Rebecca always knew her hair would change, she just didn't think it would happen now, in her 30s. She's been on a long journey to accept her curly hair, and isn't ready for another change in a wave of life changes.

This week on the show, Mauricio and Rebecca explore dyeing or not dyeing, what it would mean to choose either, and wonder if it's even the right question to begin with.

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Jackson has built an intentional and fulfilling life for himself. He has a supportive family and many friends, and a career he really enjoys. There is an overall sense of contentment with the way things are, but after a series of unexpected challenges he wonders if he's missing out by not having a romantic partner to share in his highs and lows.

This week on the show Mauricio and Jackson explore what it would look like to start intentionally dating for the first time.

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Sruthi works in education. Throughout her career she's has had a wide range of experiences across different institutions – they haven't all been good. In fact, some have been really, really bad. While she often shares insights when asked for advice, she wonders: should she speak out more publicly? And if she does, what risks might come with telling the truth?

This week on the show Mauricio and Sruthi explore what constitutes an 'abuse of power.'

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Co-founder of Not Sorry, Ariana Nedelman, has a new podcast project out today!

When We All Get to Heaven is a 10-episode series that tells the story of one of the first gay-positive churches, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, and how it faced the personal, social, and political trials of the AIDS epidemic, including the deaths of hundreds of its members.

The series is releasing over on Slate's Outward podcast and the second episode is already out.

Subscribe to Outward to hear the whole series!

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Our guest today recently moved to be closer to a long distance partner. They thought it would make the relationship feel closer, but since the move, things have been feeling off. Is it a sign they should break-up? Or is just a passing symptom of changing circumstances?

This week on the show Mauricio and our guest explore the difference between friendship and romantic partnership.

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Wes and his fiancee are facing one of the classic millennial issues: they can't afford to buy a house. They've lived in Vermont all their adult lives and they love it there – they love their jobs, they love their friends, they love the access to nature. But should they leave in order to build a better future for themselves and their potential future kids?

This week on the show Mauricio and Wes explore what it means to put down roots.

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About three years ago, Vanessa "broke-up" with one of her close friends. She tried to do it kindly, but in retrospect she feels guilty for how it all went down. So recently she decided to reach back out and apologize. Faced with his response, she's now asking herself: What's the best way to handle this set of communications when there's still a lot of pain on both sides?

This week on the show Mauricio and Vanessa explore how to end relationships well.

You can find more information about the Harry Potter and the Sacred Text upcoming Cambridge Weekend on our website.

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When Katy was a kid, she dreamt of being a stage actress. After some early rejections, she pivoted to stand-up and improv and built a career for herself in that field. Now she's working for a college theater department and she find herself feeling jealous of the kids in her program. She's having trouble making sense of this jealousy. Does it mean she should try to do stage acting again?

This week on the show Mauricio and Katy explore how we carry our past rejections with us.

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Naomi Westwater released their latest album, Cycle & Change, this past spring. This album release intersected with a lot of big life events – a divorce, moving house, the death of their father – and they didn't have the capacity to celebrate and promote the album the way they planned. Can they celebrate the album now? Or is it too late?

This week on the show Mauricio and Naomi explore what artists owe to their creations.

The song we play at the end of this episode is The Empress. Listen to the whole album here.

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Five years ago, Karolina's friend stopped replying to her messages. Karolina doesn't know why. Did she do something wrong? Was the friend just going through a hard time? If so – why hasn't the friend reached out since? Karolina misses her friend and it still bothers her. Should she reach out and try to reconnect?

This week on the show Mauricio and Karolina discuss ghosting and the pain it leaves behind.

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