Speaking Our Minds

In this week's episode, we're talking all about signs of a healthy dating relationship, including our own personal experiences and:

• Dating red flags & green flags
• The importance of interdependence and autonomy in a relationship
• Qualities that are important for a long-term relationship
• Secure relationships vs anxious relationships
• and more!

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Ep 91: Single All the Way: Navigating Singlehood, Dating, and Societal Expectations with Kristian Hart https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PTfWXCg6fUuk1brnKmj3B?si=188091e8854d46c4

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Join us for a special Galentine's Day episode this week where our besties Savannah and Amanda join us in the studio to talk about all things friendship! Including:

• The various levels and types of friendships and managing expectations (acquaintances vs casual friends vs intimate friends)
• How finding, maintaining, and navigating friendships change as we get older, from our teens to 20s to 30’s+
• Navigating a friendship while respecting differences between you two 
• Friendship break ups or when a friendship drifts apart and the loss that comes with that

While our culture tends to prioritize romance, psychological science has been exploring the need for platonic relationships and the ways that they improve our overall well-being. 

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Sources:

The science of why friendships keep us healthy: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/06/cover-story-science-friendship

Research suggests that we lose 50% of our social circle every 7 years.*

• Tulin, M., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2021). Whom do we lose? The case of dissimilarity in personal networks. Social Networks, 65, 51–62.

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In our celebratory episode 100, join Brittney for a solo chat all about building a secure sense of self as we shift to the topic of relationships this month. Including:

• Being differentiated- having a healthy relationship with others while maintaining a sense of self
• Developing self-trust and the messages we received against them
• Becoming your own safe place
• What self-acceptance does and doesn’t mean
• and more!

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In this week's Q&A episode, we’re answering your question all about:

• Practicing radical acceptance and how that looks on the daily
• How to reconnect with yourself when you’ve spent most of your life avoiding and pushing away feelings
• Compassion fatigue and tips to focus and act when the world feels heavy
• Why it's important to have an intentional time of singleness and how to end a relationship well
• How to manage religious trauma responses easing back into Christian fellowship

Q&A Time stamps:

[2:22] Radical acceptance and how that looks on the daily

[16:00] How to deeply reconnect to yourself when you've spent most of your life avoiding and pushing away feelings

[35:07] Mental health and justice. Compassion fatigue. How to focus and act when the world feels heavy.

[49:35] Why is it important to have a season of singleness?

[1:08:50] How do you know when to end a relationship and how do you end it well? 

[1:21:33] How to manage religious trauma responses easing back into Christian fellowship?

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In this week's episode, join us for a transformative conversation all about the power of slowing down in a fast-paced and productivity culture with our guest Carl Honore. Including:

• An introduction to the Slow movement and Slow philosophy for meaningful living.
• The historical build to a culture of speed to today.
• How not “slowing down” is affecting us as a society and our mental health.
• How living fast-forward leads to burnout
• The cult of youth.
• The pressure that society puts on us to have it all together by 30 and the effects that it has on our sense of self.
• The role of technology and social media
• Some practical ways we can slow down and live more intentionally in daily life.

Carl Honoré is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. After working with street children in Brazil, he covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications. Published in 36 languages, Carl’s books have landed on bestseller lists around the world. While researching his first book, In Praise of Slow, he got slapped with a speeding ticket.

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Instagram: @CarlHonore

Linktree with all the things: https://linktr.ee/carlhonore

Website: www.carlhonore.com

Additional Resources:

• In Praise of Slowness Ted Talk
• Why We Should Embrace Aging TedTalk
• How to Slow Down TedTalk Course

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This week's solo episode with Ranela is all about how to eliminate self-hate and start accepting yourself. Including:

• Ranela's backstory of identity crisis, self-hate, and rebuilding an authentic life
• How stories turn into identities 
• The detriment of comparing ourselves to other people
• Giving ourselves the permission to GRIEVE the loss of identities, people, and beliefs that we thought would stick around forever
• Forgiving ourselves for not being where we thought we “should” be by now.
• Giving ourselves permission to DREAM
• Create a life we love
• The importance of living by our values
• and more!

Ranela Kaligithi is a marriage and family therapist, clinical counselor, and digital creator in Southern California. While completing her graduate work in Psychology at California Baptist University and developing a trauma treatment program. Ranela pursues practical ways for individuals to rise above their circumstances, transform their relationship with themselves, and be effective managers of their mental health.

Timestamps:

18:30 - I started realizing how much I didn’t love myself

23:38 - “I hate myself for not being where I thought I’d be by the time I was 27”

28:41 - What is self-love? 

31:25 - Questions to ask yourself to stop hating yourself 

37:05 - Why you can’t compare yourself to anyone 

43:00 - This is where you begin on your self love journey 

45:25 - Why putting yourself first isn’t selfish

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Connect with me on IG & join my Broadcast channel: @lifewithranela

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ranela.kaligithi

Website: www.lifewithranela.com

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1:1 Coaching with Ranela + more: https://www.lifewithranela.com/socials

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In this week's episode, join us for a real and honest conversation on how to realign with your true self to live an authentic life and show up fully in the world with Jenn Wolfe. Including:

• How to recognize when you're living from your false self vs your true self (constructed self)
• Practical steps you can take to discover your true self
• How does society and culture influence the formation of our false selves
• How do the concepts of aligning with your true self intersect with spirituality and faith
• The dangers or downsides of living outside of who you really are
• How being disconnected from our true self affects our relationships & marriage
• How social media influences our self-image
• The importance of self-acceptance
• and more!

Jennifer Wolfe is an experienced and passionate life coach who helps guide her clients to reach their true potential. She has a comprehensive background that includes degrees from UCLA in Sociology, and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as life coach training from esteemed coaches around the world. Her extensive education, intuitive gifts and spiritual understanding have enabled her to develop a unique approach to life and relationship coaching.

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Instagram: @CoachJennWolfe

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Website: www.jenniferwolfeinc.com

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about how to recognize and let go of people-pleasing in the new year! Including:

• Recognizing the signs of being a people pleaser
• The accumulative impacts of people pleasing on our mind and body
• The sociology of people pleasing and where it might be coming from
• Tips for letting go of people-pleasing
• The difference between being mean and being assertive
• and more!

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Merry Christmas friends! Join us for this Christmas Day episode as we talk about navigating difficult family dynamics on this day and ways to make the day meaningful if you're away from family. Including:

• Some of our favorite Christmas memories and nostalgia
• Enjoyable activities you can consider to make the day special if you're away from family
• The benefits of having a "chosen family"
• Things we want to take into the new year and what we want to leave in 2023
• Reminders if you feel like you’re not where you wanted to be at this point in the year

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In this week's episode, join us for a real and honest conversation on navigating breakups and divorce during the holidays. Including:

• Our personal experiences with breakups/divorce
• What’s normal to feel after a breakup
• Tips for recovering from a breakup
• Reminders or encouragement for anyone going through a breakup this season
• and more!

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