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Living with Uncertainty and Letting Go of Outcomes with Brit Barron | Selfie Episode 130

May 27, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We talk with Brit Barron about learning to live with fear and uncertainty, and letting go of the need to control outcomes. Kristen and Roo discuss the things they’ve let go of during quarantine, and how priorities have shifted. In this episode we also talk about:  Worth It: Overcome Your Fears and Embrace the Life You Were Made For  Swaddle Designs Face Masks (kid sizes and designs) Dead to Me Lauren . . .

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How To Get Kids to Clean + Chatting Divorce with Jamie Wright | Selfie Episode 129

May 20, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are discussing strategies for keeping the house clean, if that's important to you, including how to get kids to help. We talk with Jamie Wright about divorce after a long marriage. And BJ shares help for ongoing anxiety in the midst of a pandemic. In this episode we also talk about: The Circle Home Internet Monitor The Half of It on Netflix Buy Nothing Group R+Co Badlands Dry Shampoo . . .

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Moving from Outrage to Action: Talking Racial Justice with LaTasha Morrison | Selfie Podcast Episode 128

May 12, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are chatting with Latasha Morrison, author of Be the Bridge, about racial justice, and specifically about Ahmaud Arbery and how we can take our outrage and push towards action. BJ gives us advice for that Mother's Day hangover, Roo shares a new meditation habit, and Kristen discloses some of the new difficulties of coparenting in a pandemic. In this episode we also talk about:  Drunk Elephant D Bronzi . . .

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How to not lose your sh$% on your loved ones  | Selfie Episode 127

May 6, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are chatting with Michelle Keinan, wellness coach and co-founder of City Wellness Collective, about how to deal with our own stress and trauma so we aren’t taking it out on others. BJ talks about how to make meaning of this season, and Claire gives advice on dealing with razor bumps. In this episode we also talk about:  Mrs. America  Heathmade Sandalwood and Vanilla Lotion Bar Joggers Towel . . .

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Jen Hatmaker on Finding Our Integrated Self | Selfie Podcast Episode 126

April 28, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We’re chatting with Jen Hatmaker about how women can break free of perfectionism and people-pleasing, and BJ reads a meditation over us, while Claire answers a listener question about crow’s feet. We also talked about: Fierce, Free and Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker Life Elements CBD Topical Cream ChocZero's Dark Chocolate Almonds with Sea Salt Keto Bark Costa Farms Clean Air House Plants Ellia Wind . . .

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Meal-Planning in Quarantine, Practicing Self-Compassion, and Dealing with Facial Hair | Selfie Episode 125

April 22, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are all struggling with how to feed a family in quarantine. It’s so much meal prep, and groceries can be inconsistent. Stacie Billis, of the Didn't I Just Feed You?! podcast,, is here to offer advice. BJ talks about the importance of self-care, and Claire answers a reader question about what to do with wiry facial hair. In this episode we also talk about: Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner: 50 Winning Ways to . . .

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Co-Parenting During a Pandemic, Caring for Dry Hands, and Dealing with Compunded Grief | Selfie Podcast Episode 124

April 15, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio The pandemic is affecting everyone, but what about dual-household families? And what do you do when each parent has a different outlook on CDC recommendations? In this episode, we interview Erin Levine from Hello Divorce to discuss how shelter-in-place orders are affecting everyone with custody schedules. Claire talks about how to deal with dry hands when we’re all washing our hands obsessively, and BJ gives us advice . . .

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Staying Connected During Isolation + Advice for a Sexless Marriage | Selfie Podcast Episode 123

April 8, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio The global pandemic requires that we stay home and pause from all the usuals — and the isolation is affecting even the most introverted of us (Kristen!). But social distancing is really about physical distancing, and we're all finding ways to remain social. In this episode, Kristen and Roo discuss staying connected and whether or not six-feet-apart-driveway-hangouts are ok (they both say no — you'll hear why). BJ answers . . .

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Will I Ever Sleep Again? + Anticipating Grief + Roo’s Missing COVID-19 Results | Selfie Podcast Episode 122

April 1, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio The stress of the current pandemic has affected sleep for many of us. We are talking about strategies and routines for making sure we are sleeping well. BJ talks about how to avoid living in a state of anticipated grief, and ow to get out of the cycle of trying to control things we can't. And we give a check-in on our quarantine self-care efforts, including Roo's still-missing COVID-19 test results. In this episode we . . .

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Coping in the Midst of a Global Pandemic | Selfie Podcast Episode 121

March 25, 2020

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio In this episode, we can’t not discuss COVID-19. We chat about our current struggles — guidelines for COVID and asthma being contradictory and how that affects Kristen; Roo still waiting for her COVID results — as well as laughing so we don’t cry. (For example, Kristen attempts explaining reality TV show plotlines to an incredulous Roo.) BJ also responds to the anxiety many of us have been having around COVID and leads . . .

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