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Mar 28Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

One of the reasons I started a Substack in the first place was as a form of journaling-therapy for myself to reflect at lessons learned WITH HUMOR. I feel people underestimate the power of laughter and how the perception taking ourselves less seriously can shape a remarkable life.

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Agree. People forget or don’t know about the scientific studies done of healing via laughter.

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Mar 16Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

Thank you for this great interview Carissa and Meg. I love that you were able to make all the people at your friends funeral laugh and know she would have loved that, it is a beautiful tribute.

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Mar 16Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

Thank you, Donna. 💜

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Mar 14Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

She is fuuuunnnyyy!! Thanks for this great interview. She sounds like she'd be a very fun friend. Maybe you should interview her husband next?! He sounds great too. lol. What she says about her husband is very sweet. (and smart to lock him down PDQ! )

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Thanks for reading, Kim! I brought the life to many parties in my day. My hubby is a gem, for truth. 💜

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Funny hubbys. Great idea. Mine is a hoot too.

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Mar 28Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

What if the hubbies interviewed each other?!

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I’m running it by Meg. Great suggestion. 🥰

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Mar 14Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

But you must frame it as "The Real Husbands of Funny AF Women." Cuz, we're the stars, OBVI.

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What do you think of Cristy’s idea. How our hubbys manage being married to goofballs.

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Mar 28Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

I don't trust them not to go off topic if we allow them to socialize. 😂 But you could interview my hubby, and I yours. That could be interesting. Or we could all meet for virtual brunch and discuss how awesome WE (the funny women) are to live with. 💜

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Haha. Sounds fab. 🥰

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I’m inspired.

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Mar 14Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

The best kind of rapport "we’re not trying to top each other as much as meet at the precipice of hilarity where neither of us can breathe..."

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It is a lot of fun to laugh that hard with someone. God help me if I start having bladder control problems as I get older. 😂

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As the mother of 2... at age 54... start your Kegals now!

You don't want to be a Lizzer... 😂 it makes so much laundry.

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How are we able to be interviewed? Asking for a demigoddess friend.

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Are you a self proclaimed funny gal? Email me. 🥰

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Mar 14Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

These interview are great! Thanks, Carrisa for exposing us to these FAF peeps. 💚

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So glad you enjoy them. 🥰

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Mar 13Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

Really love the descriptor “spiky-sweet.” Thanks for this interview!

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Mar 13Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

Thanks, Sam! I'll move "spiky-sweet" the top of the list. 🦔🍭

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Mar 13Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

It could be the title of a book!

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You’re funny and adorbs! 🥰

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Mar 13Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

I'm feeling very legitimised with having what a friend with a more consistently PG rated vocabulary described as my 'colorful' descriptions...."I love swearing. The word fuck does wonderful things for me chemically so I deploy it often. I also like the word dick for its myriad applications".

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Swearing really does help sometimes. I'm slowly getting my kids on board with that notion. They still need to keep it together at school, avoid swear words that injure or objectify others, and learn how to read the room. But I'm becoming less and less shy about "coloring" my sentences around them. Now if I could only stop using cutesy terminology when referring to their bodily functions and parts... One step at a time. 😊

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We are doing this, too. I'm okay with swearing, but their dad isn't, which has inadvertently, helped them figure out the whole "time and place" thing. (Though I do have a hard time not Bursting into laughter when my youngest drops an F bomb)

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Mar 15Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

😊 Oddly, my kids don't swear very much and neither does my husband. He's an elementary school teacher so I think over the last 16 years he's learned to speak at length to children without cursing. That makes me the resident salty talker. And it's worse when I get around adults. I completely lose my filter. It's fun.

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Great Interview! Loved learning about this side of Meg.

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Thanks, Mary Lou!

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Quadruple threat. Thx for reading and commenting. 🥰

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Mar 13Liked by Good Humor by CK Steefel

Yay!

1. I think I'd need to get through the "gridlock" before I could render a book from the experience. I imagine that's why I feel so comfortable writing books about teen angst. Been there, done that, right?? But it certainly wouldn't hurt to take notes while I'm stuck in traffic. They may prove useful later. 🙂

2. I've already recorded and edited my second episode! It will air on March 24th. And I'll be sending out hopeful invites for guests 3, 4, and 5 soon. 🎙️

3. I'm not currently working on a new YA novel, mostly because I'm still trying to do something useful with the FOUR I've written already. 😂 https://stockfiction.substack.com/p/five-for-five

When I do get around to writing another one, it will definitely involve some kind of werewolf-vampire-influencer-android-nymphomaniac-chess prodigy. Because that's the kind of juicy, relatable storytelling that makes writers famous! https://stockfiction.substack.com/p/to-days-two-win-the-stoopid

Thanks again for the opportunity to get silly on your Stack, CK. 💜

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You had me at vampire influencer.

Looking forward to next podcast!

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