What's the Temp?

Jen recounts her glamorous night out at a NYC gala. Then the ladies go deep on what it means to be open-hearted, as Jen tells the story of her first heartbreak and Betina talks about the doors that are being unlocked within her as she strives to move away from grind culture.

0:00 Intros

1:20 Jen’s glamorous night out, plus past celebrity sightings

15:14 Betina’s spiritual temp check (low and slow)

19:02 Betina unlocking doors/vantage points

22:36 Jen’s story of heartbreak / Betina moving away from grind culture

33:16 Milk-deficient moms / Betina’s resists idolizing the physical temple

39:00 Back story: How does faith shape friendship / Jen’s past lack of faith

51:14 Betina’s God-given friendships

59:35 Jen’s struggle with flaky communicators

62:40 Lisa Nichols's cup overflowing story

66:08 Jen tells a story from the movie Adaptation (that she’s never seen)

69:15 Recipes

Recipes: Sunday Dinner Favorite

Betina’s Smothered Chicken, Collard Greens, and Hot Water Cornbread

Chicken

Season chicken with Betina’s Go-To Four (Garlic powder, black pepper, Lowrey’s Seasoning Salt, and cajun seasoning; batter with flour

Brown meat in dutch oven

Gravy

Cut up 1 stalk celery, ½ onion, and ½ bell pepper

Cook in oil and butter until they begin to sweat, then add flour from chicken to bottom of pan

Add water/more flour to desired thickness

Add ½ can cream of mushroom soup

Tsp better than bouillon chicken plus 1 tsp dry bouillon

Add chicken back to gravy, put on lid and place in oven

Collard greens

Boil smoked turkey necks or smoked turkey legs in half pot water for several hours

Wash collard greens with vinegar and cut and add to pot

Cook for 30 minutes without seasoning

Remove all bones and gristle from pot

Season greens with a little bit of sugar, beef and chicken bouillon, and cajun seasoning

Hot water cornbread

Boil water and mix into bowl with 1 cup cornmeal, ½ cup flour, salt and sugar

Dollop patties into cast iron skillet coated with oil

Brown on both sides

Place on paper towel to cool

Serve with pot of rice on side

Music Credits:

00:00 “For My Good” - AFTR

14:56 “All Night Dance” - PØW

29:24 “Refried” - Ryan James Carr

38:47 “Search Friendly” - Chris Shards

50:54 “Can I Tell You” - Bonsaye

69:02 “I Wish I Was a Happy Fool” - Sven Lindvall

79:37 “Can I Tell You” - Bonsaye

In this deeply emotional episode, hosts Jen and Betina explore the concept of emotional sobriety and share their personal journeys with unprecedented vulnerability.

Betina shares her powerful life story, including cycles of desperation and risk-taking behavior. The conversation explores how they find common ground in how feeling unloved during childhood led both women to develop unhealthy patterns of seeking love outside their homes.

This raw, unfiltered conversation offers listeners a powerful glimpse into the hosts' journeys toward emotional healing and clarity, providing hope that past trauma can be transformed into future purpose.

01:34 Emotional Sobriety defined

05:49 Jen’s Temp check and Personal growth markers

12:10 Betina’s Temp check and personal growth markers

17:40 Jen asks, “What is motivating you?” (insert tissue box here)

23:09 Betina wants to become a voice of possibility through mastery

28:20 Betina’s story

41:29 Book excerpt

45:15 “Before I tell you about my childhood, let me tell you about my mother’s”

49:10 Learning to show affection from daytime television

53:30 Jen is looking for a substitute love

57:10 Jen’s dream of a parent/child relationship

1:00:00 Betina’s goal to be a light for others

1:02:00 Jen asks to hear more about Betina’s past (getting convicted)

1:15:30 Betina’s career becomes a light in a dark place

1:24:00 Jen bringing it all full circle

1:30:45 Life focus question Jen

1:32:56 Life focus question Betina

1:34:45 Non-alcoholic Celebration drinks

Jen - Shirley Temple

Betina - Jungle Juice

Music Credits:

00 “For My Good” - AFTR

17:21, 30:37, 38:02, 52:49, 1:01:30, 1:15:18 “Cope” - Gloria Tells

22:08 “We Got Chemistry” - spring gang

30:37, 38:02, 52:49, 1:01:30, 1:15:18 - “Cope” - Gloria Tells

1:23:39, 1:39:43 “Set for Life” - AFTR

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Episode 3

Betina and Jen reminisce about how they’ve held each other accountable in the past. They discuss being able (or unable) to let go of old friendships, the importance of scheduling rest, and Jen tells the story of her falling out and eventual reunion with her male best friend.

Joyce’s Promise Keeper Pasta

Sautee 3 large cloves garlic in pan with olive oil

Add 2 cups vegetable stock and bring to a boil

Add ½ stick butter, rosemary, thyme, and red pepper flakes and simmer

Mix 2 tbsp flour in a cup, add water until not quite as thick as pancake batter

Slowly flour mixture whisk into sauce

Bring heat up to high and add 12 oz cherry tomatoes

Once all tomatoes popped, add 1 cup parmesan cheese and chopped basil

Finish with more crushed red pepper

Betina’s Baked Ziti

Boil pasta to just under al dente

Brown 1 lb Italian sausage and 1 lb ground turkey in a pot

Add chopped onion, red and green bell pepper, tomatoes

Add garlic paste, tomato paste, 1 can diced tomatoes and 1 can tomato puree

Add Lawry’s seasoning salt, Italian seasoning and oregano and dash of sugar

Ricotta sauce

To a large container of ricotta, add parmesan, mozzarella, fresh spinach and 1 egg

Layer sauce on bottom, ziti, then big scoops of the ricotta mixture, repeat adding mozzarella in between the layers and on top

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

Betina’s Garlic Bread

Bake garlic heads in the oven with olive oil and Himalayan sea salt for 45 minutes

Squeeze into room temperature butter

Spread onto crusty sour dough with salt, pepper, and mozzarella or parmesan cheese and stick back into oven

Music Credits:

0:00 “For My Good” - AFTR

12:20 “Light of My God” - JOYSPRING

27:27 “okay, thanks (Instrumental Version)” - Adelyn Paik

49:30 “Gold (Can’t Tell Me) - Pandaraps

1:04:36 “Always by Your Side” - House of Say

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Betina and Jen discover they have diametrically opposite versions of a perfect night at home. Even though she recently relocated from California to the Midwest, Betina is closer to home than she’s ever been. After years spent feeling homeless within herself, Jen decks out her house with everything her childhood self would have wanted and describes how she transformed her value system to bring family into the center. Betina teaches Jen how to cook with abandon and abundance, never leaving out the secret ingredient of love.

Show Notes:

00:00 Finding home for Betina

02:07 Betina’s ideal night at home

05:25 Jen’s ideal night at home

07:20 Finding home for Jen

13:30 “Arranged Marriage”

17:10 Relationship growth

21:00 Cheese sauce

24:41 Ineffable qualities

28:35 Winning the family lottery

31:15 Betina’s story of Harshil’s generosity

35:00 Ernie and Harshil getting into it over Steve Harvey

36:20 What makes home for Betina

40:07 Cooking with abundance

47:51 Jen’s psychological complex about serving food

50:22 Betina’s love language of preparing a meal

53:00 Maya’s Indian Wedding (1st birthday party)

56:00 All about the nucleus of the family

57:33 Perfectionism crowds out love

59:15 Betina’s 100%

1:01:48 Recipes

1:14:48 Betina’s natural confidence / Jen’s confidence role model

Betina’s Tacos

To a medium-sized skillet, add:

1 lb. ground turkey

1/3 small white onion chopped

1/3 bunch cilantro chopped

Lightly sprinkle:

· Lawry’s Seasoning Salt

· Garlic powder

· Cajun seasoning

· Black pepper

And brown the meat

I remove excess liquid from browning the meat

Then add 1 Lawry’s Taco Seasoning packet and ½ cup of water, and simmer to let the flavors come together

Chop your desired toppings:

Tomato, red onion, more cilantro

Slice avocado

Shred cheese and lettuce

Fry the corn tortillas

Layer tacos as desired, adding sour cream and salsa to taste

Jen’s Salsa Cruda

Chop:

3-4 large tomatoes

2 chilis (anaheim or serrano)

2 jalapenos

5 green onions

Add 1 tsp of the following:

Ground cumin

Fresh lime juice

Sugar

Fresh cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

Music Credits:

0:00 “For My Good” - AFTR

16:57 “Wild Nights (Instrumental Version)” - Shy5’

24:31 “Catalpa Cafe” - Dylan Sitts

36:02 “All In” - Nbhd Nick

47:40 “Lucky Shot” - El Flaco Collective

1:01:36 “Pass the Plate” - JOYSPRING

1:19:20 “All In” - Nbhd Nick

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In this debut episode, Betina & Jen explore the stark contrasts in their backgrounds and personalities, as well as the striking similarities that always seem to create the perfect balance. Through sharing their origin stories, they discover in real time that they both spent years suffering from emotional insobriety, even though their symptoms were vastly different. Profound realizations follow as they identify the vehicles each used for healing. These candid conversations reveal how their opposite approaches to life's challenges have strengthened their bond, creating a unique opportunity to share their journeys with listeners.

Show Notes

0:00 Introductions

0:45 Betina “Coming in Hot” story

2:52 Origins and Opposites Episode Topic Intro

5:32 Climbing the Ladder Betina

9:50 Betina’s Bunionectomy

12:55 Betina’s infatuation with teeth

14:45 Jen’s not goal oriented

16:15 Costco reindeer in September / Similarities

18:00 Blanket quote

20:12 Jen’s running story

23:43 Temp Check

26:25 Jen’s spiritual reading / don’t go back to sleep

29:45 Betina Bible filter / Tri-part beings

32:28 Jen’s Origin Story

34:44 Negative self talk / learning to be gentle with yourself

36:46 The end of you is where God begins

37:45 Jen getting sober / learning to be her own advocate

39:42 The voices in Jen’s head

41:35 Betina’s biblical revelation to Jen’s voices story

45:26 Jen struggling with biblical language but identifying with the message

49:28 Staying addicted to your own specialness vs. doing the work

52:00 Finding a higher power

54:45 Betina’s revelation about emotional insobriety

58:15 Defining addiction as habits that imprison the spirit

59:55 Isolation vs waking up to the community of the spirit

1:02:41 Life Focus Question: How true friendship requires transparency

1:11:04 Betina’s origin story

1:21:48 Recipes: A No BS Breakfast

Recipes: A No BS Breakfast

Jen’s Raspberry Walnut & Honey Yogurt Bowl

Chobani Greek Yogurt (Whole Milk Plain)

Swirl in honey

Add raspberries

Add walnuts

Drizzle honey on top

Betina’s Breakfast Burrito

Hash brown (baked) usually cut so there is potato throughout

Bacon (Baked) or sausage browned on stovetop

Egg scrambled

Avocado sliced

Shredded cheese (dealer's choice)

Mango Pico De Gallo

Chop:

Mango

Red onion

Red bell pepper

Jalapeno

Add:

Salt

Lime juice

Lime zest (scrub the lime first)

Music Credits:

0:00 “For My Good” - AFTR

14:35 “Palms” - Ryan James Carr

23:32 “Another View” - Daniel Fridell

49:22 “Holding On (Instrumental Version)” - AFTR

1:05:55 “Good Energy” - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist

1:28:02 “Sunday School” - JOYSPRING

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Welcome to What's the Temp podcast! In this trailer, Betina and Jen discover they're opposites once again as they share the details of a perfect night at home. We hope you'll join us tomorrow in celebrating the launch of our very first episode, "Origins & Opposites." See you Tues-dee!

Episode 1

In this debut episode, we explore the surprising contrasts in our personalities that somehow create the perfect balance. We discover in real time that we were both suffering from emotional insobriety and identify the vehicles we each used for healing. Through candid conversation, we reveal how our opposite approaches to life's challenges have strengthened our bond and created a unique perspective that we're excited to share with our listeners.

Show Notes

00:49 Coming in Hot story

02:57 Origins and Opposites Intro

06:48 Climbing the Ladder Betina

09:50 Bunionectomy

12:56 Betina-ism quote

13:15 Tooth infatuation

14:45 Aspirations

16:20 Similarities with Reindeer

18:12 Blanket quote

20:16 Jen running

23:48 Temp Check

29:30 The decision

32:29 Jen’s Origin Story

36:58 The end of you is where God begins

41:35 Biblical revelation to Jen’s self-advocacy

45:30 Jen’s response

49:45 Jens’s biggest educator for growth

53:00 Russell Brand quote

54:48 Emotional Insobriety for both

59:30 More alike than originally thought

1:02:47 How true friendship requires transparency

1:11:08 Betina’s origin story

1:21:51 Recipes

Recipe: A No BS Breakfast

Jen’s Raspberry Walnut & Honey Yogurt Bowl

Chobani Greek Yogurt (Whole Milk Plain)

Swirl in honey

Add raspberries

Add walnuts

Drizzle honey on top

Betina’s Breakfast Burrito

Hash brown (baked) usually cut so there is potato throughout

Bacon (Baked) or sausage browned on stovetop

Egg scrambled

Avocado sliced

Shredded cheese (dealer's choice)

Mango Pico De Gallo

Chop:

Mango

Red onion

Red bell pepper

Jalapeno

Add:

Salt

Lime juice

Lime zest (scrub the lime first)

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