In this episode of Thick & Thin, we’re spilling some tea- or better yet, we're finding out just why tea is spilled in the first place. Take a journey with me through the social evolution and psychology behind rumors and gossip, starting with the Salem Witch Trials. Why do we crave to know the intimate details of other’s lives? How are conspiracies born? Can gossip be a good thing? Answers to all that and more on this week’s episode. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte //

Sources -- 
Rumors & Gossip | American Psych Association
Gossip is a social skill | NBC
Conversion Disorder and Mass Hysteria | Huffpost
Theories why hysteria ensued | Boston.com
The Witches of Salem | Newyorker
Salem Witch Trial Facts | Biography.com
The Causes of the Salem Witch Trials | All That's Interesting
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Witches, gossip & faking it

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Cheers to the present! We will never be able to tell the future, so why spend the energy worrying about it? In this episode of Thick & Thin, my goal is to stop wasting my time trying to control the narrative, but sometimes the anticipatory anxiety and endless what-ifs, win.

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Sources:
https://victoriaalbina.com/future-tripping-2/
https://ideas.ted.com/why-are-we-so-bad-at-predicting-what-will-happen-to-us-in-the-future/
https://nesslabs.com/end-of-history-illusion
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/science/study-in-science-shows-end-of-history-illusion.html#commentsContainer
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reality-play/201301/the-end-history-illusion
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The dangers of future-tripping (Encore episode)

Sensitivity is not an overreaction. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I'm glad to reconnect with my sensitive side knowing that I genuinely give and care about other people to the best of my ability. 

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https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast44/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi4JOlMSWjo&t=318s
https://www.amazon.com/Highly-Sensitive-Person-Elaine-Aron/dp/0553062182/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1436144715&sr=8-1&keywords=the+highly+sensitive+person&linkCode=sl1&tag=simplluxur-20&linkId=1d7817b0044ac440969759c628aa183a
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It’s ok to be sensitive (Encore episode)

Is working hard genuinely worth all of the stress? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I dig even deeper into our generation's obsession with the constant grind of work culture. 

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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/business/against-hustle-culture-rise-and-grind-tgim.html
http://www.lewislibbyschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Icarus-Myth-Questions.pdf
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Flying too close to the sun (Encore episode)

We all hate being told what to do. It's a tale as old as time. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I try to discover why. Why is it human nature to crave what we can't have? Is it for thrills? For power? For knowledge? Or perhaps, all of the above. 

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Sources:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/streisand-effect
https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedceleb/the-unflattering-photos-beyonces-publicist-doesnt-want-you-t
https://fellowprimo.com/herostratus-a-madman-who-burned-the-temple-of-artemis-for-fame/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-08/khloe-kardashian-picture-lawyers-takedown-streisand-effect/100055042
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Forbidden Fruit (Encore episode)

Hey guys, in this last episode of Thick & Thin, I tell the story of Pandora's Box, a powerful box that contains all of life's miseries yet can still bring hope. Thank you all for listening to this podcast, and I'll talk to you guys later; bye! 

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Sources:
https://greektraveltellers.com/blog/30-of-the-most-famous-tales-from-greek-mythology
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/musings/how-hope-crawled-out-of-pandora-s-box-525068
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora
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