This week, Gaby vulnerably and generously shares her thoughts on her experience at the Hoffman Process (a week-long healing retreat of transformation and development for people who feel stuck in their life). As a Hoffman legacy, she knew this therapy bootcamp would as expected as going to college in her family, but she always stood firm on going on her own terms. And thankfully so, for this very life-changing time spent at Hoffman became what she decided to publicly share about (despite the stigma) on one beloved mental health blog - The Local Optimist - while Meadow was still managing it. And the rest is history.

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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

Resources:

Hoffman: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/

Gaby sharing her Hoffman story on Local Optimist: https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/XpYC-hAAACEAl74v

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This week’s Thought is a post-holiday catch up between the girls as they both unpack their same resolution - to own their spiritual power. This episode is even more “woo woo” than usual as the girls mainly speak about the dynamics between spirituality and mental health and their recent experiences speaking to an intuitive worker. 

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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

Referenced:

Ana Maria Pineda: http://www.anamariapineda.com/

Gaby’s Article On Curanderismo: https://www.thezoereport.com/wellness/curanderismo-healing-practice-ritual

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: https://www.shopthelastbookstore.com/book/9781577314806

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Well if it ain’t the girls who started it all. This week, miss Maddi Bragg, the queen of all things food and feelings on the internet, gracefully took her thrown upon the TMV platform. The-three-best-friends-that-anyone-could-have all met each other in the lonely summer of 2020 and have blossomed into the healthiest and happiest friendships ever since. So naturally, this episode the girls/besties wanted to share the gift of Maddi with the world - the side the internet isn’t privy to, despite being a Youtube sensation since age 12. This conversation we chat about Maddi’s thoughts on:

Being forced to grow up quickly while unintentionally falling into the public eye 

Why she left the internet and how she found herself in food (plus how she’s feeling being back on the internet have you seen these woman’s vlogs they are the safest sweetest place on the internet)

A q&a from y’all about all things friendships: from break ups to boundaries and even Maddi’s guide to her Solo Saturday confidence 

ALL THINGS MADDI:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddibragg/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaddiBraggisback

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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/toolkits/yvhfxxeaacmavhqu

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/toolkits/ytjh-xmaanlcuotq

https://www.whoisindyblue.com/blog/friends-that-break-your-heart

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Three best friends sit down to talk all things sex. You’re welcome. This week’s thought features the pod’s resident sex fairy, Meadow’s long-time bff, Gaby’s new(ish) bff, and founder of the best underwear company in the world b.WR, Sara Shokouhi. From the brand’s birth-story and it’s sexual wellness roots to pity fucking, slut-shaming, why Gaby refuses to have mediocre sex and why Sara deserves an award for never faking an orgasm—no topic is off limits. Because that’s the whole point, isn’t it? To cultivate enough of an approachable and (hopefully) educational narrative around a very basic and primal need. 

Plus, the girls unpack why anger may just be their best motivator (sounds super healthy) and deprogramming cultural stigmas while Sara poses the valuable question: how are we expected to be fully functional sexual beings if we’re never taught anything and what we are potentially taught is dripping in shame? Get ready for quite the listen and join the girls on their quest to debunk the myth that the person you marry will inventively be shitty in bed. 

ALL THINGS SARA:

Allow us to introduce you to your new favorite underwear: https://wearbwr.com/

Follow Sara: https://www.instagram.com/sarayoz/

Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod/

CONTENT WARNING: If the first five seconds of this episode aren't indicator enough, probably be intentional about who you play this episode around.

DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

https://wearbwr.com/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators

https://thepornconversation.org/

https://allbodies.com/

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This week is a tried-and-true stream of consciousness between the two girls as they unpack the complexities of having trauma as a part of their ~brand~ 

Thoughts run from:

triggers as our responsibilities

feelings of shame that come with growing and healing 

redefining “vulnerability” when trauma is your brand 

how siblings raised within the same household can have vastly different parents 

breaking down our Mother and Father wounds 

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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

Referenced:

Gaby’s Article On Her Nipple Piercing That Triggered A Fight With Her Mom: 

https://www.byrdie.com/why-i-got-my-nipple-pierced-essay-520301

How To Do The Work by Dr Nicole LePera: https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Work-Recognize-Patterns/dp/006301209X

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Friend, entrepreneur, model, and pilates instructor - Tasha Franken - joins Gaby and Meadow for Thought 07 where the three begin to scratch the surface on the mind-body connection. 

Tasha’s thoughts move from her experience healing with an eating disorder, to her “scout story”, to how the phrase ‘do what feels good’ is extremely irritating when you can’t trust yourself yet or don’t understand how to connect with your body, to the potential for someone to discover her long lost journals and make millions with a tell-all. 

ALL THINGS TASHA:

Find Tasha's studio and amazing pilates classes here: https://www.tashafranken.tv/

Follow Tasha: https://www.instagram.com/tashafranken/

Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod/

CONTENT WARNING: Today's thought discusses eating disorders at length (but not in detail) including touching on aspects like dieting, body image, juice cleanses, etc. If those subjects feel activating to you in any way, or if you’re just not in the place today, feel free to come back to us next week. We’ll be here.

DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/

https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/eating-disorder-support-groups-and-programs/#locations

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/yjwibxiaacqar1qi

YUjACRAAACIAFlDr

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This week’s Thought is a big one. Meadow, as a mental health professional and suicide loss survivor (the girls unpack it, it’s a counterintuitive term they know), shares her personal story and all the tools, tips, and resources she has accumulated in an effort to make suicide prevention less scary. They cover thoughts around Meadow losing her brother, how to have an 'are you suicidal?' conversation, and everything suicide prevention related that should be covered in our public education by now. Again, Meadow is not a licensed therapist, but a mental health worker who worked in non-profits within the Behavioral Healthcare System for many years. If you are in need of immediate support, please dial 911. If you are need of resources or support right now, text HELLO to 741-741 or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. 

NOTE: By July 2022, the United States will have a National Suicide Hotline that can be reached by dialing 9-8-8. This Act was signed into law thanks to NAMI! One of the former nonprofits Meadow worked for!

CONTENT WARNING: Today's thought discusses suicide prevention and a story of suicide loss (no means or details mentioned). If that feels activating to you in any way, or if you’re just not in the place today, feel free to come back to us next week. We’ll be here.

DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/x1lhghiaacyatvj2

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/toolkits/YTtoAxMAACcA4PCo

https://qprinstitute.com/

https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Treatment/Getting-Treatment-During-a-Crisis

https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Being-Prepared-for-a-Crisis

https://openpathcollective.org/city/national/

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Two Libras and a Taurus log into a Zoom... This week, cool girl and host of the We Met At Acme podcast, Lindsey Metselaar, joins the girls for a low key Zoom hang-out. The following conversation spans an obligatory zodiac discussion to how seeing a new therapist is like making a new friend to why you shouldn't date someone with 'potential'.

ALL THINGS LINDSEY:

We Met At Acme: https://www.wemetatacme.com/

Follow Lindsey: https://www.instagram.com/lindzmetz/

Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod/

DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

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For Thought 04, the girls are joined by their friend and gifted author, Cole Brown. The three discuss thoughts on: being Black in white spaces, how to move through identity formation when people project narratives onto you, separating Cole the person from Cole the character, and the dichotomy between caring so much about your words and art.

Cole also dives into his the thoughts behind his work, touching on the cowriting process of working on Matt James' (the first Black Bachelor) new book as well as the dichotomy between caring so much about his words only to relinquish creative control while turning it into a TV show (yeah, Greyboy was picked up by ABC Signature and Yara Shahidi's 7th Sun production company with Cole as an Executive Producer.)

ALL THINGS COLE:

Find Greyboy and other incredible projects by Cole here: https://colebrown.com/

Follow Cole: https://www.instagram.com/coletdbrown/

Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod/

CONTENT WARNING: Today's thought discusses suicide ideation, family dynamics, and racism. If those subjects feel activating to you in any way, or if you’re just not in the place today, feel free to come back to us next week. We’ll be here.

DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Greyboy/Cole-Brown/9781950994137

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/x1lhghiaacyatvj2

https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/toolkits/YTtoAxMAACcA4PCo

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This Throwback Thursday (don’t worry, we know it’s Monday), we’re going back in time briefly to when summer was just turning into fall. The girls got on a call to unpack their summer baggage and reflect on their brief podcasting hiatus. Their unfiltered stream-of-consciousness takes you on a journey from thoughts surrounding: consciously choosing confidence each morning to being single for the first time since forming a healthy self-identity to an obligatory gush over their friendship to gaby reading from her journal to diagnosing random skin ailments and discussing their self-prescribed treatment. Enjoy.

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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resources listed below.

RESOURCES:

I Got My Nipple Pierced To Feel More Ownership Over My Body by Gaby for Byrdie: https://www.byrdie.com/why-i-got-my-nipple-pierced-essay-5203012

Navigating Changes In Your Mental Healthcare by Meadow for Local Optimist: https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/stories/YRP5DhQAACMAmIiL

"Paradigm Shift" Sophia's Journal E-Book: https://www.wellnesswithsoph.com/products/p/paradigm-shift-e-book

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