It's truth-tellin' time!

Jordan and J.T. have set up camp in the land of Exhaustive Honesty. While they sleep well at night, the dangers of telling the truth still lurk in the landscape. In a relationship that began as a makeshift confessional, when does the truth become an emotional liability? Listen to discover:

- Benefits of owning what's real and right for you

- Radical honesty in a relationship: full disclosure, no filter, vulnerability, active listening

- Boundaries and flexible expectations to combat fear and shame

- When honesty is weaponized or crosses into the oversharing of opinions

- How politeness and societal norms can create distance in a relationship

- Politeness trap: avoiding discomfort with passive-aggressive behavior

- The power of I don't know and introspection

- When does politeness mean wearing a mask to maintain a relationship?

Brad Blanton, Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth (Sparrowhawk Publications, 1996)

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If it were a contest, Jordan would win. She's the believer, the Manifestation Maker, a sign-reading aspiration junkie focused on the long game. J.T. sees Jordan's wall of vision boards and has witnessed her savvy work, but he's unsure about magic (...in general) and the freedom to dream without apology. With miracles on the line, listen to discover:

- Hello Universe! Forget about me?

- Negative self-talk as the #1 manifestation obstacle

- Why the courage to dream big is essential

- Comparisons, faith, social media: what it means to operate from a limited belief system

- How do we learn to trust the process?

- Intention, action, and faith: maintaining balance

- What you think about, you bring about...what fires together, wires together...and other brainy clichés

READING LIST:

Dr. James R. Doty MD, Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How it Changes Everything (Avery Publishing Group, 2024)

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J.T. woke up feeling dangerous...using obscenities like midlife and aging, euphemisms for a body slowing down. He wants to dig into the thrill of getting older one month before Jordan's (41st) birthday...Brave soul.

In this episode, Jordan and J.T. explore the connection between the mind and body during midlife-ish. Listen to discover:

- Whether midlife brings more clarity or confusion

- How aging shows up emotionally

- Aging myths Jordan and J.T. are not buying into

- Play, play, play

- Wisdom and the body's general lack of firmness

- Is midlife a phase of continuation or reinvention?

- Shed the Ego: external versus internal validation

- In-house fitness mantra: I do not need to win my workout.

- Don't wait to be nice to your body! Take the compliment - receive the words.

- Your greatest wealth is health. - Virgil, Roman poet

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THANK YOU, Rage Pirates and Love Ninjas! You asked...now Jordan and J.T. are jonesing to answer. From relationship rules and vulnerable risks to unorthodox advice and travel tips...it's not exactly rapid fire. This episode promises to poke your comfort zone and get you thinking about connection.

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You went there; you said the True Thing about yourself - and the reaction is an "emotional cringe." Have you ever felt judged or criticized after a moment of vulnerability? If you've experienced "sharer's remorse" after opening up, rest assured you are not alone!

A vulnerability hangover is characterized by feelings of shame, guilt, regret, and fear that usually occur in the aftermath of taking an emotional risk, a temporary state of emotional self-doubt after being vulnerable with another person or group. (THANK YOU (again!) to Dr. Brené Brown for gifting us with the language to describe the discomfort.)

While J.T. thinks this condition might be reserved for Jordan's over-sharing tendencies, she feels her highly sensitive dude is susceptible to feeling the hangover of being judged for his authenticity.

In this episode, discover:

- What if my nature isn't on brand with society?

- How culture is responsible for our hangover

- Is judgment (or lack of acceptance) a reflection of another's personal shame?

- Vulnerability as a measure of courage (shoutout Dr. Brené!)

- What does it take to feel accepted? Validating our authenticity

- Hangover cures: self-compassion, seek support, channel of forgiveness, self-care

- Build gradual trust one step at a time

- The power of being YOU and ability to liberate others

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Who doesn't want to hear forever insights from newly-ish weds...on their second time around? Is forever a fairy tale ending or a voluntary life sentence? Join Jordan and J.T. as they flesh out what it means today to entertain the idea of forever.

In this episode, discover:

- Curiosity: why the long haul requires an open mind

- Forever, Never, Always...the danger of absolutes

- Threats to the F word: broken trust, the nonlinear nature of life

- Growth, healing, and change in the context of forever

- Recovery: where does forever meet one day at a time?

- Individuality: how to support the weird and wonderful

- Jordan advises working forever backwards and leaning into what you love today

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When you’re born with a call to serve, an activist activated by the personal obligation of “WE the people,” what happens when the exhilaration of resistance takes its toll? The exhaustion of living the fight for what’s right. Who helps the helpers?

Let's Dig into That is thrilled to welcome an arts-loving, wine-sipping vigilante of justice! Serving as an attorney, law professor, and dedicated philanthropist, this woman is a tireless advocate, a model of hard work and tenacious passion – and Jordan and J.T. are convinced she must be whipped. Renée J. Gentry, Esq, is here to walk us through reconnecting and recharging when the world lets us down.

Soak up some inspiration and discover:

- Tools and rituals to combat the negativity and the power of a positive mindset

- How to recharge and reclaim hope: where self-care meets service

- Resistance exhaustion and choral music: the energy of the group and the importance of rest

- Vicarious trauma and personal boundaries

- Connection and why sometimes it's best to call a five-year-old

- Motivators and needs: from playing your music loud to learning how to unplug

- Taking an oath as an attorney: is there a duality of self? The Citizen/Public Self and the Private Self?

- Reconnecting with our power: how can we give a shit and not give ourselves shingles?

About RJG:

Founding her own law firm in Washington, DC, in 2019, Renée J. Gentry, Esq is a leading expert on vaccine injury litigation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) with over 20 years of experience. RJG is the Director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic at The George Washington University Law School and a Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Law. In addition to the Clinic, she previously taught Disability Rights Law and the healthcare component of the Systemic Racism Reading Group.

This talented Love Ninja has served on the Board of Governors for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association, is a founding member and President of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar, and is a member of the American Association for Justice. She’s the 2020 recipient of the Court’s Golden Eagle Award. In March 2024, RJG testified before Congress in the House Committee on Government Oversight on the need for modernizing the VICP.

Ms. Gentry is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia Bar, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg Law, Politico, National Geographic, Reuters, and Health Affairs, as well as on NBC News (Washington, D.C.). She also once had a pet duck named Jackson 5.

Join Jordan’s spiral as she explores her relationship with control, her compulsory need to provide (unwanted) help and (unsolicited) advice. The impulse to control seems rooted in Jordan’s self-proclaimed codependent tendencies, providing her with an illusion of safety and complicating the way she shows love. In a casual chat gone critical self-reflection mission, Jordan and J.T. discuss:

- The increased desire for control in times of uncertainty, control as a coping mechanism for chaos

- Costs of rigidity and loss of power

- Disruptions, distractions, and trusting the process: the micro-growth of surrendering control

- Allowing life to unfold (easier said than done): practicing flexibility with expectations, not values

- Why surrendering to the experience is only possible with acceptance

- The quiet search for peace Jordan continues to postpone

- Diggable Reminder: QUIT gaslighting yourself!

Next on Jordan and J.T.’s reading list:

Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory (Hay House LLC, 2024)

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