Episode 59: A Vibrant Life Beyond Binaries

Episode 63: Visibility Matters with Marisa Kimmel

Marisa Kimmel is a body positive influencer on social media, a beacon of light personified to embolden, uplift and provide visibility to followers in need of a positive example. In this episode, we're discussing her life journey living with alopecia, BRCA1, discovering photography and self-love. TW: suicide. https://www.instagram.com/marisakimmel/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/marisakimmel/?hl=en] https://www.marisakimmelphotography.com/ [https://www.marisakimmelphotography.com/]

Episode 62: Fresh Starts with Olivia Howell and Jenny Dreizen

While divorce is incredibly common, it's also so incredibly isolating and overwhelming. Splitting everything from household goods to social groups, it can leave one feeling an immense sense of loss. In comes Fresh Starts Registry, a revolutionary wealth of resources for those who are getting their fresh start, no matter what form that comes in. I'm joined in this episode by sisters and co-founders Olivia Howell and Jenny Dreizen, who have one mission: to support people. Fresh Starts Registry [https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/]

Episode 61: Vicarious Mothering featuring Michelle Dixon

Mothering is a verb, not a noun. In an effort to create a broader, more inclusive definition of what motherhood is, I've invited my friend and talented photographer Michelle Dixon of Mary and Luna to speak on her mothering experience as a woman who does not (yet) have any biological children of her own, but who mothers nonetheless. Cambridge definition of mother [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mother#:~:text=mother%20verb%20[T]%20(PARENT)%20to%20treat%20someone,Press)%20What%20is%20the%20pronunciation%20of%20mother?] Merriam-Webster definition of mother [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother] Gloria Steinem: Mother as a Verb [https://www.facebook.com/GloriaSteinem/posts/mother-as-a-verbive-been-thinking-about-mothers-day-and-why-i-and-others-who-are/10153446256672854/] Gateway Woman [https://gateway-women.com/mother-is-a-verb-not-just-a-noun/ ] PBS: Mothering Beyond the Womb [https://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/blog/mothering-beyond-the-womb] Michelle Dixon / Mary and Luna [https://www.maryandluna.com/]

Episode 60: The Black Sheep

You've heard of the black sheep of the family, maybe you even are one. In this episode, we're delving into the research behind what influences which child of the family becomes the black sheep, plus support and tips on how to thrive as black sheep in tricky family dynamics. The Origin of "Black Sheep" [ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/black%20sheep#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20the%20phrase,wool%20couldn%27t%20be%20dyed.] The Holistic Psychologist [https://www.instagram.com/p/DIFS7wXBcrp/?img_index=1] Birth Order and Black Sheep [https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/lifestyle/2017/10/03/research-shows-that-the-order-of-birth-matters-the-middle-child-is-the-most-prone-to-problems/44783477/#:~:text=The%20research%20was%20conducted%20by,black%20sheep%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20family.] The Birth Order Guy on Middle Children [http://birthorderguy.com/parenting/how-birth-order-affects-personality/#:~:text=Middle%20Child,middle%20child%20is%20the%20entrepreneur.] Eggshell Therapy: Are You The Black Sheep of the Family? [https://eggshelltherapy.com/blacksheep/] Black Sheep: Why Families Marginalize Their Own Members [https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-pathways-of-experience/202411/black-sheep-why-families-marginalize-their-own-members#:~:text=Typically%2C%20black%20sheep%20are%20dependent,and%20reaffirms%20current%20family%20roles.] The Power of Being the Black Sheep of the Family [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-the-whole-beautiful/202201/the-power-of-being-the-black-sheep-of-the-family] Women Who Run with the Wolves [https://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/women_who_run_with_the_wolves__myths_and_stories_of_the_wild_woman_archetype_101250.htm] by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Episode 59: A Vibrant Life Beyond Binaries

Our modern world is more complex than ever, which ironically has lead to an even more simplistic way of thinking. This week we're talking about why binary thinking is so prevalent today and why it's beneficial to think beyond the black and white. David Gate poem [https://www.instagram.com/p/DHi1B42O4_O/?img_index=1] LinkedIn article by Wendy Conrad [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-white-binary-thinking-wendy-conrad-#:~:text=And%20oftentimes%20it%27s%20in%20those,we%20want%20to%20categorize%20everything.] Lifehack [https://www.lifehack.org/881768/binary-thinking#6-dont-fall-for-the-dunning-kruger-effect] Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanaredstone/2021/01/11/splitting-the-psychology-behind-binary-thinking-and-how-it-limits-a-diversity-of-opinions/?sh=3a77752a3e41] Cloud Dancers [https://clouddancers.org/a-brief-history-of-nonbinary-gender-from-ancient-times-to-the-early-modern-period/] Living Myth Podcast [https://www.mosaicvoices.org/episode-387-the-three-kinds-of-thinking]