The Outburst

You can take medication for your mental health, but should you? Join Eren and Ashley as they outburst their thoughts and experiences around medication, mental health, and people's reactions.

0:00-2:40 Intro and Trigger Warning

2:41-4:40 Why we want to talk about this topic (new medication!)

4:41-9:15 The "just pray about it" view on medication

9:16-12:27 Is mental health just a sin issue?

12:28-16:17 Is mental health just lacking the armor of God? Lacking faith? Lacking prayer?

16:18-22:01 Empathy and the struggle to empathize with people

22:02-24:59 How have you seen people weaponize the Bible against mental health issues?

25:00-28:56 Would it EVER be wrong for Christians to take mental health medication?

28:57-35:42 Critiquing John MacArthur's comment on mental health

35:43-47:17 Nerding out about the Brain

47:18-52:34 Thoughts on Depression

52:35-1:01:17 Can medication help with depression?

1:01:18-1:07:50 Wrap Up

Email us at [email protected]

Help is available. Call 988 for the suicide and crisis lifeline.

Have you ever been on such a terrible date it was hard to believe it was even happening? Listeners of the pod write in to share their dating horror stories and Eren and Ashley read and react. Buckle up for dates involving flying, no first names, and head coverings!

0:00-3:19 Intro to horror dating stories

3:20-11:30 Story #1 "Flying towards a breakup"

11:31-16:31 Story #2 "Status Update"

16:32-27:24 Story #3 "The First Date"

27:25-35:09 Story #4 "The Date with No Name"

35:10-46:48 Story #5 "Good Luck"

46:49-49:56 Closing Thoughts

Have another dating horror story to share with us? Maybe a comment, question, or emotional grievance you'd like to bring up? Email us at [email protected]

What was it with the endless list of rules and unspoken expectations about dating when we were teenagers? Join Eren, Ashley, and Lizzie as they chat about their dating experiences as well as the unhelpful aspects to dating that they would never wish upon their kids

0:00-3:22 Intro

3:23-10:25 Dating is "serious!"- where did your ideas about dating come from?

10:26-27:42 Over the top dating metaphors and rules...no dancing

27:43-35:50 Was there anything helpful from your upbringing that you actually want to pass onto your kids?

35:51-45:34 Lizzie's Take

45:35-56:58 Final Thoughts to Young People about Dating

Send us your questions, stories, or complaints to [email protected]

What do you do when your family holds wildly different political views than you do? Did Jesus have political views?

Join Eren, Ashley, and Lizzie as they share their experiences and approaches as Christians to their "also Christian" friends or family who have completely different political opinions.

0:00-1:40 Intro

1:41-7:27 How often do you encounter Christians who have different political views than you?

7:28-13:03 How much does our culture or country of origin influence our politics vs our actual faith?

13:04-15:31 Political topics Christians are divided on

15:32-23:00 Abortion rant

23:01-33:52 Immigration rant

33:53-44:08 How do you interact with people who think differently than you?

44:09-49:50 Jesus' politics and avoiding the echo chamber

49:51-53:49 Lizzie's take

53:50-56:25 Final Thoughts

Have a question? Comment? Thing you'd like us to outburst about? Email us at [email protected]

Welcome to our special guest Penny! As a homeschooling mom of 4, Penny joins Eren and Ashley in a lively discussion about some of the pros and pitfalls of homeschooling. All the ladies share some of their experiences, concerns, as well as how they approach schooling with their own kids and why.

0:00-3:23 Welcome and get to know Penny!

3:33-9:50 Eren's experience with homeschooling

9:51-11:17 Penny's background with homeschooling

11:18-14:21 Ashley's experience with homeschooling

14:22-22:36 What we chose for our kid's education

22:37-25:38 Concern #1: Lack of socialization and resilience

25:39-32:02 Penny's response

32:03-33:36 Concern #2: Academic gaps

33:37-46:39 Penny's response

46:40-51:49 Concern #3 Homeschooling out of fear

51:50-1:01:10 Teaching our kids to love Jesus

1:01:11-1:05:07 Why Eren and Ashley don't homeschool...and some encouragements

1:05:08-1:11:28 Lizzie's Take

1:11:29-1:12:13 Final Thoughts

Have questions? Comments? Just want to get something off your chest? Email us at [email protected]

Everyone needs to know the proper etiquette for keeping a pet, mostly dogs, but you know. Join Eren and Ashley for all the rude pet owner stories from their lives, as well as their guidelines for proper pet owner behavior.

0:00-2:52 Intro

2:53-10:59 What made you decide to become a dog OWNER?

11:00-12:53 Ashley's Beagle

12:54-17:06 Animals that just..."go away"

17:07-18:59 Eren's Childhood Dogs

19:00-20:21 What kind of pet owner are you now?

20:22-23:48 Ashley's childhood cats (and dogs)

23:49-32:46 Pet Etiquette Rule #1- Don't excessively talk to or about your dog

32:47-39:37 Rule #2- Don't take your dog out in public too soon

Bonus Rule: Tighten that Collar

39:38-42:40 Rule #3 Control your dog in public

42:41-44:08 Rule #4 Don't take it out on me for responding how I feel comfortable

44:09-52:51 Rule #5 Don't let your dog run up to random people without consent

52:52-1:03:41 Rule #6 Don't spend obscene amounts of money on your dogs

Have questions? Comments? Stories to share? Email us at [email protected]

Millennials and Gen Z take very different approaches when they go to work. Ashley and Eren compare their own early working experiences to what they observe in the next generation. They also give props where props are due especially for a few Gen Z specific work approach characteristics that Millennials could take a lesson from.

Have questions, comments, concerns, or emotional grievances? Email us at [email protected]

0:00-2:07 Intro

2:08-12:06 First observations of the Gen Z approach to work

12:07-14:14 First observations of the Millennial approach to work

14:15-17:45 "Your work is school"

17:46-24:52 What was your first job?

24:53-27:44 What did you learn from an early work experience?

27:45-32:40 Ashley lied before and just now remembers what her ACTUAL first job was

32:41-37:09 What does a proper work ethic look like?

37:10-43:07 Does a proper work life balance exist? The 70-30 rule

43:08-48:15 The negative side of the Millennial hustle

48:16-53:50 Millennial passion projects vs Gen Z make money

53:51-56:34 Props to the Gen Z boundaries

56:35-57:35 Learning from each other

57:36-1:02:09 Lizzie's Take

1:02:10-1:07:36 How are you raising your kids to think about work?

1:07:37-1:09:55 Last thoughts for Gen Z and Millennials

What else but a bit of patriarchy to get us hot and bothered this week. Eren and Ashley tackle 2 particularly potent examples of Fundamentalist Cults. Hear IBLF stories, discussing the "Shiny Happy People" documentary as well as a book written by Tia Levings "A Well Trained Wife." They also tell the story of the FLDS from Rullen Jeffs to Warren Jeffs and the chaos that ensues.

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Tia Levings Religious Trauma Resources

https://tialevings.com/religious-trauma-resources-2/

0:00-3:07 Intro and Trigger Warning

3:08-7:57 Characteristics of a Cult

7:58-23:57 Example #1 of Fundamentalist Cults- IBLP and Shiny Happy People

23:58-28:47 Example #2 of Fundamentalist Cults- Tia Levings and "A Well Trained Wife"

28:45-54:51 Example #3 of Fundamentalist Cults- FLDS

54:52-1:00:02 How do cults trap people?

1:00:03-1:04:18 The message of Jesus, domestic violence hotline, and outro

Eren and Ashley take on Lizzie's Lengthy List of Questions in our first ever Q&A! We cover many corners of life, from worst foods and morning routines, to things that make us sad and how we define love.

Email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, concerns, or more ideas for questions for future episodes!

0:00-1:09 Intro

1:10-2:08 What is a food you would NEVER eat?

2:09-2:33 If you could learn one new language instantly, what would it be?

2:34-5:07 What is your morning routine?

5:08-7:09 If you were to describe yourself in one word, what would it be?

7:10-9:15 What was your first job?

9:16-17:07 What book are you currently reading?

17:08-18:39 What is something your kids do well, that you wish you were better at?

18:40-20:21 If you got to choose where you grew up, where would you choose?

20:22-22:41 If you could only keep one piece of technology in your house, what would you keep?

22:42-26:58 What is something that makes you feel sad?

26:59-29:12 What is the weirdest dream you can remember?

29:13-31:35 If your life was a boardgame, what boardgame would it be?

31:36-34:23 What is your definition of love?

34:24-38:39 What is something you're proud of yourself for?

38:40-end What is something you're proud of each other for?

With Eren out of town this week, we bring you a minisode! Lizzie is on this week to share her birth story of induction, epidural, and many, many hours in labor. They also get into postpartum anxiety, how intense it can be, but also the help that's available.

Enjoy this little wild ride of a story and we'll be back in two weeks with another regular Outburst with both Eren and Ashley.

If you'd like to send in a question for our upcoming Q&A Pod, email us at [email protected]

We'd love to ask your questions on the show!

0:00-1:17 Lizzie's on to share her birth story

1:18-6:45 Pregnancy- morning sickness and being pregnant with 2 sisters!

6:45-9:09 To induce or not to induce...

9:10-26:22 Labor time- water breaking, terrible contractions, and Mateo the epidural guy

26:23-29:59 Baby is here!

30:00-35:40 Postpartum recovery the good and the ugly

35:40-36:42 Final Thoughts