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  • The Forgotten Art of Grief w/ Best-Selling Author Ali Zakarya
    If your book hit the best seller list, as did Ali Zakarya's book "The Forgotten Art of Happiness - 52 Ideas That Will Change Your Life," you'd be pretty happy, right? But what if, on the same day your book was published, your beloved father had a stroke? That's exactly what happened to this week's guest, and he quickly discovered that emotions like sadness, grief, and fear often end up on the cutting room floor of public life so that nobody knew he was suffering. As Ali puts it: "It's not as happy as it looks."
    Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Art-Happiness-Ideas-Change/dp/172456062X
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    34 min
  • Come Out Of Hiding W/Out Breaking Quarantine!

    On this bonus episode of That's Aloud, fan favorite Willow Bradner (The Accidental Psychic) and I offer tips on: 

    - Staying aligned, pushing boundaries, and living out loud, despite all the pressure (within and without) to stay in hiding (2:50) 

    - Staying sane and handling triggers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (13:00) 

    - How to get the most out of your social media socializing (17:05) Love one another fiercely (from a safe distance)!


    Watch the video! https://youtu.be/7KVjyAnJvAY

    36 min
  • Your Story Starts Here w/ Jodi Borrelli

    Just about all of us know someone who’s been affected by the opioid crisis. Maybe someone you care about. Maybe you. Either way, the infamous “Ulta Thief,” Jodi Borrelli, is here to spread hope by sharing her remarkable story of recovery and rebirth. 

    In this episode, you will learn how to: 

    - Help a loved one through recovery (without enabling addictive behavior) 

    - Create a new story for yourself that’s NOT about addiction or trauma 

    - Start where you’re at, have gratitude for what IS, and focus on what’s in front of you 

    - Find a new groove, and a new game to enjoy!

    38 min
  • Straight Up Give Yourself Grace w/ Brandee Melcher
    We’re all a bit off-center, but for this week’s guest, that crookedness was quite literal, right up until she realized she didn’t have to hold onto that story any more. Brandee’s incredible story of triumph over childhood abuse reminds us to be kind not only to each other, but to ourselves, and to the wounded inner children we all carry around with us.
    30 min
  • Overcoming addiction: the mind-body connection w/ James Hamilton Healy
    Truth always comes from within. But it can be awfully hard to hear that truth when it's being drowned out by the pangs of addiction. There are plenty of great tools and programs out there to help you overcome addictive patterns, but there is no magic bullet, no one-size-fits-all solution that works for everyone, every time. Some folks find sobriety in a twelve step group, others on a yoga mat or in a wood shop. This week's guest, James Hamilton Healy, is a storyteller who believes in the mind-body connection, and whose recovery story doesn't quite fit the standard narrative.
    20 min
  • Why Doesn't Love Stay? w/ Stephanie Scherr
    In honor of Valentine's Day, my dear friend Stephanie and I tackle the age-old question: Why doesn't love stay? Have you ever been with someone and thought you had a great thing going, only to have them suddenly and inexplicably pull the plug? Have you ever been madly in love with someone and then a couple of years later realize the pilot light of your passion has flickered out? Then this episode is for you!
    1 hr 2 min
  • The Midlife Renaissance with Sarah Goodenough
    Buying a sports car might get you through a midlife crisis, but it won't get you a midlife renaissance. For a new lease on life in middle age, you're going to need to let go of all the external expectations you've been trying to live up to, and finally start being the person you were always meant to be. For this week's guest, that meant destroying everything she had built up to then. But guess what? It was still worth it.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Aria Part 2: The Worst Thing I've Ever Done

    By popular demand, Miss Aria Vita is back with another confession, and this time it's the VERY WORST THING she has ever done in all her eight years of life. 

    In this episode, you and your kiddos will learn: 

    - Why there's no such thing as "getting away with it" 

    - Why it's better to confess *before* you have to 

    - Why making mischief is often more fun in theory than in practice 

    - How to move on from a friendship that is hurting your integrity... and so much more!

    Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

    26 min
  • Anne And I, Take Two

    Sometimes it takes a person you've never met to show you who you are. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan 27th), I re-recorded one of my favorite pieces from season one: Anne and I. It's important to me to do justice to Anne and her legacy, and it was a great opportunity to take stock of how far I've come since that first recording.

    Or you can read the full transcript (with pictures!) on the That's Aloud blog!

    19 min
  • Court Rundell: what if I took nothing seriously?

    What would you do if, in the midst of the deepest, darkest depression of your life, plagued by several overlapping illnesses, you started planning out your suicide only to be interrupted by a dead relative telling you "Sorry, you can't die yet because your mission on Earth is not yet complete"? Would you embrace the absurdity of it all and start doing standup comedy? You would if you were the incredible Court Rundell. Learn more at https://courtrundell.com/ 

    Highlight Reel: 

    5:54 - Not to be polarizing, but like, ghosts are forreal, m'kay? 

    14:35 - You can't call in sick from being a mom 

    18:25 - Love is always the answer 

    18:48 - That time Court's ghost brother-in-law saved her life 

    28:37 - "You've lived six lives in this lifetime. You have to get through this because you have a mission. You're here for a purpose. And if you kill yourself, you're just going to have to do it all over again." 

    33:25 - Postpartum can last way longer than you realize 

    36:35 - "Sleep deprivation is proven to make you insane." 

    44:18 - Laugher isn't just the best medicine, it's a great diagnostic tool, too 

    57:24 - The epiphany: "What if I took nothing seriously anymore?"

    Read the full transcript (plus pics) on the That's Aloud blog!

    1 hr

About That's Aloud!

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Season 4: 2020 Hindsight. Life handed us a jar of expired olives, and we made quarantinis. Like all crises, the COVID-19 pandemic is both a problem and an opportunity. This season, the Story Whisperer helps her guests look back and unpack the challenges and gifts of the year that will live in infamy: 2020.