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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer talk to actor/writer/director/lover of horror genre Melissa Kunnap about Melissa's love of horror movies - both watching and creating them - and how they have served as a pathway to equity and inclusion. They also discuss how horror typically features stories from more points of view than mainstream films. Take note - you may come away from this episode with a few new movies for your Halloween movie night list!

How to reach Melissa Kunnap:
IG: @lifeloveadventures

Melissa's newest project:
Torn Together - An experimental horror short based on the actor's individual real life experiences, being torn between two parts of their identity.
Facebook: @torntogetherfilm
IG: @torntogether.film

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Raquel and Jennifer speak with modern day witch Nicole Sutherland Shook about how witchcraft plays a part in her day to day life. Spirituality, manipulation of energies, manifestation, prayer, intention - it's all here.

How to reach Nicole:
IG: thewitchnicole
FB: Nicole TheWitch Sutherland Shook

Inspiration for this episode:
Why Is Witchcraft On the Rise? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/witchcraft-juliet-diaz/605518/

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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer discuss the book Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly. Chemaly writes, "...our rage is one the most important resources we have, our sharpest tool against both personal and political oppression. Our anger is a vital instrument and a catalyst for change.” Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk about rage, how it shows up in their own lives and how it can be utilized constructively. "Be angry. Be loud. Rage becomes you." Indeed!

Soraya Chemaly's website: http://www.sorayachemaly.com/

10 Simple Words Every Girl Should Learn, http://www.rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2014-05-10-simple-words-every-girl-learn/index.html
“Stop interrupting me.” 
“I just said that.”
“No explanation needed.”

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In recognition of October being Financial Planning Month, Raquel and Jennifer welcome back Saundra Davis, the Executive Director of Sage Financial Solutions. In this episode, Saundra helps Raquel and Jennifer tackle financial trauma and financial shame as they each complete the Wheel of Life and the Financial Planning Checklist. Complete the exercises yourself and learn how you can be an active participant in your own financial life. After all, "the worst financial plan that is implemented is better than the best financial plan that has no action." Most importantly, this is a judgement free zone.

NOTE: It might be beneficial to enjoy this episode on the Madness Cafe YouTube channel to view the worksheets as Saundra discusses them. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykYnzbTG2DvCBGFRZITfTw

How to reach Saundra:
www.sagefinancialsolutions.org

Worksheets referenced in today's episode:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n3lkhrbdsyv5zuk/AADL2EP1SOE-AJ1P6KlxTboZa?dl=0

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer explore many facets of change - how to deal with it, whether it's for your greater good, and what it can lead to. They also delve into routine vs. monotony, touchstones and control - and how these relate to change. It's been said that most people don't embrace change. As C.S. Lewis stated, "It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad." After all, "nobody wants to be a bad egg."


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Raquel and Jennifer sit down with Naomi Yano, a Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor in private practice in the Toronto area, to talk about her six weeks of hell which included her infant daughter being in the NICU, her husband having an affair, making the decision to remove her daughter from mechanical support, her daughter's resulting death, and her husband leaving. Listen in to find out how Naomi not only survived all of this but has reached a place of peace and is now thriving. Their discussion touches on attachment styles, emotionally focused therapy, loss, anger, self compassion. 

More about Naomi Yano:            

• Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) and EFT Supervisor Candidate
• Master of Science in Couple and Family Therapy
• Author, interviewed at the Toronto International Festival of Authors (2021), currently writing about her own trauma recovery from perspective of client experience and therapist expertise, memoir/self help
• Founder of Emotional ICU - providing free resources to empower people to understand what is happening in their brains and bodies so they can make sense of their experience, and recognize what they need to cope and heal
• Mother to a wonderful teenager, enjoys hiking and Latin dancing

Where to find Naomi's guide and book:
FREE DOWNLOAD: Healing Guide For When Life Hits Hard

AffairyTales E-book: https://www.amazon.com/AffairyTales-Write-happily-following-infidelity-ebook/dp/B0B6GL5R29/ref=sr_1_2?crid=UH2YH0PYS46E&keywords=fairy+tales&qid=1660738399&s=digital-text&sprefix=affairytales%2Cdigital-text%2C73&sr=1-2

Where to find Naomi:
Websites: http://www.emotionalicu.com and http://www.naomiyanopsychotherapy.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emotionalicu/

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxK-LxU-rAo6LnzlPxjt_KQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalicu and https://www.facebook.com/naomiyanoRP

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Book bans, censorship, erasure, fear, control, fascism. Banning books is on the rise. In fact, it's more prevalent than ever. Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk about why and what can be done about it.

Inspiration for and/or mentioned in this episode:
Book banning in U.S. schools has reached an all-time high: What this means, and how we got here

Banned books: Which titles are being targeted and why

“Here are the 10 most challenged books of 2021, according to the ALA: 

1. “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe
2. “Lawn Boy,” by Jonathan Evison
3. “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” by George M. Johnson
4. “Out of Darkness,” by Ashley Hope Perez
5. “The Hate U Give,” by Angie Thomas
6. “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie
7. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” by Jesse Andrews
8. “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison
9. “This Book Is Gay,” by Juno Dawson
10. “Beyond Magenta,” by Susan Kuklin”

“What’s being done to combat book banning?

American Library Association: Every year, the ALA and libraries across the country celebrate Banned Books Week..."

Brooklyn Public Library: Earlier this year, the Brooklyn Public Library gave teens anywhere in the U.S. access to its collection of hundreds of thousands of e-books with a special “Books Unbanned” e-card. As of late June, more than 4,000 cards were given out to youth ages 13 through 21.

Nashville Public Library: This Southern library protested banned books this year with a limited edition library card with the special message: "I read banned books." The bright yellow cards are part of the library's Freedom to Read campaign celebrating the "right to read." 

Banned Books Week

American Library Association, https://www.ala.org/

The Stacks Podcast, Banned Books in The Stacks series
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/day-1-banned-books-in-the-stacks-with-katrina/id1362164483?i=1000550281729

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/day-2-banned-books-in-the-stacks-with-alison/id1362164483?i=1000550411873

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/day-3-banned-books-in-the-stacks-with-ghazala/id1362164483?i=1000550528607

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/day-4-banned-books-in-the-stacks-with-timya-wright/id1362164483?i=1000550650960

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/day-5-banned-books-in-the-stacks-with-kiese-laymon/id1362164483?i=1000550771538


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In this episode Raquel and Jennifer talk to Christy Kanooble - comedian, mental health advocate, author of the Hoe Handbook, and host of the Hoe on the Go podcast. Hoe on the Go is one way that Christy teaches her listeners how to please and be pleasing through sexual and self empowerment. This is a far-ranging conversation that includes setting boundaries, borderline personality disorder, shame spirals, sex clubs and non-disclosure agreements - Christy is an open book. You may just learn more than you expected in this one!

How to find Christy Kanooble:
Facebook.com/hoehandbook23
IG: @kanooble
Twitter: @ckanooble


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Raquel and Jennifer get personal in this episode. They talk about melancholy, perimenopause, post menopause, societal conditioning and the mask many of us walk around with daily. It's time to shed your mask.


Mentioned in this episode:
Menopause: What We Deserve to Know with Dr. Jen Gunter - We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menopause-what-we-deserve-to-know-with-dr-jen-gunter/id1564530722?i=1000558697157

Better Sex & Lives in Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter - We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-sex-lives-in-menopause-with-dr-jen-gunter/id1564530722?i=1000558932949

Yoga with Adriene - https://yogawithadriene.com/, https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
         We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
         We wear the mask!

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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer speak with Indi Gage - cohost of the podcast The Hot Girl's Theory -  about childhood trauma, body neutrality v. body positivity, gender studies, and being all of who you are. Indi is 25 years old, living in Melbourne, and a soon to be graduate of LaTrobe University with a BA majoring in Gender, Sexuality & Diversity Studies and a minor in Sociology.

How to find Indi:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fueledbyindi/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fueledbyindi
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotgirlstheory/
Website: https://www.hotgirlstheory.com/

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