On this week's episode, Morgan and Neal sit down with author Amelia Morris about rituals and self-acceptance along with what she learned from reading, listening, and meditating to/with Francis Weller.

Also, Amelia guides Morgan and Neal through a meditation on the air. Try it with us! 

finally, please excuse the sound, Morgan just moved and we're still working out the kinks. Also, she recorded this episode in a closet, so.

LINKS:

Mom Rage Podcast: https://www.momragepodcast.com/episodes/ 

Amelia: https://twitter.com/bonappetempt

Amelia's book: https://www.amazon.com/Bon-Appetempt-Coming---Age-Recipes/dp/1455549363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=141823 

Francis Weller: http://www.francisweller.net

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We recorded an episode about depression and suicide. We've been avoiding this topic ever since we started the podcast. It was always: Are we ready to discuss it? Are we prepared? Is it the right time? The truth is, the way society has structured polite conversation, it's never the right time. Regardless, it's happening, and we need to eradicate the stigma around suicide until it becomes an easy thing to discuss.

That's the only topic this week. 

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This week we check in on Morgan's downsizing before jumping into the history of lobotomies, focusing on the lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy,   JFK's younger sister. 

And hey, join our facebook group! 

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Hi! We're back! This week Neal talks about what to do when your happy, and Morgan shares why she left BuzzFeed to pursue the Tiny House life.

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Morgan and Neal discuss the various ways a battle with infertility can mess with your mental health. And if you're already dealing with a mental health condition, well odds of depression double. Morgan also talks about her own infertility problems and Neal does a deep dive on the tiny room in the back of the infertility clinic that's for "men only." 

Also, check out Lara Parker's video about being unable to have kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-p58vPq_I 

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In this single topic episode, in the wake of the Parkland, FL mass shooting, Morgan and Neal discuss gun violence in the United States. They start by discussing the issue of policy makers linking mental illness to mass shootings instead of tackling the gun problem in America head on.

Then, trigger warning for suicide, they discuss the connection between suicide and guns in the home.

Later, Morgan recounts her own personal experience with a mass shooting.

LINKS:

Gun Suicides and mental illness: https://www.thetrace.org/2015/11/gun-suicides-mental-illness-statistics/

Morgan's friend Mindy on surviving a mass shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDI-kSTMWiQ&feature=youtu.be

Susan Klebold on her son: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/susan-klebolds-o-magazine-essay-i-will-never-know-why

Morgan and Neal travel back to 2007 to discuss the national reaction to Britney Spears' breakdown. 

Then, they do a deep dive into procrastination, discussing Tim Urban's Procrastination Matrix from his website, Waitbutwhy.com. Surprise, both hosts put off this discussion for months. 

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Links: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/03/procrastination-matrix.html

Happy New Year!

Neal and Morgan start the year talking about the book "Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert and why we're not good at predicting what will make us happy. Then they discuss why most people think of mental health conditions and physical health conditions very differently (and why they should and shouldn't). 

In between, they butcher the plot of The Witches of Eastwick.

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Trigger warning: Suicide

Morgan talks about the YouTube culture that created Logan Paul – the YouTube star who uploaded an exploitative video of a suicide victim – and what it means for our kids, and our parenting. 

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Neal and Morgan talk about the *craziness* of the holiday season, and y'know, other stuff like gendered legos and how bad we're all fucked up by today's world, regardless of personal politics. More on BJ Miller, the man whose near-death story we told but name we never said last week, plus we introduce a new segment on non-medicinal ways of coping.

Trigger warning: Air travel phobia

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