Deep Meaningful Conversations

1: What Is Normal, Anyways?


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Normal. How does that word make you feel? Whether it’s a word you identify with or a word you avoid, chances are, it’s a word you think about.

In today’s episode, we’re going to explore:

-How to decide what normal means to you

-The relationship between normal and healthy
-Appreciating other people’s normal instead of spiraling into insecurity
-Changing standards with the life cycle
-The challenges and benefits of conformity
-Defining normal in religious terms
-Deviating from the norm
-The pressures of communal standards and expectations
-Finding balance

We’d love to hear from you. You can find us on social media, or just email us at [email protected]. And please send us your Takeaway mentioned in the episode!

References:

The Wikipedia definition of normality:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normality_(behavior)

The article Alex referenced by Elisheva Liss:

https://www.elishevaliss.com/post/am-i-normal

The book Rivki referenced by Gretchen Rubin:

https://gretchenrubin.com/books/better-than-before/about-the-book/

The article Rivki wrote about changing your normal:

https://betweencarpools.com/i-used-to-be-completely-disorganized-this-is-how-i-changed/

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