This weekly podcast is designed to help anyone working in schools incorporate small shifts. These small shifts, practiced over time, will make a positive impact in school AND at home. In these 5 minute episodes, Suzanne will share a little story and invite listeners to incorporate a small shift in their upcoming week. At the end of the week, listeners can reflect to see if it increased their happiness at home or at school.
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We're Courtney and we're Sara and we're Bodice Tipplers, the podcast where we read the romance novels we used to steal off our grandmothers' nightstands (and then we drink about it.) Join us each episode as we examine the good, the bad, and the throbbing of vintage romances.
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In this bonus episode, we are encouraged to mine for hopeful moments in an effort to sustain us when the school year begins.
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He's Stephan, a time travelling good Nazi! She's Laura, a woman he will not leave alone! It's Dean Koontz's Lightning, the first of our summer road trip books! To explain the amazing graphic my husband ran up for this - I am almost certain this is Koontz's own Terminator fanfic, predicting Badass T2 Sarah Connor years before that movie came out. If…
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In this bonus episode, examine the things we are doing with our extra time this summer, and reflecting about how that makes us feel. Once we better understand this, we can proactively prioritize what we need in the upcoming school year.
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He's a bear. Like an actual bear. She's having a midlife crisis. This seems like a pretty extreme response. This is Bear by Marian Engel, which won the Governor General's Award in 1976 and is evidently the most controversial Canadian novel of all time. Sounds like a skills issue to me. You know that joke about how you can build a bridge with your b…
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In this bonus episode, we create a short list of things we can do this summer to increase happiness, decrease anxiety, and sustain well-being.
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His job is Amish! She's an accountant with an ulcer and a bad case of second chance romance! Will they fall back in love? Can she get over that weird beard thing? Find out in Cheryl Reavis' A Crime of the Heart, another of our "five heart romances"! If you're new to this, we're doing episodes on the list of books that Romantic Times reviewer Melind…
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In this episode, we share some of the biggest takeaways of season 4.
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In this episode, we learn a lesson from Olympic athletes in an effort to feel proud of what we’ve accomplished so far this school year.
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In this episode, we rethink the common notion of “live with no regrets.“ We examine findings from a regret survey to see how reflecting on our regrets can inform our future decisions and actions. Daniel Pink’s book can be found here: https://a.co/d/gxFDPCX.
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He's Alex, an Oregon gentleman farmer with a very bad brother! She's Annie, a Deaf woman who's treated like garbage by literally everyone! Welcome to Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson! There are some pretty strong content warnings for this one - it won't surprise you that it's full of ableism, both Original Recipe and Extra Paternalistic, of cours…
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In the episode, we reflect on the platitude, “Everything Happens for a Reason” and consider how a small shift in language can help our thoughts.
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In this episode, we share a few key takeaways from the 2024 World Happiness Report and consider a small shift to help us feel a bit more connected with others. For the full happiness report visit www.world happiness report/ed/2024/
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In this episode, we consider how we can enter this fourth and final quarter of the school year in the healthiest headspace & heartspace.
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In this episode, we consider the capacity of our current plate, and give ourselves a little bit of grace, depending on our season at work or at home.
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In this episode, we look at a small shift in thought and a small shift in language to help those who say yes too often create a little bit of peace and discernment in our decisions.
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In this episode, we consider a small shift in language for when an interaction or conversation ends to convey our gratitude.
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In this episode, we are invited to examine the non-negotiables of our weeks, months, and year that help us have a good life on purpose.
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This is our first intentional entry in a little project we're doing - friend of the podcast Steve Ammidown posted this fascinating spread with a list of all the books Melinda Helfer, a Romantic Times editor, awarded five hearts in a review. Sixteen books out of ten thousand! Well, it turns out we'd already done two of them - Lightning that Lingers …
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In this episode, we consider our routines and habits that can help us have a good day on purpose.
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In this episode, we explore a strategy that helps us sift through positive and negative interactions with others at home and school.
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In this episode, we are inspired by Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy as he encourages us to use micro-moments of kindness & love in his strategy called “5 for 5”.
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In this episode, we consider incorporating Gretchen Rubin’s idea of “healthy treats” to comfort ourselves during times of stress or unease.
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In this episode, we learn a small shift in thought that can help us adjust our perspective when things change unexpectedly.
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He's Pierce, a hot guy with a secret (and it's not that he's part of the military industrial complex, he's proud of that part!) She's Alicia, a widowed mother of two who works in a romance novel boutique! Welcome to Send No Flowers by Sandra Brown - if you'd like to listen to our previous book by her way back in Episode 36, which believe you me is …
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In this episode, we learn a small shift in thought that can help us recognize when we are putting our energy into something that may not be required.
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In this episode, we consider a shift in language and thought when we feel intense emotions.
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In this episode, we consider how a 15 second shift in action can help recall memories, echo stories, and strengthen ties with those that matter most.
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Ben's Bakery and the Hannukah Miracle by Penelope Peters
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He's Ben, a cinnamon roll who bakes cinnamon rolls! He's Adam, a hockey coach and a pain in the ass! It's our annual modern gay Hannukah book - chag sameach, y'all! This year we read Ben's Bakery and the Hannukah Miracle by Penelope Peters. This one does have some serious religious gatekeeping - we mention it because it is really upsetting because …
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In this episode, we recap the podcast’s growth in 2023, and share one small shift to consider in this upcoming winter break.
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In this episode, we consider how guilt can drive our decisions and actions. At this busy time of year at work and at school, we can become more aware of when this happens and protect our limited time, capacity, and energy.
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He's Tagg, a Christmas-obsessed single dad! She's Leslie, a woman immobilized by a broken leg who cannot escape the holiday despite driving several states away and telling everybody she would prefer not to! He would probably be okay except that he's always "smirking" or "mocking" or whatevering his dialogue at her! For some reason his hair is very …
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In this episode, we examine Energy Generating Behaviors (EGBs) in the sports world and consider how we can bring them into our classrooms, homes, and community.
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In this episode, we take a cue from nature and examine the potential that “wintering” can bring us.
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In this episode, we unpack a wise quote from Dr. Brene Brown that can help us get into a healthy headspace and heartspace this Thanksgiving.
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Till the End of Time by Suzanne Elizabeth
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He's Scott, the dumbest fighter pilot to ever be trusted with a top secret time travel experiment! She's Rachel, a Civil War spy who has somehow never worn a corset! It's Till the End of Time, a 1994 time travel romance by Suzanne Elizabeth that has twenty whole reviews on Goodreads! This is a silly book, so there isn't much to warn you about excep…
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In this episode, we examine Dr. Richard Amen’s 4 Circles of Happiness and take inventory of our lives to discover what brings us joy and contentment.
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In this episode, we think about this upcoming election week and consider how we can be a bit more “purple.”
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In this emotional episode, we reflect on missing those we have loved, and lost, and considering how we get a say in how their legacy is carried on through us.
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Happy Halloween! He's Clare, a baron with a very expensive contractor's bill and a suspicious number of black armbands in his wardrobe. She's Lucy, a sheltered seventeen year old girl with a big inheritance and absolutely no friends anywhere. What a great combination! It's Greygallows by Barbara Michaels, who is also Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Me…
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In this episode, we reframe our conversations in an effort to be the most effective listeners. We can be for those at work and at home.
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Welcome to our fourth (!) annual AnneRiceoween extravaganza featuring The Vampire Armand! We skipped Memnoch the Devil because we just did not want to read it, but don't worry, this book makes us find out what happened in it anyway! As usual, this episode features Friend of the Podcast Dr. Claire Mischker, weird audio (we had to change our remote r…
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In this episode, we examine the 5:1 relationship ratio from the Gottman Institute to strengthen personal and professional relationships.
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In this episode, we look inward to evaluate how well we have integrated our summer sale with our school year self.
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In this episode, we learn about the qualities of a conflict entrepreneur and consider how we can protect ourselves from their negative influence.
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In this episode, we examine a study about how decisions are made when we feel rushed and how we can slow down to focus on the important things when we are in that “high hurry” state.
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In this episode, we consider using Arthur Brooks’ idea of a “failure journal“ to reframe some of the disappointments we’ve experienced in our personal or professional lives.
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He's Vanyel, the whiniest teenager ever chosen for a top government position by a horse! He's Tylendel, doomed twin and bad decision maker! Forget it, Jake, it's Valdemar! This is the first in Mercedes Lackey's Last Herald Mage trilogy, Magic's Pawn - it is not a romance novel, there is no happy ending, there are only tears. The tears are, in fact,…
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Teacher Tired with Decision Fatigue? Try this.
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In this episode, we examine how to lessen the decisions in our day so we have greater capacity for connection, creativity and energy.
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After a short update, on the podcast, we explore a small shift in thought as we begin a new school year. How can we be on the lookout for glimmers at work and at home?
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In an effort to integrate some of our Summer Self into our School Self, we examine the WOOP strategy to help us accomplish this restorative goal.
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