Episodes
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What to Do When You’re Not Ready to Choose
The older we get, the harder the certain major life decisions become because they are all inherently good paths to follow. So what do you do when you want all the paths but can only pick one? In today’s episode, Liora talks about decision paralysis and the fact that we can never escape it. It…
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Unspoken Expectations of Reciprocity
In this episode of The Quiet Part out Loud, Liora covers something a lot of people experience (including her) but never really give words to. The feeling of being open about our need for connection, closeness, reciprocity, community, a helping hand… is the definition of vulnerability. It is...
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There’s Freedom
Someone ate all the cookies last episode. So all we have is water. In this episode, Liora lets you in a little bit more to see her internal framework. She also goes off the rails a bit, as per usual. What are you gonna do? Not listen? Sigh. Okay. We respect it. Stay awhile. We hope you find…
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Your Attention, Please. No Refunds.
The Quiet Part Out Loud enters a new season. Liora took a break from the Library. Join her in a coffeehouse that doesn’t sell coffee while she talks about virality, and the ridiculousness of the potato button on the microwave among other things. Stay a while. Have ONE cookie. Leave some for the...
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“The Stupidest Idea I’ve Ever Heard”
This week at The TQPOL Library: ANOTHER business proposal that should probably never see the light of day. An honest reflection on why REST is a REQUIREMENT, not a reward. And an argument for the existence of little joys that exist because they fulfill us. Come on in, have a seat. One cookie per...
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A Cup Full of Lessons
This week at The Library: A business proposal that does not seem that very far off from being an actual thing in the near future (you heard it here first) An update on my flowers on hospice And a whole tangent on Inside Out among other things. Come on in, have a seat. One cookie per episode…
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Flowers on Hospice
Spirals are expensive, funerals are more expensive. Roses and Lilies experience the end of life differently. Just keep swimming. This has been The Quiet Part out Loud. I have been your librarian, Liora. Stay a while, I hope you find something that resonates. And until next time, take care of you.
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The Serenity of Serendipity
This episode is meant to encapsulate what life tends to feel like when you achieve a milestone, but also experience a loss of life as you knew it. I graduated, but I also lost a part of me that has been part of my identity from most of my life. If any one out there’s feeling just as unmoored and...
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Permission to Become.
A letter to the younger version of me somewhere, someday, whenever you find this. Here’s a few things I wish I knew back then. Stay a while. I hope this resonates.
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The Planter, The Seed, The Fruit.
What happens when your story doesn’t bloom in your lifetime? When the fruit of your labor is for someone else to taste? This episode dives into the lives of women who planted bold dreams and never saw them flourish. And how that ties into the heart of this archive. Stay a while. I hope you find...