In the last part of our Who Run the Holidays series, we talk all about how to manage family dynamics during the holiday season - or as we like to call it: the official guide to your family offsite. Whether you are the one visiting family or if family is coming to see you, we breakdown how to manage expectations, guarantee alone time and make sure you also ju ... Show More
May 2024
Planning Your Burnouts (w/ Marilyn and Rhea)
Things get real and personal for our dynamic duo this week as Marilyn shares with Rhea her recent feelings of burnout and exhaustion. Together, our best friends share what a burnout has looked like for them, how they’ve dealt with it, and what they need from each other and from t ... Show More
34m 27s
May 2024
Managing an Existential Crisis (w/ Elise Kossaifi)
You have a great job doing something you’re passionate about. It pays great. You live in a bustling city with an active social life. You’re also overworked, burnt out, and something about your life just doesn’t feel right. What do you do next? In this episode, Marilyn and Rhea in ... Show More
42m 48s
Sep 2019
How To Go On a Family Adventure
Can a family travel around the world for a year without killing each other? Dan Kois spent a year in New Zealand, The Netherlands, Costa Rica and Kansas with his wife Alia and their two young daughters, learning how other cultures parent. The result is How to Be A Family: The Yea ... Show More
29m 7s
Dec 2022
The Orlando Christmas Episode (Family Memories, Holiday Traditions etc)
Our mom, Mer, is back on the podcast this week to help us recount some our favorite holiday memories and to discusses the family traditions we've created over the years. We hope you enjoy and have the best, happiest holiday!!!
32m 48s
Dec 2022
When Family is Messy (Christmas Edition)
<p>For most of us, the Christmas season means quality (and quantity) time with family!</p><p>Family can bring so much joy—but it can also surface pain, resentment, and grief, among other unwanted challenges to the holiday season.</p><p>Whether you’re hosting your extended family ... Show More
28m 22s
Nov 2017
5. How to Survive Family Time
Today, we’re talking about how to survive family time during the stressful holiday season. Join me on this episode as I share a powerful strategy to help you prepare for family time, skip the drama, and actually enjoy your holidays.Get full show notes and more information here: h ... Show More
27m 4s
Dec 2023
The Christmas Curse (Happyish Holidays 2023)
In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - If your holiday season is feeling less sparkly, less warm, less…happy, you’ve come to the right place! Every year we make an episode about the bad, terrible and subpar side o ... Show More
53m 33s
<p>I want you to get serious about inserting fun back into the holidays this year.</p><p> </p><p>It might seem odd to have an entire conversation about fun. But here’s why we have to: most of us aren’t having any.</p><p> </p><p>In fact, it’s gotten so bad that researchers have a ... Show More
