The Next Right Thing - with Emily P. Freeman

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269: Friendship Breakups with Laura Tremaine Apr 04, 2023

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As we continue this short series on friendship, I'm glad to welcome one of my IRL friends, the author of one of my top 10 favorite books of 2020, Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First and host of the 10 Things to Tell You podcast, Laura Tremaine. Laura has written a book all about friendship for grownups and it's already helped me make some really important mindset shifts in my own relationships. It's called The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs and it releases on April 4. I'm thrilled to have her on this episode to talk about friendships, specifically what we get wrong culturally, what it means to believe the best, and what to do when a friendship ends. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
Visit Laura Tremaine's website
Find Laura Tremaine on Instagram
Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download the transcript

268: What's Saving My Life: Friendship Edition Mar 28, 2023

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What's saving your life right now, specifically when it comes to friendship? It's the first in a several-week series on friendship inspired by my friend and fellow author, Laura Tremaine's new book, The Life Council, all about 10 friends every woman needs. We'll have Laura on as a guest next week, but this week we'll kick off the series by dedicating this quarter's "What's Saving My Life" to friendship. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
Visit Laura Tremaine's website
Find Laura Tremaine on Instagram
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Find a full transcript of this episode at emilypfreeman.com

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267: How To Handle Interruption Mar 21, 2023

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Can we escape interruptions? You know the answer is we never will, but we can make partial, imperfect, or even settled peace with them. In this episode, I'll offer some encouragement for when your life feels like one big interruption. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser
The Lazy Genius
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this episode at emilypfreeman.com

266: On Being A Well by Macrina Wiederkehr Mar 14, 2023

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Today I'll share words from someone else for all of us to listen to and carry with us and reflect on together. I've chosen a poem by Macrina Wiederkehr, a writer who has been a companion for me for many years now (though she never knew it.) She was a master of everyday spirituality and had a lovely way of seeing and speaking of God in the midst of ordinary things of life. Macrina wrote a reflection on Jesus' interaction with the woman at the well, as recorded in John chapter 4. So here is "On Being A Well" by Macrina Wiederkehr from her book, Seasons of Your Heart. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Seasons of Your Heart by Macrina Wiederkehr
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Find a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

265: How to Know What You Want Mar 07, 2023

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You have a decision to make or a move to discern. You ask a friend to listen and help you figure out your next right thing. And then they ask the question that is as dreaded as it is simple: "Well, what do you want?" If your response to that maddening question is no answer, no direction, no clue, then this episode is for you. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

264: Let's Talk About Fear Feb 28, 2023

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Lately, I've been thinking a lot about fear, how and when it shows up, ways it lies and tells the truth, and what it means for us as we do the hard and holy work of making life decisions. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

263: How to Human with Carlos Whittaker Feb 21, 2023

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Today I'm glad to welcome our favorite hope dealer and host of the podcast Human Hope, it's Carlos Whittaker. His brand new book How to Human, just released last month. In it he shares candidly from his own life about how he's wrestling through some of the biggest cultural issues of our current time and simple ways he's learning to refuse to let our disagreements define us. In his honest, relatable, Carlos way, we're invited on a path of radical love—one that requires us to become builders rather than demolitionists. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

How to Human by Carlos Whittaker
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

262: For Who You Might Become Feb 14, 2023

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The decisions we make are evidence of the person who we are becoming. In the middle of our right-now, messy, beautiful, boring, terrifying wonderful lives, it's good to reflect on who we've been, who we are, and who we might become. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie
The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

261: Where Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops: A Story Feb 07, 2023

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Doing the next right thing is just that -- it's the next right thing for now, not forever. It's the next right thing as far as we understand what is good and right and next. Today I'll share my own story of continuing to discover what it means to do the next right thing in love. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Quiet Collection app
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

260: Your Next Right Thing Starter Pack Jan 31, 2023

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After a short break, we're back with a starter pack of episodes to turn to for particular situations, especially for you who might be new here or are looking for helpful, actionable decision-making content. Today I'll share specific episodes for when you feel stuck, for making decisions with other people, and resources for your next right thing. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Episode 242: Are You Afraid of Choosing Wrong?
Episode 162: Is It Time to Move On?
Episode 145: When You're Afraid: Start with Your Senses
Episode 136: Decision-Making for Slow Processors
Episode 226: When Someone You Love is Indecisive
Episode 119: How to Help Children Make Decisions
Episode 167: Spiritual Direction for Beginners
Episode 172: Make These 2 Lists Now
Episode 219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to a Great Opportunity
A Great Wagon by Rumi
The Quiet Collection app
Get my monthly letter here
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.

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