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Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

The Gifts of Imperfection

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

After Shows, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The ladies live by the New York Times best-seller The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. Will Jolenta cultivate self-compassion? Will Kristen learn how to share her accomplishments with friends? Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is available now. You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Squarespace, the all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a beautiful website. Head to Squarespace.com/BYTHEBOOK for a free trial. And when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code BYTHEBOOK to save 10% off of your first purchase of a website or domain. Dave’s Killer Bread, America’s #1 organic bread. Visit DavesKillerBread.com Truly Grass Fed Dairy, dairy ingredients from the lush fields of Ireland. Visit https://www.trulygrassfed.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi folks, Nora here, producer for By the Book.

0:03.6

A few quick notes.

0:05.0

Today's episode includes discussions of pregnancy loss.

0:08.8

So heads up if you're sensitive to that topic.

0:11.8

And second, please take care when posting about this episode online or on social media.

0:17.8

This is, of course, a difficult topic for a lot of our listeners and our hosts.

0:23.0

Thank you so much. And now on with the show.

0:27.4

The following podcast contains barnyard language and some adult content.

0:31.4

So maybe listen on headphones if you're at work or around small children.

0:35.8

Now here's the show. Hey, Jolenta.

0:38.2

Yes, Kristen.

0:39.2

I think you're pretty perfect.

0:41.5

Why would you say that? I find that insulting.

0:44.0

I want to be considered imperfect because I hear that as a gift.

0:48.2

And to the heck did you hear that from?

0:50.0

I obviously heard it from myself, helpbook, Kristen.

0:52.7

Oh, of course you did. And let me guess.

0:55.2

You're going to force me to live by it, aren't you?

0:56.8

Don't I always? Because I'm Jolenta Greenberg.

0:59.4

And I'm Kristen Meinser.

1:00.6

And this is by the book.

1:27.4

In each episode of By the Book, we choose a different self-help book to live by.

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