41 - Feelings, F-Bombs & the Fine Art of Falling Apart

What was supposed to be a simple chat about “journal prompts to get unstuck” somehow turned into a full-blown emotional rollercoaster featuring sarcasm, grief, praise-kinks, and biceps. 💅🏽🧠💪

In this episode of Living Understaffed, Sarah and Erika unpack:

• The depression brain fog that makes brushing your teeth feel like an Olympic event 🥇🪥
• Professional impostor syndrome… and still being the most competent bitch in the meeting 💻🙃
• The IT guy who gives bare minimum energy and the office grandpa who deserves all our love 🧓❤️
• Grieving friendships, actual grief, and the emotional booby traps of being the “strong one” 😩🥀
• Why compliments are basically psychological warfare… but we weaponize them anyway 🎯💌
• Green bubbles, dating red flags, and the shirt-tightness to effort ratio all men should memorize 🍏📱👕
• Plus: Metal & Munchies, emotional landmines, and WHY ERIKA FINALLY JOINED THE APPLE FAMILY 🍎🎉

We cry. We threaten each other with love. We plan podcast world domination from bed.

If this isn’t your favorite episode yet, it’s probably because you still have emotional energy. 🤷🏽‍♀️

▶️ Listen now if you've ever:

• Had a mental breakdown in your inbox 📨
• Needed someone to fire you just so you could rest 🛌
• Cried because someone ambushed you with a compliment 🥹

Shoutout to fantasy author Elizabeth Bird, whose Dreamer’s Saga blends epic quests with sarcasm and Star Wars references.

 Final book drops April 2026

 @ElizabethBirdWrites

www.elizabethbirdwrites.com

Shoutout to Evilsangel, author of The Price of Blood—a long-running, unapologetically dark fantasy series about demon royalty, political brutality, and survival in a violent world. Book 1 is the tamest. You’ve been warned.

 evilsangel5000.com

 @evilsangel5000

Blood is the currency. And survival comes at a cost. 

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🚘 And the sheer willpower it took to record this episode instead of rotting in bed.

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