Victor M. Sweeney is an author, podcaster, and YouTube sensation...who also happens to be the man who embalmed my father.

I met Victor on one of the worst nights of my life. Yet he became a good friend. Several years removed from that moment, I now examine my surprise at how a funeral offers cozy nostalgia within grief. In this episode, Victor and I discuss ways we can make funerals feel cozy--by focusing on warm comfort, letting go of all the "should do" lists, and seeking what is familiar about the loved one we lost.

Buy Victor's book, "Now Departing," HERE !

Victor's website: victormsweeney.com.

Victor's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victor.m.sweeney/

See his initial viral video for Wired here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ktLen9cVM

Find the rest of his videos on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@victormsweeney

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https://open.spotify.com/show/3zfERpoGRJN73WCL5ftRL0?si=a23bcf2b68724464

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Former BSU hockey goalie Orlando Alamano knows firsthand that sports can be more than a game--it revolutionized his own life. But now as a coach and hockey dad, he wants to make sure that sports continues to be filled with opportunity, life lessons, and fun--not the undue pressure or exhaustion for kids and families that it can be known for.

In this episode we cover:

• The difference between sports activities of our grandparents vs today
• How sports creates opportunities for kids to fail in a safe environment
• The expense of sports and its tendency to create class barriers
• How coaches can shape the next generation to become better humans, not just winners
• The professionalization and commercialization of youth leagues

• The importance of balance and why young athletes should also pursue artistic activities or hobbies
• How to keep the busy sports season as a single season and not your whole year
• And more!

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Coziness isn't always external. Sex & Self-Intimacy Coach Angie Enger helps listeners cultivate an inner hyggekrog--cozy nook--to feel safe, comfortable and secure in their own sexual bodies.

This is a very candid conversation about sex and sexuality. Listeners should be aware, and use headphones if listening in public or around children.

Mentioned in this episode:

Angie's podcast episode about parenting HERE

Book recommendation: "Come As You Are" by Dr. Emily Nagoski

Angie's Self Intimacy Assessment:  https://bit.ly/4rkgVxc

FeedSpot's Top Hygge Podcasts (We're #2!): HERE

Follow Angie at angieenger.com or on Instagram at @angieengercoach.

Angie's bookshop: ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/Angieenger⁠

Purchase her Welcoming Pleasure course at a discounted rate: ⁠https://bit.ly/3M0ko52

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My heart is broken for my state. No hot takes, but some emotional observations and, yes, opinions, about how to prioritize our coziness while still having the courage to call out something that is wrong and care for our neighbors.

This is a very raw, unpolished episode.

Mentioned in the show:

Episode two, How to stay politically engaged while protecting your peace, can be found HERE.

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Author & Poet Beth Hautala shares how poetry illuminates her steps and forms a container to grasp life's highs and lows. She discusses why poetry is the ultimate cozy reading, especially for those with limited free time.

Beth writes poetry under the pseudonym Alice James Luther.

Buying poetry books? Emily loves these poets:

Billy Collins

Seamus Heaney

Amanda Gorman

Rupi Kaur

Mary Oliver

Walt Whitman

Look up the U.S. National Poet Laureate page ⁠here⁠.

Mentioned in the episode:

" I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say." ~ Flannery O'Conner

"I'm out with lanterns, looking for myself." ~Emily Dickinson

Follow Beth at ⁠⁠bethhautala.com⁠⁠ or on Instagram at ⁠@ajlutherpoet⁠

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Author & Poet Beth Hautala shares how poetry illuminates her steps and forms a container to grasp life's highs and lows. She discusses why poetry is the ultimate cozy reading, especially for those with limited free time.

Beth writes poetry under the pseudonym Alice James Luther.

Buying poetry books? Emily loves these poets:

Billy Collins

Seamus Heaney

Amanda Gorman

Rupi Kaur

Mary Oliver

Walt Whitman

Look up the U.S. National Poet Laureate page here.

Mentioned in the episode:

" I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say." ~ Flannery O'Conner

"I'm out with lanterns, looking for myself." ~Emily Dickinson

Follow Beth at ⁠bethhautala.com⁠ or on Instagram at @ajlutherpoet

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Missed setting your New Year's Resolutions last week? Good!

I take you on a deep dive to explain how our current calendar system came to set January 1 as the new year...and why I think it was a mistake. I also discuss the ways I help my marketing clients set goals they can actually meet, and how I am changing the focus of the time management planner I created.

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For some, the idea of rest or coziness is terrifying, giving space to internal voices they have tried to avoid.

Deb McGregor, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and Certified Neuro-Transformational Coach, shares her personal journey with Complex PTSD and discusses tools everyone can use to increase mindfulness and appreciate rest, whether they've lived through a significant traumatic event or not.

Note: This episode may not be suitable for everyone. Please practice discretion and be kind to yourself.

Mentioned in the episode:

PTSD Coach (Free app designed by the VA): Download HERE or from your phone's app store.

Deb's Free Programs:

30 Days of Gratitude: Text "Gratitude" 218-248-6556 to sign up

JOY Notes: Text "Joy" to 218-248-6556 to sign up

Follow Deb at debmcgregor.com or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LifeFullOfJoy ). Email her at [email protected].

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Host Emily Enger shares her top 5 tips for how to best practice a cozy holiday. These tips are not specific cozy activities, but underlying habits and mindsets that can best nourish coziness.

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Anthropologist (and Hattersley Weaver) Keila McCracken shares her passion for textiles and knowledge of the human brain to unpack the links between comfortable fabrics, hygge, and our brain's prefrontal cortex.

If you've ever been frustrated about why clothes are so uncomfortable, this episode is for you!

Follow Keila on ⁠Instagram⁠ ( @bare_cloth ) and her website, https://www.barecloth.co/

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Links to Keila's favorite clothing shops:

Ship Supply

Imogene And Willie

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