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In Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and learning researcher Dr. Kelly Jones are going to read and discuss three books that will get you up off the ground after a fall (Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong), inspire you to engage with your creative self (Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic), and enc…

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    • Jun 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES

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    Your Joy Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 67:20


    Show Notes: View the Season 2 reading schedule Support Chipperish on Patreon Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Mighty & Mad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 65:45


    Show Notes: View the Season 2 reading schedule Support Chipperish on Patreon Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    40. Resisting Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, we're sleepy and snarky as we dive into Burnout, Chapter 7: What Makes You Stronger. The post 40. Resisting Rest appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    39. The Love Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021


    Noelle LaCroix guests with Kelly to talk about connection and rage. The post 39. The Love Bubble appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    38. Hi, Baby. What Do You Need?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, we tackle Burnout, Chapter 5: The Bikini Industrial Complex.  The post 38. Hi, Baby. What Do You Need? appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    37. The Gold is Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021


    “Why is that tree so bent and gnarled? Because that’s what it took to survive in the place where she grew.” On this episode of Big Strong Yes, we tackle Burnout, Chapter 4: The Game is Rigged. The post 37. The Gold is Love appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    36. Making Meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, we discuss Burnout, Chapter 3 and ponder the meaning of life. The post 36. Making Meaning appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    35. Redefining Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, we discuss Burnout, Chapter 2: #Persist, and rumble with the ragey monitor. The post 35. Redefining Failure appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    34. Stress Camel Humps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021


    On today’s episode of Big Strong Yes, Lani and Kelly discuss Burnout: Chapter 2 and win all the points for Stress Bingo. The post 34. Stress Camel Humps appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    33. A-cheese-able Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021


    On today's episode of Big Strong Yes, Lani and Kelly read and respond to the introduction of Burnout and celebrate the defining of terms. The post 33. A-cheese-able Goals appeared first on Chipperish Media.

    32: Bigger, Stronger, Yesser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021


    Big Strong Yes #31. Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones comb through the Big Strong Yes archives and pull out their favorite moments and memories from this incredible experience.

    Big Strong Yes #30. B for Badass

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018


    In the Year of Yes finale episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones talk about their experiences reading and responding to Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #29. Stupid and Self-Helpy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones get cranky about learning to love themselves, or whatever, as they close out the last chapters of Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #28. In Search of Swagger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones find themselves in different places on their paths as they talk about saying yes to no, difficult conversations and people from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #27. And I Am Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones share their stories of beauty and power as they take inspiration from Chapter 9: Yes to Joining the Club and Chapter 10: Yes, Thank you from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #26. Not Nearly Ready

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones are not nearly ready to discuss Chapter 8: Yes to my Body from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #25. Clarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones talk mommy wars, explosive integration, and ultimate clarity while taking on chapters 6 & 7 from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #24. The Whole Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones tell their authentic truth inspired by Chapter 5: Yes to Speaking the Whole Truth from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #23. It’s About Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones tell their stories of fear inspired by Chapter 4: Yes to the Sun from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #22. The Naughty Bits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones throw the traditional format away and get into the spirit of memoir by telling their own stories as they take inspiration from Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes.

    Big Strong Yes #21. Big Magic Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones reflect on what they've learned about themselves and their creativity while reading Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    Big Strong Yes #20. Follow the Shiny Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones take on divine dances, painted bicycles and fierce universal trust while diving into Part 5: Trust and the conclusion of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS Show Notes: The BSY schedule Discuss Big Strong Yes on the Chipperish Forum! Like Big Strong Yes? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Become a Patron! Get the books            Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 1481

    Big Strong Yes #19. Choose Your Delusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones talk about loving environments, trust issues and choosing the narrative that feeds your soul in the first half of Part 5: Trust of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    Big Strong Yes #18. Cussing at Plato

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones sing the praises of Chris Baty and Nanowrimo, growl at classic philosophers, and choose the narrative that feeds their souls as they discuss the remainder of Part 4: Persistence in Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    Big Strong Yes #17. The Answer is Always Yes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones address process, promises and possibilities in the first part of Part 4: Persistence in Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    BSY #16. Farming with Fairy Dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones discuss creative communities, subversive gladness, and the ticklish joy of paradoxes as they finish up Part 3: Permission in Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    BSY #15. Let the Girl Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones talk about originality, authenticity and entitlement (the good kind) from Part 3: Permission in Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    BSY #14. The Natural Shape of You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones take on fairy dust, the tiger's tail, and finding their natural shape in the remainder of Part 2: Enchantment in Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.

    BSY #13. Poetry Slut

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones dive into Part 2: Enchantment of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic, searching for their joy, wrestling with gremlins, and going to bed with a different poet every night.

    BSY #12. Big Sloppy Wet Kiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones dive into Part 1 of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic, discussing courage and creativity, and why your creativity is not-so-secretly in love with you.

    BSY #11. The Power of Me, Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones give their responses to the entirety of Dr. Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, giving their final thoughts on forgiveness, shame and the power of me, too. Also included are the amazing listener responses which had them both tearing up a bit. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS Show Notes: The BSY schedule Mandi Kaye’s graphical treatment of Noelle’s call Dr. Jones’s Rising Strong Cheat Sheet Ira Glass’s The Gap Discuss Big Strong Yes on the Chipperish Forum! Like Big Strong Yes? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Become a Patron! Get the books            Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 1311

    BSY #10. Whimsy & Caprice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones finish up with Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, reading Chapter 11: The Revolution, and discuss integration, evolution vs. revolution, and the value of flexibility.

    BSY #9. Don’t Do Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones dig further into Dr. Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, with Chapter 10: You Gotta Dance With Them That Brung Ya. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS Show Notes: The BSY schedule Discuss Big Strong Yes on the Chipperish Forum! Like Big Strong Yes? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Become a Patron! Get the books            Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 1263

    BSY # 8. What’s Your Favorite Part?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones take on Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, Chapter 9: Composting Failure, figuring out guilt vs. shame, the nature of hope, and how it is completely legit to give someone your work and ask, "What's your favorite part?"

    BSY #7. Rumble with the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones dig further into Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, with Chapter 8: Easy Mark, rumbling with forgiveness (again), needing and being needed, and eventually taking on the Universe in a street fight.

    BSY #6. You Must Be This Tall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones wrestle with forgiveness and families of origin as they take on Chapter 6 of Dr. Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, The Brave and Brokenhearted. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS Show Notes: The BSY schedule Discuss Big Strong Yes on the Chipperish Forum! Like Big Strong Yes? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Become a Patron! Get the books            Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 1131

    BSY #5. I Am the Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones deal with Chapter 6 of Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, Sewer Rats and Scofflaws, addressing essential lovability, forgiveness and who is the dog in this scenario.

    BSY #4. That’s Dr. Bitch to You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017


    In this episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones take on the rumble in Chapter 5 of Dr. Brené Brown’s Rising Strong, and tangle with lovability, divinity and using “bitch” as a term of endearment. Download the mp3 here. Subscribe to the show! iTunes • RSS Show Notes: The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Write or Die The BSY schedule Discuss Big Strong Yes on the Chipperish Forum! Like Big Strong Yes? Review it on Apple Podcasts! Become a Patron! Get the books            Big Strong Yes is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich and Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 1099

    BSY #3. Beautiful in the Moonlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017


    In Episode #3 of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones reckon with Chapter 4 of Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, owning their stories and standing in the moonlight of barns burned down.

    BSY #2. Hello, Magical Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017


    It's another episode of Big Strong Yes, in which story expert Lani Diane Rich and southern fried scholar Dr. Kelly Jones continue their discussion of Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, with Chapter 2: Civilization Stops at the Waterline and Chapter 3: Owning Our Stories.

    BSY #1. Yes, And

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017


    In our first official episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones talk about the introductions and first chapter of Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong, identifying their Big Ideas, Strong Challenges, and Yeses for the week to come.

    BSY #0. Badassery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017


    In this introductory episode of Big Strong Yes, story expert Lani Diane Rich and researcher Dr. Kelly Jones introduce the podcast, talk about what it means to engage in personal badassery, and prepare us all for the rough but ultimately rewarding experience that is reading, and processing, Dr. Brené Brown's Rising Strong.

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