Quick Before You Forget

Are you rebuilding your life and not sure where to start? Wondering how to find yourself again after burnout, loss, or a major life change?Trying to move forward without a clear plan and feeling like “fine” just isn’t enough anymore?"Quick Before You Forget" is a self-improvement and personal devel...

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Oct. 5, 2026

Patient Zero: Stop Waiting, Start Living

When the hate starts rolling in, you know you're doing something right. This was a takeaway I was grateful to absorb just in time from my new friend Ann Marie Taepke, who we know and love as the Midwest Neighbor and for her work with The Holderness...

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Sept. 28, 2026

Believe in Your Magic: Alice of Oz with Terence Sullivan and Ellen Baker

Terence Sullivan had no business writing a book. His words, not mine. He has a degree in painting, didn't know the “rules” of writing (especially with commas), struggles with imposter syndrome, and wrote his first manuscript with his thumbs in the...

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Sept. 25, 2026

Show, Don't Tell: Kelly Madrone on The Secret to Telling Stories People Actually Feel

The difference between a story people hear and a story people feel is in how you tell it. New York Times bestselling writer Kelly Madrone knows some things about how to breathe life into the words on the page. She’s spent nearly 30 years in...

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Sept. 21, 2026

Say the Weird Thing: Embracing Laughter as Medicine with Ann Marie Taepke

You’ve probably heard of The Holderness Family. (And if you haven’t…what rock do you even live under?) But you might not know Ann Marie Taepke, the incredibly funny, smart, abundant human helping make the magic happen behind the scenes. As Chief...

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Sept. 14, 2026

Quick Before I Forget: Eyes Open, Arms Up

I taped this episode twice. The first version looked better. I stayed on track. I covered more of what I planned to say. And I am not using it. Because somewhere in this second version, I got emotional. I lost my place. I forgot which question I was...

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Sept. 7, 2026

Quick Before I Forget: Introducing the Emo Roller Coaster Gal

I practiced being brave in the sky so I could learn to be braver on land. And somewhere along the way, I became the Emo Roller Coaster Gal. But this was never really about roller coasters. Welcome to Season 2 of Quick Before You Forget and my...

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