The genesis of our episode topics is often what we are going through on any particular given day. And when we got together to record this episode, we found we were a bit unprepared about what to talk about. Jen said something like “we have to get our shit together,” and this episode was born.

So for this hour, we’ll talk about what getting our shit together looks like to us, where we are struggling with it, and what we are trying to do to adjust our mindsets around what “good enough” looks like.

If you have ever heard the judgy voice in your head telling you to get your shit together and realized, sometimes it’s kinda right, but a lot of times it's BS - then maybe you will relate to this episode and feel a little less alone and isolated in the challenges you are going through.

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Back in Season 3, we brought on a guest, Zoe, who is a dear friend of Harper, to talk about being in an Ethically Non-Monogamous relationship. She educated us about terminology and common misconceptions, and shared with us that she does not identify as a “swinger” or as being part of “the lifestyle.”

Zoe's experience with ethical non-monogamy is much more about dating and building relationships together with her partner. It was a positive, affirming look on an alternate lifestyle that is much more common than most people imagine.

We learned a ton from that hour, and it is still our most-listened to episode. So we wanted to return to this topic to learn even more about this sexy side of life that most people don’t confess to being a part of outside their most inner circle.

Ivana DOES identify as a person in “the lifestyle” aka a Swinger. She is not interested in relationships of any kind right now, but hasn’t ruled out a potentially monogamous relationship in the future.

For now, she is part of the community of swingers that engage in sex parties, hotel takeovers, and open relationships, and we wanted to understand more about her experience. While this episode does discuss very adult themes, we do not discuss explicit sexual experiences. This is not meant to tittilate, it is meant to educate anyone curious about this type of lifestyle.

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Red Light Therapy is all over the place these days, and as a woman with Rosacea, it’s been recommended to me to use red light or LED therapy to help treat it.

We have both tried things like Botox and Dysport, but in the last year or so have stopped. Harper stopped because it felt like her forehead was tender for weeks and while she liked the visual results, she didn't love living with a tender forehead, and feeling like she was going to have to continue to get more and more shots as they stopped being as effective. Jen stopped because it’s a pretty expensive treatment to commit to every 12 weeks, and it just wasn’t sustainable.

But the promise of red light therapy is to provide more glow, regenerate skin cells, and offer a non-invasive, affordable treatment option for aging skin.

We loved our experience, and I really hope you listen to this episode and decide to give it a try.

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Harper: @Harperhasnicenails on IG & Facebook

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Jen: @Jentakesconfessions on IG

@from_the_confessional on IG

Sonivia Studios | Rue Spence: @SoniviaStudios on IG