Not Allowed to Die

I subscribe to over 100 podcasts.  On this episode I read my list and give you one sentence about each.  Here is the list I can fit.  

99% invisible, Atlas Obscura, The Al Franken Podcast, Think Differently, Impact Theory, The Dungeoncast, The Life and Times of Frederick the Great, Fantasy Footballers Podcast, The NPR politics Podcast, Bears Insider Podcast, What Roman Mars can Learn about Constitutional Law, This Job is History, My Favorite Murder, Just Breath: Parenting your LGBTQIA Teen, Not Another D&D Podcast, Articles of Interest, Harris Football Podcast, Spitballers Comedy Podcast, Lord of the Rings Lorecast, Pardon My Take, Revolutions, Heavyweight, Our Fake History, Fantasy Focus Football ESPN, bananas, Tides of History, Hidden Brain, Real Men Feel, Love Life with Matthew Hussey, Based on a True Story, American Scandal, Will be Wild, The Sick podcast with Adam Rank,The Leftover Pieces, Luvbites with Dr. Tara, The Trojan Horse Affair, Starve the Ego Feed the Soul, Queer As Fact, Warlords of History, Altered States of Context, ArtCurious, A Slight Change of Plans, Savage Lovecast, Where Should We Begin, The Happiness Lab, Stuff the British Stole, Unread, ADHD for Smart Ass Women, View from the Cheap Seats, Outside/In, This American Life, Notes from America, Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates, When Diplomacy Fails, Science Vs, Strict Scrutiny, The Last Archive, LIfe After Suicide, This Day in Esoteric Political HIstory, This is Love, Over the Road, Swindled, Ear Hustle, Sidedoor, Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford, 30 for 30 podcasts, The memory Palace, Shat at the Movies, Criminal, Inside Trader Joes, People Fixing the World, Every Little Thing, The Anthropocene Reviewed, Reveal, The Moth, Trump Inc, Revisionist History, Money Talks from the Ecconomist, The Koy Pond with Jo Koy, The Allusionist, How To Save a Planet, Without Fail, Planet Money, Up First, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Code Switch, Invsibilia, Throughline, Embedded, Rough Translation, The Indicator from Planet Money, Against the Rules with Michael Lewis, The History of Rome, Serial, S-Town, The Big Red Bus, First Draft, I Said no Gifts, Kick Back: The global anti corruption podcast, Unlocking Us: Brene Brown, Start Up Podcast, Reply All, If I were You, Nancy, Dare to Lead: Brene Brown

At long last my son Ryan joins Mariska and I to talk about how to tell when video games are becoming a problem, healthy hobbies, and stress management.  

Hospice is a really scary term for what can be a truly beautiful opportunity.  In this episode Mariska and I (with my awful  I have a mild cold voice) explore hospice, how it works, and how to reframe it.   

Mariska and I welcome back our first repeat guest, Talia, who talks about difficult aspects of getting treatment for physical health issues while also having mental health challenges.  Talia doesn't sugar coat it or make this process feel easy, because it isn't, but she shares an important message of strong self advocacy and hope.  If you have ever felt anxiety walking into a doctor's office because you fear you won't be truly heard, this is a must listen.  

In this episode Mariska and give a positive plug for the documentary Stutz on Netflix, and talk about some tips for getting through the holidays for people with eating issues and tips to support teens and treat them how they want to be treated.  

In this episode Mariska and talk to writer, podcast host, parenting mentor, and LGBTQIA super ally Heather Hester.  We discuss how to not freak out about your kid dating an older person and how to handle the holidays and family members in different places in their level of support.  

Check out her website at:  https://chrysalismama.com/

And her podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-breathe-parenting-your-lgbtq-teen/id1486711596

Mariska and I make a bold declaration of being grossed out by both political parties but particularly the Republicans.  We make an appeal for listeners to think of fairness as everyone getting what they need and asking themselves which candidates are supporting that and other values that align with supporting mental health.  

In this episode Mariska and I discuss body dysmorphia and dysphoria and ways in which they can protect us from accepting ourselves and the love of others.  

In this episode Mariska and I share our feelings about losing another one of my former students to suicide and how we, as a society, need to do a better job of taking mental health into account as we build our expectations for school, work, etc... 

In this episode Mariska is cross with me for not promoting our instagram notallowedtodiepod and we talk with Nita Sweeney, award winning author of Make Every Move a Meditation.  This is a really fun conversation that makes meditation and exercise both feel like they are for everyone.  

https://nitasweeney.com/