Summer + reading = two of my most favorite words. Today I’m sharing the 2 memoirs I read in various summery locations that I just capital-L Loved:Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper JonesPunch Me Up to the Gods, Brian Broome“Fearing For His Life” – Chloe Cooper Jones’ Pulitzer-nominated articleLet’s connect on GoodreadsSend me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.comThis episode sponsored by:Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need ideas for what to read this summer, whether you’re hitting the beach or just chilling in bed? I’ve got 4 suggestions for you–all ones I read while I was on vacation and loved. Today I’m talking about the two novels I read, one’s romance, one’s YA, both are awesome. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akweake EmeziThe Falling Girls, Hayley KrischerLet’s connect on GoodreadsSend me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if there was money out there somewhere that belonged to you but you didn’t know it was there? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a search engine where you could type in your name and see if there were any old paychecks that never made their way to you, or a 401K account from your first job that you forgot about, or a refund from a company. Welp, there is! And I have got a nutty story for you about it. Planet Money Escheat showSend me your better person Qs! Email: kate@beabetterpersonpodcast.comThis episode sponsored by:Zapier.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever gotten home from vacation and felt… sad? Out of it? Just not like yourself? That very real phenomenon is what we’re talking about today. Both why it happens, and what you can do about it. This episode sponsored by:Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of vacation, you think of something positive–fun, adventure, relaxation, being carefree. And yes all those things can happen. But sometimes, you can also feel a little sad, displaced, or just…wonky…when you’re on holiday. I call ‘em the vacation blues, and today we’re talking about why they can happen and what to do about them. This episode sponsored by:Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk one of the most important things about vacation: What book–or books–to read. I mean, vacation time is so precious, you don’t want to be stuck with a book that you’re just not feeling!To help you choose your vacation reading material, today I’m talking with Holland Saltsman, owner of the independent bookstore The Novel Neighbor in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.The Novel Neighbor website (for Summer Bingo and Mystery Boxes)The Novel Neighbor on InstagramThe Novel Neighbor on TikTokThis episode sponsored by:Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vacation is fun to think about, but less fun to pack for. I just got back from our first ever two-week vacation and feel, for the first time, that I really nailed the packing. So I’m sharing the packing strategy I used with you!Here are those categories:Exercise, lounging, dressing up, weather, activities, every day, toiletries, entertainmentThis episode is sponsored by:Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten home from a vacation and felt like you needed to check into a detox facility. Or, as the saying goes, you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. Today, we’re talking about how to have plenty of fun when you’re away without overindulging to the point that you feel like crap. My interview with Ashley Whillans on overcoming time povertyInterview with Ashley Whillans on the benefits of vacation timeStudy on the benefits of 11 minutes of exerciseThis episode sponsored by:Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] Seeing people’s perfectly coiffed selves and photoshoot-ready homes on social media fuels our perfectionism and causes our mood to dip. But… why are we looking at these accounts? What if you filled your feed with people who looked like a real person, complete with bad hair days and a messy room in the background? I call these folks your messy mentors, and if you don’t have any, well… I say start with Amy Schumer. Wall Street Journal article on the effects of social media on young women’s mental healthThis episode sponsored by:Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’)Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Note–this is a replay episode! So if you hear an out-of-date reference to COVID, that’s why. New episodes start again July 25.] We all have things about ourselves that we’re not proud of. Maybe we even feel ashamed of. Could be big, little, or somewhere in between. And perfectionism is a natural outcropping of wanting to compensate for those things. But the truth is, your imperfections, failures, struggles, and things you’ve gotten wrong all give you wisdom and strength. And despite what your inner critic might try to tell you, they are exactly the things you can help other people with. The more you can accept your imperfections, the more impact you can have in your world and the world at large. Let’s discuss. This episode sponsored by:Nutrafol (promo code ‘BETTER’)Zapier.comAthleticGreens.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices