The Dame Debate

#025 WOW! That was our initial reaction when we finished this conversation with our friend Chelsea! Chelsea is an astrologer, tarot card reader, life coach and friend. Kami met Chelsea at a previous job and have stayed connected ever since. Chelsea is full of knowledge, compassion and a genuine desire to help others. Guys, talk about "GETTING INTO IT" - this conversation goes into starting a business, astrology, dating, multiple lives, Christianity, belief systems and understanding! It's so cool and fun to look at it all with Chelsea. There's so much to uncover and we will definitely have Chelsea on again to dig a little deeper. Enjoy the listen and perhaps listen to it twice because it's packed full of all the little nuggets! Chelsea can be found on Instagram @shesintothiswoowoostuff, her website for more details is thiswoowoostuff.com and her podcast is Weekly Woo with Chels.

#024 We really tried to get into the nitty gritty of the topic of the division of labor within a household - leave it to us to really trail off on some side tangents. Our conclusion is it's important and hold firm that it comes down to personal preference and communication. We really encourage the conversation for healthy division based on what you LIKE doing and when you WANT to do it. We also take into account what the differences could be when you involve kids (even though we don't have children of our own) and we hypothesize what we would do if we had children. We get into a fun cooking conversation and how it can be fun to learn but also intimidating. Hope you enjoy it!

#023 Today Gail sits with our good friend, Sammy Barranco, formerly Sammy Stevens! We both know Sammy from college and really admire her for her attention to detail and intentionality she portrays in every area of her life. Gail does a great job doing this interview solo and really digs in with Sammy on the why and how Sammy does life. This genuine convo goes down some rabbit holes we love going down and it is so fun to see Sammy's perspective on things! We are so excited for you to meet Sammy and for you hear her thoughts!

#022 Well we have touched on this before but we really thought it was important to talk more about this topic - starting a family, the fertility journey and getting pregnant. Life is hard and there are things that make it even more difficult but for good reason, like having kids. While the female body is fascinating with it's design to reproduce, it is also quite the miracle that the stars align for women over 30 and become pregnant. We get into Kami's journey with starting a family, the difficulties and the various parts of the body that play into child bearing. Listen to dig in some more and let us know if you can relate or if you want to talk more!

#021 Well this one has so many rabbit holes that we go down that we are chalking it up to a "Genuine Convo" also known as "A Mixed Bag of Tricks". We start with social media and how it can impact us. Then we move into celebrities, our attachment to them, and the psychology behind being an entertainer. We then move on to working and being a parent at the same time. We trail off through a few more areas so it's all around a fun time. We get curious, ask questions we don't know the answers to and have fun while we do it! Hope you enjoy!

#020 Well leave it to us to go down some rabbit holes! Today we get into the theory of Mate Value and why, as genuine women, we try to alter our appearance and our minds to be a certain way. Everything from fake lashes (seemingly harmless, right?) to our beliefs. Through this journey we take a ride on the wild side an consider if we should be considerate of our partners feelings when responding to situations or if we should just deliver the message. This topic is something we talk about all the time, whether we know it or not, it's always peppered in. So this is not the last time you will hear us talk about these things.

#019 We dive into the aspect of self-compassion as it's described in the book Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin. The approach we take is how we look at this for ourselves and for each other. The book lists three different parts of self-compassion and we really look at them, ask the hard questions and really dissect it. There are parts of this definition of self-compassion we agree with and there are parts that we disagree with which makes it a healthy conversation around such an important topic. As always, we go down some rabbit holes and give some real life examples we hope you can relate to. We would love to know your thoughts on on these ideas and want further perspectives that may even conflict with what we are saying.

#018 Today we sit with our good friend, Tyler, who is a female by the way, and we get into everything from how to handle sticky situations and conversations to why we are the way we are. We bounce all over the place but it's a true, genuine, fun time and I think you're really going to love it! Tyler and Gail met through their Master's program and stayed in touch through a book club that they still contribute to today. Kami just recently met Tyler but feels like she has known her forever! We are so excited for you to meet Tyler and for you hear her perspective on all things Genuine Gals. Tyler is a master at recommending books to people as long as you give her a list of criteria so if you inclined to hit her up for a rec, you can reach her on Instagram @TylerRoseReads.

#017 This episode really digs into what it means to live a purpose driven life, the questions we sometimes ask ourselves in regard to the purpose of our life here on earth and just overall how we handle the ebbs and flows of life. We believe there is a reason for our existence but sometimes we struggle to fully understand what that is and we wrestle with that on this episode.

#016 This episode we get into our thoughts on if we are able to show pure happiness for someone upon hearing some exciting news - for example, someone you know well announces they get a new job, are you immediately happy for them or do you resort to envious emotion of wanting what they have or do you have a mixture of both? We ask all of the questions of each other and hypothesize why we react the way we react. In terms of being genuine with other women, a lot of times that means reacting to people's life news - so we struggle with the idea of reacting genuinely vs reacting kindly even though internally you are conflicted. We hope you think a little deeper and share your thoughts with us!