Barely Untamed

Do you ever feel like an imposter? We do all the time! This week, we talk about imposter syndrome, self-esteem, confidence, self-love, and tips about how to become more confident and how to build up other people.

Resources:

Imposter Syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome

You’re Not an Imposter. You’re Actually Pretty Amazing.

https://hbr.org/2022/01/youre-not-an-imposter-youre-actually-pretty-amazing

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In this episode, Veronica teaches Sarah about Chinese New Year and her family’s merging of Filipino and Chinese cultural traditions, and we have a larger conversation about both genetics and cultural appropriation (and how to not do it).

Resources:

What is cultural appropriation?
https://youtu.be/VQgF1f557YY?si=KSb5Pr-ljt0mo9WL 

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They say you spend 1/3 of your life sleeping (or you should), so in this episode, we talk about sleep hygiene, our getting-ready-for-bed routines, sleeping in the cold, and snoring, plus we break down circadian rhythms and the stages of sleep. Zzz…

Resources:

Sleep Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

Facts About Sleep
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/myths-and-facts-about-sleep

Stages of Sleep
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/stages-of-sleep

Mastering Sleep Hygiene
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene

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In this episode, we get reflective about how fast time is slipping by and how resistant we are to change. We talk about seasons of life, knowing a big shift is coming and dreading it, and how we can deal with changes better.

Resources:

Roots of the midlife crisis
https://www.reachlink.com/advice/roots-of-midlife-crisis 

Dealing with change
https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/dealing-with-change 

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We both recently had silly accidents and injured ourselves, so in this week’s episode, we talk about clumsiness, living in your head versus living in your body, and the intricate connection between our bodies and our brains.

Resources:

What is proprioception?
https://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/clumsiness-whats-happening-in-the-brain

Psychology behind clumsiness
https://www.psychmechanics.com/psychology-behind-clumsiness/ 

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How is it 2025?! In this episode, we talk about New Year’s traditions, what we want to focus on this year, and resolutions, including the history of them and how to set a realistic resolution that we might actually have a chance of completing.

Resources:

New Year’s Resolutions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution

Goal Setting Techniques
https://www.nsls.org/goal-setting-techniques

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Merry Christmas! This week, we ramble about how we celebrate the season, the origins of some Christmas traditions, the religious side of the holiday, and how to handle the stress that comes with the merriment.

Resources:

Krampus parade in Norway
https://www.tiktok.com/@_false_face/video/7441658882050510110

Origin of Krampus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

Expedition Unknown St. Nick
https://youtu.be/gdo35Y32uHg?si=PXNF5dxAtu8S1Czb

White Elephant Gift Origin
https://www.whiteelephantgifts.com/exchange/

Spending Stats
https://explodingtopics.com/blog/christmas-spending-stats 

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To celebrate our 50th episode, we’re talking all things podcasts, including how we got into podcasts, which ones we like, what our thoughts are now that we’re 50 episodes deep, and we make a special announcement about our first ever merch!

Here  are some of our favorite podcasts:

My Favorite Murder: @myfavoritemurder

Optimal Living Daily

Buried Bones: @buriedbonespod

Spooked: @spookedpod

Ten Fold More Wicked: @tenfoldmorewicked

You're Wrong About: @yourewrongaboutpod

Vibe Check Podcast: @vibecheck_pod

Oversharing Podcast

If Books Could Kill

Outside Podcast: @outsidemagazine

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Sometimes you lose and it totally devastates you. In this episode, we talk about what we do when we don’t get something we want, how to get out of the mental spiral the loss causes, the importance of developing grit as a trait, and tips for moving on.

Resources:

Grit & Resilience: Qualities Everyone Needs For Life’s Curveballs
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2023/09/20/grit-and-resilience-qualities-everyone-needs-for-lifes-curveballs/

How to Cope with Losing
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/202107/how-to-cope-with-losing

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Bullying sucks, and in today’s episode, we talk all about it. We dive into our own experiences with bullying, bullying in adults and in the workplace, family bullies, the cruelty of indirect bullying, and how to handle bullies.

Resources:

11 Facts About Bullying
https://dosomething.org/article/11-facts-about-bullying 

How Bullying Manifests at Work – And How to Stop It https://hbr.org/2022/11/how-bullying-manifests-at-work-and-how-to-stop-it 

Workplace Bullying Institute
www.Workplacebullying.org 

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