Podcast appearances and mentions of Elizabeth Bennett

As Earth Day turns 55 this year, it seemed like a good moment to reflect on WCS's mission to protect wildlife and wild places. Why does the protection of biodiversity carry with it so many other benefits for people and the planet? What are the approaches that work and what are the challenges? And what can the average person do to make it a priority in their lives? WCS Wild Audio knew just the right person to ask.   Reporting: Nat Moss Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Bennett  

In this episode of Self-Belief Unsquashed, I'm diving into something I think a lot of us can relate to: the 'too nice trap'. (It's one of the chapters in my book in fact!). Have you ever wondered if being too nice might actually be holding you back, or even making you feel like a bit of a fraud? That's exactly what we're unpicking today, inspired by the classic book, "If I'm So Successful, Why Do I Feel Like a Fake?" by Harvey and Katz. It's so common, isn't it? We often put on our best behaviour, whether it's on a first date or in a job interview. But real connections and genuine happiness come when we can show our more authentic, sometimes less 'perfect' selves. Think about characters we love in books and on screen, like Elizabeth Bennett – their flaws are part of what makes them real. The trouble starts when we feel this pressure to be constantly nice, so much so that we start to hide other parts of ourselves – what Carl Jung called our 'shadow self'. We might worry about revealing any anger, envy, or frustration, fearing rejection. As Harvey and Katz found in their research, people who others see as nice can secretly feel unworthy, even mean or hostile, believing they've somehow deceived people into liking them. This can lead to the strange feeling of being an imposter. We also look at how we sometimes let our thoughts dictate our feelings, assuming that having a negative thought makes us a bad person – which simply isn't true. We all have those fleeting moments of irritation or frustration!. I share some relatable examples of falling into the 'too nice trap', like feeling obliged to donate extra at the till or attend events we don't really want to, just to avoid being seen as mean or unsociable. Even something as simple as adding smiley faces to emails can be part of this!. But constantly hiding our true selves isn't healthy. As Robert Green discusses in his brilliant book, "The Laws of Human Nature", beneath that polite exterior, we all have a darker side. Repressing it can actually be harmful, leading to unexpected outbursts. Green suggests we need to become aware of our own dark side to control it and integrate it, leading to greater authenticity. "I'd rather be whole than good," as Carl Jung famously said. So, how do we navigate this? It's about finding a balance. We touch upon the idea of assertiveness, which, as John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut explain in "Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential", isn't about being aggressive but finding that sweet spot between passive and aggressive, requiring both strength and warmth. Ultimately, it's about self-awareness and understanding that it's okay to have a range of emotions and opinions. You don't need to be relentlessly 'lovely' to be liked or valued. In fact, trying to be that all the time can be exhausting and inauthentic. If you're curious to explore this further, I've even got a couple of little tests on my website, trishalewis.com on the 'stay unsquashed' resources page – the Harvey IP scale from the book we mentioned, and my own squashometer test. Have a go and see what you think! Stay curious and unsquashed!

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg and I talk about...   - First things first, why are schools still sending out candy grams in this current climate with a loneliness epidemic on the rise?    - Cliques and posses that form in middle school are often rife with envy, jealousy, gossip, and temptation - how to help our kids navigate this.    - What advice to give your child when they are left out in a friend group.   - How to help a child who tends to avoid conflict in their interpersonal relationships build a greater tolerance for joining in and addressing things directly.   - “There is a difference between a kid who says 'I am going to let this go' vs. 'I am going to hold this in.'"   - Understanding “social currency” and how that impacts children, especially as they move into the stage of development where their attention begins to move away from their parents and much more heavily toward their peers.     ADDITIONAL PODCAST EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE:  

We're thrilled to welcome Mallory Robbins and Elizabeth Bennett of Kansas City's design duo KOBEL + CO, who are celebrated for their distinctive style that seamlessly blends timeless treasures with modern aesthetics to create uniquely intimate spaces. Mallory and Elizabeth share their secrets for crafting moods that capture both heart and style, kicking things off by diving into their client-centered approach, where understanding the desired feel and experience shapes the design journey. You'll love their tips on using scale, texture, and layered lighting to transform any room into a moody masterpiece. The design duo also explore the return of traditional entertaining spaces post-pandemic and share great advice on making bold choices in the kitchen. Don't miss their take on designing imaginative kids' rooms, where creativity knows no bounds! ***Watch this week's episode as recorded in video form on the Ballard Designs YouTube Channel*** What You'll Hear On This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to the How to Decorate Podcast 00:32 Meet the Guests: Mallory Robbins and Elizabeth Bennett 01:10 Design Philosophy: Capturing the Right Vibe 01:50 Client-Centered Design Approach 06:33 Post-Pandemic Design Trends 14:08 The Importance of Scale in Design 17:21 Balancing Function and Aesthetics 27:58 Styling Tips and Tricks 30:34 Accessorizing: Adding Personality to Your Space 31:54 The Art of Rearranging and Styling 33:26 The Beauty of White Kitchens 36:36 Making a Statement with Bold Marbles 41:59 Designing Kids' Rooms with Personality 46:14 Rug Selection and Room Coordination 55:02 Final Tips and Farewell Decorating Dilemma: ***Follow along with pictures of this week's decorating dilemma on the How to Decorate Blog*** Lauren is seeking advice on selecting rugs for her office and dining room, which are visible from one another. Mallory and Elizabeth recommend anchoring both spaces with complementary sisal rugs for texture and using a unique-patterned runner to tie the spaces together. Additionally, they suggest rearranging the office furniture to create inviting zones while leveraging the beautiful bookshelves as focal points. Best of luck, Lauren, and we can't wait to see how your inviting spaces come together! Also Mentioned: KOBEL + CO | Website @kobelandco | Instagram Ballard Designs Watch the Full Episode w/ Images: Ballard Designs YouTube

In this week's episode, we wrap up the November Writing Challenge by taking a look back at the Five Iron Laws Of Storytelling, which have often been discussed on this show before. Be sure to get your free copy of STORYTELLING: HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL at my Payhip store. The book will remain free until December 9th: https://payhip.com/b/JPDoT TRANSCRIPT Note: Spoiler alert at 3:35. Please check this section of the podcast before proceeding if you are concerned about spoilers for several older television shows, movies, video games, and books.     00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 229 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November 26th, 2024, and today we are wrapping up our November Writing Challenge with a look back at The Five Iron Laws of Storytelling. You may note that I am recording this a bit earlier than I usually do, but that is because I want to take a couple days off for Thanksgiving.   To celebrate the end of our November Writing Challenge and to congratulate you all for listening to these shows, I am giving away free copies of my nonfiction book, Storytelling: How to Write a Novel on my Payhip Store. The link will be in the show notes, and if you follow that link, you can get a free copy of Storytelling: How to Write a Novel from my Payhip Store until December 9th. So follow that link in the show notes to my Payhip store and you can get a free copy of Storytelling: How to Write a Novel until December 9th. Before we get to our main topic, let's have a look at my current writing projects. My main project right now is Orc Hoard, the fourth book in the Rivah Half-Elven series, and that puts me at 55,000 words into it and that puts me on chapter 11 of 18. So I think the final draft will be around 85,000 words or so, which will make it the longest book in the series to date. And if all goes well, I very, very, very much want to have that out before Christmas. I'm also about 4,000 words into Shield of Deception, which will be the fourth book in my Shield War series and if all goes well, I am hoping that will be the first book I publish in 2025.   In audiobook news, the audiobook of Cloak of Spears, as excellent narrated by Hollis McCarthy, is now available at all the usual ebook stores. I will include a short preview of the audiobook of Cloak of Spears at the end of this episode, so you can listen to that then. And that is where I'm at with my current writing projects as we wrap up November and head into December.   00:01:57 Main Topic: The Five Iron Laws of Storytelling   So now let's go right into our main topic, The Five Iron Laws of Storytelling. I figured this would be a good main topic to wrap up our November Writing Challenge with as it is a good reminder and a good summation of many of the things we talked about in the past month. The Five Iron Laws of Storytelling is a concept I first talked about on my website like 10 years ago now. The name Iron Law is sort of a tongue in cheek joke because I got the idea from a science fiction author Jerry Pournelle, who termed what he called Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy, where describing that after a certain amount of time, a bureaucracy will cease to attend to the function to which it was created and instead devote its attention to sustaining and perpetuating the bureaucracy. And I'm sure we can all think of examples of that, so that's where I took the name from, but it's not so much Iron Laws as these are useful principles to guide you while you are writing a fictional story, whether it's a short story, a screenplay, or a novel. I would say it's fair to argue that storytelling does have some laws you can follow (or at least if you don't like the term laws, best practices) and a writer will ignore those best practices to his peril. When people get ticked off about the ending of a story like the ending of The Sopranos or the ending to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, if they simply don't like a novel or a TV show, it's usually because the writer ignored one of more of these Iron Laws that we're going to talk about. These then are what I believe to be The Five Iron Laws of Storytelling.   When discussing them, I will cite five examples that I think to be excellent examples of the craft of storytelling: the movie the King's Speech, the movie Wreck-It Ralph, the movie Gravity, the novel Pride and Prejudice, and the TV series Breaking Bad. I should note that I did not personally care for Breaking Bad because it was too nihilistic for my taste, but nonetheless, it was an excellently crafted example of a well-written story. I'll also cite four things I believe to be examples of bad storytelling: the final two volumes of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, the Dragon Age 2 computer game, the original ending of the Mass Effect 3 computer game, and the ending of the Sopranos TV series. So note that there will be spoilers for all of these shows, films, books, and games. Now onto the five laws.   #1: The protagonist must have a problem that results in a conflict because if there is no problem, there is no story. Conflict and problems are engines that drive the story. A happy life with minimal conflicts and problems might be the ideal that we all want in real life, but it does make for an exceedingly dull story. The main character of his story needs to have a problem that results in some kind of conflict. Note that this conflict doesn't necessarily have to have an actual villain, it just needs a problem to solve. The movie The King's Speech doesn't have a villain (though the future and former King Edward VII is kind of a jerk) but instead revolves around George VI's efforts to deal with his speech impediment. Gravity likewise has no villain but centers around Dr. Stone's efforts to survive in the harsh environment of space. So the protagonist must have a problem. The story is about how he or she deals with said problem, which leads us on to number two. #2: The protagonist's problem and conflict must be consequential to the protagonist and have real stakes for the protagonist. The problem has to be serious because if it is not, there are no real stakes, the reader will get bored and cease to care about the character. The worst of all worlds is an unlikeable character with a trivial problem. Walter White in Breaking Bad is a thoroughly unlikable character, but he becomes sympathetic to the audience because of the nature of his problem. He's dying of cancer and so he turns to meth production to ensure his family's security after his death. Walter's problem, of course, has very real stakes, his own mortality and his family's future, but the stakes need not be life and death, but nonetheless, they need to be emotionally serious and significant to the protagonist.   In the King's Speech, at no point in the movie is George VI in any kind of physical danger. He is wealthy and respected, his wife and children love him, and he does not have the self-destructive impulses and nature of his brother. Nevertheless, his problem is real. It is emotionally painful and opposes a risk to both himself and his sense of duty to the monarchy and the country. Likewise, Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice is in no physical danger throughout the book. Nonetheless, the stakes of her problem and her feelings for Mr. Darcy are consequential. If she does not secure a good marriage when her father dies, there is a very real possibility she'll be impoverished. Or if she marries an unsuitable man like Mr. Wickham, her life will be miserable. So while a young woman dealing with her feelings seems like a trivial problem, it will nonetheless have potentially dire consequences for Elizabeth and her family if she chooses wrongly.   Physical danger is likewise an easy way to introduce high stakes to a story. In Gravity, Dr. Stone faces constant risk of death in a variety of agonizing ways due to the harsh nature of space. Wreck-It Ralph faces the prospect of non-existence if he dies outside his game. In Breaking Bad, other than the inevitable death from cancer, Walter White faces increasingly high odds of getting shot in the head by his business partners and customers, since crystal meth is clearly not a business for conservative-minded investors. Regardless of the nature of the problem and the conflict, it must be consequential and carry high risks and dangers for the protagonist. That said, the problem must be something the protagonist can conceivably deal with. Too vague of a problem or too powerful of a problem, and the story goes off the rails.   When I'm recording this in November of 2024, it's a few months since the fourth Dragon Age video game came out, and if you look at the internet at all, there are of course frequent debates about which Dragon Age game was the best and which one was the worst. But in my opinion, Dragon Age 2 is the weakest of them because it runs smack dab into the problem we've been talking about. The central conflict in the game was strife between the mages and the Templars who are supposed to police the mages. The Templars claim that the mages are demon worshiping abominations while the mages claim that Templars are arbitrary and brutal. As it turns out both sides are right, regardless of which faction the protagonist chooses to aid, making the conflict of Dragon Age 2 to be human nature/social injustice. Regardless, it's not a problem that can be resolved within the game and in the ending, the Templars and the mages go to war no matter what decisions the player actually makes, so I'm afraid that the story falls flat.   #3: The protagonist must take action and struggle to resolve his or her conflict and problem.  A common failure in storytelling is a protagonist who has a serious problem but does nothing about it. We've all read stories with a passive protagonist, or even worse, a protagonist who does nothing but whine about his difficulties or thinks that by feeling bad about his or her problems, they will somehow magically get better. Worst of all is when a protagonist does nothing but whine or complain for two hours or 300 pages and somehow does solve all of his or her problems. This is apparently a common problem in the genre of romance novels. The opposite of this problem is the boring invincible hero. This is common in science fiction or fantasy series where towards the end of the series, the hero is so powerful that he or she can defeat all his problems using magic or a blast from a particle cannon. Struggle is necessary for a story. If the protagonist does not struggle, the story will probably be boring. No, the protagonist has to take action, actual active action to resolve the problem, but he or she must struggle while doing so. In Breaking Bad, Walter White sets out to solve his family's impending financial ruin by brewing up some crystal meth for sale. In Wreck-it Ralph, Ralph wants respect from the other denizens of his game, so he jumps to another game to win a medal and therefore prestige. In Gravity, Dr. Stone struggles to stay alive the entire time in the face of the indifferent hostility of outer space to human life. If these characters did nothing to surmount their problems, we would have boring stories.   #4: The protagonist must face challenges and setbacks and his or her efforts to resolve the problem that may even backfire. This is a good antidote to the boring invincible hero problem we just mentioned. Think of this as the unexpected complications ensue rule. You see this all the time in real life, it matters both serious and trivial. Like say you need to mail your rent check but you're out of stamps, so you drive to the post office, but there's an accident in the intersection and you have to take a different route. As you take a different route, your car breaks down. All these new problems need to be dealt with and you still have to mail the check. We've all had days like that, and fictional protagonists should be no different in the pursuit of their goals.   Additionally, it's possible for a protagonist to inadvertently make things worse through his or her actions. Like in Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph sets off for his medal of heroism, but in doing so, accidentally puts his own game out of order and inadvertently unleashes the virus like cy-bugs in the Sugar Rush game. Walter White in Breaking Bad is a textbook example of this. In the course of attempting to solve his problems, he makes a number of extremely bad decisions that estrange him from his family and sent his business partners gunning for his head. In the King's Speech, George VI gives up in despair believing he'll never overcome his speech impediment. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth torpedoes her relationship with Mr. Darcy because of her misunderstanding of his motives. And if you've seen Gravity, you know that Dr. Stone's situation frequently goes from bad to worse.   #5:  The ending must provide satisfactory emotional resolution to the problems raised in the story. Of all the Five Iron Laws of Storytelling, this one is undeniably the most important. Screw this one up and readers will be ticked and talk about on the Internet for years. Whatever crisis comes up in the story, whatever conflict or difficulties, it must be resolved in an emotionally satisfying manner   by the end of the story. It can be a happy ending or a sad ending or a mixture of the two, but it must be emotionally satisfying.   Let's look at some bad examples first. Stephen King is an excellent writer. If you've read his book 11/22/63, you know that's a great book. But when he's written as much as he has, not everything is going to be good, of course. And Stephen King's The Dark Tower series is a good example of a weak ending. After 22 years and seven books, the protagonist Roland learns that he has repeated his quest to the Dark Tower over and over again for thousands of years, forgetting every time, which makes everything that happened in the previous seven books utterly meaningless since the events happened before and will happen again. Therefore, there is no emotional resolution to the story or Roland's quest for the Dark Tower. The computer game Mass Effect 3 is another example of how not to end a story. In the case of Mass Effect 3, the original ending is simply too abbreviated. Commander Shepherd sacrifices himself or herself. A weird light shoots out of the Citadel. The Normandy crash lands on an alien planet, and that's it. Considering the hundreds of hours of gameplay involved and the intricate network of emotional relationships between Shepherd's companion and the dozens of subplots over the three games, the ending was too short to provide adequate emotional resolution. It felt a bit like a cop out as if the writers had simply said, okay, we're done, stop here, and had given up before attempting the necessary ending. The ending of Dragon Age: Origins by contrast was an excellent example of a well done ending.   The ending of the Sopranos is an even more extreme version of this.  Infamously, the series simply ends with a cut to black in the middle of Tony Soprano and his family eating dinner. Many viewers thought their televisions had failed. This is the ultimate example of a story of failing to provide emotional resolution. The final episode does not even attempt to do so. I suspect these problems arise when a writer tries to be realistic, which is what happens when a writer mistakes verisimilitude (a story feeling realistic) for realism. A story requires suspension of disbelief and attempting phony realism can cause the story to break down.   But let's move from the negative to the positive and look at some good examples of endings. The ending of Breaking Bad was well executed, since it resolved the story's emotional conflicts. Walter White does not escape punishment for as many crimes since he's shot to death in the end. Additionally, he dies in the act of resolving some of the conflicts that he helped create. His meth empire has been taken over by his enemies and his former partner has been forced to prepare meth for them. Walter tries to provide for his family, free his partner, and defeat his rivals and dies at the end, killed not by his cancer, but by finally facing the consequences of his many bad decisions. Note that this is by no means a happy ending, but it is a satisfying ending, which is more important.   The King's Speech ends well, with George VI addressing the nation over the radio without melting down due to his speech impediment, simultaneously resolving the conflicts over his stammer and his fear of accepting his duties as king. This is an ambivalently happy ending. George VI has overcome his conflicts, but the viewers know that the United Kingdom is about to go through World War II and George himself will die prematurely of lung cancer and heart disease in 1952. Nevertheless, the conflicts within the story have been resolved.   Wreck-It Ralph has a more straightforwardly happy ending. Every single conflict raised within the story is resolved. Ralph accepts his role as villain in the game, realizing he is a vital part of the team. He gains the respect of his neighbors, and the villainous King Candy and the cy-bugs are defeated. Additionally, even when the side conflicts are resolved: Fix It Felix marries Sergeant Calhoun, King Candy's malevolent influence over the racing game has ended, and the homeless video game characters are able to set up inside Ralph's game.   To sum up, stories have a sort of irresistible logic to them. Much like a properly balanced equation. a writer should set out to create a story that follows this logic, which will result in a far more enjoyable experience for the reader.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.   Don't forget to get your free book copy of Storytelling, how to Write a Novel from my Payhip store.

What do Elizabeth Bennett, Jennifer Connelly, and Rebecca Yarros have in common? Absolutely nothing! Well..they're all baddies that Magda and Lindsay discuss in this week's hodgepodge episode about all things literary and literary-adjacent in pop culture. It's a cornucopia of fun!   Email us!  Literally Books Website Literally Books Instagram Magda's Instagram Lindsay's Instagram Literally Books YouTube Literally Books TikTok

In this episode of the Slow Style Home podcast, I interview Mallory Robins and Elizabeth Bennett, founders of KOBEL + Co. We explore their design philosophy, which includes the use of 'ugly' pieces to add tension, balance, and serendipity. They explain how incorporating antiques and avoiding matchiness can make spaces more interesting and welcoming. We discuss the importance of taking your time to evolve your style and the impact of personal and historical items in a home. Through photo examples from their projects, we analyze how they skillfully mix materials, colors, and eras even in children's rooms. This episode offers a rich visual and conceptual understanding of their approach to design. To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

An interview with Elizabeth Bennett about her new book, Performing Folk Songs: Affect, Landscape, Repertoire. Find Elizabeth on Instagram and find the book via Bloomsbury. The music in this episode is from the new album by Stick in the Wheel, A Thousand Pokes, available from their Bandcamp. Host Justin Hopper has an Uncanny Landscapes substack. The Substack is free, and includes the podcast + more. JH can be found via LinkTree or on Instagram.   Title sounds by The Belbury Poly, courtesy Ghost Box Records.   The Uncanny Landscapes icon is by Stefan Musgrove.

Hey friends! It's your favorite occupational therapist from Adulting with Autism here, and I've got a special episode for you today. We're diving into the world of family dynamics with the amazing Elizabeth Bennett, who has over 35 years of experience in helping parents and teenagers connect. So, if you're living at home, maybe in your early twenties, and still have those teenage arguments with your folks, this one's for you! Elizabeth shares her wisdom on bridging the communication gap and moving from chaos to conversation. She's a former award-winning principal with a passion for empowering people, and she's here to offer some incredible insights. We also chat about the challenges of social media, the importance of courageous conversations, and how to keep that connection with your parents as you transition into adulthood. It's all about understanding, listening, and finding that balance. Join us in this heartfelt discussion, and don't forget to share the podcast with anyone you think might benefit from it. Also, check out our Facebook group and grab some cool t-shirts from our website at adultingwithautism.com. Let's keep growing together! Thanks for tuning in, and remember, keep adulting! https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.bennett.3158/ https://www.elizabethbennettgroup.com/?r_done=1  

Momentum has been high for Democrats since Kamala Harris became the party's nominee a month ago. But how do Democrats keep that going into election day? And what strategies are they using to target swing voters?Middle Seat's Elizabeth Bennett shares her wisdom in this special episode of The Current Report, from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago._______Inside political marketers' strategies to get Democrats elected: https://www.thecurrent.com/political-marketers-strategies-democratic-national-convention   Harris Campaign Reserves $370 Million for Swing-State Fall Ad Blitz: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/politics/kamala-harris-ads.htmlWe dug into the 2024 polling crosstabs. What we found was stunning:https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/21/kamala-harris-gains-polls-00175262Exclusive: Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-election-effort-raises-around-500-million-month-sources-say-2024-08-20/U.S. political CTV ad spend projected to grow by 600% this presidential election cycle: https://www.thecurrent.com/us-political-ctv-ad-spend-2024-presidential-election-cycle_______The Current Report is our weekly news roundup of what's happening in the world of digital media. We headline topical stories every edition — everything from connected TV to retail media networks to new initiatives around identity — offering our fresh take on why it's relevant for the marketing community. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/45HIaXH_______Each week, The Current gives you the most critical innovations in advertising that are happening on the open internet — identity, the future of TV, retail media, and beyond. Born inside The Trade Desk, The Current is a news platform dedicated to covering the latest in modern marketing — all from the front lines. Speaking to the marketing world's most influential players, we explain what these seismic shifts mean, how they are happening, and why they are taking place: https://bit.ly/3SAM0wR

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, Dr. Emily Upshur, and I talk about...     2:48 - The changes a 5th grader, Henry, is expecting are in store for him before the start of a new school year and how he feels about them.   4:22 - What it feels like to meet new people and how a kid views making new friends.   5:13 - The one thing Henry thinks would help him feel ready for the start of school, and what he thinks all parents should know would help your own kids.   8:04 - The most helpful tools and strategies he uses that help him stay focused in the classroom and how he talk to his teachers to get them to understand why these things are useful for him.   11:05 - How he calms his nerves during the summer before he knows who his teacher is, the other kids who will be in his class, and what he can expect in the fall.   13:38 - What makes him feel supported most by his parents when a kid at school is mean to him and what Henry thinks are the best thing other parents can do with their own kids.   19:26 - Managing technology, navigating group texts, and what his group of friends do during their in-person hang outs.       WANT TO LISTEN TO SIMILAR PODCAST EPISODES:

I'm Josh Cooperman, this is Convo By Design and this week we are heading to another hotbed of design in the Midwest, Kansas City. We're visiting with Mallory Robins and Elizabeth Bennett, partners in Kobel +Co, a firm that curates happiness and joy through interior design and creation of contemplative spaces. We are discussing things like curated minimalism, happy places and timeworn objects. All revolving around the idea that design is the curated creation of the place where you want to be. Sounds so easy, right? Manufacturing the place where you want to be. It's not easy. That is why I think you are going to enjoy listening to the following conversation with Mallory and Elizabeth as much as I did facilitating it. I also enjoy sharing the stories from the design flyovers for a number of reasons. First, for years you have heard me complaining that the traditional design media doesn't provide any love to designers not residing in New York, LA, Miami, Boston, etc. but you are starting to. And that is a good thing. I also enjoy doing this because it gives me a chance to come and visit these cities to fully understand the dynamics behind the growth of metropolitan areas across the US. For those who have never been to Kansas City, it is a fun, funky town with some really interesting design. Perhaps after hearing from Elizabeth and Mallory, you will.  Trust me, it's worth the visit. You are going to hear all about it, right after this. Designer Resources Pacific Sales Kitchen and Home. Where excellence meets expertise. Monogram - It's the details that define Monogram ThermaSol - Redefining the modern shower experience. Without steam, it's just a bathroom. Design Hardware - A stunning and vast collection of jewelry for the home! TimberTech - Real wood beauty without the upkeep We are discussing things like curated minimalism, happy places and timeworn objects. All revolving around the idea that design is the curated creation of the place where you want to be. Sounds so easy, right? Manufacturing the place where you want to be. It's not easy. That is why I think you are going to enjoy listening to the following conversation with Mallory and Elizabeth as much as I did facilitating it. I also enjoy sharing the stories from the design flyovers for a number of reasons. First, for years you have heard me complaining that the traditional design media doesn't provide any love to designers not residing in New York, LA, Miami, Boston, etc. but you are starting to. And that is a good thing. I also enjoy doing this because it gives me a chance to come and visit these cities to fully understand the dynamics behind the growth of metropolitan areas across the US. For those who have never been to Kansas City, it is a fun, funky town with some really interesting design. Perhaps after hearing from Elizabeth and Mallory, you will.  Trust me, it's worth the visit. You are going to hear all about it, right after this. Thank you, Elizabeth and Mallory, love your city, love your work. . I enjoyed our conversation and I am so appreciative to you for taking the time to share. Thank you to my partner sponsors, ThermaSol, Pacific Sales, TimberTech, Monogram and Design Hardware. These partners are amazing companies all who have made a concerted effort to support the design community through education, incentives, events, media and exposure, not to mention a collection of extraordinary products and service to match. Check the show notes for links to each of them so you can see first hand how they can make your design business thrive and your projects exceed expectations. Thank you for listening, downloading, subscribing and sharing the show with your friends and colleagues. Thank you for your emails, show and guest suggestions. Please keep them coming, convobydesign at Outlook dot com and on Instagram @ConvXdesign, with an “x”.  Until the next episode, be well and take today first. -Convo By Design

In this enlightening episode, we welcome Elizabeth, a seasoned educator and author, who shares her profound insights on tackling the pervasive issue of bullying in schools. Elizabeth delves into her personal journey, recounting her experiences with bullying and her career in education, where she sought to be a beacon of change. Elizabeth discusses the significance of understanding the unique challenges faced by students and the importance of building relationships and connections. She emphasizes that every situation is different and that empathy and communication are key to resolving conflicts. After retiring as a school principal, Elizabeth continued her mission to support families through her book, "Courageous Conversations: A Guide for Parents to Understand and Connect with Their Teens." In this episode, she shares valuable tips for parents on engaging with their children, recognizing behavior as a form of communication, and fostering meaningful conversations. Elizabeth also highlights the importance of parents stepping out of their comfort zones to have courageous conversations with their kids, emphasizing the need for intentional time and genuine engagement. For those interested in learning more or reaching out to Elizabeth, visit her website at CourageousNetwork.com or email her at Elizabeth@CourageousNetwork.com.

Today. We highlight the story of Elizabeth Bennett, a community volunteer and photographer, who's been battling complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, for over a decade. This condition, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is characterized by prolonged pain that disrupts daily life and can lead to severe physical limitations.Support the show: https://www.montrosepress.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You have a story you want to tell. But have you ever considered that maybe your body is telling another story entirely? Our bodies are constantly talking to us but we may not be that great at listening. In this interview, my friend and energy expert Elizabeth Bennett shares how we can become better listeners and students of our bodies so we can write and share the most true story possible.   For more from Elizabeth or to book a session with her, you can find her website at aninvitationtowander.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this week's episode, I discuss how to write characters who can make believable mistakes, and we also take a look at November 2023's ad results. The episode ends with a preview of GHOST IN THE SERPENT as narrated by Hollis McCarthy. This week's coupon is for the audiobook of GHOST IN THE COWL as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of GHOST IN THE COWL for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: DECCOWL The coupon code is valid through December 20th, 2023, so if you find yourself needing an audiobook for Christmas travel, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 177 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is December the 1st 2023 and today we're going to talk about how to write believable mistakes. We'll also talk about ad results for November 2023 and end the show with an audio book preview. First up, let's do Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon is for the audiobook of Ghost in the Cowl, as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of Ghost in the Cowl for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon: DECCOWL and again, that coupon code is DECCOWL and this coupon code will be valid through December the 20th 2023. So if you find yourself needing an audiobook for Christmas travel, we've got you covered. So before we get to our main topics, let's have an update on my current writing projects. I am almost done with my next book, which will be called Half Elven Thief. I am in fact hoping to finish it after I record this podcast episode and it's on track to be out before Christmas. My next book after it is published will be Shield of Storms, the first book of the new The Shield War series that will be a follow up to Dragonskull. I'm going to start writing that in December and if all goes well that will be out towards the end of January or perhaps February, depends on how the next couple of months go. I am also 41,000 words into Sevenfold Sword Online: Leveling and I am hoping to have that come out after Shield of Storms, if everything goes well. We'll see, once again we will see how the years goes. In audiobook news, Dragonskull: Doom of the Sorceress and Ghost in the Serpent are finished, paid for, and processing. They are working through quality assurance at ACX and Findaway and should be available before too much longer and we will in fact conclude the show with a preview from Ghosts in the Serpent, as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. First up, let's have our ad results for November 2023. I had three categories of ads this month: Facebook, Amazon and Bookbub ads. Let's start with Facebook ads. I advertised The Ghosts, Cloak Games, Cloak Mage, Malison/Dragontiarna, and Silent Order. And here is what I got back for every dollar spent. For The Ghosts, I got back $6.10 for every dollar spent, with about 12% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. For Cloak Games and Cloak Mage, I got back $7.68 for every dollar spent, with about 5.8% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. Of course, Cloak of Embers skews that's a bit, but even without Cloak of Embers the total will be $3.05, with 13.9% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. Finally, Cloak Mage: Omnibus One and Cloak Mage: Omnibus Two and audio bundles really help move the needle for the audio. For Malison/Dragontiarna, I got back $2.17 for every dollar spent. And for Silent Order, I got back $2.51 for every dollar spent. So overall a pretty good month for Facebook ads. Next up is Amazon ads. I tried a couple of different things with Amazon ads this month, so let's see how they did. For Dragonskull: Sword of the Squire, I got back $2.29 for every dollar spent, with 11.2% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. Since I want the sequel to Sevenfold Sword Online: Creation to come out in the first quarter of 2023 like I mentioned earlier in the show, I shifted the first book to Kindle Unlimited and started running ads on it, which one very well. Sevenfold Sword Online: Creation got back $4.20 for every dollar spent. This is a very promising sign for the sequel and honestly makes me wonder if I shouldn't have just put Creation in Kindle Unlimited from the beginning, as much as I did not want to try that. We also tried an experiment with Amazon ads for Cloak Games Omnibus One, even though that is not in Kindle Unlimited. That brought in $2.23 for every dollar spent with 31% of profit coming from the audiobook. It's obviously easier to advertise a Kindle Unlimited book on Amazon ads, but as it turns out a wide book like Sword of the Squire and Cloak Games Omnibus One can also work very well if you have an audiobook, because then you can advertise on the Audible categories on Amazon, which generally cost less per click. Back finally on to Bookbub ads. I'm concerned about the long term direction of Facebook ads and how they're trying to push more AI targeting type stuff, which is why I'm trying to diversify more to Bookbub and Amazon ads. So for this month I tried Frostborn on Bookbub ads. Let's see how we did. Frostborn: $5.09 for every dollar I spent, with a surprising 35% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. This obviously is a very strong result for Bookbub ads, especially since Frostborn has been finished for like six years at this point. I wasn't expecting the audiobooks to do so robustly well from the Bookbub ads, but obviously I am not complaining. So what conclusions can we draw from this? 1: Amazon ads are a bit complicated to use, but in many ways they're the safest. If you don't know what you're doing, you can easily blow a ton of money on Facebook or Bookbub ads and get jack squat in return. The nice thing about Amazon ads is that if they don't work, they don't spend money. It's much harder to accidentally lose a bunch of money on Amazon ads than it is with Facebook or Bookbub 2: Amazon ads and Bookbub ads offer far more granular targeting options than Facebook. The problem with Facebook ad targeting is that you can only really target big name tradpub authors like George RR Martin or Brandon Sanderson, or broad categories like epic fantasy. Like, there's not a single RPG author in Facebook's audience targeting. By contrast, you get super granular with Amazon and Bookbub targeting. 3: If you have a finished audiobook series, it is bonus profit when you advertise the ebooks. Apparently for Bookbub, it's a lot of bonus profit about which I am not complaining. 4: For Bookbub and Facebook ads, you really need to rotate the ad image a lot to avoid creative fatigue, which is Internet ads-speak for people seeing the same ad image over and over and getting tired of it. So you need to change it out pretty frequently, like once a week, unless you don't. Sometimes you get lucky and get an ad which keeps firing and firing. But that is the exception and most definitely not the rule. And as always, thank you for reading. Given how consistently terrible the economy has been the last several years, I am very grateful for all of you who have bought the ebooks and the audiobooks, and I hope to have new books for you to read and listen to very soon. 00:06:41 Main Topic of the Week: How to Believably Write Serious Mistakes Now let's transition to our main topic of the week, how to believably write serious mistakes. The inspiration for this week's episode was watching the news, specifically all the news around the corporate drama and shenanigans at Open AI. As I've mentioned before, numerous times, I am not a huge fan of AI technology. So it was perhaps with an inappropriate amount of entertained interest that I watched the meltdown of Open AI at the end of November 2023. To sum up a lengthy and complicated saga, the board of Open AI for unknown reasons fired its CEO, Sam Altman at 3:00 PM on a Friday afternoon, which is the traditional time corporations like to drop bad news. There was an immediate backlash because Mr. Altman is a relatively well respected figure in his field. The backlash intensified because Open AI is essentially a vassal of Microsoft at this point, and Open AI didn't bother to inform their overlords of what was going on, which meant that the great eye of Microsoft suddenly turned upon Open AI's board in wrath, especially since the move might have tanked Microsoft stock before its quarterly report. Meanwhile, many Open AI leaders quit, a majority of the employees signed a letter calling for the board to resign, Microsoft immediately hired Mr. Altman and the other leaders who quit, but then the board panicked and backtracked, and finally the board quit and Mr. Altman returned. Overall, it was definitely a fascinating saga of corporate politics, and since I personally think Open AI is like one of those evil organizations from James Bond movie (I bet they even have an elaborate Spectre style underground base somewhere), it was enjoyable to watch from afar. But this is the blog of a Pulp Fiction Writer or the podcast of a Pulp Fiction Writer, not a technology, business, or AI themed podcast. Why talk about this? Because there is a lesson for fiction writers in this. The board of Open AI is not stupid or was not stupid. They're all intelligent men and women who are leaders in their fields and yet whatever their goals were in firing Mr. Altman, it's readily apparent that those goals were not achieved and the results were in fact, the opposite of what they had hoped to accomplish since they quit and Mr. Altman remained as CEO of Open AI. And that provides a good lesson for writers of fiction. How can you have characters make believable mistakes without breaking the suspension of disbelief? Because when a character does something stupid solely to advance the plot, it is annoying, isn't it? Like the intelligent hero who suddenly becomes dumb as a brick, or the cunning villain who suddenly uses loses 50 IQ points at a critical junction in the plot? Probably the most commonly cited example is the heroine who goes into the basement with just a candle to reset the circuit breakers because she knows a serial killer or a vampire, or the Terminator or something is after her or when the hero's plan only works if the villain suddenly becomes much less clever. That's annoying in fiction because it breaks the verisimilitude. Nevertheless, in real life, intelligent people do dumb things all the time, like constantly. Examples are abundant. No doubt you can think of several dozen off the top of your head without even trying. Just as we would break for verisimilitude and your fiction to have your characters be constantly idiotic, it would be just as strange to have them be infallible, high functioning geniuses. So let's have some tips and tricks on how to have your characters believably make bad decisions. Number 1: emotional pressure. A key reason for many bad decisions is emotional pressure, because for most people, emotions almost always trump logic. The most obvious example of this is a high-powered professional who has an affair with someone in his or her office, only to end up resigning in disgrace when it comes out. Once again, examples abound, and you can probably think of numerous cases from the last few years, whether national or local, political figures or people you know personally who work in your organization. We can think of more positive examples of emotional pressure. A man could have pity on a homeless man and give him his lunch, even though this means he might perform badly at an important task at work this afternoon. Or a woman might be trying to save money, only for her love to override her better judgment and convince her to buy a gift for her grandchild. In fiction, you could use this in many, many ways. Both love and hatred are powerful motivators, and so are envy and resentment. A character could take dangerous risks to help someone that he or she loves, or a character could be so gripped by envy that he or she tries to sabotage her rival in a way that turns out to be self-defeating. In romance novels, characters make decisions from emotional pressure all the time. It's one of the staple tropes of the genre. A good example of characters acting from emotional pressure is the scene at the end of the Lord of the Rings when Saruman tries to stab Frodo and then fails. This is objectively a stupid decision. Even if Saruman kills Frodo, it won't improve his position and if he succeeded in killing Frodo, Saruman will be immediately killed by the enraged hobbits. In fact, Frodo at that point is the only hobbit who doesn't want to kill Saruman for his crimes. So killing Frodo would have been quite possibly the worst decision Saruman could make at that exact moment in time, but it makes sense in the context of the story and Saruman's character, because at this point Saruman has been devoured by hatred and resentment, and cares mostly about screwing with the hobbits, who, as his twisted mind sees it, have robbed him of the chance to become the new Dark Lord of Middle Earth. So long as the character's emotional reality makes sense to the reader, decisions they make in the context of that emotional reality, even objectively bad ones, will not seem like dumb decisions to advance the plot. Number two: acting on bad information. In computer science, there is a principle called garbage in garbage out. The idea is that if you enter bad information into a computer program, the program is only going to generate bad results. This is also very true of human decision making. To make good decisions, you need to have good information. For fiction writers, this means if you want to have an intelligent character make a bad decision, you can only have them act on bad information. For example, a group of fantasy heroes could be on a quest to find a magical sword that will slay the dragon terrorizing the kingdom. According to the kingdom's wizards, the sword is in a ruined castle in the wilderness, except the sword isn't actually there. The castle is controlled by an evil sorcerer who magically enthralls anyone who enters it. The heroes have made a bad decision by going to the ruined castle since they gained a new enemy in the form of the evil sorcerer, but they thought they were making a good decision. But it turns out they were acting on bad information. You can easily use this technique in non-fantasy genres as well. A detective could be misled by a witness and waste time going down dead ends in his investigation until he realizes the truth. In a further novel, the hero could realize that the informants have been deliberately feeding his agency bad information about potential threats. Acting on bad information is also a common technique in romance novels. Usually romance novels have a plot twist, where the heroine can't get together with the love interest for some reason, and it's often because the heroine and the love interest misinterpret each other's motives. Pride and Prejudice is maybe the one of the oldest examples of this, since Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett immediately attribute wrong motivations to each other, and it takes most of the book for them to work through it and untangle things. Number three: unforeseen consequences. This is a big one and one of the major reasons that very smart people make decisions that turn out to be bad, like the example of the Open AI corporate intrigue I mentioned above. The Open AI board members didn't set out to get themselves booted from the company while strengthening Sam Altman's and Microsoft's grip, but that's exactly what happened. My favorite historical example of unintended consequences has to be US Prohibition. The US didn't just randomly decide to wake up and vote to ban alcohol one day in 1920. The Prohibition movement in the US dated back to the early 1870s, which meant that nearly 50 years of work, public relations, persuasion and changing local laws went into what should have been Prohibition's crowning triumph, the passing of the 18th amendment in 1920. Except it all backfired, didn't it? The Temperance movement wanted to end alcohol consumption in the United States. What they got instead was an explosion of organized crime, increased distract for public authority, the loss of jobs and government tax revenue coming into the Great Depression, and public opinion swiftly turning against Prohibition. The explosion of organized crime was especially ironic, since many Temperance advocates believed, sincerely and firmly, that the majority of all crime was caused by alcohol consumption, and that most of society's evil could be traced to the consumption of strong liquor. Some local communities actually sold their jails after Prohibition passed, believing that crime would soon drop to near zero. Alas, the causes of societal evil remain multifaceted and cannot solely be hung on alcohol. The 21st amendment passed in 1933, which was the end of national Prohibition in the United States. Prohibition's legacy continues in the minimum drinking age (another law often ignored), restriction on the time of alcohol sales, and dry counties where you can't legally purchase or consume alcohol, but the concept of national Prohibition in the United States is obsolete. The Temperance advocates didn't actually foresee the consequences of their triumph, and you can use the same principle in writing fiction. A character could achieve what they set out to do, only to find that unanticipated consequences of their success are more severe than the original problem. In a thriller novel, the heroes could take out the leader of the bad guys, only for the leader's more confident and dangerous Lieutenant to take over. In a romance novel, the heroine could win a lawsuit or a big business deal only to discover that this damages her love interest's family business. In a detective novel, the protagonist could finally track down the key witness to the murder, or for the murderer's lethal attention to be drawn to that witness. Number four: Victory Disease. In military history, there is a concept called the Victory Disease. It happens when an army or commander has won so many times that they have become overconfident, lazy, and start making avoidable mistakes. Sooner or later they run into a more serious opponent and an army subject to Victory Disease will make errors that a less complacent opponent will not. You sometimes see this in professional athletics as well. A superstar athlete or winning team gets overconfident, stops training as hard or gets complacent, and then gets their clock cleaned by a hungrier opponent. So Victory Disease is a combination of overconfidence and complacency, and you can definitely make use of this concept to have a character make an understandable bad decision. In fiction, villains tend to be more prone to Victory Disease than protagonists. Nevertheless, having a protagonist with Victory Disease can force them into internal conflicts and character growth. A good example of Victory Disease is in a protagonist is Batman/Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises film from 2012. When Batman comes out of retirement to fight Bane's organization, he's so used to winning against criminals and outwitting the police that he doesn't take Bane seriously enough despite Alfred's warnings. This bites Batman hard when he confronts Bane for the first time, and he's forced to undergo character development to get ready to save Gotham City from Bane. You can apply a similar plot arc to your characters. An overconfident character makes a serious mistake and has to recover from it, learning and undergoing character growth in the process. Number five: Fields of expertise. There's a certain kind of public intellectual. They usually have a PhD and all their social media handles, that likes to pronounce upon the issues of the day. They will often say things like “as a scientist, I think” or “as an academic, I think” when commenting upon various issues. What's amusing is that their pronouncements are often wrong or wildly impractical because they've strayed out of their fields of expertise. Like the scientist in question might be, have a PhD in cellular biology and be a world-renowned expert in that field. But knowledge and expertise in one field does not necessarily translate to competence in another. This can result in basic errors that could otherwise be avoided. Academics run into this a lot. Two examples from real life might suffice. A reporter was covering some protests and was alarmed to discover rubber bullets lying on the ground and posted a picture of those rubber bullets to social media. He ended up widely mocked because the objects in question were not rubber bullets, but ear plugs. A minor celebrity went to a city and was horrified to see racist graffiti on the sidewalk and complained about it on social media, only for many commenters to point out that the symbols were not graffiti at all, but markings from utility workers indicating where electrical and gas lines ran underneath the sidewalk. This makes for a very believable way for your characters to make bad decisions. Force them to make decisions in an area where they don't really know what they're doing. Number six: Conclusion. To maintain verisimilitude in fiction, you need to walk a fine line. If your character has suddenly become stupid to advance the plot, that will annoy the readers, but neither can your characters be infallible reasoning machines. Hopefully these tips and tricks will help your characters make mistakes in a believable way that will make your books more enjoyable. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. 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Courageous Conversation by Elizabeth Bennett Courageousnetwork.com https://amzn.to/3G5VpqG Do you want more meaningful conversations with your teen? Does the fear of them getting into trouble or being bullied keep you up at night? Are you asking yourself if you'll ever get past monosyllabic responses to your questions about their day? You were a teenager once, but raising a teen today looks very different. You want the best communication to stay connected and to keep your child safe. In Courageous Conversations, Elizabeth Bennett provides the tools she's learned and developed as a teacher and school administrator. Through gripping examples from her real-life experience, Elizabeth presents solutions for parents to relate meaningfully with their teens. Learn how to: - understand what your teen struggles to tell you - create formative school connections - talk through struggles - reframe behaviours .... and more. If you're raising a teenager and want to truly connect with them and meet them in their space, Courageous Conversations gives you the practical tips and the insight you crave. About Elizabeth Bennett With over 35 years of teaching, administration and coaching experience, Elizabeth offers a unique blend of leadership, vision and vast knowledge background. She is a former (retired), award winning principal who has a relentless passion for empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love. Elizabeth is dedicated to sharing her desire to create positive and connected relationships, focusing on community and business leaders, educators and especially parents. (and yes, I even work with teens to help them see alternative perspectives.)

Do you Bridgerbuddies have some extra traveling this Thanksgiving season? Some extra time in the car, on a plane, or just drowning out your relatives? Well, we've got a sort of on theme bonus podcast for you, bringing it over from the Patreon to the main feed. (Plot summary starts at 9:04 time stamp) We hop back into the Regency Era for the 2005 Jane Austen adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” starring Keira Knightley. Elizabeth Bennett has to solve a few mysteries before she catches feelings for Mr. Darcy, but our “plain” heroine does just that, while also trying to play wingwoman for her sister Jane. We've got a potato-eating pervert, Mr. Bing Bong, drunk children, a dink with a ponytail, and a nice dad along for this classic ride, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. This podcast happened via a request from SEVERAL patron pals, and if you haven't yet, join the fun over there at patreon.com/kevinandjon! The video version of the podcast can be found over there. And as always…rate and review us, you dukes and debutantes.

Join on this exploration into the realm of open communication and its impactful role in our lives with long-time educator and author, Elizabeth Bennett! Elizabeth's enlightening insights on the dynamics of family, peer group, and school communication are enhanced by her profound understanding of the importance of relationships as a preventive strategy against youth suicide.Learn More about Elizabeth and Her Books here❤️‍

In this week's episode, co-host Ryan Coonerty talks policy and balancing work and family life with Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker. They discuss how Bennett-Parker uses her master's degree in food anthropology to inform fresh food programs and policies in Virginia, her continuing efforts to expand SNAP benefits for senior citizens, and the push for free, universal school meals. She explains how she has achieved bipartisan support for her bills and the challenges of getting stuff done while juggling the "scheduling gymnastics" of Virginia's part-time legislature, crediting robust collaboration with her staff and colleagues. Bennett-Parker talks about her experience as a new mom in the House of Delegates, as well as some of the steps state legislatures can take to make serving in elected office more accessible for new and working parents. The conversation also examines the prospects for Democrats in a critical off-year election and the future of reproductive rights in Virginia. Tune in for this insightful conversation.  [1:29] Welcome to Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker.  [2:01] Delegate Bennett-Parker's involvement in food-based nonprofits, where this interest came from, and its role in her policy-making.  [3:36] The Food Crop Tax Credit bill that the Delegate passed.  [5:08] Her efforts to expand benefits for senior citizens and K-12 students. [6:39] Virginia's alcohol prohibition for formerly incarcerated food industry employees and efforts to lift it.  [9:01] How Virginians work across the aisle to pass bills, and how Delegate Bennett-Parker works to promote legislation.  [11:45] Part-time legislature and Bennett-Parker's experience managing the legislative session.  [13:04] What inspired her to run for office and what her experience was like.  [17:12] The state of Virginia heading into 2024.  [18:58] Top issues on Virginians' minds this November.  [20:11] Serving the community as a new mother and policies that would make elected office more accessible for new parents.  

We've all had that one book character growing up that resonated with us more than anything (refer to Mia wearing the Katniss Everdeen braid to middle school every day for a year). In today's episode, Karly & Mia will discuss the book characters that shaped them as the women they are today and how they related to their journeys. Special shoutout to Hermione Granger, Elizabeth Bennett, and Jo March for being the bookish, independent, badass babes they are. And we KNOW y'all can relate to Bella Swan entering a sad girl autumn depression spiral when she got dumped. Of course, Karly & Mia have a rant prepared and will be discussing their personal character development, starting from being confused as fuck post-grad, ditching the rat race of your 20s, and just simply doing things for the plot until further notice. Happy reading besties!

In this enlightening episode, we dive into the world of parenting teenagers with Elizabeth Bennett, a seasoned expert in nurturing meaningful connections between parents and their teens. Join us as we uncover the secrets to transforming those exasperated eye-rolls into heart-to-heart conversations. Parenting a teenager can often feel like navigating uncharted waters. It's a time marked by change, growth, and the inevitable clashes that arise as young minds assert their independence. Elizabeth understands this terrain intimately and brings a wealth of knowledge to help parents successfully navigate it. About Elizabeth Bennett With over 35 years of teaching, administration and coaching experience, Elizabeth offers a unique blend of leadership, vision and vast knowledge background. She is a former (retired), award winning principal who has a relentless passion for empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love. Elizabeth is dedicated to sharing her desire to create positive and connected relationships, focusing on community and business leaders, educators and especially parents. (and yes, I even work with teens to help them see alternative perspectives.) About Theresa Inman A wife and a mother to two children and grandmother, Theresa Alexander Inman is a Parenting Coach, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Infant Toddler Development Specialist. She was introduced to the field of behavior analysis in 2007 after working in many capacities in the juvenile justice system. Her goal is to improve the lives of children and families by helping them strategize child develop skills to prevent or reduce the effects of possible delays while having fun! Theresa is also an author, having published ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“How Can I Help My Child Communicate?”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in 2022. Connect with Theresa today! • Instagram | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • LinkedIn | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • BabyBoomer.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parenting with Confidence⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tiktok | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@parentcoachtheresa • Spotify via Anchor.fm | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parenting with Confidence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: https://www.theresaalexanderinman.com/ About Parenting with Confidence Parenting with Confidence with Theresa Alexander Inman presents you with answers if you are a tired and frustrated parent with a child diagnosed with a developmental delay. We aim to lift you up from the pressure of doing it right and provide you with the resources to set you and your child up for success! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-alexander-inman/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-alexander-inman/support

Is the public clamoring for more hot Jane Austen takes from two males sharing tips for the workplace?   Much to our surprise: Yes! Our recent Jane Austen episode was one of our most popular.    There's more. "Pride and Prejudice" has a lot to say about the dangers of ... well ... prejudice. Tune in for how Elizabeth Bennett overcomes confirmation bias--and how you can too.    Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes ... or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.  #GuysWithoutLooksWithBooks #literature #workplace #leadership

In this episode we sat down with Lauren George, the absolute guru of all things health and fitness. She breaks down what led her into the fitness industry and how it has impacted both her personal life and professional life. We learn all about Lauren's go to routines, favorite products and resources, her go to healthy meal ideas and more about the business she has created. We loved learning from this fitness expert and can't wait to share how she has mastered looking so young! About Lauren   With over 16 years in the fitness industry, Lauren George has created multiple fitness formats, trained thousands of instructors, and launched several successful businesses, including Clemson Fitness Company, The Fit Biz Club, Pulse Pointe Barre, and LG Fitness Virtual Studio and app. She's the program creator of Pumped Up Strength & The Musicality Method, Co-Creator of Barre Above, adjunct faculty for Non-Profit Leadership at Clemson University, and consults on numerous fitness projects for other companies.   Connect with Lauren   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laurengeorgefitness/ Website - www.laurengfitness.com Website - www.fitbizclub.com Website - www.pumpedupstrength.com Website - www.barreabove.com   Freebie: 7 day free Barre challenge: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6428f683510e28075d348473   Resources Mentioned   Worry Less, Pray More devotional - https://a.co/d/gPy7STr Clean Simple Eats Green (Peachy) - https://cleansimpleeats.com/products/greens Clean Simple Eats Protein - https://cleansimpleeats.com/collections/buy-protein Enneagram Devotionals by Elizabeth Bennett - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088JYSCTM?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_thcv Primally Pure Skincare. - https://primallypure.com/ Gua Sha - https://a.co/d/iYvH9Dy Eating Bird Food Blog - https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/ Gold Digger Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-goal-digger-podcast/id1178704872 Fitness Business Podcast - https://fitnessbusinesspodcast.com/ Marie Forleo - https://www.marieforleo.com/ Healthy In Real Life - https://fitnessista.com/podcast/ The Joy of Movement book - https://a.co/d/7cFLsZk

What could happen if all our favorite Jane Austen characters got together for a party? And then Mr. Wickham turned up dead? Claudia Gray takes us into a whole new Jane Austen world in her new series. And Mr. Wickham won't be the only victim!Show Notes:Carol Ann Lloydwww.carolannlloyd.com@shakeuphistorypatreon.com/carolannlloydThe Tudors by NumbersClaudia Grayclaudiagray.com@claudiagray on Twitter and Tumblr@claudia_gray on InstagramThe Murder of Mr. WickhamThe Late Mrs. WilloughbyMore to come in this series! Creative Director: Lindsey LindstromMusic: History by Andy_Grey via Audio Jungle, Music Broadcast LicenseLet's shake up history together!@shakeuphistory

Caily is back on the pod and we are taking on the role of the ultimate match makers and pairing up couples from different Jane Austen novels! ranging from power couples like Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Knightley to the quieter pairings like Edward Ferrars and Fanny Price, we hypothesize a gamut of romantic possibilities. Heat up your teapots and ready your crumpets, Austen lovers, because it's time for a literary matchmaking party!This podcast is about Janeites coming together, discussing Jane Austen's work, and having a few laughs along the way. We really enjoyed making this episode and we hope you like it! Please follow and subscribe to keep up with all the upcoming episodes.Where can you find Caily? Where can you find Caily? Instagram: @half_agony_half_hopeEpisode 2: A defence of Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility Episode 5: Discussing Jane Austen's most awkward characters  #AwkAustenAugEpisode 7: Jane Austen Villain off 2021 | Wickham v Willoughby with Caily and EllisEpisode 9: The power of the letter in Jane Austen's work Episode 12 & 13: Placing Austen's Heroines into Harry Potter Houses.Episode 22: Villain 2022 | Caroline Bingley v Isabella Thorpe Episode 28: The other Jane | A Jane Bennet Character Study Episode 37: Unpopular Opinions Pride & Prejudice | 2 Year Podcast Anniversary Ep with CailySupport the showWhere can you find your host (Izzy)? Website: www.whattheausten.com Podcast Instagram: @whattheaustenPersonal Instagram: @izzy_meakinYoutube: What the Austen? Podcast

Part 2 is here! I had to split this episode up cause me and Caily can clearly talk for England when it comes to Jane Austen ahah. Caily is back on the pod and we are taking on the role of the ultimate match makers and pairing up couples from different Jane Austen novels! ranging from power couples like Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Knightley to the quieter pairings like Edward Ferrars and Fanny Price, we hypothesize a gamut of romantic possibilities. Heat up your teapots and ready your crumpets, Austen lovers, because it's time for a literary matchmaking party!  This podcast is about Janeites coming together, discussing Jane Austen's work, and having a few laughs along the way.   We really enjoyed making this episode and we hope you like it!  Please follow and subscribe to keep up with all the upcoming episodes.  Where can you find Caily?  Where can you find Caily?  Instagram: @half_agony_half_hope Episode 2: A defence of Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility  Episode 5: Discussing Jane Austen's most awkward characters  #AwkAustenAug Episode 7: Jane Austen Villain off 2021 | Wickham v Willoughby with Caily and Ellis Episode 9: The power of the letter in Jane Austen's work  Episode 12 & 13: Placing Austen's Heroines into Harry Potter Houses. Episode 22: Villain 2022 | Caroline Bingley v Isabella Thorpe  Episode 28: The other Jane | A Jane Bennet Character Study Episode 37: Unpopular Opinions Pride & Prejudice | 2 Year Podcast Anniversary Ep with CailySupport the showWhere can you find your host (Izzy)? Website: www.whattheausten.com Podcast Instagram: @whattheaustenPersonal Instagram: @izzy_meakinYoutube: What the Austen? Podcast

Season 3 Episode 5: Elizabeth Bennett is a former (retired), award-winning principal who has a relentless passion for empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love. FIND ELIZABETH HERE: https://www.courageousnetwork.com/courageous-conversations-report - Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/EksAyn/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/eksayn_anderson/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/eksayn/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/eksayn Get my book! https://www.amazon.com/What-Want-Children-Know-Before/dp/0990395219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P0K3R788DSIN&keywords=what+i+want+to+know+before+my+children+die&qid=1687799921&sprefix=what+i+want+to+know+before+my+children+di%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1

Elizabeth Bennett, Life Coach for Families With over 35 years of teaching, administration, and coaching experience, Elizabeth offers a unique blend of leadership, vision, and vast knowledge background. She is a retired award-winning school principal with a relentless passion for empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love.  Elizabeth is dedicated to sharing her desire to create positive and connected relationships, focusing on community and business leaders, educators, and especially parents.  (and yes, I even work with teens to help them see alternative perspectives.) https://www.courageousnetwork.com/ Book: Courageous Conversations: A Guide for Parents to Understand and Connect with Their Teen, by Elizabeth Bennett  The Autistic Me: Blog: https://www.tameri.com/autisticme/ Podcast: https://autisticme.libsyn.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autisticme/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autisticme YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSWyatt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/autisticme

Pt III of III Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Big kids can mean big problems. As tweens and teens start to find their independence and exert their autonomy, parents may feel a little lost as they face new challenges.   One of the best ways to break through is to learn how to communicate with your growing child in a way that helps you both to feel seen, understood, respected, and appreciated. Joining me to offer parents tools to do just that is the author of the book Courageous Conversations: A guide for parents to understand and connect with their teen, Elizabeth Bennett.   Whether your child is already at this stage, or you just want to lay the groundwork from the start, my conversation with Elizabeth will offer parents strategies for helping your child to feel safe being open and honest with you, no matter how old they are right now.       I want to hear from you! Send me a topic you want me to cover or a question you want answered on the show! ✨ DM me on Instagram at @securelyattachedpodcast or @drsarahbren ✨ Send an email to sarah@drsarahbren.com ✨ And check out drsarahbren.com for more parenting resources 

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 87   Today we begin a two episode mini series as requested by a number of listeners! Over the next two shows join us as we list our top 10 hero's and our top ten villains. At least we try to get to ten, we only managed 9 in today! In this first show it's all about the hero's.   Join Kay & Dan as they: Talk about their favourite words to say and mention Dans Gran Discuss North & South and Kays love for the two main characters, Orry Main & George Hazard Talk about Sherlock Holmes and Dan's love of the original stories Mention Aayla from the Clan of the Cave Bear series who we talked about in Episode 22 and Episode 74 Discuss King Arthur and his literary history Talk about Elizabeth Bennett and Kays love of Pride & Prejudice Mention Robin Hood and Dans childhood games Talk about Laura Ingall's Wilder Discuss Enfys Nest and Solo: A Star Wars Story We'll see you on the 16th June with the next episode of the show. You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here: On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454 Follow the Bakery Bears on Twitter https://twitter.com/bakerybears Follow the Bakery Bears on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bakerybears/

On the week that ‘The Chip Race' was green-lit for 3 more seasons by Unibet Poker, we welcome 3-time WSOP bracelet winner, PLO legend and run it once Bossman Phil Galfond. We've also got Canadian poker player Elizabeth Bennett Martin. For strategy, we are joined by poker player and GOAP Kevin O'Donnell to look at a wild hand of his from this years Irish poker open. Jesse Fullen stops by to discuss the 2023 WSOP. Plus, Barry Carter takes a satirical look at the news!

You may have heard about the large scale of the current species extinction crisis. It's unprecedented and dangerous according to experts. For Endangered Species Day on May 19, Wild Audio's Dan Rosen talks to WCS's Elizabeth Bennett about why it matters and what we can all do to stop it.

Pt II of III Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Nikki's book is now available on Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through Bookshop.Org, where every purchase supports your local bookstore.  Grab your copy today!Want a sneak peek of Nikki's book?  Download a FREE chapter!Tune in to hear Nikki's eye-opening conversation with The Teen Genie, Elizabeth Bennett, who has unlocked the secret of how to confidently connect with teenagers.   You won't want to miss her  easy-to-implement strategies for creating a powerful and loving relationship with your teen, without lectures, shame or guilt.Connect with Elizabeth on her website, and be sure to grab a copy of her newest best-selling book, “Courageous Conversations: A Guide for Parents to Understand and Connect with Their Teen.”**This is an affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you. Thanks for your support!What Unites UsWelcome to “What Unites Us,” a podcast about building businesses meant to last. We're...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showFollow Nikki on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna be on the show or sponsor an episode? Email your pitch to nikki@youridealmomlife.com.

With this week's guest Elizabeth Bennett, learn how to cultivate communication, strengthen a parent-child bond, and create a meaningful connection with your family. This episode also features the power of her book "Courageous Conversations" in nurturing quality time and more profound understanding, so follow the show for this motivational talk!   Key takeaways to listen for The reality about teens that parents should be mindful of and focus on How to effectively establish a courageous conversation and connection with your teenage child Ways to create availability and quality time for your children  Why it's important for educators and schools to work with families in supporting children More parenting tips for initiating healthy engagement and communication   Resources mentioned in this episode To grab your copy of Elizabeth Bennett's book “Courageous Conversations,” go to www.courageousnetwork.com/pre-order Why One-on-One Time with Kids is the Best Investment Parents Can Make - with Jim Sheils    About Elizabeth Bennett Elizabeth is an award-winning principal with over 35 years of teaching, administration, and coaching experience; she offers a unique blend of leadership, vision, and a vast knowledge background. She has a relentless passion for transforming this broken, violent, and socially isolated environment of dysfunction into a space of courageous conversations, empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love. She is dedicated to sharing this message of hope, especially with parents, educators, and business and community leaders.   Connect with Elizabeth Website: Elizabeth Bennett Group   Connect with Us To learn more about us, visit our website at www.18summers.com or email us at info@18summers.com. To get a copy of our book “The Family Board Meeting,” click here. Subscribe to 18 Summers Podcast and leave a rating and written review! Social Media Channels Facebook Group: 18 Summers LinkedIn: Jimmy Sheils Instagram: @18summerstribe

Pt I of II Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

many peopple say tht their past defines them. Others say they are determined to change who they are because of their past, and that new trajectory defines who they truly become. Elizabeth Bennett says, “being a survivor of domestic violence, sexual abuse and bullying as a young person, has taught me that in order to succeed in life, I must be willing to do whatever it takes to heal and move forward. I have used my past as a vehicle of opportunity to flourish in the present and in the future." Her 35-year career in high schools as an educator, administrator, and principal and now as a student and parent coach, is helping families understand one another better, to become 'curiously engaged'  with one another with "Courageous Conversations," which happens to be the title of her latest book.  We all know that teens have a lot going on in their bodies, minds and emotions and it's important for them to know that as parents, we're here for them. We truly are listening to them. Ms. Bennett is also thankful for her parents who handed down “a fiery attitude and a heart-centered desire to empower people and help them transform, so that they can live the life that they desire”! Her new book, Courageous Conversations, gives parents easy-to-implement strategies to create a powerful and loving relationship with their teen, without lectures, shame or guilt.https://www.courageousnetwork.com/?r_done=1“Feelings matter! Peeling away at what is really underneath is paramount to understanding and engaging in meaningful and courageous conversations.” – ELIZABETH BENNETT As an award winning principal with over 35 years of teaching, administration and coaching experience, I offer a unique blend of leadership, vision and a vast background of knowledge.*I have a relentless passion for transforming this broken, violent and socially isolated environment of dysfunction to a space of courageous conversations, empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love. I am dedicated to sharing this message of hope, especially with parents, educators, business and community leaders.*Being a survivor of domestic violence, sexual abuse and bullying as a young person, it has taught me that in order to succeed in life I must be willing to do whatever it takes to heal and move forward. I have used my past as a vehicle of opportunity to flourish in the present and in the future.*I am eternally grateful for the genes of determination and persistence which I inherited from my parents, which also provides me with a fiery attitude and a heart-centered desire to empower people and help them transform so that they can live the life that they desire.About Elizabeth BennettElizabeth Bennett is an award-winning Principal with over 35 years of experience in the school system as an educator and administrator.  She coaches parents on how to have courageous conversations with their kids to build healthy and helpful relationships. To learn more, visit: elizabethbennettgroup.comWEBSITE: https://www.courageousnetwork.comLinkedIn:    https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-bennett-942a862b/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.bennett.3158/    

Lost in Austen is a 2008 ITV drama where a modern-day woman finds herself inside the events of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Can she stand in for Elizabeth Bennett? What will Miss Bennet make of modern-day London? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you […]

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett. Educator and Author Elizabeth Bennett joins the podcast to talk about how to better communicate with our teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Enneagram coaching? Do you want to be coached, or would you like to be the coach? Beth McCord interviews one of our YEC coaches, Elizabeth Bennett, on her experience of coaching and also about her new book, Enneagram Life: Personal, Relational, and Biblical Insights for All Seasons.   Chapter Markings: 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Meet Elizabeth 03:12 - Elizabeth's Coaching Experience 11:25 - What types are good coaches? 21:35-  Elizabeth becoming an author 28:11 - Elizabeth's new book “Enneagram Life” 30:59 - Advice for becoming an enneagram coach   Elizabeth Bennett dives into her journey of learning the enneagram, becoming a coach and then an author, and her advice for aspiring enneagram coaches. Listening to hear Beth's interview with her to learn what Enneagram coaching is like, about Elizabeth's new book, and encouragement to strive for goals of becoming a coach yourself. Meet Elizabeth (Type 4): Social:@enneagram.life @author.elisabethbennett @oly.thrift New Book: https://amzn.to/3ISINW3    Order Beth and Jeff's new book, More Than Your Number: https://amzn.to/3z9OZ7e    Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou    Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://amzn.to/3vEhyrh    Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals     #Enneagram #Coaching #PersonalityTypeVerse by Verse Bible Study Verse by verse Bible study with Randy Duncan. This is an expositional bible study that...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Do you feel like you have real conversations with your teens? When we are in monitor mode we are not really having a conversation, we are just letting our teens know what we expect them to do.i Do you fall in the trap of asking your teen "how was your day," and they tell you "fine." Would you like to get past the one-word answer. In this episode I interview Elizabeth Bennett an award-winning Principal with over 35 years of experience in the school system as an educator and administrator. She coaches parents on how to have courageous conversations with their kids to build healthy and helpful relationships. Her new book, Courageous Conversations: A Guide for Parents to Understand and Connect with their Teens gives parents easy-to-implement strategies to create a powerful and loving relationship with their teen, without lectures, shame or guilt. To learn more, visit: elizabethbennettgroup.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome Back No-Problem Parents!   Do you want more meaningful conversations with your teen? Does the fear of them getting into trouble or being bullied keep you up at night? Are you asking yourself if you'll ever get past 'one word' responses to your question "How Was Your Day?"   Meet Elizabeth Bennett ~ with over 35 years in teaching, administration and coaching experience, she offers a unique blend of leadership, vision and a vast background of knowledge. This award winning school principal has a relentless passion for empowering people to take on their lives with joy and love.   Elizabeth Bennett is one of our authors in No-Problem Parenting; Raising Your Kiddos with More Confidence and Less Fear and TODAY November 22nd, 2022 is Elizabeth's book launch for her solo book; Courageous Conversations     Learn more about Elizabeth by clicking one of the links: https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.bennett.3158/ https://www.elizabethbennettgroup.com freebie: www.courageous-parents.com   _____________________________________________________________________________________________   Are you ready to become a No-Problem Parent? Get Me Started!                              Enter Coupon Code 9YEARS for $100 off!   Have you heard about our NEW BOOK! No-Problem Parenting; Raising Your Kiddos with More Confidence and Less Fear! Click Here to Purchase the Book and GET FREE SHIPPING  Your Copy   Want access to ALL of Jaci's favorite resources, trainings, parenting course and all things No-Problem Parenting? Learn more at https://www.noproblemparents.com/ Follow us on FB Follow us on IG Follow us on LinkedIn       Hugs and High Fives,   Jaci