In this episode of The Things We Know, Kari and Lisa slow down to talk about why storytelling has always mattered so much, and why it still does right now. They reflect on story as a way we make sense of what we've lived, how women across cultures have carried memory and meaning when formal histories fell short, and why telling our own stories is never just personal. The conversation explores how stories can heal, connect, and help us become more fully ourselves, while also naming the quiet power of paying attention to who is telling the story and why. At its heart, this episode is about storytelling as a way of staying awake, preserving truth, and refusing to let our lives, our histories, or our humanity be flattened or rewritten by someone else.

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What if the best version of you is still ahead?

In this episode, Lisa and Kari get real about one of the most quietly radical things a woman in midlife can do — let herself be new. Not fixed. Not improved. New.

If you've ever Googled "how to reinvent yourself in your 40s" at midnight, or wondered whether it's too late to try something that scares you, this conversation is for you.

Lisa and Kari talk through what it actually feels like to give yourself permission to change, why being a beginner again is harder than it sounds, and how to stop waiting for the right moment to start living differently.

In this episode:

• Why midlife is the perfect time to try something completely new
• How to quiet the voice that says it's too late
• What it looks like to let yourself become a different version of you

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In this conversation, Kari and Lisa sit down with Shawna Rosenzweig, CEO of Camp Fire, to explore what young people are facing today and what adults can do to support them with clarity and compassion. Shawna shares her path into youth development and community engagement, what it looks like to lead a one hundred and fifteen year old national organization, and how she balances identity, parenting, and purpose in a rapidly changing world. Together they talk about belonging, safety, outdoor experiences, and the small but powerful ways parents, teachers, caregivers, and communities can help young people thrive. It is honest, grounding, and full of the kind of insight that makes you exhale and rethink what's possible for the next generation.

Please consider contributing to Campfire's Friendship Fund: The Camp Fire National Friendship Fund is a financial and community resource assistance program that fills in funding gaps throughout the national Camp Fire network, extends existing scholarship programs, and supports projects that remove barriers to accessibility.

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