This is one of the best conversations I’ve had this year with the author of one of the best books I’ve read this year. Mary Marantz is a writer, podcaster, speaker, and the author of the book DIRT: Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful. I read this memoir after I appeared on Mary’s podcast The Mary Marantz show and I was blown away by her writing and her story. In our conversation, Mary and I talk about our similarities growing up in the country and then choosing to flee from it, only to discover that our roots will always be a part of our soul. There are so many parts of Mary’s story that I relate to, things that I’ve never said out loud and things that I’ve never seen expressed so beautifully. At one point, I get choked up sharing something that I’ve never shared publicly. I hope you’ll enjoy this special conversation. Buy DIRT by Mary Marantz Follow @marymarantz on IG Listen to The Mary Marantz show FULL SHOW NOTES HERE   Sponsors: Ana Luisa. Get 10% off all products by going to AnaLuisa.com/YOU Hello Fresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/YOU12 for 12 Free Meals    * Thank you for listening to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast. Your ratings, reviews, and shares mean so much to the show.  Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for Episode Emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Buy SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is not a suggestion to pour a glass of wine and take a hot bath. We're not talking self-care here. We're CELEBRATING.  Whether it's a milestone birthday, a promotion at work, or anything else you deem worthy of a major moment, don't wait on someone else to throw you a party. You can host your own event celebrating...YOU.  It's not weird. It's fun. And it's better than a pity party.  I'm sharing 8 tips for celebrating YOURSELF, from weekend trips to simple birthday dinners. Attitude adjustments and practical things to think about.  The world is starting to open back up again and it's time to celebrate.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Sponsors: Best Fiends. Download Best Fiends for free! Ritual. Get 10% off your first 3 months of Ritual vitamins. * Thanks for listening to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast! Your ratings, reviews, and shares really matter. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @laura.tremaine on FB Sign Up to receive episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not at all sorry to have two books & reading episodes in a row! Especially because my guests for this Best Books Lately conversation are two of my favorites voices in the book-ish world. Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb are the two women behind the Currently Reading podcast and I think that you will love their varied recommendations in our conversation. (I contribute almost nothing of value to this episode since my reading habits have been so out-of-whack, however I do talk about a few recent best sellers that just didn’t do it for me.) I hope hearing us talk about what books we’ve loved (or haven’t) so far in 2021 will spark your own conversations or that you share on social media. FULL SHOW NOTES (and book recommendations) HERE Where To Find Meredith & Kaytee: Meredith on Instagram // Kaytee on Instagram Currently Reading Podcast // Currently Reading Podcast on Instagram   Sponsors: Thirdlove. Go to Thirdlove.com/10Things for 20% off your first purchase. Skillshare. Go to Skillshare.com/YOU for a free trial of premium membership. Ana Luisa. Go to AnaLuisa.com/YOU for 10% off your purchase.   * Thanks for listening to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast!   Your ratings, reviews, and shares really matter.    Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG   Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB   Follow @laura.tremaine on IG   Follow @mslauratremaine on FB   Sign up to receive episode emails   Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group   Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March of 2020, just three weeks into the global pandemic bringing Los Angeles to a standstill, we recorded a family episode called Ep 59: Marry the Person You Want to Quarantine With (the Tremaines Wave Hello).  And now we're back....only it's been ONE YEAR of the pandemic and we still haven't returned to school or work full time. Our family (me, my husband Jeff, our 11 year old daughter Lucy, and our 9 year old son Finch) returned to the couch and the microphone to talk about the last year has looked like for us.  We used the loose framework and questions from Episode 106: 10 Questions To Mark One Year of the Pandemic to talk about the challenges of joys of the last twelve months.  I hope that our family conversation sparks one of your own, whether you record it or not.  Further listening: Ep 59: Marry the Person You Want To Quarantine With (The Tremaines Wave Hello) Ep 69: 22+ Things We've Watched During Quarantine FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Sponsors: Listenable. Go to Listenable.io and use code YOU for 50% off a year of unlimited access Ana Luisa. Go to AnaLuisa.com/YOU for 10% all products * Thanks for listening to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast! Your ratings, reviews, and shares really matter.    Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG   Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB   Follow @laura.tremaine on IG   Follow @mslauratremaine on FB   Sign up to receive episode emails   Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group   Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about books that are NOT my book! In the last few months while launching my first book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First., my personal reading life has taken a major nosedive. For the first time in years, I’ve been unable to focus on reading any sort of fiction with consistency. But after I had this conversation with Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters and the Novel Pairings podcast, I suddenly had a renewed interest in my favorite hobby of all time: READING! Sara just brings that out in people. In this conversation, Sara and I each share 5 reasons we read fiction, why it has matters to us personally and how it changes the world. I just loved chatting with her and we could have talked for hours. I hope this episode makes you run to your bookshelves or sparks a great conversation about why reading fiction matters to YOU. Follow Sara on IG @fictionmatters Sign up for Sara’s Fiction Matters newsletter Listen to her podcast @novelpairings   FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Click HERE to sign up for the 10 Books That Shaped Me freebie   SPONSORS ROTHYS. Go to Rothys.com/YOU RAYCON. Go to BuyRaycon.com/YOU for 15% off NOOM. Go to Noom.com/10Things to start your trial   * Thanks for listening to the 10 Things To Tell You podcast! Your ratings, reviews, and shares really matter.  Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign up to receive episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month marks one year of the coronavirus pandemic really changing our lives. To mark that time, I’m offering 10 Questions for you to journal through or use as a framework for important conversations with friends, family, coworkers, or online. Let’s talk about the ways in which we’re different, and that we’re the same. Let’s talk about what we learned and what we regret. Let’s talk about what was reset, and what we’ll never again take for granted. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE SPONSORS: BetterHelp. Go to Betterhelp.com/YOU for 10% off your first month Magic Spoon. Go to MagicSpoon.com/YOU for $5 off your first order * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign up for episode emails Join the 10TTTY Connection Group Buy SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone curious about vanity procedures for your skin.  At long last, Jamie Golden returns to the show! Jamie is responsible for the THE MOST DOWNLOADED episode of 10TTTY ever: Episode 14 Makeup & Skincare. This time she's back to talk about anti-aging, but less about products and more about procedures.  Jamie and I share our own experiences with botox, lasers, and filler (yes, filler) in our own faces, because we both wish women would dish on this stuff more often.  You might know Jamie from her popular podcasts The Popcast and the Bible Binge, or from her hilarious social media presence on IG & twitter.  Follow @jamiebgolden on IG Follow @jamiebgolden on twitter FULL SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE HERE Sponsors: Ritual. Go to Ritual.com/10Things for 10% your first 3 months Noom. Go to Noom.com/10Things for your trial membership * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the Connection Group Buy Laura's book SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am super excited to welcome fellow podcaster and fellow February author to the show. Zibby Owens is the podcaster behind the popular show Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books, where she has some of the greatest author interviews.  But now Zibby herself is the author! This week she released Moms Don't Have Time To....A Quarantine Anthology, with essays about not having time to read, work out, eat, have sex, or breathe. All written by some of the fabulous authors that have appeared on her podcast.  Something extra special about the anthology is that all proceeds go to the Susan Felice Owens Program for Covid-19 Vaccine Research at Mount Sinai Health System.  Follow @momsdonthavetimetoreadbooks Buy Moms Don't Have Time To...A Quarantine Anthology FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Sponsor: Thirdlove. Go to ThirdLove.com/10Things to get 20% off your first purchase * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the Connection Group Buy SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This supersized episode is actually two conversations:the first with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Kimi Dallman, a bridesmaid in my wedding and childhood friend from summer campandthe second with a new-er mom friend, Tracy Herriott, a friend I've traveled with more in the last four years than anyone else in adulthood besides my husband. Old friends and new friends have different benefits and fill really different spaces in our lives. I wanted to have these conversations with two women who mean a lot to me, and encourage YOU to reach out to the old friends who have been there through every season, and to feel gratitude for the new friends in your life who only know the most current version of yourself. Kimi Dallman founded SwitchMatt Dallman's BBQ is called Live CoalsTracy Herriott posts amazing photos on IGFULL SHOW NOTES HERESponsors:Skillshare. Go to Skillshare.com/YOU for a free trial of premium membershipBetterhelp. Go to BetterHelp.com/YOU for 10% off your first month*Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IGFollow @10ThingsToTellYou on FBFollow @laura.tremaine on IGSign Up for episode emailsJoin the 10TTTY Connection GroupBUY Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who thinks journaling is just for heartbroken teenage girls.  I'm sharing 8 thoughts on Journaling for Grownups: What to ask yourself about journaling What to let go of (and what to cling to) Methods of journaling to try And the BIG tip that will give you journal freedom Mentioned in this episode: My BOOK! Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.  Episode 9: 10 Ways To Journal Ep 88: Write Down Right Now (10 Journal prompts for this historic moment) Full show notes here. SPONSORS: Raycon. Go to BuyRaycon.com/YOU for 15% off your order Native Deodorant. Go to NativeDeo.com/YOU for 20% off your first order * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Sign up for episode emails Follow @Laura.tremaine on IG Get the Secret Posts Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices