The Things We Know

Join Lisa and Kari as they tackle the tendency many women have of saying sorry and over-explaining. Kari addresses when apologizing is appropriate (that may be a great topic for another pod), and Lisa shares how she feels more aligned and empowered NOT being a serial apologizer. Listen in as they explore and respond to stats and realities about women apologizing in the workplace, and hear what they want you to try instead! Is it empathy that drives the "I'm sorry"s or is it lack of confidence? Tune in and see what YOU think. We are NOT sorry for this juicy convo!

Last week Kari and Lisa reflected on what shaped their younger ideas of an ideal body, and why they now reject "diet culture" and want all women to learn to find their own body's rhythm and be less obsessed with weight loss and criticizing their bodies–all of which contributes to the "not-enough" struggle. So this week, the duo discuss body love and body neutrality, and how they are different, but equally important to consider. Both women have been on their own journeys of learning to love the skin and the shape they inhabit, and share how refusing to hate on their bodies has freed up wayyyy more time for the things they love!

Join Lisa and Kari as they reflect on their experiences growing up as girls, then as women with respect to body image and diet culture. Listen as they compare and contrast their childhood influences about what was "ideal" for body type and size, and how they learned to navigate that in a decade that valued "heroin chic" and supermodel bodies. Both Lisa and Kari have experience working in the areas of health, nutrition and weight loss, and they will explain why they feel diet culture does more damage than good, and why they want you to learn to love and trust your own body!

Parenting is a topic both Kari and Lisa love....especially now, because they particularly enjoy parenting the five young adults they brought into the world! Despite never thinking they wanted to have kids when they were younger, it's clear the joy, laughter and lessons along the way has parenting on the best jobs they've ever had, despite the hard and humbling days. Join them as they have fun recalling the best parenting advice they ever received, the lessons parenting has taught them, and what they appreciate most about the way they were parented.

Have you noticed that emotions often feel inconvenient? But have you also noticed that pushing them down and ignoring them doesn't seem to help? In this episode, Kari and Lisa talk about the importance of taking the time to feel and understand your own feelings so they don't hold you back from what life has to offer. They also share insight into the positive side of negative (and seemingly inconvenient) emotions.

From expectations to misconceptions, there are so many things in life that we learn along the way (often, the hard way). In today's episode, Kari and Lisa will be sharing some of their personal "aha!" moments from life. Tune in to hear which lessons you may have in common, as well as some that may surprise you.

Welcome to The Things We Know podcast, where your hosts, Lisa Callahan and Kari Morin, share their best advice for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. If you are feeling stagnant, alone, or just kind of aimless, this show is for you. In this inaugural episode, Lisa and Kari kick things off with a bang (and a David Bowie quote). Listen in as they share who they are and the epic vision that is the driving purpose of the show.