Good Things from Lemonada
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsGood Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re focusing on solutions – with the people putting them into action.
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43. How Can I Get Over Burnout? (with Connor Franta)
July 29, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIt’s hard to find someone these days who isn’t experiencing some degree of burnout. Connor Franta hit the proverbial wall after years of sharing parts of his life with his millions of social media followers. But there was one huge part of himself he kept a secret not only from his followers, but also from his friends and family. Connor tells Claire what it meant to find a supportive community online, how it felt to publicly come out on YouTube in 2014, and how he’s adjusted his social media ...
43. How Can I Get Over Burnout? With Connor Franta
July 29, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIt’s hard to find someone these days who isn’t experiencing some degree of burnout. Connor Franta hit the proverbial wall after years of sharing parts of his life with his millions of social media followers. But there was one huge part of himself he kept a secret not only from his followers, but also from his friends and family. Connor tells Claire what it meant to find a supportive community online, how it felt to publicly come out on YouTube in 2014, and how he’s adjusted his social media ...
How to Find a Good Psychic Medium
July 27, 2022 07:30 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBHave you considered seeing a medium to connect with a loved one who has died? Claire gives you some tips on ways to find a good psychic medium and how to get the most out of your experience with them. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who had ceased contact with her mother but feels guilty now that her mother has died. Check out these resources mentioned in this episode: Read After This: When Life Is Over Where Do We Go? by Claire Bidwell Smith Listen to Medium Fleur...
How to Cope with Anxiety When You’re Grieving
July 25, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBAre you experiencing anxiety alongside your grief? Claire gives you some tips for managing the anxiety that commonly accompanies grieving. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who finds herself intellectualizing her response to her husband’s recent medical diagnosis. Check out these resources mentioned in this episode: Read Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell Smith Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on ...
42. How Do I Heal from Complex Trauma? With Stephanie Foo
July 22, 2022 07:30 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBMost people are familiar with PTSD, but may not have heard of C-PTSD — complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Journalist and author Stephanie Foo hadn’t heard of C-PTSD until she was diagnosed with it in 2018. Stephanie chronicles her journey of healing from complex trauma in her book, “What My Bones Know.” Stephanie tells Claire how she found the treatment that finally worked for her, what she learned about intergenerational trauma along the way, and what changes she wants to see in the me...
How to Cope with Guilt When You’re Grieving
July 20, 2022 07:30 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBAre you beating yourself up for something you said or did before someone you love died? Claire gives you some tips on ways to alleviate some of the guilt you may be feeling around someone’s death. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who fears death as a result of experiencing so many losses early in her life. Check out Claire’s recommendations for facing your fears about death: BJ Miller’s TED Talk Alua Arthur’s New Day episode Amy Pickard’s New Day episode Do you h...
How to Support a Grieving Friend
July 18, 2022 07:30 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBDo you want to be there for a friend who is grieving but feel unsure what to say or do? Claire gives you some tips on ways to comfort and show up for someone experiencing loss. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to reconnect with her partner after spending so much time together during the pandemic. Check out Claire’s recommendations for reconnecting with your partner: I Want This to Work by Elizabeth Earnshaw Relationship conversation cards Do you have some...
41. How Can You Move Forward in Life While Grieving? With Sukey Forbes
July 15, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThe first time you laugh, smile, or feel happiness while grieving can be very unsettling. You might feel like you aren’t properly grieving if you get distracted for a moment and don’t feel the exquisite pain of your loss. Sukey Forbes wants you to know that not only is it ok to do those things, it’s necessary. Sukey has learned a lot about grief in the 18 years since her daughter Charlotte died at only six years old. Sukey tells Claire how she was able to parent her two other children while ...
Why Do People Lie to Their Therapist?
July 13, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MBDo you find yourself lying to your therapist? Claire gives you some tips on what to do if you don’t feel like you can be fully honest in therapy. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who feels ignored by her family due to her strained relationship with her father. Check out Claire’s recommendation for a book about father loss: The Fatherless Daughter Project by Denna Babul and Karin Luise Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featur...
Why Do People Ghost Their Therapist?
July 11, 2022 07:30 - 7 minutes - 7.35 MBDo you feel like ghosting your therapist? Claire gives you some insight into why you might be wanting to do this and shares some tips on other approaches you can take. Plus, she answers a question from a listener whose spouse does not want help for his addiction. Check out Claire’s recommendations for resources on addiction: Al-Anon Narconon American Addiction Centers Understanding and Helping an Addict by Andrew Proulx Codependent No More by Melody Beattie Do you have...
40. How Can You Make Your Death Easier on Your Loved Ones? With Amy Pickard
July 08, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBPerhaps you have a will and an advance directive, but will your loved ones know your WiFi password after you die? Amy Pickard started her company, Good to Go!, to ensure that your friends and family aren’t left wondering who your electric company is or if you’re subscribed to Hulu or Netflix after you’re gone. Amy tells Claire why she started Good to Go!, what it actually takes to get your affairs in order, and why she thinks our culture needs to reframe how we think and talk about death. ...
What to Do When You’re Crushing on Your Therapist
July 06, 2022 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBDo you have a crush on your therapist? Claire gives you some insights into why this may be happening and gives you a tip on what to do about it. Plus, she answers a question from a listener whose family disapproves of the guy she loves. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submitting one at www.bit.ly/newdayask. Want to connect? Join the New Day Facebook Group! h...
How to Know What Your Therapist Thinks of You
July 04, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBDo you wonder what your therapist thinks of you? Claire gives you some tips on ways to dig a little deeper into the relationship you have with your therapist. Plus, she answers a question from a listener interested in starting therapy for his compulsive sexual behavior. Check out Claire’s recommendations for resources on sex addiction: Sex Addiction 101 by Robert Weiss Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, and Sexaholics Anonymous Center for Healthy Sex Do y...
39. What Can You Do When Your Core Beliefs Get Shaken? (With Dr. Kali Cyrus)
July 01, 2022 07:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBBy the time we’re adults, most of us have a good sense of how the world works and how we fit into it. But what are you supposed to do if something happens that shakes all you thought you knew to the ground? Psychiatrist Kali Cyrus is a Black, queer, cis woman who all of a sudden felt incredibly unsafe in the world with the rise of Donald Trump and the societal shifts that followed. Kali tells Claire about the moment it all became too painful for her to bear, how she retreated from the world ...
How to Grieve the End of Roe v. Wade
June 29, 2022 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBUnderneath the anger, fear, and hopelessness many of us feel right now after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade lies grief. Claire’s expertise in this field is invaluable right now and we wanted to share her appearance on V Interesting with V Spehar with you. V asks Claire for tips on how to process your own personal grief, what it means to be grieving collectively with so many people, and how to handle loved ones with whom you disagree on this issue. Plus, Claire and V game-plan the b...
How to Reparent Yourself
June 27, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBWere your parents able to teach you every life lesson perfectly when you were a kid? Claire gives you some tips on how to make up for what you didn’t get when you were young by reparenting yourself now. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is concerned her issues with mental health will negatively affect her children. Check out these books Claire recommends about reparenting yourself: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson Mothers Who Can’t L...
38. How Does It Feel to Be Vulnerable in Front of the World? With Lena Dunham
June 24, 2022 07:30 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBPutting yourself out there — the good, the bad, the ugly — in the social media age can be a high-risk, high-reward endeavor, to put it mildly. Few people know that quite as well as writer, director, producer, and actor Lena Dunham. Lena shot to superstardom at only 24 years old when her hit HBO show “Girls” debuted in 2012 and has been living her life very much in the public eye ever since. Lena tells Claire about her lifelong love of self-expression and creativity, how being so open about t...
How to Relieve Anxiety (and Much More) with Breathwork
June 22, 2022 07:30 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBHave you heard of breathwork? Claire gives you some tips on how to get into this interactive meditation technique that aims to center you, move emotions through your body, and relax the parasympathetic nervous system. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is navigating the healthcare system and wants to know how to be a better patient. Check out Claire’s recommendations for getting into breathwork: Read Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor Follow Jay Bra...
How — and Why — to Start a Gratitude Practice
June 20, 2022 07:30 - 7 minutes - 7.35 MBDo you take time to notice, appreciate, and reflect on the good things happening in your life? Claire gives you some tips on how to cultivate more gratitude every day. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants advice on how to handle her relationship with an abusive parent. Check out these two books Claire recommends about reparenting yourself: What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo Buy Yourself the F*cking Lillies by Tara Schuster Do you have something you want Clair...
37. How Has COVID Changed Our Views on Grief and Loss? With Dr. Sunita Puri
June 17, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThe concept of palliative care can bring up a whole flood of thoughts and emotions: fear, anxiety, grief, anger, helplessness. But palliative care physician Sunita Puri wants to change people’s perception of her field. And not just laypeople, but also her medical colleagues. Dr. Puri tells Claire why she became a palliative care doctor, how she’s working to destigmatize her chosen field, how she strives to empower patients and caregivers facing serious illnesses or end-of-life situations, an...
How to Get Better at Saying No
June 15, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBDo you struggle to say “no” even when you really want — or need — to say it? Claire gives you some tips on how to recognize when you should say “no,” and how to get better at actually saying it. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is working from home and struggling to separate his work life from his home life. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submittin...
How to Handle Toxic Positivity
June 13, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBDo you know people who always tell you to look on the bright side of any situation? Claire gives you some tips on how to deal with toxic positivity when you really need some empathy. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to know if she should confront someone she suspects doesn’t like her. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submitting one at www.bit.l...
36. How Can I Succeed in My Second Marriage? With Elizabeth Earnshaw
June 10, 2022 07:30 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBFor many couples, a second marriage is a fresh start and a new chance at happiness. But it still means a lot of work and reflection as you’ll hear in this episode where Claire the therapist becomes Claire the client. Licensed marriage and family therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw is back to talk with Claire and her husband Mark about trying to blend their families, their struggle to prioritize each other, and what it will take to make this second marriage for each of them succeed. Liz also breaks ...
Introducing V Interesting
June 09, 2022 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThe producers of this series wanted to share with you another Lemonada Media series that they know you’ll love. V Interesting is hosted by V Spehar - who is out from under the desk and into your ears! They're starting off by sharing some of the headlines you may have missed this week, including exactly who’s rewriting the national reading curriculum, how Biden may have actually started the U.S. student debt crisis, and how people feel about returning to the office after working remotely durin...
How to Find the Right Therapist
June 08, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.53 MBHave you been meaning to start therapy but have no idea where to even start? Claire gives you some tips on how to navigate the mental health world and find the right person for you. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is grieving her decision to only have one child. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submitting one at www.bit.ly/newdayask. Want to c...
How to Inject a Little More Kindness into the World
June 06, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBDo you remember how good it felt the last time someone did something kind for you? Claire gives you some tips on how to be the person who pays it forward with random acts of kindness. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants to know how to support a loved one during the end of their life. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submitting one at www.bit.ly/ne...
35. Why Don’t I Feel Comfortable in My Own Body? With Courtney Wyckoff
June 03, 2022 07:30 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWe’ve all probably heard that we should try and love our bodies, which seems like an impossible standard to reach — especially after motherhood. MommaStrong founder and corrective exercise specialist Courtney Wyckoff thinks a more realistic place to get to is body neutrality. You don’t have to feel good about your body; you should just feel like you have one. Claire and Courtney open up about the struggles they had even acknowledging their bodies, the unexpected ways in which motherhood chan...
How to Be Your Truest Self
June 01, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBWhen, where, and with whom are you your truest self? That’s the question Claire asked herself on her recent birthday, and she gives you some tips on how to answer it and then live it. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is curious if anxiety manifests differently across genders. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at [email protected] or submitting one at www.bit.ly/newdayask. ...
How to Actually Practice Self-Care
May 30, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBAre you taking care of yourself? Self-care is easily dismissed as a luxury for those with free time and disposable income, but it’s really essential to our well-being. Claire gives you some tips on how to incorporate real self-care into your life. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who needs help with burnout at home and at work. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at newday@lemonadamedia....
How to Cope with Yet Another Mass Tragedy
May 25, 2022 17:33 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBUvalde, Texas. Buffalo, New York. One million COVID deaths. Two years since George Floyd’s murder. The anguish is overwhelming. How are we supposed to process tragedies over and over again? Claire offers up tangible steps you can take to help you cope with the fear, anger, grief, horror, and anxiety that have yet again entered our hearts and minds. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at newday@lemon...
How to Get Over Procrastination
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBDo you often find yourself scrolling through Instagram, texting with friends, or even down some random Wikipedia rabbit hole instead of doing what you need to do? Claire gives you some tips on how to overcome procrastination, including a little self-compassion. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants some advice on healthy ways to end a friendship. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us ...
Listen To This: Burnout
May 21, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThe producers of this show wanted to share another Lemonada series with you, called Burnout. Burnout. It’s all over the news, it’s all over your social feeds. You’re probably living some version of it, but aren’t sure what it is and how to change it. Let’s take a closer look at the culture of burnout together. We’ll look at the history of how we talk about burnout, and learn about how it can show up differently in different people. Subscribe to Burnout so that you never miss an episode htt...
34. What’s a Better Way to Grieve Online? With Rebecca Soffer
May 20, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAuthor and comedian Rebecca Soffer desperately turned to the internet for help when she was in her early 30s after her mother was killed in a car crash and her father suddenly died of a heart attack. Nothing she found was helpful for her, so she made something new: Modern Loss. Claire sits down with Rebecca to talk through the many ways the internet can change the way we grieve, and how Rebecca found support, expressed herself, and created community in her life, on and offline. Resou...
How to Stop Doomscrolling
May 18, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.92 MBDo you get overwhelmed by the deluge of headlines, images, and information coming at you during the day? Claire gives you a tip on how to moderate your news intake without burying your head in the sand and pretending nothing is happening. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who wants guidance on how best to comfort and support a grieving child. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at newday@...
How to Figure Out What Really Matters
May 16, 2022 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBDo your days feel consumed by tasks and obligations that are getting in the way of really living your life? Claire gives you a tip on how to ascertain what really matters to you and how to go about prioritizing those things. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is experiencing delayed grief and anxiety 15 years after the death of her parent. Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at newday@...
33. Can We Redefine What It Means to Surrender? With Kute Blackson
May 13, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn our culture, the word “surrender” usually carries with it negative connotations. It means quitting, giving up, conceding. Author and motivational speaker Kute Blackson wants us to redefine the idea of what surrendering means — from something seen as weak or passive to the most powerful thing a human being can do. With surrender, he says, comes possibilities we never thought possible. Kute tells Claire how we can open ourselves up to surrender and what positive changes could happen as a re...
How to Break Your Morning Phone Addiction
May 11, 2022 07:30 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBDo you reach for your phone the moment you wake up every morning? Claire gives you a tip on how to break that habit and regain some calm at the beginning of your day. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who is contemplating divorce, but wants to remain friends post-split. Do you have a question about grief or other ways you can take care of your mental health? Send Claire a question to be featured on an upcoming episode www.bit.ly/newdayask Want to connect? Join the New ...
What to Do When Your Life Isn’t What You Imagined
May 09, 2022 07:30 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBDoes your life look the way you thought it would? Claire gives you a tip on how to get clarity on what you really want in life and how to go about making that your reality. Plus, she answers a question from a listener who feels addicted to anxiety. Do you have a question about grief or other ways you can take care of your mental health? Send Claire a question to be featured on an upcoming episode www.bit.ly/newdayask Want to connect? Join the New Day Facebook Group! https://www....
More New Day on New Days (Official Trailer)
May 08, 2022 07:30 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBThere is a lot going on in the world right now — and probably in your personal life, too. It can be stressful and overwhelming. That’s why starting on May 9th, New Day is coming out three times a week. On Mondays and Wednesdays, Claire Bidwell Smith offers up simple tips that can make an immediate change in your life. She also answers your questions. Then on Fridays, Claire has an extended conversation with an amazing guest who shares something from their life that can help make a difference...
What If Mother’s Day Is Painful for Me? With Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Maureen Wittels
May 04, 2022 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMother’s Day has great intentions behind it: taking a day out of the year to celebrate our moms and all the things they do for us. But for many people, for many reasons, that can be a painful proposition. Mother’s Day became extremely difficult for Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Maureen Wittels when Harris Wittels, Maureen’s son and Stephanie’s brother, died of a heroin overdose in 2015. In the years since, Stephanie and Maureen have learned to redefine this holiday so they can simultaneously ho...
32. What If Mother’s Day Is Painful for Me? With Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Maureen Wittels
May 04, 2022 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMother’s Day has great intentions behind it: taking a day out of the year to celebrate our moms and all the things they do for us. But for many people, for many reasons, that can be a painful proposition. Mother’s Day became extremely difficult for Stephanie Wittels Wachs and Maureen Wittels when Harris Wittels, Maureen’s son and Stephanie’s brother, died of a heroin overdose in 2015. In the years since, Stephanie and Maureen have learned to redefine this holiday so they can simultaneously h...
BEING Trans: Introducing Audio Reality
May 03, 2022 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe producers of this series would like to share with you another show they know you’ll love. BEING is reality TV for your ears, an innovative new audio format like no other podcast you've ever heard. This season, it’s BEING Trans. This week, we meet Sy, a nonbinary transgender legal assistant in Los Angeles. They transitioned after marrying their husband, Robert, and having a baby. While things seem great on the surface, Sy confesses they've been putting off having a tough conversation wit...
31. How Does My Culture Inform My Grief? With Marisa Renee Lee
April 27, 2022 07:30 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThe grief space, like most things in our society, has long been dominated by white voices. Marisa Renee Lee is doing her part to change that. In her new book “Grief is Love,” Marisa explores what makes Black grief unique through the lens of her own personal experiences with loss. She also shares the profound lesson about undying love she learned from Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin. This episode’s practice is about re-examining the cultural messages we’ve been taught about grief...
Revisiting How Do I Live Presently and Die Gracefully? With Alua Arthur
April 20, 2022 07:30 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIt can be uncomfortable to think about death, but the end of life is a transition we should all learn how to embrace. So, this week we’re revisiting our conversation with Alua Arthur to talk about her work as a death doula, and all the ways it has taught her to live. This episode’s practice is about walking away from unfulfilling work, pursuing joy, and asking yourself: What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully? Want to connect? Join the...
Last Day Preview: Everyone Out Here is Armed
April 19, 2022 07:30 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBLast Day is back for season 3, and in episode 1, our team travels to Montana, where cowboy culture reigns supreme, everyone is armed, and 86% of firearm deaths are suicides. There, we meet a couple that represents all the contradictions at the root of America’s gun debate: One is a suicide prevention advocate, and the other is the most adamant Second Amendment supporter we’ve ever met. Plus, our team tries out shooting some really big guns. To hear the next episode of Last Day, search for L...
30. How Do I Manage My Anxiety? With Kelsey Darragh
April 13, 2022 07:30 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBThere’s no way to have gotten through the last few years without some anxiety. But comedian and mental health advocate Kelsey Darragh has been experiencing anxiety-induced panic attacks for as long as she can remember. In the years since, she’s tried it all – therapy, medication, treating the physical symptoms caused by her anxiety – she shares her hard-won knowledge of what works to help her manage her anxiety, panic disorder, and depression. This episode is about slowing down, being realis...
29. How Do I Form Deep Connections With Others? With Kelle Hampton
April 06, 2022 07:30 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBYou’re not weird. Making friends as an adult is just hard. But sometimes all it takes is opening up a little bit. Author Kelle Hampton knew when she wrote her memoir “Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected” that she was putting herself out there and revealing the most vulnerable part of her life. When the book came out, she realized her story resonated with more people than she expected. Our shared struggles bring us together both as a community, and one-on-one in our personal relationship...
28. How Do I Cope With the Loss of My Child? With Michael Cruz Kayne
March 30, 2022 07:30 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBHow are you supposed to go on after suffering an unimaginable tragedy? Shortly after comedian Michael Cruz Kayne welcomed his identical twin boys into the world, his son Fisher suddenly passed away at only 34 days old. Michael and his wife were left trying to grieve their son while raising a newborn at the same time. This week, we talk about what helps in the face of loss and how to tell people that you’re not ready to stop talking about your grief. Michael and Claire answer your questions o...
27. How Do I Survive an Abusive Relationship? With Dr. Heidi Kar
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBDomestic violence is pervasive and thrives in silence. But how do I know if my relationship has crossed a line? How do I identify abuse? And what exactly should I do if my partner becomes violent? Today, clinical psychologist Dr. Heidi Kar digs into what motivates violent behavior in the first place and how cycles of violence can actually be prevented. Most importantly, she provides insight on how to navigate a violent situation at home and what options are available when it’s time to leave....
26. How Do I Know My Gender? With Tuck Woodstock
March 16, 2022 07:30 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBMany of us never think to question our own gender identity... but should we? And what happens when someone close to us begins that kind of exploration? In this very personal episode, Claire sits down with her eldest child Vera, and trans activist Tuck Woodstock to talk about the world of gender identity. It's been over a year since Vera started to identify as non-binary. While this has been an exciting new journey for Vera, it’s been a learning opportunity for Claire, as she struggles to rem...