Synopsis
The best of Chicken Soup for the Soul...in a podcast!
Episodes
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When Moms Rise to the Occasion
08/05/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about mothers and daughters as we approach Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! And it contains a lot of great advice and role models, too. Today I’m going to share two stories about mothers and grandmothers who faced difficult, emotional family situations and rose to the occasion, making sure that everyone was happy even though it meant changing long-held views and traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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That Very Good, Very Bad Cat!
06/05/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and for the next few weeks we’re going to be talking about cats. We have a new book called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat. It’s all about the magic of sharing life with a cat. After all, they keep us company, provide so much unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our lives, and definitely make every day an adventure. And adventure is what we’re going to talk about today, with two stories about when that very good cat gets up to some mischief and causes embarrassment to its humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Getting Creative at Christmastime
03/05/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about mothers and daughters as we approach Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! And it contains a lot of great advice and role models, too. Today I’m going to share two stories about moms who got very creative at Christmastime, making the holiday way better for all their family members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Miracle Cats
01/05/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and for the next few weeks we’re going to be talking about cats. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Cat. It’s all about the magic of sharing life with a cat. After all, they keep us company, provide so much unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our lives, and definitely make every day an adventure. They can also make us believe in miracles. And that’s what we’re going to see in today’s two stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What the Cat Gets Up to When We're Not Looking
29/04/2024 Duration: 09minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing a couple of stories about what the cat gets up to when we’re not looking. These stories originally appeared in our book about The Magic of Cats and are now included in our new coloring that is based on that book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Overcoming Shyness
26/04/2024 Duration: 07minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. Today we’re going to talk about overcoming shyness, which is something we get a lot of stories about. I think we’ve all had those shy moments in our lives, and for some people it can be overwhelming. The good news is that you can step outside your comfort zone and practice acting less shy, and then before you know it you are not that shy person anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Don’t Be Afraid To Meet New People
24/04/2024 Duration: 07minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, stories about why you should step out of your comfort zone and reach out and connect with people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Put Yourself Out There
22/04/2024 Duration: 07minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from my new favorite book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. Whether it’s something little—like trying a new food—or something big—like flying to a faraway country—we feel empowered, energized and proud when we do something that challenges us. That’s why we feel it’s so important to make a policy of saying yes to new experiences, new places, and new people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What I Learned from My Mom
19/04/2024 Duration: 10minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re going to spend some time over the next month or so talking about mothers and daughters, right in time for Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! And all that wonderful advice that mothers pass on to their children, which children really do listen to even if their moms aren’t so sure that they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Five stories about our amazing bonds with the dogs in our lives
17/04/2024 Duration: 15minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share five stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog—stories about the amazing bonds people share with the dogs in their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Miraculous Bonds
15/04/2024 Duration: 11minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re going to spend some time over the next month or so talking about mothers and daughters, right in time for Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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When Cats Have Special Talents
12/04/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and I have something really cool to talk about today. We have released our first coloring book about cats! It’s based on our Chicken Soup for the Soul book called The Magic of Cats and it’s a full-fledged, super-high-quality adult coloring book that ALSO contains 37 full stories from that Magic of Cats book! We looked at all the popular high-end coloring books on the market and we made ours the same as those – with high quality paper, perforated pages so you can frame them, and art that has the just amount of complexity for coloring. Then we added in those 37 stories, and we made sure that the art that you color goes along with the stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Fun with Grandma
10/04/2024 Duration: 07minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re talking about mothers and daughters this month as we head towards Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sometimes Kittens Just Happen
08/04/2024 Duration: 07minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing a couple of stories about how sometimes kittens just happen. These stories originally appeared in our book about The Magic of Cats, and are now included in our new coloring that is based on that book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hard to Explain
05/04/2024 Duration: 10minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. These stories of angels and miracles will strengthen your faith that good things do happen to good people! And sometimes these miracles are hard to explain away—it’s hard to find a so-called “rational” reason for why they happened. That’s the case with the stories I’m featuring today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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How Did That Happen?
03/04/2024 Duration: 11minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share two stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. You know, we have a great time making our books about miracles and angels and messages from heaven because the stories are always so mind-blowing. And today’s stories are definitely in that category, making us say “How did that happen?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Miraculous Saves
01/04/2024 Duration: 09minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share two stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. Today’s stories are about miraculous saves, those times when someone or something came to the aid of a person in a way that just can’t be explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Motherly Advice from Beyond the Grave
29/03/2024 Duration: 08minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re going to spend some time over the next month or so talking about mothers and daughters, right in time for Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! And all that wonderful advice that mothers pass on to their children, even from beyond the grave. We get so many stories from people who report that they are still following their moms’ advice long after they are gone. And today I am going to share two stories with you that show how moms continue having that wonderful influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mom as Role Model
27/03/2024 Duration: 09minHey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and we’re going to spend some time over the next month and a half talking about mothers and daughters, right in time for Mother’s Day. We have a fabulous new book out called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters. It’s all about that magical bond between mothers and daughters… and grandmothers, too. And mothers-in-law! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Couple of Cat Stories with Surprise Endings
25/03/2024 Duration: 11minHey, 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