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Lighten Up with Melanie Dale

Author Melanie Dale is perpetually trying to figure out how we can all calm the heck down about parenting, friendship, getting older, and the world around us. Each episode she chats with a friend abou... Read more

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Lighten Up #111: Melanie Shankle

Lighten Up #111: Melanie Shankle

Today we're wrapping up our Friendship Over 40 series with New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle! Ahh, you g... Read more

8 Oct 2019

31mins

Ranked #2

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Lighten Up #100: ONE HUNDRED. We did it. I need a nap.

Lighten Up #100: ONE HUNDRED. We did it. I need a nap.

I'm celebrating my 100th episode! ONE HUNDRED. This reminds me of the 100th day of school shenanigans when our kids have... Read more

27 Nov 2018

40mins

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Lighten Up #72: Anna Quinlan

Lighten Up #72: Anna Quinlan

If you like laughing hysterically, you guys are in for a treat today. My friend Anna Quinlan, a freelance writer and cop... Read more

1 May 2018

31mins

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Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg

It's time for our monthly crossover with Sarah Bragg, where we take a topic and talk about how to lighten up about it ov... Read more

27 Mar 2018

34mins

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Lighten Up #81: Dog Days of Summer with Jamie Ivey

Lighten Up #81: Dog Days of Summer with Jamie Ivey

Today I'm kicking off a fun series called the Dog Days of Summer, and my first guest is the author of If You Only Knew a... Read more

10 Jul 2018

22mins

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Lighten Up #71: Personal Growth Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #71: Personal Growth Crossover with Sarah Bragg

It's the monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah, and this month, we're chatting about personal gr... Read more

24 Apr 2018

35mins

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Lighten Up #116: Kelly Minter

Lighten Up #116: Kelly Minter

Today I'm talking with Kelly Minter, Bible teacher and author of the beautiful new cookbook, A Place at the Table. Year... Read more

18 Feb 2020

28mins

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Lighten Up #80: Contentment Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #80: Contentment Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Today's our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. I look forward to these episodes so much and ... Read more

26 Jun 2018

27mins

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Lighten Up #96: Infreakinfertility with Alex Dale

Lighten Up #96: Infreakinfertility with Alex Dale

Hey and welcome to episode 96 of Lighten Up with Melanie Dale. AND Alex Dale. Because today my husband is joining me to ... Read more

23 Oct 2018

31mins

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Lighten Up #63: Body Image Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #63: Body Image Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Today I'm back with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah for our monthly crossover episode, where we take a topic and chat abo... Read more

27 Feb 2018

32mins

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Lighten Up #88: Angry Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #88: Angry Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Today is our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. You guys know the drill. Two podcasters, one... Read more

28 Aug 2018

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Lighten Up #87: Liz Ditty

Lighten Up #87: Liz Ditty

Today I'm talking with Liz Ditty, a spiritual director and teacher at Westgate Church in Silicon Valley and the author o... Read more

21 Aug 2018

41mins

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Lighten Up #70: Beth Bruno

Lighten Up #70: Beth Bruno

Today I'm talking with Beth Bruno, the founder and director of a nonprofit aimed at preventing domestic minor sex traffi... Read more

17 Apr 2018

33mins

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Lighten Up #91: Kimberly Stuart

Lighten Up #91: Kimberly Stuart

Today I'm talking with Kimberly Stuart, writer of romance and author of the new book, Heart Land. Kimberly is incredibly... Read more

18 Sep 2018

33mins

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Lighten Up #66: Shaunti Feldhahn

Lighten Up #66: Shaunti Feldhahn

Alex and I got married almost 18 years ago and one of the first books I was given was a cute, little stripey book that c... Read more

20 Mar 2018

32mins

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Lighten Up #99: Alia Joy

Lighten Up #99: Alia Joy

Today I'm talking with Alia Joy, author of Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack. We start out trading colon... Read more

13 Nov 2018

34mins

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Lighten Up #92: Fashion Crossover with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #92: Fashion Crossover with Sarah Bragg

It's time yet again for our monthly crossover episode with my good friend Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. This month we'... Read more

25 Sep 2018

30mins

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Lighten Up #84: Dog Days of Summer with Sarah Bragg

Lighten Up #84: Dog Days of Summer with Sarah Bragg

This week I've combined our Dog Days of Summer series with our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving S... Read more

31 Jul 2018

34mins

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Lighten Up #79: Kelly Balarie

Lighten Up #79: Kelly Balarie

Today I'm talking with Kelly Balarie. Kelly is a delight and I can't wait for you guys to meet her. We talk about grocer... Read more

19 Jun 2018

32mins

Ranked #20

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Lighten Up #110: Callie Feyen

Lighten Up #110: Callie Feyen

Today for our friendship over 40 series I'm talking with my friend Callie Feyen, author of The Teacher Diaries: Romeo &a... Read more

1 Oct 2019

40mins

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