Podcast appearances and mentions of lee gaitan

What happens when you get two accomplished humor writers together to talk about their methods? The result is a lively and informative discussion about the art of humor writing. Lee Gaitan and Dave Jaffe are together sharing some of their writing strategies and trade secrets. Does all humor come from pain? How do you select topics? How do you create humor during troubled times? Listen to this episode to find out! You can find Lee Gaitan's book “My Pineapples Went to Houston, Second Edition” here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0971CCJJF/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 You can find Dave Jaffe's book “Sleeping Between Giants” here: https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-between-Giants-Terrier-Budleigh/dp/1734192518

“My Pineapples Went to Houston Finding the Humor in My Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry” (Second Edition with New Material Added) Lee Gaitan is a multi-award-winning author of three books. Her work has been featured on The Huffington Post, Yahoo News, Erma Bombeck Humor Writers' Workshop, The Good Men Project, Mothers Always Write and Bella Grace. The story that resonates in My Pineapples Went to Houston, is Lee Gaitan's personal and powerful tale of surviving a decade of relentless chaos and loss, or what she refers to as, “shock and awfulness.” Told with a batch of honesty and humor, My Pineapples Went to Houston both inspires and entertains readers along with offering hope and encouragement to those struggling with their own “plans gone outrageously awry.” You can find Lee's website here https://www.leegaitan.com/ My Pineapples Went to Houston 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0971CCJJF/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

This podcast interview is with Lee Gaitan, the author of the new book, “Lite Whines and Laughter Mild Rants and Musings on the Mundane.” Lee Gaitan is an award-winning author of two books including the Amazon number one bestseller, “My Pineapples Went to Houston--Finding Humor in my Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry.”

Lee Gaitan is the author of two books, including her most recent one, My Pineapples Went to Houston—Finding the Humor in My Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry. Her work has appeared on The Huffington Post, Erma Bombeck, Mothers Always Write, Better After 50, The Good Men Project and many others. Playing Small Moment Lee was really lost and desperate when everything came to a screeching halt. She felt like she had to go back thirty years. Lee was feeling ashamed and embarrassed that she lost everything in her life due to a man. Lee had to sell everything she owned just to be able to afford a run down apartment. She had to work five jobs just to get back on her feet again. One day Lee burst into tears thinking she was never going to get to walk on the path she was on before everything hit the fan. The Wake Up Call One of Lee’s aha moments was when she was at a marketing session for teachers. The keynote speaker sought her out at the break and told her she should be speaking professionally. Little by little she started connecting with like-minded people. She realized at that moment that she was fully back to life again. Lee dusted her self off and got back on the path. She hasn’t stopped writing since. Style of Leadership Lee’s style of leadership is relationship oriented. She relates to people and always empowers them. Lee never takes anything or anyone for granted. She also uses humor as a helpful breaking point for tension. What Are You Excited About? Lee has a story in the book called Feisty After 45: The Best Blogs of Mid-life Women. She is also being featured on a website called Next Act for Women, and is also doing a mini re-launch of her book, My Pineapples Went to Houston, by giving a 21st century spin on it. Leadership Practice Assessing herself honestly and taking inventory is Lee’s leadership practice. She has learned to outsource as she realized her time is better spent on her core strengths. Different does not mean ‘less than’. Book to Develop Leadership You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay Advice For Younger Self Don’t hold yourself back! Lee would do this to make sure she wasn’t outshining others. Distinguishing your light doesn’t help them light theirs. Inspirational Quote “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” ~ T.S. Elliot Interview Links http://www.leegaitan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mypineappleswenttohouston https://www.twitter.com/LGPineapple http://www.pinterest.com/leegaitan http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/lgaitan7   https://womentakingthelead.com/lee-gaitan/

We interview Lee Gaitan from Atlanta, Georgia about surviving life when it kicks you in the butt.  She’s the author of the book, “My Pineapples Went to Houston – finding the humor in my dashed hopes, broken dreams, and plans gone outrageously awry.”  She has also written, “Falling Flesh Just Ahead and Other Signs on […] The post Surviving Life With Humor When it Sucks – Lee Gaitan – 2BB 063 appeared first on 2 Boomer Broads Podcast.

In episode #66 of You Leading You,  Lee Gaitan, a wife, mother, author and speaker, rises from the absolute bottom in 2002, with the passing of her father, mother in the hospital and her husband of 22 years announcing he has lost all of their money, wants a divorce and decides to runaway with a girlfriend, a former stripper. Lee epitomizes […] The post YLY 066: Like A Laughing Phoenix, Rise From The Ashes And Bounce Back With Lee Gaitan appeared first on You Leading You .

Most of the time on Join Up Dots I write the intros to the show, by researching many different resources to get a flavour of what the guest is all about. And then every once in a while a guest comes along who basically writes their own intro, and this is what happened today I checked her "about page" and saw the following, and thought wow how can I top that.....so in her own words "In the past twelve years I have had to deal with more than a healthy helping  of “are you kidding me?” moments. In 2002, I hit rock bottom. It was so bad I  lovingly refer to it as a year of “shock and awfulness.” That year my father died,  my mother was in the hospital, semi-comatose from grief, and my husband of  22 years lost every penny of our money BEFORE running off to Arizona with  his girlfriend, who just happened to be a former stripper. That was just the beginning. I spent the next decade struggling with loss and challenges on every  front, from finances and family to health and career. While there were many bounces up and down over the years, I have finally  bounced back and it was well worth the effort. I'm now happily remarried,  employed and have published my second book. I even have children on three  continents and a granddaughter far too far away!!" Now that is a movie in the making if I ever saw one. So what is it about todays guest that has managed to find the strength and desire to pull herself back in such a spectacular way? And why is her book called "My Pineapples Went To Houston"??  I can't wait for the reason behind that. So let's not wait any longer, and start joining up dots with the one and only Lee Gaitan

Lee Gaitan has worn many hats in her 25 years as a professional communicator, from public relations writer to television host to stand-up comedienne. She is the author of the book My Pineappples Went to Houston—Finding the Humor in My Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry.

She was about halfway done writing her book proposal when three compounding events turned her world upside down - her father passed away after a short, two-month fight with cancer, her mom went into a coma, and on Christmas Eve, her now ex-husband, let her know that he had he lost all their money and was leaving her for a stripper. Seriously??? A stripper??? Forced to sell her home, she was broadsided by the choices someone else made and had no choice but to ReLaunch! out of necessity and survival. Humorist and author Lee Gaitan joins us on the show to share how she made it through a midlife tragedy and found humor in the mess she was thrust into. Need a laugh? Get Lee's book, My Pineapples went to Houston, and find humor in plans gone outrageously awry.  Two of the AHA! moments Lee shares She realized that pushing through the book writing process would help her find hope and healing (she learned the value of vulnerability); Recovery and rebuilding happens moment by moment.  Her ReLaunch! advice  Ask for help - Some that you think will come to help won't; others you think would never come, will.  Follow Lee on Facebook, and visit her site.