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Today's guest, Eric Wooten is a dynamic speaker, author and relationship expert. He uses his 15 years of experience as a pastor and licensed professional counselor to help singles develop healthy dating relationships and couples build strong, thriving marriages. Eric combines his transformative, yet easy to digest frameworks and quick wit to help couples of all ages and backgrounds enjoy the journey towards fulfilling relationships that go the distance.

He produces weekly content on his Youtube channel, Relationshots, and guides singles and couples through coaching, counseling, classes and weekend retreats. Eric has been married to his wife, Jill, for 28 years and they have 3 adult daughters.

Today, Eric sits down with Molly to discuss all things relationships and marriage: why they fail, how to better them, and why the advice we're getting today isn't helpful or effective.

Eric's Links:
Website: Altared Marriage
YouTube: RelationShots
Instagram: @eric_wooten_ // @altaredmarriage
Facebook: Altared Marriage
Book: The Magnetic Marriage: 8 Characteristics of Irresistible Marriages

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Molly takes this episode solo to celebrate Singles Awareness Day! After reading listener entries of bad date and break-up stories as well as advice single people are sick of hearing, Molly breaks down what singleness currently looks like in the United States - and why. She also addresses the frustration of singleness in the church. The episode wraps up with Molly sharing a bit of her own experiences with singleness - and why you shouldn't approach it like she did.

Single people have gotten enough unsolicited advice, so the goal of this episode is to offer personal insight as well as some validation. For some extra resources, keep an eye out on the Instagram page this week.

For those who are in committed relationships or married, may this episode be a guide of what to stop saying to your single friends.

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Disclaimer: Like a therapeutic setting, this podcast is designed to be place where people can share their beliefs openly. The opinions of each guest may not align with those of the host.

Amanda is back! If you tuned in to the very first episode of this podcast, you heard Molly and one of her best friends (who is also a licensed social worker) talk about therapy. Today, she's back as promised to discuss attachment styles: what they are, how they present themselves, and how they impact our relationships. Don't know yours? Check out this conversation to learn about secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized attachment (hint: the girls behind the mic have different ones).

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Attached. by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller (attachment in romantic relationships)
Platonic by Marisa G. Franco, PhD (attachment in friendships)
"The Trait That 'Super Friends' Have in Common" by Marisa G. Franco
Welcome to Group Therapy Podcast

*Correction: in the outro, I accidentally said "Boundaries" would be linked in the show notes instead of "Attached." This is an entirely different book, although a good one. Feel free to check it out here. And bonus points if you caught that, because it means you actually listen to my outros. Muah!

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Disclaimer: Like a therapeutic setting, this podcast is designed to be place where people can share their beliefs openly. The opinions of each guest may not align with those of the host.

This week, the "Living With" series wraps up as Molly teams with her friend Bailey Nascimento to talk about their experiences being diagnosed with anxiety and how it manifested from childhood to adulthood. They also share helpful tools they utilize regularly to cope with anxious times.

Bailey is an event planner in the New England area, and while she doesn't have a professional degree in the mental health field, she's learned a great deal from experiencing it personally (which Molly believes makes her even more of an expert).

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Amanda  Calabro is a 3rd-grade teacher and author of Saplings: Snapshots of a Season Never Meant to last, a book of poetry about life's fleeting seasons.  In 2010, Amanda was diagnosed with OCD and spent the past 12 years with a front-row seat to how the disease manifests, evolves, and impacts relationships with others and with self. When not working or writing, Amanda can usually be found reading a thriller, watching a comedy, spending time with friends and family, or outside kayaking, hiking, or camping. Oh, and she was Molly's roommate during their sophomore year of college.

During this episode, Amanda openly shares her experiences living and coping with OCD as it has manifested over the years, as well as breaking down some of the incorrect beliefs we have about it (no, just because you're neat does not mean you have OCD).

You can read Amanda's thoughts in writing at evenstill.blog and order her poetry collection here, Saplings: Snapshots of a Season Never Meant to Last. Follow her on Instagram @authoramandacalabro. 

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Trigger warning: depression, mention of suicide cause.

Guest Susan Johnson shares her story of being diagnosed and living with bipolar disorder. After sharing the struggles she has and continues to overcome, she reflects on how she continues to thrive despite battling a mental illness: faith, support, and help from trusted professionals.

Susan has written a memoir, "Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping: A Memoir of My Bipolar Journey," and was featured as a TEDx speaker: "Having a Mental Illness is Not A Death Sentence."

Susan was awarded the Best Blogger Award by Healthline.com in 2017.

Susan's links:
Website: sjohnsonauthor.com
Facebook: facebook.com/sjohnsonbooks
Instagram: @sjohnsonbooks

Mentioned in today's episode:
NAMI (National Association for Mental Illness)

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Trigger warning: discussions of suicidal ideation/attempts.

Matthew Dickson biked across Canada - and proceeded to live with schizophrenia for 27 years before recovering from it. Matthew breaks stigma as he shares his personal experience living with the disease through early- to mid-adulthood, as well as the tools that helped him heal. Matthew also shares about his website, MindAid, which combines the resources of 10 different nonprofits that are using low-cost, proven effective, and scalable mental healthcare models for those in developing countries. This website is the first of its kind, as it simplifies multiple different tabs into just one, making these crucial sources more accessible to those in need of help.

Please check out MindAid to learn more or donate, where you can also find the links to follow all of Matthew's social media pages. All the books mentioned in this episode can be found here.

You can contact Matthew at [email protected] or pickmatthewsbrain.com.

Mentioned in this episode:
TEDTalk: Vikram Patel's "Why Don't We Care?"

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Trigger warning: substance use/addiction, recovery.

Molly is joined by Nick Javas, who started running long-term structured living homes for those in addiction recovery in 2008. Inspired by his own recovery journey, Nick now aims to coach those in pursuit of sober living as well as offer support to employees in recovery homes facing burnout. His unique framework focuses on the key focus he feels most programs are lacking: empowerment. In this episode, Nick discusses the complacency those in recovery tend to feel, why individuality in treatment is so crucial to overcoming it, and shares examples of recovery homes that are going against the grain of what is considered typical - and working.

Nick's website: https://www.nickjavas.co/
Nick's book: Facing Recovery From Addiction
Nick's podcast: Empowered Recovery

Mentioned in the episode: Beneath the Shade

If you or a loved one is struggling with substance addiction and needs immediate help, call Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) 24/7 hotline at 1-800-662-4357.

If you or a loved one is in need of immediate psychiatric assistance, please call the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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Disclaimer: Like a therapeutic setting, this podcast is designed to be place where people can share their beliefs openly. The opinions of each guest may not align with those of the host.

Trigger warning: mentions of alcohol use.

Kelly Swanson is an award-winning storyteller who makes you laugh and inspires you with her one-woman show (and book), Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale. Her delightful podcast is about Prides Hollow and the characters who are on a quest to be brave - and who teach you how to find, craft, and tell stories that influence based on her book The Story Formula, and upcoming course The Persuasion Principle. Today, Kelly tells Molly and listeners a story about choosing bravery - in sequins palazzo pants.

Kelly's links:
Website: motivationalspeakerkellyswanson.com
Live show: whohijackedmyfairytale.com
Podcast: Prides Hollow
Books: Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? and The Story Formula

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Trigger warning: grief/loss, trauma.

Molly asked the Not Good audience what the most difficult part of the holiday season is, and the people spoke. Holiday stress boils down to three main areas, which Molly coins the 3 F's: family, finances, and feelings.

Molly shares holiday traditions sent in by listeners, followed by some validation of the three F's and how we can make this season a little bit easier on ourselves and each other.

Happy Holidays <3

The background audio of this episode is "O Tannenbaum" by Dan Lerch.

This episode quoted "Finding the Light of Christmas," a sermon by Michael Scholtes. You can hear it in its entirety here.

If you or a loved one is in need of immediate psychiatric assistance, please call the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

Please follow the not good podcast on Instagram and our website, and don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Disclaimer: Like a therapeutic setting, this podcast is designed to be place where people can share their beliefs openly. The opinions of each guest may not align with those of the host.