The holiday season brings cozy vibes, great food, and plenty of complicated family dynamics. When you’re gathering with relatives you rarely see, balancing everyone’s expectations while managing your own schedule can get tricky fast. We are here to give you a game plan to help you protect your peace, stay grounded, and actually enjoy your holidays. We’re sharing actionable planning tips, boundary-setting strategies, and word-for-word scripts you can use when awkward or difficult situations pop up at the dinner table. Grab your coffee and tune in—let’s make this holiday season your best one yet!

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If you know anything about us at all, you know a good cup of coffee is important to us - especially “frothy coffee.” Click here to grab some of our These Are Good Days blend coffee - we created this blend and couldn’t love it more!

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Thank you to our sponsor Walnut Creek Foods and Walnut Creek Cheese and Market. Walnut Creek Foods creates products that are carried in stores all over the United States. Click here to see where you can locate a store near you that carry their incredible products. If getting packages on your doorstep is more your speed, click here to see all the Walnut Creek Cheese and Market products that can be shipped right to your door!

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Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author, joins us to talk about his new book, The 3-Minute Mindset—a 90-day daily reader designed to replace negative internal dialogue with simple, actionable thoughts that transform your habits and relationships.

Armed with his signature witty, dry humor, Jon dives into the evolution of his writing and unpacks why our biggest obstacle to personal growth is rarely a lack of information, but rather a mindset shift. He shares how to swap toxic hustle culture for intentional living, reframe negative soundtracks, and protect what matters most (like "choosing what's rare" when your kids ask for your time). Plus, we get into real-life moments—from accidental senior citizen discounts at Burger King and the lure of beautifully marketed tinned fish to why bingeing dark documentaries might not be the best bedtime routine!

Go to jonacuff.com to find out more about Jon, his work, and other books he's written.

Buy The 3-Minute Mindset here!

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Thanks for being a part of our podcast community! You can follow Lee Ann and Matt on Instagram to keep up with happenings in between episodes. Click the link in their name to follow!

If you’ve been around the podcast for any length of time, and you’re in our podcast community, we would love for you to join us on our Patreon. Patreon is where you go to support us, get more TAGD content, download exclusive episodes and recipes, and get behind the scenes looks at what’s going on with Lee Ann and Matt. Thanks for joining us!

If you know anything about us at all, you know a good cup of coffee is important to us - especially “frothy coffee.” Click here to grab some of our These Are Good Days blend coffee - we created this blend and couldn’t love it more!

Also, we have merch! Grab a tshirt, hoodie, baseball cap, or other swag to show your love for the podcast, or just remind yourself that These Are Good Days! No doubt, we all need a reminder to embrace the joy in the moment, no matter what’s going on around us. Check out our storefront here!

Thank you to our sponsor Walnut Creek Foods and Walnut Creek Cheese and Market. Walnut Creek Foods creates products that are carried in stores all over the United States. Click here to see where you can locate a store near you that carry their incredible products. If getting packages on your doorstep is more your speed, click here to see all the Walnut Creek Cheese and Market products that can be shipped right to your door!

We've all had a relationship that gives us the ick. Not in a gross way, but in a "that feels transactional and cold" way. What do we do about relationships that start off great but then something shifts - when it becomes doing for each other instead of being with each other? How do we evaluate the relationships that start to feel like they're keeping score? Is it even a negative characteristic - calling someone opportunistic? Join us in this conversation all about opportunistic relationships.

Here's our new web page! Check it out!

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Thanks for being a part of our podcast community! You can follow Lee Ann and Matt on Instagram to keep up with happenings in between episodes. Click the link in their name to follow!

If you’ve been around the podcast for any length of time, and you’re in our podcast community, we would love for you to join us on our Patreon. Patreon is where you go to support us, get more TAGD content, download exclusive episodes and recipes, and get behind the scenes looks at what’s going on with Lee Ann and Matt. Thanks for joining us!

If you know anything about us at all, you know a good cup of coffee is important to us - especially “frothy coffee.” Click here to grab some of our These Are Good Days blend coffee - we created this blend and couldn’t love it more!

Also, we have merch! Grab a tshirt, hoodie, baseball cap, or other swag to show your love for the podcast, or just remind yourself that These Are Good Days! No doubt, we all need a reminder to embrace the joy in the moment, no matter what’s going on around us. Check out our storefront here!

Thank you to our sponsor Walnut Creek Foods and Walnut Creek Cheese and Market. Walnut Creek Foods creates products that are carried in stores all over the United States. Click here to see where you can locate a store near you that carry their incredible products. If getting packages on your doorstep is more your speed, click here to see all the Walnut Creek Cheese and Market products that can be shipped right to your door!