10 Things To Tell You Laura Tremaine

This is a story about growing up feeling like an outsider and finding a book that made you feel less alone. And then growing up to create an adaptation of that book for the screen, in a dream project that took years to complete. This is a story about my friend Jill Killington and her work on the tv adaptation of Stephen King's THE STAND.
You don't have to like horror or Hollywood to appreciate this conversation. Jill gives us a behind-the-scenes Hollywood perspective that was new and fascinating to me even after knowing her for 20+ years and sharing a longtime love of Stephen King. I think you are going to love the insight and insider stories she shares in this episode.

NOTE: There are spoilers for THE STAND in this episode.
Learn more about Jill Killington at JillKill.com
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Since I write and talk about friendship so much, a frequent question comes up around supporting a friend when they are going through something difficult. I think the answer on this can vary, depending on the particular hardship, but my guest today is someone who knows what friends need when their difficult life circumstance is ongoing.
Jessica Patay is the founder of We Are Brave Together, a nonprofit organization that provides respite, community, and resources for mothers caring for children of any age with disabilities, unique needs, or other medical or mental health challenges. She is is passionate about serving caregiving moms and creating authentic communities, and brings 10 tips to the conversation that will help us better support our friends who are caregiving mothers, daughters, partners, and more.
Jessica has also created an anthology for caregiving moms sharing their stories titled Becoming Brave Together: Heroic, Extraordinary Caregiving Stories From Mothers Hidden in Plain Sight
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It's my birthday week! I'm turning 45. And every year around this time, I do a birthday episode looking back and looking ahead.
This year's theme is about the quiet changes that happen when you're distracted, or busy, or not paying attention.
Last year on my birthday I was convinced that something HUGE was going to happen in my 44th year. I thought I had an intuition about it. I journaled my heart out about what was coming for me. And then...when I approached the end of 2023 and then eventually the end of my 44th year, I was disappointed that what I thought was a premonition hadn't come true.
Instead, what I found was that I fundamentally changed in the last year. Through a series of events, heart aches, conversations, and maturity, I find myself at a really different place than I was last June. And while it might not be the seismic event I was anticipating, it has been earth shifting all the same.
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MENTIONED in this episode:
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Ep 201: 10 Things I Learned in 2023
Ep 180: 4 Metaphors for Turning 44
June Journal Parties on IG
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We're halfway through 2024, which means it's time to take an inventory of the best books we've read in the last six months.
My real life book club joins me for a mid-year look at the literary landscape for the second year in a row. Regular guests Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith are always a delight to have on the show.
Apologies to your TBR after listening to this one.

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Yasmin’s books:
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
James by Percival Everett
Knife by Salman Rushdie

Steph’s books:
Long Island by Colm Toibin
Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver
Slow Horses by Mick Heron

Laura’s books (on this episode):
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Somehow by Anne Lamott

Laura’s Best Books of the Year (So Far):
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
How to Walk Into a Room by Emily P. Freeman

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Mentioned in this episode:
Stephen King Summer
E. Shaver Bookstore in Savannah, GA on Instagram
The Stacks Bookstore on Instagram
Ep 209: Best Books Lately with Sara Hildreth
Ep 218: Best Books Lately with R.Eric Thomas
Ep 212: 10 Questions for Every Room You’re In with Emily P. Freeman
Slow Horses on Apple+

Other Books Mentioned:
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Holly by Stephen King
Cujo by Stephen King
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Erasure by Percival Everett
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Find Yasmin on IG @yasminheartsbooks

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Jodi Wellman is focused on death. And she wants you to think about it more, too.
Death is (clearly) not a popular topic, and something most of us avoid thinking about at all costs. But Jodi believes that knowing you have something to lose can help you live like you mean it. Her new book You Only Die Once: How To Make It To The End With No Regrets can walk you through making the most of your time on this earth.
In this episode, author and speaker Jodi Wellman shares 5 ways to live like you're dying:

Count your Mondays (quantifying your time can be remarkably clarifying)

Diagnose the dead zones (areas in life that feel dead inside)

Identify your deathbed pre-grets (regrets-in-the-making that can still be course-corrected)

Live wider (with vitality) and deeper (with meaning): identify a list of enlivening endeavors 

Pick one small thing to take action on at a time


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Obviously friendship is a big topic around here, but one of the aspects we don't touch on much is how these important relationships have changed in modern culture. We now have hundreds of connections in our daily lives, where our ancestors probably never met that many people in their entire lifetime.
Friendship writer Anna Goldfarb brings us 5 Things to think about in our modern friendships that she expounds upon in her new book Modern Friendship: How To Nurture Our Most Valued Connections.
Called “the New York Times’ friendship correspondent,” Anna Goldfarb's reporting on friendships has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME , Vox, and more.
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Subscribe to her substack Friendship Explained
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