Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Latest Episodes:

[Community]: How to Boost Oxytocin, the Hormone of Connection, Ep. 767 Aug 08, 2022

Show notes

Feeling connected to other people feels nice, but can it actually improve your health? Yes it can, and there’s one particular hormone that makes that statement true, and that’s oxytocin, aka the love hormone, which I’m sharing some cool factoids about today, as well as how you can raise it and get the health benefits it brings while ALSO feeling a stronger connection to others.

Study showing oxytocin’s links to aging

Study that showed that watching an emotional video increased generosity to strangers

Send me your better person Qs and I’ll answer them on a future episode! kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

Nutrafol.com (use the promo code BETTER)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Grab Bag]: What NOT to Do During a Road Rage Incident (Please!), Ep. 766 Aug 05, 2022

Show notes

Let’s just say that when you’re just out and about, running errands and minding your business, an angry driver honks at you, yells at you, and flips you off. And, your kid is in the car with you. What do you do?

Well, I’ll share what NOT to do in today’s episode, based on a true story! Yep, I’m coming clean on my road rage issues today and sharing a cautionary tale.

Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Grab Bag]: A Mentorship in Messy Motherhood, Ep 765 Aug 04, 2022

Show notes

This summer I’ve been re-watching the show “Better Things,” with Pamela Adlon, on Hulu, and I I love it for its lessons in reality, and unreality, and how messy motherhood and modern life and also, how despite it all, there are so many moments of truth and beauty. It’s like one of my favorite Dolly Parton sayings, “It’s all wrong but it’s all right.”

Pamela Adlon on Fresh Air

Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Memoirs, Ep. 764 Aug 03, 2022

Show notes

Summer + reading = two of my most favorite words. Today I’m sharing the 2 memoirs I read in various summery locations that I just capital-L Loved:

Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones

Punch Me Up to the Gods, Brian Broome

“Fearing For His Life” – Chloe Cooper Jones’ Pulitzer-nominated article

Let’s connect on Goodreads

Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Grab Bag]: Awesome Summer Reads, Novels, Ep. 763 Aug 02, 2022

Show notes

Need ideas for what to read this summer, whether you’re hitting the beach or just chilling in bed? I’ve got 4 suggestions for you–all ones I read while I was on vacation and loved. Today I’m talking about the two novels I read, one’s romance, one’s YA, both are awesome.

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akweake Emezi

The Falling Girls, Hayley Krischer

Let’s connect on Goodreads

Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Grab Bag]: Finding Your Lost Money–A Crazy Story, Ep. 762 Aug 01, 2022

Show notes

What if there was money out there somewhere that belonged to you but you didn’t know it was there? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a search engine where you could type in your name and see if there were any old paychecks that never made their way to you, or a 401K account from your first job that you forgot about, or a refund from a company. Welp, there is! And I have got a nutty story for you about it.

Planet Money Escheat show

Send me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Vacation]: How to Handle Vacation Letdown, Ep. 761 Jul 29, 2022

Show notes

Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it.

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

AthleticGreens.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Vacation]: Dealing with Vacation Blues, Ep. 760 Jul 28, 2022

Show notes

When you think of vacation, you think of something positive–fun, adventure, relaxation, being carefree. And yes all those things can happen. But sometimes, you can also feel a little sad, displaced, or just…wonky…when you’re on holiday. I call ‘em the vacation blues, and today we’re talking about why they can happen and what to do about them.

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

AthleticGreens.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Vacation]: Finding the Perfect Beach Read, Ep. 759 Jul 27, 2022

Show notes

Let’s talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don’t want to be stuck with a book that you’re just not feeling!

To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I’m talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.

The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes)

The Novel Neighbor on Instagram

The Novel Neighbor on TikTok

This episode sponsored by:

Zapier.com

AthleticGreens.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Vacation]: Making a Kickass Packing List, Ep. 758 Jul 26, 2022

Show notes

Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!

Here are those categories:

Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, every day, toiletries, entertainment

This episode is sponsored by:

Zapier.com

AthleticGreens.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices