Listeners share their unique experiences and thoughts on "The Five Love Languages" with Kristen and Jolenta.We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also be sure to check out our website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've been told that the language of love is universal...but what if it's not? What if there are multiple love languages, and what if our partners speak different love languages than we do? Jolenta and Kristen explore these questions as they dive into the best-selling relationship guide, "The Five Love Languages," by Gary Chapman. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also be sure to check out our website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen debrief on their most popular book to date, What To Say When You Talk To Yourself, by Shad Helmstetter. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also be sure to check out our website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all talk to ourselves, right? But when we do, are we being as kind as we should? Jolenta and Kristen examine their own self talk - and try to improve it, of course - with the help of the classic bestseller What To Say When You Talk To Yourself, by Shad Helmstetter. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also be sure to check out our website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen discuss listener feedback after living by The Miracle Morning, and special guest Gretchen Rubin (author & host of the Happier podcast) stops by the studio to talk about how a "one size fits all" approach to sleep habits may not work for everyone.For more on Gretchen Rubin, visit her website:https://gretchenrubin.com/Enjoy our new website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/And reminder: We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen tackle one of their most frequently requested books: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod. Will their mornings become miraculous? Will their lives be transformed? Will one of them get snippy at her husband (spoiler alert: yes)?We love hearing from you! Call us at 505-510-BOOK, [email protected], @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nope, friends, your ears are not deceiving you. This is NOT an episode of By The Book. It's an episode of a new podcast, also cohosted by Kristen, called When Meghan Met Harry: A Royal Weddingcast. Cohosted by James Barr (Kristen's fabulous buddy in the UK), it's all about the most important wedding in all our lives: the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry. In each episode of the show, Kristen and James obsess over all things royal wedding - and create a safe space for you to obsess as well. We hope you love it as much as we love Meghan and Harry! If you do, please subscribe in Apple podcasts or wherever you get your favorite shows. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/when-meghan-met-harry/id1327426491?mt=2Follow When Meghan Met Harry's twitter feed @RoyalWeddingPodFollow Kristen Meinzer and James Barr's twitter feeds: @KristenMeinzer and @ImJamesBarr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen take a closer look at forgiveness, kind acts, and whether good things really do happen to good people. Plus, Kristen shares details about her new podcast, When Meghan Met Harry. And as always, Jolenta and Kristen announce next week's book!If you'd like to subscribe to Kristen's new podcast, you can do so here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/when-meghan-met-harry/id1327426491?mt=2Enjoy our new website, created by the great Cameron, here:https://www.bythebook.panoply.fm/And reminder: We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been said that bad things happen to good people. But could it be that the opposite is true? Jolenta and Kristen attempt to find out, by following the rules of "Why Good Things Happen to Good People," by Stephen G. Post and Jill Neimark. Join them as they undertake ten assigned tasks of goodness - including helping future generations and performing acts of bravery - all in the hopes of finding a greater sense of happiness and well-being. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen hear from listeners around the world about Hygge. The ladies also discuss their favorite Christmas movies, loneliness, and privilege. And as always, they announce next week's book!We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the ladies live by The Little Book of Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) to learn all about the Danish art of being cozy.  Can you capture the essence of being warm in bed while it's snowing outside and feel that way all the time?  Jolenta and Kristen are hoping to do just that.  So light copious amounts of candles, put on a chunky sweater, and cuddle up in a hand-knit blanket because things are about to get ultra-hygge.To get tickets to The New York Times Podcast Club IRL, go to http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2017/dec/18/podcast-mixtape/We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first epilogue of season two, Jolenta and Kristen talk about the new theme song and answer listener mail about Bored and Brilliant. After that, they make a few announcements, including the title of next week's book!We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also, you can get tickets to our appearance at the New York Times Podcast Club IRL here: http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2017/dec/18/podcast-mixtape/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to season two of By the Book! Jolenta and Kristen are kicking things off with the new book Bored and Brilliant, by Manoush Zomorodi. Join the ladies as they delete their favorite apps, commute without their phones, and even watch a pot of water boil - all in the hopes of discovering whether disconnecting from their phones can spark brilliant ideas. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also, you can get tickets to our appearance at the New York Times Podcast Club IRL here: http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2017/dec/18/podcast-mixtape/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re thrilled to present Panoply’s Fall 2017 lineup of shows. They include the satirical self-improvement show “Dexter Guff is Smarter Than You (And You Can Be Too),” the creepy paranormal series “Haunted,” “Family Ghosts,” in which people play detectives in their own family mysteries, “You Must Remember Manson,” which dives into the links between Charles Manson and Hollywood, the immersive fiction podcast “Tumanbay,” and “Battle Scars,” which features frank and sometimes funny conversations with the men and women fighting today’s wars.In addition to new shows, season 2 of “By The Book” launches with Jolenta and Kristen trying to go on a digital diet, “Why Oh Why” talks with the founder of a dating app for men with beards, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” offers holiday happiness hacks, “Happier in Hollywood” considers whether holiday gifts are necessary in the workplace, and “Side Hustle School” revisits some of its best hustlers.Learn more about all our shows at https://www.panoply.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shortly after launching their first season of By The Book, the Philadelphia Podcast Festival invited Jolenta and Kristen to the Tracadero Balcony Bar to put on a live show. They accepted and had a blast! For those who couldn't make it (and those who did), we present highlights from that live show. And reminder: Season 2 of By The Book launches on November 30!We love hearing from you. Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen dive into the mailbag, addressing everything from how they met to their tips for surviving high school. We love hearing from you. Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen are joined in studio by two very special guests: Brad and Dean! The husbands spill the beans on everything from how they met the loves of their lives to which self-help books they hated most during season one. Plus they share the inside scoop on how Jolenta and Brad helped Kristen meet Dean. We love hearing from you. Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By popular demand, Jolenta and Kristen look back at their first season of living By The Book - from the high points and habits that stuck to the harmful advice and bizarre pseudoscience.We love to hear from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By popular demand, Jolenta and Kristen live by their first ebook. And what better ebook to live by than an ebook about how to write ebooks? Their selection: How to Write An Ebook in Less Than 7-14 Days That Will Make You Money Forever, by Darren Ackers. You can read the ebooks they wrote here:Modern Harpies: Why loving The Real Housewives means you’re cultured AF, by Jolenta Greenberghttps://www.amazon.com/Modern-Harpies-loving-Housewives-cultured-ebook/dp/B075FK5YMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505336805&sr=8-1&keywords=modern+harpiesReturn to Intercourse: An Amish Romance, by Kristen Meinzerhttps://www.amazon.com/Return-Intercourse-Romance-Kristen-Meinzer-ebook/dp/B075FT5B56/ref=pd_sbs_351_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1AH95DJYVJDYRJV5HKXWShare your story of living by this book at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also, we'd love to see you at our next live show in New York! Join us September 16th at 5:30pm at the People's Improv Theatre, 123 East 24th Street in New York, NY. For tickets and more info, visit: http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-09-16-she-makes-me-laugh-femme-fest-530UG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen attempt to curb their barnyard language by reading Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance and Flair by Luann de Lesseps (who you might know from The Real Housewives of New York). Share your story of living by this book at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also, we'd love to see you at our next live show in New York! Join us September 16th at 5:30pm at the People's Improv Theatre, 123 East 24th Street in New York, NY. For tickets and more info, visit: http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-09-16-she-makes-me-laugh-femme-fest-530UG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are men and women inherently different? Jolenta and Kristen attempt to find out by living according to the bestselling relationship guide, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, by John Gray, PhD. Share your story of living by this book at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687Also, we'd love to see you at our next live show in New York! Join us September 16th at 5:30pm at the People's Improv Theatre, 123 East 24th Street in New York, NY. For tickets and more info, visit: http://thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-09-16-she-makes-me-laugh-femme-fest-530UG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is saving more fun than spending? Jolenta and Kristen attempt to find out by following the rules of America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right On the Money, the guide to ultra-frugal living by homespun financial gurus Steve and Annette Economides. Have you lived by this book? What book should Jolenta and Kristen read next? Tell us at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you believe in past lives? If so, you're not alone. According to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a quarter of Americans believe in reincarnation. In this episode, Jolenta and Kristen attempt to find out what the 25% might know, by following Sylvia Browne's bestseller, "Past Lives, Future Healing." Have you lived by this book? What book should Jolenta and Kristen read next? Tell us at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen dive into The Memory Book, with the hopes of becoming memory geniuses in two weeks flat. Written by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas, the bestselling classic promises to help readers do everything from memorize lists to speak foreign languages. But does it actually work?Have you lived by this book? What book should Jolenta and Kristen read next? Tell us at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687And reminder: Jolenta and Kristen are putting on a live show! Join them July 16, 2017 at the Philly Podcast festival for a live By the Book experience. They'll be at the Trocodero Theater's Balcony Bar at 3:30pm. Tix are cheap - only $11. For more info and tickets go to phillypodfest.com/schedule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen have recovered from living by French Women Don't Get Fat. Join the ladies as they read listener mail and talk about leeks some more. And of course, next week's book is announced!Also, if you or anyone you know is fighting food or body issues, there’s help. Please call the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline at 1-800-931-2237. Want to see By the Book live? Join them July 16th at the Philly Podcast Festival. For more info and tickets go to phillypodfest.com/schedule.We want to hear from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen put on their berets and live by Mireille Guiliano's French Women Don't Get Fat. The ladies experiment with leek soup, the benefits of champagne, and lots and lots of yogurt. Do French women really not get fat? We're about to find out.Have you lived by this book? What book should Jolenta and Kristen read next? Tell us at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687And a special announcement: Jolenta and Kristen are putting on a live show! Join them July 16, 2017 at the Philly Podcast festival for a live By the Book experience. They'll be at the Trocodero Theater's Balcony Bar at 3:30pm. Tix are cheap - only $11. For more info and tickets go to phillypodfest.com/schedule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen live by Marie Kondo's uber popular minimalist guide, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The book tells them to throw out belongings, fold socks into pinwheels, and say thank you garbage!  Can they do it? Will it change their lives? Did Kristen throw out her passport?Have you lived by this book? What book should Jolenta and Kristen read next? Tell us at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jolenta and Kristen have a big announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices