Kaitlin finds her perfect pair of sunglasses despite everyone else's opinion. Minivans are elite. Keanu Reeves might be the nicest human alive. We casually dip our toes into conspiracy theories. Does worship music actually manipulate your emotions? Everyone shares their green flags (for once, some positive self-talk).

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Britt Frank is a licensed neuropsychotherapist, speaker, and author known for making complex mental health concepts actually make sense. Through her work, Britt helps people understand their minds and nervous systems in a way that’s practical, empowering, and free of shame.

In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. Britt reframes anxiety as a potential superpower, breaks down how trauma shapes us, and explains why our self-talk matters...maybe even more than we think. We also dive into the nervous system and how that connects to things like the two (yes, two) types of procrastination.

We talk about the difference between emotionally skilled and unskilled families, how those patterns follow us into adulthood, and what it looks like to stop the cycle of emotional regression. It’s insightful, practical, and might just change the way you understand yourself.

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Emily finds months’ worth of missing lip products buried deep in the couch. Mysterious glowing orbs set off the alarms at Matt’s work, completely derail Kaitlin’s week, and leave the entire SWE team questioning reality (ghosts? government? the afterlife? all of the above?).

Kaitlin’s face-brushing journey fails, Matt and Emily’s dishwasher and oven both die, and the comforting reality that all of our food is killing us. Kaitlin turns down a potential interview guest for the first time ever. Then Caroline and Hannah call in and everyone shares what their biggest first-date red flag would be.

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Dr. Mikala Albertson is a board-certified family practice physician, author, and passionate advocate for women’s health. She’s known for helping women care for the imperfect bodies we actually live in while navigating the ordinary lives we’re actually living.

In her new book, Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife: A Woman’s Guide to Health in the Body You Actually Have, Mikala shares both scientific insight and personal stories to help women better understand what’s happening in their bodies during midlife, from perimenopause and hormones to ADHD, stress, supplements, and the overwhelming amount of health advice women are constantly given.

We also talk about the surprising wisdom of the Serenity Prayer and what it looks like to radically accept the things about ourselves we cannot change while still caring well for our bodies.

Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife: https://amzn.to/3MxL8dH

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Mikala’s Podcast: Real (Mid)Life: https://www.mikalaalbertsonmd.com/real-midlife-podcast

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Kaitlin turns 37. Parker turns 3. Kaitlin goes to the spa and her foot falls off. She’s also considering a mushroom coffee journey and would like reviews before committing. Lifetime Fitness is incredible. Kaitlin starts doing Peloton workouts. Scott starts working out...and is considering snowboarding for the first time in forever.

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Natalie Runion is the founder of Raised to Stay, author, worship leader, and pastor’s kid turned pastor. After watching people she loved walk away from the church, Natalie began writing about her own wrestling with faith and church hurt. What started as personal reflection grew into a global community committed to staying with Jesus while pursuing healing and restoration within the Church.

In this episode, we talk about why it can feel so difficult for women to find true, sacred sisterhood. Why does gossip creep in so easily? Why does jealousy divide us? Why are strong female leaders often labeled “controlling”? And why do working moms and stay-at-home moms sometimes turn on each other instead of linking arms? Natalie speaks candidly about the cultural and church dynamics that fracture women’s relationships and what it takes to build genuine, life-giving friendships instead.

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Natalie’s Website: https://natalierunion.com/

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Kaitlin and Scott, Emily and Matt share their couple origin stories in honor of Valentine's Day. It’s v cute. We unpack the Olympic cheater. Lindsey Vonn (is not the Olympic cheater). The human grass during Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Matt turns another year older. We realize we now relate more to the parents of professional athletes than the athletes themselves. Organized sports? Apparently bad now. Parenting content on Instagram is ruining everything. Are Kaitlin and Scott having vasectomy regrets? Happy Thanksgiving!

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The one, the only, Ginna Claire Mason Moffet joins the pod this week. Ginna Claire is a dear friend and actress. You may know her as Glinda from Broadway's Wicked or as a Hallmark movie favorite.

We talk about how her early love of performing shaped the path that led her to Broadway, and what it’s like stepping into such an iconic role. She also shares behind-the-scenes insight from her work in Hallmark films and the realities of balancing a demanding career with real life. Most meaningfully, how she stays grounded, prioritizes connection, and makes intentional space for her marriage in the middle of a full schedule.

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