Feminist Survival Project
A podcast for feminists who feel overwhelmed and exhausted by everything they need to do, and still worry that we're not doing enough - hosted by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, authors of BURNOUT: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle.
Episodes
Introduction to Fun Things We Like
Let’s talk about something pleasant. Emily and Amelia discuss the books, videos and what have you that are making them happy this year. It’s time to get ventral.Links:Libby app (borrow library books and audiobooks)Brandon SandersonTHE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVEThursday Murder Club seriesAlexis Hall10 Things That Never HappenedBoyfriend MaterialParis Daillencourt Is About To CrumbleThe Affair of the Myster
Navigating Holiday Gatherings With Family
The holidays are coming. What do you do if you have family whose politics you abhor? Turns out it depends. Stick around to the end for Amelia’s highly specific take on The Grinch.Links:Knitting Cult Lady:YoutubeInstagramUncultured (book)The Culting of America (pre-order!)Thought-terminating clichéGreen Dot program bystander interventions:• Direct• Delegate• DistractLindsay Ellis: The Unforgivable
Exploring Shadows and Vulnerability
Turns out Emily actually does have a Shadow. And she’s a half-orc wizard.Links:The Science of Saving Your Sex LifeTo Maximize Your Potential, Maximize PleasureSign up for Emily’s mailing listHow AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for YearsBrennan Lee MulliganAabria IyengarEmily & Amelia Nagoski, Burnout - XOXO Festival (2019)Vivian Gussin PaleyThis American Life - Dolls
The Bubble of Love and Connection
Do you have a bubble of love? Do you know how to build one? Emily and Amelia discuss how they managed to do it, and how Frozen is more than just a kiddie movie.Links:BurnoutFSP 2020 episode 11: The Bubble of LoveThe Burnout Workbook, by AmeliaDo You Want to Build a Snowman? (Youtube)FSP 2020 S2 E27: Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction
Cozy Fall Vibes
The days are getting shorter. It’s going to be colder soon. It’s time to get cozy. It’s time to get… hygge. Candles and pumpkins and cheese, oh my!Links:Books by Tricia Hersey:Rest Is ResistanceWe Will Rest!Nothing Much Happens podcastNeuromaVermont Creamery CremontTasting History on real eggnog (Youtube)
Amelia and the Very, Very Expensive Month (A No-Buy Update)
Amelia had a painfully costly month. Emily bought Crocs that look like Big Bird’s feet. But in the end, they find the true meaning of No Buy / Low Buy.Links:Danger zone (food safety)Innocence (Opera composed by Kaija Saariaho)Dyslexie FontThe Big Short (film)
Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction
For every personality trait, there is a shadow. Emily and Amelia discuss Shadow Work and do just a touch of dream analysis.Links:Carl JungJungian archetypesMapping Your Emotional Floor Plan:A comic by Erika Moen based on Come TogetherJaak Panksepp 7 Primary Process Emotions (interview)Monica's Secret Closet | FriendsFSP Season 2, Episode 22: The Magic Trick of TranscendenceLocus of controlSte
Hair Transformations and an Intro to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Emily confesses to a migraine induced mullet. Amelia discusses Hidradenitis Suppurativa and effective strategies for going to a medical provider with a hypothesis and being taken seriously.(Much like the dizziness episode, we’d love to hear from you if learning about HS helps you understand something that is affecting you)Links:Hidradenitis suppurativaMast cell activation syndromeBringing HS (Hidr
Lying on the Floor in Public
Emily’s been confronting just how dizzy she is all the time. Emily and Amelia discuss brain stems, car accidents, and disability. If you experience some of the same issues as Emily, please drop us a line at feministsurvivalproject2020@gmail.comLinks:Dizziness Handicap Inventory (PDF)Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)FSP 2025: The Car Accident ExperienceIntermittent claudicationLindy
Unmasking: Or, Masking Part Deux
Amelia has thoughts about the costs (and benefits) masking, as well as being a vestigial toe.Links:Unmasking for Life by Devon Price (Recommended)InteroceptionAlexithymiaThe Autistic Burnout Workbook by Megan Anna Neff (Recommended)Extraordinary Attorney WooJaak Panksepp 7 Primary Process Emotions (interview)A rad comic about emotional floor plans by Erika Moen(Based on Emily's book, Come Toge
Amelia Has Feelings About Pride Month
Turns out twin siblings can learn something new about each other after forty-plus years. Amelia isn’t sure if they’re allowed to go to Pride. Image: What it looks like to nap during a parade.Links:Non-binary (gender identity)Agender (gender identity)Mercury Stardust: The Trans Handy Ma'amSweet Honey in the RockHow To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna HedvaUnmaskin
Introduction to Dr. Donna Oriowo
This week, Emily talks to Dr. Donna Oriowo about Donna's new book, "Drink Water and Mind Your Business." Donna will change your life.tl; dr: Other people may have more than you, but they are not WORTH more than you.Drink Water & Mind Your Business:A Black Woman’s Guide to Unlearning the BS & Healing Self-Esteem by Dr. Donna OriowoBuy Donna's book from:AmazonBarnes & N
The Magic Trick of Transcendence
Transcendence! (Or as we call it, “The magic trick.”) It’s for everybody. Unless you’re not ready. Emily and Amelia discuss.Come Together (by Emily) Chapter 12: The Magic TrickAudiobook on AudibleSigned paperbacks at Book MoonThe Neurobiology of “We” by Daniel J. SiegelEntrainment“The Mere Co-Presence: Synchronization of Autonomic Signals and Emotional Responses Across Co-Present Individuals Not E
The Car Accident Experience
Emily had a car accident. Emily is safe and not hurt, but her car has seen better days. She was able to use what she learned writing Burnout, as well as other books and therapy to help with recovery.Let's talk about neuroplastic pain and the stress response cycle.(Do you subscribe to Emily's newsletter? You can sign up here for free.)Links:FSP2025: We’re Stronger Than the FireApple Podca
Food Again. This Time, It’s Personal?
Emily and Amelia talk food: Episode 3. This time it’s about food restrictions and why you might choose not to eat certain foods. No Sith were Revenged in the making of this podcast. tl;drMake the best choices you can with the resources you have.You’re absolutely allowed to try restrictions on your food, to find out what works for you. You're also absolutely allowed not to restrict your food.R
No-Buy Low-Buy Update
Amelia is doing Youtube Lives again starting this Friday @4pm eastern!(From now until the end of the Murderbot show.)It’s hard not to shop when the things you rely on are discontinued or out of stock. Hashtag Supply Chain. Let’s see how Amelia’s been managing.None of these are affiliate links:IKEA ARTBUSKE cactus watering canDerma E Tea Tree Vitamin E Antiseptic Cream(Discontinued, it lo
Introduction to Food (and Body Acceptance)
You need to pinky swear you listened to the previous episode before you listen to this one. We’re trusting you.Links:Season 2, Episode 2: We’re Stronger Than the FireLebanon Bologna (Sausagepedia)Episode 41: The Bikini-Industrial ComplexGood Calories, Bad Calories by Gary TaubesEvery Time Brennan Has Talked About Loving Heavy Food [Compilation] (from Gastronauts on dropout.tv, this is on Youtube)S
Introduction to Body Image and Beauty Standards
We're going to talk about food and nutrition next week. But first, we need to talk about beauty.Spoiler warning: You're beautiful.Links: Amelia is doing Youtube Lives again starting this Friday @4pm eastern!(From now until the end of Murderbot.)Bob the Drag Queen⭐️ Drink Water and Mind Your Business by Dr. Donna Oriowo ⭐️(Emily loves this book and blurbed it!)Get it from:SourcebooksAmazonB
Understanding Disability Etiquette
Amelia leads this week, reflecting on what it’s like to be disabled in public. They’ve got some really helpful rules for everyone who wants to help. tl;dr When it comes to helping, ask first. And listen to what they need.There’s a bit of Disney, too.
The Art and Science of Disney Adulting
Your Something Larger can be anything. Even Captain Phasma. And especially Chewbacca.Time for a little escapism this week. Not a Disney fan? It’s OK. It all maps out to ventral spaces, Polyvagal Theory and accessibility, too.Content warning for a tragic but not graphic story of an accident at the resort from about 53 - 56 min.Links:Latchkey kidFSP Season 2, Episode 4: Polyvagal 101Insights from Di
Introduction to Food and Body Awareness
tl;dr The one rule you really need to follow when you eat food is: Listen to your body.There you go. Hope you’ll still listen to the episode.PS: Amelia is still going live on Youtube on Fridays @4pm eastern:https://www.youtube.com/@feministsurvivalprojectLinks:FutureCanoe (Youtube)BlackForager (Youtube)Internet Shaquille (Youtube)What Cooking is Like for Someone Who Doesn't Cook (Youtube)Tas
Goals 101: Why Amelia Failed No Buy Low Buy
Let’s talk about what makes a good goal. Amelia kind of biffed on No Buy Low Buy, but in the service of owning enough clothing to leave the house without looking like a hobo. Maybe it’s OK to not be a minimalist in all things? Definitely stick around to the VERY end.PS: Amelia is still going live on Youtube on Fridays @4pm eastern:https://www.youtube.com/@feministsurvivalprojectDana K White - A Sl
The Problem With Hope
If hope is your reason to do nothing, that’s delusion. But what is hope? Do you need it? The second half of the episode gets a little dark, but hopefully it’ll be helpful to hear. Help is available right away. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALK - websiteTrans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 - websiteLinks:FSP 2025: We're Stronger Than the FireIs This a Cou
Decluttering Momentum and the Doom Box
Do you have a box of stuff you've carried between moves and never dealt with? Yeah, I totally don't have 100 of those. This week, Amelia declutters a Dreaded Doom Box. And then Emily and Amelia go a little deeper on decluttering.Today! Amelia is going live on Youtube on Fridays starting, February 21 @ 4pm eastern. Follow here: https://www.youtube.com/@feministsurvivalproject****Links:Dana
No Buy Low Buy
Emily and Amelia are both doing some variation on low-buy/no-buy this year. There are many good reasons to do so, and many good ways to make it work for you. All that and bonus toaster oven and kitchen counter commiseration! Amelia is going live on Youtube starting next Friday, February 21 @ 4pm eastern. Follow here.Links:Project for AwesomeWax Oil Wick
Elon Musk Does Not Have Asperger's and Neither Do We
Amelia takes the lead this week with a history of Autism and how it’s intertwined with Fascism. It gets dark, but not explicit.
Links:
Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
FSP 2020 Episode 03: Human Giver Syndrome
This American Life: 81 words
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Emily’s NYT profile
Introduction to Decluttering and Cozy Spaces
You probably have too much stuff. Most of us have too much stuff. And that’s not even taking into account the emotions we feel about having too much stuff. Luckily, Emily has done the research. Let’s make your space more ventral.
Links:
Saturn Ion (Wikipedia)
FSP 2025 Season 2, Episode 4: Polyvagal 101
Freshwave (the stuff in the buckets)
Dana K. White
Cas Aarssen (Youtube)
Kay Patterson (Y
Mask Off
Everyone masks to make it easier to live in the world. Emily and Amelia discuss theirs, and have some insights about times when things were particularly difficult.
Content warning, there are some dark thoughts and mentions of suicidal ideation in the form of a Zombie Leprechaun around the 50 minute mark. No one was harmed. Please take care.
Editor’s note: There is some extremely cathartic laught
Take Your Time
Who in your life gives you the permission and support to take the time that you need? If you can’t think of anyone else, let it be us.
Links:
Cynthia Erivo sings I'm Here - The Color Purple
(The pose is at about 4:40)
Cynthia Erivo sings "I'm Here" for the final time on Broadway
Emily’s TED talk - The truth about unwanted arousal
Confidence and joy are the keys to a great sex life | Emily Nag
Enough tho
You are enough. Because all you can be is 100% of who you are.
But you’re also filled with tiny organisms that fart.
Links:
Burnout (our book)
Starling murmuration 2020 (youtube video)
High Conflict by Amanda Ripley
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Coca-Cola's 'Hilltop' Ad ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing") (youtube)
Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive" series
(Amelia's exce
Polyvagal 101
Dorsal. Sympathetic. Ventral. It’s all about your nervous system’s sense of safety.
Links:
Vagus Nerve
Exteroception
Interoception
Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us by Stephen W. Porges and Seth Porges
Deb Dana's website - includes definitions of Polyvagal Theory terms
Glimmers
Borders Books and Music (RIP)
FSP2020 episode 58: How to Listen to Your Body, Part One (of four)
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Gender: It Begins
Turns out you can be identical twins and experience gender really differently from one another. Emily and Amelia discuss.
Content warning: There’s some talk about fascism and Mussolini’s sex life.
Links:
Come Together - The Gender Mirage (chapter 10)
Kakistocracy
Sari van Anders
Anne Fausto-Sterling
ALOK
Will and Harper (Netflix show)
We're Stronger Than the Fire
Let it burn.
Links:
Paradise Square (musical)
Joaquina Kalukango – "Let It Burn" (75th Tony Awards Performance) on Youtube
(This is the performance we talk about in the episode.)
New York City draft riots
The "This is Fine" dog by KC Green, who is a real person who actually created the cartoon.
KC sells official "This is Fine" dog stuff on Topatoco
Coleman Barks Rumi translations
FSP: Zombie Apocalypse Edition
Emily and Amelia are back. Maybe this will help you like it helps them.
Links:
Finding steady ground
Nothing Much Happens podcast: Softly Softly
Sleep Sound with Richard Armitage (Audible)
Words to Win By podcast
The New Jim Crow (book)
A Force More Powerful
Bringing Down a Dictator
In 2017, “Joy Policing” Can Go Fuck Itself by Emily
BURNOUT: Do You Feel Half Alive? We Can Do Hard Things - Apple
An Alternative to Hope (From Emily)
An Alternative to Hope: Or, The Secret Medicine for When the Thing With Feathers Stop Singing
I was inspired to make this video obviously because of John Green’s June 25th video, where he talks about taking a break from making videos because: depression, and he concludes with his familiar assurance that despair is a lie, hopelessness is a lie, that life is meaningful, and your life matters. He say
The Come As You Are podcast
The Come As You Are podcast was a 8-episode miniseries. It's over now, but maybe you haven't heard it yet?
Subscribe here:
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63: How to Listen to Your Body (Addendum)
Is Emily Amelia's Loki Variant or is Amelia *Emily's* Loki Variant??
Sometimes your body lies to you, so it’s very on theme that it turns out we lied about this series ending last week. Mild spoilers for Loki, if you are planning to watch it.
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LINKS:
Loki
Neuroplastic pain
Polyvagal Theory
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Amelia’s Youtube channel
62: How to Listen to Your Body: Part Five
The epic conclusion! It’s about using your imagination to listen to your body. Emily and Amelia bring it all home.
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LINKS:
Episode 58: How to Listen to Your Body, Part One (guest starring Allegra)
Emily and Amelia on Brené Brown’s “Unlocking Us”
Rumi’s “A Story is Like Water”
Come As You Are (signed by Emily)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Self-Therapy
No Bad Parts: Healing
61: How to Listen to Your Body: Part Four
Emily and Amelia start by talking about your body’s sense of proprioception, but wind up taking a journey into imagination.
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LINKS:
Proprioception
YOKE: MY YOGA OF SELF ACCEPTANCE (book)
Underbelly Yoga
Singing Redefined by Walter C. Foster
FSP episode 36: Embrace Tiger
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle:
Penguin Random House
Amazon
Feel free to drop us a line! See you
60: How to Listen to Your Body, Part Three
You’re aware of how the external world affects your internal experience. What’s next? Nonjudgment is a big part of it. Emily and Amelia discuss interoception.
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LINKS:
Interoception
Underbelly Yoga
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle:
Penguin Random House
Amazon
Feel free to drop us a line! See you soon.
feministsurvivalproject2020@gmail.com
59: How to Listen to Your Body, Part Two
It took Amelia years to realize feelings were real and to listen to her own body. This week, she and Emily explain the way to get started to Amelia’s 17-year-old self.)
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LINKS:
“Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.”
Observational Distance
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle:
Penguin Random House
Amazon
Feel free to drop us a line! See you
58: How to Listen to Your Body, Part One
Part one in a series where Amelia discusses how she’s learned to listen to her body. Spoiler warning: She used to be terrible at it. Allegra Martin joins the show this week. (Emily is back next week.)
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LINKS:
Episode 29: Allegra
Alexithymia
Alexithymia questionnaire
Jonathan Haidt: The Elephant and the Rider
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle:
Penguin Random House
Amazon
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Bonus: Audio Preface to the new edition (3 of 3)
Why did Emily write a new edition of Come As You Are? We're glad you asked!
After five years of talking to readers, Emily has updated Come As You Are with new science, new language, and new perspectives.
In this three part series, she explains some of what's in the new edition.
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Order a signed copy from our local bookseller, Book Moon Books.
Or preorder on Amazon.
Join the Emily’s Adnexa e
Bonus: Audio Preface to the new edition (2 of 3)
Why did Emily write a new edition of Come As You Are? We're glad you asked!
After five years of talking to readers, Emily has updated Come As You Are with new science, new language, and new perspectives.
In this three part series, she explains some of what's in the new edition.
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Order a signed copy from our local bookseller, Book Moon Books.
Or preorder on Amazon.
Join the Emily’s Adnexa e
Bonus: Audio Preface to the new edition (1 of 3)
Why did Emily write a new edition of Come As You Are? We're glad you asked!
After five years of talking to readers, Emily has updated Come As You Are with new science, new language, and new perspectives.
In this three part series, she explains some of what's in the new edition.
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Order a signed copy from our local bookseller, Book Moon Books.
Or preorder on Amazon.
Join the Emily’s Adnexa
57: 2020 [BETA]
Let’s make some New Year’s Resolutions. Or not! Do whatever you need to get through this mess. Amelia is still dealing with long Covid and Emily gets really excited about Bridgerton.
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LINKS:
Episode 46: What Even Is Hope
Episode 41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex
Episode 29: Allegra
Your New Year’s Resolution in 2021 Should Be To Stay Alive | A Serious Message From a Comedy Writer
Shantira
56: Amelia’s Something Larger is a Turkey
It’s a special holiday episode where we ask you not to attend holiday gatherings. It’s about turkey, but it’s not really about turkey. Bonus: Amelia’s secret stuffing recipe.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by If the Boot Fits, A Smart & Sexy Cinderella Story by Rebekah Weatherspoon
LINKS:
Fomite
NY Times: For Home Cooks, Burnout Is a Reality This Holiday Season
Episode 05: Wha
55: One Important Thing
It’s the final episode of the season! Emily and Amelia discuss what all of you learned from the show. And if your name is Brené Brown, there’s a special gratitude song just for you.
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Taco Emoji 🌮
Don’t Bring Facts to a Feelings Fight
Underbelly Yoga
Nap Ministry
A Slob Comes Clean
Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle
Burnout: The Secret to Unlo
54: Music For Stress Management
Everybody’s been asking about the class Amelia teaches on the book Burnout, so she’s gonna lay it all out for us. And, ohh… did you know we spoke to Brené Brown? That actually happened.
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Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle
Episode 18: The New Hotness
Episode 04: The Abyss
Episode 13: Is it Burnout... Or is it trauma?
Episode 41: Th
53: How to Attachment
What’s your attachment style? Which Broadway musical number does it correspond to? Emily and Amelia discuss… and sing.
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Episode 52: Trust
Attachment theory
Reaper Incandescent Sisal Light Up Halloween Decor
Candide - Make Our Garden Grow
Brené with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle
How to Be an Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integrat
52: Trust
How do you know when to trust other people? How do you know when to share your cupcakes to make the world better for everyone? Emily and Amelia discuss and end with a song.
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Books by Dr. Sue Johnson
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton
Episode 08: The Monitor
Come as You Are chapter 4 covers attachment theory
Brandon Sanderson’s “Reckoners” series
51: Calling In Amelia’s Covid
Update on Amelia’s long Covid situation and Emily’s new dad, Mandy Patinkin.
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“I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic.” by Loretta Ross
lorettaross.com
Schadenfreude
Mandy Patinkin’s twitter
Mandy Patinkin’s love song
50: Number Fifty
Fifty episodes! Let’s review the toolkit we’ve built during this year of podcasts. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability (TED talk)
Episode 31: Social Support
Episode 01: Separate the Stress From the Stressor
Episode 08: The Monitor
Episode 28: Foop
Episode 32: The Owl and the Cheese
Episode 41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex
Episode 11: The Bubble
49: How to Dreams
Are your dreams purely biochemical processes or are they Jungian-scented mind candles your subconscious teaches you lessons with? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Jonathan Haidt:
"The Elephant and the Rider"
The Happiness Hypothesis
Encyclopedia Of Occult Sciences (archive.org)
Episode 34: The Madwoman
Episode 21: Your Body Will Tell You
Multiple trace theory
48: You’re Allowed to Like the Thing
Do the views of authors and actors affect your ability to enjoy things? Can you consume problematic media in good conscience? Amelia and Emily discuss. J. K. Rowling is not invited.
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WTAF, RWA: Courtney Milan Banned, Suspended From RWA
I Asked My Friend WHY She Had a Plantation Wedding
Episode 29: Allegra
Zaris-Angel performs 'Naughty' at West End Live 2016
Splash Mountain to Be Ret
47: Pause For Pleasure
Can focusing on pleasure help your brain counteract depression? Is it worth taking a moment to enjoy every donut even if it doesn’t? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by “The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea,” the latest book in the Embraced by Magic Series by Kerrelyn Sparks.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496730060/the-siren-and-the-deep-blue-sea/
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46: What Even Is Hope
What is the nature of hope? Amelia’s off this week, so Emily discusses with her mysterious Marital Euphemism.
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How We Hope: A Moral Psychology by Adrienne Martin:
https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Hope-Moral-Psychology/dp/0691171394
Irascible Appetites:
https://aquinasonline.com/sense-appetites-passions/
Episode 08: The Monitor:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-08-the-
45: Emily’s Epiphany
Emily’s worried about the future of democracy, but the good news is It turns out the nature of the problem doesn’t necessarily dictate the nature of the solution. (This one’s a little dark.)
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Sonya Renee Taylor:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CD4C_56AbP7/?igshid=jrczl9b8x7ay
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CECUAjsADLF/?igshid=1ecl04ohd5a1h
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen:
https://www.goodrea
44: How to Shadow Work
Why do certain things really make you angry? Could it be that they remind you of things you dislike in yourself? Emily and Amelia discuss. Spoilers for Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Hamilton, Moana and The Accursed Year 2020.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by “The Rebellious Rancher,” the latest book in the The Millers of Morgan Valley Series by Kate Pearce
https://www.kensingto
43: How to Bystander
So you’ve noticed something Not Okay is happening. What do you do next? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Green Dot Bystander Intervention:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dot_Bystander_Intervention
Rage Fridge (From Thanksgiving episode):
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-07-thanksgiving
Episode 41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.co
42: Stages of Change
Amelia’s COVID Chronicles, Chapter One Million. Emily helps her turn towards her fatigue with m********ing kindness and m********ing compassion.
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Transtheoretical model:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transtheoretical_model
That Calvin Coolidge quote which neither of us endorse:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2749-nothing-in-this-world-can-take-the-place-of-persistence
Episode 31: Social
41: The Bikini-Industrial Complex
The Bikini-Industrial Complex
We have been lied to all our lives about the relationship between health and weight. It’s both liberating and infuriating. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Emily’s blog post on BMI and weight stigma:
https://www.thedirtynormal.com/post/2016/08/07/bmi-mortality-weight-stigma-science-sigh/
Health at Every Size:
https://haescommunity.com
Episode 11: The Bubble of Love
40: Food: It's Complicated
Do you live to eat or eat to live? If you answered, "it's complicated," you are correct. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by “The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea,” Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s sweeping fantasy debut from Candlewick press:
https://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?mode=book&isbn=1536204315&browse=Title
Episode 18: The New Hotness
https://www.femin
39: Covid Follow Up
Spoiler alert: COVID is serious. Amelia is past the worst and quarantined like a boss, but it really took a toll. Contains some coughing and mild coffee snobbery.
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Amelia’s covid prep list:
https://medium.com/@amelianp/covid-prep-list-7bbc6a8ee3d2
Hario V60 pour over coffee:
https://www.baristainstitute.com/brewguides-2/hario-v60
Episode 08: The Monitor:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject
38: Amelia has the COVID
As careful as she was, Amelia caught the virus. (She's OK.) Let's learn from her experience and get a Corona Plan together in case you need to quarantine. Bonus: Emily and Amelia discuss toilet paper.
SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by Crushing It, a new romantic comedy by Lorelei Parker from Kensington Books.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/landing-page/crushingit/
Amelia’s covid pr
37: Ode to Ode to Joy
Ode to Ode to Joy
Classical music should be for everyone because we all deserve access to joy. You may have more in common with these dead composers than you thought. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, but These Unsung Composers Were:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-beethoven-black-and-why-might-be-wrong-question-ask-180975159/
Joy playlist:
https:/
36: Embrace Tiger
This week, Amelia discusses tai chi and nonjudgment in the hope that it can help Emily. (and you) Spoiler warning: The moral of the story is Universe Juice.
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Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252447.Embrace_Tiger_Return_to_Mountain
Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Is_Everything_(L
35: Too Much Connection
Connection is a drive, like hunger and sleep. But what do you do when you’ve had too much connection? Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Born in Quarantine (Facebook ad)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OW4AFbzjGk
Social Distance podcast:
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/socialdistance/
Episode 31: Social Support:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-31-social-support
The N
34: The Madwoman
Emily and Amelia discuss the concept of The Madwoman, and how you can turn toward yours with kindness and compassion. Spoiler warning for those who don't yet know the stories of Jane Eyre or Moana.
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by Never Conspire With a Sinful Baron, the latest book in Renee Ann Miller’s Infamous Lords Series.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420150032/never-c
33: Because: Unbreakable
Did you watch the interactive Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt? How does making good choices for Kimmy apply to real life? Emily and Amelia discuss. (Tons of spoilers for Kimmy Vs. The Reverend)
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Kimmy Vs. The Reverend:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10324166/
EMDR Therapy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_desensitization_and_reprocessing
Emily’s romance novels:
https://www.goodreads.com/
32: The Owl and the Cheese
What do owls and cheese have to do with surviving the hellscape of 2020? How can we work to run toward the things that make it worth surviving. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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Episode 5: What's Your Something Larger?
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-05-something-larger
Pacific Overtures "Someone in a Tree" - Ann Harada, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Loh & Thom Sesma:
https://
31: Social Support
It turns out feelings are real and (spoiler warning) emotional support is really important! Emily and Amelia discuss. There's science to support it. Emily and Amelia discuss.
This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title from Lindsay McKenna, Wind River Undercover.
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/39281
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Gourmet Makes:
https://www.bonappetit.com/video/series/gourmet-m
30: Voting While Feminist
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others” is attributed to Winston Churchill, who wasn't too great himself. And this year it might feel like the Democratic presidential candidate is the worst one on the ballot except for the other one.
What’s a feminist to do?Emily, Amelia, and Amelia's colleague Mark discuss.
(Content warning: this episode includes discussion o
29: Allegra
Amelia’s friend and fellow musician Allegra joins us this week and shares her perspective on social distancing and burnout.
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Wozzeck Trailer (The Royal Opera):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzU31UrXceo
Predictably Irrational:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictably_Irrational
The Ballad of the Brown King:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King
The Concert Choir of Geo
28: Foop
You know that crazy feeling of oscillating between frustrated rage and helpless despair? That’s Foop. Emily and Amelia discuss.
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The Monitor:
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-08-the-monitor
27: How to Unfamiliarity
We're all in uncharted territory these days. Amelia has a music metaphor to help cope with these times of social distancing. Emily helps break it down. Special appearance by Beethoven. (not the dog)
26: Masks and How to Wear Them
We're all wearing masks now. But why are we wearing them and how can we do so most effectively. Emily and Amelia get into it, cowboy outlaw-style.
25: Even More Social Distancing
Emily (from her bed) and Amelia (from her kitchen) discuss the importance of social distancing, as well as why it's so hard. And Amelia tops it off with a classic 90s Bette Midler jam.
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Episode 20: How to Numbing
https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-20-numbing
SOCIAL DISTANCE - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WimbyL_25Nw
Colin Firth Swimming
24: The Sex Episode
Emily and Amelia’s first ever guest! They talk with the amazing Peggy Kleinplatz, one of the authors of the new book, Magnificent Sex.
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Magnificent Sex
Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers, 1st Edition
By Peggy J. Kleinplatz and A. Dana Ménard
https://www.routledge.com/Magnificent-Sex-Lessons-from-Extraordinary-Lovers-1st-Edition/Kleinplatz-Menard/p/book/9780367181376
23: Social Distance Duet
Emily and Amelia discuss social distancing while social distancing. Plus: Bonus word games and ukulele music.
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Mickey Mouse - Ku'u Lei Melody | Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8FasCHHsPk
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