Conversations Worth Having

Kai Moon & Tara Davidson
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Welcome to conversations worth having my name is Kai. Together with Tara, we have created this channel. Tara has been my therapist for over ten years—and somewhere along the way we ended up friends. What we’ve created comes from real conversations, the kind that changed me, challenged me, and helped me find my way through some really hard seasons. Because life can feel like a lot. Messy, overwhelming, and sometimes, hopeless. This channel exists so we can sit in those real, honest spaces together. Nothing is off the table. We talk about the uncomfortable things, the unspoken things, the things

  1. 4d ago

    Grieving Your Four Legged Friend

    This one is from my heart as I am realizing I am grieving my dog badly. We are hopefully renting out our home to a fantastic military family who have two dogs. They even sent videos of the dogs to our email and this morning, around 7:45 am I started sobbing. I miss my dog. He was so much more than my dog. He was my rock when we got orders to Edwards and I had no friends, no family, no trees, nothing familiar, he was familiar. I knew even when I was deeply sad that I needed to take him for a walk, I had someone to cuddle and I was never alone. Story of Tallinn, old name Bandit, started in 2011 when Lonnie and I met. Our relationship moved quite fast and we fell in love fast as well. Starting to live together in 2011 and deciding to get a pet together which is apparently what people do before they have kids. Lonnie went to the Burlington County animal shelter here in New Jersey but prior to doing so, we saw YOUTUBE videos of "Bandit" aka Tallinn. We fell in love almost immediately and started crying knowing that he has been in the shelter for a long time and may be placed on "the list" soon. We all know what that list is. At the time I was at work when Lonnie brought home Tallinn aka Bandit.. I had always feared pitbulls and I was ignorant of how incredible and intelligent this breed is. Lonnie had to go to work that evening leaving me with Bandit aka Tallinn. It was just me and him. I sat on the couch for 45 minutes without movement because I was terrified. I thought because he is a pitbull he can attack me at any moment. Shame on me for my ignorance and the ignorance of many people today. The only person I knew who also had a pitbull was my dear friend Alex who lived almost an hour away. I texted Alex at about 1700 hours and asked her to please come over. She assured me that pitbulls are the most loving and incredible dogs on the planet and that I will be fine. As I sat there on the couch, Tallinn, aka Bandit at the time, was sitting on his brand new bed. I was too scared to move as Tallinn was about 50 lbs and I was a 102 lbs young woman. Ignorant and scared I finally needed to use the restroom and I got up. Tallinn started following me into the hallway and I think he just wanted to play and move. He jumped on the back of me because for some reason I was also dragging a blanket with me (I have no clue why) and he thought I wanted to play tug of war. No buddy, I was just going into the bathroom. After he jumped me I thought again he would most likely kill me, wow! I was beyond ignorant. As the evening continued I started talking to Tallinn like he was a human. Just full blown conversation. As time passed Tallinn and I became inseparable. I opened my own gold buying business at the age of 25 and guess who was always at work with me, yup! You guessed it. Tallinn was. Sometimes people came in who seemed suspicious or edgy to me and I always made sure to ask them if they wanted to meet my dog. Listen until the end and please share your beloved family member pictures on our Instagram page. You are loved.

    20 min

  2. Jun 25

    I Control My Phone, My Phone Does Not Control Me

    In today's episode we talk about the control our phones have over us. Look into your own life and time the moment that could of been spent with loved ones instead of doom scrolling. Get honest with yourself and we will meet you here. We are so grateful for you and cannot wait to explore this topic with you.

    20 min

  3. Jun 18

    I Always Thought I Needed Permission to Leave the Room

    Today we are focusing on the "need" to ask permission to leave the room. I always thought I had to make sure everyone around me is ok before I left a room I was uncomfortable entering to begin with. It has taken me years of therapy, self love and awareness to finally set healthy boundaries and leave when I am ready to leave. It is freedom on a brand new level. We hope this podcast will help many, particularly women, who have ever felt (or are still feeling) the need to make sure everyone else is ok before they leave the room. I am here to tell you, you matter and your safety matters. Leave the room if you are uncomfortable in it. We are so glad you are here and we wish you self love always. This is "Conversations worth having" with Kai and Tara.

    23 min

  4. Jun 11

    Men's Mental Health and How We Can Support The Men In Our Lives

    Today we will be focusing on men's mental health and how we can support the men in our lives. If you ever need help NAMI is a fantastic resource and 988 is another one Tara and I recommend. I have personally used NAMI services in Ocean and Monmouth counties. You are not alone and help is available to you. We are so grateful you are here and we hope this podcast brings value to your life.

    20 min

  5. Jun 4

    Acceptance & Letting Go

    Greetings, we are so glad you are here. Today's episode focuses on acceptance and letting go. Boy, this is one I struggle with. It is so much easier to talk about acceptance than actually accept. Tara is going to give us some tips and tricks we can all apply today to accept certain people and situations for what they are and not what they could or "should" be. Stay tuned.

    22 min

  6. May 28

    Treat Everyone Like They Are Your Teacher

    I want to start today with something that completely changed my life. I decided to treat every single person I meet as my teacher. Not just smart people. Not just successful people. Not just older people. Everybody. The billionaire. The cashier. The athlete. The exhausted mother. The arrogant person. The insecure person. The quiet person. The person I disagree with. The person I secretly judge. Everybody became my teacher. And what’s interesting is this: The moment you truly start learning from people… envy starts dying. Because it’s hard to be jealous of someone you’re studying. Let's dig into today's podcast together. We are so glad you are here.

    20 min

  7. May 21

    Stop Complaining and Start Appreciating

    “STOP COMPLAINING… and Start Appreciating.” Simple title. Aggressive title. Necessary title. Because honestly? A lot of people have turned complaining into a personality trait. Everything is a problem. Everything is unfair. Everything is exhausting. Everything deserves commentary. People complain about: their job, their body, traffic, weather, their family, money, social media, being busy, being lonely, being tired, people texting too much, people not texting enough. At some point you have to ask yourself: Are you living…or professionally narrating your dissatisfaction? In this podcast we are attempting to think differently about complaining and change our own narratives and patterns into something more positive. Let's dig in. We are so grateful you are here.

    22 min

  8. May 14

    Everyone is Tired...Nobody Wants to Admit Why

    A lot of people are not okay right now.Not falling apart in some dramatic, movie-scene way. But quietly, steadily overwhelmed. And if you’ve found yourself googling things like“Why am I so tired all the time?”“Why do I feel anxious for no reason?”“Am I burned out?”You’re not alone. Not even close.Let's dig in and get some answers. We are so grateful you are here.

    20 min
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Welcome to conversations worth having my name is Kai. Together with Tara, we have created this channel. Tara has been my therapist for over ten years—and somewhere along the way we ended up friends. What we’ve created comes from real conversations, the kind that changed me, challenged me, and helped me find my way through some really hard seasons. Because life can feel like a lot. Messy, overwhelming, and sometimes, hopeless. This channel exists so we can sit in those real, honest spaces together. Nothing is off the table. We talk about the uncomfortable things, the unspoken things, the things

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    Kai Moon & Tara Davidson
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