Fingers Crossed

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Third Wheeling & Burnout Dealing: An Advice Column on Tough Stuff Jan 26, 2021

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How do you know when it's the right time to move in with your significant other? When to call a friendship quits? How to not be afraid? How to avoid burning out in a quarantined world? Kristee and Sierra weigh their thoughts on all of these questions and more in this advice Q&A episode!

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Organization & To-do List Fixation: Realistic Planning ft. PlanWithChan! Jan 19, 2021

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Halfway into the first month of 2021 and you might be thinking this: how the heck can I manage my goals by organizing my space and planning my life without losing my mind? That is just the question Kristee and Sierra aim to answer with this week's guest and planner queen, Chandler Franklin! Chandler has a planner account where she posts her weekly spreads, organizing tips, and planner inspo, and this week she's sharing her advice on finding a planner style that works for you, how your personality type might influence your planning approach, and making planning a healthy tool for balancing your life! Follow Chandler: @plan_with_chan Helpful articles: https://time.com/5559039/organization-tidying-up-benefits/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/can-bullet-journaling-save-you https://healthland.time.com/2011/05/31/study-25-of-happiness-depends-on-stress-management/ Follow the Fingers Crossed insta: @fingerscrossedpod Shop our merch! fingerscrossedpod.com/shop @kristeevetter @sierramichellegreen

Toxic Diets & The Capitol Riots: Healthy Fitness Goals in the New Year Jan 12, 2021

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*TW:* Body Image, Disordered Eating, Weight Loss & Fitness Themes

This week on Fingers Crossed, Kristee and Sierra unpack New Year's diet culture, the pros and cons of fitness resolutions, and how to have a healthy relationship with food. Speaking from their own experiences, they discuss the difficult roads they've come from when it comes to restrictive eating and unhealthy relationships with exercise, and the happier, more sustainable options they've found instead. Also discussed in this episode are the recent Capitol Riots, and unpacking the results and ramifications of the events that occurred.

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Failed Resolutions & Attainable Solutions: Our 2021 Goals Jan 05, 2021

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NEW YEAR NEW ME! Or not. This week, Kristee and Sierra discuss their problems with setting New Years Resolutions in the past, theme words for 2021, and how they set realistic and attainable goals for the new year! Let's face it: after a rough 2020, we're all looking for some hope and excitement for the future, so here's to 2021. Here's to a year of brighter days, implementing the lessons from last year, & finding joy and gratitude in the little things. Here's to a year full of discovery, confidence, peace, and alignment. (and most of all, a year full of Fingers Crossed episodes every Tuesday.) Cheers! Shop our MERCH: fingerscrossedpod.com/shop Follow our Podcast Instagram: @fingerscrossedpod @kristeevetter @sierramichellegreen

Lessons From This Year & Where We Go From Here: A 2020 Recap Dec 29, 2020

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It's FINALLY the end of 2020. Let's pop some champagne and celebrate that- but first: Kristee & Sierra dive deep into a very reflective and personal conversation about what they truly learned in 2020, how their goals and needs changed, and what lessons they want to bring into 2021. Close out one of the most chaotic and stressful years on record together with the hosts of Fingers Crossed, where you can share a laugh, good cry, and growing moment together.

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Holidays By Yourself & Elf on the Shelf: How the Holidays Change Growing up Dec 22, 2020

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FINGERS CROSSED FAM!! In honor of the holiday season and Christmas this week for those who celebrate, Kristee and Sierra are diving into their favorite Christmas stories, reminiscing on how they learned about Santa, how the feel of the holidays and their magic change and evolve as you grow up, and more! While 2020 may have some unprecedented challenges that throw some traditions off, a little holiday magic and stories are much needed to help the home stretch through the end of the year. Wishing you all love and joy this season ❤️

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Confronting your Friends & Making Amends: Conquer Confrontation & Conflict Dec 15, 2020

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In this episode, Kristee and Sierra confront confrontation. They answer listener questions such as how do you bring up boundaries in romantic relationships? How do you negotiate a salary with your boss? How do you have a constructive and healthy conversation with your roommates? The hosts of Fingers Crossed get real about their personal struggles and varied perspectives on confrontation, and what works and what doesn't for each of them.

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Lighting Journals on Fire & Trying to Get Hired: How we're HONESTLY doing this year Dec 08, 2020

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In this episode, Kristee and Sierra take a tangent of their lemons and lemonade and run with it, having an honest and vulnerable conversation about how they're doing right now and what they've been feeling. From overcoming hustle culture habits, to getting over invested emotionally too early sometimes, to how to journal in a way that ACTUALLY makes you feel better rather than impress your future readers, they're opening up about this all and more. This week is all about honesty, self-reflection, and just having a real conversation about life and the challenges that we all face from time to time.

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Our Must-Read Books & Recipes to Cook: Holiday Gift Ideas & Favorites Dec 01, 2020

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In this cheery episode, the hosts of Fingers Crossed kick off December in the Holiday spirit with a comprehensive list of their favorite holy grail products, homemade gift ideas, holiday movies & more. From their favorite self care items to their favorite DIY gifts, this list can be everything you need for your holiday shopping, or just a fun way to get to know your hosts a little more! CHECK OUT THE POD'S BRAND NEW WEBSITE & MERCH: https://fingerscrossedpod.com If you're enjoying the pod, please feel free to leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts! :) Kristee’s Banana Bread recipe: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qf2b3EOQs2eynLGR48BxNstfALJ4jrJxFyQxWmvibnc/mobilebasic IG @fingerscrossedpod, @kristeevetter, @sierramichellegreen Keep your fingers crossed!

An Attitude of Gratitude: Change Your Life with a Healthy Perspective Nov 24, 2020

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It's Thanksgiving week in the US, and that has Kristee and Sierra thinking about all things GRATITUDE! In this episode, they discuss their own preconceived notions of gratitude, how journaling and introspection has helped them, and how toxic positivity can be disguised as "guilt gratitude." This episode also features some incredibly personal and touching listener stories of how practicing gratitude and changing one's perspective can truly change everything. In the face of one of the most difficult years on record, let's take stock of what's really important, and all we have to be grateful for- including all of YOU that listen to Fingers Crossed. Thank you!

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Articles we referenced:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/in-praise-of-gratitude

https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/

https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-appreciation/

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