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Today is a very special episode because we have our first ever guest on the pod!!! I invited my friend from college, Meaghan, to speak because she’s one of the rarest people I know. You’ll see why once you listen. On this episode, Meaghan gives us an introduction to spirituality, opens up about a recent family loss (*trigger warning*), living in the present, and even draws a few angel cards for us. I always leave my conversations with Meaghan on a higher vibration and I hope you have the chance today to feel that too. ~Lauren Instagram: @ydgs.podcast Email: ydgspodcast@gmail.com Music: Dreams - Bensound https://www.bensound.com Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM

This episode features our very own Leo as she gives us a beginner’s lesson on zodiacs! Also catch a glimpse of Rachel’s celebrity interactions AND her latest male ~situation~ we named “the birth control alarm” (for more reasons than one). See you next week, astrology majors. Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

Who are you? Such a simple question, yet so difficult to answer. Today we discuss personal brands/identities and introduce a helpful 5-minute meditation technique. We also discuss our grade school crushes—did you ever crush on your own gender or is that just us…? And on a scale of 1-Joe Goldberg, how creepy were we in middle school?? Serious question. Feel free to comment a number on our insta. We also have a new segment “Mis-Sign That Zodiac” featuring Rachel attempting to guess celebrity zodiacs!! Enjoy you guys & have a great rest of your week!! Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

If your time on Earth expired tomorrow, would you leave with any regrets? In today’s episode we discuss The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, an international bestselling memoir written by Bronnie Ware一a woman who spent the majority of her professional career caring for patients in their last stages of life. Bronnie learned a lot about what truly matters in life and wrote about the 5 most common themes among her patients. In this book review, we take little nuggets from Bronnie and reflect on how we can start to live a more intentional life at ANY age! Much love, Lauren & Rachel. Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Bronnie’s website: http://bronnieware.com/regrets-of-the-dying/ Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

After an affirmation from Rachel, we discuss the struggle of mindfulness, the power of visualization (shoutout to POW, Colonel Hall), what we would say to our young selves if we could go back in time, self talk for the 2021 ~swimsuit season~, Roger the buff kangaroo, and ending with a short segment of Why TF Would I Ever Need to Know That. We also thoroughly explain what a cubic inch is, in case you forgot. We might start a gofundme for Rachel’s elementary math teachers—stay tuned. Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast Links: POW story: https://espygolfapp.com/blog/col-hall-p-o-w-veteran-hanoi-hilton/ Fun facts: https://bestlifeonline.com/random-fun-facts/ Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

We aren’t sure if this reminder will make you feel better or worse...but for us, it puts our problems and anxious thoughts into perspective. Rachel explains what “masking” means in an ADHD [and societal] context and Lauren shares some of her previous experience with online therapy for social anxiety. Once we cure your anxiety forever (jk lol we wish) Rachel sends us out with an affirmation to help lead us toward resiliency and viewing our failures as essential life experiences. Thanks for listening & as always you are doing great. Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

What is a love language and why is it helpful to know such a thing? We begin this episode with a short get-to-know-us segment, leading into Lauren’s review of The 5 Love Languages®️ book, ending with a new segment called “Why The F*ck Would I Ever Need to Know That?!” Hope you guys enjoy! Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Take the Love Language Quiz: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/ https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-5-love-languages-explained https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-trained-jim-carrey-to-endure-torture-to-play-grinch-2020-10 Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

Is the number on the scale a good metric for health? What does BMI measure? We kick off this episode with an affirmation which leads us into a discussion about body image, societal standards, how our capitalist economy plays a role, and why health may look different from one body to the next. We even share some of our own personal struggles as well as bad experiences at the doctor. Hope you feel more confident and comfortable in our own skin by the end of this episode. As always, you guys are doing great!! Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

Hi guys, Lauren here. Sometimes when Rachel and I feel burned out from life, our recordings end up as therapy sessions that are too personal to post. This is a short clip from one of those recordings, and I thought Rachel’s words were too relatable to NOT share with you! No intro. No outro. Enjoy this short bonus episode. Love to you all. Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255 National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://namimn.org/support/resources/general-mental-health-resources/

Take a peek into Rachel’s ADD mind with this episode jam-packed with topics: online dating frustrations, perfect podcast expectations, taking a first step before you feel ready, our journal entries from 2016, flow state, Rachel’s new type, and one line from Therapist Lo to get you over your ex. You may need an adderall Rx after this one. Enjoy, sweeties!! ;) Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: What Dating Apps and Algorithms Don’t Tell You! - Violet Lim - TEDxNTU https://youtu.be/8WQ5X9s34A8 Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

Grab your fruit snacks, pour your wine, and join us as we discuss social media usage. Lauren is making the blind trek into life without social media, so make sure you get your noti’s on for her monthly Instagram log in!!! It’s only Rachel running the YDGS insta page now so hurry up and buy your canned goods and TP before the nation erupts in flames again. For this episode, we’ve extracted only the wisest words from Jim Carrey, among other celebrity speakers, and snuck in a few of our own book recommendations. Enjoy! Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: The Need for Acceptance Will Make You Invisible - Jim Carrey https://youtu.be/cCDAiFrWNP0 How Craving Attention Makes You Less Creative - Joseph Gordon-Levitt https://youtu.be/3VTsIju1dLI Social Media is Making Us Unsocial - Kristin Gallucci https://youtu.be/66cD5En8Vfg Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion

Today we are shining a spotlight on the anonymous bar heroes who save their fellow females from unwanted attention. These Wonderwomen are everywhere, all you need to do is look extremely uncomfortable and disgusted, and your distress signal will (maybe/maybe not) be answered. On a serious note, we delve into what it’s like to feel as though you cannot reject someone for your own safety, and other times when we definitely attempted by embracing our She-Hulk energy. Love to you all, be safe, and enjoy the episode! Find us on Instagram @ydgs.podcast, or email us ydgspodcast@gmail.com Links: Song: Dreambye by BraveLion https://soundcloud.com/bravelion