Podcasts about little helpers

Apparently, talent runs in the family - and we’re not talking about the Matthews! Lynn McCracken served as stage manager AND director on Boy Meets World, alongside her brother Jeff, and now she’s ready to share all her behind-the-scenes stories. Lynn takes us through her career from working in high fashion to shows like Ellen and 8 Simple Rules - plus a complex time on BMW. Plus, Lynn reveals what she learned from another beloved former podcast guest, director David Trainer, and why Season 6’s “Santa’s Little Helpers” was both exciting…and nerve wracking! Follow @podmeetsworldshow on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Storybrooke, Gold reveals to Emma and Snow that the Black Fairy is his mother and that the Dark Curse Regina cast was created by the Black Fairy. Emma agrees to help Gideon kill the Black Fairy, but is double-crossed by Gideon and left to die at the hands of a giant spider. Gideon opens […]

It’s never too early for a little holiday cheer on Pod Meets World, so let’s celebrate with Santa’s little helpers. Break out the mistletoe because Eric gets caught up in becoming a mall Santa and we finally get to meet Tommy the orphan. Will talks about what it was like having a God-ologue and some of his most dramatic scenes yet. All while Rider tries to figure out why Shawn isn’t ready to commit and the gang gets into a heated debate about…Christmas lights. Deck the halls with a brand new Pod Meets World… Follow @podmeetsworldshow on Instagram and TikTok!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response)What if we've been thinking about love all wrong? What if the idea that we must choose just one person to love deeply is simply a cultural construct rather than an inherent truth about human relationships? In this episode, we discuss with Paula Croxson, our friend and practicing polyamorist how we can challenge foundational assumptions about romantic love and connection. This discussion was inspired by reactions from our previous episodes on ethical non-monogamy as a lot of you Little Helpers were curious to hear more about how this actually works in real life. Paula shares her three-year journey into polyamory after spending most of her life in monogamous relationships, offering a thoughtful perspective on what it means to love multiple people simultaneously. We explore how polyamory creates space for radical honesty and communication unlike anything our guest had experienced in monogamous relationships. These conversations about boundaries, needs, and expectations aren't just helpful for polyamorous arrangements – they're valuable tools for any relationship. The polyamorous community's emphasis on transparency creates opportunities to discuss topics that might remain unaddressed in traditional partnerships.The discussion delves into complex emotional territory – examining jealousy not as something to eliminate but as information that helps identify unmet needs. We contrast this with compersion, the experience of finding joy in your partner's happiness with others. Our guest shares practical insights about navigating multiple partnerships, including scheduling challenges, communication practices, and managing new relationship energy while honoring established connections. Polyamory allows people to design relationships based on their authentic desires rather than societal expectations – creating connections that can be deeply meaningful without following conventional scripts.This interesting conversation makes us consider what aspects of polyamorous communication and boundary-setting might benefit any type of relationship – monogamous or not.Resources:Hardy, J. W., & Easton, D. (2017). The ethical slut: A practical guide to polyamory, open relationships, and other freSupport the showIf you have a loved one with mental or emotional problems, join KulaMind, our community and support platform. In KulaMind, work one on one with Dr. Kibby on learning how to set healthy boundaries, advocate for yourself, and support your loved one. *We only have a few spots left, so apply here if you're interested. Follow @kulamind on Instagram for science-backed insights on staying sane while loving someone emotionally explosive. For more info about this podcast, check out: www.alittlehelpforourfriends.com Follow us on Instagram: @ALittleHelpForOurFriends

The Four Finger Discount family recently lost our beloved pooch Jet, so to pay tribute we've gone back and revisited one of the more heartfelt episodes from the earlier seasons, Bart's Dog Gets An F.We discuss how revisiting the episode helped Dando grieve the loss of Jet, the history of Tracey Ullman's turbulent relationship with the series, the simplistic but effective use of Marge's quilt to drive the story and more.If you enjoy this review, please consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscountListen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3ZCHAPTERS:05:52 - The potential of Mrs. Winfield07:42- The importance of emotion-driven episodes09:41 - Helping Dando grieve the loss of Jet12:26 - Living with anxiety17:16 - The effective role of the quilt18:44 - The potential buyer raised the stakes of the story20:46 - Homer and Marge don't WANT to sell Santa's Little Helper22:38 - Santa's Little Helper was particularly naughty this episode23:09 - Emily Winthrop25:32 - The history of The Tracey Ulman Show33:08 - Emily Winthrop is so unlikeable35:09 - "pull the bloody chain, boy!" haunts us37:08 - The use of "son of a bitch"41:48 - Marge and Lisa's bonding story45:47 - The best version of Lisa48:51 - The various parodies (E.T., Predator, etc)49:47 - Loving the Assassins59:07 - FAVOURITE MOMENTS01:00:00 - The birth of "Wise Guy"?01:00:59 - Daytime television01:02:40 - TRIVIA01:07:46 - STONECUTTER SHOUT-OUTS01:11:00 - FULL EPISODE REVIEW BEGINS01:12:50 - Frank Welker01:16:17 - How to draw the mumps01:19:05 - Guy ruins Louise's lawn01:15:54 - Faking sick to get out of school01:22:02 - Mrs. Winfield calls Homer (clip)01:23:40 - Flanders is odd in the earlier seasons01:25:20 - Sometimes you've got to spoil yourself01:35:08 - Homer gets caught (clip)01:36:08 - The dangers of Afterpay01:40:28 - Homer handled the Assassins situation well01:44:18 - Guy returns a used shirt01:51:10 - Marge's devastation01:55:06 - Someone eating your leftovers02:00:09 - Emily's choice was justifiedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.

Expmental Records Radio Show, your Monthly digital hub for underground club music. The show will air every 1st Thursday of the month at 4PM CET - 3PM UK, hosted by Data Transmission. Catch Episode 29 of our monthly Expmental Records Radio Show this Thursday, with Frink at the helm. As always, Frink brings his signature touch to underground house music with deep, immersive beats that will captivate your ears. Expmental Records Radio Show, helmed by label boss Eddy Romero, promises unique sonic journeys with occasional guests from our label roster. We invite you to join us in this venture to explore the pulse and rhythm of underground club music. ⚡️Like the Show? Click the [Repost] ↻ button so more people can hear it!

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The Slayers are beset on all sides in the Temple of Kyuss. Will Parker fall victim to the diamond-eyed Dwarf of Doom?

This week, we're diving into the bizarre, twisted, and totally unhinged world of Devil's Little Helper (2004)!

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response)When your dating a guy who isn't ready to settle down or your friend whines for not getting what she wants, you roll your eyes and think "they're so immature." But what does being "mature" mean, exactly? In this episode, we nerd out over the concept of emotional immaturity, the developmental aspects that contribute to it, and how it manifests in adult interactions. From understanding the signs of immaturity to addressing the struggle of setting healthy boundaries, we figure out what's needed to navigate emotionally challenging relationships. This episode was inspired by one of our Little Helper fans who shared with us a story of questioning her relationship to her boyfriend who is kind, respectful and loving, but just felt like a "young soul." When she met a man who demonstrated emotional maturity and thoughtfulness, she could only describe it as "he made me feel like a woman." So we were excited to dissect what that line is between what makes someone feel like a "young" vs "old soul." Thank you for sharing!!We couldn't ignore the role of emotional regulation and empathy in our connections with others. We explored whether immaturity is a symptom of deeper issues like Cluster B personality disorders (borderline personality disorder (BPD), narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), histrionic personality disorder (HPD) and antisocial personality disorder (APD)). We'll also share personal anecdotes that highlight real struggles faced when dealing with emotionally immature individuals.**Want to share your story with us? Click the link at the top to send us a text. We can't respond directly to that text message for some reason, so leave your email address if you want us to write you back!Resources:Consedine, N. S., & Magai, C. (2006). Emotion development in adulthood: A developmental functionalist review and critique. The Oxford handbook of adult development and learning, 209-244.Support the showIf you have a loved one with mental or emotional problems, join KulaMind, our community and support platform. In KulaMind, work one on one with Dr. Kibby on learning how to set healthy boundaries, advocate for yourself, and support your loved one. *We only have a few spots left, so apply here if you're interested. Follow @kulamind on Instagram for science-backed insights on staying sane while loving someone emotionally explosive. For more info about this podcast, check out: www.alittlehelpforourfriends.com Follow us on Instagram: @ALittleHelpForOurFriends

Have you ever thought having a drink helps you relax and sleep better? Stay tuned to learn more about how alcohol affects your sleep, other aspects of your life, and what you can do about it. My guest today has been featured on NBC News, Good Morning America, The New York Times, NPR, CNN, and Huffington Post. Stay tuned. You're in for a treat.    I'm Dr.Vickie Petz Kasper. If you're ready to take control of your health, you're in the right  place. Whether you're focused on prevention or you're trying to manage a condition. I'll give you practical steps to start your own journey toward better health because healthy looks great on you.  Today I have a special guest on the Healthy Looks Great On You podcast. I have Casey Davidson from Hello Someday Coaching, and she is a sobriety coach for women. And on her website, she particularly says That she can help you sleep through the night and wake up rested. So welcome Casey.   Casey: Oh, thank you. I'm so excited to be here.  Dr. Vickie: Well, you know I'm doing a series right now on sleep and I definitely talk about how alcohol affects sleep and I know a lot of people think taking a drink helps them relax and go to sleep, but I'd love to hear your insight on that.   Casey: Absolutely. Well, alcohol is really terrible for your sleep. It's, it's this weird combination of both a depressant and a stimulant. So once you drink even as little as one drink for women, it really impacts your sleep quality, there have been studies done that even a small amount of alcohol impacts your sleep. So for women, which is one drink, it decreases your sleep quality by 24 percent and anything more than one drink for women decreases your sleep quality by 40%. So  it's really incredible.   Dr. Vickie: And do you think women notice that or they're just feeling the effects of poor mood and maybe fatigue and they don't even realize that's what's contributing? Casey: I think it depends. I used to drink quite a bit. I was kind of the woman who was working in corporate and had two little kids and came home and opened up a bottle of wine when I got home to cook dinner. And I actually was drinking about a bottle of wine a night most nights of the week. So anyone who drinks like I did typically wakes up at three in the morning, feeling just crushing anxiety, your heart racing, and have trouble going back to sleep. I think anyone who doesn't drink the way that I drank will notice when they stop drinking how good they feel and how good they sleep without alcohol, even if it's just one or two glasses at a time. Dr. Vickie: And since the pandemic particularly, we've really seen an increase in the amount of alcohol  with men and women and so you have particularly targeted the mommy wine culture. So, can you tell us a little bit about that?  Casey: Absolutely. I mean what's interesting is the biggest increase in binge drinkers right now are midlife women with the highest  socioeconomic status. So we have been sold throughout our lives the idea that wine is sophisticated and it helps us relax and it helps us connect. And there have been some really interesting articles in the Atlantic, for example, they wrote about how stress drinking has a divide. And so women drink to relieve stress significantly more than men. A lot of the marketing that has gone in the alcohol industry is targeted to women because they need to increase their market share and their bottom line. And starting 20 years ago, mothers in in particular were targeted. So you will even see, bottles of wine with the names, "Mommy Time Out." And, you know, there's, "Skinny Girl Vodka," and "Mommy's Little Helper." Wine is is really the modern woman's steroid. And so we get used to drinking on a regular basis. more and more and more. And when I was a new mom, I felt like drinking was a way that I could reclaim some portion of of my pre kid personality.  I was no longer having a lot of time to see my friends or go to the gym or go kayaking or hiking. So I could drink and I could multitask, right? So I could drink and play Legos. I could drink and play Candy Land. And a lot of motherhood is pretty monotonous and difficult, and it sort of becomes your main reward.   Dr. Vickie: That's so interesting and marketing really works. I am excited that recently the Surgeon General has come out with potentially putting a cancer warning on alcohol because there are a lot of new studies showing that even a small amount can increase the risk of cancer. There was a season where we thought drinking a glass of red wine every day was actually good for your heart. And that has been really questioned. Casey: It's been completely disproven. And a lot of those studies were actually sponsored by the alcohol industry.  I remember the French paradox, out on 60 minutes and this is decades ago, but the idea that people who drank alcohol in moderation were actually healthier than those who didn't drink at all. Turns out the study was completely flawed. The people in the control group, meaning didn't drink at all, didn't drink largely because either they used to drink a lot or they had medical issues to start with.  But that idea was promoted and took hold. The American Cancer Society finally came out a few years ago saying no amount of alcohol is healthy, that alcohol is linked to seven different kinds of cancer. Drinking. three glasses of wine or three drinks a week for women increases your risk of breast cancer by 15 percent and anything over that increases another 10%, every additional glass of of wine, which completely counteracts the idea that one drink a day for women is perfectly healthy. The truth is it's not. but I don't know if when I was drinking that would have convinced me to stop.   Dr. Vickie: Well, that's interesting because we have seen a cultural shift. There used to be  events where there wasn't alcohol served and that's becoming less common. I think that the drinking culture has really exponentially increased. So if it wasn't the health risk that would have made you stop, what was your motivation?   Casey: Well, I have to say that I was always a drinker, ever since I got to college. I joined the women's rugby team where binge drinking was celebrated. And then I used alcohol to shut off my brain. I was very much a gold star straight A girl who had a lot of fear of not doing well. When I drank, I could let all of that go. So  drinking for me was fun. It was actually part of my personality. I felt like it was sort of integral to  the type of person I was and stopping drinking completely was my worst nightmare, literally my worst case scenario in life. So  I thought for a very long time that I needed to get ahold of my drinking, that I needed to be able to moderate more successfully so that I would never have to stop completely.  And,  the more I tried to moderate, meaning I made all the rules, like I'll only have two drinks tonight. I will only drink beer because I like red wine better. I will only drink when I'm home. So I won't be out of the bar. I'll only drink when I'm out. Cause I go out less often. The more I tried to do that, the more I realized that it was not working at all. All of my rules, I could not successfully drink less on a consistent basis. Or if I did, I was super irritated and white knuckling it. And at the same time,  my anxiety was off the chart. I would wake up with this sort of low grade hangover every day. I would have to overcompensate to fit in everything I needed to do to still get, you know, the straight A version of an adult in a lot fewer hours. I started listening to podcasts and started reading books and joining groups. And then finally decided to take a longer break from alcohol.I got to 100 days and I felt so much better. I decided to extend it to six months and then a year. And once it got to a year, I was like, you know what? I think I'm done drinking, because  I realized that I didn't need it and that I felt so much better and happier without it. Dr. Vickie: That is so interesting. And I think that's true of so many substances, even something like sugar. You don't realize how bad it's making you feel until you can get through that period where you get over your cravings and realize how much better you feel without it. But it sounds like to me that you had a real identity shift. With drinking, denial is a huge part of the process. And so it's interesting that you just were listening to podcasts and now you are a coach for other women.  Casey: I think the shift is really changing throughout society. It's, it's starting with the younger generation. So Gen Z is the leading factor in the sober curious movement. They drink 30 percent less than their parents or grandparents did at the same age. Millennials are also on board with being sober curious, which means  considering what your life would be like without drinking, taking periods of time, alcohol free, trying non alcoholic beer and wine, or just trying to drink more mindfully. The older generations, I'm Gen X, who sort of came into adulthood with the idea that red wine was good for your heart. And Baby Boomers are the absolute biggest drinkers. So now it's more normalized to do dry January, to do dry July, to stop drinking for a period of time. And people don't question it as much as they used to. Whereas for a long time, I would say 10 years ago, if you took a break from drinking  and you were a drinker, people would pretty much be like, what's going on?  Do you have a problem? Are you pregnant? Just have one. You need to relax. We'll have more fun. Like  there there was a lot of pressure to keep drinking.  Dr. Vickie: I agree with that. So, what would you say to a young woman, a young mom, or even anyone else in another range of age to get started if they are sober curious?    Casey: I always encourage anyone who's thinking about this to try to take a longer break from drinking. When you are drinking, it becomes a habit and it becomes an emotional practice in terms of how you connect with your friends or your spouse or how you hang out with your colleagues or bond with other mothers. And you don't realize how much it impacts every aspect of your life. Whenever you drink alcohol, it spikes your dopamine really high. And so your body actually regulates your normal level of dopamine, your happy hormone lower. So even if you just drink twice a week, you are less happy than you would be if you were not drinking at all. It messes with your mood regulation. So you are less emotionally stable than you would be, if you weren't drinking at all. It impacts your energy and your ability to work out. It messes with your sleep. So taking 30 days off drinking  is a really great way to evaluate how alcohol is impacting all the the aspects of your life, You will notice just in one month that you have less brain fog, that you have more energy, your skin will be brighter, your eyes will be brighter. You will sleep better. So there are all these benefits to it, but you will also realize that you can go through a Friday night without drinking and that you can hang out with your partner and have a date without drinking and that it's still good. So that's a practice to bring awareness to all these beliefs we have about alcohol. And in my coaching practice, a lot of the approach is to look at it like habit formation and break that. So the idea of keep the ritual, change the ingredients. There are fantastic non alcoholic beverages out there. there's non alcoholic beer that is, you know, taking the world by storm. There is is non alcoholic Prosecco. There's all these non alcoholic drinks, mocktails that you  will see all around you. And then you can institute new habits. How do you want to wind down at the end of the night? , If you're stressed, if you're lonely, what are other ways to meet those needs? And you will learn something about yourself if you do that.   Dr. Vickie: That's so powerful. And I think self discovery is a huge part of it, but I have to say, I'm glad you brought up dopamine because I always take my listeners to mini medical school. So what I want you to know about dopamine is that it affects the pleasure center of the brain, and it is in the exact same location as the pain center of the brain. When you're using any substance, and that dopamine level starts to drop, you experience extreme discomfort without the substance. And so, it's a weird upside down balance of, you're drinking to increase your dopamine levels, but then you have to drink because your dopamine levels go down so low and dopamine is a huge part of addiction. And I just want to ask you that, are we talking about addiction? Because you talk a lot about a dry period, an alcohol free period. What if someone can't stop? Casey: There are are different levels. of using and withdrawing from a substance. In medical terms, it's called substance use disorder and there are variations of mild, moderate or severe. What I love about the sober curious movement is anyone can decide to take a break or drink less or evaluate the way that alcohol is impacting their life and their social life. And  it is good  and you will learn something and there's was no judgment around it. Now, if you are drinking more often or more heavily, it is hard to take a break without some sort of support. So I actually stopped using sober coach. I worked with her, emailing her every day.  A lot of it was the block and tackling of, I'm having an awful day at work. I really want a drink. And her kind of being like, all right, you don't have to drink though. You can go home and you can cuddle up with your kid or watch a show or go for a run or whatever it is. Just that encouragement to to get through those cravings and the ideas of of like what do I say to people? What will they think if I don't drink? How will I have a night out with my husband? A lot of this is sort of just day by day getting through those, those moments when you would drink.  Withdrawal, if you are physically addicted to alcohol, is incredibly dangerous. So, if you're at the point where you are physically addicted or you are worried about it beyond, I had a lot of hangovers, you really should work with a medical professional for a detox because it can be fatal. Dr. Vickie: I'm glad you brought that up. But I do think dealing with those triggers and cravings is so important and I love that you mentioned using alternative ways to deal with the things that are going to set that trigger off. Do you have any top five suggestions on winding down or mitigating that? Casey: What's interesting is in the beginning, the biggest trigger is hunger, which is kind of of funny and counterintuitive. So when I'm working with women and they are taking a a break from drinking, they're going from day one to day five to day seven to two weeks, I really encourage them to set an alarm for 3:30 or four, to, eat something with protein. So you are not going into the witching hour or getting dinner or driving home from the office when you are you are hungry. Cause that is a huge trigger to drink. The other thing I really encourage women to do is to get all the alcohol out of the house. So you can talk to your partner about this. I mean, our partners support us in many things. When I stopped drinking, red wine was my sort  of kryptonite. So I told him I needed no wine at the house because I really love drinking. And I knew it would be hard for me, like the elephant in the room, just constantly wearing me down. So he drank beer. We just just got all the wine out of the house. So that is sort of a visual cue seeing alcohol around you that triggers a craving to drink. So if you get rid of the visual cue and and you get rid of the ability to have that quick reward, meaning grab a  bottle, grab a drink, open it and have it hit your bloodstream. That gives you the chance to move through it. I mean, most cravings really only last 20 minutes. You can time them. Like I really want to drink, you eat something, you distract yourself. You can time when that craving goes away. So I would say hunger, getting the the visual cues and the easy access to alcohol out of your house, your; your visual field. And then  also identifying why you want to drink. So  if you  are just taking a break and you're not used to it, I always tell women, if they tell me they don't have a craving to drink in the first two weeks, like I won't believe them. It just doesn't happen. So in the beginning, you really need that physical break from being able to hit that reward.  But after that, it's emotional most of the time. So it's  really important to lower the bar and to stay away from stress and overwhelm and drama. But when you  want to drink first thing, eat something. But the second question is why? Why do you want to drink? Are you bored? Are you resentful? Are you irritated? Are you lonely?  All of those things you can solve for in different ways. And once you identify the emotion of why you want to drink, maybe you want to celebrate and want to take it even higher, then you you can problem solve for other ways to meet that need.   D.r Vickie: I love that. That's really impactful. Those are some very practical steps that people can take. And I will just tell you the same could be said about chocolate chips. If I've got chocolate chips in the pantry, they're calling my name and I'll go in there and have a little handful. But if I don't have any chocolate chips, the pantry, I'm not going to eat chocolate. Availability is huge, whether it's snack food or alcohol or anything else. We call those self binding techniques. And they work. They really do work, but they don't work in isolation. You have to implement these other things. And so tell me about the benefit of having a coach. Is this a one on one coaching that you do? Do you do group coaching?  Casey: Yeah, I actually I did one on one for many years. I worked with over 150 women one on one. And then I have an online program. It's called the Sobriety Starter Kit that basically takes my one on one format and and practices and puts it in an online program that you can access and have in your back pocket at any time. It's designed to take women from day one to 106 months, a year and beyond, and give them the tools to do that. As part of that, I have an online community where I'm in there every single day and I  do group coaching as part of that as well. So, it's really important to realize that you are not alone in this and have really practical and positive and  empowering ways to reframe your habits and your thinking about alcohol to make those changes.  Dr. Vickie: The power of community cannot be overstated. No matter what you're dealing with, the power of community is so important.  Well, I am so excited to know about your business and your coaching. And I'll put the links to all of that in the show notes so that any of our listeners can check that out. And I appreciate you sharing all your words of wisdom with us.  Casey: Thank you so much, Vickie,  I'm happy to be here.   Dr. Vickie: Wow. Wasn't that fantastic? If you are sober curious and you are interested in checking out Casey Davidson's website, you can find her at Hello Someday Coaching. She offers her sobriety starter kit. She has a podcast and lots of resources on her blog. So if you're interested in cutting back on your drinking, then this is a fantastic resource for you. Check out the link in the show notes.  If insomnia is more your problem, then you're going to want to check out six surprising reasons you're tossing and turning. That's my upcoming free live sleep masterclass on March 3rd, 5th and 8th. Registration is required and there's a link in the show notes or you can go to my website.     RESOURCES: Hello Someday Coaching with Casey Davidson Hello Someday Podcast Six Surprising Reasons You're Tossing and Turning The information contained in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not considered to be a substitute for medical advice. You should continue to follow up with your physician or health care provider and take medication as prescribed. Though the information in this podcast is evidence based, new research may develop and recommendations may change  

Year(s) Discussed: 1945-1953 Harry Truman is famous for asserting that "The Buck Stops Here," but as my special guest, John Robert "Bob" Greene, found in his research for his new book, this myth doesn't hold up to the reality of his administration's history. In our conversation, Bob and I discuss some of the unsavory characters working in the Truman White House, their connections to the mob, and the wheeling and dealing that led to a congressional investigation. More information can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response)Can a new marriage really shake the foundation of a once harmonious family? Maybe if the newcomer is, ahem, emotionally challenging. In today's episode, we respond to a listener who asked for tips on dealing with the toxic behavior of a new family member. "Emma," a Little Helper, sent us a message describing her frustration with her uncle's new marriage following the passing of their beloved aunt. Her extended family is large and close, but this new bride "Mary" interrupts the dynamic with narcissistic, controlling, critical, and jealous behavior. We explore the delicate balance of blending families after the loss of a central family figure, shedding light on how personalities and past dynamics play crucial roles in this transition.As much as we wonder if Mary exhibits Cluster B disordered behavior, we also examine the potential struggles she faces as she steps into the challenging role of matriarch later in life. The family's expectations weigh heavily on her, and we explore how her critical and controlling traits have contributed to the tension. We also question the uncle's role, too, as his perceived lack of assertiveness adds fuel to the fire. Through personal reflections and poignant examples, we highlight the intricate dance of balancing new relationships while respecting longstanding family ties.Finally, we touch on broader themes, including the impact of cluster B traits on family dynamics and the emotional complexity of marrying into a close-knit family. We explore how empathy, understanding, and effective communication can help navigate these turbulent waters. From the gatekeeping behaviors that hinder personal connections to strategies for managing challenging interactions, how do we maintain family harmony amid change and exploring the evolving nature of family dynamics?**Submit your question, requests or comments using the "send us a text" link at the very top! It won't let us respond through the text for some reason so leave your contact info if you want us to respond personally.  Support the showIf you have a loved one with mental or emotional problems, join KulaMind, our community and support platform. KulaMind teaches you how to cope with difficult relationships through one-on-one expert coaching, exclusive group support, and personalized digital resources. *We only have a few spots left, so apply here if you're interested. Follow @kulamind on Instagram for science-backed tips and resources for mental health and relationships. For more info about this podcast, check out: www.alittlehelpforourfriends.com Follow us on Instagram: @ALittleHelpForOurFriends

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Mercury the Messenger enters Capricorn this week, offers practical planning tips for the new year, and triggers imaginative Neptune. The lunar nodes enter the signs of Pisces and Virgo for an 18-month stay. Mars retrogrades into Cancer, where its trine to Neptune encourages compassionate action. The Aries First Quarter Moon is one of the most first-quartery First Quarters of the year. And a listener question about those transits that hit the same point in your chart over and over. Plus: Cognitive dissonance, tea kettles boiling, and proving your sincerity! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:32] Retrograde Mars reenters Cancer (Jan. 6, 2:44 am PST). It will station direct on Feb. 23, 2025 and reenter Leo on April 17, 2025.  [2:37] A quick review of Mars in Cancer; why does it struggle there? [5:14] Mercury squares Neptune (Jan. 6, 5:56 am PST) at 27°22' Sagittarius-Pisces. When Mercury meets Neptune, intuition is especially strong.  [7:07] Moon Report! The Aries First Quarter Moon (Jan. 6, 3:56 pm PST) at 16º55' Aries-Capricorn, is one of the better Moon signs for breaking old habits, standing up for yourself, and doing what you're afraid to do.  [8:14] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). This is the First Quarter in an LPFC that began at the New Moon/Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 (19º24' Aries). The Full Moon in this LPFC comes on Oct. 6, 2025 (14º08' Aries), and the Last Quarter on July 7, 2026 (15º41' Aries). [9:59] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods for this week. On Jan. 7 (1:16 pm PST), the Moon in Aries squares Mars in Cancer. It's VOC for just under one hour and enters Taurus (2:11 pm PST). Practice speaking up when you're upset so that things don't build up and then blow up! [11:19] On Jan. 9 (2:50 pm PST), the Moon in Taurus sextiles Mars in Cancer. It's VOC for 2 hours and 17 minutes and then enters Gemini (5:07 pm PST). [12:52] On Jan. 11 (4:03 pm PST), the Moon in Gemini squares Neptune. It's Void-of-Course for 4 hours and 21 minutes, then enters Cancer (8:24 pm PST).  [14:26] On Jan. 8 (2:30 am PST), Mercury enters Capricorn and will be in this sign until Jan. 27, 2025. While Mercury is in Capricorn, it leans into its tempered, disciplined, organized side.  [16:06] The lunar nodes enter the signs of Pisces-Virgo (Jan. 11, 3:02 pm PST). The North Node has been in the sign of Aries, and the South Node in the sign of Libra, since July 2023. Eclipses will now begin happening on the Pisces-Virgo axis until Feb. 20, 2027. As the North Node moves into Pisces, embrace compassion, spirituality, artistic interests, intuition, and faith. As the South Node transits Virgo, release negative judgment, criticism, and the insistence that only what we can experience with the senses, is worthwhile. [18:50] Mars trines Neptune at 27°29' Cancer-Pisces (Jan. 12, 1:16 pm PST). Volunteer, take care of others, make it a priority to give.  [20:21] Listener “Saturn's Little Helper” asks about transiting planets making several exact aspects to a planet or point in the birth chart. [25:34] If you'd like to have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: Subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [26:05] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos for the coming year, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.

Virginia finally completes her mission.By cb summers. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. I pulled the blanket off his lap. His cock was poking out of the hole in his pants. I was on my knees on the bench next to him, so I scrunched down to take a nice good look at it in the moonlight. I pushed his semi-tented pants down, to expose all fifteen inches of him.“You have a beautiful penis, Kris.” I traced my fingers over the veins and other details that I'd studied on ‘Santa's Little Helper' all year. It grew slightly, stiffening at my touch. “Your cock saw me through several near-relapses on my road to recovery. Whenever I felt the need to go Santa hunting, I'd put you inside me and make it through another day.”And now I was touching the real thing. Unlike the dildo, which was enchanted with elf magic to make it smaller, I sadly knew that Kris' cock would never fit inside any of my holes. I'd fucked enough men to know that for sure. But I wrapped my hands around it and began to stroke it up and down, gently, lovingly, making Kris moan. I kissed his cock lovingly all over, and licked it to provide some lubrication for my hands. Kris moaned, leaned back, and put his arms out so they were resting on the back of the bench. He trusted me. I unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned his broken fly, and opened it up so I could fondle his hot chestnuts. They were huge… bigger than a pair of baseballs, but very soft and covered with downy pubic hair. They moved in my hand, vibrating, rolling… throbbing with ancient power. He groaned and leaned back even further. I got off the bench and stood in front of him and began stroking the incredible length of his cock, as I kissed and sucked and tongued the sensitive underside of its massive head, drooling all over to keep him well lubricated. It was amazing! I felt a ring ting tingling in my panties that got hotter and hotter. Soon I was whimpering and moaning, and cumming from the sheer excitement of holding Kris Kringle's supernaturally beautiful cock in my hands.“Oh… Virginia. You better watch out… I'm cumming.”“Cum for me Kris,” I moaned, stroking him harder, and I felt a surge of cum streaking up the shaft. I put my lips over the tip as wide as I could and felt his hot, creamy cum splash into the back of my throat. Yes. Snowbell was right. Santa's cum tasted just like eggnog. I swallowed, two, three, four big mouthfuls. A lot of it leaked out the side, but I got on my knees and licked every drop off, starting with his balls and going upward until he was clean again. It was absolutely delicious! I'd swallowed a truckload of cum in my time, but nothing that tasted as wonderful as this. When I finished, I looked up at him and played with the hole on top with my tongue. His azure eyes were fixed on my tongue. More cum oozed out the tip and I sucked it up with my kisses. During this whole cock cleaning process, his cock didn't soften at all. He was still hard as a tree trunk.But then I saw him look forward, and his face tensed up. I turned to see the bright lights of Santa's factory in the distance ahead. It was the most amazing non-cock related sight I'd ever seen. I saw a sprawling, snowy village of miniature houses. Off in the distance there was a huge factory with large stained glass windows. Everything was strung with multicolored lights and decorated with oversized ornaments… all was merry and bright! Kris draped the blanket over his erection again. His face was nervous. The time must have been around 7 P.M. by this time. And time was running out.I patted his hand and said, “We'll figure it out. But before we get there. Tell me what's happened since last Christmas.”“Well, after mailing off the all the missed deliveries, Mary went on a vacation. Usually we do that together, but this year I could tell she didn't want me with her. She took her thirty elves, including Snowbell and left me alone in the biggest sex club on earth. There were no toys to make, no letters to read, no lists to compile. It was the most wonderful time of the year… a fucking free for all. I just fucked and fucked and fucked, indulging my desires. I had favorites: Blizzard and Cookiedough and Icicle, the kitchen elf. Oh, boy… Icicle loved to hit my cock with a rolling pin until I came on her. That was pretty weird. But mostly I just had straight sex with any and every female I wanted to. They wanted me to anoint them, and I anointed the hell out of them. I made friends with a few of the male elves who were, shall we say, not as bisexual as most of them. That way I could have orgies without having to worry about some overexcited male elf shooting his jizz in my face. Having some buddies was actually kind of fun.”“The party went on until Mary returned in April. She walked right in on us, having a full-bore, all hands orgy in the main factory floor, me and all ten thousand elves. I'd love to describe that party for you, but I was blotto on elf milk the whole time. It's a blur. Anyway, Mary saw me for the first time, actually fucking the elves, and knowing a thing and seeing a thing are not the same thing. I'm pretty sure that was the straw that broke the reindeer's back. She packed her bags and left.”“Where did she go?”“I didn't know for a few months. But after a while she sent me a letter from the South Pole. She'd built a factory there and wanted me to send her the list of adult believers so she could keep up the sex toy thing. She was planning to deliver the sex toys herself, mailing them if she had to. Mary may be immortal now, but she doesn't have the Christmas Spirit required to deliver millions of toys in a few hours' time… actually, neither do I anymore… Anyway I gave her the list and wished her good luck.”“Are you getting a divorce?”“I don't think we can get divorced. Sure, we were married in a church, but that was just a formality. We were married, as far as the universe is concerned, when she said 'yes'. I think she'll still be immortal, but I don't really know how it's supposed to work. But for now, she's living the life she's chosen with her elves. It's like she's a polygamist with thirty wives. But I'm no one to judge. I have ten thousand eager sex partners myself. I guess we both fucked up big time crossing that boundary.”I didn't want to say it, but it sounded to me like Mary had her elf obsession under control. She was going on trips, building a factory, making plans for the future. Her relationship with those elves, strange though it may be, was clearly optimistic and structured. Kris on the other hand…“Anyway, I wouldn't have been able to get through the year without Blizzard. She made sure all the letters were read, because I wasn't up to it, and made sure all the toys were completed. She even had to check the naughty or nice list for me, because I could only manage to check it once. I've been a mess I can't concentrate for more than a few hours before I want to go find a pretty little elf to fuck. It feels so right when I'm doing it, but a few minutes later I'm trolling again. But I don't think Blizzard, or any of the others have a clue that I've lost the Christmas Spirit. They still think everything is hunky dory… look at them down there.”We were headed toward a brightly illuminated landing strip. A long line of elves were bringing toys out of the factory, and placing them carefully in a black sack. Clearly there were too many presents to fit in that one sack, but they kept putting them in, and it showed no signs of getting any fuller. It was Santa's magic sack! It looked pretty threadbare, but it certainly seemed to work!Kris circled the landing area, and the elves, hearing the sound of the reindeer's jingling bells, waved up at us. I couldn't help myself. I had to wave back. Kris was right! They were beautiful! More beautiful than his description had prepared me for! I knew that if we landed, he'd go right out and grab one, and start fucking her. I could see it in his eyes.“Kris, I think I know what to do.”“What?”“I think you need to fuck me.”His eyes opened wide. A leer spread on his face.“Don't look at me like that, Kris.”He shook the look off his face, “Sorry, Virginia. Habit. You were saying?”“I don't know why… but I think that my problem and your problem are linked somehow. Linked cosmically in ways that neither of us could possibly understand. All I know is that I feel the pathological need to fuck Santa. There's got to be some sort of reason for that. I mean, it led me to you. It took longer than I thought, but in the end, I found you.”He had a serious expression on his face. “What do you think that will accomplish?”“I don't know. I don't even think you'll fit inside me… in fact, I'm certain you won't. But we have to try. There's nothing else we can do.”“Where?” he asked, taking the blanket off, freeing his cock, a desperate expression on his face, “Here?”“No,” I said, pointing off in the distance. “There.”He saw where I was pointing and he turned the reindeer in that direction. We soared over the hills of snow.We landed by the North Pole. It was located about half a mile from the factory. The factory had originally been located at the North Pole, but the ice had drifted over the centuries. But Kris had dutifully moved the twenty-foot, candy-striped pole every year to the correct geographic location. The area around the pole was dark, but there was a candle lantern on top, which bathed the immediate area in a dim, warm glow.We stepped out onto the ice. I put my hand on the ice-covered pole. I could feel the cold, but it felt pleasant. “I can't get over how weird it is not to be bothered by the cold.”“Yeah,” he said, “It took me a while to get used to it too. You can feel it, but instead of freezing your outsides, it just makes you feel warmer inside. The opposite happens too, you know. I deliver toys to the tropics without breaking a sweat.”“Okay,” I said, suddenly horny as hell, “enough chit chat. Let's do this thing.”I started taking off my clothes. But Kris put his arms on my shoulders, calming me. “Virginia.” He said nothing else. Just hearing him say my name calmed me. He picked me up and cradled me in his arms. He lifted my short, black bangs, and kissed the scar on my forehead. Then he kissed my nose, and my cheeks, and finally, my mouth. Then he laid me down in the large snowdrift at the base of the Pole, and I looked up at him as he took off his gloves and coat. He was dimly lit by the lantern, but the Northern Lights were dancing in the sky behind him. It was the most romantic sight of my life. His eyes were swimming with love.“I've been meaning to tell you, Virginia, what a beautiful woman you are.”I blushed. I'd been told that before, but never by Santa Claus… not the real one anyway.“I can really see the elf in you.”“Elf?” I replied.“Oh yes, didn't you know? Your ancestors are from Iceland. Everyone in Iceland has a bit of elf blood in them. Some, like you, have quite a lot. I can see it in your eyes.”I think that was the most wonderful thing I've ever heard in my life.“In fact… I should have said before now… The night I met you at the Sex Addicts meeting… when you introduced yourself to me… well… I knew you of course. I've always known you, but I'd never seen you before. I had no idea what you looked like. I was taken aback.”“Because I look like an elf?”“Yes, in part. But I felt the sudden, powerful need to make love to you.”“Well, of course. You're a sex addict.”“No… I didn't want to fuck you… well, I wanted to do that too, but more importantly, I wanted to make love to you. My feelings were so deep, so fast, I didn't know what to do with them. So I stopped coming to the meetings… I was afraid…”“Kris, are you afraid to love?”“No. I was afraid my feelings weren't real… because you reminded me so much of her.”We were silent for a moment. Then I knew. “Snowbell.”He smiled, tears welling up in his eyes. “You look just like her. You must be related to her somehow. You have her eyes, her chin, her figure, her voice… her laugh even. I thought I only loved you because you reminded me of her.”“Don't be silly, Kris,” I said with a giggle. “You only loved her because she reminded you of me. Only, you didn't know it yet.”He smiled. He knew it was true. As impossible as it was, the universe had meant for us to be together, and he'd projected his feelings for me on that pretty little elf. “Snowbell is an elf, Kris. She can't love you, not really, not the way humans love. But I can. I do.”Kris, looked down at me and removed his shirt. He had an amazing body. He was fat but not flabby. He'd been fucking like a rabbit for a solid year… that can tone a guy up. I could see the muscles rippling in his arms, just under the layer of fat. He had curly white hair on his chest, and beautiful, well defined pecs. He threw the blanket to the ground, and grabbed the waistband of his ripped pants. He pulled outward, in one powerful move, shredding the pants right off his body.“Those pants were too small for me anyway,” he said. I didn't laugh. I was transfixed. Saint Nick stood over me, silhouetted by the aurora borealis, naked to my eyes. His beard had never looked so white and majestic as it did right now.He got down on one knee and said, “Marry me.”I said, “Yes.”He smiled and said, “I now pronounce us husband and wife.”My eyes filled with tears. They froze solid as soon as they dripped off my face. “Can you do that?” I asked,“I can do anything. I'm Santa Claus.”He bent over, kissing me on the lips for a long time. Then he began to undress me. He unbuttoned my shirt took it off. He kissed my shoulders as he unhooked my bra. When he removed that, he said, “You even have her breasts. Only your nipples aren't blue.” I laughed and he bent over to suckle my perfectly pink nipples, sending a shock of pleasure through my body. I ran my hands through his snowy locks, feeling his beard tickling my belly. I unbuttoned my pants and kicked of my shoes. I was breathless in growing anticipation and need.He helped me pull off my pants and panties, and he paused for a moment, just looked with love at my naked body lying in the warm snow bank.“Virginia, you're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Elf or human.” Then he took one of my legs in his hands and kissed the long scar, his azure eyes full of lust and love. My eager hand found his cock, and I stroked him with a burning hunger… a need that I hadn't indulged in a year and had never successfully quenched.I looked at him and noticed a strange light shimmering on his face. Then he noticed it on my face too. We both looked up and saw a ten-foot circle of elves surrounding us. The elves were naked, and their bodies were glowing. The fine glitter in their skin was vibrating and sparkling in the dim light. Swirls of colors went around and around seeming to pass from elf to elf. The colors were the same as the colors in the Northern Lights above us, pale greens and pinks, blues and purples… The elves were linked somehow to the aurora borealis. The colors grew brighter and brighter, as Kris and I watched, transfixed.Then the elves started singing. The song was an ancient yuletide carol. I didn't recognize it, but I found it beautiful and brimming with primal power. The elves were smiling with happiness as they sang. I saw that they were holding hands, row upon row. Farther back, the elves began to climb up on each other's shoulders, each row outward growing higher and higher, forming an elfin amphitheater with Kris and I, and the North Pole, in the center.We looked at each other, and our lust could wait no longer. He knelt between my knees and pulled my legs up, lifting my bottom out of the snow. His impossibly huge cock head pressed against my much too small pussy, and I despaired that he could ever possibly enter me.But then a miracle occurred.I began to glow. Tiny flecks of light appeared beneath my skin, glinting all the colors of the rainbow. My pale skin changed slightly in hue, to a pale aqua blue. I felt something… an ancient power flow through every pore of my body. I began to tingle. In a good way, like the way you feel when you hop into a warm bed on a cold winter night. Kris was looking at me, eyes widening in amazement. I felt the tingling sensation run through my limbs down to my pussy. The tuft of black pubic hair on top turned snowy white.“Fuck me, Kris!” I shouted, “Fuck me, Santa!”Kris pulled me onto his rock hard shaft. He felt huge inside me, but it didn't hurt at all. It felt like a warmth penetrating me. He went all the way in, just as 'Santa's Little Helper' had done, until his balls slapped against my ass. I could feel his cock deep inside me, pressing up into the bottom of my heart! Holy holly, it felt great!!! I could feel my vaginal muscles contracting over his cock as he pulled himself out. It seemed as if I could control them now. I'd never been very dutiful about doing Kegel exercises, but now I didn't need them. My vagina was enchanted by the elfin magik of old.Kris lifted me off the ground and fucked me standing up, slamming all fifteen inches of his Yule log in and out of me, slapping his big balls against my narrow ass. His arms were huge and as strong as oaken beams, and I was completely in his power. But then I realized I also had him in my power with the undulations I could perform with my brand new vaginal muscles. I felt an orgasm sweep through my entire body. I shrieked in joy. I was cumming now, cumming hard, and I felt my breasts grow hot. Squirts of liquid shot out of my nipples. It was an amazing feeling, like having the greatest piss you ever had after holding it in for eighteen hours, multiplied by twenty. That good! Kris held my breast in his hand and aimed my nectar stream at his mouth and tasted it. The other breast was shooting straight up, so I caught some of that I my mouth. Oh! Peppermint schnapps, just as he'd said! I felt the intoxication going straight to my head! I never was much of a drinker, so I drank no more of it.I came again and again, as he held me aloft, tirelessly fucking me while the elf choir sang all around us.Kris' face finally screwed up, and I clamped my pussy down on his cock to squeeze off his orgasm, as he'd described Blizzard doing once with her sphincter. I found it easy to do, so powerful were my muscles now. Once his need to cum passed, he put me on my hands and knees in the snow bank and fucked me from behind. I could see that my bangs had turned snowy white… then I saw my shadow on the snow. I reached up to be sure… yes, my ears had grown long tapering points. I hadn't shrunk in size, I was still the same size that I'd always been, and as far as I could tell, my tongue hadn't changed, thank god… but my insides… oh, I was so deep now! I felt the fat head of his enormous cock slamming against the underside of my heart, but it didn't hurt at all. Why would it? I was an elf!I heard Kris grunting again, but I didn't squeeze him off this time.“Cum in me Santa,” I moaned, as I had another powerful orgasm. My breasts squirted hot milk into the snow, which sent up billowing clouds of steam all around us! Kris' tempo got harder and faster and he shouted in a deep booming voice, “Santa Claus is cumming!!!”I felt his warm semen jetting into me more powerfully than I'd ever felt it before, and I'd had a lot of cum shot into me over the years. It was relentless! It felt like gallons of the stuff. It flooded out of my pussy around his thrusting cock, and I reached down and collected several handfuls, bringing them up to my mouth to slurp. I love eggnog straight out of the carton, but this way is even better. Straight out of Santa's cock!Kris came for five solid minutes, fucking me the whole time, but finally he bucked and slowed. I could feel his cock softening inside me as we collapsed in the snow. He reached around and fingered my clit, bringing me to another orgasm, which sent showers of peppermint schnapps all around us. He tried to catch some in his mouth.I said, “Don't drink too much, honey. You have presents to deliver.”I was just what Santa needed. Someone to love him and keep him in line.When my orgasm had passed, we just lay there for a while, listening to the rest of the elf song. When it was over, a hush fell over the North Pole. I could feel something, invisible, yet palpable… in the air there was a feeling of Christmas.A shapely, and beautifully naked female elf stepped out of the circle, and walked up to us. Kris sat up, cuddling me in his arms.“Blizzard. I'd like to introduce you to my new wife, Virginia.”Blizzard bowed to me, “Hello Mrs. Kringle.”Mrs. Kringle? It hit me then. I was Mrs. Kringle now. Virginia fuckin Kringle!“Hello, Blizzard. It's nice to meet you. Kris has told me all about you. You're a very special elf.”“All elves are special, Virginia. Even half-elves like you.” She smiled. “Now, Mr. Kringle, time is running short. There are toys to deliver, children to make happy. Are you feeling the Christmas Spirit?” She held out her hand to him.Kris smiled. We looked at each other. We both felt it. We'd saved Christmas. We both knew that from now on our troubles would be out of sight. I'd been right all along. All Santa Claus ever needed, really, was to fuck me.By cb summers for Literotica

Tonight we delve deep into the dark side of the holiday spirit as we explore the terrifying intersections of love, loss, and lethal intentions in our gripping episode, "Horrors of the Night: When Christmas Turns Deadly." Our beloved narrator, Hnrique Couto, guides us through chilling tales that will make your spine tingle and your heart race, all while you sip that hot cocoa and snuggle into your warmest blankets.We kick off our eerie anthology with a gripping story titled "Xmas at the Psych Ward," where a troubled youth named Caleb faces the unthinkable within the sterile walls of a psychiatric hospital. On a snowy Christmas Eve, worry pains Caleb as he reflects on his past mistakes and unfulfilled yearnings. The psych ward turns sinister as holiday cheer takes a dark turn when a murderous presence lurks among the guests. As tensions rise and secrets unfold, Caleb will come to reckon with his demons—both mental and malevolent.Next, we journey to "Christmas at Pendleton Station," a dystopian narrative set against the backdrop of a world forever altered by supernatural calamity. Our protagonist, Kasselia Tabon, traverses the snowy wastelands, where ancient evils and technological nightmares collide. A battle against the undead Santa Claus and a desperate quest for survival are filled with perilous trials and explosive revelations as Kasselia learns what it truly means to engage with the spirit of Christmas, not just as a symbol of joy, but as a testament to strength and courage in the face of darkness.In "Santa's Little Helper," we witness the chaotic consequences of holiday cheer turned horror. Ronnie Baxley, our washed-up Santa, faces a fateful encounter with a terrifying little girl whose innocence masks malevolence. Children and parents alike find themselves ensnared in a ghastly holiday fracas, and Ronnie discovers that the season of goodwill can breed horrific outcomes when the misfits of the world come out to play. Will the darkness swallow the valley whole, or will our unlikely protagonist find the strength to fight back?The terrors continue in "The Day That Santa Died," as we delve into the heart-wrenching, true-crime autobiography of Jonathan L. Copeland. This haunting narrative provides a unique perspective on the duality of Santa's mythos and the darker world of assassins hiding in plain sight. Is he a hero or a monster? This story compels us to question the morality of right and wrong during a time that is traditionally about kindness and sharing. Closing our frightful festival is "Inner Rage," where Regan Devereaux struggles with her identity as both a protector and a killer. Tangled in a web of love, loss, and the supernatural, Regan's Christmas Eve takes a drastic turn. In dynamic prose, we experience her battle against ancient horrors entwining her fate and the safety of those she loves. Will love prevail, or will darkness claim her once more?So grab your favorite holiday drink and prepare yourself for an evening of spine-chilling stories guaranteed to keep you up through the long winter night. This festive season, let us embrace the blend of joy and fear; as we remind ourselves that indeed, not all that's bright and cheerful is devoid of shadows. Join us for an exchange of thrills that will not only haunt your dreams but also linger in your heart long after the last tale fades into silence!

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To Kill A Delibird hits episode 100! In celebration of a huge milestone we are reviewing and recapping ALL of the Pikachu shorts released before episode 200 of the anime. These are Pokemon-only adventures released before movies and as specials on VHS/DVD. We've got PK01, “Pikachu's Vacation”, PK02, “Christmas Night”, PK03, “Kanga Games”, PK04, “Pikachu's Rescue Adventure”, PK05, “Winter Games”, PK06, “Stantler's Little Helpers”, PK07, “Pikachu & Pichu”, PK08, “Delibird's Dilemma”, and PK09, “Snorlax Snowman”. Lots of Pikachu, lots of Christmas and lots of TKAD in this jam packed extra long To Kill A Delibird celebration! Subscribe to get every new episode of To Kill a Delibird in your subscription feed. Welcome to "To Kill A Delibird", the Pokemon anime rewatch podcast that combines a love of literary puns and analytics with pure Pokemania. Join Graham (Pokemon expat/video game and manga fanatic) and Kellan (hard boiled Pokemon die hard) as they discuss the Pokemon anime and hopefully construct some fun sentences along the way. Check out the official TKAD spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y40feTKtoUQp5Thk4p1UJipEVRf_78u_qFViwAsVvCk/edit?usp=sharing Intro/outro music "Synthwave 80's" by AlexiAction Thanks to Bulbapedia and TVTropes for our ongoing research. Follow the podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yQ3EQ2P91mE6Bq0i4I3EY on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-kill-a-delibird/id1667957767 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b37371a4-331d-4254-999b-e21fc0fdd837/to-kill-a-delibird Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTQ2MmUyMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054965 for more half baked content: https://www.twitch.tv/hydraleech Tiktok is essential for new creators so: https://www.tiktok.com/@hydraleeches #pokemon #ashketchum #pikachu #misty #brock #anime #indigoleague #teamrocket #existentialism #comedy #pokemonjohto #totodile #cyndaquil #chikorita #quagsire #ledyba #charizard #wobbuffet #articuno #pokemonanime #podcast #pokemonpodcast 0:00 Intro 10:17 Pikachu's Vacation 33:29 Christmas Night 42:27 Kanga Games 50:35 Pikachu's Rescue Adventure 1:12:31 Winter Games 1:22:48 Stantler's Little Helpers 1:34:33 Pikachu & Pichu 1:55:37 Delibird's Dilemma 2:10:10 Snorlax Snowman

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE!ACC Head G Lane joins Manaia Stewart to farewell the ACC ute as it's handed over to its new owners and tease a huge new promo that kicks off next year(0:00). Plus, the fellas discuss the inclusion of Father Christmas, formerly known as Santner's Little Helper in the Black Caps Test team (3:35). Then, the guys discuss the latest sporting news, including Auckland FC's record attempt this weekend, Laurie Daley's appointment as NSW coach, and match-fixing in Darts (10:23). Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (27:35).Brought to you by Export Ultra!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Help 4 HD Resource Database has a resource called mRelief, which is a nonprofit that helps you determine eligibility and sign up for SNAP and other supplemental programs by using a quick survey via text message. You can text the word “Food” to 74544 to complete the screening survey over text or visit their website at www.mrelief.com.   www.hungerfreeamerica.org Full Cart, which is a national food assistance program available to individuals and families who are facing financial hardships and food insecurity. www.fullcart.org.   Dysphagia Outreach Project and they have a Dysphagia Food Bank program: www.dysphagiaoutreach.org/apply-for-assistance.  www.lasagnalove.org/request www.helpingamericansfindhelp.org/christmas-assistance-help-by-state. Reddit page “Santa's Little Helpers”. Parents and caregivers can submit requests for toys or other gifts for their children or loved ones and the general population can donate those items directly to you. They also have great suggestions of where else to find gifts for your loved ones and free or very low-cost activities to do with your families instead of gifts. You can find the Reddit page at www.reddit.com/r/SantasLittleHelpers.

Send us a textTis the season to be overwhelmed by family dysfunction! The holidays often unravel unresolved family dynamics and we often have to balance time with loved ones and our own sanity. In this episode, we delve into the emotional triggers that resurface during festive gatherings, like feeling like a child again around older relatives. We highlight the contrast between the idealized holiday narrative and the complex reality, especially when trying to set boundaries or deal with family conflicts.  We share practical strategies for handling the post-New Year's blues and creating new traditions that embrace diversity and change. Resources:If you need support dealing with family dysfunction, book a free consultation call with cohost Dr. Kibby: https://kulamind.com/onboardingJoin the waitlist for our KulaMind community where Little Helpers can vent about toxic families, give each other sanity checks, and bond during the loneliest season: https://whop.com/kulamind/Schneider, E., Liwinski, T., Imfeld, L., Lang, U. E., & Brühl, A. B. (2023). Who is afraid of Christmas? The effect of Christmas and Easter holidays on psychiatric hospitalizations and emergencies—Systematic review and single center experience from 2012 to 2021. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 1049935.Support the showIf you have a loved one with mental or emotional problems, we can help. Through KulaMind, we offer individual support on demand, skills and resources to help you care for loved ones with mental illness. We only take a select few clients at a time, so apply here if you're interested. Listeners of the podcast get a special discount! For more info about this podcast, check out: www.alittlehelpforourfriends.com Follow us on Instagram: @ALittleHelpForOurFriends

It may be the day before Thanksgiving here in the states but its always Halloween in our hearts here at the NOTNL Podcast. So since Joe Bob Briggs covered it a month ago, we figured we would cover this charming low budget Halloween film where you may have to suspend disbelief but what youll find is a charming movie to watch every Halloween! Sponsored By @southland_dungeon on Instagram @nightofthenerdylaser on Instagram Email us @ nightofthenerdylaser@gmail.com Hosts: Richard & Jeff      

We just can't let go of Halloween yet, so we're going to have one more adventure about our favorite holiday! It's the direct-to-video classic, Satan's Little Helper!   Spookin' On: Kyle – Resident Evil 6 (2012, video game) Amy – Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Cannibal Ferox (1981), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)   Next Week's Tape: Candyman (1992) Now available on AMC and for rent on Prime Video!   Follow us on Twitter/Instagram (and Jen on TikTok!)  Show: @PodScary (Twitter), @everythingisscarypodcast (Instagram) Jen: @JenSaunderson Kyle: @kyleclarkisrad Amy: @thegoregoregirl (Twitter), @gutterbutterfly (Instagram) Frankie G: @8armedspidey (Instagram) (co-host of The Graveyard Shift and our social media guru)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Check out Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror    Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box!  (It's under Kyle's name but anything you send for Jen and Amy will 100% make it to them unless it's snacks and then the average drops to about 80%-ish. But don't let that deter you!)

Cooking together isn't just fun—it's packed with benefits! From learning healthy habits to boosting confidence, getting kids in the kitchen is a win. Dr. Wendy shares holiday gift ideas to spark your kids' inner foodie, with kid-friendly tools and fun recipe kits. Plus, special guest Kelly Senyei, creator of Justataste.com, joins us to share ways to make cooking (and eating!) a family adventure.      Kids' Cooking Supplies:  Foldable Kitchen Stepper  Kids Knife Set  Finger Guards for cutting    Cooking Kits:  Little Sous (no ingredients)  Baketivity  eat2explore  I'm The Chef Too!    Send your questions to hello@pediatriciannextdoorpodcast.com or submit at drwendyhunter.com  Find products from the show on the shop page.   *As an Amazon Associate, I earn commission from qualifying purchases.    More from The Pediatrician Next Door:    Website: drwendyhunter.com   Instagram: @the_pediatrician_next_door  Facebook: facebook.com/wendy.l.hunter.75  TikTok: @drwendyhunter  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drwendyhunter    This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast  IG: @reddrockmusic  www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenthood is often seen as a pathway to fulfillment, but does the reality live up to the hype? With a mix of laughter, honest conversation, and a dash of crunchy wisdom, Emily and Jason unpack the science, cultural expectations, and real-life experiences around parenting and happiness. Are parents really happier than their child-free friends, or is it all just a myth? And how does happiness shift across different stages of raising kids? Tune in as they navigate these questions, sharing insights and perspectives that will resonate with both parents and non-parents alike. Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Snapchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Quiz - Entertainment, Society and Culture Today's Questions: Question 1: Which of these quotes is from the film 'Psycho'? Question 2: The language 'Chhattisgarhi' belongs to which language family? Question 3: Which director directed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1? Question 4: Which actor played the role of Roger "Verbal" Kint in The Usual Suspects? Question 5: Who played the role of James Bond in Moonraker? Question 6: Which philosopher famously said 'Virtue is nothing else than right reason'? Question 7: Which philosopher famously said 'God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him.'? Question 8: In the TV show "The Simpsons", who or what is Santa's Little Helper? Question 9: What term in economics refers to a period where the economic output declines? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily and Jason Morrow dive headfirst into the wild world of conspiracy theories! Armed with the top 10 conspiracy theories as posted in a Popular Mechanics article, they break down each one and rank them on their own very scientific scale, from “likely just a tall tale” to “maybe there's something to this.” But this isn't your typical deep-dive podcast—Emily and Jason keep it light, poking fun at each theory with a healthy dose of skepticism and humor. They also wonder: Why can't we have fun with conspiracies anymore? Why does everyone seem so quick to take sides and kill the fun? Tune in for some laughs, some “what ifs,” and a refreshing reminder that not every theory needs to be a battle. Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Snapchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of another 31 Days of Halloween, we discuss making a concentrated effort to see some movies we've always meant to, but hadn't until now! The Hitcher! Demonic! Satan's Little Helper, and MORE!

We're taking a trip to Ireland to discuss the spooky second film from Damian McCarthy, Oddity!   Spookin' On: Kyle – Sting (2024), Escape Room (2019) Amy – Sting (2024), Bride of Frankenstein (1935)   Next Week's Tape: Satan's Little Helper (2004) Now available on Shudder!   Follow us on Twitter/Instagram (and Jen on TikTok!)  Show: @PodScary (Twitter), @everythingisscarypodcast (Instagram) Jen: @JenSaunderson Kyle: @kyleclarkisrad Amy: @thegoregoregirl (Twitter), @gutterbutterfly (Instagram) Frankie G: @8armedspidey (Instagram) (co-host of The Graveyard Shift and our social media guru)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Check out Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror    Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box!  (It's under Kyle's name but anything you send for Jen and Amy will 100% make it to them unless it's snacks and then the average drops to about 80%-ish. But don't let that deter you!)

We're talking Season 9 Episode 17 Mother's Little Helper. This week's lore is about the Anna Ecklund (aka Emma Schmidt) Ealring exorcism. It happened in a convent and is therefore relevant. Research LinksGiuseppe Giordan and Adam Possamai (eds), The Social Scientific Study of Exorcism in Christianity - Richard Cimino , 2021Wayback MachineThe Truth About The Exorcism Of Anna EcklundReligion: Exorcist & Energumen | TIME

"He's afraid Satan will hear him." We have come to end of our Halloween Horrors line up for October, but don't be worried because we're closing out the month with a gem that is finally getting its much deserved praise 20 years later! This week, we're joining Henrique and David over in White Plains, NY, for a slice of low budget horror dripping with all the makings of perfect Halloween time selection. A naive young boy unknowingly becomes the pawn of a serial killer on Halloween night in small island town in 2004's "Satan's Little Helper" ! Directed by Jeff Liberman and starring Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, and Amanda Plummer. Hear your hosts discuss how they both discovered the film, why the recent blu ray release has made the film readily available again, why the humor works so well even in this grim story, the director's inspiration for the film from a real life experience with a Gorilla Gram at his 50th Birthday party, plus a listener's request for great PG-13 horror, and the origin of the mask used by the killer?!Visit our website: DoYouEvenMovie.com Email us: doyouevenmoviepod@gmail.com LIKE us on Facebook: Do You Even Movie? - PodcastFollow Us on Instagram: @DoYouEvenMoviePod Twitter: https://x.com/dyempodWatch Satan's Little Helper on Screambox:https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8KRWQCD/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

We're celebrating the spooky season by diving into Satan's Little Helper, probably Manny's least-favorite movie of all time! We tackle every trick and treat the film offers and then even dive into the Synapse release from 2022. Support Haunted Hangover over on Patreon and gain early access to episodes, exclusive bonus content, and more: https://www.patreon.com/HauntedHangover31   Check out the video version of this episode over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/Hauntedhangove   Official Site: https://www.hauntedhangover.com Official Store: https://hauntedhangover31.bigcartel.com/   Follow us on all social media platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hauntedhangover Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hauntedhangover   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HauntedHangover31 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hauntedhangover  

Dr. Nora Khaldi is a renowned biotech entrepreneur, mathematician, scientist and founder and CEO at Nuritas, an AI-enabled synthetic biology company focused on creating the next generation of intelligent ingredients. Dr. Khaldi is an industry leader in the field of life science, biotechnology and food technology.  She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Evolution, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics from Trinity College Ireland and a masters in mathematics from Aix-Marseille University.  Her research has focused primarily on research evolution and comparative genomics. Nora holds over 30 patents and is a highly published author.   Together Dr. Khaldi and I dive into the world of peptides and the infinite possibilities of the Nuritas peptide finder. We explore the characteristics of peptides that can change and improve targeted areas, including maintaining muscle health while losing weight, skin health and wrinkles through collagen production and reduced inflammation, and glucose, craving control, sleep promotion, and skin health. Dr. Khaldi reviews the PeptiStrong timeline, highlights targeted populations and shares observations from her personal use. She also addresses the possibilities and concerns associated with AI, reminding us how scientists can enhance their research with its assistance.  I'm your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us.   Episode Resources: Dr. Nora Khaldi - https://www.nuritas.com/team/dr%E2%81%9Fnora%E2%81%9Fkhaldi/ Design for Health Resources: Designs for Health - https://www.designsforhealth.com/ Research Blog: Decoding Peptides: The Body's Little Helpers - https://www.casi.org/decoding-peptides-bodys-little-helpers Research Blog: Bioactive Peptides From the Fava Bean: The Future of Muscular Health? - https://www.casi.org/bioactive-peptides-from-the-fava-bean-future-of-muscular-health Designs for Health Practitioner Exclusive Drug Nutrient Depletion and Interaction Checker - https://www.designsforhealth.com/drug-nutrient-interaction/ Visit the Designs for Health Research and Education Library which houses medical journals, protocols, webinars, and our blog. https://www.designsforhealth.com/research-and-education/education Chapters: 00:00 Intro. 03:09 Dr. Khali's interest in mathematics and life sciences converged as her career progressed. 5:58 The moment that peptides became the focus of Dr. Khali's research involved wallaby milk.  9:27 Details about peptides and the infinite possibilities of the Nuritas peptide finder.  13:03 The molecular universe of an apple includes more molecular data than all social media put together. Dr. Khali details this library of peptides.  15:44 A timeline of the peptide finder's work and how its inaccuracies are corrected over time to identify solutions. 18:14 Determining which areas to focus on and bring to market starts with securing both health and longevity.  21:16 Pillars in seeking peptides that can change and improve targeted areas, including maintaining muscle health while losing weight.  24:01 Discovering the muscle building mechanisms that became the ingredients in PeptiStrong.  27:51 Why can't humans access all nutrients that are hidden in plants?  31:42 The role of AI in identifying properties and the role of humans in ensuring accuracy.  35:25 Pre-market control testing markers and models and findings from early human clinical trials. 42:18 PeptiStrong timeline and targeted populations and observations from Dr. Khaldi's personal use.  47:15 Designs for Health CEO Amardeep Kahlon's testimonial for performance peptides.  49:15 The combination of mathematics and computer science is AI, and scientists can enhance their research with its assistance.  52:25 PeptiYouth focuses on skin health and wrinkles through collagen production and reduced inflammation.  54:42 Upcoming areas of Nuritas peptide research include glucose, craving control, sleep promotion, and skin health. 58:50 Is it possible that the answers for cancers and other diseases might be found in peptides?  1:01:27 Dr. Nora Khaldi personal favorite supplements, top health practices, and her changing post-pandemic views on remote work. 

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This week, Leo makes Steven watch the 2004 film Satan's Little Helper. They talk about hints that this movie takes place in Maine, terrible looking video games, strange mother/daughter relationships, digital filmmaking and film transfers, and what happens when Watch the trailer here - Satan's Little HelperCheck out the Youtube Channel Chilling ScaresMichael Myers face reveal - HalloweenLike the show? Rate us on Apple or Spotify!Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TwitterLike the Ads? Check out our friends at...Give Me Back My Action & Horror Movies100 HorrorsDark AdaptationHorror HouseA Cut Above: Horror ReviewManic Movie Monday PodcastGood Beer Bad Movie NightBucket of Chum PodcastDissect that FilmThe CinemigosCinema Slab PodcastHassle us via text during the show!

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019 - In this episode, Emily and Jason Morrow dive into the wild, unpredictable world of learning lessons the hard way. This episode is a rollercoaster of laughter and life lessons. Whether it's a disastrous attempt at going paper towel free or the classic parenting fail that every crunchy mom has faced, Emily and Jason keep it real, reminding us all that sometimes the best wisdom comes from the messiest moments. Tune in for a dose of humor, inspiration, and the comforting realization that, hey, we're all just figuring it out as we go! ___ Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

018 - In this heartfelt episode, Emily and Jason Morrow open up about their personal journeys through grief and loss. Emily shares the pain of losing friends to cancer, including a close friend and mentor whose impact on her life was profound. Jason reflects on the deep sorrow of losing both of his parents, eight years apart, and the different ways he has navigated his grief. Together, they explore the idea that everyone deals with loss differently, and that while the pain never truly goes away, healing is possible with time. This episode is a tender reminder that grief is a deeply personal experience, and that it's okay to find your own path to peace. ___ Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Emily and Jason Morrow dive into the pros and cons of having a third child—because why not make life more chaotic, right? But as they list out the practicalities, they can't help but feel the weight of how strange it is to even be talking about a human life like it's a simple pros-and-cons list. Is it about the logistics, the love, or the sheer insanity of adding another little one into the mix? They unpack their feelings, laugh at the absurdity, and reflect on what it really means to expand your family. Tune in for an honest, humorous, and slightly existential chat about growing a crunchy family. ___ Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, this year has been trying, to say the least. From losing a beloved pet, coping with cancer, and career transitions, we open up about the challenges we've had to overcome throughout season 4. In this episode, we recap the season and reflect on the strategies we used to rebuild our resilience amidst turbulence. We also dive into how our struggles impacted our friendship, forcing us to face deeper questions about unconditional love. We also remember how much family, friends, and other loved ones play such a huge role in our wellbeing, the inspiration for Kibby's new venture KulaMind. We'll return for Season 5 in a few weeks after Jacqueline gets settled in her New York life!Resources:Dr. Kibby McMahon is opening a few spots for supporting loved ones of people with mental illness. Little Helper fans of this podcast will get a 20% discount. Apply hereSupport the Show.If you have a loved one with mental or emotional problems, co-host Dr. Kibby McMahon can help. Kibby's coaching program KulaMind offers individual support on demand, skills and resources to help people care for loved ones with mental illness. She only takes a select few clients at a time, so apply here if you're interested. Listeners of the podcast get a special discount! Contact her at kibby@kulamind.com to learn more. For more info about this podcast, check out: www.alittlehelpforourfriends.com Follow us on Instagram: @ALittleHelpForOurFriends

016 - In this episode we dive into the wonderfully weird world of unusual upbringings. From Jason's childhood prohibition on rock music to Emily's nocturnal bonding sessions with her father, stacking shelves at 2 a.m., every upbringing has its quirks. Join us as we explore these bizarre and hilarious stories that shaped our lives. We'll laugh, we might cry, and we'll definitely appreciate the unique paths that have led to some unforgettable memories. Whether you were raised on a commune or just had a few odd family traditions, this episode is sure to resonate. ___ Want to RSVP to our signing in Highland Park: form.jotform.com/241974358496069 Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

015 - From the moment we meet someone, we can't help but make snap judgments, but where do we draw the line between healthy discernment and unfair criticism? We'll explore how constructive judgment can foster growth and understanding, while harmful judgments can damage relationships and create unnecessary rifts. As crunchy moms, it's easy to judge others based on their parenting choices, but it's essential to remember the importance of empathy and compassion. Through personal stories and plenty of laughs, we'll navigate the fine line between offering helpful advice and making unfair assumptions. Join us as we remind ourselves that, at the end of the day, leading with love and kindness is what truly matters. LINKS Emily's book reading at Parnassus Books August 3rd, 2024: Check it out here. Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

014 - In this episode, Emily and Jason Morrow dive into the art of setting goals and the power of grit. Join them as they explore what it means to cultivate resilience and determination in various aspects of life. From the challenges and rewards of parenting to the dedication required to pursue hobbies and passions, they share personal stories and practical tips on staying motivated. Whether you're a parent striving to balance family and personal goals, or someone looking to reignite your drive in a hobby or career, this episode offers a heartfelt and humorous take on embracing grit to achieve what truly matters. Listen in for an inspiring discussion that will leave you ready to tackle your goals with renewed vigor and a crunchy twist. LINKS Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

013 - In this episode, Emily and Jason Morrow dive into the world of sleep and the life-changing practice of bed sharing. Both hosts candidly share their struggles with sleepless nights and how embracing bed sharing transformed their lives. Discover the global traditions of bed sharing, its increasing acceptance, and the emerging studies supporting its benefits. Emily and Jason offer insights on the safest ways to bed share, emphasizing what to do and what to avoid to ensure a restful and secure night's sleep for both parents and children. Whether you're a seasoned bed sharer or curious about trying it, this episode is packed with valuable tips and personal anecdotes to help you navigate the journey to better sleep. LINKS Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

012 - In this episode, Emily and Jason Morrow dive into the world of hospitality. Is it a dying art or experiencing a vibrant resurgence? Join them as they explore this intriguing question, reflecting on personal experiences and cultural shifts. They share practical tips for being hospitable, from creating a welcoming environment to fostering genuine connections. Emily and Jason emphasize the importance of hospitality in today's fast-paced, often disconnected world, highlighting how small gestures can make a big difference. Tune in to discover how you can bring warmth and kindness into your home and community, making the world a little brighter, one act of hospitality at a time. LINKS Be sure to check out Emily's books! Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life Without Adding Them to Your Personality  Her children's book: Little Helper, Big Imagination Intro/Outro Music Produced by Shannon Rose Webb Check out her music here. https://open.spotify.com/artist/16o01TpoG8Ib6RMshXk1yP?si=czVdfRYwTqiJrsiLGrjQSg Really Very Crunchy Socials YouTube Instagram Facebook TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices