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Can You Have A Calm Christmas?

I have to admit, I roll my eyes when people tell me to slow down and enjoy things. (I am fully aware that is ironic given I am trying to have a ‘Slow 60’ between November and December this year.)…

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What The Golden Bachelor Has Taught Me About Aging

Sometimes the internet thinks it knows you. Every feed I scroll, every website I visit, I’m being targeted with advertisements that promise to ward off aging. Creams that will reverse time and clothes that will hide lumps and bumps. The…

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The Measure of Your Life

A couple of times during the course of the pandemic, I talked about the art I was looking forward to seeing. While there was a lot of anxiety in those early days, there was a lot of time for reflection.…

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What Are You Afraid Of?

Kim and I have a phrase that we talk about in our marriage book: Name it to tame it. It’s the idea that when you say your fears out loud you take away some of its power over you. And…

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Fixing Your Craving Mindset

I can’t stop scrolling. News article. TikTok about Taylor Swift. News article. Video from Gaza. A cute quiz about Fall fashion. Michael Easter would say I’m in what’s called a scarcity loop. The serial killer of moderation, this is a…

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Taylor Swift Is Taking Over the NFL and I’m Here For It

“Can we move on from this Taylor Swift thing and get back to football please?” “If I see one more Taylor Swift cutaway, I am going to break my TV.” “They’re overdoing it a little bit, for sure.” If you…

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What Are Our Dogs Trying To Tell Us?

We’ve all done it – looked into our dog’s eyes and wished we knew what they were thinking.  Our dog Sunny meshes so well with our family that sometimes, I’ll admit, I just assume she’s really a human walking around…

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I’m An Introvert, Not An Alien

Penn and I were lucky enough to emcee an event for a wonderful charity last week. A kind woman approached Penn and asked for a picture and shook his hand. She left quickly and said, “I don’t want to bother…

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Will Your Kids Ever Think You’re Cool?

While the teenage years may be our favorite, they are a lot of pressure. There are only so many years I have to make sure my kids have life skills and learn life lessons before we are empty nesters. Even…

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Inside Penn’s Songwriting Process

We’re the first ones to admit that we have a weird job here on the internet. We make videos to give you permission to laugh and have a little more joy in your day. One of the questions we get…

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