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  • Happy Holidays: Rest and Reflection

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to find moments of intentional introspection amidst the busyness of the holiday season. 

    Thank you to everyone who listens along with us.  We wish everyone a happy holiday and hope you can find time to reflect on the things in your life that bring you joy.

    If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co

    51 min
  • Practicing Thankfulness

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss thankfulness.  Gratitude is a quiet rebellion in a world that often calls us to face and feel the stress that surrounds us.  We can foster thankfulness through awareness, intentionality, and acts of expression.

    Thank you to everyone who listens along with us.  We wish everyone a happy thanksgiving holiday and hope you can find time to reflect on the things in your life that bring you a sense of gratitude.

    If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co

    51 min
  • Default Behaviors: Overcoming

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E  are exploring our default behaviors and stress responses and how they don't always serve us well in our everyday lives.  Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn can be helpful automatic responses for emergencies, but sometimes they aren't well suited for our more casual everyday interactions with friends, family, coworkers, etc.  When feeling threatened, often it can be helpful to instead pause and think, then speak or act, rather than letting autopilot take control and leaping into a stress response headfirst.  Here we combine these ideas with Shane Parrish's social, ego, emotional, and inertia defaults. (Part 2)

    As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us.

    If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co

    55 min
  • Default Behaviors: Understanding

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E  are exploring our default behaviors and stress responses and how they don't always serve us well in our everyday lives.  Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn can be helpful automatic responses for emergencies, but sometimes they aren't well suited for our more casual everyday interactions with friends, family, coworkers, etc.  When feeling threatened, often it can be helpful to instead pause and think, then speak or act, rather than letting autopilot take control and leaping into a stress response headfirst.  Here we combine these ideas with Shane Parrish's social, ego, emotional, and inertia defaults. (Part 1)

    As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us.

    If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co

    53 min
  • Finding Friendship: How to Curate Companions

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E are exploring making friends as an adult.  Jeremiah has pinpointed ten aspects of how friendship forms.  For another podcast focused on friendship, check out Episode 29 from Season 2.

    As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us.

    If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co

    1 hr 9 min
  • Pride and Pop Culture: Why Representation Matters

    In celebration of pride month, this episode features Jeremiah and E discussing a brief history of the LGBTQ community through the lens of film history.  We cover themes of societal acceptance, community, identity, and the importance of queer representation. 

    A special note is that we forgot to talk about 2022's Heartstopper, which E loves immensely.  The Birdcage (1996) and Heartstopper (2022) are our staff picks.

    • Rock Hudson (1925-1985)
    • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    • The World According to Garp (1982)
    • DSM-III-R (1987)
    • Orlando (1992)
    • Philadelphia (1993)
    • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar (1995)
    • Birdcage (1996)
    • Queer Coding: Disney villains LeFou, Jafar, Scar
    • Mulan (1998)
    • Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
    • Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    • Kinky Boots (2005)
    • Milk (2008)
    • A Single Man (2009)
    • Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
    • DSM-V (2013)
    • Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
    • Orange is the New Black (2013)
    • The Danish Girl (2015)
    • Moonlight (2016)
    • Call Me By Your Name (2017)
    • A Fantastic Woman (2017)
    • Love Simon (2018)
    • Boy Erased (2018)
    • Pose (2018)
    • Disclosure (2020)
    • Heartstopper (2022)

    As always, thank you for listening along with us!

    1 hr 16 min
  • Engaging the Enneagram: Reflections

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E share their reflections for the eleventh and final installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram.  For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram.

    For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram:  https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram 

    As always, thank you for listening along with us!

    52 min
  • Engaging the Enneagram: Type 1

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 1, "the Reformer," for the tenth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram.  For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram.

    For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram:  https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram 

    As always, thank you for listening along with us!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Engaging the Enneagram: Type 9

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 9, "the Peacemaker," for the ninth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram.  For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram.

    For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram:  https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram 

    As always, thank you for listening along with us!

    54 min
  • Engaging the Enneagram: Type 8

    In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 8, "the Challenger," for the eighth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram.  For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram.

    For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram:  https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram 

    As always, thank you for listening along with us!

    58 min

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Conversations between a therapist and artist about the good flow of life. Good to Talk is a podcast produced by Jeremiah Simmons and E Ward. The hope of these Good to Talks is to build community…