Theodora is starting law school in the fall and she's nervous about the workload and intensity. She's a hard worker and she's worried that she'll get totally wrapped up in school and won't be able to slow down and attend to the other things in her life. Does she need to change her relationship to work before it all starts?

This week, Mauricio and Theodora explore how to hold yourself to your priorities.

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Gillian doesn't eat pork and doesn't eat shellfish. It's her version of keeping kosher and she's been doing it for the past decade. Recently, however, she realized that she doesn't really know why she's doing it anymore. Is it still a meaningful practice in her life? Or is it something it's time to set aside?

This week, Mauricio and Gillian reflect on the difference between 'habits' and 'rituals.'

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This week we have a special episode on the topic of divorce. Vanessa calls her friend, couples and family therapist Colette Potts, to discuss common issues for couples, infidelity, and the practicalities of divorce.

Next week, we're back to our regular format with Mauricio!

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There's certainly been a theme with our submissions lately! Just like our guest from Should I: Have a Child?, Emily feels pulled in two directions about having kids. She can imagine a very full life for herself either way. As she nears the end of of her biological opportunity for kids – is she ready to shut the door on that possibility?

This week, Mauricio and Emily discuss how to make a decision for the future when it feels like that decision can never be changed.

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Brandon runs a successful restaurant group with his husband. Things are stressful, it’s a lot to manage, and they just got a great offer to open another restaurant in a hip part of town. Brandon is seriously tempted, but he’s also suspicious of his own temptation. Does he want to expand for the right reasons? 

This week, Mauricio and Brandon explore how various stories from our past influence our motivations for the future. 

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Natalie has been ‘low-contact’ with her dad for a while now – she doesn't reach out or put any effort into the relationship, but hasn't totally cut him out of her life. Her upcoming wedding is putting some pressure on that resolution. If she does invite him, and he makes a scene or disappoints her, it will hugely impact the joy of the day. But if she doesn't invite him, that feels like a big line in the sand about the future of their relationship.

This week, Mauricio and Natalie explore how we continue to repeat the patterns from our childhood, even as we make progress on healing.

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In the course of Sarah’s life, she often finds that she has to talk about her migraines. But the reactions she gets from people are frustrating and sometimes really hurtful. Can she take another approach to these conversations?

This week, Mauricio and Sarah discuss the large and small ways that chronic illness interrupt life.

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Our guest this week has always wanted to have a kid. He’s also aware that having a kid will totally transform his life! Is he willing to give up parts of his life to make room for a baby?

This week, Mauricio and our guest explore how to make space for aspects of our identity that sometimes compete. 

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About five years ago, River left Christianity. He felt constrained and needed space to explore and ask questions. Recently, he has been thinking about a return – but can he bring everything he learned on the outside back in? Or would he have to hide the new parts of himself to belong again?

This week, Mauricio and River discuss the joys and drawbacks of religious community.

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Meghan lives with her partner and daughter in Costa Rica, far away from the rest of their family. They travel frequently to see their family, but it always feels like a huge effort to do so. Should they quit traveling so much? Or would that deprive themselves and their daughter of necessary family time?

This week, Mauricio and Meghan discuss the duty we feel towards family and how to balance that with our own self-care.

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