My mom has taught me some really important things like: Don't look for the shortest line, look for the fastest cashier and You don't want a marriage, you want a wedding and so much more. I'm sharing 10 of my favorite life lessons that my mom has taught me in the last 40 years. FULL SHOW NOTES ARE HERE MENTIONED in this episode: Ep 177: How To Find Your Signature Style Ep 123: How To Feel Pretty (When You Don't)   SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You so you never miss an episode! CLICK HERE...

Ally Fallon is an author, ghostwriter, and book coach, which means she is exquisitely qualified to share tips on writing your story. It doesn't matter if you plan to publish the story you want to tell, or just need to get it out onto the page for yourself, the insight she shares in this episode is so valuable. I also love following Ally on IG and have pointed my own journaling students towards her book The Power of Writing It Down. Her new book is called Write Your Story: A Simple Framework...

How often are the old you and the current you in complete alignment? I'm sharing a passage from Congratulations, The Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas and a famous quote from writer Joan Didion. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG and on facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best episodes are book episodes and I am THRILLED to be joined for this edition of Best Books Lately by an author I have read and admired for years: R. Eric Thomas In this conversation, Eric and I discuss his new book Congratulations, The Best Is Over and also how he found his distinct writing voice. And then, of course, we each share a few of the best books we've read lately. We laugh, we fan out, and we talk about great books. Learn more about R. Eric Thomas Follow R. Eric Thomas Sign...

How could you possibly know what you don't know? How could anyone? Talking today about shame, grace, sarcasm, and expansiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm answering listener questions like: Do you ever wish you'd had more kids? Is life in LA portrayed correctly on Real Housewives? Will you ever write another book and on what topic? JOIN SECRET STUFF for a few more BONUS (personal) questions about money, travel, and woo-woo stuff I've tried It's always fun to hear what's on your mind through the questions you ask. I hope this episode also gives you a few questions to ask around your own tables. FULL SHOW NOTES ARE HERE MENTIONED in this...

I have been following Myquillyn Smith's home decor advice online for years and am so happy to welcome her back to the show to talk about her new book HOUSE RULES. This new book from Myquillyn (aka The Nester) is not only gorgeous, it just lays it out bare in list form: these are the "rules" to create a space you love and want to be in. In our conversation here, we talk about our favorite house rules and I also ask her to dive deeper into some of the rules I didn't fully understand. Follow...

"I learned to stop praying for patience, instead pray for resolution." From a post by JeriLynn Clifford, aka @the_hill_country_bon_vivant on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing a new series of the podcast called ONE THING where I host conversations with interesting people and ask the ONE THING they would tell you. I'm kicking the series off with my friend Amy B. Harris. Amy has been a producer, writer, and show runner on some of the most iconic shows of our lifetime. Her credits include Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, The Comeback, The Carrie Diaries, The Wilds, and more. She's also a mom raising her daughter in Hollywood, which is how we met and became...

Emotions like anger, fear, and anxiety are often rooted in a feeling of helplessness. These feelings may or may not be tied to facts that are hard to ignore or release, or they be feelings that are holding us back from walking down our best path. But today we're asking: What feels out of control? - Follow me @laura.tremaine Follow the show @10ThingsToTellYou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe it was a weird conversation or an offhand remark or a comment on a social media post, but whatever happened, you're spinning out. This circumstance has tapped into all of your securities and now you're filled with self-doubt or anger or unworthiness. How do you recenter yourself? I'm going to share 5 ways I've learned to quiet my mind amid chaos and guess what - I am NOT recommending journaling or meditation. I love both of those things (and they can be helpful), but I want to give you...

My 5 Friendship Philosophies are: Friendship is a TO DO Believe the Best Just Go Like Every Selfie Your Spouse Is Not Your Best Friend I explain these all in more detail in The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs, but I also encourage the reader (and the listener) to find their own friendship philosophies. Rules to live by that will make your connections stronger and your mental load lighter. This Sunday, sit with these ideas and also come up with your own. Learn more about...

The first story I tell in my book The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs is called A Friendship Reckoning. In this chapter, I share about a painful conflict with a friend that almost led to the end of our deep friendship, and how we reconciled with one big, meaningful, conversation in my backyard. I chose to keep that friend anonymous in the book, but she revealed herself in an episode my Secret Tapes podcast series and I'm airing it publicly here for the first time. There is so much...

As much as I try to move forward and move on, the body remembers. So instead of pushing it aside, I'm doing a small exercise to honor where we were four years ago this week. This prompt works for any type of event anniversary, birthday, or ending. I remember... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is important for anyone with anxiety or anyone with a loved one who suffers from anxiety. Four years ago, in the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, I stumbled across a video of clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy giving advice on how to manage the increasing anxieties of the lockdown. I asked her to be a guest on the podcast and we then recorded one of the most important conversations of my life. I aired that episode as a BONUS in March of 2020, and decided that I wanted...

The whole concept of this show is predicating on TELLING things. But WHO do you tell? It's not always a simple answer. Mentioned in this episode: Joy Cho's reel about sharing your stuff Follow Oh Joy! on IG Ep 13: Who do you tell? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of my greatest teachers of the last few years is author, podcaster, and speaker Emily P. Freeman. I have learned so much from her work and devoured her latest NEW YORK TIMES best selling book How To Walk Into A Room: The Art of Knowing When To Stay and When To Walk Away. Emily says, "Our whole life is like a house, and every commitment, community, role, and relationship is like a room." In this conversation, Emily and I continue her room metaphor and she asks 10 Questions from her book...

My daughter Lucy is 14 and has had a cell phone for about a year and a half. My son Finch is 12 and will get his first cell phone in just a few months. While we're in the transitional time as a family, I thought it would be a good time to sit down with them and talk through all the feelings, convenience, and concerns that comes with teen cell phone usage. This conversation surprised me. Both kids said things I'd never heard them say before. I hope that this episode is a fun peek into our...

Welcome to a new series I've created called Sunday Stillness. A few minutes each week to meditate on one idea that will bring us closer to who we want to become. These few minutes are about gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every few months I love to share with you my favorite things of the moment: what's bringing me joy, what's making me feel stylish or organized or peaceful, new discoveries or apps or anything that is making life just a little bit better. I share my favorite things because it's FUN (which is reason enough) but also because it's always an exercise in gratitude. I strongly encourage YOU to sit down and make a Favorite Things list this week. Favorite Things (Right Now): The walking pad The...

I have followed photographer Kate T. Parker on Instagram for years now and continue to be inspired by her depictions of her fierce and dynamic daughters (and their friends). I love seeing her raw and authentic sports photos since I have two little athletes in my house. You'll probably recognize Kate's work from her books Strong Is the New Pretty and Play Like A Girl. In this BONUS episode, I wanted to chat with Kate about her origin story, her work, and especially her new book Force of...

Welcome to a new series I've created called Sunday Stillness. A few minutes each week to meditate on one idea that will bring us closer to who we want to become. This episode was inspired entirely by an IG reel from Katherine Morgan Schafler, author of The Perfectionist's Guide To Losing Control (one of my favorite books of 2023 and a 2024 selection for the Secret Stuff Book Club). Click here to watch the original reel. If you enjoy this Sunday Stillness episode, please share it with...

Sara Hildreth of Fiction Matters returns to the show so we can each share the best books that we've read lately. This conversation starts with a thoughtful discussion about reviewing books on social media (#Bookstagram #BookTok) versus being a literary critic and Sara makes some excellent points about the way we talk about books online these days. And then Sara and I each share four of the best books we've read lately, including a novel I just finished that may be one of my favorites of all...

It's been awhile since we've talked directly about mental health, and I wanted to give a personal update about what I've noticed is different about my lifelong anxiety in the last few years. I attribute these changes to aging, and evolving lifestyle, and a few different habits that I have really prioritized since I turned 40. As always when I share on this topic, it is meant to be purely my own experience and is not medical advice. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE MENTIONED in this episode: Sorta...