Slow Down.

Care Less.

Do Nothing.

Join Midwestern sisters, Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson, for Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project®. Each episode will inspire you to seek out life’s simple joys, find balance in everyday wellness, and lean into the cozy seasons of life. Think of it as your weekly reminder to slow down, embrace the little things, and not take life too seriously.

You’ll no doubt learn a little and laugh a lot.

Escape the chaos, embrace the cozy.

New episodes released every Thursday and streamable everywhere.

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Cozy Conversations with The Sister Project

Nov 20, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

18 | 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 Turkey Talk-Line, "Brown Friday", and the real story behind Jingle Bells. Reader reviews too! Hot...

Nov 18, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

17 | 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 memories, inspired by PEN15 on HULU. Hot Topics: The Crown, winter...

Nov 13, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

16 | 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 products. Followed up by our best tips for productivity that comes by way of...

Nov 11, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

15 | 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 items from Trader Joe's...you're going to want to run and not walk to your closest...

Nov 06, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

14 | 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 and torch a candle because we're talking hygge! Hot Topics: Roast chicken and...

Nov 04, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

13 | 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 Rather, and the time Lauren met a cab driver named Dracula in Colombia...

Oct 30, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

12 | 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 cards! Hot Topics: death doulas, Save By the Bell reboot, and Carmex Resource Articles: Mind...

Oct 28, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

11 | 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. This just in: How to properly burn a candle and vote. Resources: Kitchn - 7...

Oct 23, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

10 | 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: Times: Ghislaine Prevention: Dolly Today's Parent: Cannabis The Vice: Kids and Cannabis Subscribe to our podcast and...

Oct 21, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

09 | 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 Topics: a missing lemur, Santa’s lap, and a heartwarming Chicago story. Resource...

Oct 20, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

08 | 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 podcast! Teamwork makes the dream work and preparation is...

Oct 19, 2020
by Lauren Massarella and Michelle Anderson

07 | 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 have seen Queen and Lauren offers inspiration on how to recreate the first date. ...