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Teach Me How To Talk About Hard Things | Part 2, with Anna Sale, Host of Death, Sex, & Money May 10, 2023

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We’re back with more of our conversation on hard conversations with the fabulous Anna Sale. This week we’re leaving our comfort zones behind and learning how to confront our mess head-on, for the good of our relationships and our sanity. From finances to family dynamics and grief, we’re getting all the tips on how to approach the most hush-hush topics and have the courage to admit when the status quo isn't good enough anymore.

Anna is the creator and host of WNYC studios’ wildly popular and award-winning Death, Sex, & Money podcast, where she's been doing interviews about "the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more" since 2014.

The New York Times dubbed her “a therapist at happy hour”, and we could not agree more. Anna and her guests have direct thought-provoking conversations about the topics we’re often too squeamish, polite, or nervous to bring up. She’s the author of Let’s Talk About Hard Things, where she dives into death, sex, money, family, and identity.

Join us as we dive into:

Why money feels so taboo to talk about
How to navigate financial differences with friends and family
Addressing family conflict in a constructive way
Knowing when it’s time to take a break from someone
How to support someone who is dealing with grief

We hope this episode reminds you that you can do hard things!
Listen to part 1 of our conversation with Anna here!

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ICYMI: A Step-By-Step Guide To Mastering Your Finances And Creating A Budget You'll Actually Stick To, with Melissa Leong May 08, 2023

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.

Money is on everyone's minds right now, but TBH most of us can't make sense of how to manage it. So today we're sharing some of our fave money management moments with finance expert Melissa Leong, and how to can create a budget (AKA a spending plan) that will actually work for you. Plus she shares some key savings hacks we should all be doing to achieve financial freedom. And remember, it’s never too late to start taking control of your finances... so go out there and get that green!
Melissa is a sought-after speaker, award-winning writer, and best-selling author of the feel-good finance guide, Happy Go Money. She is the money expert on Canada’s leading daytime talk show, The Social on CTV, and she’s the host of the Money Moves podcast.

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Teach Me How To Have Difficult Conversations | Part 1, with Anna Sale, Host of Death, Sex & Money May 03, 2023

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Calling all our non-confrontational queens, this one’s for you! If you’ve ever avoided or put off a difficult conversation (you know the one), you’re not alone. We all struggle with confronting tough issues head-on in fear of being judged, shamed or rejected for expressing how we feel. But here's the thing – shying away from the hard, messy stuff means that we're leaving key parts of ourselves out of our most important relationships. So, it's time to learn how to navigate tough talks with confidence and grace!

Thankfully we called in someone who has literally written the book on hard conversations, Anna Sale. Anna is the creator and host of WNYC studios’ wildly popular and award-winning Death, Sex, & Money podcast, where she's been doing interviews about "the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more" since 2014.

Join us for a deep convo about:

Why tough conversations are so necessary
What really holds us back from talking about difficult or taboo topics
The anatomy of a productive, hard conversation (and how to prepare for it)
Why good conversations don’t always lead to tidy resolutions
Why hard conversations with family can be so much more difficult
Advice for avoidant and anxious people to get better at direct communication
Anna’s take on radical honesty and the use of fibbing in relationships
How to “pick your battles” and decide when a big discussion is warranted

Be sure to tune in next week for part 2 of our chat!

We hope this episode helps you have the honest, hard conversations that can help us connect more deeply.

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ICYMI: 3 Research-Backed Ways Boost Your Confidence And Unlock Your Full Potential May 01, 2023

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.

This week we’re throwing it back to Komal Minhas who drops three incredible research-backed tips on how we can develop the confidence to tap into our potential and get out of our own way. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.

She’s landed a spot on Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She’s overcome great adversity to accomplish so many incredible things in her life, sharing her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.

We hope this episode helps inspire you to relentlessly pursue your full potential and believe in your damn self.

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Asking For A Friend: How Can I Prepare For Labour And What’s Childbirth Really Like Apr 26, 2023

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Unlike labour, this week’s Asking For A Friend episode is a quickie and we’re getting real on giving birth! From birth plans to hospital bags, labour pains to pelvic floor prep, we’ve got TMHTA’s resident mom, Cailyn, in the hot seat to get all the juicy details on the highs and lows of creating life.

As the saying goes, “You don’t know until you know,” and that’s especially true in the case of labour and delivery. Birth, like so much of life, rarely goes the way we plan, but being prepared mentally and physically can help lessen anxiety and stress on your big day. There are a lot of opinions on what the ‘best’ way to give birth is, but at the end of the day, getting mom and baby through it safely is the only thing that matters...so do you boo!

Tune in as we chat about:

Coping with anxiety about going into labour
Telling your partner/support team what you need
How strengthening your pelvic floor can help during labour
Advocating for yourself in the delivery room
Making a birth plan, but keeping an open mind
Meditation and breathwork apps to help you through contractions
Cailyn's experience getting an epidural
Hospital bag essentials you'll want to have
The scoop on poop during childbirth
The healing process post-delivery

If you have any burning questions for us and you want to get us in the hotseat, DM or email us your Qs at contact@teachmehowtoadult.ca and we’ll dive into them in an upcoming Asking For A Friend.

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Labour and diaper bag essentials:

Nursing Bras
Pads
Frieda Post Partum Underwear
The Ana App
Contraction Meditation App

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ICYMI: Two Killer Workouts And Three Mobility Stretches That Will Level Up Your Fitness Training, with Cassie Day Apr 24, 2023

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.

How do I squeeze in impactful workouts when I’m short on time or equipment? Which exercises will give you the most bang for your buck? WTF is animal flow? If you, like us, have a ton of questions about how to build a fitness regime that actually works, you’ve come to the right place.

We’re throwing it back to the brilliant advice Cassie Day shared on how to optimize your workouts and mobility, and the moves that will get you serious gains. It will change the way you think about training.

Cassie is an award-winning personal trainer, athlete, nutritionist, and CEO of All Day Fit, a fitness community that takes a 360° approach to training and wellness. (You can also catch her on magazine covers and in season 8 of Amazing Race Canada!)

We hope this helps you listen to your body, get active and push for the life you want to live.

Listen to our full episode (#29) with Cassie here.

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Workouts mentioned in this episode:

Kettlebell Complex:

Animal Flow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTS_092ZX5k

Stretches for low back, neck & shoulder pain

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2CTuBunmmU/?hl=en

Mobility movements:

6 Foundational movement patterns: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKLQ8IHim8/
90/90 stretch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uW-9KD5XOM

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Teach Me How To Make Sustainable And Eco-Friendly Changes (That Are Actually Doable), with Julia Grieve Apr 19, 2023

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Just in time for Earth Day, it’s the perfect time to start reevaluating our consumption habits and doing our part to protect the planet.

Tbh, it can be overwhelming trying to be more environmentally conscious with all the things we're “supposed” to be doing. Between recycling, conserving water, composting, and reducing waste, it feels like we're just not doing enough. But here’s the thing: it’s less about being the perfect environmentalist and more about finding sustainable swaps that work with your lifestyle — progress over perfection!

So today, we’re getting the tea from the accidental environmentalist herself, Jules Grieve, for an honest, realistic and straight-up sustainable approach to how we can all live greener.

Julia is a TV personality, entrepreneur, fashion designer, former international model, and founder of the incredible Preloved, North America’s leading sustainable fashion brand that has diverted over a million sweaters from landfills.

She’s CityLine’s eco expert and regularly appears on Global News and in Canada’s biggest media outlets. Her mission is to show people how simple changes, over time, can have a huge impact, and she’s showing the world how we can take an eco-friendly approach to home design, health, food, fashion and lifestyle.

Tune in as we chat about:

How Julia became an “accidental environmentalist” and started Preloved
Julia’s fave sustainable swaps that anyone can make
Tips for cutting out plastic and reducing your waste
Working towards a circular economy
Ways to repair, upcycle, and thrift to extend the lifecycle of our things
Hacks for cutting down on food waste (and keeping those avocados fresh!) and the truth about recycling
Why its key to be mindful of your water consumption

We hope this episode helps inspire you to take small sustainable actions that will help protect this beautiful planet.

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ICYMI: End Negative Thinking By CSI-ing The Shit Out Of Your Thoughts, with Nina Purewal Apr 17, 2023

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.

Did you know the average person has about 50,000 thoughts a day?! And let’s be honest…not all of these thoughts are positive or compassionate towards ourselves. But one of the best ways to gain control of a racing mind is through a solid mindfulness and meditation practice. So today we’re throwing it back to the mindfulness Queen herself, Nina Purewal, for some advice on how to calm our minds and CSI the shit out of our thoughts so we can end negative thinking for good!

Nina has been studying mindfulness and meditation for over 20 years. She's the co-author of the bestselling book, Let That Sh*t Go, and the owner of Pure Minds, a company that runs mindfulness workshops for the public and corporate sectors. So sit back, relax, and...let that sh*t go!

Listen to our full episode with Nina here.

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The Quickie: How To Save Money And Budget Better | Rerelease Apr 12, 2023

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Spring has arrived, and just like the flowers outside, your finances deserve to bloom and flourish this season too! But with interest rates and inflation on the rise, saving money can feel like we’re all trying to swim upstream. So this week we’re throwing it back to an oldie but a goldie where we dive into some easy ways to save money and budget better, literally starting today! Because adulting just hits differently when you have your financial shit together.

Tune in to get the financial scoop on:

- Understanding your spending triggers

- Investing in everyday items

- Why negotiating with cash is King

- How to save on your fave clothes each season

- Automating your banking to help you save

- Hacking your utility bill

- How to avoid paying annual fees on credit cards

- Tips on getting a higher interest rate on your savings account

- What Gill and Cailyn both realized they need to cut back on

We hope this episode inspires you to save a little money and achieve all of your financial dreams!

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Asking For A Friend: How Do I Balance It All And Prioritize — Without The Overwhelm And Guilt? Apr 05, 2023

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In the words of Sharpay Evans “I want it all!” and we’re conditioned to believe that we should have it all — a career, a family, good health, a social life, nice things, without having to give anything up. But let’s be honest, our time and energy are finite resources and everything in life comes with tradeoffs. So the real key to “balance” is figuring out what you want to prioritize right now, and what can take the backseat.

This week we’re tackling a question about how to balance and prioritize everything when you’re feeling overwhelmed and stretched too thin. Juggling work, family and friends can leave us feeling like we aren’t succeeding at any of it, but it’s time to give ourselves a little grace and accept the season that we’re in.

Join us as we chat about: