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Welcome back to another week, another episode! We are bringing a bit of a lighter, fun episode this week. However, first we will begin with why we do our check-in's. We had someone ask about the purpose of checking in and whether or not it felt invasive. We answer this and some others aspects of the purpose of our check-ins. Then, we actually get into our check-ins! Then onto the fun! This week we have a list of "common" pet peeves to go through together and see which ones we identify with or not. We want to know your opinions as well! 

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We are so excited to finally be sharing this episode with you! We have been working on it for quite some time now and we are appreciative for this platform to be able to share this with everyone. On this episode, we have three very special interviews for you. First, we will share our own story and experience of being a part of this community and sharing about our own identities. On this episode our guests are: Eboni, KT, and Maria. Don't forget to check out Eboni and KT's podcasts as well!

Eboni:

KT:

Our goal is to make this into a series and continue interviewing people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, where they share their story and a bit about themselves with us and our listeners. Part two is in the making and if you are interested in being a part of this series (or if you have an idea for another) please email us, we would love to hear from you!

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TRIGGER WARNING: we will be discussing sensitive topics such as suicide and suicide ideation in this episode. Discussion surrounding sensitive topics begins at 35:47 and ends at 43:10. 

This week we have an incredibly exciting episode with special guest Vanessa Gorelkin. Vanessa is an Occupational Therapist from the US and is joining us today to share her expertise on radical acceptance and how it can be used in everyday life. Join us while we discuss how radical acceptance plays a role in people's lives, what an occupational therapist does, and we have some meaningful discussions surrounding mental health. 

You can find Vanessa here:

https://vanessagorelkin.com

Mental health resources:

National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-8255

Canada Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 686868

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We are so excited for this episode!! It was so much fun for us to create this episode for everyone and we hope you enjoy is as much as we do! In this episode, we have each found some fun facts about the countries that listen to us. We each take turns quizzing each other. This was such a fun way to get to know the countries that have joined us. If you have any ideas of fun episode ideas like this, we would love to hear!

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Thanks for coming back for another episode! This week we discuss the covid-19 vaccine and then close off with some funny posts from r/AmItheAsshole from Reddit. Gwen spent some time gathering some great information about the covid-19 vaccine for us. We hope you enjoy the episode and join us again next week! Don't forget to rate and review us!

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Thanks for joining us this week! On this episode we discuss meditation, breathing, and breath work. Is it for everyone? We talk about some of the practices we enjoy, dislike, and have tried in general. At the end of the episode, Gwen guides Aisley through a CBT grounding exercise. 

*Apologies for sound discrepancies this episode.

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Hello lovely listeners! This episode is a bit of a longer one, so grab your popcorn and buckle in for some opinions! As always, we begin with check-in's (but we keep it short this episode). After that we get right on into rating pop-culture icons. We have categories for music, YouTuber's, influencers, movies, tv shows, actors, and other. This is just part one of the pop-culture episode. Next time we will have Adam join us. If you have any ideas for who we should rate for the next pop-culture episode, let us know!

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Welcome back everyone! We are so excited to be rested and back for a new season with some new content. For our first episode back, we wanted to do a fairly light-hearted and fun episode. After our check-in's, we go over what various people from 1921 thought the (then-) future of 2021 would look like. Did we meet their expectations? Join us to find out!

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Welcome to the season finale! We decided to take a little holiday break and embrace the time for ourselves and to conjure up some great content for season two! For the finale, join us as we discuss the various holidays celebrated in December. Did you know of all these different holidays? We conclude the episode with some manifestations for 2021. We share what we hope to come and hope to manifest in the new year. We hope to have you join us in season two! 

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