Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Treasured Traditions

22 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple more stories with you from our book about the Spirit of Chris...

Getting Creative at Christmastime

19 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Christmas, stories about ...

Holiday Hope and Gratitude

17 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our book about The Spirit of C...

The Perfect Gift

15 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our book about The Spirit of C...

When Kids Bond with Their Pets

12 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book, Chicken Soup for...

A Different Kind of Christmas

10 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

The Joy of Giving

08 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

How Pets Can Help Children Confront Their Fears

05 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our newest book, Chicken Soup ...

Holiday Miracles

03 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

Holiday Hiccups

01 Dec 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

A Couple of Great Family Bonding Ideas

28 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share two stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time ...

Can You Really Be Too Tacky at Christmastime?

26 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our new holiday book, Ch...

A Little Motherly Scheming

24 Nov 2025

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Healing After a Suicide

21 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Miraculous Pets – A Horse and a Kestrel

19 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Wow Wednesday, which means it’s time for a couple of miracle stories. Today’...

Finding the Joy of the Holiday Season

17 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

When Pets Make More Pets

14 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book, Chicken Soup for...

Listening to that Little Voice Inside You

12 Nov 2025

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The Perfect Tree

10 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

Technology Is Not Your Friend

07 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and some much needed comic relief. We have it for you in the form of our latest humor book...

Oh That Husband of Mine

05 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. I’ve got more funny stories for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter’s Always...

Still Married, Even After That!

03 Nov 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I would imagine if you’ve been watching the news you might be looking for some comic...

Trick or Treat? A Dog’s View of Halloween

31 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today is Halloween, and I’ve been saving one of my favorite stories all y...

Miraculous Comfort While Grieving

29 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Reframe, Revisit, and Regain Your Joy

27 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Ready, Set, Gobble

24 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share a couple of stories with you today from our new book about The Spirit ...

Angels Among Us

22 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

How to Push the Reset Button and Find Forgiveness and Peace with Your Ex

20 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

That Was Embarrassing

17 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and in these unsettling times that means you need a big dose of laughter. We have it for y...

I Can’t Believe I Did That

15 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. There’s a lot going on out there right now and it’s confusing and divisive and no one...

Mistaken Identity

13 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and in these unsettling times that means you need a big dose of laughter. We have it for y...

A Unique Coloring Book for Cat Lovers, with Chicken Soup for the Soul Stories and Illustrations

10 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark, and I’m excited today to introduce you to our latest coloring book for kids and adults. This one is called the My Very Good...

Was It Divine Intervention?

08 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Hurt by Mom? How to Forgive and Free Yourself

06 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Treat Yourself

03 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share another couple of stories with you today from our book about why Self-...

Miracles Happen

01 Oct 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Learn How to Just Let Them… and Let It Go

29 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Happily Ever Laughter

26 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. There’s a lot going on right now and it’s confusing and divisive and no one is sure h...

Family Pranks

24 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and in these unsettling times that means you need a big dose of laughter. We have it for y...

Domestic Disasters

22 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. There’s a lot going on right now and it’s confusing and divisive and no one is sure h...

Do What You Love

19 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share another couple of stories with you today from our new book about why S...

When a Mother's Prayers Are Miraculously Answered

17 Sep 2025

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Getting to Know Dad and Find Forgiveness

15 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Channel Your Inner Warrior

12 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. I’m continuing to share stories with you from our new book Chicken Soup for the Soul: S...

That Unbreakable Bond with Our Parents

10 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Finding Forgiveness by Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes

08 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Do What Feels Right for You

05 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I want to share another couple of stories with you today from our new book about why S...

When Dreams and Premonitions Prepare You for Disaster

03 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Put the Past in the Past… Where It Belongs

01 Sep 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Let It Go,...

Reach Out and Connect. What a Difference It Makes.

29 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about positive thinking because after all, it’s the new year a...

Face Your Fears and Have Fun

27 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. This is the time of year when we are already re-examining our New Year’s resolutions an...

Let Yourself Enjoy

25 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about positive thinking because after all, it’s the new year a...

Reframe It and Everything Will Be Better.

22 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s that time when all those New Year’s resolutions start looking a little less do-a...

Expect Good Things

20 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about positive thinking because after all, it’s the new year a...

Visualize What You Want. You’ll Be Surprised How Often That Works.

18 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s time for all those New Year’s resolutions and besides the obvious ones that most...

You Deserve to Be Treated Right

15 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and we have a new book I’m very passionate about. It’s all about how Self-Care Isn’t...

The Miracle of Finding Love

13 Aug 2025

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Take Those Little Breaks

11 Aug 2025

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A Cat with a Purpose

08 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

When a Dream Shows You How to Be Happy Again

06 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Wow Wednesday, when I share stories that are a bit surprising or miraculous or ...

Find Your Fitness

04 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and we have a new book I’m very passionate about. It’s all about how Self-Care Isn’t...

Miracle? Premonition? How Did This Happen?

01 Aug 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to talk about premonitions and dreams and how sometimes people have the w...

"Grumpy Stranger? Angry Colleague? Don’t Take It Personally! It’s not about you."

30 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’...

Guardian Angels

28 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to share a couple of very cool stories from our new book about miracles and messages from heaven and ANG...

Miracles and More from Chicken Soup for the Soul Writer Tess Clarkson

25 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Friend Friday, which means I’m chatting with someone interesting from the Chi...

Deathbed Miracles

23 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I always try to share awe-inspiring or surprising stories with ...

Get Outside in Nature

21 Jul 2025

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Meet Liz Palmer, Chicken Soup for the Soul Writer and Senior Pageant Titleholder

18 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Friend Friday, which means I’m chatting with someone interesting from the Chi...

When the Cat Is a Neat Freak

16 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and it’s Wow Wednesday, when I share stories that are a bit surprising or miraculous or ...

Take Back Your Power

14 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and we have a new book I’m very passionate about. It’s all about how Self-Care Isn’t...

Me Versus the Male Directors of a Private Club: I just wanted to play tennis Saturday morning

11 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’...

What an Amazing Coincidence

09 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. We are having so much fun with our latest book about miracles--because the stories are so...

Was It Luck or Was It a Miracle?

07 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I’m sharing a couple of stories about really cool coincidences from Chicken So...

What I Learned from the Cat

04 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

American Ingenuity at Its Best During this Patriotic Week

02 Jul 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday and it’s also Fourth of July week. And we just had Flag Day th...

Me Time with No Guilt

30 Jun 2025

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What a Clever Dog

27 Jun 2025

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Amazing Life-Saving Coincidences

25 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I have two really amazing stories to share with you today, ones...

Naughty Cats

23 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

My Determined, Distraught, and Demented Dad

20 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’...

Miraculous Coincidences, No Religion Required

18 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and today I’m going to share a couple of very cool stories about miraculous coincidences with you from our latest Miracles b...

Why You Should Listen to Your Dreams

16 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. You know, we put out a book about miracles and other unexplainable things every year or s...

Time-Share Cats

13 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

When Mom Is Gone but Still Being Mom

11 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. Which means that I’m sharing two really amazing stories – s...

How to Live in the Present Like a Dog

09 Jun 2025

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Dr. Cat

06 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

Miracles and Cats

04 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. We have a new book out about cats, and it’s amazing how many ...

What My Dog Taught Me about Myself

02 Jun 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share some of the truly entertaining stories from our latest book ...

When a Miracle Saves a Driver from Disaster

30 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Have you ever had a miraculous save from a potential disaster? Maybe even a fatal acciden...

Force Yourself to Try New Things

28 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. We’ve been talking all summer about how you can step outside your comfort zone and make...

It’s Amazing How Much You Can Accomplish in 60 Seconds

26 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’...

When the Cat’s a Hero

23 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

A Random Meeting, a Miraculous Family Reunion

21 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. I have two really amazing stories to share with you today, ones...

When a Dog Person Becomes a Cat Person

19 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

A Dog's Purpose

16 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m continuing to share some of the truly entertaining stories from our latest book ...

Why You Should Listen to Your Dreams

14 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and it’s Wow Wednesday. We had Wow Wednesdays on the podcast years ago and I don’t kn...

My Dog the Social Director

12 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and I’m pleased to share new stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Lea...

Forgiveness Is Incredibly Liberating

09 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’...

Reach Out and Expand Your Circle of Friends

07 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Have you ever wished you had more friends? Or you’ve moved and you don’t know anyone?...

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone Right into the Air

05 May 2025

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Do you ever feel like you’re missing out because you’re starting to resist doing new ...