All FIVE Sisters! Julie introduces new segment: Cranky or Cause? Sheila bombs at a book fair, Lian's got a brand new TV concept, Monica has a Dunder Mifflin moment and Liz updates us on her anxious dog situation. Original airdate November 6, 2011

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Need a laugh? You're in Luck. It's Satellite Sisters Classic Laughs Week! On this episode, Lian encounters a Crazy Cat, Sheila runs on empty after Parent teacher conferences and Monica goes to the movies.

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Welcome to 2025! Need a little Pep Talk to get going this year? Us too! On this Satellite Sisters episode, a fresh take on themes for 2025 with Lian and then a round up of our themes from years past. Plus, the spirituality of cats, Tuesday Trends, Color of the year and how to subscribe to Lizness School.  

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Lizness School is moving to its own podcast feed for 2025. Please subscribe here: 

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For future episodes of Lizness School in 2025, please follow the dedicated Lizness School feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app you prefer. Feed also available on the Lizness School Show Page on Megaphone.

To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email [email protected]. We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

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New Show with your Satellite Sisters! A sisterly catch up with Liz, Lian, Sheila and Monica. Liz comes home from college and reviews her semester at Stanford. Liz has a new strategy for Holidays 2025 and a possible theme for 2025. And Sheila and Monica announce a new rebrand for the Lab Rats. Hmm, where do rats do when they retire? Celebrate the season with entertainment recommendations and more.

Books make Great Gifts! Find Lian's Books here including The Marriage Sabbatical and the pre-order of Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding.

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Monica mentioned How to Retire as a valuable resource. Find it here.

Lian loved Ina Garten's memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens and Brooke Shield's latest which will be out in February, Brooke Sheilds is not Allowed to Get Old. Find it on your favorite audiobook platform.

Liz recommends all the spies for the holidays

Black Doves :~ Netflix

The Day of the Jackal ~ Peacock

The Agency ~ Paramount +

Lioness ~ Paramount +

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On Lizness School Episode 8, Liz has the scoop on the many de-stressing activities happening on the Stanford campus during exam period for the undergrads. Therapy bunnies, anyone? Plus, if listeners want to take the same art history class Liz took this fall, it's being offered on Stanford's Continuing Studies platform this winter. Here's a link to How To Look At Art and Why with Alex Nemerov and here's a link to the whole Winter Quarter offering on Stanford Continuing Studies.

To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email [email protected]. Any specific goals for Purpose, Community or Wellness? We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

Book Recommendations:

Haruki Murakami's memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

More by Murakami here: https://harukimurakami.com/books/

Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

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It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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You have questions about Satellite Sisters and we answer. A classic episode from 2018 that fills in the backstory on the sisters, the podcast, the work and lots of personal insights from Liz Dolan, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan. The who's, jobs, why's and what's of the Satellite Sisters multi-verse. Plus, we each reveal our hidden skills.

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BONUS: To get the Lizness School podcast in its own feed, please FOLLOW the show in your podcast app of choice. In Lizness School Episode 7, Liz attends a Stanford vs Cal water polo game, collects her thoughts on Designing Her Life and hangs out with some students from Stanford GSB for conversation, Chipotle and a dark fantasy feminist retelling of the Mulan story The Night End With Fire by K X Song. Plus, Liz and Leah both take Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz and discuss the implications of being a rebel and a questioner. Special thanks to Gretchen for mentioning how much she is enjoying Lizness School on this episode of her podcast Happier.

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

Visual Intelligence by Amy E. Herman

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

Navage, daily nasal therapy Navage.com/SISTERS and use our promo code SISTERS

OSEA, clean beauty products OSEAMalibu.com, use code satsisters for 10 % off

Earth Breeze, dissolvable laundry detergent sheets at earthbreeze.com/sisters

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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Satellite Sisters BONUS: In Lizness School Episode 6, Liz does her Life Transition Reflection and she likes it! Plus two death-defying wellness activities - pickleball and a hike in the redwood forest.

In Liz's LTR, she explains her Cooking With Liz live Facebook show during the pandemic. Here she makes Ina Garten's Roast Chicken: https://youtu.be/Ghq-vZUM-4w?si=LWUy3T_V1xstCGoP

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls.

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.  betterhelp.com/satellite 

Navage, daily nasal therapy Navage.com/SISTERS and use our promo code SISTERS

OSEA, clean beauty products OSEAMalibu.com, use code satsisters for 10 % off

Earth Breeze, dissolvable laundry detergent sheets at earthbreeze.com/sisters

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at the University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

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A Satellite Sisters Classic from 2020. All five sisters gather for Thanksgiving plans, a Lab Rats Deep Dive and some entertainment recommendations including the Nicole Kidman vehicle, The Undoing.

Thank you to this week’s Satellite Sisters sponsors. Please use these special urls and promo codes to support them and our show.

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.  betterhelp.com/satellite 

Navage, daily nasal therapy Navage.com/SISTERS and use our promo code SISTERS

OSEA, clean beauty products OSEAMalibu.com, use code satsisters for 10 % off

Earth Breeze, dissolvable laundry detergent sheets at earthbreeze.com/sisters

Satellite Sisters links:

All new Satellite Sisters Shop is open with all new merch.

https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/

Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com

On the website, subscribe to Pep Talk, the Satellite Sisters Newsletter.

Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkl…

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Email: [email protected]

Lian Dolan on Instagram @liandolan: https://www.instagram.com/liandolan/

Liz Dolan on Instagram @satellitesisterliz: https://www.instagram.com/satellitesi…

Julie Dolan on @Instagram @julieoldesister https://www.instagram.com/julieoldestsister/

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