Rant Therapy: Master Bartenders

If the idea of New Year’s resolutions makes you feel exhausted instead of excited, this episode is for you. Making lasting positive changes doesn’t have to be bold or loud or overly ambitious. In fact, research suggests that usually doesn’t work. What does work are small changes, positive thinking, and a dose of flexibility. We’re calling this a soft reset. Let’s dive in!

Rant Therapy: Dog-Friendly Overload

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—or is it? For most of us—at least according to two surveys done last year during the holidays—this season brings on additional stress. And since the added stress seems unavoidable, then coping techniques are a necessity. But we didn’t actually want to do this episode and give you the classic canned tips you hear, so we dug deeper and unearthed five truly helpful tactics that we employ and recommend.

Rant Therapy: Your Emergency — Not Mine

In today’s episode, we’ll highlight three key nutrients needed during these key stages and discuss the critical roles that those nutrients play in growth and development. We’ll share foods that help maximize those nutrients, as well as what we would have done differently. Let’s dive in!

THE DEBATE! Stuffing VS Dressing! A House Divided!

Vibration Plates: Worth It or Not? Vibration plates have been touted as a great way to boost your physical fitness, lose weight, melt cellulite, and lower inflammation. But are these benefits legit, or are vibration plates simply a gimmick? In today’s episode, we talk through the science behind vibration plates and tell you whether we think they’re worth it or not.

Rant Therapy: Retrograde Chaos

Have you heard about the TikTok trend, fibermaxxing? It’s making fiber seem almost as sexy of a nutrient as protein! And we’re here for it. That said, what exactly is fibermaxxing and is it safe? In today’s episode, we break it down for you and tell you the best way to approach fibermaxxing, as well as what to avoid so it doesn’t go wrong.

Rant Therapy: 2-Factor Authentication

Every female in our lives right now seems to be suffering from the same complaint—there’s too much to do and too little time and we’re struggling to buckle down. Most of us ladies right now are aiming for better productivity, focus, and motivation. If this sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Brierley and I are excited to share four new hacks—pulled from brand new surveys or research—to boost productivity in women.

Rant Therapy: Worst Holiday Ever

Nobody likes rejection. But for some people teasing, being left out of a social event, even receiving constructive criticism can lead to extremely negative feelings. Put another way, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime—the emotional reaction doesn’t match the perceived slight made. This is called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. In today’s episode, we break down RSD: what is it? What other conditions is it often linked to? And how can you cope with RSD or help someone you know who has RSD? We cover all this and more in this episode.

Rant Therapy - Making A Dinner That No One Likes

The concept of experiential therapy isn’t new: there’s art therapy, equine therapy, play therapy. But one form you might not be familiar with is cooking therapy. Research tells us that cooking and baking are favorite hobbies of Americans—above reading, time spent with pets, video games, or outdoor activities. So how can we make our love of the kitchen also therapeutic? Meet Debra Borden! She’s a licensed clinical social worker and author of the new book, Cooking as Therapy: How to Improve Mental Health Through Cooking. In today’s episode, she shares the science behind cooking as therapy, how to turn any recipe into therapy, or even any non-recipe into a therapeutic experience.

Rant Therapy: Left-Lane Drivers

If you’ve listened to Taylor Swift’s newest album, you may have heard her song Eldest Daughter. If not, the gist is this: she sings about the pressure to seem strong, cool, and not let people down. As eldest daughters, this resonated with Brierley and me. So we dove in: what is eldest daughter syndrome? How does it develop during childhood and how does it shape your adulthood?

What’s Carolyn So Over this week? I’m So Over 4 Day Weeks!! Rant Therapy - I’m So Over 4 Day Weeks!

If you’ve had trouble lately focusing or being productive, this episode is for you. We’re talking about a concept called body doubling, and it’s something Carolyn and I have been employing to work through big projects, knock out mundane to-do items, or simply tackle our day job. In fact, it’s become one of the most effective solutions—and some days the only way—to harness our productivity and focus.