In addition to mom's famous mashed potatoes and Auntie Dee's legendary pumpkin pie, your family lives on through the stories you tell around the Thanksgiving table. And if you absorb those stories, and continue to tell them, you'll never lose the memory of those who spun the first tale. So, this Thanksgiving, pass the stuffing, and pass a good story while you're at it.

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On today's Tuesday People episode, host Mitch Albom talks about The Present of Being Present, or, How to Pay Attention. We are living in a world rife with attention deficit. Phones, constant media influences, the internet, working from home. It's easy to drift off during a conversation, when you see a notification pop up on your phone, watch or your inbox. It's rare that two people sit in a room anymore and just...talk. No distractions, no interruptions, no screens - just good old-fashioned conversation. Focus in on today's episode and learn the simple steps that will have you spending more meaningful, one-on-one time with the people you love.

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We're all born into a body that we spend most of our lives being self-conscious of. We're too fat, we're too skinny, we're too short, we're too tall - we spend so much time on our external selves, that we often forget about those things we should value on the inside. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich talk about "the cartons we are shipped in," and how Morrie felt about the changes in his own body as his ALS progressed. And how, even as we age, we should embrace all that we are, inside and out.

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In honor of Halloween, today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast is dedicated to one topic that is often difficult to discuss: Where do you want to go...when you go? Our final resting place is a tough conversation to have with our loved ones. Today we discuss ways to ease into this topic, what to consider when making this very important decision, the reasons why we choose the places we choose, and finally some wisdom from Morrie as he opened up to host Mitch Albom about his plans for his final place of rest. As Morrie said, "If it's a human act, why not face it realistically?"

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In 2007, author, entrepreneur, and Tuesday People guest, Brent Yates, was incapacitated by a mystery illness, a crumbling marriage, shattered familial relationships, and suicidal thoughts. At his lowest point, he credits God with putting people, organizations and resources into his life that came around him and lifted him up from his knees. Host Mitch Albom talks to Brent about his decades-long pilgrimage to repair his body, mind and faith. In his new book, “The Gravity of Up,” he shares his story, success and learned processes with others who are searching for a more balanced and fruitful existence. For more information on Brent and “The Gravity of Up,” visit https://www.brentyates.com/gravity-of-up-book/.

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Who's in your line of dominoes? Who is going to affect you in some way, and have something to say about your future, and ultimately, the future of everyone you touch, and possibly the world? On today's Tuesday People episode, host Mitch Albom honors a man who did just that. Jack Thomas was the reporter who first covered Morrie Schwartz's story for the Boston Globe. He sadly passed away earlier this month. Without his story, there would have been no Nightline episode for Mitch to watch that fateful evening that led him to the home of his beloved professor, that led to "Tuesdays With Morrie," that led to this podcast. And for all of you who "Tuesdays With Morrie," touched, you have spread Jack Thomas' work infinitely over the past 25 years. It's a lesson that teaches us that you never know how far the kindness you extend to one person can go.

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Many of us are haunted by experiences that happened to us as children. In Morrie's youth, he faced a trauma that shaped his life. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom discusses childhood trauma and how we can overcome our past by creating our own future.

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The Jewish tradition of Yom Kippur - or the Day of Atonement - is a time to reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom - along with thoughts on the subject from Morrie Schwartz - discusses forgiveness, and how this act between people can actually be a cleansing exercise for those on both sides of the olive branch.

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They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom and producer Lisa discuss why that's not too far from the truth. Some of the most important meetings throughout history took place over food and drink. It's the great equalizer. Every Tuesday before visiting Morrie, Mitch would stop to pick up some food from a local co-op his beloved professor loved. We hear Morrie's take on Mitch's weekly bounty, and Mitch's advice on making food, glorious food, a part of your next important heart-to-heart.

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Worrying about your age? Hop on the loop-de-loop, as Morrie said, and enjoy whatever season of your life you're in! There are a whole slew of activities that you can do to transport yourself through the fall and winter of your later years, back to the free-spirited spring and summer of your youth. Every age you ever were is inside you. The only passport you need to travel back in time is the power of your thoughts. Bon voyage!

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