A round table for aunties like us to come together to share our brilliant ideas, sharp wit, and A+ advice. Whether you're called Auntie, Aunt, Tia, Titi, Aunty, Tante or by any other name, and related by blood or by spirit, you are a fountain of wisdom, a trusted guide, a beguiling role model who brings tremendous love to those you call family. Join us for some conversation, a little bit of self-improvement, and whole lotta laughs because aunties need a place of our own too. And now you've found it!
Improve With Auntie
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A round table for aunties like us to come together to share our brilliant ideas, sharp wit, and A+ advice. Whether you're called Auntie, Aunt, Tia, Titi, Aunty, Tante or by any other name, and related by blood or by spirit, you are a fountain of wisdom, a trusted guide, a beguiling role model who brings tremendous love to those you call family. Join us for some conversation, a little bit of self-improvement, and whole lotta laughs because aunties need a place of our own too. And now you've found it!
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February 14, 2022
Let's Talk About Sex: Be Your Own Valentine
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, aunties, we’ve come to that point in our episodic relationship where the conversation turns to love and sex. ‘Tis the season for roses and boxed chocolates after all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Red and pink pile-up aside, Valentine’s Day does present an excellent opportunity for me to ask a trio of esteemed folks about engaging in “those” types of discussions with the younger set. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This auntie chat has tons of advice and resources from wise adults that I wish I’d had access to when I was growing up:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Karen Yates is a somatic sex educator and host of the podcast</span> <a href="https://wildandsublime.com/podcast/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wild & Sublime</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">; triple-threat Andrea Fellows Fineberg is a librettist, director of community engagement at Santa Fe Opera as well as host of</span> <a href= "https://www.santafeopera.org/company/press-news-media/podcasts/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Key Change</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, one of the organziation’s podcasts; and Helen King is a New Zeland-based podcast editor and host of</span> <a href= "https://cwordradio.wixsite.com/mysite"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The C Word Radio</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m thrilled that our understanding of consent has expanded and that those lessons are shared earlier now (yay!). On the flip side, body shame and fear of nonbinary expressions of gender persists (boo!). So, how should aunties proceed? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With love, of course, that’s our superpower!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear-eyed honesty, too, when it comes to any topic––but especially love and sex-–is also one of our superpowers (we’ve so many!). However, a question submitted to the “Ask Aunties” segment of this episode tests the possible limits of auntie honesty. My guests provide the most thoughtful (and honest!) answers, as you'd expect. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ultimately, we aunties are at our best when we’re present for conversations about sex and love, vulnerable in answering, and as joyfully curious about the topic as those asking the questions. </span></p> <h3><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE</strong></h3> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWuAIS7Vs_M"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Simpsons Valentine’s clip - You choo-choo-choose me</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://jesslove.format.com/julian-is-a-mermaid"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Julián is a Mermaid - Jessica Love</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.scarleteen.com/about_scarleteen"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Scarleteen: Sex Education For the Real World</span></a></p> <p><a href= "http://heathercorinna.com/project/s-e-x-second-edition-the-all-you-need-to-know-sexuality-guide-to-get-you-through-your-teens-and-twenties/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">S.E.X: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide To Get You Through Your Teens And Twenties</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Heather Corinna</span></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6884/9781982128098"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Emma Brown</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/thecreativeimpostor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bookshop.org</a></strong> (gift shopping that supports indie bookstores AND Improve With Auntie)</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS</strong></h3> <p><a href="https://karen-yates.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Karen Yates</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://wildandsublime.com/podcast/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Wild & Sublime Podcast – Wild & Sublime</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Andrea Fellows Fineberg</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.santafeopera.org/company/press-news-media/podcasts/#key-change"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcasts | Santa Fe Opera</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.hkproductionsnz.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Helen King</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://cwordradio.wixsite.com/mysite"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cancer Support | The C Word Radio</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- wp:heading --></span></p> <h2><strong>Join the Round Table</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:buttons --></span></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <!-- wp:button {"style":{"color":{"text":"#1e97bf"}},"className":"is-style-outline","fontSize":"medium"} --> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <strong><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color" href= "https://podcast-envy.ck.page/products/auntie-tips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Share the Love in our Auntie Tip Jar</a></strong></div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> </div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <a href="http://bit.ly/coolauntielist"><strong>Get on our Cool Auntie email list</strong></a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Ask your question for "Ask Aunties", share a "Proud Auntie" moment, tell a "How NOT to Auntie" tale. <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/askaunties" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Upload audio files here.</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Or email your story to Andrea: <a href="mailto:andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>andrea [at] thecreativeimpostor.com</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/NinjaNutzandBolts?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1079331841" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><strong>@improvewithauntie - Instagram</strong></a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">***</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Produced by <a href= "https://www.thecreativeimposter.com">The Creative Impostor Studios</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Edited by Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Technical Director Edwin R. Ruiz</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Music Curation & Sound Design by Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Show Notes by Lisa Widder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Original Cover Art by <a href= "https://cindyalcantara.com/">Cindy Alcantara</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Learn more and visit us at <a href= "http://www.improvewithauntie.com">ImproveWithAuntie.com</a></p>
February 5, 2022
Laughing, Crying: Emotional Intelligence
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emotional intelligence, like sharing, is one of those competencies that’s best acquired early on. Anyone with access to an auntie has an advantage here. But my roundtable guests Pam Covarrubias, Caren Evers, and Lisa Widder all agree that they’ve received just as much as they’ve given when it comes to emotional intelligence. Possibly even more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aunties play a significant role in reinforcing a child’s ability to assess, express, and work with their emotions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> From navigating playground disagreements to sleepover cliques, an auntie can bring into focus aspects of a situation that parents might take for granted–– Caren points out that our ability to observe in this way often means we’re more acutely affected since our time with the ones we love is limited.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It turns out I’m battling some of the same patriarchal messages that my roundtable aunties experienced growing up, such as girls remaining genial at all costs and boys stoic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisa's pleased to see that needle moving. She points out that kids receive more encouragement to explore and examine their feelings in real time now.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pam says that her role as an auntie is to provide more overt emotional support to her nieces and nephews than she experienced growing up. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t mind us. We’re just a few aunties vanquishing outdated norms and helping the world cultivate greater emotional intelligence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">***</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- wp:heading --></span></p> <h2><strong>Join the Round Table</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:buttons --></span></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <!-- wp:button {"style":{"color":{"text":"#1e97bf"}},"className":"is-style-outline","fontSize":"medium"} --> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <strong><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color" href= "https://podcast-envy.ck.page/products/auntie-tips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Share the Love in our Auntie Tip Jar</a></strong></div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> </div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <a href="http://bit.ly/coolauntielist"><strong>Get on our Cool Auntie email list</strong></a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Ask your question for "Ask Aunties", share a "Proud Auntie" moment, tell a "How NOT to Auntie" tale, or send us some photos of your fave holiday gifts for our IG. <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/askaunties" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Upload photos or audio files here.</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Or email your story or pics to Andrea: <a href="mailto:andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>andrea [at] thecreativeimpostor.com</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/NinjaNutzandBolts?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1079331841" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><strong>@improvewithauntie - Instagram</strong></a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">***</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Produced by <a href= "https://www.thecreativeimposter.com">The Creative Impostor Studios</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Edited by Maddie Shewchuk & Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Technical Director Edwin R. Ruiz</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Music Curation & Sound Design by Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Show Notes by Lisa Widder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Original Cover Art by <a href= "https://cindyalcantara.com/">Cindy Alcantara</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Learn more and visit us at <a href= "http://www.improvewithauntie.com">ImproveWithAuntie.com</a></p>
January 16, 2022
Money, Money, Money, Honey: Building Legacy
<p><!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Money. We don’t talk about it nearly enough. Given that conversations centered on that word often come with tons of familial baggage, I can understand why. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Who better to unpack those taboos than a collective of fiscally forward aunties?</strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Modern aunties are in a position to enhance the financial awareness and even the physical well-being of their families like never before. Those without children, for example, carry different economic burdens than parents; our experiences provide intel that differs from what kids may receive at home. Aunties with offspring of their own lend an inside-out perspective to ideas about earning, spending and sharing the wealth. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Guests <a href= "http://youwannadowhat.com">Monica Rivera</a>, <a href= "https://www.spreadideasmovepeople.com/">Pam Covarrubias</a>, and <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-solomon-glover-4027323/">Diana Solomon-Glover</a> agree that aunties––like parents and grandparents––are motivated to generate abundance for their families. As a result, each of these aunties has taken steps to make that happen! From casual gift-giving to long-range estate planning, they’ve ensured that their legacies have value beyond dollars and cents. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">***</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- wp:heading --></span></p> <h2><strong>Join the Round Table</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:buttons --></span></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <!-- wp:button {"style":{"color":{"text":"#1e97bf"}},"className":"is-style-outline","fontSize":"medium"} --> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <strong><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color" href= "https://podcast-envy.ck.page/products/auntie-tips" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Share the Love in our Auntie Tip Jar</a></strong></div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> </div> <div class= "wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size"> <a href="http://bit.ly/coolauntielist"><strong>Get on our Cool Auntie email list</strong></a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p>Ask your question for "Ask Aunties", share a "Proud Auntie" or "Cool Things Aunties Do" moment, tell a "How NOT to Auntie" tale, or tag us on IG @improvewithauntie in your fave auntie posts. <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/askaunties" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Upload audio files here.</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Or email your story to Andrea: <a href="mailto:andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>andrea [at] thecreativeimpostor.com</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.etsy.com/shop/NinjaNutzandBolts?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1079331841" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><strong>@improvewithauntie - Instagram</strong></a></p> <h2><strong>Mentioned in This Episode</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></span></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hUHjOCCMIvzlqBY2zDvzK?si=cc005df852624208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">More Than Money with Jaquette Timmons </a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/utma-ugma">UTMA</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.stash.com/">Stash</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YmnBShhyEpduDFzoAFosT?si=3fe1fe434d7e4b09" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Key Change podcast featuring Diana</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/125" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">The Creative Impostor featuring Pam</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href= "https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/086" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">The Creative Impostor featuring Monica</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">***</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Produced by <a href= "https://www.thecreativeimposter.com">The Creative Impostor Studios</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Edited by Maddie Shewchuk & Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Technical Director Edwin R. Ruiz</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Music Curation & Sound Design by Andrea Klunder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Show Notes by Lisa Widder</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Original Cover Art by <a href= "https://cindyalcantara.com/">Cindy Alcantara</a></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Learn more and visit us at <a href= "http://www.improvewithauntie.com">ImproveWithAuntie.com</a></p>
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