Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of my new favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. We have a lot of stories in the book about eccentric, wacky grandmothers but all of the stories are filled with admiration for these spunky women, who really do teach their grandchildren a lot about how to live their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about mothers as role models, because when you’re in the trenches raising your kids, or even later, when they’re grown but you’re still trying to give them advice, which is sometimes unwanted, you wonder if you’re getting through. Did you make a difference? Did the kids even listen to you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents. I’ll be sharing 15 stories from the book with you on the podcast, all about grandmothers and grandfathers, so keep listening if you want to hear all of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog. I’m sharing a couple dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that demonstrate that moms really do know best from our new book for mothers and grandmothers. We made this book to show mothers that their kids really have been listening all along, and that all those lessons they’ve been imparting really are getting inside the heads of the children and grandchildren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I want to share a couple of really moving stories about dogs—their loyalty and their faith in their human families. We’ve just put out our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog, and I’m so excited about the stories in this book that I’m actually planning to share more than 20 stories from the book with you over the next few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog. We learn so much from our dogs. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. They show us how to be better humans. And they teach us so much about resilience, and fortitude, and loyalty. But then there are the times when they just make us laugh, and it’s because of how they finagle more food or extra privileges or how they get away with breaking our rules, because they’re so cute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration. And today that inspiration is coming from Mom – from two moms in fact, who instilled life lessons in their children about compassion and giving back—and showing up. These two stories had a big impact on our editorial team, and even though we’ve all read tens of thousands of Chicken Soup for the Soul stories, these made us better people. So here we go, with a sneak preview of what you can expect to find in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to one of our storywriters, Amy Chesler, who has had quite an interesting life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom. Mother’s Day is a month and a half away, but the way the retailers work, they start putting up their Mother’s Day displays in late March, so we always get our Mother’s Day gift books out in mid-March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about the gift of time, which is something that our kids REALLY want, as we see over and over again in Chicken Soup for the Soul stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Suzette Martinez Standring, a national newspaper columnist who we’re lucky enough to have as one of our writers as well. We’re going to talk about millennials, and pregnancy, and having that first grandchild. Because millennials definitely do it differently than we middle aged parents did—they have elaborate pregnancy annoucnements, gender reveal parties, and even make announcements when they’re just trying to get pregnant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents. I’ll be sharing 15 stories from the book with you on the podcast, all about grandmothers and grandfathers, and so many of these stories are really magical. Like today’s stories about two grandfathers who created magical adventures for their grandchildren. These are the kinds of stories that stick with you long after you’ve heard them, and we can all relate to that special bond that kids have with their grandparents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best. I’m sharing a dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. If you’re a mom you’ll appreciate that once the kids are grown they really do indicate that they’ve been listening all along! And today’s two stories illustrate just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. We’re welcoming back the NY Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, whose latest bestseller is his first non fiction book for adults. It’s called The First Conspiracy and it’s about a secret plot to kill George Washington. We’re going to talk about the book today, and also about how Brad manages to put out bestseller after bestseller. The discipline required to be a consistently productive author is always inspiring, since it’s just you and that blank screen when you’re a writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I want to talk about spring-cleaning, which is right around the corner. I am guilty of holding onto way too much stuff, so I went back and read our book about The Joy of Less and now I have new resolve to get rid of half my possessions. Today I’m going to share two stories that worked for me three years ago when I took at least ten carloads of clothing and other items to the church thrift shop. I think these stories are going to help me do the same thing again this spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that will show you why it’s important to treat yourself once in a while and why taking care of yourself should be on your daily to-do list. And in both of these stories, it was someone’s mom who made that point. These stories come from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best. Because she does know best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to one of our storywriters, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, who has a story in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time to Thrive about how she completely rebooted her life and changed careers in a dramatic way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to share two of my new favorite stories with you, from our brand new book that just came out yesterday – Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. I love these stories because they’re about family members coming together – as friends – even after divorces. This happens more often than you would think, and I know it’s the case in my own family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that show that even the shyest people can find a way to overcome their shyness. Here’s how these two shy people found their self-confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Eva LaRue, who is a fairly new member of the Chicken Soup for the Soul family as the host of Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Animal Tales television show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new inspiration for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. This is the book I’ve been sharing with you over the past couple of months—two dozen stories in all on this podcast. Because this book is a huge bestseller for us and there’s a reason for that—because we all hope and dream that when we lose someone there’s still some kind of connection. These stories are about amazing coincidences, dreams, and other events that make you wonder—when someone dies, does the connection really have to end? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I want to revisit a very important life tip, and that is how to use the power of forgiveness. This is one of the most effective ways I know to improve your life because forgiveness lets you put the past in the past where it belongs. We’re actually putting together a new book called The Forgiveness Fix, which will come out in late 2019, but in the meantime I’m going to share a couple of stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Forgiveness, which was a bestseller for us when it came out a few years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. With spring and summer feeling like they’re just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to talk to Holly Baker today, as she can tell us about some wonderful vacation locations to try this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to continue my tour of our newest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. I’m sharing a couple dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. Today I want to share a couple of stories about amazing, miraculous coincidences… because miracles do happen and we love publishing these stories that give everyone hope that they’ll experience their own miracle one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. I’m sharing a couple dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. I think you’ll be amazed, inspired, and comforted by them, because what they show is that when we lose people we love, our connections with them don’t have to end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m bringing back one of our most popular guests – Kelly Sullivan Walden – America’s dream expert. Kelly and I have made two books together—Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and Premonitions, and more recently Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to share two of my new favorite stories with you, from our brand new book that just came out yesterday – Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories that show that if we expect greatness from people they really WILL rise to the occasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m pleased to bring back Dr. Mike Dow for his fourth appearance on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. What I love about Mike is his practical approach to psychology, and the advice that he gives us that is very do-able. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and we’re continuing with our week of love stories today, with two stories about the miracle of finding love – through what seems a lot like divine intervention. These two stories come from our book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles and More. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I want to share two of my absolute favorite love stories with you today, and then we’re going to continue talking about love the rest of the week! Both of these stories come from Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love, a book that I loved making so much that I was disappointed when we finished the manuscript, because I was enjoying the stories so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m joined by my friend and coauthor Dr. Mike Dow. Mike is America’s go-to therapist and the brains behind our bestselling book, Think, Act & Be Happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. I’m sharing a couple dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. I think you’ll be amazed, inspired, and comforted by them, because what they show is that when we lose people we love, our connections with them don’t have to end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration. Today I’m going to share one of those ideas that is so easy to implement and so obvious, and yet so worth repeating! Every so often, I just have to share a couple of these stories… about the power of smiling to change everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new inspiration for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. Today we’re going to talk about dreams. I don’t know about you but I’ve had dreams in which I was talking to my grandmother or my mother and they seem so alive in those dreams. Well, today’s stories are about those kinds of dreams and life changing impact they can have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to continue my tour of our newest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. Today’s stories will give you chills, and definitely make you believe that mothers can continue to protect us even after they have passed on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I’m back with two more great tips from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard. That’s the book that has been on the self-help bestseller list every week since we published it in early November. I’m sharing 20 stories from the book on this podcast, on a wide variety of topics. Today I’ll share two stories that will give you great ideas for how to raise secure but adventurous children and grandchildren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m bringing back one of our most popular guests – Kelly Sullivan Walden – American’s dream expert. Kelly and I have made two books together—Chicken Soup for the Soul Dreams and Premonitions, and more recently Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of easy tips for you that I think will give you a little more of what everyone wants, and that is TIME. I’m sure you say it all the time: “I wish there was more time in a day.” Well, I’ve been listening to our writers and I’ve picked up a couple of easy-to-implement tips – life hacks – that will truly make you feel like you have more time in your days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about New Year’s and how we all get pretty introspective at this time of year. One of the themes that I see over and over again from our writers is their thoughts about their JOBS and whether they should keep doing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Connie Kaseweter Pullen, who has had a number of really weird and magical spiritual experiences that she has described in our books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I’m back with two more inspiring and surprising stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. These stories will make you wonder—and if you’ve ever worried about what happens to our loved ones when they die, these stories will give you comfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to continue my tour of our newest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard. I’m sharing about 20 stories from the book with you, in 10 separate podcasts, because this is a new topic and this book is absolutely filled with great advice that I want you to hear. Today, we’re going to talk about a couple of short, simple phrases that changed everything for two people who really needed to hear them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Cj Cole, who’s publishing her second story with us. This one appears in our brand new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles and her prior story appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Crazy Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple more awe-inspiring stories from our new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. Today I’m going to share two stories from a hospice nurse who has seen some amazing patients die and then come back… because they need to do one more thing before they go. Linda Kinnamon is the author of these two stories. She worked for decades as a registered nurse, including in hospitals and in hospice care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I’m introducing you to our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles. I’m going to share 18 different stories from the book with you over the next couple of months, and I think you’ll be amazed, inspired, and comforted by them, because what they prove is that when we lose people we love, our connections with them don’t have to end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi it's Amy Newmark with any Friend Friday edition of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast. I want to introduce you to Andrew Kaufman. Andrew has written several bestselling novels, while at the same time fighting a life-threatening illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers. It’s amazing to me how many of the stories in this book contain life lessons that transcend the classroom. Today I want to share two stories that drive home the message that you really need to hold back and wait before you jump to conclusions, especially negative ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration from Chicken Soup for the Soul. One of the things that fascinates me is the number of people who write stories for us about Chucking It All and Starting Over, with New Homes, New Jobs and eventually… New Happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices