50 - How to start getting back up when you get knocked down by life

It's important to rest in order to come up with new creative ideas. We are pressing pause for the summer and we will be back in the fall - better than ever! If you are feeling like you need a break from something you're working on, this is your sign to press pause and come back to it with a fresh perspective. A pause can be minutes, hours, days, months, or years - however long you need. Thanks for being here, and we will see you in the fall!

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month 
We'll read this one when we come back from our break! Didn't See That Coming:  Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart by Rachel Hollis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

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Let's chat about our Full Book Cup Club Book of the month: How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis. Christina and Meghan share their favorite tips from the book. This isn't a book about grief, but it does offer valuable tips and permission to give yourself grace when it comes to keeping your house put together. We all have had a crash course in what really matters, so give yourself some grace if the dishes don't get done tonight.

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month
Next month we're reading Didn't See That Coming:  Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart by Rachel Hollis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

Have you tried listening on Audible? Use our link to get a free audiobook!

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Feeding yourself in the midst of loss, grief, or even just a hard season of life is so important! Your brain needs the fuel even if you don't have an appetite. In this episode, we share some easy recipes and quick dinner ideas to make ahead of time or throw together quickly when you just don't feel like cooking or eating. 

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month
We're reading How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

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Sometimes things don't pan out! It's okay, we'll get through it. Meghan and Christina share their fails in this minisode.

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month
We're reading How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

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Maybe you lost some of your friends or friend groups when you person died, when you left a relationship, when you changed jobs, or when you moved. It's normal to want - no, need - to feel like you're part of a group. Human interaction is a basic need, so in this episode, Christina and Meghan talk about why it's important to find a community when you're in a hard season of life, and how you can go about doing that (even for introverts!)  

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month
We're reading How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

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Creating good habits is so important, especially if you are going through a hard season. That's why we're so excited to read Atomic Habits by James Clear this month for the Full Book Cup Club! Listen to this episode for a dicussion about the book, hear Christina and Meghan's main takeaways, and of course, laughs. Always laughs!

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month
Next month we're reading How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis - grab your copy and join us! Every month we choose a book to read and discuss on the podcast on the last Wednesday of the month.

If you find this podcast helpful, please subscribe and leave us a review! Having reviews is the best way for people to find this podcast. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Thanks for being here! You can also support the show by buying us a coffee :)

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We are ALL ABOUT protecting our peace these days. You can't afford not to when your world has been flipped upside down. In this episode, Christina and Meghan share some ways they keep the peace amidst the chaos in their lives. With lots and laughter and a little bit of advice from some widows who have been there, we hope you find this podcast helpful and maybe even a little bit funny.

Do you have a question you want us to talk about? DM us on Facebook or Instagram, or visit our website and ask! We love hearing from you.

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month:
This month we're reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Join us! Grab yours now or check it out from the library.

If you find this podcast helpful, please subscribe and leave us a review! Having reviews is the best way for people to find this podcast. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Thanks for being here! You can also support the show by buying us a coffee :)

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When you have lost someone and then go through the lowest lows of grief and then someone close to you loses someone, you know what's ahead for them. That can leave you feeling triggered. It can stir up those hard emotions. You want to be supportive, but you also have to take care of yourself, too. In this episode, Christina and Meghan share some  recent losses they've experienced and how it reawoken some of the hard emotions for them, but not without laughter and Meghan forgetting we did a whole freakin' episode on this already. Classic M. (How long into widowhood can we claim "widow brain" for forgetfullness?)

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month:
This month we're reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Join us! Grab yours now or check it out from the library.

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In this episode, Christina and Meghan talk about dating with grief - why do you want to date? How do you know when you're ready to date? How is it different, what are you looking for, what should you lookout for? Listen to this one to hear words of wisdom (okay, "wisdom" may not be entirely right) from two widows who are currently dating.

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month:
This month we're reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Join us! Grab yours now or check it out from the library.

If you find this podcast helpful, please subscribe and leave us a review! Having reviews is the best way for people to find this podcast. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Thanks for being here! You can also support the show by buying us a coffee :)

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In this minisode we're talking about little things you can do to help Future You. What's one thing you can do today to make your life a little easier? We'll give you a few ideas, and we want to hear what you do too.

Full Book Cup Club Book of the Month:
This month we're reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Join us! Grab yours now or check it out from the library.

If you find this podcast helpful, please subscribe and leave us a review! Having reviews is the best way for people to find this podcast. New episodes are available every Wednesday. Thanks for being here! You can also support the show by buying us a coffee :)

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