
Austerity Posterity
14 June - 37 minsThis week, producer Dann Gallucci (filling in for host Jane Marie) sits down with journalist and author, Mary O'Hara, to talk about our big, beautiful - and shrinking - social services in the US, from the perspective of a UK transplant who's 2014 book "Austerity Bites" (10th anniversary version is out now) looks at the impact of the austerity measures put in place in the UK after the 2008 global financial crises.
Spoiler - they we're and remain terrible for the average UK citizen. Perhaps a lesson for US voters at a time when the dismantling of government institutions and the slashing of social services we've taken for granted for decades, are contributing to an ever-growing income gap tha...

Striving Is Bad For Your Health
This week we are going into the archives to one of our favorite episodes from The Dream Season 3... Who does coaching work least well for? Turns out it’s the exact people who could benefit most from it, according to the industry. Dr. Sherman James and Dr. Arline Geronimus discuss the downsides of positive thinking, bootstrapping, and mindset culture. For some people, striving has negative impacts on health and happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35 mins
1 August Finished

Which Lords Work?
This week, host Jane Marie talks to Julie Jo, a former top MLM distributor who found herself one rung from the top of the pyramid and realized that was too far to fall. You can find more from Julie Jo here: YouTube: @juliejo Instagram: @walkin_on_lexapro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
36 mins
26 July Finished

The Wellness Institute
On this week's episode, host Jane Marie talks to someone who called into our tipline! We listen to all of them folks, so keep 'em coming. Chae is a clinical social worker and therapist who was intrigued by a continued ed class in hypnotherapy and the ways she could use hypnosis as a trauma modality in her practice. The class was taught at a place called "The Wellness Institute" and, if you know this show at all, you know that it won't take long for the wheels to fall off a Hypnosis class offered by a self described institute for wellness, but this baloney is truly bonkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
34 mins
18 July Finished

The Dream Team
This week, host Jane Marie talks to former elite level Juice Plus distributor turned psychotherapist and anti-MLM activist, Brandie Hadfield. You can find more from Brandie Hadfield and here: Substack: https://brandiehadfield.substack.com Instagram: @brandiehadfield For more on Anti-MLM resources, visit: #antimlm resources ⬇️ linktr.ee/brandiehadfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
42 mins
11 July Finished

The MVP Of NLP
This week we are re-running an episode from season 3: Neuro-linguistic programming, or NLP, is the communication technique used by coaches and cult leaders alike. John James Santangelo—a fan of Napoleon Hill— is an NLP expert who gives Jane a crash course. Jane is mesmerized, and according to Santangelo, might've even been hypnotized. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 mins
4 July Finished

DINKS
This week, host Jane Marie talks to two old friends that made a delightfully impactful choice about how to live their lives together. You can find more from Josh Gondelman here: Website: https://www.joshgondelman.com/ Instagram: @joshgondelman Bluesky: @joshgondelman.bsky.social You can find more from Maris Kreizman here: Website: https://www.mariskreizman.com/ Instagram: @mariskreizman Bluesky: @maris.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
40 mins
27 June Finished