Episodes

  • How to Free Yourself to Move Forward with the Power of Forgiveness

    How to Free Yourself to Move Forward with the Power of Forgiveness
    Oct 2 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to continue sharing stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Your 10 Keys to Happiness. This is a collection of stories that illustrate what I believe are the ten keys to happiness based on my reading of tens of thousands of personal revealing stories from our writers. I’ve already talked about the power of gratitude to change your life on this podcast, and today I want to talk about the power of forgiveness, because I believe that without learning how to use forgiveness you can’t be truly happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Doggone Funny Stories from Our New Humor Book

    Doggone Funny Stories from Our New Humor Book
    Sep 30 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share a couple of stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Too Funny! This is a collection of hilarious stories that are bringing sunshine into our readers’ days and we’ve gotten a lot of very positive feedback from them. No one is safe in these true stories— from spouses to parents to children to colleagues to friends and even pets. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today, with a couple of doggone funny stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • My Determined, Distraught, and Demented Dad

    My Determined, Distraught, and Demented Dad
    Sep 27 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’t know what Medium is, it’s a place where writers can get their short pieces published, either by themselves, or in someone else’s publication. I started getting published on Medium in April, mostly in two publications which feature interesting stories and great writing. This story appeared in a publication called Crow’s Feet, and it’s called “My Determined, Distraught and Demented Dad” and it’s about how self-care is not selfish, it’s actually how you survive when you are engaging in eldercare, especially for someone with dementia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • Miraculous Coincidences, No Religion Required

    Miraculous Coincidences, No Religion Required
    Sep 25 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to share a couple of very cool stories about miraculous coincidences with you from our latest Miracles book. If you are under the impression that Chicken Soup for the Soul is a Christian publisher, that is not true. We are for everyone, of every religion or no religion. We publish a book about miracles, angels, etc. almost every year, and some of the stories are by religious people and some are not. What unites these stories is that they make you say wow when you hear them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Why You Should Listen to Your Dreams

    Why You Should Listen to Your Dreams
    Sep 23 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. You know, we put out a book about miracles and other unexplainable things every year or so, and one of my favorite topics in those books is what people can learn from their dreams. We have a whole chapter about why you should listen to what your dreams are telling you in our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven. We find that people somehow access all kinds of useful knowledge in their dreams, and today I’m going to share two stories about that, one in which Kristi Adams is warned ahead of time about a potentially deadly situation, and the other in which Lisa Marlin receives some very useful advice from her late mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • A Couple of Cat Stories with Surprise Endings

    A Couple of Cat Stories with Surprise Endings
    Sep 20 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and I want to welcome you to our 1000th podcast episode. 1000! I’ve been doing this for eight years, originally with five new episodes per week, which were very short, then moving to three longer episodes per week. Then I tried two episodes per week for the last few weeks but people didn’t like that, so starting this week we’re going back to three episodes per week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found
    Sep 18 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about dogs these days, with stories from our new bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog. How do dogs do it, anyway? The act as our therapists, they manage to brighten even the darkest days, they’re frequently hilarious, and sometimes they’re even superheroes. And they make sure great companions, helping us to achieve our goals with their steadfast company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • When Dogs Are Natural Therapists

    When Dogs Are Natural Therapists
    Sep 16 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about dogs because I’m sharing stories from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog. This new book is about all the magic that we experience as dog family members. Those dogs brighten even the darkest days, they’re frequently hilarious, and sometimes they’re even superheroes. They can even be our therapists. It just seems to come to them naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 mins