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Roadtrips with Littles + Girlfriend Getaways | 199 Jun 14, 2019

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There's value in roadtripping with little kids — even when it doesn't feel like it. Crystal talks about why she prioritizes it, how they camp and go to national parks, and when she knows to press the pause button and wait. Tsh shares about her recent girlfriend getaway, why it's good to get together with other adult friends (beyond a night out), and the practicals of putting together an overnighter with friends when the ultimate goal is to reconnect.

10 Quick Thoughts About Girlfriend Getaways by Tsh
Practical Tips for a Family Road Trip by Crystal

Links From This Episode:

Crystal on Instagram
Crystal's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
7 Ways to Make Camping With Kids More Fun
Travel tray for kids in car
Crowd Money app
Airbnb
Whatever Craft House
Ep. 195: Friendships & Habits
Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
Haley on Instagram and Twitter
The Catholic Traveler
St. Patrick's Bad Analogies
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Body Image + Sabbaticals | 198 Jun 07, 2019

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Just in time for summer, Tsh and Christine talk about simple (but not always easy) ways to overcome negative body image issues.

Then, Tsh shares why and how she's going on sabbatical for a month in July. In our productivity-obsessed world that's a petri dish for all sorts of limiting beliefs about why sabbaticals are unnecessary or impossible, they talk about how Tsh has learned to overcome some of that thinking.

Why I'm Taking a Sabbatical by Tsh
The Liberation of Lake Life (A Body Image Manifesto) by Christine

Links From This Episode:

Christine on Instagram
Christine's blog
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Teens, Social Media & Body Image
Third Love
Harper Wilde
Roolee
Piper and Scoot
Madewell
Jessica Rey
Why Every Leader Needs a Sabbatical
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A Multicultural Family & My Good List | 197 May 31, 2019

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The U.S. is a melting pot, so what does it look like to incorporate your ancestral heritage into your day-to-day family life? Tsh chats with Jacqui Skemp, who shares small, simple ways she weaves her culture — as a first-generation Mexican American — at home with her husband and small children. She also gives us a short-and-sweet good list update: four things currently making her life sweeter.

Summer Reading Guide for Kids by Tsh
On Raising a Multicultural Family by Jacqui

Links From This Episode:

Jacqui's blog, Mexican Domestic Goddess
Jacqui on Instagram
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Goodnight Moon / Buenas Noches, Luna, by Margaret Wise Brown
Lil' Libros
Instacart
Simple Ep. 192: Fasting, Feasting & Intuitive Eating
Coming Home, by Leon Bridges
Simple Ep. 78: Summer Hospitality & Entertaining
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Changing Your Mind + Investing In Help | 196 May 24, 2019

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In what ways have you changed since high school? If you're normal, you've changed in so many ways you've lost count. Tsh shares how (and about what) she's changed her mind regarding her values, worldview, and perspective in the 20+ years since she graduated. (Spoiler: It's good to change our minds. It means we're growing and willing to learn.)

Crystal then chats about the vital role of people like therapists, coaches of all sorts, counselors and other helping professionals, and the unmistakable importance of investing in their wisdom. Both she and Tsh have benefited from smart, trained, thoughtful humans, and believe every penny budgeted for ongoing help is vital in their maturity and growth.

6 Things I'd Tell My Graduating Self by Tsh
How to Find a Counselor, Therapist, or Coach by Crystal

Links From This Episode:

Crystal on Instagram
Crystal's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Boundaries, by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
Stephanie on Instagram
Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
Rough Guides books
Lonely Planet books
Travel purse
Travel wallet
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Friendships + Habits | 195 May 17, 2019

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Friendships: in this chat Tsh and Katherine talk about why we need to take the time for them even when life is busy, plus little ways we can better cultivate them. (The Internet, for all its foibles, can also be a really beautiful breeding ground for cultivating some of our best friends!)

They also park a bit on the legacy of Rachel Held Evans, and how our collective mourning of our loss of her has shown us blatantly and beautifully how we really can know each other through the Internet.

Then, they get into the tiny little habits serve as anchors in our chaotic days — which is all the more reason we should hold tight to them.

And then in the third segment, Tsh talks with her friend Stephanie Langford, who is currently still in Guatemala, as they answer one more of your travel questions.

My Good List by Tsh
Reclaiming True Friendship in the Age of "Friending" by Katherine

Links From This Episode:

Katherine on Twitter
Katherine's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
#becauseofRHE
Sarah & Jeff's remembrance
Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans
Hoopla app
Simple Ep. 194: Teaching + Nature
Compost bin
The One Thing That Made It Easy to Stay Healthy by Katherine
Morning stretch on YouTube
Stephanie on Instagram
Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
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Nature + Teaching | 194 May 10, 2019

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What's important about learning the names of things like flowers, trees, frogs — the stuff we usually drive by and don't think about? Andrea's loved nature since she was a kid, but she's re-embraced this side of her as a city-dwelling adult. She gets into why paying attention to nature is important, and also shares practical tips for getting into this wherever we live.

And with a few weeks of the school year, I'm talking about what I've learned after a year of teaching high school English. I am still very much a beginner here and will continue to learn as I keep going.

For the third segment. I am joined by Hayley Stewart, where we get into the liturgical calendar and what's in store for us in May.

5 Things Teaching is Teaching Me About Myself by Tsh
You Belong Among the Wildflowers by Andrea

Links From This Episode:

Andrea on Instagram
Andrea's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
"Nature is everywhere—we just need to learn to see it." TED Talk by Emma Marris
The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams
PlantSnap app
TreeBook app
The Audubon Bird Guide app
iNaturalist app
Our Planet
Round Planet
Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv
Roadside Geology
Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
Haley on Instagram and Twitter
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Social Media in Work + Life | 193 May 03, 2019

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We've gotten into this episode's topic off and on here, but Crystal's a bit unique: while she doesn't use social media for her own personal work, a huge part of her job is helping others use social media for their work. She knows what it's like to use it both for connecting her real life with the Internet, and for helping business owners find their people online.

The Internet can become a downward spiral when it comes to things like mental health, relationships, societal structures, politics, and beyond. And yet it can also be a thing of beauty, helping us connect like never before in human history. It all has to do with mindset, motive, and purpose.

What I Read in April by Tsh
The Social Media Guidelines That Help Me Still Enjoy Social Media by Crystal

Links From This Episode:

Crystal on Instagram
Crystal's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
The Essentials class–enroll by tonight!
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
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Fasting, Feasting, & Intuitive Eating | 192 Apr 26, 2019

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Yep …Our relationships with food. Christine articulates what it means to feast, to embrace a season of coming around the table to share a meal and how that pairs really well when you also embrace more fasting in your life. This is especially great now that we're in the season of Eastertide.

Tsh shares her own personal guidelines with eating, which sounds stoic and hardcore, but it's not. It embraces a philosophy of feasting as well, and it's been a mental game changer for her.

In the third segment, Tsh talks with Stephanie, who's currently in Guatemala, as they answer another one of your travel questions.

Also: Tsh is closing up her class, The Essentials, for good! As in, it will no longer be open for enrollment ever again. So, if you'd like in, do it now — enrollment closes for the final time on Friday, May 3rd, 2019, so head here snag your spot.

How I Menu Plan by Tsh
Intermittent Fasting, Feasting, and the Perfect Pesto by Christine

Links From This Episode:

Christine on Instagram
Christine's blog
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
The Essentials class–enroll by next Friday, May 3!
Steven's pesto recipe
Christine's bread recipe
Siete Foods
What Gathering Around The Table Has Taught Me, by Christine
The Four Tendencies Quiz, by Gretchen Rubin
Losing 100 Pounds Podcast
The Complete Guide to Fasting, by Jason Fung, MD
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating
Keto Diet for Beginners
What is Mindful Eating
Stephanie on Instagram
Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
Kyrgyzstan World Nomad Games
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Weekend On-Ramps + Easter | 191 Apr 19, 2019

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Tsh shares a little practice she's been doing the past few months to help her weekends go much smoother. To anyone around her, it probably looks like nothing — but to her brain, it's been a game changer.

And Katherine's not only a local pastor, but by golly this is Holy Week — so, we get into what this means when it comes to sitting in discomfort and letting ourselves feel all the things, instead of rushing from the weirdness of Palm Sunday into the colored Easter eggs of Easter. Even if you're not a Christian, I think you'll resonate with this.

They also get in to what this means in light of this week's heavy news of Notre Dame in Paris — what a symbol for Holy Week.

My Most Valuable, Non-Renewable Asset (& Yours Too) by Tsh
Making Sense of Easter by Katherine

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Katherine on Twitter
Katherine's website
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
No Easy Choice, by Ellen Painter Dollar
The Cross and the Lynching Tree, by James H. Cone
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Like Your Life is open!
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Hometown Tourism + Abundant Mindset | 190 Apr 12, 2019

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What's the difference between a scarcity and an abundant mindset? It really comes down to gratitude as the ultimate antidote, whether it's fear, overwhelm, jealousy, or good old-fashioned FOMO.

What does it mean to be a hometown tourist? It's also about mindset, discovering where you live with a spirit of curiosity.

Tsh and Christine get into both these things, including a few practicals on how to incorporate both of these in your daily life.

Then somewhat ironically, in the third segment Tsh chats with Stephanie Langford, answering your travel questions: this time, they're talking about good spots in the U.S. for a weekend getaway.