Ep 31 - Make a Molehill Out of a Mountain and Other Great Advice

<p>Writer-creator, puzzle addict and enthusiastic connector Susan Terkel has a natural curiosity about people and their stories. She has a marvelous way of finding commonalities with strangers, usually within 30 seconds of meeting them. <br/><br/>Kate saw this play out recently at PodPopuli, a recording studio in Hudson, Ohio, just before Susan&apos;s recording session. Then, a couple of weeks later, Kate had her own Susan Terkel moment at another studio 19 miles away in Akron.  <br/><br/>When an engineer at Akron&apos;s Area 67 Recording Studio heard that Kate lives in Hudson, he said, &quot;I know a famous author there. Susan Terkel.&quot; Turns out he lived in Hudson for a while himself and hung out with one of Susan and her husband Larry&apos;s sons. <br/><br/>Small world, isn&apos;t it? Susan comes to this realization on a very regular basis and, yet, every single time she&apos;s surprised and delighted. It&apos;s magical, she says, and she never takes that magic for granted. <br/><br/>In this wide-ranging conversation, Susan covers a lot of topics including:<br/><br/>- Being a worrier (she&apos;s a Jewish mother, after all)<br/>- Comparing life to a puzzle<br/>- Meditating every day<br/>- Writing (plus advice for would-be writers)<br/>- Knitting, sewing and &quot;upcyling&quot;<br/>- Doing for others<br/>- Making friends with people of all ages<br/>- Laughing<br/>- Sharing her secrets to a successful marriage<br/><br/>Listen, learn and laugh.<br/><br/><br/><br/></p>