The Valley Girls have a serious catch up on the recent Boulder Shooting and the COVID vaccine distribution, and then go into the many ways that self-love and self-hate can either make or break us in this life. Sophie talks about the origins of her self-judgment and body dysmorphia and then gives a shout out to the social media influencers that have actually helped (rather than hurt) her relationship with her body. Rayna shares her holistic view of self-love and offers ways to take care of our mental health and overall well being through gratitude and the importance of learning how to receive love from others.

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America is going through a very bad break up with her boyfriend right now and we totally feel her pain! Listen as Rayna walks us through the different phases of separating from an abusive partner. The insults, the lies, the gaslighting, and the blaming are all forms of abuse that Donald J. Trump has been unleashing on the American people over the past 4 years. As we saw in the election, most of our country has seen Trump for what he is but almost half of us are still under his evil spell. Half of our American consciousness is still attached to the energy that Trump brings to the table without understanding the damage that's currently being done to them and to our relationships with our fellow countrymen. And why is this? 

We believe that personal insights gained from living through and overcoming an abusive relationship could help us as Americans to eventually see the light in ourselves and move towards a place of healing within our country. Listen as we dive into this very personal topic with the Valley Girl Alchemy girls to see what we can do to start healing as a nation. 

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In love and in friendship: Are you anxious? Avoidant? Anxious AND avoidant!? Or are you normal? Le sigh.. In this episode, listen as two valley girls explore the psychological topic of attachment theory. Many of us have been exposed to this theory in Psych 101 and perhaps briefly thought to ourselves "hmm.. I'm kind of fucked up..." and then quickly moved on to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs or something..  

In this episode, we've gone back in to talk about what determines the way we attach to the people in our lives and how our different attachment styles show up in our love relationships. We've found that in doing so we gain a level of self-awareness that can help us to move away from our destructive attachment patterns and towards building healthier new ones.  Sophie and Rayna discuss each of the four attachment styles, and then proceed to self-diagnose (which is always a fun activity!).  And just for shits and giggles we attempt to diagnose our fearless leader and commander in chief with the attachment style that best fits everything we know about him. Not sure if its necessary to mention or not but we are valley girls (not experts) and this episode is purely for fun and personal, self-exploration purposes.  

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Who the F are the Conways?! Most of us know KellyAnne Conway for being Trump's right hand woman, Fox News regular, and lie perpetuator, but little less known are George and Claudia Conway. Claudia, George and KellyAnne's eldest teenaged daughter, recently caught our attention for her very outspoken views against Trump (her mom's boss). Oh and George co-founded a super PAC who's sole mission was to defeat Trump in the 2020 Presidential election! Can you imagine the #familydrama?!?! Get your popcorn and listen as two valley girls take a deep dive into this prominent Republican family's drama.  

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Love and racial/ethnic differences have always been an issue in the US. The BLM movement has woken a lot of us the f up and is inspiring US to reflect on the interracial relationships that we have either witnessed or been a part of in our lives. In this episode, we discuss the US history involving the legality of miscegenation, our personal dating experiences, as well as how pop culture has influenced our views towards love and race in a powerful and lasting way. And what does the future hold for us? Who knows.. maybe ask Tinder?

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