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For this month we are focusing on our personal HEALTH. We are not talking colds, coughs, and fevers… we are talking with professionals and experts about vaginal, breast, and gut health. These are all things I had difficulty talking and asking about growing up. I felt these topics were too personal, uncomfortable and embarrassing to discuss. We are here to have those uncomfortable conversations to help educate you on these important topics.

Today we are joined by Dr. Varuna Srinivasan, a Sex Health Expert, Writer, and Gender Justice Activist seen in Vogue, Allure, Business Insider, and more. Dr. Varuna joins me in a brilliant conversation surrounding vaginal health and the medias effect on our selves and bodies. We talk all about vaginal “cleanliness” products and the harms they can have, asshole bleaching, how women’s bodies are used as the punchline of jokes in many movies and songs and much more.

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Welcome back to my ~glamorous~ life!!!!!

For this month we are focusing on our personal HEALTH. We are not talking colds, coughs, and fevers… we are talking with professionals and experts about vaginal, breast, and gut health. These are all things I had difficulty talking and asking about growing up. I felt these topics were too personal, uncomfortable and embarrassing to discuss. We are here to have those uncomfortable conversations to help educate you on these important topics.

Today we are joined by Dr. Corrine, founder and designer of The Know Your Lemons Foundation. KYL is a global breast cancer nonprofit organization focused on early detection. Dr Corrine is here for our annual Breast Cancer Awareness episode. Dr. Corrine talks to us about The Know Your Lemons Foundation backstory. She does an incredible job educating us on the 12 symptoms of breast cancer, the importance of self exams, the breast anatomy and so much more!!

This episode and foundation is incredibly important.

Please download their app in the App Store, check out their website, follow them on instagram, and share it with your loved ones.

Visit their website for more information: https://knowyourlemons.org/

Download their app (where you can find Mona Lisa’s self breast exam): https://knowyourlemons.org/app

Follow them on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowyourlemons/

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Happy (or whatever youre feelin) Wednesday x4 and last episode of the Marissa Tries theme!!!

In this episode Marissa Tries FEELING HER FEELINGS!!!!!This past month of reflection, growth and a lot of therapy has made me realize I DONT FEEL MY FEELS!!! I start this episode by giving a brief overview of this month and what it has meant to me and my Rec by Riss for the week *spoiler it has a lot to do with mental health<3333*

Diving deeper into the episode I discuss how we have all been trained to dismiss our negative emotions, LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, GET OVER IT, YOU’RE JUST BEING DRAMATIC, or THINGS WILL GET BETTER. I talk about how hard it is to embrace feelings when faced with constant invalidation and labels.

I discuss recent events in where I dismissed, ignored, and did not trust my emotions and how through therapy and my queen Glennon Doyle I have learned this is not the answer.

Be still and feel it all.

All feelings are meant for feeling, even the hard ones.

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WHAT THE FUCK IS UP !!!!!!! HAPPY WEDNESDAY X3!!!!!!!

We are continuing on with this months theme of Marissa Tries. For this week Marissa (me :*) tries SELF COMPASSION, something we could all use a little more of in our lives. I start this episode by giving my hot takes of the week, I talk about why I need to work on self compassion and kindness, the way women so often take/carry blame, the constant apologizing/over apologizing I do, ways that I am trying to practice being more compassionate towards myself and more!

Let's all be a little kinder and compassionate towards ourselves this today (& everyday)

LOVE U BYE

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WHATS UP HAPPY WEDNESDAY (again)!!!!

In this episode Marissa Tries…Setting Boundaries!!!!! Ok spoiler she doesn’t actually try to set the boundary with others but she is learning about them and herself.

I explain why I have been STINKY at setting boundaries in the past, boundaries I would like to set, some incredibly important things I have learned through my therapist and Glennon Doyle, and much more.

I love you guys!!!

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Happy WEDNESDAY and Happy September!

For this month we are going to try something new...STEPPIN OUTSIDE OF MY F-FUCKIN COMFORT ZONE!!!!!

I love you guys x2!!!!!

WELCOME BACK TO MY ~GLAMOROUS~ LYFE!!!

Surprise!!!! I lied to all of you in college when I said I quit volleyball!!!! I actually got my ass CUT.

Today we are switching into sporty spice mode and talking about SPORTZ! I break down my whole *~aThLeTiC cArEeR~* starting from town rec sports where it was all about fun, the drastic mindset shift I had in my preteen years (winners only!!!), to the full who let the dogs out crazy competitive mode in high school, and finally to getting cut as a division three college athlete.

I talk about where I went wrong as an athlete, things I wish I did/didn’t do, and my tips for student athletes.

I also tell the story of getting cut from my college team, the impact it had on my self esteem, and the transition from being an athlete my entire life to no longer being one.

I love u guys SO much!!!! No shame if u got cut from sports!!!! U still rock!!!!!!

WELCOME THE FUCK BACK TO MY ~GLAMOROUS~ AS SHIT LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I MISSED YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

For the next two weeks were are doing a Back 2 School theme! In this episode I break down my college regrets ranging from commuting vs dorming, not putting myself out there, being too hard on myself, taking unpaid internships, etc. My hope is that one day you'll be in my shoes but instead think "I did everything I wanted to in college" instead of having regrets.

I love you guys!

xx 

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TW: Hypothetical scenarios about manipulation & coercion 

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