Time to Lean

By Laura Danger and Crystal BrittSociety & Culture Education Self-Improvement Relationships

Time to Lean episodes

September 28, 2023 What if I can't leave?--Building Community
This week, Crystal and Laura take a question from a listener who is wondering how to keep herself afloat because her partner isn't interested in changing.
Resources Mentioned:
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
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⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮

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32 min
September 21, 2023 Dealing with a father-in-law
Laura & Crystal discuss a listener's question, where her FATHER-IN-LAW suggests her kids need her to work less...but she and her husband split work evenly. What now?
Resources Mentioned:
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Download resources and read more from Crystal and Laura ⁠here⁠!

Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮
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24 min
September 13, 2023 Why are we obsessed with Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner?
Why are we obsessed with divorce? And why did dresses not have pockets until recently?! These answers and more on this week's episode with guest Olivia Dreizen, CEO of Fresh Starts Registry.
Resources Mentioned:
Fresh Starts Registry
Follow Olivia Dreizen on IG
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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42 min
September 07, 2023 Does capitalism ruin everything?
A listener writes in to ask if there's any other recourse when her partner will only take on domestic labor if his family is watching 👀
Resources Mentioned:
Pierre Fleury on IG
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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28 min
August 31, 2023 When is it okay to "blast them" on the internet?
How do we feel about wife strikes? How do we feel about shaming partners on the internet? All your burning questions answered in this episode!
Resources Mentioned:
Cindy Ditiberio's Post Post-Partnership
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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43 min
August 23, 2023 All Moms Work: Debunking the Scams of Motherhood with Raena Boston
We're so excited to welcome Raena Boston to the podcast! This episode has everything--gentrification, capitalism, racism, unpaid maternity leave that leads to paid paternity leave, and the scam of having it all.
Resources Mentioned:
Raena Boston - The Working Momtras
Chamber of Mothers
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. ¨̮
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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57 min
August 16, 2023 Is housework skilled work that's worth learning?
In this episode, Crystal and Laura discuss a voicemail submitted by a male listener--who says he never considered that caregiving work could be a skill that could be practiced and learned. Is it worth learning?
Resources Mentioned:
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. :)
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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34 min
August 10, 2023 Are your standards a "you problem"?
In this episode, Laura and Crystal discuss a TikTok that recently went viral--over paper plates versus real dinner plates. Is making the little decisions something we should "JUST GET OVER" or is there an opportunity for connection there?
Resources Mentioned:
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. :)
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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36 min
July 26, 2023 If it's so hard, why don't you work and I'LL stay home??
Have you ever heard or had a partner tell you directly, "Well if you hate taking care of the kids so much, why don't YOU work and I'LL stay home and relax?" Laura Danger and Crystal Britt discuss this zero-sum fallacy and what it means for BOTH partners to have buy in to a life you're building together--and how you BOTH get something out of that.
Resources Mentioned:
Lin--The Gentle Counselor
Drew Afualo
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Statistics on Father Engagement
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. :)
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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36 min
July 19, 2023 Mommy FB Groups and Daddy Dumb-Dumbs
HEY MAMA! Join Crystal and Laura in this episode to talk about the dark recesses of the internet known as Mommy FB Groups to touch on the inequity of educating parents on...parenting.

Mentioned in this Episode:
Kier Gainess on IG
Dr. Becky on IG
Michael Vaughn Episode
Books Mentioned on This Episode
Have a domestic dilemma or question? Leave us a message on Speakpipe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/timetolean⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR DM us on IG @timetoleanpod
Follow Laura on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatdarnchat⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Crystal on social media ⁠⁠⁠⁠@itscrystalbritt⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Resources ⁠⁠⁠

Interested in learning more about Fair Play? You can check out the ⁠⁠⁠book here⁠⁠⁠ or check out this ⁠⁠⁠youtube ⁠⁠⁠video!
Please note: We are not your doctors. None of what we say should be considered a replacement for therapy. :)

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetoleanpod/message
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39 min

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On the Time to Lean podcast with Laura Danger and Crystal Britt, we dig into the often-overlooked realities of domestic labor, care work, and household inequity. Through sharp cultural…