COVEN QUORUM with Anna Marie Tendler

Welcome to Episode 10. Have you ever gone biking a little buzzed? I just did!

First I answer a question about cultivating a spiritual practice.

Then - How to cope when you are overwhelmed by grief.

Last, I answer what might be my favorite question I have received. I talk about something that changed my entire life.

Would like to submit a question to COVEN QUORUM? You can do so HERE. I’d love to hear from you.

Thank you so much for listening!

BTW, COVEN QUORUM is a listener supported podcast that is free to all. Paid subscriptions to SUBSTACK help me produce the pod and keep it free. If you are able to become a paid subscriber you will be hugely helping me, and paying it forward for Coveners who may not be able to afford paid subscriptions at this time. Thanks for hanging out with me. I appreciate you.

I kick off this episode talking about the best movie I’ve seen in a long time: One Battle After Another. Don’t worry, I don’t give away spoilers! I use this opportunity to segue to a topic I’m passionate about, Leonardo DiCaprio’s filmography. Ever wonder which movie(s) I would have given him the Oscar for?? Now you can find out.

Our first question come from a young woman, fresh out of college, who is currently in a relationship with a man 10 years her senior and much more established in his career. She wants to know if she would choose her career (it might mean leaving the relationship) or love. I give my thoughts on this, of which I have many!

Then - How do you break up with someone who you’ve been with for 15 years? Over dinner? A scary sit-down convo? I have some ideas.

Last, but certainly not least, I answer a question I find offensive!

If you would like to submit a question to COVEN QUORUM you can do so HERE. I’d love to hear from you.

Thank you so much for listening!

BTW, COVEN QUORUM is a listener supported podcast that is free to all. Paid subscriptions to Substack help me produce the pod and keep it free. If you are able to become a paid subscriber you will be hugely helping me, and paying it forward for Coveners who may not be able to afford paid subscriptions at this time. I appreciate your consideration!

I kick off this episode talking about two extremely related topics - a 10 year old’s birthday party that I helped host and football season. I’m kidding, they aren’t related at all, but still, I confidently give my thoughts on both.

Our first question is JUICY—a woman named Josie has a sartorial copycat in her life!! I wax poetic on whether it’s worth it to confront someone who is biting your style. Also, you will be on the edge of your seat as I recount a dramatic event involving matching shoes, set at a school dance I attended in 1999.

Then - FEAR OF FAILURE! Why is failure so scary?!?! Let me reframe it for you (and me, because I’m afraid of failure too and should really take my own advice sometimes.)

Last (I love this one) - A caring friend asks, “Should I tell my BFF who is struggling with infertility that I am trying to get pregnant?”

BTW, COVEN QUORUM is a listener supported podcast that is free to all. Paid subscriptions on my SUBSTACK help me produce the pod and keep it free. If you are able to become a paid subscriber you will be hugely helping me, and paying it forward for Coveners who may not be able to afford paid subscriptions at this time. I appreciate your consideration!

If you would like to submit a question to COVEN QUORUM you can do so HERE. I’d love to hear from you.

It’s episode 7, baby. Up top I break down my absolute favorite Billy Joel song for you. Can you guess which one it is?! If you can’t, don’t worry, I tell you one minute and eighteen seconds into the pod.

For our first question - what to do when a double booking of plans and a late RSVP has left a friendship in CRISIS!!

Then - how to manage loneliness and boredom when living alone. I’ll give you both practical and existential tips.

Last, we hear from a school counselor who is “fundamentally against working,” and let me tell you, I love this declaration. Unfortch she does need to work, so I help reframe feelings about working when you really don’t want to (I hope).

If you would like to submit a question to COVEN QUORUM you can do so HERE. I’d love to hear from you.

COVEN QUORUM is a listener supported podcast that is free to all. I write, record, and edit this entirely myself. Paid subscriptions to my Substack help me produce the pod and keep it free. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber HERE.

It’s a new episode of COVEN QUORUM! Up top I discuss that hard-hitting report about astrology being fake. Ok, sure, whatever you say. I also share a funny article that circles back to something I said in episode No. 2, and, oops, it completely proves me wrong!

Next I answer a question about the anticipatory grief that comes with having a pet and knowing their lives are so much shorter than we want them to be.

Then I discuss if or when you should turn your creative passion into a career. This one is particularly exciting as it was submitted by a HE/HIM (!!!!!!!!!! it’s not all women out there).

Last, I share grounding tips I use during difficult times (like being a human right now).

If you would like to submit a question to COVEN QUORUM you can do so HERE. I’d love to hear from you.

Before you go! COVEN QUORUM is a listener supported podcast that is free to all. I write, record, and edit this entirely myself. Paid subscriptions on Substack help me produce the pod and keep it free. If you are able to become a paid subscriber you will be helping me, as well as those who may not be able to afford paid subscriptions right now. You can do so HERE.

A big big big big thank you to everyone who has been listening to this podcast.

In today’s episode I take some time up top to discuss a trend I’m seeing in the questions I’m receiving: a lot of people are struggling in their work lives and a lot of people feel like their lives are not turning out as they’d imagined. I talk a bit about how social media’s hamster wheel of an algorithm has warped how we perceive other people’s success, how we perceive our own success and how unhappy that’s made us. Then I discuss why I started COVEN QUORUM (it’s sort of sappy), what I hope it can achieve (even on a small scale), and why I think listening to other people’s issues and questions reminds us of our humanity. When we struggle we usually feel intensely alone in our struggle, while in actuality there are so many going through the same thing.

Keeping on theme our first question comes from a woman who feels behind in every aspect of her life and wonders if things can change.

Next, listener asks when she is supposed to “settle down.” (spoiler: I hate that term (but obvi not the person who asked the question!))

And last, I weigh in on whether it makes sense to keep feeding that retirement account, despite fears of economic collapse.

My favorite COVEN QUORUM yet! This week I give an impassioned speech about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Then I weigh in on how to approach dating when the mere sight of men could make a girl queasy.

Next I answer questions about ANGER and discuss why it’s important, how to deal with it, and how it can fuel creativity in a non-destructive way.

Last up - monogamy or non-monogamy, that is the question!

In today’s episode of COVEN QUORUM I begin by going on what can only be described as a rant about how no one is paying attention while they drive. How do I know this for sure? Because I have almost been hit while walking in my neighborhood many times!

Next I advise on a tense baby shower invitation. Should you, or shouldn’t you attend a big event when the friendship is in a less than perfect place.

Then I tackle the joys and perils of a multi-cat household when a listener asks, “Should I get my cat a cat?!?” Is the current cat emotionally manipulative?? Or does he really need a friend?!?

Last I cover a question close to my heart - how to accept and make peace with identity changes in the wake of major trauma.

In this episode, my most topical yet (!!!), I tackle the Tour De France, which ended weeks ago. Then I give advice on rockstars, instagram unfollows, and the friends-to-lovers pipeline, while of course peppering stories from my own life to back up all my claims.

Don’t you miss it! And If you enjoy it, maybe you can tell your friends to listen too. And then you can all discuss it together. Over dinner. Or in a text thread.

Welcome to Coven Quorum Episode No. 1!!

In this episode we kick things off with talk of my double ear infection. Harrowing. Then I answer three listener-submitted questions ranging from internet dating to fear of failure to job rejection. Also harrowing. Lastly I introduce a segment I simply call “NO.”

Listen, is the audio recording perfect? No. But I’m trying my best and tbqh I think it’s pretty good for a woman (me) who taught herself how to use Adobe Audition, like, 4 weeks ago!

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COVEN QUORUM with Anna Marie Tendler is a reader-supported podcast. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. This will help me produce the podcast!

Thank you for joining me.

xx AMT