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Do you ever feel out of place? What if you were the only woman at boot camp? Our guest wasn’t the only woman—she’s got company now—but as a bi-racial gay female soldier she appreciates the trailblazers who came before her.

Guest:

Isabelle King

Language specialist, U.S. Army

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We’ve all felt out of place at times. Especially women doing work traditionally done by men.

What was it like to be a woman priest back when there were mighty few? Let’s talk about it.

Guests:

Cindy Taylor

Retired Episcopalian priest

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Have you ever felt out of place walking into a room? We talk to women who have definitely felt awkward or even bullied and heard how they turned painful situations into a plus.

Guests:

Grace Hanson
Executive with the coolest closet we’ve ever seen.

Amy Reid

Singer/Songwriter, Designer

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When she was 34, Katie Neal’s husband died very unexpectedly. We talk about how she navigated that experience. Does anyone care what you wear to the funeral? Do widows like to talk about their late husbands? When do you tell someone you’re dating that you’re a widow? Is grief a gift?

Guest:

Katie Neal

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Cheryl Strayed essay, How You Get Unstuck

DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #44: How You Get Unstuck
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Joe Biden speech:
President Biden Discusses Grief at TAPS
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Other resources that helped me/I would recommend:

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss https://a.co/d/06l8bWWx

Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words
amazon.com

TV Series (HBO Max): Somebody Somewhere
https://g.co/kgs/YJWuKGb

TV Series (Amazon Prime): Fleabag
https://g.co/kgs/6He24BE

No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
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A woman in her 60s shares how she coped and redefined her life after her husband died in her early 50s. Is there a right way or a wrong way to grieve?

Guest:

Grace Hanson

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To wax or not to wax? We continue the conversation with women who check the “No” column when it comes to the wax trend.

Guests:
Amy Reid

Singer-songwriter, designer

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DIY Bidet  Easy Install in just 30 minutes with just a pair of pliers (or call your local lesbian). 

Sarah Weissert

a 28-year-old Nashville native who’s never been waxed
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To wax or not to wax? We’ll discuss personal preference and share cautionary tales in this episode all about waxing down low.

Guest:
Lori O’Connor

Master brow stylist, licensed esthetician, and part-time model.
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We continue our chat about the best and worst ways to meet people to date. Are women in their 20s trying to find romance in the real world as opposed to online? Does anyone remember personal ads? We’ll find out.

Guests:

Ally Parrett

Nashville-based communications professional

Carsen
CMA & ACM nominee Carsen is heard daily as part of Silverfish Media’s Big D & Bubba, as well as the host of her syndicated midday show Country with Carsen.

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For better or for worse, online dating is here to stay. Let’s hear from women of different ages to learn what it’s been like for them to meet people online. Are there other ways to meet people to go out with? Is there any hope?

Guests:

Katie Neal

Journalist turned marketing exec
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Cindy O’Brien
Cindy O’Brien’s extensive 30+ year background as a Hollywood make-up artist, model and holistic esthetician led her to her most current passion, the creation of LIV + GRACE SKINCARE.
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Resources:
PEW Research Study - Online dating in the U.S. 

Let’s hear from women of different ages what it was like when they first got their period.
How old were they when it happened? Were they ready? 

How did they feel about the whole thing? 

Has this experience changed for women over the years? 

Are we ready for it to stop when the time comes?

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Carsen
CMA & ACM nominee Carsen is heard daily as part of Silverfish Media’s Big D & Bubba, as well as the host of her syndicated midday show Country with Carsen.

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Ally Parrett

Nashville-based communications professional

Halley Corapi
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Do women really need eye cream? We continue our chat with a 40-something 

who swears by slugging and a skin care pro who we’d all love to look like when we’re 60.

Guests:
Carsen - CMA & ACM nominee Carsen is heard daily as part of Silverfish Media’s Big D & Bubba

Big D & Bubba, as well as the host of her syndicated midday show Country with Carsen. 

@carsenonair

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Cindy O’Brien
Founder + Holistic Aesthetician for LIV + GRACE SKINCARE
Cindy O’Brien’s 30+ year background as a Hollywood make-up artist, model and holistic esthetician led her to her most current passion, the creation of LIV + GRACE SKINCARE.  Her high performance, nontoxic, clean beauty skincare uses the finest sustainably-sourced botanicals, organics and clean, science-backed ingredients without sacrificing your health or our planet.
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At what age should you start using eye cream? How do you apply it? Why is it so expensive? Do women really need it at all? We’ll answer these and other burning questions (spoiler alert: watch out for harsh chemicals). 

Guests:

Katie Neal - Magazine editor turned marketing exec and longtime beauty junky
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Ally Parrett - Nashville-based communications professional

Resources:
Do eye creams actually work? 

We continue the conversation about how we learned about sex for the first time. Our guests are a woman in her 30s who got a book from her mom and was confused about the illustrations. “Do you just lie next to each other? That’s it?” We also talk to a woman in her 60s who had “the talk” her grandfather.

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Halley Corapi  porchtn.org

Grace ... A woman with the best closet we’ve ever seen!

Check out our conversation about how we and other women learned about sex for the first time. Way back when, some of us watched a movie in school. Many young girls got a book from their mom. Or, they got nothing. We talk to a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 20s to see if anything has really changed.

Guests:

Carsen  

CMA & ACM nominee Carsen is heard daily as part of Silverfish Media’s Big D & Bubba, as well as the host of her syndicated midday show Country with Carsen. She has also been featured on the AXS TV series Music’s Greatest Mysteries.

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Ally Parrett

Nashville-based communications professional