(un)maidenly podcast Valerie Lynn Brett, Brittany Proia, and Sarah Lynn Brown

In episode 9, we explore the topic: MEN/MASCULINITY. We dive in from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We chat about the state of young men, men and education, women leveling up, relationship to masculine energy, masculine energy in the workplace, feminism shifts, men's rights groups, gendered theatre, “genders” of emotions and thinking, state of the patriarchy; and much more.

In Part 2 of our exploration into MIDLIFE CRISIS, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: the oldest organism in the world, composition powers, health benefits, dark side of mushrooms, Super Mario mushrooms, the perfect portobello burger preparation, best mushroom names, mushroom stamp, micro-dosing as a fad; and more.

In episode 7, we explore the topic: FUNGUS/MUSHROOMS We dive in from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We chat about decomposition, fungal communication networks, patterns in nature, connection, humans are the worst, planetary ecosystems, mushroom coffee, calming mushrooms, mushrooms and pregnancy, mold; and much more.

In Part 2 of our exploration into JOURNALING, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: non-dominant hand journaling, mediative vs therapeutic journaling, health benefits of journaling, labeling emotions, naming feelings in your body, organizing thoughts, approaches to journaling for more progress, healthy habit aversion, healthy habit tools, types of journaling, and more.

In episode 5, we explore the topic: JOURNALING. We dive in from the POV of our lived experiences (no research)!

We chat about morning pages, journaling as intimacy, toxic independence, journaling for self-knowledge, changing the language you use on yourself by seeing it on the page, resistance to mental hygiene practices, To Be Magnetic, re-reading past journal entries, and much more.

In Part 2 of our exploration into MIDLIFE CRISIS, we did a bit of research to deepen our wisdom and share it with each other. (We're uber wise now.)

This week we cover: our internal perceptions of our own age; how social media has changed perception of aging; starting over in mid-life; loneliness of mid-life trials; growing up vs. growing old; midlife crisis tropes; midlife crisis in media; “the good life process”; “tending” to aspects of life life; seasons of life; quarter life crisis; grief in mid-life; millennials in midlife; feeling trapped; midlife crisis rebrand; and more.

What is your savvy around Midlife Crisis? Share it with us, won't you? Head over to Instagram (we're @unmaidenlypodcast) and drop your pearls of wisdom on us in the comments!