Ranked #1
Lighten Up #111: Melanie Shankle
Lighten Up #111: Melanie Shankle
Today we're wrapping up our Friendship Over 40 series with New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle! Ahh, you g... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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31mins
Ranked #2
Lighten Up #100: ONE HUNDRED. We did it. I need a nap.
Lighten Up #100: ONE HUNDRED. We did it. I need a nap.
I'm celebrating my 100th episode! ONE HUNDRED. This reminds me of the 100th day of school shenanigans when our kids have... Read more
27 Nov 2018
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40mins
Ranked #3
Lighten Up #72: Anna Quinlan
Lighten Up #72: Anna Quinlan
If you like laughing hysterically, you guys are in for a treat today. My friend Anna Quinlan, a freelance writer and cop... Read more
1 May 2018
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31mins
Ranked #4
Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg
It's time for our monthly crossover with Sarah Bragg, where we take a topic and talk about how to lighten up about it ov... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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34mins
Ranked #5
Lighten Up #81: Dog Days of Summer with Jamie Ivey
Lighten Up #81: Dog Days of Summer with Jamie Ivey
Today I'm kicking off a fun series called the Dog Days of Summer, and my first guest is the author of If You Only Knew a... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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22mins
Ranked #6
Lighten Up #71: Personal Growth Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #71: Personal Growth Crossover with Sarah Bragg
It's the monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah, and this month, we're chatting about personal gr... Read more
24 Apr 2018
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35mins
Ranked #7
Lighten Up #116: Kelly Minter
Lighten Up #116: Kelly Minter
Today I'm talking with Kelly Minter, Bible teacher and author of the beautiful new cookbook, A Place at the Table. Year... Read more
18 Feb 2020
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28mins
Ranked #8
Lighten Up #80: Contentment Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #80: Contentment Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Today's our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. I look forward to these episodes so much and ... Read more
26 Jun 2018
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27mins
Ranked #9
Lighten Up #96: Infreakinfertility with Alex Dale
Lighten Up #96: Infreakinfertility with Alex Dale
Hey and welcome to episode 96 of Lighten Up with Melanie Dale. AND Alex Dale. Because today my husband is joining me to ... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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31mins
Ranked #10
Lighten Up #63: Body Image Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #63: Body Image Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Today I'm back with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah for our monthly crossover episode, where we take a topic and chat abo... Read more
27 Feb 2018
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32mins
Ranked #11
Lighten Up #88: Angry Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #88: Angry Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Today is our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. You guys know the drill. Two podcasters, one... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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30mins
Ranked #12
Lighten Up #87: Liz Ditty
Lighten Up #87: Liz Ditty
Today I'm talking with Liz Ditty, a spiritual director and teacher at Westgate Church in Silicon Valley and the author o... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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41mins
Ranked #13
Lighten Up #70: Beth Bruno
Lighten Up #70: Beth Bruno
Today I'm talking with Beth Bruno, the founder and director of a nonprofit aimed at preventing domestic minor sex traffi... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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33mins
Ranked #14
Lighten Up #91: Kimberly Stuart
Lighten Up #91: Kimberly Stuart
Today I'm talking with Kimberly Stuart, writer of romance and author of the new book, Heart Land. Kimberly is incredibly... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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33mins
Ranked #15
Lighten Up #66: Shaunti Feldhahn
Lighten Up #66: Shaunti Feldhahn
Alex and I got married almost 18 years ago and one of the first books I was given was a cute, little stripey book that c... Read more
20 Mar 2018
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32mins
Ranked #16
Lighten Up #99: Alia Joy
Lighten Up #99: Alia Joy
Today I'm talking with Alia Joy, author of Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack. We start out trading colon... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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34mins
Ranked #17
Lighten Up #92: Fashion Crossover with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #92: Fashion Crossover with Sarah Bragg
It's time yet again for our monthly crossover episode with my good friend Sarah Bragg of Surviving Sarah. This month we'... Read more
25 Sep 2018
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30mins
Ranked #18
Lighten Up #84: Dog Days of Summer with Sarah Bragg
Lighten Up #84: Dog Days of Summer with Sarah Bragg
This week I've combined our Dog Days of Summer series with our monthly crossover episode with Sarah Bragg of Surviving S... Read more
31 Jul 2018
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34mins
Ranked #19
Lighten Up #79: Kelly Balarie
Lighten Up #79: Kelly Balarie
Today I'm talking with Kelly Balarie. Kelly is a delight and I can't wait for you guys to meet her. We talk about grocer... Read more
19 Jun 2018
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32mins
Ranked #20
Lighten Up #110: Callie Feyen
Lighten Up #110: Callie Feyen
Today for our friendship over 40 series I'm talking with my friend Callie Feyen, author of The Teacher Diaries: Romeo &a... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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40mins