Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

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Family Feuds and Those Silly Disagreements that Go On for Decades Apr 25, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of my new favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. These stories are about family feuds—ridiculous, silly family feuds that go on for decades and that make no sense—and cause some pretty strange behavior. If you have a family member who might need a nudge to give up some longstanding battle, these stories might be the answer.

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A New Way to Look at Your Birthday that May Change Your Attitude to Growing Older Apr 23, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about a unique idea for birthdays. Why? Because I have one coming up tomorrow. And it’s not a big one—that was last year—but still… sometimes it’s good to take the focus off getting older and find a new way to celebrate the day.

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Friend Friday – A Successful Children’s Author Tells Us How She Did It – And Also Explains Her Science Books for Babies Apr 20, 2018

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It's Friend Friday and today we’re going to talk to Ruth Spiro, a Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor who’s attracted quite a bit of attention for her line of baby books about science, weighty subjects like quantum physics and thermodynamics.

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Tales of Spunky Grandmothers from our New Book about Wacky Family Members Apr 18, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of my new favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. We have a lot of stories in the book about eccentric, wacky grandmothers but all of the stories are filled with admiration for these spunky women, who really do teach their grandchildren a lot about how to live their lives.

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Mothers as Role Models – The Wise Words from These Two Moms that We Can All Use Apr 16, 2018

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Today I want to talk about mothers as role models, because when you’re in the trenches raising your kids, or even later, when they’re grown but you’re still trying to give them advice, which is sometimes unwanted, you wonder if you’re getting through. Did you make a difference? Did the kids even listen to you? The answer is, yes!

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FRIEND FRIDAY – Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan Explains How She Left the World of Finance to Become A Master of Wine Apr 13, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to one of our storywriters, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, who has a story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time to Thrive about how she completely rebooted her life and changed careers in a dramatic way.

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There's Nothing Like Divorce to Bring People Together, at Least in These Two Families Apr 11, 2018

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Today I’m going to share two of my new favorite stories with you, from our brand new book that just came out yesterday – Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. I love these stories because they’re about family members coming together – as friends – even after divorces. This happens more often than you would think, and I know it’s the case in my own family.

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Do You Know Someone Who's Shy? How Two Women Overcame Their Shyness Apr 09, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that show that even the shyest people can find a way to overcome their shyness. Here’s how these two shy people found their self-confidence.

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FRIEND FRIDAY – Actress, Singer and Writer Melanie Chartoff Talks about Fathers, Fortitude and Forgiveness Apr 06, 2018

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Today I’m excited to introduce you to our guest, the actress, singer, and writer, Melanie Chartoff. Melanie is a new member of the Chicken Soup for the Soul family, having written a story for a new book we have coming out on Tuesday, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. This is not really about crazy – it’s about those wacky, lovable family members that we all have.

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Making Do with Very Little – Mothers, Sacrifice, and Generosity Apr 04, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of my new favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom. These stories are reassuring in that they show that kids really do notice what their mothers do for them and for others. Sometimes, when you’re in the trenches raising kids, you’re not sure they’re paying attention or appreciating everything that you do. But in these stories, teenage girls—yes, teenage girls—do notice and admire their moms.

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