Welcome back to Pixels & Planners! This week I make an announcement about an upcoming business venture, talk about Queen's newly launched Patreon, anxiety surrounding my 2022 social media planners, and much more. Thank you so much for listening.

Queen's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Queensfancyplansandthings

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*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode is about the topic of suicide and mental illness.*

September is Suicide Prevention Month and I wanted to share how suicide has touched my life and help to end the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicidal thoughts. I hope this will help someone. I also talk about how planning and papercrafting have helped me deal with my own mental health struggles. Thank you for listening.

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Welp, they're at it again. This time, Happy Planner has appropriated the Dia de los Muertos holiday. We are all learning, and we are all going to make mistakes, but choosing to ignore the concerns of your customers and move on like nothing happened is exactly what's wrong with HP as a company. A huge shoutout to the amazing Black women in this community, who have unfortunately been labeled as "aggressive" and "bullies" for speaking out as ALLIES to the Latinx people in the planner community who were offended by this sticker book and spoke up. Go follow @QueensFancyPlans, @megsgotaplan, @myraplansit, @siobhanplans, @according.to.ali, @craftyplanner_queen, and @daisydoodleshop. I am so sorry if I forgot anyone. 

Check out these beautiful Dia de los Muertos stickers designed and sold by a Latinx-owned shop: https://cafecitodesigns.com/ 

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This week I get personal and share how planning helps me manage my anxiety disorder, and also provide some information on what anxiety actually is. Mental health matters, and not just during mental health awareness month. Thank you for listening!

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At the start of this year, I decided my "word of the year" would be authenticity - I didn't know just how important that was going to be. Listen to find out what I've been playing and what I've been up to this summer! Hint - it's a summer camp!

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It turns out that when you speak up about things that are wrong in a community, changes are sometimes made...but credit isn't always given. In this episode, I give an update on the HP Squad situation, talk about what games I'm currently playing, and share some of my struggles with content creation as a small creator. Thank you for listening!

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This week's episode is just a little sassy. If you are thinking about applying for the Happy Planner Squad, listen to this first. I am sending zero hate to anyone, but these companies need to do better. Huge shoutout to Myra and Meg from Planners and Wine and Queen from Fancy Plans & Things Radio for speaking out about this. I figured I'd throw my opinions out there, too. Thank you for listening!

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This week I am reflecting on why I love the discbound planner system. I also talk about my new favorite co-op video game, It Takes Two. Thank you for listening!

Check out the Love Your Selfie Challenge for the #PlannerCommunitySquad

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In this week's episode, I reflect on plannergeddon and express how much I have grown and evolved as a person and as a planner babe throughout the past year. Thank you for listening.

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In this week's episode of Pixels & Planners, I chat about what's been heavy on my heart and mind - The Last of Us Part II. It's been almost a year post-release, and I've had a lot of time to reflect and form my opinions on this very controversial game. Thank you for listening!

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