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This Be2.6 A True JamMelinda and Diahn have a jam session about Covid life, election stress, and podcasting lessons learned. 2020-10-2951 minThis Be2.5 Vulnerability, dammitMelinda and Diahn finally decide to broach the subject they’ve been avoiding all year. Vulnerability.
Brene Brown Resources referenced in this podcast:
Books
Wholehearted Inventory2020-10-011h 10This Be2.4 Knowing your Damn ValueMelinda and Diahn discuss the topic of self-esteem and self-worth, how they differ, how they correlate, and how we perceive our value in business, creativity, and relationships.
Show Notes:
Self Esteem v. Self Worth
Stuart Smalley
2020-09-241h 01This Be2.3 IntroversionDiahn and Melinda discuss what life feels like as introverts in a world that values extroversion. They examine the ways they tried to fit into a culture where extroverts are considered the gold standard and how they learned to appreciate the personality traits that make them unique.
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Show Notes:
The Maker City
Creating Mindfulness
Psychology Today Definition of Introversion
Psychology Today Extroversion Introversion Test
Extrovert, Introvert, Ambivert Test
Quiet, by...2020-09-1759 minThis Be2.2 Passive AggressiveMelinda and Diahn break down the ways we deal with and dish out that sweet, sweet passive aggression. Is it ever appropriate? Do we handle it appropriately? Do we even know when we are using it as a defense mechanism?
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Recommendations for the week:
Gloria Steinem - My Life on the Road
Small Doses with Amanda Seales - Side Effects of White Women
2020-09-101h 00This Be2.1 Season TwoMelinda and Diahn are back after a nice, relaxing summer pandemic hiatus. They discuss what's been going on since May and how the break helped them process so many of the topics they covered in Season One.
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Recommendations:
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
A Good Hard Look by Anne Napolitano
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
My Life on the Road by G...2020-09-031h 17This Be17. Prime TimeMelinda and Diahn recap their first season of podcasting in this season-finale episode. They discuss what they learned, what made them uncomfortable, what made them proud, and what podcasting has changed in their personal lives.
Here are some quick recommendations for books to read while you're waiting for them to come back...
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Martian by Andy Weir
You can always find them on Instagram, too - look for live stories f...2020-05-211h 00This Be16. BoundariesDiahn and Melinda explore the idea of boundaries in interpersonal relationships.2020-05-141h 10This Be15. Retail TherapyMelinda and Diahn discuss how the pandemic has changed their retail therapy habits, what they've learned from the restrictions on their shopping patterns, and what kinds of changes are needed to carry forward into the new world order.2020-05-071h 20This Be14. CreativityDiahn and Melinda tackle the unexpectedly difficult topic of creativity. What is creativity? Do you have to be a painter or musician to be considered creative? Where does it come from? Is it nature or nurture? Listen in as we dig deep into the topic with surprising results...2020-04-231h 07This Be13. What it BeDiahn and Melinda discuss how their original plan for the podcast has evolved into what it has become over the past 13 weeks, how implementing a daily intention check-in with each other has changed their weekly routines and why Diahn gets so fidgety when talking about her feelings.2020-04-161h 07This Be12. the ResetThree weeks into the pandemic, life starts to look less like a crisis and more like an opportunity to delve into what really matters and how to hit the reset button on some of the bad habits we've developed over the years. How can we effectively change and move toward the best versions of ourselves?2020-04-091h 24This Be11. the PandemicMelinda and Diahn discuss life in the midst of the COVid-19 pandemic - how they are handling the stress and anxiety associated with being on safer-at-home regulations and the things that are bringing them joy and peace in the middle of the weirdest month ever.2020-04-0240 minThis Be10. the TribeMelinda and Diahn chat about the importance of the female friendships in their lives, how their own mothers modeled having friendships and how their own friendships have changed as they've aged. 2020-03-191h 32This Be9. Self Care (part 2 of 2)Melinda and Diahn break down their self-care habits and make goals to improve their overall mental and physical well-being. Apparently, there's more to self-care than just hot baths, mani-pedis and massages! Who knew?2020-03-121h 17This Be8. Self Care (part 1 of 2)Diahn and Melinda dig deep and discuss their struggles with practicing good self-care habits. This episode gets a little long but it's filled with good insight and information into how women often view self-care in various ways...2020-03-051h 22This Be7. the Personality CrisisMelinda and Diahn explore their Enneagram Personality numbers to try and determine how their personalities affect their relationships with all the people they care about and what they can do to make those relationships even stronger. 2020-02-271h 04This Be6. the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Middle AgeMelinda and Diahn break down the joys of aging in today's culture by examining what's really going on all up in here.2020-02-2049 minThis Be5. UsIn this episode, we talk about how we met and became life long friends - we also share a few of our favorite things!2020-02-1359 minThis Be4. the Parenting Mistakes, Part 2Diahn and Melinda explore the parenting skills their parents passed along to them that they chose to change with their own children. This is part 2 of a two-part episode.
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2020-02-0653 minThis Be3. the Parenting Mistakes, Part 1In this episode, Melinda and Diahn tackle the question of what happens when the parenting skills you inherit from your own parents were the wrong things to pass along to your own children. This is part 1 of a two-part episode.2020-01-3032 minThis Be2. the Balancing ActDiahn and Melinda discuss the various loads we carry as women - children, grandchildren, parents, marriage, health - and the ways they try to balance all the different pieces without dropping everything entirely.2020-01-2347 minThis Be1. the BeginningDiahn and Melinda talk about what their families and what the podcast is going to be about - about the two slices of bread on either side of this sandwich generation.
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Check out our website at www.this-be.com2020-01-1629 minThis BeThis Be the IntroWe are part of what is known as the sandwich generation - basically, two best friends trying to muddle our way through middle age. So, we hope you’ll join us weekly, starting January 16, as we try to navigate this sandwich generation bullshit of being stuck in the middle of a bunch of people who ask way too much of us and come out still possessing a sense of self and purpose.2020-01-0302 min