Happiest and healthiest of New Years to you and yours! Thank you for listening. Love, z

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Todays episode features morsels from the following Weirdly Helpers...

Compare Yourself to Yourself with Billie Lundt

You Don't Need to Feel Good to Get Going with Brad Stalburg

Do The Hard Thing First with Tiffany Paulsen

Drive-By Huggers with Brian Passell

Meditation with Jen Kimchiano

Shower Belly with Lauren Passell

Morning Joy Practice with Brandi Stanley

Don't Wish Your Life Away with Lilly Turmelle

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Rekha Murthy is a podcast strategist with more than 25 years of experience in podcasting, public radio, and other digital media.

SOURCES MENTIONED:

-On Tyranny by Tim Snyder

-You Need a Manifesto: How to Craft Your Convictions and Put Them to Work by Charlotte Burgress-Auburn

-The.Ink by Anand Giridharadas

-Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson

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Zak went on Michigan Public's daily show Stateside to share some weirdly helpful end of year rituals and practices. He shares that segment today.

Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. You hear stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids. Tune in every day for in-depth conversations that matter to Michigan. Stateside is hosted by April Baer and produced by Mike Blank and Ronia Cabansag

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Austin Kleon is a writer who draws. He’s the bestselling author of Steal Like An Artist and other books

- Austin's essay on Meeker's work, The Comedy of Survival.

Ann Friedman (@AnnFreidman) is the co-author Big Friendship and creator of the excellent The Ann Freidman Weekly newsletter. Sign up here.

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Zak's Weirdly Helpful guru, Laura Hawley, returns to the show to share a transcendent and fun gift-giving practice.

Hear Laura on howling and bus art.

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Weirdly Helpful advice on today's episode comes from Lainey, Margo, Rabbi Yoni and Zak!

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Emma Martin is a painter and workshop facilitator from Chicago. Check out her work! She was last on the show dishing on indecision.

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Past episodes referenced in today's episode...

Try These Witchy, Water-based Maneuvers to Improve Your Life with Dr. MLE

Manifesting Someone To Watch Over You with Cassandra Jenkins

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Lizzie Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and author of Emily Post's Etiquette - The Centennial Edition, and Higher Etiquette, as well as Emily Post’s Wedding Etiquette 6th edition, and The Etiquette Advantage in Business 3rd edition. She is a co-president of the Emily Post Institute focusing on publishing and business development. Lizzie and her cousin Daniel co-host the Awesome Etiquette podcast, a weekly Q&A show that explores the topic of etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty.

Daniel Post Senning is the great-great grandson of Emily Post and a co-author of ⁠Emily Post’s Etiquette - The Centennial Edition⁠ and ⁠Emily Post's Business Etiquette⁠. He is also the author of ⁠Manners in a Digital World: Living Well Online⁠.

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DR. ELLEN HENDRIKSEN (she/her) is a clinical psychologist who will help you calm your anxiety and be your authentic self. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and is the author of HOW TO BE ENOUGH: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists.

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Zak is excited to present Weirdly Helpful, the spiritual successor to The Best Advice Show. On this first episode, Zak talks to artist and therapist, Laura Hawley whose advice from 2020 inspired the new show title.

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