In these weeks before the holidays, Mother Nature, the daily news, sometimes our own families, can seem to conspire to drive us all batty. In this podcast, we serve up a feast of useful suggestions for keeping it together in these turbulent times. Join host Jean Feldeisen and a Bakers Dozen Crows Feet Readers and Writers as they share their secrets for resilience and taking care of themselves.

Show Notes & Links:

Melinda Blau talked with Ellen Langer, Psychologist and Harvard Professor in this episode from 9/27/23.
Learn more about Ellen at ellenlanger.me

Barbara Biziou, Spiritual Alignment coach, Motivational Speaker and Ritual Expert.
Listen to Jean's interview with Barbara on August 9, 2023

Hear Patricia Ross on our episode from 7-26-23 with Melinda Blau.

Contact writing coach Roz Warren at roswarren@gmail.com.

We promised a link to this Mayo clinic article about laughter.

Voices heard from our Crows Feet Community:

Jean Feldeisen
Nancy Franklin
Bruce Murray
Carole Olsen
Chris (who didn’t leave her last name)
Lee J. Bentch
Mary McGrath
Gail Knapik
Jan M. Flynn  
Orren Onken
Betsy Sweet

Music in this episode includes works from Pixabay.com by Nicholas Panek and Christoph Scholl.

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