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Honestly Lisa

by Lisa Orkin

♥Honestly Lisa is a Pu Pu Platter of my life.I am on a mission to figure out what I am supposed to do with my life. I have been in the desert forever with no Moses to show me the way. Lost at 50 something, I am talking to everyone from family,, guru's, spiritual leaders, life coaches, ex-boyfriends, childhood friends, thought leaders and maybe even Oprah in search of who I am and what I'm supposed to be. when I grow up. Listen to me fall down, tell stories and search for a reason or a livelihood.There is salty language, talk of sex , feelings, and spiritual stuff. So, you may not want to listen in front of the kids or your coworkers.There's interviews, essays, and sketch.Love Bites are audio clips based on real conversations from my love life, featuring my friend Robbie Rist, who plays every man who has graced my path.Men Are People Too, where I interview a variety of men; comedians, actors, musicians, artists, writers, computer programmers, yoga guru's, to gain a someti

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Episodes

  1. Dear Bunny & Dick Aug 3, 2021

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com Chick out my other podcasts Project Woo Woo. Where I interview famous people played by my friends. Or Lisa Upside Down my scripted comedy about my...

  2. Dear Dick & Bunny Day 23

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com My other podcast is Project Woo Woo. I interview famous people played by my friends.

  3. Dear Dick & Bunny Day 20

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com My other podcast is Project Woo Woo. I interview famous people played by my friends.

  4. Dear Dick & Bunny Day 19

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com My other podcast is Project Woo Woo. I interview famous people played by my friends.

  5. Dear Dick & Bunny Day 18

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com My other podcast is Project Woo Woo. I interview famous people played by my friends.

  6. Dear Bunny & Dick Day 17

    Welcome to my Daily-ish diary where I chat with my dead parents under my covers every-ish morning. For more about me visit me at Honestly Lisa Dot Com My other podcast is Project Woo Woo. I interview famous people played by my friends.

  7. Paleo Shcmaleo! Feed Me! feat. Cristina Curp

    I ate chocolate covered Strawberries on Valentine's day and woke with a migraine. I only ate four! My relationship with has interesting through the years. I don't do well-eating grain and sugar. It messes me up, bloats me make me a miserable human… plus my sugar numbers always run high because I...

  8. Episode Put Your Money Where Your Self-Love Is! Feat. Denise Duffield-Thomas

    "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."Epictetus I have struggled to make enough money my whole adult life and when I had money I spent it, and not well. I grew up very comfortable and so I don't where I developed this weird story with money. I have read so…

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  9. Episode Epic Danger feat. Nick McArthur

    Every once in a while you find someone you know you have to be friends with and for me that's Nick. He is kind, tough, romantic, evolved and super real and cool. And this is why I love Nick, in Nick's words, "I'm a dude, with a wife, five kids an online business. I also happen to have a history…

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  10. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Feat. Michelle Simkins

    Michelle is one of those cool people who is unapologetically herself…. created her life the way she wants it & walks her talk. Growing up witches were either Bewitched or the Wicked Witch of the West, not the cool chick your friends with. That's why I dig Michelle because she breaks the mold...

  11. Naked Talk feat. Karly Nimmo

    I kind of feel naked with a bloated belly in this episode. I was so lost in my own negativity spiral when I recorded this episode. Then I found Zofie and Relax Me Happy and my perspective has really shifted. Maybe I was not ready or maybe I did not have the right teacher. I know it sounds simple,...

  12. Stalking Happiness feat. Zofie Lloyd-Kucia

    Since my divorce, over 15 years ago I have been on a quest for happiness and enlightenment. Books, podcasts, audio tapes, audiobooks, mantras, yoga, prayer, meditation, therapy, retreats, seminars, grateful apps, A Course of Miracles (I've done the first two weeks a half dozen times), a cord…

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  13. Till Death Do Us Plan feat. Michelle Pante & Reena Lazar

    I have Michelle Pante & Reena Lazar on this episode from the glorious inspiring Willow EOL. They help us look at the things that may be scary but important to grasp because ultimately, looking at the end of our lives can inspire us to live fully right now. Honestly, this is a pretty funny…

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  14. We're Moving in Together feat. JP Sears

    When I first saw JP Sears I fell in love with him, laughed my ass off and then I thought with a giant pause... WAIT! Woah, Nellie! Spiritual comedy is my bag! Then the more I watched the more I loved the door he opened! Then the more I watched the more I loved the door he opened! Then I sent him…

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  15. Are you a good Daughter? feat. Kelly Carlin

    I have the thoughtful, smart, talented Kelly Carlin in the studio today! We have a ton in common, both tendered & raised by professionally funny men. Chickenman & The Hippy Dippy Weatherman I am not sure I have discussed the fact my dad was Chickeman. He was local radio personality in Chicago and...

  16. Time Is Fleeting And I am Eating Toast! feat. Ellen Goodwin

    I was the kid with the perpetually messy desk in school, it seemed to get messy within moment minutes of cleaning it. As an adult closets, car trunks, garages, silverware drawers. Organizing time feels the same… I suck at organizing time. "If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life...

  17. 116: What's Your Number? Feat Nova Noell

    What is numerology? Is there a rhyme to its science. Shelly Winter's told me I should change my name to Ollie Orkin. Would my life be different? Would I have 4 kid,s a great career and George as my husband? Or would I be an accountant living in Pheonix? And honestly either is fine as long as I…

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  18. Episode 110: Do Overshares live longer? feat. Robin and Lacie

    I have Robin Greenspan & Lacie Harmon this week and I feel so honored to have them on my show. I' ve known Lacie for maybe 25 years! We met doing stand up comedy and low and behold 25 years later we have not lost our sense of humor! And we are still a making comedy, albeit mostly online but we…

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  19. 114: Be Your Authentic Self In Your Boyfriend's Closet feat. Valinda Cochella

    Valinda Cochella https://www.facebook.com/SouthBayYoginis/ https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile/tid/42143 Teaching Kundalini yoga for 17 years https://www.udemy.com/user/viriamkaur/ Kundulini yoga is the yoga of awareness Clearing out all the things that you are not and coming into…

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  20. 112: The Shopping Hall of Shame Feat. Jessica Gottlieb and Stefanie Pollard

    This week I have Jessica Gottlieb & Stefanie Pollard. I met them on Instagram. I followed them for a while and then realized he had all the same haunts. They shop with what appears to be no guilt and I wanted some of that Koolaid. I have talked about my shopping problem before. I feel shame for...

  21. 110: Carry Me Naked with Just me Lisa

    Tuesday will now be story day on Honestly Lisa or at leat the Tuesday. I cover naked dad and girlfriend to magic mushrooms to chili cheeseburgers.

  22. 108: 10 Dating Your Own Body Feat. Jill Allen

    Jill Allen Radiant Vibes- Embracing my belly! We have spent our whole lives thinking things need to be different or need to change. Loving ourselves is not getting a massage.It's deeper. (cliche I know but true.) My bravado make me laughs because it's my insecure neediness, Crazy ass sugar phase.…

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  23. 106 Is This Menopause Fog or Amnesia? Re-Discovering You feat. Lisa Paskel

    https://www.instagram.com/lisapaskel1 Mama's Yoga House [email protected] Yoga Teacher, Spiritual Leader Life After Break ups Letting go of ego and seeing what life holds for you Weekend at Joshua Tree and the Wandering Yogini One night stands, mushroom sex, and sex in a vw bus She channels...

  24. 104: Watch Me Fall Down, then You Get Up feat. Shannon Whaley

    Shannon Whaley Traveling Wildwoman! Women's business and marketing coach - works with passionate and driven service based entrepreneurs, taking side gigs and turning them into sustainable businesses. Lisa gets sidetracked to begin with, forgets to eat and then buys a really expensive salad. Has...

  25. 117: Get off Facebook! Lisa Orkin's Love Bites

    I'm just trying to understand why they voted for Trump. How to leave a love note on iTunes for my Podcast. From your computer: 1. Open the iTunes software on your desktop. (Not the web version.) 2. In the search bar (upper right-hand corner), type in "Honestly Lisa". 3. Click on our album cover...

  26. 100: Moms are Allowed to be Funny Too! feat. Jennifer Vally

    Lisa Orkin feat. Jennifer Vally I admit that this episode is ripe with name dropping, and might not be very deep. But it was good to talk to someone who I feel is a contemporary of mine as well as someone who was in the same shoes. Ye Olde News starring Robbie Rist as Benjamin Franklin We've…

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  27. 111: Lisa Orkin's Love Bites Don't Love You Anymore

    Just in Time for Valentine's Day How to leave a love note on iTunes for my Podcast. From your computer: 1. Open the iTunes software on your desktop. (Not the web version.) 2. In the search bar (upper right-hand corner), type in "Honestly Lisa". 3. Click on our album cover that pops up towards the...

  28. 109: Lisa Orkin's Love Bites: TV Talking

    How to leave a love note on iTunes for my Podcast. From your computer: 1. Open the iTunes software on your desktop. (Not the web version.) 2. In the search bar (upper right-hand corner), type in "Honestly Lisa". 3. Click on our album cover that pops up towards the bottom of the screen. 4. This…

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  29. 096: Am I too Old to be a Digital Nomad? feat. Hannah Dixon

    Hannah Dixon - Digital Nomad (Links coming soon!) She's currently in Hanoi, although based out of Bangkok. Sardinia, Sicily, Budapest... I want to live your life" - Lisa I think the pros outweigh the cons for sure." - Hannah The digital nomad community is incredible everywhere. They do meet ups…

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  30. 094: Feeling Crappy for 1/4 of your Life is NOT OKAY: The PMS Chronicles with Carrie Silver

    Carrie Silver "health coach and functional nutritionist, working with women and balancing hormones" It's not just women of women of your age, it's women of all ages. During all ages of our lives we are going through fluctuations. Each woman is going through the same fluctuations as their best...

  31. 090: Why Surrendering isn't Giving Up with Ted Kruse

    Previously a pastor. I met Ted at a Rob Bell lecture/seminar. Ted is painting houses now. Grew up in a legalist Christian background. Was a pastor for about 17 years, expresses it was both the best and worst of times. He didn't know how to navigate depression that he'd experienced his whole life....

  32. 088: Do You Know How Much You're In Your Own Way? feat. Amanda Maynard

    Amanda Maynard is the "Get UnStuck Coach," for people transitioning in business. I'm really good at clearing a path for people. I feel like I've been in the woods since I was 2. - Lisa Earliest memories of learning and sharing information. "The universe kept putting people in front of me, after…

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  33. 086: Lisa Meets the Drunk Mom feat. Amy Wright

    Your life is completely different. Even than that person you thought was you. Amy Wright and The Drunk Mom She took a bunch of business courses, and nothing ever happened for her. She kept at it because she thought she was supposed to. "Hustle More!" She ran herself into the ground for 7 years...

  34. 084: Things our Kids Say feat. My daughter Becca Cuellar

    I never expected to have a child. Never. But then I decided maybe I wanted to. My spiritual, jewelry designing daughter, Becca Cuellar. Can't remember when we met, how rude. Doesn't know how long we've known each other. But I remember her in my uterus! I made her! She and I are very close, it's...

  35. 082: Takes a Village to Raise a Grown Up feat. Sanyika Street

    Your Fans are Waiting - and a spoken word piece at the end--- WHOA! How would you describe yourself? Motivational person who teaches people how to be their best self and love their best self- and their worst self Let's take all this and make something out of it. The best way to describe what i…

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  36. 080: If You're not Living, You're Dying: Weird Girls, Funny Women feat. Shannon Bobo

    Shannon Bobo I really just think if I have her close to me for 50 minutes, then I can grab some of that youthful exuberance, that vivaciousness, that positive feeling that it will stick to me like glue.. "I just have this zest for life, I guess. It's not always easy, I can tell you that. It's a...

  37. 078: Happy, Happy, Happy! feat. Kat Frati

    I always thought it was wrong to admit you were happy. So, I've always been very careful keep my happiness to myself and quickly give myself a shitty thought to take it down a notch. Wait for the other shoe to drop, cause it will. Kat Frati admits she's happy and teaches how to be happy. So, f***...

  38. 076: Hope is Not Lost with Sally Hope

    Recorded at Double RR Studios: http://doublerrstudios.com/ Go download my free eBook, BE SILLY NOW! http://honestlylisa.com/free-ebook/ Website: http://www.honestlylisa.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lisaorkin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisaannorkin Twitter:...

  39. 074: My Work Husband Feat. Robbie Rist

    I love Robbie Rist! He is my creative soulmate! We both are excellent at self-sabotage and laughing at our ass crazy lives. He is my Love Bite Partner, the Yin to my Yan, my everything and smart monkey. I am very emotional today so this is why the last line exists. We talked about--- Radio...

  40. 072: I Digress into Smelliness - Personal Development

    Today I needed to just touch base with you and give you an old chestnut. Are we moving forward? Am I grown up yet!!!! Can you participate? Am I to needy? This is a little recap of my podcast journey to finding me so far, with a wild over share of my sex life and my heart. Help me on my quest! Who...

  41. 070: I Married My High-School Sweetheart feat. Lee Cuellar

    070: I Married My High-School Sweetheart feat. Lee Cuellar "time made me stronger, you're no longer on my mind" ― Boyz II Men I interviewed my ex-husband… wanted dig into his head to see if there were clues to my quest to find me. And find his take on our marriage. I think I was not as kind to…

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  42. 068: Reloaded feat. Paula Killen

    "You can carry nothing really easily." -Paula Killen Charity Event the second Monday of every month called "Write Club" -Paula dated a guy who shared a birthday with Ronald Reagan. On his birthday he decided he wanted to piss on Reagan's grave, so he brought a bottle of pee to pour on his grave....

  43. 066: He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother! feat Haris and Mike Orkin

    I talked to my brothers this week! Who knows me better? Really! They were forthright with opinions and I am not sure they know me that well. Or do they? They are funny and charming and full of thoughts about my life and why I am who I am. Haris is the oldest and yes he spells it with one R. My...

  44. 064: Political Activism on Speed Dial feat. Jane Edith Wilson

    You can make a change. Lisa gets a lesson in activism. I always saw Jane as someone completely different, I saw her as a Polyanna. But she's not a Polyanna, she never was. Don't judge a Polyanna by her cover. The more I do this podcast, the more I learn that my perception of people or the stories…

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  45. 062: I'm Not Lazy, I'm Self Employed feat. Antonio Sacre

    "Naps are necessary, I bet even God took naps." - Lisa Orkin "One man's lazy is another man's War and Peace." - Lisa Orkin Antonio and I did short film together called, Mom. It's a dark comedy about losing my mom and finding refuge in a convent with some kind nuns and a handsome priest. Here is…

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  46. 060: Can Hypnotherapy Save Lisa from Her Procrastination Problem? feat. Carmen Isais

    WARNING: Lisa gets hypnotized "My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season." Mary Todd Lincoln #honestlylisa Carmen Isais took me on the Journey, Carmen is a Professional Life Coach, Facilitator & Trainer specializing in Integrative Coaching & Coaching...

  47. 058: Can You be Mediocre and Still be Successful? Sheep are Happy too feat. Nikki Tanyika Lewis

    On the outside looking in, Nikki looked to me like she has it all! And I wanted to know from Nikki why and if she could help get me get it all, relationship, business, crazy ass confidence and drive. Or just confidence. I said outloud on the podcast twice that I have been thinking about marriage...

  48. 056: Love Your Bad Thoughts, Like a Piece of Chocolate feat. Melody Park Shin

    Show Notes: Melody is a soul awakening alchemist, reality up-grader, and mermaid. Please go check out Melody Park Shin's Facebook group here! Melody and I discussed this Hawaiian prayer, so here it is as promised! Ho'O'pono'pono is an ancient Hawaiian prayer of forgiveness, love, and healing.…

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  49. 052 Honestly Lisa: Instructions for Breathing with Rina Jakubowicz

    Honestly Lisa is an audio road trip through my soul... or just an excuse to talk to people to help figure out who I am at 53ish. I talk to everyone from ex-boyfriends, lovers, family member to comedians, writers, filmmakers, mystics, guru's in the hopes of finding a path that feels right for my...

  50. 050 Honestly Lisa: How do you want to die? with Dr. Martha Joe Atkins

    There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honestly Lisa is an audio road trip through my soul... or...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

♥Honestly Lisa is a Pu Pu Platter of my life.I am on a mission to figure out what I am supposed to do with my life. I have been in the desert forever with no Moses to show me the way. Lost at 50 something, I am talking to everyone from family,, guru's, spiritual leaders, life coaches, ex-boyfriends, childhood friends, thought leaders and maybe even Oprah in search of who I am and what I'm supposed to be. when I grow up. Listen to me fall down, tell stories and search for a reason or a livelihood.There is salty language, talk of sex , feelings, and spiritual stuff. So, you may not want to listen in front of the kids or your coworkers.There's interviews, essays, and sketch.Love Bites are audio clips based on real conversations from my love life, featuring my friend Robbie Rist, who plays every man who has graced my path.Men Are People Too, where I interview a variety of men; comedians, actors, musicians, artists, writers, computer programmers, yoga guru's, to gain a someti

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