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My new favorite topic is discomfort tolerance, so let me talk you into doing hard things on purpose. I’m catching you up on:

* Anxiety over the first solo podcast airing

* Working through resistance when it comes up

* Finishing (and enjoying?) some brand work

* Making social media fun again?

* A hot take on new build houses

* Accepting my unfortunate circumstances re:sleep

* Letting go of certain habits

* Am I teetering on overfunctioning?

And then there’s the juicy stuff: getting out of you comfort zone! I want to shout it from the rooftops honestly. Have a listen to hear my TedTalk in favor of discomfort.

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives

A New Era + Processing Change

Welcome to the New Age

Our Best Systems and Life Hacks

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It’s a new era and I’m talking about my part of the transition to a solo podcast, which was full of feelings! I’m covering:

* My honest thoughts and feelings when Anna decided to leave the podcast

* Why I chose to keep the pod going solo

* How “capacity” as my word of the year has been spot-on

* What my summer looked like with the podcast transition

* The logistics of a new format

* Being accountable to myself

* Finally accepting that this is work and acting like it

* Exciting new things that are coming together

This was a raw one, but I don’t think I’m capable of being anything but honest! I’m so excited with where things are heading and so grateful to Anna for starting this crazy train with me. And thanks to you for growing along with me!

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

What’s On Our Minds: August 2026

Wintering Book Review

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

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After so many episodes, so many stories, and so many Sunday recording sessions, I am closing this chapter of my time on likehearted - it’s extremely bittersweet. To everyone who listened, sent messages, shared episodes with a friend, or came on to be interviewed or guest host - thank you!

This show allowed me to grow in ways I didn't expect, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally, and I'll always be thankful for that. But if there's one thing I keep coming back to as I look back on this whole experience, it's my friendship with Bracey. We were already friends before the podcast, but this journey brought us so much closer, and that's something I will carry with me long after this last episode airs. That's the kind of magic this show is really about.

I can’t wait to keep listening. 💛

Love, Anna

Links:

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* Instagram: @likeheartedpod

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

Living Fully and Beautifully in Chaos

All the Ways We Grieve

Honoring Our Gifts and Strengths

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In this episode:

* Anna has a big, big surprise!

* Bracey is coming off a fun month of travel.

* A discussion of the most important book we’ve read on the pod - do yourself a favor and put it on your TBR immediately

* What systemic collapse looks like

* Prepping for weather events without becoming a prepper

* How Bracey is handling explaining system collapse to her kids

* A beautiful Jewish tradition for bearing grief collectively

* How uncertainty tolerance factors into it all

* What we’re changing in response to this book

Links & Resources:

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* Subscribe: likehearted.substack.com

* Instagram: @likeheartedpod

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

What’s On Our Minds: August 2026

Self-Acceptance

The Book of Alchemy Book Review

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In this episode:

* Anna and Bracey kick off this episode with a discussion about the top five things worth the money trend (spoiler alert: they could only think of a few off the cuff!)

* Bracey offers her advice on dealing with insomnia — what to get checked and what actually helps when sleep won’t come

* A conversation about the responsibility of strangers: what we really owe each other in everyday moments, big and small

* Reflecting on the Rumi quote “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears,” and what it means to trust the process instead of needing the whole path mapped out

* A detour into TV talk as Bracey and Anna dig into their thoughts on Bones

* Bracey opens up about building an online presence, sitting with disappointment, and how she’s thinking about splitting parenting and free time

* And of course, there’s more! Listen in to hear it all :)

Links & Resources:

* Want a reading of your own? Email [email protected]

* Subscribe: likehearted.substack.com

* Instagram: @likeheartedpod

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

Written in the Stars: Analyzing Anna’s Astrological Chart

Self-Acceptance

The Book of Alchemy Book Review

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Bracey is debuting her astrological knowledge by reading Anna’s birth chart!

In this episode:

* Bracey walks through how she reads a chart, including the pieces that often get left out of pop-astrology takes — aspects, aspect patterns, and how they add nuance beyond just “sign” and “house”

* A full reading of Anna’s chart, touching on her core placements and what they reveal about her identity, emotional world, and relationships

* How some of Anna’s placements connect to real patterns in her life — from people-pleasing tendencies to how she processes conflict and disappointment

* A conversation about the balance between self and others, and where Anna’s chart points to growth

* A fun detour into the different branches of astrology (psychological, electional, medical)

* Why “easy” placements aren’t always the most useful, and how challenging aspects can sharpen personal growth

Links & Resources:

* Want a reading of your own? Email [email protected]

* Subscribe: likehearted.substack.com

* Instagram: @likeheartedpod

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

Creative Personal Questions and a Mid-Year Check-in

The One about Fall

Soft Life Era

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In this episode

Anna walks in with a literal homework assignment — her supervisor handed her seven reflection questions and said "sit with these," which is therapist-speak for "this is going to wreck you a little." They also get into a mid-year check-in (HOW are we already halfway?) of their own goals list and discuss what has changed, what hopes still exist, and what has been quietly abandoned.

What we got into

SO MANY TANGENTS. The girls love to chat.

🕳️ The missing-from-your-life question. Turns out neither of them was ready for how fast the answer came.

🍯 Craving vs. actually wanting. The difference between what sounds good on a vision board and what your nervous system is begging for.

🎯 The workshop-that-exceeds-expectations fantasy. What we’d actually walk away wanting — spoiler, it’s not a certificate.

Tell us how the first half of your year is going!

Seriously. We want to know. Email [email protected] or leave a comment on Substack with the whole story — no judgment, only curiosity and awe.

Stay connected

* 📧 Email: [email protected]

* 📸 Instagram: @likeheartedpod

* 📝 Substack: likehearted.substack.com

Talk to you soon. 💛

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

Motivation, Discipline & Devotion (aka Why We’re Canceling Willpower)

Who Do You Think You Are? The Self-Concept Episode

All the Ways We Grieve

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This week we are throwing out the rulebook on productivity and replacing it with something way more our speed: compassion, curiosity, and the radical act of being devoted to yourself.

In This Episode

🎉 Our summer selves are here! An update on Anna’s European adventure and recap of Bracey’s habit tracking.

🧠 Soft discipline: trying softerTurns out forcing yourself to do things you hate isn’t a long-term strategy.

📵 Phone usage makes an appearance because of course it does.

🔄 Discipline is out. Devotion is IN.It’s the same concept but without the shame and pressure.

🎨 Utilizing 20-minute windows is annoying but it worksBracey shares her low-lift setup for squeezing in creative time.

💪 Motivation: it ebbs, it flows, it disappears for weeks at a timeBoth of us get honest about our relationship with motivation.

✅ Consistency doesn’t mean daily, and that’s the whole pointStructure as freedom! Routines as bumpers on a bowling lane!

Highlights You Don’t Want to Miss

* A fun Laney story with all the personality we expect.

* The realization that beating yourself up for not doing something costs MORE energy than just doing it

* Anna commits to 10 minutes of morning reflection in June, tracked out of curiosity (not shame!) — we love character development

Come Find Us!

Got hot takes on motivation? A devotion era success story? We want to hear it.

* 📧 Email: [email protected]

* 📸 Instagram: @likeheartedpod

* 📝 Substack: likehearted.substack.com

Talk to you soon. 💛

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

All the Ways We Keep in Touch

All Systems Go!

Over-Functioning: What it Looks Like and Where it Takes Us

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In this episode

This week we got nostalgic (remember post secret?!), got into our feelings about group chats, and somehow ended up more connected than ever.

What we got into

💌 How our parents actually did it. A time before dinners and drinks were normal. We genuinely cannot.

📱 Group chats: gift, curse, or chaotic neutral? We present the evidence. You decide.

🛋️ The great in-person vs. virtual debate. Bracey makes her case and Anna’s opinion does NOT survive the episode intact.

📸 Instagram, TikTok, and the strange intimacy of watching someone’s life on a 6-second loop.

💬 GChat nostalgia hours. A moment of silence for the away message era.

📞 Phone calls, texts, video chats — what each one actually says about how much you care.

Tell us how you keep in touch

Are you a voice memo person? (If so, please voice memo Bracey) A meme-as-love-language person? A “sorry I’m bad at texting” person who’s actually great at texting certain people? We want to know. Email [email protected] or leave a comment on Substack with the whole thing — no judgment, only curiosity.

Stay connected

* 📧 Email: [email protected]

* 📸 Instagram: @likeheartedpod

* 📝 Substack: likehearted.substack.com

Talk to you soon. 💛

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

What’s On Our Minds: Panic Lies, Mental Health Days, and the ‘Disease’ of Laziness

Book Review: Are You Mad at Me?

Manifestation Magic

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In this episode

Anna’s clocking her monthly mental health day like a pro (with permission from the principal, no less), while Bracey has officially entered Day 10 of Mystery Illness #11. Spoiler: do NOT fly with congestion unless you want to spend the midnight hour googling “is my eardrum ruptured.” But emotionally? She’s crushing it. Astrology course enrolled, journaling intensified, vibes immaculate.

What we got into

🌱 Hard seasons as compost. Bracey landed on the reframe of the year: “I haven’t felt like myself lately. I must be growing.”

💪 Self-efficacy as a tool, not a buzzword. Why finishing tiny things matters more than starting big ones.

🛬 Kristen Bell, the coffee, and the one cream. Adam Grant + K-Bell on people-pleasing as a selfish act (we know, we know).

🔢 Attitude numbers, decoded. If you’re not living in alignment with yours, you’re being messy.

🌀 The transition problem. What solitaire, sudoku, and oranges have in common.

🇯🇵 Seven Japanese cures for “laziness” (which they’re calling a DISEASE, harsh). We do not endorse calling laziness a disease. We DO endorse the tips.

Tell us your panic lies

Seriously. We need them. Email [email protected] or leave a comment on Substack with the whole story — no judgment, only awe.

Stay connected

* 📧 Email: [email protected]

* 📸 Instagram: @likeheartedpod

* 📝 Substack: likehearted.substack.com

Talk to you soon. 💛

Some episodes you may have missed….

Here’s some good ones from the archives!

The Book of Alchemy Book Review

Our Personal Definitions of Success

The Upsides of Quitting

If you’ve enjoyed any of our episodes, we’d appreciate it if you’d share with a friend. That’s how podcasts grow - through connection - and we appreciate you helping us grow!