We're breaking for summer and ending season 2. Thank you to everyone listening and we'll see you in August! If you'd like to be a guest for season 3, please reach out to us via social media or on our website: StoryShout.coTo learn more about St

Anne Sucks at Hiding Her Thoughts

May 11th, 2022 23m 6s

Anne Ahola Ward joins Kelsey Jones for a great discussion about when it's good to hide your thoughts and when it's beneficial, especially for family and friends. We also talk about when it IS beneficial to share your thoughts and opinions with

Kelsey Sucks at Finishing Projects

Apr 27th, 2022 25m 31s

It's Kelsey Jones' turn in the hot seat as Casey Markee fills in as host for this week's StoryShout episode. Kelsey discusses the struggle to finish projects, especially creative ones (which dovetails nicely with last week's episode with Jon He

Jon Sucks at Keeping The Main Thing, The Main Thing

Apr 13th, 2022 23m 19s

Jon Henshaw joins Kelsey Jones this week as we discuss the struggle that comes with being creative: constantly starting new projects and taking side quests to constantly "improve" things, only to our detriment. We talk about when "done is bette

Abbey Sucks at Laundry

Mar 30th, 2022 31m 9s

Kelsey is joined by her cousin Abbey Elliott as we discuss a big thing most everyone sucks at: LAUNDRY. Yes, the dreaded laundry. We discuss the magic of black leggings, laundry with kids or spouses, and the smell that comes from wet laundry th

Marsha Sucks at Going to Bed on Time

Mar 16th, 2022 38m 42s

Marsha Shandur has a flip phone and all kinds of social media blockers...yet she still manages to not go to bed at a decent hour. Kelsey and Marsha discuss time for yourself after kids are down, the allure of old Sex and the City and Seinfeld e

Kimberly Sucks at Navigating Maps

Mar 2nd, 2022 26m 51s

Entrepreneur and road trip expert Kimberly Crossland sucks at navigating maps. Kelsey and Kimberly discuss why maps are so hard to navigate (and it gets worse with our anxiety about being wrong) and how we can manage to get lost in a simple RV

Joe Sucks at Saying No

Feb 16th, 2022 35m 1s

Kelsey is joined by Joe Hall as we discuss saying no, workaholism in tech, and how the pandemic with COVID-19 has affected our ability to say no.To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at St

Kelcey Sucks at Self Care

Feb 2nd, 2022 34m 1s

Kelsey is joined by another Kelcey as we discuss sucking at self care this week. Kelcey and Kelsey discuss parenthood and the struggle that comes with making time for yourself, as well as little things that don't cost anything but can also be c

Heather Sucks at Parenting Teenagers

Jan 19th, 2022 26m 5s

Heather Vickery, an author and success and leadership coach (and fellow podcaster!) joins Kelsey on StoryShout this week to discuss parenting teenagers. Heather and Kelsey discuss their experiences with parenting, especially how learning as you

Mary Fox Bouygues Sucks at Being Tidy

Jan 5th, 2022 23m 39s

This week, we're back with a new season and an old friend. :) Kelsey's friend from college, Mary Fox Bouygues of Marlow, joins StoryShout to discuss all things being tidy and keeping the house organized. Kelsey and Mary discuss why they aren't

Bonus

That's a Wrap on Season 1 of StoryShout!

Nov 24th, 2021 8s

It's almost Thanksgiving, so this is the end of season one! We hope you enjoyed it. We'll be on a break between seasons and pick back up with season two in the new year.To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest

Mary Sucks at Being in the Moment

Nov 17th, 2021 33m 59s

This week, our guest Mary Davies has a tendency to not live in the moment, which can affect wellbeing and appreciating life as it currently is. Kelsey and Mary discuss how important the present is, how we have taken the present for granted, an

Lisa Sucked at Avoiding Burnout

Nov 10th, 2021 27m 4s

Author and business owner Lisa Buyer joins us this week to discuss her experience with totally burning out from always being in survival mode, which lead to a career shift. Lisa's story is something many of us know well: we work 10+ hours a day

Catherine Sucks at Arts & Crafts

Nov 3rd, 2021 30m 21s

Catherine Quiambao joins us this week to discuss the wild world of arts & crafts. We talk about questionable art projects we do with our kids, how my mom suffered through Girl Scout patches, and thoughts on what arts & crafts projects may be a

Robyn Sucks at Not Catastrophizing

Oct 27th, 2021 29m 19s

This week's guest is Robyn Johnson, who tends to go into the worst possible scenario when something doesn't go how she expected. We dive into how that affects her as a business owner and mother, and how our childhoods may have shaped how we try

We All Suck at Failure: Getting Meta With Geoffrey Colon

Oct 20th, 2021 38m 6s

This week gets meta as Geoffrey Colon of Microsoft and Kelsey Jones discuss failure as a whole in our society. Why is failure frowned upon when it has lead to the world's greatest innovations? We also discussed why the nerds you laughed at in s

Casie Sucks at Thinking it Through

Oct 13th, 2021 33m 15s

This week, Casie Gillette joins Kelsey Jones to discuss the impulsiveness of home DIY and how not everything has to be a huge endeavor. While Casie wants to jump headfirst into a project, sometimes there's an easier way. It doesn't have to be

Dr. Pete Doesn't Have a Sense of Direction

Oct 6th, 2021 28m 47s

Dr. Pete Meyers (of Moz fame) is terrible at knowing where he is. In this episode of StoryShout, Pete and Kelsey discuss their failures in giving directions, navigating traffic circles (aka roundabouts), and how their brain goes fuzzy when peop

Sarah Knight Sucks at Not Doing Anything

Sep 29th, 2021 26m 51s

International best-selling author Sarah Knight isn't bad at much, which makes sense since she writes anti self-help books about caring less about what people think and managing anxiety. In this episode of StoryShout, Sarah and Kelsey Jones sit

Amalia Sucks at Getting Stuff Done (aka Procrastinating)

Sep 22nd, 2021 35m 3s

Amalia Fowler is a major procrastinator, but it always seems to work out. Join Kelsey Jones on StoryShout as we discuss waiting until the last minute, how that affects us, and the psychological reasons behind it.To learn more about StoryShout p

Natalie Sucks at Letting Go of Control

Sep 15th, 2021 27m 8s

Author and coach Natalie Sisson knows all about delegating to a team. But, she's not always the best at it. Join Kelsey Jones as we ask Natalie about how she delegates, where she can improve, and why letting go of control is so important.To lea

Akvile Sucks at On-The-Spot Rebuttals

Sep 8th, 2021 27m 32s

Akvile DeFazio joins Kelsey Jones this week to talk about on-the-spot rebuttals. Why do you always come up with the perfect thing to say hours after someone is rude? Akvile and Kelsey share their experiences where they wish they had handled reb

Casey Sucks at Work/Life Balance

Sep 1st, 2021 36m 18s

Join StoryShout host Kelsey Jones as she talks with Casey Markee about his struggle for work/life balance. We cover how balance looks for business owners and freelancers and how our industry (technology) affects our likelihood of burning oursel

Sarah Sucks at Sleeping

Aug 25th, 2021 33m 55s

Sarah Mattie joins StoryShout host Kelsey Jones to discuss why she sucks at sleeping. We talk about her "normal" 4 hours per night, the hell of insomnia, and weird things that have happened during sleep (or lack thereof). To learn more about St