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Overwhelmed by the stress of running a business on Etsy while raising a new baby, Emily Ley sat down to create a planner that would make her life easier. What started as a binder, paper and Sharpie evolved into Simplified, a multi-million dollar brand of planners and home organizational tools for busy women, which also includes product lines in Office Depot, Staples, Walmart and Target. Along with running her company, Emily is the author of four books, including Growing Boldly, her latest release that shares five key practices for building a life you love. Emily has been featured in Forbes, Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, Glamour and Good Housekeeping. She’s been honored with awards including Entrepreneur of the Year, Female Owned Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year from Studer Community Institute, and her products have won Best New Product at the National Stationery Show.  In This Episode: Emily shares her inspiring story of growing her business from a side hustle into a multi-million dollar brand. She also unpacks the five practices she’s used to build a life she loves and explains how leaning into different areas of your life at different times can help you maintain balance. Episode Highlights: Emily’s story of starting her side hustle on Etsy while working full time (1:44) Growing without burning out (15:00) BUILD the life you love (18:30) Finding balance as a busy entrepreneur (24:50) How to imagine your dream life (32:55) Practical advice for working moms (36:23) Sponsor: This podcast is sponsored in part by Piccolo Marketing, providing outsourced marketing professionals for business owners.  Piccolo Marketing is our go-to resource when it comes to comprehensive marketing strategies and execution. Learn more here.

Watch the LIVE Recording: https://www.facebook.com/John.bukenas/videos/10222973972114748/ Have you had enough? Yes. The answer for all of us is “yes.” Get ready for some silliness in this episode and getting into some woo with Emily and her Ashwagandha (don’t worry, we’ll explain). Join us as we try to lighten your spirits with us! We talk a lot about our current situations, which as you may know if you’re listening to this around the time it comes out, is the COVID-19 social distancing stuff. It’s important to mention, as we do every episode, we are not doctors. Please refer to the CDC website guidelines for information or any questions you may have. New to Hate to Weight? Make sure you’re subscribed so you’ll never miss an episode and so you can listen to all the back episodes! Don’t forget, you can talk to us and other Weighters while we record by going to the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook. We record every Thursday at 11 a.m.! Call in your WINS or RANTS anytime! 760-WINNING -— 760-946-6464 We are not doctors. Please talk to your doctor before trying any new diet or exercise routine. We try our hardest to link to useful resources we have mentioned. If you have any questions, please email hatetoweight@gmail.com. In This Episode: Emily’s coming up on her birthday and she’s indulging. Anyone else find themselves ordering more shelf-stable food than they normally do? Emily has a problem with Cheesy Puffs! Never get her started on the “Essence.” It’s also our two-year anniversary. One thing we’re not dealing with are the bakers at work anymore. It’s amazing the stuff we do for free food. But we make sure not to be the Office Scavenger in a stealth way. (Or so we think) Do you relate? Have you also had secret tricks to eating? Let us know! Email us at hatetoweight@gmail.com Emily’s Cheesy Puffs are John’s Tapioca Pudding. Now that we have the accountability of the podcast, luckily John and Emily don’t run too far amok. John’s actually finding it easier to get the food he needs and he may be getting into a groove. This has made the anxiety subside. Emily is recording an audiobook version of her book in her other Facebook group to get out of her comfort zone. We really appreciate you listening to our vulnerability. Something about this podcast is the truth serum we have needed as a form of therapy. John goes deep into what he thinks about doing affirmations in the mornings. Emily talks about her morning pages and how she follows the moon cycles! Have you ever looked into the cycles of the moon and how our bodies are attuned with it? Emily takes Ashwagandha every morning and talks about it a bit. Everyone’s a little nuts right now. Folks, hold tight. Yay for the #WinningsWednesdays! Awesome job with the NSVs (Non-Scale Victories) and SVs! Later, Weighters!   We’d love to hear your scale and non-scale victories! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook!  Links Mentioned: Podcasting Step-by-Step with Sarah Mikutel Moon Cycle app 12 Proven Health Benefits of Ashwagandha This is the brand Ashwagandha Emily takes Ayurveda and Ashwagandha with Shivani Gupta - The 5 a.m. Miracle Podcast with Jeff Sanders My Fitness Pal app Why We Gain Weight When We’re Stressed—and How Not To - Psychology Today Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Don’t forget to check out our resources page! Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Follow Emily and John on Instagram We have a store for our show! Check it out here! Join us on Twitter: twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John sometimes on She Podcasts Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Like the show and want some sweet, sweet swag? Check it out here! And check out T-shirts inspired by Hate to Weight by Mark Des Cotes from The Resourceful Designer and Podcast Branding  Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions Meet Your Hosts: John Bukenas is a podcast editor from New Jersey. He started the podcast doing keto and intermittent fasting, but is now gearing up for bariatric surgery (probably) later this summer. Emily Prokop is a podcast editor and consultant from Connecticut. She has been doing Intermittent Fasting since April 2018 and has lost about 80 pounds. She started with 16:8 and is now doing 18:6.  

What happens when you go on vacation while doing Intermittent Fasting? Well, Emily found out on her big family vacation! In fact, it’s a whirlwind of a story, which includes Emily’s actual ideal vacation of driving for hours in nature, calling on her “boot and rally” days from college to get her through taking too many vitamins on an empty stomach, and Couch Jeans from the Universe. Wow. Are these show notes or the back of a family comedy from the ‘80s VHS? Meanwhile, while Emily was away, John spent time with his girlfriend and then ran amok the rest of the time. But it wasn’t an all-at-once thing. It happened gradually. But now, since he’s had to be accountable on the show, he has decided to create a 5-step plan for himself and can hopefully find some local groups to help out. (Suggestions welcome!) New to Hate to Weight? Make sure you’re subscribed so you’ll never miss an episode and so you can listen to all the back episodes! Don’t forget, you can talk to us and other Weighters while we record by going to the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook. We record every Thursday at 11 a.m.! Call in your WINS or RANTS anytime! 760-WINNING -— 760-946-6464 In This Episode: Emily is back from a family vacation and, boy, was it interesting! Disneyland, Universal, California and back and feeling like it was straight out of National Lampoon. (OK, no dead relatives on the car.) Best way to rid yourself of Mom Guilt? Being *those* parents on a plane with a screaming child. Emily and her husband were those parents. Eek!  But Diet Guilt? Apparently, that’s a thing, as Emily finds out. But because of sickness going through everyone else, she decided to take Zicam outside of her eating window. Because being healthy on a family vacation is probably the best reason to break a fast. SPOILER ALERT: Turns out, it didn’t deter her weight loss at all! :) Are you a Disney food person? Emily loved the food there! “You’re a mom! Come on! College has trained us for this. Boot & Rally!” — When you tell yourself you don’t have the flu, you just took too many vitamins. Even writing these show notes, our sleep schedules are still wonky! Humans are so weird! Seriously! Another exception to Emily’s eating window. Good hibachi. But not California pizza. Sorry, California. Emily loves her shoes she wore to Disneyland. In case you’re curious, they’re Sketchers with Memory Foam. Would you wear “Couch Jeans”? Seriously. But the Couch Jeans from the Universe did provide a wonderful belt for the jeans Emily brought and found out were too big. Emily also had the win of getting down to her wedding weight! But her dress fit completely differently. Please do not send in your theories “You’re gonna wash that story right out of those jeans.” —  John After John’s girlfriend left, he was on a muck and continued. More unhealthy choices fell into the cart, bigger portions were being made, and John knew he was in trouble.  John heard a podcast from a YouTuber Bridget Phetasy  John’s 5-Step Plan: Get back to Intermittent Fasting Get a good breakfast. Slowly start reducing any sugar and carbs. There has to be more exercise. Be more proactive and accountable. John also noticed that he’s been bullying himself when he got on the scale. But we know if we have one bad week, it’s just a week. It’s not our entire life. John also talks about an article (linked below) about Food Addiction and he’s looking for support in his area. “There’s so much shame in being a food addict, that people don’t go. We suffer in silence.”  — John John was doing well, but then started gambling and “had outs” — if you know poker, you’ll love John’s analogy! We’re learning how to make these health changes to work for our lifestyle. But let’s get positive! The #WinningWednesday posts get us back into our silly mood. Thank you to our friend Dave Jackson for shouting us out in Podcast Magazine! Woo-hoo! Let us know where you listen! Take a photo of where you are and post it in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group! Emily really geeks out about Star Wars. Beware, it’s truly geeky. John even gives us some Dude Cooking ideas for eggs! Thanks to everyone who joined us for the live chat! Later, Weighters! We’d love to hear your scale and non-scale victories! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook!  Links Mentioned: Samantha from I Shake My Head with Lisa and Sam Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting and the Logical Weight Loss podcast American Glutton Podcast Bridget Phetasy - Dumpster Fire YouTube 5 Ways to Help If You Think You Have a Food Addiction — RiverMend Health Podcast Magazine Want some of our favorite Keto and Intermittent Fasting resources? Check out our resources page! Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Follow Emily and John on Instagram We have a store for our show! Check it out here! Join us on Twitter: twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John sometimes on She Podcasts Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Like the show and want some sweet, sweet swag? Check it out here! And check out T-shirts inspired by Hate to Weight by Mark Des Cotes from The Resourceful Designer and Podcast Branding  Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions Meet Your Hosts: John Bukenas is a podcast editor from New Jersey. He started the podcast doing keto and intermittent fasting, but is now gearing up for bariatric surgery (probably) later this summer. Emily Prokop is a podcast editor and consultant from Connecticut. She has been doing Intermittent Fasting since April 2018 and has lost about 80 pounds. She started with 16:8 and is now doing 18:6.

TRIGGER WARNING: John talks about having dreams of suicide (around 37 minutes in). We appreciate everyone who has already reached out and we appreciate your concern. John has never had these kinds of thoughts in waking life before so we want you to know there is no concern. But your kindness is always so appreciated. New to Hate to Weight? Make sure you’re subscribed so you’ll never miss an episode and so you can listen to all the back episodes! Don’t forget, you can talk to us and other Weighters while we record by going to the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook. We record every Thursday at 11 a.m.! Call in your WINS or RANTS anytime! 760-WINNING -— 760-946-6464 We want to encourage you to seek help if you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 In This Episode: Emily watched Brittany Runs a Marathon  — a fantastic movie for us! If you haven’t checked it out, it’s amazing! Available on Amazon Prime. It’s weird watching these movies with people who haven’t ever had weight problems. We also know those friends who say things like, “I can’t do cardio! I lose too much weight too quickly!” One thing about changing yourself is feeling like our friends want to keep us in their little compartments in their minds and in real life. Sam, John’s girlfriend, is coming into town! Yay! And the Super Bowl is coming up, so let’s talk about that food! Emily’s favorite cupcake place has a Buffalo Chicken Cupcake! Would you try it? Are you ready for the best way to eat a cupcake? Cupcake Sandwich! There’s a new “Biggest Loser!” and we get to hear John’s real thoughts on Jillian Michaels. John Judge-mingo might be another alias for John, lol. If someone can’t find you attractive how you are, they are not the person for you. — Great advice from John. Emily mothers John and tells him he doesn’t have time. You’re welcome, future John! Big shout-out to Wellness While Walking by Coach Carolyn. I loved the tip from the podcast about adding more vegetables and LOVES Everything But the Bagel Seasoning on them! Wow! John gives some Dude Cooking lessons from his InstantPot. But, boy, do we have issues with making eggs sometimes. Emily last time, this time John! Emily has an Ask a Skinny Person moment because she’s not used to having her butt hurt from sitting on a bony/less-fatty butt. Emily has started doing affirmations out loud and they really do make a difference. John makes an appointment to see a neurologist for his concussions from years ago. TRIGGER WARNING: John talks about suicidal dreams around the 37:14 mark. We started a Daily Accountability Challenge! Did you join? So many wins for #WinningWednesday! Emily proves she doesn’t know sports — umps in football! Check out Theresa’s art in our group! “She wants to D — Donuts!” Emily’s old walking shoes are too big and they are flattened from when she was heavier. Check toward the end of the episode to see if we gained or lost weight this week. Later, Weighters! We’d love to hear your scale and non-scale victories! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook!  Links Mentioned: The Book it was based on  — Queen Bees & Wannabees Samantha from I Shake My Head with Lisa and Sam The Brutal Secrets Behind “The Biggest Loser”  — New York Post Check out Biggest Loser Fancast Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting and the Logical Weight Loss podcast Dr. Harry Henshaw - Positive Affirmations on Spotify ThinkUp.me Dave’s tool: CommitTo3 for accountability for teams! Body Beast Challenge Podcast Magazine Want some of our favorite Keto and Intermittent Fasting resources? Check out our resources page! Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Follow Emily and John on Instagram We have a store for our show! Check it out here! Join us on Twitter: twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John sometimes on She Podcasts Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Like the show and want some sweet, sweet swag? Check it out here! And check out T-shirts inspired by Hate to Weight by Mark Des Cotes from The Resourceful Designer and Podcast Branding  Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions Meet Your Hosts: John Bukenas is a podcast editor from New Jersey. He started the podcast doing keto and intermittent fasting, but is now gearing up for bariatric surgery (probably) later this summer. Emily Prokop is a podcast editor and consultant from Connecticut. She has been doing Intermittent Fasting since April 2018 and has lost about 80 pounds. She started with 16:8 and is now doing 18:6.

New to Hate to Weight? Make sure you’re subscribed so you’ll never miss an episode and so you can listen to all the back episodes! Call in your WINS anytime! Give us a call: 760-WINNING -— 760-946-6464 Meet Your Hosts: Emily Prokop is a podcast editor from Connecticut. She has been doing Intermittent Fasting since April 2018 and has lost more than 50 pounds. John Bukenas is a podcast editor from New Jersey. He started the podcast doing keto and intermittent fasting, but is now gearing up for bariatric surgery (probably) later this summer. In This Episode: Emily does a speed run-through of her week because John has all the feels this week! John is sad his special lady friend has gone back to Canada. He also went to his second therapy session this week to help get him mentally prepared for Bariatric Surgery. He realizes all the drive he has used to learn podcasting can be used for his own eating habits. John also did an experiment to see which is faster: Making his own breakfast sandwich vs. going out and getting a drive-thru breakfast sandwich. Turns out, making his own sandwich is faster! Heads up! Emily will be away next week so NO new episode next week! Emily’s a fiddler and if you hear a bump, it’s her Rubik’s Cube she dropped. John’s starting to question his motifs when it comes to food prep. Be careful when you’ve made too many decisions! Emily is really interested lately in identifying Decision Fatigue. John has also started planning ahead! Yay! John’s goals for weight loss: Going to podcasting conferences and also to do stand-up comedy. We go into John’s history to find out some of the instances in his past that his weight played a big role. The movie “Misery” is basically going on in John’s head. We may go live in the group Thursday night! Later, Weighters! We’d love to hear your scale and non-scale victories! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook!  Links Mentioned: Trace Mineral Drops Emily uses Classy Little Podcast, Emily’s first podcast Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Want more resources? Check out our resources page! Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Follow Emily and John on Instagram Join us on Twitter: twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John on Brilliant Observations and She Podcasts Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions

In This Episode: Emily discovered an Oreo she loves. Uh-oh. Did you know John is the Oreo-eating champion of the podcast world? Go ahead, shout at your dashboard, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” Emily has done yoga for 100 days in a row! If you’re reading this, take some time to stretch! John decides to go back to the basics for his diet. Emily has a lot of potatoes to make. She also has never made a baked potato. If you think you’re eating yams, it’s most likely a sweet potato. John vs. The Squirrel Lots of talk about seasoning. Follow John on MyFitnessPall: HatetoWeightJohn Yay for everyone’s #WinningWednesdays! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook! Links Mentioned: I Shake My Head with Lisa and Sam Woman loses four stone in a year - by eating CHIPS and hash browns Follow our friend Erika on Instagram! Follow Emily and John on Instagram Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Join us on Twitter: twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John on Brilliant Observations, She Podcasts, and Unbelievably Stupid Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions

In This Episode: Emily drinks mushroom coffee! And she had some today and was a little wired. Emily doesn’t share food! John’s been doing more Instagram Stories. John met with his dietician this week for the first time and they went over his MyFitnessPal list of food. There are now new options for John’s Dude-Cooking! John makes a deal with himself that he can have whatever he wants as long as he makes it himself. Does cilantro taste like soap to you? We started talking about delivery and how we keep fighting this! Here’s what happened when we put ourselves out there: we have an amazing community and a lot of support! Not negativity. Have you ever Googled how to eat a food? Follow John on MyFitnessPall: HatetoWeightJohn Yay for everyone’s #WinningWednesdays! We get John a bit out of his comfort zone, but with support and love! Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook! Links Mentioned: Emily’s mushroom coffee - Four Sigmata Follow John on Instagram! Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting and the Logical Weight Loss podcast DoorDash UberEats Vote for The Story Behind in the Webby Awards! Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Join us on Twitter twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John on Brilliant Observations, She Podcasts, and Unbelievably Stupid Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions

In This Episode: Emily’s been dealing with a sick kid — and it’s been affecting her sleep, which then affects her weight. John’s having trouble sleeping because of his back. This is the week of no sleep! Which would you pick? Back pain or a sick kid? Hopefully you weren’t hungry when you listen. Sorry. In intermittent fasting, the fasting hours are more important, so it affects the rest of our day when we don’t get enough sleep. Emily’s other podcast, The Story Behind, is up for a Webby Award! What would YOUR five-word acceptance speech be? We talk about avoiding temptation by grocery shopping online and getting the delivery. Emily’s looking for healthy drive-thru options. Thank goodness for smoothies! Yay for everyone’s #WinningWednesdays! We get into a talk about running! Maybe in our future? Come celebrate your wins over in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook! Links Mentioned: Vote for The Story Behind in the Webby Awards! Epic Film Guys Serial Dave Jackson from School of Podcasting and the Logical Weight Loss podcast The Subliminal Influence of Ambient Music on Shoppers - Psychologist World John on MyFitnessPal Shane’s Running Program Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Join us on Twitter twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John on Brilliant Observations, She Podcasts, and Unbelievably Stupid Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions

In This Episode: Emily had a bad day! She ate Wendy’s for the first time in weeks and got stomach cramps from it! It’s tough to have a spouse and kids who are picky eaters when you’re trying to diet. For fans of Sex and the City: Soda = Mr. Big; Water = Aiden; Berger = Burger John’s anxious about his doctors appointments. Why aren’t we calling everything a “practice”? We will never “master” anything fully. We’re constantly failing, but learning from our mistakes. John uses his debit card statement to see how he’s doing with his diet. Smart! He’s thinking of incorporating bone broth into his diet. Have you tried it? We go off in a tangent on the chemical smell in New Jersey, lol! Our #WinningWednesday posts are awesome! Emily celebrates her new second number! Join our the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook and have fun with us! Links Mentioned: Trim Healthy Mama Elsie Escobar from She Podcasts, The Feed libsyn, and Elsie’s Yoga Class InstaPot The Intermittent Fasting Podcast Bonafide Provisions Playstation VR with Beat Saber Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Join us on Twitter twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John on Brilliant Observations, She Podcasts, and Unbelievably Stupid Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind Edited by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions

In This Episode: Emily’s Shark Week is late! Intermittent Fasting really screws up her schedule! John’s transitioning to a liquid diet and his knee is bothering him. We talk a bit about Gatorade/Powerade, and there’s a lot of salt in that! If you’re retaining water, you should be drinking more water (which is so weird!) The difference six years makes, when John started his first weight-loss podcast, and Emily was losing her first bout of baby weight. 17 weeks in, we’re trying not to fall into old habits! #WinningWednesday posts in the Hate to Weight Discussion Group are fantastic! We go into some of our embarrassing exercise stories. We started posting our weekly goals on Sundays in the Facebook group! Sunday #GoalPost! We are live in the Facebook group Thursdays at 11 a.m. EDT Join our the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook Links Mentioned: Jessica Kupferman from She Podcasts and Brilliant Observations I Shake my Head with Lisa & Sam Premier Protein Clear Drink Emily’s other diet she did for a while, Trim Healthy Mama 10 Minute Mindset podcast Mario Porreca. The Mindset Chef The Jason & Mindy Show Toe on the Trigger podcast Emily’s favorite water bottle Concentrace Mineral Drops Our amazing weigh-in drop is done by Jason Bryant from MatTalkOnline Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group: HatetoWeight.com/Facebook Join us on Twitter twitter.com/HateToWeight Visit our Website: HatetoWeight.com Email us: HatetoWeight@gmail.com Check out John’s other podcast: Brand X Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind

Emily Giffin is the author of eight New York Times bestselling novels: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You're With, Heart of the Matter, Where We Belong, The One & Only, and First Comes Love. Her most recent novel is All We Ever Wanted. Her books have been translated into thirty-one languages, with over eleven million copies sold worldwide. In addition, five of her novels have been optioned for film and are in various stages of development. Her first novel, Something Borrowed, was released as a film in 2011, starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin and John Krasinski. Emily practiced litigation in New York for several years before being published. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and in English from Wake Forest University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.     This episode is perfect for anyone interested in the life and career of a best-selling novelist. IN THIS EPISODE Emily describes who she is and what her novels are about. She considers the role of class, race and privilege in her current novel. She explains how higher stakes in her life are influencing her writing. Emily addresses whether she is projecting a role. She answers whether she feels like a character in her own novels. She considers whether her commercial success limits her as a writer. Emily talks about the pressure she feels in her career and the sentence that strikes the most fear in her heart. She discusses whether melancholy is necessary for good art. She reveals the epilogue she changed in her current novel. Emily shares what's on her mind when she can't fall asleep. She talks about how a formative childhood experience shapes her writing. She identifies the character in her novels whose childhood most closely mirrors her own.  Emily shares what she thinks about when she thinks about Wake Forest University. She explains what she learned as a law student that informs her work as a novelist. She talks about her life as a lawyer and the decision that changed her life. Emily discusses the profession she thinks she would be really good at practicing (other than being a writer) and whether she writes characters as types. She shares what she wants more of in her life. She answers whether she can imagine a protagonist of hers that is alone and fulfilled. Emily reveals what matters most. plus Mark's Personal Word Essay: Something New To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning

In This Episode: Emily’s first episode with Shark Week Our favorite Apps for weight-loss John’s looking for a way to track his carb intake easier John’s Dude Cooking Recipes Love for the Instant Pot How us podcast editors get our cooking and laundry done We LOVE the Hate to Weight Discussion Group so much! You guys are the best! Feedback from listeners The paper towel roll analogy for weight-loss Drinking cold water vs. warm water Adding exercise to the mix (maybe) The Weigh-In Results! Join our the Hate to Weight Discussion Group on Facebook Don’t forget to subscribe to the show so you won’t miss new episodes! Links Mentioned: P Tracker App (iOS/Android) Lose It App My Fitness Pal App (iOS/Android) Google just gave a stunning demo of Assistant making an actual phone call Happy Scale App (iOS only) My Body Measurements App (iOS/Android) Instant Pot Kielbasa & Sauerkraut Emily’s Eating Coach — Harriet Morris, The Shift Inside Varmints! Podcast Toe on the Trigger She Podcasts The Feed Podcast (not about food, but about podcasting) Libsyn Rob Walch’s Weight-Loss on Instagram Tim Ferriss Chair Yoga Sit and Be Fit John on Twitter: @podcast_tutor Emily on Instagram: @emilypeckprokop Join Us On Our Journey: Join our Facebook group Join us on Twitter Visit our Website Email us: hatetoweight@gmail.com Check out John’s other podcast: Brand X Podcast Check out Emily’s other podcast: The Story Behind