Kate and EB discuss gentle parenting and if it's ruining your child. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of how parenting practices impact outcomes.

Sources:

Gentle parenting turned my child into an a-hole (Reddit user, 2024).

How Gen Z is shaping a new era of mental health care (Maharaj, 2024).

TikTok video discussing gentle parenting and child behavior (Owen, 2024).

The Gentle Parenting Book (Ockwell-Smith, 2017).

Kate and EB discuss the new slang "girl's girl" and the meaning behind it. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of when and how we support (or don't support) other women.

Sources:

• What It Actually Means To Be a Girl's Girl -- And What It Doesn't (Inks, 2024)
• What's a Pick-Me Girl? Here's What You Need to Know (Hariri-Kia, 2024)
• What is a "Girl's Girl"? (Elcock, 2025)
• What Is a 'Girl's Girl'? And Why It's Not Always a Good Thing (Willets, 2024)
• Are You Woman Enough to Be a Girl's Girl? (McNeal, 2024)
• The Term "Girl's Girl" Has Got to Go (Hazlett, 2025)
• The Pick Me Paradox: when misogyny comes full circle (Mooknee, 2024)

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of the "Trad wife" phenomenon. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of traditional gender roles in the modern age.

Sources:

• 'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today? (Rascoe, 2024)
• Tradwives: The Housewives Commodifying Right-Wing Ideology (Sykes & Hopner, 2023)
• An incel's fantasy: Into the world of tradwives (Madruga, 2024)
• Tradwives: A superficial threat to feminism but deeper divide among women (Liporace, 2024)

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of #SkinnyTok. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of the "thin is in" trend.

Sources:

• Tumblr Eating Disorder Culture Has Made it to TikTok (Pitcher, 2024)
• Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Harrison, 2020)
• What's the Deal with #SkinnyTok (2025)
• Intuitive Eating for Every Day (Tribole, 2021)
• TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists (Riddle, 2025)
• TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok After European Regulators Raise Concerns (Maheshwari, 2025)
• Health at Every Size Principles
• NEDA

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemmas of exploring your sexuality. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of experimenting with queerness.

Sources:

• What to Do When You're Questioning Your Sexuality (Goldman, 2024)
• "I'm Just Very Open to Trying New Things": Past Sexual Experiences and Sexual Curiosity in Bisexual Women (Zacarias, 2023)
• Exploring Sexuality Within a Relationship (Scarleteen, 2020)

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss what to do when you think your friend may be in a toxic relationship. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of being a good friend to someone in a bad relationship.

Sources:

• Friendship, Trust and Moral Self-Perfection (Biss, 2019)
• How To Help A Friend Who May Be In An Abusive Relationship (OneLove)
• Holding Space: Three Ways to Support Domestic Violence Survivors (National Domestic Violence Hotline)
• National Domestic Violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss the pros and cons of botox, fillers, and beauty standards. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of having work done.

Sources:

• Dermal fillers: The good, the bad and the dangerous (Liu, 2020)
• Are there long-term health risks to using Botox? (Fox-Skelly, 2024)
• Why Preventative Botox Injections Could Be Agint You (Valenti, Atkins, Noble, 2025)
• How to Get the BEST Botox and Filler + Find a Good Injector (Ellis, 2025)
• 5 Things You MUST Know Before You Get Fillers for Anti-Aging... AND Why I Choose NOT To Get Filler! (The Budget Dermatologist, 2022)
• TikTok's Anti-Aging and Beauty Obsession Has Gone Too Far (Botox, Fillers & Aesthetics) (Viola, 2024)

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com

Kate and EB discuss whether it is ethical to bring a baby into this dark world, and it gets personal! We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of having a baby in 2025.

Sources:

• Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism (Berg 2024)
• Ethical, environmental, and political concerns about climate change affect reproductive choices, finds study (University College London, 2023)
• The "unethical" myth about having children (Emba, 2025)

Questions? Compliments? Criticisms? Email us at: giveussomethingtothinkabout@gmail.com