1300 || Keep Hope Alive by Ayesha Khan (revis...

"Being nice is primarily a way of manipulating people and situations." - John Bradshaw"Perfectionism flows from the core of toxic shame. A perfectionist has no sense of healthy shame; he has no internal sense of limits. Perfectionists never know how much is good enough. Perfectio ...  Show more

Our culture does not handle emotions well. We like folks to be happy and fine. We learn rituals of acting happy and fine at an early age. I can remember many times telling people “I’m fine,” when I felt like the world was caving in on me. Toxic shame is true agony. It is a pain f ...  Show more

In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of not learning anything in sex ed class, and the different ways of presenting @$$. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month! 

This episode really has it all - orgasms, porn, masturbation and even Martha Stewart! Mal and her friend Bridget talk about female pleasure, addressing the social stigmas and shame that women are taught, and the benefits to this form of self-care. The episode also explores bisexu ...  Show more

We review the great debate among listeners about whether our ungrammatical jokes about “More Happier” are fun—or annoying. We also discuss whether, as creative people, we expect our friends and family to read, watch, or listen to what we create. Plus we explore a silly question a ...  Show more

Stories in this episode: I Think Someone Tried to Rob/Scam Us | c*ntpunt2000 (0:40)Tinder Girl | Tyler (9:40) Granny | Bearsliveinthewoods (15:45) Might Have Saved a Woman and Her Daughter From a Nasty Encounter | alexsupertramp89 (22:23) Bright Angel | Phat-Assests (30:04) Found ...  Show more