BONUS: What Personality Type is Lisa?
Lisa talks with friend and longtime friend of the show Carrie Ann Rhodes about their personality tests results--where they fall short and where they get it right.
Sep 06, 2022•36 min
The Lisa Show
Join Lisa Valentine Clark as she gets real with people who are willing to share the hard-won wisdom you can only get from a friend–best advice for parenting, relationships, happiness, health and other topics that get to the heart of living a good life. A production of BYUradio.
“The Lisa Show” is hosted by Lisa Valentine Clark–a comedian, actress, writer, believer, and mother of five. Her nationally-syndicated, award-winning podcast can be found on all streaming platforms.
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Episodes
BONUS: Lisa's Most Embarrassing Parenting Moments
Lisa is joined by longtime friend Kacy Faulconer to talk about their most embarrassing parenting moments--from the laugh-out-loud to the cringe-worthy.
Aug 30, 2022•39 min
The Harsh Reality of Parenthood
Spending any amount of time on social media can make you feel like you're the only one have a hard time with parenting. Lisa talks with friends Natalie Madsen and Whitney Call about the harsh realities of motherhood and what they're doing to make the most of every day.
Aug 23, 2022•43 min•Season 2022Ep. 27
Home Organization
Do you prefer rolling or stacking your clothes? Join Lisa as she explore different ways of organizing a home and the benefits of each one of those ways. And find the answer to the question of the century: do bins actually help your house look more organized?
Aug 16, 2022•52 min•Season 2022Ep. 26
Which Parenting Style Works Best?
Would you consider yourself a "helicopter parent?" Or do you prefer "free-range" parenting? Would you say you're a "lawnmower parent," or even a "snowplow parent?" It feels impossible to even keep the different styles of parenting straight, let alone understand which ones are most effective in raising our kids. Lisa talks with friends and experts to find out what approaches to parenting work the best.
Aug 09, 2022•56 min•Season 2022Ep. 25
How to Handle the Reality of Parenthood
Has your self-care taken a nosedive since becoming a parent? Has parenting made you feel isolated and alone? Sit down with the Council of Moms as Lisa and her friends Kristin, Brooke, and Janae discuss the harsh realities of parenthood and try to make it a more forgiving and empathetic part of life.
Aug 02, 2022•55 min•Season 2022Ep. 24
Featuring: The Apple Seed with Sam Payne
Lisa chats with Sam Payne about the show he hosts, BYU Radio's The Apple Seed, before we hear their recent episode, "The Shiny". Welcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers. Some of our favorite stories are about people just like us. Ordinary individuals thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Sometimes, howeve...
Jul 26, 2022•57 min
Improvising Through Life
As a parent, it can feel like no matter how much we prepare, we're never ready for what's coming next. There is always some new wrinkle to figure out to keep things running smoothly. Lisa is joined by her longtime improv partner Hailey Smith to talk about how their years performing long-form improvised comedy have prepared them for parenthood.
Jul 19, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 23
Summer Routines
Are your kids spending their summer days laying in bed, scrolling through Tik Tok? Or are their days filled with summer camps, sports practices and busy social lives? Whatever their routines look like, it is difficult as parents to know if we should step in and micromanage their time or let them roam free until school starts up again. Lisa talks with friends and experts to discuss how parents are finding the right balance for them.
Jul 12, 2022•58 min•Season 2022Ep. 22
Making Friends as an Adult
It's been said that by the time we are 25 years old, our number of friends will only decline for the rest of our lives. This means that for most of our adult lives, we are losing more friends than we are making. So why is it so much harder to build friendships in adulthood than it was when we were kids? And what can we do to change that? Lisa talks with friends and experts to find out.
Jul 05, 2022•52 min•Season 2022Ep. 21
Finding Your Family Culture
Your family may be known as the "fun family." Or maybe they're the "musical family," or the "religious family." But whether it's kindness, hard work, athleticism, faith, or financial responsibility, how do you decide what values will define your family? And at what point is it too late to change them? Lisa talks with friends, family and experts to find out.
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2022Ep. 20
Listener Questions
Lisa is joined by Taylor Riggs, Angie King, and Jeanette Bennett in a special council of moms. They answer the listeners' questions about motherhood, family life and life's challenges.
Jun 21, 2022•52 min•Season 2022Ep. 19
The Albums that Changed Our Lives
Lisa is joined by her friend and music aficionado Kacy Faulconer to discuss the way that music has shaped their lives, and to identify which albums have made the biggest difference to them.
Jun 14, 2022•38 min•Season 2022Ep. 18
Deepening Connections through Conversation
Do you have people in your life that you wish you were closer to, but you don't know what you can do to bring your connection to a new level? Lisa is joined by her lifelong friend Carrie Ann Rhodes to try our some new conversation tactics in order to deepen their friendship and get to know each other better.
Jun 07, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 17
Making Family Vacations Meaningful
Do you ever get back from a big family vacation, one you planned and saved for for months, and feel like you need a few days just to decompress? A vacation from your vacation? Managing an itinerary, sticking to a budget, keeping tired kids happy, and doing it all while trying to find some relaxation for yourself can seem like an impossible list of to-dos. So is it even worth it? What can we do to make vacations meaningful for the whole family, parents included? Lisa talks to listeners, the Counc...
May 31, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 16
Sibling Relationships with Kirby Heyborne
As the years pass and we get older, the relationships we have with our families grow and change. Sometimes this can bring us closer together, sometimes this can drive us apart. So what can we do to navigate the nuance and complexity of staying close to our siblings in spite of what life throws at us? Lisa talks with her longtime friend and celebrated actor and performer Kirby Heyborne about his lived experiences.
May 24, 2022•58 min•Season 2022Ep. 15
Establishing Boundaries with Family
Our family members are often the people who know and care about us the most. They've seen us at our best and at our worst and are with us through most of life's challenges. Unfortunately, this means that it can be difficult to establish where the line is between "loving concern" and "too involved in my business." So how can we recognize when a family relationships needs a new set of boundaries? And how can we approach creating them without hurting the other person's feelings? Lisa talks with fri...
May 17, 2022•57 min•Season 2022Ep. 14
Taking Back Mother's Day
Mother's Day can be wonderful holiday where we show appreciation to the moms that have made our lives so much better. But it can also be a difficult day, filled with grief, frustration, and unmet expectations. Since hardly anyone has the picture-perfect family situation, how can we make sure Mother's Day is something to be excited about rather than dread? Lisa convenes the Council of Moms, talks with Dr. Julie Hanks, and chats with her own mother to find out.
May 10, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 13
Parenting and the Internet
The internet is changing every single day, and the way we interact with the world and the people around us is changing with it. It seems impossible to keep up with every new advancement in technology while our kids are so much better at it than we are. So how can we be thoughtful, intentional parents when we can't keep pace with the world our kids are living in? Lisa talks through her own parenting experiences, brings in the Council of Moms, and chats with expert Amy Morin to find possible solut...
May 03, 2022•1 hr•Season 2022Ep. 12
Relaxing When You're Overwhelmed
Life is busy and sometimes it feels like it won’t get any easier. In the midst of so many things it’s easy to get overwhelmed. When that happens the last thing we can find time for is for relaxation. So how can we find time to relax when we are so busy with everything going on in our lives? And what does relaxation looks like in those circumstances? Lisa convenes with the Council of Moms and talks to Thomas McConkie, host of the Mindfulness+ podcast, to find out.
Apr 26, 2022•56 min•Season 2022Ep. 11
Finding Creative Outlets
Do you ever miss the creative hobbies you used to have before careers, parenting, or just life got in the way? It can feel like there's never enough time, but being creative can be a cathartic--almost therapeutic--experience. So how can we express our creativity while still keeping up with the wave of daily responsibilities? Lisa talks with parents and professionals, as well as tries a new outlet herself, to find out.
Apr 12, 2022•54 min•Season 2022Ep. 10
Council of Moms
Lisa is joined by friends Carrie Ann Rhodes, Emily Engemann, and Amy Hopkin to discuss questions that were submitted by listeners of The Lisa Show. If you want to submit your question to the Council of Moms, send us a message to [email protected] or DM us on any of our social media accounts.
Apr 05, 2022•57 min•Season 2022Ep. 9
Gratitude During Hard Times
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the difficulties that life throws at us. And while we may try to find the silver lining, sometimes the advice to "look on the bright side" can feel invalidating and ignorant of the real, unavoidable struggles that we're going through. So how can we practice gratitude when nothing is going right? Or is it even worth it? Lisa convenes the Council of Moms, talks with Hank Smith, and tries out gratitude journaling herself to find the answer.
Mar 29, 2022•54 min•Season 2022Ep. 8
Preparing for Worst Case Scenarios
No one likes to think too much about the worst things that could happen. The loss of a loved one, financial crisis, natural disasters, any of these can happen without warning and can completely change the trajectory of our lives. So what things can we do now to make those tough pills a little easier to swallow? Lisa talks with friends, experts, and dives into her own "worst case scenario" to find out.
Mar 22, 2022•55 min•Season 2022Ep. 7
Time Management
Between jobs, school, errands, and running kids from one activity to the next, there never seems to be enough time to get everything done. Let alone spare time for a social life and hobbies! So what does it take to actually make sure that everything is allotted the time that it needs? And can we do it without going crazy? Lisa talks with her friends and experts about what we can do.
Mar 15, 2022•52 min•Season 2022Ep. 6
Being the Fun Parent
Everyone wants to be a fun parent, but "fun" can seem antithetical to household rules and structures. But there seems to be a disconnect between what parents see as "fun" and what their kids think. While some parents think their kids want free reign of the house and no curfew, what they actually want may be more meaningful. In this episode, Lisa talks with friends and experts about what it really means to be a "fun parent" while still saying, "no."
Mar 08, 2022•50 min•Season 2022Ep. 5
Empathy for People You Don't Like
Everyone knows someone who they just can’t stand to be in a room with. Whether it’s a disagreement about politics, about religion, lifestyle, or maybe they just aren’t very nice, there are people in our lives who are just harder to empathize with than others. Not to mention that the world events of the last few years seem to have pulled particularly strong opinions out of just about everyone. So is it worth learning to understand these people? And if so, how can we do it? Lisa talks with experts...
Mar 01, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 4
Deepening Your Connection With Your Partner
Over time, even the strongest relationships often start to mellow and decay. Sometimes, strengthening your connection is a matter of reigniting the flame that was always there; other times it means rescuing a relationship that is on the brink of disaster. So what can you do? Or is it even worth the time and effort? Along with her guests, Lisa digs into her lived experience to find the answers.
Feb 22, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 3
Getting Out of a Slump
Sometimes it just feels impossible to get up in the morning. For one reason or another, or for no discernible reason at all, we just don't feel like ourselves and struggle to feel motivated. As parents this feeling can be compounded when kids are depending on us to take care of them. Where does this come from? And what can we do to dig ourselves out of it? Lisa talks with fellow parents and an expert to find out.
Feb 15, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 2
Mom Guilt
It's hard as a parent to avoid constantly feeling like we aren't doing enough for our kids. The world is constantly telling us to do more, try harder, and be better for our kids. But no one can actually live up to those expectations, right? In this episode, Lisa gets to the bottom of where "mom guilt" comes from and how we can free ourselves from it.
Feb 08, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 1
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