The goal of our episode is to give you an candid update about where we're at with the podcast industry and share our goals for Gal Pals moving forward.

We love creating this show AND want to make it more sustainable for our lives going forward. We brainstormed ways that this would best work for Gal Pals. We wanted to offer you the opportunity to directly support the creation of the show that respects both of us and you as the listener of this podcast.

To directly support the show you can venmo: @EngridLatina

Thank you!

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THE BREAKDOWN:

Hosting $250/year

Editing for weekly episodes $2,600

Total = $2,850

Hosting $250/year

Editing for bi-weekly episodes $1,300

Total = $1,550

Our goal is to keep doing episodes every week but we'll see how much we can raise and base the schedule off of that. We ask you to donate $25 this year to Gal Pals if you want to see it to continue as a weekly podcast but any amount helps!

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If Gal Pals has helped you in any way, and you would like to contribute to the continued creation of the show, it would mean the world to us.

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To directly support the show you can venmo: @EngridLatina

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Putting Other People On Pedestals

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

In this episode Georgie and Engrid branch off their original episode on Putting Other People On Pedestals - and deep dive into the role social media and influencers have on consumers' perception of reality, desire to live an unattainable lifestyle, and ever-changing beauty standards.

Trigger Warning: for anyone struggling with disordered eating, an eating disorder, or body dysmorphia there are two mentions of numbers/measurements in this episode.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Georgie shares more of the reality of influencer life, namely the pressure to document
• How social media/influencers contribute to this desire to achieve an unattainable lifestyle
• Engrid shares about how she feels when she's trying to curate herself
• She also dives into what happens on a macro scale when we are chronically exposed to "over-curation"
• We can be subconsciously influenced to emulate what we see on social media, and thus begin to live a life that isn't really ours
• How social media impacts the beauty standard
• "Beauty privilege" & "Pretty Privilege"
• It's troubling that we live in a world where our body size and appearance have to mean so much
• How mainstream brands like Victoria Secret, Brandy Melville, Barbie, the Miss America Pageant and the Kardashians have contributed to beauty standards
• Sources for folks interested in learning more about the history behind the hierarchy of bodies
• On one hand you want to do what you need to, to survive [in this system] and on the other hand you want to dismantle the system that are hurting so many people

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• Christy Harrison - Anti Diet Culture

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Putting Other People On Pedestals

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

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WORK CITED

• Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time
• International Open Access Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/missamerica-breaking-color-line/
• The Unrealistic Toxic Beauty Standard is Deadly - Ibrahim Kamit
• A Kardashian fan spent over ½ million dollars to look just like Kim. She even had ribs removed to achieve her goal measurements

In this episode the gals revisit the topic of confidence. They originally aired an episode on confidence back in June of 2019. If you want to listen to that episode you can check it out here. In THIS confidence episode the gals not only share their thoughts but also include shares from listeners. If you want to contribute to a future episode, be sure to follow gal pals on Instagram - this is where they crowd source listener stories, take-aways, and thoughts for up and coming episodes.

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Questions the Gals Cover In This Episode:

• Do you consider yourself confident most of the time?
• How do you define confidence?
• Where does your confidence come from?
• Do you believe in faking it till you make it?

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Love

Confidence (aired on 6/20/19)

Worth The Hype

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Worth The Hype 2

Worth The Hype

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

In

In this episode we are sharing some of our most awkward moments! We also asked you to share your most cringe moment with us via our Instagram and y'all did not disappoint. Yes this episode is cringe but it's also hilarious.

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Worth The Hype 2

Worth The Hype

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

In this episode we turned the tables to y'all - our lovely listeners - to ask us anything via our Instagram. You submitted some seriously great questions and we had such a fun time answering them. It's a classic Gal Pal episode - we ride the rollercoaster of emotions in this one. Enjoy!

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Topics We Cover In This Episode:

• Eneagram
• Go-to coffee order
• Thoughts on having kids
• Advice on planning a 2021 wedding
• Juiciest dreams
• Outgrowing adult friendships
• Songs we're currently listening to
• Letting go of someone who doesn't love you back

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

In this episode we turned the tables to y'all - our lovely listeners - to ask us anything via our Instagram. You submitted some seriously great questions and we had such a fun time answering them. It's a classic Gal Pal episode - we ride the rollercoaster of emotions in this one. Enjoy!

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Questions We Answer In This Episode:

• Name a place you've been to that you really like and a place you've been to that you didn't like, and name a place you've been that you THOUGHT you'd really like but didn't, and a place you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up really liking.
• Top 3 favorite songs on Lover, on folklore, and on evermore
• My question is for Engrid - I know she doesn't keep in touch with her parents and wondered if they knew about the podcast? Part of me wants them to hear and possibly learn from and understand why she feels the way she does and how their actions affected her throughout childhood.
• I have a long time good friend who is going through a really rough time. I genuinely care about her and our friendship and want to help, but am not sure what I can do if she doesn't want help. Any suggestions?
• What are your favorite places to shop?
• Would you have liked to live your lives without your EDs?

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY: Liveng Proof Podcast - Eating Disorder Recovery Episodes

Best & Worst Advice

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

In this episode the gals have a convo reflecting on what life has been like since the pandemic really hit the US, roughly a year ago in March 2020. They share their thoughts as well as shares from listeners who wrote in via Instagram.

The gals also want to honor that the idea of "normal isn't exactly perfect and never was for so many people. They will probably use the term 'normal' a lot throughout this convo to refer to pre-pandemic time but we still hold space that it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows before 2020

There isn't one word that is describing post-pandemic life perfectly right now but for the sake of this conversation we might say things like "after covid" "post pandemic" "when most people are vaccinated". We'll also probably use covid, pandemic, and quarantine interchangeably to describe this past year of isolation and social distancing.

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In this episode gals discuss:

• How are they are feeling now, a year after the first major lockdowns in the US started
• What they have missed doing the most during quarantine
• Anxiety about being more social after quarantine
• Things they have started doing this last year that they'd like to keep doing
• Things they're ready to let go of once all the restrictions are lifted
• As well as listener shares on these topics too :)

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

Purpose of This Episode:

We've all likely seen the quippy motivational quotes on Pinterest (and across social media in general). In this episode the gals share some popular quotes you've probably scrolled across, and how they might re-write them. They aim to add a little more context and nuance to these types of catch-phrase-quotes.

The soapbox was used a few times in this episode. As always there are lots of tangents, SMH sighs, and heavy belly-laughs. The gals also share from listeners who submitted quotes via Instagram that they would re-write (and as per usual the listeners did not disappoint).

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The Quotes We'd Re-Write

Good Vibes Only

Good things come to those who hustle

Create a life you don't need vacation from

No pain no gain

Nothing good ever came easy

You'll never regret a workout

No matter what you're going through get a workout in, it'll make you feel better

Working out/ the gym is my therapy

How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you

I'm building a brand, I'm always busy

If you do what you love you'll never work another day in your life

Don't eat anything your great-great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food

You are what you eat so don't be fast, easy, cheap, or fake

Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food IS ingredients

Think of food as fuel

Your Only Limit is You/Your Mind

Be Obsessed or Be Average

You did not wake up today to be mediocre

My work is a reflection of my worth

Grind while they rest, study when they party, and you will live like they dream

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Best & Worst Advice

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website

Purpose of this episode:

• To share the issues, roadblocks, and areas of growth both Engrid & Georgie are currently in process with
• To inspire you to have these kinds of conversation with your gal pals
• How verbally processing through your stumbling blocks can help you see them more clearly
• And we hear from YOU - the sweet listeners - of what you're currently working on RN

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In this episode the gals share things they are working on:

Georgie:

• Screentime
• Procrastination & Avoidance
• Overworking to distract from feelings

Engrid:

• Having awareness when it comes to distractions (using phone as a way to "check-out")
• Being realistic about how much can really get done (time management)
• Finding healthy outlets to express anger
• Navigating relationship with exercise

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ADDITIONAL EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY:

Gossip

Perfectionism & Self Sabotage

Jealousy

Resentment

Letting Go

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CONNECT WITH US

Instagram

Join: Gal Pal Corral

ENGRID

Instagram: @livengproof

Email: [email protected]

Liveng Proof Podcast

Website

GEORGIE

Instagram: @georgiemorley

The Chasing Joy Podcast

Website