Lighten Up with Melanie Dale

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Lighten Up #33: Swimsuit Edition Jul 11, 2017

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Melanie and Courtney DeFeo talk about pool etiquette and disturbing swimsuit trends. Melanie meant for this to be totally family-friendly but accidentally described her wetsuit as a body condom. You’ve been warned.

Lighten Up #32: Most Embarrassing Moments…in Church Jun 27, 2017

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Melanie and Zach Hoag talk about their most embarrassing moments in church and he shares his “You May Have Grown Up in a Cult If...” list.

Lighten Up #31: Surviving Summer Jun 20, 2017

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Melanie and Logan Wolfram talk about surviving summer and cultivating relationships with everyone from coffee shop hipsters to neighbors. HOT DANG IT’S SUMMER, so listen in, and lighten up!

Lighten Up #30: Summer Camp Jun 13, 2017

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Osheta Moore and Melanie talk about all things summer camp-related and camp-adjacent, including tender camp love, Jesus camp, camp foods, packing for camp, and favorite camp movies. This kicks off Melanie's HOT DANG IT’S SUMMER! series, so listen in, and lighten up!

Lighten Up #29: Emily Freeman May 30, 2017

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Melanie talks with Emily Freeman, author of several books including Grace for the Good Girl and Simply Tuesday, and co-founder of hope*writers. They talk about 90s pop music, writing, building benches, blogging, and what song she’d perform in an epic lip sync battle. Tornado sirens go off during the interview and Melanie wonders if talking to Emily is worth dying for. So find out if she survives, listen in, and lighten up.

Lighten Up #28: Kelly Flanagan May 16, 2017

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Melanie talks with Dr. Kelly Flanagan about his book Loveable: Embracing What Is Truest About You, So You Can Truly Embrace Your Life. They talk about worthiness, belonging, and purpose, as well as things they’ve Googled and their mutual love of Cadbury Eggs. Dr. Flanagan is a clinical psychologist and Melanie is always excited for more therapy, so listen in, and lighten up!

Lighten Up #27: Elisha Wilson Beach Apr 30, 2017

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Melanie talks with Elisha Wilson Beach, blogger at mylifeisabeach.com, about motherhood, dance, her nursing photo that went viral, and walking the red carpet. Her brand new baby was cooing in her lap while they talked, and if you listen carefully, you’ll hear lil’ baby noises throughout. This is just some of the bonus material you get when you listen in and lighten up.

Lighten Up #26: Ann Swindell Apr 18, 2017

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Melanie talks with Ann Swindell about her new book, Still Waiting: Hope for When God Doesn’t Give You What You Want. They talk about her battle with trichotillomania, the difficulty of waiting, and lightening up in difficult seasons, as well as writing advice and how to develop your unique voice as a writer.

Lighten Up #25: Ashlee Gadd Apr 04, 2017

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Melanie talks with Ashlee Gadd, founder of Coffee+Crumbs, about her new book, The Magic of Motherhood, and the epic launch party she planned where all the Coffee+Crumbs writers came together for the first time ever. They also talk about running Coffee+Crumbs, writing and storytelling, and of course, motherhood. Listen in...and lighten up!

Lighten Up #24: Laila @FrontRowMama Mar 21, 2017

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Melanie talks with Laila, a single mom, full-time PhD student, and blogger, about pursuing her goals, building relationships and a support network, watching The Bachelor, and the importance of names.

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