooling, the devices, and all the electronic doo dads in your home is one of your biggest levers for either contributing to climate change, or steering us away from it. Yet renewable energy costs more than... How you power the lights, the heat, the cooling, the devices, and all the electronic doo dads in your home is one of your biggest levers for either contributing to climate change, or steering us away from it. Yet renewable energy costs more than fossil fuel-based energy. OR DOES IT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 527 no Help the Planet: Why Paying $2 More Now Saves a LOT Later EP: 427 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Of course we want to make the planet a better place... but that often means paying a little bit more for the things that have a smaller footprint, whether that's recycled copy paper or organic strawberries or low-VOC paint. Is it worth it to spend more on environmentally-friendly things? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Help the Planet: Why Paying $2 More Now Saves a LOT Later full 2 427 Kate Hanley Of course we want to make the planet a better place... but that often means paying a little bit more for the things that have a smaller footprint, whether that's recycled copy paper or organic strawberries or low-VOC paint. Is it worth it to spend... Of course we want to make the planet a better place... but that often means paying a little bit more for the things that have a smaller footprint, whether that's recycled copy paper or organic strawberries or low-VOC paint. Is it worth it to spend more on environmentally-friendly things? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 519 no The Gift of Hard Times, with Brooke Thomas EP: 426 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 The Gift of Hard Times, with Brooke Thomas full 2 426 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core.

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]]> 1199 no How to Handle the Haters, with Harriet Marsden EP: 425 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and post it on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 How to Handle the Haters, with Harriet Marsden full 2 425 Kate Hanley Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and... Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and post it on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 727 no Breaking Free from PSD (Patriarchy Stress Disorder), with Dr. Valerie Rein EP: 424 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown. It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress, and warped perceptions of their own worth because we live in a patriarchal society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Breaking Free from PSD (Patriarchy Stress Disorder), with Dr. Valerie Rein full 2 424 Kate Hanley When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown. It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress, and... When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown. It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress, and warped perceptions of their own worth because we live in a patriarchal society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1069 no Using Herbs to Love Yourself (and Your Health), with Kim Charlot EP: 423 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Yes, doctors are helpful but the person who has the most sway over your health, is you. In today's episode, I talk with herbalist Kim Charlot of Eden's Leaves about how she came to embrace herbs as a primary part of her wellness strategy, and how you can use these gifts of nature to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Using Herbs to Love Yourself (and Your Health), with Kim Charlot full 2 423 Kate Hanley Yes, doctors are helpful but the person who has the most sway over your health, is you. In today's episode, I talk with herbalist Kim Charlot of Eden's Leaves about how she came to embrace herbs as a primary part of her wellness strategy, and how you... Yes, doctors are helpful but the person who has the most sway over your health, is you. In today's episode, I talk with herbalist Kim Charlot of Eden's Leaves about how she came to embrace herbs as a primary part of her wellness strategy, and how you can use these gifts of nature to do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1024 no Moms Are Taking It on the Chin, with Rachael Ellison EP: 422 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of this, and not just what the headlines say, so I interviewed Rachael Ellison, co-host of The Breadwinners podcast and an expert on work-life balance, for her take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Moms Are Taking It on the Chin, with Rachael Ellison full 2 422 Kate Hanley Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of... Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of this, and not just what the headlines say, so I interviewed Rachael Ellison, co-host of The Breadwinners podcast and an expert on work-life balance, for her take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1345 no Spring Clean Your Life: What Are You Releasing? EP: 421 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let today be the day that you very intentionally assess what you DON’T want to bring with you into the phase that comes after the pandemic. Doing so will help you release those things--from your life, from your consciousness, and even from your energy--and free you up for what's trying to bloom in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Spring Clean Your Life: What Are You Releasing? full 2 421 Kate Hanley Let today be the day that you very intentionally assess what you DON’T want to bring with you into the phase that comes after the pandemic. Doing so will help you release those things--from your life, from your consciousness, and even from your... Let today be the day that you very intentionally assess what you DON’T want to bring with you into the phase that comes after the pandemic. Doing so will help you release those things--from your life, from your consciousness, and even from your energy--and free you up for what's trying to bloom in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 373 no Spring Clean Your Life: Figure Out Where Energy Is Festering EP: 420 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out where the energy in your life is festering, and then address that one spot. Here's how you do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Spring Clean Your Life: Figure Out Where Energy Is Festering full 2 420 Kate Hanley I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out... I bet there are all kinds of areas of your life that may be ready for a re-boot. Your home, your relationships, your diet, your exercise routine, your car, your closet… I mean, phew! It’s a lot. A way to get yourself into motion is to figure out where the energy in your life is festering, and then address that one spot. Here's how you do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 427 no Spring Clean Your Life: Refresh Your Space (in a Day) EP: 419 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Liza Zaslow of Gotham Organizers (whose video on organizing a tiny space has been viewed over 2 million times) shares how to make a big impact on your space in a small amount of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Spring Clean Your Life: Refresh Your Space (in a Day) full 2 419 Kate Hanley Lisa Zaslow of Gotham Organizers (whose video on organizing a tiny space has been viewed over 2 million times) shares how to make a big impact on your space in a small amount of time. Liza Zaslow of Gotham Organizers (whose video on organizing a tiny space has been viewed over 2 million times) shares how to make a big impact on your space in a small amount of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 830 no Spring Clean Your Life: Let’s Talk About that Inbox EP: 418 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since a big portion of our lives happens online, it’s certainly worth some of your time to de-clutter your inbox. All those old emails hanging around in there are a looming presence every time you go into your inbox--and the average American adult checks their email 15 times a DAY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Spring Clean Your Life: Let’s Talk About that Inbox full 2 418 Kate Hanley Since a big portion of our lives happens online, it’s certainly worth some of your time to de-clutter your inbox. All those old emails hanging around in there are a looming presence every time you go into your inbox--and the average American... Since a big portion of our lives happens online, it’s certainly worth some of your time to de-clutter your inbox. All those old emails hanging around in there are a looming presence every time you go into your inbox--and the average American adult checks their email 15 times a DAY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 479 no Spring Clean Your Life: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts EP: 417 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Spring Clean Your Life: 4 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Thoughts full 2 417 Kate Hanley If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place.  If you’re not taking stock of the things you tell yourself on the regular, guess what--you’re going to make the same choices that led you to feeling like you needed that detox and that de-cluttering in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 485 no Money Mantras: Pay Yourself First EP: 416 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your highest priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid. And how you do that is today’s money mantra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Money Mantras: Pay Yourself First full 2 416 Kate Hanley Your highest priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid. And how you do that is today’s money mantra. Your highest priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid. And how you do that is today’s money mantra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Your highest priority is NOT to make sure that your bills are paid. It’s to make sure that YOU are paid. And how you do that is today’s money mantra.

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]]> 500 no Money Mantras: Buy What You Need, Pay What It Costs EP: 415 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It's easy to get caught up in the hunt for low prices--believe me, I know the thrill of a bargain well! But are you saving money if you buy something you never use on sale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Money Mantras: Buy What You Need, Pay What It Costs full 2 415 Kate Hanley It's easy to get caught up in the hunt for low prices--believe me, I know the thrill of a bargain well! But are you saving money if you buy something you never use on sale? It's easy to get caught up in the hunt for low prices--believe me, I know the thrill of a bargain well! But are you saving money if you buy something you never use on sale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 454 no Money Mantras: Think Like a Breadwinner EP: 414 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Too many of us--especially women--only focus on being able to pay our bills. While honorable, doing so prevents us from thinking about how to build wealth and create financial freedom. Jennifer Barrett, author of Think Like a Breadwinner, aims to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Money Mantras: Think Like a Breadwinner full 2 414 Kate Hanley Too many of us--especially women--only focus on being able to pay our bills. While honorable, doing so prevents us from thinking about how to build wealth and create financial freedom. Jennifer Barrett, author of Think Like a Breadwinner, aims to... Too many of us--especially women--only focus on being able to pay our bills. While honorable, doing so prevents us from thinking about how to build wealth and create financial freedom. Jennifer Barrett, author of Think Like a Breadwinner, aims to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1021 no Money Mantras: A Mental Reframe for Money (or Lack Thereof) EP: 413 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s say there’s something that you’re NOT buying because it feels out of reach in some way. If you tell yourself--or someone else--that you can’t afford it, or you’re too broke--you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you don’t have enough money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Money Mantras: A Mental Reframe for Money (or Lack Thereof) full 2 413 Kate Hanley Let’s say there’s something that you’re NOT buying because it feels out of reach in some way. If you tell yourself--or someone else--that you can’t afford it, or you’re too broke--you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you... Let’s say there’s something that you’re NOT buying because it feels out of reach in some way. If you tell yourself--or someone else--that you can’t afford it, or you’re too broke--you’re basically putting energy in to this idea that you don’t have enough money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 351 no Money Mantras: There’s More Where That Came From EP: 412 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Money Mantras: There’s More Where That Came From full 2 412 Kate Hanley Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 351 no Pandemic Real Talk: End of Quarantine Blues? EP: 411 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When I saw the gif, it hit me. It was a drawing of a woman hugging a house and it said "Quarantine Forever" as hearts pulsed around head. I was feeling something surprising, even confusing--some sadness that quarantine will end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Pandemic Real Talk: End of Quarantine Blues? full 2 411 Kate Hanley When I saw the gif, it hit me. It was a drawing of a woman hugging a house and it said "Quarantine Forever" as hearts pulsed around head. I was feeling something surprising, even confusing--some sadness that quarantine will end.  When I saw the gif, it hit me. It was a drawing of a woman hugging a house and it said "Quarantine Forever" as hearts pulsed around head. I was feeling something surprising, even confusing--some sadness that quarantine will end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 528 no Pandemic Real Talk: The Only Way to Build Endurance Is to Endure EP: 410 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What we’re being called to grow our resilience. Because you can’t build resilience when everything’s hunky dory. Where we are right now is like the bottom of a push-up. Do you know how push-ups work? I didn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Pandemic Real Talk: The Only Way to Build Endurance Is to Endure full 2 410 Kate Hanley What we’re being called to grow our resilience. Because you can’t build resilience when everything’s hunky dory. Where we are right now is like the bottom of a push-up. Do you know how push-ups work? I didn’t.  What we’re being called to grow our resilience. Because you can’t build resilience when everything’s hunky dory. Where we are right now is like the bottom of a push-up. Do you know how push-ups work? I didn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 400 no Pandemic Real Talk: How to Spend Your Stimulus Check EP: 409 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Beverly Harzog, an expert on debt and credit cards and consumer finance analyst for US News & World Report, who has a great way of making financial subjects--especially emotionally-charged ones, like debt--very practical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Pandemic Real Talk: How to Spend Your Stimulus Check full 2 409 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Beverly Harzog, an expert on debt and credit cards and consumer finance analyst for US News & World Report, who has a great way of making financial subjects--especially emotionally-charged ones, like debt--very practical. Today I’m talking with Beverly Harzog, an expert on debt and credit cards and consumer finance analyst for US News & World Report, who has a great way of making financial subjects--especially emotionally-charged ones, like debt--very practical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Beverly Harzog, an expert on debt and credit cards and consumer finance analyst for US News & World Report, who has a great way of making financial subjects--especially emotionally-charged ones, like debt--very practical.

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]]> 879 no Pandemic Real Talk: The Cost of Making Impossible Choices EP: 408 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For the last year, we have all been having to make impossible choices. Deciding between mental health and physical health, and individual health versus community health, or financial health versus mental health. I share two guidelines for making these impossible calls more manageable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Pandemic Real Talk: The Cost of Making Impossible Choices full 2 408 Kate Hanley For the last year, we have all been having to make impossible choices. Deciding between mental health and physical health, and individual health versus community health, or financial health versus mental health. I share two guidelines for making these... For the last year, we have all been having to make impossible choices. Deciding between mental health and physical health, and individual health versus community health, or financial health versus mental health. I share two guidelines for making these impossible calls more manageable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 431 no Pandemic Real Talk: The Guilt of Doing OK EP: 407 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m hearing from folks from all walks of life is that if they are doing basically OK--they haven’t lost their job, or a loved one, they aren’t in financial or physical peril--they feel guilty about it. Let's talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Pandemic Real Talk: The Guilt of Doing OK full 2 407 Kate Hanley I’m hearing from folks from all walks of life is that if they are doing basically OK--they haven’t lost their job, or a loved one, they aren’t in financial or physical peril--they feel guilty about it. Let's talk about it. I’m hearing from folks from all walks of life is that if they are doing basically OK--they haven’t lost their job, or a loved one, they aren’t in financial or physical peril--they feel guilty about it. Let's talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 551 no Re-Emergence: This One Question Will Help You Re-Emerge Mindfully EP: 406 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that even though we are undoubtedly living through a time of re-emergence, we need to be mindful of how we do it. After all, we just went through something just epically scary and exhausting. Expecting that we can just rush back "out there" is gonna be a shock to the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Emergence: This One Question Will Help You Re-Emerge Mindfully full 2 406 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that even though we are undoubtedly living through a time of re-emergence, we need to be mindful of how we do it. After all, we just went through something just epically scary and exhausting. Expecting that we can just rush... Today’s big idea is that even though we are undoubtedly living through a time of re-emergence, we need to be mindful of how we do it. After all, we just went through something just epically scary and exhausting. Expecting that we can just rush back "out there" is gonna be a shock to the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 344 no Re-Emergence: An Easy Spring Detox (that Helps with Seasonal Allergies, Too) EP: 405 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One thing that can make you NOT want to re-emerge after the long pandemic winter is seasonal allergies. Here's a simple and powerful detox that helps you shake off winter AND ward off the spring sniffles and sluggishness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Emergence: An Easy Spring Detox (that Helps with Seasonal Allergies, Too) full 2 405 Kate Hanley One thing that can make you NOT want to re-emerge after the long pandemic winter is seasonal allergies. Here's a simple and powerful detox that helps you shake off winter AND ward off the spring sniffles and sluggishness. One thing that can make you NOT want to re-emerge after the long pandemic winter is seasonal allergies. Here's a simple and powerful detox that helps you shake off winter AND ward off the spring sniffles and sluggishness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 454 no Re-Emergence: Update Your Style to Reflect the New You EP: 404 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What we wear is is a great vehicle for expressing who we are now. And frankly, since we’ve been inside wearing sweatpants for a year now, it's also something we might be feeling a little rusty about. Today I'm interviewing Elysha Lenkin, a fashion stylist with a holistic twist, to get her guidance so that we can come out of this feeling great and refreshed, inside and out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Emergence: Update Your Style to Reflect the New You full 2 404 Kate Hanley What we wear is is a great vehicle for expressing who we are now. And frankly, since we’ve been inside wearing sweatpants for a year now, it's also something we might be feeling a little rusty about. Today I'm interviewing Elysha Lenkin, a fashion... What we wear is is a great vehicle for expressing who we are now. And frankly, since we’ve been inside wearing sweatpants for a year now, it's also something we might be feeling a little rusty about. Today I'm interviewing Elysha Lenkin, a fashion stylist with a holistic twist, to get her guidance so that we can come out of this feeling great and refreshed, inside and out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1195 no Re-Emergence: We Have Forgotten How to Talk to People IRL EP: 403 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Just like any muscle that gets weaker when you don’t use it, we’re all rusty and awkward when it comes to talking with other people.Tip today isn’t any specific social skill. It’s simply this... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Emergence: We Have Forgotten How to Talk to People IRL full 2 403 Kate Hanley Just like any muscle that gets weaker when you don’t use it, we’re all rusty and awkward when it comes to talking with other people. Tip today isn’t any specific social skill. It’s simply this... Just like any muscle that gets weaker when you don’t use it, we’re all rusty and awkward when it comes to talking with other people.Tip today isn’t any specific social skill. It’s simply this... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 382 no 3 Hacks to Adapt to Daylight Savings Time EP: 402 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In honor of today being the first work day since daylight savings time began, I’m sharing three strategies that will help you minimize the aftershocks of moving the clocks forward a full hour in one night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:02:56 -0000 3 Hacks to Adapt to Daylight Savings Time full 2 402 Kate Hanley In honor of today being the first work day since daylight savings time began, I’m sharing three strategies that will help you minimize the aftershocks of moving the clocks forward a full hour in one night. In honor of today being the first work day since daylight savings time began, I’m sharing three strategies that will help you minimize the aftershocks of moving the clocks forward a full hour in one night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In honor of today being the first work day since daylight savings time began, I’m sharing three strategies that will help you minimize the aftershocks of moving the clocks forward a full hour in one night.

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]]> 468 no Building New Habits: Avoiding the Dreaded Backslide EP: 401 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Building New Habits: Avoiding the Dreaded Backslide full 2 401 Kate Hanley There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to... There are many obstacles to creating and assimilating new habits that help us become better people. I mean, of course, otherwise we would all be walking around as the best possible version of ourselves and wouldn’t that be grand? Here's how to deal with one of the biggest obstacles: backsliding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 515 no Building New Habits: The Special Sauce for Making It Stick EP: 400 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Which means that in order to really cement in a new habit, it helps to reward yourself and savor every benefit you notice (and to refrain from beating yourself up). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 full 2 400 Kate Hanley You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Which means that in order to really cement in a new habit, it helps to reward yourself and savor every benefit you notice that it does to beat yourself up. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Which means that in order to really cement in a new habit, it helps to reward yourself and savor every benefit you notice (and to refrain from beating yourself up). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Which means that in order to really cement in a new habit, it helps to reward yourself and savor every benefit you notice (and to refrain from beating yourself up).

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]]> 367 no Building New Habits: How to Finally Start Doing the Things that Improve Your Health EP: 399 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist, and author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart-Healthy Life. Suzanne has been on helping her patients prioritize their own health by building new habits and breaking old ones for 20 years, and shares her best tips on staying on track. (She's so great!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Building New Habits: How to Finally Start Doing the Things that Improve Your Health full 2 399 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist, and author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart-Healthy Life. Suzanne has been on helping her patients prioritize their own health by... Today I’m interviewing Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a New York City cardiologist, and author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart-Healthy Life. Suzanne has been on helping her patients prioritize their own health by building new habits and breaking old ones for 20 years, and shares her best tips on staying on track. (She's so great!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 999 no Building New Habits: Pro Tip for Staying on Track EP: 398 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How do you actually remember to do a new habit? And hold yourself accountable for doing it even when it's inconvenient? The truth is that what you track improves, because what you focus on grows. So here's how to track your new habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Building New Habits: Pro Tip for Staying on Track full 2 398 Kate Hanley How do you actually remember to do a new habit? And hold yourself accountable for doing it even when it's inconvenient? The truth is that what you track improves, because what you focus on grows. So here's how to track your new habit. How do you actually remember to do a new habit? And hold yourself accountable for doing it even when it's inconvenient? The truth is that what you track improves, because what you focus on grows. So here's how to track your new habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 393 no Building New Habits: The Secret to Making Things Easier for Yourself EP: 397 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There is a way to make creating a new habit a lot easier and a lot less of a cognitive lift--and that is by linking the new thing you want to do to some existing habit that’s already ingrained in your brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Building New Habits: The Secret to Making Things Easier for Yourself full 2 397 Kate Hanley There is a way to make creating a new habit a lot easier and a lot less of a cognitive lift--and that is by linking the new thing you want to do to some existing habit that’s already ingrained in your brain.  There is a way to make creating a new habit a lot easier and a lot less of a cognitive lift--and that is by linking the new thing you want to do to some existing habit that’s already ingrained in your brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 391 no Breaking Old Habits: Don’t Let Your Ego Do This To You EP: 396 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Breaking Old Habits: Don’t Let Your Ego Do This To You full 2 396 Kate Hanley Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Trying to become better is not a reason for feeling bad about yourself. You will mess up. You will backslide. You will completely forget. And it is OK. All you need to do is simply start again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 339 no Breaking Old Habits: Be Real About the Costs EP: 395 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Breaking Old Habits: Be Real About the Costs full 2 395 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with... Today’s big idea is that because habits are so unconscious and so well-worn, it can take a really big dose of motivation to get you to take action and then to sustain that action. The good news is that I’m going to share a great motivator with you. The bad news is that it is not all that pleasant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 418 no Breaking Old Habits--Getting Off Sugar, an Interview with Dr. Daryl Gioffre EP: 394 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I had the privilege of working with today’s guest, Dr. Daryl Gioffree, on his new book, Get Off Your Sugar and not only does he know his stuff, but he’s passionate about helping folks get healthy and just a really good guy. I get him to share his insights about breaking one of the toughest habits to break--and that is eating sugar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Breaking Old Habits--Getting Off Sugar, an Interview with Dr. Daryl Gioffre full 2 394 Kate Hanley  I had the privilege of working with today’s guest, Dr. Daryl Gioffree, on his new book, Get Off Your Sugar and not only does he know his stuff, but he’s passionate about helping folks get healthy and just a really good guy. I get him to... I had the privilege of working with today’s guest, Dr. Daryl Gioffree, on his new book, Get Off Your Sugar and not only does he know his stuff, but he’s passionate about helping folks get healthy and just a really good guy. I get him to share his insights about breaking one of the toughest habits to break--and that is eating sugar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1209 no Breaking Old Habits: You Need a Plan (Plus, What to Do When That Plan Fails) EP: 393 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In order to successfully outrun an already established habit, you’ve got to have a plan. Otherwise, you’re going to be winging it, and likely to run right off the road when you hit any kind of bump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Breaking Old Habits: You Need a Plan (Plus, What to Do When That Plan Fails) full 2 393 Kate Hanley In order to successfully outrun an already established habit, you’ve got to have a plan. Otherwise, you’re going to be winging it, and likely to run right off the road when you hit any kind of bump.  In order to successfully outrun an already established habit, you’ve got to have a plan. Otherwise, you’re going to be winging it, and likely to run right off the road when you hit any kind of bump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 437 no Breaking Old Habits: It All Starts with This One Thing EP: 392 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Breaking Old Habits: It All Starts with This One Thing full 2 392 Kate Hanley Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a... Habits are like icebergs--you can perceive just the tip of them, when actually most of them exist underneath the surface of your awareness. You can’t just throw some dirt and some grass seed on the tip of an iceberg and turn it into a meadow--it’s still gonna be a mountain of ice that runs deep. You need to see what's under the surface to truly change it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 546 no Spotlight on Self-Care: What Do Dirty Dishes Have to Do with Self-Care? EP: 391 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Self-Care: What Do Dirty Dishes Have to Do with Self-Care? full 2 391 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp! Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp!

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]]> 536 no Spotlight on Self-Care: Are Hobbies Self-Care? Or Self-Indulgent? EP: 390 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Most people think self-care means getting a massage, or a pedicure, or taking a yoga class, but little things like doodling, cooking, and even stamp collecting can help you keep yourself in a good spot. Kevin, a listener who collects stamps, shares his perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Self-Care: Are Hobbies Self-Care? Or Self-Indulgent? full 2 390 Kate Hanley Most people think self-care means getting a massage, or a pedicure, or taking a yoga class, but little things like doodling, cooking, and even stamp collecting can help you keep yourself in a good spot. Kevin, a listener who collects stamps, shares... Most people think self-care means getting a massage, or a pedicure, or taking a yoga class, but little things like doodling, cooking, and even stamp collecting can help you keep yourself in a good spot. Kevin, a listener who collects stamps, shares his perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 500 no Sex as Self-Care, an interview with Alicia Gauvin EP: 389 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Whether it's with a partner, or yourself, sex is an indisputable part of being a person and therefore has a role to play in being a better person. It's also an important way that we take care of ourselves on multiple levels--physical and emotional. That's why I'm interviewing Alicia Gauvin, Executive Director of the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, for her perspectives on why sex--and pleasure--matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Sex as Self-Care, an interview with Alicia Gauvin full 2 389 Kate Hanley Whether it's with a partner, or yourself, sex is an indisputable part of being a person and therefore has a role to play in being a better person. It's also an important way that we take care of ourselves on multiple levels--physical and... Whether it's with a partner, or yourself, sex is an indisputable part of being a person and therefore has a role to play in being a better person. It's also an important way that we take care of ourselves on multiple levels--physical and emotional. That's why I'm interviewing Alicia Gauvin, Executive Director of the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, for her perspectives on why sex--and pleasure--matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1356 no The Self-Care of Learning New Things EP: 388 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Although there’s nothing pampering about trying something you’ve never done and, let’s face it, probably doing pretty badly at first, opening your mind and possibly your body up to a new skill or discipline is a great way to keep your mind sharp, and to expand your worldview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Self-Care of Learning New Things full 2 388 Kate Hanley Although there’s nothing pampering about trying something you’ve never done and, let’s face it, probably doing pretty badly at first, opening your mind and possibly your body up to a new skill or discipline is a great way to keep your mind... Although there’s nothing pampering about trying something you’ve never done and, let’s face it, probably doing pretty badly at first, opening your mind and possibly your body up to a new skill or discipline is a great way to keep your mind sharp, and to expand your worldview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 547 no When Your Self-Care Unleashes Big Feels EP: 387 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While self-care is a wonderful thing, in can also be an occasion for you to come face to face with all kinds of different emotions--sadness, anger, grief, shame, agitation, you name it. And since many of us have a tendency to not want to experience some of these more uncomfortable emotions, you may find yourself wanting to skip out on your self-care so that you don’t have to feel them. I hope this episode helps change your mind about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 When Your Self-Care Unleashes Big Feels full 2 387 Kate Hanley While self-care is a wonderful thing, in can also be an occasion for you to come face to face with all kinds of different emotions--sadness, anger, grief, shame, agitation, you name it. And since many of us have a tendency to not want to experience... While self-care is a wonderful thing, in can also be an occasion for you to come face to face with all kinds of different emotions--sadness, anger, grief, shame, agitation, you name it. And since many of us have a tendency to not want to experience some of these more uncomfortable emotions, you may find yourself wanting to skip out on your self-care so that you don’t have to feel them. I hope this episode helps change your mind about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 554 no Spotlight on Self-Care: Pro Tip--Make Time for Cleansing EP: 386 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you think of the ‘self’ in self care, you probably think about your body and your mind. But today I’m talking about a way to take care of your energetic--aka your vibe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Self-Care: Pro Tip--Make Time for Cleansing full 2 386 Kate Hanley When you think of the ‘self’ in self care, you probably think about your body and your mind. But today I’m talking about a way to take care of your energetic--aka your vibe. When you think of the ‘self’ in self care, you probably think about your body and your mind. But today I’m talking about a way to take care of your energetic--aka your vibe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you think of the ‘self’ in self care, you probably think about your body and your mind. But today I’m talking about a way to take care of your energetic--aka your vibe.

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]]> 467 no Self-Care Can Be Things You Don’t Really Want to Do EP: 385 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes self-care is the equivalent of eating your lima beans (or insert your other least favorite vegetable). And while that’s not sexy or particularly exciting, it’s OK. Because perhaps viewing these not-so-pleasurable things as important self-care might help you actually do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Self-Care Can Be Things You Don’t Really Want to Do full 2 384 Kate Hanley Sometimes self-care is the equivalent of eating your lima beans (or insert your other least favorite vegetable). And while that’s not sexy or particularly exciting, it’s OK. Because perhaps viewing these not-so-pleasurable things as important... Sometimes self-care is the equivalent of eating your lima beans (or insert your other least favorite vegetable). And while that’s not sexy or particularly exciting, it’s OK. Because perhaps viewing these not-so-pleasurable things as important self-care might help you actually do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 316 no Making Self-Care More Than a Buzzword EP: 384 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You can here so much about self-care that it starts to smell a little off to you. I totally get that, and so does today's guest, with Macala Lacy, a community-based yoga teacher, mental health therapist, and wellness educator based in Los Angeles. She shares a really helpful re-frame that can help cut through any mental backlash you might have to the phrase itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Making Self-Care More Than a Buzzword full 2 384 Kate Hanley You can here so much about self-care that it starts to smell a little off to you. I totally get that, and so does today's guest, with Macala Lacy, a community-based yoga teacher, mental health therapist, and wellness educator based in Los Angeles. She... You can here so much about self-care that it starts to smell a little off to you. I totally get that, and so does today's guest, with Macala Lacy, a community-based yoga teacher, mental health therapist, and wellness educator based in Los Angeles. She shares a really helpful re-frame that can help cut through any mental backlash you might have to the phrase itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1151 no Spotlight on Self-Care: Sometimes All You Need to Take Better Care of Yourself Is One Syllable EP: 383 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While we think of self-care as something you DO--like yoga, or meditation--self-care doesn’t always have to be an action. Sometimes it’s a decision--a simple yes or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Self-Care: Sometimes All You Need to Take Better Care of Yourself Is One Syllable full 2 383 Kate Hanley While we think of self-care as something you DO--like yoga, or meditation--self-care doesn’t always have to be an action. Sometimes it’s a decision--a simple yes or no. While we think of self-care as something you DO--like yoga, or meditation--self-care doesn’t always have to be an action. Sometimes it’s a decision--a simple yes or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While we think of self-care as something you DO--like yoga, or meditation--self-care doesn’t always have to be an action. Sometimes it’s a decision--a simple yes or no.

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]]> 323 no Spotlight on Self-Care: Build the Self-Care Habit By Asking Yourself This One Question EP: 382 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast is all about self-care--something we all need to do, and often need reminders to do, and now, in the midst of this pandemic winter, our self-care requirements are higher than ever. Also, what else are you going to do?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Self-Care: Build the Self-Care Habit By Asking Yourself This One Question full 2 382 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast is all about self-care--something we all need to do, and often need reminders to do, and now, in the midst of this pandemic winter, our self-care requirements are higher than ever. Also, what else are you going to do?? This week on the podcast is all about self-care--something we all need to do, and often need reminders to do, and now, in the midst of this pandemic winter, our self-care requirements are higher than ever. Also, what else are you going to do?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast is all about self-care--something we all need to do, and often need reminders to do, and now, in the midst of this pandemic winter, our self-care requirements are higher than ever. Also, what else are you going to do??

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]]> 391 no What My Dry January Taught Me EP: 381 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I just spent the month of January NOT drinking, and it really gave me some insights that surprised me, in terms of how it made me feel and also in what I learned about drinking’s specific effects on women, on the individual and collective level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 What My Dry January Taught Me full 2 381 Kate Hanley I just spent the month of January NOT drinking, and it really gave me some insights that surprised me, in terms of how it made me feel and also in what I learned about drinking’s specific effects on women, on the individual and collective level. I just spent the month of January NOT drinking, and it really gave me some insights that surprised me, in terms of how it made me feel and also in what I learned about drinking’s specific effects on women, on the individual and collective level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I just spent the month of January NOT drinking, and it really gave me some insights that surprised me, in terms of how it made me feel and also in what I learned about drinking’s specific effects on women, on the individual and collective level.

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]]> 443 no 3 Ways to Get Around Impostor Syndrome EP: 380 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today's episode is a listener-suggested topic: that feeling that you're a fraud and you're going to get found out. Ugh so many thoughts about this one! Including three ways through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 3 Ways to Get Around Impostor Syndrome full 2 380 Kate Hanley Today's episode is a listener-suggested topic: that feeling that you're a fraud and you're going to get found out. Ugh so many thoughts about this one! Including three ways through it. Today's episode is a listener-suggested topic: that feeling that you're a fraud and you're going to get found out. Ugh so many thoughts about this one! Including three ways through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today's episode is a listener-suggested topic: that feeling that you're a fraud and you're going to get found out. Ugh so many thoughts about this one! Including three ways through it.

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]]> 467 no How to Eat for Better Mental Health, an interview with Mary Sheila Gonnella EP: 379 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A lot of us are feeling anxious or depressed, and meds and therapists can help, they aren’t the only tools we have. One of the tools that most people don’t consider to be related to mental health is nutrition. So I’m interviewing my go-to healthy eating expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, aka the Queen of All Things Nutrition about how to nurture our mental health at every meal time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 How to Eat for Better Mental Health, an interview with Mary Sheila Gonnella full 2 379 Kate Hanley A lot of us are feeling anxious or depressed, and meds and therapists can help, they aren’t the only tools we have. One of the tools that most people don’t consider to be related to mental health is nutrition. So I’m interviewing my go-to... A lot of us are feeling anxious or depressed, and meds and therapists can help, they aren’t the only tools we have. One of the tools that most people don’t consider to be related to mental health is nutrition. So I’m interviewing my go-to healthy eating expert, Mary Sheila Gonnella, aka the Queen of All Things Nutrition about how to nurture our mental health at every meal time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1184 no Books That Made Me a Better Person in 2020, Part 2 EP: 378 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today on the podcast I’m sharing the final four books that are on my list of 8 Books that Made Me a Better Person in 2020. These aren’t necessarily the books I loved the most during 2020, although some of these were absolutely transporting reads. They’re the ones that helped me re-think things, have more empathy, have more hope, become more inspired to make a difference in myself and the world, and I hope some of these will help you do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Books That Made Me a Better Person in 2020, Part 2 full 2 378 Kate Hanley Today on the podcast I’m sharing the final four books that are on my list of 8 Books that Made Me a Better Person in 2020. These aren’t necessarily the books I loved the most during 2020, although some of these were absolutely transporting reads.... Today on the podcast I’m sharing the final four books that are on my list of 8 Books that Made Me a Better Person in 2020. These aren’t necessarily the books I loved the most during 2020, although some of these were absolutely transporting reads. They’re the ones that helped me re-think things, have more empathy, have more hope, become more inspired to make a difference in myself and the world, and I hope some of these will help you do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 580 no Books That Made Me a Better Person in 2020, Part 1 EP 377 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We can't be part of the solution for a problem we don’t truly understand--the books I chose for this list will open your eyes, mind, and heart to seeing the world differently. More clearly. They will build your resolve to be part of the solution, and give you inspiration and direction on how to go about doing just that. While they can be tough reads, they are all excellently written! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Books That Made Me a Better Person in 2020, Part 1 full 2 377 Kate Hanley We can't be part of the solution for a problem we don’t truly understand--the books I chose for this list will open your eyes, mind, and heart to seeing the world differently. More clearly. They will build your resolve to be part of the solution,... We can't be part of the solution for a problem we don’t truly understand--the books I chose for this list will open your eyes, mind, and heart to seeing the world differently. More clearly. They will build your resolve to be part of the solution, and give you inspiration and direction on how to go about doing just that. While they can be tough reads, they are all excellently written! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 664 no De-Cluttering: Where to Start EP: 376 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today's episode will help you figure out where to start your de-cluttering process--what will give you the biggest bang for your buck without being too overwhelming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 De-Cluttering: Where to Start full 2 375 Kate Hanley Today's episode will help you figure out where to start your de-cluttering process--what will give you the biggest bang for your buck without being too overwhelming. Today's episode will help you figure out where to start your de-cluttering process--what will give you the biggest bang for your buck without being too overwhelming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 407 no De-Cluttering: Is It Bad to Give Away Things You Received as Gifts? EP: 375 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sure, de-cluttering sounds like a good idea, but what about those sentimental things that you don’t use, don’t need, but the thought of getting rid of them gives you a little pang? Namely, things you received as gifts, and things that were created by or belonged to someone you love. You can--and should--purge them. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 De-Cluttering: Is It Bad to Give Away Things You Received as Gifts? full 2 375 Kate Hanley Sure, de-cluttering sounds like a good idea, but what about those sentimental things that you don’t use, don’t need, but the thought of getting rid of them gives you a little pang? Namely, things you received as gifts, and things that were created... Sure, de-cluttering sounds like a good idea, but what about those sentimental things that you don’t use, don’t need, but the thought of getting rid of them gives you a little pang? Namely, things you received as gifts, and things that were created by or belonged to someone you love. You can--and should--purge them. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 419 no 5 Minute Routines to Help You Get Organized, an Interview with Katie McCann EP: 374 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Katie McCann, a professional organizer in Westchester, NY and owner of the award-winning home organization company, Haven. Katie’s not just a whiz at organizing and de-cluttering, she’s also great at the emotional side of getting rid of things, and at making organization a regular part of your life. And that’s what I want to talk to her about today--simple practices we can use to get and stay uncluttered, five minutes at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Minute Routines to Help You Get Organized, an Interview with Katie McCann full 2 374 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Katie McCann, a professional organizer in Westchester, NY and owner of the award-winning home organization company, Haven. Katie’s not just a whiz at organizing and de-cluttering, she’s also great at the emotional side of... Today I’m interviewing Katie McCann, a professional organizer in Westchester, NY and owner of the award-winning home organization company, Haven. Katie’s not just a whiz at organizing and de-cluttering, she’s also great at the emotional side of getting rid of things, and at making organization a regular part of your life. And that’s what I want to talk to her about today--simple practices we can use to get and stay uncluttered, five minutes at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 766 no De-Cluttering: Making Space for Who You Are EP: 373 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ De-cluttering isn’t just about getting rid of things, it’s about making room for what you need now and what will help you create a future you want. In other words, it’s an essential part of the process of making space for who you are--which is something you can't just leave up to chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 De-Cluttering: Making Space for Who You Are full 2 373 Kate Hanley De-cluttering isn’t just about getting rid of things, it’s about making room for what you need now and what will help you create a future you want. In other words, it’s an essential part of the process of making space for who you are--which is... De-cluttering isn’t just about getting rid of things, it’s about making room for what you need now and what will help you create a future you want. In other words, it’s an essential part of the process of making space for who you are--which is something you can't just leave up to chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 315 no De-Cluttering: Letting Go of Who You Were (or Who You’ll Never Be) EP: 372 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that there’s a huge component to de-cluttering that can stop you in your tracks, and that’s the mental and emotional side of getting rid of stuff. Specifically, how to decide what you’re ready to let go of, and how to process the emotions that those decisions are going to stir up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 De-Cluttering: Letting Go of Who You Were (or Who You’ll Never Be) full 2 372 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that there’s a huge component to de-cluttering that can stop you in your tracks, and that’s the mental and emotional side of getting rid of stuff. Specifically, how to decide what you’re ready to let go of, and how to... Today’s big idea is that there’s a huge component to de-cluttering that can stop you in your tracks, and that’s the mental and emotional side of getting rid of stuff. Specifically, how to decide what you’re ready to let go of, and how to process the emotions that those decisions are going to stir up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 616 no Mantras for 2021: Reimagine the Possible EP: 371 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I chose this as a final mantra for 2021 because there’s a common desire for things to get back to normal. I get it, I do. I want to go inside my friends' houses, send my kids off to summer camp, travel somewhere, make plans… But on a deeper level, there is no going back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mantras for 2021: Reimagine the Possible full 2 370 Kate Hanley I chose this as a final mantra for 2021 because there’s a common desire for things to get back to normal. I get it, I do. I want to go inside my friends' houses, send my kids off to summer camp, travel somewhere, make plans… But on a deeper level,... I chose this as a final mantra for 2021 because there’s a common desire for things to get back to normal. I get it, I do. I want to go inside my friends' houses, send my kids off to summer camp, travel somewhere, make plans… But on a deeper level, there is no going back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 362 no Mantras for 2021: Stronger Together EP: 370 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ On the heels of a Presidential election when it feels like the gap between Democrat and Republican is a gaping hole it’s easy to be more aware of differences than similarities. Stronger together means we’re in this together--this life, this planet, this moment, and if we can acknowledge this truth we don’t have to focus on keeping others out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mantras for 2021: Stronger Together full 2 370 Kate Hanley On the heels of a Presidential election when it feels like the gap between Democrat and Republican is a gaping hole it’s easy to be more aware of differences than similarities. Stronger together means we’re in this together--this life, this... On the heels of a Presidential election when it feels like the gap between Democrat and Republican is a gaping hole it’s easy to be more aware of differences than similarities. Stronger together means we’re in this together--this life, this planet, this moment, and if we can acknowledge this truth we don’t have to focus on keeping others out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 399 no Mantras for 2021: How Mantras Make Life Easier, an Interview with Sonia Satra EP: 369 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing Sonia Satra, an actress who played Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the Guiding Light for five years and is now the founder of Moticise--a mind-body practice that helps you create a life that you want. Sonia’s got a great origin story about the power of the self-talk to change your life, so I'm talking to her about why mantras work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mantras for 2021: How Mantras Make Life Easier, an Interview with Sonia Satra full 2 369 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing Sonia Satra, an actress who played Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the Guiding Light for five years and is now the founder of Moticise--a mind-body practice that helps you create a life that you want. Sonia’s got a great origin... Today I’m interviewing Sonia Satra, an actress who played Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the Guiding Light for five years and is now the founder of Moticise--a mind-body practice that helps you create a life that you want. Sonia’s got a great origin story about the power of the self-talk to change your life, so I'm talking to her about why mantras work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1207 no Mantras for 2021: What’s Been Revealed Can Be Healed EP: 368 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s mantra is so helpful to remind yourself of this truth in response to all kinds of upsetting news or developments, big or small, personal or national. After all, you can’t change a habit you don’t know you have, and you can’t heal a wound you don’t realize is there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mantras for 2021: What’s Been Revealed Can Be Healed full 2 368 Kate Hanley Today’s mantra is so helpful to remind yourself of this truth in response to all kinds of upsetting news or developments, big or small, personal or national. After all, you can’t change a habit you don’t know you have, and you can’t heal... Today’s mantra is so helpful to remind yourself of this truth in response to all kinds of upsetting news or developments, big or small, personal or national. After all, you can’t change a habit you don’t know you have, and you can’t heal a wound you don’t realize is there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 435 no Mantras for 2021: It’s OK Not to Be OK EP: 367 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Because we’ve been living through a hard time that is not over yet, particularly in regard to the pandemic,this week on the podcast I’m talking about mantras that can help us stay grounded, hopeful, and helpful during 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mantras for 2021: It’s OK Not to Be OK full 2 367 Kate Hanley Because we’ve been living through a hard time that is not over yet, particularly in regard to the pandemic,this week on the podcast I’m talking about mantras that can help us stay grounded, hopeful, and helpful during 2021. Because we’ve been living through a hard time that is not over yet, particularly in regard to the pandemic,this week on the podcast I’m talking about mantras that can help us stay grounded, hopeful, and helpful during 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 557 no Find Your Motivation: Maybe You Need to Do Nothing EP: 366 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes a lack of motivation can mean you’re just all around tired. In which case you should just let yourself off the hook and rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Maybe You Need to Do Nothing full 2 366 Kate Hanley Sometimes a lack of motivation can mean you’re just all around tired. In which case you should just let yourself off the hook and rest.  Sometimes a lack of motivation can mean you’re just all around tired. In which case you should just let yourself off the hook and rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 339 no Find Your Motivation: Heed the Signs EP: 365 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You may THINK you don’t have motivation to do something, but that just might be on a cognitive level. You might actually have a deeper desire to get going on something... if only you can recognize it. And a great way to do that is to tune in to the signs that you might be getting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Heed the Signs full 2 365 Kate Hanley You may THINK you don’t have motivation to do something, but that just might be on a cognitive level. You might actually have a deeper desire to get going on something... if only you can recognize it. And a great way to do that is to tune in to the... You may THINK you don’t have motivation to do something, but that just might be on a cognitive level. You might actually have a deeper desire to get going on something... if only you can recognize it. And a great way to do that is to tune in to the signs that you might be getting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 414 no Find Your Motivation: Motivation Is Bullshit, with Terri Trespicio EP: 364 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking to Terri Trespicio. Who, says she doesn't believe in motivation. And who, whether she likes it or not, is a motivational speaker. Her Ted talk "Stop Searching for Your Passion" has gotten over 6 million views. Today she shares what to seek instead of motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Motivation Is Bullshit, with Terri Trespicio full 2 364 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking to Terri Trespicio. Who, says she doesn't believe in motivation. And who, whether she likes it or not, is a motivational speaker. Her Ted talk "Stop Searching for Your Passion" has gotten over 6 million views. Today she shares what... Today I’m talking to Terri Trespicio. Who, says she doesn't believe in motivation. And who, whether she likes it or not, is a motivational speaker. Her Ted talk "Stop Searching for Your Passion" has gotten over 6 million views. Today she shares what to seek instead of motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 796 no Find Your Motivation: Calculate Your Ripple EP: 363 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions affect other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re not thinking about other people. And I say we should be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Calculate Your Ripple full 2 363 Kate Hanley Sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions affect other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re not thinking about other people. And I say we should be. Sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions affect other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re not thinking about other people. And I say we should be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions affect other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re not thinking about other people. And I say we should be.

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]]> 347 no Find Your Motivation: Procrastinate Productively EP: 362 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Like most things in life, procrastination isn’t 100% bad or 100% good. It’s what you make of it. And I’m saying, some procrastination can actually be helpful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Procrastinate Productively full 2 362 Kate Hanley Like most things in life, procrastination isn’t 100% bad or 100% good. It’s what you make of it. And I’m saying, some procrastination can actually be helpful.  Like most things in life, procrastination isn’t 100% bad or 100% good. It’s what you make of it. And I’m saying, some procrastination can actually be helpful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 524 no Find Your Motivation: Think About After EP: 361 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Remember how Bugs Bunny would smell something yummy, like a roast chicken, and he would start floating in the air towards it? Well, envisioning how good you’ll feel after you’ve done something is the real life equivalent of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Think About After full 2 361 Kate Hanley Remember how Bugs Bunny would smell something yummy, like a roast chicken, and he would start floating in the air towards it? Well, envisioning how good you’ll feel after you’ve done something is the real life equivalent of that. Remember how Bugs Bunny would smell something yummy, like a roast chicken, and he would start floating in the air towards it? Well, envisioning how good you’ll feel after you’ve done something is the real life equivalent of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 413 no Find Your Motivation: Consider the Costs EP: 360 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If there’s something that you’re wanting to do, or needing to do, and you’re not doing it, a good way to get yourself motivated is to think about the ways your inaction is costing you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Consider the Costs full 2 360 Kate Hanley If there’s something that you’re wanting to do, or needing to do, and you’re not doing it, a good way to get yourself motivated is to think about the ways your inaction is costing you. If there’s something that you’re wanting to do, or needing to do, and you’re not doing it, a good way to get yourself motivated is to think about the ways your inaction is costing you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 472 no Staying Motivated Over the Long-Term, an Interview with YA Author Hayley Krischer EP: 359 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Hayley Krischer is author of the amazing and important book about sexual assault, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. Hayley worked on this book, which is her first, for over 20 years, and she’s got a thing or two to share about how to find your motivation, as well as how to sustain it over the long haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Staying Motivated Over the Long-Term, an Interview with YA Author Hayley Krischer full 2 359 Kate Hanley Hayley Krischer is author of the amazing and important book about sexual assault, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. Hayley worked on this book, which is her first, for over 20 years, and she’s got a thing or two to share about how to find your... Hayley Krischer is author of the amazing and important book about sexual assault, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. Hayley worked on this book, which is her first, for over 20 years, and she’s got a thing or two to share about how to find your motivation, as well as how to sustain it over the long haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1119 no Find Your Motivation: Take the Next Right Step EP: 358 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s tempting to feel like you have to wait to get motivated before you take any action, when the truth is, getting going will put wind in your sails and get your motivation humming. Here's how to get into motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation: Take the Next Right Step full 2 358 Kate Hanley It’s tempting to feel like you have to wait to get motivated before you take any action, when the truth is, getting going will put wind in your sails and get your motivation humming. Here's how to get into motion. It’s tempting to feel like you have to wait to get motivated before you take any action, when the truth is, getting going will put wind in your sails and get your motivation humming. Here's how to get into motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 373 no Find Your Motivation EP: 357 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast, I’m focusing on motivation. Because it’s an important thing at any time, but it’s something we’re even more interested in at the start of the year. And, after a year like 2020, which was so um, eventful, and stressful, it may be feeling hard to access. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxgh52joz092slt/Ep%20357_In%20Search%20Of-Motivation.wav?dl=0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Motivation full 2 357 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast, I’m focusing on motivation. Because it’s an important thing at any time, but it’s something we’re even more interested in at the start of the year. And, after a year like 2020, which was so um, eventful, and... This week on the podcast, I’m focusing on motivation. Because it’s an important thing at any time, but it’s something we’re even more interested in at the start of the year. And, after a year like 2020, which was so um, eventful, and stressful, it may be feeling hard to access. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxgh52joz092slt/Ep%20357_In%20Search%20Of-Motivation.wav?dl=0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 482 no 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 5 EP: 356 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites of your own creations, but today's question is kind of my favorite! It influences everything that you do in the new year, and even if you never set one goal afterward, it can change your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 5 full 2 356 Kate Hanley I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites of your own creations, but today's question is kind of my favorite! It influences everything that you do in the new year, and even if you never set one goal afterward, it can change your life. I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites of your own creations, but today's question is kind of my favorite! It influences everything that you do in the new year, and even if you never set one goal afterward, it can change your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites of your own creations, but today's question is kind of my favorite! It influences everything that you do in the new year, and even if you never set one goal afterward, it can change your life.

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]]> 317 no 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 4 EP: 355 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You’ve REALLY got to work hard not to censor yourself when answering this question, because your ego will just love to chime in and say, 'What are you thinking? That’s not possible.' It's so important that you name your true answers anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 4 full 2 355 Kate Hanley You’ve REALLY got to work hard not to censor yourself when answering this question, because your ego will just love to chime in and say, 'What are you thinking? That’s not possible.' It's so important that you name your true answers anyway. You’ve REALLY got to work hard not to censor yourself when answering this question, because your ego will just love to chime in and say, 'What are you thinking? That’s not possible.' It's so important that you name your true answers anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 349 no 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question 3 from Special Guest Star Brittany Drozd EP: 354 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m inviting my friend, business coach Brittany Drozd, on to the podcast to share one of her favorite questions that she likes to ask herself and her clients at the start of the new year. It's not one you're likely to hear in any goal-setting workshop--and that's what makes it so great Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question 3 from Special Guest Star Brittany Drozd full 2 354 Kate Hanley Today I’m inviting my friend, business coach Brittany Drozd, on to the podcast to share one of her favorite questions that she likes to ask herself and her clients at the start of the new year. It's not one you're likely to hear in any... Today I’m inviting my friend, business coach Brittany Drozd, on to the podcast to share one of her favorite questions that she likes to ask herself and her clients at the start of the new year. It's not one you're likely to hear in any goal-setting workshop--and that's what makes it so great Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 732 no 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 2 EP: 353 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today's question is also about looking back, but with a much more positive lens than yesterday's focus. It helps raise your energy and access gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 2 full 2 353 Kate Hanley Today's question is also about looking back, but with a much more positive lens than yesterday's focus. It helps raise your energy and access gratitude. Today's question is also about looking back, but with a much more positive lens than yesterday's focus. It helps raise your energy and access gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 306 no 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 1 EP: 352 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast, this first full week of the new year, I’m doing things just a little bit different in that in each episode, I’m posing one question to ask yourself to help you process 2020 and wrap your head and your heart around 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 1 full 2 352 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast, this first full week of the new year, I’m doing things just a little bit different in that in each episode, I’m posing one question to ask yourself to help you process 2020 and wrap your head and your heart around 2021. This week on the podcast, this first full week of the new year, I’m doing things just a little bit different in that in each episode, I’m posing one question to ask yourself to help you process 2020 and wrap your head and your heart around 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 336 no A Foolproof Strategy for Kicking Off a Great Year EP: 351 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ New Year’s Day is a super potent time for setting the tone for the rest of the year. You want to do something on this first day of 2021 that blazes a trail for how you’d like the rest of the year to go. I've got a simple guideline that helps you do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000 A Foolproof Strategy for Kicking Off a Great Year full 2 351 Kate Hanley New Year’s Day is a super potent time for setting the tone for the rest of the year. You want to do something on this first day of 2021 that blazes a trail for how you’d like the rest of the year to go. I've got a simple guideline that helps... New Year’s Day is a super potent time for setting the tone for the rest of the year. You want to do something on this first day of 2021 that blazes a trail for how you’d like the rest of the year to go. I've got a simple guideline that helps you do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 303 no Restore Thyself: Give Yourself Alllll the Credit EP: 350 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It can be very heartening to give yourself credit for all the many things you’ve been taking care of, and recognize yourself for your accomplishments--big, tiny, and everything in between. It can help show your ego that you actually deserve to rest, and normalize why you might be feeling so tired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Restore Thyself: Give Yourself Alllll the Credit full 2 350 Kate Hanley It can be very heartening to give yourself credit for all the many things you’ve been taking care of, and recognize yourself for your accomplishments--big, tiny, and everything in between. It can help show your ego that you actually deserve to rest,... It can be very heartening to give yourself credit for all the many things you’ve been taking care of, and recognize yourself for your accomplishments--big, tiny, and everything in between. It can help show your ego that you actually deserve to rest, and normalize why you might be feeling so tired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 335 no Restore Thyself: Processing a Nutty Year So You Can Move On EP: 349 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something that makes this whole process a lot more effective is processing what’s come before, so that you don’t have to keep carrying it around with you. My dear friend Paige Chapman, a self-care coach and owner of the virtual yoga studio Mama’s Wellness Joint, talks us through the tools she uses to do just that in her monthly new moon and full moon ceremonies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Restore Thyself: Processing a Nutty Year So You Can Move On full 2 349 Kate Hanley Something that makes this whole process a lot more effective is processing what’s come before, so that you don’t have to keep carrying it around with you. My dear friend Paige Chapman, a self-care coach and owner of the virtual yoga studio... Something that makes this whole process a lot more effective is processing what’s come before, so that you don’t have to keep carrying it around with you. My dear friend Paige Chapman, a self-care coach and owner of the virtual yoga studio Mama’s Wellness Joint, talks us through the tools she uses to do just that in her monthly new moon and full moon ceremonies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 804 no Restore Thyself: The No. 1 Secret to Getting More Sleep EP: 348 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the best ways to restore yourself is to sleep. Now, sleep is a huge topic that could fill many episodes. Just for today, I’m going to talk about the number one way to make sure you get the rest you need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Restore Thyself: The No. 1 Secret to Getting More Sleep full 2 348 Kate Hanley One of the best ways to restore yourself is to sleep. Now, sleep is a huge topic that could fill many episodes. Just for today, I’m going to talk about the number one way to make sure you get the rest you need. One of the best ways to restore yourself is to sleep. Now, sleep is a huge topic that could fill many episodes. Just for today, I’m going to talk about the number one way to make sure you get the rest you need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices One of the best ways to restore yourself is to sleep. Now, sleep is a huge topic that could fill many episodes. Just for today, I’m going to talk about the number one way to make sure you get the rest you need.

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]]> 276 no Restore Thyself EP: 347 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week is the final week of 2020. Normally, I’d be talking to you about finishing strong, or taking stock of the year that just happened, or setting goals for next year. But this is not that time. This final week of the year on the podcast is about restoration--restoring yourself, your energy, and your spirit. No plans to make. No goals to set. Just refilling the well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Restore Thyself full 2 347 Kate Hanley This week is the final week of 2020. Normally, I’d be talking to you about finishing strong, or taking stock of the year that just happened, or setting goals for next year. But this is not that time. This final week of the year on the podcast is... This week is the final week of 2020. Normally, I’d be talking to you about finishing strong, or taking stock of the year that just happened, or setting goals for next year. But this is not that time. This final week of the year on the podcast is about restoration--restoring yourself, your energy, and your spirit. No plans to make. No goals to set. Just refilling the well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 415 no A Poem that Perfectly Captures My Wish for 2021 EP: 346 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ To keep things short today, so that no matter what plans you do or don’t have to celebrate Christmas or not celebrate Christmas you’ll have a few extra minutes, I’m sharing a poem I recently discovered that has been like a balm for my soul. It's short, and wonderful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 A Poem that Perfectly Captures My Wish for 2021 full 2 346 Kate Hanley To keep things short today, so that no matter what plans you do or don’t have to celebrate Christmas or not celebrate Christmas you’ll have a few extra minutes, I’m sharing a poem I recently discovered that has been like a balm for my soul. It's... To keep things short today, so that no matter what plans you do or don’t have to celebrate Christmas or not celebrate Christmas you’ll have a few extra minutes, I’m sharing a poem I recently discovered that has been like a balm for my soul. It's short, and wonderful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 325 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Your Return Ticket from Anxiety-Land EP: 345 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it, or just trying to anticipate what might be coming down the pike. The way out of anxiety is to pull your attention back to the present. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Your Return Ticket from Anxiety-Land full 2 345 Kate Hanley Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it, or just trying to anticipate what might be coming down the pike. The way out of anxiety is to pull your attention back to the... Anxiety is often the result of living in the future--thinking about what hasn’t happened yet, perhaps even dreading it, or just trying to anticipate what might be coming down the pike. The way out of anxiety is to pull your attention back to the present. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 426 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Two Important Supplements for Anxiety Support EP: 344 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two supplements that crop up in articles and books, as well as in the scientific literature, over and over as being important players in brain health, mood, and in things like depression and anxiety. But most of us don't think of them as mental health support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Two Important Supplements for Anxiety Support full 2 344 Kate Hanley There are two supplements that crop up in articles and books, as well as in the scientific literature, over and over as being important players in brain health, mood, and in things like depression and anxiety. But most of us don't think of them... There are two supplements that crop up in articles and books, as well as in the scientific literature, over and over as being important players in brain health, mood, and in things like depression and anxiety. But most of us don't think of them as mental health support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 567 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Try This Breath to Get Out of the Swirl EP: 343 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In the coaching world anxiety is often described as excitement without breath. So let's do a REALLY easy--and calming!--breathing exercise to help redirect your body and your attention away from anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Try This Breath to Get Out of the Swirl full 2 343 Kate Hanley In the coaching world anxiety is often described as excitement without breath. So let's do a REALLY easy--and calming!--breathing exercise to help redirect your body and your attention away from anxiety. In the coaching world anxiety is often described as excitement without breath. So let's do a REALLY easy--and calming!--breathing exercise to help redirect your body and your attention away from anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 415 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Build Your Trust Muscles EP: 342 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A fairly common trigger of anxiety is thinking about all the things that are left to be done. We want to feel like everything is taken care of before we allow ourselves to settle down and just chill. But here’s the thing: That’s never gonna happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Build Your Trust Muscles full 2 342 Kate Hanley A fairly common trigger of anxiety is thinking about all the things that are left to be done. We want to feel like everything is taken care of before we allow ourselves to settle down and just chill. But here’s the thing: That’s never gonna happen. A fairly common trigger of anxiety is thinking about all the things that are left to be done. We want to feel like everything is taken care of before we allow ourselves to settle down and just chill. But here’s the thing: That’s never gonna happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A fairly common trigger of anxiety is thinking about all the things that are left to be done. We want to feel like everything is taken care of before we allow ourselves to settle down and just chill. But here’s the thing: That’s never gonna happen.

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]]> 484 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Are You Rehearsing Unhappiness? EP: 341 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So often, when you are feeling anxious, if you examine the thoughts you’ll find that you’re pre-living out an imagined situation--and generally not a positive situation. It's like you're rehearsing unhappiness. Here's how to stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Are You Rehearsing Unhappiness? full 2 341 Kate Hanley So often, when you are feeling anxious, if you examine the thoughts you’ll find that you’re pre-living out an imagined situation--and generally not a positive situation. It's like you're rehearsing unhappiness. Here's how to stop. So often, when you are feeling anxious, if you examine the thoughts you’ll find that you’re pre-living out an imagined situation--and generally not a positive situation. It's like you're rehearsing unhappiness. Here's how to stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 422 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Schedule Your Worry Time EP: 340 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Taking a page from project management, today I’m talking about scheduling your worry time so that you can put up some boundaries around your attention without having to try to stop worrying altogether, which is a pretty tall--as in impossible--order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Schedule Your Worry Time full 2 340 Kate Hanley Taking a page from project management, today I’m talking about scheduling your worry time so that you can put up some boundaries around your attention without having to try to stop worrying altogether, which is a pretty tall--as in... Taking a page from project management, today I’m talking about scheduling your worry time so that you can put up some boundaries around your attention without having to try to stop worrying altogether, which is a pretty tall--as in impossible--order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 395 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Tips from an Anxiety Pro EP: 339 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m interviewing the fabulous Leigh Medeiros, author of The 1-Minute Writer, a developmental editor, and a creativity coach. and someone who has lived with at times severe anxiety for over 30 years for her tips on anxiety's lessons, as well as how to work with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Tips from an Anxiety Pro full 2 339 Kate Hanley Today I’m interviewing the fabulous Leigh Medeiros, author of The 1-Minute Writer, a developmental editor, and a creativity coach. and someone who has lived with at times severe anxiety for over 30 years for her tips on anxiety's lessons, as well as... Today I’m interviewing the fabulous Leigh Medeiros, author of The 1-Minute Writer, a developmental editor, and a creativity coach. and someone who has lived with at times severe anxiety for over 30 years for her tips on anxiety's lessons, as well as how to work with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1177 no Spotlight on Anxiety: Two Acupressure Points to Chill the Heck Out EP: 338 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two spots on your body that really help quiet the swirling thoughts of anxiety according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Today I talk you through how to find them and stimulate them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: Two Acupressure Points to Chill the Heck Out full 2 338 Kate Hanley There are two spots on your body that really help quiet the swirling thoughts of anxiety according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Today I talk you through how to find them and stimulate them. There are two spots on your body that really help quiet the swirling thoughts of anxiety according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Today I talk you through how to find them and stimulate them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 468 no Spotlight on Anxiety: What It Is & Where It Comes From EP: 337 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When something feels as high-stakes and as interior as anxiety does, it’s really helpful to shine a light on it and observe it, which helps you see it as something that is separate from you. That's what we're doing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Spotlight on Anxiety: What It Is & Where It Comes From full 2 337 Kate Hanley When something feels as high-stakes and as interior as anxiety does, it’s really helpful to shine a light on it and observe it, which helps you see it as something that is separate from you. That's what we're doing today. When something feels as high-stakes and as interior as anxiety does, it’s really helpful to shine a light on it and observe it, which helps you see it as something that is separate from you. That's what we're doing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 607 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Finding Your Way to Acceptance EP: 336 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Rolling with tough times requires acceptance. Which might seem like you're giving up, but really it's just laying down your resistance. When you can access acceptance, you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you can’t change. (Which is exhausting, plus futile.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Finding Your Way to Acceptance full 2 336 Kate Hanley Rolling with tough times requires acceptance. Which might seem like you're giving up, but really it's just laying down your resistance. When you can access acceptance, you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you can’t... Rolling with tough times requires acceptance. Which might seem like you're giving up, but really it's just laying down your resistance. When you can access acceptance, you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you can’t change. (Which is exhausting, plus futile.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 440 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: The Need for Alone Time Is Real EP: 335 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and just be, without having to respond to anyone. For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--it is also scarce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: The Need for Alone Time Is Real full 2 335 Kate Hanley Alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and just be, without having to respond to anyone. For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--it is also scarce. Alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and just be, without having to respond to anyone. For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--it is also scarce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 667 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: How to Be Real with Your Kids (without Crushing Their Spirit) EP: 334 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s a lot harder to be patient and thoughtful -- and honest! -- with your kids when you're with them all the livelong day. Today I’m happy to have my friend Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You? Here with us to talk about how to be honest with kids without being TOO real (especially when you're stressed out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: How to Be Real with Your Kids (without Crushing Their Spirit) full 2 334 Kate Hanley It’s a lot harder to be patient and thoughtful -- and honest! -- with your kids when you're with them all the livelong day. Today I’m happy to have my friend Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You? Here with us to talk about how to... It’s a lot harder to be patient and thoughtful -- and honest! -- with your kids when you're with them all the livelong day. Today I’m happy to have my friend Judi Ketteler, author of the book Would I Lie to You? Here with us to talk about how to be honest with kids without being TOO real (especially when you're stressed out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1518 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Eff the F Bomb EP: 333 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Are you overrelying on the F bomb? It's awfully easy to do... but it’s a slippery slope, and the next thing you know you can be dropping F bombs all over the place, including when it's just not appropriate. (Been there!) (Caution: There is cursing in this episode.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Eff the F Bomb full 2 333 Kate Hanley Are you overrelying on the F bomb? It's awfully easy to do... but it’s a slippery slope, and the next thing you know you can be dropping F bombs all over the place, including when it's just not appropriate. (Been there!) (Caution: There is cursing... Are you overrelying on the F bomb? It's awfully easy to do... but it’s a slippery slope, and the next thing you know you can be dropping F bombs all over the place, including when it's just not appropriate. (Been there!) (Caution: There is cursing in this episode.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 801 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Tap Back into Empathy EP: 332 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ These are intense, extreme times. Everyone is triggered. And that means it's really hard for us to have empathy for each other--and for ourselves--thanks to something called 'amygdala highjack'. Here's a way out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Tap Back into Empathy full 2 332 Kate Hanley These are intense, extreme times. Everyone is triggered. And that means it's really hard for us to have empathy for each other--and for ourselves--thanks to something called 'amygdala highjack'. Here's a way out. These are intense, extreme times. Everyone is triggered. And that means it's really hard for us to have empathy for each other--and for ourselves--thanks to something called 'amygdala highjack'. Here's a way out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 645 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: You Do You (Let Them Do Them) EP: 331 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about it, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it. Here's what you can do instead to truly support them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: You Do You (Let Them Do Them) full 2 331 Kate Hanley You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about it, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it. Here's what you can do instead to truly support them. You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about it, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it. Here's what you can do instead to truly support them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 678 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Be Here Now EP: 330 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Right now, it’s impossible to make plans. And our pre-COVID lives already feel like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for the vast majority of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Be Here Now full 2 330 Kate Hanley Right now, it’s impossible to make plans. And our pre-COVID lives already feel like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for the vast majority of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. Right now, it’s impossible to make plans. And our pre-COVID lives already feel like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for the vast majority of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Right now, it’s impossible to make plans. And our pre-COVID lives already feel like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for the vast majority of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being.

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]]> 507 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: How to Stop Self-Sabotaging EP: 329 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You probably think you KNOW what to do when you’re stressed. But Carey Davidson, author of The Five Archetypes, says that the things we typically to do try to calm ourselves down actually only make our stress WORSE. And, naturally, she shares what to do instead that will actually bring us back into balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: How to Stop Self-Sabotaging full 2 329 Kate Hanley You probably think you KNOW what to do when you’re stressed. But Carey Davidson, author of The Five Archetypes, says that the things we typically to do try to calm ourselves down actually only make our stress WORSE. And, naturally, she shares what... You probably think you KNOW what to do when you’re stressed. But Carey Davidson, author of The Five Archetypes, says that the things we typically to do try to calm ourselves down actually only make our stress WORSE. And, naturally, she shares what to do instead that will actually bring us back into balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 589 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Oh the Joy of Wine EP: 328 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead of feel, it’s gonna start taking a toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: Oh the Joy of Wine full 2 328 Kate Hanley Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead... Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead of feel, it’s gonna start taking a toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 589 no Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: We Are on an Emotional Rollercoaster EP: 327 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead of feel, it’s gonna start taking a toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down, Revisited: We Are on an Emotional Rollercoaster full 2 327 Kate Hanley Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead... Let's take an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Like, oh, I don’t know… WINE. Because while there’s a time and a place for everything, if you’re automatically choosing to numb instead of feel, it’s gonna start taking a toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 564 no Do Gratitude and Money Mix? (I Say Yes) EP: 326 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ On this Black Friday, instead of focusing on buying what’s on sale, you think about your holiday spending as a way to express your gratitude for the businesses that sell the things you buy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Do Gratitude and Money Mix? (I Say Yes) full 2 326 Kate Hanley On this Black Friday, instead of focusing on buying what’s on sale, you think about your holiday spending as a way to express your gratitude for the businesses that sell the things you buy. On this Black Friday, instead of focusing on buying what’s on sale, you think about your holiday spending as a way to express your gratitude for the businesses that sell the things you buy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 420 no Feeling Grateful During a Pandemic--It IS Possible EP: 325 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It may take a little more mental flexibility to be grateful this year, but the things you appreciate will be even more meaningful. Because having things taken away from us tends to highlight what remains, and forces us to appreciate stuff that we might otherwise overlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Feeling Grateful During a Pandemic--It IS Possible full 1 325 Kate Hanley It may take a little more mental flexibility to be grateful this year, but the things you appreciate will be even more meaningful. Because having things taken away from us tends to highlight what remains, and forces us to appreciate stuff that we... It may take a little more mental flexibility to be grateful this year, but the things you appreciate will be even more meaningful. Because having things taken away from us tends to highlight what remains, and forces us to appreciate stuff that we might otherwise overlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 334 no Gratitude for Lazy People EP: 324 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m talking with Polly Campbell, author of How to Live an Awesome Life and You: Recharged, who is a great source of guidance for personal development in the real world. (And keeps it real for us lazy folks.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Gratitude for Lazy People full 2 324 Kate Hanley I’m talking with Polly Campbell, author of How to Live an Awesome Life and You: Recharged, who is a great source of guidance for personal development in the real world. (And keeps it real for us lazy folks.) I’m talking with Polly Campbell, author of How to Live an Awesome Life and You: Recharged, who is a great source of guidance for personal development in the real world. (And keeps it real for us lazy folks.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m talking with Polly Campbell, author of How to Live an Awesome Life and You: Recharged, who is a great source of guidance for personal development in the real world. (And keeps it real for us lazy folks.)

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]]> 1052 no How Gratitude Can Get Your Butt into Gear EP: 323 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here's a fun Jedi mind trick for you: Rehearse the gratitude you’ll feel in the future as a way to get yourself motivated to do something that feels hard, scary, or even boring today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 How Gratitude Can Get Your Butt into Gear full 2 323 Kate Hanley Here's a fun Jedi mind trick for you: Rehearse the gratitude you’ll feel in the future as a way to get yourself motivated to do something that feels hard, scary, or even boring today.  Here's a fun Jedi mind trick for you: Rehearse the gratitude you’ll feel in the future as a way to get yourself motivated to do something that feels hard, scary, or even boring today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 308 no Gratitude Is About Attention EP: 322 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If thinking about gratitude as something just horribly virtuous is not appealing, you can think of it as an exercise in attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Gratitude Is About Attention full 2 322 Kate Hanley If thinking about gratitude as something just horribly virtuous is not appealing, you can think of it as an exercise in attention. If thinking about gratitude as something just horribly virtuous is not appealing, you can think of it as an exercise in attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices If thinking about gratitude as something just horribly virtuous is not appealing, you can think of it as an exercise in attention.

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]]> 411 no Judgment 101: Examine Your Hidden Beliefs EP: 321 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Our hidden beliefs have a lot of sway over what we do and think, and if you haven’t gone looking for them, ever, or in a while, you’re in for some real a-ha moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Judgment 101: Examine Your Hidden Beliefs full 2 320 Kate Hanley Our hidden beliefs have a lot of sway over what we do and think, and if you haven’t gone looking for them, ever, or in a while, you’re in for some real a-ha moments.  Our hidden beliefs have a lot of sway over what we do and think, and if you haven’t gone looking for them, ever, or in a while, you’re in for some real a-ha moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 294 no Judgment 101: Try on “Maybe” EP: 320 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A way to get out of the black and white thinking that goes hand in hand with judgment is to embrace the concept of maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Judgment 101: Try on “Maybe” full 2 320 Kate Hanley A way to get out of the black and white thinking that goes hand in hand with judgment is to embrace the concept of maybe.  A way to get out of the black and white thinking that goes hand in hand with judgment is to embrace the concept of maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 291 no Judgment 101: Outsmarting Judgment, an Interview with Suzanne Kingsbury EP: 319 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ To really break judgment down, today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury--founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that melds brain science, Zen practice, and craft tools. A cornerstone of Suzanne's teaching is that your best thinking is accessed by getting past the critical, ego mind--which is also the source of all those judgments you secretly make about others, and yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Judgment 101: Outsmarting Judgment, an Interview with Suzanne Kingsbury full 2 319 Kate Hanley To really break judgment down, today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury--founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that melds brain science, Zen practice, and craft tools. A cornerstone of Suzanne's teaching is... To really break judgment down, today I’m interviewing Suzanne Kingsbury--founder of Gateless Writing, a method of teaching the art and craft of writing that melds brain science, Zen practice, and craft tools. A cornerstone of Suzanne's teaching is that your best thinking is accessed by getting past the critical, ego mind--which is also the source of all those judgments you secretly make about others, and yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1039 no Judgment 101: Go on Impression, Not Assumptions EP: 318 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While you may know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me,” are you aware of how many blanks you subconsciously fill in every day? Whenever you do, you mistake opinion for fact. Luckily, there’s a way out of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Judgment 101: Go on Impression, Not Assumptions full 2 318 Kate Hanley While you may know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me,” are you aware of how many blanks you subconsciously fill in every day? Whenever you do, you mistake opinion for fact. Luckily, there’s a way out of this. While you may know that to assume makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me,” are you aware of how many blanks you subconsciously fill in every day? Whenever you do, you mistake opinion for fact. Luckily, there’s a way out of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 335 no Judgment 101 - Examine Your Biases EP: 317 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A crucial part of the journey to being a better person is to examine your biases--the things you judge without even realizing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Judgment 101 - Examine Your Biases full 2 317 Kate Hanley A crucial part of the journey to being a better person is to examine your biases--the things you judge without even realizing. A crucial part of the journey to being a better person is to examine your biases--the things you judge without even realizing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 410 no When Impatience Is a Good Thing EP: 316 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes, impatience can be the spark that lights a flame on your doing something different--no matter how scary or big or hairy it may feel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 When Impatience Is a Good Thing full 2 316 Kate Hanley Sometimes, impatience can be the spark that lights a flame on your doing something different--no matter how scary or big or hairy it may feel. Sometimes, impatience can be the spark that lights a flame on your doing something different--no matter how scary or big or hairy it may feel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 368 no What’s Behind Your Impatience? EP: 315 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Understanding what’s underneath your impatience is an important piece of learning to work with it more skillfully. I’m sharing five possible sources with you today, and I’ll cover one more, which is kind of a biggie, tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 What’s Behind Your Impatience? full 2 315 Kate Hanley Understanding what’s underneath your impatience is an important piece of learning to work with it more skillfully. I’m sharing five possible sources with you today, and I’ll cover one more, which is kind of a biggie, tomorrow.  Understanding what’s underneath your impatience is an important piece of learning to work with it more skillfully. I’m sharing five possible sources with you today, and I’ll cover one more, which is kind of a biggie, tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 417 no Patience 101, an Interview with My Coach EP: 314 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Kelli, who was my coach for years and who taught me so much about patience for her take on what it's all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Patience 101, an Interview with My Coach full 2 314 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Kelli, who was my coach for years and who taught me so much about patience for her take on what it's all about. Today I’m talking with Kelli, who was my coach for years and who taught me so much about patience for her take on what it's all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I’m talking with Kelli, who was my coach for years and who taught me so much about patience for her take on what it's all about.

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]]> 1532 no Dealing With Impatience: The Bigger Stuff EP: 313 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let's talk about what you can do BESIDES get impatient when you’re waiting for something big to happen; something that affects the realities of your life, like waiting to hear back from a job interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Dealing With Impatience: The Bigger Stuff full 2 313 Kate Hanley Let's talk about what you can do BESIDES get impatient when you’re waiting for something big to happen; something that affects the realities of your life, like waiting to hear back from a job interview. Let's talk about what you can do BESIDES get impatient when you’re waiting for something big to happen; something that affects the realities of your life, like waiting to hear back from a job interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 368 no Curbing Impatience - The Little Stuff EP: 312 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Waiting for the election results and heading into winter after we’ve already been dealing with a pandemic for nine months certainly is a big ole invitation to get impatient. But even in the grooviest of times, patience can be challenging. So let’s take a look at it, starting with those little things that can give you an eye twitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Curbing Impatience -The Little Stuff full 2 312 Kate Hanley Waiting for the election results and heading into winter after we’ve already been dealing with a pandemic for nine months certainly is a big ole invitation to get impatient. But even in the grooviest of times, patience can be challenging. So let’s... Waiting for the election results and heading into winter after we’ve already been dealing with a pandemic for nine months certainly is a big ole invitation to get impatient. But even in the grooviest of times, patience can be challenging. So let’s take a look at it, starting with those little things that can give you an eye twitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 423 no Digging Deep: One Thing to Tell Yourself That Really Helps EP: 311 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Hard times feel even harder when you hold yourself to a standard that made sense when things were basically normal. You've got to cut yourself some slack. But how?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Digging Deep: One Thing to Tell Yourself That Really Helps full 1 311 Kate Hanley Hard times feel even harder when you hold yourself to a standard that made sense when things were basically normal. You've got to cut yourself some slack. But how?! Hard times feel even harder when you hold yourself to a standard that made sense when things were basically normal. You've got to cut yourself some slack. But how?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hard times feel even harder when you hold yourself to a standard that made sense when things were basically normal. You've got to cut yourself some slack. But how?!

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]]> 295 no Digging Deep: There Will Be Nostalgia EP: 310 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Although it’s tempting to tell yourself, “I can’t wait until this is over so I never have to think about it again,” there will come a day when you will miss parts of what you’re living through now. And recognizing those parts now will help give you strength, courage, and hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Digging Deep: There Will Be Nostalgia full 1 310 Kate Hanley Although it’s tempting to tell yourself, “I can’t wait until this is over so I never have to think about it again,” there will come a day when you will miss parts of what you’re living through now. And recognizing those parts now will help... Although it’s tempting to tell yourself, “I can’t wait until this is over so I never have to think about it again,” there will come a day when you will miss parts of what you’re living through now. And recognizing those parts now will help give you strength, courage, and hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 345 no Digging Deep: The Gift of Hard Times, and Interview with Brooke Thomas EP: 309 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Digging Deep: The Gift of Hard Times, and Interview with Brooke Thomas full 1 309 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Today I’m talking with Brooke Thomas about how the tough times are an invitation to re-connect both with our bodies and with who we are at our core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1158 no Digging Deep: When What You’ve Always Done Stops Working EP: 308 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something that can make hard times feel harder is when what you’ve always done to get through the tough stuff stops working. It happens to everyone. So what do you do now?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Digging Deep: When What You’ve Always Done Stops Working full 1 308 Kate Hanley Something that can make hard times feel harder is when what you’ve always done to get through the tough stuff stops working. It happens to everyone. So what do you do now?! Something that can make hard times feel harder is when what you’ve always done to get through the tough stuff stops working. It happens to everyone. So what do you do now?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Something that can make hard times feel harder is when what you’ve always done to get through the tough stuff stops working. It happens to everyone. So what do you do now?!

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]]> 410 no Making a Sanity Plan for Election Night EP: 307 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re nervous, or feeling some aftershocks from the 2016 election that you’re not looking forward to reliving, or angry, or insert your own response here, I think it’s helpful to think about what you can do to feel good on election night and the days after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Making a Sanity Plan for Election Night full 1 307 Kate Hanley If you’re nervous, or feeling some aftershocks from the 2016 election that you’re not looking forward to reliving, or angry, or insert your own response here, I think it’s helpful to think about what you can do to feel good on election night and... If you’re nervous, or feeling some aftershocks from the 2016 election that you’re not looking forward to reliving, or angry, or insert your own response here, I think it’s helpful to think about what you can do to feel good on election night and the days after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 561 no Cynicism Antidote #3: Get Out of Your Head EP: 306 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Getting out of your head and shifting your focus to something other than your thoughts is a powerful antidote to cynicism. Today I share three ways to do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Cynicism Antidote #3: Get Out of Your Head full 2 306 Kate Hanley Getting out of your head and shifting your focus to something other than your thoughts is a powerful antidote to cynicism. Today I share three ways to do just that. Getting out of your head and shifting your focus to something other than your thoughts is a powerful antidote to cynicism. Today I share three ways to do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 357 no Cynicism Antidote #2: Be an Empty Cup EP: 305 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ he four most dangerous words in the English language are “I already know that.” Deciding that you know better is a recipe for staying stuck and feeling disconnected from others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Cynicism Antidote #2: Be an Empty Cup full 2 305 Kate Hanley he four most dangerous words in the English language are “I already know that.” Deciding that you know better is a recipe for staying stuck and feeling disconnected from others. he four most dangerous words in the English language are “I already know that.” Deciding that you know better is a recipe for staying stuck and feeling disconnected from others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 345 no Finding Faith in Humanity During Tough Times EP: 304 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I interview Shelley Moench-Kelley, author of the brand-new book Here’s Your Pill, Kitten, about how a freak accident led to her spending three months as the youngest resident in a nursing home, and how that tough experience helped her have more faith in and more compassion for her fellow humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Finding Faith in Humanity During Tough Times full 2 304 Kate Hanley Today I interview Shelley Moench-Kelley, author of the brand-new book Here’s Your Pill, Kitten, about how a freak accident led to her spending three months as the youngest resident in a nursing home, and how that tough experience helped her have... Today I interview Shelley Moench-Kelley, author of the brand-new book Here’s Your Pill, Kitten, about how a freak accident led to her spending three months as the youngest resident in a nursing home, and how that tough experience helped her have more faith in and more compassion for her fellow humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 940 no Cynicism Antidote #1: Look for the Loving Reason EP: 303 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s something you can do when you notice yourself thinking that some particular person or people in general suck, something that keeps you open to possibility and helps you trust that life is happening for you, and not just to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Cynicism Antidote #1: Look for the Loving Reason full 2 303 Kate Hanley There’s something you can do when you notice yourself thinking that some particular person or people in general suck, something that keeps you open to possibility and helps you trust that life is happening for you, and not just to you. There’s something you can do when you notice yourself thinking that some particular person or people in general suck, something that keeps you open to possibility and helps you trust that life is happening for you, and not just to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s something you can do when you notice yourself thinking that some particular person or people in general suck, something that keeps you open to possibility and helps you trust that life is happening for you, and not just to you.

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]]> 496 no Resisting Cynicism EP: 302 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m talking about cynicism and how we can keep our faith in humanity strong even when it feels like the whole world’s gone crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Resisting Cynicism full 2 302 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about cynicism and how we can keep our faith in humanity strong even when it feels like the whole world’s gone crazy. This week on the podcast I’m talking about cynicism and how we can keep our faith in humanity strong even when it feels like the whole world’s gone crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the podcast I’m talking about cynicism and how we can keep our faith in humanity strong even when it feels like the whole world’s gone crazy.

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]]> 355 no Is Life Getting You Down? Or Could It Be a Lack of Light? EP: 301 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s a very good reason why it might feel so hard to give a darn about your health in winter. And also why your mood might also turn dark. And that is the lack of light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Is Life Getting You Down? Or Could It Be a Lack of Light? full 2 301 Kate Hanley There’s a very good reason why it might feel so hard to give a darn about your health in winter. And also why your mood might also turn dark. And that is the lack of light. There’s a very good reason why it might feel so hard to give a darn about your health in winter. And also why your mood might also turn dark. And that is the lack of light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s a very good reason why it might feel so hard to give a darn about your health in winter. And also why your mood might also turn dark. And that is the lack of light.

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]]> 462 no There’s One Kind of Cookie That’s GREAT for Your Health (In Praise of Dogs) EP: 300 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A 2019 review analyzed 10 studies that included data from over 3 million people, an found that dog owners had a 24 percent risk reduction for death from any cause. And that’s just one reason to get a dog. I’m going to give you a few more, but first, I have to tell you about our dog, Cookie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 There’s One Kind of Cookie That’s GREAT for Your Health (In Praise of Dogs) full 2 300 Kate Hanley A 2019 review analyzed 10 studies that included data from over 3 million people, an found that dog owners had a 24 percent risk reduction for death from any cause. And that’s just one reason to get a dog. I’m going to give you a few more, but... A 2019 review analyzed 10 studies that included data from over 3 million people, an found that dog owners had a 24 percent risk reduction for death from any cause. And that’s just one reason to get a dog. I’m going to give you a few more, but first, I have to tell you about our dog, Cookie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 535 no How Taking Better Care of Your Health Makes the World a Better Place EP: 299 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I'm asking Dr. Chris Chlebowski, homeopath, naturopath, chiropractor and author of the upcoming book The Virus And The Host: How To Get And Stay Healthy In The Age of Novel Infectious Disease about how taking better care of your own health makes you a better person, and the world a better place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How Taking Better Care of Your Health Makes the World a Better Place full 2 299 Kate Hanley I'm asking Dr. Chris Chlebowski, homeopath, naturopath, chiropractor and author of the upcoming book The Virus And The Host: How To Get And Stay Healthy In The Age of Novel Infectious Disease about how taking better care of your own health makes you a... I'm asking Dr. Chris Chlebowski, homeopath, naturopath, chiropractor and author of the upcoming book The Virus And The Host: How To Get And Stay Healthy In The Age of Novel Infectious Disease about how taking better care of your own health makes you a better person, and the world a better place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 802 no What Will You Give Up in the Name of Health? (Or, Why Breaking Up With Gluten Made Me Happier) EP: 298 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You likely have something that you eat or do that you know isn’t all that great for you, but anytime you think about giving it up, you dismiss that idea immediately. Here's another way to think about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 What Will You Give Up in the Name of Health? (Or, Why Breaking Up With Gluten Made Me Happier) full 2 298 Kate Hanley You likely have something that you eat or do that you know isn’t all that great for you, but anytime you think about giving it up, you dismiss that idea immediately. Here's another way to think about it. You likely have something that you eat or do that you know isn’t all that great for you, but anytime you think about giving it up, you dismiss that idea immediately. Here's another way to think about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 565 no Re-Committing to Your Health EP: 297 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all fall off the health wagon at some point. Here's why you don't want to wait until a health crisis, or even a health thing, to get back on it. Also, I cover how a parody video of me, made by my daughter, helped me make sense of a health thing in my own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Committing to Your Health full 2 297 Kate Hanley We all fall off the health wagon at some point. Here's why you don't want to wait until a health crisis, or even a health thing, to get back on it. Also, I cover how a parody video of me, made by my daughter, helped me make sense of a health... We all fall off the health wagon at some point. Here's why you don't want to wait until a health crisis, or even a health thing, to get back on it. Also, I cover how a parody video of me, made by my daughter, helped me make sense of a health thing in my own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 460 no Creativity Mantra #3: Keep Showing Up EP: 296 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Creativity isn’t a one and done thing. It’s a part of you and just like a dog or a baby it needs loving care on the regular. So, today, we’re going to cover ways to make creativity just a thing you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Creativity Mantra #3: Keep Showing Up full 2 296 Kate Hanley Creativity isn’t a one and done thing. It’s a part of you and just like a dog or a baby it needs loving care on the regular. So, today, we’re going to cover ways to make creativity just a thing you do.  Creativity isn’t a one and done thing. It’s a part of you and just like a dog or a baby it needs loving care on the regular. So, today, we’re going to cover ways to make creativity just a thing you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 368 no Creativity Mantra #2: Let It Suck EP: 295 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In order to breathe life into your ideas and get them out into the world, you’ve got to get the ego to stand down. And the way you do that is by giving yourself permission to let that thing suck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Creativity Mantra #2: Let It Suck full 2 295 Kate Hanley In order to breathe life into your ideas and get them out into the world, you’ve got to get the ego to stand down. And the way you do that is by giving yourself permission to let that thing suck. In order to breathe life into your ideas and get them out into the world, you’ve got to get the ego to stand down. And the way you do that is by giving yourself permission to let that thing suck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 448 no How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of Being Creative EP: 294 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking to Zarinah El-Amin, CEO of Book Power Publishing and author of the brand-new book Book Power, about how to get over the excuses you may be giving yourself for not doing anything creative. And wow, does she deliver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of Being Creative full 2 294 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking to Zarinah El-Amin, CEO of Book Power Publishing and author of the brand-new book Book Power, about how to get over the excuses you may be giving yourself for not doing anything creative. And wow, does she deliver! Today I'm talking to Zarinah El-Amin, CEO of Book Power Publishing and author of the brand-new book Book Power, about how to get over the excuses you may be giving yourself for not doing anything creative. And wow, does she deliver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I'm talking to Zarinah El-Amin, CEO of Book Power Publishing and author of the brand-new book Book Power, about how to get over the excuses you may be giving yourself for not doing anything creative. And wow, does she deliver!

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]]> 1066 no Creativity Mantra #1: Make the Headspace EP: 293 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Creative ideas have a hard time penetrating a busy mind. You’ve got to clear a little space in that beautiful noggin of yours for the ideas to come in and be heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Creativity Mantra #1: Make the Headspace full 2 293 Kate Hanley Creative ideas have a hard time penetrating a busy mind. You’ve got to clear a little space in that beautiful noggin of yours for the ideas to come in and be heard. Creative ideas have a hard time penetrating a busy mind. You’ve got to clear a little space in that beautiful noggin of yours for the ideas to come in and be heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Creative ideas have a hard time penetrating a busy mind. You’ve got to clear a little space in that beautiful noggin of yours for the ideas to come in and be heard.

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]]> 378 no Feeding Your Creative Fire EP: 292 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast, I’m pivoting to talk about something that’s still super important, but is way, way lighter than the pandemic-related themes I’ve been covering lately. And that thing is creativity. I mean, doesn’t that sound nice right about now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Feeding Your Creative Fire full 2 292 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast, I’m pivoting to talk about something that’s still super important, but is way, way lighter than the pandemic-related themes I’ve been covering lately. And that thing is creativity. I mean, doesn’t that sound nice... This week on the podcast, I’m pivoting to talk about something that’s still super important, but is way, way lighter than the pandemic-related themes I’ve been covering lately. And that thing is creativity. I mean, doesn’t that sound nice right about now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 445 no Difficult People: Boundaries, People! EP: 291 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Because empathy is important, but often not enough, when it comes to dealing with difficult people, today talking about setting boundaries--both for them and for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Difficult People: Boundaries, People! full 2 291 Kate Hanley Because empathy is important, but often not enough, when it comes to dealing with difficult people, today talking about setting boundaries--both for them and for you. Because empathy is important, but often not enough, when it comes to dealing with difficult people, today talking about setting boundaries--both for them and for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 393 no Difficult People: Find Connection, One Step at a Time EP: 290 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that difficult people are still people. And you are a person. And deep down we are more alike than we are different. So a helpful way to approach a difficult person is to seek out the things that connect you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Difficult People: Find Connection, One Step at a Time full 2 290 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that difficult people are still people. And you are a person. And deep down we are more alike than we are different. So a helpful way to approach a difficult person is to seek out the things that connect you Today’s big idea is that difficult people are still people. And you are a person. And deep down we are more alike than we are different. So a helpful way to approach a difficult person is to seek out the things that connect you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that difficult people are still people. And you are a person. And deep down we are more alike than we are different. So a helpful way to approach a difficult person is to seek out the things that connect you

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]]> 495 no Difficult People: How Conflict Can Make You a Better Person EP: 289 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Does conflict have an upside? Today I’m talking with Amy Gallo, who is the author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict to get her inside scoop on how and why to engage with the difficult people in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Difficult People: How Conflict Can Make You a Better Person full 2 289 Kate Hanley Does conflict have an upside? Today I’m talking with Amy Gallo, who is the author of the to get her inside scoop on how and why to engage with the difficult people in your life. Does conflict have an upside? Today I’m talking with Amy Gallo, who is the author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict to get her inside scoop on how and why to engage with the difficult people in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 843 no Difficult People: You Spot It, You Either Got It or You Don’t, and Wish You Did EP: 288 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While I wouldn’t wish a difficult person on anyone else, I believe that they, like every other challenging situation, show up to teach us something. It’s on us to look for that opportunity that’s wrapped up inside every fraught interaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Difficult People: You Spot It, You Either Got It or You Don’t, and Wish You Did full 2 288 Kate Hanley While I wouldn’t wish a difficult person on anyone else, I believe that they, like every other challenging situation, show up to teach us something. It’s on us to look for that opportunity that’s wrapped up inside every fraught interaction. While I wouldn’t wish a difficult person on anyone else, I believe that they, like every other challenging situation, show up to teach us something. It’s on us to look for that opportunity that’s wrapped up inside every fraught interaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 469 no Dealing with Difficult People EP: 287 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to handle the difficult people in your life, whether it’s folks you don’t know that you encounter out in the world, a problematic neighbor, a boss or colleague, or even a partner or a family member. Because at this juncture in 2020, it feels like the stress and the uncertainty are bringing out the worst in people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Dealing with Difficult People full 2 287 Kate Hanley This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to handle the difficult people in your life, whether it’s folks you don’t know that you encounter out in the world, a problematic neighbor, a boss or colleague, or even a partner or a family member.... This week on the podcast I’m talking about how to handle the difficult people in your life, whether it’s folks you don’t know that you encounter out in the world, a problematic neighbor, a boss or colleague, or even a partner or a family member. Because at this juncture in 2020, it feels like the stress and the uncertainty are bringing out the worst in people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 342 no Love Yourself: A Practical Way to Send Yourself Some Love EP: 286 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Loving yourself is a nice idea but it’s kind of squishy--how do you actually go about doing it? Well, I’ve got something to share with you that will help you put ‘love myself’ on to your calendar, and then actually do it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Love Yourself: A Practical Way to Send Yourself Some Love full 2 286 Kate Hanley Loving yourself is a nice idea but it’s kind of squishy--how do you actually go about doing it? Well, I’ve got something to share with you that will help you put ‘love myself’ on to your calendar, and then actually do it Loving yourself is a nice idea but it’s kind of squishy--how do you actually go about doing it? Well, I’ve got something to share with you that will help you put ‘love myself’ on to your calendar, and then actually do it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Loving yourself is a nice idea but it’s kind of squishy--how do you actually go about doing it? Well, I’ve got something to share with you that will help you put ‘love myself’ on to your calendar, and then actually do it

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]]> 298 no Love Yourself: Finding Your Way to Self-Acceptance EP: 285 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Love Yourself: Finding Your Way to Self-Acceptance full 2 285 Kate Hanley Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Accepting the things about yourself that you might otherwise judge as ‘bad’ is a big piece of loving yourself. After all, love isn’t conditional. It’s not, I’ll love myself after I lose 5 pounds, or get a new job, or things calm down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 416 no Love Yourself: Breaking Free from PSD (Patriarchy Stress Disorder) EP: 284 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown. It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress, and warped perceptions of their own worth because we live in a patriarchal society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Love Yourself: Breaking Free from PSD (Patriarchy Stress Disorder) full 2 284 Kate Hanley When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown.  It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress,... When I first encountered the idea that we’re talking about today, I definitely looked like a meme of a person whose mind has just been blown. It’s the idea that in general, women are vulnerable to thinking less of themselves, chronic stress, and warped perceptions of their own worth because we live in a patriarchal society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1023 no Love Yourself: Don’t Talk to My Friend That Way EP: 283 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If someone is constantly saying mean, disparaging, discouraging things about you, would that make it feel like they loved you? Yeah. No. But that’s what we often do to ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Love Yourself: Don’t Talk to My Friend That Way full 283 2 Kate Hanley If someone is constantly saying mean, disparaging, discouraging things about you, would that make it feel like they loved you? Yeah. No. But that’s what we often do to ourselves. If someone is constantly saying mean, disparaging, discouraging things about you, would that make it feel like they loved you? Yeah. No. But that’s what we often do to ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 310 no Loving Yourself Is a Radical Act EP: 282 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Loving yourself is something so few of us are ever given any guidance on, in any way. We just don’t talk about it as a thing. It’s like this big secret that very few people speak about. This week, let’s change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Loving Yourself Is a Radical Act full 2 282 Kate Hanley Loving yourself is something so few of us are ever given any guidance on, in any way. We just don’t talk about it as a thing. It’s like this big secret that very few people speak about. This week, let’s change that. Loving yourself is something so few of us are ever given any guidance on, in any way. We just don’t talk about it as a thing. It’s like this big secret that very few people speak about. This week, let’s change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 365 no Activism: Give Back Without Wearing Yourself Out EP: 281 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As important as it is to give back through activism in some way, you don’t want to let it become something that depletes you. Today I’m sharing 3 things I’ve learned about how to give back without wearing yourself out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Activism: Give Back Without Wearing Yourself Out full 1 281 Kate Hanley As important as it is to give back through activism in some way, you don’t want to let it become something that depletes you. Today I’m sharing 3 things I’ve learned about how to give back without wearing yourself out. As important as it is to give back through activism in some way, you don’t want to let it become something that depletes you. Today I’m sharing 3 things I’ve learned about how to give back without wearing yourself out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 317 no Activism: Seek to Understand EP: 280 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s so tempting to rush toward something that you perceive to be a problem with a full head of steam and a lot of ideas about what should be done. But if you do, you could very well become part of the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Activism: Seek to Understand full 1 280 Kate Hanley It’s so tempting to rush toward something that you perceive to be a problem with a full head of steam and a lot of ideas about what should be done. But if you do, you could very well become part of the problem. It’s so tempting to rush toward something that you perceive to be a problem with a full head of steam and a lot of ideas about what should be done. But if you do, you could very well become part of the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 279 no Activism 101, an Interview with Jocelyn Foye and Jordan Hevenor of The Womxn Project EP: 279 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with two women who helped me embrace my inner activist both through their example and through the organization that they co-founded, The Womxn Project. We're talking about how activism can be fun, rewarding, and one of the great adventures of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Activism 101, an Interview with Jocelyn Foye and Jordan Hevenor of The Womxn Project full 1 279 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with two women who helped me embrace my inner activist both through their example and through the organization that they co-founded, The Womxn Project. We're talking about how activism can be fun, rewarding, and one of the great... Today I’m talking with two women who helped me embrace my inner activist both through their example and through the organization that they co-founded, The Womxn Project. We're talking about how activism can be fun, rewarding, and one of the great adventures of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1003 no Activism: Finding the Right Fit, and the Bandwidth EP: 278 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you find the right cause for you, it makes you more effective, it gives you more energy, and it enriches your life more. So the question then is, how do you find the right fit? And once you do, how do you find the bandwidth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Activism: Finding the Right Fit, and the Bandwidth full 1 278 Kate Hanley When you find the right cause for you, it makes you more effective, it gives you more energy, and it enriches your life more. So the question then is, how do you find the right fit? And once you do, how do you find the bandwidth? When you find the right cause for you, it makes you more effective, it gives you more energy, and it enriches your life more. So the question then is, how do you find the right fit? And once you do, how do you find the bandwidth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you find the right cause for you, it makes you more effective, it gives you more energy, and it enriches your life more. So the question then is, how do you find the right fit? And once you do, how do you find the bandwidth?

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]]> 441 no Let’s Get Activated EP: 277 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about activism--getting involved in causes you care about and lending your voice, time, and energy to creating positive change in the world. After all, being a better person isn’t just about you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Let’s Get Activated full 1 277 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about activism--getting involved in causes you care about and lending your voice, time, and energy to creating positive change in the world. After all, being a better person isn’t just about you! This week I’m talking about activism--getting involved in causes you care about and lending your voice, time, and energy to creating positive change in the world. After all, being a better person isn’t just about you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about activism--getting involved in causes you care about and lending your voice, time, and energy to creating positive change in the world. After all, being a better person isn’t just about you!

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]]> 536 no International Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day!! EP: 276 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today is a very special day on the How to Be a Better Person podcast. I’m declaring a new international holiday. It’s Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day. Woo hoo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 International Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day!! full 1 276 Kate Hanley Today is a very special day on the How to Be a Better Person podcast. I’m declaring a new international holiday. It’s Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day. Woo hoo! Today is a very special day on the How to Be a Better Person podcast. I’m declaring a new international holiday. It’s Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day. Woo hoo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today is a very special day on the How to Be a Better Person podcast. I’m declaring a new international holiday. It’s Unreturned Message Forgiveness Day. Woo hoo!

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]]> 377 no Next Time You’re Tempted to Over-Do for Someone Else, Remember This EP: 275 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s face it, other people’s happiness isn’t under your control. Sure, you can love someone and support them, but if you’re trying to make them feel a certain way, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Here's something to remind yourself of before you go rushing in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Next Time You’re Tempted to Over-Do for Someone Else, Remember This full 1 275 Kate Hanley Let’s face it, other people’s happiness isn’t under your control. Sure, you can love someone and support them, but if you’re trying to make them feel a certain way, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Here's something to remind yourself... Let’s face it, other people’s happiness isn’t under your control. Sure, you can love someone and support them, but if you’re trying to make them feel a certain way, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Here's something to remind yourself of before you go rushing in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 410 no Getting Over the Fear of Being Selfish, an Interview with Lisa Cherney EP: 274 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking to someone who is a total expert at doing good in the world by living unapologetically as yourself. Lisa Cherney, who has been mentoring entrepreneurs for over 20 years, teaches that you don't have to do anything just because people like it (evidenced by the fact that she closed her seven-figure business that people loved because it was wearing her out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Getting Over the Fear of Being Selfish, an Interview with Lisa Cherney full 1 274 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking to someone who is a total expert at doing good in the world by living unapologetically as yourself. Lisa Cherney, who has been mentoring entrepreneurs for over 20 years, teaches that you don't have to do anything just because people... Today I'm talking to someone who is a total expert at doing good in the world by living unapologetically as yourself. Lisa Cherney, who has been mentoring entrepreneurs for over 20 years, teaches that you don't have to do anything just because people like it (evidenced by the fact that she closed her seven-figure business that people loved because it was wearing her out). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 902 no We Can Be NOT Sorry, Just for One Day EP: 273 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something we do when we’re overly focused on other people’s happiness is apologize. A lot. I’m not talking about owning up to something that you truly got or did wrong. I’m talking about a reflexive “I’m sorry” for anything that doesn’t go off without a hitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 We Can Be NOT Sorry, Just for One Day full 1 273 Kate Hanley Something we do when we’re overly focused on other people’s happiness is apologize. A lot. I’m not talking about owning up to something that you truly got or did wrong. I’m talking about a reflexive “I’m sorry” for anything that... Something we do when we’re overly focused on other people’s happiness is apologize. A lot. I’m not talking about owning up to something that you truly got or did wrong. I’m talking about a reflexive “I’m sorry” for anything that doesn’t go off without a hitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 314 no Getting Over Over-Pleasing EP: 272 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Even Tupac Shakur, lion of hip-hop, said, “I gotta stop treating people like I owe them something.” Let's talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Getting Over Over-Pleasing full 1 272 Kate Hanley When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Even Tupac Shakur, lion of hip-hop, said, “I gotta stop treating people like I owe them something.”... When I surveyed listeners, I asked them what they struggled with when it came to being a better person. And so many of them said people-pleasing. Even Tupac Shakur, lion of hip-hop, said, “I gotta stop treating people like I owe them something.” Let's talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 379 no Add This to Your Home for a Better Winter EP: 271 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We need more nature in our lives, and a great way to get it is to get yourself a houseplant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Add This to Your Home for a Better Winter full 1 271 Kate Hanley We need more nature in our lives, and a great way to get it is to get yourself a houseplant. We need more nature in our lives, and a great way to get it is to get yourself a houseplant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 279 no This Is the Most Important Thing You Can Do--No Matter What Your To-Do List Says EP: 270 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While it’s tempting to stay busy and wait for “things to calm down,” being able to be nimble during transitions requires you to be somewhat in touch with how you feel about what’s changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 This Is the Most Important Thing You Can Do--No Matter What Your To-Do List Says full 1 270 Kate Hanley While it’s tempting to stay busy and wait for “things to calm down,” being able to be nimble during transitions requires you to be somewhat in touch with how you feel about what’s changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 360 no What Your Body Needs Now, an Interview with Mary Sheila Gonnella EP: 269 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Being able to ride the waves of change IS possible. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It takes some self-care. Which is why I’m bringing my nutritionist bestie, Mary Sheila Gonnella, back on to talk us through some practical strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 What Your Body Needs Now, an Interview with Mary Sheila Gonnella full 1 269 Kate Hanley Being able to ride the waves of change IS possible. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It takes some self-care. Which is why I’m bringing my nutritionist bestie, Mary Sheila Gonnella, back on to talk us through some practical strategies. Being able to ride the waves of change IS possible. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It takes some self-care. Which is why I’m bringing my nutritionist bestie, Mary Sheila Gonnella, back on to talk us through some practical strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 763 no Quick Ritual to Get Ready for Fall EP: 268 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’ve got a quick but powerful little ritual to share with you today that will help you take stock of what’s happened, be grateful for what you’ve got, and plant some seeds for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Quick Ritual to Get Ready for Fall full 1 268 Kate Hanley I’ve got a quick but powerful little ritual to share with you today that will help you take stock of what’s happened, be grateful for what you’ve got, and plant some seeds for the future. I’ve got a quick but powerful little ritual to share with you today that will help you take stock of what’s happened, be grateful for what you’ve got, and plant some seeds for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 346 no Transitions Are Necessary, But Hard EP: 267 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Transition is a fact of life, but it’s not easy. And that’s why I want to talk about how to stay steady during times of transition this week. Because that is where we’re at. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Transitions Are Necessary, But Hard full 1 267 Kate Hanley Transition is a fact of life, but it’s not easy. And that’s why I want to talk about how to stay steady during times of transition this week. Because that is where we’re at. Transition is a fact of life, but it’s not easy. And that’s why I want to talk about how to stay steady during times of transition this week. Because that is where we’re at. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 348 no Please Talk to This Particular Type of Person You'd Probably Rather Avoid EP: 266 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There's a particular type of conversation with a particular type of person I want to talk about today -- and that is talking with the folks who reach out to you on behalf of someone who is running for office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Please Talk to This Particular Type of Person You'd Probably Rather Avoid full 1 266 Kate Hanley There's a particular type of conversation with a particular type of person I want to talk about today -- and that is talking with the folks who reach out to you on behalf of someone who is running for office. There's a particular type of conversation with a particular type of person I want to talk about today -- and that is talking with the folks who reach out to you on behalf of someone who is running for office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 432 no The Power of NOT Talking EP: 265 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut. It’s the only way you can listen. But it’s often not easy to do! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Power of NOT Talking full 1 265 Kate Hanley Sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut. It’s the only way you can listen. But it’s often not easy to do! Sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut. It’s the only way you can listen. But it’s often not easy to do! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut. It’s the only way you can listen. But it’s often not easy to do!

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]]> 353 no How to Handle the Haters, an Interview with Harriet Marsden EP: 264 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and post it on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How to Handle the Haters, an Interview with Harriet Marsden full 1 264 Kate Hanley Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and... Journalist and author Harriet Marsden is used to dealing with haters. As evidence, an anonymous reader sent Harriet a copy of my book (How to Be a Better Person), with a very passive aggressive note, and Harriet had the good humor to snap a pic and post it on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 677 no Ask Better Questions EP: 263 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you ask an open-ended question, you’re going to get a much richer response and invite whomever you're talking to into a true dialogue. And I’m guessing that you may not realize how many dead-end questions you might be asking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Ask Better Questions full 1 263 Kate Hanley When you ask an open-ended question, you’re going to get a much richer response and invite whomever you're talking to into a true dialogue. And I’m guessing that you may not realize how many dead-end questions you might be asking. When you ask an open-ended question, you’re going to get a much richer response and invite whomever you're talking to into a true dialogue. And I’m guessing that you may not realize how many dead-end questions you might be asking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 385 no Acknowledging What’s Happening in the World EP: 262 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I know we all need places to turn that aren’t roiled by turmoil right now, and that you come to this podcast for inspiration and ideas. But being a better person also means making the world a better place, and I can’t not acknowledge that the world is feeling like a very mixed up place and the intensity of that does not appear to be lessening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Acknowledging What’s Happening in the World full 1 262 Kate Hanley I know we all need places to turn that aren’t roiled by turmoil right now, and that you come to this podcast for inspiration and ideas. But being a better person also means making the world a better place, and I can’t not acknowledge that the... I know we all need places to turn that aren’t roiled by turmoil right now, and that you come to this podcast for inspiration and ideas. But being a better person also means making the world a better place, and I can’t not acknowledge that the world is feeling like a very mixed up place and the intensity of that does not appear to be lessening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 284 no Become a Different Kind of Watcher EP: 261 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Cultivating your ability to observe things is a crucial piece of reining in your attention. Today I'm going to talk about how you can build your observation skills by watching the clouds. If you can learn to watch the clouds, you can learn to watch your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Become a Different Kind of Watcher full 1 261 Kate Hanley Cultivating your ability to observe things is a crucial piece of reining in your attention. Today I'm going to talk about how you can build your observation skills by watching the clouds. If you can learn to watch the clouds, you can learn to watch... Cultivating your ability to observe things is a crucial piece of reining in your attention. Today I'm going to talk about how you can build your observation skills by watching the clouds. If you can learn to watch the clouds, you can learn to watch your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 292 no Easy Practice to Build Your Listening Skills EP: 260 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking about how to strengthen your listening muscles. Because not listening is something many folks who have taken my survey name as the top thing that they struggle with when it comes to being a better person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Easy Practice to Build Your Listening Skills full 1 260 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking about how to strengthen your listening muscles. Because not listening is something many folks who have taken my survey name as the top thing that they struggle with when it comes to being a better person. Today I’m talking about how to strengthen your listening muscles. Because not listening is something many folks who have taken my survey name as the top thing that they struggle with when it comes to being a better person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 345 no How a Productivity Expert Hones Her Focus EP: 259 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m excited to talk to Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living and Listful Thinking, about how to stay focused on what matters when we have so very many things to distract us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How a Productivity Expert Hones Her Focus full 1 259 Kate Hanley I’m excited to talk to Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living and Listful Thinking, about how to stay focused on what matters when we have so very many things to distract us. I’m excited to talk to Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living and Listful Thinking, about how to stay focused on what matters when we have so very many things to distract us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m excited to talk to Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living and Listful Thinking, about how to stay focused on what matters when we have so very many things to distract us.

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]]> 813 no Dramatically Reduce Your Distractions in Only 2 Minutes EP: 258 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Our attention was already scattered before corona hit, and now it’s like an order of hashbrowns from Waffle House--it’s scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked. One thing we can do to bring it back is to reduce the number of attention-stealers we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Dramatically Reduce Your Distractions in Only 2 Minutes full 1 258 Kate Hanley Our attention was already scattered before corona hit, and now it’s like an order of hashbrowns from Waffle House--it’s scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked. One thing we can do to bring it back is to reduce the number of attention-stealers... Our attention was already scattered before corona hit, and now it’s like an order of hashbrowns from Waffle House--it’s scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked. One thing we can do to bring it back is to reduce the number of attention-stealers we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 545 no Refilling Your Attention Deficit EP: 257 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week I’m talking about attention, because a) our brains are all over the place and b) that scattered feeling is at the root of so many of the things we’re struggling with now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Refilling Your Attention Deficit full 1 257 Kate Hanley This week I’m talking about attention, because a) our brains are all over the place and b) that scattered feeling is at the root of so many of the things we’re struggling with now. This week I’m talking about attention, because a) our brains are all over the place and b) that scattered feeling is at the root of so many of the things we’re struggling with now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week I’m talking about attention, because a) our brains are all over the place and b) that scattered feeling is at the root of so many of the things we’re struggling with now.

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]]> 473 no Notch Taker-Downers (According to You) EP: 256 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A couple of weeks ago, I asked listeners to share the single best thing they’ve done that has helped them take their stress levels down several notches since the pandemic started. I was really inspired by your answers so I want to share them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Notch Taker-Downers (According to You) full 1 256 Kate Hanley A couple of weeks ago, I asked listeners to share the single best thing they’ve done that has helped them take their stress levels down several notches since the pandemic started. I was really inspired by your answers so I want to share them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 344 no Just Keep Breathin’ and Breathin’ and Breathin’ EP: 255 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you hear a recommendation to do some deep breathing and you think, ‘Oh God, please no! Anything but that,’ I have a true confession for you: I feel the same way. Every time I think, ‘Noooooooooooo I don’t wannnnnnna.’ And then I do it anyway and it always ALWAYS helps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Just Keep Breathin’ and Breathin’ and Breathin’ full 1 255 Kate Hanley If you hear a recommendation to do some deep breathing and you think, ‘Oh God, please no! Anything but that,’ I have a true confession for you: I feel the same way. Every time I think, ‘Noooooooooooo I don’t wannnnnnna.’ And then I do it anyway and it always ALWAYS helps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 492 no Herbs Are Like a Hug for Your Health EP:254 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking to Kim Charlot, the founder of Eden’s Leaves, an herbal products company, about easy ways to use herbs to bring our bodies back into balance naturally. Just hearing her talk is like a tonic for my nerves, I swear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Herbs Are Like a Hug for Your Health full 1 254 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking to Kim Charlot, the founder of Eden’s Leaves, an herbal products company, about easy ways to use herbs to bring our bodies back into balance naturally. Just hearing her talk is like a tonic for my nerves, I swear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 977 no What If Better Sleep Were As Simple as Flicking a Switch? EP: 253 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I recently discovered something that helps me sleep better every time and it’s something you don’t often hear about. And it literally is as easy as flipping a switch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 What If Better Sleep Were As Simple as Flicking a Switch? full 1 253 Kate Hanley I recently discovered something that helps me sleep better every time and it’s something you don’t often hear about. And it literally is as easy as flipping a switch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 488 no MIsadventures in Online Shopping, and Wrestling with Facebook EP: 252 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is, admittedly, pretty big--which is, how do we use social media consciously? Both for our own health and wellbeing and the health and wellbeing of the country at large. I start this big hairy discussion by telling you about a jumpsuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 MIsadventures in Online Shopping, and Wrestling with Facebook full 1 252 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is, admittedly, pretty big--which is, how do we use social media consciously? Both for our own health and wellbeing and the health and wellbeing of the country at large. I start this big hairy discussion by telling you about a jumpsuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 669 no Beware the Brightside EP: 251 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While I am a huge fan of choosing how you’ll think about things and looking for opportunity wrapped inside any challenge, there is also a downside to optimism. And that is that it can be delusional at best, and even harmful at worst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Beware the Brightside full 1 251 Kate Hanley While I am a huge fan of choosing how you’ll think about things and looking for opportunity wrapped inside any challenge, there is also a downside to optimism. And that is that it can be delusional at best, and even harmful at worst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 349 no Reframe the Bad EP: 250 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You can tell yourself that absolutely everything is horrible and focus on what’s stressing you out. Or you can take some care in deciding how you’re going to think about it and choose a more empowering view. This is called reframing, and knowing how to do it, and then doing it, is a key part of not getting worn down by life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Reframe the Bad full 1 250 Kate Hanley You can tell yourself that absolutely everything is horrible and focus on what’s stressing you out. Or you can take some care in deciding how you’re going to think about it and choose a more empowering view. This is called reframing, and knowing how to do it, and then doing it, is a key part of not getting worn down by life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 387 no Leisure Is a Skill EP: 249 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Leisure isn’t something we tend to value. But pursuing what my husband calls "leisure skills" is crucial for warding off burnout because it helps you be in-- and stay in--the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Leisure Is a Skill full 1 249 Kate Hanley Leisure isn’t something we tend to value. But pursuing what my husband calls "leisure skills" is crucial for warding off burnout because it helps you be in-- and stay in--the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 481 no Let that Stuff Go Already EP: 248 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something each of us can do to make it so that we don’t get as far as burnout is to let some stuff go. (I feel the need to tell you that I really want to say s-h-i-t right now but I’ve been hearing from a lot of folks lately who listen with their kids so I will keep it clean!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Let that Stuff Go Already full 1 248 Kate Hanley Something each of us can do to make it so that we don’t get as far as burnout is to let some stuff go. (I feel the need to tell you that I really want to say s-h-i-t right now but I’ve been hearing from a lot of folks lately who listen with their kids so I will keep it clean!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 426 no Before You Burnout EP: 247 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many things you can do to keep yourself from crossing over in to burnout, which I will get into in the rest of the episodes for this week. But before we jump into solutions, I want to talk about what burnout is and what it's NOT, which is a personal failing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Before You Burnout full 1 247 Kate Hanley There are many things you can do to keep yourself from crossing over in to burnout, which I will get into in the rest of the episodes for this week. But before we jump into solutions, I want to talk about what burnout is and what it's NOT, which is a personal failing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 392 no Confrontation Nation: Expert Tips on Having Difficult Conversations from Sheila Heen EP: 246 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Bestselling author of "Difficult Conversations" and 20-year member of the Negotiation Project at Harvard Sheila Heen comes on to share some pointers on how to have these tough talks--including those that involve calling out or calling in racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Confrontation Nation: Expert Tips on Having Difficult Conversations from Sheila Heen full 1 246 Kate Hanley Bestselling author of "Difficult Conversations" and 20-year member of the Negotiation Project at Harvard Sheila Heen comes on to share some pointers on how to have these tough talks--including those that involve calling out or calling in racism. Bestselling author of "Difficult Conversations" and 20-year member of the Negotiation Project at Harvard Sheila Heen comes on to share some pointers on how to have these tough talks--including those that involve calling out or calling in racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bestselling author of "Difficult Conversations" and 20-year member of the Negotiation Project at Harvard Sheila Heen comes on to share some pointers on how to have these tough talks--including those that involve calling out or calling in racism.

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]]> 1027 no Confrontation Nation:Things to Say EP: 245 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm giving you four phrases to keep in your back pocket for when you get into difficult conversations/disagreements with folks that will help steer you away from getting into an "I'm right," "No, I’m right?" dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Confrontation Nation:Things to Say full 1 245 Kate Hanley Today I'm giving you four phrases to keep in your back pocket for when you get into difficult conversations/disagreements with folks that will help steer you away from getting into an "I'm right," "No, I’m right?" dynamic. Today I'm giving you four phrases to keep in your back pocket for when you get into difficult conversations/disagreements with folks that will help steer you away from getting into an "I'm right," "No, I’m right?" dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 419 no Confrontation Nation:Embrace Your Influence EP: 244 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This episode is especially for all my fellow conflict avoiders. And the big idea I want to explore today is that each of us has influence. And when we avoid controversial subjects because we’re afraid of getting into ig, we violate one of the tenets of being a better person, which is to use your power for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Confrontation Nation:Embrace Your Influence full 1 244 Kate Hanley This episode is especially for all my fellow conflict avoiders. And the big idea I want to explore today is that each of us has influence. And when we avoid controversial subjects because we’re afraid of getting into ig, we violate one of the tenets... This episode is especially for all my fellow conflict avoiders. And the big idea I want to explore today is that each of us has influence. And when we avoid controversial subjects because we’re afraid of getting into ig, we violate one of the tenets of being a better person, which is to use your power for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 419 no Confrontation Nation: We Can’t All Be Right EP: 243 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s a principle we can grasp onto that will help us navigate tough discussions, and that is that it is impossible for everyone to be right. So stop trying to prove your point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Confrontation Nation: We Can’t All Be Right full 1 243 Kate Hanley There’s a principle we can grasp onto that will help us navigate tough discussions, and that is that it is impossible for everyone to be right. So stop trying to prove your point. There’s a principle we can grasp onto that will help us navigate tough discussions, and that is that it is impossible for everyone to be right. So stop trying to prove your point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 621 no Confrontation Nation: What’s the Better Person Thing to Do When It Comes to Disagreeing With Friends? EP: 242 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Confrontation Nation: What’s the Better Person Thing to Do When It Comes to Disagreeing With Friends? full 1 242 Kate Hanley You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace? You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You used to more or less be able to decide when you wanted to wade into a potentially heated conversation. Now you can stumble into them multiple times a day. What's a person who's trying to be a better person to do? Face them head on, or keep the peace?

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]]> 443 no Day 10: It’s All About Stamina: When You Can’t Do a Lot, Do A Little EP: 241 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Doing the things that help you stay strong isn’t an all or nothing proposition. And when you can’t do a lot, doing a little is a great second place option. (Featuring many listener-submitted things to do that help you keep going.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Day 10: It’s All About Stamina: When You Can’t Do a Lot, Do A Little full 1 2410 Kate Hanley Doing the things that help you stay strong isn’t an all or nothing proposition. And when you can’t do a lot, doing a little is a great second place option. (Featuring many listener-submitted things to do that help you keep going.) Doing the things that help you stay strong isn’t an all or nothing proposition. And when you can’t do a lot, doing a little is a great second place option. (Featuring many listener-submitted things to do that help you keep going.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Doing the things that help you stay strong isn’t an all or nothing proposition. And when you can’t do a lot, doing a little is a great second place option. (Featuring many listener-submitted things to do that help you keep going.)

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]]> 327 no Day 9: It’s All About Stamina: Hello Discomfort My Old Friend EP: 240 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The way you think about the things that are requiring you to develop your stamina has an awful lot to do with how much you are able to take. To increase your wherewithal, you've got to increase your tolerance for discomfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 9: It’s All About Stamina: Hello Discomfort My Old Friend full 1 240 Kate Hanley The way you think about the things that are requiring you to develop your stamina has an awful lot to do with how much you are able to take. To increase your wherewithal, you've got to increase your tolerance for discomfort. The way you think about the things that are requiring you to develop your stamina has an awful lot to do with how much you are able to take. To increase your wherewithal, you've got to increase your tolerance for discomfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 391 no Day 8: It’s All About Stamina: How to Cultivate Grit with Shannon Polson EP: 239 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter during her time serving in the Army and author of The Grit Factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 8: It’s All About Stamina: How to Cultivate Grit with Shannon Polson full 1 239 Kate Hanley To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter... To help us all think about how to go about cultivating more grit I wanted to talk to a pro, so I reached out to Shannon Huffman Polson, the youngest woman ever to climb Mt. McKinley, one of the first women to be trained to fly an Apache helicopter during her time serving in the Army and author of The Grit Factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 624 no Day 7: It’s All About Stamina: Take a Schlub Day EP: 238 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you are living through a challenging time, you’ve got to let some things slide. And because they help refill your well, you really don’t want those things to be your self-care. So… what gives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 7: It’s All About Stamina: Take a Schlub Day full 1 237 Kate Hanley When you are living through a challenging time, you’ve got to let some things slide. And because they help refill your well, you really don’t want those things to be your self-care. So… what gives? When you are living through a challenging time, you’ve got to let some things slide. And because they help refill your well, you really don’t want those things to be your self-care. So… what gives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you are living through a challenging time, you’ve got to let some things slide. And because they help refill your well, you really don’t want those things to be your self-care. So… what gives?

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]]> 417 no Day 6: It’s All About Stamina: Listen for what’s dragging you down EP: 237 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The things that are weighing heavy on your mind and your heart are also detracting from your stamina. And Lord knows, there are so many of them right now, particularly in the realm of interpersonal interactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 6: It’s All About Stamina: Listen for what’s dragging you down full 1 237 Kate Hanley The things that are weighing heavy on your mind and your heart are also detracting from your stamina. And Lord knows, there are so many of them right now, particularly in the realm of interpersonal interactions. The things that are weighing heavy on your mind and your heart are also detracting from your stamina. And Lord knows, there are so many of them right now, particularly in the realm of interpersonal interactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 469 no Day 5: It’s All About Stamina: Fast Forward 50 Years EP: 236 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Thinking about how you’ll think about what you’re going through today in 10, 20, or even 50 years really helps problems feel smaller, and when your problems feel less daunting, it’s easier to keep going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 5: It’s All About Stamina: Fast Forward 50 Years full 1 236 Kate Hanley Thinking about how you’ll think about what you’re going through today in 10, 20, or even 50 years really helps problems feel smaller, and when your problems feel less daunting, it’s easier to keep going. Thinking about how you’ll think about what you’re going through today in 10, 20, or even 50 years really helps problems feel smaller, and when your problems feel less daunting, it’s easier to keep going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 440 no Day 4: It’s All About Stamina: Embrace Downtime EP: 235 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Building in some white space into your life will help you have more stamina for when things are busy, and help you have less stress when they aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 4: It’s All About Stamina: Embrace Downtime full 1 235 Kate Hanley Building in some white space into your life will help you have more stamina for when things are busy, and help you have less stress when they aren’t. Building in some white space into your life will help you have more stamina for when things are busy, and help you have less stress when they aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 347 no Day 3: It’s All About Stamina: Eating for Resilience EP: 234 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are lots of different ways to build your stamina, from adjusting your mindset to getting good sleep to eating the foods the fuel you up instead of deplete you. That’s why today I’m talking with the Queen of All Things Nutrition, Mary Sheila Gonella of Occidental Nutrition in Northern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 3: It’s All About Stamina: Eating for Resilience full 1 234 Kate Hanley There are lots of different ways to build your stamina, from adjusting your mindset to getting good sleep to eating the foods the fuel you up instead of deplete you.  That’s why today I’m talking with the Queen of All Things Nutrition, Mary... There are lots of different ways to build your stamina, from adjusting your mindset to getting good sleep to eating the foods the fuel you up instead of deplete you. That’s why today I’m talking with the Queen of All Things Nutrition, Mary Sheila Gonella of Occidental Nutrition in Northern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 900 no Day 2: It’s All About Stamina: Strengthen Your “Keep Going” Muscles EP: 233 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 2: It’s All About Stamina: Strengthen Your “Keep Going” Muscles full 1 233 Kate Hanley Every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles. Every challenge has an opportunity wrapped up inside it. Even the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad challenges, like, say, a global pandemic. And one of those opportunities now is to strengthen and hone our ‘keep going’ muscles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 471 no Day 1: It’s All About Stamina: Find A Rhythm and Work It EP: 232 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Giving your days a basic rhythm will help ground you and make sure you’re doing the things that sustain you without having to spend a lot of effort on having to find the time or the motivation to do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 1: It’s All About Stamina: Find A Rhythm and Work It full 1 232 Kate Hanley Giving your days a basic rhythm will help ground you and make sure you’re doing the things that sustain you without having to spend a lot of effort on having to find the time or the motivation to do them. Giving your days a basic rhythm will help ground you and make sure you’re doing the things that sustain you without having to spend a lot of effort on having to find the time or the motivation to do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 451 no Day 5: Operation De-Escalation: Work Out the Issues from Your Tissues EP: 231 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking with fitness expert and author Ellen Barrett about how to pump up your own happiness and give your stress a release valve by moving your body--not by pounding out a workout, but by enjoying some energy-raising movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 5: Operation De-Escalation: Work Out the Issues from Your Tissues full 1 231 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking with fitness expert and author Ellen Barrett about how to pump up your own happiness and give your stress a release valve by moving your body--not by pounding out a workout, but by enjoying some energy-raising movement. Today I’m talking with fitness expert and author Ellen Barrett about how to pump up your own happiness and give your stress a release valve by moving your body--not by pounding out a workout, but by enjoying some energy-raising movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 980 no Day 4: Operation De-Escalation: Declare a Moratorium on Complaining EP: 230 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Complaining, while tempting, and human, only heightens tension rather than defuses it. Here's what you can do instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 4: Operation De-Escalation: Declare a Moratorium on Complaining full 1 230 Kate Hanley Complaining, while tempting, and human, only heightens tension rather than defuses it. Here's what you can do instead. Complaining, while tempting, and human, only heightens tension rather than defuses it. Here's what you can do instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 546 no Day 3: Operation De-Escalation: 3 Surefire Ways to Make Things Worse (Don’t Do These!) EP: 229 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are certain things that you just don’t want to do if your goal is to de-fuse tension. And we all do them. So let's take a look at them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 3: Operation De-Escalation: 3 Surefire Ways to Make Things Worse (Don’t Do These!) full 1 229 Kate Hanley There are certain things that you just don’t want to do if your goal is to de-fuse tension. And we all do them. So let's take a look at them. There are certain things that you just don’t want to do if your goal is to de-fuse tension. And we all do them. So let's take a look at them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 461 no Day 2: Operation De-Escalation: It’s All About Tone EP: 228 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Tone matters. It has always mattered, but it matters now more than ever. (And it's what helped me not get into a fight with a stranger in the coffee bean aisle.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 2: Operation De-Escalation: It’s All About Tone full 1 228 Kate Hanley Tone matters. It has always mattered, but it matters now more than ever. (And it's what helped me not get into a fight with a stranger in the coffee bean aisle.) Tone matters. It has always mattered, but it matters now more than ever. (And it's what helped me not get into a fight with a stranger in the coffee bean aisle.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tone matters. It has always mattered, but it matters now more than ever. (And it's what helped me not get into a fight with a stranger in the coffee bean aisle.)

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]]> 430 no Day 1: Operation De-Escalation: It’s TENSE Out There! EP: 227 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week, I’m devoting all the episodes to what I’m calling Operation De-Escalation, because we are all on our last nerves. We'll explore ways you can help take things down a notch, both in the outside world and in your own mind. And today is all about acknowledging that we're all on edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 1: Operation De-Escalation: It’s TENSE Out There! full 1 227 Kate Hanley This week, I’m devoting all the episodes to what I’m calling Operation De-Escalation, because we are all on our last nerves. We'll explore ways you can help take things down a notch, both in the outside world and in your own mind. And today is all... This week, I’m devoting all the episodes to what I’m calling Operation De-Escalation, because we are all on our last nerves. We'll explore ways you can help take things down a notch, both in the outside world and in your own mind. And today is all about acknowledging that we're all on edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 505 no "Best Of": Are You a Tortoise, a Hare, or a Tortare? EP: 226 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is one of my personal favorites because when I answered this question for myself, it helped me find a process that helped me get my work done without feeling guilty or stressed--and it can help you do the same thing. See you next week with new episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Are You a Tortoise, a Hare, or a Tortare? EP: 226 full 1 226 Kate Hanley This is one of my personal favorites because when I answered this question for myself, it helped me find a process that helped me get my work done without feeling guilty or stressed--and it can help you do the same thing. See you next week with new... This is one of my personal favorites because when I answered this question for myself, it helped me find a process that helped me get my work done without feeling guilty or stressed--and it can help you do the same thing. See you next week with new episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 368 no "Best Of": What Pink Elephants Are Talking to You? EP: 225 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Ooh, this is a juicy episode that helps you poke around in your subconscious and figure out why you do the things you do AND why you don’t do the things you don’t do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": What Pink Elephants Are Talking to You? full 1 225 Kate Hanley Ooh, this is a juicy episode that helps you poke around in your subconscious and figure out why you do the things you do AND why you don’t do the things you don’t do.   Ooh, this is a juicy episode that helps you poke around in your subconscious and figure out why you do the things you do AND why you don’t do the things you don’t do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 491 no "Best Of": Forgive YOUR Mistakes EP: 224 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This episode helped put How to Be a Better Person podcast on the map when it got mentioned in an article called "The 7 Podcasts Will Help You Achieve Your Goals in 2020." It offers a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise that is NOT about forgiving someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Forgive YOUR Mistakes full 1 224 Kate Hanley This episode helped put How to Be a Better Person podcast on the map when it got mentioned in an article called "The 7 Podcasts Will Help You Achieve Your Goals in 2020." It offers a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise... This episode helped put How to Be a Better Person podcast on the map when it got mentioned in an article called "The 7 Podcasts Will Help You Achieve Your Goals in 2020." It offers a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise that is NOT about forgiving someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 341 no "Best Of": Don’t Be an Interrupting Cow EP: 223 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is another 'best of' episode that gives you one simple task to do for the rest of the day, and that is to do whatever it takes to not interrupt anyone. It's harder than it might sound (and shows just how challenging it can be to truly listen). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Don’t Be an Interrupting Cow full 1 223 Kate Hanley This is another 'best of' episode that gives you one simple task to do for the rest of the day, and that is to do whatever it takes to not interrupt anyone. It's harder than it might sound (and shows just how challenging it can be to truly listen). This is another 'best of' episode that gives you one simple task to do for the rest of the day, and that is to do whatever it takes to not interrupt anyone. It's harder than it might sound (and shows just how challenging it can be to truly listen). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is another 'best of' episode that gives you one simple task to do for the rest of the day, and that is to do whatever it takes to not interrupt anyone. It's harder than it might sound (and shows just how challenging it can be to truly listen).

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]]> 376 no "Best Of": Let Someone Else Go First EP: 222 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Know that awkward moment, at a 4-way stop sign or on a sidewalk, when you don't know who should go first? Just for one day, be the person who waves the other person on. It's nice, yes, but it also alleviates decision fatigue (and dispels awkwardness). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Let Someone Else Go First full 1 222 Kate Hanley Know that awkward moment, at a 4-way stop sign or on a sidewalk, when you don't know who should go first? Just for one day, be the person who waves the other person on. It's nice, yes, but it also alleviates decision fatigue (and dispels awkwardness). Know that awkward moment, at a 4-way stop sign or on a sidewalk, when you don't know who should go first? Just for one day, be the person who waves the other person on. It's nice, yes, but it also alleviates decision fatigue (and dispels awkwardness). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 312 no "Best Of": Your Ticket Out of Judgment-Land EP: 221 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As you head out to celebrate the 4th of July, you are probably going to see plenty of examples of behavior that you are going to want to judge something fierce. This 'best of' episode will help you either a) head judgment off at the pass, or b) at least not get stuck in it when it does settle in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Your Ticket Out of Judgment-Land full 1 221 Kate Hanley As you head out to celebrate the 4th of July, you are probably going to see plenty of examples of behavior that you are going to want to judge something fierce.  This 'best of' episode will help you either a) head judgment off at the pass, or b)... As you head out to celebrate the 4th of July, you are probably going to see plenty of examples of behavior that you are going to want to judge something fierce. This 'best of' episode will help you either a) head judgment off at the pass, or b) at least not get stuck in it when it does settle in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 597 no "Best Of": The Need for Alone Time Is Real EP: 220 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Alone time is an important component of emotional hygiene, but since Covid-19 struck, it's been in limited supply for those folks who live with other people--especially when those other people are your children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": The Need for Alone Time Is Real full 1 220 Kate Hanley Alone time is an important component of emotional hygiene, but since Covid-19 struck, it's been in limited supply for those folks who live with other people--especially when those other people are your children.   Alone time is an important component of emotional hygiene, but since Covid-19 struck, it's been in limited supply for those folks who live with other people--especially when those other people are your children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 631 no "Best Of": The Importance of Being Naughty EP: 219 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Yes, it's a worthy effort to try to be and do better. But if that's all you do, it can start to feel like you're wearing a too-tight jacket. And then you want to just give up. This 'best of' episode helps you keep making progress while also cutting yourself some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": The Importance of Being Naughty full 1 219 Kate Hanley Yes, it's a worthy effort to try to be and do better. But if that's all you do, it can start to feel like you're wearing a too-tight jacket. And then you want to just give up. This 'best of' episode helps you keep making progress while also cutting... Yes, it's a worthy effort to try to be and do better. But if that's all you do, it can start to feel like you're wearing a too-tight jacket. And then you want to just give up. This 'best of' episode helps you keep making progress while also cutting yourself some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 323 no "Best Of": Say What You Mean, But Don’t Be a Jerk EP: 218 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here's another one from the vault that pertains to relationships. It's a mantra that helps you find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. (And includes a story about my daughter that will send you straight back to 6th grade.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": Say What You Mean, But Don’t Be a Jerk full 1 218 Kate Hanley Here's another one from the vault that pertains to relationships. It's a mantra that helps you find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. (And includes a story about my daughter that will send you straight back to 6th grade.) Here's another one from the vault that pertains to relationships. It's a mantra that helps you find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. (And includes a story about my daughter that will send you straight back to 6th grade.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here's another one from the vault that pertains to relationships. It's a mantra that helps you find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. (And includes a story about my daughter that will send you straight back to 6th grade.)

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]]> 476 no "Best Of": If You Want to Be a Better Partner, It’s All About Repair EP: 217 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Repairing after a fight is a rarely taught skill that helps you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been a disturbance in the force. And let's face it, with all the upheaval 2020 has brought with it thus far, it's easier than ever to pick fights with the folks you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 "Best Of": If You Want to Be a Better Partner, It’s All About Repair full 1 217 Kate Hanley Repairing after a fight is a rarely taught skill that helps you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been a disturbance in the force. And let's face it, with all the upheaval 2020 has brought with it thus far, it's easier than ever to... Repairing after a fight is a rarely taught skill that helps you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been a disturbance in the force. And let's face it, with all the upheaval 2020 has brought with it thus far, it's easier than ever to pick fights with the folks you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 466 no Baby Steps for Better Health: Vitamin Nature EP: 216 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Getting more nature in your life helps ease everything from inflammation to anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, in my mind, is it gives you a mental reset, and oh my goodness gracious, who doesn’t need a mental reset right about now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Baby Steps for Better Health: Vitamin Nature full 1 216 Kate Hanley Getting more nature in your life helps ease everything from inflammation to anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, in my mind, is it gives you a mental reset, and oh my goodness gracious, who doesn’t need a mental reset right about now? Getting more nature in your life helps ease everything from inflammation to anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, in my mind, is it gives you a mental reset, and oh my goodness gracious, who doesn’t need a mental reset right about now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 380 no Baby Steps for Better Health: Smoothies for President EP: 215 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I truly believe that smoothies are the perfect food for this moment because they’re delicious, chock full of whole foods, and require minimal prep and minimal cleanup. Smoothies for president! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Baby Steps for Better Health: Smoothies for President! full 1 215 Kate Hanley I truly believe that smoothies are the perfect food for this moment because they’re delicious, chock full of whole foods, and require minimal prep and minimal cleanup. Smoothies for president! I truly believe that smoothies are the perfect food for this moment because they’re delicious, chock full of whole foods, and require minimal prep and minimal cleanup. Smoothies for president! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I truly believe that smoothies are the perfect food for this moment because they’re delicious, chock full of whole foods, and require minimal prep and minimal cleanup. Smoothies for president!

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]]> 484 no Baby Steps for Better Health: Embrace Movement with Katy Bowman EP: 214 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You're stuck at home, your gym is probably still closed (or maybe you're nervous about going)--how can you keep up with moving the ole bod during quarantine? Biomechanist, author, and all-around smarty pants Katy Bowman can help you think about meaningful ways that address your movement needs that also make you a better person and the world a better place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Baby Steps for Better Health: Embrace Movement with Katy Bowman full 1 214 Kate Hanley You're stuck at home, your gym is probably still closed (or maybe you're nervous about going)--how can you keep up with moving the ole bod during quarantine? Biomechanist, author, and all-around smarty pants Katy Bowman can help you think about... You're stuck at home, your gym is probably still closed (or maybe you're nervous about going)--how can you keep up with moving the ole bod during quarantine? Biomechanist, author, and all-around smarty pants Katy Bowman can help you think about meaningful ways that address your movement needs that also make you a better person and the world a better place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1593 no Baby Steps for Better Health: Do This as Soon as You Wake Up EP: 213 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We’ve all heard the advice to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but most of us are still drinking the same amount of water that we ever were. Which is, let’s face it, probably not enough. Here's an awesome way to boost health by boosting hydration that takes less than a minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Baby Steps for Better Health: Do This as Soon as You Wake Up full 1 213 Kate Hanley We’ve all heard the advice to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but most of us are still drinking the same amount of water that we ever were. Which is, let’s face it, probably not enough. Here's an awesome way to boost health by boosting hydration... We’ve all heard the advice to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but most of us are still drinking the same amount of water that we ever were. Which is, let’s face it, probably not enough. Here's an awesome way to boost health by boosting hydration that takes less than a minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 353 no Baby Steps for Better Health: Ask Yourself This One Q Before You Do the Thing That's Helping You Get Through EP: 212 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are probably things you’ve been doing to help you cope with these weird, weird times that maybe aren’t the healthiest choices. That is totally OK and very human of you. But it’s very possible that the coping mechanisms we adopt now will calcify into a habit that will be hard to undo. Asking yourself this one Q will help you keep it in check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Baby Steps for Better Health: Ask Yourself This One Q Before You Do the Thing That's Helping You Get Through full 1 212 Kate Hanley There are probably things you’ve been doing to help you cope with these weird, weird times that maybe aren’t the healthiest choices. That is totally OK and very human of you. But it’s very possible that the coping mechanisms we adopt now will... There are probably things you’ve been doing to help you cope with these weird, weird times that maybe aren’t the healthiest choices. That is totally OK and very human of you. But it’s very possible that the coping mechanisms we adopt now will calcify into a habit that will be hard to undo. Asking yourself this one Q will help you keep it in check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 450 no The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Don’t Go It Alone EP: 211 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you are committed to doing the work required to become an anti-racist, it’s a wonderful thing, but you don’t want to go it alone. We need anti-racism to spread beyond ourselves and to do that, we have to link up with other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Don’t Go It Alone full 1 211 Kate Hanley If you are committed to doing the work required to become an anti-racist, it’s a wonderful thing, but you don’t want to go it alone. We need anti-racism to spread beyond ourselves and to do that, we have to link up with other people.  If you are committed to doing the work required to become an anti-racist, it’s a wonderful thing, but you don’t want to go it alone. We need anti-racism to spread beyond ourselves and to do that, we have to link up with other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 507 no The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Owning Your Own Education EP: 210 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that each of us has to take responsibility for our own education about the issues we care about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Owning Your Own Education full 1 210 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that each of us has to take responsibility for our own education about the issues we care about.  Today’s big idea is that each of us has to take responsibility for our own education about the issues we care about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 514 no The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Separating Personal Offense from Moral Offense EP: 209 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Andrea J. Lee is a master coach who helps people do the things that feel impossible--kind of like dismantling racism might feel. She's here to help us discern the difference between feeling personally offended and morally offended, so that we can be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Separating Personal Offense from Moral Offense full 1 209 Kate Hanley Andrea J. Lee is a master coach who helps people do the things that feel impossible--kind of like dismantling racism might feel. She's here to help us discern the difference between feeling personally offended and morally offended, so that we can be... Andrea J. Lee is a master coach who helps people do the things that feel impossible--kind of like dismantling racism might feel. She's here to help us discern the difference between feeling personally offended and morally offended, so that we can be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 902 no The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Being OK With Messing Up EP: 208 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is that a huge, monumental piece of the inner work that it will take for white people to truly become anti-racists, both in their own minds and out in the world, is getting more comfortable with messing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: Being OK With Messing Up full 1 208 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is that a huge, monumental piece of the inner work that it will take for white people to truly become anti-racists, both in their own minds and out in the world, is getting more comfortable with messing up. Today’s big idea is that a huge, monumental piece of the inner work that it will take for white people to truly become anti-racists, both in their own minds and out in the world, is getting more comfortable with messing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is that a huge, monumental piece of the inner work that it will take for white people to truly become anti-racists, both in their own minds and out in the world, is getting more comfortable with messing up.

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]]> 453 no The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: It’s Time to Admit This Fundamental Truth (That Everyone Worries About) EP: 207 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today we're wrestling with with a basic, fundamental question that is on more people’s minds than ever at this particular point in history: are you racist or not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Inner Work of Anti-Racism: It’s Time to Admit This Fundamental Truth (That Everyone Worries About) full 1 207 Kate Hanley Today we're wrestling with with a basic, fundamental question that is on more people’s minds than ever at this particular point in history: are you racist or not?  Today we're wrestling with with a basic, fundamental question that is on more people’s minds than ever at this particular point in history: are you racist or not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 528 no Welp, That Sucks: We've Got to Break Up with the Past EP: 206 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is something that’s tough to swallow and also a path to hopefulness. And that is that we need to accept the reality that the past is not anything we’re going to get back to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Welp, That Sucks: We've Got to Break Up with the Past full 1 206 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is something that’s tough to swallow and also a path to hopefulness. And that is that we need to accept the reality that the past is not anything we’re going to get back to. Today’s big idea is something that’s tough to swallow and also a path to hopefulness. And that is that we need to accept the reality that the past is not anything we’re going to get back to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 443 no Welp, That Sucks: Are the Kids Alright? EP: 205 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is a tough time for everyone, for a lot of reasons. But our kids are really taking this on the chin, at all ages. So let's check in on how they're doing and how we might be able to better support them through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Welp, That Sucks: Are the Kids Alright? full 1 205 Kate Hanley This is a tough time for everyone, for a lot of reasons. But our kids are really taking this on the chin, at all ages. So let's check in on how they're doing and how we might be able to better support them through it.  This is a tough time for everyone, for a lot of reasons. But our kids are really taking this on the chin, at all ages. So let's check in on how they're doing and how we might be able to better support them through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 521 no Welp, That Sucks: Moms Are Taking It on the Chin EP: 204 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of this, and not just what the headlines say, so I interviewed Rachael Ellison, co-host of The Breadwinners podcast and an expert on work-life balance, for her take Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Welp, That Sucks: Moms Are Taking It on the Chin full 1 204 Kate Hanley Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of... Now that kids are home pretty much all the time, there’s been a lot of coverage in the media about how women are bearing the brunt of taking care of kids while schools, daycares, and now camps are shut down. I want to take a look at the reality of this, and not just what the headlines say, so I interviewed Rachael Ellison, co-host of The Breadwinners podcast and an expert on work-life balance, for her take Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1299 no Welp, That Sucks: And the Hits Just Keep on Coming EP: 203 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As the coronavirus continues to be a factor in our lives, we’re having to continually deal with new and different shades of grief. Because that’s really what’s at the crux of so much of the news regarding the pandemic--loss. And the tricky thing about grief is that it’s a slippery little devil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Welp, That Sucks: And the Hits Just Keep on Coming full 1 203 Kate Hanley As the coronavirus continues to be a factor in our lives, we’re having to continually deal with new and different shades of grief. Because that’s really what’s at the crux of so much of the news regarding the pandemic--loss. And the tricky thing... As the coronavirus continues to be a factor in our lives, we’re having to continually deal with new and different shades of grief. Because that’s really what’s at the crux of so much of the news regarding the pandemic--loss. And the tricky thing about grief is that it’s a slippery little devil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 470 no Planning in a Time When Planning Is Impossible EP: 202 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Will schools be back in the fall? Is it safe to fly, and even if we decide it’s safe, will flights be canceled? If you’ve been furloughed, when will you get called back? Will you get called back? How long will COVID be part of our mental calculations. There are just so many things we don’t know. And that is a really tough place to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 Planning in a Time When Planning Is Impossible full 1 202 Kate Hanley Will schools be back in the fall? Is it safe to fly, and even if we decide it’s safe, will flights be canceled? If you’ve been furloughed, when will you get called back? Will you get called back? How long will COVID be part of our mental... Will schools be back in the fall? Is it safe to fly, and even if we decide it’s safe, will flights be canceled? If you’ve been furloughed, when will you get called back? Will you get called back? How long will COVID be part of our mental calculations. There are just so many things we don’t know. And that is a really tough place to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 532 no #podcastblackout EP: 201 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, I am not posting new episodes this week. In this quick episode, I explain why I'm participating in the #podcastblackout. I'll be back next week--and in the meantime, let's stay connected on Facebook or Twitter (where I'm KateWHanley) or Instagram (katehanleyauthor). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0000 #podcastblackout full 1 201 Kate Hanley In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, I am not posting new episodes this week. In this quick episode, I explain why I'm participating in the #podcastblackout. I'll be back next week--and in the meantime, let's stay connected on Facebook... In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, I am not posting new episodes this week. In this quick episode, I explain why I'm participating in the #podcastblackout. I'll be back next week--and in the meantime, let's stay connected on Facebook or Twitter (where I'm KateWHanley) or Instagram (katehanleyauthor). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 210 no Activism In a Socially Distanced World EP: 200 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is how to make change in a socially distanced world. After all, all the problems we had before Covid are still there. Many of them are getting worse--economic inequality, violence against black people. Elections are coming up. We’re stuck at home. What can we do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Activism In a Socially Distanced World full 1 200 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is how to make change in a socially distanced world. After all, all the problems we had before Covid are still there. Many of them are getting worse--economic inequality, violence against black people. Elections are coming up.... Today’s big idea is how to make change in a socially distanced world. After all, all the problems we had before Covid are still there. Many of them are getting worse--economic inequality, violence against black people. Elections are coming up. We’re stuck at home. What can we do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 527 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Blowing Off Steam with Friends EP: 199 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s something about quarantine that’s good that’s not all peace, love and understanding. And that is being crabby and salty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Blowing Off Steam with Friends full 1 199 Kate Hanley There’s something about quarantine that’s good that’s not all peace, love and understanding. And that is being crabby and salty.   There’s something about quarantine that’s good that’s not all peace, love and understanding. And that is being crabby and salty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 331 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Supporting Local Businesses EP: 198 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I remember after 9/11 happened when George W Bush addressed the country and said the most important thing we could do was go shopping. I remember thinking, really? Buying stuff is important now? We’re feeling that same tension today, as staying home saves lives but it also kills businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Supporting Local Businesses full 1 198 Kate Hanley I remember after 9/11 happened when George W Bush addressed the country and said the most important thing we could do was go shopping. I remember thinking, really? Buying stuff is important now? We’re feeling that same tension today, as staying home... I remember after 9/11 happened when George W Bush addressed the country and said the most important thing we could do was go shopping. I remember thinking, really? Buying stuff is important now? We’re feeling that same tension today, as staying home saves lives but it also kills businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1171 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Building Kids’ Resilience EP: 197 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, founder of WealthySingleMommy.com, about how to foster resilience in our kids as their world is completely changed. It's easy to say, oh kids are resilient, but how we talk to them and treat them has a TON to do with how well they weather tough times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Building Kids’ Resilience full 1 197 Kate Hanley Today I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, founder of , about how to foster resilience in our kids as their world is completely changed. It's easy to say, oh kids are resilient, but how we talk to them and treat them has a TON to do with how well they... Today I'm interviewing Emma Johnson, founder of WealthySingleMommy.com, about how to foster resilience in our kids as their world is completely changed. It's easy to say, oh kids are resilient, but how we talk to them and treat them has a TON to do with how well they weather tough times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1107 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Keeping it Real, Real Simple EP:196 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now that we’re forced to slow down, doesn’t the hectic pace of our former lives feel a little insane? Is having a jam packed schedule where we’re wringing everything we can out of every moment something we even want to get back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Keeping it Real, Real Simple full 1 196 Kate Hanley Now that we’re forced to slow down, doesn’t the hectic pace of our former lives feel a little insane? Is having a jam packed schedule where we’re wringing everything we can out of every moment something we even want to get back?  Now that we’re forced to slow down, doesn’t the hectic pace of our former lives feel a little insane? Is having a jam packed schedule where we’re wringing everything we can out of every moment something we even want to get back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 542 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: The Ministry of Silly Walking EP: 195 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Quarantine has forced us to embrace new things. This isn’t always easy for us humans, as new things mean change and change can be scary. Like it or now, the quarantine has forced us to be inventive. One of my favorite examples of this is the Ministry of Silly Walking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: The Ministry of Silly Walking full 1 195 Kate Hanley Quarantine has forced us to embrace new things. This isn’t always easy for us humans, as new things mean change and change can be scary. Like it or now, the quarantine has forced us to be inventive. One of my favorite examples of this is the... Quarantine has forced us to embrace new things. This isn’t always easy for us humans, as new things mean change and change can be scary. Like it or now, the quarantine has forced us to be inventive. One of my favorite examples of this is the Ministry of Silly Walking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 494 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Food Glorious Food EP: 194 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Our relationship to food has been going through a transformation these last few weeks: more meal planning, more cooking at home, and more whole foods. There’s been stress baking. And stress eating. And food insecurity. What about the way you've been eating do you want to carry forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Food Glorious Food full 1 194 Kate Hanley Our relationship to food has been going through a transformation these last few weeks: more meal planning, more cooking at home, and more whole foods. There’s been stress baking. And stress eating. And food insecurity. What about the way you've been... Our relationship to food has been going through a transformation these last few weeks: more meal planning, more cooking at home, and more whole foods. There’s been stress baking. And stress eating. And food insecurity. What about the way you've been eating do you want to carry forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 323 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: The Beauty of Lettin’ It Slide EP: 193 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As we’ve all stayed home, we’ve let a lot of things slide on a personal care level. And I wonder, how much do we WANT to carry forward? Is this an opening for all of us to be more real in our appearance? Let’s break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: The Beauty of Lettin’ It Slide full 1 193 Kate Hanley As we’ve all stayed home, we’ve let a lot of things slide on a personal care level. And I wonder, how much do we WANT to carry forward? Is this an opening for all of us to be more real in our appearance? Let’s break it down.  As we’ve all stayed home, we’ve let a lot of things slide on a personal care level. And I wonder, how much do we WANT to carry forward? Is this an opening for all of us to be more real in our appearance? Let’s break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 372 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Now That We’ve Reconnected, Let’s Stay That Way EP: 192 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I'm talking to someone who's a whiz at building and nurturing relationships to share how we can keep up the connections we've made during quarantine--and what meeting people in the future might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Now That We’ve Reconnected, Let’s Stay That Way full 1 192 Kate Hanley Today I'm talking to someone who's a whiz at building and nurturing relationships to share how we can keep up the connections we've made during quarantine--and what meeting people in the future might look like. Today I'm talking to someone who's a whiz at building and nurturing relationships to share how we can keep up the connections we've made during quarantine--and what meeting people in the future might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 870 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Take Stock, Part 2 EP: 191 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Just like we want to take a clear-eyed look at the positive changes that quarantine has brought about and decide what we want to bring with us as we re-emerge, we also want to think about what we want to leave behind because it really didn’t serve us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Take Stock, Part 2 full 1 191 Kate Hanley Just like we want to take a clear-eyed look at the positive changes that quarantine has brought about and decide what we want to bring with us as we re-emerge, we also want to think about what we want to leave behind because it really didn’t serve... Just like we want to take a clear-eyed look at the positive changes that quarantine has brought about and decide what we want to bring with us as we re-emerge, we also want to think about what we want to leave behind because it really didn’t serve us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 456 no Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Take Stock, Part 1 EP: 190 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week and next, I’m going to be taking a look at the things the quarantine allowed us to experience that maybe we want to keep around, even when we’re starting to re-emerge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 May 2020 14:57:50 -0000 Keeping the Best of the Quarantine: Take Stock, Part 1 full 1 190 Kate Hanley This week and next, I’m going to be taking a look at the things the quarantine allowed us to experience that maybe we want to keep around, even when we’re starting to re-emerge.  This week and next, I’m going to be taking a look at the things the quarantine allowed us to experience that maybe we want to keep around, even when we’re starting to re-emerge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 441 no Think About How You’ll Feel the Day After EP: 189 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It feels SO GOOD to get out and do some of the things we used to do. But just because it’s technically OK for us to get out more, it’s not a get out of jail free cards--the virus is still circulating. You really want to be able to be mindful about the risks even as you soak up how good it feels to be around other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Think About How You’ll Feel the Day After full 1 189 Kate Hanley It feels SO GOOD to get out and do some of the things we used to do. But just because it’s technically OK for us to get out more, it’s not a get out of jail free cards--the virus is still circulating. You really want to be able to be mindful about... It feels SO GOOD to get out and do some of the things we used to do. But just because it’s technically OK for us to get out more, it’s not a get out of jail free cards--the virus is still circulating. You really want to be able to be mindful about the risks even as you soak up how good it feels to be around other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 436 no One of the Best Ways to Help Keep the Curve Flattened EP: 188 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A huge piece of minimizing an outbreak of any infectious disease is called contact tracing--it’s the tedious, old-fashioned work that takes a lot of humanpower. You and I can help with this effort big time by keeping a journal of everyone we’ve come into contact with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 One of the Best Ways to Help Keep the Curve Flattened full 1 188 Kate Hanley A huge piece of minimizing an outbreak of any infectious disease is called contact tracing--it’s the tedious, old-fashioned work that takes a lot of humanpower. You and I can help with this effort big time by keeping a journal of everyone we’ve... A huge piece of minimizing an outbreak of any infectious disease is called contact tracing--it’s the tedious, old-fashioned work that takes a lot of humanpower. You and I can help with this effort big time by keeping a journal of everyone we’ve come into contact with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 422 no How to Tell Fact from Fiction During a Global Pandemic (or Anytime): an Interview with Jennifer Margulis, PhD EP: 187 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ During this time of Covid, we're all needing to beef up our science skills so we can stay up to date and make the best decisions for ourselves and our families. It's not enough just to take the information in, we've got to process it and then put it into practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How to Tell Fact from Fiction During a Global Pandemic (or Anytime): an Interview with Jennifer Margulis, PhD full 1 187 Kate Hanley During this time of Covid, we're all needing to beef up our science skills so we can stay up to date and make the best decisions for ourselves and our families. It's not enough just to take the information in, we've got to process it and then put it... During this time of Covid, we're all needing to beef up our science skills so we can stay up to date and make the best decisions for ourselves and our families. It's not enough just to take the information in, we've got to process it and then put it into practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 926 no Enhance Your Ability to Roll With It EP: 186 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the most tough to swallow pieces of life in the time of covid is that we don’t know what’s going to happen. The opportunity it presents is that we are getting a fabulous opportunity to learn how to roll with things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Enhance Your Ability to Roll With It full 1 186 Kate Hanley One of the most tough to swallow pieces of life in the time of covid is that we don’t know what’s going to happen. The opportunity it presents is that we are getting a fabulous opportunity to learn how to roll with things.  One of the most tough to swallow pieces of life in the time of covid is that we don’t know what’s going to happen. The opportunity it presents is that we are getting a fabulous opportunity to learn how to roll with things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 548 no Bid “Normal” Adieu EP: 185 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This week is devoted to exploring how we can re-emerge from quarantine mindfully. I’m kicking things off with a really deep, perhaps unpleasant, big idea. And that is, that as much as we are eager for things to “get back” to normal, there is no going back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Bid “Normal” Adieu full 1 185 Kate Hanley This week is devoted to exploring how we can re-emerge from quarantine mindfully. I’m kicking things off with a really deep, perhaps unpleasant, big idea. And that is, that as much as we are eager for things to “get back” to normal, there is no... This week is devoted to exploring how we can re-emerge from quarantine mindfully. I’m kicking things off with a really deep, perhaps unpleasant, big idea. And that is, that as much as we are eager for things to “get back” to normal, there is no going back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 563 no Calm the Eff Down Challenge: Week 3 Recap and Weekend Assignment EP: 184 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s take a look back at this final week, which was all about calming down in your own mind. Mindset shifts are subtle, a little squishy, even, but they have so much power to shift you into a better state overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down Challenge: Week 3 Recap and Weekend Assignment full 1 184 Kate Hanley Let’s take a look back at this final week, which was all about calming down in your own mind. Mindset shifts are subtle, a little squishy, even, but they have so much power to shift you into a better state overall.  Let’s take a look back at this final week, which was all about calming down in your own mind. Mindset shifts are subtle, a little squishy, even, but they have so much power to shift you into a better state overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 494 no Your Secret Weapon: Acceptance EP: 183 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ All we can do during these times is roll with it as best we can. And that requires you to surrender. It isn’t giving up. It’s really just laying down your resistance. It means you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you can’t change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Your Secret Weapon: Acceptance full 1 183 Kate Hanley All we can do during these times is roll with it as best we can. And that requires you to surrender. It isn’t giving up. It’s really just laying down your resistance. It means you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you... All we can do during these times is roll with it as best we can. And that requires you to surrender. It isn’t giving up. It’s really just laying down your resistance. It means you get to stop putting effort into trying to change things you can’t change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 394 no How to Feel Safe in an Unsafe World EP: 182 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ SO excited to be talking to Jill Miller, author of "The Roll Model" and creator of YogaTuneUp.com, as she is honestly one of the BEST people I know to talk about how to help yourself calm the eff down. Jill shares the 5 tools we all always have at our disposal to help us feel safe and at ease even when it feels like the world itself is unsafe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 How to Feel Safe in an Unsafe World full 1 182 Kate Hanley SO excited to be talking to Jill Miller, author of "The Roll Model" and creator of YogaTuneUp.com, as she is honestly one of the BEST people I know to talk about how to help yourself calm the eff down. Jill shares the 5 tools we all always have at... SO excited to be talking to Jill Miller, author of "The Roll Model" and creator of YogaTuneUp.com, as she is honestly one of the BEST people I know to talk about how to help yourself calm the eff down. Jill shares the 5 tools we all always have at our disposal to help us feel safe and at ease even when it feels like the world itself is unsafe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1246 no The Need for Alone Time Is Real EP: 181 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--there is a whollllllle lotta together time. In many ways, it’s great. But alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and recuperate, kind of like Superman heading north to hang out in the fortress of solitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Need for Alone Time Is Real full 1 181 Kate Hanley For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--there is a whollllllle lotta together time. In many ways, it’s great. But alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and recuperate, kind of... For those of us quarantined with other people--especially parents with kids--there is a whollllllle lotta together time. In many ways, it’s great. But alone time is also how we catch up to ourselves, process our emotions, and recuperate, kind of like Superman heading north to hang out in the fortress of solitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 621 no Eff the Eff Bomb EP: 180 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ So....about that time I cursed at a total stranger, right to her face. Cursing is cathartic, but it's also a slippery slope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Eff the Eff Bomb full 1 180 Kate Hanley So....about that time I cursed at a total stranger, right to her face. <smacks forehead> Cursing is cathartic, but it's also a slippery slope. So....about that time I cursed at a total stranger, right to her face. Cursing is cathartic, but it's also a slippery slope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices So....about that time I cursed at a total stranger, right to her face. Cursing is cathartic, but it's also a slippery slope.

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]]> 755 no CALM THE EFF DOWN WEEK 2 RECAP AND WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT EP: 179 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In this second week of the challenge we’ve covered ways to reduce stress in your relationships, so that whether you are cooped up together or separated from each other, you can still feel connected. Here's a recap as well as an assignment for the weekend that helps you put it all together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 CALM THE EFF DOWN WEEK 2 RECAP AND WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT full 1 179 Kate Hanley In this second week of the challenge we’ve covered ways to reduce stress in your relationships, so that whether you are cooped up together or separated from each other, you can still feel connected. Here's a recap as well as an assignment for the... In this second week of the challenge we’ve covered ways to reduce stress in your relationships, so that whether you are cooped up together or separated from each other, you can still feel connected. Here's a recap as well as an assignment for the weekend that helps you put it all together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 367 no ADMIT THAT WE’RE IN THE SH!T EP: 178 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you get frustrated, remember that we are in really weird extraordinary time and let that help you lower your expectations about everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 ADMIT THAT WE’RE IN THE SH!T full 1 178 Kate Hanley When you get frustrated, remember that we are in really weird extraordinary time and let that help you lower your expectations about everything. When you get frustrated, remember that we are in really weird extraordinary time and let that help you lower your expectations about everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When you get frustrated, remember that we are in really weird extraordinary time and let that help you lower your expectations about everything.

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]]> 599 no HOW TO BE HONEST WITH YOUR KIDS WITHOUT CRUSHING THEIR SPIRIT EP: 177 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I talk to Judi Ketteler, author of the new book "Would I Lie to You?", about how to be real with your kids without hurting their feelings--since we're all stressed out, it's easy to blurt out things you wish you hadn't said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 HOW TO BE HONEST WITH YOUR KIDS WITHOUT CRUSHING THEIR SPIRIT full 1 177 Kate Hanley I talk to Judi Ketteler, author of the new book "Would I Lie to You?", about how to be real with your kids without hurting their feelings--since we're all stressed out, it's easy to blurt out things you wish you hadn't said. I talk to Judi Ketteler, author of the new book "Would I Lie to You?", about how to be real with your kids without hurting their feelings--since we're all stressed out, it's easy to blurt out things you wish you hadn't said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I talk to Judi Ketteler, author of the new book "Would I Lie to You?", about how to be real with your kids without hurting their feelings--since we're all stressed out, it's easy to blurt out things you wish you hadn't said.

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]]> 1472 no YOU DO YOU; LET THEM DO THEM EP: 176 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about how they’re handling their stress, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 YOU DO YOU; LET THEM DO THEM full 1 176 Kate Hanley You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about how they’re handling their stress, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it.  You don’t get to say how the people you love handle their stress. You do get to talk with them about how they’re handling their stress, but you don’t get to tell them how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 632 no YOUR TICKET OUT OF JUDGMENT-LAND EP: 175 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Corona shaming is real! We are all judging each other like crazy right now. So let’s take a little look-see at what judgment is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 YOUR TICKET OUT OF JUDGMENT-LAND full 1 175 Kate Hanley Corona shaming is real! We are all judging each other like crazy right now. So let’s take a little look-see at what judgment is all about. Corona shaming is real! We are all judging each other like crazy right now. So let’s take a little look-see at what judgment is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Corona shaming is real! We are all judging each other like crazy right now. So let’s take a little look-see at what judgment is all about.

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]]> 588 no Calm the Eff Down Week 1 Recap and Weekend Assignment EP: 174 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m doing things a little bit differently in that I’m offering a re-cap of what we talked about this week. My hope is that it will help you integrate the stuff we covered and take it all out for a spin over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Calm the Eff Down Week 1 Recap and Weekend Assignment full 1 174 Kate Hanley Today I’m doing things a little bit differently in that I’m offering a re-cap of what we talked about this week. My hope is that it will help you integrate the stuff we covered and take it all out for a spin over the weekend.  Today I’m doing things a little bit differently in that I’m offering a re-cap of what we talked about this week. My hope is that it will help you integrate the stuff we covered and take it all out for a spin over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 369 no One of the Hardest Parts of Right Now Is Also One of the Biggest Gifts EP:173 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s impossible to make plans these days. And the past already feels like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for many of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. That’s the discomfort. The gift is that now is really the only place we ever can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 One of the Hardest Parts of Right Now Is Also One of the Biggest Gifts full 1 173 Kate Hanley It’s impossible to make plans these days. And the past already feels like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for many of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. That’s the discomfort. The gift is... It’s impossible to make plans these days. And the past already feels like a distant memory. Where does that leave us? Right here, right now. And for many of us, that is someplace we are not at all used to being. That’s the discomfort. The gift is that now is really the only place we ever can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 461 no Stop Unconsciously Adding to Your Own Stress EP: 172 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You probably think you know what to do when you’re stressed. But the things we typically do to calm ourselves down often only make our stress worse. That’s because what we need in times of duress is likely to be what we don’t usually do, and it’s only by embracing these things that brings us back into BALANCE. Pretty trippy, huh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Stop Unconsciously Adding to Your Own Stress full 1 172 Kate Hanley You probably think you know what to do when you’re stressed. But the things we typically do to calm ourselves down often only make our stress worse. That’s because what we need in times of duress is likely to be what we don’t usually do, and... You probably think you know what to do when you’re stressed. But the things we typically do to calm ourselves down often only make our stress worse. That’s because what we need in times of duress is likely to be what we don’t usually do, and it’s only by embracing these things that brings us back into BALANCE. Pretty trippy, huh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 543 no Oh the Joy of Wine (or Weed) (or Both) EP: 171 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s big idea is taking an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Whatever it is, I’m not here to tell you not to do it. I’m just saying, be mindful. Make it a choice. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Oh the Joy of Wine (or Weed) (or Both) full 1 171 Kate Hanley Today’s big idea is taking an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Whatever it is, I’m not here to tell you not to do it. I’m just saying, be mindful. Make it a choice. Why? Today’s big idea is taking an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Whatever it is, I’m not here to tell you not to do it. I’m just saying, be mindful. Make it a choice. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s big idea is taking an objective, non-judgmental, genuinely curious look at the things we are using to numb out now. Whatever it is, I’m not here to tell you not to do it. I’m just saying, be mindful. Make it a choice. Why?

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]]> 543 no We Are on an Emotional Roller Coaster: There Will Be Highs. There Will Be Lows. It’s All OK EP: 170 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We are on an Emotional Roller Coaster right now. This a straight up fact. And what do roller coasters have? Highs, and lows. Accepting that this is where we are, and that our feelings are going to be all over the place, will help us deal with all the feels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 We Are on an Emotional Roller Coaster: There Will Be Highs. There Will Be Lows. It’s All OK. full 1 170 Kate Hanley We are on an Emotional Roller Coaster right now. This a straight up fact. And what do roller coasters have? Highs, and lows. Accepting that this is where we are, and that our feelings are going to be all over the place, will help us deal with all the... We are on an Emotional Roller Coaster right now. This a straight up fact. And what do roller coasters have? Highs, and lows. Accepting that this is where we are, and that our feelings are going to be all over the place, will help us deal with all the feels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 518 no What Pink Elephants Are Talking to You? EP: 169 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a little digging to get the conscious mind to understand what’s really going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 What Pink Elephants Are Talking to You? full 1 169 Kate Hanley Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a... Do you ever wonder why you do the things you do? Or why you don’t do the things you don’t do? Your subconscious knows quite a lot about what your unwritten rules (that I call pink elephants--more on that in the episode) are, but you have to do a little digging to get the conscious mind to understand what’s really going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 419 no Name Your Buttons EP: 168 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all have different things that stress us out. But what we all have in common is that we all have buttons and they all get pushed. When you know more about your buttons, you don’t get as blindsided when they get pushed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Name Your Buttons full 1 168 Kate Hanley We all have different things that stress us out. But what we all have in common is that we all have buttons and they all get pushed. When you know more about your buttons, you don’t get as blindsided when they get pushed. We all have different things that stress us out. But what we all have in common is that we all have buttons and they all get pushed. When you know more about your buttons, you don’t get as blindsided when they get pushed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 300 no Do Something Instead Stressing About Doing Something EP: 167 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I have been practicing yoga for 25 years. And pretty much every time I do it, I try to talk myself out of it. Why do we do this to ourselves?? Let's find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Do Something Instead Stressing About Doing Something full 1 167 Kate Hanley I have been practicing yoga for 25 years. And pretty much every time I do it, I try to talk myself out of it. Why do we do this to ourselves?? Let's find out. I have been practicing yoga for 25 years. And pretty much every time I do it, I try to talk myself out of it. Why do we do this to ourselves?? Let's find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 425 no Women Are the Moon. Men Are the Sun. Here’s How You Stay Connected EP: 166 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This episode is for my partnered up listeners, and while I’m talking about the difference between masculine and feminine energies, I believe the advice contained here applies to couples of all types. But first: How’s it going, being quarantined with your partner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Women Are the Moon. Men Are the Sun. Here’s How You Stay Connected. full 1 166 Kate Hanley This episode is for my partnered up listeners, and while I’m talking about the difference between masculine and feminine energies, I believe the advice contained here applies to couples of all types. But first: How’s it going, being quarantined... This episode is for my partnered up listeners, and while I’m talking about the difference between masculine and feminine energies, I believe the advice contained here applies to couples of all types. But first: How’s it going, being quarantined with your partner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 604 no We Need You to Get Quiet EP: 165 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Have you noticed how “quiet” it is outside? How you can hear what feels like hundreds of birds? Now that the outside world has quieted down, maybe you’ve noticed how loud it is inside your own mind. Let's make your inner world a little more like the outer world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 We Need You to Get Quiet full 1 165 Kate Hanley Have you noticed how “quiet” it is outside? How you can hear what feels like hundreds of birds? Now that the outside world has quieted down, maybe you’ve noticed how loud it is inside your own mind. Let's make your inner world a little more like... Have you noticed how “quiet” it is outside? How you can hear what feels like hundreds of birds? Now that the outside world has quieted down, maybe you’ve noticed how loud it is inside your own mind. Let's make your inner world a little more like the outer world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 536 no Make Space for Relaxation (Make Space to Chill) EP: 164 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re waiting for a feeling of calm to descend on you, like a bird on your shoulder, you’re going to be waiting a long time. You’ve got to invite it in, and a really powerful way to do that is to create some space in your home for relaxation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Make Space for Relaxation (Make Space to Chill) full 1 164 Kate Hanley If you’re waiting for a feeling of calm to descend on you, like a bird on your shoulder, you’re going to be waiting a long time. You’ve got to invite it in, and a really powerful way to do that is to create some space in your home for... If you’re waiting for a feeling of calm to descend on you, like a bird on your shoulder, you’re going to be waiting a long time. You’ve got to invite it in, and a really powerful way to do that is to create some space in your home for relaxation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 361 no Make Your Muscles Happy EP: 163 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sitting is bad for you. We know this. And yet being confined to your home means it’s easier than ever to spend the vast majority of your day sitting. Stretching helps combat the physical toll that sitting takes on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Make Your Muscles Happy full 1 163 Kate Hanley Sitting is bad for you. We know this. And yet being confined to your home means it’s easier than ever to spend the vast majority of your day sitting. Stretching helps combat the physical toll that sitting takes on you. Sitting is bad for you. We know this. And yet being confined to your home means it’s easier than ever to spend the vast majority of your day sitting. Stretching helps combat the physical toll that sitting takes on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sitting is bad for you. We know this. And yet being confined to your home means it’s easier than ever to spend the vast majority of your day sitting. Stretching helps combat the physical toll that sitting takes on you.

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]]> 337 no Stay Focused on What you Know to Be True (Check in With yourself) EP: 162 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The news cycle has our attention in a death grip. You can change your mind about how you’re doing and what’s going to happen three times every hour. You need access to your inner wisdom more than ever in this high stakes crisis. Here’s how to cultivate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Stay Focused on What you Know to Be True (Check in With yourself) full 1 162 Kate Hanley The news cycle has our attention in a death grip. You can change your mind about how you’re doing and what’s going to happen three times every hour. You need access to your inner wisdom more than ever in this high stakes crisis. Here’s how to... The news cycle has our attention in a death grip. You can change your mind about how you’re doing and what’s going to happen three times every hour. You need access to your inner wisdom more than ever in this high stakes crisis. Here’s how to cultivate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 362 no Support Your Relaxation Response EP: 161 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Stress is mental but it’s also physiological. There are many different supplements that can help your physiology be able to handle stress better. Today I’m sharing the two—just two---that my years of writing both magazine articles and books about health have taught me to always have on hand and prioritize during times of stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Support Your Relaxation Response full 1 161 Kate Hanley Stress is mental but it’s also physiological. There are many different supplements that can help your physiology be able to handle stress better. Today I’m sharing the two—just two---that my years of writing both magazine articles and books... Stress is mental but it’s also physiological. There are many different supplements that can help your physiology be able to handle stress better. Today I’m sharing the two—just two---that my years of writing both magazine articles and books about health have taught me to always have on hand and prioritize during times of stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 386 no Quiet Your Nervous System EP:160 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ In times of high stress—and right now is undeniably one of those times—your nervous system is on alert, like a dog with its ears pricked up. Unless you do something to proactively counterbalance it, your nervous system will stay hyper stimulated. And when you’re on high alert like that, it’s hard to think straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Quiet Your Nervous System full 1 160 Kate Hanley In times of high stress—and right now is undeniably one of those times—your nervous system is on alert, like a dog with its ears pricked up. Unless you do something to proactively counterbalance it, your nervous system will stay hyper stimulated.... In times of high stress—and right now is undeniably one of those times—your nervous system is on alert, like a dog with its ears pricked up. Unless you do something to proactively counterbalance it, your nervous system will stay hyper stimulated. And when you’re on high alert like that, it’s hard to think straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 437 no Send Positivity into the World EP:159 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We need friends now more than ever—they help us laugh, they give us space to share our fears, and they remind us of who we are when we’re not being someone’s mom or wife or employee. In short, they help you get your crazy out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Send Positivity into the World full 1 159 Kate Hanley We need friends now more than ever—they help us laugh, they give us space to share our fears, and they remind us of who we are when we’re not being someone’s mom or wife or employee. In short, they help you get your crazy out!  We need friends now more than ever—they help us laugh, they give us space to share our fears, and they remind us of who we are when we’re not being someone’s mom or wife or employee. In short, they help you get your crazy out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 389 no Don’t let the Crisis Wreck Your Back EP: 158 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ With all of us working remotely in not necessarily ergonomic conditions, and obsessively scrolling through social media, looking at our screens is wrecking our posture. In today’s episode I’m sharing one thing you can do to combat the toll all this hunching and scrolling and watching is taking on your back. And that thing has to do with your butt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Don’t let the Crisis Wreck Your Back full 1 158 Kate Hanley With all of us working remotely in not necessarily ergonomic conditions, and obsessively scrolling through social media, looking at our screens is wrecking our posture. In today’s episode I’m sharing one thing you can do to combat the toll all... With all of us working remotely in not necessarily ergonomic conditions, and obsessively scrolling through social media, looking at our screens is wrecking our posture. In today’s episode I’m sharing one thing you can do to combat the toll all this hunching and scrolling and watching is taking on your back. And that thing has to do with your butt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 417 no Help Your Kids Feel Safe EP: 157 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Kids need a space to share their concerns. They also need help not staying focused on the scary stuff. Here’s a ritual you can do to help your kids process their feelings a bit while still being grateful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Help Your Kids Feel Safe full 157 Kate Hanley  Kids need a space to share their concerns. They also need help not staying focused on the scary stuff. Here’s a ritual you can do to help your kids process their feelings a bit while still being grateful.  Kids need a space to share their concerns. They also need help not staying focused on the scary stuff. Here’s a ritual you can do to help your kids process their feelings a bit while still being grateful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 307 no Close Open Loops EP: 156 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Closing open loops helps give you a sense of much-needed sense of control right about now; it also helps you get clarity and move forward, even when there are so many things that remain out of your control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Close Open Loops full 1 156 Kate Hanley Closing open loops helps give you a sense of much-needed sense of control right about now; it also helps you get clarity and move forward, even when there are so many things that remain out of your control.  Closing open loops helps give you a sense of much-needed sense of control right about now; it also helps you get clarity and move forward, even when there are so many things that remain out of your control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 266 no More Will Be Revealed (Be OK with Not Knowing) EP: 155 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My tip for you today is in the form of a phrase that I find helpful whenever I notice that I am starting to feel anxious about what’s going to happen next. And that phrase is, ‘More will be revealed.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 More Will Be Revealed (Be OK with Not Knowing) full 1 155 Kate Hanley My tip for you today is in the form of a phrase that I find helpful whenever I notice that I am starting to feel anxious about what’s going to happen next. And that phrase is, ‘More will be revealed.”  My tip for you today is in the form of a phrase that I find helpful whenever I notice that I am starting to feel anxious about what’s going to happen next. And that phrase is, ‘More will be revealed.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 228 no Happy at Home, Day 5: Homekeeping as Sanity EP: 154 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I know that doing household chores can feel like a grind. But here’s the thing: Chores provide us many many wonderful things that we need now more than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Happy at Home, Day 5: Homekeeping as Sanity Saver full 1 154 Kate Hanley I know that doing household chores can feel like a grind. But here’s the thing: Chores provide us many many wonderful things that we need now more than ever. I know that doing household chores can feel like a grind. But here’s the thing: Chores provide us many many wonderful things that we need now more than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 332 no Happy at Home, Day 4: How to Isolate Without Feeling Lonely EP: 153 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Now is an opportunity to put something back into our lives that maybe had gotten squeezed out before-- and that’s checking in more often with people. It’s not just something to do--it’s how we get through this, together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Happy at Home, Day 4: How to Isolate Without Feeling Lonely full 1 153 Kate Hanley Now is an opportunity to put something back into our lives that maybe had gotten squeezed out before-- and that’s checking in more often with people.  It’s not just something to do--it’s how we get through this, together.  Now is an opportunity to put something back into our lives that maybe had gotten squeezed out before-- and that’s checking in more often with people. It’s not just something to do--it’s how we get through this, together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 457 no Happy at Home, Day 3: How to Deal with Your Big Feels EP: 152 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Our lives have changed, and that is a loss. And loss goes hand in hand with grief. If you are feeling like there’s no way in heck you are going to be able to take this quarantine, you might be having a (very natural) resistance to grieving. This episode can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Happy at Home, Day 3: How to Deal with Your Big Feels full 1 152 Kate Hanley Our lives have changed, and that is a loss. And loss goes hand in hand with grief. If you are feeling like there’s no way in heck you are going to be able to take this quarantine, you might be having a (very natural) resistance to grieving. This... Our lives have changed, and that is a loss. And loss goes hand in hand with grief. If you are feeling like there’s no way in heck you are going to be able to take this quarantine, you might be having a (very natural) resistance to grieving. This episode can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 563 no Happy at Home, Day 2: Being Productive While Quarantined EP: 151 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While regular life may be interrupted, many of us still need to get work done. From home. Where our kids are also likely to be. Which means… focus can be hard to find. Oh, I feel this so hard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Happy at Home, Day 2: Being Productive While Quarantined full 1 151 Kate Hanley While regular life may be interrupted, many of us still need to get work done. From home. Where our kids are also likely to be. Which means… focus can be hard to find. Oh, I feel this so hard!  While regular life may be interrupted, many of us still need to get work done. From home. Where our kids are also likely to be. Which means… focus can be hard to find. Oh, I feel this so hard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 386 no Happy at Home, Day 1: The Importance of Routine EP: 150 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ During uncertain times a daily routine helps your mind find rest. It gives you structure, and structure gives you stability. Here are some guidelines for creating a routine that supports you now and into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Happy at Home, Day 1: The Importance of Routine full 1 150 Kate Hanley During uncertain times a daily routine helps your mind find rest. It gives you structure, and structure gives you stability. Here are some guidelines for creating a routine that supports you now and into the future.  During uncertain times a daily routine helps your mind find rest. It gives you structure, and structure gives you stability. Here are some guidelines for creating a routine that supports you now and into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 537 no Put On Your Own Mental Oxygen Mask EP: 149 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re a parent, you’re facing a double whammy right now of managing your own anxieties about the coronavirus while also modeling resilience and stress management for your kids. Here’s how you can put on your own mental oxygen mask first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Put On Your Own Mental Oxygen Mask full 1 149 Kate Hanley If you’re a parent, you’re facing a double whammy right now of managing your own anxieties about the coronavirus while also modeling resilience and stress management for your kids. Here’s how you can put on your own mental oxygen mask first.  If you’re a parent, you’re facing a double whammy right now of managing your own anxieties about the coronavirus while also modeling resilience and stress management for your kids. Here’s how you can put on your own mental oxygen mask first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 419 no Stay Home. Get Counted! (Why Filling Out the Census Matters) EP: 148 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Get counted by the census helps you take care of your family, your neighbors, you’re your extended community throughout your state. And luckily, in this age of social distancing, it’s something you can easily do from home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Stay Home. Get Counted! (Why Filling Out the Census Matters) full 1 148 Kate Hanley Get counted by the census helps you take care of your family, your neighbors, you’re your extended community throughout your state. And luckily, in this age of social distancing, it’s something you can easily do from home.  Get counted by the census helps you take care of your family, your neighbors, you’re your extended community throughout your state. And luckily, in this age of social distancing, it’s something you can easily do from home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 436 no The Magical Power of Leftovers EP: 147 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today is Wellness Wednesday on the podcast and I’m coming to you with a tip that can help you eat healthier in less time and with less food waste. And that is to embrace the magical power of leftovers. You may be thinking “ew,” or “boring,” but hear me out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 The Magical Power of Leftovers full 1 147 Kate Hanley Today is Wellness Wednesday on the podcast and I’m coming to you with a tip that can help you eat healthier in less time and with less food waste. And that is to embrace the magical power of leftovers. You may be thinking “ew,” or “boring,”... Today is Wellness Wednesday on the podcast and I’m coming to you with a tip that can help you eat healthier in less time and with less food waste. And that is to embrace the magical power of leftovers. You may be thinking “ew,” or “boring,” but hear me out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 276 no It’s All About Tone EP: 146 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip can help you communicate better by changing not what you say, but how you say it by becoming more aware of your tone of your voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 It’s All About Tone full 1 146 Kate Hanley Today’s tip can help you communicate better by changing not what you say, but how you say it by becoming more aware of your tone of your voice.  Today’s tip can help you communicate better by changing not what you say, but how you say it by becoming more aware of your tone of your voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 264 no One Question That Helps You Not Take Things Personally EP: 145 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Taking things personally is something our mind LOVES to do. We do it without thinking. And whenever we do it, we make it a lot harder to see things clearly. But if you don’t know you’re doing it, is it possible to stop? Yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 One Question That Helps You Not Take Things Personally full 1 145 Kate Hanley Taking things personally is something our mind LOVES to do. We do it without thinking. And whenever we do it, we make it a lot harder to see things clearly. But if you don’t know you’re doing it, is it possible to stop? Yes.  Taking things personally is something our mind LOVES to do. We do it without thinking. And whenever we do it, we make it a lot harder to see things clearly. But if you don’t know you’re doing it, is it possible to stop? Yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 348 no Day 5: De-Clutter Your Digital Life Re-boot Your Brain with a Tech Vacation EP: 144 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today, on this last day of the week. I’m asking you to do something that’s really going to give you some objectivity on your tech habits. It might sound a little daunting, but I’m here to tell you that it is doable. AND that it is powerful. Even fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Day 5: De-Clutter Your Digital Life Re-boot Your Brain with a Tech Vacation full 1 144 Kate Hanley Today, on this last day of the week. I’m asking you to do something that’s really going to give you some objectivity on your tech habits. It might sound a little daunting, but I’m here to tell you that it is doable. AND that it is powerful. Even... Today, on this last day of the week. I’m asking you to do something that’s really going to give you some objectivity on your tech habits. It might sound a little daunting, but I’m here to tell you that it is doable. AND that it is powerful. Even fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 360 no De-Clutter Your Digital Life: Day 4: Take Aim at Your Top Digital Stressor EP: 143 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today your assignment is to choose THE MOST annoying thing about your digital life, and do something to alleviate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 De-Clutter Your Digital Life: Day 4: Take Aim at Your Top Digital Stressor full 1 143 Kate Hanley Today your assignment is to choose THE MOST annoying thing about your digital life, and do something to alleviate it. Today your assignment is to choose THE MOST annoying thing about your digital life, and do something to alleviate it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today your assignment is to choose THE MOST annoying thing about your digital life, and do something to alleviate it.

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]]> 346 no De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 3: What’s Possible When You Check Your Phone Less (saved as ‘Get Ready to Feel Uncomfortable’) EP: 142 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today, it’s time to talk about what will probably happen when you start looking to your tech devices as much as you once were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 3: What’s Possible When You Check Your Phone Less (saved as ‘Get Ready to Feel Uncomfortable’) full 1 142 Kate Hanley Today, it’s time to talk about what will probably happen when you start looking to your tech devices as much as you once were. Today, it’s time to talk about what will probably happen when you start looking to your tech devices as much as you once were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today, it’s time to talk about what will probably happen when you start looking to your tech devices as much as you once were.

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]]> 389 no De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 2: De-Vegas Your Phone EP: 141 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A huge piece of what makes our phones so addictive is that they are designed to razzle dazzle your mind, the same way that the floor of a Las Vegas casino is. Let’s make them more boring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 2: De-Vegas Your Phon full 1 141 Kate Hanley A huge piece of what makes our phones so addictive is that they are designed to razzle dazzle your mind, the same way that the floor of a Las Vegas casino is. Let’s make them more boring.    A huge piece of what makes our phones so addictive is that they are designed to razzle dazzle your mind, the same way that the floor of a Las Vegas casino is. Let’s make them more boring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 479 no De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 1: What’s Your Digital Clutter Quotient? EP: 140 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your Digital Clutter Quotient is a simple number that reflects just how stressed you are by your devices. Seeing this number helps motivate you to make changes by helping you objectively see just how much your digital life is contributing to your stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0000 De-Clutter Your Digital Life, Day 1: What’s Your Digital Clutter Quotient? full 1 140 Kate Hanley Your Digital Clutter Quotient is a simple number that reflects just how stressed you are by your devices. Seeing this number helps motivate you to make changes by helping you objectively see just how much your digital life is contributing to your... Your Digital Clutter Quotient is a simple number that reflects just how stressed you are by your devices. Seeing this number helps motivate you to make changes by helping you objectively see just how much your digital life is contributing to your stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 348 no Save Your Sanity, Your Relationship, and Maybe Even the Economy EP: 139 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ How outsourcing can save your sanity, your relationship (because then you can stop fighting about who’s going to do it), and maybe even the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Save Your Sanity, Your Relationship, and Maybe Even the Economy full 1 139 Kate Hanley How outsourcing can save your sanity, your relationship (because then you can stop fighting about who’s going to do it), and maybe even the economy.  How outsourcing can save your sanity, your relationship (because then you can stop fighting about who’s going to do it), and maybe even the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 396 no The Perils of Trying to Fix People’s Problems EP: 138 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When someone you love is going through something painful, here’s what I’m guessing you want to do: jump in. Start helping. Maybe even try to fix it for them. While your intentions are good, your efforts can be harmful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Perils of Trying to Fix People’s Problems full 1 138 Kate Hanley When someone you love is going through something painful, here’s what I’m guessing you want to do: jump in. Start helping. Maybe even try to fix it for them. While your intentions are good, your efforts can be harmful. When someone you love is going through something painful, here’s what I’m guessing you want to do: jump in. Start helping. Maybe even try to fix it for them. While your intentions are good, your efforts can be harmful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When someone you love is going through something painful, here’s what I’m guessing you want to do: jump in. Start helping. Maybe even try to fix it for them. While your intentions are good, your efforts can be harmful.

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]]> 293 no How to Trigger Your Relaxation Response EP: 137 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m sharing a simple, powerful way to cue your relaxation response so that you can get out of that stressed out state where your body feels like crap. And that is to do something to invert your body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 How to Trigger Your Relaxation Response full 1 137 Kate Hanley Today I’m sharing a simple, powerful way to cue your relaxation response so that you can get out of that stressed out state where your body feels like crap. And that is to do something to invert your body.  Today I’m sharing a simple, powerful way to cue your relaxation response so that you can get out of that stressed out state where your body feels like crap. And that is to do something to invert your body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 336 no Where to Find Your Best Ideas (Hint They’re Hiding in Plain Sight) EP: 136 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Great ideas aren’t “out there.” There’re right in front of you. And they’re often disguised as a bad idea. It’s like they’re hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Where to Find Your Best Ideas (Hint They’re Hiding in Plain Sight) full 1 136 Kate Hanley Great ideas aren’t “out there.” There’re right in front of you. And they’re often disguised as a bad idea. It’s like they’re hiding in plain sight.  Great ideas aren’t “out there.” There’re right in front of you. And they’re often disguised as a bad idea. It’s like they’re hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 335 no The Importance of Being Naughty EP: 135 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While of course I’m a fan of doing what it takes to be a better person, doing all the things that are so good for you can also start to feel just a little too… I don’t know, wholesome. It gets tiring. It can start to get a little restrictive, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Importance of Being Naughty full 1 135 Kate Hanley While of course I’m a fan of doing what it takes to be a better person, doing all the things that are so good for you can also start to feel just a little too… I don’t know, wholesome. It gets tiring. It can start to get a little... While of course I’m a fan of doing what it takes to be a better person, doing all the things that are so good for you can also start to feel just a little too… I don’t know, wholesome. It gets tiring. It can start to get a little restrictive, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 263 no How to Spend Time without Filling It EP: 134 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since 2020 is a leap year, tomorrow, February 29th, is a bonus day--kind of like the extra hour we get when we turn back the clocks in the fall, only times 24. And in honor of this very special occasion, I want to suggest that tomorrow is a fantastic time to experiment with spending time without feeling the need to fill it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 How to Spend Time without Filling It full 1 134 Kate Hanley Since 2020 is a leap year, tomorrow, February 29th, is a bonus day--kind of like the extra hour we get when we turn back the clocks in the fall, only times 24. And in honor of this very special occasion, I want to suggest that tomorrow is a fantastic... Since 2020 is a leap year, tomorrow, February 29th, is a bonus day--kind of like the extra hour we get when we turn back the clocks in the fall, only times 24. And in honor of this very special occasion, I want to suggest that tomorrow is a fantastic time to experiment with spending time without feeling the need to fill it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 251 no What to Say When Someone's Disagreeing With You--Loudly EP: 133 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we are living through some very, very tense times. And that means there are lots of opportunities for you to have disagreements with other people, in real life and online. It can feel disagreeing and being a better person are at odds with each other. They aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 What to Say When Someone's Disagreeing With You--Loudly full 1 133 Kate Hanley I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we are living through some very, very tense times. And that means there are lots of opportunities for you to have disagreements with other people, in real life and online. It can feel disagreeing and being a... I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we are living through some very, very tense times. And that means there are lots of opportunities for you to have disagreements with other people, in real life and online. It can feel disagreeing and being a better person are at odds with each other. They aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 404 no Really Feel Your Feels EP: 132 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The most efficient way through an emotion is to allow yourself to feel it. But that can feel pretty scary, so we try to will ourselves not to feel the feelings. Well, guess how well that works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Really Feel Your Feels full 1 132 Kate Hanley The most efficient way through an emotion is to allow yourself to feel it. But that can feel pretty scary, so we try to will ourselves not to feel the feelings. Well, guess how well that works. The most efficient way through an emotion is to allow yourself to feel it. But that can feel pretty scary, so we try to will ourselves not to feel the feelings. Well, guess how well that works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The most efficient way through an emotion is to allow yourself to feel it. But that can feel pretty scary, so we try to will ourselves not to feel the feelings. Well, guess how well that works.

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]]> 276 no You’ve Got the Access. Use It to Do the Research. EP: 131 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Information is so easily accessed these days that it’s on all of us to do our own research before we ask someone else if we can pick their brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 You’ve Got the Access. Use It to Do the Research. full 1 131 Kate Hanley Information is so easily accessed these days that it’s on all of us to do our own research before we ask someone else if we can pick their brain.  Information is so easily accessed these days that it’s on all of us to do our own research before we ask someone else if we can pick their brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 267 no Read Books Written By Someone Outside Your Demo EP: 130 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Reading something by someone’s who has a completely different experience of the world from helps you have a more attuned, realistic, and empathetic view of the world around you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Read Books Written By Someone Outside Your Demo full 1 130 Kate Hanley Reading something by someone’s who has a completely different experience of the world from helps you have a more attuned, realistic, and empathetic view of the world around you. Reading something by someone’s who has a completely different experience of the world from helps you have a more attuned, realistic, and empathetic view of the world around you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Reading something by someone’s who has a completely different experience of the world from helps you have a more attuned, realistic, and empathetic view of the world around you.

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]]> 380 no The Power (and Beauty) of Doing Something You Suck At EP: 129 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Allowing yourself to suck at something also gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in something that’s super powerful, and that’s beginner’s mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Power (and Beauty) of Doing Something You Suck At full 1 129 Kate Hanley Allowing yourself to suck at something also gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in something that’s super powerful, and that’s beginner’s mind. Allowing yourself to suck at something also gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in something that’s super powerful, and that’s beginner’s mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Allowing yourself to suck at something also gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in something that’s super powerful, and that’s beginner’s mind.

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]]> 338 no Say What You Mean, But Don’t Be a Jerk EP 128 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m talking about how to find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. Because it’s not always easy to find. And sometimes it feels downright impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Say What You Mean, But Don’t Be a Jerk full 1 128 Kate Hanley Today I’m talking about how to find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. Because it’s not always easy to find. And sometimes it feels downright impossible.  Today I’m talking about how to find the right balance between being truthful and being kind. Because it’s not always easy to find. And sometimes it feels downright impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 404 no Swing Those Arms EP: 127 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip can help you tone your arms, prevent low back pain, and improve your breast health and overall immunity--all by doing something that you have to do every day of your life with just a smidge more intention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Swing Those Arms full 1 127 Kate Hanley Today’s tip can help you tone your arms, prevent low back pain, and improve your breast health and overall immunity--all by doing something that you have to do every day of your life with just a smidge more intention.  Today’s tip can help you tone your arms, prevent low back pain, and improve your breast health and overall immunity--all by doing something that you have to do every day of your life with just a smidge more intention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 485 no Ask Dumb Questions EP: 126 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Too often, we don’t ask a question because we’re afraid of looking stupid. But the truth is, if you’re confused about something, chances are someone else is too. Asking dumb questions helps bring clarity, and clarity is everyone’s friend. Don’t be afraid to seek it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Ask Dumb Questions full 1 126 Kate Hanley Too often, we don’t ask a question because we’re afraid of looking stupid. But the truth is, if you’re confused about something, chances are someone else is too. Asking dumb questions helps bring clarity, and clarity is everyone’s friend.... Too often, we don’t ask a question because we’re afraid of looking stupid. But the truth is, if you’re confused about something, chances are someone else is too. Asking dumb questions helps bring clarity, and clarity is everyone’s friend. Don’t be afraid to seek it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 259 no What Motivates You? EP: 125 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Just like passion in a relationship wanes, so does passion in life. It’s motivation that will keep you going when that happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 What Motivates You? full 1 125 Kate Hanley Just like passion in a relationship wanes, so does passion in life. It’s motivation that will keep you going when that happens. Just like passion in a relationship wanes, so does passion in life. It’s motivation that will keep you going when that happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Just like passion in a relationship wanes, so does passion in life. It’s motivation that will keep you going when that happens.

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]]> 310 no Be a Better Partner, Day 5: How I Stopped Hating My Husband, And You Can Too EP: 124 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I spent the first couple years of our marriage fairly obsessed with who was doing what in our relationship--and I always seemed to be the one who was losing. It wasn’t until I STOPPED doing this one thing that things started to shift (and we stopped fighting about the dishes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be a Better Partner, Day 5: How I Stopped Hating My Husband, And You Can Too full 1 124 Kate Hanley I spent the first couple years of our marriage fairly obsessed with who was doing what in our relationship--and I always seemed to be the one who was losing. It wasn’t until I STOPPED doing this one thing that things started to shift (and we stopped... I spent the first couple years of our marriage fairly obsessed with who was doing what in our relationship--and I always seemed to be the one who was losing. It wasn’t until I STOPPED doing this one thing that things started to shift (and we stopped fighting about the dishes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 511 no Be a Better Partner, Day 4: Take Care of Yourself EP: 123 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ People learn how to treat us by observing how we treat ourselves. And if you are not taking exquisite care of yourself, well, you can’t expect that anyone else will be able to, either, Even the person who loves you the most and is committed to your happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be a Better Partner, Day 4: Take Care of Yourself full 1 123 Kate Hanley People learn how to treat us by observing how we treat ourselves. And if you are not taking exquisite care of yourself, well, you can’t expect that anyone else will be able to, either, Even the person who loves you the most and is committed to your... People learn how to treat us by observing how we treat ourselves. And if you are not taking exquisite care of yourself, well, you can’t expect that anyone else will be able to, either, Even the person who loves you the most and is committed to your happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 507 no Be a Better Partner, Day 3: It’s All About Repair EP: 122 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip, part of Be a Better Partner Weeks, can help you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be a Better Partner, Day 3: It’s All About Repair full 1 122 Kate Hanley Today’s tip, part of Be a Better Partner Weeks, can help you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force. Today’s tip, part of Be a Better Partner Weeks, can help you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s tip, part of Be a Better Partner Weeks, can help you keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force.

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]]> 394 no Be a Better Partner, Day 2: See the Flip Side EP: 121 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m coming to you today with a tip that will help you think differently about the things your partner does or ways your partner is that drive you crazy. Because let’s be honest, we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be a Better Partner, Day 2: See the Flip Side full 1 121 Kate Hanley I’m coming to you today with a tip that will help you think differently about the things your partner does or ways your partner is that drive you crazy. Because let’s be honest, we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. I’m coming to you today with a tip that will help you think differently about the things your partner does or ways your partner is that drive you crazy. Because let’s be honest, we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m coming to you today with a tip that will help you think differently about the things your partner does or ways your partner is that drive you crazy. Because let’s be honest, we all have things about our partner that make us nuts.

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]]> 406 no Be a Better Partner, Day 1: Relate, Not Manipulate EP: 120 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Welcome to Be a Better Partner week here on How to Be a Better Person! Today’s tip is about a fundamental attitude shift in how you approach every conversation with your partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be a Better Partner, Day 1: Relate, Not Manipulate full 1 120 Kate Hanley Welcome to Be a Better Partner week here on How to Be a Better Person! Today’s tip is about a fundamental attitude shift in how you approach every conversation with your partner. Welcome to Be a Better Partner week here on How to Be a Better Person! Today’s tip is about a fundamental attitude shift in how you approach every conversation with your partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 547 no Repair Before You Replace EP:119 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Mending something instead of replacing it takes exponentially fewer resources than buying a whole new thing. It also saves you money. But there’s something else good that happens when you fix something that’s broken instead of buying a new one that’s really important, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Repair Before You Replace full 1 119 Kate Hanley Mending something instead of replacing it takes exponentially fewer resources than buying a whole new thing. It also saves you money. But there’s something else good that happens when you fix something that’s broken instead of buying a new one... Mending something instead of replacing it takes exponentially fewer resources than buying a whole new thing. It also saves you money. But there’s something else good that happens when you fix something that’s broken instead of buying a new one that’s really important, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 360 no What to Do About Crying Babies on Planes EP: 118 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Imagine that you are slowly filing on to an airplane. You get to your row and, bam, there’s a baby. Dun dun DUN. What do you do?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 What to Do About Crying Babies on Planes full 1 118 Kate Hanley Imagine that you are slowly filing on to an airplane. You get to your row and, bam, there’s a baby. Dun dun DUN. What do you do?! Imagine that you are slowly filing on to an airplane. You get to your row and, bam, there’s a baby. Dun dun DUN. What do you do?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Imagine that you are slowly filing on to an airplane. You get to your row and, bam, there’s a baby. Dun dun DUN. What do you do?!

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]]> 475 no Listen to Your Body’s Cues EP: 117 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You may not realize it, but your body is sending you signals all the time. They’re easy to overlook because we like to let our minds run the show. But when you ignore these cues, you miss an opportunity to recognize what you need and then to give it to yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Listen to Your Body’s Cues full 1 117 Kate Hanley You may not realize it, but your body is sending you signals all the time. They’re easy to overlook because we like to let our minds run the show. But when you ignore these cues, you miss an opportunity to recognize what you need and then to give it... You may not realize it, but your body is sending you signals all the time. They’re easy to overlook because we like to let our minds run the show. But when you ignore these cues, you miss an opportunity to recognize what you need and then to give it to yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 335 no Don’t Be a Bagel, Be a Croissant EP: 116 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip is a subtle shift in body position that can really radically change your experience at a networking function. You talk to more people, and you also have more fun. The only downside is that it might make you hungry for carbs. =) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Don’t Be a Bagel, Be a Croissant full 1 116 Kate Hanley Today’s tip is a subtle shift in body position that can really radically change your experience at a networking function. You talk to more people, and you also have more fun. The only downside is that it might make you hungry for carbs. =) Today’s tip is a subtle shift in body position that can really radically change your experience at a networking function. You talk to more people, and you also have more fun. The only downside is that it might make you hungry for carbs. =) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s tip is a subtle shift in body position that can really radically change your experience at a networking function. You talk to more people, and you also have more fun. The only downside is that it might make you hungry for carbs. =)

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]]> 263 no Be Thankful for the Lesson EP 115 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you fail, or mess up, or don’t get what you want, it is a bummer. But if you look a little deeper, there’s always a lesson in it. While I don’t advocate glossing over the hurt, I do absolutely believe that when you ask yourself, “What is this experience here to teach me?” it helps you grow. And that’s what being a better person is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Be Thankful for the Lesson full 1 115 Kate Hanley When you fail, or mess up, or don’t get what you want, it is a bummer. But if you look a little deeper, there’s always a lesson in it. While I don’t advocate glossing over the hurt, I do absolutely believe that when you ask yourself, “What is... When you fail, or mess up, or don’t get what you want, it is a bummer. But if you look a little deeper, there’s always a lesson in it. While I don’t advocate glossing over the hurt, I do absolutely believe that when you ask yourself, “What is this experience here to teach me?” it helps you grow. And that’s what being a better person is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 222 no What Marie Kondo Forgot All About EP: 114 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I loved “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and gladly dumped every stitch of clothing I own out on to my bed and went to town deciding what no longer sparked joy. But there’s one thing she doesn’t talk about that has been bugging me ever since. And that’s acquiring more stuff. Which is something we all do, all the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 What Marie Kondo Forgot All About full 1 114 Kate Hanley I loved “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and gladly dumped every stitch of clothing I own out on to my bed and went to town deciding what no longer sparked joy. But there’s one thing she doesn’t talk about that has been bugging me ever... I loved “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and gladly dumped every stitch of clothing I own out on to my bed and went to town deciding what no longer sparked joy. But there’s one thing she doesn’t talk about that has been bugging me ever since. And that’s acquiring more stuff. Which is something we all do, all the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 285 no Ask for Help EP: 113 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Sometimes circumstances demand that you go it alone, and that’s fine. We all need to be able to take care of ourselves, am I right? But there’s a time and a place for everything, and sometimes that time and place is for asking for help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Ask for Help full 1 113 Kate Hanley Sometimes circumstances demand that you go it alone, and that’s fine. We all need to be able to take care of ourselves, am I right? But there’s a time and a place for everything, and sometimes that time and place is for asking for help.  Sometimes circumstances demand that you go it alone, and that’s fine. We all need to be able to take care of ourselves, am I right? But there’s a time and a place for everything, and sometimes that time and place is for asking for help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 221 no Add, Don’t Take a Away EP: 112 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m bringing you a tip that will help you increase the nutritional value of your diet across the board without depriving yourself of any “bad” foods. Sounds good right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Add, Don’t Take a Away full 1 112 Kate Hanley Today I’m bringing you a tip that will help you increase the nutritional value of your diet across the board without depriving yourself of any “bad” foods. Sounds good right?  Today I’m bringing you a tip that will help you increase the nutritional value of your diet across the board without depriving yourself of any “bad” foods. Sounds good right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 279 no If You See Spinach, Say Spinach EP: 111 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Imagine that you’re sitting in a conference room for a meeting. It’s right after lunch, and people are trickling in slowly. For a minute, it’s just you and one other co-worker. You immediately notice that she has a little piece of spinach wrapped right around one of her top front teeth. What do you do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 If You See Spinach, Say Spinach full 1 111 Kate Hanley Imagine that you’re sitting in a conference room for a meeting. It’s right after lunch, and people are trickling in slowly. For a minute, it’s just you and one other co-worker. You immediately notice that she has a little piece of spinach... Imagine that you’re sitting in a conference room for a meeting. It’s right after lunch, and people are trickling in slowly. For a minute, it’s just you and one other co-worker. You immediately notice that she has a little piece of spinach wrapped right around one of her top front teeth. What do you do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 228 no The Powerful Tool We All Have But Most Forget EP: 110 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip can help you think differently about when it’s time to get out there and work for what you want, and when it’s appropriate to take a step back and do something that’s super powerful but not all that well regarded in our society, and that is to surrender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Powerful Tool We All Have But Most Forget full 1 110 Kate Hanley Today’s tip can help you think differently about when it’s time to get out there and work for what you want, and when it’s appropriate to take a step back and do something that’s super powerful but not all that well regarded in our society,... Today’s tip can help you think differently about when it’s time to get out there and work for what you want, and when it’s appropriate to take a step back and do something that’s super powerful but not all that well regarded in our society, and that is to surrender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 297 no Vote With Your Dollars EP: 109 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ No matter how big your social media following is, you are an INFLUENCER via what you buy. Consider this your reminder to use that influence for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Vote With Your Dollars full 1 109 Kate Hanley No matter how big your social media following is, you are an INFLUENCER via what you buy. Consider this your reminder to use that influence for good.  No matter how big your social media following is, you are an INFLUENCER via what you buy. Consider this your reminder to use that influence for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 359 no Are You a Tortoise, a Hare, or a Tortare? EP: 108 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Everyone has their own pace. YOU have your own pace. Not only is there no shame in knowing and honoring your own speed, there’s power in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Are You a Tortoise, a Hare, or a Tortare? full 1 108 Kate Hanley Everyone has their own pace. YOU have your own pace. Not only is there no shame in knowing and honoring your own speed, there’s power in it. Everyone has their own pace. YOU have your own pace. Not only is there no shame in knowing and honoring your own speed, there’s power in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 296 no Magic Acupressure Points EP: 107 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here are three ways you can take great care of yourself and the ones you love using nothing but the touch of your fingers whenever you’re feeling headachy, stomachache-y, or anxious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Magic Acupressure Points full 1 107 Kate Hanley Here are three ways you can take great care of yourself and the ones you love using nothing but the touch of your fingers whenever you’re feeling headachy, stomachache-y, or anxious Here are three ways you can take great care of yourself and the ones you love using nothing but the touch of your fingers whenever you’re feeling headachy, stomachache-y, or anxious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Here are three ways you can take great care of yourself and the ones you love using nothing but the touch of your fingers whenever you’re feeling headachy, stomachache-y, or anxious

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]]> 453 no Why You Need to Schedule Admin Time EP: 106 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ As an adult, there are so many administrative things that need your attention. The reality is that life is a full-time job. And most of us also have other full-time jobs. So when do you get this stuff done without forgetting important details or sacrificing too much either work time or down time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Why You Need to Schedule Admin Time full 1 106 Kate Hanley As an adult, there are so many administrative things that need your attention. The reality is that life is a full-time job. And most of us also have other full-time jobs. So when do you get this stuff done without forgetting important details or... As an adult, there are so many administrative things that need your attention. The reality is that life is a full-time job. And most of us also have other full-time jobs. So when do you get this stuff done without forgetting important details or sacrificing too much either work time or down time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 325 no Own the Fact That You Matter EP: 105 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There is some serious stuff going down in the world. It’s a lot to reckon with. It’s awfully easy and tempting to think, what can one person do? But there are at least five major ways you make a difference in yourself, others, and the world at large when you do something to give back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Own the Fact That You Matter full 1 105 Kate Hanley There is some serious stuff going down in the world. It’s a lot to reckon with. It’s awfully easy and tempting to think, what can one person do? But there are at least five major ways you make a difference in yourself, others, and the world at... There is some serious stuff going down in the world. It’s a lot to reckon with. It’s awfully easy and tempting to think, what can one person do? But there are at least five major ways you make a difference in yourself, others, and the world at large when you do something to give back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 286 no Set a donation goal EP: 104 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This idea will help you be more strategic about giving back, whether that’s by donating your money or your time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Set a donation goal full 1 104 Kate Hanley This idea will help you be more strategic about giving back, whether that’s by donating your money or your time.  This idea will help you be more strategic about giving back, whether that’s by donating your money or your time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 292 no Stop Hating the Chores EP: 103 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Unless you have a live-in household staff, chores are an inescapable part of life that for average Americans add up to a whopping 690 hours a year. Do you really want to hate something that you’re going to spend 690 hours on every year for the rest of your life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Stop Hating the Chores full 1 103 Kate Hanley Unless you have a live-in household staff, chores are an inescapable part of life that for average Americans add up to a whopping 690 hours a year. Do you really want to hate something that you’re going to spend 690 hours on every year for the rest... Unless you have a live-in household staff, chores are an inescapable part of life that for average Americans add up to a whopping 690 hours a year. Do you really want to hate something that you’re going to spend 690 hours on every year for the rest of your life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 415 no Let’s Talk About MEAT EP: 102 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I am a meat eater, and everyone in my family is a meat eater. I am not here to pooh-pooh it or tell you you should really be a vegetarian or a vegan. I AM suggesting that you make more of your meals each week meat-free, and that you improve the quality of the meat you do eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Let’s Talk About MEAT full 1 102 Kate Hanley I am a meat eater, and everyone in my family is a meat eater. I am not here to pooh-pooh it or tell you you should really be a vegetarian or a vegan. I AM suggesting that you make more of your meals each week meat-free, and that you improve the... I am a meat eater, and everyone in my family is a meat eater. I am not here to pooh-pooh it or tell you you should really be a vegetarian or a vegan. I AM suggesting that you make more of your meals each week meat-free, and that you improve the quality of the meat you do eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 330 no The Benefits of Staring Out the Window EP: 101 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m going to take a wild guess and say that sitting and staring out the window isn’t exactly hailed as a great thing to do by your boss, but it actually is wonderful for you—and your productivity—in multiple ways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Benefits of Staring Out the Window full 1 101 Kate Hanley I’m going to take a wild guess and say that sitting and staring out the window isn’t exactly hailed as a great thing to do by your boss, but it actually is wonderful for you—and your productivity—in multiple ways I’m going to take a wild guess and say that sitting and staring out the window isn’t exactly hailed as a great thing to do by your boss, but it actually is wonderful for you—and your productivity—in multiple ways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m going to take a wild guess and say that sitting and staring out the window isn’t exactly hailed as a great thing to do by your boss, but it actually is wonderful for you—and your productivity—in multiple ways

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]]> 241 no Why You Should Leave the House EP: 100 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Especially in these winter months, it’s easy to overdo it on the hibernation. Leaving the house and going to the thing sounded cool when you first heard about it is how you invite new people, ideas, and opportunities into your life.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Why You Should Leave the House full 1 100 Kate Hanley Especially in these winter months, it’s easy to overdo it on the hibernation. Leaving the house and going to the thing sounded cool when you first heard about it is how you invite new people, ideas, and opportunities into your life.   Especially in these winter months, it’s easy to overdo it on the hibernation. Leaving the house and going to the thing sounded cool when you first heard about it is how you invite new people, ideas, and opportunities into your life.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Especially in these winter months, it’s easy to overdo it on the hibernation. Leaving the house and going to the thing sounded cool when you first heard about it is how you invite new people, ideas, and opportunities into your life.  

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]]> 359 no There’s a Time and a Place for Everything EP: 99 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Remembering that there is a time and a place for everything helps you remember that you don’t need to do three things at once: you do one thing, and then the next thing, and then the next. It makes life feel more manageable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 There’s a Time and a Place for Everything full 1 99 Kate Hanley Remembering that there is a time and a place for everything helps you remember that you don’t need to do three things at once: you do one thing, and then the next thing, and then the next. It makes life feel more manageable.  Remembering that there is a time and a place for everything helps you remember that you don’t need to do three things at once: you do one thing, and then the next thing, and then the next. It makes life feel more manageable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 504 no Stop Saying “I’m Fine” EP: 98 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you interrupt the automatic reflex of replying to the question “How are you?,” with, “I’m fine” you create an opportunity for something this world needs more and more of… human connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Stop Saying “I’m Fine” full 1 98 Kate Hanley When you interrupt the automatic reflex of replying to the question “How are you?,” with, “I’m fine” you create an opportunity for something this world needs more and more of… human connection.  When you interrupt the automatic reflex of replying to the question “How are you?,” with, “I’m fine” you create an opportunity for something this world needs more and more of… human connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 251 no Ward Off Your Next Virus Before It Starts EP: 97 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s make this the cold and flu season where we don’t get taken down for the count by a virus that wouldn’t have been as big a deal if we’d just had stuff on hand to minimize it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Ward Off Your Next Virus Before It Starts full 1 97 Kate Hanley Let’s make this the cold and flu season where we don’t get taken down for the count by a virus that wouldn’t have been as big a deal if we’d just had stuff on hand to minimize it.  Let’s make this the cold and flu season where we don’t get taken down for the count by a virus that wouldn’t have been as big a deal if we’d just had stuff on hand to minimize it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 244 no Delegate Better EP: 96 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Delegating is about more than sharing the workload, it’s also how you empower people. Here’s how to do more of it, and do it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Delegate Better full 1 96 Kate Hanley Delegating is about more than sharing the workload, it’s also how you empower people. Here’s how to do more of it, and do it better.  Delegating is about more than sharing the workload, it’s also how you empower people. Here’s how to do more of it, and do it better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 279 no Transitioning Back into Normal Life After the Holidays EP: 95 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ No matter how you feel about the holidays, they are a giant opportunity to get away from the routines that keep you in a healthy, productive, non-reactive zone. So take a few minutes today to think about the structures you can put in place that will get you back there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Transitioning Back into Normal Life After the Holidays full 1 95 Kate Hanley No matter how you feel about the holidays, they are a giant opportunity to get away from the routines that keep you in a healthy, productive, non-reactive zone. So take a few minutes today to think about the structures you can put in place that will... No matter how you feel about the holidays, they are a giant opportunity to get away from the routines that keep you in a healthy, productive, non-reactive zone. So take a few minutes today to think about the structures you can put in place that will get you back there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 310 no Day 5, Better Than Resolutions Week: The Secret to Staying Present to Your Goals EP: 94 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is kind of an obvious tip. But it did not occur to me to set this goal for myself until last year, when I was 48. Sometimes the obvious thing is just too close to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Day 5, Better Than Resolutions Week: The Secret to Staying Present to Your Goals full 1 94 Kate Hanley This is kind of an obvious tip. But it did not occur to me to set this goal for myself until last year, when I was 48. Sometimes the obvious thing is just too close to see.  This is kind of an obvious tip. But it did not occur to me to set this goal for myself until last year, when I was 48. Sometimes the obvious thing is just too close to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 268 no Day 4, Better Than Resolutions Week: Predict Your Own Future EP: 93 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Writing a letter to your future self is how you start to focus on something that so most of us forget to think about when we’re wanting to do things differently -- and that is how GOOD we’re going to feel once we’ve done it. And feeling good is motivating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Day 4, Better Than Resolutions Week: Predict Your Own Future full 1 93 Kate Hanley Writing a letter to your future self is how you start to focus on something that so most of us forget to think about when we’re wanting to do things differently -- and that is how GOOD we’re going to feel once we’ve done it. And feeling good is... Writing a letter to your future self is how you start to focus on something that so most of us forget to think about when we’re wanting to do things differently -- and that is how GOOD we’re going to feel once we’ve done it. And feeling good is motivating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 303 no Better Than Resolutions Week: Begin How You Aim to Continue EP: 92 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Any time you’re embarking on something new, it really helps to do something right at the start that signifies how you intend to do things from here on out. That means what you decide to do on New Year’s Day sets the tone for the rest of year. So…what will you do today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Better Than Resolutions Week: Begin How You Aim to Continue full 1 92 Kate Hanley Any time you’re embarking on something new, it really helps to do something right at the start that signifies how you intend to do things from here on out. That means what you decide to do on New Year’s Day sets the tone for the rest of year.... Any time you’re embarking on something new, it really helps to do something right at the start that signifies how you intend to do things from here on out. That means what you decide to do on New Year’s Day sets the tone for the rest of year. So…what will you do today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 288 no Day 2, Better Than Resolutions Week: What To Set INSTEAD of Resolutions EP: 91 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Resolutions are just too big--it’s like trying to eat an elephant. So don’t make any resolutions this year, how about that? Today I’m sharing what I suggest you set instead—they’re not sexy, but they work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Day 2, Better Than Resolutions Week: What To Set INSTEAD of Resolutions full 1 91 Kate Hanley Resolutions are just too big--it’s like trying to eat an elephant. So don’t make any resolutions this year, how about that? Today I’m sharing what I suggest you set instead—they’re not sexy, but they work.  Resolutions are just too big--it’s like trying to eat an elephant. So don’t make any resolutions this year, how about that? Today I’m sharing what I suggest you set instead—they’re not sexy, but they work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 451 no Day 1, Better Than Resolutions Week: What’s Your Theme for 2020? EP: 90 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s face it, few people keep their resolutions. So this week is BETTER THAN RESOLUTIONS week on the podcast. Today your mission is to take the first step in New Year’s planning, and that’s pick a theme for the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Day 1, Better Than Resolutions Week: What’s Your Theme for 2020? full 1 90 Kate Hanley Let’s face it, few people keep their resolutions. So this week is BETTER THAN RESOLUTIONS week on the podcast. Today your mission is to take the first step in New Year’s planning, and that’s pick a theme for the year ahead.  Let’s face it, few people keep their resolutions. So this week is BETTER THAN RESOLUTIONS week on the podcast. Today your mission is to take the first step in New Year’s planning, and that’s pick a theme for the year ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 465 no Before You Look Forward, Look Back EP: 89 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Taking a moment to look back at the year that’s ending is a crucial piece of the goal-setting process that a lot of people miss; one that can help you go ALL-IN on the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Before You Look Forward, Look Back full 1 89 Kate Hanley Taking a moment to look back at the year that’s ending is a crucial piece of the goal-setting process that a lot of people miss; one that can help you go ALL-IN on the coming year.  Taking a moment to look back at the year that’s ending is a crucial piece of the goal-setting process that a lot of people miss; one that can help you go ALL-IN on the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 301 no What You Appreciate Appreciates EP: 88 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The Dalai Lama says, “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” And if you’re listening to a podcast on how to be better person, you’re interested in deepening those roots of goodness, am I right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 What You Appreciate Appreciates full 1 88 Kate Hanley The Dalai Lama says, “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” And if you’re listening to a podcast on how to be better person, you’re interested in deepening those roots of goodness, am I right? The Dalai Lama says, “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” And if you’re listening to a podcast on how to be better person, you’re interested in deepening those roots of goodness, am I right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Dalai Lama says, “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” And if you’re listening to a podcast on how to be better person, you’re interested in deepening those roots of goodness, am I right?

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]]> 393 no Give Yourself the Gift of Presence EP: 87 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I’m sharing something that will help you make the most of this particular day, whether you love it or dread it; something that can help you slow down and savor the good stuff, or help you stay steady when all you really want to do is run away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Give Yourself the Gift of Presence full 1 87 Kate Hanley Today I’m sharing something that will help you make the most of this particular day, whether you love it or dread it; something that can help you slow down and savor the good stuff, or help you stay steady when all you really want to do is run... Today I’m sharing something that will help you make the most of this particular day, whether you love it or dread it; something that can help you slow down and savor the good stuff, or help you stay steady when all you really want to do is run away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 322 no Remember that Not Everyone Likes the Holidays EP: 86 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m just here with a quickie today because I know it’s a busy week for a lot of people. I just want to give all of us a reminder that this week is a really really tough week for a lot of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Remember that Not Everyone Likes the Holidays full 1 86 Kate Hanley I’m just here with a quickie today because I know it’s a busy week for a lot of people. I just want to give all of us a reminder that this week is a really really tough week for a lot of people. I’m just here with a quickie today because I know it’s a busy week for a lot of people. I just want to give all of us a reminder that this week is a really really tough week for a lot of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m just here with a quickie today because I know it’s a busy week for a lot of people. I just want to give all of us a reminder that this week is a really really tough week for a lot of people.

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]]> 157 no Today Is the Dawn of a New Era—What Do You Want to Build? EP: 85 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s Monday, but more importantly, it’s the day after the winter solstice. And the day after the winter solstice is the dawn of a new half of a year. The question I’m asking myself and that I’m posing to you in honor of this occasion is… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Today Is the Dawn of a New Era—What Do You Want to Build? full 1 85 Kate Hanley Today’s Monday, but more importantly, it’s the day after the winter solstice. And the day after the winter solstice is the dawn of a new half of a year. The question I’m asking myself and that I’m posing to you in honor of this occasion is… Today’s Monday, but more importantly, it’s the day after the winter solstice. And the day after the winter solstice is the dawn of a new half of a year. The question I’m asking myself and that I’m posing to you in honor of this occasion is… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s Monday, but more importantly, it’s the day after the winter solstice. And the day after the winter solstice is the dawn of a new half of a year. The question I’m asking myself and that I’m posing to you in honor of this occasion is…

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]]> 280 no Shop Local (and to Hell with Amazon) (Is That Rant-y?) EP: 84 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Since today is Friday and on Fridays I talk about finances, and since it’s the holiday season and so many of us are spending more money than we typically do at other times of the year, am going on the record and asking you to patronize small, local businesses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Shop Local (and to Hell with Amazon) (Is That Rant-y?) full 1 84 Kate Hanley Since today is Friday and on Fridays I talk about finances, and since it’s the holiday season and so many of us are spending more money than we typically do at other times of the year, am going on the record and asking you to patronize small, local... Since today is Friday and on Fridays I talk about finances, and since it’s the holiday season and so many of us are spending more money than we typically do at other times of the year, am going on the record and asking you to patronize small, local businesses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 371 no One Question: How Can I Help? EP: 83 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip goes straight to being a better person in that it helps you interact with more kindness and openness with other people and helps you be of service in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 One Question: How Can I Help? full 1 83 Kate Hanley Today’s tip goes straight to being a better person in that it helps you interact with more kindness and openness with other people and helps you be of service in the world. Today’s tip goes straight to being a better person in that it helps you interact with more kindness and openness with other people and helps you be of service in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s tip goes straight to being a better person in that it helps you interact with more kindness and openness with other people and helps you be of service in the world.

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]]> 274 no Save Yourself from Text Neck EP: 82 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The average person spends five hours a day looking at their phone, and it is wreaking some serious havoc on your musculoskeletal health, too. It’s not easy to be your best when you’re in chronic pain. Especially when that pain has a fairly simple fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Save Yourself from Text Neck full 1 82 Kate Hanley The average person spends five hours a day looking at their phone, and it is wreaking some serious havoc on your musculoskeletal health, too. It’s not easy to be your best when you’re in chronic pain. Especially when that pain has a fairly simple fix. The average person spends five hours a day looking at their phone, and it is wreaking some serious havoc on your musculoskeletal health, too. It’s not easy to be your best when you’re in chronic pain. Especially when that pain has a fairly simple fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 277 no Say Thanks, Publicly EP: 81 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Thanking people publicly gives those folks some much deserved recognition. It helps them feel appreciated. But what you might not consider is that it also lifts the curtain on just how many people it takes to do cool things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Say Thanks, Publicly full 1 81 Kate Hanley Thanking people publicly gives those folks some much deserved recognition. It helps them feel appreciated. But what you might not consider is that it also lifts the curtain on just how many people it takes to do cool things. Thanking people publicly gives those folks some much deserved recognition. It helps them feel appreciated. But what you might not consider is that it also lifts the curtain on just how many people it takes to do cool things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thanking people publicly gives those folks some much deserved recognition. It helps them feel appreciated. But what you might not consider is that it also lifts the curtain on just how many people it takes to do cool things.

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]]> 294 no Act on Your Inspired Ideas Before They Vanish EP: 80 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today your mission is to close the gap between the time when you get an inspiration or an idea and when you act on that inspiration or idea. I’m telling you, this tip has the power to really change your life and to do it pretty quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Act on Your Inspired Ideas Before They Vanish full 1 80 Kate Hanley Today your mission is to close the gap between the time when you get an inspiration or an idea and when you act on that inspiration or idea. I’m telling you, this tip has the power to really change your life and to do it pretty quickly. Today your mission is to close the gap between the time when you get an inspiration or an idea and when you act on that inspiration or idea. I’m telling you, this tip has the power to really change your life and to do it pretty quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today your mission is to close the gap between the time when you get an inspiration or an idea and when you act on that inspiration or idea. I’m telling you, this tip has the power to really change your life and to do it pretty quickly.

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]]> 383 no Money and Mindfulness EP: 79 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s so easy to wake up in January and look at your credit card bills and your bank account and regret how much money you spent. I’m not here to tell you to make a budget, or keep freeze your credit card in a block of ice. I’m only going to suggest that you set an intention to spend your money mindfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Money and Mindfulness full 1 79 Kate Hanley It’s so easy to wake up in January and look at your credit card bills and your bank account and regret how much money you spent. I’m not here to tell you to make a budget, or keep freeze your credit card in a block of ice. I’m only going to... It’s so easy to wake up in January and look at your credit card bills and your bank account and regret how much money you spent. I’m not here to tell you to make a budget, or keep freeze your credit card in a block of ice. I’m only going to suggest that you set an intention to spend your money mindfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 349 no Make Your Language More Gender Neutral EP: 78 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I admit it: the thing I’m sharing with you today took me a couple of years to adapt to. And that thing is to use more gender neutral language in your everyday interactions. (E.g, no more “you guys.”) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Make Your Language More Gender Neutral full 1 78 Kate Hanley I admit it: the thing I’m sharing with you today took me a couple of years to adapt to. And that thing is to use more gender neutral language in your everyday interactions. (E.g, no more “you guys.”) I admit it: the thing I’m sharing with you today took me a couple of years to adapt to. And that thing is to use more gender neutral language in your everyday interactions. (E.g, no more “you guys.”) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I admit it: the thing I’m sharing with you today took me a couple of years to adapt to. And that thing is to use more gender neutral language in your everyday interactions. (E.g, no more “you guys.”)

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]]> 361 no Show Your Feet Some Love EP: 77 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Let’s face it, unless you go to get a pedicure, your feet really don’t get a lot of love. Yet they are your base, your foundation. They make it possible for you to get around and do all the things you need to and want to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Show Your Feet Some Love full 1 77 Kate Hanley Let’s face it, unless you go to get a pedicure, your feet really don’t get a lot of love. Yet they are your base, your foundation. They make it possible for you to get around and do all the things you need to and want to do. Let’s face it, unless you go to get a pedicure, your feet really don’t get a lot of love. Yet they are your base, your foundation. They make it possible for you to get around and do all the things you need to and want to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Let’s face it, unless you go to get a pedicure, your feet really don’t get a lot of love. Yet they are your base, your foundation. They make it possible for you to get around and do all the things you need to and want to do.

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]]> 391 no Are You Working Like a Consultant, or a Service Provider? EP: 76 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are two basic buckets that work falls into -- either you are being a service provider, or you are acting as a consultant. If you don’t have an awareness of which role you’re filling, and when, and why, you’re likely to get stuck in one or the other, and that’s when things start to break down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Are You Working Like a Consultant, or a Service Provider? full 1 76 Kate Hanley There are two basic buckets that work falls into -- either you are being a service provider, or you are acting as a consultant. If you don’t have an awareness of which role you’re filling, and when, and why, you’re likely to get stuck in one or... There are two basic buckets that work falls into -- either you are being a service provider, or you are acting as a consultant. If you don’t have an awareness of which role you’re filling, and when, and why, you’re likely to get stuck in one or the other, and that’s when things start to break down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 375 no How to Let Go of Anger EP: 75 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Emotions don’t go away just because you stuff them down. It’s a paradox that the most efficient way to process an emotion is to allow yourself to experience it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 How to Let Go of Anger full 1 75 Kate Hanley Emotions don’t go away just because you stuff them down. It’s a paradox that the most efficient way to process an emotion is to allow yourself to experience it.   Emotions don’t go away just because you stuff them down. It’s a paradox that the most efficient way to process an emotion is to allow yourself to experience it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 473 no Plan for No Plans EP: 74 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Something that we all need any time, but especially in the midst of a whirlwind like the end of the year, is downtime. Or what I like to call, white space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Plan for No Plans full 1 74 Kate Hanley Something that we all need any time, but especially in the midst of a whirlwind like the end of the year, is downtime. Or what I like to call, white space.    Something that we all need any time, but especially in the midst of a whirlwind like the end of the year, is downtime. Or what I like to call, white space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 344 no Name Your Sacred Circle EP: 73 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Raising kids takes a village, but so does being a person. Today we’re talking about consciously thinking about who are the people in your life who lift you up, and you do the same for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Name Your Sacred Circle full 1 73 Kate Hanley Raising kids takes a village, but so does being a person. Today we’re talking about consciously thinking about who are the people in your life who lift you up, and you do the same for them.  Raising kids takes a village, but so does being a person. Today we’re talking about consciously thinking about who are the people in your life who lift you up, and you do the same for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 385 no Find Time to Read EP: 72 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m not here to sell you on the concept of reading. What I want to do today is help you find the time to read. Because that is often the biggest impediment to actually doing this wonderful, heart- and mind-expanding thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Find Time to Read full 1 72 Kate Hanley I’m not here to sell you on the concept of reading. What I want to do today is help you find the time to read. Because that is often the biggest impediment to actually doing this wonderful, heart- and mind-expanding thing.  I’m not here to sell you on the concept of reading. What I want to do today is help you find the time to read. Because that is often the biggest impediment to actually doing this wonderful, heart- and mind-expanding thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 277 no Be Coachable EP: 71 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s a very rare person who truly enjoys the process of hearing something that they’re not doing great at. But getting hip to it is how you start to get better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Be Coachable full 1 71 Kate Hanley It’s a very rare person who truly enjoys the process of hearing something that they’re not doing great at. But getting hip to it is how you start to get better. It’s a very rare person who truly enjoys the process of hearing something that they’re not doing great at. But getting hip to it is how you start to get better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It’s a very rare person who truly enjoys the process of hearing something that they’re not doing great at. But getting hip to it is how you start to get better.

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]]> 298 no Shift the Dynamic EP: 70 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip is something to reach for when something you’re working on or toward isn’t going as you’d like, and you’re starting to get frustrated, or angry, or dispirited in some way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Shift the Dynamic full 1 70 Kate Hanley Today’s tip is something to reach for when something you’re working on or toward isn’t going as you’d like, and you’re starting to get frustrated, or angry, or dispirited in some way.  Today’s tip is something to reach for when something you’re working on or toward isn’t going as you’d like, and you’re starting to get frustrated, or angry, or dispirited in some way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 343 no An Alternative to Black Friday: Be of Service EP: 69 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A lot about Thanksgiving is focused on consumption, both the actual feast and the shopping frenzy that happens the day after. A nice counterbalance to all that consuming is giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 An Alternative to Black Friday: Be of Service full 1 69 Kate Hanley A lot about Thanksgiving is focused on consumption, both the actual feast and the shopping frenzy that happens the day after. A nice counterbalance to all that consuming is giving.  A lot about Thanksgiving is focused on consumption, both the actual feast and the shopping frenzy that happens the day after. A nice counterbalance to all that consuming is giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 237 no Reduce Holiday Stress by Setting an Intention EP: 68 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ No matter what holiday you celebrate, today’s tip can help you lessen some of the stress at whatever holiday gathering you might be attending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Reduce Holiday Stress by Setting an Intention full 1 68 Kate Hanley No matter what holiday you celebrate, today’s tip can help you lessen some of the stress at whatever holiday gathering you might be attending.   No matter what holiday you celebrate, today’s tip can help you lessen some of the stress at whatever holiday gathering you might be attending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 290 no Replace Your Negative Self-Talk with a Specific Voice EP: 67 https://katehanley.com/podcast I want you to head into the holiday feeling refreshed and uplifted. That’s why today’s tip is going straight to the source of where nearly all stress originates, and that’s to your very thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Replace Your Negative Self-Talk with a Specific Voice full 1 67 Kate Hanley I want you to head into the holiday feeling refreshed and uplifted. That’s why today’s tip is going straight to the source of where nearly all stress originates, and that’s to your very thoughts.    I want you to head into the holiday feeling refreshed and uplifted. That’s why today’s tip is going straight to the source of where nearly all stress originates, and that’s to your very thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 293 no Cook When No One’s Hungry EP: 66 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Cooking is actually fun. It’s creative. It’s got good smells, pretty visuals, and good tastes. It’s movement. What’s not fun is try to produce something edible when you and/or the people you’re feeding are hungry. That’s stressful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Cook When No One’s Hungry full 1 66 Kate Hanley Cooking is actually fun. It’s creative. It’s got good smells, pretty visuals, and good tastes. It’s movement. What’s not fun is try to produce something edible when you and/or the people you’re feeding are hungry. That’s stressful Cooking is actually fun. It’s creative. It’s got good smells, pretty visuals, and good tastes. It’s movement. What’s not fun is try to produce something edible when you and/or the people you’re feeding are hungry. That’s stressful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Cooking is actually fun. It’s creative. It’s got good smells, pretty visuals, and good tastes. It’s movement. What’s not fun is try to produce something edible when you and/or the people you’re feeding are hungry. That’s stressful

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]]> 306 no Why Driving Without the GPS Is Good for Your Soul EP: 65 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Why Driving Without the GPS Is Good for Your Soul full 1 65 Kate Hanley Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then?   Surely there are some places in this world where you don’t need an omnipotent GPS voice to get you there. I mean, what happens when the grid goes down and we’ve all lost the ability to navigate by ourselves? What then? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 284 no Have Fun, Dammit (Why Fun Matters) EP: 64 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re having fun, you are in the moment. You are very present, and you are relaxed. That’s when things can flow. As paradoxical as it may seem, sometimes you have to plan for fun. This is one of those times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Have Fun, Dammit (Why Fun Matters) full 1 64 Kate Hanley When you’re having fun, you are in the moment. You are very present, and you are relaxed. That’s when things can flow. As paradoxical as it may seem, sometimes you have to plan for fun. This is one of those times.  When you’re having fun, you are in the moment. You are very present, and you are relaxed. That’s when things can flow. As paradoxical as it may seem, sometimes you have to plan for fun. This is one of those times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 275 no Set Better Boundaries with an “I Don’t” List EP: 63 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Set Better Boundaries with an “I Don’t” List full 1 63 Kate Hanley Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being.    Knowing what’s on your “don’t list” will help shore up your boundaries, and that helps you walk a little taller and keeps any bad behavior from taking away from your well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 251 no Identify Your Bad Habits EP: 62 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ What are your bad health habits? Are you like me in that you intend to drink only one glass of wine, but always end up having two? A lot of times, after you raise your awareness about something, it starts to shift all on its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Identify Your Bad Habits full 1 62 Kate Hanley What are your bad health habits? Are you like me in that you intend to drink only one glass of wine, but always end up having two? A lot of times, after you raise your awareness about something, it starts to shift all on its own.  What are your bad health habits? Are you like me in that you intend to drink only one glass of wine, but always end up having two? A lot of times, after you raise your awareness about something, it starts to shift all on its own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 235 no Take a Real Lunch Break (no Screens!) EP: 61 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Take a Real Lunch Break (no Screens!) full 1 61 Kate Hanley Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why? Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today I am encouraging you—imploring you, even!--to take an honest-to-gosh lunch break. And by that I mean, move away from your computer, and keep your hands and your eyes off your phone. Why?

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]]> 297 no Take (at Least) One Mindful Breath a Day EP: 60 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today, I want to help you find your way into two great practices--conscious breathing and mindfulness—by doing ONE SIMPLE THING that only takes about five seconds. Sounds pretty good, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Take (at Least) One Mindful Breath a Day full 1 60 Kate Hanley Today, I want to help you find your way into two great practices--conscious breathing and mindfulness—by doing ONE SIMPLE THING that only takes about five seconds. Sounds pretty good, right?  Today, I want to help you find your way into two great practices--conscious breathing and mindfulness—by doing ONE SIMPLE THING that only takes about five seconds. Sounds pretty good, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 368 no Don’t Keep the Peace EP: 59 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It may seem like your highest goal in any difficult situation is to keep things from spilling over into anger or upset. But keeping the peace can look an awful lot like sweeping things under the rug, and ignoring what needs attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Don’t Keep the Peace full 1 59 Kate Hanley It may seem like your highest goal in any difficult situation is to keep things from spilling over into anger or upset. But keeping the peace can look an awful lot like sweeping things under the rug, and ignoring what needs attention. It may seem like your highest goal in any difficult situation is to keep things from spilling over into anger or upset. But keeping the peace can look an awful lot like sweeping things under the rug, and ignoring what needs attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices It may seem like your highest goal in any difficult situation is to keep things from spilling over into anger or upset. But keeping the peace can look an awful lot like sweeping things under the rug, and ignoring what needs attention.

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]]> 400 no Embrace Order EP: 58 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The average person spends 15 minutes a day looking for a lost item—that’s a lot of unnecessary stress on a daily basis, and over the course of a year, that’s more than 91 hours spent on rummaging through your bag or your house silently freaking out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 16 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Embrace Order full 1 58 Kate Hanley The average person spends 15 minutes a day looking for a lost item—that’s a lot of unnecessary stress on a daily basis, and over the course of a year, that’s more than 91 hours spent on rummaging through your bag or your house silently freaking out. The average person spends 15 minutes a day looking for a lost item—that’s a lot of unnecessary stress on a daily basis, and over the course of a year, that’s more than 91 hours spent on rummaging through your bag or your house silently freaking out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The average person spends 15 minutes a day looking for a lost item—that’s a lot of unnecessary stress on a daily basis, and over the course of a year, that’s more than 91 hours spent on rummaging through your bag or your house silently freaking out.

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]]> 277 no Try a No-Spend Day EP: 57 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip is about dedicating some amount of time to NOT spending money. Because sometimes NOT doing something is the best way to help you figure out how you want to do it in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Try a No-Spend Day full 1 57 Kate Hanley Today’s tip is about dedicating some amount of time to NOT spending money. Because sometimes NOT doing something is the best way to help you figure out how you want to do it in the future.  Today’s tip is about dedicating some amount of time to NOT spending money. Because sometimes NOT doing something is the best way to help you figure out how you want to do it in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 328 no Validate, Validate, Validate EP: 56 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all long to feel heard and understood. Like, deep down in our souls we want to feel gotten. And it is so easy to do this for another person. So easy! And yet, it’s pretty rare that we actually do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Validate, Validate, Validate full 1 56 Kate Hanley We all long to feel heard and understood. Like, deep down in our souls we want to feel gotten. And it is so easy to do this for another person. So easy! And yet, it’s pretty rare that we actually do.    We all long to feel heard and understood. Like, deep down in our souls we want to feel gotten. And it is so easy to do this for another person. So easy! And yet, it’s pretty rare that we actually do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 334 no Share Your Pronouns EP: 55 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I have something very specific to suggest that you do in honor of International Kindness Day. And it’s not be kind to others! I hope you already know to do that, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Share Your Pronouns full 1 55 Kate Hanley I have something very specific to suggest that you do in honor of International Kindness Day. And it’s not be kind to others! I hope you already know to do that, right? I have something very specific to suggest that you do in honor of International Kindness Day. And it’s not be kind to others! I hope you already know to do that, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I have something very specific to suggest that you do in honor of International Kindness Day. And it’s not be kind to others! I hope you already know to do that, right?

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]]> 398 no Know When to Pick Up the Phone EP: 54 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip is designed to help you be a better and more efficient communicator. And in this day and age of overflowing inboxes and texts a-plenty, it may surprise you, because I am going to encourage you to do something that may seem even a little old-fashioned… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Know When to Pick Up the Phone full 1 54 Kate Hanley Today’s tip is designed to help you be a better and more efficient communicator. And in this day and age of overflowing inboxes and texts a-plenty, it may surprise you, because I am going to encourage you to do something that may seem even a little... Today’s tip is designed to help you be a better and more efficient communicator. And in this day and age of overflowing inboxes and texts a-plenty, it may surprise you, because I am going to encourage you to do something that may seem even a little old-fashioned… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 299 no Be a River, Not a Pond EP: 53 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip can nudge you into feeling more generous, which isn’t something you hear about nearly as much as you do about gratitude. Gratitude is focusing on what you have or what you get. And generosity is focusing on what you can give to others. It encourages you to see yourself as a source of goodness and not just a recipient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Be a River, Not a Pond full 1 53 Kate Hanley Today’s tip can nudge you into feeling more generous, which isn’t something you hear about nearly as much as you do about gratitude. Gratitude is focusing on what you have or what you get. And generosity is focusing on what you can give to others.... Today’s tip can nudge you into feeling more generous, which isn’t something you hear about nearly as much as you do about gratitude. Gratitude is focusing on what you have or what you get. And generosity is focusing on what you can give to others. It encourages you to see yourself as a source of goodness and not just a recipient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 324 no Soak Your Stress Away, For Real EP: 52 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip delivers self-care in all kinds of ways, helping you tend to your physical health, your mental health, and even your psychic health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 10 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Soak Your Stress Away, For Real full 1 52 Kate Hanley Today’s tip delivers self-care in all kinds of ways, helping you tend to your physical health, your mental health, and even your psychic health. Today’s tip delivers self-care in all kinds of ways, helping you tend to your physical health, your mental health, and even your psychic health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s tip delivers self-care in all kinds of ways, helping you tend to your physical health, your mental health, and even your psychic health.

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]]> 236 no Write a Thank You Note EP: 51 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Imagine how tickled you’d be to pick up your mail today and see a handwritten note from someone thanking you for something you did or said. It would make your day, wouldn’t it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 09 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Write a Thank You Note full 1 51 Kate Hanley Imagine how tickled you’d be to pick up your mail today and see a handwritten note from someone thanking you for something you did or said. It would make your day, wouldn’t it?  Imagine how tickled you’d be to pick up your mail today and see a handwritten note from someone thanking you for something you did or said. It would make your day, wouldn’t it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 246 no Give a Better Compliment EP: 50 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There are many ways that compliments don’t end up being all that complimentary. Especially when they are related to appearance, compliments can get loaded, quick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Give a Better Compliment full 1 50 Kate Hanley There are many ways that compliments don’t end up being all that complimentary. Especially when they are related to appearance, compliments can get loaded, quick. There are many ways that compliments don’t end up being all that complimentary. Especially when they are related to appearance, compliments can get loaded, quick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There are many ways that compliments don’t end up being all that complimentary. Especially when they are related to appearance, compliments can get loaded, quick.

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]]> 305 no How to Truly Help Someone You Love EP: 49 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Of course you want to swoop in and fix things for someone you love if it’s possible for you to do so. But I want to plant the seed in your mind that fixing things for other people is in no way guaranteed to actually be helpful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 How to Truly Help Someone You Love full 1 49 Kate Hanley Of course you want to swoop in and fix things for someone you love if it’s possible for you to do so. But I want to plant the seed in your mind that fixing things for other people is in no way guaranteed to actually be helpful. Of course you want to swoop in and fix things for someone you love if it’s possible for you to do so. But I want to plant the seed in your mind that fixing things for other people is in no way guaranteed to actually be helpful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Of course you want to swoop in and fix things for someone you love if it’s possible for you to do so. But I want to plant the seed in your mind that fixing things for other people is in no way guaranteed to actually be helpful.

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]]> 287 no Take an Objective Look at What You Eat EP: 48 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ While you might spend a fair amount of time thinking about what you’re going to eat, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you don’t spend a lot of time observing what you eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Take an Objective Look at What You Eat full 1 48 Kate Hanley While you might spend a fair amount of time thinking about what you’re going to eat, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you don’t spend a lot of time observing what you eat.   While you might spend a fair amount of time thinking about what you’re going to eat, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you don’t spend a lot of time observing what you eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 265 no Find Your Power Hour. Protect It With All You’ve Got EP: 47 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Everyone has a time of day where they are most likely to be operating at full capacity. I like to call that time of day your power hour. It’s kind of like you get to be a super hero for only one hour a day—what hour would you choose to don your cape? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Find Your Power Hour. Protect It With All You’ve Got full 1 47 Kate Hanley Everyone has a time of day where they are most likely to be operating at full capacity. I like to call that time of day your power hour. It’s kind of like you get to be a super hero for only one hour a day—what hour would you choose to don your... Everyone has a time of day where they are most likely to be operating at full capacity. I like to call that time of day your power hour. It’s kind of like you get to be a super hero for only one hour a day—what hour would you choose to don your cape? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 293 no Do What You Can While Can EP: 46 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ My mother in law raised 5 boys, she worked full time as a Spanish teacher and she had dinner on the table every night at 5:30. Once I asked her how she did it and said well, you just do what you can while you can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Do What You Can While Can full 1 46 Kate Hanley My mother in law raised 5 boys, she worked full time as a Spanish teacher and she had dinner on the table every night at 5:30. Once I asked her how she did it and said well, you just do what you can while you can. My mother in law raised 5 boys, she worked full time as a Spanish teacher and she had dinner on the table every night at 5:30. Once I asked her how she did it and said well, you just do what you can while you can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices My mother in law raised 5 boys, she worked full time as a Spanish teacher and she had dinner on the table every night at 5:30. Once I asked her how she did it and said well, you just do what you can while you can.

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]]> 324 no Bless and Release EP: 45 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We all have heard that to forgive is divine, and it is. But it can also feel like a pretty tall order sometimes. The desire to forgive may not come for a while, but there is a half-step a long the way, and that’s what I want to talk to you about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Bless and Release full 1 45 Kate Hanley We all have heard that to forgive is divine, and it is. But it can also feel like a pretty tall order sometimes. The desire to forgive may not come for a while, but there is a half-step a long the way, and that’s what I want to talk to you about... We all have heard that to forgive is divine, and it is. But it can also feel like a pretty tall order sometimes. The desire to forgive may not come for a while, but there is a half-step a long the way, and that’s what I want to talk to you about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 275 no Make One Thing Reusable EP: 44 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I recently read that every single piece of plastic that’s ever been made—which adds up to 8.3 billion metric tons—is still on this Earth. Some plastic is recycled, sure, but, according to National Geographic up until 2015 only 9 percent was re-used. We can do better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Make One Thing Reusable full 1 44 Kate Hanley I recently read that every single piece of plastic that’s ever been made—which adds up to 8.3 billion metric tons—is still on this Earth. Some plastic is recycled, sure, but, according to National Geographic up until 2015 only 9 percent was... I recently read that every single piece of plastic that’s ever been made—which adds up to 8.3 billion metric tons—is still on this Earth. Some plastic is recycled, sure, but, according to National Geographic up until 2015 only 9 percent was re-used. We can do better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 378 no See the Fingerprints on Everything EP: 43 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today we’re talking about a way to look at the things you buy and consume as more than mere things. And that is to think about all the many, many people that went into creating those things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0000 See the Fingerprints on Everything full 1 43 Kate Hanley Today we’re talking about a way to look at the things you buy and consume as more than mere things. And that is to think about all the many, many people that went into creating those things. Today we’re talking about a way to look at the things you buy and consume as more than mere things. And that is to think about all the many, many people that went into creating those things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today we’re talking about a way to look at the things you buy and consume as more than mere things. And that is to think about all the many, many people that went into creating those things.

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]]> 223 no Catch Them in the Act EP: 42 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is a little different than my previous tip to give someone a high five, although it’s definitely related. Giving a high five is about celebrating. This is more about training yourself to notice and call attention to something that’s positive, but maybe not worth a big ole ‘woo hoo.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Catch Them in the Act full 1 42 Kate Hanley This is a little different than my previous tip to give someone a high five, although it’s definitely related. Giving a high five is about celebrating. This is more about training yourself to notice and call attention to something that’s positive,... This is a little different than my previous tip to give someone a high five, although it’s definitely related. Giving a high five is about celebrating. This is more about training yourself to notice and call attention to something that’s positive, but maybe not worth a big ole ‘woo hoo.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 234 no Somewhere You Would Normally Drive EP: 41 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m not talking about getting more steps on your Fitbit, although this can help you do that and that’s a perfectly lovely thing to do. It’s really just about interrupting the impulse to do things the no-brainer way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Somewhere You Would Normally Drive full 1 41 Kate Hanley I’m not talking about getting more steps on your Fitbit, although this can help you do that and that’s a perfectly lovely thing to do. It’s really just about interrupting the impulse to do things the no-brainer way. I’m not talking about getting more steps on your Fitbit, although this can help you do that and that’s a perfectly lovely thing to do. It’s really just about interrupting the impulse to do things the no-brainer way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I’m not talking about getting more steps on your Fitbit, although this can help you do that and that’s a perfectly lovely thing to do. It’s really just about interrupting the impulse to do things the no-brainer way.

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]]> 256 no Re-Motivate Yourself EP: 40 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ A powerful way to get re-motivated is to really think about the difference your work is making for people. You don’t have to be working for a nonprofit that’s saving the world in order to do this. Here’s how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Re-Motivate Yourself full 1 40 Kate Hanley A powerful way to get re-motivated is to really think about the difference your work is making for people. You don’t have to be working for a nonprofit that’s saving the world in order to do this. Here’s how. A powerful way to get re-motivated is to really think about the difference your work is making for people. You don’t have to be working for a nonprofit that’s saving the world in order to do this. Here’s how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A powerful way to get re-motivated is to really think about the difference your work is making for people. You don’t have to be working for a nonprofit that’s saving the world in order to do this. Here’s how.

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]]> 305 no Build Your Boredom Tolerance EP: 39 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ At some point today, you’re going to be somewhere where for a few moments you have nothing in particular to do. And I’m willing to bet that after about, oh, 10 seconds of waiting, you’re going to get this great idea that says, I could check my phone! Don’t do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Build Your Boredom Tolerance full 1 39 Kate Hanley At some point today, you’re going to be somewhere where for a few moments you have nothing in particular to do. And I’m willing to bet that after about, oh, 10 seconds of waiting, you’re going to get this great idea that says, I could check... At some point today, you’re going to be somewhere where for a few moments you have nothing in particular to do. And I’m willing to bet that after about, oh, 10 seconds of waiting, you’re going to get this great idea that says, I could check my phone! Don’t do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 259 no Check in With Yourself EP: 38 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s easy to get in to the habit of checking in with everyone else in your household or on your team at work to see what they think, prefer, and need. But it’s really damn hard to remember to do the same thing for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 27 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Check in With Yourself full 1 38 Kate Hanley It’s easy to get in to the habit of checking in with everyone else in your household or on your team at work to see what they think, prefer, and need. But it’s really damn hard to remember to do the same thing for yourself.    It’s easy to get in to the habit of checking in with everyone else in your household or on your team at work to see what they think, prefer, and need. But it’s really damn hard to remember to do the same thing for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 300 no Make a Difference Day EP: 37 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Make a Difference Day has been a national holiday since 1992. I’m sure you can easily find several volunteer opportunities you could do in your city or town today, and I hope you’ll do that! But I want to suggest another way you can make a difference, today and every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 26 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Make a Difference Day full 1 37 Kate Hanley Make a Difference Day has been a national holiday since 1992. I’m sure you can easily find several volunteer opportunities you could do in your city or town today, and I hope you’ll do that! But I want to suggest another way you can make a... Make a Difference Day has been a national holiday since 1992. I’m sure you can easily find several volunteer opportunities you could do in your city or town today, and I hope you’ll do that! But I want to suggest another way you can make a difference, today and every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 282 no There’s More Where That Came From EP: 36 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you start thinking “there’s more where that came from”, you shift your focus FROM the money you no longer have and TO the additional money you could invite into your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 There’s More Where That Came From full 1 36 Kate Hanley When you start thinking “there’s more where that came from”, you shift your focus FROM the money you no longer have and TO the additional money you could invite into your life.   When you start thinking “there’s more where that came from”, you shift your focus FROM the money you no longer have and TO the additional money you could invite into your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 292 no Don’t Be an Interrupting Cow EP: 35 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Getting interrupted is so frustrating. It impedes your train of thought, for one. Worse, it can feel like you’re being silenced and that what you have to say doesn’t matter. And it’s something we can do to other people even when we have the best of intentions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Don’t Be an Interrupting Cow full 1 35 Kate Hanley Getting interrupted is so frustrating. It impedes your train of thought, for one. Worse, it can feel like you’re being silenced and that what you have to say doesn’t matter. And it’s something we can do to other people even when we have the best... Getting interrupted is so frustrating. It impedes your train of thought, for one. Worse, it can feel like you’re being silenced and that what you have to say doesn’t matter. And it’s something we can do to other people even when we have the best of intentions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 307 no Get in Bed When You’re Tired EP: 34 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Falling asleep is a little bit like re-entry of a space shuttle – there are certain windows you need to hit for best results. Here’s a dead simple way to make sure that you’re in the right place at the right time for falling asleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Get in Bed When You’re Tired full 1 34 Kate Hanley Falling asleep is a little bit like re-entry of a space shuttle – there are certain windows you need to hit for best results. Here’s a dead simple way to make sure that you’re in the right place at the right time for falling asleep.   Falling asleep is a little bit like re-entry of a space shuttle – there are certain windows you need to hit for best results. Here’s a dead simple way to make sure that you’re in the right place at the right time for falling asleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 224 no Give a Feedback Sandwich EP: 33 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ One of the trickier things about working with other people is that you often have to give them feedback on how they’re doing. And few people actually enjoy getting feedback, especially when that feedback contains something that could be construed as negative or criticism. There is a way to deliver that feedback so that it doesn’t feel negative or like criticism, and knowing how to do that helps you be a better co- worker, manager, and leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Give a Feedback Sandwich full 1 33 Kate Hanley One of the trickier things about working with other people is that you often have to give them feedback on how they’re doing. And few people actually enjoy getting feedback, especially when that feedback contains something that could be... One of the trickier things about working with other people is that you often have to give them feedback on how they’re doing. And few people actually enjoy getting feedback, especially when that feedback contains something that could be construed as negative or criticism. There is a way to deliver that feedback so that it doesn’t feel negative or like criticism, and knowing how to do that helps you be a better co- worker, manager, and leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 236 no Celebrate Others’ Successes EP: 32 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ You know how when you see someone doing something really cool, sometimes you get jealous? Or maybe even think, “That bee-yotch!” C’mon, you can admit it. Today’s tip is here to help you shift out of that mentality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Celebrate Others’ Successes full 1 32 Kate Hanley You know how when you see someone doing something really cool, sometimes you get jealous? Or maybe even think, “That bee-yotch!” C’mon, you can admit it. Today’s tip is here to help you shift out of that mentality. You know how when you see someone doing something really cool, sometimes you get jealous? Or maybe even think, “That bee-yotch!” C’mon, you can admit it. Today’s tip is here to help you shift out of that mentality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 207 no Soothe Yourself to Sleep EP: 31 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It can be hard to sleep on Sunday nights when you’re thinking about the things you want to and need to get done that week. To help us all get more zzzzs tonight, I’m sharing 2 simple DIY things that help you get to sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Soothe Yourself to Sleep full 1 31 Kate Hanley It can be hard to sleep on Sunday nights when you’re thinking about the things you want to and need to get done that week. To help us all get more zzzzs tonight, I’m sharing 2 simple DIY things that help you get to sleep. It can be hard to sleep on Sunday nights when you’re thinking about the things you want to and need to get done that week. To help us all get more zzzzs tonight, I’m sharing 2 simple DIY things that help you get to sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 253 no Let Someone Else Go First EP: 30 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Being in a hurry makes it easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a little bit like, how dare you slow me down, can’t you see I’ve got important things to do here! I mean, right? Here’s a simple way to step out of that habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Let Someone Else Go First full 1 30 Kate Hanley Being in a hurry makes it easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a little bit like, how dare you slow me down, can’t you see I’ve got important things to do here! I mean, right? Here’s a simple way to step... Being in a hurry makes it easy to wish everyone would just get out of your way already. It’s a little bit like, how dare you slow me down, can’t you see I’ve got important things to do here! I mean, right? Here’s a simple way to step out of that habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 215 no Make an Extra Monthly Debt Payment Every Year with Minimal Pain EP: 29 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ If you’re a homeowner, financial gurus and advisors (and my Dad) will tell you to make one extra mortgage payment a year. I say, that’s a great idea! The problem is, it’s not exactly easy to find extra money just lying around waiting for something do. This tip can help (works for student loans, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Make an Extra Monthly Debt Payment Every Year with Minimal Pain full 1 29 Kate Hanley If you’re a homeowner, financial gurus and advisors (and my Dad) will tell you to make one extra mortgage payment a year. I say, that’s a great idea! The problem is, it’s not exactly easy to find extra money just lying around waiting... If you’re a homeowner, financial gurus and advisors (and my Dad) will tell you to make one extra mortgage payment a year. I say, that’s a great idea! The problem is, it’s not exactly easy to find extra money just lying around waiting for something do. This tip can help (works for student loans, too). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 219 no Don’t Be a Snowplow EP: 28 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today we’re taking aim at something that so very many of us do--especially those of us with kids, although it’s certainly not reserved for the parents of the world--and we tend to do it unconsciously. Or, if we’re aware of it, we probably think it’s actually a good thing to do for other people. Here’s what it is, and why it’s not great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Don’t Be a Snowplow full 1 28 Kate Hanley Today we’re taking aim at something that so very many of us do--especially those of us with kids, although it’s certainly not reserved for the parents of the world--and we tend to do it unconsciously. Or, if we’re aware of it, we... Today we’re taking aim at something that so very many of us do--especially those of us with kids, although it’s certainly not reserved for the parents of the world--and we tend to do it unconsciously. Or, if we’re aware of it, we probably think it’s actually a good thing to do for other people. Here’s what it is, and why it’s not great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 341 no Take a Stretch Break EP: 27 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ It’s really, really hard to be a person of any kind without a body, am I right? So, a better cared for body helps you do the things that being a better person will call on you to do. #wellnesswednesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Take a Stretch Break full 1 27 Kate Hanley It’s really, really hard to be a person of any kind without a body, am I right? So, a better cared for body helps you do the things that being a better person will call on you to do. #wellnesswednesday It’s really, really hard to be a person of any kind without a body, am I right? So, a better cared for body helps you do the things that being a better person will call on you to do. #wellnesswednesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 265 no Take a Transition Between “Work” and “Life” EP: 26 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s tip is intended to help you build more of a boundary between your work time and your personal time. It’s not a solid wall – if you need to work for an hour after the kids go to bed, there’s no shame in that. It’s more like some shrubbery—a tangible reminder of where one part of life (mostly) ends and another begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Take a Transition Between “Work” and “Life” full 1 26 Kate Hanley Today’s tip is intended to help you build more of a boundary between your work time and your personal time. It’s not a solid wall – if you need to work for an hour after the kids go to bed, there’s no shame in that. It’s more like... Today’s tip is intended to help you build more of a boundary between your work time and your personal time. It’s not a solid wall – if you need to work for an hour after the kids go to bed, there’s no shame in that. It’s more like some shrubbery—a tangible reminder of where one part of life (mostly) ends and another begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 215 no Look for the Loving Reason EP: 25 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I suppose this gets a little woo-woo. So I hope you can go there with me. I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Also, the blog post I mention is here: https://katehanley.com/look-for-the-loving-reason-always/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Look for the Loving Reason full 1 25 Kate Hanley I suppose this gets a little woo-woo. So I hope you can go there with me. I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Also, the blog post I mention is here: I suppose this gets a little woo-woo. So I hope you can go there with me. I’m basically asking you to try on the idea that life is happening for you instead of to you. Also, the blog post I mention is here: https://katehanley.com/look-for-the-loving-reason-always/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 457 no Forgive YOUR Mistakes EP: 24 http://katehanley.com/podcast What I want to share with you today is a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise. What’s deceptive about this? Well, for starters, it is NOT about forgiving someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 13 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Forgive YOUR Mistakes full 1 24 Kate Hanley What I want to share with you today is a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise. What’s deceptive about this? Well, for starters, it is NOT about forgiving someone else. What I want to share with you today is a deceptively simple, and deceptively powerful, forgiveness exercise. What’s deceptive about this? Well, for starters, it is NOT about forgiving someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 225 no Actually Silence Your Phone EP: 23 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ There’s no denying it—it hard to resist the allure of a ringing or dinging phone. Sometimes, I even flinch when I just imagine I’ve heard my phone vibrate or buzz. (I’m not the only one, right?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 12 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Actually Silence Your Phone full 1 23 Kate Hanley There’s no denying it—it hard to resist the allure of a ringing or dinging phone. Sometimes, I even flinch when I just imagine I’ve heard my phone vibrate or buzz. (I’m not the only one, right?) There’s no denying it—it hard to resist the allure of a ringing or dinging phone. Sometimes, I even flinch when I just imagine I’ve heard my phone vibrate or buzz. (I’m not the only one, right?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices There’s no denying it—it hard to resist the allure of a ringing or dinging phone. Sometimes, I even flinch when I just imagine I’ve heard my phone vibrate or buzz. (I’m not the only one, right?)

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]]> 221 no Check the Urge to Buy New EP: 22 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I’m guessing you’ve had the experience where you’ve gone to the store to pick up something you need, only to realize once you get back home that you already had it. Or that there’s at least one thing hanging in your closet right now that still has the price tag on it. Maybe it’s a lot of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Check the Urge to Buy New full 1 22 Kate Hanley I’m guessing you’ve had the experience where you’ve gone to the store to pick up something you need, only to realize once you get back home that you already had it. Or that there’s at least one thing hanging in your closet right now that still... I’m guessing you’ve had the experience where you’ve gone to the store to pick up something you need, only to realize once you get back home that you already had it. Or that there’s at least one thing hanging in your closet right now that still has the price tag on it. Maybe it’s a lot of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 204 no Don’t Treat Gifts Like a Burden EP: 21 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today your mission is to recognize how you might be contributing to your own unease by treating good things as if they were bad things. (This is such a common thing to do.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Don’t Treat Gifts Like a Burden full 1 21 Kate Hanley Today your mission is to recognize how you might be contributing to your own unease by treating good things as if they were bad things. (This is such a common thing to do.) Today your mission is to recognize how you might be contributing to your own unease by treating good things as if they were bad things. (This is such a common thing to do.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today your mission is to recognize how you might be contributing to your own unease by treating good things as if they were bad things. (This is such a common thing to do.)

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]]> 165 no Let There Be (the Right Kind of) Light EP: 20 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I want you to think about light, and what types of light you’re exposed to at what times of day. Why does this matter? Your body has something called a circadian rhythm, which is a really cool hormonal orchestra that is deeply influenced by your exposure to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Let There Be (the Right Kind of) Light full 1 20 Kate Hanley Today I want you to think about light, and what types of light you’re exposed to at what times of day. Why does this matter? Your body has something called a circadian rhythm, which is a really cool hormonal orchestra that is deeply influenced by... Today I want you to think about light, and what types of light you’re exposed to at what times of day. Why does this matter? Your body has something called a circadian rhythm, which is a really cool hormonal orchestra that is deeply influenced by your exposure to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 248 no When You Make Your To-Do List Matters EP: 19 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ This is something that, when I do it, makes my whole week go better. It helps you take the effectiveness of your to-do lists to another level, by being savvy and strategic about WHEN you make them. And don’t you just love being savvy and strategic?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 When You Make Your To-Do List Matters full 1 19 Kate Hanley This is something that, when I do it, makes my whole week go better. It helps you take the effectiveness of your to-do lists to another level, by being savvy and strategic about WHEN you make them. And don’t you just love being savvy and strategic?? This is something that, when I do it, makes my whole week go better. It helps you take the effectiveness of your to-do lists to another level, by being savvy and strategic about WHEN you make them. And don’t you just love being savvy and strategic?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is something that, when I do it, makes my whole week go better. It helps you take the effectiveness of your to-do lists to another level, by being savvy and strategic about WHEN you make them. And don’t you just love being savvy and strategic??

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]]> 206 no Give Someone a High Five EP: 18 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ We just don’t get a lot of opportunities to high five each other outside of sports settings. Let’s bring it into real life more and encourage each other to do the hard stuff, the cool stuff, the stuff that deserves at least a little recognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Give Someone a High Five full 1 18 Kate Hanley We just don’t get a lot of opportunities to high five each other outside of sports settings. Let’s bring it into real life more and encourage each other to do the hard stuff, the cool stuff, the stuff that deserves at least a little recognition.... We just don’t get a lot of opportunities to high five each other outside of sports settings. Let’s bring it into real life more and encourage each other to do the hard stuff, the cool stuff, the stuff that deserves at least a little recognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 280 no Stop Taking Things Personally EP: 17 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Imagine you’re driving to work, or your kids to school, and an impatient driver swerves to pass you and calls you an a-hole or flips you the bird as they zoom by. What’s going through your mind at that moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 06 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Stop Taking Things Personally full 1 17 Kate Hanley Imagine you’re driving to work, or your kids to school, and an impatient driver swerves to pass you and calls you an a-hole or flips you the bird as they zoom by. What’s going through your mind at that moment? Imagine you’re driving to work, or your kids to school, and an impatient driver swerves to pass you and calls you an a-hole or flips you the bird as they zoom by. What’s going through your mind at that moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 298 no Make Space to Chill EP: 16 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Where do you go when you need “me time,” or when you’re tired, or when you just need a minute to think? We’re all moving in so many different directions; you need a space that’s dedicated to rest and restoration so that you have the energy to do the things that matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Make Space to Chill full 1 16 Kate Hanley Where do you go when you need “me time,” or when you’re tired, or when you just need a minute to think? We’re all moving in so many different directions; you need a space that’s dedicated to rest and restoration so that you have the energy... Where do you go when you need “me time,” or when you’re tired, or when you just need a minute to think? We’re all moving in so many different directions; you need a space that’s dedicated to rest and restoration so that you have the energy to do the things that matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 278 no Set a Weekend Spending Budget EP: 15 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today’s Friday and that means we’re either talking about friends, finances, or fun. And on this particular Friday, I’m sharing a strategy that applies to all three of these various topics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Set a Weekend Spending Budget full 1 15 Kate Hanley Today’s Friday and that means we’re either talking about friends, finances, or fun. And on this particular Friday, I’m sharing a strategy that applies to all three of these various topics Today’s Friday and that means we’re either talking about friends, finances, or fun. And on this particular Friday, I’m sharing a strategy that applies to all three of these various topics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s Friday and that means we’re either talking about friends, finances, or fun. And on this particular Friday, I’m sharing a strategy that applies to all three of these various topics

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]]> 272 no Check Your Body Language EP: 14 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Most of us haven’t ever stopped to observe our own body language. And it’s a crucial part of our relationships. In fact, studies of married couples have found that body language is a big predictor of divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Check Your Body Language full 1 14 Kate Hanley Most of us haven’t ever stopped to observe our own body language. And it’s a crucial part of our relationships. In fact, studies of married couples have found that body language is a big predictor of divorce. Most of us haven’t ever stopped to observe our own body language. And it’s a crucial part of our relationships. In fact, studies of married couples have found that body language is a big predictor of divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Most of us haven’t ever stopped to observe our own body language. And it’s a crucial part of our relationships. In fact, studies of married couples have found that body language is a big predictor of divorce.

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]]> 282 no Stick Your Butt Out EP: 13 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Because this episode is airing on a #wellnesswednesday, I’m talking about how to be a better person in your own body by doing one simple thing that can have a big ripple effect. And it all starts with your butt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Stick Your Butt Out full 1 13 Kate Hanley Because this episode is airing on a #wellnesswednesday, I’m talking about how to be a better person in your own body by doing one simple thing that can have a big ripple effect. And it all starts with your butt! Because this episode is airing on a #wellnesswednesday, I’m talking about how to be a better person in your own body by doing one simple thing that can have a big ripple effect. And it all starts with your butt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 358 no Nominate Yourself EP: 12 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Here me when I say this, especially my fellow women or women-identifying folks, who may have absorbed the message that confidence is somehow bad: There is not now, nor has there ever been, any shame in voting for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Nominate Yourself full 1 12 Kate Hanley Here me when I say this, especially my fellow women or women-identifying folks, who may have absorbed the message that confidence is somehow bad: There is not now, nor has there ever been, any shame in voting for yourself. Here me when I say this, especially my fellow women or women-identifying folks, who may have absorbed the message that confidence is somehow bad: There is not now, nor has there ever been, any shame in voting for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 275 no Good Thing, Bad Thing, Good Thing EP: 11 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I want to share a fun little something you can do to train yourself to see the positive. And it’s something you can do with kids, or friends, or partners, so it’s a good bonding experience too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Good Thing, Bad Thing, Good Thing full 1 11 Kate Hanley Today I want to share a fun little something you can do to train yourself to see the positive. And it’s something you can do with kids, or friends, or partners, so it’s a good bonding experience too. Today I want to share a fun little something you can do to train yourself to see the positive. And it’s something you can do with kids, or friends, or partners, so it’s a good bonding experience too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 264 no Listening, Revisited EP: 10 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Today I want to go back to a topic I talked about last week, which is listening. Because since I recorded that I heard a really cool story about the power of aiming to simply listen better that I wanted to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Listening, Revisited full 1 10 Kate Hanley Today I want to go back to a topic I talked about last week, which is listening. Because since I recorded that I heard a really cool story about the power of aiming to simply listen better that I wanted to share. Today I want to go back to a topic I talked about last week, which is listening. Because since I recorded that I heard a really cool story about the power of aiming to simply listen better that I wanted to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 349 no Leave a Positive Review EP: 9 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Challenging yourself to leave more positive reviews will help you remember to look for the experiences that go well. And what we focus on grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 28 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Leave a Positive Review full 1 9 Kate Hanley Challenging yourself to leave more positive reviews will help you remember to look for the experiences that go well. And what we focus on grows. Challenging yourself to leave more positive reviews will help you remember to look for the experiences that go well. And what we focus on grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 286 no Love Up a Friend EP: 8 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Our friends help us be better people because they help us see ourselves more objectively. They make us laugh. They also help us remember who we are outside of our responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Love Up a Friend full 1 8 Kate Hanley Our friends help us be better people because they help us see ourselves more objectively. They make us laugh. They also help us remember who we are outside of our responsibilities. Our friends help us be better people because they help us see ourselves more objectively. They make us laugh. They also help us remember who we are outside of our responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 304 no Admit a Mis-Step EP: 7 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I know our first reaction is typically to hide something we did wrong, but owning up to a mistake is SUPER freeing. When you admit a mistake, you don’t have to expend energy on either trying to ignore it, or justifying why you were right to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Admit a Mis-Step full 1 7 Kate Hanley I know our first reaction is typically to hide something we did wrong, but owning up to a mistake is SUPER freeing. When you admit a mistake, you don’t have to expend energy on either trying to ignore it, or justifying why you were right to do it. I know our first reaction is typically to hide something we did wrong, but owning up to a mistake is SUPER freeing. When you admit a mistake, you don’t have to expend energy on either trying to ignore it, or justifying why you were right to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I know our first reaction is typically to hide something we did wrong, but owning up to a mistake is SUPER freeing. When you admit a mistake, you don’t have to expend energy on either trying to ignore it, or justifying why you were right to do it.

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]]> 329 no Lie on the Floor EP: 6 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Your mission for today is to lie on the floor. Yep. That’s it! Just stretch out on your back on the good ole floor. Why? And how? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Lie on the Floor full 1 6 Kate Hanley Your mission for today is to lie on the floor. Yep. That’s it! Just stretch out on your back on the good ole floor. Why? And how? Tune in to find out. Your mission for today is to lie on the floor. Yep. That’s it! Just stretch out on your back on the good ole floor. Why? And how? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 390 no Mono-task (at Least) One Thing Today EP: 5 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ Focus is part skill, part ingrained trait, and part habit. If you haven’t been doing much of it lately, or if it’s something that’s nearly always challenging for you because of the way your beautiful, one-of-a-kind mind works, focusing is NOT easy. Here’s how to make it more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Mono-task (at Least) One Thing Today full 1 5 Kate Hanley Focus is part skill, part ingrained trait, and part habit. If you haven’t been doing much of it lately, or if it’s something that’s nearly always challenging for you because of the way your beautiful, one-of-a-kind mind works, focusing is NOT... Focus is part skill, part ingrained trait, and part habit. If you haven’t been doing much of it lately, or if it’s something that’s nearly always challenging for you because of the way your beautiful, one-of-a-kind mind works, focusing is NOT easy. Here’s how to make it more doable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 475 no Listen Better EP: 4 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ When you’re in conversation with someone and they’re doing the talking, you’re most likely not listening. I know you probably think you are. But you’re not. You know what you’re doing? You’re thinking about what you’re going to say next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:30:00 -0000 Listen Better full 1 4 Kate Hanley When you’re in conversation with someone and they’re doing the talking, you’re most likely not listening. I know you probably think you are. But you’re not. You know what you’re doing? You’re thinking about what you’re going to say next. When you’re in conversation with someone and they’re doing the talking, you’re most likely not listening. I know you probably think you are. But you’re not. You know what you’re doing? You’re thinking about what you’re going to say next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 306 no Be a Better Person Weekly Breakdown Bonus EP : 3 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ I'll be following a routine all year. You don't need to keep track or anything. Sharing so you have some idea what to expect. Monday - Mindset and motivation and how you thing about things Tuesday - Work, productivity and time management  Wednesday - Wellness, movement, sleep and body related topics Thursday - Relationships including co-workers along with kids and spouses  Friday - Fun, friends and finances Saturday - Home and how we move in the world Sunday Heart space - self care Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:05:00 -0000 Be a Better Person Weekly Breakdown full 1 3 Kate Hanley I'll be following a routine all year. You don't need to keep track or anything. Sharing so you have some idea what to expect. Day one coming up!  Monday - Mindset and motivation and how you thing about things Tuesday - Work, productivity and time... I'll be following a routine all year. You don't need to keep track or anything. Sharing so you have some idea what to expect. Monday - Mindset and motivation and how you thing about things Tuesday - Work, productivity and time management  Wednesday - Wellness, movement, sleep and body related topics Thursday - Relationships including co-workers along with kids and spouses  Friday - Fun, friends and finances Saturday - Home and how we move in the world Sunday Heart space - self care Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 202 no Kate's Definition Being a Better Person Bonus EP: 2 https://katehanley.com/podcast/ The desire to be a better person is different for all of us. It will also mean different things too. The one thing that we all have in common is a willingness to make an effort to be the best version of ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0000 Kate's Definition Being a Better Person full 1 2 Kate Hanley The desire to be a better person is different for all of us. It will also mean different things too. The one thing that we all have in common is a willingness to make an effort to be the best version of ourselves.    The desire to be a better person is different for all of us. It will also mean different things too. The one thing that we all have in common is a willingness to make an effort to be the best version of ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 364 no Be A Better Person Podcast Introduction Bonus EP: 1 http://beabetterpersonpodcast.com/ Start your day with one simple thing you can do in the next 24 hours to be a better person. Author Kate Hanley shares inspiration to help all of us be the best version of ourselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:18:00 -0000 Be A Better Person Podcast Introduction full 1 1 Kate Hanley Start your day with one simple thing you can do in the next 24 hours to be a better person. Author Kate Hanley shares inspiration to help all of us be the best version of ourselves.  Start your day with one simple thing you can do in the next 24 hours to be a better person. Author Kate Hanley shares inspiration to help all of us be the best version of ourselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Start your day with one simple thing you can do in the next 24 hours to be a better person. Author Kate Hanley shares inspiration to help all of us be the best version of ourselves. 

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