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episode 12 - our approach to 'dead week'

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Cole and Meag chat about that weird week between Christmas and New Years. Some call it Boxing Week, some call it Dead Week, some call it a Black Hole (only Nicole calls it a Black Hole). Tune in this week to learn:

  • why Meag thinks the airport is a lawless place
  • how to handle the guilt of not being productive during dead week
  • whether or not dead week is even helpful for our mental health (cue this Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/12/christmas-new-years-dead-week-romjul/621098/)
  • how to mitigate the challenges of comparison during dead week (hint: we aren't entirely sure)
  • why, for both of us, self care isn't synonymous with laying on the couch and taking a bath right now
  • where the guilt of doing nothing comes from (it isn't just hustle culture)
  • the shows we're going to dip our d*ck into (hint: they vary wildly from Cole to Meag)
  • the key things we want to get out of dead week
    • ...more
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