With the days counting down until Lauren returns to treatment, we spend this episode revisiting past stays. Some highlights include contraband caffeine, a possessed Bop-It, what happens when you let people with eating disorders plan a wedding feast, smoke break revelations, and some unexpected breaking of barriers. Enjoy!

Content warning for eating disorders, suicide, and substance abuse.

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We play a listener voicemail sent in response to the question “What’s going on with you?” This unlocks a conversation about fitting in and doing the work in the face of constant existential dread that wants you as miserable as possible. Lauren gives a treatment update, Christina talks about beer, and we disagree about gratitude journals. Enjoy!

Special thanks to Orion (@robotakiss) for this week’s voicemail!

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How do you curate a sense of security in the face of uncertainty? We don't really have the answer, but we DO have lots of anxiety-fueled stories. Tangents this week include introducing parents to friends (and why Christina loves it), which country Lauren is considering escaping to with her dog, and Jodi Picoult. Enjoy!

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Since we're too depressed to stick to our regularly scheduled program, we're treating everyone (but mostly ourselves) to another movie discussion! This week, we watched the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out, which follows a preteen as her emotions attempt to guide her through life's big changes. We laughed, we cried, we went on many tangents, and ultimately devastated ourselves while analyzing this incredibly poignant film. Tell us what you thought!
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Lauren makes an announcement, then we talk about types of barriers that keep us from accessing the help we need. This one is extra vulnerable, y'all. Content warning for eating disorders (including some sensitive language around weight) and substance abuse.
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Our listeners respond to the question “What helps when nothing really helps?” We also use a negative experience to start a conversation about accountability, communication, and personal growth. Enjoy!

Special thanks to listeners Heather and Orion for sending in voicemails this week! We really want to send y’all stickers.

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Sometimes life is hard and solutions seem impossible. In your bleakest moments, can anything make it better? Christina and Lauren share what has helped them at their lowest, how to determine what you really need and ways to ask for it, what REALLY doesn't help, and what's been distracting them from their pain. Tangents include bodychecking, DND, harm reduction, and memes.
Stay tuned for Part 2 in which we share YOUR experiences! Check out the links below for ways to answer the question "What helps when nothing really helps?" and send your response by Friday 2/24 at midnight EST to be part of the next episode.

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What do you keep putting off even though it would help your mental health? We read answers from listeners, admit to ways we're procrastinating and how it's hurting us, fail a quiz, make ourselves depressed again, and almost procrastinate wrapping up the episode—but not without landing on an unexpected conclusion. Enjoy!
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What are some ways eating disorders can feel like cults? And how did we even end up here?? Today, we try to answer these questions with a combo of lived experiences, online research, a dash of inappropriate humor, and a whole lot of vulnerability. Christina tells the story of a night out ruined by anxiety, then Lauren shares why she's been feeling overlooked and underappreciated. Enjoy!

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What do you minimize and why? More importantly, what would it take for you to believe that it’s valid? In this episode, we tackle this question for ourselves and also hear what some of you had to say. Listen to hear how we minimized ourselves into “rock bottom” only to minimize some more, ways we flew under the radar by ignoring our needs, and why we should all be emotional maximalists.

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