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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer discuss all things therapy - why it's a feminist issue, why everyone needs it, why they started (and continue) therapy, what they've learned so far, and how it's affected their goals for the future.

What say you, listeners? Have you thought about therapy? Have you gone to therapy? Why or why not? Raquel and Jennifer want to know. Reach out to them on IG @madnesscafepodcast or via email - [email protected].

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https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-feminist-therapy-5204184

https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/feminist-therapy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/feminist-therapy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/she-comes-long-way-baby/201603/is-all-psychotherapy-feminist

https://greatist.com/grow/surprising-benefits-therapy#1

https://medium.com/@jeffhaywardwriting/why-everyone-needs-a-therapist-3704c7649f21

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-therapy/201407/who-doesnt-need-therapy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/202111/20-signs-it-might-be-time-try-therapy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-therapy/201403/8-more-reasons-go-therapy

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/why-should-i-go-to-therapy-8-signs-its-time-to-see-a-therapist-0118197

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/therapy/six-benefits-of-therapy/?utm_source=AdWords&utm_medium=Search_PPC_c&utm_term=_&utm_content=72578453010&network=g&placement&target&matchtype&utm_campaign=6459244691&ad_type=text&adposition&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk4aOBhCTARIsAFWFP9GmFKNsttfeeuulk4ZAZB_p5e9JAnN23TeQ-4BIRr6KB8gXbMaMAQgaAow4EALw_wcB

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Kara Nicole Bitar holds a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law and practiced high-stakes corporate litigation at one of the largest law firms in the Southeast.  While practicing law, she realized that despite having what is deemed a high level of success, many people were unhappy, stressed out, worn out, unhealthy and lacking in a love and excitement for life.  Kara now combines the dedication and commitment that it took to become a successful attorney, real-life training in what it takes to succeed at high-levels, and extensive research, experience and training in how to optimize our lives, to help individuals excel in their professional and creative endeavors, be energized and excited about life, and experience their full potential.  She does this through Optimization Programs she developed, Coaching and teaching Kundalini Yoga.  Kara is a KRI Certified Instructor of Kundalini Yoga, Reiki Master, Certified ThetaHealing® Practitioner and Certified SoulRealignment® Practitioner.

https://www.karanicolebitar.com/ 
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Join Raquel and Jennifer as they talk to special guest, Hayley Curtis, about how journaling helped Hayley rebuild her identity from the ground up. Learn how journaling can help you, too.

Hayley is the founder of Soulfull Journaling where she provides women with guidance and support to help them dig deeper in their journaling journeys to cultivate true healing and transformation.

Here are all of the ways to find Hayley and work with her:
website: www.soulfulljournaling.com
email: [email protected]
Instagram: @soulfull.journaling

Raquel and Jennifer would love to know about your experience with journaling, your response to this episode and your reactions to any of their episodes. Let them know what you think via email at [email protected] or on Instagram @madnesscafepodcast.

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Raquel and Jennifer discuss toxic masculinity.

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-masculinity-5075107

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a27259689/toxic-masculinity-male-friendships-emotional-labor-men-rely-on-women/

• “I want the term "gold digger" to include dudes who look for a woman who will do tons of emotional labour for them” - tweet from Erin Rodgers 6/1/16

https://www.healthline.com/health/toxic-masculinity#takeaway

https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/all-things-work/pages/how-toxic-masculinity-is-ruining-your-workplace-culture.aspx

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a29795754/toxic-masculinity/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/can-masculinity-be-redeemed?source=search_google_dsa_paid&gclid=CjwKCAiA4veMBhAMEiwAU4XRr5xWnWJ1vrqxWRvyExoYV5wWthhaK19SmmnShocyHCCVfRmptDmt1hoCVyIQAvD_BwE

TED Talks:

• Tony Porter, A Call to Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1PbsV6B80
• Justin Baldoni, Why I’m Done Trying To Be Man Enough - https://www.ted.com/talks/justin_baldoni_why_i_m_done_trying_to_be_man_enough

YouTube:

• The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs
• Men’s Rights vs Feminism: Is Toxic Masculinity Real? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOUGNGWmN0k
• Joe Rogan - Male Feminists Are Weasels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6p-0Vw5uXo
• The Fantastic Masculinity of Newt Scamander - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kuR1gyOeQ
• I’m An Incel. Ask Me Anything - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdHqzr4DyIs
• Prof. Dr. Jordan Peterson Talks About Toxic Masculinity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEz32OTifL4
• Toxic Masulinity In Boys Is Fueling An Epidemic Of Loneliness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbX76n6A160

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Raquel and Jennifer are joined by artist Lala Drona to discuss art, the female gaze, feminine power and unilateral breast agenesis.

Lala Drona is a Venezuelan-American painter and video artist born in Denver, Colorado. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado, Lala Drona has since published and exhibited her work internationally.  Most recently, her videos and paintings exploring digital spaces and the female gaze were shown at the Cite des Arts de Paris.  Her paintings, videos, and writing explore “women in the digital world” and "alternate realities".  The totality of her artwork contributes to, and exists within, a fictional universe and mythology established online and then recontextualized in the physical world through paint on canvas, performance, and sculpture. She is based in Paris, France.

Lala can be contacted on instagram @dronalala or through her website www.laladrona.com.  You can find her writing and fictional universe on her blog, Based on a Fact, at www.basedonafact.com.

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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk to Neurodivergent Parent Coach & Mentor, author and parent Zoe Martin about her memoir Making Peace With Autism. The book chronicles her and her family's coming to terms with being neurodivergent.

Do yourself a favor - read this book! It's such a great read!

www.zoemartin.com
www.instagram.com/zoemartin.calm
www.facebook.com/zoemartin.calm

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Raquel and Jennifer talk about a range of issues with Jess Jackson.

Jess Jackson, MBA, M.ED  is a serial entrepreneur and centers her work on the visibility and inclusion of marginalized bodies. She is COO and Co-Founder of LOUD.Social a content marketing agency that combines community organizing strategy with social media marketing. LOUD.Social focuses their work on justice-oriented, cannabis, sustainability and wellness focused brands. 

She is also co-founder of Copper House Detroit, Detroit’s first Cannabis-positive AirBnB.  Since opening their doors, Jess & her wife, Cara, have hosted 300+ individuals and brands in their home, and Copper House Detroit has become a pillar and springboard within the cannabis community. 

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Raquel and Jennifer talk about the myths and truths about Thanksgiving as well as how we can redefine the day with an eye toward inclusion. Specifically, they discuss how to makeover the holiday into something that works for you and/or your family.

Long before the Europeans set foot on these shores, Native peoples gave thanks every day for all the gifts of life, and held thanksgiving celebrations and giveaways at certain times of the year. http://oyate.org/index.php/resources/43-resources/thanksgiving

Land Acknowledgement - https://land.codeforanchorage.org/

https://www.romper.com/p/9-ways-to-have-a-feminist-thanksgiving-yes-its-definitely-possible-1809

http://oyate.org/index.php/resources/43-resources/thanksgiving

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/celebrate-indigenous-history-thanksgiving

https://www.powershift.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/rethinking-thanksgiving-toolkit.pdf

Native American Heritage Day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_Heritage_Day - Native American Heritage Day is a civil holiday observed on the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. 

• Signed into law by President George W. Bush and introduced by a Democratic congressman from CA Joe Baca. 
• encourages Americans of all backgrounds to observe Friday, November 28, 2008, as Native American Heritage Day, through appropriate ceremonies and activities. It also encourages public elementary and secondary schools to enhance student understanding of Native Americans by providing classroom instructions focusing on their history, achievements, and contributions. 
• In addition to calling Thanksgiving the "National Day of Mourning,"[4] some Native Americans believe it is "poor taste" for Native American Heritage Day to be on Black Friday - "a day of excess and gluttony and greed and aggressive capitalism" - which itself "falls after a holiday that omits the murder and mutilation of Natives [in which they] mourn the [estimated] millions of indigenous people who died as a result of aggressive

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Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Markysha and Jackie to discuss the effect that Alzheimer's has had on Jennifer's, Markysha's and Jackie's mothers. 

https://www.alz.org/

Here are just a few facts about Alzheimer's from www.alz.org:

• More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.
• 1 in 9 people age 65 or older (11.3%) has Alzheimer’s dementia.
• Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women.
• Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer's or other dementias as older Whites.
• Older Hispanics are about 1 ½ times as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older Whites.
• In the U.S. Alzheimer’s and dementia deaths have increased 16% during the COVID pandemic.
• 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
• In 2021, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $355 billion. By 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 trillion.
• More than 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. 
• In 2020, these caregivers provided an estimated 15.3 billion hours of care valued at nearly $257 billion.
• Only 53% of Black Americans trust that a future cure for Alzheimer’s will be shared equally regardless of race, color or ethnicity.
• 3 in 10 hispanics do not believe they will live long enough to develop dementia.
• Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from heart disease have decreased 7.3% while deaths from Alzheimer’s have increased 145%.
• About 1 in 3 caregivers is age 65 or older.
• Approximately ⅔ of caregivers are women; more specifically, over ⅓ of dementia caregivers are daughters.
• Approximately ¼ of dementia caregivers are “sandwich generation” caregivers - meaning that they care not only for an aging parent, but also for children under age 18.
• Of the total lifetime cost of caring for someone with dementia, 70% is borne by families - either through out-of-pocket health and long-term care expenses or from the value of unpaid care.

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Raquel and Jennifer discuss their decisions around motherhood and children. HINT: Raquel chose not to have children and Jennifer chose to have them. The common denominator? Choice.

https://www.vox.com/first-person/22370250/should-i-have-kids-a-baby-decide-start-family-parenthood-kids-childfree

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/14/us/childfree-women-birth-rate-decline-trnd/index.html

https://cupofjo.com/2021/01/deciding-not-to-have-kids/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/learning/do-you-want-to-have-children-someday.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/04/what-i-tell-friends-torn-about-having-children

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