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Thoughts May Vary92: Unpacking Power Wishing & Intentional Language with Anne LouiseThis episode is a toolkit to understand the power of intentional language and how to be a master manifestor. Today, we unpack the power of language, emotional manifestation, choosing a path of least resistance, how to hear yourself clearly, why everything should be more simple, the importance of imagination and play), plus so much more. And, we get to do so alongside family.
Please welcome Anne Louise, visionary entrepreneur, author, speaker, executive advisor, certified Master Hypnotherapist, and positive psychology and meditation expert. She also happens to be our own Gabriela’s “other mother”. Her books, Power Wishing™ and Visible You, alongsid...2024-01-151h 18Thoughts May Vary91. Unpacking The End of History Illusion (& Meadow Has An Announcement!)What is it about our ability to recognize all of our self growth in the past… and yet we seem to forget that who we are right now, will change and grow again and again in the future? Today we unpack the “end of history” illusion, our umbrage with New Years, and Meadowlark shares a life update :)
0:00 Intro
4:14 M's unpacking
11:42 M's announcement
14:23 Sharing personal information on the internet
25:08 G's unpacking
37:52 What is it about failing or meeting a new version of ourselves that feels so hard to let go of?
49:22 Our Beef with Buzzwords
50:49 M takes umbrage with NYE "ins & outs" l...2024-01-0858 minThoughts May VaryNo Thoughts, Just VibesIn an attempt to walk our walk... rather than showing up half-heartedly, we are full-heartedly showing up to tell you we're not showing up. In other words, we are gifting ourselves the next two weeks off to live in the present moment, give our team a well-deserved break, rest, reflect, plant seeds, and dream up our next year together.
A "future planning guide" is live of Patreon (more on this in Thought 89). Take some time to dream up what you want for yourself and turn them into actionable goals. You can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/thoughtsmayvary
Start...2023-12-2507 minThoughts May Vary89. Unpacking Planning For The FutureThis short and sweet Thought all started when a psychic told Meadow to update her five, three, and one year plan… you wish we were joking. For folks with colorful mental health journeys (present company included) it can be challenging to identify long-term goals or dreams—let alone, putting those into practice via habits, discipline, and strategic planning. With the end of 2023 upon us, here’s how these two knuckleheads are reflecting on their paths and visualizing their futures.
0:00 Intro
3:05 Meadowlark’s meditation
4:09 Future planning + meditation structure
5:51 Mapping out the future
8:30 Surprises
11:00 Daily habits to help reach the goal
12:55 Finding your why
...2023-12-1131 minThoughts May Vary88. How To Balance Spirituality With Career & Advice For Maintaining Hope Q&AHow to cope with career setbacks, tips for finding a mentor, and what to do if you don’t know what to talk about in therapy. As always, you ask (the incredible, thoughtful, delicious questions) and we’re here to provide just one answer. Take what resonates with you and leave the rest. You know how to empower yourself and your healing more than anyone else.
Q1: How do you balance intuitive spiritual practices and a productive working life? Seems impossible!
Q2: If you don't know what to talk about with your therapist do you just reschedule or go?
Q3: How d...2023-12-0434 minThoughts May Vary87. Cyrus Veyssi Unpacks Using Comedy To Combat Anxiety & Giving Others A Permission Slip To Be ThemselvesCyrus Veyssi is here and we couldn’t be more over the moon about it! Cyrus is everyone’s favorite Iranian American non-binary content creator, spreading joy across the interwebs with their humor, intellect, family fun, clack backs, and snatched looks.
Today, Cyrus joined the familia to unpack: corporate America confidence, shifting definitions of “success”, using comedy to combat anxiety, advice for someone who doesn’t know how to talk to their family about their queerness or mental health, how to show up as a support person for someone you love, and so much more.
0:00 Intro
3:53 Style as a journey
10:31 Cyrus's unp...2023-11-271h 06Thoughts May Vary86. Unpacking Everything We Got Wrong About GratitudeWelp, looks like we may have been practicing gratitude wrong (according to the research). Today, we adjust our coping strategies in light of the holiday season. We chatted about the emotional baggage the holidays hold for us, how we've been doing gratitude wrong, and the research behind how to practice gratitude. Then, you shared with us what you’re grateful for!
0:00 Intro
04:20 We’ve been practicing gratitude wrong our entire lives
01:28 Thoughts on Thanksgiving
04:23 Thoughts on Christmas
07:25 Christmas time traditions
10:28 Experiencing gratitude
16:31 Some research-based evidence
19:20 What we've been doing wrong
31:43 What y’all are grateful for
Don’t forget to DM us on...2023-11-2038 minThoughts May Vary85. Amy Natalie's Thoughts on Masculine/Feminine Energies & Creating A Soul Aligned LifeWithin every expression of gender, we each dance with a balance of masculine and feminine energies. Today, Amy Natalie joined us to walks us through how masculine lives in our mind, feminine in our bodies, and how we need each of them to create more harmony.
Amy Natalie is a feminine embodiment coach, podcast host, and new author of “The Feminine Way”. She’s all about awakening our authentic selves, embodying feminine leadership, and helping us understand how masculine and feminine energies live within all of us.
0:00 Intro
6:21 Amy’s Unpacking
17:13 What is masculine vs feminine energy?
20:16 Where and how to begin
...2023-11-1353 minThoughts May Vary84. How To Let Go of Anger + Disappointment From Childhood Q&AHow do you let go of anger and disappointment from childhood? When do you know it’s time to pivot? How do you trust a career change? From organizing your coping strategies on your notes app to obtaining strategic internships; you asked and we answered.
0:00 Intro
4:08 Q&A
04:19 Q1: What are some healthy coping mechanisms for stress and overwhelm?
11:48 Q2: How do you let go of anger and disappointment from childhood?
19:37 Q3: How do you stop being crazy even though you're self-aware about being crazy?
20:51 Q4: Gaby, how did you cope with your bf going long-distance for work?
25:11 Q5: Any care...2023-11-0644 minThoughts May Vary83. Scout Sobel and Mady Maio Unpack Finding Balance in an Optimization Focused World | Okay Sis x TMV CrossoverIs trauma a necessary tool? Could something easy be productive? What’s your current mental health fixation? We’ve been waiting two years to get all four of us in a room to philosophize with our fellow mental health sisters—the Okay Sis x TMV crossover is finally here! We welcomed Scout Sobel and Mady Maio to the show with one giant unpacking, touching on everything from self-optimization, hustle culture, the benefits of trauma, and so much more.
0:00 Intro
6:44 Mady’s unpacking
14:55 How could something easy be productive?
17:54 Stress just to be stressed
22:22 Is trauma a necessary tool?
30:02 Trauma makes us who we...2023-10-3053 minThoughts May Vary82: Jade Iovine Unpacks Sex on Antidepressants and Getting Comfortable with ConflictJade Iovine, writer and host of the Live From Bed podcast, made her way out of bed today to chat with us about many TMV heavy-hitters. We’re talking: no connection in perfection, getting out of negative self-talk, co-creating your future, how to be a supportive partner to someone struggling with their mental health, the cat/dog theory, reframing cringe, and so much more. Jade is clearly aligned to the TMV familia, ready to unpack everything from moving through depression to why croissants are the superior baked good.
0:00 Intro
2:05 Jade’s Unpacking
23:41 Communication, comfortability, & conflict
31:42 Getting out of negative self-talk
36:18 Co-cr...2023-10-231h 12Thoughts May Vary81. Unpacking Expansive Friendships (Q&A) Part 2How to be vulnerable while feeling safe, how to find “your people” without putting yourself in a bubble, and the art of being interpreted… Today, we’re continuing our conversation on Expansive Friendships. If you haven’t already, go ahead and listen to Part 1 of Unpacking Expansive Friendships feat. Sam Abrahart.
In Part 2, we cover:
0:00 – Intro
05:39 – Q&A begins
06:19 – Q1: What are your thoughts on friend groups?
14:20 – Q2: What to do when you're struggling with friendships that you thought were aligned and expansive but are not?
21:06 – Q3: How do we share parts of ourselves, our stories, and find vulnerability around others while maintaini...2023-10-1649 minThoughts May Vary80. Unpacking Expansive Friendships feat. Sam AbrahartWhat are expansive friendships? There’s no better person to chat with regarding authentic, aligned, and perspective-shifting friendships than friend-of-the-pod Sam Abrahart. Sam is one of our co-hosts dearest friends, a mental health advocate, and the founder & CEO of The Mayfair Group. Her brand is ubiquitous amongst cool girls (Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Sophie Turner + more) and is known for their advocacy for mental wellness.
Today, Sam joined us to answer your questions in Part 1 of Unpacking Expansive Friendships. From “soft-girl” eras, tips for slowing down, navigating friendship boundaries, how to make friends in a new city… today, we’re getting int...2023-10-091h 06Thoughts May Vary79. Unpacking a Sense of Belonging: Ni de Aquí Ni de Allá“Ni de aquí, ni de allá…” Today’s unpacking largely revolves around the intersectionality of a mixed identity and how those living at the intersection of any two or more cultures can often feel society’s push to conform — leaving them floating in the in between.
The co-hosts begin to unpack this complex and nuanced lived experience through their own lenses, fully acknowledging that this unpacking is just scratching the surface.
0:00 – Warm up
7:09 – M’s Unpacking: organization vs. intuition
17:31 – G’s Unpacking: not from here, not from there
Don’t forget to DM us on IG or submit a question on thoughtsmayvary.com to h...2023-10-0248 minThoughts May Vary78: How To Explain Your Partner’s Mental Health To Family & More Of Your Questions AnsweredHow to explain your partner’s mental health to your family, what it feels like to be a witness to signs and synchronicities, and more of your brilliant questions, answered.
Don’t forget to DM us on IG or submit a question on thoughtsmayvary.com to have your question or theme unpacked on a future episode!
0:00 – A skincare lesson
3:18 – Q1: How do you wind down after a long day?
14:32 – Q2: Tips or resources when you feel directionless
17:11 – Q3: What does it feel like in your body to be tuned in, present, and witnessing synchronicities?
22:23 – Q4: How do you explain your significant othe...2023-09-2546 minThoughts May Vary77. Lexie Lombard's Thoughts on Healing With Grief, Creative Acts, & Jealousy As A SignalThe @lexie Podcast x TMV collab you’ve all been asking for! Our dear friend and podcast host, Lexie Lombard, joins us today to dive deep into grief’s never-ending story, being upset with her therapist, the nuances of art, and of course, Rick Rubin. We ask the hard-hitting questions like, “what if aliens are hot?” and get into the art and money connection. Make sure to check out her incredible, one-woman show the @lexie podcast anywhere you get your podcasts!
0:00 Intro
3:24 M & Lexie’s grief related meet-cute
7:34 Lexie's story about Sandy in the airport
12:04 What if the aliens are hot? And is “...2023-09-1855 minThoughts May Vary76: Unpacking How To Fight With A Partner + Romanticizing Substance Challenges In ArtIn this Thought, the co-hosts update each other on their recent unpackings, including: discrepancies in how we treat folks who use substances based on their artistic talents or notoriety and the growth that comes with learning to fight productively with a partner who has a different communication style than you.
They also briefly touch on a new term heard to describe suicide. If that portion may feel activating to you today, feel free to skip through 17:48-23:30.
00:00 - Coming in hot
6:57 - Blue supermoon
11:17 - M’s Unpacking: the way we demonize the poor and people who use substances
17:48 - Unpa...2023-09-1144 minThoughts May Vary75. Becoming Clairvoyant and Growing Authentically with Sephora Beauty Director Melinda SolaresAnd we’re back with another expansive guest episode. Please welcome Sephora Beauty Director and Mental Health Advocate and Certified Clairvoyant Reader, Melinda Solares.
In today’s thought, Melinda and the co-hosts unpack the integration and duality of corporate and creative spaces, growing in authenticity / how that leads to to conscious decision making, Melinda’s “aha” moment with spirituality, becoming clairvoyant, connecting with your ancestors, plus so much more.
Thank you to Melinda for her ongoing beautiful vulnerability!
ALL THINGS MELINDA:
https://www.instagram.com/ladyymelinda/
https://www.tiktok.com/@ladyymelinda?_t=8VeyEil4Ozq&_r=1
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https://ww...2023-09-041h 08Thoughts May Vary74. Unpacking Downloads vs Anxiety & Keeping Your Heart Open In HellIn today’s chatty unpacking, the co-hosts unpack strategies for creative ruts, parceling out anxiety pings vs. authentic pings, and holding space for grief/death and all the complexities of spirituality as a human existing in this world.
0:00 Hurricane + boyfriend banter
8:48 G’s unpacking creative flow states
14:24 Anxiety vs Downloads
22:20 M’s unpacking complexities of life and death
Don’t forget to DM us on IG or submit a question on thoughtsmayvary.com to have your question or theme unpacked on a future episode!
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Discount codes, extra unpackings, journal prompts, vlogging...2023-08-2835 minThoughts May Vary73. How To Heal From Trauma Through Community Care With Minaa B., LMSWPull out those notebooks because today’s lesson in community care is a powerful one! Today, we are welcoming Minaa B. LMSW, to the podcast to learn all about her new book,"Owning Our Struggles" as well as healing in community care. From how to be a better peer to culturally competent mental health care, we spoke about how self care is the bridge to community care; and community care is the bridge to community healing.
Throughout this conversation we covered:
Minaa’s new book “Owning Our Struggles: A Path to Healing and Finding Community in a Broken World”
Navigating community...2023-08-2159 minThoughts May Vary72. National Alliance For Eating Disorders Founder, Johanna Kandel, Answers Your Questions: Building Healthy Relationships With Eating, How To Support A Friend, & Does “Recovery” ExistPlease welcome back one of our most favorite people, Johanna Kandel!
Johanna is the founder of The Alliance for Eating Disorders — the nation’s leading nonprofit providing referrals, education, and support to individuals experiencing eating disorders and their loved ones. After recovering from a long battle with various EDs, she founded The Alliance, bringing her personal insight into the incredible work that she does.
Last time Johanna graced TMV (“Thought 55. Johanna Kandel On Supporting Yourself When You Have An Eating Disorder”), the response was overwhelming! Y’all loved her wisdom, vulnerability, and tangible tools. So, this week, we brought her back for a c...2023-08-1454 minThoughts May Vary71: Honoring Self Growth + Holding Space For What Is (Q&A!)This week, the cohosts unpack a summer of self growth and healing. They reflect on progress’ presence after years of quotidian moments and choices, as well as enjoying relationships for what they are. They talk gaslighting depression, honoring boundaries, and allowing others to work toward their authentic selves on their own terms. Then, they answer your questions!
Don’t forget to DM us on IG or submit a question on thoughtsmayvary.com to have your question or theme unpacked on a future episode!
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Discount codes, extra unpackings, journal prompts, vlogging (+mo...2023-08-0748 minThoughts May Vary70. Unpacking How To Talk About Grief with Author + Entrepreneur Maryah GreeneWell well well, if it isn't the hypothetical smoke circle of the century back at it again for another pod ep. Maryah Greene is a New York based Plant Doctor & Stylist and founder of the plant design firm, Greene Piece. She is a former elementary educator and graduate from the Bank Street College of Education. Seemingly unrelated, Maryah’s time spent in the classroom coupled with her journey as NYC’s go-to plant specialist, sprouted her debut picture book, Good Things (published by Penguin Random House). Much like her plants, Maryah knows what it’s like to start from seed and ha...2023-07-3151 minThoughts May Vary69. The Power of Failing Forward & Unlocking Creative FlowThis week, the co-hosts unpack the vital role that failure plays in personal development and share their top coping strategies for navigating creative blocks. In a world full of “cringe” and “pick me’s”, not being afraid to be seen trying is a superpower for growth and self discovery.
As friend of the podcast Tefi loves to remind us, fail faster to learn quicker. Every "no" you get told, is getting you closer to that "yes"!
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Discount codes, extra unpackings, journal prompts, vlogging (+more!) all happening with our familia over on Patreon. Co...2023-07-2433 minThoughts May Vary68. Tefi Pessoa, Our First Show Regular! Gratitude Balance, Lying To Your Therapist & Tips When It’s Time To PivotOur dear friend and your TikTok tia is back! Please welcome back Tefi Pessoa, our first TMV regular.
This go around, Tefi and the cohosts covered it all:
Balancing gratitude and movement in career growth
Gaby’s surprise present was Tefi’s presence
Tips for when it’s time to pivot in life
Abundance mindset in a capitalist society
Parasocial relationships + media boundaries
How to navigate success bringing folks around that don’t always have your best interests
Lying to your therapist
Tefi’s mother + grandmother have never spoken illy about themselves in front of her
and so much more!
Mentioned:
Mama Sa...2023-07-171h 18Thoughts May Vary67. Unpacking Inner Child Work (We’re Back!)Welcome back to TMV! This week, Meadow + Gaby unpack something you’ve heard a whole lot about on the podcast before: inner child work. The cohosts define inner child work and give a brief psychology lesson, differentiate inner child vs shadow, share about their first time interacting with their own inner child, describe all the myriad of ways to connect with your inner child, and more.
Post a picture of your inner child on IG and tag us! @thoughtsmayvarypod
5:22 Inner Child 101
12:34 M&G’s first encounters with their inner child
20:24 Unpacking WHY inner child work is so valuable
31:15 Modalities + practices for in...2023-07-1055 minThoughts May Vary66. Season 3 Finale: Self Growth Tools, Maintaining Adult Friendships, & Coping When Life is OverwhelmingAnd that’s a wrap on Season 3! We are so grateful for the expansive guests we had on, so many thought-provoking community questions, + an abundance of empowering and hilarious conversation. Today we cover tips for coping when life is overwhelming and how to counter limiting beliefs with positive affirmations.
Prepare for even more expansive discussions + a slew of classic TMV unpackings to come in Season 4!
Today, we cover:
🌟 Breaking down your goals into digestible steps
🌟 Prioritizing self and flourishing in the present
🌟 Leveling up vs living messy
🌟 Future plans + summer of play
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https://www.thoughtsmayvary.com/the...2023-05-1552 minThoughts May Vary65. Unpacking Ketamine Therapy with Dr. Sam Zand & Derek Du ChesneWe are so excited to welcome the incredibly insightful Dr. Sam Zand & Derek Du Chesne, founders of Better U—a holistic approach to mental wellness through psychedelic therapy. We uncover the benefits of ketamine therapy, the potential risk of psychedelic medicine, neuroplasticity, Better U’s mission, the future of this field, + much more. Is ketamine therapy something you can see yourself trying?
ALL THINGS BETTER U, DR. SAM ZAND, AND DEREK DU CHESNE!
https://www.betterucare.com/
https://www.instagram.com/drsamzand/
https://www.instagram.com/derekddd/
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Discount codes, extra unpac...2023-05-081h 12Thoughts May Vary64. Q&A: Staying High Vibe Amidst Chaos & The Closure HoaxYou asked, we answered. Meadow and Gaby are diving into the TMV community's most pressing questions. M + G unpack past and current values in friendships and relationships, finding love, synchronicities, debunking the closure talk, staying on a higher vibration while being tested, + much more.
Today, we cover:
🌟 Stress tips
🌟 Do's and don'ts with closure
🌟 Knowing you're on the right path
🌟 Panicking about never finding love
🌟 Knowing you're ready to leave a city
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Discount codes, extra unpackings, journal prompts, vlogging (+more!) all happening with our familia over on Patreon. Come hang out — https://www...2023-05-0137 minThoughts May Vary63. Unpacking How To Get Out Of A Spiral + Turning Manifestations Into GoalsNothing screams Thoughts May Vary more than an impromptu unpacking session. Gaby and Meadow dive into what they are currently working through, from losing faith to finding it in new ways, tools to get you out of an anxiety spiral, and honing into your superpowers.
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Discount codes, extra unpackings, journal prompts, vlogging (+more!) all happening with our familia over on Patreon. Come hang out — https://www.patreon.com/thoughtsmayvary
Don’t forget to DM us on IG or submit a question on thoughtsmayvary.com to have your question or theme unpac...2023-04-2446 minThoughts May Vary62. Unpacking Human Design with Rebekah JoyWelcome to Human Design 101. In today's thought, the girls had the opportunity to sit down with coach Rebekah Joy as she walked us through the modality that, as G likes to say, lends itself to us working smarter not harder.
They chatted about everything from why human design matters, the tools it provides us with, community resources for anyone interested and so much more. Plus, find out why Meadow and Gaby are soulmates (cue a mini compatibility reading)—then run and get your chart done! Head on over to patreon.com/thoughtsmayvary for $25 off your first session with Rebekah!
0:00 Intro
6:27 Gab...2023-04-1754 minThoughts May Vary61. Kelsey Kreppel’s Thoughts on the Comfort Zone, Intrusive Thoughts vs Intuition, + The Impact of MeditationWe are so pleased to welcome the wonderful Kelsey Kreppel, host of the Circle Time podcast + one of our favorite faces on Youtube, to TMV! Her debut was filled with warmth, sincerity, and thoughts on meditation, intrusive thoughts, marriage, confidence, intuition, you name it. We chatted about everything from her transition from preschool teacher to podcasting + content creation to why the word “husband” feels so weird. The libra energy is flowing in this one, enjoy it + then go listen to some Circle Time!
0:00 Intro
4:54 Gaby & Kelsey’s meet cute
15:02 Kelsey’s Unpacking
21:28 Intuition
24:07 Meditation
29:41 Kelsey’s Pivot
36:50 Social media + living in your aut...2023-04-101h 00Thoughts May Vary60. Q&A w/ M+G: Finding Your Authentic Code, Supporting Someone’s Mental Health, & Tips For Coping When Life Feels OverwhelmingWelcome back to another Solo Q&A where the girls unpack having spent a weekend together in San Diego and then dive into a community led unpacking on everything and anything. Today, Thoughts cover:
Advice on how to start your own business / pursue passions when burnt out from your 9-5
Tips for teasing out your authentic code
How to support someone in partnership as they work through trauma
How to support someone who is figuring out their new meds and is resistant to all therapy + medications
Resources for learning about moon phases in relation to energies + manifestation
How to cope w...2023-04-0355 minThoughts May Vary59. The Emotional Entrepreneur, Scout Sobel, on Motherhood, Tools For Finding Your Purpose, & Quantum Leaping Your GrowthToday, we are welcoming our good friend, Scout Sobel, of Okay Sis and The Emotional Entrepreneur to TMV land! Scout is an incredible podcast host, entrepreneur, and trailblazer in media for utilizing Podcast Tours™ as a powerful form of PR. She founded Scout's Agency in February of 2019 after recognizing the power of podcasting as a long-form, intimate medium for founders to tell their stories and expand their businesses. Her signature Podcast Tours™ place female entrepreneurs as guests on podcasts.
She is the author of the bestselling book, The Emotional Entrepreneur: The Emotional Guidebook to Entrepreneurship, the host of The Emotional Entr...2023-03-271h 07Thoughts May Vary58. Q&A with M+G: Family Dynamics, Saturn Return, & Coping With The PastHappy Monday! Today, we briefly discuss being the last people to watch The Last of Us, our Saturn Return, and recent Youtube adventures before diving into a classic TMV Q&A.
Q&A themes:
How to stay close with family when in direct conflict with the work you’re doing/your values
Quitting weed
Making friends in a new city
Our big 3
Being sad about the past
Experiences we want if money wasn’t an obstacle
Catch up with m+g on Youtube:
Meadow: https://www.youtube.com/@itsmeadowlark
Gaby: https://www.youtube.com/@gabyulloa_
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h...2023-03-2059 minThoughts May Vary57. A Manifestation Masterclass with To Be Magnetic’s Jessica GillEver wondered why self worth is the key to manifesting? Looking for expansive friendships? Want to get what this Lucky Girl Syndrome is all about? Let’s just start by saying… you manifested this episode.
Where to even begin with this episode? You can actively see m+g’s brains working to process in real time. Today, we are joined by Jessica Gill, Director of Podcast & Media at To Be Magnetic + Co-Host of The Expanded Podcast. To Be Magnetic is the #1 destination for neural manifestation with a unique process backed by neuroscience, psychology, EMDR, epigenetics, and energetics with a little spiritu...2023-03-1359 minThoughts May Vary56. Approaches To Self Work & Resistance Before HealingA chatty catch-up and unpacking, today, m+g unpack new approaches to self work, the limits of wellness practices, and drop too many hints on next week’s special manifestation expert. They touch on core wounds, the myriad of choices for mental health tools in your toolkit, the resistance felt right before jumping into deep self work, and so much more. Make sure to start Co-Create, TMV’s manifestation journal, in preparation for next week ;)SHOP “CO-CREATE” TMV’S MANIFESTATION JOURNAL: https://www.thoughtsmayvary.com/the-tmv-shopDiscount codes, extr...2023-03-0635 minThoughts May Vary55. Johanna Kandel On Supporting Yourself When You Have An Eating DisorderIt’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and today we are talking to one of our favorite people, Johanna Kandel. Johanna is the founder of The Alliance for Eating Disorders — the nation’s leading nonprofit providing referrals, education, and support to individuals experiencing eating disorders and their loved ones. After recovering from a long battle with various EDs (which we get into), she founded The Alliance, bringing so much of her personal insight into the incredible work that she does. This conversation was packed with vulnerability, wisdom, and resources.
With Johanna, we discussed the genetic link to eating disorders and the pow...2023-02-2757 minThoughts May Vary54. Unpacking Core WoundsToday’s episode is all about examining how root beliefs about ourselves can manifest as triggers in different ways. You’ve probably heard us say that life likes to present you with opportunities to learn a lesson or to heal a wound. Oftentimes, despite the breadth of experiences in which these opportunities show up, the lesson remains the same. Today, we share some of our core wounds and examples of how life likes to throw us scenarios in which to practice healing said wounds.
Today, we cover:
0:00-7:32 smells, bonfires, & late nights out
7:33-10:34 setting the scene
10:35-14:25 m+g’s take on...2023-02-2042 minThoughts May Vary53. Unpacking Self Love: Answering Our Journal PromptsThis half-solo, half-q&a starts with some thoughts on mental health books and career updates, then moves into unpacking journal prompts from our new manifestation journal in the name of self love. Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! Answer the prompts for yourself while listening, in your own journal, at therapy, or on a call with your bestie.
Today, we cover:
0:00-10:56 Surrender Experiment Unpacking
10:57-15:57 M’s Career Shifts
15:58-17:22 Journal Talk
17:23-20:03 Vlog Talk
20:04-21:23 Self Love Prompts
21:24-27:41 Prompt 1
27:42-31:03 Prompt 2
31:04-37:34 Prompt 3
37:35-42:59 Prompt 4
Prompts:
1 What does it feel like in my body to think highly of mysel...2023-02-1342 minThoughts May Vary52. Relationship Q&A & Announcing Our New Product!Happy February! To kick off this month, we wanted to unpack some of your questions after “Thought 48: Unpacking Healthy Relationships After Trauma”. In this classic Q&A with m+g, we move through questions like speed dating as we decided to switch things up from our tangential normality and instead, answer as many preguntas as we could. Also, we announce our next TMV product! In this Thought, we say it comes out today, the 6th. It indeed does not. TMV’s first journal is coming this Wednesday, Feb 8th! Consider it variance.
Today, we cover:
4:05-7:22 How do I stop psychin...2023-02-0640 minThoughts May Vary51. Mental Health Professional, Micaela Cunningham, Chats All Things Sobriety & SpiritualityToday is a good day. Micaela Cunningham of the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego branch is joining us to chat all about our two favorite things: sobriety and spirituality. Micaela is a familiar face around TMV land and for her Thought debut she shared her wealth of knowledge as our resident mental health professional and head witch in charge. Micaela spoke about her sobriety journey and harm reduction philosophy, the positive side to distraction in recovery, narcan accessibility, how to support our loved ones dealing with substance use disorder, communication tips, moving from religious trauma to spirituality...2023-01-3052 minThoughts May Vary50. Ryan Kingman on Weirdness, Wellness, & How The Money Follows The MovementToday we are joined by Ryan Kingman, Meadow’s mentor(!), who graced us all with weird wellness practices and myriad lessons from a brand founder. A brand building legend, Kingman spoke to us about identifying your brand values, authentic leadership practices, how to know when it’s time to pivot if you always follow “the why”, and so much more. And… he would know. Kingman has played many roles, including — Element’s Director of Global Marketing, Stance Socks’ Co-Founder + Chief Marketing Officer, Igloo’s VP of Partnership/Collaboration Division, and is a consultant, strategic developer, + partner at Studio Remains. We also got into his...2023-01-2353 minThoughts May Vary49. Triggered After Up-Leveling: A Reminder That Healing Isn’t LinearToday’s unpacking is a reminder that healing isn’t linear. We can be in one of the best places we’ve been in (emotionally, mentally, interpersonally, etc) *and* still have a lot of work left to do. We also get into a conversation about what it means to compartmentalize your identity in community spaces and allowing people access to you.
Today, we cover:
0:00-7:26 Introduction
7:27-22:57 Gaby’s Unpacking
8:45-18:37 ED/Bodies Conversation (Content Warning)
23:05-33:29 Meadow’s Unpacking
33:43-42:46 Identity Compartmentalization & Emotional Access
42:47-48:57 Meadow’s engaged!
Mentioned:
Patreon for Journal Prompts — https://www.patreon.com/thoughtsmayvary
Ecuador Live ASMR — https...2023-01-1748 minThoughts May Vary48. Unpacking Healthy Relationships After TraumaSince our Unpacking Healthy Sex After Trauma episode was such a hit (and since G is six months into her loving relationship + M is now engaged), we decided to dive into unpacking healthy relationships after trauma. From how to communicate your previous trauma to a new partner to things you can say in a disagreement to fight productively, we are once again learning the hard way so that you don’t have to. We share how we met our partners and answer your questions about relationships.
Today, we cover:
How to fight productively with your partner
Things you can say in...2023-01-0957 minThoughts May Vary47. Ask Us Anything From The TMV Studio (Heartbreak, Seasonal Depression, Showing Love to Friends)Our first studio session! Join us for this Ask Us Anything where we answer your questions about heartbreak, seasonal depression, showing love to friends, with tangents and digressions in between. Today, we answered:
Coping with heartbreak + being single (dating never been this hard for me) advice?
How do you tell your friends you love them - what do you do to show/say it?
Ways to heal from toxic people who trigger you but are no longer in your life?
How to handle seasonal depression?
What do you think should be taught in sex ed today?
Am I meant to li...2023-01-0244 minThoughts May Vary46. How Emotions Are Stored In The Body & Visualizations You Can Do At Home with Dr. Michelle, AcupuncturistDr. Michelle Haloossim, doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (and Gaby’s acupuncturist), is here sharing all about how emotions are stored in the body and how we can all engage in small activities at home to nourish our mind, body, and soul. We speak about acceptance and trust, learn more about Dr. Michelle’s story, self care routine, and energetic boundaries, and learn more about five element acupuncture. This episode is also packed with tangible resources and visualizations anyone can do at home.
Dr. Michelle Haloossim:
https://www.mh-acupuncture.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dr.michelle.haloossim/
Dr. Michelle will b...2022-12-2652 minThoughts May Vary45. How To Build A Trust Muscle & Coping For The Holidays (We’re Back!)Welcome to Season 03 of Thoughts May Vary! You didn’t think we would leave you for the holidays, did you? It’s the most *triggering* time of the year! Of course we had to come back with our holiday coping routine ideas for you.
Today, in this season opener, we have a catch-up of our time off between seasons, touching on how to build a trust muscle and bringing our inner child along for the healing within that. Then, we dive all into our holiday coping routines.
This Thought covers making space for emotions, how to set boundaries with family memb...2022-12-1950 minThoughts May Vary44. Season 2 Finale: Positive Reframing, Body Image & Our Favorite People On The InternetAnd that’s a wrap on Season 2! This Thought covers: Selena Gomez’s new documentary, unpacking positive reframing and body image challenges, and a listener question about how to feel more empowered in your sexuality. Lastly, we share our favorite people on the internet for you to spend time with while we’re on hiatus. See you in December!
CHAPTERS
0:00-8:29 Last ep of the season!
8:30-19:32 My Mind & Me
19:33-25:52 M Unpacking Positive Reframing
25:53-42:42 G Unpacking Body Image
42:43-50:46 Listener Q About Sex Shame
50:47-57:29 Tips To Feel Empowered In Your Sexuality
57:30-1:06:19 Our Favorite People On The Internet ...2022-11-141h 05Thoughts May Vary43. Dr. Emily Morse’s Thoughts On Orgasm Magic, Mindful Masturbation, & Your Sex Questions AnsweredToday, we are thrilled that Dr. Emily Morse is here to speak to us all about your favorite subject — sex. Ever since our Unpacking Sex After Trauma thought, you all have written us with countless sex questions. Dr. Emily came to deliver.
Dr. Emily is a Doctor of Human Sexuality on a mission to liberate the conversation about sex and pleasure. She is host of the #1 Sexuality podcast, Sex With Emily, best-selling author of “Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight!”, and is a MasterClass Instructor on Sex and Communication. As if that’s not enough, she is also the Chief...2022-11-071h 07Thoughts May Vary42. Q&A with M+G: Diagnosing on TikTok, Self Awareness Hell, & Reframing RestToday’s Thought covers a shorter Unpacking about the New Moon, how Tik Tok has folks diagnosing themselves with ADHD, and how not being informed consumers of information also relates to cancel culture. Then, we answer your questions!
Q&A:
Fear of committed relationships, knowing if you’re scared or really need to be single
Advice on dealing with self awareness hell
Making friends in a new city
Tarot tips!
First kiss tips!
Dispelling negative feelings around rest
Aesthetic inspo
Thank you for your questions!
If you have a subject, theme, question, or tiktok to share with us… send in here: ht...2022-10-3147 minThoughts May Vary41. Isaac Hindin-Miller’s Thoughts On Inclusive Parties & DJ-ing as An Act of ServiceIsaac Hindin-Miller, or Isaac Likes, is a man who has truly lived nine lives. From a writer published in The New York Times, GQ, & Esquire to DJ-ing for Dior, YSL, Vogue, Yeezy, Cartier, Adidas, and more; he also throws inclusive parties all over the world called I Like You that bring celebrity, youth, and culture all together under one roof. He’s been sober for 8 years, he’s working on his vulnerability (which you’ll hear a lot of), and he’s been breaking out of self awareness hell through traditional and non-traditional mental health support.
This week, our thoughts with Isaa...2022-10-241h 00Thoughts May Vary40. Unpacking Weed & Nuanced OpinionsToday’s Thought covers physician assisted suicide programs, harm reduction methods, and smoking weed when you have mental health challenges.
Thank you for some theme requests!
If you have a subject, theme, question, or tiktok to share with us… send in here: https://www.thoughtsmayvary.com/contact
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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are see...2022-10-1745 minThoughts May Vary39. Unpacking The Variance Hat, People Pleasing, & Low VibrationsDid you hear we made a hat? Shop now!!! Thoughtsmayvary.com
Today’s Thoughts include:
Our thoughts behind our first product - the Variance hat!
Anxiety is being here when you want to be there
Feeling safe in new ways allows for deeper healing (a blessing and a curse)
Understanding people pleasing as a form of control
Seasonal changes in extroversion
Meeting our listeners IRL!
Difference between content with dark themes and low vibrational content
& more!
Also, if you have a subject, theme, question, or tiktok to share with us… there’s a new spot on our site for that ;) We’ll answer...2022-10-1055 minThoughts May Vary38. Amrit Sidhu’s Thoughts On 3 Pregnancies In A Year & Being A Facilitator for InspirationAmrit Sidhu is a global DJ, entrepreneur, partner of nonprofits, and soon to be mama! Throughout her DJ career, she’s opened for Lauryn Hill and Dua Lipa (ever heard of them) and performed for folks like Dior, Vogue, Coachella, Marc Jacobs, Nike, HBO, Cannes Film Festival, The Guggenheim Museum, MOMA, and more. If you follow her on IG, you know that she recently surprised us all this last Fashion Week by not only sharing her elopement but also that she is pregnant (!!!). We were beyond thrilled to talk to her and it shows.
This week, our thoughts with Amrit cov...2022-10-031h 27Thoughts May Vary37. Q&A with M+G: Sex on SSRIs, Internal Validation, & Intuition TipsYou asked, we’re answering. If you want to ask a question for our next Q&A episode, ask us on Instagram @thoughtsmayvarypod!
Today’s Thoughts include:
Masturbation after SA on SSRIs
How to forgive an ex with substance use challenges
Giving yourself validation vs seeking it externally
Public speaking tips + tricks
Pet peeves of each other + our partners
Second puberties
Learning to trust your intuition
& more!
Mentioned:
“Why Does My ‘For You Page’ Want Me to Practice Post-Sex Aftercare?” By Gaby Ulloa — https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/post-sex-aftercare-what-is-it-how-to.html
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...2022-09-191h 01Thoughts May Vary36. Reframing Patterns & Moving From Head to HeartHappy mercury retrograde! That’s our feeble attempt at a positive Mercury reframe. Please enjoy listening to us more thoughtfully describe different ways we approach breaking our negative patterns (hint: one of them is reframing) in today’s episode.
Today’s Thoughts include:
We’re not working to get 1% better everyday (aka healing isn’t linear)
Visualizations of emotional healing in our body and the mind-body connection
Forgiveness is about releasing us, not them
You can live in your toxic pattern til you’re 90 or you can live like you’re around the corner from breaking that cycle
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https://www...2022-09-1240 minThoughts May Vary35. Professional Braggers feat. Meredith FinemanToday we’re talking shop. As two women who thought they found their dream jobs to up-and-quit to go freelance—and loving it— we each get asked about our professional journeys a lot. Today, we chat a bit about thoughts on what learning to be your own boss/coworker/agents look like, finding professional validation in the right and wrong places, and learning how to brag, professionally speaking, in a truthful and self confident way. We’re joined by Meredith Fineman, the author of “Brag Better: Master the Art of Fearless Self-Promotion”, who chats with us about how we can learn to get...2022-09-0644 minThoughts May Vary34. Kim Egel's (LMFT) Thoughts on Discovering Our Truth, Moving Through Blocks, & What Therapists UnpackKim Egel has been a licensed Marriage Family Therapist for over 13 years, working within mental health for 20 years. She also just so happens to be our cohost Meadow’s first therapist! Through her education, clinical experience and personal endeavors Kim has created her unique and intuitive approach to therapy, which benefits and guides her clients personal growth. Clients seek her out to gain higher self insight + awareness by connecting to their truth(s) and moving through blocks.
Our thoughts with Kim moved from: over-intellectualizing your healing, discovering our inner truths, how to build self trust + self worth, mind-body connection, and ask...2022-08-291h 01Thoughts May Vary33. Crying On Zoom & Copious Amounts of JoleneWe’re back from vacation! Well, truthfully this was recorded prior to vacation. But we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming! Please enjoy today’s Thoughts which include:
Abusive relationship’s impact over time + how that is contributing to Meadow justifying shopping more
How we’ll take crying in therapy in person > on Zoom any day
Where shadow work + self worth meet
An appeal for more body hair (and/or removal of) in Hollywood
To Gaby’s friendship wounds of past + healthy friendship dynamics of present
Using our triggers as a roadmap!!!
And as per usual, a good ole “impact of social me...2022-08-221h 00Thoughts May Vary32. Dana Dang's Thoughts on Growing Up in Survival Mode, Finding Yourself In Resiliency, & Telling Friends To Get Paid MoreToday’s Thought is an extra special one. TMV is honored to welcome Dana Dang, a dear friend and absolute digital media genius, to the pod. Dana is a dear friend of our silly cohosts whose openness and graciousness in this episode signifies how she moves through life as a whole. But first, her genius—
Dana Dang is the Founder of Digital Media Architects, a new approach on digital brand marketing that aligns more with the greater good of humanity, organic community building and making social media social again (what a concept). She has executed brand deals / partnerships between Delta, Dior...2022-08-081h 29Thoughts May VaryUnpacking Boundaries & Getting Yelled At On TikTokHappy Monday, here is a hilarious solo for you. Thoughts today range from:
Getting yelled at on TikTok
Butt plugs and poppers
Learning to feel our feelings the hard way
Trauma dumping in the DMs
Boundary tips n tricks
Why we can’t accept nuance on social media
Boy bosses
Mentioned
Well+Good ‘Boundary Hunter’ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boundary-hunter/id1557769801?i=1000523157229
Minaa B on Local Optimist: https://www.localoptimist.com/blog/interviews/yqo2rhaaai1makvp
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Gaby: https://www.insta...2022-08-0152 minThoughts May VaryOlivia Perez’s Thoughts on Goals, Community, & Creating Your Own OpportunitiesOlivia Perez is an interviewer, journalist, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and host of the podcast Friend of a Friend, a contributing writer to Forbes.com, and co-founder of System of Service, a community that provides accessible and engaging service opportunities for all that strives to create impactful service experiences beyond the dollar.
From unpacking trying new things as an adult, compartmentalizing work-life identities and how community is the root of everything to reframing rejection, body awareness as a dancer and breaking down big picture goals into daily habits, Olivia shared it all in an actionable and truly digestible w...2022-07-2558 minThoughts May VaryNot Your CircusThis week, the girl’s are back with a solo Thought to discuss the dynamics of having people in your life who are uninterested in personal development when you’re on your self growth game. Spoiler alert: it’s all about nuance, grace, + empath with boundaries.
Thoughts range from:
watching people you love make shitty decisions + how to know if you’re being helpful or a burden
what to do when you don’t like your friend’s partner
how to help someone who doesn’t want to help themselves
the balance between energetic access and boundaries
Much of today’s themes were in res...2022-07-1841 minThoughts May VarySam Abrahart’s Thoughts on Her Personal Development Journey, Leadership at The Mayfair Group, & Mistakes Made Along The WaySam Abrahart is a founder (& CEO of The Mayfair Group), an activist, a podcast host, and a dear friend of TMV. Her brand is ubiquitous amongst cool girls (Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Sydney Sweeny, Sophie Turner + more) and is known for their advocacy for mental wellness. This Thought, Sam shares truth bombs and vulnerable ancedotes about how her personal development journey coincides with her leadership journey (including what mistakes she’s made along the way).
MORE SAM:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samabrahart/?hl=en
Mayfair: https://themayfairgroupllc.com/
#MAYFAIRWORLD Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mayfairworld/id1563476632
Meadow on...2022-07-1156 minThoughts May VaryAbortion Access & Unpacking In Real TimeContent Warning: Disordered eating & abortions
This episode is not what we thought it would be. Shortly after the overturn of Roe v Wade, this conversation is very much us unpacking and processing in real time - which is basically the mission statement of the pod so despite how chaotic and inconclusive this episode feels to us, we stand by it. If this isn’t the conversation you want to hear today, we’ll see you next week with an incredible guest episode.
Abortion Access Resources
abortionfinder.org
plannedparenthood.org
usow.org/repro
plancpills.org
also the instagram account @loomhq has great...2022-07-0540 minThoughts May VaryMental Illness: Explanation Or ExcuseThis episode was recorded before the overturn of Roe v. Wade. We hope it brings some healthy distraction and laughter. Please take care of yourself because we need you. How can we show up for a revolution without chaos? By going higher. Taking accountability, thoughtfully owning our energy, emotions, and actions. We have to heal ourselves to heal the world.
Resources:
National Network of Abortion Funds https://abortionfunds.org/
United State of Women, Reproductive Justice Hub https://usow.org/repro/
Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Three for Freedom https://www.threeforfreedom.com/
Abortion Clinic Locator https://www.abortionfinder.org/
P...2022-06-2755 minThoughts May VaryChris Klemens' on Bad Moods, The Internet, & A Perfect Day in DelawareChris Klemens is a comedian, podcast host, and “world renowned hot mess”. His podcast, which is aptly described as a love child of The Daily Show and Tosh.0, shows off Chris’ ability to be hilariously chaotic and thoughtfully poignant all at once (our kinda energy). This Thought, Chris unpacks transition periods and shifts in identity that come with ten years of comedy on the internet and a cross-country move.
You're going to want to watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/5wzj4OsVNz8
And truly as a tip from us to you, if you’re not already following Chris, you are w...2022-06-211h 08Thoughts May VaryDemystifying ManifestationThis week, the girl’s debunk TikTok’s spiritual bypassing, vision board preaching, law of attraction manifestation bullshit and break down manifesting from a psychological standpoint.
Watch this thought on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LxGD6gEG-KY
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Referenced:
To Be Magnetic podcast + programming
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and prof...2022-06-1351 minThoughts May VaryNick Viall's Thoughts on His New Book, Catholic Sex Shame, & SituationshipsThank you to today’s sponsor: DedCool!
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Welcome back to Season 02 of TMV!!!!! We’re starting off this season with none other than friend of the pod, Mr. Nick Viall! Nick is an entrepreneur, TV personality, podcast host, and now author (!) who is widely known for his starring role on The Bachelor & The Bachelorette. His podcast, The Viall Files, goes deep on all things love, sex, and relationships and if you’re a fan of the pod, just wait for his new book.
Nick’s Thoughts range from:
Debriefing The Ultimatum
Unpacking growing up Catholic and it’s...2022-06-061h 20
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle Finale: A Message From HiatusCONTENT WARNING: This episode was recorded the day after the Uvalde elementary shooting and subsequently spends some time processing this. If that feels activating to you, please take note of the timestamps below or skip this one - we can’t wait to see you next week for the start of Season 2. Take care of yourself.
Disclaimer Timestamps:
Austin unpacking ends around 10:36
Passing references around 30:53 & 48:35
Well, well, well finally a new episode. To send us out of hiatus, m+g wanted to pop in to remind you what their voices sound like. This episode starts off with some heavy feels an...2022-05-3156 min
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle 05: Unpacking Sex After TraumaWelcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!
This week, the girls get personal and discuss how trauma impacts healthy sex (even years later). From positions that bring up triggers to hating giving blow jobs, this Thought is a no-holds-barred account of working through sexual abuse and trauma. If this feels activating to you in any way, please reach out to the resources below and/or come back and listen to us next week instead.
Also follow us (don’t let Gaby’s asan...2022-05-2343 min
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle 04: Unpacking Feminine Energy & Lots of IdentityWelcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!
In this Thought, Gaby unpacks the interplay between masculine and feminine energies while Meadow unpacks various aspects of identity formation.
Also follow us (don’t let Gaby’s asana calendar live in vain) https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod
DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line) or The NAMI Helpline or The Trevor Project or any of the resou...2022-05-1656 min
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle 03: Tefi Pessoa's ThoughtsWelcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!
Well, well, well if it isn’t Gaby’s long lost hermana. Please give a warm welcome to Tefi Pessoa, the content creator and media personality the world needs. The TikTok legend, TEDx speaker, and certified Miami mami not only solves Meadow’s identity issues and Gaby’s q’s about masculine and feminine energies, but also gives Meadow an intro into what being from Miami means while reminding Gaby who tf she is. Put it this wa...2022-05-101h 19
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle 02: Cole Brown's ThoughtsWelcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!
For Thought 04, the girls are joined by their friend and gifted author, Cole Brown. The three discuss thoughts on: being Black in white spaces, how to move through identity formation when people project narratives onto you, separating Cole the person from Cole the character, and the dichotomy between caring so much about your words and art.
Cole also dives into his the thoughts behind his work, touching on the cowriting process of working on Matt...2022-05-031h 11
Thoughts May VaryVicious Cycle 01: Is Trauma Our Brand?Welcome to Vicious Cycle! Where we rehash old Thoughts during our hiatus until Season 2. We're starting you off with one of the girls' favs. Enjoy!
This Thought is a tried-and-true stream of consciousness between the two girls as they unpack the complexities of having trauma as a part of their ~brand~
Thoughts run from:
triggers as our responsibilities
feelings of shame that come with growing and healing
redefining “vulnerability” when trauma is your brand
how siblings raised within the same household can have vastly different parents
breaking down our Mother and Father wounds
Also follow us (don’t let Gaby’s asana calen...2022-04-251h 08
Thoughts May VaryFarewell Season 01For the Season 01 finale, the girls speak to you directly. The girls share their thoughts on your questions, like:
Why do men say they have a good time or say you two had good sex and then not text you?
Why do men unmatch you on dating apps?
Best/worst part of being freelance?
How did you two meet?
What kind of qualities do you look for in friends and partners? Is there overlap?
Do you think you guys would’ve been friends in high school?
What sign is Gaby's horrible ex?
Experiences with shrooms?
Tips on rediscovery of your true...2022-03-281h 11
Thoughts May VaryDom Robert’s Thoughts on Ending Her Podcast, People Pleasing, & Stepping Into Her PowerFor the last guest episode of Season 01, the girls were joined by friend and creative activist, Dom Roberts. This girl-time packed Thought covers all thoughts from:
Dating (the hair test, sexual boundaries, etc)
Why Dom ended her ‘The Uncomfortable Podcast’
How having “digital activist” as part of your public identity, mixed with people-pleasing tendencies, leads to being robbed of your Black joy
Unlearning people pleasing tendencies to realize that setting boundaries + taking care of ourselves isn’t selfish
Stay tuned for the end of this Thought when, in honor of Dom ending her podcast ‘The Uncomfortable Podcast’, we ended with a very revealing r...2022-03-2149 min
Thoughts May VaryUnpacking Racism, Stigma, & Copious Amounts of CopingThis week, the girls discuss mental health stigma’s reputation as a cultural flaw (when it should be viewed through a lens of racism) and how coping is valid whether you’re smoking a cigarette or making compassionate space for your feelings in a therapy setting. And other thoughts on sex, blue zones, and (as per usual) their periods.
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DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health support, please reach out to 741-741 (The Crisis Text Line...2022-03-1457 min
Thoughts May VaryMaryah Greene's Thoughts on Career Growth, Creating Paths (vs Following Them), & Silk BonnetsYou may recognize Maryah Greene, Plant Stylist & Consultant, otherwise known as “that plant girl”, from such places like AD, Vogue, NYT, and Headspace, saving your snake plants and reminding you of mindfulness effortlessly along the way. Or, maybe Maryah and her sock drawer popped up on your FYP this past month "solving racism". Either way, you’re welcome for the presence of this hilarious, thoughtful, and grounded woman. Maryah came in hot, ready to unpack growing and processing being a human in this world.
The three girls share thoughts on:
The process of growing in real time and Marie Kondo-ing our feeli...2022-03-071h 13
Thoughts May VaryJesse Israel's Thoughts on Vulnerable Leadership, Rock Bottoms, & Manif*ckingThe most grounding and validating pod we deserve to start our Mondays with - please give a warm, TMV welcome to Jesse Israel. Jesse is a social entrepreneur, meditation leader, and former record label executive who is a master of community. You might have heard of him - his meditation movement, The Big Quiet, has led mass meditations in iconic places like Madison Square Garden, featured musical performances from artists like Miguel, and even went on tour with Oprah from 2019-2020. Today, Jesse reminds us that true thought leaders lead with vulnerability, within boundaries, by sharing with us his recent...2022-02-281h 27
Thoughts May VaryUnpacking Healthy Sex After TraumaThis week, the girls get personal and discuss how trauma impacts healthy sex (even years later). From positions that bring up triggers to hating giving blow jobs, this Thought is a no-holds-barred account of working through sexual abuse and trauma. If this feels activating to you in any way, please reach out to the resources below and/or come back and listen to us next week instead.
Also follow us (don’t let Gaby’s asana calendar live in vain) https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsmayvarypod
DISCLAIMER: We are not licensed professionals. If you are seeking licensed and professional mental health suppo...2022-02-2141 min
Thoughts May VaryTefi Pessoa's Thoughts on Self Development, Cellulite, & DJ LazWell, well, well if it isn’t Gaby’s long lost hermana. Please give a warm welcome to Tefi Pessoa, the content creator and media personality the world needs. The TikTok legend, TEDx speaker, and certified Miami mami not only solves Meadow’s identity issues and Gaby’s q’s about masculine and feminine energies, but also gives Meadow an intro into what being from Miami means while reminding Gaby who tf she is. Put it this way, within the first 5 minutes of the episode, Meadow heard Gaby’s voice hit octaves she didn’t know where possible. Thoughts span from: confiden...2022-02-141h 17
Thoughts May VaryUnpacking Feminine Energy & Lots Of IdentityIn this Thought, Gaby unpacks the interplay between masculine and feminine energies while Meadow unpacks various aspects of identity formation.
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Thoughts May VaryNatalie Joy's Thoughts On Romanticizing The Present While Chasing Your DreamsPeople tend to act like life begins at the age of fame for those thrown into the spotlight. It’s an ironic story for someone who is the living embodiment of ‘leading your own charge’. Natalie Joy, certified surgical technologist and model, was thrown into said spotlight primarily through the lens of her partner, entrepreneur and former Bachelor, Nick Viall. Little does that following know how resilient, tenacious, and grounded this woman truly is. Which is why our cohosts were beyond honored to peel back the curtain and share another amazing woman and dear friend's story. This week, Natalie so generous...2022-01-311h 01
Thoughts May VaryChrissy Rutherford's Thoughts On Sharing Online & The Family Dynamics That FollowThis week, TMV welcomes icon and role model Chrissy Rutherford to the pod! Chrissy is a living embodiment of everything the girls love: an editorial and social media legend with over 12 years in the industry who also champions mental health and cofounded 2BG Consulting with fellow editor Danielle Prescod to consult for fashion and beauty brands (along with influencers) on how to implement anti-racist communication strategies. Her career is so impressive that naturally the girl’s spent little-to-no time covering it. Instead, they got to know Chrissy’s thoughts on:
Self discovery and personal development as a lifelong journey
Operating on yo...2022-01-241h 10
Thoughts May VaryGaby's Hoffman Process ExperienceThis week, Gaby vulnerably and generously shares her thoughts on her experience at the Hoffman Process (a week-long healing retreat of transformation and development for people who feel stuck in their life). As a Hoffman legacy, she knew this therapy bootcamp would as expected as going to college in her family, but she always stood firm on going on her own terms. And thankfully so, for this very life-changing time spent at Hoffman became what she decided to publicly share about (despite the stigma) on one beloved mental health blog - The Local Optimist - while Meadow was still managing...2022-01-171h 00
Thoughts May VaryNew Year, Same WitchesThis week’s Thought is a post-holiday catch up between the girls as they both unpack their same resolution - to own their spiritual power. This episode is even more “woo woo” than usual as the girls mainly speak about the dynamics between spirituality and mental health and their recent experiences speaking to an intuitive worker.
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Thoughts May VaryMaddi Bragg’s Thoughts on Friendships, Leaving the Internet (and returning), and Her Spiritual Glow-UpWell if it ain’t the girls who started it all. This week, miss Maddi Bragg, the queen of all things food and feelings on the internet, gracefully took her thrown upon the TMV platform. The-three-best-friends-that-anyone-could-have all met each other in the lonely summer of 2020 and have blossomed into the healthiest and happiest friendships ever since. So naturally, this episode the girls/besties wanted to share the gift of Maddi with the world - the side the internet isn’t privy to, despite being a Youtube sensation since age 12. This conversation we chat about Maddi’s thoughts on:
Being forced to gro...2022-01-031h 22
Thoughts May VarySara Shokouhi's Thoughts on Orgasm Manifesting, Abortion Legislature, & All Things Sexual WellnessThree best friends sit down to talk all things sex. You’re welcome. This week’s thought features the pod’s resident sex fairy, Meadow’s long-time bff, Gaby’s new(ish) bff, and founder of the best underwear company in the world b.WR, Sara Shokouhi. From the brand’s birth-story and it’s sexual wellness roots to pity fucking, slut-shaming, why Gaby refuses to have mediocre sex and why Sara deserves an award for never faking an orgasm—no topic is off limits. Because that’s the whole point, isn’t it? To cultivate enough of an approachable and (hopefully) educ...2021-12-271h 43
Thoughts May VaryIs Trauma Our Brand?This week is a tried-and-true stream of consciousness between the two girls as they unpack the complexities of having trauma as a part of their ~brand~
Thoughts run from:
triggers as our responsibilities
feelings of shame that come with growing and healing
redefining “vulnerability” when trauma is your brand
how siblings raised within the same household can have vastly different parents
breaking down our Mother and Father wounds
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Thoughts May VaryTasha Franken's Thoughts on the Mind-Body Connection, ED Recovery, & 'Doing What Feels Good'Friend, entrepreneur, model, and pilates instructor - Tasha Franken - joins Gaby and Meadow for Thought 07 where the three begin to scratch the surface on the mind-body connection.
Tasha’s thoughts move from her experience healing with an eating disorder, to her “scout story”, to how the phrase ‘do what feels good’ is extremely irritating when you can’t trust yourself yet or don’t understand how to connect with your body, to the potential for someone to discover her long lost journals and make millions with a tell-all.
ALL THINGS TASHA:
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Thoughts May VaryMeadow’s Guide To Suicide Prevention (+ Her Story)This week’s Thought is a big one. Meadow, as a mental health professional and suicide loss survivor (the girls unpack it, it’s a counterintuitive term they know), shares her personal story and all the tools, tips, and resources she has accumulated in an effort to make suicide prevention less scary. They cover thoughts around Meadow losing her brother, how to have an 'are you suicidal?' conversation, and everything suicide prevention related that should be covered in our public education by now. Again, Meadow is not a licensed therapist, but a mental health worker who worked in non-p...2021-12-0659 min
Thoughts May VaryLindsey Metselaar's Thoughts on Therapy, Dating 'Potential', & SobrietyTwo Libras and a Taurus log into a Zoom... This week, cool girl and host of the We Met At Acme podcast, Lindsey Metselaar, joins the girls for a low key Zoom hang-out. The following conversation spans an obligatory zodiac discussion to how seeing a new therapist is like making a new friend to why you shouldn't date someone with 'potential'.
ALL THINGS LINDSEY:
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Thoughts May VaryCole Brown's Thoughts on Challenging Projections, Family Dynamics, & ZendayaFor Thought 04, the girls are joined by their friend and gifted author, Cole Brown. The three discuss thoughts on: being Black in white spaces, how to move through identity formation when people project narratives onto you, separating Cole the person from Cole the character, and the dichotomy between caring so much about your words and art.
Cole also dives into his the thoughts behind his work, touching on the cowriting process of working on Matt James' (the first Black Bachelor) new book as well as the dichotomy between caring so much about his words only to relinquish creative control while...2021-11-221h 09
Thoughts May VaryUnpacking Summer Baggage: Confidence, Self-Identity, & Reading From Gaby's JournalThis Throwback Thursday (don’t worry, we know it’s Monday), we’re going back in time briefly to when summer was just turning into fall. The girls got on a call to unpack their summer baggage and reflect on their brief podcasting hiatus. Their unfiltered stream-of-consciousness takes you on a journey from thoughts surrounding: consciously choosing confidence each morning to being single for the first time since forming a healthy self-identity to an obligatory gush over their friendship to gaby reading from her journal to diagnosing random skin ailments and discussing their self-prescribed treatment. Enjoy.
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Thoughts May VarySophia Kelly's Thoughts on Body Image, Boundaries, & Self DefinitionsThis week on TMV, the girls welcome their first guest and internet-turned-irl-friend Sophia Kelly to the podcast. Sophia is a lifestyle and wellness influencer who overshares as much as Gaby and Meadow on the internet. She also has just as many thoughts on topics including-but-lot-limited-to: body image and getting work done, owning your identity after accepting identities that were projected onto you, and grappling with not having the excuse of “bad parents” to blame for your mental health challenges. Warning: Thought 02 also includes Sophia’s life story with answers to all the questions you would have as a follower of the ic...2021-11-081h 15
Thoughts May VaryToxic RelationshipsY’all are in for a spicy first thought from the girls. On this inaugural thought (btw we call episodes “thoughts” around here), Meadow & Gaby are opening up about their experiences within toxic and abusive relationships. But before you hear that, the girls had to pop in to record a little intro with a disclaimer about how some new revelations have vastly changed their thinking on the subject. (TLDR; one of us is talking about our experience with a past toxic relationship while they are presently in a healthy relationship…. yeah, well since the time of recording that, the relationship has then...2021-11-011h 27Thoughts May VaryHi World, It's UsOn this episode, Gaby and Meadow introduce themselves and the podcast. They tell the story of life up until they met one another, share their goals for this podcast, and give you a little peek into their perspectives on mental health.
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