In this Pink Room conversation, we explore the concept of feminine and masculine energy by defining what the energies entail, emphasizing that they are not tied to gender, but rather to qualities within everyone. We discuss the importance of understanding these energies for personal growth, relationships and well being. We share poll results from listeners and personal experiences reflecting on how feminine and masculine energies show up in our everyday lives as mothers and in relationships. We also touch on wounded energies, toxic masculinity and discuss why and how we want to find a better balance moving forward in the new year. Grab a coffee, glass of wine, relax and join the convo or let us come with you on your hot girl walk. Thanks for tuning in!

Love, Jess & Laura

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In this candid and heartfelt episode, Jess and Laura dive deep into the topic of toxic friendships. From Laura's subtle emotional abuse experience to Jess eating her best friend's cheesecake, they share their personal stories and insights on how to recognize and deal with toxic friends and their own toxic behaviors. Together, they offer practical advice on how to move on from toxic friendships, how to learn from them and create healthier boundaries for themselves and others. If you have ever felt drained by a friend or unsure how to handle a friendship that is no longer serving you, this episode is a must listen. Grab your favorite drink, settle in and join us for another Pink Room conversation.

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In this episode, we discuss the challenges of returning to work and sustaining careers as mothers and how doing so got increasingly more difficult the more children we had. We touch on the cost of child care, demoting to lower positions to accomodate the needs of our families, how long it took us to return to full time work and managerial positions, the imbalance that comes with "doing it all," how we both thought we were sick but it turned out to be just typical mom exhaustion, and review research that indicates the most "stressed" out mothers are reported as mothers of 3 and hypothesize why that may be true. We hope you enjoy this girl talk about family and careers and please contact us on Instagram @in.the.pinkroom or via email at inthepinkroomwithjessandlaura@gmail.com. to share your thoughts and experience on this topic.

The recent break-up of JLo and Ben Affleck prompted this Pink Room conversation about "The One that Got Away." We discuss this concept and include responses and stories from our listeners (70% said yes, this is a real thing), dissect the psychology behind this idea (our hypothesized guess is people often romanticize past relationships due to boredom in long-term relationships), and the objective of reaching out to the one that got away (derives from guilt over how things ended or the thoughts of "what if?" We also share our thoughts on soul mates and whether they exist and conclude that the past should be left in the past and a memory of the the one that got away should just be a memory to be grateful for, and that's all. Thank you for joining us, In the Pink Room.

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In this episode, we are joined by Adrienne Macias- a mother of 3, twins, one of which is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We learn about what led her to have her daughter assessed, what her experience was like hearing her daughter qualified for ASD, and how the diagnosis altered her life. She touches on how she had to set her career aside to prioritize care for her daughter, the mom guilt she experiences and also what she would tell her younger self along with words of support for other mamas that are parenting a child with ASD.

While Laura is visiting with her best friend, I interview a fellow baseball mom, Melissa Lawson, that has a preteen son, BA in Psychology and MA in Marriage and Family Counseling. Melissa and her family are moving to Chicago from Sacramento in 2 weeks and since she loves Podcast and has been our #1 Hype Chick and promoter, I thought it would be fun to give her the exprience of being a co-host on the show. So, join us for a conversation In the Pink room about the challenges of raising a preteen son (self regulation, coping with failure and communicating their emotions), toxic masculinity, Bigorexia (Yes, it's a thing), teaching sportsmanship, instilling "gentleman behavior" at a young age, and discussing if raising a son or daughter is harder. Melissa also sheds light on raising a biracial son and bonus daughter, which we will cover more in depth when Melissa visits in the fall from Chicago - Laura will join us for that one! As always, data collection and statements from our listeners are added to our conversation.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Love, Jess & Laura

Join us for a conversation about burn out - Jess shares her experience of recent work related burn out, which lead to having to find a new job, and Laura talks about mom burnout and the never ending battle of creating a work life balance. They touch on general mom exhaustion, trying to work from home as a mom, rage cleaning, throwing away toys when the kids are sleeping and the guilt felt when they discover their missing toy, stress, telepressure and why they love being in the Pink Room. They also define strategies to overcome burn out which ultimately include establishing boundaries and disconnecting from distractions (Jess quite soical media for good). As always, data from their listeners and research from the American Psychological Association is added to the discussion.

Thank you for tuning in and please contact us at inthepinkroomwithjessandlaura@gmail.com with any comments or questions you may share. Also, share our show, rate it and leave reviews!

Love, Jess & Laura

In this Pink Room conversation, Jess introduces the theory of attachment styles to Laura and they discuss how identifying one's attachment style and their partner's will improve their relationships. They also discuss each attachment style (secure, dismissive avoidant, anxious and disorganized fearful) and describe how an individual may respond to issues in a relationship, as a result of their attachment behavior. This dicussion is merely an introduction to the concept and episodes regarding how to heal and respond to others that are healing will be followed. We hope you enjoy this pink room conversation and thank you for being here with us!

Love, Jess & Laura

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