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For everything there is a season... Today, we talk to Sara Sterley (aka Sara By the Season) about endings, living seasonally, and how 2020 has shaped us. Plus, we share an important announcement of our own.

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Sophie is trying to process a bad breakup without her normal coping mechanisms available to her. Paige is commemorating the unknown. Kellian is commemorating the official adoption of her daughters. Katie Sue is moving....yet again. Sarah is recognizing it will likely be the last holiday season at her house with belief in a certain ho-ho-holiday gentleman.

Pantsuit Politics 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Breakup Survival Guide

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We spoke with Hilary Levey Friedman, author of Here She Is:The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America. We discuss the relationship between pageants and feminism, the parallels between beauty pageants and the Bachelor franchise, and the power of the gaze.

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Is it ok to stay at a hotel when visiting family? How do we prepare to best care for aging relatives? What is the best way to talk through divergent voting choices with people we love? We tackle these questions from listeners.

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Alissa is struggling with a friendship breakup. Jamie is dreading the transition of dear friends becoming long-distance friends. Sara started a podcast with a friend.

F***ing Ethical (Sara's new podcast!)

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Kristen has a question about balancing her mental health with her taxing career. Hannah-Carole commemorates her time working on oil rigs. Megan works in public health. Heather's husband has been thrilled with how Apple treats its employees. Beth has a work commemoration of her own.

vocational awe (Anne Helen Petersen)

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We take a hard turn away from the stress of Election Week and talk about the Enneagram, what we've learned from it, and how that knowledge serves our relationships.

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We answer a question from Haley about potentially choosing home birth and how to deal with family visit during a pandemic. Then, we share commemorations from Kristen, Leighanna, Megan, and another listener about pregnancy choices and new babies.

Kristen's Website for Pregnancy Loss: Amos' Anchors

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We answer a question from Jessica about breaking the cycle of body shaming in her family. Then, we share commemorations from Grace and Audrey who are embracing their bodies in beautiful ways.

Burnout: The Secret of Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

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It’s a crossover episode! Sarah is talking with Nora and Natalia from Cafeteria Christian about all kinds of things!

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We share some listener questions and experiences with faith shifts. To help us answer one of those questions, we bring in Josh Dickson, the National Faith Engagement Director for the Biden/Harris campaign.

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We answer some listener questions about betrayal in relationships. Ann unwittingly became the other woman. M is processing a divorce she didn't want.

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We talk about a wide range of school-related topics. Virtual learning pods, being anti-racist in educational spaces, and liberal arts core. Plus, a beautiful commemoration from Mairin about teaching.

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We discuss the decisions we make about other people's weddings. Emily is making choices about her role in her sister's wedding and Shannon is bemoaning how awful the role of bridesmaid often is.

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Jennifer is asking about joining non-profit boards. Shawna has questions about working in law. Verena wants to know what it's like to be in a work partnership with a friend.

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On today's show, we're considering what it looks like to mend some relationships and grieve others. Robin is navigating cancel culture with her teenage daughter. Christina wants to mend a friendship. Ruth is processing her grief.

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We are sharing our back to school realities and hearing from listeners who are also marking this unique educational moment. Megan is wondering how to mark the start of virtual school. Hannah is commemorating her daughter’s IEP.

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Kristen asked us to share our family planning experience and Michaela is commemorating a beautiful reunion.

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Kelly is relaunching her career after years of working at home. Kristen is celebrating having a healthy work environment. Faith is commemorating August.

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A lot of the ways we normally celebrate and commemorate are off the table this year. Sloan and Alise kick start a conversation for us about how to make celebrations special at home and avoid slipping into a regular routine. Plus, Marianne is commemorating her new chair.

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We believe deeply in having hard conversations, not shying away from uncomfortable topics like religion and politics. They are rarely easy, but having these conversations with parents can feel especially tough. We’re answering questions from Brooke and Emily, both of whom are trying to navigate how to talk to their parents about important issues on which they disagree.

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Make sure you don’t miss our How to Be a Citizen series over on Pantsuit Politics! The series of four episodes started last week and ends this Friday.

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We share commemorations and questions about the health of our reproductive systems. Plus, Lisa's Bye Felicia party leads us into a conversation about what we want to say goodbye to.

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Make sure you don’t miss our How to Be a Citizen series over on Pantsuit Politics as it airs this week and next!

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What do we do when our friends get divorced? How do we process complicated grief? How do we preserve faith in the face of tragedy? How do we process our desire to tear it all down? How do we process our righteous anger? And how are we supposed to keep feeding ourselves while the world is melting down around us?

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Make sure you don’t miss our How to Be a Citizen series over on Pantsuit Politics, beginning on July 21.

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We hear from Brooke and Mary about grief and choices during this pandemic. Then, we share our thoughts on how to make decisions to facilitate long term coping throughout this difficult season.

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We hear from Brooke and Mary about grief and choices during this pandemic. Then, we share our thoughts on how to make decisions to facilitate long term coping throughout this difficult season.

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Make sure you don’t miss our How to Be a Citizen series over on Pantsuit Politics, beginning on July 21.

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Lauren reached out to ask about handling canceled travel and the endless battle that is getting refunds right now. Since Sarah recently canceled her own European adventure, we invited her husband Nicholas to join us and talk about the process he's been working through for their refunds. Plus, a commemoration from Keaton about mowing the lawn leads us into a conversation about seasons and what education might look like if we made it more seasonal.

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It's Pride Month! We share three listener commemorations that all center on the LGBTQ experience and how we talk about and normalize it. We appreciate Laura, Julianna, and E for sharing their stories with us and this community.  

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Sarah and Beth answer a variety of questions about moving forward in the pandemic. Plus, we commemorate Jessica changing her mind. 

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Sarah and Beth address questions from Addie and Soleil, two listeners who are preparing to start law school. They also share Lindsey's commemoration about writing a novel. 

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Sarah and Beth address questions from two listeners who are struggling with how to navigate romantic relationships with partners who have different political views.

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Sarah and Beth discuss how the pandemic is pulling them back into habits they'd prefer to have left behind. Then, we answer Mallory's question about living with a messy partner. 

Golden Girls on TikTok

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Sarah and Beth talk about their summer checklists. Stephanie asks about how to enter a business partnership with a friend. Amber is commemorating a variety of changes in her life, including her search for a new job.

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After a message from Adam, we share our thoughts about anger. Then, we answer Grace's question about how to commemorate graduation without a ceremony. Plus, Nina and Laura are both processing death from a distance. 

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We've gotten so many messages from you all about how to make decisions in the midst of this pandemic. We're in the messy middle of this and we are all feeling it. We share how we're doing and tackle some listener questions about how to handle this moment in time.

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We get some thoughts out about this year's iteration of the Grief Olympics playing out on social media during the coronavirus crisis. Then, we share a special update from Bethany and our favorite parenting resources. We also share commemorations from both Rebecca and Jane, who are making different, but intentional choices around their fertility.

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Our time in self-isolation is proving to be a clarifying experience for many of us. Sarah and Beth talk about how this time is shifting the normal gender roles within their families (for good and ill). Then, we discuss three listeners - Allison, Yomi, and Emily - who are all thinking about making job changes right now.

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We are all making daily decisions about how to be members of our communities. Jessica made a choice to shelter-in-place in Mexico. A listener is asking about how to confront a friend whose new relationship has some red flags. Jamie's son is learning to make good choices. Jenny's daughter is no longer fighting about chicken at the dinner table. 

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Life looks quite a bit different than it did a month ago. Today, we're talking about ways to celebrate life as it is in the moment. Leah asked us about how to celebrate her long-term relationship without a wedding. Heather is commemorating her family's adherence to a healthy diet in the midst of self-isolation. Lisa is commemorating how she has grown. 

Lockdown by Richard Hendrick

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We share some responses to our discussion of graduating early. Megan asks for advice about working from home. Jamie is commemorating her hunt for a post-graduation job.

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We share hopes for our future social-distancing selves. We answer Carisa's question about how to deal with her family's racism. Katherine is commemorating moving closer to family, even when that comes with hard conversations.

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We discuss the Japanese concept of ikigai. We answer Kate's question about determining where her life and values align. Lauryn is commemorating accepting her body as it is. 

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We discuss what it's been like for Sarah to deactivate her Facebook account. We offer advice to a listener who is considering graduating early from college. Tina is commemorating a bunch of changes in her life. Jenn is commemorating her journey of caring for her mother. 

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Today, we're talking about work. We discuss the Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana, and what a hard worker she is. Sara is wondering how to ask for a raise. Butch is commemorating one year at his job and everything that year encompassed. 

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We discuss the modern experience of family and how that's changed in the past few decades. Katie asks about voting from a distance and Savitha shares her experience as a reading volunteer. 

The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake (The Atlantic)

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Your feedback to stories shared on the show has been amazing. Paige wants to know how to best help the homeless. Amy raised the issue of gender pay discrepancy at her church. 

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Beth talks about how she's helping her girls learn to manage their stress in productive ways. Cindy is dreading Valentine's Day. Karla went to a movie alone because she knew that going with others wouldn't allow her to have a full emotional response. 

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We share some listener mail responding to our Grief for Life and Death episode. We answer a question from Kat about how to deal with white supremacy at the gym, Then, we commemorate Maggie's successful promotion to a fourth degree black belt.

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We're releasing this month's bonus episode as a peak into what our patrons get every month. We're discussing Jenny Odell's powerful book, How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. 

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We talk clutter and cleaning. Tiffany is trying to get pregnant. A listener is commemorating her grief over the loss of her mother-in-law.

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