Missed Connections

In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome romance author Andie J. Christopher to the podcast. USA Today's best-selling author Andie J. Christopher writes sharp, witty, sexy contemporary romance about complex people finding happiness ever after. Her work has been featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Post. Prickly heroines are her hallmark, and she is the originator of the Stern Brunch Daddy.  Andie lives in the Nation’s Capital with a French bulldog, a stockpile of Campari, and way too many books.  

Today, Andie joins us as we explore fantasy and connection in a completely different way through romance novels! We dispel the unrealistic labels of the genre and how these stories might educate and inform us about what we might actually desire. 

This episode is FUN and spicy. We’re grateful for Andie J. Christopher encouraging everyone to read a romance PLUS giving us the deets on a beloved trope known as Stern Brunch Daddy. To learn more about Andie and her books go to andiejchristopher.com. We HIGHLY recommend them. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @authorandiej.

Andie recommends a lot of amazing romance authors, so we thought we would share where you can find them as well. Please check out:

If you are interested in exploring romance books based on tropes we highly recommend checking out Amanda from @talk_about_swoon on Instagram. She offers a lot of curated lists of books based on tropes. 

Happy reading!

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In this episode of Missed Connections, Lizzy presents a story to Beth that has the magic of birthday energy, the push and pull of a new relationship, and one of those text conversations that leaves you crying in the airport bar. It’s a missed connection. 

Lizzy and Beth bring in Damona Hoffman, a celebrity dating coach, author of F The Fairy Tale, host of the award-winning podcast Dates & Mates, and the official love expert of The Drew Barrymore Show, to talk about dating these days and why it’s so hard. Or is it? 

In F THE FAIRY TALE: Rewrite the Dating Myths and Live Your Own Love Story, Damona shines a light on the habits and beliefs—like instant chemistry and finding “the One”—that are setting us up for failure before we even have a chance to swipe right. She tackles the four major dating myths that are derailing singles today: The List Myth, the Rules Myth, the Chemistry Myth, and the Soulmate Myth. Instead, she identifies four pillars necessary to build lasting relationships: goals, values, communication, and trust. Be sure to follow Damona on Instagram @damonahoffman and visit her website damonahoffman.com. 

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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome the writer behind the Missed Connections essay, Charlotte Beach (aka Charlie), to the podcast. Charlie is a writer, sign painter, thrift-seeker, all-around crafter, AND she is our not-so-secret secret sauce to Missed Connections. 

Today, Charlie joins us as we bring you behind the scenes of the Missed Connections essay and dive into the heart, craft, and connection that goes into every story shared on the podcast. 

This episode is a love fest. We’re grateful that Charlie is part of the Missed Connections family. To learn more about Charlie, you should definitely check out Charlie’s sign painting Instagram account @charlottesletters. You can also read her other work in PRINT Magazine.

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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has a childhood bond, a life-changing medical mystery, and a 16-year journey to find answers. It’s a missed connection. 

If you enjoy this episode’s story and would like to read more about our storyteller’s journey with her body, you can pre-order her book, The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman, which will be released this spring 2024.

Lizzy and Beth bring in Jamie Lee Finch, a writer, facilitator, and massage therapist who specializes in helping individuals connect with their bodies to discuss creating a new relationship with your body. Jamie is the author of "You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity" and the creator of "Your Body is a Person" — her online course that teaches the foundational principles of creating a loving relationship with your body. 

To learn more about Jamie’s work, go to jamieleefinch.com. Jamie is currently taking on 1:1 clients. You can apply via her website under "Work with Jamie." Jamie is co-hosting Log Off and Tune In (to your body) – a workshop helping folks get into their bodies for the purpose of creating a healthier relationship with social media on January 27, 2024. You can follow her @jamieleefinch on Instagram. Check out her book, Substack, and membership space, aka The Coven, to engage with Jamie in other ways.

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We’re taking a short holiday break and will be back with our next new episode on January 9th. If you’re not caught up, we hope you’ll take this time to listen to the latest episodes.

Thanks for listening! Special thanks to the storytellers and guests who have joined us so far! We have more great episodes coming your way starting January 9th. Until then, Happy Holidays!

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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome Rick Jackson, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, back on the podcast. 

After our last interview with Rick, he showed us the Disconnection vs. Connection handout he created and mentioned in our conversation. The handout was such a rich tool for illustrating the ways we communicate and how they can move us toward connection or disconnection, so we agreed we needed to have Rick back on the podcast to explain it to all of you.

To check out all the Disconnection vs. Connection handout visually, go to our Instagram @missedconnectionspodcast. To learn more about Rick and potentially work with him therapeutically, go to laviecounseling.org.

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In this Missed Connections minisode, we’re joined by Janie Glassmith, a therapist and founder of Spaces Therapy, as we talk about connection over the holidays – why it’s hard, how individuals can stay connected with themselves, and tools to use to connect with others during this season.

Thank you so much to Janie Glassmith for joining us and for helping us all feel a little more connected during the holiday season. If you’re interested in working with Janie or any of the amazing therapists at her practice Spaces Therapy, please check them out at spacestherapyla.com or on Instagram @spaces.therapy. 

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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has a hippie and a farm boy, a loss of vision, and an awakening to how this relationship revolves around one individual. It’s a missed connection. 

Lizzy and Beth bring in Rick Jackson, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California, to discuss how we go about creating new forms of communication and behavior change in our relationships. Rick has a full practice working with couples dealing with relational distress. He is certified as a Restoration Therapist and as a Discernment Counselor, as well as having extensive training in Encounter-Centered Couple’s Therapy and Emotion-Focused Couple’s Therapy. 

We knew Rick would offer us all insights on ways we can be mindful in our approach to communicating and connecting with our partners when things get stagnant and reactive. Our story and discussion focus on a long-term relationship, but you can apply these insights to any form of a relationship.

To learn more about Rick and potentially work with him therapeutically, go to laviecounseling.org.

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Welcome to our Missed Connections Minisode. 

At the end of our last Mini Episode, we asked you, the listeners, to share with us some questions that you have about connection. One of the questions we received was “My partner wants to talk about an open relationship. How do we start to navigate this potential change in a way that pursues connection with each other?”

In this minisode of Missed Connections, we connect with two amazing clinicians who work with couples and individuals who find themselves at this point in a relationship (and many more) to respond to this question.

Thank you to Ocean Shapiro of Woven Together Trauma Therapy and Mi Ae Kim of Spaces Therapy for sharing your thoughts.

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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has meeting yourself for the first time in a dream, feeling like a superhero, and that important question, “How do I find my people?” It’s a missed connection.

Lizzy and Beth bring in Thomas Page McBee, author, journalist, and writer/producer, to discuss the journey to become, belong, and be known by community. We were enthralled by Thomas’s words around the expressions of masculinity in his memoir, Amateur, and articles for the New York Times, Them, and more. So, it was an honor to chat about identity, connection, and belonging with him. We hope this story and conversation help you take another step in your own journey of connection and community. 

To learn more about Thomas’s work go to thomaspagemcbee.com. You can follow him @thomaspagemcbee on Instagram. Also, we highly recommend buying his books Man Alive and Amateur - wherever you purchase books, but also buy indie! 

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