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In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband tangent all over the place— we discuss our history with arguing and how our staycation with just the two of us brought back the early relationship vibes. Some bonus, very satisfying ASMR action.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!

Content warning: Discussions around parenting and explicit language.

Show Notes:

* Last 2 Newsletters: Are We All Arguing in Front of Our Kids, Or Is That Just Us? and Did You Know Most Messes Can Be Cleaned Up?

* ASMR

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband explore this season of Love is Blind. He wants to argue about the merits of the show, I want to talk about themes and nuance. It’s a battle. Ultimately, we find some common ground on widely held misconceptions about love.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Discussions around body image, infidelity and explicit language. We warn of this in the episode, too, but there are lots of spoilers.

Show Notes:

* Derek Walcott’s poem Love after Love excerpted in You're Are the One You've Been Waiting For

Content warning: Discussions around suicidal ideation (4-11:40min), parenting, and explicit language.

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband just barely dive into the last few newsletters, as per usual, explore what Internal Family Systems (IFS) has to say about suicidal ideation, they repair in real time a recent misattunement, discuss codependency, and a bonus Archie interview at the end #thisgirlisonfire. IYKYK. It felt like we talked about nothing, but then as I compiled the show notes, I realized this episode is stacked AF.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Are you in a crisis? Dial 911 or you can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at “988”. There is also a chat option on their website. The service is available to anyone 24/7 and all calls are confidential. People are there and ready to listen <3

Show Notes:

* 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Hotline website

* CDC Suicide Rates by Industry and Occupation

* IFS and suicidality

* The Gottman Institute: Rituals of Connection

* The Gottman Institute: Love Mapping

* Circle of Security and Attachment

* Flightless Bird: Costco

* Nobody's Listening, Right?

* The 3 most recent newsletters we barely touch on: When You Don't Feel Belonging Where You Belong, INTRODUCING: Say more... and Lopsided Love

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband just barely dive into the last two newsletters, follow up on whether or not the coffee bar solved all of J’s issues & then dialogue about the current seasons of Love is Blind, a minor pedestrian accident they got in, and their first date.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Mentions of parenting and sexual and explicit language & Love is Blind spoilies.

Show notes:

* Rich Text episode on first drop of Love is Blind episodes

* Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into the last two newsletters*, thoughts on SNL, being boring, how our differences in wanting impacts our communication, we plan J’s third act and he takes a pop quiz.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Mentions of parenting and explicit language.

Show notes:

* * Newsletters: “Of Course Not Everyone Needs Therapy, But What If They Want It?” and “Lessons in Wanting”

* Marry Me, Archie by Alvvays

* Care Package Playlist

* Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into the this week’s newsletter about hopelessness, exploring the distinction between fixing and the concept of being with/understanding ourselves, and Lion’s Corner 🦁.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Mentions of parenting, childbirth, passive suicidal ideation, hopelessness, body image and explicit language.

Show notes:

* Types of Hopelessness article

* “No, Not Everyone Needs Therapy” newsletter

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into the last week’s newsletter, what they learned in 2023, relational defensiveness, and spelling anxiety. And most importantly, a long-awaited return Lion’s Corner 🦁.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Parenting and childbirth, explicit language.

Show notes:

* Survey says? What do you hear on last week’s pod at 8:40?

* Running on Empty by Dr. Jonice Webb—Book on emotional neglect

* Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

* Dopamine newsletter

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In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into the last 2 weeks of newsletters (1, 2) talking about their favorite books, TV shows, movies of 2023 and how the fam navigated the holidays, as well as a bunch of questions about life (e.g., Why is football the way it is? What is a hall pass, anyway?).

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: This is a parenting heavy one, and as always, explicit language.

Show notes:

* Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Stages

* Youtube Short (mentioned at 22:30)

No new episode this week. Just 5 minutes of us trying to record. See you next week!

In this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into this week’s newsletter about the problem(s) with New Year’s resolutions, a thorough recounting of his vasectomy, and Kaitlyn’s “feral” relationship to gifts.

We are on Apple Podcasts here and Spotify here. Feel free to listen and/or leave a review there as well!!

Content warning: Parenting, body talk and body image, medical/anatomy speak (vasectomy details are from 25-45:20), and, as always, explicit language.

Resources mentioned: Unravel Your Year—Workbook for reflecting on 2023 and looking toward 2024.