Hi {{first_name | Friends}},
Halloween is this weekend, so there’s candy in my house and a lot going on at Valerie’s Place. Book club is tomorrow night, Mackenzie Phillips joins Todd and me live on Wednesday, and I sat down to talk about EMDR with someone who really knows it. Pull up a chair and bring something warm.
📚 TOMORROW NIGHT: NOW WE’RE READING
Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, we’re sitting down to talk about Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and I’d love for you to be there. Now We’re Reading is our book club, and it’s one of my favorite things we do. We swap what we loved, what surprised us, and what we’re still thinking about.
The book club is part of VP Preferred. Use code READWITHVAL at checkout to get your first month free, and come read along with me.
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🎬 GETTING NAKED: THE PODCAST
So many of you have asked me about EMDR, and I’ve only ever had my own experience, so I brought in someone who really knows it: Dr. Stephen Dansiger. He’s an author, a trauma therapist, a former punk rocker who played CBGB at 16, and one of the calmest people I’ve ever met. We talk about how EMDR works, why it can feel like the deep end of the pool, and why you’re not allowed to beat yourself up. Learn more about Dr. Dansiger at drdansiger.com.
Members get the Full Reveal, where Dr. Steve sets me up with a device I’ve never tried and I test it live, and I answer a question from a member. Join for $2/month to watch the Full Reveal, and your first week is free.
🎧 New episodes every Friday on Valerie's Place and the following Monday on Spotify and YouTube.
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STILL HOT IN CLEVELAND: SPECIAL LIVE
This week, on Wednesday, October 28 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, Todd, Mackenzie Phillips, and I are going live to talk about Season 5 of Hot in Cleveland as we get ready for the final season episodes in November. Tune in and bring your questions about Season 5.
If you’re behind, make sure to catch up on all of Still Hot below - and come on Wednesday with your questions. Remember, you can’t watch the Still Steamy segments or the live episodes on YouTube or Spotify. It’s only for members. Join for $2/month to unlock Still Steamy, your first week is free.
🎧 On YouTube and Spotify - a few weeks behind VP, catch up now:
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MEALS FOR ONE 🍪
Every year I end up with a bowl of leftover Halloween candy, and every year I swear I’ll be good about it. This year I’m chopping it up and baking it into cookies instead. Snickers, peanut M&M’s, whatever you’ve got. I make two for me, then freeze the rest of the dough so I can have a fresh one whenever I want. I also share a little trick for getting perfectly round cookies, and I may or may not share the second one.
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UNDEVELOPED #3
Dave has done it again, and this time he brought a story I’d forgotten I knew. A birthday trip to Park City, a dinner that ran long, a late-night gig, and Ed so blown away by a local songwriter that he invited him to California to make a record. We look at the photos from those sessions, and I get to hear a snippet of a song with Ed’s guitar on it that most of the world has never heard.
See more of Dave’s photos at davidpbertinelli.com and more of Rich’s music at RichWyman.com.
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Pasta e fagioli from Valerie’s Home Cooking, Season 2, “Wolfie’s Home!”
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Pasta e fagioli is basically a pasta and bean soup, and it’s one of those perfect Italian rustic dishes. You start with onion, celery, and carrot in a little olive oil, add tomatoes, a bay leaf, and a sprig of rosemary, then simmer it in chicken broth with ditalini and cannellini beans and finish with Parmigiano. The first time Wolfie tried it, he loved it. Make a pot before the trick-or-treaters show up, then save room for a candy cookie.
Reserved members and above can watch the full episode, and everyone has access to the recipe as long as you’re logged in.
👻 VAL’S HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST
It’s spooky season, and I’ve pulled together my favorite Halloween treats and seasonal meals in one place. There are baked pumpkin doughnuts, a spiced pumpkin mocha, S’mores popcorn, mini caramel apples, and a butternut squash and arugula pizza when you need dinner too. There are 8 episodes and 10 recipes, so you can cook your way through the week!
📅 OCTOBER CALENDAR
October 27th at 8pm ET: Now We're Reading... Atmosphere
October 28th at 8pm ET: Still Hot In Cleveland Live Episode - with Mackenzie Phillips
See you at Valerie's Place!
Valerie 💛
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