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Today on the podcast, I had an awesome conversation with Chloe and Hannah Huyler. Chloe and Hannah are twin sisters that are seniors at Lakeridge High School in Oregon. Both Hannah and Chloe are committed to run at D1 schools next year, with Hannah running at Vanderbilt and Chloe running at Notre Dame. Chloe recently won the NXR Northwest Girls Championship race and if I am getting the dates right, they will both be racing on December 7th, with Chloe racing at NXN and Hannah racing at Footlocker Nationals. What's crazy about their journeys is that Chloe and Hannah started doing cross country just last year and since then, they have become some of the top runners not only in Oregon, but also in the Pacific Northwest and only time will tell if they can stand on the podium at Nationals. Today, we talk all about their experiences at NXR and how Chloe made up a 10 second deficit in the final k from Sophia Rodriguez in order to take the win in the last 200. We also talk about their relationship in the sport of running and how much it has helped their journeys, why they chose Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, how they envision the future of their respective running careers, and much more. If you haven't already, please consider giving this podcast a follow and a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That goes a long way in supporting the growth of this podcast so we can inspire more people in the world of running and in that process grow this great sport that we all know and love. Along those lines, if you thought this episode was impactful or left a mark in any way, please share this with a teammate, a friend, your grandma, someone who you think could get a smile or a learning from today's show. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Chloe and Hannah Huyler.

The Melbourne Fringe Festival has just kicked off, which means that there are over four hundred and fifty events vying for your attention.One of them stars this episode's guests Hannah Camilleri and Oliver Coleman. It's a play called Prune which is a comedy about a woman who won't get out of the bath.Both Hannah and Oliver have been nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, so it's guaranteed to be funny**Not an actual guaranteeGet your tickets to Prune:https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/prune/Get your tickets to Oliver's show Seeing What Happens:https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/oliver-coleman-seeing-what-happens-an-improvised-stand-up-comedy-show/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah is joined by another fellow Hannah this week - Hannah Bevan, who is the founder of “Journal for Joy”. Hannah created “Journal for Joy” on the back of her own self development journey, after she discovered first hand how powerful, uplifting, healing and fun journaling can be. Both hannah's discuss how they use journaling in their everyday life, and the different types. The discussion leads through Hannah's self development journey and how she just KNEW she needed to leave her full time job and make a proper go of it with her journaling business. Both Hannah's have been on a similar journey funnily enough! Journaling can be used in whatever way works for you, and certainly shouldn't be considered a chore. Hannah talks through the various workshops she offers and how they really open people up and connect us back to ourselves deep within. It's a joyous, inspiring and uplifting conversation - hope you enjoy it!  You can find Hannah Bevan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/journal.for.joy/ and her website can be found at https://www.journalforjoy.co.uk/  You can follow the podcast on instagram at @wholenesswithhannah and email us at podcast@wholenesswithhannah.com and Hannah's website is www.wholeofhannah.com

This episode is a conversation between Neha and former dancer/current movement teacher Hannah Teutscher. Both Hannah and Neha reflect on the impact of dance and movement in their lives and how movement helps connect our minds to our bodies and unlock new ways of thinking and feeling about ourselves and the world around us. We hope this episode inspires you to think about how movement, in line with your own needs and abilities, can help you tear down your own “armours” and connect to your own authentic self. Additional Resources Al-Fawakhiri, N., Kayani, S., & McDougle, S. D. (2023). Evidence of an optimal error rate for motor skill learning. bioRxiv, 2023-07. Hennah mentioned that for motor learning tasks, failure helps people learn faster. These researchers theorized that motor skill learning is best when the error rate is about 30% and found evidence to support their theory. Buckingham, M. (2022 May-June). Designing work that people love. Harvard Business Review. Neha mentioned that when people can shape their roles themselves, they and their employer are better off. This is an accessible read that integrates, among other things, the idea that when people are able to inject their own selves into to the design of their work, you get better results. Foss, N., Klein, P. (10 November 2022). Greater autonomy and responsibility may aggravate (not cure!) quiet quitting. London School of Economics and Political Science blog post. Neha mentioned that when people have complete freedom and no parameters, the lack of structure can actually impair performance. This is a blog post from the London School of Economics and Political Science about people's preference for some degree of structure (i.e. predictability) in their work environment. Moore, C (8 January 2019) What is flow? PositivePscyhology.com. Hannah mentions how people can achieve flow through movement. If you've not heard this term before, here is a one-stop source about this psychological state as first popularized by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Oppezzo, M., & Schwartz, D. L. (2014). Give your ideas some legs: the positive effect of walking on creative thinking. Journal of experimental psychology: learning, memory, and cognition, 40(4), 1142. Neha talks about movement unlocking creativity, and this is a primary research sources for this connection. The link goes to a Stanford University news summary of the research, but you can also access the full research article via the news summary.As always please send your feedback to droppingyourarmour@atrain.com Enjoy this episode!

We discuss how political activism can flatten the personality or erode personal life, and how the Left's narrowing of subjectivity, or ignoring subjective experience, created a space for postmodernism, and its over focus on subjectivity, carte blanche to thrive on the Left. We also comment on why the student Palestine protests are taking the form that they are, the time when the socialist Left was against Queer Theory, and how some people use political activism to work out or deny their psychological problems. We also discuss how women on the far-Left are considered in the same way as on the political right, namely; base, easily suggestible, and lacking objectivity. Both Hannah and Jen talk about their experiences in socialist groups where there was a suppression and suspicion of any member's subjectivity that fell outside the party's remit or goals. Plus, Trotskyism as opportunism, why the moronic Left had to brand the Canadian truck strikers as 'fascists', Joan Didion's view of the archetypal young Marxist-Leninist, C.S. Lewis's criticism of materialism, how the Left and Right paradigm is breaking down into globalism vs. anti-globalism, and we give a shout out to the Marx Engels Lenin Institute.

This week Hannah is joined by another fellow Hannah Whiteley, a registered nutritionist and international athlete. Hannah started her journey studying sports science, which led her into pursuing a masters in Human Nutrition, and she has now found her niche helping women with hypothalamic amenorrhea- the loss of the menstrual cycle.  Hannah talks through some basic nutrition hacks and myths and explains why carbs are actually NOT the devil. She introduced Hannah (host) to the concept of almond mums and explains how we develop our beliefs around food and eating based on the environment we grew up in. She details how she helps women regain their menstrual cycles with a personalised approach, helping them to restore their health and wellbeing to optimal levels. She also touches on the links with fertility.  Both Hannah's recommend reading Maisie Hill's book - period power.  You can find Hannah at nutritionbyhan on instagram   You can follow the podcast at @wholenesswithhannah on Instagram or email the podcast at hello@wholenesswithhannah.com. 

Hannah is joined by ‘healer to the stars' Katie Brindle. Katie provides insight into how Chinese medicine works, as a more holistic and preventative approach than western medicine. She discusses the importance of healthy energy flow around the body and how it really is about prevention rather than cure. Katie details her offerings - free fact sheets, instagram lives, a healing circle membership and movement medicine classes. Hannah and Katie discuss the magic of Bazi readings, as Hannah previously saw Katie for a reading and it has allowed her to unleash her power into the next phase of her life. Katie runs through the Chinese zodiac and also discusses how society is becoming increasingly more enlightened, which is nothing but a good thing. Both Hannah and Katie discuss and agree that setbacks and adversity we face end up teaching us our most valuable lessons in life. You can find Katie at: @katie_brindle on instagram  https://www.katiebrindle.com  You can follow the podcast at @wholenesswithhannah on Instagram or email the podcast at hello@wholenesswithhannah.com.

Hannah is joined by Suzie Clark - founder of the The Female Leadership Collective. Suzie details her journey of quitting her high flying corporate job in London, and moving to the tropics of Bali, when she felt like she had lost purpose in her everyday life. Suzie discusses battling the fear of starting over and taking the leap, as well as how she started her current business venture. Both Hannah and Suzie detail how important it's been for them to let go of things that are no longer aligning, and the importance of paying attention to the signs that your body is giving you. Suzie discusses her experience of dropping into her body through yoga and what success actually means to her - feeling happy in the everyday. It's a juicy, inspiring and downright wise convo - enjoy.  You can find Suzie at: @femaleleadershipcollective on instagram  https://femaleleadershipcollective.com/ You can follow the podcast at @wholenesswithhannah on Instagram or email the podcast at hello@wholenesswithhannah.com.

Pop Art Painter Jamie Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes Deborah Twiss, writer/director/star (Sapiosexual, Movie | Thriller) to the Show!    (Click to go there) ● FB: @SapioTheMovie ● IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt19267078 ● Itunes: tv.apple.com/us/movie/sapiosexual/umc.cmc.3wztkwwbkogjh7hblznaduwcn ● Amazon: www.amazon.com/Sapiosexual-Deb-Twiss/dp/B0B8MM81MC ● WEB: www.deborahtwissactress.com Breaking Glass Pictures will release  Sapiosexual with a VOD/Digital release on May 16, 2023. Sapiosexual... follows Three people as they gather for an "uncoupling celebration" arranged by the aging narcissist Liam. Both Hannah and Freddie, Liam's guests as well as victims, have dark ties to his past and plenty of their own secrets. When the power goes out during a thunderstorm, the deepest truths are revealed, changing each person's life forever. ● Media Inquiries: October Coast www.octobercoastpr.com

Sullivan Rue joins us to chat about her experiences at Hall of Fame Classic. Both Hannah and Adam chat about there time there that weekend as well!Check out our Patreon to learn more about how you can benefit from supporting more content like this!

Hannah Berner is back and she's better than ever! In the past couple of years, she's become a total comedy superstar on TV and social media. You probably know her from Bravo's Summer House or as the hilarious stand-up comedian all over your for you page. Her hilarious man-on-the-street interviews and quick-fire crowd work moments have helped Hannah amass an audience of over 2M followers on TikTok and 650k on Instagram.  Both Hannah and Victoria are spilling all the tea on what they've been up to since they last chatted... careers taking off, husbands and weddings! They're covering everything from the toxic idea of "shedding for the wedding" to an impromptu post-wedding Plan B adventure. It's gonna be a mix of hilarious and heartfelt moments, and trust us, you won't want to miss it!   Sponsored by: Way: Visit http://eatmyway.com/ for 30% off yoursubscription and a one-week free trial! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/realpod Athletic Greens: I drink AG1 every single day. Visit athleticgreens.com/realpod Vionic: MUST HAVE. Use code REALPOD at checkout for free shipping at www.vionicshoes.com   Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

November 21: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryMemorial; Liturgical Color: WhiteMary was likely consecrated to God as a childStillbirths, infant mortality, and mothers' dying during labor have been among the most predictable human tragedies since time immemorial. Medical progress has only in recent generations dramatically reduced such deaths, albeit unevenly throughout the world. In light of the real dangers of pregnancy and childbirth, the successful birth of a healthy baby has naturally given rise to ceremonies in many cultures thanking God for the precarious gift of new life. Jewish law required the ritual dedication of first-born sons to God in the Temple. It is probable that a similar custom, if not a law, called for Jewish girls to also be so dedicated. It is the likely presentation of the child Mary in such a ceremony that we celebrate today.The Church does not claim that today's feast is rooted in Sacred Scripture. There is no direct biblical support for Mary's Presentation except in the apocryphal “Gospel” of Saint James, a problematic text replete with follies. The lack of textual support is, nevertheless, no reason to doubt the ancient tradition, especially preserved in Eastern Orthodoxy, that Joachim and Anne consecrated Mary, their daughter, to God at the age of three in the Jerusalem Temple. The prophet Samuel was similarly presented by his mother, Hannah. Both Hannah and her namesake, Anne, were long barren and were thus all the more grateful to see the fruit of their unexpected pregnancies.It is a good and holy thing for Christian parents to proactively dedicate their children to God, or even to invite them to consider a life consecrated to God as priests or religious. While some may consider it an unwise imposition for parents to so explicitly encourage their children to take steps down that holy path, all parents, in fact, are energetic in promoting some level of conformity with their own religious or quasi-religious beliefs. These “beliefs” may be related to the environment, politics, leisure, art, sports, or a thousand other causes or hobbies. Parents always indoctrinate their children. It is intrinsic to their role. The only question is what the content of that indoctrination will be. Ideally, Christian parents hand on to their children their most deeply held beliefs—including their faith in Jesus Christ.The essence of any sacrifice is to burn, kill, or destroy something of value in order to close the yawning gap between God and man. A sacrifice can be in thanksgiving, to repent of a sin, or in petition for a favor. Primitive priests in cultures across the globe since time immemorial have stood at their rough stone altars on behalf of their people to offer God fatted calves, heifers, sheep, the finest grain, red wine, and even their fellow man. Abraham was willing to offer his very own son to God. Blood sacrifice gradually receded in Judaism, however, to bloodless sacrifice, and eventually to non-sacrificial pathways to God. The age of priests in the Jerusalem Temple sacrificing animals gradually mutated, from the late first century onward, into rabbis in synagogues teaching from books.To present a child to God, either in a formal ritual or in a private dedication, is to lay that child on a symbolic altar and to say to God: “You create. We procreate. My child is Your child. Do with this child as You will.” Such humble and antecedent submission to the will of God is not an abdication of the duty to form a child in human and religious virtue. It is just to be realistic. Children are gifts, not metaphorically but actually. A child is not a piece of property or an object a parent has a right to possess. No one understands this like the infertile couple. When parents consecrate a child to God, whether at baptism or otherwise, even informally, they are manifesting a willingness to return a gift to its remote source, to please the Maker by giving Him what He already possesses, life itself and all who share in it.Saints Anne and Joachim, in gratitude for the gift of life, you presented Mary in the Temple. Help all young parents to see in you a model of dependence on God's providence and may similar consecrations in today's world prepare saints for the Church of tomorrow.

'Either Jesus would come back or Tom would be healed'This week's episode is a rather lovely and profound conversation between myself, Hannah and Bruce Macauley (who happens to be her Dad), that is rich in both personal and philosophical wisdom.Bruce's faith has changed a lot since the days he believed that Jesus would either return or heal his sons severe autism. It's a journey involving hanging out with homeless people at a caravan park, listening to Richard Rohr sermons on CDs, reading 13th century monks and mystics and eventually heading over to the living school in Albuquerque to learn from father Richard in the flesh.It was also pretty special to explore some of that journey with reflections from a father and daughter, who have both experienced significant faith change, though in different life stages and circumstances. Both Hannah's parents Bruce and Kerry are incredibly Christlike and beautiful humans. The kind that help me to see the sacred in the very ordinary moments and the very difficult ones.I'm so grateful for this sharing of some of their story, and I'm sure you will be also. 

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Hannah Guthrie and Kristy Ward to discuss the best time in the day to workout, pre-workout rice krispy treats, "pump pills", types of physiques, cultivating friendships through the gym, what's in their gym bags, and SO MUCH MORE! This is the second installment of fitness entertainment episodes published. Hannah G is a Junior at the University of Georgia, and Kristy is a recent graduate who has her ACE CPT! The duo started working out together in college, and now create Tiktok and Instagram content together. Their friendship is bound by the hard times they both faced, and the growth they each experienced through fitness together, despite training for different goals (bodybuilding/physique vs powerlifting). Both are sponsored by PE science, and you can use the code "Hannah" or "Kristy" to save yourself some money over at https://pescience.com/ Be sure to follow BOTH Hannah & Kristy on social media!! You can find Hannah @hannah.g.fit on Insta and @hannahguthrie80 on TikTok You can find Kristy @kristymadison_ on Insta and TikTok To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!). You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-braun/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-braun/support

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin FranklinAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two student AABP members who received externship grants and visited beef practices in the U.S. and Canada. Hannah Jarvis, a 4th year student at The Ohio State University, and Tatie High, a 2nd year student at The Ohio State University, discuss the importance of this funding for student externships and the experiences they had at AABP member practices. The AABP Foundation provides $40,000 per year for student externship grants to offset the financial barriers of participating in externships. Both Hannah and Tatie discuss where they went on their beef externships and what they learned while they were at those practices. They discuss that externships help them to apply boots on the ground experiences with the educational foundation they have been provided in veterinary school. Both students express that they want hands-on learning at their externships and learning through repetition. Hannah and Katie recommend that students be honest with veterinarians about what they want out of the externship and to confront the uncomfortable and not be afraid to try while on your externship. Tips for veterinarians include being willing to teach and engage students, make use of the “windshield time”, give advice, provide practical tips, and encourage students to try while offering support.  AABP student members can apply for externships at this link under the Student Menu of the AABP website. AABP encourages members to list their externship opportunities on the AABP website so that students can find opportunities by going to this page. Please support the AABP Foundation which provides externship and education grants as well as clinically relevant cattle research and welfare grants. If you would like to restrict your donation to externship grants, please contact fred@aabp.org for information. You can donate to the AABP Foundation at this link.  If you have a suggestion for a future podcast, email haveyouherd@aabp.org. 

On this fourth Sunday of Advent, Melissa spoke from 1 Samuel 1:19-28 and Matthew 1:18-25. Both Hannah and Mary faced incredible oppression and ridicule given their situations. But Elkanah and Joseph bear that shame along their wives. Elkanah and Joseph must both transgress the boundaries of their culture. These men recognize the power vested in them, not power that is earned or deserved, it simply comes from being born a man in the world at the top of this gender hierarchy. And they divest themselves from it. Feminism isn't against men, it's against sexism.

This week we are so excited to chat with both Kat and Kirsten, the beautiful faces behind @two.brisbane.mamas Kat and Kirsten are a same sex couple living in Brisbane with their beautiful 6 month old daughter Gigi. In this episode we chat all things motherhood, and discuss the process that Kat and Kirsten went through to bring Gigi into the world, including IVF treatments and the challenge of finding the right sperm donor. This episode is full of motherhood realness, as well as a whole lot of lols, so we hope you all enjoy! You can follow Kat, Kirsten and Gigi's journey on instagram @two.brisbane.mamas This podcast is for parents, soon to be parents, wanting to be parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, cats, dogs and anyone else who cares to listen. We don't know what we're doing but let's work it out together - come and join our village! This week's sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Pretty Little Block Co - a beautiful family run business offering personalised name blocks, as well as milestone blocks for your little one. From start to finish these gorgeous blocks are made with love, with Jessica's Husband and brother cutting and sanding the wood, and Jessica taping and painting the letters on by hand. Both Hannah & Emma have ordered from Pretty Little Block Co prior to this sponsorship and absolutely adore their products. They are so well made and beautifully presented, so we encourage all of our lovely listeners to support this small business. Head to prettylittleblock.co on instagram or www.prettylittleblockco.com.au to make your order.

With very little experience and no formal education in media, Hannah bet on herself to climb the media ladder. Starting at 22 she became the head of media development, where she produced and hosted 95 episodes. Her authenticity and uniqueness of doing shows her way, instead of the cookie cutter approach, led her to a role with the Vancouver Canucks where she was the in-game host from 2014-2019. Since working with the Canucks she went on to broadcast events like X-Games, Crankworkx and Redbull TV all over the world. These experiences led her to launching Roots + Ardor with her co-founder, Sam Ellis, in 2015. Both Hannah and Sam were recognized as BC Business Top 30 under 30. Roots + Ardor was one of the first digital media companies to focus on social media in Vancouver and have no become leader's in their industry. Show notes:0:00 - Intro2:27 - Why Hannah and Sam started Roots + Ardor? 8:10 - How to overcome fear and take the leap?13:49 - What separates R+A from the competition?20:07 - The Current! R+A's online digital media course 30:00 - What health means?41:20 - What happiness means?52:45 - Biggest lesson learned in 202058:06 - Keeping a growth mindset1:07:42 - Adapting through 2020 1:16:02 - Hannah's purpose Order The Current and take your social media to the next level: https://www.rootsandardor.com/the-currentUse promo code "PURPOSE20"Follow Hannah:Instagram: @hannahbernard__ @rootsandardorWebsite: www.rootsandardor.comFollow Braeden:Instagram: @bralllla @purposesmoothiecoWebsite: www.purposesmoothieco.com 

After her son Elijah’s birth, Hannah is struck by the urge to sing him traditional Hebrew songs mixed with a smattering of Céline Dion. Both Hannah and Maev reveal their birthing war wounds before they agree that labour isn’t even the hard part. They wrestle with guilt and shame for having ambitions beyond raising babies. Then one boozy summer in Stratford, they give each other a special kind of permission they both need.

On today’s episode, host Viv Kruckow chats to self-love and confidence coach, Hannah Goodfellow. We dive deep into body acceptance and confidence and what that looks like on a day to day basis. Both Hannah and Viv have had complicated relationships with their bodies growing up, and share vulnerably in this conversation.We hope you love this episode as much as we do. No stone is left unturned as we discuss learning to accept our bodies, why the fashion industry needs to ditch sizing, wearing a bikini at the beach, and how we can be more kind to ourselves.For more information on Hannah and the brilliant work she does, you can head to her website or Instagram.Find us on the internet:

Tori explains the process leading up to the night of The Epic Privateer.She mainly focused on the creation of the invitations and setting up the room for the night. Both Hannah and Tori put a substantial amount of work to make this night magical. Tori couldn't be happier with the attendance and participation of Hannah's first official art show.   ~ “Expand Your mind, Fill Your Heart, Grow Your Tribe”~

NFL WAGS (Wives & Girlfriends) Nina and Hannah join Pro Mindset host Craig Domann to share their experiences about their journey as NFL significant others. Hannah is a new bride of Indianapolis Colts long-snapper Luke Rhodes. Nina is fiancé of Houston Texans LB Dylan Cole and they are getting married in early 2020. Both Hannah and Nina share their thoughts and insights into their unique pressures, frustrations, ups and downs, and lives as wives of professional football players.

The lovely guys at FUBAR Radio asked Tom to takeover the station for two hours as part of their ongoing Tuesday Takeover series this summer. He was happy to oblige! For the second hour, Tom is joined by two super-talented singers and songwriters, Benedict Cork and Hannah Yadi. The trio make a toast to broken hearts, referring to Benedict's new single 'Breaking Hearts'. Benedict discusses his music, his love for performing live and future plans. Hannah discusses her love of songwriting and reluctance to focus on just one genre, having recently featured on two dance tracks (one of which Tom plays during the show!) and written on a #1 country album. Both Hannah and Ben were part of different bands when Tom first met them, so in honour, they play a game of 'Ridin Solo' in which they have to guess: the artist, title and band which-they-were-once-a-part-of from just 5 seconds of the song. It turns out to be much harder than it sounds! Benedict chooses Toto and Celine Dion for his Aux Cable Selection and Hannah chooses Akon and All Saints.  

On this episode I'm joined by Dr. Destenie Nock who recently completed a PhD in Industrial Engineering, and Hannah Johlas, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. Destenie describes her research exploring the best ways to develop energy infrastructure in the global south, as well as planning for sustainable energy development in New England. Hannah explains how her computer simulations of fluid dynamics will help build better offshore wind farms. Both Hannah and Destenie are also co-chairs for the Graduate Women in STEM Outreach committee and they talk about the work they have done sharing their passion for science and engineering with young students and young girls in particular. Comedian Kim DeShields (aka Boney) joins as co-host. You can check out Destenie's blog about navigating life as a PhD student on her website: www.destenienock.com

  The Sex Episode  Hannah and Alexa talk about sex and how it’s broken in many ways. Disclaimer: much of the content in this episode focuses on heterosexual, traditional, cis-gendered married couples. This is because Hannah and Alexa primarily with these couple configurations and both identify as heterosexual, cis-gender women. This episode covers a lot of material and is an overview of several issues. Other configurations, identities, sexual orientations, and preferences were not intentionally excluded. Future episodes will expand the conversation and will be more inclusive of others.  Hannah begins the episode by sharing her reasons for why she thinks this is an important topic and why it was so important to her that Broken cover sex. As someone who has been a therapist for 15 years, a woman for 41 years, and someone who was married for 10 years and is now divorced, Hannah shares that over the years she has noticed many people (clients, friends, herself) struggle with sex in many ways. She admits that for many people, while sex is a good thing, it’s also messy and confusing, and not something many people feel comfortable discussing. Because sexuality is an important part of our selves, our relationships, and our health, even though it’s uncomfortable and difficult to talk about, it’s important, and so we dedicate this episode to looking at sex and how it’s broken. Observations  Hannah and Alexa share trends they’ve seen in couples they’ve worked with. Hannah says that often, what’s going on in a couple’s sex life is a good indicator of what’s happening in the relationship in general. A couple’s sex life is often a barometer for the relationship, and is often a predictor of the relationship’s level of communication, connectedness, intimacy, trust, openness, comfortability, honesty, adventure, sharing and ability to ask for and meet each other’s needs.   Alexa shares that she’s been surprised to learn that many married couples do not have frequent sex. She says that she sees sex as a tool to stay connected, and an important feature of marriage. Hannah points out that couples differ on how important sex is within their specific relationship and can negotiate their own rules and boundaries about frequency of sex, and that it’s different for every couple. Hannah also shares that sometimes sex stops in relationships without the couple talking about it, because it’s vulnerable, uncomfortable, and difficult to talk about sex. She says that when sex stops, it’s often hard to get it back. She says sex is often “use it or lose it”, if a couple is not having sex, it sometimes falls off and then is very hard to start again.   Couples don’t often have the tools, words, language, or skills to talk about sex.   This episode is about helping to give people some of those tools, words, and skills.   Statistics:   The average American adult has sex 103 times a year.   Couples living together, but not married, have sex 146 times a year.   Married couples have sex 98 times a year.   Single adults have sex 49 times a year.   Married couples are having less sex. On average, married couples are having sex 9 fewer times per year than they were in the 1990s.   Hannah shares statistics about sex in America, but cautions listeners from giving too much weight to statistics because each couple, person, and situation is different. It can be dangerous to compare yourself to others, and there is an amount of bias in studies that measure sexuality since people tend to filter or edit their responses.   Hannah and Alexa discuss these statistics and share that they are consistent in their work with couples and from reports they’ve heard anecdotally from others. Married people seem to be having sex less often, not enjoying sex, viewing sex as a chore, and normalizing these experiences. Both Hannah and Alexa assert that sex in marriage seems to be broken.   So, what is happening in marriage? Why is sex broken?   Hannah educates listeners about the mixed messages we all receive about sex, from very young ages.   Sex Ed   Sexual education in schools is discussed. Sexual education in school is more common today, and Hannah shares that this is important and good, as it’s the only way some kids learn about sex and their bodies, especially if they have parents who don’t talk about sex. Schools are also teaching about consent and boundaries and respect. And these are good things, and important messages for everyone.    Americans are uncomfortable talking about sex, and sex education in this country lags far behind other countries. Other countries begin sex education at age 4, while most schools in America start with a very limited sexual health program at age 10, when students are in fourth grade.   Sexual education in America is often focused around the dangers of sex. Kids learn that they can get diseases and babies from sex. Kids learn that sex can kill you. Sex is often presented in a scary way that does discuss any of the positive things about sex.   Hannah says that teen pregnancy rates have decreased in America thanks to better sex education and information.   Rates of teens having sex in general have decreased as well. Hannah discusses reasons for this including increased time using devices and communicating with other online instead of in person. Because of this increased use of devices, children are learning fewer social skills and not learning to interact in person.   Children who grow up in religious environments often receive additional messages about sex—that it is sinful, dirty, wrong, bad, and can lead to hell and damnation.   Messages   Hannah and Alexa also discuss the mixed messages girls and boys receive about sex, from society, culture, their peers, the media, and their families.   Girls and Women   Girls receive messages that you should wait until you are married, having sex outside of a relationship or marriage means you are a slut, you should “save yourself”, cover up, don’t dress in a way that could lead a boy to take advantage of you, if you get pregnant your life is over, don’t be a bad girl, sex is dirty, sex is shameful, sex is secret, a gift you give your husband.   They discuss the word “slut”, and the messages girls receive that if they have sex outside of a relationship, they are labeled as a “slut”, “bad girl, or “damaged goods”.   Women also struggle with internal conflicts about reconciling multiple roles, such as desirable sexual creature and mother.   Alexa and Hannah share realizations and conversations from their peer groups about birth control, the fear of pregnancy and the shift in expectations and messages that occurs after marriage, or once someone is in a loving relationship or partnership.   Boys and Men   Hannah identifies that boys and men receive very different messages about sex. Boys often are given permission (implicit or explicit) to look at pornography and sexually provocative images in sources such as Playboy, from early on. Many boys are raised to learn that they aren’t really a “man” until they are sexually active. There is pressure for boys and young men to have many different sexual partners, to “get their numbers up”, “male slut” is not really even a thing. Many men receive messages from a community called the “Pick-up Artists”, and a book called “The Game”. “Hookup culture” and spring break, Greek life in academic settings, and the current culture encourages boys and men to express their sexuality and to sleep with many women. Boys feel this pressure to perform. Many boys also grow up concerned about issues like size and find themselves in a constant battle of comparing themselves with others.   On the other hand, recently, following the #metoo backlash, men and boys are receiving messages about consent and respect and boundaries. These messages are good and important, for both men and women, and they also are contributing to some men feeling conflicted and confused.   Hannah discusses the “Madonna-Whore Complex”, a term coined by Freud about a century ago, to describe an internal conflict many men experience when separating sexual desire from friendship and respect.   For some men, they can feel desire and arousal with sexual objects (“whore”) such as a stripper, porn star or casual hookup partner, but then find it difficult to feel desire or passion or arousal for (“Madonna”) their spouse, the mother of their children, and their best friend and life partner.   This complex can translate into lack of desire, confusion and shame.   Mindset Shift   Hannah says, you spend half your life learning that sex is bad and dangerous and hope to avoid pregnancy, and the other half of your life having sex to become pregnant, have babies and to connect with your spouse.   Alexa points out that the flip that is expected is drastic and is supposed to happen overnight.   Women sometimes “save themselves”, and are virgins at marriage, and then on their wedding night, are expected to give themselves to their husbands, be sexual, be comfortable, know what to do, please their husband, and consecrate the marriage.   This is a mindset shift that is expected to happen overnight, or suddenly, once someone is in a partnership or long-term relationship or marriage. It’s a difficult transition for many people.   Hannah observes that many people have a hard time making this shift. Alexa observes that, as with many mindset shifts, it’s difficult because our mindset is driven by deeply held and firmly entrenched beliefs that are often unconscious.   The difficulty in shifting mindset is often compounded by couples not often having the words, skills, tools, or language to talk about sex or beliefs, or to help each other process conflicting feelings without fear of judgment or shame.   Therapy and coaching is suggested as a tool to help address mindset issues around sex.   The Pressure to find “The One”   Hannah discusses the tremendous pressure and expectations many people put into marriage today.   Marriages are more egalitarian today. Women and men share roles and responsibilities. Most marriages include partners who share financial responsibilities and incomes. Most are dual-earning partnerships.   There is pressure to find “THE ONE”. Marriage is seen as a partnership where you merge lives with another person who becomes your best friend, intimate partner, trusted companion, keeper of secrets, protector, provider, nurturer, and sexual partner.   While the average age of marriage is increasing, so is life expectancy, so marriages, and the potential for marriage longevity is longer than ever in history.   Additionally, couples are less connected to extended families and are more mobile, often living miles from extended families and support. This distance often puts additional pressure on the marital relationship to provide support that may have once been provided by family members.   So today, marriage is expected to provide nearly all of the love, friendship, support, trust, financial responsibility, childcare responsibility, intimacy, desire, passion, and fidelity that a person needs in his or her life.   That is a lot of pressure on one relationship. A relationship that may last 80 years. For life. Monogamy.   Hannah and Alexa discuss lack of sexual desire and low sex drive, and things that can contribute to this.   They also discuss issues that can lead to infidelity. Hannah shares trends and statistics about infidelity.   Hannah also shares information about ways sex benefits health and well-being.   Suggestions and Resources:   Hannah and Alexa share resources for help with all of this. Hannah says that some therapists and other thought leaders are helping couples rethink some of these expectations and rules, and helping couples and individuals to adjust expectations.   Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and sex expert who hosts a podcast, “Where Do We Begin”, and has authored two helpful books, “Mating in Captivity”, and “The State of Affairs”.   Hannah talks about some of the suggestions shared by Esther Perel, including creating some distance, relying on other supports, the use of the “other” through fantasy, and tools for reigniting desire and passion.   Hannah and Alexa discuss some of the other pressures common in current-day marriages including infertility, financial stress, the pressure to reproduce, parenting, over-programming, competing with neighbors and friends and social media.   When couples are faced with these stresses and pressures, they don’t often feel “in the mood”, sexual desire wanes, and frequency of sex and intimacy decreases.   Take responsibility for your sexual well-being   Alexa shares her thoughts and beliefs about the responsibility and opportunity we each have as individuals to figure out our wants and needs, and to maintain sexual health and wellbeing.   Hannah shares her frustration with the lack of available resources for women to learn about sex. She says, men have porn, which is typically made by men for men. But women aren’t encouraged to learn about sex and aren’t provided with many tools or resources to educate themselves about the possibilities of sex and desire.   Hannah shares that each of us have different parts of our selves. Our sexual self is a part of us. Some people stop having sex and let that part of themselves die. Many people don’t prioritize sex and think it’s not important or necessary. But in doing that, they lose a part of themselves that can be very helpful to people.   Staying in tune with our sexuality is a way for people to feel alive, stay connected, find power, decrease anxiety and depression, sleep better, be healthier, and feel good. It’s also a way for people to connect with certain aspects of femininity and masculinity. We can look at sex as an untapped resource that might help us feel better and be better.   Understand your body   Learn about your anatomy and your body. Explore and find the parts of you that “feel good”. Learn more about types of orgasms and about the possibility of sex.   Get more comfortable talking about all of this   Find people and ways to start talking about this. Find people to start practicing even talking about sex.   Talk to your children about sex in positive, age appropriate ways.   Think about the opportunity to find passion in your life.     Resources:   Coaching with Hannah Mirmiran or Alexa Thiesen: (402) 715-9710 or hmirmiran@omahapsychotherapy.com   Esther Perel: “Mating in Captivity”: https://www.amazon.com/Mating-Captivity-Unlocking-Erotic-Intelligence-ebook/   Esther Perel: “State of Affairs-Rethinking Infidelity”: https://www.amazon.com/State-Affairs-Rethinking-Infidelity-ebook    

Amy is joined this week by her Magic the Gathering crush, Hannah Mathews. Both Hannah and Mathews are spelled the most correct way. They enjoy the amazing selection of “J” songs selected in honor of all the “J” cohosts from the Earbuddies. There are two Jacksons in the south and the one in Mississippi may have beat out the one in Tennessee for radness but it is all cool.

I hereby sub-categorized this show today as the art of successful grievances… How to complain nicely and be heard. Successful complaints e.g. a company or individual he is what you have to say and doesn't necessarily get angry but takes your opinion and makes no of what they could improve, can sometimes be one that is hard to master but on today show I give you a couple of tips to keep your call and hopefully have a positive resolve when it comes to dealing with vendors that may not be pulling their weight or doing what you would have hoped in the relationship. I shared very fabulous voice messages from Bridechillas Hannah and Erin. Both Hannah and Erin have really got this shit together when it comes to their wedding planning and taking control of what is important to them and how to communicate that. Hannah used Dr. Lindsay Bira’s advice from episode 160 to chat with her Mum about why she isn’t participating in her wedding planning as much as she'd hoped. Bridechilla Erin shares some pretty fabulous details that she and her partner Aaron have included in the upcoming wedding to highlight and reflect upon her parents who won't be there to celebrate and support her family in finding wonderful ways to unite and show how much they mean to each other. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more!