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Aug. 29, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 88

Ep 88 is sounding GREAT - an app to help groups meet for meals (would you?), the shot that could help stave off dementia, the reasons for our triggers (does feedback feel like criticism?), JOY as a strategy...and is it rude to ask when someone’s gonna retire? LOTS of great convo - and you - all FRE…

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Aug. 22, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 87

Feeling HOPEFUL about a LOT in Ep 87! Erin's glued to the DNC and Lisa’s addressing envelopes like crazy - and NOT just to relatives she’s found thru DNA. Why it's super important to check the fine print - even for something like Disney+. What Matthew Perry's death reveals about those closest to hi…

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Aug. 15, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 86

In Ep 86, KARENS want their names back! Hey - are you Gen Jones? Question: WHY won’t some people use earbuds in public places??? Crave peace, go BLUE: how H20 in any form has mentally healing properties. Do we? That’s up to you - listen free thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com. Thanks for th…

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Aug. 1, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 84

Ep 84: Taking a chance when you make a connection - Erin met her pen pal and it couldn't have gone better! Memories of Jasper, Céline's triumphant return and #weird things people do during an open house. PLUS details on next week's Facebook Live - don’t miss it. Join us FREE thanks to enVypillow.co…

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July 25, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 83

In Ep 83 we laugh a LOT plus rephrasing to change your heart, a cool cooking hack (us?!?), actual “shrinkflation” proof, a DIFFERENT covid wave & (ugh) self-sabotage. PLUS a reminder of our FB live event on 08/08 at 8 ET! Listen free thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com. #BFFS #seniors #covid…

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July 18, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 82

This week, Ep 82 has a WHOLE lotta shaking going on: from actual earthquakes near Erin’s island to news that floored us. Good vibrations: actual medical use for personal massagers? (Yes we go…there.) Running away from home (again) & more. Listen FREE thanks to our friends at enVypillow.com and Sier…

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July 11, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 81

Hot enough for you? In episode 81, we explore why it really IS the humidity and not the heat. Details on our second Facebook live - when to tune in and how you can win a special G and F prize! Erin has a round-up of dum-dums of the week! Lisa shares a personal story of how she thought her greatest …

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July 4, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 80

In this 80th Episode of G&F we’re wrapped in a Canadian flag and slathered in maple syrup (& sunscreen). TikTok claims beer can help your tan: Truth, or Bull Schlitz? Erin finds an expiry date she’ll obey. I AM: Celine Dion - will you watch it? One of us did; listen in. Why it’s a good time to buy …

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June 27, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 79

It's Ep 79 and we ask where do you get ideas on what to watch? (There's no more TV Guide but we have a couple of recommendations!) Guess what? There's a scientific reason why Ryan Seacrest gets every major TV gig in the US. The Magic Eraser has a dark side, and myths that just won't go away, even t…

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June 20, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 78

In Ep 78, Queenagers Erin Davis and Lisa Brandt go from serenity to chaos as we explore the Silent Book Club AND why noisy restaurants won't ever change. Also, how the Loblaws boycott helped us all - and just WHEN do we become elderly? (We will kick that idea around with our slippers!) G&F is alway…

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June 13, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 77

In Episode 77, Erin's tip from G&F listeners about planting something in her yard - and it's not flowers or vegetables! The top complaints Boomers have about life today - you can agree, disagree or add to the list. The unbelievable TRUE story of a neighbour from hell and how Lisa's friends dealt wi…

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June 6, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 76

What we all agree were the happiest times in our lives, plus how you can get thru loneliness. Hey - what did you call ‘em: thongs, or flip-flops? We pull out our own deep thong thoughts, and check out signs on lawns protecting the fawns. Sweet! Listen FREE thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com…

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May 30, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 75

This week: The Great Exhaustion: are you feeling it? How multitasking is your brain’s mental white board that keeps getting erased! The best and worst advice for kids, from your elders, and now AS an elder. PLUS naming TO’s new WNBA team: could going real have appeal? Free, thanks to our friends at…

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May 23, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 74

This week Lisa and Erin explore a headlining health story - and why you have to look more closely into the olive oil studies. Some insight into your therapy advice from Ep 73, the main causes of dementia, and emotional fallout among generations to follow, when you pull up stakes. An eye-opener for …

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May 16, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 73

This week, posts from our mutual therapist on social media have and Erin breaking up with him. Lisa’s husband says he’d let it go. What would YOU do? Lisa's D-I-Y that turned into WTF? Virtual staging in real estate, Kathy Griffin in concert (Lisa was there), and an unforgettable carpe diem moment!…

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May 9, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 72

Do you ever feel invisible? A friend of the podcast does, and we'll talk about her admission and how it resonated, PLUS some ways to overcome invisibility. Including Dopamine dressing! We'll explain how it works. Also on episode 72, Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld's movie about Pop-Tarts - what's real an…

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May 2, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 71

Episode 71 of Gracefully & Frankly has lots of laughs & some things you need to know – like another reason we're paying too much at grocery stores. How some European cities are fighting back against record crowds this year. We dig into the big business of romance scams and why the front-line scamme…

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April 25, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 70

Volume Up! Episode 70 runs the board - waiting room confessionals, a dining table with a dark past, Lisa’s alarming (literally) and cringe-worthy misplay, and the headaches and highlights of selling your stuff online! SO much to share and we’re glad you’re here. FREE thanks to @sierrasil and @envyp…

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April 18, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 69

Episode 69 and we're feeling fine, although there are major moves ahead in Erin's life. She'll explain what's about to change for her family. Also, you don’t know REALLY know someone until you WHAT with them? We count the ways! And staying young while growing old together - can we do it? We are fre…

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April 11, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 68

While Erin’s away, some fun looks (and laughs) back at the moments we've loved most in 2024 on G&F. Hope you like 'em too - listen free thanks to @envypillow and @sierrasil and thanks for being here for the ride!!!

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April 4, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 67

The new Divorce Registry trend (whaaaat?), choosing to stay solo, bursting the red wine “healthy” bubble, the awful celeb Erin dreamed about having a fling with (and how Lisa figures in it all), plus kids out of school and the mass mobs expected at Niagara Falls Monday. Join us and have some good l…

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March 28, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 66

Our Sweet 66th: the #1 pick in your guilt-free Easter basket, and a looming maple syrup crisis? The Clean 15 when it comes to pesticides, fruits & veggies, and on the other side: the Dirty Dozen on the same list, the proposed grocery boycott in April, plus what YOU'VE boycotted and why. Have your s…

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March 21, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 65

What do whales, alpacas, raccoons and cats have in common? They all star in Episode 65. Plus learning the hard way what NEVER to ask a woman (besides if she’s pregnant), two MONEY dreams we’ll want your feedback on, and the funniest airbnb Erin’s ever stayed in. Find out why, for free thanks to enV…

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March 14, 2024

Gracefully and Frankly Episode 64

The Gen Gap when it comes to emojis. Speaking of…how many thumbs ups does Lisa give to Emma Stone’s “Poor Things?” Listen in; no pearls will be clutched. We’ll explore why you might want to Hurkle Durkle this weekend (we’re all adults LOL), + why women of a certain age are tired of being ignored by…

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