Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners! This week we are unpacking STRESS! Rev, Tiff, and Di get transparent about how stress manifests in each of their lives, how stress interacts with COVID, and how we all deal! 

On this episode:

Rev talks about stress, what it's like at her job during this season, and how she maintains her peace in her sanctuary. 

Tiff unpacks how she deals with debilitating migraines and what she does to handle the stress that impacts her life.

Di breaks down her physical responses to stress and how COVID impacts her as a germaphobe.

In our Let's Unpack session we talk about who should pay the bills if one partner is wealthy and we do not agree on the outcome this time!

Thanks for spending some time on this Holiday weekend with us!

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Fa la la la la, la la, la unpacked! It's the holiday season and your favorite hosts are unpacking our favorite memories, traditions, and thoughts for this season! 

On this episode: 

Rev talks about her experiences trying to be stealthy when finding and unwrapping her gifts as a child. 

Tiff talks about her best Christmas gift of all time, how she almost got caught by Santa Claus, and how she got chased by a dog on a Mongoose. 

Di gets real with how she found out who Santa really was, what it felt like growing up Smith and a story about brown pants that will legit have you crying with laughter. 

This episode was fun for us to make and we hope it brings you love and light. Stay safe and remember you are not alone

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This week we unpack SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. So buckle up and let's dig into why this time of year can literally be the heaviest part of the year. 

In this episode you will hear:

What SAD is? 

What SAD feels like?

Signs and symptoms to look out for.

How to get help.

Please be sure to listen to Storytime with Rev at the end of this episode! If you need a laugh this is a must-listen! It involves a drone gone wild!

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It's another Friday and we feel blessed to do what we love. This week, Rev, Di, and Tiff go deep and tell their stories of coming out. We release and relate about how we came out, the aftermath, statistics about coming out, and the masculine of center perspective.

Plugin and unpack with us! Don't forget we have a great Am I the Butthole Unpacked session at the end of the episode  

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It's a wonderful day to be grateful. 

This week we unpacked gratitude and what makes us grateful. We took a deep dive into how gratitude affects us, what it is to be grateful, our gratitude rituals, gratitude prompts, and more. 

We had fun making this episode and do every episode to add more light into the world. If you find yourself constantly focusing on the negative this is the episode you need to hear! 

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Sometimes the only medicine that will work is music! This week we are unpacking our LOVE for music and showcasing the top 3 songs that got us through! Each host picked our top 3 songs that got us through the most interesting times in our lives!

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Rev's Top 3: 

Luther Vandross - Anyone Who Had a Heart

Marc Anthony - Tu Amore Me Hace Bien

Total Praise - Richard Smallwood

Tiff's Top 3

TLC - Unpretty 

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 

Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm

D's Top 3 

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation 

MOOD 4 Eva - The Beyoncé Knowles-Carter 

James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thang

We can't wait to listen with you! 

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This week the crew at Unpacked the Podcast is unpacking self-sabotaging behavior and we're happy to explore something all three of us have suffered with at one time or another. 

According to Psychology Today, behavior is said to be self-sabotaging when it creates problems in daily life and interferes with long-standing goals. The most common self-sabotaging behaviors include procrastination, self-medication with drugs or alcohol, comfort eating, and forms of self-injury such as cutting.

In episode 21, Rev, Tiff, and Di unpack the tools and resources they use to make sure they don't fall victim to self-sabotage in their short and long term goals. They are open and transparent about their own weaknesses and hope you join them in owning their authenticity!

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In case no one has asked you lately...we're curious...How Are You Healing?

In episode 20 of Unpacked the Podcast, Tiff, Rev and Di talk to you the listener about tools you can use to help you unpack and heal. 

Your hosts unpack how to recognize your Jungian shadow & shadow work, how you can use your voice to let go of BIG T and little t - traumas and how music is something you can seek what you need. 

Don't skip even a moment of this episode. listen all the way to the end.

As promised, here are a few shadow work prompts to get you started on unpacking: 

1. Even though I complain, I secretly like feeling ______________ (something negative) because it also makes me feel ______________ (something positive).
2. When I set goals that I convince myself I want to achieve, beneath it all, I feel _______________ (something negative).
3. Now that I think about it, succeeding in life is not so __________ (something positive). In fact, you could even say it's _____________(something negative).
4. I secretly enjoy allowing certain people to get under my skin because _________________.

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Our mission is to help people navigate their lives without excess baggage.

This week Rev, Di and Tiff, the hosts of Unpacked the Podcast come at you with another heartfelt episode and this time we are unpacking a tool YOU can use. We are talking The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. Chapman's book has maintained its status on the New York Time's Best Seller List for 10 years and its content has helped countless people. Let's Unpack! 

Take the Quiz and find out your own love language here.

The 5 Love Languages are as follows: 

Words of Affirmation

Quality Time

Acts of Service

Physical Touch

Gifts

Don't miss out on this episode, we dig deep and get transparent on how each of us approach love, how we relate and our own challenges.

Question of the episode:

Do you believe that whatever was lacking in your childhood can impact your love language needs as an adult?

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According to positivepsychology.com: Self-worth is defined by Merriam-Webster as:

"a feeling that you are a good person who deserves to be treated with respect".

This week the crew unpacks self-worth by helping you define what it is, the obstacles to seeing it within ourselves and what you can do to get a deeper since of worth!

Things that DO NOT determine self-worth:

Appearance, Net Worth, Who You Know, Your Career Choice, What You Have Achieved.

Things you can do to increase self-worth: 

Increase your self-understanding

Boost your self-acceptance

Enhance self-love

Recognize who you are

Take responsibility for yourself

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