Sisters Cracking Up

It's summah, Sisters! Time for some straight talk...and a good laugh or 20. Luckily, we've got veteran comic Jackie Kashian on the show to help with both. We talk with Jackie about women's long struggle for equal recognition in comedy, cancel culture, and her road to sobriety - and somehow she makes it hilarious. Jackie Kashian is a stand-up comedian who has been seen on After Midnight, Conan, Corden, HBO, Netflix, and Comedy Central. She’s been heard on NPR and Audible. Touring 45 weeks a year, the tour is just called her career. Her 5 comedy albums and specials have been number one on Amazon and Apple and #3 on Billboard. In addition to two podcasts, “The Jackie and Laurie Show” and “The Dork Forest,” you can also read her writing in “The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies” and the comic book “Comics Comics Quarterly”. Currently, she has a new TINY comedy special "LOOKING BACK" shot from the camera of a Mazda 6 in reverse. #comedy #womenincomedy #funny #podcasts #midlife

We love Steven Petrow for many reasons: he's funny, he's smart, he's a kickass writer, and he's tirelessly devoted to his beloved family. Sadly, Steven lost his younger sister, Julie Petrow Cohen, to ovarian cancer in June 2023. From all accounts, Julie led a life that priortized joy, professionalism, social justice, and family. In essence, she lived her life in full throttle. At the end of her life, Julie chose when to die, accessing a little-known right in her state of New Jersey to die with dignity -- also known as Medical Aid in Dying (MAID). (MAID is currently an option in 9 states and Washington, D.C.) Steven promised his beloved sister he would write about her experience and choice so that others may learn about and consider this option if needed. In a New York Times article entitled, "I Promised My Sister I Would Write About How She Chose to Die," Steven did just that. The article, not surprisingly, resonated with thousands. Listen in as Steven talks about losing his beloved sister, how their shared experiences and humor bonded them, and what he's learned about the grief journey. Steven Petrow is an award-winning journalist and book author who is best known for his?Washington Post?and?New York Times essays on aging, health, and civility. He’s also an opinion columnist for?USA Today,??where he writes about civil discourse and manners.?Steven's 2019 TED Talk, “3 Ways to Practice Civility” has been viewed nearly two million times and translated into 16 languages. #greif #loss #midlife #stevenpetrow #podcast #sisterscrackingup #therapy #psychotherapy #coaching #bereavement

I was thrilled to be invited onto Tara Cohen's phenomenal new podcast Mixst Beauty. We had a great conversation about what it is to be of mixed races, religions and backgrounds and how that shaped our lives. https://lnkd.in/e8waGq2T

Here is a great article from Psychology Today that talks about the POSITIVE changes that we experience in midlife. The most important of those is the self-examination that takes place when we ask ourselves the question "Is this all there is?" https://lnkd.in/eEBVb5n3 #midlifewomen #midlifecrisis #midjourney #midlife #learning #development #careercoaching #careercoach #coaching #whatsnext #careerdevelopment #changeyourlife #newbeginnings #psychologytoday #psychology

Do you know, work with or maybe even live with a narcissist? Then this is a MUST-LISTEN episode. On this episode, Abby and I interview "The Nameless Narcissist" also known as Jacob Skidmore. A social media sensation, Jacob is a diagnosed narcissist who - uncharacteristically for narcissists - speaks openly about it with the (selfless?) goal of informing, educating, and helping those who deal with narcissists to better understand the inner workings of their minds. Listen now at https://apple.co/427Uct6 #narcissism #narcissismatwork #psychotherapy #psychologist #podcast #education #coaching