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Megan and Michelle examine generational trauma, willful ignorance, old poverty, dirty laundry, walking on eggshells, survivor’s guilt, and 17 potato peelers.

Sources:

- Intergenerational Trauma (American Psychological Association)

- Understanding Intergenerational Trauma and Its Effects

- 17 Signs of Generational Trauma, According to Therapists

- Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma

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Megan and Michelle dive into aphantasia, mental imagery, afghan hounds, tasting shapes, hearing colors, superior rods, athletic performance, and Lassie.

Sources:

Aphantasia (Wikipedia entry)

3% of people can’t create a mental picture in their heads—this test will tell you if you’re one of them

I can’t picture things in my mind. I didn’t realize that was unusual

What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images

What is Aphantasia?

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Megan and Michelle are perplexed by the Mandela effect, magic mirrors, parallel dimensions, peanut butter, monocles, big checks, and Pikachu’s tail.

Sources:
 - The ‘Mandela Effect’ describes the false memories many of us share. But why can’t scientists explain it?

- The Mandela Effect: How Masses of People Can Have the Same False Memory

- The Mandela Effect: How False Memories Trick Your Brain Into Believing

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Megan and Michelle ponder pretty privilege, the halo effect, chocolate mousse, implicit biases, viral mug shots, body dysmorphia, and one tired eye.

Sources:
- A Psychologist Explains The 'Pretty Privilege' Paradox
- Pretty People Really Do Have It Better

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Megan and Michelle explore parasocial relationships, stalking, mom bloggers, reality TV, stripper love, basement prisons, tradeoffs, back pain, endorphins, and eager beavers.

Sources:

Parasocial Interaction (Wikipedia)

In Defense of Parasocial Relationships

Friend or Faux: Are Parasocial Relationships Healthy?

Too close for comfort: the pitfalls of parasocial relationships

When Grown-ups Have Imaginary Friends

Do parasocial relationships fill a loneliness gap?

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Megan and Michelle are in disbelief about passport bros, sexual tourism, pickup artists, digital nomads, rotten milk, big egos, the manosphere, and $200 t-shirts.

Sources:
- Why These American Men Are Seeking Love In Asia: The Rise Of Passport Bros | Insight (YouTube)
- Passport Bros: F**k Around and Find Out
- Passport Bros Are Exactly The Kind Of Men We Should Avoid
- Bang the World
- I'm a passport bro who travels the world to date foreign women. I hope to settle down one day but for now I love exploring the world.

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Megan and Michelle acknowledge loneliness, compassion, choosing solitude, the horseshoe effects, spinsters, tiny home villages, lack of community, and someone to go home to.

Sources:
- Loneliness: Causes and Health Consequences
- The surprising truth about loneliness in America
- The best way to help women? End the male loneliness epidemic
- Speaking of Psychology: Are we in a “loneliness pandemic”? With Louise Hawkley, PhD

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Megan and Michelle explore near death experiences, medical paradoxes, liars, clinical death, REM interruption, Aunt Betty, and life reviews.

Sources:
- Lifting the Veil on Near-Death Experiences
- The science of near-death experiences
- Jamie Foxx reveals details of his ‘near-death experience’ in new Netflix special
- Near Death Experiences (Wikipedia)

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Megan and Michelle brainstorm about singles events, provocative questions, talent shows, stranger paintings, escape rooms, kissing booths, and hula hoops. 

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Megan and Michelle explore hypnotherapy, alien abductions, repressed memories, animal magnetism, guided meditation, dissociation, an ocean breeze, and quacking like a chicken.

Sources:
- Hypnosis as a Therapeutic Tool
- How Hypnosis Works, According to Science
- The medical power of hypnosis
- False witness: why is the US still using hypnosis to convict criminals?
- Misuse of forensic hypnosis: should it still be admissible in court?

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