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This week we are going deep! If you've been following along this social media detox I've been taking this summer, you've heard me talk about the spaciousness it has allowed. And today, I'm talking with Thekla Brumder Ross - friend and clinical psychologist - all about the questions it has brought up. We wax existentially about validation, how we find it with social media, how we find it in ourselves, and where we look when the socials are gone. This is maybe one of my favorite conversations yet with Thekla, so I hope you join in! 

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Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman. 

Talk about bringing a dream to life. Style Pop Cafe has been at LEAST two years in the making (and MANY more years in the dreaming) ... and finally, coffee is brewing on the corner of Mineral and 5th! Rosha Brister, owner and founder of Style Pop Cafe, talks with me today about the journey of getting to the space. From pop up pink trailer to brick and mortar, she is serving up so much more than coffee at her new cafe. She's serving up community, connection and the opportunity to reflect on what's important ... over delicious coffee and nibbles, of course. 

Here are just a few of the events we talked about and ways to connect - but the best way of all is to get yourself to the cafe and support a new local, women-owned business! You won't be sorry! 

Events: https://stylepopcafe.com/pages/upcoming-spc-events

Space Rental: https://stylepopcafe.com/pages/cafe-rentals

Online Ordering: https://www.doordash.com/store/style-pop-cafe-milwaukee-34049959/66519546/?event_type=autocomplete&pickup=false

Catering: https://stylepopcafe.com/pages/style-pop-catering

Live Podcast: I'm not that straight: https://stylepopcafe.com/products/im-not-that-straight-live-podcast-with-the-shellasphere

Fitness on the Patio: https://stylepopcafe.com/pages/upcoming-spc-events

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Thekla is back today! Regular listeners will remember that Thekla is a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction medicine and self-compassion who shared the mic with me in May for my series on attention. She's also along for the ride on this social media / tech detox and today's episode shares some of her experiences these last two month, with some helpful tips of what she's been doing to be more intentional with her own attention. PLUS be the first to hear about the book she is writing on this VERY subject! 

Find Thekla on LinkedIn here to connect with her! 

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Today on the podcast, I'm talking with Rita Bertrand and Marjorie Moon, the founding members of Milwaukee's very own Threshold Choir. These two women, along with eleven other members of the Milwaukee chapter's choir sing soft, quiet and calming songs, in harmony, in the rooms of people who are on the threshold. Mostly these are people who are at the threshold of death, but they've also been invited to other thresholds as well, as we talk about on the pod. 

You might imagine this kind of work as somber or sorrowful, but what we found was something far more hopeful: connection, compassion, and yes — JOY. These women aren’t afraid of silence. They bring presence, patience, and the kind of care that asks for nothing in return.

🎶 Find the Threshold Choir online here:

https://thresholdchoir.org

Email them HERE

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This week I'm keeping it short and sweet with my reasoning for a new tech device in our household. Nope, not a smartphone, a landline! 

Here's the article I referenced in case you want to try a landline too! 

Plus another poem shared with me by my friend, and forest therapy guide, Megan Bollen of Juniper Trails. May we all be drunk on the memories we are making this summer! (Ripe by Emory Hall) 

And tune in next week for more incredible Milwaukee women! 

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

Yep, in this episode we're talking about butts. That's because my guest is Rachal Duggan, the esteemed Milwaukee artist and illustrator famed for drawing butts. She's so much more than butts, but of course, when you draw butts, that's what people remember. But fear not, we move beyond the backside in today's pod. 

Today we talk about joy through humor. Joy through creativity. Joy through connection. 

If you've ever had the feeling that you were alone, or "I thought it was just me," and were too afraid to share  -- because, let's face it, being VIP [Vulnerable in Public] is HARD! -- then you will definitely find inspiration in today's episode. 

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Today on the digest, thoughts from a listener on the social media detox, plus details on the forest walk I took with a group of Cream City Dreamers and a forest healing guide! 

Links I mention: 

Juniper Trails (forest guide, Megan Bollen) 

Slate How To Podcast with Courtney Martin and Molly Caro May

Fruition MKE 

and next week's guest Rachal Duggan 

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Today I am SO excited to introduce you to Tiffany Miller, the founder and owner of Fruition MKE - an INCREDIBLE space on 27th Street where some serious creative magic is happening. 

Fruition MKE is a cafe, a makers space, a co-working space, a gallery, and a mini-makers market. But it's a space that embodies Aristotle's phrase 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,' because taken altogether, this place is a true GEM in Milwaukee's Near Side. 

And the woman who runs it, Tiffany Miller, is JOY embodied! If you are looking for a new coffeeshop, a space for some quiet concentration, or a place to bring a creative project that could use a little attention, PLEASE listen to this episode and get yourself to Fruition MKE. 

🥭 Find Fruition MKE online here:

https://www.fruitionmke.com

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Today on the Cream City Digest, I'm talking with my seven-year-old daughter. I wanted to get HER opinion of what it's like to see her mom on screens. Find out what kids notice, what she wishes I'd do less of, and her thoughts on social media. And listeners, I get EXPOSED. Ouch. But so important to understand that the kids are watching us, so I'll happily take this one for the team. 

Back next week with Tiffany Miller of FruitionMKE, another incredible Milwaukee woman! 

And here's the link to my friend's Forest Therapy Healing website, Juniper Trails! 

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

Today's guest is the woman in town that people turn to when they want uniquely creative, impossibly JOYFUL and unconventionally fun outdoor events. Steph Salvia is the Executive Director at Joy Engine, the small non-profit responsible for the incredibly joyful art instillations that pop up from time to time around Milwaukee (think the Cosmopods on the beaches last summer, the oversized swallows at Lake Shore State Park, and the gigantic full Moon over Catalano Square. 

Listen today as we talk about the mission of Joy Engine, why it's so needed in Milwaukee, and how YOU can join in on the fun. In addition to their accessible-for-ALL art installations, Joy Engine also provides 'Joy Grants' to promote local artists and creatives who have innovative ideas on spreading joy in the 414. 

🐙 Find Joy Engine online 🐙

Facebook 

Instagram

Website: https://joyengine.org

Joy Engine Cosmopods on TMJ4 

And Steph's own event organizing business HERE

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