Elizabeth’s long streak of no broken bones came to an end last week. The time spent elevating her foot gave her a chance to practice some gratitude for a few of the positive changes that resulted from the pandemic. Especially when your movement is a little restricted. From grocery delivery to enhanced personal boundaries, she’s counting her blessings.  

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It feels like the letters written to advice columnists are absolutely nuts. People have forgotten how to act (or they never learned). As a life long fan of advice columns in all their forms, Elizabeth has some thoughts on the state of the art of advice today – and how to tell if you’re being the a*****e.  

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Carolyn Hax, advice

Am I the A*****e?

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In a world that often minimizes or ignores women’s voices, Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, was an OG Mommy blogger who demonstrated that our voices have value. In the early 2000s, Dooce was one of the very first bloggers who was able to monetize her words. Her success unleashed thousands of voices into the blogosphere. Elizabeth is remembering the courage and complexity of Dooce, who died by suicide in early May, on this week’s episode.  

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Dooce

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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Episode 100 – how in the world did we get here, guys? To celebrate this milestone, Elizabeth is reflecting on what she’s learned over the last 99 episodes and looking ahead to the future of the show. Deepest gratitude for your support over the last 100 and looking forward to the next. 

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National Conversation Week was April 17th-23rd this year (it’s a real thing, look it up) and in recognition of that, Elizabeth attended a local conversation event featuring 36 Questions About Civic Love, produced by a community non-profit. Maybe a “conversation event” sounds suss to you, so download this episode and get educated about how that rolled out and what Elizabeth learned by watching strangers having meaningful conversations. In person. It was wild. 

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National Week of Conversation

National Public Housing Museum

36 Questions for Civic Love

The Historic Trust

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In recent weeks Elizabeth’s been hearing from a lot of different folks sharing their struggles and those of the people in their lives. And Elizabeth’s been going through it, too. Two reoccurring themes are dealing with aging parents and raising those kids. Elizabeth’s looking to provide a little validation and remind you that you’re not alone in this week’s episode.

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We all know that standard question at networking events, right – “What do you do?” What happens when you’re in a messy middle moment and don’t have a standard job title handy? Elizabeth is telling you to get creative and make your own job title. And also celebrating the beauty of doing more than one thing. Tune in for thoughts on being a polymath as a counter culture statement. 

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Maven & Muse Media

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Cannon Beach Book Company

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The term “self-care” has gotten masses of press over the last several years as people grapple with attempting to find that magic work/life balance in the face of mounting pressures from all sides to do more and be more. Often with fewer resources. Elizabeth does not have any kind of solution to this dilemma but she did recently read a book on Real Self-Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin that gave her some hope and she’s talking about it on today’s episode.

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Real Self-Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

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A quick clip of an interviewer asking “what’s the deal with kids today” and not in a flattering way got Elizabeth fired up for this week’s episode. She lays out what she sees when interacting with “kids today” and suggests we’d be well served to make the effort to help them out instead of spending that energy mocking them. 

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Esther Perel

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Here’s a little crazy idea to kick off your Spring 2023 – what if you quit something – an obligation, a class, a friendship, a romance – that isn’t serving you and that’s how you honored the end of winter? An elegantly executed exit can be a thing of beauty. Elizabeth’s encouraging you to think of quitting as a real option in this week’s episode. Tune in and see if you agree. 

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