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Essaying with Shana and MichelleE41 Have MercyMichelle reads her essay, "Have Mercy," and she and Shana discuss their thoughts on the state of our democracy and the life events happening alongside the current events that make these chaotic times so trying. They conclude that having mercy for themselves and others helps.#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #democracy, #faith, #mercy2025-02-1535 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE40 Our Quest for AuthenticityShana reads her essay, "Authenticating," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how they crave realness and truth as they age, in defiance of the norms of social media, designer knockoffs, and all the procedures that could make them look like an age they are not.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #authenticity, #aginggracefully2025-02-0645 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE39 We Need Community Now More Than EverMichelle reads her essay, "The Fire," and she and Shana have a conversation about loss, resilience, and the helpers who bring us hope when we most need it. They discuss how we need to be intentional about building and sustaining our sense of community once our kids are grown and these types of connections no longer just fall into our laps.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters...2025-01-2343 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE38 What Do You Want Your Legacy to Be?Shana reads her essay, "The Matriarch(y)," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how they want to be remembered. They discuss which parts of the matriarchy they want to carry forward and which parts they want to let go.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriend, #relationships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #matriarchy, #legacy2025-01-1642 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE37 Your Intentions for 2025Michelle reads her essay, "Full," about the word that describes her year-in-review. She invites you to look through your camera roll, too, to take inventory of the experiences that shaped you in 2024. Michelle and Shana have a conversation about the words they have chosen for their intentions for 2025 and invite you to join them.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast2025-01-0937 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE36 Speaking Up for YourselfShana and Michelle have a conversation about intentions for the new year and the importance of shirking their conditioning to make things nice so that they can advocate for themselves and others. Whether it is with medical practitioners or the boundaries they hold with family and friends, they celebrate the voice that emerges with age. Join them in their goal of "responding live in 2025!"
#advocate, #saysomething, #newyear2025, #intentions, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting...2025-01-0242 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE35 Body Image in Midlife*Warning: This episode references disordered eating
Shana reads her essay, "Size Matters," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how their relationships with their bodies has changed as they get older. They discuss the messages they internalized from childhood, the ways they parent their daughters, and how they are finally finding it easier to focus on their strength and stamina instead of their shape and size.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast...2024-12-1944 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE34 When History Is Personal to YouShana reads her essay, "Timelines," and she and Michelle discuss the moments of history made during their lifetimes that are made personal by the connection to their families' lives. They talk about how moments like 9/11, Columbine, Princess Diana's death, and the housing crash of 2008 affect them and people they love.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #9/11, #Columnbine, #LadyDiana, #Housingcrash
2024-12-1238 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE33 Self-Care and YOUMichelle reads her essay, "I am Exhausted," and she and Shana have a conversation about ways to find calm during challenging times that tap them out. They also discuss the messages Shannon Watts shared with The Gigis, with topics like audacity, legacy, and the "sacred pause."
#audacity, #selfcare, #legacy, #shannonwatts, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, 2024-12-0539 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE32 Keeping the SpiritShana reads her essay, "Keeping the Spirit," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how spirit can be easy to come by when we're young, but becomes more like a conviction as we get older.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #holidays, #melancholy,2024-11-2735 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE31 When Our Values CollideShana reads her essay, "Off to the Races," and she and Michelle have a conversation about the turmoil they experience when one or more of their values is at odds with another. Lately, Shana feels as though her value of being an upstander who uses her voice to speak out against injustice is at odds with her values of seeking peace and having loyalty and unconditional love for people she cares about.
#upstander, #election, #values, #harmony, #love, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries...2024-11-2141 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE30 Election Triggers and Our EmotionsMichelle reads her essay, "Let Me Ask You," and she and Shana have a conversation about the results of the election and the variety of ways people are responding to the news of another Trump presidency. Specifically, they discuss what it feels like to be a survivor of sexual assault and watch so many fellow Americans vote to put a predator back in office.
#sexualassault, #survivors, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters...2024-11-1441 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE29 Learning About Love from Our Families of OriginMichelle reads her essay, "Sometimes Love Looks Like That," and she and Shana have a conversation about how love was modeled in their childhoods. They also discuss unconventional ways they show their love for friends and family.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #familydynamics2024-11-0740 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE28 Why We Need FriendsShana reads her essay, "Talking Like That," and she and Michelle have a conversation about the important roles friends play in our lives, and how friends show up for us in ways our partners and families can't necessarily relate.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #whyweneedfriends, #girlfriends2024-10-3133 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE27 Friendship Breakups in MidlifeMichelle reads her essay, "Dolly Says," and she and Shana have a conversation about letting go of friendships that no longer serve them, lessons they have learned from their own mistakes, and qualities they seek in others when deciding who they want to bring in close.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #friendshipbreakup2024-10-2441 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE26 Saying Farewell to Your Family HomeShana reads her essay, "Forging on from 1530," and she and Michelle have a conversation about what it's like to pack up a family home and a parent's belongings after they are gone.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast,#podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #grief, #childhoodhome, #sayinggoodbye2024-10-1738 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE25 Body AutonomyMichelle reads her essay, "Eighteen Weeks," and she and Shana have a conversation about a woman's right to make choices about her own body and holding the media and our politicians accountable for telling the truth.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast2024-10-1036 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE24 Relativity of Aging: How it feels to be younger than some and older than manyShana reads her essay, "The Grace of Time," and she and Michelle have a conversation about what it's like in midlife. With a front-row seat to their parents' decline and their kids' vitality, they stand in the middle, finding more peace (but admittedly some ache) over the march of time.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast2024-10-0338 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE23 Our Relationships with Religion & SpiritualityMichelle reads her essay, "The Recovering Catholic: One Woman's Story" and she and Shana discuss their views on organized religion and spirituality. They offer no answers-- just a search for understanding and deciding what works for them as individuals.
#religion #faith #spirituality #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover502024-09-2638 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE22 Are We Laughing Enough?Shana reads her essay, "Laughing Matters," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how laughter is harder to come by in the era of divisive politics and increasing personal loss as we age. They discuss the duality of seeking acceptance for their true feelings and their dogged determination to add levity where they can.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing,
#writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships,
#womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting,
#vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay,
#applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan,
#glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset,
#womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters,
#podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #creativewriting,
##podcastforwriters...2024-09-1933 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE21 Lara Love Hardin on Shame, Hope, and BelongingShana interviews NYT best-selling author and Oprah Book Club pick Lara Love Hardin. They discuss the themes of her book, The Many Lives of Mama Love-- themes like shame, belonging, hope, and growth. Lara brings openness and warmth to a conversation about how our biggest mistakes and challenges can lead us to new possibilities for growth and connection.
#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #creativewriting, ##podcastforwriters, #femalefriendships, #shareyourstory, #nextchapter, #shame...2024-09-0559 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE20 Shana on Music Makes the MemoryShana reads her essay, "Music Makes the Memory," and she and Michelle have a conversation about the songs that are tied to their pasts and how buried emotions rise when the right song is played at just the right time.
#podcast #thewritingcommunitychatshow #womenover50 #writeyourstory #music #dementia #personalessay
#womenwhowrite #femalefriendships #essay #essaywriting #creativejourney,
#writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries,
#brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful,
#growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast,
#podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast,
#creativewriting, ##podcastforwriters, #femalefriendships, #shareyourstory
2024-08-0129 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE19 Michelle on Longtime MarriageMichelle reads her essay "Looks Like We Made It," and she and Shana have a conversation about the expectations and realities of a longtime marriage.
#podcast #writingpodcast #womenover50 #writeyourstory #videopodcast #lovestatus #marriage #commitment #forbetterorworse #memoir #personalessay #love2024-07-2547 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE18 Shana on Public Displays of EmotionShana reads her essay titled "The PEDES" and she and Michelle have a conversation about how grief sneaks up on you and how finding comfort with our vulnerability draws people in for a deeper connection.
#vulnerability #grief #connection #memoir #motherdaughter #personalexpression #writingpodcast #writingcommunity 2024-07-1836 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleE17 Conquering FearsMichelle reads her essay, "Be Held," and she and Shana have a conversation about conquering their fears and fighting back against the programming that women should stay small.
#bravery, #conqueringfears, #takingupspace2024-07-1133 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE16 Shana's Lens on LessShana reads her essay, "A Lens on Less," which explains her quest to set "Less" as an intention for the year ahead. Shana and Michelle conduct a mid-year check-in to see how they are both living into their intentions so far this year.
#intentions, #resolutions, #goals, #womenover502024-07-0441 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE15 Reproductive Freedom: Michelle's Abortion StoryMichelle reads her essay, "Marshmallows," and she and Shana have a personal discussion about the emotional ramifications of terminating a pregnancy and the importance of fighting for our freedom of choice.2024-06-2742 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE14 John Roedel on Autism, Vulnerability & MasculinityJohn Roedel reads his poem "Autism Doesn't Mean Broken," and Michelle and Shana speak with him about the lessons he has learned through raising a son with autism, his pivot from comedy to poetry, and how vulnerability helps us all release pressure from the caldera within us.2024-06-2046 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE13 Where the Anxious Things AreShana reads her essay, "Where The Imaginative Things Are," and she and Michelle have a playful and honest conversation about worry and anxiety, their proposal stories, and the vulnerability required in telling their truths.
#essays #memoir #womenover50 #writingpodcast #creativewriting2024-06-1334 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE12 Navigating Young Loss with Annie Howell-AdamsToday's guest, Annie Howell-Adams, reads her essay, "The Cardboard Box," and talks with Shana and Michelle about how she coped with the loss of her parents when she was just 19 years old and how her parents' lessons and life paths are still with her.
(Our apologies that Annie's video dropped part way through the episode due to some technical issues. Fortunately, her audio stayed with us.)2024-06-0635 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE11 Fertility, Childbirth, VulnerabilityMichelle reads her essay, "The Bloom Period," and she and Shana discuss their experiences with fertility, birthing babies, and opening their hearts wide to give and receive help.
#love, #aging, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast,
#newpodcast, #newpodcastalert, #writer, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay,
#essaywriting, #childbirth, #fertility, #community
2024-05-3029 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE10 Origin Stories with Joy ReichartMichelle and Shana welcome their very first guest to the podcast, Joy Reichart, who shares an essay about her adoption story. The three women then have a thoughtful (and, at times, funny) conversation about the stories we carry within us.
Joy Reichart is a writer and coach who has always looked to writing to convey what she really needed to say. She hosts Soul Writing groups that provide a warm and welcoming space for words to flow. Her simple approach gives writers of all levels of experience the space and courage to write the messy, healing truth from the...2024-05-2336 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE9 You Don't Have Time for ThatShana reads her essay, "Time for That," which was inspired by a story Anne Lamott told at one of her live events. Shana and Michelle discuss the clarity midlife brings in helping us break free from cultural expectations that no longer serve us.
#love, #aging, #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast,
#newpodcast, #newpodcastalert, #writer, #writing, #writingcommunity,
#womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay,
#essaywriting
2024-05-1628 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE8 Parenting Pressure on TeensMichelle reads her essay, "Don't Ask," which focuses on the pressure adults place on graduating seniors about college. She and Shana discuss their experiences with teens, re-defining "success," and finding better ways to engage young people in conversation.
#women, #womenover50, #memoir, #essay, #motherhood, #parentingteens, #graduation, #collegeacceptance2024-05-0919 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE7 The Empty NestShana reads her essay, "The Empty Nest," and she and Michelle discuss the realities of loving big and letting go.
#womenover50
#memoir
#motherhood
#writer2024-05-0231 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE7 The Empty NestShana reads her essay, "The Empty Nest," and she and Michelle discuss the realities of loving big and letting go.
#emptynest
#motherhood
#womenover50
#memoir2024-05-0222 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE6 Motherhood: The HumblingMichelle reads her essay, "Appendicits," and she and Shana discuss the many times they have been humbled as moms. They also discuss the importance of community and trusting your (and your childrens') intuition.
#motherhood, #ittakesavillage, #essay, #memoir, #knowing
2024-04-2520 min
Essaying with Shana and MichelleE5 Us Too (#MeToo)Shana and Michelle share their #MeToo stories and discuss how their assaults impact the way they think, act, and mother their daughters.2024-04-1836 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleE4 Standing for SomethingMichelle reads her essay "Spaghetti Straps" and she and Shana discuss their experiences with being upstanders.2024-04-1121 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleE3 Generational GainsMichelle and Shana discuss Shana's latest essay called "Gains." They reflect on the lessons and momentum created by the family women who came before them and their wishes for their own daughters.2024-04-0427 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleE2 Grief: Missing Our MamasMichelle reads an essay about losing her mom to cancer. She and Shana then discuss how grief changes over time, how we are never prepared for the end, and how we carry forward the best parts of our moms as we step into new roles in our families.2024-03-2838 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleE1 Aging and InvisibilityShana shares her essay "In(di)visible" about her experiences with invisibility as she gets older. Then, she and Michelle have an honest conversation about how it feels to be 50+ in a society hellbent on hiding its age and what we are both doing to stay engaged, connected, and visible to those who will see us.2024-03-2127 minEssaying with Shana and MichelleEssaying Welcome!Welcome to Essaying with Shana and Michelle! We are so excited to introduce you to our why. We hope you will join us as we explore the experiences of modern womanhood through our writing and the conversations we share about the topics that capture our hearts and imaginations.2024-03-1606 min