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Melinda and Diahn have a jam session about Covid life, election stress, and podcasting lessons learned. 

Melinda and Diahn discuss the topic of self-esteem and self-worth, how they differ, how they correlate, and how we perceive our value in business, creativity, and relationships.

Show Notes:

Self Esteem v. Self Worth

Stuart Smalley

Diahn and Melinda discuss what life feels like as introverts in a world that values extroversion. They examine the ways they tried to fit into a culture where extroverts are considered the gold standard and how they learned to appreciate the personality traits that make them unique.

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Show Notes:

The Maker City

Creating Mindfulness

Psychology Today Definition of Introversion

Psychology Today Extroversion Introversion Test

Extrovert, Introvert, Ambivert Test

Quiet, by Susan Cain

Melinda and Diahn break down the ways we deal with and dish out that sweet, sweet passive aggression. Is it ever appropriate? Do we handle it appropriately? Do we even know when we are using it as a defense mechanism?

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Recommendations for the week:

Gloria Steinem - My Life on the Road

Small Doses with Amanda Seales - Side Effects of White Women

Melinda and Diahn are back after a nice, relaxing summer pandemic hiatus. They discuss what's been going on since May and how the break helped them process so many of the topics they covered in Season One.

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Recommendations:

Falling Upward by Richard Rohr 

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

A Good Hard Look by Anne Napolitano

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Melinda and Diahn recap their first season of podcasting in this season-finale episode. They discuss what they learned, what made them uncomfortable, what made them proud, and what podcasting has changed in their personal lives. 

Here are some quick recommendations for books to read while you're waiting for them to come back...

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

The Martian by Andy Weir

You can always find them on Instagram, too - look for live stories from Florida over the next week!

Diahn and Melinda explore the idea of boundaries in interpersonal relationships.

Melinda and Diahn discuss how the pandemic has changed their retail therapy habits, what they've learned from the restrictions on their shopping patterns, and what kinds of changes are needed to carry forward into the new world order.

Diahn and Melinda tackle the unexpectedly difficult topic of creativity. What is creativity? Do you have to be a painter or musician to be considered creative? Where does it come from? Is it nature or nurture? Listen in as we dig deep into the topic with surprising results...