Friendly Podcast Guide: Teaching Women How to Grow a Podcast (Without Burning Out)

If you're new to the podcast, or maybe you just missed when I've talked about this, my brother-in-law recently passed away from ALS which is also called Lou Gehrig's Disease. It's a rare neurological disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. To say that it's been difficult is an understatement. Finding a new normal has been incredibly humbling and challenging.

In honor of National Grief Awareness Day, which is tomorrow, I decided to do an episode about different podcasts about grief that may be helpful for other people who are also trying to figure out life navigating grief.

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 Have you ever watched the TV show Derry Girls on Netflix? If you haven't, you should give it a try. It's silly and quite funny. You'll definitely want to turn on the subtitles because they're really hard to understand unless you're from Derry. 

Today's podcast is called Talking Derry Girls and the three hosts are all from the quirky city of Derry. They give insights into what life was like in Derry in the 90’s, and keep you laughing with their fabulous rapport with each other and delightful conversations. Get a behind the scenes look at all things Derry and be entertained with every episode!

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My style during the summer is almost non-existent. I wear shorts and t-shirts and just try to survive the heat that seems to be trying to suffocate me. Once my kids start school and it starts to cool down, I remember that I feel better when I feel more put together. This week's episode is all about different podcasts that will give you style tips to help you find your style and wear clothes that make you happy.

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Many of us are perfectionists either over-functioning perfectionists or under-functioning perfectionists. Don't worry if you didn't know there were different types of perfectionists. I didn't know either until I started listening to this week's podcast.

It's called About Progress and it helps all of us perfectionists or recovering perfectionists remember that life isn't about perfection, it's about progress and moving past perfectionism.

This episode will leave your feeling encouraged to be kinder to yourself.

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 Once August rolls around, I feel ready for school to start for my kids, even though there are still a couple of weeks of summer break until my kids actually go back to school. 

I'm assuming I'm not the only parent that feels this way. Here's some kid podcasts that can help you survive the last weeks of summer break before structure comes back into all of our lives. These are ones  that we are currently super into in our family and I think your family would enjoy too!

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This summer I am determined to not be the sole entertainment for my kids. One way that I'm accomplishing this is by using kid podcasts like this week's podcast, Bear King & Bobo Chico Stories for Kids.

This podcast uses stories to teach life lessons and leave kids feeling inspired and empowered. 

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As a self-proclaimed podcast lover, it always makes me so happy to find other people that love podcasts as much as I do. One of those people is Whitney Archibald. She's a mom of five kids, the host of two podcasts, and a proud podcast listener for almost two decades. She is the perfect person to chat with as I kick off a new type of episode, sharing other podcasters favorite podcasts! 

Tune in to this episode for her top picks of excellent narrative podcasts! 

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 Sometimes it can feel daunting to make STEM subjects, science, technology, engineering, and math, fun and exciting for our kids and ourselves. But Penny and Luck: Inventing Stuff brings the interesting and fun parts of STEM to the forefront. Join Penny to hear her ask questions and learn about a cool topic each episode!

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This week’s episode is all about outdoor adventure podcasts. One of my favorite parts about summer is all of the outdoor adventures we can have. From hiking to camping, to boating. I found a bunch of different podcasts that can give you ideas on how to explore the outdoors and find adventure wherever you are.

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This week is all about running podcasts. I am by no means an avid runner, I'm more of a walk jogger. I usually get the most excited about running or walk jogging during the summer, and I figured I'm not the only one. These podcasts will get excited you about running and learn about how to improve your running game. 

Whether you are a beginning runner or an experienced one, you will find something that you enjoy on these podcasts. Listen to this episode to decide which one you want to start with the next time you go running.

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