Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara Glatzel

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Honoring Needs & Parenting Beyond Power feat. Jen Lumanlan Sep 06, 2023

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Is it possible to have a relationship with our children that is mutually respectful? How do we push against societal messages saying that being a parent means having no needs?
In today’s episode, Jen Lumanlan, the founder of "Your Parenting Mojo," is here to share her wisdom on meeting our needs and those of our children. Together, we delve into the delicate balance between safety and autonomy as parents, exploring how to set boundaries that respect our own needs while honoring our children's independence.
Jen is a researcher, parenting coach, and author. After becoming a parent, she went back to school for a masters in education and psychology focusing on child development to better understand why parents and children face the challenges they do. Her podcast (named the best research-based parenting podcast by LifeHacker) and new book, “Parenting Beyond Power” discuss the societal influences that make parenting hard and why we shouldn’t see problems as individual failings.
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How to communicate with our children and find solutions that truly benefit everyone involved
The importance of involving the child in decision-making
The exaggeration of safety risks and labeling things as safety issues
Perfectionism as a way of seeking love and acceptance
Questioning perpetuation of harmful systems and seeking change

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Living Your Creative Mission with Shereen Sun Jul 05, 2023

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Do you find yourself wanting to prioritize creativity but feeling like you don’t know where to start? How have societal structures and norms impacted your relationship with your wild creative self?
In this episode, Shereen Sun (they/them) joins me to discuss the many reasons we disconnect from our creative selves and how they’re helping others reconnect to their radiant Wildhearts.
Shereen is an artist, author, and acclaimed mentor who specializes in creativity and self-actualization. They have spent their life living on the margins, inviting the creative spirits of others to come out and play. They believe that everyone deserves access to the revolutionary healing power of the arts.
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Creativity as a wellness practice
The myth of the wide open space for creativity and making space for play where we can
The importance of healing our childhood creative wounds
Shereen’s suggestions for creating a consistent creative practice
The importance of focusing on the process rather than the end product

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How to Be a Bad Friend with Katherine Sleadd Jun 21, 2023

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It can be difficult to speak up for ourselves in relationships, especially when we've experienced heartache or lost friends in the past. But, as you’ll hear from today’s guest Katherine Sleadd, recognizing our needs and communicating them honestly can lead to deeper connections, even in the midst of conflict.
Katherine is a trauma informed coach, currently pursuing her masters in counseling psychology. She is the author of How to Be a Bad Friend: The Hidden Life of Failed Relationships, a book all about friendship and friend breakups. Her work is focused on growing people’s capacity to understand and reconnect with their desire, like you would an old friend.
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How conflict is necessary for growth for ourselves and our relationships
Noticing when we’re overworking in relationships and taking a break if needed
Recognizing personal history and how it affects behavior in relationships
Not ghosting yourself when you’ve been ghosted

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Revenge Self-Sabotage with Rosie Molinary Jun 07, 2023

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Have you ever stayed up late for just one more Netflix episode, knowing it’s robbing you of the rest you need? Or abandoned your much-needed afternoon walk when a partner or colleague asked why you hadn’t taken it yet?

In today’s episode, I welcome back Rosie Molinary for a heartfelt and deeply honest conversation about the ways we’ve sabotaged our chances of getting our needs met as a means of getting back at those who didn’t meet them.
Rosie is an activist, author, speaker, and radical self-acceptance champion. She offers workshops and retreats, speaking on self-acceptance, body image, self-care, media literacy, the Latina experience, and intentional living. She also provides retreat facilitation and consultation to companies and brands that wish to provide a synergistic, empowered and soulful experience to their clients and employees as they serve the world.
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The power of a mental health walk
Discerning when delight needs to shift into care
The helpfulness of sharing your intentions with others
The various reasons we abandon ourselves and our needs
Claiming the needs we want to distance ourselves from

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What Expands Must Also Contract May 24, 2023

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How do you show up in times of contraction? Do you question why you’re tired or not feeling something? Do you try to force yourself to work the same ways you do in times of expansion?
In this solo episode, I share how I’m feeling after three expansive years of writing, editing, promoting, and launching my book. And I reflect on how I’m learning to manage the necessary period of contraction that has followed.
If you struggle to give yourself permission to embrace ease after times of great effort, this episode is for you.

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Examining how we show up when “it don’t come easy”
Cutting ourselves some slack as we expand and contract
Focusing on what’s coming easily and working well at the moment
Meeting ourselves where we are in times of contraction
Giving ourselves permission to say difficult things out loud and in the presence of other people

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Saying It Out Loud with Vasavi Kumar May 03, 2023

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If you’re struggling to connect with your authentic self and prioritize what you need most, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Today, I’m talking with Vasavi Kumar. Vasavi is a therapist, podcast host, and author of the book Say It Out Loud. As a first generation Indian immigrant raised in Long Island, New York, she has relentlessly searched to find her own voice, access the freedom of her creative spirit and help others along the way.
Together, we have a conversation that flows from Vasavi’s tough day and illustrates how important it is to say the thing you need to say out loud.
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Putting yourself and your needs first, even when you feel selfish
The comfort in being able to fall back on the power of your own voice when making hard decisions
Protecting your energy by showing up authentically
Speaking out loud to ourselves as a way to recognize how we feel about the situations we’re in

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The Feelings Wheel

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Naming Our Feelings with Devon Loftus Apr 19, 2023

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How do we engage with our feelings without being overwhelmed by the multitude of our emotions?
In this episode, I’m joined by Devon Loftus, an author and writer who finds inspiration in the human experience. She believes that emotions are important messengers, a universal language of humanity that connects us to ourselves and others.
Together, we have a heartfelt conversation about processing our feelings in new and expansive ways. And Devon shares how she names, sits with, and says goodbye to her emotions.

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Unpacking how we “should” feel vs how we actually feel
Devon’s favorite emotions
The power in using our voices in a true & authentic way
Breaking down the often catch-all term of “tired”
What it means to “say goodbye” to our emotions when we’re tempted to over-identify with them

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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

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Receive, Reset & Retreat in Italy with Jane Reeves (& Me) Apr 05, 2023

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Taking time away, especially time away abroad, can feel impossible when we consider our busy, demanding lives. But if all we are is busy and in-demand, are we really experiencing life?
Today, I’m joined by Jane Reeves, and we discuss the importance of taking time away to have real, uninhibited, guiltless fun in a place where you can step away from the stressors of your daily life.
Jane is an international retreat leader, author, yoga and meditation teacher. She is also the founder of Radiant Jane retreats. She and her team lead retreats to Italy where guests experience restoration through the culture of Italy, art history, cuisine, self love, pleasure, laughter, connection, yoga and meditation while being surrounded by beauty.
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How stepping away can show us how much support we really have
How Jane has seen people change post-pandemic
Food as a healing community experience
A bit about the experiences we’ll have on the Italy trip
Re-learning to receive and create retreat in our daily lives

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Sharing the Mental Load with Laura Danger Mar 15, 2023

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So much responsibility is placed on caregivers, including the heaviness of carrying the mental load. But you don’t have to be resigned to the overwhelm of domestic labor, and your family can be full of equitable relationships.
Today, I’m joined by Laura Danger for a long overdue conversation about the burden of being the default parent, the challenge of meeting your needs while caring for others, and how to handle renegotiating household norms.
Laura is a licensed educator coach, content creator, and certified Fair Play facilitator who has been facilitating and educating in Chicago for over 12 years. Laura facilitates workshops and retreats, coaches individuals and couples, and creates educational content in an effort to create a more equitable world.
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Routine as a foundation for taking care of yourself
Boundaries as relationship saviors
How not asking is giving yourself a “no”
Why both partners are responsible for the home, even if only one works outside it
The CIPE method

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How Neediness Can Support Sobriety with Laura McKowen Mar 01, 2023

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It can be tempting to lean solely on ourselves when we’re struggling and to hide what we’re going through from the world. But what if that’s the opposite of what we need? And connection is the medicine necessary for healing?
Today, I’m joined by best-selling author Laura McKowen. Together we discuss how being honest about her needs helped her embrace sobriety and re-build her life.
Laura is the founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community. She has been published in the New York Times and her work has been featured in The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, and more. Her second book, Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety and Everything Else releases on March 7.
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How connection can help us work through addiction
How neediness can reflect back to us the truth of what we are
Being the piece of shit at the center of the universe
The strength in saying “I need you”
Laura’s upcoming book and how it felt to write it with her needs in mind

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