Tricky Existence

Pearl and Jordyn are back with this week's Tricky After Dark episode. This week, we give you the run down on Lizzo and why we stan everything Lizzo does. 

Referenced in this episode: Someone Great (2019) on Netflix, Death By A Thousand Cuts by Taylor Swift, Truth Hurts by Lizzo, Coconut Oil by Lizzo, Lizzobangers by Lizzo, Lily Detaye, 80/35 Music Festival, Born Again by Rihanna, Midnights by Taylor Swift

Pearl and Jordyn are back at it to give their take on therapy!

The episode starts up talking about Pearl's day, shower blunts, theft, and Black Panther. The two take a good amount of time discussing Rihanna's new song, and the importance of taking yourself on dates,  before moving on to the heart of the episode:  why you shouldn't be saying, "you should go to therapy", 

The two take us through the stages of change, and some therapy critiques are based both on personal and professional standpoints. They discuss when therapy can be harmful, using examples from the day-to-day of Jordyn, and explain the difference between crisis management and therapy. Ultimately, they share that therapy is HARD, and probably Pearl needs to go back while Jordyn definetly needs to take a break.  The two share some of the best sluttable things so far this season- and call it a night!

Previous episodes mentioned: "7 - Zooted"

Pearl and Jordyn are back with some special guests for this week's Tricky After Dark episode. This week, your hosts are joined by Rachael, Paige, and Tricky's very own Dylan Snodgrass, to play the game For The Girls. 

Previous episodes mentioned: "7 - Zooted" "3 - Eggs and Complaints"

Find our guests:
Rachael IG: @thefacialroompnw / thefacialroompnw.com 
Paige IG: @paigeopnw / paigeo.com
Dylan IG: @dylan_tomas2 / gamerant.com/author/dylan-snodgrass/

Jordyn and Pearl are back this week to give you their take on traveling. 

The episode starts off rocky due to a lack of sleep and some other unnamed forces referenced in Live Spiral. Listeners get an update on Jo's physical health challenges and the two's anticipation of their in-person reunion that's soon to come! The two share celebrations for the week before getting to the meat of the conversation, and how Pearl's brain began spinning with these questions, to begin with. 

Broadly, this episode focuses on traveling for and with various organizations like schools or churches, leading to a discussion on what is the "right way" to travel.  The two discuss the important balance of pleasure and preparation for traveling into cultures and lands outside your own. Eventually, Jordyn stops Pearl's brain-rattling, and the two share some stories from their own travels, as well as some tips on how to ethically and responsibly travel that they recommend. The conversation ends on the important and all-encompassing topic of slippers, and the overarching question of this episode: what is an MFA? MBA? Who knows do you? Please share- honestly, they are confused.

Questions your hosts explore this week:
1. What does ethical traveling look like?
2. What intentions can be set before traveling to increase pleasure and the positive impact you're having on the place and people you're visiting? 
3. What research can you do before traveling to become aware of what's expected of you?

Pearl and Jordyn are back with this week's Tricky After Dark episode. This week, P & J give you a recap on their weekends. 

Referenced in this episode: Halloweentown (TV Movie 1998)

Pearl and Jordyn are back this week to give their take on boundaries. 

This week your Pearl gives you an update on her aquarium journey and both hosts spend some time talking cats and underwear. 

To begin their deep dive, Pearl and Jordyn define boundaries and look at how and why boundaries change. They put an emphasis on boundaries that are dependent on safety and boundaries that can be more fluid. Your hosts discuss finding your autonomy in boundaries when it is necessary to interact with people, things, and systems that do not respect your limits. 

Pearl and Jordyn share their personal experiences with maintaining their boundaries and what happens when boundaries are crossed and they get triggered. *content warning* Jordyn gets triggered during this episode, so you can hear how she works through that and explains what exactly activated her acute stress response. They talk shame, manipulations, and self worth in relation to boundaries. Your hosts round this episode out by sharing some tools and being mindful of how much choice and control we have in our lives.

Questions your hosts explore this week: 
1. What is your definition of boundaries?
2. What is your assumption behind you setting boundaries for yourself?
3. How does your body respond to setting boundaries? 

References in this episode: Unholy by Sam Smith (song); Not Drinking Tonight by Amanda E. White, LPC (book); Fat Albert (2004), How to Say No (worksheet  can be found on trickyexistence.com under blog)

Pearl and Jordyn are back with this week's Tricky After Dark episode. This week, your hosts are discussing Halloween costumes, Halloween parties, and Halloween miscellaneous.

Referenced in this episode: Cars (2006) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Pearl and Jordyn are back to give their take on affirmations. 

Starting out the episode with the importance of chocolate milk, weekends, and new bedroom furniture, our hosts only take it up from there. We get a quick job update from one host, and led in a grounding exercise from another. This week our hosts are uncharacteristically  upbeat and focus on the way they fully enjoy this season of life by keep themselves grounded and in the moment --as much as they can.

As the episode continues on, the definition of an affirmation is provided, along with how intermingled affirmations and mindfulness can be. Once that's established, the two  share some personal and professional applications of that combo-combo. Jordyn even shares her personal affirmations with us all- while sharing some tips on how to make affirmations accessible for all memory spans (even Pearl's!). The two discuss how trauma and affirmations intersect, and the importance of being able to notice realities outside our own default method of being. The episode wraps up with some insight on reparenting, how to make the world a bit less tricky, and the importance of reclaiming our time. Stay tuned at the end for a guided affirmation model, rather than the normal blooper. Oooh! So serious!

Referenced in this episode:
Books: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Christine Hassler;
Movies/TV: 20 Something by Aphton Corbin; 
Podcasts: Affirmation Babe podcast, "22 - Pearl Chooses Her Own Adventure (After Dark)"; 
People Tricky Existence would accept sponsorship from: DreamCloud mattress, Dipsea

Pearl and Jordyn are back with this week's Tricky After Dark episode. Listen in as they update you on their mental health (spoiler: it is not good at the time of this recording). 

Episodes mentioned in this episode:
Episode on Breadcrumbing - "11 - Sourdough" 
Additional After Dark episodes - "7 - Zooted" & "3 - Eggs and Complaints"

Jordyn and Pearl are back this week to give their take on music as a tool of healing, growth, and coping- and they brought some friends! 

They jump right into this episode with a quick introduction of our guests and their lovely podcast, The Songwriter Diaries, as they do some catching up of course.  They touch on the proper age and frequency for pap smears and follow that closely with a brief color analysis for all from one of our cohosts. 

After a (not-so-)quick check-in, the pals get goin. Discussing the ultimate search for validation within music and terrible moments in their journeys to find it. The four talk identity, music as a form of processing and coping, self-judgment, fear of failure, and the tricky existence of creating in a capitalistic society.

Some questions your hosts explore this week:
1. What fuels your identity?
2. How does music impact you?
3. How can you protect your joy while maintaining a life under capitalism?

Referenced in this Episode: 
TV/Movies: Lemonade Mouth, The Lorax, The Wild Thornberries, That So Sweet Life of Hannah Montana
the @s: GALATEA by Inkitt: @galatea.stories,  Megan: @elmsworththefolksinger, Caroline: @carolinestump, The Pod: @thesongwriterdiaries, Megan's Art Friend:@co.cteau
People:  Megan's mean music teacher, Kristin Chenoweth, Caroline's great guitar teacher, Phoebe Bridgers, Jordyn's intense choir director