In this week’s episode of the podcast, Tracey and I are asking the question: Is it okay that I’m like this? In this discussion, we talk about dating, masculine and feminine energies, being messy people, the stable nature of core personality traits over our lifetime, how to make change while also honoring who you are, and what questions to ask …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 65: Body Image, Beauty Ideals, & the Moralization of Physical Appearance
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Tracey and I are revisiting a topic we first discussed on two of the earliest episodes (find those here) of the show last year. They’re talking body image, and asking the following question: How does our body image impact our ability to be present and engaged in our daily lives? The topics discussed …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 64: Emotional Neglect, Success, Striving, & What Our Society Gets Wrong About Happiness
This week’s episode of Curious & Curiouser was inspired by a listener email Tracey and I received following the tragic deaths of both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain last week. Given the outward success both of these public figures had achieved and the fact they both took their own lives, our listener wanted to know our thoughts on the following …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 63: Energy Leaks, Relinquishing Control, & Staying in Your Sphere of Influence
This week’s episode is about all the ways we leak energy in our lives by trying to control things over which we don’t actually have control. Tracey and I are talking about what this looks like for them and asking the question: What happens when we try to reach outside our sphere of influence? We are offering advice on how …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 62: Growing Up in a Conservative Evangelical Community with Special Guest Staci Humphrey
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Tracey and I are talking to special guest, Staci Humphrey, about her experience growing up in a Conservative Evangelical community in rural southeastern Washington. We talk about her journey away from this community as a teenager and adult, and how the experiences of her childhood continue to impact her worldview today, especially as …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 61: Women, Alcohol, & the Glamorization of Drinking
This week’s episode has the potential to ruffle some feathers. Because Tracey and I are talking about the glamorization of drinking in our current cultural climate and the potentially negative effects of this kind of marketing. Specifically, Tracey and I are asking the question: Is our society currently normalizing alcoholism for women, especially moms? Deep breaths before this one, friends. …
On Social Media, Dopamine, & Why It’s Okay to Quietly Succeed
A couple of weeks ago, I read an article in the New York Times about a 96 year old woman, Sylvia Bloom, who died with a small fortune in the bank, most of which she donated to a charity in New York City providing educational opportunities to underprivileged kids. First: Slow clap for the badassery it took Sylvia to toil …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast Episode, Episode 60: Diet Culture, Ketogenic Diet, Weight Bias in Medicine, & Diversity in the Wellness Industry
In today’s episode of the podcast, Tracey and I are welcoming back Liz Winters of Sprout Wellness to discuss the ketogenic diet and how her approach to nutrition has changed since her appearance on the show last year. Specifically, this conversation explores why the ketogenic diet might not be great for women long-term, metabolic flexibility, why it’s important that your …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 59: Pelvic Floor Health, Core Strength, Diaphragmatic Breathing, & Postpartum Recovery
This week on Curious & Curiouser, Tracey and I are welcoming back Liz Winters of Sprout Wellness to talk all things pregnancy, pelvic floor, and postpartum recovery. If you are a long-time listener of the show, you’ll remember Liz from episodes 14 and 15. Which means you already know how fabulous she is. If you’re a new listener, here’s what you …
Curious & Curiouser Podcast, Episode 58: Science, Religion, Spiritual Bypass, & Why We Want to Believe in Something
This week’s episode of the podcast came about after an impromptu rant by me recounting my spiritual trajectory thus far in my life and my admission that I feel a little bit lost right now with regard to what I believe. In this conversation, Tracey and I ask the question: Why do we want to believe in something? We both …