Amy shares a quote from Richie Norton for her Fireside Chat about how making our own choices versus allowing others to influence us, makes for intentional living. Conversation turns to the Oregon Trail game and fun on a bun once Amy introduces her guest Mary Fredrickson, a friend and mentor who practices intentional family relationships with her husband and kids. Mary shares what this means, how it looks for them and why it’s made a difference for their family. Amy’s enthusiasm for panning for gold comes in handy as she finds nuggets of wisdom in the everyday in a way that is Eternally Amy.

After summer travel, including a trip with the fam to a dude ranch, Amy is back in the studio live! For her Fireside Chat Amy shares a couple of lines from her guest Chris Joseph’s book, “Life is a Ride: My Unconventional Journey of Cancer Recovery.” The lines are about trusting you’re a subject matter expert on you and ONLY you. Amy and Chris talk about his cancer story and subsequent book, and his new book coming in October that Amy is a part of called, “The Epiphanies Project: Twenty Personal Revelations.” They end their thoughtful conversation with a round of questions that although random, are equally thoughtful. It’s another show with heart and humor, both of which are, Eternally Amy. To learn more, find her book or connect with Amy, go to www.amylizharrison.com

For Amy’s weekly fireside chat, she shares the hot button concept that family pushes our buttons because they were the ones who put them there. Naturally this leads to tangents that include, but are not limited to; Randy’s clippings, whether screenshots are essentially modern clippings, favorite emojis for texting, how to say gif (Jiff or giff) and the language of memes. Amy welcomes longtime friend Tori Berntsen to chat about “forced family fun” – what it means to moms versus kids, how to not hit the panic button as kids hit the eject button and what it becomes for everyone down the road a bit (right on the button). The show ends with 80’s TV trivia, which at the touch of a button, she can answer in a way that is, Eternally Amy. To learn more, find her book or connect with Amy, go to www.amylizharrison.com

Amy starts off sharing the Fifth Agreement - the freedom to be who you really are, inspired by her guest Jack. He shares his story of addiction and recovery and how everyday living can trigger his fear of rejection. He, Amy and Stacy have an awesome conversation about authenticity and showing up for yourself and as yourself in good times and bad before launching into a game. Amy shows off the depth of her 80’s trivia knowledge with her correct answer, “Truffle Shuffle.” The randomness is Eternally Amy. To connect with Amy go to www.amylizharrison.com

Amy shares a quote from Winston Churchill about how the price of greatness is responsibility. She reflects on the word itself and on how great things have happened when she’s taken responsibility especially in relation to her recovery journey. Joined in studio by daughters Annalise and Ava (with son 7 year old Archer), Amy talks with them about what responsibility means to them at 8 and 15. In between tangents about Costco, Cost Plus and Cragmont, Amy ties together estimable acts, responsibility and greatness in a way that is hilarious and heartfelt and also, Eternally Amy. To learn more about Amy Harrison and her book, Eternally Expecting, go to https://www.amylizharrison.com/

With a quote from Seth Godin about the surprise and delight of connection, Amy shares how she’s often reluctant to connect out of fear. She shares what Terry, a friend from recovery, believes - that addiction is the opposite of connection before welcoming Terry and Lisa to the show. They talk about what sponsorship means universally within the recovery space, and personally for each of them. With thoughtful insights and a willingness to be vulnerable, the conversation is a powerful one about the importance of connection with others and how it may lead to surprise and delight. Amy ends the show on a lighter note with a game of “Would You Rather?” that is Eternally Amy. To learn more about Amy and her book, Eternally Expecting, go to www.amylizharrison.com

Her former life as an English teacher emerges when Amy shares a poem by Shel Silverstein for her Fireside Chat. After hearing T Pain read the poem and have a different, darker response, Amy reflects on what it means to her. She illustrates her point by having 8-year-old daughter Analise, and 7-year-old son Archer on the show to answer important questions like, “What’s your favorite color? and “Do you like being part of a big family?” They answer with the candor of children who live in the moment, don’t see a difference and whose mother is, Eternally Amy

Love is the answer. Amy begins sharing a poem about love by E E Cummings; the poet known for turning his nose to the conventions of punctuation, structure and syntax. This leads to a deeper conversation about love and loss with guest Karla McOmber. Karla shares a series of stories about losing herself before finding true love, losing that love prematurely resulting in an addiction to feeling and needing love. It’s an episode that goes to the root of the root while blooming with hope. Amy finds a way to relate and elevate that is Eternally Amy.

What would Ronald Reagan do? For her weekly Fireside Chat, Amy shares a quote from Ronald Reagan about surrounding yourself with like-minded subject matter experts, delegating to them and staying out of the way. This leads to a conversation about some of the universal truths Amy has collected, customized and put to good use. From advice and stories about adjusting to the whims of Maltese terrors, the benefits of early Sunday dinners, bang-for-your-buck volunteering and where to get great smoked turkey – Amy knows what Ronald Reagan would do, eat jellybeans lying down and delegate! Now if she could just figure out the capital of Australia…the message and delivery are, Eternally Amy.

Amy begins with a reading reflecting on our tendency to resist happiness in our need for control. She ties that to a recent trip to Alaska with three of her four eldest children that she describes as a “unicorn” of a trip mostly because of managing her expectations and going with the floe. Naturally a conversation about worst trips ensues with Amy sharing misadventures that are Eternally Amy.