Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

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Time for Spring Cleaning! Some Motivation and Advice to Get You Lightening Up Your Home Apr 02, 2018

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Today I want to talk about spring cleaning and how GREAT it feels to have LESS stuff. We put out a book about this a couple of years ago. It’s called Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less and I found it highly motivational in getting me to focus on how much better I would feel with less clothing and less stuff in general. I’ve reduced the amount of clothing and footwear I have by almost half as a result and I still think I have too much.

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FRIEND FRIDAY – Tragedy, then Miracles: Meet Amy Chesler and Hear about Her Messages from Heaven and More Mar 30, 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, Amy Chesler, who has had quite an interesting life. Amy Chesler is an award-winning blogger and content creator from Los Angeles, CA. She is a proud six-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series as well as the author of an illustrated tale for all ages entitled A Man and His Books. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, creating stained glass, cooking, and watching movies.

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Moms Always Know Best and Here Are Two Stories that Prove It Mar 28, 2018

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom. Mother’s Day is a month and a half away, but the way the retailers work, they start putting up their Mother’s Day displays in late March, so we always get our Mother’s Day gift books out in mid-March. That’s okay though because you can’t thank mothers and grandmothers enough for all that they do. So I’ll be sharing stories with you for several weeks now as we head into Mother’s Day, and we do happen to have a lot of amazing stories in this new book about amazing moms.

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Easter Is Around the Corner – The Gifts Kids Really Want Mar 26, 2018

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Today I want to talk about the gift of time, which is something that our kids REALLY want, as we see over and over again in Chicken Soup for the Soul stories. With Easter coming at the end of the week, I thought I’d share a couple of stories that might give you ideas for creating unique gifts this year.

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Dr. Dream, Kelly Sullivan Walden, Discusses How Her Own Dreams Influence Her Life Mar 23, 2018

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Today I’m bringing back one of our most popular guests – Kelly Sullivan Walden – America’s dream expert. Kelly and I have made two books together—Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and Premonitions, and more recently Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable.

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How Do Moms Know These Things? Mar 21, 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 Amazing Mom. These stories will make you think mothers and grandmothers have some kind of magical power.

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Expect Great Things of People – You’ll Be Amazed By How They Will Rise to the Challenge Mar 19, 2018

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Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that show that if we expect greatness from people they really WILL rise to the occasion. Putting on rose-colored glasses doesn’t just make things look rosy, sometimes it changes them for real!

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Writing Advice That Really Works from Bestselling Author James Scott Bell Mar 16, 2018

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Today we are replaying a terrific interview with the bestselling author James Scott Bell, who has some wonderful writing tips for you. I’ll see you Monday!

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When Perfect Strangers Spontaneously Band Together to Do Something Perfectly Kind Mar 14, 2018

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Today’s podcast is one of my old favorites, about perfect strangers getting together to do something kind, as a group. These are great stories!

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Why Not Assume the Best Will Happen? Mar 12, 2018

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I’m off this week because we’re in a big crunch getting books to the printer. Today’s re-run episode is about assuming the best will happen, which is a great strategy for viewing your day in a more positive light.

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