This week we talk about something that’s, unfortunately, affecting a lot of people right now — layoffs. All of us have experienced a layoff (at least once) and one of us very recently. Listen as we discuss what we’ve learned from going through a layoff, how we’ve coped with it, and how we think an employer can make it as humane as possible. 

Have you been through a layoff? Recently or in the past? We are looking for ideas on what to do after the layoff — if you have any tips, ideas for job hunting, coping with job loss, or how to find your next gig, please share with us. Send us an email or hit us up on social media!

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

If you’re a mom, you know it’s not easy. For every moment of joy and sweetness, there are times of intense struggle and frustration. And THEN there are the moments that go beyond mere frustration — and totally break you. This week we talk about the times, as moms, that left us feeling utterly defeated. Because we’ve all been there.

And since solidarity is what we’re going for here, please share your “broken” moment with us too! Send us an email or hit us up on social media!

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com

Each of us has made a big move away from home - in this episode we tell our stories of what that move was like, whether or not we thought it was a good idea, and how it’s impacted our lives now. 

Have you made any big moves - or are you debating whether or not you want to make a big move? Tell us your story! Send us an email or hit us up on Social Media!

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Become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies, and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast.

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

This week we talk about that killer of creativity, self-doubt. We all struggle with it, as do most people and particularly in the creative field. Let’s dive into how our self-doubt originates, how it affects our work, and how we fight it off! Tell us about your experiences: some crushing feedback you’ve received, the time a project didn’t turn out the way you’d hoped, or your best method of pumping yourself up when you’re feeling that self-doubt!  

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

This week we talk about the expectations that we had for quarantine, working from home with kids, and furlough and how our expectations weren’t very realistic. After realizing that time at home doesn’t necessarily mean accomplishing massive to-do lists we talked about how we readjusted and are continuing to readjust our expectations as we go through quarantine and furlough. 

Tell us what your quarantine expectations were, or maybe send us a photo of an early to-do list and what your to do list looks like now in an email at [email protected] or on social media at:

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

This new safer-at-home lifestyle has us talking about how each and every one of our relationships — with spouses, children, coworkers, extended family, and friends — has changed, practically overnight. This week we share some of the more interesting and fun results of this, as well as some of the more trying ones (*cough* kids *cough*). Tell us your quarantined relationship stories in an email at [email protected] or on social media at:

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Become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast.

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

This week we take on the topic of social media and kids. What is an invasion of their privacy, what are some best practices, and what is the best way to handle in-app chat features? It’s a big topic and changes with the ages of different kids, but we do our best to try to figure it out. 

Do you have any advice or ideas on how to best handle social media, kids, and best practices? We’d love to hear from you, shoot us an email at [email protected] or hit us up on the socials!

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

I think it goes without saying that the three of us bonded, in part, over murder podcasts, right? (Duh.) Well in this ep, we finally get to talk about one of our favorite topics, true crime! We each get into what it is about the genre that compels us, and we talk about why it’s such a popular form of “entertainment” among women. 

If you’d like to chime in and help us unravel why true crime somehow all at once fascinates, terrifies, and empowers those of us that are addicted to it, hop onto our socials and join in the conversation! Or just suggest a new murder podcast for us to add to our queues!

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Become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast.

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

Episode References: 

Podcasts:

And That’s Why We Drink: https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/ 

Casefile: https://casefilepodcast.com/

Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad: http://themurdersquad.com/

Articles: 

The Guardian: Why are women obsessed with true crime? Rachel Monroe has some answers

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/20/rachel-monroe-savage-appetites-true-crime-book-interview

True crime: Five reasons why women love it

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5BQCFMQd3mPqj7YT4hlvdCL/true-crime-five-reasons-why-women-love-it

Medium: Why Women Are Obsessed With True Crime: https://forge.medium.com/women-watch-tv-murders-for-anxiety-relief-aaf4173acc2f

Vogue: This might be the reason why women are obsessed with true crime stories: https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/why-are-women-obsessed-with-true-crime-stories

Why are women obsessed with true crime? Rachel Monroe has some answers:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/20/rachel-monroe-savage-appetites-true-crime-book-interview

On this episode, we all talk about how we are all coping with the stress of Covid-19 and being under quarantine. Danie and Nicole talk through how they are processing some tough news they received from work, Carrie talks about how she’s handling working from home and trying to homeschool, and we all use this episode as a mini-therapy session to talk about ideas on how to manage the changes and the new normal we are all dealing with. 

Shoot us an email or let us know on social media how you’re doing under quarantine. Got any ideas for coping or are you just looking for a way to connect? So are we! (Seriously, we are looking for human interaction! And yes we know that sounds a little desperate.)

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Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.

Our first self-quarantined podcast! (And honestly, we’re pretty proud of how well we did.) We each get comfy in our own homes (extra comfy in a closet for Nicole) to dig into the oddly timely topic of invisible illnesses, how prevalent they actually are and how hard they can be for others to understand. Danie tells us about some of the weird responses she’s gotten from people who just don’t get what type 1 diabetes is all about, and Nicole and Carrie share how difficult it can be to carry on a normal day while dealing with mental health struggles.

Listen, then hit us up on the socials and share your own experiences, or give us some more suggestions on appropriate and helpful ways to respond to others’ invisible illnesses (Carrie doesn’t want to sound like an insensitive idiot).  

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Email: [email protected] 

Become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast.

www.womenafpodcast.com

Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. 

Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com.