Hello! My name is Erin Jensen, and I'm a storyteller working to carve out a positive corner of the internet. As an entertainment writer with USA Today, I've interviewed hundreds of celebrities. And I love chatting with Brad Pitt about how he "flubbed" his first line when guest-starred on "Friends" and Steve Martin about how Selena Gomez introduced him to rap songs on "Only Murders in the Building." I also love conversations that get more personal, that provide our readers with wisdom, encouragement, and the feeling that they're alone."Really intense circumstances can amplify love, or they can take you in the other direction and really deteriorate it," Jada Pinkett Smith told me of her marriage to Will Smith in the fall of 2023. "We've taken advantage of learning how to amplify it." While discussing the Hulu series "Black Cake," executive producer Oprah Winfrey warned, "When you're your age, you’re still out in this world, you're trying to prove things, you're trying to climb the ladder. But now when you become a woman of a certain age or a person of a certain age, you start to understand the things that really matter... So my takeaway is to have no secrets and to love hard, love strong, love fiercely while you can.” A strong desire to put more good into the world inspired me to create two personal growth podcasts. Hears How celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit. Each 20-ish minute episode highlights a guest's ability to triumph over what my mind views as unimaginable circumstances, like wrongful imprisonment, a terminal cancer diagnosis, or losing a spouse on Sept. 11. On Most Self-Improved, my co-host and I welcome therapists and wellness experts to discuss topics on the minds of high-achieving Millennial women, including how to create the perfect morning routine, thrive while being single, and make friends as an adult.Both are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.