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Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project is hosted by sisters Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson. Michelle hit a breaking point trying to balance full-time work, motherhood, and caring for their mom with dementia. That moment gave birth to a new life philosophy: slow down, care less, do nothing. It’s not just a mantra—it’s a middle finger to burnout. Rooted in Midwestern warmth and wit, their weekly episodes are unfiltered, full of big laughs and cozy inspo.
Episodes
- Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
55 | Mommy Influencers Are Taking Over The World
Michelle and Lauren are diving into the world of mommy influencers inspired by Jo Piazza's must-listen-to podcast, Under the Influence. The sisters also tackle…
- Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
54 | What To Do and Not Do If You Witness Racism and Harassment
Michelle and Lauren are sharing ways to approach a situation that involves harassment and racism. There are some definite do's and don'ts to help you manage a…
- Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
53 | Best Travel Tips, Cicadas, and Eagle Cams
Michelle is back from Spring break with all sorts of tales from Tennessee. In an effort to learn from Michelle's travel woes combined with some of Lauren's…
- Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
52 | Special Episode: The "History" of Spring
Michelle and Lauren dive deep into the seasonal shift of Spring and all that encompasses this lighter time of the year. From the ancient Mayans and the Easter…
- Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project
51 | Women: Both Powerful and Prey
When it comes to catching up after the weekend, Michelle and Lauren have heeps to discuss. From sending sperm to the moon and powerful women in the Bronze…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project50 | Endometriosis, Momming, & Cannabis
Go on ahead and cozy up for this one - it's p. Lauren shares product reviews while Michelle shares her experience as a mom who is enthusiastic about cannabis…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project49 | Cozy Convos Covers Harry & Meghan
If the world is talking about something, so is The Sister Project. Lauren and Michelle unpack Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah and share their thoughts…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project48 | A Cozy Conversation with Parenting Coach, Louise Clarke
Michelle and Lauren were joined by parenting coach and mindfulness teacher, Louise Clarke, to discuss parenting during a pandemic, mindful tools to help moms…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project47 | It All Started With Fun & Games
After coming in close contact with Covid, the sisters are podcasting from afar while in Q-tine. After their weekend catch-up and a couple of laughs, they…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project46 | A Cozy Conversation with Deanna Rocca
TITLE: A Cozy Conversation with Deanna Rocca SUMMARY: Lauren's best friend, Deanna, joined in all the way from Melbourne, Australia for a very cozy and very…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project45 | Scandinavian Health Hacks, Sex Motels, and Stress Cycles
The sisters are covering it all. Texas. The Sybaris. Health benefits of polar plunges and saunas. The stress cycle. The Pocket App. Toxic Individualism. AIRE…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project44 | Is Bossware The New Spyware?
Michelle and Lauren may have gone on fifty tangents in this conversation, but it's very important to know that your boss may be spying on you, and using the…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project43 | This One Is For All The Moms Out There
In this episode, the sisters are tackling the small stuff like a snowstorm and some celeb news, but what Michelle and Lauren are really here to talk about is…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project41 |This Week In Celebrity News
In this episode, Michelle and Lauren cover both the latest updates in the Armie Hammer scandal and the documentary, Framing Britney Spears. Hot Topics…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project40 | A Cozy Convo With Anthony Ciancio
Lauren's husband, Anthony Ciancio, joins her and Michelle to discuss what it's like to change careers at 40 in order to follow his dreams and passions. If…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project39 |The Midwest Knows How To Do Snowstorms
In this episode, Michelle and Lauren dive into a smorgasbord of catching up after a week of snow in Chicago. They're also answering listener's questions and…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project38 | Don't You Know That You Are Toxic?
After reading up on toxic positivity (TP), Michelle and Lauren will never ever again utter the words, "positive vibes". Ok maybe they will, but it will…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project37 | A Snowy Stroll Down Memory Lane
Inspired by the HBO documentary, Class Action Park, Michelle and Lauren dive deep into memories of the '80s and public pools. Hot Topics: The Burbs, Larry…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project36 | Our Life Hacks and Ways To Be There For Other Humans
Michelle and Lauren dive deep into ways to be there for someone whose loved one receives a serious diagnosis and share life hacks they have learned along the…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project35 | Special Inauguration Episode
The sisters are covering inauguration fashion, Officer Eugene Goodman, Poet & Activist Amanda Gorman, Madame Vice President Harris, and so much more! Hot…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project34 | Is Everything and Its Mother Going Online???
The sisters discuss the influx of psychics online, therapists on TikTok, and how Lauren took her yoga business to the internet because well, there was really…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project33 | A Cozy Chit-Chat On Cannabis & Self-Care
Cannabis self-care and near-death (not ours) experiences are hot topics in this episode. Michelle also shares an update on Operation No More Hot Mess along…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project32 | Last Week Was Definitely NOT hygge.
In this week's first episode, Michelle and Lauren don't ignore the elephant in the room. They dive right into the coup d'état, Kamala's Vogue cover, and the…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project31 | Films From Our Youth Were Terrifying. Period.
In this episode, Michelle and Lauren take a time machine back to the late 1980s to revisit movies of our past. Once arriving back in 2021, they cover some…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project30 | The Jig Is Up
Michelle shares something she’s been dealing with, a secret struggle if you will, one that finally caught up to her. In an exciting turn of events, it happens…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project29 | The New Year's Special
Michelle and Lauren send-off 2020 with a big ole kick to the curb. Hot Topics: Vaxxies, skincare, and the history of selfies. Resources: The Guardian: Selfie…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project28 | Would You Rather? Justin Theroux or Justin Trudeau
In this episode, Michelle and Lauren play catch up post-Christmas. While chatting they also dive into the mystery of DB Cooper and the not so mystery of…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project27 |Is It 2021, Yet?
Michelle and Lauren are covering all bases of not what's going right, but what's going wrong. After all, it is 2020. As sisters do, they talk it through and…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project26 |Ever Swim In A Queen's Pool?
In this episode, Michelle and Lauren play catch up after the latter escaped to Palm Beach, FL. Lauren comes back with tales of billionaires and the time she…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project25 | To Be Friends Or Not To Be Friends?
In this episode, the sisters explore friendship break-ups and when it’s safe to say, “it’s over”. Google trends for 2020 were also discussed as there were lots…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project24 | Special Holiday Episode: The History of Christmas!
Ever wonder why we erect sparkly Christmas trees, where candy canes come from, or why Krampus didn't make his way to the states like Santa Claus? Our gift to…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project23 | Remember Dream Perfume From The Gap?
In this episode, first, you'll laugh, then you might cry. That's what Michelle did. SPOILER ALERT (kind of) - We cover The Undoing and why we loved hated it…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project22 | We Are Jolly AF And Hope You Are Too
The sisters are covering a lot of ground in this episode. From a date that Lauren will never ever forget to a round of Actually Curious, and Covid-safe ways to…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project21 | It's Official. Jack Frost Is Nipping!
The sisters flip the script in this episode kicking things off with Hot Topics, then ending with a few 'This Just In's' that will probably make you cry a…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project20 | Cozy Convo With Brendan Greeley
Michelle and Lauren sit down with their very first guest, friend, fellow podcaster, and Chicago radio personality, Brenden Greeley for a good old-fashioned…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project19 | We Are Your Wintertime Ambassadors
This is a jam-packed cozy conversation. Michelle and Lauren share some shows to watch, and not watch. A holiday playlist that will lower your blood pressure…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project18 | Only Male Turkeys Gobble. That and So Much More!
SUMMARY: Michelle and Lauren take you all the way back to 1621 to our country's very first Thanksgiving. Tons of holiday fun facts, including Butterball's…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project17 | High Tea (Not really) with The Sister Project
Oh, this one is a doozy. The sisters catch up on parenting in a pandemic and a movement Lauren wants to start. Both share their most cringe-worthy grade school…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project16 | Always Start Low and Slow
Going to a cannabis dispensary for the first time can be nerve-wrecking, we're offering tips to navigate your first experience as well as our favorite cannabis…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project15 | Checkmate and Egg Nog!
On this episode, the sisters dive deep into The Queen's Gambit and the power of self-compassion and emotional intelligence. They also review two new seasonal…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project14 | Think Like A Norwegian
The sisters kick things off with a mental health post-election check-in then lighten things up with one of their coziest chats yet. Get your chunky sweater on…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project13 | Gotta Laugh So We Don't Cry
Michelle is in quarantine so the sisters are podcasting from afar for the very first time. We're covering election stress disorder, a mean game of Would You…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project12 | Special Halloween Episode #2
In this second installment of our Halloween Special, we are covering the celebration of the dead, ways to modernize funerals, and Lauren reads Michelle's tarot…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project11 | Special Halloween Episode #1
In the first of two Halloween episodes, we're covering the history of Halloween, Resurrection Mary, the scariest movie according to science, and so much more…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project10 | Dolly Is Our Hero
We’re diving into country, cannabis, and social media scams in our tenth episode. Hot Topics: Ghislaine Maxwell, online shopping, and Dolly, duh. Resources…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project09 | It's a bird, it's a plane... it's a lemur!
Lauren wants to dress up as the season of Autumn for Halloween (life long dream) and Michelle has some insight on a feel-good-way to battle the blues. Hot…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project08 | Houston, We Have Lift Off
Episode 8: Houston, we have liftoff. Michelle stepped into a yoga studio for the first time in 6 months and Ryan’s fibula is now in two, Oh yeah, we launched a…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project07 | A Penny For Your Penis
The sisters covered an array of topics like botched nose jobs, favorite bands and that time Lauren got cellulitis from a piercing. Michelle wishes she could…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project06 | Brains and Booze
Michelle and Lauren dive deep into how expanding your brain aids in resilience and the art of the apology. But first, they touch on some boozy mishaps along…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project05 | GTS: Gone Too Soon
Lauren and Michelle are stupid obsessed with Halloween and they're going to tell you all about their plans to not let COVID murder their spooky agenda. Also…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project04 | Sometimes You Need To Hitchhike
The Sister Project can’t travel, so they may as well talk about ghosts of their traveling pasts. Lauren shares some rather interesting situations she’s…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project03 | Don’t Go On Boats With Strangers
Lauren does a wine tasting at 9am while Michelle stands in line for COVID testing with her kids. Both share some of the dumbest things they have ever done. Hot…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project02 | Slippery Rocks Can Kill
Lauren shares about her colorful experience as an entertainment reporter at a horse racetrack and how she became a hero this past summer. Hot Topics: Our dead…
Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project01 | Our Maiden Voyage
Sisters, Michelle and Lauren, hit the ground running. After three years of saying “we’re going to do a podcast” they finally pressed record. Here’s what took…
