Hello, everyone! Today we cover a tremendous amount of topics from sexual trauma, reclaiming your sexuality, reducing screen time, porn addiction, being romantic and Virginia shaved her body for the first time in 1.5 years! Ooh la la!

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Here are the topics discussed on this episode:

• The reason we do this show, and promoting our email to contact us
• Hoping as a kid the world would improve once we were adults, and Matthew might actually have to run for U.S. President
• Social media causing burnout and increasing suicidal ideation
• People who always choose the wrong drama-filled paths, and severing ties with them
• 2024 and Karma catching up to us all
• Who actually does the Wheelbarrow sex position?
• Bipolar Disorder and grandiose mentality, thinking you're the messiah
• Trauma dumping versus sharing your story when meeting strangers
• Enjoying the good memories you have despite those who hurt you also being present
• Submissive women taking control over her marriage after her husband cheated, enjoying life
• Not staying in a toxic relationship for your children, being a better example by finding happiness
• Talking out loud to determine if you're right or wrong
• The #MeToo movement and standing up for consent
• Guys who drive lifted trucks are blatantly gay; BBL for BBC
• Guys who watch scantily clad women or sex scenes in shows or movies, being gross
• Premature ejaculation, setting boundaries and mutual consent
• Women are the prize!
• Manic and porn addicted sex versus medicated and sober sex
• Finding our sex lives again, moving past sexual trauma
• Being shamed by parents for sex and masturbation
• Porn addiction and how dominating it can be
• Grounding yourself during sex to avoid sexual traumatic triggers
• Using planners to journal, build habits, track moods and the joys of stickers to motivate you
• Showering to feel clean for sexy time
• Virginia shaved her body for the first time in 1.5 years!
• Not forcing your woman/partner to shave her/their body in order to feel beautiful
• Going out for dates, socially drinking and being more present
• Small coffee shop date and having a great, productive day
• Reducing screen time to be more present and romantic
• Surviving versus living life to work a traumatic life
• Using weed less to be more present, enjoying sex and life, and avoiding edibles
• Avoiding work overtime to focus on your personal well being

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• Messiah complex when people suck
• Men choosing the dog over women if trapped on an island
• Men being comfortable wearing women's clothes
• Drag queens proving all women are beautiful
• How you want your partner to feel when you're depressed
• Glitter, grease and cat urine to get revenge
• The age gap between Matthew and his ex
• Age gaps dating
• Living life on autopilot, living in the past, and becoming the best version of your inner child
• Small talk is a waste of time
• Making friends is hard
• Getting in trouble for talking too much at work
• Sharing deeper conversations with coworkers
• Not having lifelong friends, and importance of knowing people
• COVID's impact on extroverts
• Yearning for friends and people to Dungeons & Dragons with
• V's family not realizing how much she did for everyone till she left
• Negative stereotypes of Bipolar Disorder
• Hearing the hurt you inflicted, intentional or not
• Comforting when sad, and making people feel safe
• The love of touch
• Matthew gives Mrs. Claus hugs
• V letting go of the hurt her bullies caused
• Demotivational posters and not wanting to be a working adult anymore
• Panda, the Therapist Dominatrix and swingers party caterer

Hi everyone! We dig deep on this episode, and then make ourselves hungry talking about various topics revolving around food.

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• Finally learning software at a job
• Making homemade noodles for homemade chicken parmesan
• Learning to love baking and joys of cooking
• Emotionally immature parents behaving like siblings and not the adults
• Not loving your own mother
• Wanting a parent's kindness
• Your job not being your calling
• Tolerating a job due to your coworkers, and standing up for yourself at a job
• You Better Work Bitch! - the small things that motivate you to keep working and advance
• Passive suicidal ideation - AKA Matt stepped out to take the dogs potty
• Regrets versus remembering a life altering moment
• Listening to your conscience
• Obligation of speaking up about concerns to friends, loved ones
• Ego death, psychosis and making the most of our years remaining
• Fat Girl Salads
• Baking is hard and cursed by the Baking Gods
• Upping V's dosage of Latuda
• Taking accountability and knowing we should have done therapy years earlier
• Holding in your farts and being your true self
• Metformin terrible side effects and proving your love
• Food insecurity, thumb-sucking and stress binge eating to cope
• Late night eating and soda/pop addiction
• Homemade pecan pie and your abuser ruining foods you enjoy
• Flapjack titties

Hi everyone! Today Virginia and Matthew discuss finding comfort in media, sexual abuse, sketchy chemicals at work, racism, poverty and being better partners for one another.

Please see below for the full topics spoken about on today's episode.

• Comfort movies
• Meaningful songs for breakups, love, death and their power
• Being uncomfortable by touch, hugs and deprived of touch
• Associating hugs with intimacy and sexuality
• Questioning potential sexual abuse
• Celebrity crushes and sharing crushes as a couple
• Challenges of meeting new people at your friend's parties
• Chemical exposure at work and getting injured
• Big city VS small town living
• Racism, being a light skinned Latina, and being a White kid trying to understand racism
• Fear of White people in non-White neighborhoods
• Meeting each other on eHarmony, circa 2013, and our experience on there
• The children's story of Strega Nona and the love of good cooking
• Desire for a Mexican Abuela
• Growing up impoverished and then experiencing some wealth
• Types of White people, segregation and wealth disparities
• Seeing humans as humans
• Women not wanting to be a man's mother, and men not wanting to be a woman's father
• Being a better example for your partner than their parents were to them

Hi everyone! Welp, Virginia and I went to our first couple's therapy session and we have plenty to say. Lots of great things from that session and what lead to us finally booking time to do marriage counseling.

Special shoutout to Theo Von's podcast "This Past Weekend", Episode # 495 with trauma expert Tim Fletcher. Please give that episode a listen on Spotify or watch on YouTube.

Here are some of the topics discussed in this episode.

• Our first session in marriage counseling
• Importance of accountability
• Going through Bipolar psychosis
• Being the partner of the person going through psychosis, as someone with ADHD and Autism
• Sharing personal stories of trauma
• Trust and communication
• Making the couples therapist speechless due to intrusive thoughts
• Couples therapy as a married couple with Bipolar, Autism, ADHD and complex PTSD.
• Being the "Bad Guy"
• Living with Virginia's family
• Undiagnosed mental health conditions
• Hemorrhoid surgery VS C-Section
• Understanding and managing anger
• Journey of healing, belief and growth
• Navigating mental health diagnosis
• Porn addiction, fake intimacy, body dysmorphia and not being societally attractive

• Prioritizing self care and love languages
• Addressing personal issues
• Confronting demons and anger from the past
• Virginia's Covert Narcissistic Mom VS Matthew's Overt Narcissistic Dad - being the worst version of yourself
• Setting boundaries and recognizing triggers
• Empathy and validation for women and men
• The power of kindness, and being the good you want to see
• Recognizing trauma and struggles in yourself and others

Hi everyone! On this episode Virginia and Matthew discuss love, arguments leading to further discoveries and growth as individuals and as a couple, and plenty of laughs.

Here are further topics discussed on this episode:

• V gets new glasses!
• Pharmaceuticals and toxic US products
• Living in Trump country, blending in
• Motorboatin' booby traps
• Israel, Palestine, and America one day confessing all the blackmail other countries have on us
• Navigating identity, race, and mental health in relationships
• What if V's parents got divorced; would things have improved?
• Hyperfixations and addictions
• Individual therapy and when couples therapy is necessary
• Impact of childhood trauma on relationships
• Cannabis VS Alcohol for Autistic masking
• Unmasking at a party and being someone your partner doesn't recognize
• Unmasking after a lifetime, finding yourself
• Discovering your partner after 11 years, starting over
• Expressing love with Bipolar, ADHD, Autism and PTSD
• Us not finding ourselves beautiful or handsome and why we fell for each other on our first date

Hi everyone! On this episode Virginia and Matthew delve into a wide range of serious to funny topics.

Topics discussed on this episode include:

• Clarifying exploring one's sexuality
• The meaning of "peaking" for those that can't move forward
• The importance of vulnerability and sharing experiences
• COVID: how it impacted, revealed or deepened unhealthy relationships and toxic people
• Universal healthcare and equal access
• Overcoming suicidal thoughts and finding strength in humor
• The importance of therapy and finding the right therapist
• Forgiveness and healing
• Finding joy in other's misery and letting go of anger
• Importance of emotionally healthy parents and mother/father figure roles
• Beliefs and religion
• Personal haunting, ghosts and spiritual experiences
• Our own mischievous behavior and pets

Hi everyone! On this episode, as a part two in discussing sexuality, we go through a slew of topics.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Letting go of control, and understanding the source of why you need control
• Struggles with codependency
• Rebuilding a relationship and finding a better version of oneself
• Learning to live as a couple and being the adult of the house
• Exploring sexuality and self discovery
• Breaking down bisexuality: Stigma and Misconceptions
• The importance of trust and honesty in relationships
• The fluidity of of sexual attraction
• Support and acceptance for the bisexual and Trans community
• Reclaiming your sexuality
• Open relationships and open marriages
• Understanding consent and pleasure
• Exploring kinks, fetishes, and consent in the kink community
• Impact of sexual abuse and overcoming shame
• Taking responsibility for well-being
• Cannabis use and Ozempic
• Personal growth and self care, including oral hygiene after a terrible dental experience
• Bonus Note: product discussed for creating deeper dialogue with your partner and relationships "Healthier Together: The Deck - Conversations for Creating Your Healthiest, Happiest Life"