Can embracing our mortality help us living more fully? Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director, shares with us some of his insights about facing death and what we can learn from loss. Check out his latest book All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak: A Funeral Director on Life, Death, and the Hereafter.  ..read more

We chat with author Karen Walrond on how to cultivate friendships and create healthy boundaries. Check out Karen Walrond’s podcast Make Light and her book The Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change without Losing Your Joy ..read more

Kristen and Christine put on their therapist hats to talk about introversion and self-care. Christine Koh is a former music and brain neuroscientist turned author and blogger. She co-hosts the Edit Your Life Podcast and co-wrote the book Minimalist Parenting ..read more

We’re talking about drinking and when to know when it’s a problem with Kerry Cohen, author of Lush: A Memoir.  Many of us like a glass of wine or two to wind down at the end of the day, and there is a preponderance of cultural references to women and drinking as a kind of social contract. Kerry helps us unpack that messy middle between healthy drinking and full-blown addiction. In this episode we talked about: Lush: A Memoir Moderation Management Smart Recovery Refuge Recovery Alcoholics Anonymous ..read more

We are talking with author Melanie Shankle on raising teenagers, finding our own sense of self as a mom, and being in the weird middle place of life. Melanie is the co-host of the Big Boo Podcast and author of On the Bright Side: Stories about Friendship, Love, and Being True to Yourself as well as Nobody's Cuter Than You: A Memoir About the Beauty of Friendship ..read more

Today I am talking with Tiffany Reese, the podcaster behind Something Was Wrong and author of Strong Women Rising. Tiffany and I talk about the ongoing journey of letting go of the need for validation from others, how we’ve worked to let go of perfectionism, and how we are trying to teach these concepts to our kids. Our sponsor Tanasi’s CBD+CBDa formula is 2X more effective than CBD alone and research indicates it's more effective than over-the-counter ibuprofen, acetaminophen and aspirin. Their formula can help ease your anxiety, soothe and relieve aches & pains, and improve sleep. G ..read more

We are revisiting a conversation with author and speaker Glennon Doyle about letting go of expectations and redefining “perfect”, and her new book Untamed.   We love Ritual vitamins, but did you know they have a new probiotic product? Ritual’s Synbiotic+ is science-backed and research-stacked. Their delayed-release capsule is designed to help reach the colon (not the stomach), an ideal place for probiotics to survive and grow. Ritual is offering our listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/SELFIE to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscript ..read more

This summer we are diving into the Enneagram! In this episode, Micky ScottBey Jones helps us make sense of Enneagram Type 9, and we revisit a conversation with Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and A Rhythm of Prayer. More enneagram resources: To take the test to find out your own type, you can visit this site for a quick, free test, or buy the $12 Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator test at the Enneagram Institute for a more thorough assessment and explanation of your secondary types. (We recommend springing for the paid test.) The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psycho ..read more

This summer we are diving into the Enneagram! In this episode, Micky ScottBey Jones helps us make sense of Enneagram Type 8, and we revisit a conversation with an interview with blogger (and mom of 9) Heidi Weimer. More enneagram resources: To take the test to find out your own type, you can visit this site for a quick, free test, or buy the $12 Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator test at the Enneagram Institute for a more thorough assessment and explanation of your secondary types. (We recommend springing for the paid test.) The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological a ..read more

This summer we are diving into the Enneagram! In this episode, Micky ScottBey Jones helps us make sense of Enneagram Type 7, and we revisit a conversation withWe also chat with Ryan Walton, writer at coach with DaringtoDad.com, about being an enneagram type 7. More enneagram resources: To take the test to find out your own type, you can visit this site for a quick, free test, or buy the $12 Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator test at the Enneagram Institute for a more thorough assessment and explanation of your secondary types. (We recommend springing for the paid test.) The Wisdom of the En ..read more