Best Rebecca Woolf Podcasts (2025)

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Fable Will Finish Her Own Sentences 1:23:44

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I have a very, very special episode this week. I am sitting down to interview my 16-year-old daughter, Fable who I've known Fable. I've known Fable since she was born. She's a powerhouse, a hand raiser, a leader in the classic sense, the opposite of invisible, the antithesis of afraid standing tall with flags in her hands. I am so proud of her and …

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We Are Not Going Back with Sophie Strauss 1:16:11

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Hi everyone! Today I'm sitting down with my friend Sophie Strauss, a stylist for regular people, and we are going to talk about abortion. We're going to talk about her abortions. We're going to talk about your abortions. We're going to talk about ways for you to have access to an abortion, even in a state where they are making it harder and harder …

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Radically Living in a Red State with Amy Pence Brown 1:13:28

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This week, it is my honor to host the incredible, Amy Pence Brown. Amy is a body image activist. She's a writer, an artist, a public speaker, an educator, and a radical Idahoan. I've been following her for years. She's been a body image activist for 15 years and became internationally known for her radical stand for self love at the capital city pu…

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REPLAY: Lyz Lenz Was Kicked Out of Eden 58:22

6M ago58:22

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There are a handful of writers whose voices I believe are so central to where we are culturally, whose voices truly define a moment by validating not only what is happening politically but also what is happening within the interior lives of women. And Lyz Lenz is one of them. She is the author of the book This American Ex Wife and the substack Men …

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BONUS: Stupid Things for Love 1:35:07

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Hi everyone, today we are doing something a little different and sharing an episode of my friend Scott Campbell's podcast Stupid Things for Love. I was on his show and the conversation that we have been having on this show about shame and sex. If you don't already listen to Scott's show, it's incredible and you should subscribe! We will be back nex…

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Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing part 2 54:53

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This week I am finishing my conversation with Laura Hoenack. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a camgirl on OnlyFans. And recently she wrote a guest post from my substack titled I Am a Beautiful Thing, or How I Learned to Love My 40 Someth…

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Laura Hoenack is a Beautiful Thing 1:00:02

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This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my friend, writer, widow mother and camgirl, Laura Hoenack. I met Laura early last year when she was a participant in a grief writing workshop that I teach. Laura writes a substack called Lulubeans about her complicated grief as a widow of suicide. She also writes about sex and dating and her work as a ca…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep10: Eve Rodsky 1:17:16

6M ago1:17:16

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For the final episode of the season, I spoke with Eve Rodsky, the bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World. Eve came on the podcast to talk about money, divorce, marriage, and everything she’s learned about the state of the American marriage since publishing Fair Play. Thank you so …

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After Shame with Melissa Petro 1:06:29

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In today’s episode I am chatting with Melissa Petro author of the book Shame on You: How to be A Woman in the Age of Mortification which is essentially what this podcast is all about. I have spent the entirety of my life battling and overcoming my own shame, weighing the so called morals of the societal masses against my own truth and need to tell …

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep9: Laura Benitez 53:06

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When singer-songwriter Laura Benitez got married she didn’t expect to live out a country song. But she did. And she came on the podcast to talk about heartbreak, interracial marriage, and, of course, writing a song about it all. Laura Benetiz is a songwriter, lead singer, and founder of Laura Benitez and the Heartache. She has been making her mark …

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Bassey Ikpi Tells the Truth 51:58

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This week I’m talking to Bassey Ikpi. Bassey is a writer, a speaker, an emotional wellness advocate and the NYT bestselling author of the book I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying which is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I’ve read in recent years. In her book, she writes about emotional memory, distinguishing it from actual memory and sh…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep8: Rebecca Woolf 1:09:38

7M ago1:09:38

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It felt like it happened overnight, I watched Rebecca Woolf, a writer and mom blogger I’d always looked up to and admired, go from modeling what seemed like a perfect happy family, to losing her husband Hal, to pancreatic cancer. Rebecca’s twins are close in age to my daughter, and I admit to having a parasocial relationship with her, admiring her,…

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The Revolution Will Not be Shame-Based with Amanda Montei 1:02:50

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This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman. This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we ca…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep7: Sarah Weinman 1:06:10

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In 1978, Greta Rideout was the first American woman still living with her husband to charge him with rape, which was a crime in only four states at the time. The ensuing trial and relentless media coverage brought the issue to the country's attention, but the fallout — which included an acquittal, a TV movie based on the case, and criminalization a…

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Dot Fisher-Smith is going to die. And so are you. 57:17

7M ago57:17

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This week I’m very excited to host someone I have had the great honor of knowing and loving my whole life – my great Aunt Dot Fisher-Smith. Since I was a little girl, I gravitated toward Dot. I always felt a kind of solidarity with her that defies age. She is a sister to me. She is a friend. A mentor. A confidante. And I think, specifically with de…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep6: Jane Ward 52:57

7M ago52:57

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When I first read The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward, my life was ruined. In it she writes, “...people cannot be rescued from forms of suffering that they themselves relate to as badges of honor.” And, “In no way do I intend to imply that couples should spend every minute together, but if we held straight couples to basic standards of good…

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Kim Ye is Promomme 1:03:28

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My guest this week is Kim Ye. Kim Ye is a visual artist, a performance artist, a pro domme and a mother of two whose work exists within the intersection of sex work, domestic labor, motherhood and the relationship between dominance, and submission, caretaking and autonomy, rebellion and acquiescence. Buy PROMOMME here! You can follow Kim Ye on inst…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep5: Morgan Jerkins 1:23

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit lyz.substack.com This season, we brought back my friend and the wildly talented author Morgan Jerkins to talk about sex, dating, love, and heartbreak all while reading your emails. Morgan Jerkins is the New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing, Wandering in Strange La…

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Shannon Will Not Be Silenced 1:03:57

8M ago1:03:57

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Before this podcast found its voice and I decided I wanted specifically to feature women who have been stigmatized or shamed for being quote unquote bad girls (my favorite kind) I had the idea to feature people who were in transition. So. I put a call out on Instagram for stories. Hundreds responded. It was so overwhelming it took me weeks to go th…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep4: Rhaina Cohen 1:01:37

8M ago1:01:37

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Census data indicates that while divorce rates are not rising, an increasing number of people are choosing not to marry. Some data shows that, in 2021, 52% of women in the United States were unmarried or separated, which is a record high. As more Americans opt out of marriage, what once was the traditional home (one wife, one husband, two kids and …

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Madness is a Story We Are Told with Suzanne Scanlon 38:13

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My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we tal…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep3: Nico Hall 1:06:47

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In 2019, 72% of same-sex divorces were between lesbians, meaning they divorced at about three times the rate of gay male couples. It’s a statistic that might, at first, seem alarming. But we all know better than that by now. Divorce is no cause for alarm. So what is happening in queer divorces? What forces of culture and expectations shape those un…

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The Rebellion of Lyn Slater 55:39

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I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about beauty and age and rebelli…

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Bonus: Dan Savage and Lyz fight about orgasms 0:40

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit lyz.substack.com There’s so much from my conversation with Dan Savage that we couldn’t put it all in one episode. So for paying subscribers, here’s a bonus segment where Dan and I talk through the orgasm gap for heterosexual couples. Dan Savage, is, of course, the iconic podcaster and se…

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep2: Dan Savage 1:04:07

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Dan Savage, the iconic podcaster and sex columnist, was on the forefront of the fight for marriage equality after seeing a whole generation of gay men die alone during the AIDs crisis, separated from their loved ones because they didn’t have the right to marry. Dan came on the podcast to talk about marriage equality and the continued struggle for f…

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Lyz Lenz was Kicked Out of Eden 58:22

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Check out Lyz's book and her substack. This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy Executive Producer is Ben Adair Editing help by Savannah Wright Mixing by Alex MacInnisBy Western Sound

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This American Ex-Wife S2 Ep1: Scaachi Koul 59:48

9M ago59:48

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Welcome back for the second and final season of This American Ex-Wife: The Podcast! This season was generously sponsored by Funny Girls, which is a program run by The Harnisch Foundation that uses improv to teach leadership skills to girls and non-binary kids in grades three through eight. You can learn more about its work here. This season we will…

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Welcome to Diablo Cody's America!! 47:27

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Check out Diablo Cody's substack! This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy Executive Producer is Ben Adair Editing help by Savannah Wright Mixing by Alex MacInnisBy Western Sound

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"My Heart Won't Burn" with Chelsie Diane 54:35

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Follow Chelsie Diane on Instagram and check out her website, Poems and Peonies This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy Executive Producer is Ben Adair Editing help by Savannah Wright Mixing by Alex MacInnisBy Western Sound

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Introducing...No Shame with Rebecca Woolf 2:45

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This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy Executive Producer is Ben Adair Editing help by Savannah Wright Mixing by Alex MacInnisBy Western Sound

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Announcing season two of This American Ex-Wife the podcast! 25:49

1+ y ago25:49

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Last year, we made a 10-episode season of this podcast and we are so proud of how it turned out. And want to make one more!! Please fill out the survey to let us know the topics you want us to cover, the people you want us to talk to, ways to support the show, and any other ideas you want to share. We are listening. Here is a link to the survey! Oh…

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Bonus episode: An excerpt from This American Ex-Wife 11:10

1+ y ago11:10

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Surprise! Here are the first 10 minutes from the first chapter of my book, This American Ex-Wife. It’s a clip from the audiobook, which I narrate myself. I recorded the audiobook during a blizzard and an arctic freeze, and at some point, you can hear my throat start getting scratchy with a cold. I managed to get through with an ungodly amount of co…

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"Sourdough dads" with Virginia Sole Smith 1:06:29

1+ y ago1:06:29

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In this episode, Lyz and best-selling author and journalist behind the popular newsletter, Burnt Toast, Virginia Sole Smith read your email and talk bodies, love, sourdough dads, and divorce. This is the last week to PREORDER your copy of This American Ex-Wife. Show notes: * Read Virginia’s amazing newsletter Burnt Toast. * Also, Virginia and Sara …

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"The heartbreak years" with Minda Honey 53:18

1+ y ago53:18

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We want independence. We want respect. We want love and relationships. We live our lives trying to cultivate these qualities. But as Minda Honey points out, we also live in a world that doesn’t prioritize our wants. Less than two weeks until the book comes out! So preorder This American Ex-Wife. It’s the best way to support this work. Show notes: *…

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"Lyzistrata" with Donna Zuckerberg 46:19

1+ y ago46:19

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In the ancient play Lysistrata women withhold sex as a means of ending the Peloponnesian War. And the logic – using sex as a shaping force in marriages – is widespread both in self-help books and right-wing subreddits. Academic Donna Zuckerberg has written about the appropriation of the Classics by misogynistic groups and weighs in on Lysistrata, l…

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"Claim your name and hotness" with Aubrey Hirsch 47:46

1+ y ago47:46

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Aubrey Hirsch was in a hospital bed. She had just birthed her first child and found herself having to argue with a nurse over whether her last name Hirsch could be her child’s last name. In that instance and more, Hirsch shatters the notion that heterosexual parents have the same powers in the relationship. Show notes: * Read Aubrey’s essay for Tim…

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"Remembering the original ex-wife" with Marsha Gordon 55:27

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Thank you to everyone listening and sharing this podcast! In our first five weeks, we’ve gotten over 33,000 downloads! Zach, my producer, and I are just floored! Okay, now let’s get to the show… As the stock market crashed in 1929, Ursula Parrot released her novel Ex-Wife. In it, the protagonist darts between the experience of sexual liberation and…

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"Take his wallet" with Morgan Jerkins 52:02

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Best-selling author Morgan Jerkins joins Lyz to read reader emails and give some frank advice and heartfelt insight to your divorces, break ups, and new lives. If you like what you hear, preorder This American Ex-Wife and subscribe to this newsletter. It’s the best way to support our work! Show notes: * You can read more work by Morgan Jerkins by b…

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“Marriageocracy” with Aneeka Henderson 43:34

1+ y ago43:34

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Marriage and divorce are not experienced the same way for men and women. The same is true for white and Black women. Sociologist Aneeka Henderson has written extensively about the marriage economy and the obstacles that limit opportunities even in marriages for Black people. If you like what you hear, preorder This American Ex-Wife and subscribe to…

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"Weird cicadas" with Maggie Smith 55:04

1+ y ago55:04

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Poet and best-selling author Maggie Smith shares how her divorce made her spend more time with someone she didn’t expect: herself. She explains how she learned to leave room for that self even as she shares part of it in her work. If you like what you hear, preorder This American Ex-Wife. It’s the best way to support this work. I am currently runni…

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“Catharsis” with Candice Luter 58:10

1+ y ago58:10

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“Catharsis” with Candice Luter Many suspect that their partner is cheating on them. Few of us show up outside the motel room to catch them in the act. Candice Luter gets honest about insecurity, breaking and recovering after her ex showed who he really was. If you like what you hear, preorder This American Ex-Wife and subscribe to this newsletter. …

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“The one where he buries the gold” 57:00

1+ y ago57:00

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Lyz’s own divorce lawyer Allison Werner Smith stops by to walk through the long road of a divorce. She explains how “the breakdown of the marriage relationship” can become a firmer foundation for a life. If you like what you hear, preorder This American Ex-Wife. It’s the best way to support this work: https://linktr.ee/lyzlenzShow notes: * In the s…

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Tim Lambesis - Reintegration 1:12:46

4y ago1:12:46

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On this episode Jay sits down with friend and colleague Tim Lambesis. Tim and Jay worked together at a treatment center some years back, and Tim also happens to be the front man for the band, As I Lay Dying. In 2013, Tim was at the center of a high profile arrest and he was later convicted and sentenced to a significant time in prison. The conversa…

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Noelani Dizon - The Power of Connection 1:04:01

4y ago1:04:01

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On this episode Jay chats with friend and colleague Noelani Dizon. Lani and Jay met several years ago while working at a treatment center for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and currently she is the program director for Whole Person Wellness, a program that assists individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless…

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Nika Hirsch - This Life Rocks 34:24

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On this episode Jay sits down with Nika Hirsch. Nika is the youngest guest so far on the podcast, at 10 years old. But, as you’ll hear, she’s one of the most inspiring guests. Nika and her mom run an Instagram account, This Life Rocks, which documents all of her amazing accomplishments and kind deeds. From a young age Nika has been dealing with sel…

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Jason Naylor - Creatively Positive X Positively Creative 1:17:07

4y ago1:17:07

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On this episodeJay chats with Jason Naylor. Jason is an award-winning artist, designer, and creative director based in Brooklyn. Jason has received global recognition for his work, contributing to such names as Pepsi, Fenty, LuluLemon, Xbox and Sour Patch Kids, to name a few, and in 2018 BUMBLE named Jason one of the 100 Most Inspiring New Yorkers.…

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Rebecca Woolf - Embracing the Messiness 1:07:35

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In this episode Jay chats with Rebecca Woolf. Rebecca is an extremely accomplished writer, with work in such publications as The New York Times, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and Glamour, to name a few. She also published a memoir in 2008, and has an upcoming book release in 2022, of which the content is discussed in this particular interview. Re…

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Ian Depew: Talking Interventions and Working with Rock to Recovery 40:35

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On this episode Jay sits down with Ian Depew. Ian is a longtime friend, who also happens to be a colleague in the mental health field, and was actually Jay's first employer when he became a therapist. Ian is extremely talented and amazing at what he does, but it’s always nice to be around someone who doesn’t take themselves so seriously... as you'l…

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Dr. Laura Louis: Relationship Talk, Getting Paid to Speak, and Shaking the World 1:01:19

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On this episode Jay sits down with Dr. Laura Louis. Dr. Louis is a licensed psychologist working out of Atlanta, GA, and the owner of Atlanta Couple Therapy. Dr. Louis is also an author, a highly sought after speaker, and a coach to other clinicians that are looking to break into the speaking arena. Dr. Louis and Jay share a love for working with c…

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TOPIC IN FOCUS: White Privilege 17:45

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When I started school to become a therapist, I sort of unknowingly entered a program that had a huge social justice component. I was extremely uninformed in the area of social justice, which isn’t surprising considering that as a white straight male I’m not often directly impacted by many of these issues. Being uneducated on these topics, I found m…