In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Jen Louden about her new book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next. Learn about her circuitous journey to writing this book, the two kinds of why bother, and her six stages to bothering. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #487: The Desire for What's Next. Upcoming Events TDJ Provence: June 5-11, 2021 A private villa nestled in the South of France between Nice and Marseille TDJ Paris: June 11-14, 2021 Experience the City of Light with creative workshops and jaunts to my go-to sweet spots Guest JENNIFER LOUDEN is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written six additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. Plus, she’s been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and has appeared on hundreds of TVprograms, radio shows, and podcasts—even on Oprah. Jennifer has been teaching women’s retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant online communities and innovative learning experiences since 1999. She writes weekly to her email list of 20,000 and hosts an online paid community of over 600 members. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. www.jenniferlouden.com Mentioned in the Podcast Find our Guest Twitter @jenlouden Instagram @jenlouden FB: facebook.com/jenlouden.writer TDJ interview #74 with Jen from 2007 Let's Connect Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast. Sign up for Love Notes (exclusive content, personal updates, giveaways) and access multimedia resources, Tranquil Treasures. Browse my 6 Books. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series). Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT. Tech To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android