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Episode 40 Summary
Old Lady Dodge shares some potential personal goals you can set in 2023, and ways you can make them a reality https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/2023-what-do-you-see
Episode 39 Summary
Raven talks about the importance of showing up for the people in our lives who are struggling emotionally.
https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/reaching-out
Episode 38 Summary
Old Lady Dodge provides several options for staying healthy and disciplined while enjoying the holiday treats and feasts this time of year. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-ho-hos
Episode 37 Summary
Raven continues on the topic of personal boundaries, and talks physical and material boundaries this week. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/setting-personal-boundaries-part2
Episode 36 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about the common struggle to ignore phone notifications, and frustrations with socializing when people won’t ignore their phones. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/made-you-look
Episode 35 Summary
Raven dives into different ways to set emotional, spiritual, and time boundaries. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/setting-boundaries-part1-zysxwuad
Episode 34 Summary
Old Lady Dodge shares tips for dealing with holiday guilt and steps for giving during the holiday season. She also talks about experiencing guilt throughout the year regarding spending time with family. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-guilt
Episode 33 Summary
Raven explains what personal boundaries are, why it’s important to communicate personal boundaries to other people, and ways to be more respectful of boundaries in general. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/setting-boundaries
Episode 32 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks with therapist, Tessa Simon, about seasonal depression and tips for coping with holiday-related stress and anxiety. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/seasonal-depression-holiday-stress
Episode 31 Summary
Old Lady Dodge encourages us to stop trying to impress others , and not let a lack of self-esteem hold us back from finding our talents. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/special-gifts
Episode 30 Summary
Raven shares why it’s important to develop skills for healthy conflict, especially when unhealthy conflict was modeled during childhood. She also talks about several steps she takes to maintain a healthy approach to handling conflict. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/healthy-conflict
Episode 29 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about how certain co-workers can negatively affect our mental health, and she shares some strategies for dealing with dreaded co-workers. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/dreaded-coworker
Episode 28 Summary
Raven talks about finding positive meaning and building traditions when you have negative associations with the holiday season, and she shares some of her own traditions and simple things she appreciates this time of year. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/holiday-stress
Episode 27 Summary
Old Lady Dodge walks us through several ways to deal with bullies and to protect our mental health in the face of bullying. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/bullying
Episode 26 Summary
Raven talks about physical and mental grounding techniques to help redirect your thoughts from distressing and anxious feelings, and she shares some of her go-to grounding techniques. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/grounding-techniques
Episode 25 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about unhealthy coping techniques, and replacing them with healthy coping skills. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/denial-and-crutches
Episode 24 Summary
Raven walks you through several ways to confront and work with your inner demons. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/inner-demons
Episode 23 Summary
Old Lady Dodge goes over several common coping strategies and grounding techniques to keep in your mental wellness toolbox, to reach for when you’re struggling with difficult emotions. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/mental-wellness-toolbox
Episode 22 Summary
Raven shares what it means to be resilient and several building blocks for emotional resilience. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/resilience
Episode 21 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about what it means to be a good friend, our expectations from friends when we’re struggling with difficult emotions, and how to talk to a friend about their difficult emotions. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/good-friend
Episode 20 Summary
Raven talks you through what it means to be kind and understanding toward yourself, and ways to show up as a friend for you. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/be-kind-to-yourself
Episode 19 Summary
Raven talks about making choices based on fear, the importance of confronting your fears and taking healthy risks, and how to move forward making positive change in your life in spite of fear. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/frozen-in-fear
Episode 18 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about setting and respecting boundaries with personal space, potential effects of having your personal space intruded, and some strategies for working through anxiety and stress from feeling crowded. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/personal-space
Episode 17 Summary
Raven talks about what self-acceptance is, and she shares some of the ways she learned how to accept herself after experiencing verbal and emotional abuse. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/self-acceptance
Episode 16 Summary
Old Lady Dodge shares her views on the importance of faith and belief in a higher power. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/mental-health-boosters
Episode 15 Summary
Raven talks about comparison and self-improvement, and how to move forward when you’ve let yourself down. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/goals-and-disappointment
Episode 14 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about how toughness, hope, and forgiveness are important in helping us confront, work through, and solve our problems. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/is-love-enough
Episode 13 Summary
Raven dives into what emotional validation and invalidation look like in practice. She shares the basics on how to validate a person’s emotions, and even explains how to be validating when you can’t relate to, or don’t agree with someone. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/emotional-validation
Episode 11 and 12 Summaries
Raven talks about what vulnerability is, how it benefits us, and common misconceptions and concerns about being vulnerable.
https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/be-vulnerable
Old Lady Dodge talks about retail therapy, the emotional benefits and pitfalls of online shopping vs in-store shopping, and controlling your spending while simultaneously seeking the emotional reward of shopping.
https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/shopping
Episode 10 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about how excess weight can affect mental wellness, her personal struggle with weight, and some approaches to weight loss. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/weight-and-mental-health
Episode 9 Summary
Raven talks about how we often judge our negative emotions, and ways to embrace our negative feelings rather than push them aside. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/feeling-badly
Episode 8 Summary
Old Lady Dodge and Raven share opposing views and experiences surrounding toxic positivity as a response to negative emotions. Being the optimist, Old Lady Dodge believes positivity is always an expression of kindness. And with a history of emotional abuse, Raven’s view is positivity can be dismissive and shaming. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/toxic-positivity
Episode 7 Summary
Raven discusses the negative feelings people can experience when they’re aware of issues plaguing different communities, and she dives into how to turn negative emotions into positive actions. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/aware-and-overwhelmed
Episode 6 Summary
Old Lady Dodge talks about reasons why people give up hope, and steps you can take to increase hope. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/theres-hope
Episode 5 Summary
Raven goes solo and talks about three ways to create time and space to be yourself, why it’s essential, and what that looks like in her life. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/too-busy
Episode 4 Summary
Old Lady Dodge explains what rumination is, and she and Raven provide some strategies to address and move past regrets and ruminating thoughts. They also share personal regrets and experiences with rumination. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/regrets-and-rumination
Episode 3 Summary
Raven leads the discussion about what it means to claim ownership of, and have accountability regarding your mental wellness. She shares four essential strategies for improving and protecting mental health. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/accountability
Episode 2 Summary
Old Lady Dodge leads the discussion on disturbed sleep, and her personal struggles with getting restful sleep. She also shares tips for winding down before bedtime. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/not-sleeping
Episode 1 Summary
Raven leads a discussion about what led her to finding more joy in small moments, despite being a pessimist. She also shares personal and general benefits of practicing gratitude and appreciating simplicity in life. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/simplicity
Trailer Episode Summary
Raven and Old Lady Dodge explain why they started the UnStruggling Podcast, and give listeners a look into who they are by describing themselves in five words. They also share what’s to come on the first two full-length episodes. https://unstruggling.simplecast.com/episodes/lets-start-unstruggling-and-who-are-we
