116: You Can't Optimize Your Way Out of Being Human

This episode is for those of you sick with self-optimization content. In conversation, we tackle: The Diary of a CEO clip where three glasses of wine "ruined" Stephen Bartlett for three days Why optimization culture is basically an MLM: your life isn't perfect, so it must be your fault The boundaries problem no one's talking about — everyone learned to set them, no one learned to accept someone else's The controversial take that most people don't need an Oura ring, they need to learn to live without the data The skincare-on-a-plane trend, and why airplane "radiation" is a made-up problem invented to sell you a face mask The lost-kid safety tip that sent Amanda spiraling into everything a "good mom" is now supposed to already know Want more of this energy? Join us on Substack (nuanceneeded.substack.com) for the more chaotic bonus episodes. To learn more about therapy, reach out to Therapy for Women Center at therapyforwomencenter.com.