So many angles on this topic…and the background thunder amps up our usually chill ambience, ha! What ‘friendship’ means, how friendships change, the many perspectives on what they are or can be, and taking into account different life experiences within a friendship are some of the areas we get into here. And, perhaps most importantly this week, Angela’s voice is almost all the way back!

We took a deep dive into fear this week - How we notice fear in our own lives, how fear manifests differently for people, and how powerful (and challenging) fear can be are some of the angles we discussed…and, perhaps most importantly this week, offering space and supporting each other when fear is present.

And in we go - We chatted about all kinds of things, including: being aware of partners feeling trapped while we record, hearing about after-holiday-cleanses, shame, supportive movement and reinforcement, "quick fixes," candy texture, and perhaps most importantly, yes or no to raisins in cookies. And don’t worry, we know raisins are technically fruit and also that they technically have sugar, and also that’s not the point…but we know you get that too.

So, who are we and what is this about? Legitimate questions! We’re Angela and Taylor and this is Align After Hours. We are two friends who decided to start a podcast - that’s about it, ha! We’ll get into all that here, but basically, Angela owns a business called The Align Experience where she teaches virtual barre, yoga and other movement classes, and Taylor is an Align Experience member. As far as topics, well, we don’t plan to prepare specific topics in advance, but in this case, we decided an introduction would be helpful, so here it is! Thank you for joining, we’re glad you’re here!