M'Kay Let's Talk About It.

Ever feel like an imposter? You're not the only one. 

Maria rambles about what makes someone "enough" when it comes to identifying with their ethnicity and also finds an excuse to talk about Avatar the Last Airbender. 

It's time to talk about Kirsten's favorite season! Enjoy this first episode of our Summer Solo series featuring some special guests.

As the school year comes to an end, we reflect on our summers as students and now as adults.

We're back with more questions from {The And} from The Skin Deep Company trying to see if there is even more we can learn about each other after 20+ years of friendship.

How we can do our part to stop that stigma of mental illness.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we're definitely going to talk about it. This episode is all about the current facts and figures on mental health in the United States of America today. Trigger warning: discussion of mental health disorders and suicide. If you need help or are concerned for someone else, call 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 for help. 

Going off topic with unpopular opinions, confusion caused by opinions, and our very own learning opportunities because there is always room for growth. Please note that the editor chose to censor the use of terminiology referenced as a word that we were educated on and no longer use. 

Digging into what a job hopper really is, why Maria definitely is one, and what we really want at our workplaces. 

Hear about the worst year ever, find out what happens when a call drops while distance recording because *pandemic*, and the one thing Kirsten would love to hear from any of our listeners. We fit a lot into about 8 minutes.

We're sharing the six best pieces of advice we've ever gotten. Were we wise enough to take it? Listen to find out!

What's love got to do with it? A lot apparently. We're talking about love langauges! 

Whether there is a right or wrong way to approach the issue, in this episode we discuss  book banning. From our firsthand experiences with book bans and current book bans in our area to the books we choose as parents and how book bans could be detrimental to society, we cover it all!

In this week's episode we discuss how we ended up in Ed. (education) careers. What other interests did we have?  Listen along to find out who wanted to be an FBI agent and who still doesn't know what they want to be, what dreams do we have and when will we pursue them. Seriously, what are we waiting for?! 

This week we're taking a dive into millennial stereotypes. As self-proclaimed geriatric millennials, we are making the calls on if the millennial stereotype applies, or nah. Millennials, Boomers, Gen X, or Gen Z, all are welcome to our check-in on these common millennial roasts.

What happens when two educators try to talk about their own children's progression through developmental milestones? We veer right off that road and right into talking about the education system. Wishlists for developmental theory updates, IEPs, advice, making Maria roleplay her job in her off-hours - it's all here!

Our very first episode with a guest host! In this episode we're asking each other big questions about identity. Do we feel connected to all sides of your identity?  How do we think that happened, or didn’t?  Find out how our mixed racial identities have impacted our lives, how we parent our own mixed kids, and hear the advice we would give to the parent of a mixed child, who isn’t mixed themselves.

It's 2022! Did you make a resolution? Are resolutions good for anything at this point? Join our conversation about top resolutions, whether resolutions have staying power, how our past, resolutions have fared, and what resolutions we have for 2022 if any.