Chicken Soup For The Soul With Amy Newmark

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. Whether it’s something little—like trying a new food—or something big—like flying to a faraway country—we feel empowered, energized and proud when we do something that challenges us. That’s why this topic is so important to me as editor-in-chief. Long before I was part of Chicken Soup for the Soul my favorite quote was by John Shedd and it goes like this: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m pleased to have Sophfronia Scott back on the podcast. Sophfronia is a long-time Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor and a long-time successful author of articles and books. She grew up in Lorain, Ohio, a hometown she shares with author Toni Morrison. Her father was a Mississippi-born steelworker who never learned how to read and her mother was a stay-at-home mom who always made sure there were books in the house. She holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. We put together this collection of stories because we believe so strongly that stepping outside your comfort zone is life-changing… and life-affirming. You feel so empowered and energized when you do something new, or something scary, or you reach out and make a new connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share some stories with you from our book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Cat. What do we learn from our cats? Everything. Here are five lessons that the contributors to our latest cat book picked up from their feline friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. I am really excited about this book. It is filled with stories in which just a few magical words solved a big problem, reoriented someone’s focus, or changed the trajectory of someone’s life. We got these stories because we asked the public to send us stories about some fabulous piece of advice that changed their lives. And today’s stories are about something that we all need to be reminded of, and that is that you have permission to say NO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. Today’s advice is about how to make decisions without stress, and I think the wisdom in these stories applies to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Cat. We learn so much from our feline friends, and along the way they keep us company, provide unconditional love, and share in the ups and downs of our lives. And we all know that sometimes cats just happen to us. They are not welcomed but then they become part of the family. Or they just show up, hang around, and eventually are accepted. Cats are sometimes just plain meant to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. It only takes a few magical words to solve a big problem, reorient your focus, or change the trajectory of your life. So we asked the public to send us stories about some fabulous piece of advice that changed their lives. And now we have some great tips and wisdom to share with you, including today’s stories that contain advice about how to navigate grief. I lost my father a few months ago so I read these stories with great interest, and I can tell you that they really help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. I know I’m talking about this book a lot, but I really love it. It contains such great, actionable advice, and it is wisdom that can apply to all of us. Today’s stories, for example, are ostensibly about parenting advice, but these wise tips for better, lower-stress parenting apply to all the relationships and interactions in our lives. The first one, for example, is called “Pick Your Battles,” and it’s by our own senior editor, Barbara LoMonaco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. You may feel that life is passing you by, and you may be right… if you’re not making a policy of saying yes to new things. You do have “agency” though: You CAN take control of how you react to challenges and how you regard yourself. And sometimes that means stepping outside your comfort zone and reinventing yourself, which is the subject of the stories I am sharing with you today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. Getting out of your comfort zone is one of my favorite ways to change how you feel about yourself—because you’ll feel empowered and energized when you try something new. And you’ll seem different to the outside world as well; you’ll be looked at as a person who is always up for fun, up for a challenge, ready to participate in something new and different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Cat. What do we learn from our cats? Everything. Our cats make us better people. If we’re sad, they comfort us. If we need to have more fun, they show us how. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. And sometimes they teach us about miracles too, and how a cat can go missing for months and still make it home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. It only takes a few magical words to solve a big problem, reorient your focus, or change the trajectory of your life. So we asked the public to send us stories about the one piece of advice that reoriented them, solved a problem, or changed the trajectory of their lives. And now we have some great advice to share with you, including today’s stories that are about how you can just get it done. I really love the advice in these stories and I plan to use it in my own life. Listen now and see what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life. So, I love this book. It contains such great, actionable advice, and it’s wisdom that can apply to all of us. Today’s stories, for example, are about how to keep the romance alive, and in a broader sense contain great advice for maintaining any relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest, Tony D’Urso, who has the number one podcast on VoiceAmerica, with more than 40 million downloads. Tony focuses on what he calls elite entrepreneurs, but what he’s really all about is the power of believing in your dreams and making them happen. And that’s what he did, growing up in a poor Italian immigrant family, delivering newspapers when he was a mere child, paying all his expenses on his own to spare his parents from having to support him, and then putting himself through college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share five stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: All You Need Is Love. Today’s stories are about five different ways that our writers found their way to the miracle of love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest who I’ve admired ever since I met him for breakfast in Los Angeles four years ago. I’m still trying to get him to do a Chicken Soup for the Soul book with us, but in the meantime he keeps publishing one bestseller after another, and at the same time serving as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, which serves approximately 2700 families at three campuses. Newsweek magazine twice named him one of the ten most influential rabbis in America, but his reach extends way outside his community. His five books explore the transformative nature of suffering and grief, how to live a prosperous life without losing your soul, and in his newest book—twelve essential questions to tell a life story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest who has made a big splash in the publishing industry, Zibby Owens. Zibby is an author, publisher, podcaster, bookstore owner, wife and mother of four kids ages 8 to 15. And it all happened kind of by accident, although you don’t become an overnight success story like Zibby Owens without a lot of hard work and intuition and great people skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: All You Need Is Love. The miracle of love can happen when you least expect it—in new relationships and in old ones—at any age and any stage of life. And sometimes, it happens when a friend turns into more than a friend, even if you’re resisting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest who you all know, Joan Lunden. She has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 40 years. One of the most visible women in America, Lunden has graced the covers of more than 60 magazines and book covers. For nearly two decades, she greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America, making her the longest running female host ever on early morning television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices