Podcast appearances and mentions of emily mcdowell

Morning Mantra: “The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it's about unbecoming who you are not.”Finding yourself is not how it really works. You are not a $10 bill in last winter‘s coat pocket. You're also not lost.Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and the inaccurate conclusions you made as a kid. These became your belief system about who you are.Finding yourself is really more like returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got his hands on you. Start by removing anything or anyone that makes you do or be something that doesn't fit.  You'll know the feeling of trying to squeeze into someone else's expectations. You'll recognize what doesn't belong by the way it makes you feel.Even when you feel lost, please, keep discovering. Not for a person, but for your passion, your love, your light, your courage, your goals, your gifts, your dreams, yourself.  Unbecoming is a life long commitment to self discovery. Enjoy the journey.#BeASelfDiscoverer #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuotes #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBrand #HorseHippieBoutiqueQuotes: Albert Schweitzer and Emily McDowell

Margo and Abby cover a dynamic mix of topics on this episode of Creative Current Events, from the devastating fires in Los Angeles and their impact on communities and the arts, to creative business trends and lessons from the sudden closure of Kansas City Canning Company. They share updates on the Getty's initiatives, including their Open Content Program and merger with Shutterstock, delve into IKEA's revival of ‘70s design, and spotlight eco-friendly Alkemis Paint. Plus, they explore the potential TikTok ban, Seinfeld's take on AI, and a call for volunteers to help preserve historical documents.  Mentioned in this episode: Erin Gallagher - Sponsor Families affected by the LA Fires https://www.instagram.com/erin.gallag.her/   Her Spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10yby5fqb4OdqhhakJBN-6ZYWh7nyJ2ZoEWGoOUESDSo/edit?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabsc3b7pNXns-8dAKsp_LktE87Au26EVj4Z0BvaH_TbqjRhKaQoYHRtcBU_aem_3GiEBeXCFqhQKZtg-FIioQ&gid=0#gid=0   Pasadena Humane Society https://www.instagram.com/pasadenahumane/   Article- How to help artists and art workers devastated by Los Angeles wildfires https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/14/los-angeles-wildfire-fundraisers-support-artists-art-workers   Getty Open Content Images  https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/faqs/   Getty Open Content Article  https://www.openculture.com/2024/03/the-getty-makes-nearly-88000-art-images-free-to-use-however-you-like.html   Getty/Shutterstock Merger https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/shutterstock-merge-with-getty-images-deal-valued-37-billion-2025-01-07/   All the astounding works that are entering the public domain! https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/public-domain-matisse-frida-kahlo-robert-capa-works-1234729194/   An interesting article on copying via Aeolidia, (because the Emily McDowell article on Public Domain is not available) https://aeolidia.com/what-to-do-when-someone-copies-your-design/   Ikea's New Old Releases https://www.dezeen.com/2024/12/17/ikea-nytillverkad-collection-byakorre-shelf-2025-design/   Conscientious Alkemis Paint https://alkemispaint.com/collections/all#   TikTok Ban https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyng762q4eo   What to know about RedNote (where TikTok users are flocking) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/01/16/what-is-rednote-tiktok-ban/77725672007/   Jerry Seinfeld on Jimmy Fallon.. & AI thoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/DEXoj66OXMU/   Fyxer AI https://www.fyxer.com/   The National Archive is looking for people who can read cursive!! https://people.com/national-archives-is-looking-for-volunteers-who-can-read-cursive-8775099   Here's how to start reading & transcribing! https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions   Connect with Abby: https://www.abbyjcampbell.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ajcampkc/ https://www.pinterest.com/ajcampbell/   Connect with Margo: www.windowsillchats.com www.instagram.com/windowsillchats www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill https://www.yourtantaustudio.com/thefoundry  

How can you have an abundance of spiritual richness? Cathy and Sarah Milken of The Flexible Neurotic have a real talk about how to be more available for magic in your life, how to look for the good and be the light in times of darkness, how to give your soul the greatest reward, and how to have the audacity to have a blast no matter where you are. - Join Cathy and Emily McDowell at Riverbank LA on Dec. 15th! cathyheller.com/holiday - Get Cathy's book (available now!) cathyheller.com/book - Follow Sarah Milken @theflexibleneurotic - Thanks OneSkin! Get 15% off with code DREAMJOB at Oneskin.co - Thanks Shopify! Get a $1 / month trial period at Shopify.com/dreamjob - Thanks Home Chef! Homechef.com/DREAMJOB for 18 Free Meals and Free Dessert for Life

In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined by colleague Dr. Emily McDowell of Pipestone Veterinary Services for an in-depth discussion on managing E. coli in weaning pigs. They explore the evolving strategies and technologies, especially around weaning, a stage where pigs are most vulnerable to infections. Dr. McDowell emphasizes the importance of early intervention, outlining how industry best practices have shifted as E. coli strains adapt and become more resistant to treatments.  Preventing E. coli in weaning pigs starts with maintaining strict hygiene in barns. The use of “all-in, all-out” production methods, thorough cleaning between groups, and ensuring water quality through regular testing are vital steps. They also discuss antibiotics and water acidifiers as potential strategies to manage outbreaks. The episode stresses working closely with veterinarians and nutritionists to create comprehensive health plans. A holistic approach is crucial since E. coli resistance can render treatments ineffective, making integrated management tactics necessary for long-term success.

Emily McDowell is an advisor, thought partner, and coach to creative entrepreneurs in the product space, helping to save their time, money, and sanity. As founder of the stationery and gift company Em & Friends, she inspired a sea change in the greeting card industry with Empathy Cards, a more honest and supportive alternative to traditional sympathy cards, and for nearly a decade, some element of her work was in a constant state of “viral.” In 2022, Em & Friends was acquired by Union Square & Co / Barnes & Noble, and Emily exited the business. She is also the co-author and illustrator of There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love (HarperOne, 2017), and offers unsolicited advice and cautionary tales in her newsletter, Subject to Change, a Substack Featured Publication of 2023. This week, Barrett talks with Emily about their mutual experiences of burnout, identity loss, and recovery after leaving significant professional roles. Emily shares her journey from a high-stress advertising career to creating a company focused on empathy cards, driven by her experience surviving cancer. Emily and Barrett discuss the rapid growth and subsequent burnout she experienced, the emotional and mental toll of such high stress, and the importance of reconnecting with one's authentic self amidst professional pressure. They cover a wide range of topics, including personal stories of financial insecurity, the search for purpose, self-acceptance, and the balance of ambition with self-care, emphasizing the significance of internal work and the healing power of genuine human connections and new beginnings. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (05:19) - Emily's advertising background and first viral card (11:30) - Navigating business growth and challenges (18:42) - Merging with Knock Knock and burnout (27:04) - Barrett's story of burnout (32:06) - The aftermath of leaving a successful role (39:14) - Embracing quitting and self-discovery (55:53) - Facing setbacks and choosing a new path (01:01:55) - Redefining success and ambition (01:13:53) - A shift in self-perception (01:16:21) - Embracing vulnerability (01:18:25) - Letting go of burdens (01:22:14) - Rediscovering self-worth (01:24:58) - Navigating new ambitions (01:40:55) - Emily's beautiful future (01:41:48) - Who Emily is becoming (01:45:41) - Barrett's poem Get full show notes and links at https://GoodWorkShow.com. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrettabrooks.

I really enjoy Emily McDowell's honest take on creative grief, career identity, life transitions and quitting. She has a brilliant podcast called Quitted that she hosted with her pal and fellow Substacker Holly Whitaker. One of my favourite episodes is titled ‘Emily McDowell quits being a human brand.' (On that note, Emily and Holly have just launched a new workshop on how to help you navigate “the deep shitty middle” of transitions. These are two women who know the score, who have been there in the thick of it, and I'm excited that they are bringing their wisdom forth in this way.)I love Emily's views on how we can reframe quitting as a negative thing and instead embrace the bravery it takes to say goodbye to something. Quitting something can be painful but it can allow us to move forward into a new space. She recently wrote an excellent Substack post about the word ‘completion' when it comes to quitting a job/project/thing: “in conversations about quitting, failure, and walking away, there's a word and concept I think is underused: completion.”I also like this line she wrote: “What if, instead of a line that goes perpetually up and to the right, with the goal of reaching a future point of “success” — the point of being alive is expansion?”I don't know about you, but the words ‘completion' and ‘expansion' make so much more sense to our human psyches, right? More so than arbitrary ‘success' and ‘achievement' and ‘climbing'? Maybe there's an easier way to look at things. Hope you enjoy this conversation with Emily! This episode is focused on the process of melting down a career and re-building it, slowly. If you like it, please consider leaving a little review on Apple podcasts, it helps more people discover this newsletter and podcast. Thank you! Toodles! ♡It's Nice That: creative grief and how to deal with itYou can follow Emily's Substack here. Check out Emily's new workshop here.Check out A Year of Nothing here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehyphen.substack.com/subscribe

Margo is joined by friend of the Windowsill, Emily McDowell. As an advisor, thought partner, and coach, Emily McDowell helps save creative entrepreneurs' time, money, and sanity, and helps product-based brands succeed. As founder of the stationery brand Em & Friends, she created Empathy Cards, a more honest and supportive alternative to traditional sympathy cards, which drew organic coverage by hundreds of major media outlets in 22 countries and inspired a sea change to the industry. As a writer and illustrator, her work has gone viral countless times, and for over a decade, she's been known for creating products that make people wonder if she's been reading their diaries. Emily is also the co-author and illustrator of There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love, and offers unsolicited advice, cautionary tales, and missives from the great adventure of midlife in her Substack newsletter, Unqualified.   Margo and Emily discuss: Her experiences in going viral unexpectedly the mental shift from creating for joy to creating for profit and how it affects the process and output The transition from owning a stationary company to creative coaching Challenges and revelations in manufacturing Keeping creativity alive amidst business endeavors Inclusivity and diversity in creative communities The psychological and creative benefits of engaging in non-monetizable creative activities Her experience in exiting/selling a business and having a non-compete agreement Licensing creative work   Connect with Emily: www.withemilymcdowell.com www.thegreatergoodsalliance.com www.emilymcdowell.substack.com   Connect with Margo: www.windowsillchats.com www.instagram.com/windowsillchats www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill  

What happens when we quit the things that are trapping us? And how can we love ourselves through the transition from burnout to freedom? We also talk women's health, and perimenopause.ALCHEMY - https://www.kyleycaldwell.com/alchemyEva's instagram: @iamevaliaoBook a discovery call with EvaKyley's Instagram: @kyleycaldwellKyley's free mini-course

As social media changes to more "media" than "social" elements, many have chosen to leave social media platforms. But how do you leave when social media is your main avenue for marketing your creative ventures or your small business? In this episode, I chat with writer, teacher, and founder of Softer Sounds Amelia Hruby about her journey building a six-figure business after leaving social media. Through her success, I hope that every creative who feels disillusioned by social media knows that they can leave these apps and still be successful creatives.Amelia's websiteListen to Off the Grid on Spotify or AppleListen to the softer cast on Spotify or AppleGet the FREE Leaving Social Media ToolkitDo you want to quit social media? blog by Alexandra FranzenWhy me and my business don't do social media by Leonie DawsonThe truth about going mega-viral, part one by Emily McDowell on SubstackWant to share a comment with me regarding a current episode or a future episode/guest? Send me a text!Support the Show.SHEER CREATIVITY LINKSRead Laraya's creative writing on Of Wisdom and WanderCheck out Laraya's websiteOrder Laraya's poetry collection

Today I'm sharing an ah-ha! moment and a really helpful reflection to wrap up this week.   The truth about going mega-viral, part one - Emily McDowell, Substack *Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion here!*   About Meg & The Daily Pep! I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin. Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators

Morning Mantra: “The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it's about unbecoming who you are not.”Finding yourself is not how it really works. You are not a $10 bill in last winter‘s coat pocket. You're also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and the inaccurate conclusions you made as a kid. These became your belief system about who you are. Finding yourself is really more like returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got his hands on you.#BeASelfDiscoverer #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuotes #MorningMotivation #Equestrian #HorseLover #QuotesToInspire #HorseHippieBrand #HorseHippieBoutiqueQuotes: Albert Schweitzer and Emily McDowell

A pep talk for when you're worrying about all the bad things that could happen in the future.  "Emily McDowell is a writer and illustrator, founder and formerly of the stationery brand Em & Friends. You can now find her writing on Substack. She is the co-author of "There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love." “It's Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co. – “It's Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that's helping to simplify employee benefits by making them more personal and easier to understand. The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Jordan Turgeon, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny and Marcel Malekebu. – The transcript for this episode can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at feelingsand.co.

Paper nerds, here's the second part of my interview with this one-of-a-kind stationery innovator and disrupter! @emilyonlife and I kick off discussing The Long Table Collective. The collective provides invaluable mentoring for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian artists & creative entrepreneurs as it attempts to even out the design playing field.Five ultra-lucky artists receive one year of professional mentoring in a small-group format, meeting virtually twice per month with Lisa Congdon and Emily. If you are interested in being a part, get on it: Applications close May 8!Through the collective, Emily has mentored Carlos Carmonamedina of The Culture Curious.  This "citizen of the world" creates stationery that focuses on the universality, not specificity, of card-sending occasions, with utterly vibrant, heartfelt results. This direction ties into a trend both Emily and I are seeing, where one card speaks eloquently to several occasions. This flexible approach ties into our collective desire to simplify as we authentically connect with others — but mastering it as a maker is more challenging than you may think.Whatever role you play in stationery — from maker to disrupter to frequent card sender — miss my audience with Emily at your own risk!

A decade ago, Emily McDowell of Emily McDowell Studio sparked a greeting card revolution and evolution with the release of her Empathy Collection. Her card reading, "There is no good card for this" was both an acknowledgment that the market didn't reflect real life, and a challenge to makers to begin doing just that.Emily's self-named stationery brand would eventually become Em & Friends; in 2022 it was acquired by Union Square Publishing, the publishing arm of Barnes & Noble. While she currently serves in a part-time consulting role, she is no longer an employee or part of its leadership.Since @emilyonlife is currently on sabbatical from many of her endeavors, I am beyond grateful that she sat down with me to reflect on the art of disruption; the importance of timing; writing, rewriting and then rewriting again — as well as the dimensions and ultimate limitations of success. This interview was so compelling, I had to stretch it over two episodes!

Meet Emily McDowell: writer, illustrator, speaker, entrepreneur and host of the podcast “Quitted.” Emily left working in advertising to launch her own greeting card business called Emily McDowell Studio (now Em & Friends). She wrote and illustrated cards that speak to the genuine, sometimes difficult, relationships we really have. The brand is best known for its Empathy Cards designed to help people connect more authentically and honestly with loved ones experiencing major illness, loss, and yes, even menopause! In this episode, Emily details her unique journey with medical menopause and tells Christine and Robin about her heavy and long periods, joint pains, brain fog, migraines, exhaustion, irritability, night sweats, and mood swings after starting perimenopause at just 39. Emily also talks about the power of quitting things that don't serve us, her vulnerability to admit she was struggling during a time of intense achievement, and her new commitment to focus on personal contentment. Learn more about the nonprofit Let's Talk Menopause: www.letstalkmenopause.org. Download a symptoms checklist here (lista de síntomas aquí). Check out Robin's Comedy & Funny True Stories at www.robingelfenbien.com Follow Robin on Social: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter & Facebook Thank you to Always Discreet for sponsoring this episode of Hello Menopause. Always Discreet because we deserve better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visa is a Beyonce type. Exceedingly talented, and in a category of his own. This almost 3 hour episode covers a ton of ground. I've attempted to catalogue all of the topics, but got halfway through and it started feeling unnecessary and tedious... that was when I stopped doing that! So, below please find links to follow Visa and get his book, a well as half of a list of the topics covered in this ep, along with timestamps. Oh, and then some more links! https://visakanv.com Timestamped Topics 5:00 - The process of writing a second book 9:30 - Adam Quiney's book - “Who Do You Think You Are?” Exploring the shadow sides of different qualities of Being https://www.amazon.com/Who-Do-You-Think-Are-ebook/dp/B0BDBM2WWN 12:00 - you're allowed to change your mind 16:00 - The human capacity to be hurtful 19:00 - how self-compassion impacts others 24:00 - on having a “good reply game” 28:50 - on ACTUALLY being the more enlightened person 39ish? - on trying to help your loved ones + shifting long-held beliefs 44:45 - “what's it like to be married to a coach?” 52:30 - you can be of service to the world AND be an in-process human being AND how your “brand” can stunt growth 58:20 - how to ask for support, know what you want, and what to do with your unread books

What do you say when you don't know what to say?So much of influence is sold as having the right words, at the right time. Words that get the outcome you want. Words that match your intention – words that result in exactly how you want the other party to feel. Words that, hopefully, support everyone in reaching a better outcome.And that's definitely a big part of it.However, where that doesn't help, is in those situations where there are no words. Or at least not good ones. Where even trying to find the right words, feels like an insult to the magnitude of what's happening. Recently I've found myself in quite frankly, too many of those moments. Moments of navigating sickness, loss and grief. Where not only can nothing I say make it any better – but everything I can think of to say, feels at the same time irrelevant, small and just plain useless.However, ironically, those are the moments we need to show up the most.So what do you say when words aren't enough?My guest today is someone whose work I have returned to time and time again - in moments of life where the complexity of ‘what' I want to say far outstrips my ability to articulate it. One of my favourite parts of this podcast is bringing you guests whose work I genuinely share with the people closest in my world. Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, entrepreneur, founder and creative director of Em & Friends. A company she began after her own cancer diagnosis, when it became clear that most sympathy cards don't reflect the relationships and complex emotions people REALLY have. The ones that are messy, beautiful, tricky, conflicting, and a whole bunch of everything in between.In 2015, Emily was named one of Slate's 10 Designers Who are Changing the World. In her own words she uses her unique breed of insight, design and humor to bring words to some of the most complicated moments of our life. Her first book, ‘There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love', co-authored with Dr. Kelsey Crowe, should be required reading for anyone in relationship with another human being.More than anything else Emily embodies the phrase: ‘Showing up when it's hard'. Instagram: @emilyonlifeYou'll LearnWhat to say when you don't know what to say – and the power of truly showing up for someone in their darkest of times.How to sit between ‘what was' and ‘what's next' Why she recently quit social media (despite a following in the hundreds of thousands). Including the conflict we both feel about the impact social media has on the world, and our contribution as people who use it to share their ideas.References and links mentionedThe Influencer Code Masterclass Waitlisthttps://emandfriends.com/Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of the Inside Influence Podcast! Please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave an honest review. Also, don't forget to hop on my website juliemasters.com and download my new ebook The Influencer Code or become an insider by signing up to my newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our favorite season is beckoning, and we're talking about the slow-down of the year. As we get excited about tea, sweaters, golden light, and liminal spaces, we also dig into the ways that social media can create a false sense of urgency, preventing us from integrating our experiences in deeper ways. Of course, no episode of Hearth & Heather is complete without a lot of laughing, so we also talk about our squash preferences, and a book that was so good we got mad. Bonus Download: Along with this episode, we're posting a PDF of a Winter Solstice Spell Jar ritual that we mentioned in Episode 5.Mentioned in episode:The Art of Simple Food by Alice WatersHow to Cook Everything by Mark BittmanAcorn Squash Lasagna by Martha StewartHow to do Nothing by Jenny OdellLalah Delia and sacred experiences“on being off social media,” Emily McDowell's newsletter“Take a step back: Notes from a social media break,” Lisa Olivera's newsletterWe Were Made for These Times by Kaira Jewel LingoSacred Harp SingingCocaine and Rhinestones podcastMirrors in the Earth by Asia SulerPatton Oswalt, The Birthday Clown From HellDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportHow a photo and video-sharing social networking service gave me my best friends, true love, a beautiful career, and made me want to die by Marlee GraceDigital Wellbeing app for AndroidA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikWinter Solstice candle ritual (PDF), by Shanalee Hampton

Emily is probably well-known to you as the founder of the stationary brand of the fantastic cards Em & Friends. But at age 38 she started to experience life-altering perimenopause symptoms that lasted for years. As a previous cancer survivor she received mixed messages about what treatment options were available to her, and had to do some big acts of self-discovery to make sure her physical and emotional wellbeing were being taken care of during menopause. These included setting boundaries and letting go of things that were making her miserable and starting strength training. Emily has been open about her struggle, and used that to create some amazing perimenopause empathy cards, which are hilarious and worth checking out. She also issues a sign-up worth newsletter that can be found at emilyonlife.com/ ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x

In this episode of SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne talks all things Mycoplasma with fellow PIPESTONE Veterinarian, Dr. Emily McDowell. Emily has been with PIPESTONE for 9 years now and has a special interest in Mycoplasma. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that has been an industry concern for over 50 years. It generally originates at the sow farm level and is a vertical disease meaning it's transferred from sow to piglet. Emily continues to research Mycoplasma in hopes of increasing the success of elimination from sow herds. She and has given presentations to inform those in the swine industry of how it spreads, and the cost associated with it. Hear about all of this and more in this episode of SwineTime! PIPESTONE's mission is "Helping Farmers Today Create the Farms of Tomorrow." The SwineTime podcast was created for pig farmers and individual pork producers around the country. Hosted by Dr. Wayne, the podcast contains pork industry news, advancements in animal care and how to enhance your productivity. Monthly podcasts are available on Spotify, Google Music, ITunes, Anchor and on Pipestone.com.

“What do you say to people after you get injured and their comment is ‘maybe your body is telling you something?' This phrase irritates the heck out of me. Of course I'm always looking for something to be learned from an injury but how do they know what MY body is telling ME? I'm reading REBOUND right now (so good) and there are so many athletes with repeated injuries who push through to come back stronger, which is exactly what I want to do. But I wonder how many people told those athletes “maybe your body is trying to tell you something?' What do you say to that annoying judgment?”   This week, co-host and mental skills coach Carrie Jackson answers a question from listener Erin.    Carrie describes her own gut reaction to seemingly insensitive comments—and how she takes a beat to respond more thoughtfully. Decide how YOU want to feel after these interactions, she advises, and then offers a few strategies you can take, from assuming good intent to deflecting to being straightforward about how hurtful something feels.   Listen to the show for more—and to submit a question for a future episode, email us a note or a voice memo to hello@injuredathletesclub.com.    New this season: We're asking listeners to support the show directly, which you can do at buymeacoffee.com/rebound. Make a one-time donation or download extras like webinar recordings and resource sheets. Or, you can join as an ongoing member; for $10 a month, you'll get goodies like podcast extras, live monthly Q&As with Carrie, and discounts from great companies like Fluid Running, Lever Movement, Netic Health, and Reflex Health.    You can subscribe to The Injured Athletes Club on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you like what you hear, please leave us a rating or a review in Apple podcasts. That helps other injured athletes find the show.   Resources/links: There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love, by Dr. Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell   To access more resources for injured athletes: Buy Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries —now available as an audiobook! Join The Injured Athletes Club mailing list, for news and updates Join The Injured Athletes Club Facebook group, for support and camaraderie Like The Injured Athletes Club Podcast Facebook page, for the latest episodes Email us at hello@injuredathletesclub.com with questions, guest suggestions, or other feedback   DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational & informational use only and & does not constitute medical advice. Do not disregard, avoid or delay obtaining medical or health related advice from your health-care professional because of something you may have heard in an episode of this podcast. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with a qualified medical professional for proper evaluation & treatment. Guests who speak on this podcast express their own opinions, experiences, and conclusions, and The Injured Athletes Club podcast hosts nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular treatment option discussed in the episodes of this podcast and are not responsible for any actions or inactions of listeners based on the information presented. The use of any information provided is solely at your own risk.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

Emily McDowell Quits Her Job & Identity: An Update EpisodeThis week, we're talking about the big thing Emily couldn't talk about until now: in April, Em & Friends—the brand she founded and infused with her name, personality and life experience—was acquired, and Emily didn't go with it. What did it feel like to, finger-by-finger, let go of the future she thought she'd have? WTF is she gonna do now? We get into it all. Big themes include the idea of comfort vs. growth; the feeling of knowing it's time to go, but deciding to hold on anyway because the unknown is terrifying and security is seductive; and the things we believe keep us safe. The intro ends, and the episode begins, at 00:10:45.About Emily McDowell: Emily is a writer, illustrator, keynote speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who is fiercely committed to not doing all of those things at the same time. She's best-known as founder of the stationery brand Em & Friends (formerly Emily McDowell Studio), which makes cards and gifts for the relationships people really have. She also co-authored and illustrated the book There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love; and she's the co-host of this podcast. Find her at emilyonlife.com, and on Instagram @emilyonlife.Support us:Quitted is listener-supported, made possible by us and by you; you can support this podcast by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/quittedMusic: Michael Blumenfeld, mikebloomstudio.comSound engineering + edits: Adam Day, https://www.adamdayphotography.com/Producer: Cathleen KisichHost: Holly Whitaker, https://hollywhitaker.substack.com/Host: Emily McDowell, https://emilyonlife.com Become a Quitted supporter on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Success may look good, but it doesn't always feel good. In this edition of Conversations with Creatives, writer and illustrator Emily McDowell gives us an honest look at her journey from Etsy shop owner to stationery industry maven. Through her signature wit and authenticity, she shares the rarely discussed downside of business growth and how she found the courage to walk away.  If you've been struggling to find a balance between creativity and business or are in a period of transition, you will especially appreciate Emily's story. Connect with Emily: Emily On Life Instagram Quitted Podcast Connect with us: apodcastforcreatives.com Instagram Twitter Watch our YouTube show: Commercial Breakdown Support A Podcast for Creatives: Patreon

The Emily Episode: Who is Quitted co-host Emily McDowell, how did she get here, and why does she want to talk about quitting stuff? This week, Emily shares the real story behind building a successful brand named after herself and based on her personality, and then, the painful reality of letting go of a dream, and an identity, in order to save both her company and herself. Holly and Emily cover a lot of ground in this hour, including the spiritual implications of “personal brand;” why bigger isn't always better; the pain we carry from not honoring endings; the loneliness that comes with responsibility; how quitting requires defying logic; and how it was possible for Emily, whose work was all about promoting empathy and healing, to have had so little empathy for herself. About Emily McDowell: Emily is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who is fiercely committed to not doing all of those things at the same time. She's best-known as founder of the stationery brand Em & Friends (formerly Emily McDowell Studio), which makes cards and gifts for the relationships people really have. She also co-authored (with Dr. Kelsey Crowe) and illustrated the book There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love; and she's the co-host of the Quitted podcast. Emily currently serves as creative director and SVP of strategy at the Who's There Group, home of Em & Friends and its sister brand Knock Knock. Find her online at emilyonlife.com, and on Instagram @emilyonlife. Music: Michael Blumenfeld, mikebloomstudio.comSound engineering + edits: Michael Blumenfeld, mikebloomstudio.comProducer: Cathleen Kisich Become a Quitted supporter on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who is fiercely committed to not doing all of those things at the same time. She is the founder and creative director of the brand Em & Friends, originally known as Emily McDowell Studio, and the co-host of Quitted, a podcast about quitting the big things in our lives, and what comes after. Emily's work has been featured by hundreds of major media outlets. Her book, There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love, co-authored with Dr. Kelsey Crowe, was released in January 2017. In today's episode we discuss expressions of empathy, navigating trauma, mental health, and how quitting the familiar can bring a new level of hope and peace.

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I'm your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS discussion, Portland based creative mastermind and Senior Vice President of the brands Em & Friends and Knock Knock, cofounder of the nonprofit The Long Table, coauthor of the bookThere Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love, and fellow psych enthusiast, EMILY MCDOWELL.We talk the different between self punishment and service, lessons from failure, and the gift of quitting. Listen in, it's a good one!This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM and join the patronage support for this podcast and my daily practice journal, THESE THREE THINGS at patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer. You can also follow along with my musings at @lisaandersonshaffer on Instagram.A special thanks to my affiliate friends at OSEA - the makers of clean seaweed skincare. Save 10% on your OSEA purchase with this special link and code JOYISNOW10. JOY IS NOW is listener supported. When you buy through shared links, we may earn an affiliate commission.LISA ANDERSON SHAFFER, LMFTNEWSLETTERBOOKPATRONAGEINSTAGRAMEPISODE LINKS:EMILY MCDOWELLINSTAGRAMSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer)

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I'm your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION SEGMENT discussion, Portland based creative mastermind and Senior Vice President of the brands Em & Friends and Knock Knock, cofounder of the nonprofit The Long Table, coauthor of the bookThere Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love, and fellow psych enthusiast, EMILY MCDOWELL.We talk JOY, where we find it and how it evolves with age and experience. Listen in, it's a good one!This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM and join the patronage support for this podcast and my daily practice journal, THESE THREE THINGS at patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer. You can also follow along with my musings at @lisaandersonshaffer on Instagram.A special thanks to my affiliate friends at OSEA - the makers of clean seaweed skincare. Save 10% on your OSEA purchase with this special link and code JOYISNOW10. JOY IS NOW is listener supported. When you buy through shared links, we may earn an affiliate commission.LISA ANDERSON SHAFFER, LMFTNEWSLETTERBOOKPATRONAGEINSTAGRAMEPISODE LINKS:EMILY MCDOWELLINSTAGRAMSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer)

Introducing Quitted, a podcast about quitting by Emily McDowell and Holly Whitaker. Quitted launches on February 10, 2022. Become a Quitted supporter on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year, TikTok dominated the charts. We take a look back at the biggest songs of the year on the app and how the platform is changing the music industry with Insider's Dan Whateley. And, artist Emily McDowell started a conversation about perimenopause through her greeting card company. She talks about her personal experiences and her effort to spread knowledge and stem fear.

Note: Intro ends and our conversation with Emily begins at 11:40. Hey friends, and welcome back to another episode! We're so excited that you're here and even more excited for you to dive into this amazing conversation with Emily McDowell. She is raw, insightful, hilarious, and there is so much wisdom in this episode - you're going to walk away feeling so inspired. If you don't know, Emily McDowell is the founder and creator of Em & Friends. After a cancer diagnosis, she learned that sometimes people drift away simply because they don't know what to say. She also learned that there wasn't a huge supply of greeting cards available that spoke authentically to complex or nontraditional life experiences. So in 2012 she started writing and illustrating her own cards, reflecting her real, complicated life—like Valentines for people who are kinda ambiguously dating, Mother's Day cards for people who aren't technically your mom, and cards for seriously ill people who might find “get well” messages awkward at best. Emily is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who lives in Portland, OR, and is such a wise voice to a generation who is recovering from hustle culture. After building a successful and thriving brand, Emily boldly wrestled with what it looks like to truly choose yourself and grant yourself the permission to change your mind.  On this episode, we talk about:  Walking away even when things don't make sense Finding the courage to stand alone Trusting your own journey outside of the opinions of others Being okay with not being liked Rediscovering the life on the other side of letting go We can't wait to hear what you think of this episode, so make sure to say hello on Instagram! You can find Emily on Instagram @Emilyonlife You can find Emily's work here: www.emandfriends.com You can find Kara on Instagram @bykaraelise You can find Caleb on Instagram @Caleb_campbell This Episodes Sponsor: Calibrate :Get $50 when you use the code BLEAV.

This episode is about how we can support someone who is going through a hard time mental health-wise - something we all need to learn, considering the increase in the number of people struggling with mental health issues both in general and in academia, and especially during this pandemic period; because:We all have mental health.All of us are capable.It is our business to offer help/support to someone who is struggling.So how to help? I suggest the ALRIGHT method that stands forApproachListen (non-judgementally)ReassureImmediate actionGuide towards professional supportHelp them to help themselvesTime a follow-up meetingGet out of your head and show up for people around you!It's really not that difficult to help someone get through a difficult period. Cited in this episode:* Ian Martin and Emma Giles. 2020. “Encourage better workplace conversations about mental health with ALRIGHT”: https://delphis.org.uk/mental-health/conversations-about-mental-health/ * Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell. 2017. “There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love”. HarperCollins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2020 has turned up the volume on our need for empathy and love! In 2018, Kelsey Crowe and I talked about how to get better at offering true empathy. How much do you know about offering empathy when someone you love is having hard times? Kelsey Crowe found that many people in her own life had a hard time being there for her through her own most difficult moments. Then she noticed that she was not great at it either! It became her mission to learn and teach the skills that lead to a sense that we are loved, supported, and trusted to find our own solutions. The book she co-authored with Emily McDowell, There is No Good Card for This, is a practical guide to support. Her organization, Help Each Other Out, offers valuable services for becoming more empathically wise and offering greater compassion to the people in we care about. Join us as we talk about her hard won lessons and how she learned them.

2020 has turned up the volume on our need for empathy and love! In 2018, Kelsey Crowe and I talked about how to get better at offering true empathy. How much do you know about offering empathy when someone you love is having hard times? Kelsey Crowe found that many people in her own life had a hard time being there for her through her own most difficult moments. Then she noticed that she was not great at it either! It became her mission to learn and teach the skills that lead to a sense that we are loved, supported, and trusted to find our own solutions. The book she co-authored with Emily McDowell, There is No Good Card for This, is a practical guide to support. Her organization, Help Each Other Out, offers valuable services for becoming more empathically wise and offering greater compassion to the people in we care about. Join us as we talk about her hard won lessons and how she learned them.

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This week we are checking in on your happiness journey and talking about excavating the real you hiding underneath the cultural conditioning and other people's opinions.  We each have to follow our own journey, but the unique beautiful person underneath is totally worth the work.  Are you doing the work to ensure your journey gets you to where you want to go?Resources I referenced this week:Emily McDowell & Friends-The Fun Journal about Finding yourself I found in NYCMarianne Williamson - The great quote that gave us today's title I hope you enjoy this week's podcast. Don't forget we'd love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast! And remember you can get the podcast and the midweek motivator emailed to you weekly when you join our mailing list here!

Summary: Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, entrepreneur, and founder of Emily McDowell and Friends - a company specializing in greeting cards and other products that speak to the human condition. Their mission is to help people connect when they're not sure what to say. McDowell, 43, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24. In this episode, she opens up about what her diagnosis taught her about the human condition. She also shares the trials and triumphs of launching her now successful greeting card company and how it continued to affect her health.  What We Learn:  “I used humor as a coping mechanism. That was my primary coping mechanism. I would rather be living a life where I don't have to cope with, so I don't have to use humor to get through my day. I would rather be living that version of my life, than the version where I'm funny but miserable.” - Emily McDowell  02:30 - Was Emily Running Away? 02:52 - Running away doesn't work, because wherever you go, there you are. Like it says on the bumper sticker.  07:16 - How Emily has separated her identity from her productiveness 09:01 - Feel like you're on a hamster wheel?? So did Emily. Then she realized it was in her head. 11:09 - Realizing what makes you tick and why you react a certain way is instrumental in the healing process-- Shawna explains 11:40 - What is it about me that is so upset by this thing? 14:16 - What if "healing" means losing the thing that makes us interesting? (Or funny?) 17:33 - Humor as a coping mechanism 22:43 - Dealing with “copy cats” 23:01- The BS I'm feeding myself is that sharing my story is attention-seeking.  -Emily McDowell 26:33 - Emily gets real about her “management style”  and "dealing with conflict" 27:50 - Reveals she "sucks" at THIS thing 30:05 - “It's not often that we get to create something that really MAKES A DIFFERENCE for people, and the feedback that we've gotten over the years from thousands and thousands of people is about how THIS THING has changed relationships and given them an opportunity to reconnect and apologize, support… etc.” - Emily McDowell  30:46 - THIS makes me feel seen, and all the other stuff makes me feel even worse Links Mentioned  Emily McDowell and Friends:  Website Emily McDowell business: Instagram Emily McDowell personal: Instagram Shawna's: Instagram BSWFO: Instagram The BS We Feed Ourselves: Website  Coupon Code: Use the Code NOMOREBS anytime before March 1st, 2020 for 20-Percent off any order at emilymcdowell.com.

Summary: Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, entrepreneur, and founder of Emily McDowell and Friends - a company specializing in greeting cards and other products that speak to the human condition. Their mission is to help people connect when they're not sure what to say. McDowell, 43, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24. In this episode, she opens up about what her diagnosis taught her about the human condition. She also shares the trials and triumphs launching her now successful greeting card company and how it continues to affect her health.    What We Learn:  00:48 - 24-years-old and learning of stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer diagnosis nightmare 03:04 - She's 43-years-old now. 04:45 - Most people don't know what to do, what to say, how to deal when someone close to them gets sick.  05:52 - "If I was better at having cancer, people would step up and bring me casseroles and take me to chemo." 06:55 - Why it's good to be awkward.  08:23 - What we can do for each other is just bare witness to the pain and be there. 11:48 - "I did what I loved as a kid which was writing and drawing."   12:34 - I really had always wanted to make greeting cards because greeting cards, for me, felt like the perfect intersection of everything I like to do, which was writing, illustration and also human psychology. 12:45 - This was 2012 and I put it in my Etsy shop... and I was like, “Ya know what? If 5 people buy this, great. I'll make $40, but those five people are going to be so psyched than this is just worth it. I'll take a dive into this because I just really want this to be in the world.” 13:53 - Her first card - viral story 18:23 - Her failed business attempt 26:03 - Burnout discuss 32:48 - Harsh business lesson for growing solopreneuer 41:31 - Transformative trip to Bali 45:36 -  Did Emily run away? 52:35 - “If I don't get right with myself, I'm going to spend the rest of my life chasing some high that I'll feel for 3 mins and then it will be just replaced with anxiety about where I get the next one.”  Links Mentioned  Emily McDowell and Friends:  Website Emily McDowell business: Instagram Emily McDowell personal: Instagram Shawna's: Instagram BSWFO: Instagram The BS We Feed Ourselves: Website  Coupon Code: Use the Code NOMOREBS anytime before March 1st, 2020… for 20-Percent off any order at emilymcdowell.com.

Jesse and Brittany discuss their 500th episode milestone, Emily McDowell's profound empathy cards, the finalized Mueller report, Steve King's continued racism, and Takin' Care of Biz featuring Tanitoluwa Adewumi. https://emilymcdowell.com/collections/empathy-cards SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: http://www.TeamDollemore.com Get your DOLLEMORE/PAGE 2020 sticker! https://dollemore.com/stickers-shop/  TRE45ON SHIRTS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.dollemore.info  Support the show with CRYPTOCURRENCY – https://dollemore.com/support-show-w-crypto/  Join the private Facebook listener group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1770575259637583  Send... The post #500 – “Empathy Cards, Finalized Mueller Report, Steve King (Still Racist), and Takin' Care of Biz featuring Tanitoluwa Adewumi.” appeared first on I Doubt It Podcast.

How much do you know about offering empathy when someone you love is having hard times? Kelsey Crowe found that many people in her own life had a hard time being there for her through her own most difficult moments. Then she noticed that she was not great at it either! It became her mission to learn and teach the skills that lead to a sense that we are loved, supported, and trusted to find our own solutions. The book she co-authored with Emily McDowell, There is No Good Card for This, is a practical guide to support. Her organization, Help Each Other Out, offers valuable services for becoming more empathically wise and offering greater compassion to the people in we care about. Join us as we talk about her hard won lessons and how she learned them.

How much do you know about offering empathy when someone you love is having hard times? Kelsey Crowe found that many people in her own life had a hard time being there for her through her own most difficult moments. Then she noticed that she was not great at it either! It became her mission to learn and teach the skills that lead to a sense that we are loved, supported, and trusted to find our own solutions. The book she co-authored with Emily McDowell, There is No Good Card for This, is a practical guide to support. Her organization, Help Each Other Out, offers valuable services for becoming more empathically wise and offering greater compassion to the people in we care about. Join us as we talk about her hard won lessons and how she learned them.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

When our friends and loved ones face a crisis, we often don't know what to say. Do we say anything at all? What if we say the wrong thing? Nearly everyone who has faced a hard time has heard things that weren't so helpful. But worse yet is silence, saying nothing. Emily McDowell faced such a time and, as a graphic designer, she chose to respond by doing what she loved- creating cards that say what is most helpful in bad times. Her empathy cards not only helped people reach out; by sharing she also helped people in similar circumstances feel heard and seen! Her tremendous success with the cards inevitably led to a book, There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love.

This week, I had the good fortune of interviewing Kristen Ley of Thimblepress for Raise Your Hand Say Yes and our conversation was one of my favorites! Kristen's story is the epitome of my raise your hand and say yes philosophy, and it was so inspiring to hear about how she built her business in just a few years by taking risks and keeping her eye on the prize.  In this episode, we also talk about the power of both faith and hustle and how you can keep going when you're trying to juggle a million different things. Kristen also offered up wonderful advice to anyone who's wanting to get started with a business of their own, especially if you're nervous about marketing! PS. Like it, love it, and want some more of it? Check out my previous interviews with Leigh Standley of CurlyGirl Designs and Emily McDowell to get even more inside secrets from today's most popular stationery designers!  PPS. Applications are now open for the upcoming round of It's Business Time and spots are going quick! Want to make 2016 the year you start a business of your own? Hop to it!    Show Notes: Connect with Kristen Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Emily McDowell CurlyGirl Designs Thimblepress Core Values Little Things Studio Kristen's business story Push-pop Confetti Oh So Beautiful Paper Oh hello friend Connect with Tiffany on Instagram     Join the RYHSY Fb group  Subscribe in itunes

Most people struggle to find the right words when someone is facing a serious medical issue, enter Emily McDowell, young adult survivor creator and founder of Emily McDowell Studios and genius behind cancer empathy cards. Emily created her now famous empathy cards in response to the loneliness and isolation she felt during her cancer treatment, when many of her close friends and family members disappeared because they didn't know what to say, or said the absolute wrong thing without realizing it. In the Survivor Spotlight, we welcome young adult survivor and conqueror of the seven Wonders of the World Megan Sullivan.

This week, on Raise Your Hand Say Yes, I was thrilled to talk with Emily McDowell. Not only is Emily my most favorite stationery designer EVER (and this is not an honor I bestow lightly!), she is also my friend. (Yep, I'm a lucky duck!) On this episode, Emily talks about her balance of creative/administrative work (you're gonna be surprised!), how her 10-year career in advertising contributed to her success in the stationery industry, what to think about when it comes to branding your business, why avoiding trends is a great thing and Amy Schumer.  I'd say this episode is RYHSY gold. And I hope you love it!  Emily, you are a gem! Thank you to the moon and back!!  **100 Rejection Letters** - Registration open through 10/31/16 Show Notes: Connect with Emily: Website | Instagram Emily's Empathy Cards collection Emily on Good Morning America Emily's blog post on defining your brand Rifle Paper Co. Amy Schumer Emily's mug collection Seth Godin Our next Raise Your Hand Say Yes book club pick: Essentialism by Greg McKeown **Join our RYHSY Facebook group **Get your free audiobook and 1-month trial to audible.com

Ahh, I love Nicole and Delilah from Craftcation so so much and was thrilled to have them on the show this week!  We talked a LOT about partnerships and creative collaborations, but we also talked about how to (creatively) make the best of a shitty situation, what to do when things go wrong, and how to let things go to make room for the new in your life.  Nicole and Delilah, you are the best and I can't wait to hug you like crazy in March!  PS. Speaking of April, did you know that I'll be speaking at Craftcation 2015 along with some of my other creative friends (and podcast guests!) including: Kari Chapin, Emily McDowell, Elise Blaha Cripe, Mati McDonough...and so many more! Early bird tickets are still available. Get yours now, and we can sit on the beach together and have cocktails. It's gonna be The Best.  Show Notes: Craftcation 2015: March 26-29 in Ventura CA Register Here (Early-bird registration available until 2/15) Patchwork Show