Guest: Melissa Graeber

The other half of BFF.fm's Astral Projection Radio Hour, Melissa Graeber (AKA Beatrix Gravesguard), joins me for a discussion about her upcoming book Astrological Grimoire, which she cowrote with Helen Shewolfe. We also discussed the idea of "ambiguous loss" for women nearing midlife and questioning their choices and accomplishments. We answer questions about where to find a good coven and how to deal with imposter syndrome.

Find Melissa:

Twitter - @melissagraeber

Instagram - @petitchou

Newsletter - tinyletter.com/littlecabbage

Book - https://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/the-astrological-grimoire.html

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Guest: Helen Shewolfe

Co-host of BFF's own Astral Projection Radio Hour, Shewolfe, joins me to talk about learning how to solve a Rubik's cube, wolf facts, and the occult. We answer a question about reconciling (or not) marriage traditions with feminism and another about handling the stress of newly found YouTuber fame.

Read Shewolfe's article Notes From an Invasive Species here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyZeJr5ppm8

Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @wolfchirp and @witchradio.

For more of this good stuff listen to Astral Projection Radio Hour Tuesdays 4-6pm PST on BFF.fm.

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Guest: Molly Woodstock

Gender might be a construct, but it impacts all of us whether we like it or not. So what happens when we step outside of the binary? Lily talks to journalist, gender educator, and podcast host Molly Woodstock about their show Gender Reveal and how each of us can feel less alone in exploring our sense of gender outside of the prescribed boundaries.

www.genderpodcast.com

Twitter:

@mollywoodstock 

@gendereveal

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Guest: Tessa D'Arcangelew

In this broadcast Tessa D'Arcangelew talks about her experience as an organizer and educator for a major national civil liberties non-profit, and we answer 2 listener questions -- one about why its hard to keep the sex hot after 8 years of marriage and one about why books and plans can't replace seeing a therapist.

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Guest: Christopher Wind

Today Christopher Wind of BFF.fm's Horizons joins me to talk about how he brings sweet, soothing, nighttime sounds to the webwaves. And together we talk through a listener question about a work place crush, but not without also discussing seances, ouija boards, the life span of the praying mantis, and the mating rituals of angler fish.

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What role do our post-2016 dreams play in processing and surviving this difficult time? Featuring lots of dream music and excerpts from an interview with Martha Crawford, creator of the 45 Dreams project: https://45dreamsproject.com/. Find Martha on Twitter at @shrinkthinks and @45dreamsblog.

Submit your life questions (or dreams) at radicaladviceshow.com, follow on Twitter at @radical_advice and @lilyrosesloane, and support the show and the station at bff.fm/donate.

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After many months of fart and poop jokes and occasional therapist wisdom, Brian must take his leave. We talk about what goodbyes mean in therapy and for this show. Plus we somehow end up prank calling some 800 numbers. 

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Audio producer, storyteller, and sound designer Jessi Carrier joins us to talk about the power of audio storytelling. You can find her work at jsscrrr.com. 

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San Francisco psychotherapist, Ana Mazdyasni, joins Brian and Lily to talk about the relentless pressure to change/fix our bodies (especially this time of year) and how to resist the pull of toxic diet culture (hint: it's all toxic).

You can find Ana at www.AnaMazdyTherapy.com

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Happy New Year! Lily just couldn't sit still during her time off so she made this for you, featuring some of her favorite podcast pieces from 2018. These stories speak directly to themes from this show. From the personal to the political, from the absurdity of reality to the the sobering realness of fiction, buckle up for something beautiful that will hopefully inspire you to feel some hope and challenge you to keep fighting for what's good and decent in this world.

This broadcast features:

"Ep. 54: One Last Song" from Imaginary Advice (www.imaginaryadvice.com)

"Candle Hour" from Nocturne Podcast (www.nocturnepodcast.org)

"Episode 53: Himpathy (MEN, Part 7)" from Scene on Radio (www.sceneonradio.org/men)

"Maeve, Lamppost" from Everything is Alive (www.everythingisalive.com)

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