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Ashley and Eric
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Kidless Podcast

We're Ashley and Eric, and we want to work on creating a meaningful life without having children. We believe there's a way to feel full and satisfied in life and tend to believe it's done by creating meaning out of everything big and small - from love and intimacy to reality tv to career development and celebrity culture. It's all the things we have time to think and talk about since we aren't busy keeping tiny humans alive.

  1. 06/19/2022

    False v. True Self

    This week we explore the concepts of False Self and True Self, as defined by that book we've been referencing lately. While of course we all intuitively have a sense of those definitions as they apply to ourselves, we try to explore the concepts more deeply. We specifically discuss examples of how we've operated from a false self place by prioritizing others' rules and expectations over our own, but we also talk about growing into more true self expression, even if it makes our lives messier ...

    53 min

  2. 06/12/2022

    The Necessity of Mourning

    A discussion on mourning. We discuss: 1. The role of mourning in human life. 2. How mourning can be applied narrowly (a death) or broadly (all losses and changes, big and little). 3. It's necessary for peaceful passage through life. 4. How idealization of what was lost can prevent mourning and therefore peaceful passage through life. 5. Ashley hurts Eric's feelings early in the show, which is discussed toward the end and helps us get to a final part of the discussion: 6. If you ma...

    1h 0m

  3. 05/01/2022

    Nostalgia: Fact? Fiction? Fantasy?

    This week we tackle this definition of nostalgia: "Nostalgia is a mixed affective state of pain and joy associated with the wish to recapture an idealized past. Pain is evoked by the awareness of separation from old objects (people) and joy by a fantasized reunion with an idealized version of them through reminiscences."We use our own experiences and those of some celebs like Leonardo Dicaprio to think about this concept. Find Ashley on IG: @ashley.mason.cmhc

    52 min

  4. 04/16/2022

    Goodbyes

    We ponder meaningful and marked goodbyes and their importance while reflecting on past experiences as well as our current parting with our home of 5 years . IG: @ashley.mason.cmhc

    55 min

  5. 04/09/2022

    You Choose Your Battles

    As any real conversation should, we meander a bit until we get to the meat of something currently important to us. We do end up connecting some dots, and the takeaway is something like: you bring your battles to your doorstep, you choose them, and you can also unchoose them. IG: @ashley.mason.cmhc

    54 min

  6. 04/02/2022

    FFO: Foundation Freak-Out

    We take you through this past week's chaos - are we selling our house? Getting an apartment? Developing tumors or watching our house collapse? Divorcing? All possible.(Jkjkjkjkjk I watch Eric sleep at night - you think I'd let him leave me??? -A)IG: @ashley.mason.cmhc

    41 min

  7. 03/26/2022

    Staking Claims

    A little follow-up on how Eric's doing post-surgery and then a bigger discussion about how important is to claim and feel claimed in our relationships. How taking ownership over friendships helps to keep them afloat.

    58 min

  8. 03/19/2022

    Post-Op

    Well, it's a shorter episode because it's still freshly post-op for Eric, and he gets tired easily, but we wanted to check in and update everyone on the nose surgery and how it went/how it's going.

    21 min
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We're Ashley and Eric, and we want to work on creating a meaningful life without having children. We believe there's a way to feel full and satisfied in life and tend to believe it's done by creating meaning out of everything big and small - from love and intimacy to reality tv to career development and celebrity culture. It's all the things we have time to think and talk about since we aren't busy keeping tiny humans alive.

Information

  • Creator
    Ashley and Eric
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Kidless
  • Show Website
    Kidless

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