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Books That Make Us Better
by Kaila Jo
The Books that Make Us Better Podcast is group of progressive gals looking for books that inspire and entertain, provide growth and guidance, and make them better. The epitome of "a motley crew", this group is from different walks of life but they're united in their goals to do better, be better humans, to avoid becoming complacent in life, and remind ourselves and others that where we are today, is not where we will always be. The power to transform our lives within ourselves. We are encouraging listeners to participate through social media and follow along with books of their own.
Episodes
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Cooking with Jessie - Down the Mississippi
If it's too hot, get out of the kitchen, and Kaila is desperately trying to leave but no one is letting her. We cover pots, pans, sauciers, kitchen lexicon, knives, and other fun kitchen stuff. Turns out, Lydia is afraid to season her cast iron, and Jessie brings up tang and sadly, we aren't...
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Cooking with Jessie - Tell me, Chef! An Introduction
New Season - Who Dis? Okay, so we ghosted our last season like a tinder date that went south but we're back and begging for your forgiveness by flipping the switch to a new book, a new topic, and a new way to make us better. The Culinary Arts! Here's a short intro to our new book and this season...
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"Greenlights" S3 E7 There was some Moisture Involved
My anaconda don't want none unless... you're going to make serious life changes while floating down an African River covered in... well, anacondas. Matthew is playing the naked bongos in this episode and we officially know we don't believe anything that happens - but we had a great time talking...
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"Greenlights" S3 E6 "Ope"
We wing a lot of things in life... things like eyeliner and this book. We're discussing "The Art of Running Downhill" and doing our best to recount all of the dang movies MM has been in. It's a lot. We're gleaning life lessons from this book and making our way through. A lot was discussed this...
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"Greenlights" Season 3 E5 Tin Can Lamps and Retractions
I think we're settling into Greenlights and things are starting to make more sense for us. Even JESSIE is starting to buy in to what the book is selling. The next couple of parts in the book have pretty easy take-aways and we're all starting to get on the same page. Settle in, we dig into…
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"Greenlights" S3 E4 Awkward Australia
Well, this next episode covers Matthew's time spent as a foreign exchange student in Australia. He learns what it means to have boundaries and uphold them, which is probably a lesson we're all still learning. It is, however, a very awkward and weird part of this book. We dive into the odd…
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"Greenlights" S3E3 Owen Wilson is not Matthew McConaughey
Well, last week we discovered that Jessie thinks all of Matthew's stories are fakery, and this week we discover Kaila doesn't know the difference between McConaughey and Owen Wilson. Turns out, they're two different people. We delve into outlaw logic this week, the dangers of Oil of Mink, and…
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"Greenlights" S1 E2 - Mr. McConaughey, I need more evidence.
Let's not play coy, Jessie thinks a lot of these stories aren't true, and we decided we're all on the same page with that. But as we delve through the first part of Greenlights, the power of all four of our brains are making it make a little more sense. If you're a little confused as well, then...
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"Greenlights" S3E1 Matthew Mcconaugh-Who?
It's the Season 3 opener and we're back with a new year, a few resolutions, and a whole lot of self-care. We ease into our S3 book, "Greenlights", after catching up with each other first. We're happy to be back and we hope you are, too. So, grab your copy of "Greenlights" and settle in! We have a...
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S2.5/E1 "It's Reese's Tree Season" - An Episode about our relationship with food - Featuring Debbie Saroufim
What is moderation with food? Do we find our value as women in taking care of a household, exercising, eating right, and doing all of the things that need to get done in a day? And how does eating relate to all of that? Because, quite honestly, Reese's Tree's are back on the shelves and life gets…
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 The Book Pitch
Well, this was fun - we each brought a book to the Books That Make Us Better table. It was neat to see our personalities shine through in our choices of reading - however, we want YOU to choose! So listen to the next podcast for our "pitch" and cast your vote!
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"The GIfts of Imperfection" S2 E10
Laughter, song, and dance - the keys to whole-hearted living. But does it even count if you don't know who Incucbus is, Jessie? We found out during this episode that 3/4 of us are Incubus superfans, and we decided the 4th will be a superfan once she's fully introduced. We discuss what it means to...
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E9 "Commitment to Equipment"
We kept this train on the tracks this episode, everybody's internet held up, AND Jessie only dipped her toe in the swamp ONE time! We felt like it was a successful episode about cultivating meaningful work, what it means, how we drop self-doubt, ignoring the "supposed to's", and what it means to…
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E8 "Calm and Still: Dumpster Fire Edition
This episode focuses on the importance of being calm and still.. in an episode that was neither calm nor still. Lydia was having internet issues, Megan's dog Hazel was extremely thirsty (in a very loud way), Kaila's dog Daisy interjected her opinion multiple times, and Jessie has a quiet home and...
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E7 - Front to Back is Whack!
Jessie missed her chance to have a dedicated high school softball career and also missed her chance to be in a marching band. We're talking "Rest" and "Play" on this week's episode of Books That Make Us Better - or more specifically, Guidepost 7. We know there's a ton of reasons why rest is...
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E6 "Why'd you put me on front street like that?"
We have learned a lot of really valuable things while recording this last episode! Megan was an extroverted knitter in college and Lydia says really cool things like "Why'd you put me on front street like that?". We also took some serious cracks at solving Lydia's problems because I guess the…
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E5 - "Hey God! Its me - Lydia"
Intuition. Whether it be a gut feeling that someone is watching us while we walk alone on an empty street or the sudden feeling of jumping into a new skill or project - we try to answer the age old question, is our gut right or is this a mental health problem? Faith - is it trusting yourself, or…
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E4 "Too many ______, not enough bucks"
We've made it to Guidepost 4 of The Gifts of Imperfection and we're talking about gratitude and joy. They aren't the same thing, but how can we cultivate them to get more happiness out of life? Perhaps it's in taking time to notice the ordinary moments or perhaps it happens when surprise nipples...
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E3 - The Podcast Wardrobe Malfuction
It was as a warm summer night. The moon was low and the crickets were loud. There we were, just four women trying to discuss the deeper things in life. Then, out of the blue, there it was - Michael's nipple. Was Jessie proud? You bet she was! It was a wardrobe malfunction that was caused by......
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E2 - Authenticity and why are we still talking about Meatloaf?
In this chaotic episode of Books That Make Us Better, Kaila and Jessie almost get into a verbal fistfight about Turkey Loaf. Hey, authenticity is important and we really hammer that point home with Brene Brown's first two Guide Posts. We talk authenticity, shame, perfectionism, and why is it so...
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"The Gifts of Imperfection" S2 E1 - Meatloaf and Guideposts
Life is short, let's make it weird! This podcast starts with a very controversial meatloaf recipe. Then we dove headfirst into Brene Brown's book, The GIfts of Imperfection. The reading style is definitely different and we all have a little bit of an adjustment to make... but Lydia still told a...
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"Untamed" - S1 - E10 - Sweet serenade of the Bahamian Crickets
Well, Jessie fled the country. The perk of this was that we all got to watch a sunset from the Bahamas from our computers. We're sorry you couldn't experience that... but we do have another great episode for you (and you can hear the sweet chirp of the Bahamian crickets in the background). We...
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"Untamed" - S1 - E9 - Poems? Let's stick to books.
Wow! We're almost done with our first book! This episode dives pretty deep into who we are - anxiety, depression, and all! How did we get there and how do we get out? We were all relieved when Lydia brought up her marriage again, we missed that in our last couple of episodes. Jessie discloses her...
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"Untamed" - S1 - E8 - Jessie the Cheug-o-Meter
Tense moments were had, accidental e-mails had been sent out, and Jessie turned into our personal cheug-o-meter. Today we're on a tightrope between causing waves, trying not to rock the boat, and trying to help people from falling into the river. It's a shortened episode but laughs were still had...
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"Untamed" - S1 - E7 - Unorganizing Religion
The next batch of chapters deal mostly with religion and God, or, more specifically, who God is to YOU. How do we categorize what resonates with our soul versus what we're indoctrinated with? The crew tries to decipher these things with the help of Glennon's book. The name of the game this week…
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"Untamed" S1 - Special Edition Episode - "Racists"
We felt like it was appropriate that this chapter received it's own release date. Glennon recalls a time when she was moved by the Black Lives Matters movement and decided to start a webinar. The internet revolted and helped her discover her own hidden racism. We speak of a quote a few times by...
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"Untamed" - S1 - E6 - Snaps
For this episode, we took on seven more chapters of Glennon Doyle's "Untamed". We discuss our love for La Croix, regardless of the fact that Jessie thinks it tastes like TV static, Mom jeans (you're welcome, Gen Z), and the group's general consensus of how delicious cream cheese is. Don't forget…
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"Untamed" - S1 - E5 - Wine Coolers after 4
Ready... Set... Go to the chapter "Attendance" and dive back into Glennon Doyle's "Untamed" with us! These next chapters talk a lot about parenting a lot of the complex situations that come along with our precious children. Four different women with four different thoughts - let's talk about this...
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"Untamed" - S1 - Episode 4 - You are fire, baby.
As we continue to make our way through Glennon Doyle's Untamed, we discuss Beach Houses through Buckets on this week's Books That Make Us Better Podcast. It's another week of deep discussion and light hearted laughter. Megan briefly discusses her recent travels, Jessie divulges her love for HGTV,...
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We Can Do Hard Things
On episode three we deep dive into the first portion of Part 3 of Glennon Doyle's "Untamed". Somehow terrible gift giving, bad haircuts, and reality TV made it into the mix. Don't forget to follow us on facebook! www.facebook.com/booksthatmakeusbetter *brief explicit language used*
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Feel All the Feelings
Welcome to another episode of Books That Make Us Better! Today we're going over part two of Glennon Doyle's "Untamed". We discuss the opening poem and the three "keys" that Glennon talks about. These keys are the secret to uncaging yourself. Today's theme? Feel the feelings!
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Books That Make Us Better - You are a Cheetah
The Books that Make Us Better Podcast is group of progressive gals looking for books that inspire and entertain, provide growth and guidance, and make them better. Here we are discussing Part One of Glennon Doyles "Untamed". Grab your book, follow along, and be a cheetah! *Brief talk of explicit...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Books that Make Us Better Podcast is group of progressive gals looking for books that inspire and entertain, provide growth and guidance, and make them better. The epitome of "a motley crew", this group is from different walks of life but they're united in their goals to do better, be better humans, to avoid becoming complacent in life, and remind ourselves and others that where we are today, is not where we will always be. The power to transform our lives within ourselves. We are encouraging listeners to participate through social media and follow along with books of their own.
HOSTED BY
Kaila Jo
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The Books that Make Us Better Podcast is group of progressive gals looking for books that inspire and entertain, provide growth and guidance, and make them better. The epitome of "a motley crew", this group is from different walks of life but they're united in their goals to do better, be better...
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