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E74: Is Steph Asexual?

3/5/2021

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Show Notes

​What does LGBTQIA stand for?
What is Asexuality?
Am I Asexual? Online Quiz
Leah Holland’s Anti-Masking Tattoo
Muxe Community in Mexico

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
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  1. Does it make you uncomfortable to talk about your sexuality? Why or why not?
  2. Do you feel the need to find labels for the people in your life? How does that impact your relationships?
  3. Has anyone ever asked if you identify with an LGBTQIA label? Have you ever asked anyone if they identify with one of those labels? Why?
  4. What is your experience with purity culture? How has it affected your views on sex and virginity?
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E73: Divorce, an Honest Conversation (with Christi)

2/26/2021

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Show Notes

  • Christi’s law firm: Gray Law

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 

1. What are your thoughts on marriage and divorce?
2. Do you think a prenuptial agreement is a signal that the people getting married expect their marriage to end?
3. Do you think marriage should be a lifetime commitment? Why?
4. Do you see divorce as a failure? Why?
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E72: BTW, Black Lives STILL Matter

2/19/2021

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New Yorker Documentary: Surviving a Lynching
“I’m not a cat” lawyer on Zoom

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
 
1. Have you ever visited a plantation? What were your thoughts and feelings while you were there?
2. What do you think of Black History month? How does that relate to American history?
3. Are you willing to examine how racism has pervaded all aspects of America?
4. What is something you can do today to show that Black Lives Matter?
5. Are you uncomfortable learning about systemic racism and its roots in slavery? Why?
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E71: Love? Actually...

2/12/2021

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  • The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
  • News story about the very alive woman who has been ruled deceased by a French court

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
  1. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word love?
  2. How has the love you received from your parents influenced the way you understand love now?
  3. Can you remember a moment when you first really understood what love is?
  4. What makes you feel loved?
  5. Is it better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all
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E70: Is Our Podcast Virtue Signaling?

2/5/2021

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Show Notes

  • Time article: “Don’t Be Afraid to Virtue Signal – It Can Be a Powerful Tool to Change People’s Minds”
  • ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
  • Steph’s favorite pillow
  • Officer Daniel Hodges calls protestors out for virtue signaling

Questions for Reflection

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1. Is this your first introduction to the term “virtue signaling”? In what way(s) have you observed it in your life?
2. Is virtue signaling a good thing or a bad thing? How do you know?
3. What are your virtues? Is it important to signal them?
4. What are your thoughts on corporate virtue signaling? Have you ever stopped (or started) supporting a business based on the virtues it signaled?
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E69: Do Good People Have Prejudice?

1/29/2021

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  • Discovering My Scars book
  • Mother Daughter Projects YouTube Channel “Back in the Kitchen” playlist
  • FLUMC Statement after the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol
  • Biden’s Inauguration Bible

Questions for Reflection

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1. What are your prejudices? Are you willing to admit them to yourself or others?
2. Have you experienced prejudice towards yourself? Reflect on that.
3. What past experiences have created your prejudices?
4. Do you think white privilege is real? How has it affected you?
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E68: Insurrection, Sedition, Coup...

1/22/2021

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  • Article: “Insurrection, coup, and sedition. Here’s what each term means.”
  • Federal Law on Treason, Insurrection, and Sedition (18 U.S. Code Ch. 115)
  • Ham sandwich confiscated by EU

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
  1. Where were you when you heard that the US Capitol was attacked?
  2. Did the news make you want to learn more or completely tune out? Why?
  3. Have the events of January 6 made you feel less safe with law enforcement and government?
  4. How do you feel about the fact that words like insurrection, coup, sedition, and treason are now part of our conversations?
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E67: My Coming Out Story (with David)

1/15/2021

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Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
  1. Are you or someone close to LGBTQ+? How did people react to you when you came out, or how did you react when your friend or loved one came out to you?
  2. Do you feel you have been or are on a journey of self-acceptance? What does living authentically mean to you?
  3. Do you struggle with understanding how you can either fit in or be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community? Why?
  4. How do you separate organized religion from your personal relationship with God? Are they one and the same to you, or do you see them as two different things?B
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E66: Can Your Hobby Be Your Job?

1/8/2021

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Show Notes

  • Jemima the Asparagus Throwing Psychic
  • Dog Yogurt
  • DIY Miniature Houses

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
 
  1. Do you have a hobby? What is it?
  2. Were you brought up with the notion that your job is something that isn't fun that you do for pay and your hobby is something you do for fun? How did that impact your life decisions?
  3. Have you changed your ideas about work and hobbies? What prompted the change?
  4. What hobby would you like to make your job? What's stopping you?
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E65: #Blessed?

1/1/2021

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Show Notes

  • McDonald’s Spam Burger

Questions for Reflection

Each episode we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today! 
  1. Do you feel #blessed? What does that mean to you?
  2. How do you define being blessed? Is it about what you have, or is it about something else?
  3. Do you like it when people say, "God bless you," when you sneeze? Why or why not?
  4. Do you ever consider asking God's blessings for other countries (not your own)?
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