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Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice — 67 episodes

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Title
1

Filling the Cup Differently: EEDA's Next Chapter

2

No Good Time for a Hard Talk (But So Very Many Bad Times)

3

Disco Doesn't Suck, It's Just Not for You

4

Encore: How to Find a Therapist

5

Spring Equinox, Vernal Equinox, Whatever: It's Goal Review Time

6

Permission to Not Have It Together: A Practical Guide to Overwhelm

7

Make It a Production: The Art of Intentional Creative Time

8

I Am Choosing to Listen to This Podcast Right Now

9

Showing Up: A Casual Hangs Renaissance

10

You Don't Serve Your Goals: 2025 Reflections & 2026 Plans

11

Louboutin Saddles & Slinky Origins

12

Typewriters, Tomatoes, & Travel: 2025's Lessons Learned

13

Cookbooks, Conjure, & Queers: The Best Books We Read in 2025

14

Homemade Isn't Holy: Debunking the DIY Superiority Complex

15

Letting Go, Holding On: Lessons from Sorting a Loved One's Belongings

16

Scroll Less, Live More: Being Intentional with Tech Use

17

EEDA Pod Book Squad: Winning Friends & Influencing People

18

Tomato Extravaganza & a Fall Reset: Our Third Goals Check-In

19

Encore: Burnout is Not Your Fault

20

Decluttering, Delegating, and Doing Less: The Art of Letting Go

21

The Missteps of Modern Activism: Awareness vs. Action

22

Our Most Popular Communication Skill: Some/Many/Most

23

Own Your Words: How 'I Statements' Change Everything

24

Encore: A Starting Place to Learn About Pride & the Queer Community

25

Halfway Check-in: Progress, Pride, and Practical Advice

26

Taking What's Best: A Guide to Self-Help

27

Overachiever Syndrome: The Endless Pursuit of Doing More

28

Creating and Queering Rituals of Connection

29

Facing Feelings: Embracing Big Emotions with Curiosity

30

Encore: We Need to Talk About Misinformation and Disinformation

31

Finding Joy in the Everyday - Tips for Adding Novelty

32

Revisiting Goals? In THIS Economy? Focusing on Purpose & Joy

33

Community Building: Skills and Resources You Didn't Know You Had

34

Survival, Solidarity, and Simple Pleasures

35

Embracing the Flaws of Imperfect Actions

36

Cultivating Community & Embracing Hope in 2025

37

Deck the Halls with Unwanted Fowl

38

Wrapping Up the Year: Marshmallows, Musicals, and Memories

39

Best Books We Read in 2024

40

Post-Election Thoughts & Advice

41

Taking Care On Election Day & Communicating Hard Things

42

Advice for the Coming Election/Holiday/Winter Season

43

The Impossibility of Being Perfectly Ethical

44

Why and How To Ask For What You Want

45

Ways to Think About Time Anxiety

46

A Medley of Best Advice

47

Should We Expect Black Women to Save the U.S.?

48

We Need to Talk About Misinformation and Disinformation

49

Community Care is Self Care

50

Some Coming Out Advice for Pride Month

51

A Starting Place to Learn About Pride & the Queer Community

52

What You Can Do if You Think You Have ADHD

53

How to Find a Therapist, Especially if You're Queer or BIPOC

54

Relationship Advice for All Types

55

Library Love Letter, Part Two

56

Library Love Letter, Part One

57

[Verb] Like There's Nobody Watching

58

All Hail Snail Mail!

59

Burnout is Not Your Fault

60

Everyone Deserves Help (Except for Me)

61

Any Knife Can Be a Throwing Knife if You Believe in Yourself

62

We Do Not Dream of Labor

63

2023, Looking Back, & Looking Forward

64

Spell Slot Theory

65

There's No Such Thing as 5-Star Cereal

66

Breaking Rules

67

Welcome to the EEDA Pod!