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Words Carry Weight

Podcast hosted by Rachel Gatto and Olivia Kaplan. Spreading and instilling the values of kindness and empathy through a podcast for high schoolers. We hope this is a safe space for growth and learning :)

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    AFFIRMATIONS 5: Physical Health and Wellbeing

    Recite these affirmations to have a boost in your physical health, the way you feel about your body, and to figure out how to treat your body better. Our words and internal dialogue can have a major effect on our body, so it is important to treat it with care and kindness :)

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    Self-Worth

    We navigate self-worth and how to have a strong foundation that others can’t permeate.

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    Gossiping

    Ahh yes… the long awaited episode. Today we attempt to change culture, to combat a society of negativity and hatred by encouraging love and kindness. In this episode you will hear all about gossiping and its negative effects, and how you can replace those with positive ones!

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    Forgiving and Apologizing

    This episode gives advice on possibly the two most difficult lessons of life: the importance of forgiving and apologizing. We tell personal stories and reflect on how much these values helped us in self growth!

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    Kindness with Kiddos!

    Rachel’s little siblings joined us on the podcast! We ask them hard-hitting questions about love, and then at around 10:00 we dissect their responses and share our thoughts. We even get to share some responses from students during our presentations and the Words Carry Weight origin story! This is a definitely an unconventional episode, but we hope that different is good!

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    AFFIRMATIONS 4: New Year

    To start your new year out right (or anytime!) listen to these affirmations to get yourself ready for growth, positivity, change, health, and abundance.

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    The Stages of Love

    Today we dissect poems from Rachel’s book, which you can purchase at www.thestagesoflove.shop ! This is the second part of our Romantic Relationships series.

  8. 21

    Helping with Mr.Hicks

    The amazing Mr.Hicks gives insight on what makes him so selfless and inclined to help others, and shares wisdom on the best way to live your life.

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    Confidence

    We share the secret to confidence, and how the only way to avoid criticism in this world is to do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

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    AFFIRMATIONS 3: Self-Worth

    To help reinforce a positive and empowering sense of self-worth and create a greater love with yourself, listen to this episode. You are so worthy of your dreams, love, and respect!

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    AFFIRMATIONS 2: Stress-Relief

    Who here gets overwhelmed…? All of us! However, reciting these affirmations to help find peace, release the need for perfection, and prioritize your self care is an amazing way to help control and cope with tense and stressful situations. Listen to this episode if you would like to manage your stress and bring yourself to a relaxed mental state!

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    AFFIRMATIONS 1: Confidence

    For the first affirmations episode of the series, you can solidify and instill in yourself your ability, power, and courage by repeating 20 confidence affirmations, which is vital for creating success in your life!

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    Push Through

    Don’t give up when it gets tough. Discipline may be painful now, but will pay off in the future.

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    Independence and Community

    This episode dives into the important balance between independence and community.

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    Body Image

    This episode dives into the unrealistic standards set by social media, how to combat them, and how to ultimately love and accept yourself.

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    Self-Compassion

    Learn the key component to happiness, self-compassion, the incredible growth benefits of being your biggest supporter, and how to implement this into your life!

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    Romantic Relationships

    In this episode we dive into high school relationships, and the toxic patterns that may arise. We give advice from our personal experience on what to do and how to better a relationship.

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    Decide to be at Peace

    Today’s episode discusses the importance of not letting little things get to us and ruin our day.

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    Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

    Today’s episode dives into stepping out of your comfort zone and the different ways to approach this.

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    Positive Internal Dialogue

    This episode provides the tools for creating positive self-talk. Through this, you can allow yourself more self-compassion and growth, as well as be gentler and more patient with others.

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    The Golden Rule with Luca Herman

    In this episode, Rachel and Olivia interview special guest Luca Herman on his most valued principle: The Golden Rule.

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    Moral Integrity

    This episode discusses how our morals are like a brick wall, and every time we excuse poor behavior we are stripping away that foundation until we are left with nothing.

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    Improving Family Relationships

    Today, we discuss the importance of working on familial relationships and inciting growth in those connections.

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    Self-forgiveness

    This episode dives into the issue of dwelling on past mistakes and the importance of forgiving yourself and pushing forward.

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    Academic Validation

    Today’s episode dives into the issue of placing your self-worth on your academic performance and how to restructure this mindset.

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    "Kill 'Em With Kindness"

    This episode explains the importance of handling yourself with grace and kindness even when it's difficult- or others aren't being kind to you.

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    Perfectionism

    We are placed on this planet to grow as individuals- but what happens when we try to grow too much, too often? Today we dive into our struggle with perfectionism and how to combat it.

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    The R Word

    Today we dive into the stigma surrounding neurodiverse students, and the poor treatment they tend to face in a high school setting.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Podcast hosted by Rachel Gatto and Olivia Kaplan. Spreading and instilling the values of kindness and empathy through a podcast for high schoolers. We hope this is a safe space for growth and learning :)

HOSTED BY

Words Carry Weight Inc.

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Podcast hosted by Rachel Gatto and Olivia Kaplan. Spreading and instilling the values of kindness and empathy through a podcast for high schoolers. We hope this is a safe space for growth and learning :)

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