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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Matt Alvarez

How to better manage your family relationships and your time in 2024

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Nedra Glover Tawwab (left) is a therapist in Charlotte, N.C., and a New York Times bestselling author. Kelly Nolan (right) is a time management strategist and mom of two in the Twin Cities.
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Don’t bring your old problems into the new year.   

Are you tired of family drama? Feeling overwhelmed by a never-ending to do list? 

On New Year’s Day, MPR News host Angela Davis revisits some of the best advice from guests over the past year.  

Therapist and best-selling author Nedra Glover Tawwab talks about how to how to stop family drama, or at least learn to cope with it better. Learn how to identify unhealthy family patterns and set better boundaries with siblings, parents, uncles, aunts or children who cause you pain and conflict.   

And, listen back to a conversation with time management consultant Kelly Nolan, full of tips on how to prioritize, use digital calendars, block out time for things that matter and forgive ourselves when we can’t get it all done.  

Guests:  

  • Nedra Glover Tawwab is a therapist in Charlotte, N.C., and New York Times bestselling author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace.” Her second book “Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships” was published in 2023. She also posts daily advice on her Instagram account for more than 1.9 million followers.

  • Kelly Nolan is a time management strategist and mom of two in the Twin Cities. She is a former patent litigator who offers time management consultation for professional working women so they can manage it all personally and professionally with less stress. Kelly is also the host of the Bright Method podcast.

Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.   

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.