Why Tho

Pretend it's the year 2002, "Hot in Herre" by Nelly is topping the charts, belly button rings are in, and the Star Wars prequels are proving underwhelming. What a time to be alive! Now, if you could go back in time, what would you champion in your life 20 years ago? Mentorship, investment into friendships, or maybe walking away from toxic spaces? It's never too late to examine where in our lives we can grow!

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People say “change is the name of the game.” Maybe that’s a phrase that should die right alongside “unprecedented times”. Because how about NO CHANGE and PRECEDENTED TIMES? Today, we talk about the pivots we’ve made collectively since Covid changed our lives in March of 2020. We also share how we’ve navigated pivots personally. Career changes, family dynamics, loss of friendship and community, and more. Pivot is our middle name. Probably yours, too. If you need practical help and creative ways of thinking about change, this episode is for you.

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We’re laughing to keep from crying this week 'cause what is the world we are living in? It’s good to remember that low expectations of the times we are living in doesn’t mean no expectations.

How do we dig deep for joy? What does it look like to listen to our bodies? Is there anything we need to pay attention to that we might be (unintentionally) ignoring?

Keep fighting the good fight Why Tho fam. You are not alone!

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Social media is a source of connection in our lives. Love it or hate it (maybe both) it’s here to stay. In today’s episode, we’re processing what it looks like to participate in online communities without them running our lives.

- How can we be mindful media consumers?

- What does it mean to be a good internet neighbor?

- What should we tolerate and what should we say no to?

- Are we engaged in cultivating friendship in-person as a primary way of being known?

We don’t have it all figured out (who does?) but we want to live healthy lives rooted in relationships. We bet you do too.

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The people around you matter. Who’s on your team? Who’s in your corner? What do you need from them? What do they need from you?

This got us thinking about draft picks. Not because we understand sports, but because if it was possible to hand pick people from any sector of society (OR TV BECAUSE TED LASSO IS WELL REPRESENTED HERE), we’d do it. Maybe the people you’d pick reveal something about the type of person you need in your real life.

Here’s our six draft picks for our home teams. Schools and businesses are closing again and today marks one year since the insurrection on the Capitol. There’s a familiar feeling in the air. While we’re not in the same place, it’s important to push past the sadness and fear to be in relationship with others. To cultivate more of what you need and love.

We’re here for you! Thanks for joining us in 2022. Stop playing and tell your friends. Then, rate or review the Why Tho podcast. It helps others find the show!

Why make impossible resolutions? If you haven’t worked out for more than an hour in 2021, why do you think you can handle an hour a day in 2022?

This is our annual anti-resolution resolution episode. Ten things to stop doing in the new year, such as, but not limited to:

- Pleasing people who cannot be pleased

- Saying yes when you want to say no

- Living in perpetual disappointment because you can’t communicate your expectations

- Buying things on Instagram

We’re sure we could have given you a list of things to START doing but you probably have enough of those. Starting some of the best habits in life begin with quitting some of the worst ones.

Good luck and Godspeed. May 2022 not be quite the Jack leg that her two predecessors have been.

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Let’s talk about why Rose from Titanic just trusts that her chat buddy is not a serial killer and swaps houses with Cameron Diaz. Let’s also discuss the unnecessary naked plot line in Love Actually and let’s decide which team you are on.

Love Actually or The Holiday?

Christmas is in TWO DAYS and we’re here to bring you all the laughter, parenting advice you don’t need yet, and solid coaching on not consuming stuff that makes you cry in your cornflakes. Enjoy!

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Happy Christmas Why Tho fam. You’re our favorite!

Pull up a chair ladies (and 2 gents), this one’s a good one. No better time to talk about bodies than the shame inducing holiday season where we’re told to wear our fat pants and then prepare for the worst on January 1. Because it’s one hour at the gym and a big sugar fast, baby!

We call bull crap! Instead of all that nonsense:

⁃ Learn to listen to your body.

⁃ Understand the need to move negative energy through the body.

⁃ Connect with real people about your real problems.

⁃ Recognize that eating disorders and disordered eating are real for many women.

⁃ Consider the impact of hormone health on overall emotional well-being.

⁃ Know that trauma impacts your life.

There’s enough stress on planet earth. Let’s take a load off instead of putting a load on.

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Get ready for a rich conversation with poet Drew Jackson about the power of poetry, the expectation of waiting, and what it means to listen to voices on the margins.

Get more of what you need:

    ⁃    Peace

    ⁃    Understanding

    ⁃    Hope

We stood at attention more than once during this interview. Enjoy friends! In the midst of the hustle and bustle, grief and anxiety, we pray you’d find rest and comfort as you listen here.

Read Drew’s book: God Speaks Through Wombs https://www.amazon.com/God-Speaks-Through-Wombs-Unexpected-ebook/dp/B08WQ444Q6/ref=nodl_

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We love a good favorite things list, especially at the holidays. Any survival guide worth its salt will include things that bring delight. Unfortunately, we are a millennial stereotype in every conceivable way but we hope that’s why you love us.

In this episode we talk about:

- Why texture makes foods inedible

    ⁃    Best foods to ship to your house

    ⁃    How candles can lift your mood (it’s science people!)

    ⁃    The effects of social media on our lives and brains

We’re rooting for you! Stay sane out there and be sure to share this episode with a friend.

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