About Progress

What to do When You Have Given so Much Away, You Have Nothing Left to Give || with Nicole Walters

When was the last time you bought yourself a new bra? Or made your own dentist appointment as quickly as you make your kids'? In this clip, Nicole Walters gets honest ab

AP 818: Remember When: 2024 || The Make-or-Break Year

In this episode, I open the 2024 time capsule — my "make it or break it" year for the podcast. I revisit a world of elections, the Paris Olympics, and "very demure, very

AP 817: How to Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Hold You Back, While Still Caring About Them || with Sharon McMahon

Have you ever been made to feel like you're too much and not enough at the same time? Sharon McMahon is back to talk about the women throughout history who refused to shr

You're Not Just a Mom in Sweatpants, You're Still You || H&K with Jenny Eversole

We don't always clock it, but the things sitting in our closet can quietly shape how we feel about ourselves — especially in seasons when everything else feels like it's

AP 816: The Cover Design Journey for Sticky Habits || From My Original Vision to the End Product, How I Got the Book Cover of My Dreams

Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of the wild but wonderful journey to the Sticky Habits book cover—from my very first DIY mock-up to the unexpected title change to

AP 815: Do You Feel Worthy? How to Build True Self-Esteem in a Self-Obsessed World || with Dr. Marisa G. Franco

A year or two ago, I did a whole deep dive on positive thinking—and while we all know the importance of believing in ourselves, science actually shows that if you don't a

Why You Can't Stop Being Busy || H&K with Patrice Washington

Patrice Washington opens up about a truth so many of us recognize but rarely say out loud: her busyness was never really about productivity — it was about earning love. S

AP 814: About Progress LIVE || From Podcast to Page, Celebrate 10 Years of About Progress with a Special Live Podcast Recording

I can't believe it — we recorded a live episode of About Progress, and you're invited to join us for the whole thing. My friend Julie Rose, an NPR journalist and incredib

AP 813: How I’m Feeling the Day Before My Book is Published || + Why Writing This Book Felt Personal and What I Hope it Changes in the Self-Help Industry at Large

In this episode I'm getting real with you the day before my book Sticky Habits officially publishes. This isn't a heavily outlined or scripted episode — it's a fireside c

What If Getting Hit in the Face Is Part of the Process? || H&K with Heather Chauvin

Heather Chauvin has a metaphor for change that's going to stick with you: double dutch. You're standing outside the ropes, terrified of getting smacked, but the courage i

AP 812: Navigating back-to-school transitions, book launch preparations, Supporters Club garden party highlights, rekindling hobbies, and confronting personal lows || Messy Middle September 2026

This monthly series features an episode sharing my recent highs and lows, how my habits are going, a Do Something List update, plus what I'm loving lately and my commitme

AP 811: Stop Doing it All: How to Get Your Kids to Help, Without Nagging || with Sam Kelly

If you've ever felt like you're the only one who notices what needs to be done in your home—and you're tired of carrying that invisible weight—this episode is for you. I'

Finding Belonging Through Deeper Connection || H&K with Jasmine Bradshaw

If you've ever walked into a room and felt like you just don't fit — this one's for you. In this clip, Jasmine Bradshaw shares something that completely reframes what it

AP 810: Remember When: 2023 || Newborn Struggles, Joy Amid Hardship, and Fighting for the Podcast's Future

I'm opening the 2023 time capsule — the year I had a newborn who wouldn't sleep, a body that wouldn't cooperate, and a podcast that hit a wall. I called it my survival ye

A Surprising Truth About People-Pleasing + How to Stop Without Feeling Guilty || with Michelle Gauthier

I'm sitting down with life coach Michelle Gauthier to unpack people-pleasing — that thing so many of us do disguised as just being nice. Michelle drops a reframe that gav

From Fear & Anger to Lasting Change || H&K with Brooke Snow

Brooke Snow gets real about the moment everything fell apart — and the moment that changed everything. After a near-death experience following childbirth, Brooke was quie

AP 808: The Book That Almost Didn’t Happen: How Sticky Habits Became a Book | Behind the Scenes, Part 2

I'm taking you behind the scenes of how my book, "Sticky Habits," came to life. It's a journey that almost didn't happen, rooted in my personal struggle with perfectionis

AP 807: The Hidden Need Behind Emotional Eating, Scrolling, and Other Numbing Habits + How to Help || Coaching Call with Alise

In this episode, I sat down with Elise Kirk to explore her journey with emotional eating, a coping mechanism that reveals more about deeper unmet needs than a lack of dis

Redefining Organization: Practical, Not Perfect || H&K with Tracy McCubbin

If you've ever called yourself lazy or a bad housekeeper for having a messy junk drawer, this one's for you. Tracy McCubbin, professional organizer and self-proclaimed "c

AP 806: The Book That Almost Didn’t Happen: How Sticky Habits Became a Book | Behind the Scenes, Part 1

I'm taking you behind the scenes of how my book, "Sticky Habits," came to life. It's a journey that almost didn't happen, rooted in my personal struggle with perfectionis