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Take off your shoes, undo the ol’ bra, sprawl out on the bed, let your guard down, be the most honest version of yourself and fart freely! This episode we’re talking about the connection to home! We share tips for creating a cozy home, decluttering your physical and emotional space and understanding the relationship we have with our environment. We also have a special in-studio guest, Amy’s dog, Dory! This is an episode you don’t want to miss! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• How to step out of cycle (and trick!) of living up to society’s expectations of balancing motherhood and career 
• How with children (and all relationships!) quality matters more than quantity
• Revelations around the Inner Critic, how it can steal joy and hold you back
• Learning to enjoy the process rather than on waiting for a result or conclusion
• The value of being real, imperfect, and doing it anyway
• The importance of being direct in communication 
• Our associations and connections to “home” 
• Home as an extension of ourselves 
• Rituals on how we turn houses into homes 
• Thoughts on clutter and re-gifting
• How physical decluttering can help with emotional decluttering
• The emotional connection to material objects 
• Anna’s super helpful How to be Fearless Minimalist in a Cluttered World Guide
• A practical call-in laundry tip! 
• And much more! 

Links and Resources Referenced in this Episode:

• Frida Kahlo 
• Less Alone: A Podcast About Connection episodes
• “Daily Reader” Directness quote by Melody Beattie
• Listener Reviews: How to Rate and Review a Podcast on Apple Podcasts 
• Less Alone Facebook Group 
• State College, Pennsylvania 
• Penn State 
• Article Home is Where the Heart is But Where is “Home”? by Frank T. McAndrew 
• Capitol Hill, Denver
• What is the most-densely populated neighborhood in Denver, Colorado?
• Coors Field, Stadium District, Denver
• Smithsonian Article: The Definition of Home by Verlyn Klinkenborg  
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Home, song
• Red Rocks Amphitheater (if you ever get a chance to see a show at Red Rocks, you should take it! It’s a magical place! Here’s the Red Rocks event/concert schedule) 
• Alabama Shakes
• The best blackout curtains  
• Previous Less Alone podcast episodes
• “Don’t take things personally” (from the book, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz)
• QVC
• Paula Deen air fryer 
• Anna’s Spending Faster’s group 
• Minimalism 
• Marie Kondo, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, book 
• The KonMari Method 
• How to Use the KonMari Method to organize your emotional clutter – Vogue article 
• Outer Order Inner Calm book by Gretchen Rubin 
• How to Do a Spending Fast and get out of debt quick 
• The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute Series) 
• The Fearless Minimalist Guide

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This episode is about women and their relationships with each other! It’s got a lot of laughter while still serving up lots of helpful wisdom nuggets. We reflect on what it means for someone to “stand in their own truth”, how insecurity is often the root of cattiness, how feeling secure in oneself leads to celebrating, supporting and lifting other women up. We talk about “sisterhood”, the #MeToo movement, and so much more!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Just how awesome We Edit Podcasts is! Use discount code lessalonepodcast for 20% off your 1st month
• Reflecting on being in awe of people who “stand in their own truth”
• The feeling you get when you’re in the presence of someone with an energetic radiance 
• Contemplating the heaviness around the previous episode’s topic of toxic relationships
• Being on the outside: when you don’t have friendships with women
• Insecurity tripping up women who are able to “stand in their power”
• Getting judgmental about aspects in other women that we ourselves have
• A few key points from the book, You’re the Only One I Can Tell
• How much money it take for you to ditch your best friend?
• Why we think the #MeToo movement has positively affected female relationships
• The connection between coming out about being sexually assaulted and shedding shame
• The experience of being in, or not being in, a clique
• How to lift up other women
• An awesome snippet from Abby Wambach’s book, Wolfpack
• And much more! 

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Welcome back to the Less Alone Podcast! We start off with our experiences from the listening challenge then we talk about what it means to be a terrible friend. Last week we talked about how to be a good friend, so today we are flipping the switch to really dig deep and find out what qualifies as being a bad friend. In our conversation, we define one-sided relationships, we look at what causes people to get into unhealthy relationship cycles, and how EMDR can be used to get to the root of your issues. Next, we discover why conflict is not always a bad thing and how to use the rupture and repair technique to communicate in relationships and sort through recurring problems. We also discuss the difference between toxic vs. bad relationships and learn how to set those must-have boundaries by teaching others how they should be treating you. So for an incredible episode on the intricacies of friendship, be sure to join us today!

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Key Points From This Episode:

• A shout-out to our listeners and their reviews
• What we learned and our experience with the “listening challenge”
• Why children often feel less heard and why it’s important to give them that space
• Outlining the characteristics of what a bad friend is
• Understanding what a one-sided friendship looks like
• Why people often repeat patterns from their childhood in their friendships
• The benefits of using EMDR to get to the root of a problem
• Stories of our personal experiences of being a bad friend
• Why conflict isn’t necessarily bad
• Understanding the concept of rupture and repair
• 9 tips for making a true apology
• Learning to differentiate between toxic and bad relationships
• Recognizing gut instinct versus fear
• Implementing boundaries: teaching others how to treat you
• Practical tips to get out of toxic relationships
• Awareness challenge: learning to use “I feel” statements
• And much more!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

• Less Alone Podcast Website,Newsletter, Facebook Community, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter
• Bloomin Onion-Outback
• Crystal Hines, Co-Founder of The Kali Institute
• The Kali Institute
• What is EMDR?
• Peak Performance EMDR
• Richard Rohr
• Garth Brooks
• The Dance of Connection
• How to Apologize by Harriet Lerner Ph.D author of the Dance of Connection
• Article: 7 Types of Toxic People and How to Spot Them
• Link to Anna’s “Ways to Say ‘No’ PDF

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