Christina Esther introduces a brand new series to Let’s Unravel called, ‘the Pop Culture Report.’ We dive deep into the ending of the ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ and the new biopic ‘Swiped’ about Bumble's founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. Not to mention, we covered trending topics on TikTok such as Mr Fantasy and the Anthropologie Rock Collection, that’s all the crazy. You are not gonna want to miss this episode → grab a cup of coffee and join us for our first Pop Culture Report!

Pop Culture Topics Covered:

• The Summer I Turned Pretty Ending
• Jenny Han
• Swiped (the biopic about Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd)
• Marvel’s Thunderbolts
• KJ Apa & Mr. Fantasy
• Anthropologie Rock Collection
• Dancing with the Stars
• Celebrity Substitute
• Justin Bieber’s Albums → Swag & Swag II
• Hayley Williams’ album → Ego Death at a Bacherlottee Party

Whitney Wolfe Herd on ‘How I Built this’: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bumble-whitney-wolfe/id1150510297?i=1000393562366

Whitney Wolfe Herd on ‘Diary of a CEO’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca5h47tJsdE&t=4429s

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey, welcome!

00:02 Hot take

00:53 My bad → about Rory

01:48 Win of the Week

02:01 Let’s Unravel the Pop Culture Report

03:20 The Summer I Turned Pretty & Jenny Han

15:55 Swiped → biopic about Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd

19:17 Marvel’s Thunderbolts

21:57 Mr Fantasy

23:42 Anthropologie rock collection

26:35 Dancing with the stars

28:54 YouTube series → celebrity substitute

30:29 Justin Bieber albums SWAG & SWAG II

33:04 Hayley Williams album → Ego Death at a Bacherlottee Party

35:10 Do you have an idea for the next pop culture report?

36:19 Hot take reveal → bye!

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#thesummeriturnedpretty #tsitp #popculture #jennyhan #biopic #swiped #whitneywolfeherd #marvel #thunderbolts #tiktoktrends #mrfantasy #dancingwiththestars #DWTS #justinbieber #hayleywilliams

What do you stand for? How do you uncover purpose in your life? Christina dives deep into these questions in this week’s episode of Let’s Unravel. Not to mention, she makes reference to Gilmore Girls & Superman. So, grab a cup of coffee or a vacuum (if you’re listening while you're cleaning) and let’s get started! See you soon

Sticky Thoughts (Thoughts that Stick):

• If you stand for nothing, you fall for anything
• Dreams are milestones & purpose drives us
• Purpose propels us to focus
• It’s the questions, it’s the conversations, and it’s the ability to keep talking to each other that guides us to finding purpose. *along with a moment of clarity

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey! Welcome to Let’s Unravel

00:03 What’s your hot take?

01:50 Win of the Week

03:16 Let’s Unravel Laser Focus

04:27 What do you stand for?

05:26 Purpose & Dreams

14:22 Gilmore Girls → did you know Rory likes to read?

16:50 Superman aka Clark Kent

19:22 Superman & Lex Luther

20:48 What about focus?

23:47 Clarity

24:03 How to find purpose?

27:30 Episode in a phrase

27:41 Sticky Thoughts → thoughts that stick

28:4 Christina’s hot take, bye!

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#gilmoregirls #rorygilmore #superman #clarkkent #lexluther #purpose #dreams #laserfocus #fall #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #conversations #community #clarity #hamilton #alexanderhamilton

Let’s continue unraveling life with Katie Bauer → we cover everything from the hierarchy of nurses, the influence of guidance counselors/teachers, dreams in your 20s, pop culture hot takes, and more. Grab a cup of coffee or click that seat belt, let’s get into it!

Sticky Thoughts (Thoughts that Stick):

• Is cereal a soup?
• NP & PA typically considered equals in the medical field
• NP → goes the nursing route
• PA → goes the medical school route
• Guidance counselors / Teachers can put into question your career aspirations
• We unravel as we go → it’s life

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey! Tell us your thoughts

00:50 Nurse hierarchy

01:43 Logan from Gilmore Girls / the Resident

03:33 NP vs PA

05:26 Guidance counselor → horror story

07:24 Looking at other careers

08:29 Dreams in your 20’s

10:47 Traveling in your 20’s

14:24 Dream vacation

20:30 Dream homes

22:53 Hidden talents → fancy sewing

24:48 Episode in a phrase

24:58 Pop culture hot take

30:09 Favorite movie & TV show

34:52 Katie’s thoughts about Let’s Unravel

35:46 Hot Take revealed → thanks for hanging out!

Katie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinebauer_/

Kendall Jenner Architectural Digest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjhibJ-OqxE

signs.by.shianne: https://www.tiktok.com/@signs.by.shianne

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#gilmoregirls #taylorswift #traviskelce #tsitp #teamconrad #guidancecounselor #teachers #nursepractitioners #np #physicianassistants #pa #careeraspirations #traveling #traveldreams #nationalparks #popculture #personalgrowth #lifelessons #podcast

Today’s episode is unlike any other episode. Why? Christina Esther introduces Let’s Unravel’s first-ever guest appearance! Katie Bauer joins the conversation as we talk about self-love, personal growth, a career in the medical world (NICU nursing), and so much more. We bounce around from references to Friends, to dating advice, and hot takes. You are NOT gonna want to miss this episode!

Sticky Thoughts (Thoughts that Stick):

• Is cereal a soup?
• Accepting love from yourself is crucial
• Social media should be a personal diary, not a performance.
• Grey’s Anatomy is not an accurate representation of nursing

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey! Please welcome Katie Bauer

02:50 Hot Takes & Wins of the Week

03:16 Let’s Unravel Life with Katie Bauer

06:06 Mel Robbins & the digital diary

08:39 What are your 20s like?

11:04 Friends, the fashion

12:11 Katie’s most pivotal year in her 20s

14:51 Looking for love in all the wrong places

18:19 Building a career

25:28 Shoes & Water Bottles

30:12 A day in the life of a NICU Nurse

34:25 Defining a bad day by career types

37:45 Christina interrupts the conversation with Katie

38:39 Trailer for part 2

Katie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinebauer_/

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#nursing #nicu #nicunursing #greysanatomy #scrubs #thepit #friends #nursingcareer #selflove #personalgrowth #misconceptions #hottakes #winoftheweek #healthcare

Is Haymitch as good a mentor as Yoda? Find out more in this week's episode of Let’s Unravel with Christina Esther! She dives deep into the cheat codes for leveling up, whether in life, career, or any part of life. Grab a cup of coffee or drop a comment on your hot take. See you soon!

Sticky Thoughts (Thoughts that Stick):

• Mentors are with you for a season but make a lasting impression
• Anyone can provide insight in a moment “Hence, the other guys”
• Meaningful Mentors instill a belief system that can never be shaken
• Be prepared for the easy questions “what do you want?”

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey! What’s your take on Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s engagement?

03:03 Win of the Week

05:52 Let’s Unravel Leveling Up

09:02 The cheat code for leveling up

12:12 Yoda, Haymitch, Mr. Miyagi, & Tony Stark

15:03 Mentors vs Trainers

18:07 Guidance in a career

21:01 Lessons & Golden Nuggets

24:06 Episode in a Phrase & Sticky Thoughts

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#taylorswift #traviskelce #karatekid #mrmiyagi #starwars #yoda #hungergames #haymitch #tonystark #peterparker #mentorship #trainers #theotherguys #freeguy #ryanrenolds #levelingup

Take the leap and get messy along the way as we celebrate the 10th episode of Let’s Unravel with Christina Esther. We may or may not do a call back to previous episodes, along with revealing the backstory of the show’s name. Grab a cup of coffee or a cupcake while you tune into this week's episode.

Sticky Thoughts (Thoughts that Stick):

• Take the leap even if it’s messy
• I’m still figuring it out
• Mark the Start
• Prioritize having something to hold for your milestone

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey! What’s your take on the PSL?

01:12 Win of the Week

03:19 Let’s Unravel Ten Weeks

04:54 3 Things I’ve learned

06:35 Dancing at weddings

07:31 What plagues our 20s?

09:12 Starting a podcast

12:11 Another name?

15:45 The heart behind Let’s Unravel

16:51 Mark the Start

17:30 Mormon dating show - viral video

20:06 the Office

22:52 Marvel movie facts

23:49 Miles stones → something to hold onto

27:17 A quote from the Office

28:15 Sticky Thoughts

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#theoffice #mormondatingshow #spiderman #psl #weddings #marvelmovies #pumpkinspicelatte #podcasting #milestones

What does blind items, Back to the Future, Pirates of the Caribbean, and cooking have in common? Well, Christina Esther dives deep into Niche Interests in this week's episode of ‘Lets Unravel’.

Sticky Thoughts:

• The best connections come from a common interest
• Niche interests give you a secret language to speak
• Interests provide a sense of community
• Finding a piece of you

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hey, what’s your hot take?

00:21 Exciting things on the horizon

02:02 Win of the Week

05:48 Let’s Unravel Niche Interests

13:18 The Back to the Future *era

17:59 Give me a treasure hunt - I dare you!

19:49 Middle School Obsessions: Pirates of the Caribbean

23:25 Cooking During Quarantine

27:54 Stacking hobbies → my journey to making journals

36:26 Sticky Thoughts

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#nicheinterests #blinditems #popculture #taylorswift #justinbieber #Deuxmoi #backtothefuture #piratesofthecaribbean #cooking #podcastupdates #uniquehobbies #journals

In this week’s episode of ‘Let’s Unravel’, Christina Esther dives deep into surrender, referencing the nature of surrender often feeling like a silent expression. She explores this topic with references to pop-culture including ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, and ‘Sabrina”. She pulls the whole conversation together with music references from Mumford & Sons and 21 Pilots. We walk away unraveling surrender to be a conscious decision that we each need to make to find a purpose driven life.

Sticky Thoughts:

• It’s the art of letting go
• Surrender is like a coin → one side is letting go & the other is pain of the battle
• What starts as loss transforms into preparation for the next phase
• Surrender the silver lining to power

Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro & whose your spiderman?

00:56 Win of the Week

02:34 Let’s Unravel Silent Surrender

04:26 Building a False Narrative around Surrender

07:01 Art of Letting Go

13:14 The Pain Behind Holding On

17:42 The Role of Silence in Surrender

21:59 Pure Life Tea Marketing & The Summer I Turned Pretty

27:15 Conscious Decisions in Surrender & The Devil Wears Prada

30:26 We all Want Purpose

32:35 Sticky Thoughts

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#Thesummeriturnedpretty #thedevilwearsprada #sabrina #mumfordandsons #spiderman #21pilots #surrender #silentsurrender