To The End

we're wrapping up season 1 and taking a short break because we have tHiNgS to do. we reflect and ruminate upon what we've done so far, and talk about ideas for the near future when we pick back up with season 2.

we're talking about how we developed our own tastes in music and the impact that *several* artists had on us from a young age. listen if you, too, get emotional about emo music, have ever had a crush on a middle-aged band member, or feel like taylor swift is your soul sister. if you listen to the end, you'll hear about kar's 2 degrees of separation from 5sos's luke hemmings.

while kat uses the pod as a therapy sesh, we provide a murky explanation of how PTSD works, talk about why telling someone to "get over it" is not helpful when it comes to mental health, and discuss how we each deal with anxiety and depression.

this week we talk about our future plans and career moves, and embark on a winding chat about home decor and consumerism, creativity, tattoos, and the dangerous topic of questioning motherhood.

in honor of mother's day, we interviewed our first and most important guest ever—our mom, lara—and asked her to tell us about her life. she shares stories of her childhood, being raised in the mormon church, going to college, getting married, becoming a math teacher, having us, getting divorced, and then deciding to make another big life change. her story will be continued in part 2!

this episode is about our experiences with body dysmorphic disorder. we talk about how growing up as identical twins, among other factors, may have contributed to our heightened awareness of our appearance. we also discuss ways we've learned to live with BDD and provide resources for more info. cw: mention of self harm.

we're back from our (unofficial) hiatus! this episode, we're talking about what we've learned after living through one whole year of a global pandemic. cw: mentions of anxiety/depression, disordered eating, and alcohol.

we reflect on the lives we’ve lived on the internet from platforms like neopets and myspace to tumblr and tik tok, and reminisce on the impact that kat's one direction phase had on both of our lives. for twin time, we discuss how we influence each other on social media. 

in this episode, we talk about higher education and the importance of continued learning throughout your career. for *twin time*, we talk about what it was like going to separate universities. includes a few tangents on morbid anxieties and death pacts.

get to know your identical twin hosts, kat + kar! we introduce ourselves, talk about why we're making this podcast, our love for my chemical romance, and what you can expect in future episodes.