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Asking for a FriendRun for Your Life: A Conversation with author Scott F. ParkerIn this episode, we talk with Bozeman, MT-based author Scott F. Parker about growing up in the Northwest, how he fell in love with running, his journey to becoming a writer, and how running, religion, and philosophy interact.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Scott's Website
Scott's Books
Without Limits - A film about Steve Prefontaine
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
Alan Watts - Books
One Long River of Song - Brian Doyle
A Really Big Lunch - Jim Harrison
2024-04-291h 09Asking for a Friend11: Should I See A Counselor?In today’s episode, we speak with Michelle Pittack, a licensed therapist, and ask the question (for our friend): what is therapy? who is it for? and should I try it? Michelle also provides some easy first steps on how to find a therapist, teaches us about different types of therapy and attachment styles, and finally gives some practical tips on how to calm our minds and bodies in a confusing world.
Resources:
How to find an EFT therapist near you
What attachment style am I?
Att...2024-03-0151 minAsking for a Friend09: What is Net Worth and Why Should I Care?Today we finish our 3-part finance series and dive into the topic of “Net Worth”. We discuss how to calculate net worth, why it’s important to understand, and how it affects our lives and relationships daily.
Notes:
Net worth calculator
Stats
Net worth by age
Home value as a component of worth
Average American net worth
How to improve your credit score
2024-02-2924 minAsking for a Friend08: How Do I Create Goals I Can Actually Accomplish?In today’s episode, we discuss a framework to help write and follow through with your 2024 goals and we process our personal goals together while evaluating and updating each goal using the “SMART” framework. 2024-01-3149 minAsking for a Friend07: Year OneA quick recap of our first year making this podcast and what we learned from it.
Shoot us an email at areyouaskingforafriend@gmail.com if you have questions or comments about the show.
Thanks for listening!
2024-01-1023 minAsking for a Friend06: How Do I Budget and Get Out of Debt?In this episode, we have a conversation with Montana native Lincoln Sevier, VP of TV Post Production at Lionsgate, about his personal experiences with budgeting and always feeling broke despite making more money. He explains how to rethink budgeting and getting out of debt and shares some great resources and tools to accomplish this. In this conversation, he brings an infectious level of enthusiasm to this topic that often seems dry, scary, or wrapped in complicated social taboo.
RESOURCES:
Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
Ramit Sethi - I Will...2023-12-161h 11Asking for a FriendThe Joy of Running: A conversation with ultra-endurance athlete Zach MillerOn today’s show we talk to ultra-endurance athlete Zach Miller about racing, coming back from injury, the philosophy of running, and that one time he almost cooked for Jessica Biel. Tune in for tips on training, nutrition, and recovery.
Resources:
The Joy of Running Qua Running
More from Scott F. Parker
More from Zach Miller
2023-11-221h 04Asking for a Friend05: How to Invest for RetirementIn this episode, we discuss both the emotional and practical aspects of investing for retirement. When should I start? Do I need a financial advisor or am I better off using some form of self-managed or automated investment account? How do I make the most of an employer's retirement plan and how should I allocate funds for the best tax advantage in retirement?
Resources:
Video - How to Prioritize Where You’re Investing - Money with Katie
Video - Optimal Order for Investing Your Money - Tae Kim
Article - Financial Advisor vs Ro...2023-09-2844 minAsking for a Friend04: How to Balance Food, Nutrition and FamilyWe dive into the world of family nutrition with Maureen Lilly, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with 10 years of experience helping individuals and families stress less and enjoy more when it comes to all things meal planning, shopping, prepping, and cooking healthy meals from home.
You can learn more from Maureen at the links below →
Visit my website HERE
Follow me on Instagram HERE
Join my free Facebook community group HERE
Download my free guide: 5 Tips for Busy Parents: Decrease Stress and Increase Family Con...2023-06-031h 26Asking for a Friend03: How Do I Process Death and Grief?A Conversation with Matt Blakeslee about processing death, loss, and grief and how we can learn to do that ourselves and help those around us.2023-04-1849 minAsking for a Friend02: How Do I Define Success For Myself?In this episode, we talk to Samuel Caudle about building a life plan, limiting beliefs, his work in real estate, and becoming a YouTube creator.
Resources:
Samuel's Website
Living in Tampa
Gary Vee
Alex Hormozi
2023-03-1747 minAsking for a Friend01. How Do I Know What to Be When I Grow Up?A discussion with Jon DeWall, the founder of Liminal Space, on career and desire, body attunement, mindfulness, and more.
Resources:
Website - Liminal Space
Podcast - Life Through Transitions
Book - Life is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler
Book - Crossing the Unknown Sea by David Whyte
Book - The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller
Book - Burnout - Emily & Amelia Nagoski
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