Hey friends, and Happy Holidays! We know this time of year can be difficult for many, really underscoring the need for community. So, the theme of this episode is community. We talk about showing up (even when we really don’t want to), kin keeping, and the pressure of being the adults now expected to carry on extended family traditions.

We also get into:

• Community during the holiday season (7:36)

• Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, S3 E1 (40:00)

• All’s Fair and if we’ll watch (1:01:43)

• Wicked: For Good excitement, no spoilers! (1:05:00)

Products Mentioned (27:40):

• Brittany’s newsletter, Your Coworkers Aren’t Your Friends

• Noir Bookshop and Noir Print Co.

• • Donate to ONYX, the free public book vending machine.

• Her Take Works, a bi-weekly newsletter by Ashley Trawick that spotlights the works and voices of Black women and WOC in media.

• STS Beauty, a Chicagoland braider that gave Ashley inchessss!

Currently, Good Home Training is brought to you by our own wallets and from our living room, but if you’d like to sponsor us get in touch at goodhometrainingpod@gmail.com.

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Special thanks to Devan Dewalt of DeVision Media for our theme music, KC King for producing this episode, and the city of Chicago for being the best third co-host we could ask for ❤️.