This was a breakthrough kind of episode. A little bit like 6 years of therapy condensed into half an hour. We hope it offers you as much of an "Aha" moment as it did for us!

In this week's conversation:

• What if your past isn't your past?
• What if you could go back to the worst bits in your story and re-write them?
• What if your pain isn't fossilized?
• What if your present can set you free from your past?
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We're not sure why it took us so long to figure this out (and understand how much it matters!), but of course this podcast is like a weekly memoir of ordinary life. Here's what that means for you ...

In this week's conversation:

• Christie and Lisa-Jo explore an epiphany: they've been recording a podcast memoir all these years!
• Memoir-writing nudges us to reflect on the distant past
• podcasting nudges Lisa-Jo and Christie to reflect on the recent past
• Lisa-Jo explains the practice she is now using to reflect on the day just past
• What happens when we pause to notice and reflect? The answer is so good, Christie wonders if it's really too good to be true
• Lisa-Jo shares a special invitation for local listeners

Podcast links:

You're invited! Lisa-Jo will be reading from her brand-new book at the best new bookstore in Lancaster, PA. Join Christie to cheer her on!

We are now ad-free! You can help support our show with a one-time donation here or a recurring gift right here. Thank you. We are excited about becoming fully listener supported.

START listening to the audio book or reading the ebook for It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping here

Get Christie's new book here (or wherever books are sold)

Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast!

Only a longtime friend can get away with asking some of the questions Christie asked Lisa-Jo today. We hope they are a balm to your own scarred places.

In this week's conversation:

• A kind of live therapy takes place between Lisa-Jo and Christie
• Failure turns out to be a powerful catalyst for new things
• Growth looks unlike what we expect else maybe we'd never even try
• If you've ever felt like life is one wave after another and you can't catch your breath, welcome.

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We are now ad-free! You can help support our show with a one-time donation here or a recurring gift right here. Thank you. We are excited about becoming fully listener supported.

START listening to the audio book or reading the ebook for It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping here

Get Christie's new book here (or wherever books are sold)

Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast!