2 Elephants In The Room

Figuring out what to do in transitional spaces is easy for some and more difficult for others. Listen in as Alicia and Erin discuss how they manage their anxiety in uncertain times. How do you take care of yourself when you're moving from experience to the next?

The day has come! this entire election season has weighed us all down. Tune in as well process the feelings of apathy and how to overcome it to do our civic duty. After election self-care is a real thing. How are you taking care of yourself during this time?

It's been a tough election season. It feels like our emotions have been pulled in every direction. The sensation to be apathetic has been strong, but it's important to remember to get educated and vote anyway. Listen in as Erin and Alicia process all these emotions and talk about the 2020 Presidential race.

I picked up a new hobby and became a labor and delivery photographer. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photography Alicia's home birth. Listen as we describe our experiences from the two different perspectives. How do you feel about home births? Would you have one? How would you feel if your partner wanted to have her baby at home?

All we ever have in this life is the truth of who we are. What do we lose when we pretend to be something that we're not? What do we gain when we show up as our authentic selves. Listen in as Erin and Alicia discuss the value of authenticity.

2020 has caught us all off guard. For the resolutions we made and all the clear visions we thought were waiting in store for us, we have been gobsmacked with a devastating virus, endless quarantine, surprising deaths, and overwhelming feelings that have left us confused. Self-care has gone from trend to duty and in this episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, Alicia and share how we're processing our grief and taking care of ourselves. Tune in and tell us what you have grieved of 2020 and how you're taking care of yourself.

It has been a minute, but we are back. Tune in as we chat about updates and how our lives have changed during the pandemic. How are you managing all the changes? How are you staying safe and sane?

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It happens in different ways when you grow up and realize that your parents have to be parented. Maybe they have loose boundaries or they can’t regulate their emotions very well. We are all products of our genetic makeup and environment, parents included. So what do you do? In this episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about how to navigate parents who need parenting, protecting, defending, and how to maintain your sanity while doing so. Have you had to parent your parent? How did you do it? How did you protect your peace?

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“Give yourself permission to feel foolish” was the caption by @rosegoldandlemon, that stopped me in my tracks and left me feeling slightly sad and kind of struck at realizing how safe I tend to play it. In this episode of 2 Elephants in the room, we process what it is to do something with reckless abandon. How does it feel to give your all to something, even if it makes you feel a little foolish? What are the benefits of being that close to life and not letting embarrassment deter you?

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Connection during this time of quarantine is important. We are social creatures and this is a great time to bond with our families and friends. For the sake of sanity, it’s necessary to ensure that we also create and have our safe spaces, whether that be another person, an activity or a literal space. In this week’s episode of 2 Elephants In The Room, we talk about how we create our safe spaces and what that looks like in the time of an international pandemic. How do you balance social time and personal time? What is your safe space?