Books That Shape Us
A podcast where friends get together to talk about books that have shaped their lives in big and small ways. Hi! I'm your host, Meg. Join me every other week as I chat with a friend about a book that captured their imagination and stuck with them through the years. We'll talk about all kinds of books, novels, self-help, classics, non-fiction, and children's books. All genres are welcome! Grab a seat and listen in. You just might discover your next must read!
Episodes
41 episodes
Ep 39 Untamed with Jennifer Marsh
Join Jennifer and me as we discuss Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Jennifer shares how this book is one giant permission wand for her to live life on her terms and as her true self. We talk about the power of rest, and how giving ourselves p...
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Episode 39
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Ep 38 Ice Planet Barbarians with Eileen Diaz
***Warning! We’re discussing erotic fiction today!!*** Join Eileen and me as we discuss Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. Eileen discovered this book while reconnecting with her childhood loves of science fiction and romance novels....
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Episode 38
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Ep 37 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls with Stephanie Lankford
Join Stephanie and me as we discuss Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo. This book found its way to Stephanie in the midst of a divorce. Stephanie shares how thi...
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Episode 37
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Ep 36 The Phantom Tollbooth with Carrie White (my sis!)
Join my sister, Carrie, and me as we discuss ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster AND bonus book “Hatchet’ by Gary Paulsen. We talk about how different kinds of books captivate us in different ways. These are two books tha...
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Episode 36
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Ep 35 Sidetracked Home Executives with Holly Ristau
Join Holly and me as we discuss ‘Sidetracked Home Executives’ by Pam Young & Peggy Jones. Holly shares how this book about getting a house organized inspired her to make huge changes in her life!We chat about how books seem to find u...
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Episode 35
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Ep 34 Blue Mind with Bobbie Jo
Join Bobbie Jo and me as we discuss ‘Blue Mind’ by Wallace J. Nichols. Bobbie Jo shares how this book found her at just the right time and proved with science what she was sure of for so long. ‘Blue Mind’ is about how being around water (in ANY...
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Episode 34
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Ep33 Man Enough with Matt Lovell
Join Matt Lovell and me as we chat about ‘Man Enough’ by Justin Baldoni. Matt shares how this book grabbed his attention right in the prologue, challenged him, and opened him up to a whole new understanding of himself and others! Matt and I bot...
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Episode 33
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Announcement!! Books That Shape Us Returns!!
Hey All! Books That Shape Us is coming back on 12/6/22! I can't wait to share with you new friends, new chats about books that have changed their lives!New episodes will drop every 2 weeks starting 12/6/22. AND! I'd love...
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Ep 32 The Bible with Nathan Aaberg
Join Nathan and me as we discuss how The Bible has shaped Nathan. He sees the Bible as a sacred text that we can wrestle with & question and that we are actually invited to do that! He shares how needing to question & wrestle w...
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Episode 32
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Ep 31 Libraries = possibilities & adventures
Hey Friends! Today I’m sharing about my love of libraries. I’ve always loved libraries. They feel full of possibilities and adventures. Having my library card helps me feel connected to where I’m living and feels like a passport at the same tim...
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Episode 31
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Ep30 The Seven Decisions with Nikki Uvalles
Join Nikki and me as we discuss The Seven Decisions by Andy Andrews. Nikki shares how this book helped her step up in her adult life and gave her permission to choose how she wants to be in the world. We talk about procrastination, joy...
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Episode 30
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47:54
Ep29 Finding Your Next Book: an Embodied Way
Hey Friends! Today I’m sharing about how I go about finding my next book to read. There are so many good books out there! How does one choose? I’m sharing an embodiment practice I use to tap into my intuition and follow my inspiration to ...
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Episode 29
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Ep28 The Harry Potter Series with Mckenzie Merges
Join Mckenzie and me as we discuss The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Mckenzie shares how she fell in love with reading because of Harry Potter. Since then, her love of reading has continued to grow, but Harry Potter sparke...
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Episode 28
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47:06
Ep27 There's Something About Poetry
Hey Friends! Today I’m sharing about my on again, off again, on again relationship with poetry. Can you relate? I used to think I just didn’t “get” poetry. I always felt like I was missing something. That is until a few poems stopped me in my t...
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Episode 27
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26:22
Ep26 The Hidden Life of Trees with Kelly Schott
Join Kelly and me as we discuss The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben. Kelly shares how the revelations in this book opened her eyes to see trees & nature in a new way. PLUS it opened her eyes to see how interconnected we hu...
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Episode 26
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49:43
Ep25 Books as Medicine
Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing how books can be a form of medicine! Stories have to power to open us up and sometimes that means helping us name our wounds that we didn’t even know were there. Stories can also bring the healing salve to those ...
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Episode 25
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Ep24 Lori Returns! with Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
**Special Disclaimer- In this episode Lori & I talk openly about genitals, sex, sexuality, arousal, porn, and menstrual cups all in a nonjudgmental and welcoming way. If that’s not something you’re comfortable with please skip this episode*...
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Episode 24
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Ep23 Books as Food
Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing about looking at books as food, or as nourishment. Sometimes I notice I’m reading just one kind of book (psychology, personal growth often) and eventually reading starts to feel like a burden, a should, a have to...
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Episode 23
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21:52
Ep22 Wild at Heart with Fidel Forde
Join Fidel and me as we discuss Wild at Heart by John Eldredge. Fidel shares how this book found him as a young man and broke him open, helped him realize the kind of man he wanted to be, and how reading helped him integrate these new ...
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Episode 22
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47:56
Ep21 Put Yourself in the Story
Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing about what we can learn when we put ourselves in the story. What if you see all the characters in a story as different aspects of you? It can be quite illuminating! Join me! 👉 Download
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Episode 21
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Ep20 The Pedagogy of the Oppressed with Shana Hartman
Join Shana and me as we discuss The Pedagogy of the Opressed by Paulo Freire. Shana first read this book in grad school and it has shaped her career ever since from teaching in high school, college, graduate school, and now as an embod...
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Episode 20
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56:41
Ep 19 Why Books?
Guess what everybody! Books That Shape Us is 1 year old!! 🎉In today’s episode I share why I started this podcast, how books can open us up and why I love talking to other people about books that have changed their lives. Join me!O...
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Episode 19
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25:53
Ep18 The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up with Mary
Join Mary and me as we discuss The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Mary shares how this book helped her understand other writers like Eckhart Tolle in a new and deeper way. Sometimes the practice of decluttering physi...
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Episode 18
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