Mindfulness, meditation, zen - whatever you call it, we’re talking about it in this episode! We discuss what mindfulness means, the connection between your body and your mind, barriers with meditation, and how to stay mindful in this nutso world.

Resources:
Mindfulness For Your Health
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/06/mindfulness-your-health

How To Be More Mindful
https://www.calm.com/blog/how-to-be-more-mindful

Commune Platform
https://www.onecommune.com/

Optimal Living Daily Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimal-living-daily-personal-development-self-improvement/id1067688314

Headspace Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-headspace/id1510981488

Reconnect Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reconnect-podcast-with-noah-rush/id1724839640

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We’re in the middle of summer and we want to talk about it! In this episode, we reminisce about childhood summers and road trips, talk about reverse seasonal affective disorder (it’s a thing!), and get ready for the summer Olympics!

Resources:
Tips for Summer Depression
https://www.webmd.com/depression/summer-depression

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For our 25th episode, we’re featuring our first guest! Join us as we interview our friend, Mackenzie. We discuss her conscious decisions to reframe situations, why she celebrates the little wins, and how it’s really all about having a positive perspective.

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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, so this episode is all about Veronica navigating her mom’s diagnosis, what to look out for, how to lower your own risk, the burden on caregivers, and Veronica’s first experience with a support group.

Resources:

Alzheimer’s Association
https://www.alz.org/

Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures Report
https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf

10 Healthy Habits for your Brain
https://www.alz.org/help-support/brain_health/10-healthy-habits-for-your-brain

Huberman Lab Episode on How to Improve Brain Health
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953110?i=1000656117267

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This episode is all about dads and Father’s Day! Veronica reminisces about her dad and talks about her grief process after he passed and Sarah talks about how her dad is one of her favorite people.

Resources:

There are endless resources for grief, but what’s helped was finding a community going through the same thing. Veronica found this community on social.

https://www.instagram.com/whatsyourgrief/

https://www.tiktok.com/@sarawollner

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In this episode, we talk about how our childhoods were compared to today, the differences between generations, which generation has had it worst, and how modern slang makes us giggle.

Resources:

Tik Tok
https://www.tiktok.com/@blueeyes.2525/video/7232997165503647019
https://www.tiktok.com/@mr_lindsay_sped
https://www.tiktok.com/@kellymanno

Gen Z Bible Stories
https://www.tiktok.com/@gen.z.bible.stories/video/7347724824610934058?_r=1&_t=8mSUhAOcaBX

Totally 80s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/totally80sroom/

Conjunction Junction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg

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In this episode, we talk about our love/hate relationship with vulnerability: what it really means to be vulnerable, how we can be more vulnerable, and how to avoid oversharing. It’s all really hard!

Resources:

Vulnerability: The Key to Better Relationships
https://markmanson.net/vulnerability-in-relationships

The Best Leaders Aren’t Afraid To Be Vulnerable
https://hbr.org/2022/07/the-best-leaders-arent-afraid-of-being-vulnerable

Literally anything from Brene Brown
https://brenebrown.com/

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In this episode, we talk about how much Veronica loves hugs and why Sarah avoids them, touch starvation, hugs in professional environments, and the different types and levels of physical touch.

Resources:

Newsweek Article - Is It True The Less You Hug Your Friend, The Stronger The Friendship?

https://www.newsweek.com/best-friends-dont-hug-theory-true-false-tiktok-1807159

Physical Contact and Loneliness: Being Touched Reduces Perceptions of Loneliness

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7250541/

Touch Starvation: What to Know

https://www.webmd.com/balance/touch-starvation

Feel-Good Hormones: How They Affect Your Mind, Mood, and Body

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/feel-good-hormones-how-they-affect-your-mind-mood-and-body

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