Today we're talking with Sadie Sutton, host of the teen mental health podcast, She Persisted. On She Persisted, Sadie shares her own experience with depression, anxiety and dialectical behavioral therapy and interviews mental health experts on a broad array of mental health topics including anxiety, depression, PTSD, stress, self-harm and evidence-based treatment. In our conversation with Sadie we cover what led her to form a podcast about adolescent mental health and how the belief systems we adapt can maintain our mental health challenges. We also discuss the differences between our generations in handling mental health issues and how she feels the environment at her college (and Rebecca's alma mater!) can impact its student's well-being.  

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In today's episode, we're switching things up a bit and talking about one of our FAVORITE topics: pop culture. We'll be breaking down some of our favorite and least favorite met gala looks - as well as the implications that the event has on viewers, Nick & Priyanka Jonas' baby update, the insane Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial and last but not least, Taylor Swift's potential album release happening this Friday.

When you find yourself living on your own for the first time, you quickly start to realize all of the mundane tasks that being a functioning adult requires. In today's episode we're discussing our least favorite "adulting" tasks like tidying for guests, making doctor's appointments and...going to the post office. We also provide some hacks that we and our listeners have learned make those tasks slightly less painful. 

This past week we both dealt with unexpected disappointment when our plans were immediately changed due to a pesky COVID test. It made us reflect on how we manage the sudden waves of disappointment that can hit us. In today's episode, we chat about how disappointment can show up in our lives and steps to cope with it in a way where you're able to learn something from it but not let it consume you. 

FOMO, aka the fear of missing out, is a feeling a lot of us know too well. But what is it that we're actually missing? And do we all experience FOMO in the same way? In this episode we take a deep dive into how we each experience FOMO, where it originated for the both of us and how we try to stop it from overtaking our emotions.

That's right, we're a couple of children of divorce. We know what you may think...oh great they're here to complain. But that's not the case! Divorce is complicated, of course, but the way it shaped our lives was not all bad. Tune in to today's episode to hear the many things we learned throughout the years navigating a different family dynamic. 

In the spirit of International Women's Day, today we're talking all about women's health! We're joined by Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Laura Flanagan, as she teaches us all about what women should be doing annually to take care of themselves, the importance of communication and consent with your healthcare provider, and debunks some myths about birth control, STI testing and products marketed for women's health.