Happy New Year folx! Here we are in 2022. I hope everyone made it to the other side safely and is in good health and mental states. As we start off the new season we are going to be jumping into many new avenues. I wouldn't exactly call them resolutions for the podcast but we will definitely have some new directions that we head in this season. Stick around to find out just how far we'll go.   

Change is inevitable as well know but what does that actually mean? How do we deal with it? Can change be non-linear and how do we handle when we have to backtrack in order to produce something better? 

It's LGBTQ history month! And it's the end of Ace Week which with all the stuff going on for me with the hiatus, I didn't have enough time to plan for the real kind of episode I wanted to do this year so I'll just have to go all out next year then. But this is just a reminder to go hug your ace friends let them know you care. And go educate yourself on one thing LGBTQ in these last couple days of October.

October is Nat'l Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month as well as Breast Cancer Awareness. 

This episode is dedicated to my grandma who is a 20+ year survivor of Stage 4 Breast Cancer 🎗

*CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING* (please press pause at any time during this episode if you need to take care of yourself)

Everyone should know the signs of abuse for themselves and others. Learn what the 7 manipulative tactics (red flags) are by abusers in addition to learning healthy green flags of healthy relationship signs. Abuse is a choice, it's not an illness but can be exacerbated by other issues like (mental health, substance abuse, past childhood trauma, etc).

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Have you ever thought about going back to an old idea or a first love (of any variety)? This episode I kinda pep talk myself through a difficult mental moment and try to encourage others on how to re-evaluate their plans in life and what they have going on in effort to reconnect with themselves and the things that used to bring them joy.