Let’s kick off spooky season with an episode of scary and honestly terrifying stories we found on Reddit. From doppelgangers to mimics, you’re not going to want to listen to this episode in the dark or alone. Should we just be spooky all of October!?

In honor of Suicide Awareness Month, let’s educate ourselves on this important topic. While we’re at it, we will introduce you to this thing called “self-compassion”. It is not a common thing in today’s society unfortunately. But as someone once said, “no one ever shamed themselves into being a better person.” Join us for arguably one of our most influential episodes and explore with us where shame comes from and how we can combat it every day with self-compassion.

Trigger Warnings: suicide, abuse, shame

Resources:

Content from Kristin Neff:

https://self-compassion.org/

https://youtu.be/MEyJ_H1U5SQ?si=ZMrKUWLueF2PtH5O

https://youtu.be/IvtZBUSplr4?si=-i6nLVYtmQS73WEn

https://www.strugglecare.com/podcast-rss/42-self-esteem-sucks-you-need-self-compassion-with-dr-kristin-neff

https://www.instagram.com/neffselfcompassion/?hl=en

Other:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NjeSgwtwwOVO4otQxgFzT

Suicide Awareness Resources:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention

https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html

https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources/

https://sprc.org/settings/primary-care/toolkit/

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Things have changed so much in the past year as we reminisce around a bonfire with Mario- get to know the podcast’s “tallest” fan as we quiz him on a variety of topics!

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In this episode, we delve deep into the dangerous world of cults—groups that often blur the lines between belief systems and manipulation. Join us as we explore the defining characteristics of cults, examining how they form, what draws people in, and the psychological tactics they employ to maintain unwavering loyalty among members. We'll shed light on some of history’s most infamous cults, including one very recent and relatively unknown cult with a bizarre downfall.

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Mother God: https://images.app.goo.gl/cHwxgCRfSqDG9yeq5

Trigger warnings: mentions of true crime stories involving rape and suicidal ideation.

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Youtube video mentioned:

Jubilee Channel, segment: Middle Ground

On Christmas Eve in 2002, Laci Peterson, an 8 month pregnant 27 year old, was reported missing. Statistically, pregnancy increases the risk for victimization and murder is the #1 cause of death for pregnant women. Although this may have happened over 20 years ago, our hearts go out to Laci and Conner’s family as the fight for justice continues.

Trigger Warnings: murder, gruesome details of remains of adult and fetus

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You see how we find juicy stories on reddit? Very mindful, very demure, very cutesy. Seriously, enjoy some advice stories and AITAH dilemmas. We also debate things like the first names of Merriam and Webster. Yes, like the dictionary.

It’s game night! And we decided to torture ourselves with time limit games. Enjoy an episode full of us, messing up our words and confusing everything like wakeboarding vs. waterboarding.

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We recently did a random healing exercise together that sparked the idea for this episode. We each came up with a list of advice to our past selves, reminders for the present, and future manifestations. We discuss them and their importance, and invite you to write your own. You can also expect a tangent about some of the values of true feminism.

Turns out we still had camera audio from the week our SD card tried to sabotage us. Join us while we poorly explain what the other person does at their day job. And of course this episode would not be complete without our own brand of chaos. Note: The camera audio for the first portion of the episode is not well, but the episode was too good to scrap completely. Enjoy!

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