Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Grace Sandra talks about her journey as a biracial woman growing up with a white mom and siblings, the importance of all-black spaces, and the impact of intergeneration trauma on the black community.  You can find Grace's book Grace, Actually: Faith, Love, Loss & Black Womanhood here. In this episode we also talked about: Well Told Home Town Maps Insulated Hydration Bottle 23 Vitals Immune Support . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Eugene Cho is talking about how to have a civil dialogue about politics, the polarization of political parties, and the problem with Christians aligning with a party over their moral convictions.  Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics, Kristen and Eugene’s trip to Iraq and Lebanon  Air Queen N95 Substantial Equivalent Masks   The Happy Labs Chill Pills   TheBalm Stainiac . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are talking with University of San Diego Journalism professor David Dozier about how to avoid falling for fake news, and what to do when people you love do. David Dozier holds a doctorate in communication research from Stanford University and is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on mass communications. BJ also gives us advice on finding mindful practices in the mundane. In this episode we also talked . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Anyone else finding the current news cycle to be frustrating and fatiguing? Kristen and Roo are taking the week off from guests to talk/vent about the current political climate and the President's response to his Covid infection. In this episode we also talk about: made by Fressko Tea Infusion Glass TheraBox Self-Care Subscription Box elf Hydrating Concealer A Whole New World, a Twisted Tale . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Drew Hart, author and anti-racism leader is helping us understand how to engage further in anti-racism. BJ is helping us figure out how to navigate election season with family and friends whose view differ. Kristen shares her emotions around making hard school decisions for her kids and Roo shares about her upcoming eye surgery.  You can find Drew's book Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Kendra Adachi of The Lazy Genius Collective is helping us learn to opt out of things that drain our energy, figure out how to work smarter not harder, and find the decisions we can make today to make life easier tomorrow. BJ is talking about why self-care can make us feel guilty, and sharing strategies for essential workers.  In this episode we also talked about: The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Author Tiffany Reese and I talk about the ongoing journey of letting go of the need for validation from others, how we've worked to let go of perfectionism, and how we are trying to teach these concepts to our kids. Bj Hickman is talking about how to create sustainable relationships where everyone gets their needs met, and whether or not the idea of “Love Languages” is a good framework for that. In this episode we . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio Arielle Lorre from The Blonde Files is sharing her journey from addiction to wellness. BJ Hickman talks about why we resort to numbing our pain, and how to stop it. In this episode we also talked about: Mad Ritual CBD Relief Balms Relief Balm: Eucalyptus + Peppermint TP Kits The Blonde Files The Blonde Files Podcast Enola Holmes books by Nancy Springer Educated by Tara Westover CocoLove . . .

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio I'm talking with fellow therapist Lisa Damour about raising preteens and teens, how to promote empathy and self-esteem while also promoting resilience, and what the pandemic is doing to an already stressed-out generation. Lisa is the author of the books Under Pressure and Untangled. BJ is talking on self-love and is having us ask ourselves: What is the story I’ve brought into adulthood about my worthiness, and where . . .