Life's Accessories

Author Julie Fingersh on Dragonflies, Family Secrets, Love and STAY

Author Julie Fingersh came on the pod and shared with Rachel a picture of a dragonfly which is a sign of her younger brother Danny and part of a much larger, intimate, moving and powerful story. It all gets to the story behind Julie's debut memoir, STAY. Julie and Rachel covered a lot in this episode: family and family secrets, trauma, empty nesting, career choices, writing, letting go and staying. Julie Fingersh is a writer, freelance journalist and author. Her personal essays, editorials, and reporting cover culture, wellness, parenting adult children, cooking, and how to lead a more sane and meaningful life. Julie's work has appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post  and more. Her blog is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in New York City in her twenties for Billboard Publications. Check out Julie's website [https://www.juliefingersh.com] for her essays and other work Follow Julie on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/julie.fingersh/] Order Julie's debut memoir, STAY [https://www.amazon.com/Stay-Story-Family-Other-Traumas/dp/1538195283/ref=sr_1_1] Watch Julie's Talk The Cost of Family Secrets [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_iCMVcVRVA&t=15s] Connect with Life's Accessories and Rachel * Follow Life's Accessories on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifesaccessoriespodcast/] * Join the Life's Accessories Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/6339850529376325] * Sign up for the Life's Accessories newsletter on Substack [https://substack.com/@rachellevylesser?utm_source=profile-page] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Starting Something, Quitting It and the Scarf that Has Been There All Along with Emily McDowell

Emily McDowell, the founder of Emily McDowell Studios brought along a treasured scarf which she purchased in 2013 just as her business was launching and her greeting cards were going incredibly viral. She told Rachel about her journey from starting an Etsy Shop to CEO of Em and Friends to advisor, thought partner and coach to entrepreneurs. Emily explains on air how she learned so much more about herself from the the things she quitted vs. the things she started, why she defines herself as a recovering CEO and also how she got her money's worth out of a scarf that she wasn't sure she should purchase over a decade ago. Check out Emily's Newsletter Subject to Change [https://emilymcdowell.substack.com] Learn More About Emily at EmilyOnLife [https://www.emilyonlife.com] Follow Emily McDowell on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/emilyonlife/] Connect with Life's Accessories and Rachel * Follow Life's Accessories on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifesaccessoriespodcast/] * Join the Life's Accessories Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/6339850529376325] * Sign up for the Life's Accessories newsletter on Substack [https://substack.com/@rachellevylesser?utm_source=profile-page] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How a Reader Becomes a Writer with Jessica Saunders and Her Kindle

Jessica Saunders, lawyer, author and lifelong super reader (she was the kid with the flashlight reading way too late at night as a kid) joined Rachel on the pod and brought along her Kindle. The Kindle has allowed Jessica to read countless books over the years as she wondered if she could write a book. She in fact did just that! LOVE, ME is Jessica's first novel. It was released earlier this year and is a super fun and engaging read. Rachel stayed up late to finish it in two nights. No need for flashlights under the covers now with the Kindle. Listen in and find out how Jess came up with the idea for the book, how she gets it all done and what she is reading and loving now. Follow Jessica Saunders on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jessicasaundersbooks/] Purchase Jessica's book Love, Me [https://www.amazon.com/product/dp/145495079X/?tag=unionsquare] Connect with Life's Accessories and Rachel * Follow Life's Accessories on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifesaccessoriespodcast/] * Join the Life's Accessories Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/6339850529376325] * Sign up for the Life's Accessories newsletter on Substack [https://substack.com/@rachellevylesser?utm_source=profile-page] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Eating Ice Cream with Author and Activist Myra Sack

Myra Sack, a writer, coach and activist came on Life's Accessories along with her very own ice cream bowl and special spoon because, as she explains to Rachel on air, "eating ice cream is a spiritual practice." It so is!! Myra is the author of 57 FRIDAYS: Losing our Daughter, Finding Our Way, an inspiring, heartbreaking and also hopeful memoir. She knows a thing or two about spiritual practices, rituals and keeping memory very much alive. Myra has a BA from Dartmouth College, an MBA in Social Impact from Boston University and is trained as a Certified Compassionate Bereavement Care provider. She serves on the Board of the Courageous Parents Network and is the Founder of E-Motion, Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission to ensure community is a right for all grieving people. Purchase Myra's Book 57 Fridays [https://bookshop.org/p/books/fifty-seven-fridays-losing-our-daughter-finding-our-way/20163193?ean=9781958972250] Follow Myra Sack on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/myrasack/] Learn more about e-motion [https://www.emotion-mc.org] and JScreen [https://www.jscreen.org] Connect with Life's Accessories and Rachel * Follow Life's Accessories on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifesaccessoriespodcast/] * Join the Life's Accessories Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/6339850529376325] * Sign up for the Life's Accessories newsletter on Substack [https://substack.com/@rachellevylesser?utm_source=profile-page] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A Fairy Dust Bracelet and the Art of Wearing Jewelry with Designer Lee Ann Jones

Lee Ann Jones, the designer behind the Lee Jones Collection, joined Rachel and brought along her fairy dust bracelet, a piece from her very first collection, which symbolizes the women who work tirelessly behind the scenes, orchestrating the magic in their families, workplaces and communities determined to make the world a little better and brighter. And that is exactly what Lee Ann is doing each and every day. She left her 20 year career as a lawyer after taking a metal smithing class as a hobby. When friends were asking Lee Ann to buy the jewelry off of her neck, she thought she might just have a business. Lee Ann and Rachel talk all things jewelry and styling plus how to inject some of that fairy dust into our lives. Check out the Lee Jones Collection [https://leejonescollection.com] Follow Lee Jones Collection on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leejonescollection/] Connect with Life's Accessories and Rachel * Follow Life's Accessories on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifesaccessoriespodcast/] * Join the Life's Accessories Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/6339850529376325] * Sign up for the Life's Accessories newsletter on Substack [https://substack.com/@rachellevylesser?utm_source=profile-page] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.