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Lighten Up with Melanie Dale

Author Melanie Dale is perpetually trying to figure out how we can all calm the heck down about parenting, friendship, getting older, and the world around us. Each episode she chats with a friend about ways we can let go and lighten up.
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Lighten Up with Melanie Dale

I use laughter as a coping strategy for life’s messes and this podcast to externally process everything going on in my mind, from books to the zombie apocalypse. Each episode I invite a friend to join me and we discuss hot topics, relationships, faith, trends, books, movies, and the latest developments on important things like Netflix and Twitter. I ask them how they lighten up and how they’re sharing the light in their communities. My goal is for you to feel like you’re sitting in the room with us while we eat Nerds Ropes, cackle hysterically, and solve all the world’s problems.
Aug 29, 2017

Melanie talks with KariAnne Wood, the DIY expert behind the award-winning lifestyle blog, Thistlewood Farms, and the author of So Close to Amazing. They share their pancake-making fails, talk about smiling at strangers, and how they can embrace imperfection. KariAnne is fun and funny, so listen in, and lighten up!

Aug 22, 2017

Melanie talks with Jeannie Cunnion, author of Parenting the Wholehearted Child and a brand new book, Mom Set Free, about how they chose their kids' names, not having to prove anything, why they put so much pressure on themselves to parent perfectly, and also a fun Somebody Posted This on Facebook segment involving hilarious historical words. If parenting is stressing you out, Jeannie wants to help, so listen in, and lighten up!

Aug 15, 2017

Melanie talks with Lisa Lloyd, a professional actress and author of Chasing Famous: Living the Life You’ve Always Auditioned For. They talk about how they overanalyze everything they say in conversations, their issues with people pleasing, and Lisa also shares about healing after her abortion. She tells a funny story about trying to give her book Chasing Famous to an actual famous person, and for all you Bachelorette lovers out there, Lisa explains why she thinks the Bachelorette chose wrong.

Aug 8, 2017

Melanie talks with Leslie Klipsch, author of Mama Bear's Manifesto and cohost of the Mama Bear Dares podcast. Whether you have kids or you love on some kids around you, she is going to talk about how to identify your rumble. What is it in the world that makes you mad? What keeps you up at night? Where do you want to spend your mama bear energy? Grrr. They also discuss their opinions on RompHims, flossers, gender reveal parties, and which Schuyler sister they think they'd be.

 

Aug 1, 2017

Melanie talks with Kari Sowers, owner of Manifest Collab and the Manifest Collab+Create Podcast about important things like how Kari multitasks in the shower, Melanie's toilet-cleaning saga of woe, and their inability to Vox. And Kari offers great advice on lightening up, saying, "Own your own priorities,” so listen in, and lighten up! 

Jul 18, 2017

Melanie and Courtney Westlake talk about traveling with kids, her experience with Whole 30, and summer reading. They also do a “hellish" round of Somebody Posted This on Facebook.

Jul 11, 2017

Melanie and Courtney DeFeo talk about pool etiquette and disturbing swimsuit trends. Melanie meant for this to be totally family-friendly but accidentally described her wetsuit as a body condom. You’ve been warned.

Jun 27, 2017

Melanie and Zach Hoag talk about their most embarrassing moments in church and he shares his “You May Have Grown Up in a Cult If...” list.

Jun 20, 2017

Melanie and Logan Wolfram talk about surviving summer and cultivating relationships with everyone from coffee shop hipsters to neighbors. HOT DANG IT’S SUMMER, so listen in, and lighten up!

Jun 13, 2017

Osheta Moore and Melanie talk about all things summer camp-related and camp-adjacent, including tender camp love, Jesus camp, camp foods, packing for camp, and favorite camp movies. This kicks off Melanie's HOT DANG IT’S SUMMER! series, so listen in, and lighten up!

May 30, 2017

Melanie talks with Emily Freeman, author of several books including Grace for the Good Girl and Simply Tuesday, and co-founder of hope*writers. They talk about 90s pop music, writing, building benches, blogging, and what song she’d perform in an epic lip sync battle. Tornado sirens go off during the interview and Melanie wonders if talking to Emily is worth dying for. So find out if she survives, listen in, and lighten up.

May 16, 2017

Melanie talks with Dr. Kelly Flanagan about his book Loveable: Embracing What Is Truest About You, So You Can Truly Embrace Your Life. They talk about worthiness, belonging, and purpose, as well as things they’ve Googled and their mutual love of Cadbury Eggs. Dr. Flanagan is a clinical psychologist and Melanie is always excited for more therapy, so listen in, and lighten up!

Apr 30, 2017

Melanie talks with Elisha Wilson Beach, blogger at mylifeisabeach.com, about motherhood, dance, her nursing photo that went viral, and walking the red carpet. Her brand new baby was cooing in her lap while they talked, and if you listen carefully, you’ll hear lil’ baby noises throughout. This is just some of the bonus material you get when you listen in and lighten up.

Apr 18, 2017

Melanie talks with Ann Swindell about her new book, Still Waiting: Hope for When God Doesn’t Give You What You Want. They talk about her battle with trichotillomania, the difficulty of waiting, and lightening up in difficult seasons, as well as writing advice and how to develop your unique voice as a writer.

Apr 4, 2017

Melanie talks with Ashlee Gadd, founder of Coffee+Crumbs, about her new book, The Magic of Motherhood, and the epic launch party she planned where all the Coffee+Crumbs writers came together for the first time ever. They also talk about running Coffee+Crumbs, writing and storytelling, and of course, motherhood. Listen in...and lighten up!

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