Recent data was published showing who people spend time with throughout their lives, including their parents and siblings, coworkers, children, friends, partner and themselves. We're discussing the data on today's episode. Reflecting on how we spend our time and talking about the concept that you become like the 5 people you spend the most time with.

Day 1 of a short week for many of you. How are you holding up? On today's episode we're sharing how we're prepping for the holiday and lamenting about how another weekend of perfectly laid plans didn't pan out how we expected. Plus, does Santa fill your stocking or just the kids'? We might be changing how Santa visits our house this year.

Micro dosing has been garnering attention since around 2015, really picking up steam in 2019. In todays' stressed-out post-pandemic world it seems like everyone is looking for ways to ease anxiety. Enter: Micro dosing. Micro dosing is taking very small doses of 'magic mushrooms' or psychoactive drugs. Although several studies have been conducted, no concrete evidence has shown that this practice has mental health benefits. Brands are even popping up promoting the health benefits of what you might call 'non-magic' mushrooms (read: legal). With more evidence and research, would you consider micro dosing?

Today's episode has a little bit of everything. 3-D printed meat alternatives are growing in popularity in Europe, is the future of food...printed? Since Thanksgiving is one week away we're also talking about holiday cooking and our plans for an non-traditional Thanksgiving.

LSU College Gymnast Olivia Dunne is in the news recently, not for her athletic abilities but her 7 figure paycheck from her social media following. The former women's basketball coach at Stanford, Tara VanderVeer, calls it a 'step back' for female athletes. We're breaking it down this morning, talking about feminism and what that word means for women today.

Americans report feelings of stress and anxiety are 25% higher since 2020. Add the holidays on top of that and you have a recipe for disaster. This morning we're talking about simple breathing techniques that can help ease feelings of stress and anxiety. Do you use breath work as part of your self-care practice?

You've probably figured out by now that we are into some eclectic stuff. George actually was into alien content way before Jess. This weekend we watched the new Netflix show featuring journalist, Graham Hancock, 'Ancient Apocalypse'. It's about theories of ancient civilizations thousands of years ago. It's getting mixed reviews and it's also trending in Netflix's Top 5. Tune in this morning for our take and other suggestions if you want to dive in further.

Jess got her hair extensions removed last night and she's feeling a bit blue. As someone who has had fine, thin hair for her whole life the 'mermaid hair' look that bonded extensions gave her was so fun. But, she decided to take a little break and so she's rocking the natural locks for now. We're talking about enhancements people make to their appearance like botox or getting your nails done on this morning's episode. We also go into how we dress at home versus how we dress in public. Jess thinks she'd feel better if she upgraded her 'house clothes'. Do you do any enhancements to your appearance? What about your comfy clothes, do they need an update? 

Jess is currently in a leadership course through her work, yesterday's session was all about emotional intelligence. On today's episode we're talking about feelings, reactions, social awareness and relationships. Jess is sharing some insight from the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 as well. How in tune are you to your emotions and your emotional reactions?