Bonus Episode: Relationships

Evan O'Hara is a teacher, former marketing man, and future therapist. He discusses growing up the youngest of three to a polar opposite set of parents: a surgeon and an artist. Evan also discusses his love for anime and manga in school and how he had to tamper that in order to meet his defintion of cool. He also connects that defintion of cool with the path of inspiration he has followed his whole life, using direction, but following his interests as they come. Evan then talks about how he ddecided to begin a master's program in one field shortly after finsihing his previous master's program in another field, as well as how he saw growth in chasing drones in Ireland and working on insights at a marijuana company. 

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Rudy Kellersohn is a teacher, father, husband, and gratitude enthusiast. He discusses the immigrant history of hs grandfather, growing up with divorced parents, and how he related to each of his step parents. Rudy also talks about the role of identity in his childhood and how that was affected by masculinity norms and bullying, as well as self esteem issues. He also discusses the ole sports played in his life and how important they became in his highs and lows in school. Rudy then talks about body issues, getting married and divorced, losing his father to a brain tumor, and working in a juvenile jail. He then discusses meeting his wife after a DUI and how excited he is about being a father. The enthusiasm for life is alive and well in Rudy! Enjoy! 

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Margaux Forster is a yoga teacher, mental health advocate, and future therapist. She discusses growing up as the child of an immigrant parent and the cultural differences that brought with it. Margaux also talks about struggling with control and perfectionism and how that manifested in her younger life. She then discusses struggling with an eating disorder and the genrational and cultural aspects of that. Margaux talks about finding her dream job in California, only to have COVID move her back to Michigan, where she found her true calling as a therapist. 

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Courtney Davis is a career counselor, graduate student, and future therapist. She discusses growing up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to the Northeast. Courtney also discusses how she viewed her older sister and the effect that had on her mental health and eating habits. She then discusses having major back surgery as a teen and how that culminated in one of the worst freshman year experiences of high school. Courtney then talks about going to college and meeting her fiancee, including how they're relationship has evolved due to the values she saw demonstrated in her own home growing up. 

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Ryann Swann is a graduate student, future counselor, and former soccer star. She discusses growing up as a shy kid and how she took to playing in the woods when others were staying inside. Ryann also talks about playing soccer for her entire life until grad school and how she shows up very differently on a team than she does in a social group. She then talks about going away to college and how she found herself in a toxic and controlling relationship. Ryann then talks about meeting her fiancee and how he proposed in one of the most public places possible. 

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Jacob Bellamy is a mental healthcare worker, professional cheesecake maker, and future therapist. He discusses growing up as the quiet kid and struggling to build a social circle. Jacob also talks about self-awareness and how he decided he had enough and sought out help. He the ndiscusses the ins and outs of how he ended up slinging cheesecakes on the side and why baking and cooking is a form of self-care and creativity.

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Shay Liogghio is an amateur baker, graduate student, and future therapist. She discusses growing up in a small town and navigating the different friend groups there. Shay also talks about studying psychology in college and the impact moving out had on her relationship with her family. She talks about more family dynamics and and how relationships within that structure evolve as you become an adult. Shay also discusses her meet cute with her husband and the journey they have been on together. Finally, Shay and Justin discuss friendship and the feeling of sometimes being outside looking in. 

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Ashley Brummet is a future sex therapist and advocate for women's sexual health. She discusses growing up with a unique family dynamic, including meeting her half sister when she was seven years old. Ashley also talks about her relationship with her parents and how it's evolved since her father got sober. She then discusses going through her first marriage with an unexplained vulva pain and how getting a diagnosis and going through therapy pushed her to a divorce and advocacy as a career. 

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Ananya Majumder is a former teacher and current counseling student. She discusses her life growing up in India, as well as a small stint in Hong Kong and Austrailia. Ananya also talks about how she got into and, more importantly, out of an emotionally abusive relationship and how she turned that into an opportunity for personal growth. She also talks about her passion for helping and how her experience as a teacher opened her up to realize fher dream of becoming a counselor for kiddos. Finally, Ananya and Justin talk about making friends at this stage in your life and what this experience has been like for each of them. 

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Rebecca Rush is a writer, editor, and autism advocate. She discusses her diagnosis on the autism spectrum , as well as her relapse and what she learned from it. Rebecca also talks about the comfort of a familiar TV show and how she learned how to act as a woman from Sex and the City. She also talks about her new writing project, Sobriety on the Spectrum, and Rebecca and justin discuss the percieved hostility of their previous recording. 

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