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...

I always thought that a benefit to getting older was that I would settle into a signature style, but the truth is that my 40s has been sort of a fashion roller coaster. Maybe it's a changing body, maybe the pandemic led to some lazy dressing habits, or maybe our personal style is just always evolving. Alison Lumbatis is a professional style confidence expert and her tips on social media over the years have been so life-giving to me. (You also might remember her from Ep 134: 10 Tips To...

The tables are turned in this episode as author and podcaster Kelly Corrigan asks Laura 10 big questions: 1. Best live performance you’ve ever seen? 2. Last book that blew you away? 3. If your high school did superlatives, what would you have been most likely to become? 4. What’s your go-to mantra for hard times? 5. Is there anyone you would like to apologize to? 6. When was the last time you cried? 7. What’s something big you’ve been wrong about? 8. If you could pass one law or overturn one...

10 Things To Tell You is now moving to THURSDAYS! Same great conversations, journal prompts, book talk, and introspection - just a different day. If you're already subscribed to the show, you don't need to do anything at all. If you want to make sure you don't miss a thing, make sure you've: Subscribed to the show in your favorite podcast app Signed up for episode emails to get the show notes straight to your inbox every week Follow the show on Instagram and on Facebook See you...

This episode is not just for 10 Things To Tell You podcast fans, but for all podcast fans IN GENERAL. You might have heard rumblings about the state of the podcast industry, as popular shows get canceled and massive layoffs keep happening at some of the largest audio companies. It's true that podcasting as a whole is going through some growing pains, and this is not just at the corporate level. Big and small shows are affected by these changes and listeners (YOU!) might already be feeling...

Published Jan 23, 2024 Didn't I Just Feed You? is such a relatable mom thought and is also the title of the popular podcast from my guests Meghan Splawn and Stacie Billis, two professional cooks with a collective 20+ years of experience in test kitchens, on television, at food publications, and more. They know their way around a kitchen, and want to make your life as the family cook easier. In this episode, Meghan and Stacie are sharing 10 Tips for Saving Your Sanity in the Kitchen. These...

Published Jan 16, 2024 Mindfulness meditation has changed my life. It has helped with my anxiety, productivity, and inner peace.  But even though I'd been hearing about the benefits of this practice (and even read several books on it!), it took me years to get started. Mostly this is because I thought meditating had to be formal. I thought it required a certain amount of time or a certain personality type. But this isn't true! Anyone can meditate. You can start as small as one minute at a...

Published Jan 12, 2024 My two week course JOURNALING FOR GROWNUPS is back! The cart closes on Thursday, January 18th so grab it now.  JOIN JOURNALING FOR GROWNUPS If you'd like to get the class for FREE you can become an annual member of SECRET STUFF at the Secret Keeper level ($84/year) and you'll get a discount code for 100% off.  BECOME A SECRET STUFF ANNUAL MEMBER Hope to see you in class! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Published Jan 09, 2024 Do you find goals motivational or defeating? Does all the hubbub around the first of the year feel fresh or frustrating?  In this conversation with professional goal coach Abbie Schiller, we unpack all the reasons that setting goals makes us groan, and why it doesn't have to be that way. Instead we can look at goals as a framework that moves us forward to create better lives. Abbie and I also discuss what happens when you don’t meet your goals, how to identify the...

Didn't I Just Feed You? is such a relatable mom thought and is also the title of the popular podcast from my guests Meghan Splawn and Stacie Billis, two professional cooks with a collective 20+ years of experience in test kitchens, on television, at food publications, and more. They know their way around a kitchen, and want to make your life as the family cook easier. In this episode, Meghan and Stacie are sharing 10 Tips for Saving Your Sanity in the Kitchen. These women made me think, made...

Mindfulness meditation has changed my life. It has helped with my anxiety, productivity, and inner peace.  But even though I'd been hearing about the benefits of this practice (and even read several books on it!), it took me years to get started. Mostly this is because I thought meditating had to be formal. I thought it required a certain amount of time or a certain personality type. But this isn't true! Anyone can meditate. You can start as small as one minute at a time.  In this episode,...

My two week course JOURNALING FOR GROWNUPS is back! The cart closes on Thursday, January 18th so grab it now.  JOIN JOURNALING FOR GROWNUPS If you'd like to get the class for FREE you can become an annual member of SECRET STUFF at the Secret Keeper level ($84/year) and you'll get a discount code for 100% off.  BECOME A SECRET STUFF ANNUAL MEMBER Hope to see you in class!

Do you find goals motivational or defeating? Does all the hubbub around the first of the year feel fresh or frustrating?  In this conversation with professional goal coach Abbie Schiller, we unpack all the reasons that setting goals makes us groan, and why it doesn't have to be that way. Instead we can look at goals as a framework that moves us forward to create better lives. Abbie and I also discuss what happens when you don’t meet your goals, how to identify the obstacles that get in our...

2023 was an unexpected roller coaster for me, both personally and professionally.  I'm sharing 10 things I've learned in the last twelve months, from losing money in my business to a mistake I made in my parenting.  This episode is one of my favorites that I put together each year because it forces me to take a clear look at what's working and what's not in my life. I hope it's helpful to you to hear someone else process through some of these things as we start a new year together.  Happy...

TWO HUNDRED EPISODES! It's a milestone worth celebrating.  We're going back to the roots of the show and asking ourselves, What is the ONE thing you would tell? Not 10 Things. Not 3 things. But the most important message you would share with others if given a pen, a keyboard, or a microphone.  I share the ONE thing that I want impart to others, and I'm joined by more than a dozen past guests of 10 Things To Tell You sharing their ONE thing.  Thanks for being here. Happy 200!  - So...

It's one of my favorite conversations of the year!  I love books. I love lists. I love the end of the year. So naturally I LOVE the annual Best Books of the Year conversation with my real life book club friends Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith.  We're back together for our SIXTH annual Best Books of the Year conversation. This one felt a little different from year's past because in 2023 we chose to do a mid-year episode called Best Books of the Year (So Far). In Episode 179 from back...

It's my favorite time of year! Not because of the holiday season, but because I love getting reflective, looking back over the last twelve months and looking ahead to changing of the calendar.  The 10 questions in this episode are meant to bring introspection (if you work through them alone) and connection (if you bring them up in conversation). Bring these to your journal, to your travel companions, to the holiday table, or just let them flow through your mind in these last few weeks of the...

This episode is for anyone who loves a teenager.  I'm the mom of a teenager and a preteen, and cultural norms and expectations have definitely shifted from my own childhood in the 80s & 90s. Sometimes I feel like I'm learning modern manners alongside my kids instead of teaching them from a place of authority.  My guest Brooke Romney believes that the only thing harder than parenting a modern teen is being a modern teen. In this episode, Brooke and I talk about a few of the rules that...

A few times a year, I like to let you listen in on the conversations we're having in the Secret Stuff patreon community. Each month we meet twice over zoom to talk about something culturally relevant (we call this Symposium) or to talk about books (a pretty traditional Book Club). This Secret Stuff meeting was a bit of a mashup of the two.  When it was announced that icon and legend Britney Spears was releasing a memoir this fall, I knew it would make a splash in the publishing industry and...

I love memoirs. I love hearing other people's stories in their own words. And, of course, I champion the idea to Share Your Stuff.  But what if the story you need to tell is really difficult? What if it's hard to do justice to the truth while also protecting (or not protecting) other people? My guest for this conversation is author Carmen Rita Wong and she is sharing her own 4 rules to doing this well.  Carmen Rita Wong's memoir is called Why Didn't You Tell Me? and is a book about secrets...

This episode is for anyone who has asked themselves why they're so invested in what is clearly outrageous, manipulative, and phony "reality" television shows.  I watch Real Housewives every weekday on my lunch break, and as I've gone through phases of watching with both fascination and disgust, I’ve asked myself: why do smart people love dumb tv? What is it that we’re drawn to? Why do we get so sucked into the drama? Is it aspirational or escapism or something darker or is it just not that...