TIFU

Today we are going to try to tackle a pretty large issue. By no means can we cover everything related to this topic in just an hour, but we did our best. In today's world where professionalism takes precedence in almost every aspect of life and showing your emotional struggles to your boss risks getting fired because they'll think you don't like your job, how do we cope with things like depression and anxiety. Especially when we're spending 40 hours a week at a place where we have to put on a mask.

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Honestly, I don't remember all the stuff we talked about in this episode, I'm pretty sure we discuss progress in self improvement, but I have been so busy the past two weeks I don't have time to listen to the whole episode to remember everything we talked about. Anyway, if I'm correct and we mostly talked about self improvement, here's the description for that. If not, I'll edit this later. Our journey through life is not a linear one. Self-improvement is not a straight line. Shit happens, we fuck up, we fall down. What's important is learning how to take care of yourself well enough so that you can get up, dust yourself off, and keep going no matter what. But there's nothing wrong with laying there in the dirt for a little while after a fall.

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This episode is kind of all over the place, buuuuut, the main focus is to discuss how we all have a tendency to wear masks based on who we're with, and then we get all frustrated at ourselves for not being confident enough to be our "true selves" or something along those lines. The truth is, these "masks" are just as much a part of us as our eye color or desire to raid Area 51 to satiate our alien fetish. They give us a bit of safety to explore who we are and only reveal the truest parts of ourselves when we're good and ready. It's OK to love all the versions of yourself.

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Literally gonna post basically the same description as last episode because, again, it's been awhile. We'll explain in the episode. Stick around until the end to understand the title of this episode. Or just skip to it, whatever, you do you. It felt really good to record this, like seriously therapeutic. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Serious question, does anyone actually read these episode descriptions? Genuinely curious.

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Shit guys, long time no see. Sorry about that, our fault. If it wasn't one thing, it was another. We've missed you. this episode is mostly just full of random shit, catching up on lost time. It felt really good to record this, like seriously therapeutic. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Serious question, does anyone actually read these episode descriptions? Genuinely curious. Anyway, if you want to know why this episode is called "Continental Dong" just give the episode an ear taste.

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With it being January and all, a lot of you probably have some resolutions for areas of your life you'd like to improve. Kody already hurt himself in the gym trying to get back to his pre-mono workout routine and is on prescribed muscle relaxers for this episode, so it's even more wonky of an episode than usual. We explain what goals we have for 2019 and dole out major life events we would like to happen this year, but we also resolve to not be disappointed if they don't all happen. What matters is our efforts, not the results. After all, life is a journey, not a race (especially since the finish line involves a casket). As Picard once said, "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life."

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#NewYearRealMe

Kody is out again this episode and this time, it's just me. Peter. Jesus take the wheel. This episode we'll talk about what it means to really settle in to being whoever it is you are and discuss the bullshit that people grow up with where you're supposed to go to school, get a job, and do that one thing for the rest of your life until you're dead. That's bullshit! People have many dimensions. I, for example, like to dance like a fucking idiot. So what you're an accountant, who says you can't also be the best damn cook you can be? Or what if you're a video editor, you can be a fitness model too. Or whatever!

Don't put yourself in a box, let 2019 be the year that you take yourself out of the box that YOU put yourself in dammit. Do some cool shit this year!

-- -Peter

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Man, to think, it's been a year already. Thank you so much to anyone who's listened in this crazy year we've had! The new year makes for such a good time to reflect on all the progress we've made in the past 365 days. We reflect on past episodes and concisely (well, kind of) explain where we believe we've made progress in those areas of our lives. It seems difficult to continue down the holes of self-loathing, depression, or anxiety when we look back and focus not on the failures we've had in the past, but instead to see how far we've come. We encourage you to do the same, think about what you were struggling with just one year ago today. We bet it's a lot easier than it was.

Thank you again to all of our listeners! If you actually listen to all 2 hours of this then holy f*ck, you deserve a medal. We believe in you and we hope you've had as spectacular a 2018 as we've had.Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, [email protected], or give us a call, text or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

This episode is about getting inside the mind of someone currently in high school and just random chit chat about various topics including mental health, comedic nonsense, what kids think about therapy, Buffalo Wild Wings (which we did end up getting), social media and the impact on kids her age vs older generations, and a bunch of other random stuff. Thanks Casey for putting up with me for 2 hours! 

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This episode is about the second corner of our so called "self care square" (someone, please, help us come up with a less corny name for this).  We talk all about mental health and what that means to us.  Things such as self appreciation, putting yourself first, and respecting boundaries.  These are all tough things to achieve in a world where we never quite feel like we're good enough people, where we're all hyper aware of the problems facing humanity, and most of us just want to make the world a better place.  I posit this question, however, rather than constantly sacrificing to try to make everyone around us happy, wouldn't ensuring our own happiness first create a net positive in worldwide happiness, therefore making it a better place by default?  It's like in airplane crashes when the oxygen masks come down, they always tell you to secure your own mask before helping anyone else.  Anyway, I'm not sure we have an all encompassing answer to this question, but let's talk about it.

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