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- Align Your Chakras
*Mariah Carey Whistle Tone*
It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to review the past year. For our last episode of the year, join us as we reflect on the good, the bad, the ugly of what was 2025. We use the chakras to tailor the conversation and check in with the different parts of our lives to help us figure out what we’ll be doing to make 2026 “our year” as the girlies say.
Break out your journal and reflect with us!
Sources:
https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/02/a-15-question-chakra-check-in-to-keep-us-attuned-to-our-intentions/
Challenge:
Challenge 1) Wear the color of the chakra you want to unblock next year on New Year's Day.
Challenge 2) Journal about an area of your life that you saw growth (or didn’t) and find ways that you will keep it going (or make things better) in 2026.
Quote:
“There is nothing magical about the flip of the calendar, but it represents a clean break, a new hope, and a blank canvas” - Jason Soroski
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 26 min - Please Don't Fake It!
WARNING: Jacoby's audio is a bit distorted until the 17 minute mark. If it is too jarring, please feel free to skip ahead.
This week we talk about overconfidence! We explore some sociological theories (i.e. Dunning-Kruger Effect) and then dive into ways we can try to recognize or combat overconfidence in ourselves and each other.
Resources:
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182845?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/45094456?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/43611008?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- https://psychotricks.com/overconfidence-effect/
Challenge: Evaluate if you may be over confident in any aspects of your life.
Quote: Self-trust is the first secret of success - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 17 min - High Five!
Issa recap. From the latest life help professions episode answering some questions we left behind, to….. the wall!!! to the SWEAT drop down my… Enjoy the recap! 🙂
Sources:
- Beyond 50 Minutes: https://beyond50minutes.com/
- https://mindfultherapyworks.com/
- https://www.tafwanimichelle.com/
- Event THIS Thursday 12/4: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-my-mother-and-i-dont-talk-about-registration-1968855504815
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 16 min - Beyond 50 Minutes: https://beyond50minutes.com/
- Venns with Benefits
Christine and I play a little makeshift game of Venn with Benefits. Come here us tap into some creative juices or maybe laugh at us struggle lol.
Challenge:
Play a fun new game!
Quote:
“Will is what makes us more than the sum of our fears.” - Hal Jordan, The Green Lantern
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 10 min - Professional Friends & Popping Pills
This week we explore the "Life Help" Professions. We are talking the difference between Mental Healthcare Workers & Life Coaches. If you have ever wondered what is the difference between a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, social worker and life coach this episode is for you. Come dive in with us. Share an episode with a friend.
Sources:
- https://www.amberbarrerocounseling.com/post/life-coach-vs-therapist-vs-psychologist-vs-psychiatrist-what-s-the-difference
- https://achology.com/helping-people/the-complete-history-of-life-coaching-and-its-predecessors/
- https://paperbell.com/blog/history-of-coaching/
- https://www.iienstitu.com/en/blog/life-coaching-history
- https://psychcentral.com/lib/history-of-psychotherapy#psychotherapy-today
- https://time.com/6282500/ancient-roots-of-psychotherapy/
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/counselor-vs-therapist-5220991
- https://psyche.co/ideas/life-coaching-is-unregulated-and-growing-rapidly-should-it-be-reined-in
- https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/life-coaching-and-stigma-psychiatry
- https://www.kriitmaa.com/blog/unpacking-life-coaching-debunking-myths-celebrating-successes
- https://www.boisestate.edu/online/2025/11/06/social-work-vs-counseling-similarities-differences-and-how-to-choose-your-path/
Challenge:
Look up the credentials of any of the "Life Help" Professionals you may interact with even if only on social media.
Quote:
No bird soars to high if he soars with his own wings. - William Blake
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 28 min - Silver Fox
Gray hair is inevitable, but have you ever questioned WHY? Graying is a sign of getting older, however, teenagers have gray hair too! WHY?! Dive into the many rabbit holes we fell into just trying to understand more about gray hair.
We learned A LOT in this episode, so join us as we learn more about what’s going on in our bodies and what else our little gray hairs could be telling us!
Sources:
- https://shorten.ly/MPrJ
- https://shorten.ly/T9bp8
- https://shorten.ly/BKzz
- https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/melanoma/
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12419-vitiligo
- https://study.com/learn/lesson/mutation-dna-damage-causes-examples.html#:~:text=There%20are%20main%20five%20types,DNA%20are%20known%20as%20mutagens.
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-you-change-your-genetics
- https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-is-melanin
Challenge: Find ways to slow down your development of gray hair.
Quote: “Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged” - George Clooney (AKA The Silver Fox)
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares59 min - Racks on Racks on Racks
Today we talk Data Centers. Its a long journey, so please be sure to use the resources outlined below to fill in any gaps after you listen. We talk the development of data centers from past to now and their impact to economics, communities and the environment.
Share an episode with a friend.
Resources:
- https://www.trgdatacenters.com/resource/history-of-data-centers/
- https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cloud-computing/evolution-of-cloud-computing/
- https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/data-centers
- https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/hyperscale-data-center
- https://www.rankred.com/largest-data-centers-in-the-world/
- https://netzeroinsights.com/resources/data-centers-environmental-cost/
- https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/data-centers-and-water-consumption
- https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/growth-data-centers-requires-new-policies-mitigate-local-community-impacts
- https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/01/data-centers.html
- https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/the-data-center-balance-how-us-states-can-navigate-the-opportunities-and-challenges
- https://centersquaredc.com/blog/the-evolution-of-data-centers
Challenge:
Look up the nearest Data Center to you. Learn more about how it functions (i.e. what cooling technology or energetic resources does it use), how many people work there and any impact on the local community.
Quote:
“It must be done like lightning.” - Ben Johnson
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 41 min - The Courage to Change
Apologies we missed a week, but we are back! Full show notes to come. Book referenced for discussion is The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Quote: "Cause the bondage and liberation is our own minds....if we think we are bound, we are bound. If we think we are liberated, we are liberated. it is only when we transcend the mind that we are free from all these troubles." - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 31 min - Hypothetical Questions That Need Answers
As we get our next wave of topics together we are back with another edition of Venn Dialogues After Dark "Would you Rather" 2nd Edition with a new set of random facts, because we are constantly learning over here.
Resources:
https://randomoutputs.com/random-fact-generator?quantity=12
https://smallusefultips.com/what-are-some-good-would-you-rathers/
https://wyrgame.dadangoray.com/
https://www.griproom.com/fun/172-impossible-would-you-rather-questions
https://www.griproom.com/fun/173-hard-would-you-rather-questions
https://laurenconrad.com/blog/2013/06/tuesday-ten-foods-that-fight-headaches-health-tips-lauren-conrad-june-2013/
https://thefactbase.com/people-with-allergies-can-lower-allergy-reactions-by-laughing/
https://medshun.com/article/how-can-vampire-bats-help-us-with-stroke-treatment
Quote:“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
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Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 41 min - I Know What You Did Last Night With The Devil’s Rejects
What’s your favorite scary movie? Spooky season is upon us! The days are getting shorter, the air is getting crisper, and the bugs are going into hibernation! We’re celebrating by getting our movie list together for October talking through the different genres of horror movies and how they compare/contrast to one another.
If you love horror movies, join us for the chat. If you hate horror movies, stick around to see if there’s a genre you could consider. Some spoilers for some movies ahead!
Sources:
- https://www.lafilm.edu/blog/subgenres-of-horror-films-explained/
- https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror
Challenge: Watch a movie in a different genre to make the experience more scary, or less scary for you.
Quote: “... form a circle of salt to protect from zombies, witches, and old boyfriends.” - Allison from Hocus PocusJoin the Conversation
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@Venn.Dialogues on Instagram
Music Thanks To:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Season 1 Track: Old Streets by Crystal Squad
Season 2 Track: Future Love by Squares1 hr 8 min
About The Venn Dialogues
From the publisher's feed
Join Christine & Jacoby, weekly, as they discuss a wide-range of topics they find interesting. The pair will give their perspective on the topic of the week and then look at the research, facts…
and literature associated with the topic to see if it expands the conversation. These topics will create a dialogue that encourages our listeners to learn more about the world and ourselves. Listen weekly to find out how you can add to the conversation. Follow us at Venn.Dialogues on Instagram and at VennDialoguePod on X (formerly known as twitter).