My first book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. launches into the world this week!  This book was born out of this podcast. So if you enjoy this show, you will LOVE the book version.  I think it will spark deeper connections in your conversations and meaningful introspection within yourself.  But as much as I talk about SHARING on this show....I'm ready to talk a little bit about the STUFF part of "Share Your Stuff."  Because we all have baggage. Pain. Traumas. Triumphs.  And on this episode, I'm dipping into a few very vulnerable things that have happened to me over the last ten years that led me to a place to write this book. Times when I've been knocked down for my sharing. When I questioned myself because someone told me to be smaller.  This isn't something I've ever talked about online, but I think it is time to share it now. During launch week.  I'm going first.  * Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an extra special episode, because I'm giving you a FREE chapter from my new book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.  In Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First., each chapter asks one BIG question (a lot like this show!) and then I answer the question in essay form.  Chapter 3 asks: What are you afraid of? I know this is a deep question to dig in on, and not every single question in the book requires vulnerability. But if I only let you read one thing, I wanted it to be about your fears. Because a lot of us have lived with a lot of fear in the past year, and naming it makes it less scary.  This chapter will also be a good sample of what to expect in Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First., which releases on 2/2. BONUS: There's also an excerpt in this episode of the foreward to the book, written and read by my friend Jenna Fischer.  Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. 10 Questions to take your friendships to the next level.  If you purchase before 2/2, you're eligible for the book BONUSES. Sign up for those here.  Full show notes here.  SPONSORS: Molekule use discount code YOU for 10% off your first order. Ritual. Use this link to get 10% off your first three months. * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10TTTY Connection Group Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing The Secret Tapes, a private podcast series I created ONLY for people who have purchased my book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. The Secret Tapes are conversations with the people I write about in the book, along with behind the scenes commentary about many of the stories I share in the pages of Share Your Stuff. You know how when you read a memoir, you always wonder what the author’s family and friends thought about what they wrote? You know how you always want just a little bit more? The Secret Tapes is the MORE. These conversations are hard and beautiful and funny and complicated, and these short little snippets gives you a taste of what you’ll hear in the episodes. Want to hear the full conversations? You’ll have to order Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. (It’s available on amazon, Bookshop, Target, Barnes & Noble, audible, or from your favorite local bookstore.) Take your receipt/order/confirmation number to the Share Your Stuff Book Bonuses page and fill out the form. You’ll immediately get an email with access to all THREE of the Book Bonuses, including the Secret Posts. Questions? Email hello@shareyourstuffbook.com for tips or troubleshooting. * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign up for episode emails Join the Connection Group Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign up for the Secret Posts emails Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holy Moses it's episode 100!!We're celebrating this milestone with a Favorite Things Hall of Fame. These are some of my favorite things across these categories:Beauty ProductsBooks & WritingIntimatesFoodGadgetsOnline platforms & FollowsPodcastsShopping Home Journals & PlannerI know...it's a LOT of favorites. Many of these I've talked about regularly, but some might be new to you. And best of all: it's all in one place!FULL SHOW NOTES (with links) HERE*Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IGFollow @10ThingsToTellYou on FBFollow @laura.tremaine on IGFollow @mslauratremaine on FBSign up for the SECRET POSTSSign up for episode emailsJoin the 10 Things To Tell You Connection GroupBuy SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this BONUS episode we’re talking about pelvic floor health, which is something I’ve been wanting to talk about on the show for a long time. I REALLY wish women talked more about this topic with one another, and understand the effects of pelvic floor health on our overall health, including our sex lives and incontinence. My guest is MaryEllen Reider, co-creator of the women’s wellness device YARLAP. The YARLAP is an FDA-approved device, and it recently won an Women’s Health FEMTECH award. (Please note: I have not tried it yet.) We talk about the importance of pelvic floor, what is happening in your body when you orgasm (or don’t), when you can’t control your urge to urinate, and more. MaryEllen offered a discount code to listeners, (enter Joy at checkout for 30% off) but I want to be clear that this is not sponsored, nor is it a partnership or affiliate. I just wanted to start this conversation among women. Learn more about Yarlap here. Follow @yarlap_otc on IG FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign Up for Episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anything who has gone through a friendship breakup, or who desires finding a best friend as an adult.  Every week on this show I encourage you to take the prompts and topics to a best friend in order to have a deeper conversation and better connection. But what if you don't have a best friend? What if you used to have a best friend but now you don't and that pain still lingers? What if you want a best friend, but have no idea how to find that person? This conversation with Heather Adams about searching for a best friend is tender for both of us. I just became acquainted with Heather in 2020, because she is the CEO and founder of Choice Publicity, the firm helping me with the Share Your Stuff book launch, but when I heard her podcast episode on This Intentional Life about her quest for an adult best friend, I knew I wanted her to talk about it on 10 Things To Tell You.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Follow @heatherdixonadams on IG Follow @choicepublicity on IG Listen to This Intentional Life podcast  SPONSORS: BetterHelp. Go to BetterHelp.com/YOU for 10% off your first month. Raycon. Go to BuyRaycon.com/YOU for 15% your first order. * Buy SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST by Laura Tremaine Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign Up for Episode Emails Join the 10TTTY Connection Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who wants to start a book club! **Have you purchased my new book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First? If so, SIGN UP FOR PREORDER BONUSES HERE.** People love the idea of being in a book club, but I think most of us would rather join an already formed group, with procedures in place and a warm and fuzzy vibe already established. But if that isn’t readily available to you, guess what the next best thing is? Start one yourself! GET MY BOOK CLUB BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS HERE It doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. You don’t have to have a lot of people (really!) and you don’t have to have a perfectly articulated theme or objective. What you want to do is read, and then talk about what you read with someone else. It really is that simple. But beyond that, it’s nice to have some basics: Identify your WHY Choose members wisely Decide on some logistics (like how to choose a book, who leads the discussion) Set expectations early Have your first meeting Adjust as necessary Sure, there are some details that can be fun or tedious: choosing a schedule, consistent communication), but start with the fundamentals, keep it as simple as possible, and figure out what REALLY works for your group. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE     THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS: RITUAL. Go to Ritual.com/10Things for 10% off your first 3 months THE BALANCED LIFE. Go to TheBalancedLifeOnline.com/YOU to sign up for the FREE Pilates challenge * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the 10TTTY Connection Group Sign Up to receive episode emails     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for those who just can't get enough book talk.  On Episode 96, my real life Book Club shared our top 3-ish favorite books of the year. And while I loved that discussion, there are still so many great books from 2020 I wanted to share with you! So as promised, this is a BONUS episode with my full list of favorite reads in 2020. FULL BOOK LIST HERE. You can preorder my book! Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. And sign up for the PREORDER BONUSES.  * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign Up for Episode Emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone reflecting back on this bizarre year and trying to find some silver linings. Well, it’s been a YEAR, right? One for the history books. But in this episode, I’m not looking at what 2020 will mean for the world at large, but I am sharing my top 10 personal takeaways. What I learned in my business, in our family, how we consume entertainment, and so much more. I hope that hearing my main takeaways from this bizarro year makes you think about your own. What you’ll remember, what will never be the same, and the lessons that will bring you closer to the person you want to be. Mentioned: 10 Questions To Ask at the End of the Year 3 Mistakes I’ve Made Recently Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat Zinn What’s your BIG STORY? Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday   SPONSORS: SKILLSHARE. Go to Skillshare.com/YOU to try a premium membership EBY. Go to JoinEby.com and use code THINGS20 for 20% off your first order   FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou 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 is always one of my favorite episodes of the year! My real life book club friends Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith join me for a long and lively conversation about some of our favorite books of 2020. We talk about how the pandemic affected our reading life and why our book club didn’t meet for 7+ months. Before we share some of our favorites, we also use the episode as a bit of stand-in for our regular meeting and you can hear us discuss our December book club pick A Burning by Megha Majumdar. Then we each share 3 or 4 of our favorite books of the year. Because I had already shared most of mine on earlier episodes, I was really excited to hear Yasmin and Stephanie’s picks, since they were outside the box of what we’ve already talked about on the show in the last few months. I do plan to do a BONUS episode in the last few days of the year, talking through a few more interesting books I read in 2020 that didn’t make it into this conversation. FULL SHOW NOTES HERE with all the books and links   EPISODE SPONSORED BY: EBY - Go to JoinEby.com and enter promo code THINGS20 to get 20% off your first order GREEN CHEF - Go to GreenChef.com/80YOU and enter promo code 80YOU for $80 off and free shipping BETTERHELP - Go to BetterHelp.com/YOU to save 10% off your first month   Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the 10 Things Connection Group   Preorder Laura's book Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First: 10 Questions to take your friendships to the next level (out 2/2/21)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices