During this episode, our hosts Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk all about their mission at Plenty Bookshop and good ideas around our region. They support nonprofits through book sales. Hear about a book relating to childhood mental illness, and how Lisa/Ashley are excited about this.

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During this episode, our host Ashley Michael sits down with her husband, Tony Michael, to talk about the science of play therapy, along with many other forms. Also hear about how it relates to reading books, and how that can be therapeutic as well.

During this episode, our hosts Ashley and Lisa talk about how writing can improve our day to day lives and overall health. All of our grand ideas come from historic writing, often times from philosophers. Hear also about penmanship and turning writing into an art with fountain pens and specific notebooks/journals.

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During this episode, our hosts Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk about Independent Book Store Day that is coming up on the last Saturday in April. Hear about what makes this day special to them, things they enjoy hearing from book lovers who visit their store, stories similar to their own, and more!

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Our host Lisa Uhrik visits with the founder of Magnolia Marketing, Jodi Pitts! They talk all about how she came to love books, her favorite reads, favorite artists, recent things that she has read, and more!

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Hosts Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with Emily Liner who is the founder of a nonprofit bookshop in Mississippi called Friendly City Books. Hear about what inspires Emily as a leader and book enjoyer, how her book store was named, what led her to open a store, and more!

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During this episode of The Life Of Plenty, co hosts Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with Marissa Fike who is a clinical mental health counselor, a book and tea enthusiast, former English teacher, and author! They talk all about how books, tea, and mental health are all related.

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Clarissa Murphy is the manager of Parkside Bookshop in Boston, MA. Like many booksellers, she started very young. She then became a sales rep for books, she coordinated a trolley tour for books, and has experience with all other book industries throughout the area.

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Jason is one of the nation's top experts in creating bookstores. From his home in the Northeast, his artistic career spans television, publishing and especially professional photography. What a treat to welcome him to Cookeville and to hear what books have shaped Jason on his journey so far.

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This week on Life of Plenty Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with Riley Forssell who is the bestselling stationary creator for The Plenty Bookshop. She casts flowers in resin to create ornaments, cards, displays, and more. Hear all about her work as well as updates on The Plenty Bookshop and Cookeville!

New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk 94-1