Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

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It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Habits Jun 05, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we’re going to talk about habits—good ones and bad ones. Like watching too much TV, something that Cindy O’Leary gave up. And not walking enough, which Laurie Penner corrected. It’s not too late to drop those bad habits and change to good ones. And this is one of the topics we addressed in our latest book about aging dynamically and staying young at heart.

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When Less Is More Jun 03, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m talking about when less is more, in one case when a couple sell everything they own to travel the country, and in another case when a banker decides to chuck that and work as a produce manager at a grocery store where he will be much happier.

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Messages from Heaven May 31, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. Miracles, divine intervention, amazing coincidences—these unexplainable, unexpected surprises really wow us when we read about them at Chicken Soup for the Soul, so we always have a great time making one of these collections. And today I’m going to share two stories about messages from heaven that I’m pretty sure will amaze you, too.

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The Miracle of a Loved One’s Goodbye May 29, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. You don’t have to be religious to be amazed by these stories. They’re just about awe-inspiring things that happened to our writers, stories that will wow you. Today we’re going to talk about miracles that happen on the way out, when someone you love is dying or has just died.

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The Most Amazing Coincidences May 27, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous.These true stories of angels and miracles will strengthen your faith and remind you that good things do happen to good people!

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Lessons Learned from the Cat May 24, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about cats today, and what we learn from them. Imagine finding a kitten burning to death in a smoldering garbage dump. And then imagine rescuing that little cat and watching it show the most amazing resilience as it came back from the dead.

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Enjoying the Simple Things May 22, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we’re talking about enjoying the simple things, even when an entire family gets the stomach flu while they’re all together for Christmas. Disaster, right? Well that’s what you would think.

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Adventures with the Grandchildren: One of the Perks of Getting Older May 20, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m talking about a new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Young at Heart. This book covers a little bit of everything but the overarching theme is dynamic aging, getting older gracefully, and having lots of fun while doing it. One of the fun parts of getting older is having grandchildren or grand nephews and nieces, and today I’m going to share two stories about that, including one about a literal accidental meeting with country singer Loretta Lynn.

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Rebecca Zung Talks about Narcissists and Breaking Free from Toxic Relationships May 17, 2024

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Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest for Friend Friday, Rebecca Zung. We’re going to talk about narcissists and how you can break free from toxic relationships.

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Five Proven Tips for Living Your Life to the Fullest May 15, 2024

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share five proven tips for living your life to the fullest, drawn from five new stories in the updated 30th anniversary edition of the original Chicken Soup for the Soul. Chicken Soup for the Soul has been changing lives for 30 years now, and what we did was take the original book from 1993 and add in 30 bonus stories from today’s thought leaders, including TV and radio personalities Joan Lunden, Deborah Norville and Pat Farnack; podcasters Zibby Owens and Tony D’Urso; and authors Rabbi Steve Leder and Sophfronia Scott. Here are five tips from the book for living your life to the fullest.

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