Sunday Questions the Podcast

By Cailin Bracken

A conversational advice column featuring compelling and lighthearted discussions about mental health, spirituality, relationships, personal growth, and wellness.... more

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March 26, 2023 Anxiety & Learning to Live Alongside Uncertainty
In today's episode, Cailin breaks down her experience with anxiety and shares the tools she's learned to cope with moments of anxiety, panic, and uncertainty ranging from mindset reframes to taking medication. Cailin discusses the valuable lessons we can learn from the things we have anxiety about, how OCD taught her to be comfortable living alongside life's uncertainties, anxiety and anxious attachments in relationships, and how to decipher a gut feeling from anxiety.
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1h 15min
March 19, 2023 Healing Parent-Child Relationships, Understanding Our Caretakers & Advice Session ft. My Mom
In today's episode, Cailin is joined by her mom, Meghan Bracken, as they discuss a variety of topics centering on healing parent-child relationships and how we can better understand and communicate our needs with our caretakers. Cailin and Meghan discuss the evolution of their own relationship as mother and daughter, and how they navigated their way out of constant contention and into meaningful friendship defined by mutual respect and communication.
Casually compelling conversation topics include: getting curious about our parents as individuals beyond their parenthood, how to approach conversations about therapy and addiction with parents who are resistant to introspection, and staying connected with your parents as you get older. Casual but not nearly as compelling conversations include Meghan sharing Cailin's childhood absurdities and a game of "who knows who better?" to finish off the episode.
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1h 18min
March 12, 2023 Creating Monthly Intentions & Welcoming March
In today's solo episode, Cailin comes back from her week and a half long hiatus (unthinkable) to provide a twenty minute life update that absolutely nobody asked for. Though it sounds more like a voice memo to a friend than a podcast episode distributed on globally accessed streaming platforms, this episode is a special one. Topics range from: Cailin's recent trip to Washington D.C. to meet with congress, to letting the most evolved version of yourself lead the way in life, all the way to creating emotional intimacy and buying paper towels before you run out. Not profound, just casually compelling per usual. Happy Sunday!
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February 28, 2023 Living Your Sexiest Life with @FreeToBeFi
On today's episode, Cailin is joined by guest and dear friend, Fiona Neville. A writer, blogger, and self-development extraordinaire, it was only matter of time until Fiona made her appearance on Sunday Questions. In this episode, expect detailed discussions on how to live a sexy life (a favorite word of both Cailin and Fi's), Fiona's decision to give up social media for forty days, and why we can all benefit from leaning into the phases we go through. Bonus: speed round questions and Cailin consistently forgetting that she's recording a podcast and not just having coffee with Fiona.
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1h 2min
February 19, 2023 Relationships
In today's belated-valentine's day special, Cailin talks about all things romantic relationships. Topics range from things Cailin has learned via flopping in her own relationships, things that keep us from finding an authentic partnership, things that Cailin believes are critical for achieving longevity in relationships, and why comparison kills relationships. Highlights include: an advice session based on relationship-based questions that listeners contributed, Cailin rating red flags based on a scale of one to egregious, a petition to appreciate The Talking Stage, and how to tell when someone is worth ruining your sleep schedule for.
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1h 8min
February 05, 2023 23 Habits for 2023
In today's episode, Cailin finally shares the '23 Habits in 2023' list that she's been alluding to in the past three episodes. Complete with habits ranging from "I will not say goodnight to a man who is not my blood relative unless he is my boyfriend" all the way to starting a high yield savings account and automating your savings. Notable topics include: Cailin airing grievances about people who don't smile back at her on runs, Matthew McConaughey dropping wisdom about leaving metaphorical crumbs, the futility of complaining about the weather, why you shouldn't rush something if you want it to last, the 2 minute rule, and a tactic to help you minimize your emotional and energetic engagement in gossip. It's never too late to start on new habits, and there's 23 of them to choose from in this episode. Cheers to another Sunday.
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1h 1min
January 29, 2023 Part one: Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery & Eating for Your Gut, Skin and Brain
In part one of today's episode, Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery & Eating for Your Gut, Skin and Brain, Cailin discusses her own (rich) history with disordered eating and poor body image, among other things. This episode follows Cailin's experience with an eating disorder beginning at age 10 and transitioning into her later teenage years, throughout which she confronted her relationship with food and her body, and began to understand the roots of why so many young adults in particular are susceptible to disordered eating habits and poor body image during these formative years of their lives.
Notable moments include: A direct address to the type of parents who talk about their children's bodies as though they're cuts of meat, complete with Cailin "raising her voice", the phenomena of unnecessary eliminations in the modern "wellness" diets, how your metabolism actually works and why skipping meals isn't going to help you, why your gut is like a snowflake, and finally, the impactful question of "how am I to maintain this ass without proper nutrition?"
There's plenty to learn, loads to reflect on, and compelling conversations to be had. Welcome back to Sunday Questions.
The blog post referred to in this episode
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1h 9min
January 22, 2023 Jumpstarting Your Personal Evolution: Lessons That Took Me 20 Years to Learn & Perspectives That Changed My Life
In this episode, Jumpstarting Your Personal Evolution: Lessons That Took Me 20 Years to Learn & Perspectives That Changed My Life, Cailin sits down and shares lessons she's learned, pieces of advice she's acquired, and perspectives on the human experience that have changed her life forever and have been living in her notes app ever since. There's no gatekeeping on Sunday Questions, so this advice is essentially Cailin welcoming listeners into her notes app and thus into her subconscious. In this episode, expect to be inundated with pieces of advice that are separated only by jarring transitions in which Cailin says "NEXT" in various accents and shrill pitches (she is still, as it turns out, tone deaf). In addition, you can expect to hear impassioned monologues on why you belong in your dreams, how jealousy is your greatest tool to discovering what you want, and Cailin pitching a recipe group for all of her pasta-thrower listeners.
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1h 12min
January 15, 2023 Sobriety, Sober Curiosity & Establishing a Relationship with Alcohol That Works For You
In today's episode, Cailin talks through the evolution of her relationship with alcohol and invites the audience into the conversation by way of a Q&A in which Cailin speaks to aspects of being sober as a young adult, offers advice, and shares what she has learned over the past year and a half+ of sobriety. In this longer form episode, topics range from navigating dating and romance in sobriety to Cailin telling stories like the time she (elegantly) (drunkenly) plummeted down a flight of stairs in downtown Nashville and woke up with the scars to prove it. The episode breakdown goes as follows: Cailin sharing her history with alcohol consumption and how she decided to be sober (her awakening moment involving Tostitos and Vanilla ice cream), the concerns she had about being sober in college, how sobriety has changed her life in ways both challenging and enchanting, her own motivations for ditching alcohol, the mental and physical health benefits of sobriety, and finally a Q&A that covers topics ranging from being the child or relative of an addict or alcoholic to practical advice on how to drink responsibly. More exciting tangents cover: drunk texts, false confidence, and Cailin's run in with a local juvenile court.
Sober, sober curious, or none of the above, this episode is for you and is entirely free of judgement. Your journey is yours and yours only.
As promised, resources alluded to in the podcast:
Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington
Huberman Lab Episode on What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health
HOP WTR Non-alcoholic adaptogenic beverage (free shipping for dry January!)
Addiction recovery resources:
SAMHSA's National Helpline
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Website:
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://www.findtreatment.gov
Also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service, this Helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental health and substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery, in English and Spanish.
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1h 34min
January 08, 2023 Does Everyone Want to be an Influencer or Are We Projecting? With Miranda McKeon
In today's episode, Cailin brings on guest and dear friend Miranda McKeon to discuss social dynamics regarding the life of an influencer. Cailin and Miranda discuss why so many people are afraid to start being vulnerable on their primary social media accounts, how to start showing up authentically online, why nobody is actually looking at you like you probably think they are, and the fact that you can't wait for a magic fairy to tap you with a wand and suddenly make you "ready" to show up as your most authentic self online or in your life. Regardless of whether or not you're someone interested in pursuing a career on social media, this episode contains lessons in vulnerability that are applicable to every area of life. Plus, if you are interested in growing an online following, this episode contains practical and approachable tips for doing so. In true Sunday Questions fashion, this episode explores numerous tangents including: a proposed double date with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett at Olivetta, how we rang in the New Year with an ear-piercing jingle, and Miranda randomly transitioning into various accents without warning. Enjoy!
Miranda's socials:
Instagram
Tik Tok
Blog
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55min

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