For Thought's Sake

In this episode:

• Turtles showing up in Alex's world with a message
• Convicing property managers to give you a virtual tour
• Alex did indeed get approved for the apartment she mentions!
• Adjusting from house living to apartment living
• Finding closure and honoring endings

In this episode:

• Joys of home ownership
• Why do contractors think "good enough" is okay? 
• Understanding common sense and functionality, even if you're not an expert
• What are the hurdles preventing people in a variety of industries from doing their jobs well?
• Vocations in need of staff lowering standards and making accomodations

In this episode:

• AJ is deciding between taking a new job or staying where she's at
• Astrology lining up with current life situations
• Deciphering between fear responses, trauma responses, and intuition when it comes to decison making
• Mental health and somatic symptoms exacerbated by the stress of decision making
• Previous choices gone wrong coloring your current perspective

In this episode:

• Alex and AJ are not Swifties
• The politics and business of billionaire recording artists
• What Jennifer Did on Netflix
• White boomer male detectives 
• Labeling people before acquiring sufficient background information
• Why do people lie? 

In this episode:

• Tarot card readings 
• Homemade cold brew
• Alex's failed attempt to use non-gendered language
• Conscious brain retraining
• Tips and tricks for implementing nonbinary pronouns
• "You don't have to keep up, you just have to keep open."
• Considerations when asking for someone's pronouns
• Are we still saying "guys"?
• Living For The Dead on Hulu

In this episode:

• Chopping off fingernails
• Dog names and cat cafes
• AJ and Alex's eclipse experiences
• Going going back back to Cali Cali
• Grieving the garden
• Bringing the new you to an old situation
• How environment shapes behavior

In this mini ep:

• Finding a replacement for alcohol
• Potent herbal tea remedies
• Mountain Rose Herbs for the win

In this mini ep:

• Alex's struggle with perfectionism that AJ wholly relates to
• Hosting events as a breeding ground for compulsivity and insecurity 
• Simultaneously wanting and not wanting acknowledgement for your efforts
• Coming from a long line of hosts with the most

In this episode:

• Spring Equinox and Alex's garden update
• Alex read two books about the spiritual concept of spirit babies
• Why did our souls choose to incarnate in this lifetime? 
• Twin Flames explained
• What is a spiritual experience vs. nervous system dysregulation?
• Spiritual beliefs that get misconstrued by human's egos

In this episode:

• AJ and Alex get into what may seem like an argument, but they truly are just dancing (Adam Grant style) in order to broaden and deepen their understanding of each other's perspectives
• Daylights savings time adjustments turned into consent violations and learning adaptations
• The nuance of language and projecting your preferences onto others
• The pacification of self in order to "play the game" vs. honoring your right to engage authentically
• The repetition of engaging in patterns of behavior vs. breaking behavior cycles
• Mutual responsibility in interactions when it comes to offering opportunity and choices
• Where is the placement of responsibility in educating the majority?
• Channeling micro experiences into opportunities to impact the macro
• What serves your best interests for moving forward despite how an interaction plays out?