We discuss a controversial 1994 Lifetime movie about anorexia and find ourselves relating more than we’d like to admit. Tangents include maternity leave, To the Bone, Jennette McCurdy, and a floof war. Enjoy!

Trigger warning: This episode goes into our real life experiences with eating disorders as well as the way anorexia is brutally (realistically?) portrayed on the screen. Listen at your own discretion.

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

We temporarily set aside our professionalism and spend Lauren’s birthday episode shooting the sh*t. Tangents include moving disasters, disclosing our weight at the DMV, poems inspired by pets who have passed, Hallmark movies about eating disorders, and—you guessed it—vaping. We’ll be back next week with our regular content, but in the meantime…enjoy?

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* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

Our friend Chris joins the podcast to talk about sobriety, writing, art, and lowering expectations when it comes to mental health and recovery. Tangents include toxic positivity, lists, and NaNoWriMo. Enjoy!

This episode features Christopher Robin. Here are some ways to follow him:

* Substack: Christopher Robin’s Nebulous

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* Etsy: ChristopherRobinArt

* Medium: Christopher Robin

* Podcast: The Unfocused Writer (on hiatus)

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* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive