This week, we’re talking with Cerise Castle, the reporter who brought us the 15 part series on the history of deputy gangs in the LA County Sheriff’s Department. We wanted to get to know the amazing young journalist behind this investigation. She has been on a journey, to say the least!

If you’d like to learn more, please read the series at lasdgangs.com, watch the livestream of the forum for candidates running for LA County Sheriff on April 25 on YouTube or Twitch, and follow Cerise on Instagram @yourmajestcee and Twitter @cerisecastle.

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CW: This episode includes references to police brutality, but does not include graphic details.

It’s a beautiful day for a new tool. If you haven’t encountered the BEAR Cycle before, you'll be happy to learn that it applies to everyone! BEAR stands for Belief, Emotion, Action, Result. You can already see the cycle, I can feel it! Join the Hannahs for an explainer and a little self-love moment of affirmations to change those negative beliefs about ourselves that can cycle into unhelpful results. Let’s get Hannahlyzed!

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How often do you connect the dots between personal problems and societal problems? All the time? That’s what we thought! And that’s why we’re talking policy on the pod today. Hugo Soto-Martinez is an activist and organizer who turned his passion for justice into a political career. A huge part of his platform is housing justice, and we’re excited to discuss what he thinks could change in LA, where the unhoused population has been growing, and people are frequently left to solve their own housing problems without support, options, or resources. 

Learn more about Hugo at hugo2022.com, follow him @hugoforcd13 on all platforms, and don’t forget to look up your own local candidates! Local races determine what happens on the ground in your neighborhood, so getting involved can make a huge difference.

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The delightful Dr. Cheryl Woodson is back! (You can find her first Hannahlyze This! episode here, if you missed it.) We’re going over her 5 Keys to Caregiver Survival. If you know a caregiver, are a caregiver, or think you might become a caregiver as your family members age, this is the episode for you. Stay alert and remember to fill your cups before you pour from them!

You can reach Dr. Cheryl Woodson at her website, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can find her books at amazon.com.

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Whether we opt out earlier or stay in the academic track for the long haul, all of us spend time in school. It’s a major source of stress, confusion, and negative self-image for many. This week, we’re reflecting on the relationship between mental health and school with one of the most schooled people we know! Please enjoy this episode with Dr. Samantha Davis as we air out some of those feelings about a lifetime of struggling through school.

Please visit sciall.org to get in on the Science for All game with Dr. Sammy or contact her at [email protected].

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We're reaching back in time to look at the self-help tools brought to us by The Greatest Generation! Zig Ziglar is a guy we've never heard of, but apparently he was a big name in self-help before our time. This week, we take a look at one of his worksheets, The Wheel of Life! Join us for this fun and frequently confusing visit to what feels like an alternate dimension. Wear your church clothes for more points!

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The simulacrum of human behavior that is reality TV has us processing our feelings out loud again. "Love Is Blind" has taken over the Hannahlyze This! airwaves! Can we figure out exactly what's happening here? Is the viewer supposed to be experiencing pain or pleasure? We also discuss a few details from early episodes of Season 2, so be warned if you are trying to avoid spoilers. Let's get into it.

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CW: this episode contains very brief mentions of SA and suicide

EEE EEE eeee EE E E E EEEE EEEE eeeee! AwooooOOOOOO000000oooooooo! Greetings from the Dolphin and the Wolf. This episode is all about Chronotypes. Let’s try to learn about our body’s natural temporal rhythms and find out why this is all the rage on morning TV programs. Maybe the real treasure will be the frenemies we make along the way.

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It’s time to ask society, “Why are you the way you are?” and get a headlock + noogie combo instead of an answer. We’re talking to our friend Hannibal about his everyday experience as a cis het man, and what toxic masculinity has meant to him, both before and after he became aware of its existence. Catch more of Hannibal’s very good brain exports on American Scandal!

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We are so lucky to have Valerie Harvey on the pod this week. She is an extremely talented MUA who expanded her work to the DEI field in 2020 to help people navigate their growing awareness of racism, sexism, homophobia, and all of the -isms that keep us from seeing each another as fellow human beings. In this episode, she shares her personal experience as well as wisdom about the motivating factors that uphold these -isms, and ways we can use disagreements as an opportunity to call people in rather than call them out.

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