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Very Real

Dr. Jenny Bennett & Regina Very Modesto

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Welcome to Very Real. A podcast where 2 friends chat about life, love, anxiety and bath towels. Join hosts Dr. Jenny Bennett and Regina Very Modesto as they do the one thing that 2 middle aged white women are best at: talk incessantly about shit. From politics to parenthood, they strive to understand how to make sense of, and be a positive force for this crazy fucked up world.
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In this conversation, Jenny and Regina discuss their Thanksgiving experiences and the challenges they faced with their families. They also review the following self-help books: Raising a Kid Who Can The Way of Integrity Despite their different approaches to reading and self-help books, they both recognize the importance of resilience in their own l…
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In this new series, Gina and Jenny will read and summarize a self help book every week and then break it down so you don't have to read it yourself This week, they go through the following books: - How to Keep House While drowning - The Tools: 5 tools to help you find courage, creativity, and willpower - and inspire you to live life in forward moti…
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What happens when we fall apart and have to put the pieces back together again? In this episode, Gina and Jenny explore how they have gotten through their most difficult life experiences and how they are using the tools they have now to help rebuild themselves as stronger and healthier individuals.By Dr. Jenny Bennett & Regina Very Modesto
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In this episode, Gina and Jenny review the ins and outs of asking for help - when you would do it, why it's hard, and what to do when you don't get the help you wanted to begin with. Referenced in this podcast, the link to human design charting: https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/
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This weeks special guest Emily Aneja talks with Gina and Jenny about her frustrations with white allyship, the challenges that people of color face when educating white people on issues of race and diversity, what it actually means to be an Ally and how we can all do better, even when we fuck up. Books mentioned in this podcast: White Women: Everyt…
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In this special early release - Jenny and Gina talk about Mother's day. What it was like for them as kids with their own mother's, and what it's like for them now as they are mothers. Trigger warning: we discuss childhood abuse and traumatic childhood events in this episode.By Dr. Jenny Bennett & Regina Very Modesto
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Why can't we be as nice to ourselves as we are to others? Why do we have body positivity towards others but not to ourselves? This week, Jenny and Gina explore the concept of internal fat phobia, why it's hard to hold the same views for yourself as you do for others, and ways to help recognize when internal fat phobia is becoming a problem.…
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Cheryl Medeiros is back to tell her story about her challenging diagnosis at 25 years old, the loss of her first pregnancy, and dealing with her chronic illness for the past 13 years. Trigger warning: in this episode we talk about pregnancy loss and abortion.By Dr. Jenny Bennett & Regina Very Modesto
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This year, we have seen more illnesses going around than we have seen in many years. The internet likes to tell you what is best for your body to keep you healthy? But what things are worth it and which ones aren't? Jenny and Gina talk about their experiences with seasonal illness this year, what vitamins they have been thinking about taking, the b…
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What is the price for self-sufficiency? When we live up to being responsible all of the time, how does that affect our day to day lives? This week, Jenny and Gina chat with their friend Courtney, who is always there to help and take of things when the need arises. They discuss why it's hard to say no sometimes, why you can get trapped into being th…
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Women are often expected to do it all - have kids, not have kids, work, not work, manage everyone's expectations and just chill the F out. But how can we possibly manage all of this? In this weeks episode, Jenny and Gina invite their friend Cheryl Medeiros on to recount their stories of what it's like to try to have it all even when they know it's …
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This year on Love Day we come together to celebrate our friends and the people in our chosen families. Gina and Jenny recount how on a Valentines Day 8 years ago a group of girls that barely new each other went on a trip to a naked spa and have been close friends ever since. They also review their past friendships, what making friends has been like…
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