Join Kattie as she welcomes Laura Tyler as her new co-host.  Together with their friend Maureen Gegan they dive into a candid conversation about female friendships - how they take work and many times don’t work out or fade away…but when they do they’re so important and create both physical and mental health benefits.

Shared on this episode:

• Healthline:  Benefits of a Girl Squad and Female Friendships
• "Tend and Befriend Theory"
• Rachel Vorona Cote: The Art of Loving and Losing Female Friends
• Vox:  How to Handle a Lopsided Friendship

Compelling Question:  W Magazine: The 45 Best Female Friendship Movies
Did You Know:  Time: Why Ending a Friendship Can Be Worse Than a Breakup
It Doesn't All Suck:  BBC: Long Lost Friends United After a Twist of Fate

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Guest: Maureen Gegan

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In this first part of a two part conversation, we begin discussing the dynamics of being a care taker to our aging parents and family members.  Kattie is joined by guests Amy Deslauriers, Amelia Mani, and Karen Wade to discuss their own personal journeys and lessons learned around taking care of others, taking care of "business", and taking time to care for our selves.

Shared on this episode:

• Caregiving.org - Resources 
• Care Giver Action Network:  10 Tips for Family Caregivers
• Care Giver Action
• Daughterhood.org
• Care Giver Connection

Did You Know:  Caregiving for the LBGTQI+ Community

• SAGE USA:  Advocacy & Services for LGBTQI+ Elders
• SAGE USA: Caregiver Guide

It Doesn't All Suck:  Samantha Roecker Runs Boston for Mental Health Awareness for Medical Caregivers

• Today: Why This Nurse Ran the Boston Marathon in Scrubs

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• Amelia Mani
• Karen Wade  (freshstartcbd.greencompassglobal.com - [email protected] - Instagram: karenwade_freshstart), 

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In this first part of a two part conversation, we begin discussing the dynamics of being a care taker to our aging parents and family members.  Kattie is joined by guests Amy Deslauriers, Amelia Mani, and Karen Wade to discuss their own personal journeys and lessons learned around taking care of others, taking care of "business", and taking time to care for our selves.

Shared on this episode:

• AARP:  Caregiving in the United States
• Learn More About Generation Jones

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• Amy Deslauriers
• Amelia Mani
• Karen Wade  (freshstartcbd.greencompassglobal.com - [email protected] - Instagram: karenwade_freshstart), 

Music: Hussa Al Humaidhi
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In episode three we explore the pursuit of understanding what matters most to us as individuals and how to gain better alignment with that in our live.  Kattie is joined by guests Kristina Grant and Jen Gutman to discuss their own personal journeys and lessons learned, some of the implications of not doing this, detractors to our pursuit, and some advice to others as they embark on their own journey of discovery.

Shared on this episode:

• Pew Research:  What Makes Life Meaningful:  Views from 17 advanced economies
• Tiny Buddha:  Knowing What Matters Instead of Living by Default
• HBR:  6 Causes of Burnout and How to Avoid Them
• SLMA: The Science of Stress
• Mindful.org:  Hot to tell if you are misaligned with your purpose
• Inc.:  If You Want to Fix Burnout, You First Have to Understand Its 6 Main Causes
• The Atlantic:  Why Life Has Gotten More Comfortable and Less Happy
• HSide: Link Between Physical and Mental Health
• Soulsalt:  How to Prioritize Your Life
• Thought Catalog:  12 Reasons Women Who Put Themselves First Are Happier and More Successful

Did You Know:  Did COVID Lockdowns Actually Help Us Discover What Matters Most?

• Time:  Covid 19 Pandemic Life Decisions
• The Guardian:  Over Three Quarters of Britons Re-evaluate Lives During COVID
• Greater Good:  How Getting COVID 19 Force Me to Reexamine My Life

It Doesn't All Suck:  Leaving a Legacy of Blooms

• Good News Network:  Canadian Millionaire Donates His Life Savings to Plant 100,000 Daffodils

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Guests: Kristina Grant and Jen Gutman
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In episode two we give some time to "the forgotten generation"; Generation X.   Kattie and Mila invite their two close friends Laura and Mary to reflect on the past (heart throbs, mix tapes, lawn darts, and movies that scared us) before discussing the more complex aspects of this generation during middle age and looking forward into retirement.  Join us for laughs, debate, and a little wishful thinking.

Shared on this episode:

• Molly Ringwald in The NewYorker:  What About the Breakfast Club? 
• O Magazine:  The New Midlife Crisis: Why (and How) It's Hitting Gen X Women
• Enjoli Perfume Commercial - "I'm a Woman"

Did You Know:  Wabi Sabi

• Mental Floss: 20 Facts About Generation X
• AARP: Financial Facts About Generation X
• Mental Floss: 10 PSAs That Tried to Save Generation X

It Doesn't All Suck:  Traveling With Intention

• The Guardian:  Scientists Developing Single Test to Detect Four Cancers in Women

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Host:  Kattie Capozza
Guest Host:  Mila Aleman
Guests: Laura Tyler and Mary Seriñá
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Welcome back to Season Two of the House of Apis podcast.  Kattie and Mila share their experiences with an annual reflection tool called YearCompass.  Plus, they announce several exciting changes coming to House of Apis.

Shared on this episode:

• YearCompass
• The History of Women and Banking Thanks to RBG
• Women and Credit Over the Decades

Did You Know:  Wabi Sabi

• Japanology:  What Does Wabi Sabi Mean
• This Column Will Change Your Life:  The Beauty in Imperfection
• Psychology Today:  The Beauty of Imperfection

It Doesn't All Suck:  Traveling With Intention

• Positive News:  "Three Good Things:  City Tours from Eye-opening Perspectives"

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Take a listen to the House of Apis end of year message where Mila and Kattie take a moment to personally reflect on 2021 and look forward to 2022. 

YearCompass 2021/2022

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Kattie and Mila share their experience at TEDWomen and highlight some of the amazing women and organizations that were showcased.

Shared on this episode:

• TEDWomen 2021
• TED:  Ideas Worth Spreading
• Kyra Gaunt:  Deep Play the Black Girls Way
• Kyra Gaunt:  Video Shared During Deep Play the Black Girls Way Session
• Diana Adams: Chosen Family Law Center
• Emily Pilliton-Lam: Girls Garage
• Gina Chavez: Niñas Arriba College Fund
• Gina Chavez: "La Que Manda" Latin Grammy Awards
• Srishti Bakshi: MOWO Fleet
• COP26: UN Climate Change Conference
• Shabana Basij-Rasikh - School of Leadership Afghanistan
• Shabana Basij-Rasikh: TEDWomen 2021 Presentation "The Dream of Educating Afghan Girls Lives On"
• Kathryn Kolbert: Champion of Advancing Women's Rights
• Kathryn Kolbert: "The End of Roe v. Wade - and What Comes Next?"

Did You Know:  Future Library

• Future Library

It Doesn't All Suck:  The Story of 100 Tampons in Space

• Marcia Belsky:  "100 Tampons"
• NASA: 100 Tampons and 2 Other Times Space Travel Failed Female Astronauts 

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Cover photo: Stacie McChesney

Kattie and Mila are joined by two guests Geneviéve Ho Sam Sooi and Laura O'Connor to discuss the choice to be child free.  We'll share current trends around this choice, explore some of the reasons this choice is made, and share our experiences and personal journeys. 

Shared on this episode:

• CNN:  Why More Women Are Deciding Not to Have Kids
• World Economic Forum:  Bye, bye, baby?  Birthrates are declining globally - here's why it matters
• The Guardian:  Pope Francis: The Choice to Not Have Children is Selfish
• Mic: 8 Questions We Need to Stop Asking Women Who Don't Want Kids

Did You Know:  Erik Erikson and the Psychosocial Stages of Human Development

• Simply Psychology:  Erik Erikson

It Doesn't All Suck:  The Story of Lacey and Betty the Bee

• Positive News Network:  Meet the friends that are finding joy in the age gap
• South London Cares

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