This episode is for anyone curious about the process of writing and publishing.  I wrote a book! Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First will launch in February 2021, but I'm taking some time this week to talk all about the behind-the-scenes details I've always been curious about with other authors.  I'm answering questions from the 10TTTY Connection group about how I got an agent, crafted a book proposal, signed a book deal with a publisher, wrote & edited the book, and chose a cover.  There is SO MUCH to say about this longtime dream coming to fruition, after years of uncertainty and rejection.  This episode is sponsored by NATIVE. Go to NativeDeo.com/YOU for 20% off your first order.  This episode is sponsored by MOLEKULE. Go to Molekule.com and use promo code YOU for 10% off your first order.  Full show notes here. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Sign Up to receive episode emails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who has has been told that there's no use fighting on facebook.  Has the internet ever changed your mind on an issue? Is it easier to hear a new perspective from friends and acquaintances or from strangers? The episode is all about the ways that people’s social media posts ARE changing our culture, through snark, humor, memes or thoughtful shared experiences. Let’s be honest about when a post has opened our eyes or when we’ve decided to dig in our heels. I share my own thoughts on this topic, as well as a few ways (some silly, some serious) that the internet has changed my perspective. At the end of the show a few listeners chime in with their thoughts. This episode is sponsored by SKILLSHARE. Get two months premium membership FREE at Skillshare.com/YOU Full show notes for this episode here. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Sign up for episode emails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part friendship, part therapy, part work/life balance. I am so excited to share this conversation with my friend Kendra Adachi (aka The Lazy Genius) because not only do we talk about being “work friends” and how that narrow relationship title offers us freedom in our friendship, but Kendra also applies her Lazy Genius principles to my problem prioritizing work tasks. And I have kind of am embarrassing breakthrough.  This episode is sponsored by Care/Of. Get 50% your first order with code YOU50 Preorder Kendra's book The Lazy Genius Way Then get all of her preorder bonuses Follow Kendra on Instagram FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Follow 10 Things To Tell You on Instagram Follow 10 Things To Tell You on Facebook Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Sign up for episode emails   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please indulge me in a little birthday episode. I turn 41 this week and though it’s not the major milestone I celebrated last year, I still have things to say. This episode is half nostalgic nonsense and half preach-y. I guess this is what happens when I go off script.  This episode is sponsored by SKILLSHARE.  Full show notes here. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the Connection Group on FB Sign up here to get episode emails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This BONUS episode is for anyone looking for something interesting to watch (for families and for grown ups). On roughly week 11 of the Los Angeles lockdown due to the coronavirus, I sat down with my husband Jeff and our two kids - ages 8 & 10 - for a lighthearted chat about all the movies, documentaries, and tv series we watched during quarantine since this season meant a LOT more screen time for our family than usual.  Full show notes here. Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign up HERE to get weekly episode emails Click HERE to join the Connection Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone trying to understand another person's experience.  I’ve wanted to have this conversation with my hometown friends since I made the BIAS series on Smartest Person in the Room in 2018. I preferred to do it in person back then, but when the recent protests started over the murder of George Floyd, I asked if they would be willing to record online instead. LaToyia Brown, Monica Pickens, Danielle Williams and I grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma, a town that sits on I-35 about halfway between Oklahoma City and Dallas. Population 25,000. Ardmore is 63.2% White and 10.2% Black. I am white and LaToyia, Monica, and Danielle are Black. As I’m learning more about the racial divide in our country, I wanted to ask these friends about their lives in our hometown. I wondered if they experienced discrimination, what was taught in their homes and churches, and what they think about America now versus when we were kids. I had no idea what they were going to say when I pressed record. Our conversation is vulnerable, honest, and imperfect. But the point of 10 Things To Tell You is to forge connection through conversation, and I believe that is what happened here. Full show notes here.  @10ThingsToTellYou on IG @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Sign up to receive episode emails here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who has felt shamed or judgmental over choices made during the global pandemic. Admit it you’ve either hidden your own activity or judged other people’s choices in the last few months. I’m joined by blogger, podcaster, and author Kristen Howerton (who you may know from her blog Rage Against the Minivan or from her weekly self-care podcast Selfie) to discuss the social shaming that we’re doing and feeling during this unprecedented season of the coronavirus. PRE-ORDER Kristen’s new book Rage Against the Minivan (Out June 9!) This episode is brought to you by the Audioboom Original podcast FAM: For All Moms Full show notes here Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group on FB Sign up to receive episode emails for 10 Things To Tell You Follow Kristen Howerton: Kristen Howerton on Instagram Kristen Howerton on Facebook Follow Laura Tremaine: Laura Tremaine on Instagram Laura Tremaine on Facebook Follow 10 Things To Tell You: 10 Things To Tell You on Instagram 10 Things To Tell You on FB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone looking for an anchor to their day. I promise I'm not going to tell you to get up at 5am. I hold the word "morning" pretty loosely in this context, but I do think a time to pause and commit to ritual at some point in your day can bring much needed structure.  On this episode, I'm sharing my personal morning routine and giving you a few different ways to think about this topic.  SIGN UP HERE to receive the brand spankin' new episode emails! Mentioned in this episode: Ep. 18: 10 Thoughts On Anxiety The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod  Ep. 9: 10 Ways To Journal BONUS Ep.: Intentions, Affirmations, and Vision Boards, Oh my! The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Full show notes HERE. * Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Join the FB Connection Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who is excited for summer reading!  I am so excited to welcome Anne Bogel, three-time author, blogger at Modern Mrs. Darcy, podcaster at What Should I Read Next? and someone who reads more books than anyone else I know! Anne recently released her latest book called Don't Overthink It. You can also go to her website to sign up to get her FREE (and much anticipated!) Summer Reading Guide.  On this episode, Anne and I talk about what our reading life looks like during the global pandemic, how the Instagram #Bookstagram community has changed the way we share what we're reading, and, of course, we give a few recent reading recommendations.  Click here for the full show notes (with links to all the books we talk about). This episode is sponsored by Molekule. Go to Molekule.com and use code YOU for 10% off your order.  Follow Anne on Instagram Follow Anne on Facebook Follow What Should I Read Next on Instagram * Follow 10 Things To Tell You on Instagram Follow 10 Things To Tell You on Facebook Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone looking for a quick, meaningful exercise to boost spirits.  I'm sharing my experiences with Love Floods, from my days as a summer camp counselor to current friendship and colleagues.  Mentioned in this episode: Radical Compassion by Tara Brach Ep 51: Masterminds: How To Structure and Maintain a Business Peer Group 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group on FB Full show notes here. This episode is sponsored by SKILLSHARE. Get 2 months of premium membership free at Skillshare.com/YOU Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices