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As Sheryl Sandberg departs Meta many are re-examining the impact of her bestselling book Leaning In and how it fits into today's workplace. Jess and Jess sit down for a captivating conversation with author and speaker, Melanie Ho about her book and the  concept of “leaning in” and the challenges that women face in the workplace. “Leaning in and acting more like men” ignores the stereotypical feminine traits needed for modern leadership, and leaves the workplace vulnerable overall, and shortchanges women from utilizing their strengths as they are often undervalued.
 
Jess and Jess talk with Melanie about how she tells the story of Debra, a pioneering CEO in her early sixties who is much beloved by her team at her growing start-up. But sales are declining, and her strongest women leaders are departing one after the other. It isn’t until she enlists the “reverse mentorship” of the much younger Cassandra that Debra begins to understand the challenges the next generation of women leaders face and the impact on the bottom line. 

 BEYOND LEANING IN is a different kind of book—while it is based on research, it is told as a novel and designed to spark discussion which is exactly what happens on this episode. 

Meet Melanie:
Melanie Ho is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and the author of BEYOND LEANING IN: GENDER EQUITY AND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE UP AGAINST, a 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards winner described by Kirkus Reviews as “an engaging evolution of Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘lean in’” mantra. Also a visual
artist, Melanie has drawn dozens of comics about the challenges women face at work and leads interactive presentations and workshops using these comics to help team members across genders discuss how to create more equitable workplaces.https://www.melanieho.com/about

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What does it really mean to belong? And why is it one of the most challenging topics of discussion and feeling to embody? In this episode, Jess and Jess sit down with Professor Geoffrey Cohen, and author of Belonging, for a raw conversation about their own experiences that have informed their understanding and shaped their expectations of belonging. 
Professor Cohen brings research and science to the conversation, and helps The Two Jess(es) understand that by putting themselves out their with the intention of getting to know others in order to help them belong, we can all make the world a better place. But beyond that, he provides a very human approach to not only his work, but this conversation- and gives really practical advice on how to help ourselves, and others in the neverending quest of feeling like we belong.
This one is full of enlightening information, and above all, hope.

Meet Professor Cohen:
Geoffrey L. Cohen is Professor of Psychology and the James G. March Professor of Organizational Studies in Education and Business at Stanford University. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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Happy New Year! And in true WeSTAT fashion, Jess and Jess have a REAL REAL REAL conversation about mental health- in particular, Jess K's. Jess K talks candidly in this episode, about her struggles with anxiety and depression, and her recent decision to use medication to help her manage it.
Jess B has a lot of questions for Jess K around the stigma of taking medication and tries to work out (out loud) why people have such a hard time with the idea of taking medications to support their mental health- why wouldn't we want to ease our suffering?
Jess K talks openly about how much medication has helped and IS helping her right now, and meanwhile she understands the hesitancy and resistance many people have to going down that road.
An honest conversation about experiences past, present and future mental health, wellbutrin, orgasms and so many other things- if you are a woman, in particular, struggling with your mental health and the decision to take medication, this might be a good episode to listen to.

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Jess K shares a pretty profound experience with JessB, and it all started with tearing down a vine off the side of her house.  The Two Jess(es) explore the possible meanings around Jess K's experience as she shares her inspired action, and how clearing out something physical, actually helped her clear out the spiritual, emotional, and mental clutter that we are all carrying too much of this time of year. 

Jess B shares some clarifying lessons she has learned over the past weeks as well, and they both share candidly about all the things they are overthinking about in this season of life and parenthood. And then it all circles back to the vine!

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We pick up where we left off...crunchy carrots and all.  Our WeSTAT salon guests really dig into what triggers them, some can't go near zero proof and some consider it a saving grace in social settings. From the weirdness of going into a liquor store and what our children see when we pour that nightcap, to the marketing that goes into how grocery stores are laid out to make consumers feel really alright about all those bottles of wine they are buying (and drinking!) All of these women have opinions around the efficacy of AA, anonymity , and the power of sharing our stories.

An episode that feels like you are at dinner with your girlfriends who don't want to just talk about their kid's sports and the latest workout classes (Yes, we said that!) listeners will learn a TON, and may be inspired to host their own salon style conversations. If you do, let us know!

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Another LIVE show with WeSTAT and an awesome group of community members! Jess and Jess organized a holiday party with a "salon style" intention and are honored to be holding this high minded conversation in collaboration with Umbrella Dry Drinks located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
Sam Kaston educates the group on what zero proof actually means, as everyone sips delicious alcohol free drinks provided by her shop.
You will hear all sorts of opinions, comments and crunching in this episode! It is educational, informative, and exploratory as the group discusses sobriety, what it means to be sober curious- how to hold space as one who imbibes, for those who do not, and so much more.
This episode is a celebration of rich conversation, great food, friendship and connection. Hopefully listeners feel like they are right there with the group too!

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Dr. Kathy Zhang is a hospice and palliative medicine physician and a podcast host who focuses on having the conversations most of us are afraid to have until it's too late: what kind of life do we want to live and when it draws to an end, how can we leave with as little regret as possible? Drawing from Bronnie Ware's, "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" Dr. Kathy is on a mission to ensure those who are at the end of this lifetime receive care with as much autonomy and control as possible, and she wants the living to do it with clarity, purpose and intention.

Jess and Jess talk with Dr. Kathy about the dignity of palliative care for all family members, the obsession with our culture and beginnings, and how our lives are so greatly impacted when we are death avoidant. Surprisingly, palliative care is a relatively young field- it's only been around for 10 or so years. Dr. Kathy explains the process of end of life care, and why it is still so underutilized and misunderstood. She asks how we can use palliative care as a tool to address the regrets while we still can.

A necessary conversation to have on holding space, in so many ways.


Meet Dr. Kathy:
Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang is a hospice and palliative medicine physician, author, speaker and transformational life coach. She also hosts The Purpose Filter podcast, the show that helps living people apply dying lessons before it’s too late. Her mission is to bring the clarity, purpose and meaning that comes with confronting one’s mortality to those fortunate enough not to—because everyone deserves to live the life they want with
the time they have left. Dr. Zhang’s coaching and podcast are a mix of inspirational wisdom and practical, action-based tips to help you turn your dreams into reality and live an extraordinary life on your terms. To find out more about Dr. Kathy visit: https://luyikathyzhang.com/

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Any other middle aged women out there suffering from unexplained pain in their shoulder? Dr. Sameer Nagda has some answers for you. It very well could be frozen shoulder- a condition that can be debilitating, and is misunderstood- and really has no origin or rhyme or reason as to why it happened in the first place.  Working off of Jess B's struggle with this condition, and her consultation with Dr. Nagda a few months ago, he says it all racks up to bad luck. However, there are some contributing factors, like (ahem) being a woman in her 40's, with thyroid imbalance, or someone who might be facing pre-diabetic status. 
This episode is a wealth of information about his curious and incredibly painful condition. If you are aching in your shoulder, this very well could be your answer. 


Meet Dr. Nagda!
Dr. Nagda is a shoulder and sports medicine specialist at the Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic in Northern VA. He is a team doctor for the US Womens National Soccer Team and is the chief of shoulder and elbow surgery for the Inova Health System. He is also an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is an active member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and is the recipient of the Neer Award, the highest research award given in the field of shoulder and elbow surgery.

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Jess and Jess check in with each other on their season four theme: Abundance. Every interview they have conducted in this season has ended with asking their guest what abundance means to them. This episode is a collection of those answers, as well as some heartfelt reflections from The Two Jess(es).

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Jess and Jess have an interestingly exploratory conversation with fellow podcast host, Margaret Killjoy, centered specifically around cool people who did cool stuff throughout the course of history, and how her podcast intends to "drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free." Margaret candidly shares about her activism, and patiently explains anarchy in relation to pacifism to TTJ(es) and how she uses her work as a podcast host and writer to advocate for communities caring for one another through less mainstream methods and approaches.
A different conversation for Jess and Jess, but educational, entertaining and massive food for thought.

Meet Margaret Killjoy:
Host, Margaret Killjoy is a transfeminine author, activist, and podcaster whose work explores what it means for communities to, together, learn to be free. She is currently living in the Appalachian mountains with her dog and her instruments. Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff will be available on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms on Monday, May 2nd, with new episodes releasing every Monday and Wednesday. 

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