The Practical Hug Network
Where self-help meets community
Through three podcasts, hosts Lacey Tomlinson and Sara Kelly offer emotional support (the hug) and practical tools (the systems) to make life easier. We meet people in the messy middle and move forward together—no perfection required.
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Pressing Pause
Sep 18, 2026Sometimes the most important thing you can model is stopping before you break. Lacey and Sara sit down for a raw conversation about what happens when two people who talk about rest for a l...
Pressing Pause
Sep 18, 2026Sometimes the most important thing you can model is stopping before you break.
Lacey and Sara sit down for a raw conversation about what happens when two people who talk about rest ...
Pressing Pause
Sep 18, 2026Sometimes the most important thing you can model is stopping before you break.
Lacey and Sara sit down for a raw conversation about what happens when two people who talk about rest ...
A Turkey Crossing Guard
Aug 28, 2026Sometimes joy shows up as a line of turkeys and a very serious crossing guard.Sara spotted a mama turkey doing what can only be described as actual traffic safety work, standing perpendicu...
The Shame of Talking About It with Michelle Valiukenas
Aug 21, 2026Michelle Valiukenas never planned to be quiet about losing her daughter Colette. After a high-risk pregnancy, an unexpected hospitalization, and nine days in the NICU, Michelle didn't just...
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