My husband, Michael and I bantered about work, words, and everything else. We chatted about jobs and work, Cabbage Patch Kids, generational differences, raising teenagers, aging parents and Medicare. 

Then we discussed bestselling author Colleen Hoover, BookTok, writing, and books made into movies. We talked about the editing of my own book, Piece of Work - its many themes - redemption, breast cancer, finding yourself, relationships, running, being human, and fumbling our way through life authentically. 

We are all a Piece of Work, a Work in Progress and a Work of Art.

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Loved this chat with my friend Laura Maurer. Laura is a marketing strategy consultant and business coach for women entrepreneurs, helping them to gain clarity around their goals and create a clear roadmap to bring their vision to life. She's also the host of the Calm The Hell Down Podcast, where she explores unexpected ways that we can lead calmer and more joyful lives, and takes you behind the scenes as she and her partner build a retreat center on the coast of Ecuador.

See her work at https://www.lauramaurer.com

Listen to her podcast Calm the Hell Down https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calm-the-hell-down/id1634298658

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurasmaurer/

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Fun and focused conversation with my friend Brenda Winkle, a trauma-informed breath work facilitator, Reiki Master, Theta Healing Practitioner, coach and podcaster.

http://brendawinkle.com

 http://instagram.com/brendawinkle/

http://facebook.com/brenda.winkle.empowerment

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Five years ago when I was considering going back to school to become a nurse in my mid-40s, I read a book called The Shift that gave me an amazingly accurate view into a day in the life of a nurse. It was my great honor to sit down with Theresa Brown, the author of that book.

Her third book, Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient came out in paperback last month. It's a wonderful read about health and caring, breast cancer, grief, and healing. We had such a fun discussion about being a new nurse, an old nurse, a cancer survivor, a writer.

You can find Theresa here:

On Instagram

On her website

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You'll love this lively discussion with my new friend, Heat (short for Heather). 

A fellow cancer survivor, Heat is a writer and photographer whose path includes teaching elementary band, a bout with Hodgkin's lymphoma, health coaching, triathlon, rock climbing, and mom to one son and two dogs. She is occasionally hilarious and always curious and is currently working on helping people have better scripts for interacting with their loved ones with cancer.

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This is the first episode I've ever recorded all by myself without anyone else to banter with and bounce things off of. Of course, I didn't run out of things to say. I think I may have even shared a little bit of wisdom.  Listen as I share my thoughts about:

• My trip to NY and Ivy league college tour with my daughter
• Front porches
• Why I want to call my coaching system Refresh Renew Relate
• Picking up pennies
• Signs, signs, everywhere we look
• What we can learn about my experience with the game of Golf
• Sticking with it
• There's no right amount of time it should take to get there
• What I'm reading
• Lessons in Chemistry - by Bonnie Garmus
• Curly Hair
• Embracing what's natural, going with the flow, intuitive and intentional
• Medicare business
• Nursing, clinicals, IVs and Night Shift
• Helping people birth their book, business or breakthrough
• Helping other people see their potential
• Intro to my book, Piece of Work, a Memoir
  
  
  

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I loved getting to sit down with author and influencer Ashleigh Renard. Her memoir, Swing has become somewhat of a manual for couples who want to keep their marriages hot.

When I met Ashleigh last year in Cathy Heller's Abundant Ever After program, I was instantly impressed by her energy and spunk, and the fact that she had recently published a memoir, which I was working on doing myself. 

I started following her on social media and devoured the audiobook version of her book.  More than just a hilarious and sexy tale of dabbling in the swinger lifestyle, it's a raw and vulnerable story about motherhood, monogamy, and all of the complicated layers of modern married life. 

Ashleigh has been called the Carrie Bradshaw for married people, building a community of couples who follow her for down to earth advice and fresh ideas for intimate communication in their marriages. She offers challenges, retreats, workshops, subscription boxes and more. She recently started a podcast of her own, Keeping it Hot with Ashleigh Renard. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts!

Website: https://ashleighrenard.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleigh.renard

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighrenard/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleighrenard

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Loved talking to my friend Dawn Brooks about so many things...from caring for her late husband with ALS, to finding your purpose, fitness as self care, and crushing your goals....

Dawn is a force to be reckoned with. You'll definitely want to listen to this inspiring episode. 

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I loved getting to sit down in person with my new friend and fellow memoirist, Anna-Marie O'Brien. We talked about the beauty of being in the middle, how we are all more alike than we are different, writing memoir, buried treasure at the library, and so much more.

After listening to the episode, you can learn more about Anna-Marie and sign up for her memoir workshops and other goodies at AnnaMarieObrien.com

You can order her memoir, Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian here.
You can order her book about writing memoir, here.

Please listen, like, subscribe and share the show! Thank you for listening

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When you think of TikTok, you may envision mostly twerking teenagers, but perhaps you've caught wind that TikTok is for grownups too, and can even be used for marketing. My friend Shelby actually sold more than 40,000 copies of her poetry book thanks to a couple of videos that went viral on TikTok.

Shelby Leigh is a 25-year-old  poet, mental health advocate, and book marketing strategist who has been writing on the internet for 7+ years, amassing a following of more than 500,000 readers. She is the author of the bestselling book, Changing with the Tides, and openly shares her mental health journey with self-doubt and anxiety. Shelby also empowers writers to show up on social media and promote their book and has helped over 1200 authors to date through courses, guides and 1:1 services.

I originally discovered her through a Facebook ad, purchased her TikTok guide for $27, and eventually hired her for some personal consulting on how to use social media to sell my own book. I still have a long way to go on that, but I have learned so much from Shelby, and I thought you'd enjoy meeting her too.

You can find her at shelbyleigh.co and on TikTok. Her newest book, Girl Made of Glass just came out in January, and is available on Amazon. 

Check out my own novice attempts at TikTok here!

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