Very Real

Very Real

By Dr. Jenny Bennett & Regina Very ModestoComedy
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Very Real episodes

  • Putting Ourselves Back Together Again

    What happens when we fall apart and have to put the pieces back together again?

    In this episode, Gina and Jenny explore how they have gotten through their most difficult life experiences and how they are using the tools they have now to help rebuild themselves as stronger and healthier individuals.

    59 min
  • HELP

    In this episode, Gina and Jenny review the ins and outs of asking for help - when you would do it, why it's hard, and what to do when you don't get the help you wanted to begin with.

    Referenced in this podcast, the link to human design charting: https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/ 

    1 hr
  • Empathy Vs Sympathy

    Gina and Jenny walk through the differences between Empathy and Sympathy and what that means to them and how they can work on having more Empathy in their lives.

    References made to the following in this episode:
    - Brene Brown Sympathy vs Empathy

    1 hr
  • Season 2 Premiere! Keeping it Accountable

    Can you believe its already been a year? In their Season 2 Premiere, Jenny and Gina discuss accountability - for themselves, and for their friends and family. How is it that we work with bad behaviors in the ones we love, as well as check our own behaviors around others.

    56 min
  • Shame at the Doctor

    In this episode, Jenny and Gina recount and experience at the doctors that is all to common for people - shame, dismissal, and the feeling of being passed off.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Healing is Fucking Hard

    In this weeks episode, Jenny and Gina talk about how hard healing is, how doing the things that are healthy for us seem impossible, and why coping mechanisms are needed sometimes.

    58 min
  • Older But Better

    This week, Jenny and Gina take a look back over the last several decades of their lives - where they have come, what they are now and how their insides are starting to match their outsides.

    1 hr 11 min
  • Delights and Shit

    This week, Gina and Jenny recount on more lighter subjects after reading The Book of Delights. They recount the things in their week that delighted them and what that meant to them.

    1 hr 5 min
  • What Would It Take To Relax? (Corrected Audio!)

    Our first post had issues with audio - here is the corrected version!

    In this episode, Jenny and Gina recount their trip together, what it would take to really relax, and how they can communicate that with the people that they love the most.

    1 hr
  • White Woman Shame and Fragility (And How to be a Better Ally) - With Special Guest Emily Aneja

    This weeks special guest Emily Aneja talks with Gina and Jenny about her frustrations with white allyship, the challenges that people of color face when educating white people on issues of race and diversity, what it actually means to be an Ally and how we can all do better, even when we fuck up.

    Books mentioned in this podcast:
    White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better

    1 hr 7 min

About Very Real

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Welcome to Very Real. A podcast where 2 friends chat about life, love, anxiety and bath towels. Join hosts Dr. Jenny Bennett and Regina Very Modesto as they do the one thing that 2 middle aged white…