Hello beautiful tater tots!

This is such a special episode because... I have my first guest!!! @TheNatalieJoy is a Tiktoker, actress, mom of four gorgeous children and two adorable kitties, wife, and an amazing friend.

We talk about her journey exploring her identity within motherhood and how she's had to unlearn behaviours that societal expectations ingrained in her identity as a mother. Between talking about how societal views of influencers are deeply rooted in misogyny and favourite movies, we chat about a lot of topics so be prepared! 

Make sure to check her out on Tiktok and Instagram at @TheNatalieJoy and show her some love!

Check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram for the latest updates and sneak previews on future episodes! If you have a story or have a question you would like me to share and discuss on a future episode, I'd absolutely love it if you filled out the google form below! You can be completely anonymous if you want!

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7

Thank you for listening! As each day goes on I am more and more blown away by how much fun this experience has been and so grateful for the continued support.

Hi there tater tots! 

Can you believe it's already been a WHOLE MONTH since this podcast first aired? I can't believe how fast that month went by. It was filled with excitement, support, and so much love from you all and I am so grateful. 

For this week's episode, I had planned a different topic, but inspiration hit me after my boudoir shoot this week and I had to talk about body love. I won't lie, I got very emotional while recording this episode, mostly because I am very proud of how far I've come within myself on this topic. 

I discuss body image, and what I do to help myself love my body more and more every day. 

I hope you all enjoy this episode! 

Make sure you check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram and Tiktok for the latest updates and fun behind-the-scenes videos, I also often ask for your input with polls so I'd love for you to be a part of it! If you have a story or have a question you would like me to share and discuss on a future episode, I'd absolutely love it if you filled out the google form below! You can be completely anonymous if you want!

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen, message, write a review, share with friends, etc. This has been the best month of 2021. 

Hi you beautiful potato!

Unclench your jaw, relax your forehead/eyebrows, and take one biggggg deep breath with me. Good job!

In this episode, a lovely listener wrote in to ask about work-life balance and I thought it was a great time to talk about burn-out. I go over the definition of burn-out (according to the World Health Organization), the symptoms, possible causes, and some ways to tackle burn-out when you're feeling it creep in. To be honest, when I first realized I was experiencing burn out, the biggest thought I had was that I had failed in taking care of myself. I have since realized that's not entirely true. These past couple years (and many years prior to that as well) burn-out has been a huge issue within our society. The pandemic put a magnifying glass on everyone's life and more and more of my friends realized what they were experiencing was burn-out.

I hope this episode can help validate how you've been feeling and give you some tools on reflection and empower you to take small but important steps towards your happiness and overall health!

Check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram for the latest updates and sneak previews on future episodes! If you have a story or have a question you would like me to share and discuss on a future episode, I'd absolutely love it if you filled out the google form below! You can be completely anonymous if you want!

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen, message, write a review, share with friends, etc. It really means the absolute world to me that you are enjoying this podcast!

Hi you beautiful potato! 

Unclench your jaw, relax your forehead/eyebrows, and take one biggggg deep breath with me. Good job! 

In this episode, I touch on societal pressures and socially constructed timelines on life. I discuss a bit of my own experience with the pressures of doing things by a certain age or taking steps in a relationship by a certain time. I hope this episode can help you unpack some of your own preconceptions on timelines!  Check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram for the latest updates and sneak previews on future episodes! 

If you have a story or have a question you would like me to share and discuss on a future episode, I'd absolutely love it if you filled out the google form below! You can be completely anonymous if you want! 

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7

Hi you beautiful potato! 

Unclench your jaw, relax your forehead/eyebrows, and take one biggggg deep breath with me. Good job!

In this episode, I get to talk about my very first google form submission topic! A listener sent in a topic suggestion/question on ghosting due to mental health and asked my opinion on if we should normalize it or address it. I discuss what ghosting is, what I think of ghosting in both a dating context and in friendships, and I give a little insight on what we can do on the receiving end of people ghosting. 

Check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram for the latest updates and sneak previews on future episodes! 

If you have a story or have a question you would like me to share and discuss on a future episode, I'd absolutely love it if you filled out the google form below! You can be completely anonymous if you want! 

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7

Hi you beautiful potato, unclench your jaw, relax your forehead/eyebrows, and take one biggggg deep breath. Good job! 

In this episode, I share with you my own position in the world in terms of my privilege. I discuss why I believe it's important to reflect upon our own privilege and power dynamics within an intersectional context.

Check out @unpackingpotato on Instagram for the diagrams I talk about in this week's episode! 

Google form for submissions: https://forms.gle/87hBYpypVZnyp9Yt7