Meet Me in the Middle

In 2022, we did an episode about Intuitive Eating (it's good and you should definitely listen to it). But now that we have our ADHD diagnosis, we're learning more about our own experiences with food and trusting your body (truly, even just listening to it!) so join us this week as we extol the virtues of pre-cut veggies and instant ramen.Link to the ADHD dietitian instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you haven't seen this trend pop up on your social feeds lately, you may have heard or read about it elsewhere. Join us as we talk about the social media trend of little kids being not only obsessed with skincare, but posting about it at length online. Jenny walks us through exactly is going on and how it connects back to a similar issue in the 90s. Digressions include our own experiences with our kids and technology access and our own personal skincare issues.Apple Podcasts link to the Good Inside episodeSpotify link to the Good Inside episodeGirl, In Real Life book (order from your favourite local bookstore, or if you're in the Vancouver area, here at Kidsbooks - our local fave!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Note from Annika: my mic was having issues in this episode (mainly that I didn't connect it properly, whoops) and so apologies that the sound is a little off for this week! Pretty sure I'll manage to not have it happen again, but if you think it sounds off... that's because it does!*While this week's episode is technically a part 2, you definitely don't need to have listened to part 1 before you listen to this episode (it is good! But not necessary).This week, we make the connections between where purity culture and the wellness world intersect and how one has really impacted and continues to shape the other. Digressions include the history of the anti-abortion movement in the USA and the organized evangelical movement (spoiler - it's new and until well into the 70s had nothing to do with each other - yes, long after Roe v Wade!)Some of the important links from and references to today:https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/diet/purity-diet-culture-roe-v-wadehttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/27/upshot/biden-trump-poll-quiz.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/08/abortion-us-religious-right-racial-segregationhttps://www.instagram.com/vanessaandxander/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we start a two episode series that Annika has been wanting to cover since the podcast began! We're journeying today down the rabbit hole inside the purity culture social phenomenon of the 1990s and early 2000s, situated within evangelical Christianity. While today we are mostly covering exactly what this movement was, the larger arc this lives inside is the way that this impacts not only the impact to the wellness world but also to the larger culture, especially within the US where this originated. Join us for part 2 next time!Joshua Harris in USA todayThe Kevin James Thornton clip we watch on InstagramThose poor Disney Channel kids**** As promised, the boring laws and funding amounts that Annika summarizedIn 1981 the US government passed the Adolescent Family Life Act, or AFLA, a US federal law that provided federal funding to both public and non-profit private religious organizations to counsel adolescents to abstain from sex until marriage.Under AFLA, from 1981 to 1988, the government gave more than $100 million US taxpayer dollars to religious organizations, that used the funding to teach abstinence-only education classes and in total, we've seen over $210 million tax dollars under this program specifically to abstinence-only teachings.1996 brought the additional funding from Title V of the Welfare Reform Act, in which the abstinence-only-until-marriage program was authorized for five years and then continually re-upped each year until 2009.So from 1998-2009 it paid out $50 million in tax dollars a year – so $550 million – to abstinence only programs.In addition, we get the yet another funding stream to support abstinence-only until-marriage programs starting in 2001, which were rewarded directly to community organizations and churches.$20 million a year from 2001-2006 ($100M)$113 million a year from 2006-2008 (226)$99 million in 2009For a total of $425 million.In 2010, the Obama administration cut all finding to these community organization grants.They also passed the affordable care act, which people now call Obamacare, and the Senate added on Title V at the final passing of the bill and this extension totaled $250 million for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs for a five-year period (2010–2014).Then there was another $50 million in 2015, and $75 million per year in 2016 and 2017. We also get the introduction in 2012 of a new discretionary fund, that specifically supports grants in 15 states, which was an additional $185 million from 2012-2022.Human Rights WatchImpacts of State Level FundingGuttmatcher Fact SheetSiecus Funding AnalysisAbstinence and the Politics of Sex Ed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We might know where Kate Middleton is now, but join us this week for a conversation about the conversation around "where Kate Middleton went" (spoiler: nowhere) and what it means about being a public figure, and what media speculation and disinformation is creating around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're not on TikTok or YouTube, you might not have been exposed to the freshly revived Tradwife movement, so join us this week while we explore the resurgence of the Traditional Housewife movement/aesthetic. From gorgeous gardens to churning butter, all the way to MAGA hats and monetization, what exactly is it about, and how does it intersect with true choice?(Note: if you don't have a TikTok account, these links are best viewed on desktop where you can just click "continue as guest" ;)TikTok 1TikTok 2America Ferrera's Barbie Monologue(We decided not to include the racist YouTube we discussed because we don't feel like adding clicks is a great idea for the algorithm but please reach out to us if you want it and we'll dm it over if needed.)Also important note for future episodes and our schedules moving forward: we have both had a lot going on and our recording schedule might be a little different over the next little while. (You may have already noticed we haven't been as regular this year!) We have typically endeavoured to release an episode a week, give or take, for the last two years but in this *season* of our lives (IYKYK), it just might look a little different. Thank you in advance for your understanding! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for your patience as we've had a few weeks with a lot of unplanned life going on! This is part 2 of our own personal experience with ADHD Hacks - we're covering some of the bigger lifestyle things that we didn't discuss in our last episode and sharing how we've been able to work together in a lot of ways to support ourselves and each other.As a reminder this is just a conversation about our own experiences and what we're discovering in our own journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we wrap up our neurodivergent January mini-series, join us as we talk about some of the non-pharmacological interventions that we use for our ADHD. This episode is part 1 of 2 as we don't talk about therapy OR exercise today but these are both things we're both very passionate about and use regularly in all parts of our lives, tune in next week for more details (and check out our early season 1 episodes on Peloton & Crossfit for more details on our passions for exercise!).Timers, lists, breaking big tasks into smaller parts - all of this might seem like second nature if you haven't struggled with attention or neurodivergence, but for us it's not that simple... As always, this is just our own personal experience, although we love connecting further so don't hesitate to reach out to each of us on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/_jennyomahony_/https://www.instagram.com/annikabuckle/Also for that adorable Tomato Timer that we talk about, check it out here: https://www.tomatotimers.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing on with our neurodivergent theme for January, this week Jenny shares a little bit about what it's been like to make the choice to medicate her child's ADHD and what it looks like to find a middle ground with some of the other non-pharmacological interventions that are available too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yeah, so for real - both Jenny and Annika have been diagnosed with ADHD very recently. Turns out it's not just shorthand for our inability to start or finish projects; there's more going on for both of us - birds of a feather and whatnot. We touch briefly on the prevalent idea that "everyone has ADHD now" and some of the context, history, and stats. Join us for a very personal conversation where we talk about each of our roads to diagnosis and where we're at on our journey.Articles we discuss:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9616454/https://epicresearch.org/articles/number-of-adhd-patients-rising-especially-among-womenhttps://caddac.ca/adhd-in-women-and-girls/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode is a very personal peek behind the curtain. Join us in the messy middle as Jenny shares what it's like to navigate through noticing something is up with your kid through to the day of diagnosis. This is a chat about experiencing the system and finding the ways to advocate for what you need, within and acknowledging privilege.This is also likely the first of a few conversations just like this, so look out for more on this journey in the months to come.Find the "We Can Do Hard Things" episode Jenny references here on Apple or here on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, it's the 40th anniversary of the Cabbage Patch Kid this year and if that makes you feel old then us too. But what a great time to take a peek behind the curtain on what exactly all the hype was like, and how we got there. Join us as we journey back to holiday season, 1983, and all the stops we make along the way. Digressions include the origin story, a cartoon villan, and why some fundamentalist kids weren't allowed them.Sound quality note: some of the clips that we use in this episode are very much *eighties quality*. Take note of the links below if you want what might be better sound, or just bear with us!https://belover.medium.com/who-again-invented-the-cabbage-patch-dolls-edited-ea99fb31b4dbhttps://www.amazon.com/Xavier-Roberts-presents-little-people/dp/B0006XYNEK (don't mind that it's an amazon link, it's that first picture that matters)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32P9vao8awQ (our clip starts at 1:53)https://www.cracked.com/article_19270_6-beloved-80s-toys-with-bizarrely-horrifying-origin-stories.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOYVycJ55mw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a Meet Me in the Middle movie night.We watched the docu-series Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets so you don't have to!This is the second of two episodes on this series, so if you haven't listened to part one, go back and do that - you join us kind of mid-idea here and it will make much more sense if you've taken the first part of this journey with us!In this episode, we expand into what life was like for the oldest girls, including the politics of "family" reality TV shows, the political workings of this brand of Christian fundamentalists, and the awful details of Josh Duggar's abuses and cover ups.TW/CW: child abuse, child sexual abuse, religious trauma, cults.Watch on Amazon Prime here (or you know - don't, because we recap it here!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a Meet Me in the Middle movie night. We watched the docu-series Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets so you don't have to!In this first of two episodes on this series, we dig in to the context that the hit TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting came up around, and some of the details of the Duggar family that were new to us (although, sadly not surprising).TW/CW: child abuse, child sexual abuse, religious trauma, cults.Watch on Amazon Prime here (or you know - don't, because we recap it here!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you didn't grow up in a 1990s youth group, you might not have the intimate knowledge of a surveillance software like Covenant Eyes. Join us this week as Annika walks us thorough some of the politics of the new US Speaker Mike Johnson, the politics of American Christian Nationalism, and the ways that purity culture and the wellness world intersect.CW/TW: religious trauma, pornography, abortion access, equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, school shootingsThe Christian Nationalist flag that Johnson has outside his officeYes, that quote about abortion and school shootings is realClip of Johnson speaking about Covenant Eyes (timestamp 0:26-1:50)Slate Article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you follow soccer (or as the rest of the world calls it, football) or not, you've probably heard about the new Netflix mini-docuseries on David Beckham. This week, Jenny takes us through the part of the story that stuck with her long after she'd finished watching. Join us as we discuss media culture on young stars, how little we know and understand about soccer (sorry!), and men's mental health.(Note that we use sound clips from the show that are the best quality we could but if you'd rather watch yourself, we've listed the timestamps below!)Watch the series on Netflix hereTimestamps:Episode 1: 1 hour 10 minute mark approximately (7:25 - 6:48 remaining if you're on mobile)Episode 2: 7 minute mark approximately (58:55 - remaining if you're on mobile) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're in Canada, you might have noticed that news has disappeared - or is in the process of disappearing - from your social media feeds and internet searches. This week, in part 2 of a 2 part episode, we actually dig in to the details of Bills C-11 (the Online Streaming Act) and C-18 (the Online News Act). What exactly is the purpose, what could they mean for the future of this podcast, and can we do anything to stop either one at this point?Pablo's tweetActual text of Bill C-11Actual text of Bill C-18Michael Geist's very thorough deep-dives on all of thisWhy Canada has failed where Australia succeededSupport Open MediaWrite to Heritage Minister St-OngeFind your MP by postal code and write to themThis is the VPN I used, it's an affiliate link (but also the best pricing) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're in Canada, you might have noticed that news has disappeared - or is in the process of disappearing - from your social media feeds and internet searches. This week, in part 1 of a 2 part episode, we dig in to why. Before we review the details in Bill C-11 and Bill C-18, we have to talk a little bit about how we got here. What exactly qualifies something as Canadian content, and why has the government taken such an interest in preserving it on media?Everything you wanted to know about the CRTCWho wants to meet Ian Scott for beer?Take the CanCon quiz with us!Movie and TV requirementsMusic requirementsWhat Australia is doing different (better?) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's wellness world circle of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps", we dive into the coaching industry! Is it a helpful addition to a toolbox of support, or repackaged victim-blaming that ignores structural inequalities? (Spoiler - we're looking for middle ground, soooo...)Edit/Follow up to our chat: yes, it sounds outrageous but yes, you too can work with The Alpha Femme for $18,888. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we get into the weeds with a social media "scandal" that broke a few weeks ago. Should registered dieticians be paid by industry groups to create social media content?Digressions include a long and detailed conversation about the safety of aspartame (we know you've been asking!), and media literacy.Original Washington Post article here.WHO release at the centre of the aspartame controversy.Hazard classification risk chart.Non-sugar sweeteners for weight control.The two reels we discuss from Lindsay Pleskott here and here.BC College of Registered Dieticians: conflict of interest regulations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're going to deep dive into a topic that came up in nearly every decade we looked at in our summer series - the Master Cleanse! Yes, you're remembering right if you are thinking about eating or drinking nothing but a "lemonade" made of water, cayenne pepper, maple syrup, and squeezed lemons. We talk about the mechanics of the cleanse itself but then in a whole bunch of detail about the creator, Stanley Burroughs. Content warning: there's some pretty gnarly medical malpractice, and also a very sad cancer journey.Healing for the Age of EnlightenmentMaster CleanseCalifornia Supreme Court findings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we dig into the history of trying to make ourselves smell good, and debunk some myths around the use of products under our arms. (And yes, it looks like you can still order Odorono if you so desire!) Should you wear antiperspirant? Will it give you breast cancer? Join us as we review the science.Find more reading (and the original ads!) here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season 2 of our podcast! We're so excited to come back from a journey through the past, right into a story about Canada's complicated and racist history around food (content warning: residential schools, child abuse and neglect). And, if you have ideas or suggestions for topics for season two, find us each on Instagram @annikabuckle and @_jennyomahony_!As two white colonizers, there's only so far we can take this discussion so please seek out resources from Indigenous Canadians:https://nctr.ca/records/reports/https://orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story/Links to Ian Mosby's work:https://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/32/E1043https://fns.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AdministeringSocialScience.mosby_.pdfMore on "21 Things You Didn't Know About the Indian Act":https://storestock.massybooks.com/item/BOZGS1Wb_0ZJVKWp3yux6whttps://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act-1.3533613The graphics we discuss in the history of the food guide:https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-guide/about/history-food-guide.htmlAnd last but CERTAINLY not least, if you have any extra resources right now, please consider a donation to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: https://www.irsss.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the final instalment in our summer series as we tour through history! This episode wraps up our weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This is episode 10 and it's the last week to listen to us highlight the 2010s - notable call outs include Gwyneth and Bulletproof Coffee. Notable call-in from The Whole 30!Melissa Urban InstagramThis is the final episode of our first season and whether you're here because you just stumbled across this episode, or you've been hanging out with us for 60 episodes, we want to thank you so much for listening and joining us on this journey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer (and early fall), we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 9, we finally cross into the new millennium! When Y2K didn't end the world as we knew it, we got to experience the majesty of Super Size Me, follow Bikram Yoga, and use fitness technology (among other things).Be sure to also join us next week for our final instalment in our mini series, and the final episode of season one (!!), before we get back to our regularly scheduled programming into the autumn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 8, we journey into the 1990s! If you've been waiting for us to get to "heroin chic" as wellness, we've finally hit it this week (content warning: drug use and disordered eating).Watch this CK ad with cautionEnjoy this palate cleanser at the end Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 7, we've finally made it to a decade we were alive in - the 1980s! This week we take a deep dive into some of the more famous aspects of wellness culture in the 1980s, and we also dissect some of the larger context that's often missed when we paint things with broad brushstrokes like "low fat" or "obesity epidemic". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 6, we talk about the 1970s. Not only was this the decade of avocado green refrigerators, it was also the decade that brought us SlimFast and the Scarsdale diet and reinging king of the 1970s, S. Daniel Abraham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 5, we talk about the 1960s. From a three martini lunch to the macrobiotic diet, the 60s was chock-full of wellness trends on both ends of the spectrum.Macrobiotic DietSego AdWorkout FashionThe most unhinged fad diet yet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 4, we talk about the 1950s - the war might be over but the policing of what bodies should consume and look like continues! We finally get to the ubiquitous cabbage soup diet and the origin of the term "wellness" itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 3, we talk about the 1940s, which not only featured WW2, but also featured amphetamines, instant food, and saunas for weight loss. Don't worry, regardless of the world changing events there's always room to police what bodies are "supposed" to look like!Incredible 1940s video of women exercisingInteresting extra readingReduce-o-matic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 2, we talk about the 1930s, which was not only the great depression but also a fun time to try the bananas and skim milk diet! If you thought a worldwide lack of food and resources would mean that women's bodies got a break from being policed, we have some bad news for you.Weight Loss Advice from the 1930s (and our new favourite way to describe women as furniture!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.This week, in episode 1, we talk about the 1920s, which was not all just flappers and speakeasies, but also brought us the first best-selling weight loss book, and the grapefruit diet.We forgot to mention it in the episode but CW/TW: dieting, calorie reduction, weight loss.Flapper magazine articleHistory of the scaleDiet of the flapper (Weight loss best-seller excerpt)Exercise TrendsThe Grapefruit Diet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You have probably heard or read about the wellness benefits of green tea, so join us as we talk about some very specific claims around matcha. You'll meet some familiar faces and it shouldn't be too much of a spoiler to say that we find a middle ground approach by the end.The instagram post that Jenny shares: https://www.instagram.com/p/x4tsp7iPRX/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3DThe website link we discuss: https://goop.com/ca-en/cha-cha-matcha-cha-cha-ceremonial-grade-matcha-powder/p/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you lived in Vancouver and were in the wellness community (or even the broader community) in the early aughts, you might have heard about the Wild Rose Cleanse. If you're like Annika, you might even have done it - a few times... Join us this week as we talk about this cleanse specifically and the concept of cleansing more generally. Read along with the list of foods here. Also as a follow up note, after we recorded we came across some of Dr Terry's more controversial views that we didn't discuss but if you're curious, read them here.TW/CW: food restriction, binging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we dig into the mediterranean diet - there's a lot of hype about it being a pretty close to prefect way to eat but is it just hype? Discussions include the health impacts of an afternoon siesta and a reminder once again that Annika really hates cooking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you have any wellness content in your social feeds, you might have seen the recommendation to track your glucose levels for your health. This week, we talk specifically about the wellness trend to use continuous glucose monitors to track and hack your health. Is there anything to this? Join us and let's talk. Big thanks to listener Lori H for the lead to check out Jessie Inchauspé!Read the full response from some in the diabetic community here and here.Further reading on "big" glucose spikes in non-diabetics here.Glucose "Goddess" on Instagram here.Check out an excellent review of GG from a registered dietitian here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You've probably read or seen *someone* you know or follow online suggesting a collagen supplement for your health, but is it just another wellness fad or is there some truth behind it? Is there a consensus on what kind of difference it makes for your *wellness* and if so, what is it? We dive in to seek out the middle ground.Check out the link Jenny shares here: https://www.vitalproteins.com/blogs/stay-vital/jennifer-aniston-collagen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We won't say that we're sad to see the doors of a diet culture OG close it's doors forever, but when we heard Jenny Craig was closing it's door permanently we wanted to dig a little deeper. Join us for a history lesson and some deconstruction of diet culture messaging. TW/CW: dieting, calories, restricted eating.Check out the ad we play here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7O8yUw5oL0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you have ever had the sense that you "know" a celebrity or online personality, then you'll feel us on this episode. From boy bands to Princess Diana, we discuss parasocial interactions and relationships - and of course, it all comes back to money (say it with us - it was capitalism all along!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk in detail about "clean beauty" - what does it actually mean? Is it more than a marketing technique - and what of it's possibly problematic history? Join us as we dig in to this and more.CW/TW: these links that we discuss within the history are painfully racist, please exercise self-care before clicking on them

Our very first interview episode! We are so excited this week to bring you a middle ground discussion with Dr Carley Akehurst, Naturopathic Doctor. Regardless if you think Naturopaths are the only way - the be-all and end-all for care - OR if you think they are "fringe", this episode will have all kinds of context for you.We jam on what it looks like to seek out middle ground within wellness, invisible women's health issues, and how to stay evidence-based, even within complimentary modalities.Find Dr Akehurst on instagram here, online here, and at her clinic Clementine Natural Health (online here and on Instagram here and Facebook here). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we dissect the new Canadian alcohol guidelines - not only do we dig in to the actual meat of the report, but because we have different alcohol consumption patterns ourselves we really dig in to different sides and perspectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've been around the wellness world for a hot minute you've probably heard about or seen someone promoting cold therapy of some kind - cold showers, ice baths, etc and wondered - why? Or at least - does this do all the things that I've heard it can (or does it even do any of it)? This week we dig in to what is claimed and what science actually says - spoiler, there's a lot of room here for middle ground! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is a follow up to last week's episode around having hard conversations and not dying. Join us as we talk on a personal level about what it's meant to us to change our minds or deciding to have dialogue around tough or controversial conversations. As always, if you want more or less of topics like this, please don't hesitate to reach out to Annika or Jenny on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ethos of this podcast is and has always been to seek out the middle, but what does that *actually* look like in practice? This week we dive in to what it looks like to have tricky (maybe political?) conversations and maintaining relationships, even when we might be on different pages. This is part one of a two week arc, where next week we share in more detail what it looks like for us and how this has shown up in our own lives, so stay tuned for next week's follow up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Canada's province of British Columbia recently, it was announced that certain forms of birth control will be included in everyone's basic medical services plan starting April 1. Join us as we talk about the (sometimes dark) history of birth control and our legal historical context in Canada.Government of BC pharmacare coverageVictorian comicMontecristo magazine articleOver the Counter Birth Control Access World MapIf you missed it, also check out our episode Abortion in Canada on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify (posted June 2022 if you're finding it wherever else you get your podcasts) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a slightly different approach to finding the middle - join us on a journey of looking deeply at "both sides" in the meat vs plant-based meat conversation. As always, we seek out the middle ground and share our own personal opinions, beliefs, and biases - we aren't necessarily seeking out "the right answer" but the nuance in what goes into the choices we might make.As promised for visual learners, here's the ingredient lists for the burgers:Beyond BurgerImpossible BurgerBeefTurkey"Original" Gardenburger (Kelloggs) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a slightly different route on our episode - a personal conversation. In some ways this is a part two to last week, but it's also just a conversation. Grab a cup of tea and sit down with us as we share our own personal experiences growing up, and our contexts now with work inside and outside the house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We branch off this week from strictly "wellness" into middle ground around the experience of women and labour. In the conversation that kicked this off, we were talking about that statistic that "being a mom is the equivalent of 2.5 jobs" and we wanted to look at that a little more. (We'd love to hear your feedback on this, please reach out to either Jenny or Annika on instagram and let us know!)We dig into the history around women working and what the impact of women's movements has been. Join us next week for a part 2 discussion of how this shows up in our own lives today.Read the list we talk about here on Insure https://www.insure.com/life-insurance/the-mothers-day-index.htmlLink to our abortion episode for review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (or on whatever platform you listen to podcasts!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CW/TW: discussion of weight loss and weight loss drugsWhat exactly *is* semaglutide and why is it all over TikTok? We walk through the history of weight-loss drugs, what exactly the deal is with Ozempic (and Wegovy, although don't expect Annika to pronounce it correctly) and the complicated ramifications of a global shortage of an important diabetes medication.Link to the clinical trials we discuss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.