How’s everyone doing out there? If the answer is “Not so great” we feel you. If you’re struggling with your mental health or your relationships this year then how much forced “holly jolly” can you take? Now, don’t get us wrong. We do wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, but we also understand if that feels like a tall order, so we’ve put together a list of mostly offbeat Christmas movie and song recommendations to help you survive the rest of this holiday season.

Santa always comes bearing a loaded mixed bag of both good and bad, making it easy to get overwhelmed and forget the reason for the season. No, we’re not going to say Jesus because we believe that the holiday season is not one-size-fits-all, and that everyone should have a chance to enjoy it on their terms and for their own reasons. Join us as we explore a plethora of possible reasons that might help you find your holiday spirit.

Over the river and through the woods, to our traumatic holiday memories we go. Buckle up folks, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride! We may not be able to pick our families, but we can choose whether we laugh or cry at the madness and chaos they bring to us. Allow us to regale you with some insane tales that may feel very familiar and relatable to those of you who grew up in dangerously dysfunctional homes. (Make sure to read the TRIGGER WARNINGS before listening to the episode in case you want to sit this one out)

Family is hard. Holidays are stressful. But if you’re dealing with your own family at least you know what to expect. However, what if you’re meeting your partner’s family for the first time instead? And what if they’re…. “normal”? If you’re stressed and struggling to figure out how to navigate this holiday season with the future in-laws we’ve put together a list of questions for you to consider and talk over with your partner so you can feel a little more prepared for whatever uncertainty comes your way.

Happy Halloween! Spooky season is upon us and we need your help to settle a dispute! So please, gather around the campfire with us while we dip our toes into the spooky realm to explore some classic urban legends and discuss whether these stories are worthy of passing along to scare yet another generation. How do you feel about urban legends or the genre of horror?

We’re taking a deep breath of crisp fall air, grabbing some warm apple cider, and sitting down to chat about the relief and child-like joy that this season can bring. Sure, there may be a lot of disparaging memes and mocking comments about the “basic white girl fall starter pack” but you know what we say? Screw ‘em. It feels like these days the moments of joy are few and far between and we’re not going to be ashamed of some moments of happiness and contentment.

Okay ya’ll, we’re doing something a little bit different this time. Let’s all allow our inner child to express themselves through a series of timed challenges that are as fun as they are fascinating. There will be lots of unmitigated joy, some internal battles of will, and some unexpected heartfelt moments; which is honestly exactly what a lot of us need right now.

It seems like everyone has an opinion about everything, whether those opinions are educated and well-informed or not. If you’re a trauma survivor you’ve probably heard them all, everything from victim-blaming to toxic positivity and everything in between. One thing is for sure though, there are some things we all wish we’d never have to hear again.

The pandemic, social unrest, political corruption, economic downturn, ongoing war, an uptick in natural disasters, and so on and so on. Nearly all of us are feeling the effects of this combined chaos in one way or another, so, what are we to do? Well, when truth becomes stranger than fiction it might actually be beneficial to explore what real-world survival skills fictional pop culture protagonists can teach us to help us survive the pre-apocalypse.

We all have moments that make us blush, put our foot in our mouth, embarrass the heck out of us, and make us want to run away. So join us as we take a gander at a random list from the internet of supposedly universal awkward moments, and listen along as we react to these scenarios and embarrass ourselves for your entertainment.

As a neurodivergent person, even if you’ve learned to mask really well chances are still good you’ve committed some social faux pas in your time. But let’s be honest here, a lot of neurotypical social scripts are arbitrary, poorly written, and they just don’t make much sense. Join us as we flip the script on neurotypicals for a change and call them out for all the ways in which they’re actually the weirdos here.

Our experience of emotion is something we generally take for granted. Afterall, feelings just tend to happen and we don’t often give them much thought or effort. But maybe we should. Emotions and our relationships with them can actually be really complex, and by exploring them more fully we gain a much richer understanding of ourselves and our experience of the world.

We’re in the sweltering stretch of summer and you know what that means... It’s #hotgirlsummer time. Or is it? There’s plenty enough room for all of us, whether you’re a hot girl, a goblin girl, or something else entirely. As they say: You do you, Boo.

Join us as we destigmatize some commons fears and phobias and seek to understand why we feel fear; how to determine if we’re being irrational; and what to do about it when our fear gets the better of us.

Buckle up because we’re going retro! Some of the first important lessons we learn as children come from the kinds of media we’re exposed to. Join us as we explore the life lessons we learned from some of the most iconic 90s cartoons, and how our perspectives of them shifted once we grew up.

What does a day in the life of a neurodivergent person look like? Well, that depends. We are a large community with a vast set of eccentricities, challenges, and gifts but even with all this diversity we also share many things in common. Join us as we discuss and compare notes on how autism and ADHD influence our lives, motivations, routines, and relationships.

Victimhood is loaded with complicated, uneasy feelings and it’s kind of expected that we should jump straight from being traumatized to being a resilient survivor and the hero of our own story. But does a superhero themed bandage actually heal our wounds? Join us as we take a more neutral and destigmatizing look at victim mentality.

Join us as we explore the anxiety ABCs to give you a real-life review of some coping mechanisms, tools, and skills that are commonly used or recommended.

One of the biggest challenges that comes with experiencing childhood trauma or being neurodivergent is that we often don’t get the opportunity to discover our identity until we are adults. Once we reach adulthood we often have the freedom, safety, and autonomy to finally find ourselves but doing so is a daunting prospect. Join us as we discuss the highs and lows of this self-discovery journey and how music can help us define ourselves.

The winter is melting away and with spring finally here we feel revived, refreshed, and ready for some goodies and games with our loved ones. Nothing illustrates these ideas better than Easter baskets and Easter egg hunts, so join us as we take an allegorical journey to discover the wonderful things that come with being neurodivergent.