My Sister's A Therapist- Mental Health, Wellness, and Healing with Humor

In which Virginia invents a new word for what chiropractors do, Laura talks about flip flops and they both talk about what Enclothed Cognition means.

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Special guest Courtney Orlando comes on to talk STRESS! Where does it come from? What can we do about it? Find her at https://www.nodalpointenergyworks.com/

References: What Are the Impacts of Stress on the Body and Mind?: University of Florida College of Medicine 

More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they’re so stressed they can’t function: APA

Stress in America Is Escalating

Rita Watson, MPH (master of public health)

Most & Least Stressed Cities in America (2025)

 Adam McCann

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Does being famous make you an a-hole, or does being an a-hole make you famous? Virginia bemoans the failures of Neil Gaiman, Bill Cosby, and Armie Hammer.

References: A third of male university students say they would SA a woman if there no were no consequences: Jon Stone

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How to disappoint others and why it's important! The philosophy of The We Do Not Care Club, The Big Lebowski, and The Former Airport Chauffeur. Sponsored by Function Health! Function Health- Give us your blood!

References:

Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward: by Gemma Hartley

Dr. Laurie Santos on The Happiness Lab podcast

Merriam-Webster

Learning to disappoint people: Emily Ley

Self-Silencing Is Making Women Sick: Maytal Eyal, PhD

Don’t let me down: how to get over a fear of disappointing others: Elizabeth Perry

When You Have a Fear of Disappointing Others: Kate O’Brien, LCAT

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Are you your own worst enemy? Learn all the different ways you can trip yourself up- and how to set yourself up for success!

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Is gossip all bad? What gave it a bad reputation? Why wouldn't Virginia go back to the 19th century? What's the best gossip from your hometown?

Why You Were Born to Gossip: David Ludden, PhD

Explaining the evolution of gossip: Michele J. Gelfand

THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF THE WORD GOSSIP 

Written By Sanne Cheney-Steijger

How the Demonization of “Gossip” Is Used to Break Women’s Solidarity: SILVIA FEDERICI

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This week, the girls talk over Little Orphan Annie impersonators, the legality of dome lights, and why parents lie to their children every dang day of the year!

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Virginia and Laura talk about a disturbing new corporate trend, Morrissey and KDGE, and why they don't want cutesey phrases written on their Starbucks cups.

References:

‘Forced Joy’ Is a Miserable Corporate Trend: Beth Kowitt

Japan supermarket chain uses AI to gauge staff smiles, speech tones in quality service push: Fran Lu

Tiffany Workers Mock Forced 'Joy' That Exacerbated Staff Exits: Bloomberg

Are You Happy Yet? The Dysfunction Of Forced Joy And Toxic Positivity: Vibhas Ratanjee

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This smells like....a cult? This week, we discuss religious cults, and whether or not MAGA qualifies as a cult. On the way, we talk about bikini coffee places, Saturday's Warrior, and how to deprogram someone on the cheap.

Steven Hassan's BITE Model

Solution to Our Political Cults | Public Square Magazine

Explaining the Trump loyalty cult phenomenon

Saturday's Warrior

Does it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does- David Andreatta

Carnegie Endowment for Political peace- Polarization

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A listener asks: when should I stop trying to save everyone? Is it OK to look for friends that have also tried to improve themselves? And the sisters ask, where did that bottle of peppermint schnapps go, is it under the bathroom sink?

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