The queers take over on this special episode recorded in July with two of Christina’s friends. Topics include our relationships with drugs, gender, body image, and…fire? Enjoy!

Content warning for substance use, weight (some numbers), and suicide.

We’ll be back next week with our regular program! In the meantime, connect with us in the following ways:

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

We share listener responses to the question “Do you make New Year’s resolutions?” Tangents include dads and politics, habit trackers, trusting yourself, and sad salad. Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone who answered this poll! See below for ways you can join the next conversation:

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

Lauren makes us talk about money and the result is rich in discomfort. (See what we did there?) Tangents include moms and body dysmorphia, OCD, horse girls on a budget, and whether money can really buy happiness. Enjoy!

Content warning for weight discussion in the intro (no numbers).

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

We share listener responses to the question, “Do you consider yourself a people pleaser?” Tangents include relapse denial, revealing eating disorders to significant others, neurodivergence, compulsory heterosexuality, and our roller skate vision. Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone who answered this poll! See below for ways you can join the next conversation:

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

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

Somehow we survived 2024! On this special episode, we break down the last year and shake our heads at our past selves. Tangents include Lauren’s relationship development, Christina’s “writing” retreat, fear of dating, and a question for our listeners. Enjoy!

Content warning for mentions of suicide.

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

Vikki returns to give us a glimpse into her secret life as a moderator for an eating disorder forum in the early 2000s. Tangents include Pro-Ana, the benefits and limitations of internet communities, grieving people you’ve never met, and how to make a personal impact.

Content warning for suicide and descriptions of eating disordered behavior (no numbers).

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

We share listener responses to the question, “What are your triggers and how do you deal with them?” Tangents include internet bans, the cheapening of trauma, workplace horror stories, and triggering t-shirt ideas.

Content warning for discussions of weight (no numbers).

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* Christina's Substack: crisis corner

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

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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

Two people pleasers talk about people pleasing and try not to step on any toes. Digressions include bicycle accidents, self-sabotage, capitalism, and micro-rebellions. Enjoy!

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* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

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Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

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