Curly Hair and Church Ladies

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Curly Hair and Church Ladies

FromThe Nuanced Life

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May 22, 2019

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We share a commemoration from Michelle about learning to love her curly hair and a commemoration from Kathy about how church ladies helped her deal with devastating grief. Thanks to our sponsor, Blume. Our book is out! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! To support the show and get access to regular bonus content, visit our Patreon page.

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May 22, 2019

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In a world that increasingly defaults to false dichotomies, we explore the messiness of living wisely —the choices, tradeoffs, priorities, and grace of living a nuanced life.

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The Decision to Live Wisely: We discuss what's real in relationships, emotional labor, and the decision to live wisely by The Nuanced Life
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Sex and Money: We discuss listener feedback and our relationships with money by The Nuanced Life
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Listening, Timing, and the effects of media: We talk about why listening and timing are so vital and why media affects us all. by The Nuanced Life
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The Goal of Parenting: We talk about happiness and maturity as distinct parenting objectives. by The Nuanced Life
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The Lazy Genius on our relationship with food.: We talk with Kendra at The Lazy Genius about food, comfort, and community. by The Nuanced Life
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Tsh Oxenreider on the nuance of simplicity: Sarah talks with Tsh Oxenreider about her journey from "simple" mom to fiction writer and everything in between. by The Nuanced Life
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Parenting in the winter and recovery for the non-addict: We talk about parenting during endless snow days and using the tools of recovery when you aren't an addict. by The Nuanced Life
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Another Feedback-palooza: We share feedback and commemorations from listeners. by The Nuanced Life
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Being Frugal: We talk about frugality as an expression of gratitude by The Nuanced Life
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