Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m sharing some very wise advice from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap into Your Inner Strength . This book contains 101 stories from our library about resilience during tough times. It always amazes me how much inner strength we have inside us, just waiting to be called upon. I’m sure you’ve been through things that were awful that you managed to weather and you looked back and wondered how you did it. When tough times happen, ...
Mar 16, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life , stories that may help you develop a strategy for making your resolutions stick… or even better, give you better resolutions and goals. When we put together this new collection we chose the best advice and the most relatable stories we found among the thousands of submissions we received, and I think you’ll definitely find something that resonates wit...
Mar 13, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to add another element to our podcast – excerpts from our new audiobooks. We have a lot of audiobooks out there, and a lot more coming, and I thought you’d enjoy hearing some of the stories narrated by professional actors. So today, with permission of Simon & Schuster, I’m going to share a couple of stories from the Simon & Schuster audiobook version of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap into Your Inner Strength , auth...
Mar 11, 2026•20 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing another couple of stories with you from our book about how changing your habits can change your life… in big ways and small ways. I know that we might have started the year with some pretty big goals and resolutions, but there’s something to be said for making incremental do-able changes instead of gigantic ones that are more likely to be abandoned after a few weeks. Finding something small and easy to do is ...
Mar 09, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share some of the truly entertaining stories from our latest book called What I Learned from My Dog . These stories are not only fun but also eye-opening because sometimes I can’t believe how heroic, or sweet, or comforting, or CLEVER dogs can be. I know with all those Instagram videos, which I watch way too much, we DO see a lot of smart dogs, but I think you’ll get a kick out of these two stories today. Learn more ...
Mar 06, 2026•7 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I have two really amazing stories to share with you today, ones that continue to be top of mind for me even though I’ve published more than 17,000 stories during my tenure as editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul. These are stories about Amazing Life-Saving Coincidences that are almost impossible to explain, except that sometimes miracles really do happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
Mar 04, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat , which is our latest best-selling book of cat stories. We were overwhelmed with submissions for this book over the past two years, because it seems like every cat owner has a story about how their cat improved their life, made them a better person, taught them how to live in the moment, and other good things like that. Plus, lots of p...
Mar 02, 2026•8 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share another couple of stories with you from the audiobook of our bestselling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life . With permission of Simon & Schuster, I’m going to share a couple of stories from the Simon & Schuster audiobook version of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life , authored and edited by me! It’s brand new, copyright 2026, and available no...
Feb 27, 2026•13 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have a bunch of those in our latest book, which is called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap into Your Inner Strength . This book contains 101 stories from our library about resilience during tough times. It always amazes me how much inner strength we have inside us, just waiting to be called upon. I’m sure you’ve been through thin...
Feb 25, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from one of our new books, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets . This is such a fun book and it’s been the #1 bestseller among pet books ever since it came out three months ago. I haven’t counted but I think there are at least 40 kinds of pets in this new collection, every kind of furry, feathered, scaly, flying, walking, swimming, slithering, tame or wild, tiny or gigantic pe...
Feb 23, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Friend Friday, which means I’m chatting with someone interesting from the Chicken Soup for the Soul world. Today I’d like to introduce you to Ellie Shefi, who wrote a great story for our bestselling book, Change Your Habits, Change Your Life . She also has such an interesting background that I wanted you to meet her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 20, 2026•17 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have new ones for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets . This book has been a big success, and I think it’s because of the tremendous variety of pets we talk about and all the different ways in which they become part of their humans’ lives. One of those ways is through being rehabbed. Our ...
Feb 18, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to add another element to our podcast – excerpts from our new audiobooks. We have a lot of audiobooks out there, and a lot more coming, and I thought you’d enjoy hearing some of the stories narrated by professional actors. So today, with permission of Simon & Schuster, I’m going to share a couple of stories from the Simon & Schuster audiobook version of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Lif...
Feb 16, 2026•18 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat , which is our latest best-selling book of cat stories. We spent two years collecting stories for this book so there is a huge variety of topics in it, but I have to say that one of my favorite subthemes in any cat book we publish is what I like to call Time-Share Cats. Somehow these clever little furry pets, if you can call them pets ...
Feb 13, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. Which means that I’m sharing two really amazing stories – stories about how mothers keep helping their children even after they are no longer around. It’s kind of reassuring for those of us who are mothers – that our influence and advice will persist even when we’re not there to personally deliver the goodies —and it’s reassuring for grown children worried about how they will keep navigating all those adult milest...
Feb 11, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share some of the truly entertaining stories from our latest book called What I Learned from My Dog . Not only are these stories entertaining, but since we’re Chicken Soup for the Soul there has to be some inspiration too, and we all know that dogs make their humans better versions of themselves… so here we go, with an extremely valuable lesson that we all learn from our dogs, and that is… HOW TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT....
Feb 09, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life , stories that may help you develop a strategy for making your resolutions stick. When we put together this new collection we chose the best advice and the most relatable stories we found among the thousands of submissions we received, and I think you’ll definitely find something that resonates with you. The stories in the book cover the most common re...
Feb 06, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets . This book has been a #1 pet category bestseller since it came out in the fall, and it’s filled with entertaining stories about all the classic pets, from dogs and cats, to horses and goats, llamas and cows, chickens and ducks, pigs and donkeys, snakes and spiders, rodents and ferrets, birds and lizards, fish and turtles, and every oth...
Feb 04, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m excited about sharing another couple of stories with you from our book about how changing your habits can change your life… In big ways and small ways. I know that we all think about fitness and BIG resolutions at this time of year, but there are plenty of SMALL easy-to-implement changes that we can make that also make a big difference. And finding something small and easy to do is so satisfying. For example, how about making a qu...
Feb 02, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets, which has been such a bestseller. It’s a really fun book and it makes a great gift for anyone of any age who loves animals. I haven’t counted but I think there are at least 40 kinds of pets in this new collection, every kind of furry, feathered, scaly, flying, walking, swimming, slithering, indoor or outdoor, tame or wild, tiny or giga...
Jan 30, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have new ones for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life . It’s that time of year when we think about what we want to do better, and that often means focusing on fitness and weight and physical health. But there are so many other ways that we can improve our lives, and on...
Jan 28, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m still sharing stories with you from out book about forgiveness, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go . Today’s stories are about changing your mindset and doing what’s necessary to make your marriage work, and of course these strategies could apply to any relationship that needs a little TLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 26, 2026•10 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat , which is our latest best-selling book of cat stories. We were overwhelmed with submissions for this book over the past two years, because it seems like every cat owner has a story about how their cat improved their life, made them a better person, taught them how to live in the moment, and other good things like that. Plus, lots of p...
Jan 23, 2026•6 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. We have a new book out about cats, and it’s amazing how many of the stories in it are about miraculous events revolving around cats, including about weird coincidences, premonitions, and dreams involving finding cats and then coming across those same cats in real life. I’m going to share two stories today about the weird and magical way that some people adopted their cats, new family members that were truly meant ...
Jan 21, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share some of the truly entertaining stories from our latest book called What I Learned from My Dog . We always see how dogs make their humans better versions of themselves, but they also help their humans to get to know themselves better. And that’s why today’s episode is called “What My Dog Taught Me about Myself.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 19, 2026•9 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life , stories that may help you develop a strategy for making your resolutions stick. When we put together this new collection we chose the best advice and the most relatable stories we found among the thousands of submissions we received, and I think you’ll definitely find something that resonates with you. The stories in the book cover the most common re...
Jan 16, 2026•14 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets . This book has been a bestseller since it came out in the fall, and it’s filled with entertaining stories about all the classic pets, like dogs and cats, to horses and goats, llamas and cows, chickens and ducks, pigs and donkeys, snakes and spiders, rodents and ferrets, birds and lizards, fish and turtles, and every other kind of anima...
Jan 14, 2026•11 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m super excited about the new book I’m going to start sharing with you. For the first time – and we’ve been around for 33 years – we have this new topic, about how changing your habits can change your life. They can be big habits or small ones, but we all have some bad habits we probably would like to break, and some new habits we’d like to make a natural part of our lives. We might not even know what our new habits should be, but w...
Jan 12, 2026•16 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go , which is our best-selling self-help book from last summer. It’s all about how you can find freedom in your own life by using the power of forgiveness. It really works, too. I’ve adopted it in my own life, and now I even do what I call “pre-forgiveness”, saying to myself “Well if I’m going to forgive this behavior anyway I might as well not even get m...
Jan 09, 2026•12 min
Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with you on Wednesdays, and I have a whole fresh crop of them for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope, Faith & Miracles . I made this new collection by going through tens of thousands of the stories in our library and picking out the ones I wanted to put together for this new anthology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Jan 07, 2026•9 min
