This episode was recorded and shared in loving memory of Robbi Fanberg (Mel's favorite human, first best friend, and cherished mom).

This week we talk about the process of grief through the lense of Mel's story of losing her mom after a battle with cancer. We talk about what helped, what hurt, what's healing, and what's not.

This is our first of 4 episodes on GRIEF [Mel's favorite topic of discussion]. We are diving into the definitions, research, and clinical approaches to grief this week. Whether you are lost in the stages of grief right now, or supporting someone through their loss: this episode (and series) is for you!

One of our favorite authors has blessed us with another masterpiece! This is a textbook of what it means to be human. Chockfull of wisdom and insightful it is a must read! A go-to one of a kind resource. This one we savored and yet it left us wanting more.

Intentional (on-purpose) friends.

Finding our circle of friends is hard! We are created for community--so why is it so hard to find great friendships? In short--friendships don't usually materialize out of thin air. They take intention!!

We are talking through some of the realities of making and keeping a solid group of friends to surround you through the battles of life.

One of our TOUGHEST challenges in marriage to date: parenting on a unified front. You guys....this is hard stuff. We are here to share our experiences, short-comings, and favorite strategies to survive the parenting season of marriage.

94% of people who state that they have a "strong marriage" also state that they regularly talk about their finances as a couple. And yet, if you have ever been part of a "finance talk", you know it isn't always pretty. Tash and Mel tell all their tips for discussing finances peacefully, and using it as a space to get to know your partner.

Mel and Tash talk about seasonal depression and the January blues. This episode is filled with tips and tricks to move through this tough season.

We ran out of time recording the last episode, but the conversation wasn't over! This episode is the follow-up to the previous, continuing the discussion on how to be the tribe to one another in a diet-saturated culture. Showing up for a friend with ED is a journey, and there is so much learning to do. We talk about how to keep repairing when we trigger our loved ones, and how to keep growing together.

By listener request, we are addressing how to show up in community for friends battling disordered eating. Mel is asking the questions, and Tash is sharing her experiences this week with the goal of empowering listeners to show up for each other in this messy reality of life. We aren't expected to have all the answers, but we do have the responsibility to lean in and learn together. We hope this enables you to show up for your tribe in new ways.

This week we are taking on DIET CULTURE. The new year is diet culture's time to shine--and we are ready to call it out. Hear about how we both experienced the effects of diet culture in our formative years, and how we are working to overcome it in favor of personal growth.