A Circle is Round Julia Toro

What do you believe about yourself? Do you ask too many questions? Or not enough? Do you hate making eye contact? Do you skip to the good part when you watch porn? 

Steph & Julia discuss mind management, how to get people to like you in a non-mind control way, how to be curious, and how to need less validation. 

In this episode, we cover:


Being alone with your thoughts
The emotional rollercoaster of TikTok 
How beliefs about ourselves affect our experiences
How to be curious and let go of expectations

Do you ever wonder if you're interesting enough? Do you question whether you want kids and feel a certain type of way about it? Do you ever feel guilty about gossiping?

Steph & Julia discuss how to not talk about the same things over and over, why we default to talking about other people, and how our individual experiences of everything are different!

In this episode, we cover:


Questioning becoming a parent
Getting stuck in conversational patterns
Conversational categories
How to find your purpose in life
Those trippy moments where you realize you're a human...

Do you feel like you can talk about anything with your best friends? Are you a people pleaser? Do you feel like it's your responsibility to make sure everyone's having fun? Do you feel comfy sharing your thoughts off the cuff, or does it feel like a freefall to you, like it does to us...?

Steph & Julia discuss the art of good conversation, honesty, and personal growth as it applies to friends.

In this episode, we cover:


What's required to build deep friendships
Why friend requirements change with age
Why good conversation is currency
How divorce can create people pleasers
How to create social boundaries

Do you ever feel pressure to "perform" during friend hangs? Do you miss those high school or college days when you'd do everything with your friends or roommates? Are you judgmental towards other people — and do you struggle with social anxiety, too?

Steph & Julia discuss how to intentionally create those bonding experiences with friends as working adults who live with their romantic partners and why it's important to show up, even if you're feeling a little messy.

In this episode, we cover:


Two key ingredients to friendship: Low Stakes Hangs & Forced, Repeat Exposure
Why we might need to devalue our time a little for better connections
Why we should all go to the DMV together
Why you should never invite a new friend to a nice dinner
How we became friends
How brain health is related to friendship diversity!

Do you ever put new friends on a pedestal? Do you hold yourself to higher standards than you do your friends? Are you feeling dissatisfied with your current friendship situation?

Julia & Steph share why they decided to start this podcast, share their own personal friendship situations, and discuss the best, healthiest way to think about friendships.

In this episode, we talk about:


The expectations we have for friends
Why platonic friendship is so important
Why we should ask more favors of others
How to build community and feel rooted
A quick detour into polygamy...