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The Science of Craving & the Chemistry of Coping

In this episode, we’re unpacking one of the most misunderstood chemicals in the brain: dopamine.
We explore what dopamine actually does, why we chase it, and how it becomes tangled with stress responses, impulse control, and addiction cycles.

We break down:
• What dopamine is (and what it is NOT)
• The link between stress, survival mode, and dopamine-seeking
• How substance use hijacks reward pathways
• Everyday habits that overstimulate dopamine
• The difference between dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin
• What healthy regulation actually looks like

Whether you’re curious about neuroscience, navigating addiction recovery, or just trying to understand your brain better, this episode gives you a grounded, therapeutic, and real-world look at why we chase the highs - emotionally, chemically, and relationally.

🎙️ Hosted by Pony Boy & Megan - The Edge of Okay Podcast

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In this episode, Megan and Pony Boy unpack the difference between happiness, fun, and joy — and why joy often feels harder to hold onto. From Brené Brown’s idea of foreboding joy, to the childlike wonder we tend to lose along the way, they explore how practicing joy requires presence, courage, and mindfulness.

They also talk about the real-life barriers — stress, burnout, fear of loss — that make us flinch from joy, and how we can start to cultivate it anyway. This one’s about learning to stay for the good stuff, even when it feels uncomfortable. We discuss the role of faith in having a joy filled spirit, the beauty of the reframe and the daily practices we can implement to pursue more joy in our lives. Join us!

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We’re talking about the moment when “self-awareness” becomes a shield - when we analyze our emotions instead of actually feeling them… and when “self-love” talk becomes an excuse to avoid accountability, real compromise, and the messy work of connection. AND how to step away when we romanticize feeeeeeeling too much.

Because sometimes the pendulum swing from people-pleasing - radical independence looks a lot like avoidance with a prettier vocabulary.

Are we evolving or just hiding behind insight? 🤨

Let’s go there. 🫶🏻

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We opened up the Heartbreak Hotline and asked you to spill your relationship dilemmas and wow, you delivered. From anxious attachment spirals and confusing, extended breakups to navigating mismatched sexual expectations in marriage, we’re unpacking the messy, hilarious, and oh-so-human side of love.

Pony Boy and Megan share honest reflections, a few questionable opinions, and some solid advice (we think) on everything from anxious spirals from being left on open to whether or not the man should offer princess treatment!

If you’ve ever wondered if you’re alone in your attachment struggles, this one will hit different.

Thanks again to Euphony Productions!

This episode brought to you by The Point by N. Lane Aiken, narrated by Chance Overton with Euphony Productions. Available on Audible or any audio book platform! Check it out.

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We’re back and we’re diving straight into the hard stuff. Addiction. Not just to substances, but to anything we use to numb the ache…scrolling, relationships, achievement, busyness, control.

In this episode, we explore the science and soul of addiction, how it forms, what it’s protecting us from, and what healing really looks like. Drawing on the work of some of our favorite thinkers, we unpack the link between trauma, disconnection, and the desperateu search for relief.

This isn’t an episode about shame — it’s an episode about understanding. About compassion. About the truth that every coping mechanism started as an attempt to survive.

We all struggle, we all experience pain and sometimes we go to extremes to escape that pain.

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WELCOME TO OUR 20TH EPISODE!!!!!!!

Put the Lithium in the Water!!!!! I said what I said…

I’m excited and terrified to tune in…Megan Golden and I loved our collaboration with the Whiskey Bros: Around the Table and plan to join them again! Buckle up for a wild ride of honesty and hilarity. Their description is epic:

Drink of the evening: Cabresto Canyon Agave Spirit by ‪@redriverbrewingcompany9970‬

Shout out: Wendell Wiggins for the Awesome shirts! Our Unprofessionals love us!

The WhiskeyBros roll into this one already half-fixed and fully feral, welcoming the “Meggins”—Nichols and Golden (aka Ponyboy)—to the table. Between fertility jokes, shoutouts to fan-made shirts, and a crash course on how not to Google “donkey punch,” the crew stumbles into the weirdly wholesome origin of Ponyboy’s name, the messy brilliance of ‪@TheEdgeofOkayPodcast‬ podcast, and why external validation is a hell of a drug.

Shots of tequila and moonshine keep the honesty flowing: we get tales of dream jobs hawking luggage on QVC, picking up women in farm trucks, testosterone pellets in asses (and why that clip alone belongs on social media), and a very graphic crash course in “gentleman vs. mama’s boy alpha male.” By the time they’re debating whether chivalry is dead, the bros are half-convinced that being a “f-ckable Ms. Frizzle” might actually be a viable brand strategy.

Somewhere between finance hacks, parenting wisdom, and suicidal Shania Twain karaoke flashbacks, the WhiskeyBros prove—once again—that nothing is off limits when whiskey, women, and wild honesty are on the table.

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This week we’re talking about protecting your power, navigating stress, dysregulation, and the burden of financial strain while leaning into abundance and authentic living. 🌿

We also call ourselves out on our own poverty complexes… and yes, we discuss potted meat for far too long. 😅 But if you can make it past that, you’ll find plenty of wisdom about boundaries, releasing control, and learning to protect the energy that keeps us going.

It’s part laughter, part therapy, part “please don’t eat that sandwich in front of me.”

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Episode 17: Why Am I The Way I Am?!
Ever catch yourself in the middle of a conflict or stress spiral thinking, why am I like this? Same. In this episode, we dig into personality tendencies, conflict styles, stress responses, and attachment patterns. We laugh at ourselves, share a few vulnerable truths, and (almost) cry more than once. This one’s equal parts self-discovery and comic relief—and maybe the validation you didn’t know you needed. We also make a strong case for BRINGING BACK BRAWLING!! This is not the one to skip!

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