Life of Plenty

The pressures of life hit us from all angles the moment our feet hit the floor in the mornings. We are always looking to give "plenty" of ourselves to those around us. This elevates not only us, but them as well every day. Join Plenty Bookshop's Ashley Michael and Lisa Uhrik for the Life of Plenty podcast as they discuss the "plenty" that we get from books

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23 Episodes

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Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: How books Can Help the Cause You Care About Most

This week on Life of Plenty - Do you want to do something easy and powerful to help children who have been traumatized, adults in depression or recovery, or teens engaged in horse work for healing? There's a book that helps. Lisa and Ashley explore the way books can help…

21 Apr 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Upcoming Authors & Promotions

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa and Ashley sit down as we begin Independent Bookstore Month. Ashley gives some of her gratifying experiences after almost a year at Plenty's current location, one of the shop's best sellers from last year that Lisa was able to elevate by gifting…

6 Apr 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: The Amazon Reality & Potential For Bookshops

This week on Life of Plenty - Lisa goes solo to talk about the community benefits of a bookshop during Independent Bookstore Month and clarifies how Amazon works - and doesn't work - for small town bookshops. New Life of Plenty episodes come out every other Saturday on News Talk…

31 Mar 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Book Club Picks & Author Events

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley talk about all of the book clubs one can join at Plenty Downtown Book Shop. The wide range begins with the "Bring A Book" Book Club where members can bring any book of their choosing, books that are on the horizon…

23 Mar 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: What Is A "Book Pharmacist"?

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley visit with Tracey Hackett, a woman of many roles from a community member to on the staff of Plenty Bookshop. She discusses what was the book that she loved that got her into reading, where she has found hope and healing…

17 Mar 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Inside The Mind of Tweens Who Read

This week on Life of Plenty Lisa and Ashley sit down with a relative close to Ashley, her daughter and a vivacious reader Wren Michael. She talks about some of the early books that she remembers reading as a kid, what are some of the books that she is reading…

9 Mar 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Exploring "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Jeff Rosen

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa and Ashley are excited about the author event with Jeff Rosen March 8 and explore his newly released book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Founding Fathers and Defined America. They also talk about other books that can…

2 Mar 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Meet Book Lover Sara Kruszka

This week on Life of Plenty – Ashley Michael talks with local reader and book club member Sara Kruszka. Sara talks about what her first favorite book was and the first book she remembers, the different book clubs she is apart of, and what she has read lately that would…

17 Feb 25 min

Life of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: How To Know People: The Art of Seen & Being Seen

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael join one another today and break down David Brooks' "How To Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen". They touch on learning on how to connect with others deeper even if you…

10 Feb 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Kathryn Wisinger, Plenty Bookshop Board Member

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk with Kathryn Wisinger, a board member for Plenty Bookshop in Cookeville & the director of Putnam County's Library system. Kathryn highlights what the library has coming up in 2024, some books that she would choose to have…

10 Feb 24 min

Life of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Meet Angie Wells, Plenty Bookshop Board Member

Lisa Uhrik talks with Angie Wells, a board member for Plenty On Spring Bookshop in downtown Cookeville. Angie talks about falling in love with reading around the second or third grade, the different authors she likes to read from when she wants a "light" read, and being a collector of…

3 Feb 24 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Chris McMichael, Author of Redemptive Botany of the Bible

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with author Chris McMichael after an author event earlier this week. They touch on Chris talks about what his focus was when he did not like writing in high school, how his friend reacted to the…

13 Jan 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Emily Paton Shares Reading Love From A Blind Perspective

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik talks with Emily Paton who shares a deep love and connection with books while being blind for most of her life. Emily discusses what turned her towards audio books instead of reading in Braille. what she liked about the book Full…

30 Dec 2023 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik And Ashley Michael: Writer Laura Clemons

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik is joined by a local writer in the Upper Cumberland, Laura Clemons. Laura talks about what makes her a writer from non-fiction to writing press releases, how Barbara Kingsolver's latest book Demon Copperhead was transformative, and what is on her bookstand…

23 Dec 2023 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik And Ashley Michael: A Gifting Brainstorm

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik goes solo to talk about books she's gifting to spark a brainstorm for others. Lisa begins with discussing some of the non-fiction books she's gifting this year, some classics she is giving for people like her daughter-in-law that loves to decorate,…

16 Dec 2023 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Lisa Garcia, Cleanse Wellness Spa

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael are joined by Lisa Garcia of Cleanse Wellness Spa in Cookeville. They touch on if there are any books on the topic of what Lisa does with colon hydrotherapy, books always having a place in her life since…

9 Dec 2023 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Meaningful Gifting With Books

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael talk about how you can give someone a gift that means so much by giving a book. They talk about gifting a book to someone that holds a lot of meaning, noticing the stories people have and encouraging…

2 Dec 2023 23 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael: Gifts vs Presents

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael break down the difference of gifts versus presents. They touch on how Ashley's family began gifting books, Lisa's take on just being introduced to Frog And Toad, and Stephen Covey's book "Living Life in Crescendo" knowing that we…

18 Nov 2023 25 min

Life Of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik & Ashley Michael: Eliza Eldridge & The Reading Connection

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik and Ashley Michael sit down with Eliza Eldridge, a staff member at the Plenty Bookshop. They discuss Eliza's experience over the past year on connecting people with books, more about National Novel Writing Month and the work that she's put in…

11 Nov 2023 25 min

Life of Plenty With Lisa Uhrik: Author Marlena Uhirk and Bill Wheelock

This week on Life of Plenty – Lisa Uhrik sits down with guests Bill Wheelock and author Marlena Uhrik. Marlena talks about her new book that she calls her legacy based on a true story, some of Bill's favorite books that lean into his life as an adventurer, and how…

28 Oct 2023 17 min