A space for the conversations about all the big pieces of being a human, especially when it feels like no one is talking about it.
Latest episodes
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51 min
19: Postpartum anxiety and therapy for kids, with Kelly Jones
Well...this one really gets into it! Kelly Jones and I both have young kids, similar ages, and have experienced postpartum anxiety. We talk about what that felt like for us, why we…
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56 min
18: Parenting and Polyamory with Beth Bittner
"A lot of people think it’s just about sex...polyamorous people aren’t necessarily just having all this sex." We talked a little bit about polyamory in season 1 (episode 5), but th…
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55 min
17: When Parenting is Triggering AF with Dawn Lundin
If you have kids, how did you know when you were done? How did you know when you were ready in the first place? This conversation explores both of those big questions, and how the…
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56 min
16: Nicole Antoinette In Her Own Bedroom, Childfree, and Keeping Everything On the Table
This is a conversation about exploring not just what you want but why you want it. About knowing that you’ll (probably) be OK, somehow, even if the stories don’t work out how you/w…
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53 min
15: Off the Relationship Escalator, and Not Having Kids with Cara Harbstreet
Have you ever stepped onto an escalator going up, and then suddenly realized that -- for whatever reason -- you need to go back down? I have three little kids and we’ve traveled a…
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14: Your Needs Aren't the Problem, They're the Answer with Mara Glatzel
"If you aren’t centering your needs in your life, it’s not going to get easier...you’re only going to get more resentful." We talk about this, and how exactly we are trying to meet…
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11 min
13: When does it get easier?!
When does it get easier? And HOW could I make it easier, on myself? These are big questions that come to mind when I think about a lot of big life things, especially relationships,…
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58 min
12: Zooming In and Out with Kim Hoban
A catch-up call with a friend, for the pod! Kim Hoban comes back to chat about what we're reading, listening to, consuming, writing, enjoying, cooking, and more. I should link all…
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21 min
11. Before We Hit Record on Season 2, a Recap!
Have you ever wondered how a host is really feeling about their podcast?! Maybe not, but we're GOING THERE anyway. This episode covers 5 prompts I gave myself to reflect on this fi…
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55 min
10. Business Fails and Defining "Success" with Alissa Rumsey
Have you ever wondered if that person you know with a virtual business is actually “successful”...whatever that means? Have you ever calculated how much someone may or may not be m…
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51 min
9. What You Don't Know About Health Insurance with Morgan Sinclair
I know that talking about health insurance doesn’t seem as interesting as other topics we’ve covered, but hear me out: I learned some important things during this conversation! And…
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53 min
8: Infidelity, and Staying Together with Kim Hoban
This episode explores the gray areas of infidelity—finding out, the betrayed and the betrayer, and in this case, finding a survival guide to figure it out together. Kim Hoban share…
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7. Cancer, Losing an Adoptive Parent, and Navigating Layers of Grief with Theodora Blanchfield
I’ve never talked to anyone about their experience with being adopted, let alone losing their adoptive parent as a young adult. This one gets into that, with Theodora Blanchfield.…
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55 min
6. Divorce, Two Kids, and a Pandemic with Megan Brookes
This episode navigates the process of one person's separation, divorce, and ultimately a move with two young kids. Megan Brookes and I met in DC— her as a new parent of 2, me as a…
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48 min
5. Non-Monogamy, Curiosity, and Expansive Relationships with Charlie Golightly
In some circles, it really feels like no one talks about “non-monogamous” relationships. Polyamory. Explorative and expansive curiosity about what we want, or don’t want, from the…
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52 min
4. Questioning Norms: Changing Your Last Name or Not With Kelci Schuler
In an open text box on Instagram, asking what people wanted this show to talk about, my friend Kelci answered “if/why you changed your name after marriage,” and she added “grief af…
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45 min
3. What Burnout Really Feels Like with Jessica Jones
A lot of people are talking about burnout, so I won’t say No One Talks about it. But sometimes what we do here is talk about those pervasive topics, and just dig in a little deeper…
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55 min
2. Parental Disability and How it Shapes Us with Abby Chan
No one talks about what happens to our social and emotional development as kids when one of our parents has a mental disability. Or, it feels like these conversations can be hard t…
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56 min
1. Losing a Parent and Becoming a Parent: Grief, Death, and Anxiety with Jessi Haggerty
No one talks about grief, death, and the anxiety that may ensue. Or, at least it can feel that way, when you’ve experienced a significant loss. Many of the friends and family aroun…
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12 min
1. Introduction to No One Talks About Podcast
The FIRST episode of the No One Talks About podcast is here! I'm introducing you to The Idea, the Big Magic that happens when you have a big idea, and how sometimes it lingers for…