Happy New Year, friends! In thinking about how to kick off a new year of LIFE UNfiltered, we thought it would be a good idea to talk about something we touched on briefly last week that offers a powerful message as we step into the New Year. And that’s the whole notion of keeping up with the Joneses. And why we shouldn’t do it. Because as the new year begins, we’re all a little inclined to look around us to see how people around us are attacking the new year and that can be a little dangerous because the more we pay attention to what everyone else is doing, the less we focus on what we’re doing ourselves. And how we’re feeling internally about what we’re doing on the outside. So let’s talk about the dangers of keeping up with the Joneses. Why it’s always a huge mistake, how easy it is to get caught up with how everyone else is living their life, and how to be satisfied with your own life.

LIFE UNfiltered is something new. Something different. Something real and raw and relatable. It’s a 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.