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We went down another reddit rabbit hole and we found some juicy 'Am I The Asshole' stories! And you know us, we absolutely love to give our two cents on any situation so tune in as we discuss charging your kid rent, smashing faces into cakes, your mom posting your ex on socials and more! Tune in to get our thoughts and find out we agree on who the asshole in the situation.

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Let's be real, therapy has gained popularity recently – and we love to see people taking care of their mental health! But what comes with it are the therapy terms that are thrown around without actually understanding what they mean. "Boundaries" "trauma" "gaslighting." Now I'm not saying we're perfect because we've definitely used these wrong in the past but we wanted to make this episode to learn a bit more alongside with you! 

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With both of us being in our thirties, we’ve learned a few things along the way. And there are some things we would love to go back and tell our sweet younger selves. 

Listen to this episode and we hope it resonates!  

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Diet culture, eat your heart out! We open up about how each of our relationships with food has been in serious flux in the past year. Alene has been exploring the topic with her therapist, and Kristen has decided after eight years to no longer be vegan!

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We never thought we'd subscribe to the notion that our bodies change once we hit 30. We're going to be young forever, right? Well, Kristen and Alene have definitely seen some changes to their body and they're dishing on it in this week's episode. 

If you've listened to past episodes, you know both of us are allll about body positivity and body neutrality but we're finding it difficult these days so we wanted to share our feelings. 

We go into advocating for yourself at the doctor, how to trust your gut, and so much more! 

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It feels like as we have gotten older, our social capacity has gotten smaller but our calendars keep getting busier! We used to laugh when we'd see older couples having to schedule time with their friends, and now...somehow... it's become us!! Terrifying. 

In this episode we talk about the glorification of hustle culture, being perceived as "booked and busy" and how they want to intentionally slow down in the coming months. We have a feeling that Kristen's time in Spain might make that especially easy!

Plus! We learn a bit about Human Design, and to our surprise, we have a lot more in common than we thought!

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We're baaaack!

We've been gone a while and there's LOTS to catch you up on. So grab a coffee, tea, or marg and get ready to just chit chat with us as we talk about what we've been up to since our (way too long) hiatus, how we definitely don't have our sh*t together, even in our 30s, and what's coming up next for us! 

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It's time for Alene's fave episode so here we are with Hate it or Love it: Social Media. Over the last year or so, Alene has made a career in social media and has even started her own social media management company so it's safe to say she spends ALL her time on there. 

She wanted to bring this episode back as a little reminder for herself and everyone else, so we hope you enjoy it the second time around! 

Social media plays such a huge part in our lives and we definitely have a love-hate relationship with it. Have you ever even looked at the amount of time you spend on there every day? It might scare you...it did us! So this episode we're breaking it all down for ya. From when we got our first cell phone (where's the Nokia brick phone gang?) to taking social media breaks to finding our middle ground and establishing boundaries. We're bringing you another Hate it or Love it: Social Media Edition.

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We're doing something a little differently! This week, ya girls needed a break but we didn't want to leave you without an episode.

So we thought we'd bring you back to one of our earlier seasons. This week we're reposting one of Kristen's favourite episodes . The reasoning behind her choice? "A funny contrast to the valentines convo!"

And she is right about that. We hope you enjoy this wayback!

Season 2, Episode 8: Who Carries the Emotional Labour in Your Relationship?

Relationships are about give and take – we've all heard that before. But in some relationships, the emotional burden to make the relationship last is put on one person's shoulders. In this episode, we discuss our definition of emotional labour, how society rewards women for having a significant other, and why sometimes giving 70% while your partner only gives 30% is actually okay. 

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This episode is for the taken, the single, and everyone in between! Valentine’s Day is always such a tricky part of the year. Regardless of whether or not you’re in a relationship, people have mixed emotions about the day. Is it a commercial holiday? Is it just for those in relationships? What’s the point of it if the other 364 days of the year, there’s no show of affection or love? We are getting into it! Alene has spent MANY a Valentine’s Days alone and she shares her tip on how to make this Valentine’s Day as a single person your favourite one yet! 

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