Meet Grace! She is a dynamic teenager wise beyond her years. Grace has lived with OCD since childhood and spent many years struggling without knowing what to make of her intrusive thoughts. On this episode, Grace shares her amazing and challenging journey, and we can guarantee you, it will warm your heart.  This is a true story of resilience and perserverence. And everytime you eat a mint, you'll think of Grace (you'll know what we mean when you listen).

Does everyone feel totally drained, exhausted, foggy, and over it, or is that just us?

Thea and Kate discuss the mental toll of living in constant crisis mode, and offer some strategies for navigating yet another leg of this global pandemic. Kate also sought some guidance from the universe at a Tarot/Astrology reading...hear all about it in this episode. 

Intention-setting is an important part of every new calendar year for Thea and Kate--not to be confused with New Year's Resolutions, which they find punishing and self-judging. In this episode, they reflect on another year past and the fresh start ahead of us all. 

p.s. This episode is a little late because Thea was busy giving birth to twins (listen closely and you might hear one of them quietly whimper and snorf while mama's talking).

Recorded just one day before Thea's scheduled induction to deliver her twins, this episode focuses on her pregnancy journey. Kate peppers Thea with questions about pregnancy's affects on her mind, body, and relationships--and how they have been doubled!   

No matter your age, getting older can really mess with your head. Time seems to pass more quickly every year--don't even get us started on Covid time--and all of a sudden we look back at younger versions of ourselves and wonder "how did I get here?" In this episode, Thea and Kate talk about their own experiences with aging, and offer some insights into making the most of every moment we've got. 

It's amazing how we can get accustomed to talking to ourselves like a piece of hot garbage, and how we can't even fathom talking to someone we love this way. Why does this come so easily, but is so easily refuted when asked if we would ever speak to our loved ones like this? On this week's episode, Thea and Kate explore this topic, and discuss ways to combat this somewhat innate urge. Imagine if we nurtured ourselves instead of so often critiquing ourselves... IMAGINE.

Are the 'Love Languages' corny or accurate? We think the answer might be a little bit of yes to both.  Join Thea and Kate this week as they explore their 'love language' test results and try to unpack them. Surprising no one, Thea needs lots of words of affirmation, while Kate, yet again, received results that surprised her.  Hang out with us while we laugh at ourselves, and at the same time, try to explore the deeper parts of showing love and being loved. 

Do you ever feel like you're trying to have meaningful conflict with someone you love but you end up just fighting about feelings? Do you want to be more assertive but find that you either shut down or blow up instead? In this episode, our girl Lauren Merclean helps to diagnose our bad habits here and provides helpful techniques for being more effective in our interactions with each other. It's amazing how hard it seems to communicate effectively, but how easy it can be when you get out of the weeds and back to connecting!