Struggling with gift ideas in a consumption-obsessed climate? Having trouble finding the right gifts for your loved ones that won’t end up in the back of their closet? Feeling guilty about buying gifts that probably won’t be used? I’ve got you covered! 

It’s time to think outside the box. For example, experiences are scientifically proven to be great gifts, and they do not come with the extra waste of physical gifts. In this experience-focused gift guide, I’m giving you tons of ideas for creative, meaningful physical gifts, experiences, and traditions that people will ACTUALLY love.

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Do you want to level up your life, friendships, relationships, and more? In this conversation, Liz Moody speaks with behavioral scientist Logan Ury on how to get past surface-level friendships and relationships and spend your time more intentionally, as well as exercises you can use to get past mental and physical blocks and start living your dream life.

Logan also discusses her Netflix show The Later Daters, which sheds light on the Baby Boomer dating scene. The show teaches Baby Boomers how to get back into the dating world with the help of their children and other loved ones. Ury coaches the show’s participants to help them improve as daters – because while everyone is born knowing how to love, everyone has to learn how to date.

For more from Logan, find her on Instagram at @loganury or her website, www.loganury.com. Her book, How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love, is available where books are sold. The Later Daters premieres on Netflix on November 29, 2024.

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Are you an anxious flier? Ease your anxiety with Kyle Koukol, Pilot and Founder of Dial A Pilot. Kyle explains why flying is not dangerous, the many procedures that pilots use to ensure safety, what’s really causing turbulence, and more.

Kyle begins by addressing turbulence – what it is, why we are seeing more of it, and why it will never take down a plane. He also explains the technology that allows pilots to avoid turbulence. 

As a pilot of Boeing planes, Kyle explains why media concerns about Boeing vehicles are overexaggerated, and why pilots love flying Boeing models.

For more from Kyle, find Dial A Pilot at @dialapilot or www.dialapilot.com. Listen to the new Dial A Pilot podcast, From The Flight Deck.

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One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz knows a lot about cults – from personal and professional experience. While she stared in a show about cults, Bethany found herself in the Big House Family church covenant, a bible study group-turned-cult that isolated her from her family

and peers.

Joining a cult is much easier than you might think, and incredibly smart people join cults often. According to Bethany, cults like the one she joined prey on your desire for community, approval, and deep conversation. They use these desires as tools to isolate. But any narcissist will use the same tools, so it’s important to recognize them at work, in family, and in relationships.

Hear Bethany’s journey to recovery in her faith and relationships, and learn how she redefined her life.

For more from Joy, follow her at @msbethanyjoylenz or her podcast, Drama Queens, at @dramaqueensoth. Find her new memoir, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!) where books are sold. 

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Learn how to fend off and shorten the duration of oncoming colds, flus, and viruses & boost your immune system to keep from getting sick in the first place!

Feeling an early winter cold coming on? There’s no worse feeling than knowing you’re about to be sick but not being able to stop the symptoms. Learn the methods to prevent and stop illness from Liz Moody’s conversations with three doctors: Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Aviva Romm, and Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. 

Dr. Bulsiewicz emphasizes the importance of taking care of your gut microbiome to maintaining your health, and he gives tips on how to make sure your gut is getting the nutrition it needs to keep you healthy. Dr. Romm discusses the importance of hormones and stress to your physical wellbeing, and how changes in these areas can cause changes to your health. Dr. Hyman gives his favorite early cold remedies and explains why they work.

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If you like this episode, check out The Health Effects Of Alcohol Part 1: Gut Health & Cancer with Dr. Robynne Chutkan & Dr. William Li and The Health Effects of Alcohol: Hormones & Brain Health with Dr. Aviva Romm & Louisa Nicola.

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Learn the secrets to stress-free hosting, including how to host on a budget thanks to Trader Joe’s, in this conversation with Gaby Dalkin, just in time for your holiday parties! 

As a private chef, Gaby Dalkin learned how to prepare food for parties quickly, including preparing for the unexpected. She learned how to stretch food when more people are coming than expected, how to create the perfect atmosphere and menus, and how to make sure that the environment stays peaceful and welcoming.

For more from Gaby, you can find her on Instagram @whatsgabycookin or online at www.whatsgabycooking.com and www.dalkinandco.com. You can purchase her newest book, What's Gaby Cooking: Grilling All the Things, where books are sold.

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Looking to elevate your style? In this conversation Liz speaks with fashion content creator Parker York Smith about the ins and outs of men’s fashion, where to shop, how to dress for any body type, and more.

Lots of men want to have great style but don’t know where to start. Parker York Smith is making men’s fashion approachable and fun with his videos on everything from men’s jewelry to simple styling tips to basic tailoring. Learn which fashion rules are essential and which should be ignored, how to find your personal style, the best brands for different pieces, and more on this episode of the Liz Moody Podcast.

For more from Parker, you can find him on Instagram @parkeryorksmith, Youtube @parkeryorksmith, or on Tiktok @parkeryorksmith.  

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What actually happens on a silent meditation retreat? In this conversation, my husband and I discuss our experiences on a week-long Jhourney meditation retreat. The retreat attempts to teach participants how to reach a jhana state, which is a state of deep relaxation and bliss. Spoiler alert: one of us was able to reach it, and the other wasn’t!

The intentionally slow pacing of the retreat allowed us to reflect on our relationships with social media and technology more generally. Learn how we plan to change their behavior based on the retreat’s structure and teachings.

Learn more about this retreat at www.Jhourney.io. 

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Learn how to manage your everyday stress and build resilience in this conversation with Dr. Jenny Taitz.

There are new stress relief tips trending online every day, but which ones actually work? In this episode, Liz Moody speaks with author, certified CBT and DBT therapist, and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA Jenny Taitz about stress management and relief. She offers advice on how to handle everything from health anxiety to being stuck in traffic. 

Key to Taitz’s advice is the fact that we often respond to stress in ways that make us more stressed. Her science-backed methods are alternatives to the often self-destructive and short-sighted ways that we tend to respond to stress. 

For more from Dr. Taitz, you can find her on Instagram @drjennytaitz or her website, www.drjennytaitz.com. Order her newest book, Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes. 

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Solo episode! I’m demystifying the art and science of small talk so you can be a great conversationalist and overcome social anxiety at parties (like those upcoming holiday parties!), work events, group dinners, and more. 

I think of myself as an extroverted introvert – small talk did not initially come easy to me, but I’ve learned to love it. In this solo episode, I’m giving you the tools and research that allowed me to overcome my fear of small talk. 

Many people say they hate small talk, but research on the subject indicates that we may like it more than we think. Small talk is a great way to connect with strangers on a human level, and because most people like it, most people want to talk to you! I’ll teach you my go-to conversation starters, conversational pointers that actually work, and more.

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