I Just Have to Say by Laura Max

Do you struggle to make big and small decisions?

Are you wondering if those signs life is giving you are real or imagined?

Have you gone through a major life change and want to hear about what you can look forward to in your next chapter?

In this chat with Julie Lauren, host of Hashtag No Filter, we're talking about signs from above, growth after major change, and how our lives have changed - and changed us - in the last few years.

This is my first official interview on this podcast and trust me, you don't want to miss it! Listen the whole way through to hear one of my most beloved podcast guests from my previous podcast, Look Ma' No Hands, weigh in on:

Harrison Butker

What she wishes she could tell her younger-mom self

What she wants you to know about your kids getting older

How it feels to be a Stay-At-Home-Mom after running a successful online business for over 10 years

Her next project

Two-Way Journaling - what it is and why it helps with anxiety (guys, you have to hear this - it's amazing!)

How to calm the other voices so you can really hear your own

There isn't a single minute of this podcast that I would skip over. I love chatting with Megan and her candor truly lends itself to so much laughter, healing and the feeling of "oh, thank goodness...I thought it was just me!"

I hope you enjoy this episode. A few product links related to what we discussed (links go directly to Megan's Amazon Storefront where applicable):

Missha BB Cream (I'm personally obsessed, and it's $10)

Loreal Lumi Glotion (I called it "Sublime Bronze" on the podcast but that's a different product. This is what Megan shared that I use every day.

Elf Halo Glow Blush - one of my all-time favorites from Megan's recs

Life can be really hard sometimes. Parenting can be really hard sometimes. On top of it, we are asked to have gratitude for things that we really aren’t that grateful for, and then we feel badly for being ungrateful.

I’m somewhat ashamed to admit that I spent a lot of this past year in resistance to reality for some reason. Certain things in my life felt hard, and most of my prayers were repetitive requests for those things to change. “Once I get this, I’ll be happy.” I felt extremely resistant to looking at things through any other perspective because I was holding on so tightly to my idea of the way things should be. In this podcast, I’m sharing something that I read with you that totally changed my attitude and perspective overnight, and I hope it’s something that feels helpful on your journey.

(This one is live from my bathroom, so pardon the audio quality. My hope is that the message makes it worth the listen.)

This episode felt like a long overdue examination of how I have felt personally as a Jewish woman on social media since October 7.

In the past few months, I can officially say I've read every single book ever written by bestselling author Colleen Hoover (yes, all 24 of them!) I've never been so enthralled with an author before, and since I know a bunch of you love her equally but haven't read the time to read all of her books, I thought I'd tell you my thoughts on how they rank, what makes each one of them unique, and which ones you should read now vs. save for later.

I'm so excited that this is my first-ever episode of "I just have to say..." and I can't wait to share more with you. Thanks for listening!