This episode is for you if you're seeking books to expand your perspective.  Reading and personal development are two of my passions, and on this episode they intertwine.  I've broken down the books for personal growth into 4 categories: Introspection  Spirituality  Body Humanity  Or, put another way: Discovering ourselves, finding God, connecting to our body, and learning about others. On this episode, I'm listing a few books in each category that has taught me something and expanded my mind in some way.  Click here for the full show notes and list of all books mentioned.  @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you've ever looked at a photo of yourself and gasped.  This has happened to all of us, right? We've looked a photo of ourselves and seen a stranger.    Full show notes for this episode here.   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you met your best friend at the office.  Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are well known for their iconic roles as Pam Beesly and Angela Martin on one of the most beloved tv shows of all time, The Office. But in real life they are also best friends, and now they're business partners launching their new podcast Office Ladies.  On this very special episode, Jenna and Angela talk with me about one of my favorite topics: friendship. We talk about childhood friends, how hard it is to make good friends as adults, and the trickiness of friendship when the dynamics change.  Angela shares her biggest heartbreak with a friendship, and Jenna talks about a time when her feelings were hurt in a friendship. Plus I tell the story of the two VERY awkward ways I met each of these women, and they tell me the origin story of their friendship on set all those years ago.  This episode is PACKED with stories, laughs, and a few tears.  Make sure and subscribe to Office Ladies, debuting Oct. 16 Follow Jenna on Instagram Follow Angela on Instagram * Full show notes for this episode here.   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   Sign up to receive episode emails here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you were wrecked by Season 2 of the television show Fleabag. FLEABAG is a two-season television show created by, written by, and starring the incredible Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It swept the 2019 Emmys, winning SIX of the ELEVEN it was nominated for, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress, and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. I binged Fleabag last week and couldn't go one more day without talking about it. I recruited my friend Sueann Fortener to sit down with me so we could gush and cry and analyze all of our emotions around this spectacular season of television. * Sueann on Instagram and her organization Adopt Together Jamie Golden and The Popcast * Full show notes for this episode here.   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if there is something you want to get done before the end of the year.  Today's prompt came from the original 10 Things To Tell You social media challenge.  We all have something that we just keep procrastinating. Let's commit to completing this task between now and January 1. I'm sharing two of the things that I really want to sit down and finish (both on my To Do list for literally years) and a few ideas for things you might want to be held accountable to in the next three months.  Also in this episode I talk about my favorite planner. (And here's the blog post where I talk about how I chose this planner after a million minutes of internet research.) * Full show notes here @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram @10ThingsToTellYou on Facebook Sign up here for episode emails     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you've ever experienced something that could have been worse.  Last September, our home was robbed while I sat in the backyard. On this episode, I'm sharing the details of that day, as well as what followed.  I'm encouraging you to talk about the things that have happened to you that leave a mark.    Full show notes for this episode here Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on instagram Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Sign up to receive episode emails   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you’ve had any recent revelations you want to share. If you’re a regular listener to this show, you are probably the type of person who is striving for growth, who aims to be self-aware, and who is paying attention. And if you’re paying attention, you’re learning. Always. So this week I'm sharing with you a few of my own personal recent revelations (some shallow, some deeper), and I am actively encouraging you to share your own. Not only privately or in your journal, this time I’m challenging you to share on social media. I want you to tell us a recent revelation you’ve had in your life. It’s an exercise in sharing of yourself AND I just want to see what people are thinking about these days. It helps me see the pulse of the listeners and create content for the show. Mentioned on this episode: Laura's personal Instagram account Sign Up for the Secret Posts Ep #21: 10 Thoughts on Turning 40    Thanks for listening! Click here to read the full show notes. @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook Sign up here to get episode emails     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you have a pet.  This is the last show I ever thought I would do, but I just have to hand it to my dog. I'm asking you to reflect on what your pet brings to your life (now or in the past).  I'm sharing about why we got a dog when I was so opposed to it, and the role he played in a recent scary event in our life.  This episode is short and sweet. Like Kona Rocket. (That's right, he has his own instagram.)   Brought to you by the 10 Things To Tell You facebook page! Read the full show notes here.  Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram Sign up here to get episode emails.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you like HOURS of book talk.  We're talking the best books we read over the summer and our lists are LONG. My guest Alyssa Hertzig is chatting with me about the best novels, memoirs, and nonfiction books we've read in the last few months. Find Alyssa on her blog The Sparkly Life, and on Instagram. She also has a new bookstagram account @alyssaisbooked. Find all the books we mention in my new amazon store! Sign up for the SECRET POST emails. **SPOILER ALERT** While almost all of this episode is spoiler free, I did include a spoiler-full analysis of the novel The Need by Helen Phillips at the end of the show after the closing music.  Full show notes for this episode here.   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for you if you're interested in general mindfulness for personal growth.  The things we avoid are the things that can be teaching us something. I'm talking about the topics and people who give me a little twinge that I should pay attention to, both in real life and on social media.  * Full show notes for this episode here.   @10ThingsToTellYou on Instagram   @10ThingsToTellYou on facebook   @Laura.Tremaine on Instagram     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices