How To Survive with Danielle &amp; Kristine

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How To Survive SADS & Dads with Travis Bowe Apr 18, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine discuss how to survive Seasonal Affective Disorders. Family Guy writer Travis Bowe shares a story about a rollicking fishing trip to Alaska with his dad.

We dived into SAD, seasonal affective disorder. Here are some ways to ease this disorder in case you are afflicted.

Want to listen to an NPR Life Kit on SAD?

Danielle shared the story of how SAD came to be recognized as a problem.

Lightboxes are shown to be effective for SAD. Here are some options.

An oven is not a lightbox!

Here's an interesting article on depression vs. depressive personality.

Since we brought it up, here's some very general information on help for depression.

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How To Survive Sociopaths & Rude People with Walter Koenig Apr 11, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine share how to survive a sociopath, and Walter Koenig talks about dealing with a rude audience member.

The topic for the episode was Surviving Sociopaths AKA Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Here are 13 Rules for Dealing with A Sociopath.

Causes and symptoms.

Statistics on personality disorders.

A list of "celebrity" sociopaths that isn't a bunch of serial killers.

Kristine really got this wrong about Fisher Stevens.

But Danielle was in line with many outlets criticizing the MTG 60 Minutes interview.

Here are some good tips if you work with a sociopath.

Advice if you are in a relationship with a sociopath. And consider joining a support group: Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy, Psychopath Free.

The writer, Kayli Kunkel, explores the toxicity inside Succession's family dynamic.

For storytime, Kristine shared this riveting NYT Modern Love piece. He Married a Sociopath: ME. By Patric Gagne

Kristine and Danielle had a great time with the legend of stage, screen, and Danielle's childhood, Walter Koenig.

Want to know more about the play Blood Wedding?

This is Martha Graham.

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How To Survive a Boat Crash & a Car Crash with Niccole Thurman Apr 04, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine discuss surviving a boat crash (bitches be boating), and our new friend Niccole Thurman shares the story of the harrowing car crash she experienced on the way to an audition! In-person auditions: just one more reason to miss the lockdown.

Here are some tips on How to Survive a Boat Crash.

Also, beware of the cold. Remember, the opposite of Fire is COLD! Maybe have sex, like in the movie Crash originally titled SEX REESES.

Here are some more stats about boat crashes.

Are you living the Cottage Life? You don't have to be to use this helpful information.

For storytime, Danielle shared the harrowing tale of Susan Berg, who survived a boat crash that killed her family.

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How To Survive Serial Killers & Almost Being Kidnapped with Maureen Driscoll Mar 28, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive serial killers, and our guest Maureen Driscoll joins us to share her nearly kidnapping experience while staying abroad!

We have giveaways coming soon (we ran out of time on our last Patreon episode), but we are moving our merchandise to a different company, so bear with us!

Here's a great article from HuffPost with lots of serial killer details.

The FBI has all the stats!

Myths about serial killers.

Here's that statistic about winning the lottery.

Want more Ted Bundy?

Here is the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath.

A fun study about serial killer rehabilitation.

Theories about why serial killing has declined in recent years.

For storytime, Kristine shared the story of Kara Robinson Chamberlain, who survived a serial killer and not only escaped but also helped the police to catch him!

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How To Survive Fascism & Walt Disney World with Todd Levin Mar 21, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive the dangers of fascism, and the hilarious T odd Levin shares his Disney World family trauma.

This week is the release of our Patreon Bonus episode, in which we juice up a Garden Squirrel on Prosecco.

Danielle brought a very exciting and timely topic to the show, FASCISM!

Learn more here!

Danielle's mention of Sean Spicer's claim on the inauguration numbers. Kellyanne Conway and her "alternative facts."

Despite Biden rescinding the Muslim Ban, the damage is far from over.

Want to read about what DeSantis is up to? UGH.

Trump saying GINA over and over again.

And yes, the United States has a long ugly history with fascism.

For storytime, Danielle shared her recommendation for this book.

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How To Survive Sleep Deprivation & Falling Asleep on the Job with Mike Schmidt Mar 14, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive sleep deprivation, and our good friend, comedian Mike Schmidt, joins us to share a story of the disastrous results of falling asleep at work.

The HTS gang is taping another nighttime BONUS episode this week, so look out for that soon if you are a Seek Shelter Patreon member. This episode is going to offer some fun giveaways! You can check out our Patreon at no cost RIGHT HERE for more details.

Do you have a tattoo? Do you want one? Tell us your tattoo stories at podcasthowtosurvive@gmail.com.

Can humans survive without sleep?

What happens to the body when we don't get enough sleep?

There's a reason why sleep deprivation is considered torture.

For storytime, Kristine shared the story of Peter Tripp, a 1950s radio personality who underwent an intense sleep experiment. Here's a short documentary about Tripp on youtube. Interested in reading more about The Payola Scandal? Vice has a fun piece

Have a terrible night with no sleep? Here are some tips.

Danielle brought up co-sleeping. Pregnant and considering it? Watch this video first!

Mike Schmidt has been a standup comedian/writer since 1991. In the spring of 2006, he became a cast member on the podcast “Never Not Funny.” After a year-long stint, he started his podcast, “The 40-Year-Old Boy," a weekly trip through the mosh pit inside his skull.

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How To Survive Wrestling an Alligator & Wrestling with Paul Gilmartin Mar 07, 2023

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This week Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive an alligator's attack. The hilarious Paul Gilmartin shares the tale of his smackdown with a legendary wrestler.

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How To Survive A Blizzard with Eliza Skinner Feb 28, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine discuss surviving a dangerous blizzard, and the hilarious Eliza Skinner joins us with a story about surviving a blizzard trapped with a new boyfriend.

Kristine shared helpful information on what to do during one of these nasty storms.

Do you want some scandalous secrets of the Dairy Queen Blizzard? So that you know, it's not actual ice cream. You will still crave one by the end of the article.

Sadly, the dog sweater Kristine was admiring sold. She's obsessed with this but wants it to be $30. Are you a Poshmark seller? DM us your store!

The story of Jean Hilliard blew our minds. Here's the audio version if you prefer to listen. It's even an episode of Unsolved Mysteries!

Kristine and Danielle were excited to hang out with the incredibly talented, funny, and kind E liza Skinner. Check out her new podcast 9 Plays 30 Days, her comedy album Regarding My Lovers, and check out Earth to Ned. If you want more of our episode with Eliza and access to our bonus episodes- check out our Patreon!

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How To Survive a Drug Overdose & Drugs at the Border with Rebecca Metz Feb 21, 2023

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Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive a drug overdose, and actress Rebecca Metz (Better Things, Shameless) joins us to talk about her friends getting caught with drugs at the Canadian border in her car!

This week's episode covered drug overdose, and Danielle shared a bunch of helpful information.

First, some basic stats on drug overdoses

Follow the SAVE ME steps to respond to a suspected drug overdose.

Valuable information on how to get Narcan. A study on the effectiveness of Naloxone.

Here's a good explainer of the differences between Narcan, Naloxone, etc.

If you wondered why fentanyl was seemingly everywhere suddenly, here is a good explainer. Also, not to scare parents of tweens or teens, but it is insanely easy to buy pills off of social media apps like Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord, and more we don't know about due to oldness. But here is that emoji cheat sheet we discussed.

Alcohol can also be hazardous. Look out for the signs of poisoning.

After all this, are you ready for a story? As parents, this is a horror story. Sorry parents, if it makes you feel better, we are scared too.

Kristine and Danielle were excited to hang out with the incredibly talented, funny, and kind Rebecca Metz! If you want more of our episode with Rebecca and access to our bonus episodes- check out our Patreon!