The L Podcast

Ever been shamed by Becky with the nice hair for not buying your kids or yourself only organic produce? Yeah, join the club. But is buying organic produce ACTUALLY better? Today Jamie and I are talking about what organic foods are, what it takes to get that shiny label, and whether or not buying organic is worth the extra money. Words like "chemicals" and "organic" have been so skewed by media that they've become scary and means of raising prices. Let's talk some sexy science and learn what organic really means!

Learn more about organic foods at usda.gov/topics/organic and Mayo Clinic.

If you asked me to describe what someone with an eating disorder looked like, I would probably say a white cheerleader making herself throw up in a bathroom stall because that's the only portrayal of an eating disorder I've ever seen. AND THAT'S NOT TRUE. Today we're joined by Leslie Jordan Garcia and chatting all things women of color, especially black women, and disordered eating: what it is, how it impacts women of color disproportionately, and what we can all start doing to move from just an ally to a co-conspirator (yes we explain what this means!). Basically, listen to the episode and get ready to LEARN.

You can learn more about Leslie on IG @eatfree.livefierce or at ljordanenterprise.com. Sign up for her next virtual event, Black Girl Magic Cardio Dance Class, on Feb. 28th, 2023 6pm CST at ko-fi.com/s/1a36ef95b4.

There's no Karate Kid without Mr. Miyagi. Most of us wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for mentors taking us under their wing and guiding us. I've always been passionate about mentoring because I've had some pretty amazing mentors myself. Today's guest is one of my own mentors, Margarita López-Uribe, a professor of Entomology at Penn State. Today we're talking about what a mentor is, why we all need several mentors in our lives, and how to get one.

We've all been disappointed before. Our partners forgot our birthday, we didn't get that promotion, the McDonald's ice cream machine is down. We can't avoid it and it's out of our control most of the time. Disappointment can lead to some uncomfortable feelings like jealousy, anger, hate, etc. How you feel about disappointment doesn't make you a bad person, but how you deal with it is key. When you don't deal with your feelings, with disappointment, you become emotionally constipated (new phrase I'm coining now!). Here's how to get some relief for that constipation! 

(TW: Talk of suicidal thoughts.)

Season 2 is here! But it's not how I had envisioned it starting—shitting my brains out. I had these big lofty goals of how I wanted to celebrate the beginning of season 2 and the one-year anniversary of The L Podcast, but instead, I spent the first week of 2023 in the hospital recovering from a stomach virus. Does that mean I shouldn't celebrate since it's not the picture-perfect vision I had? Absolutely not. Sometimes when we get so attached to how we envision or dream things will go, that we don't see that things are still pretty great. Let's not spend 2023 blind to the greatness in front of us because we're too busy looking over at a vision that isn't going to happen. 

Today officially marks the one-year anniversary of The L Podcast! In honor of today, I'm resharing the episode that started it all, episode #1. This is a reminder of why I started this podcast: to share my story so others can learn from my mistakes and triumphs, but most importantly, know they're not alone.

Before you make a vision board or create a list of goals, you gotta listen to today's episode. If you're someone who has always set new goals at the beginning of the year and gets reinvigorated by all the hype and excitement of the new year, this one is for you. I've always felt bad looking at my vision board around this time and seeing all the things I DIDN'T accomplish. Yet I'd just make a new vision board with the exact same things on it and hope that "this was the year". It wasn't. It never will be because of these same mistakes I kept making. 

There's still time to give your input and feedback on the podcast to help shape The L Podcast in 2023!