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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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Raquel and Jennifer discuss body image - their personal experiences as well as in society at large.

"Everything I've ever been insecure about, head to toe." - video made by Olivia Bolanos  https://youtu.be/jGB1viCqijU

“Body image is the mental representation an individual creates of themselves, but it may or may not bear any relation to how one actually appears. Body image is subject to all kinds of distortions from the attitudes of one's parents, other early experiences, internal elements like emotions or moods, and other factors.”  www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/body-image

“Your body image is about much more than how you feel about your appearance. It’s also how you feel in your body, your sense of control over your body as you go about your day, how you think others perceive it and whether or not you believe it’s “good” enough.” https://centerstone.org/teen/media/body-image/

“Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies and resort to dieting to achieve their ideal body shape. Unfortunately, only 5% of women naturally possess the body type often portrayed by Americans in the media.” https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-body-image

Girls Ages 6-18 Talk About Body Image - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mP5RveA_tk

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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk about women and horror movies with Nicole Kemper.

Nicole Kemper is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. Her production company Critical Crop Top Media produces films, series, podcasts and live comedy shows. She currently co-hosts 2 shows with her collaborator, Sarah Alison Hodges - The Feminine Mistake Podcast which is a subversive take on how women have been written and portrayed in films throughout film history - and The Adam and Andy Podcast where they watch the filmographies of Adam Driver and Andy Samberg.

You can find Nicole on FB, Twitter and IG @criticalcroptop. The socials for the podcasts are @femmistakepod on Twitter and @femininemistakepod on FB and Instagram and @adamandypod on Twitter and @adamandandypodcast on FB and Instagram. Videos of her episodes are also posted to Critical Crop Top's YouTube channel.

https://nofilmschool.com/women-as-hero-and-villain-in-horror

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_in_horror_films

https://time.com/5877372/womens-horror-movies/

https://womenandhollywood.com/why-are-we-ignoring-female-centric-horror-films-298be1b76c9a/

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In observation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Raquel and Jennifer interview Melanie Hyatt-Wilfong about her mother's breast cancer diagnosis when Melanie was 10 years old, her mother's death due to the disease a few years later, and the effect it all had on Melanie and her family. 

To learn more about breast cancer, please visit the American Cancer Society website, www.cancer.org.

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Raquel and Jennifer interview Jesaka and DeAngelo of Michigan Date Ideas (on Instagram as @michigandateideas) about being intentional in romantic, familial and community relationships. 

You don't want to miss this one - Jes and DeAngelo are delightful!

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What are the 3 dimensions of loneliness? 

Take a listen as Raquel & Jennifer dive into the topic of loneliness and how it plays out in their own lives.

Here's the link to the episode of Brene Brown's podcast Unlocking Us mentioned in this episode: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/dr-vivek-murthy-and-brene-on-loneliness-and-connection/

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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month.

In acknowledgement of this, Raquel shares her experience with suicidal ideations.

If you or anyone you know is in crisis, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 800-273-8255, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7.

According to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (https://save.org/about-suicide/suicide-facts/),

• Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages.
• Suicide takes the lives of over 48,500 Americans every year.
• Depression affects 20-25% of Americans ages 18+.
• Only ½ of all Americans experiencing an episode of major depression receive treatment.
• 80-90% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully using therapy and/or medication.
• Women are more likely than men to have had suicidal thoughts.
• Women experience depression at roughly twice the rate of men.
• Women attempt suicide 3x as often as men.
• Suicide rates for women are highest among those aged 45-54.

Everyone is going through something so please be kind.

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Jennifer discusses her experience with being diagnosed with HPV. 

https://youtu.be/I00zkVYJuC4

https://youtu.be/RjBpLeBzkng

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Alyssa Kuzins is an embodiment coach and mentor. She is the creator of BODY ART, a community and ambassadorship program based on embodied dance. She has been leading women's healing retreats since 2016. Alyssa has also taught vinyasa yoga since 2015 and has taken a yoga for trauma training, as well as a kundalini yoga intensive training, all of which have informed her teaching style and unique approach. She is currently writing her first book, a poetry memoir about the healing journey post her husband's traumatic brain injury. It's due out in March 2022. You can find her on Instagram @alyssakuzins.

Alyssa can also be found at  alyssakuzins.com for retreats and https://alyssakuzinsllc.vipmembervault.com for BODY ART membership/drop-ins.

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Because of the economic crisis created by COVID-19, demand for coats in most communities is up by an average of 50 percent.

Raquel and Jennifer interview Beth Amodio, President and CEO of One Warm Coat. Listen in as they discuss the mission of One Warm Coat, the great work the organization is doing nationwide and how you can get involved.

email: [email protected]

phone: 877-663-9276

website: www.onewarmcoat.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneWarmCoat

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-amodio-6a7562/

One Warm Coat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/915269

Twitter: https://twitter.com/onewarmcoat

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