We are so glad to welcome back Brittany Piper – speaker, author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and educator in sexual violence prevention and trauma recovery. In this episode, she is sharing her expertise of somatic healing, which starts with the body and can be life-changing for anyone with trauma, anxiety, and/or chronic stress, especially if traditional talk therapy isn’t working. We discuss the science of the nervous system, learning the language of your body and how to regulate your stress responses, how to de-escalate your anxiety, and what a “trigger” actually is. We also discuss trauma and anxiety in relationships – talking to your partner about your needs, how you can be a helpful partner to someone who is struggling, co-regulating, and using a tool called “parts work” in a conflict. Before Brittany joins us, we’re discussing wild AI text summaries, and unpacking a listener dilemma about a situationship with a colleague. Hope you enjoy!

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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

Why Rayna can’t get a puppy + unhinged cats

Undercover weddings: Kristen Stewart, Jalen Hurts, Joe Exotic

Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley’s hard launch

Pope Francis passing

The story behind “The Big Dumper” of MLB

The best and worst ways to break up with someone

What jobs celebrities would have if they weren’t famous

Headlines: Fyre Festival cancelled, being polite to chatGPT costs money, Trader Joe’s tote-gate

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We have our friend, content creator, and second GGE guest ever Jeremy Jacobowitz back on the show to talk about our favorite topics – food and dating. We kick this fun convo off talking about the most underrated food cities, traveling to Japan, LA vs. NYC food scenes, Jeremy’s beef with a popular bagel spot, and using restaurant reservations as bait on dating apps. Then we discuss dating and specifically first dates – who should pay, is it weird if he offers to pick you up, why no one wants to have dinner on a first date, why men show their crazy more than women, and our listeners’ nightmare first dates. Before Jeremy joins us, we break down the most unhinged dating app prompt we’ve seen and the meanest DM Ashley ever received. Enjoy!

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