This week Ilana and Cristina talk to LMFT Anne Ricketts who gives us some insight to her practice and explains so many modalities that can be helpful. Cristina and Ilana both love themselves some rage, but don't worry, they've been doing the work and healing. Cristina shares a helpful tool to calm the nervous system. Ilana overshares, but that's her thing! Hey friend, go find your micro moments of awe.

Get Ready for Some book recs:

Pia Melody - Facing Love Addiction

Lisa Feldman Barrett Seven and A Half Lessons About The Brain

Jillian Treckian - It begins with you

Melody Beattie - Codependant No More

Rick Hanson - Hardwiring Happiness

Marc Lewis - Biology of Desire

Endorsements: Where Will you be 5 years From Today - Written by Dan Zadra and Kobi Yamada, Stopping and smelling the roses,

Shoutouts: Rachel Troy, This is Not a Beauty Podcast,

Its Isabella's doc "seduce me" that Cristina was thinking of. And its strange. in the best way ever.

https://www.criterionchannel.com/seduce-me

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Actor, podcast host and genuine wonderful guy, Josh Meyers shares a window into pretty crushing depression that came and went. Cristina questions why no-one has diagnosed either of these hosts with manic depression or bipolar. Ilana remembers a time when she and Josh were neighbors and she almost went insane. California and all her beauty is discussed at length and Josh gives a peek into his new gig as the host of the California Now Podcast. He also shares how he ended up playing Gavin Newsom on all the late night shows.

Endorsements: The Telepathy Tapes, The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis on audio, The Waking up App in a sauna if you've got one!

Shoutouts: Strike Force 5, Esalen, Deetjens,

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If you're struggling with depression and having thoughts of hurting yourself or someone else reach out. Help is available. Dial 988.

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Author, actress and beautiful storyteller, Emily Barth Isler joins the pod this week and shares her journey with OCD and Synesthesia. Cristina questions the legitimacy of physical therapy.

Ilana had a tough nail salon experience and Cristina shares the saying, "lo barato sale caro," which means get the nicer thing, the cheap thing will cost you more down the road!

Endorsements: t The Burbank Book Festival, Saturday November 8th, Subscribe and Save and thinking ahead, Daily gratitude list

Shoutout:

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This week's hilarious and charming guest, Kristine Kimmel, can be heard weekly on her How to Survive Podcast. Kristine shares how deep diving on crisis information has actually done good things for her mental health, that, and medication. Cristina is done with the squirrel perverts in LA, Ilana was almost kidnapped, because of course she was. What hasn't this lady been through?!

Endorsements: Reading Classics, Listening to Michael Connelly Bosch series to fall asleep, Karaoke with friends, Doing the Work to feel better. Do that PT!

Shoutout: Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown, Stacy Levine

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Check out Kristine's podcast: How to Survive Podcast

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Cristina and Ilana are ready for fall! They're sweating, but they're ready. Julia Gallucci, LMFT, brings thoughtful, educational conversation to TSM. She discusses how to talk to your kids about porn, coping with OCD, and how not to accommodate your scared dog.

Endorsements: Generation Cult Podcast , Singing for the fun of it, Being in Nature.

Shoutout: Just Say This with Amy Lang Podcast, Good books for conversations; It's so Amazing Book, It's Not The Stork and Jane Borden's Cults Like Us. , Rachel Lawrence vocal coach.

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Actress Chloe Wepper joins Ilana in the studio to chat toxic work places, getting harassed in the streets, and the state of the world. These ladies acknowledge that you can't always power through the depression. Get the meds when you need to! Cristina is off filming a commercial but don't fret she will be back next week. Thank you to Chloe and Elizabeth for filling Cristina's big, gorgeous shoes.

Please send TOXIC workplace stories to [email protected]. We want to hear them!

Endorsements: Group Therapy, Somebody Somewhere, Task

Shoutout: Jeff Hiller

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Have you ever tried to diagnose yourself via google only to find your own young, sweet face staring right back at you?! TSM host Cristina Fernandez shares that magic moment and blows co-host Ilana Cohn Sullivan's tired mind fully apart. If you're not flexible you break! But you can still try and tape your face to hair to hold it up! If not there is always botox! Maybe someday.

Endorsements: Eyelash curling and Float therapy

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Cristina and Ilana get their minds blown (expanded?) by actress, intuitive, and healer, Victoria Libertore, who awes the TSM ladies with her channeling of Liza Minnelli. We talk all things mediumship; Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing), Clairsentience (Clear Feeling), Clairaudience (Clear Hearing), and Claircognizance (Clear Knowing).

Endorsements: Crash Acting Studio,

Shoutout: Celeste Larson's Heal the Witch Wound, Alisha Gaddis, Sarah Finlay,

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Cristina and Ilana are back in time, it's summer and Corona was thriving. Join these ladies as they lean into their feelings. Did Ilana get dosed at Kreation Juice? Cristina accidentally OD'd on Wellbutrin and was having Severance Dolly Zoom moments (Tromboners) at lunch with her mom (thanks Hitchcock!) Maybe it's time we all move to Galicia?

Shoutouts: Leslie Stevens for being the best, Dr. Christopher Lee, Sherpa Casi Kneebone, Wild DreamLab

Endorsements: Working with people in person, Mel Robins 5-4-3-2-1, (wake up, hydrate, tidy, get outside, kiss someone you love)

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We want to hear from our international audience! DM us or email at [email protected].

Thank you to our producer and sound engineer, Elizabeth Baquet and everyone at Ninth Planet Audio. Theme song created by Mike Costantini.

Special Thanks to Dave Kneebone at AbsoLutely. 

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Comedian and wonderful human, Barry Rothbart joins Ilana and Cristina in the studio this week to chat about the process of creating his podcast, Searching for Allan Rothbart. Cristina explains what to do if your air mattress breaks in the woods. And Ilana attempts to find people with good home lives to see how it's done. Do deadbeat dads still exist? Write in to TSM and share your dad story, we love them!

Endorsements: Atomic Habits, Dating your spouse, call a friend back east

Shoutout: The Shrink Next Door, Wellbutrin, Therapy...always

Find Searching for Allan Rothbart on Audible!

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We want to hear from our international audience! DM us or email at [email protected].

Thank you to our producer and sound engineer, Elizabeth Baquet and everyone at Ninth Planet Audio. Theme song created by Mike Costantini.

Special Thanks to Dave Kneebone at AbsoLutely. 

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