In this final episode of Tell Me Something True, Laura explains why we made the choice to wrap after 67 episodes, 600,000 downloads and say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to the quarter of a million folks who have said YES to an uncompromising show dedicated to falling in love with the mystery of life again.

Do your relationships often feel one-sided or unbalanced? Are you always giving in just so things will go smoothly? Do you wish you could learn to say no—but, like, nicely? Then step right up as Laura and Melissa Urban break it all down as they discuss Melissa's new book:

Burnout is one of the most widespread - and misunderstood - issues plaguing our society, and Jennifer Moss is here to peel back what we need to about something that's killing +750,000 people a year.

Thank heavens for Ali Shapiro because this week we dig into food, our bodies, and the stories we tell ourselves about our self-worth. Ali is the creator of the Truce with Food Process, which combines psychology and behavioral change so we can break all the absurd, dangerous and shaming ways we approach food and our bodies.

Larissa May has “...a vision for a future where kids learn how to develop healthy relationships with technology.” In this episode of Tell Me Something True, Laura and Larissa dive into a nuanced view on the ways the technology we can't escape can be something we can live with.

When we hear things like “Motherhood is the toughest job…” or "You don't know love until you become a mother" we’re encountering the social scripting that defines what’s “normal” for the majority of American women. Erin S. Lane's book "Someone Other Than A Mother" shows us how these scripts shape the lives of mothers, and non-mothers, too, and how they hold us back.

One of the hardest things when a loved one is struggling with addiction is the question: what can I do? Jeff and Debra Jay are the people you need to know. They have been at the forefront of intervention and family recovery for decades and are the calm clear-eyed and deeply experienced voices someone needs to hear when they're at their wits end.

Anne Helen Petersen unpacks burnout, mommy wine culture, the lies of "having it all" and why we need to pay attention to what the rise of Peloton is saying about our society.

Branden Collinsworth is a Nike Master Trainer, Yoga Teacher, Human Performance Coach and Humanitarian whose journey of curiosity has shaped him into a man of extraordinary empathy and joy for life - much of it shaped by a personal a challenge to read 1,000 books because he knew it would help him unlock a world beyond the streets and generational trauma.

Mary Laura Philpott brings her captivating wit and sharp insight to a discussion of her latest book, “Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives."

Being human means sometimes we feel deeply alone. For those who also suffer from addiction, that feeling of isolation is persistent. It’s a low hum that follows a person everywhere. Chris Marshall knows these feelings well and he’s here today to share how listening to those voices have almost killed him on several occasions. And how he’s developed a support network to make them less loud. Chris learned how powerful the experience of connection can be and it, literally, helped to save his life.

Marissa Moss has a lot to say about powerful women, making their own rules, and finding solidarity when the world is pitting them against each other. It's bigger than country music, the world she covers brilliantly, AND it shapes Music Row and the lives of the artists who are trying to make it there.

Laura dishes in a solo ep. on her experience with jealousy, including a bonus conversation with author Christie Tate.

We are never more than one connection away from a veteran or first responder. They are the ULTRA helping professions. During the pandemic, many were the first line of protection and care. But how many of us have asked how we can be part of THEIR solution network? Meet Dr. Kate Pate, a neurophysiologist who is laser-focused on the health and healing needs of our veterans and first responders, which means she’s focused on matters that impact our entire society.

Author Veronica Valli describes emotional sobriety and why it matters.

Brianna Madia’s journey as a vagabond lifestyle influencer was extraordinary. It was her, her van, her dogs and, for a time, her husband. And according to her it was really good. Until it wasn’t. And then, it got really scary. Brianna takes us behind the curtain of the IG influencer life - and then we go 100 levels deeper. While the world was fixed on her very attractive-appearing life, she was living with a slow, gnawing truth that was killing her. When she came clean, the geyser of vitriol...

An insatiable need for romantic attention and love. Periods of overeating or starving. Using alcohol, food, or over-working to numb out. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships. Does this sound painfully familiar? Kelly McDaniel is a trauma therapist who saw these traits over and over in clients who felt trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors and were unable to stop. In 2008, she coined the term Mother Hunger as a way to describe this pattern and has since helped countless women....

What could be heavier than the secrets we carry? The constant vigilance and concealment can be exhausting. But can you tell the difference between what’s a secret and what’s being kept private? Michael Slepian does and he can back it up with research. Slepian studies the psychology of secrets and, as he’s discovered, the real problem with keeping a secret is not that you have to hide it, but that you have to live with it, and think about it. But here’s the trick - we confuse secrets, lies...

Every day, every hour, every minute, there’s a request. More time. More attention. More engagement. More space in our brains and our lives. Laura feels the pinch like everyone and she frequently fields questions on how she allocates her time, attention and life passion. In this solo episode, Laura shares how she found inspiration in the way the comic Whitney Cummings thinks about it - ENERGY DOLLARS. We aren’t infinite people (no matter what society and our conditioning tells us.) For all...

Everyone has a day, or week, go sideways. What happens when life hits the blender - and it goes on for years? Shauna Niequist has a lot to offer because she’s lived it. Her latest book, I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet, covers a time in her life when Every. Single. Thing. was, as she says, tossed in the blender. Family. Vocation. Faith. Sense of belonging. And then, also… menopause. Shanua has the rare gift of being able to inspire while never getting saccharine, to be honest without...

Let’s be real. The words “Love Addiction” can trigger a massive eye roll. Jodi White gets it and she’s here to show us that it’s real and a lot more common than we think. Jodi draws on the groundbreaking work of Pia Mellody and builds on it in a way that is comforting, clarifying and hopeful. Jodi is open about the ways SHE’s struggled in this area and we talk about what it’s like to be love anorexic (yes, that’s a thing). We dig into Mother Hunger and some of the other behaviors that prime...

When Ana Marie Cox said, “I can’t wring self-worth out of the universe,” we felt that hit like a mountain. Ana spent the better part of two decades as a political columnist and culture critic. She started the political blog Wonkette in 2004, and worked at outlets like The New York Times, Time magazine, GQ, Air America, and The Guardian. After living behind a professional persona for a long time, Ana started to talk about more personal parts of her life publicly, like being bi-polar and...

When Laura got the call to host a SXSW panel called “Front Lines of Addiction: Supporting Recovery in America,” we said, “you have our attention.” When they told us the panel included Jason Isbell, Jan Rader and Wes Hurt, we said, “HELL YES!” Everyone brought so much insight, wisdom and inspiration. There were lots of feels and that very dark humor that is soooo goood. We could’ve gone on for twice as long and still barely scratched the surface. Wes Hurt is the founder of Sparkling Yerba...

Laura mines more gold from the TMST community this week with a MUCH requested topic: Imposter Syndrome. Hands up - who doesn’t face some version of this, and would we want to hang with someone who doesn’t??? In this episode, Laura leaves us with three key ideas to help us deal with Imposter Syndrome and we close the show with a note for people who are looking for more recovery support. Tell Me Something True is a 100% independent podcast. There are no corporations or advertisers backing...