You're listening to Satellite Sisters. What's a Satellite Sister? The person you call

when the best thing in your life happens or the worst. The person that gets you up, gets

you going and gets you through. And every once in a while, changes your mind.

This podcast is part pep talk, part weekly check in. Like grabbing coffee with a friend.

Thanks for being here. Welcome to the Satellite Sisterhood.

You're listening to Satellite Sisters. We're happy you're here today. I'm Leanne Dolan in

Los Angeles. I'm a writer and producer. I have a husband, two boys and a big dog. I'm Liz Dolan.

I'm here with Leanne in the Wendry Studios in West Hollywood, California. I'm an on-again

off-again corporate executive. I have a dog named Hooper and I live in Santa Monica, California.

Hi, I'm Julie Dolan. I'm in Dallas, Texas. I'm the oldest sister. I've lived and worked in a few

unusual places around the world. I'm an empty nester, an urban nana with five grandchildren,

and no dogs at the moment. We are so happy that you're here listening to our holiday special

on family dynamics. If you're new to Satellite Sisters, just attracted by Alana and who doesn't

love Alana? Who doesn't love Alana? Fantastic. We're so happy to have you here. If you're

interested about us, you can go to SatelliteSisters.com. But we decided to do this bonus episode because

we know a lot of you are getting ready to gather with family and friends throughout the holidays.

And we wanted to provide some inspiration to make the best of that time. We know that things can

get tense, America. But we grew up in a house with eight kids, two parents, many different

views on many different things. And our mom used to say to us, growing up, can't you just try

and be pleasant? And I think that's a good motto for the next few weeks here in America.

Yes, we can. We think it's worth the effort. Right. I mean, we've always said at Satellite

Sisters that the sense of connection is the most important sense we have. I mean, that's really

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