This week on LIFE UNfiltered, we thought we’d talk about something a little different. So today, we're focusing the conversation on the importance and the benefits of sarcasm and having a sense of humor. Because for the last six months, we’ve focused most of our time on the show talking about the big topics that are impacting most of us right now like the pandemic, missing family and friends, and going back to school and work. And now that we’re in the middle of Labor Day weekend, heading into fall and looking toward a future that’s still pretty uncertain in lots of ways, we wanted to talk about something positive, so we decided to take a chapter out of our book How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, and talk about one of those hidden assets we all have hardwired into our DNA that can be a really important tool in navigating a lot of the stress and anxiety that we all deal with every day. And that’s our sense of humor. Because sometimes just being able to laugh at a situation can be a little like bubble wrap in safeguarding us against things like depression and negativity. So, having a strong sense of humor is definitely a life skill that we can all lean into when the world around us is feeling a little absurd. Which it’s certainly done a lot of lately.

LIFE UNfiltered is something new. Something different. Something real and raw and relatable. It’s a brand-new talk show that celebrates the messy, perfectly imperfect parts of life. Every Sunday from 11:30AM until noon, show hosts author & syndicated columnist Lisa Sugarman and licensed psychotherapist Debra Gansenberg, MSW, LICSW talk about the everyday issues that are affecting them as moms, wives, working professionals, and friends. Gansenberg, the mom of three boys, and Sugarman, the mom of two daughters, take the theme from their latest book How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, and apply it to every aspect of life from raising kids and marriage to work and self-care and everything in between. They talk, unfiltered, about all the stuff that’s keeping you up at night. And here’s the thing… they actually give you permission to make mistakes and drop some balls. And be ok with it.

Each week, Lisa and Debra focus on topics that affect all of us and have open, honest conversations about the good, the bad, the ugly, and all the moving parts that make up our day-to-day lives.

They incorporate a mix of clinical advice, stories, tips, proven strategies from the trenches AND the therapy couch, and a bunch of laughs, to help you find the magic within life’s screwups.

So set your alarms for 11:29AM EST every Sunday morning so you don’t miss a single second of LIFE UNfiltered. Like us on Facebook at LIFE Unfiltered on Northshore 104.9FM OR, follow us on Instagram @life_unfilteredon1049.

To reach Lisa, email her at [email protected] or find her at lisasugarman.com. And to reach Debra, find her at [email protected] or at NewBeginningsCounselingService.com.