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The first in a series of book readings, Calamity Jayne begins reading the book, SHUT YOUR MOUTH: Advice I Ignored, Lessons She Taught by Renee Louisa Rockow and Jayne Van Brunt . Working together, Calamity Jayne and Roxy completed the book in less than a year and published in May of 2020.  The story follows Roxy from her youngest memories of family and the many places they lived, describing the of...

The Good Life  deals with current events and heading into the holidays, still managing isolation and the reality that life is not changing soon. Calamity Jayne and Roxy discuss favorite Thanksgiving memories and being grateful. Their advice in these trying times is to find a way to remain in the moment especially when it is so difficult to do so. Everyone has their own definition of the good life...

During this episode, Calamity Jayne and Roxy explore why both conscious and unconscious state dreams play important roles in the inspirational part of who we are. By practicing a few tips, they explain ways to remember more about our unconscious dreams and also how we might better understand the meaning behind them. They also discuss the importance of living in the moment, allowing quiet space to...

Were you a child that loved to be scared? Did you go out of your way as a teenager to find the next scary movie to watch? Do you still? What is the scariest movie you've ever seen? When we get scared, it forces an adrenaline rush, that for many, is addicting. Others, are fear averse. Roxy and Calamity Jayne explore the whys behind each type of person and also, the difference between fake, or...

In this episode, Calamity Jayne and Roxy explore true transformation and the sometimes painful moments one experiences when taking action to create permanent change. A Chrysalis, is the hard exoskeleton formed by one butterfly as another is protected within during development. In simple terms describes the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Join them as they discuss transformational mom...

Join Calamity Jayne and Roxy as they discuss moments in life when it would have been a good idea to hold their tongue, but more likely times when they should have spoken up. Women continue to find their voices in moments when either by nature, or nurture, they've been taught to remain quiet and small. Shut Your Mouth explores men and women's nature to use words, sometimes a huge number.....

Join Calamity Jayne and Roxy as they discuss the choices one makes, first as a young woman, then later in life. Was the decision to go to college, or stay home the first difficult choice you had to make as a young adult? Is regret about choices made inevitable? They both argue that difficult choices never go away and that you'll always have to choose one if you are to move forward in life. &q...

Calamity Jayne and Roxy explore the differences multiple generations of young ladies might have experienced moving from their original family unit into what they claim is a new one called, high school. They tell stories of what often defines the group, tribe, or gang one might join based on many different reasons. High School is likely, they argue, young women's first experience in pulling aw...

On this episode, Calamity and Roxy explore the nurture side of the nature-nurture theory. Do we develop coping mechanisms in order to survive the family unit as we age? Join them as they share a story about Shonda Rhimes and her Year of Yes  while also considering their own behaviors of yes and no. Are you a yes person or a no person? What are the positive and negative outcomes of being a yes or a...

Challenging Carl Jung's analytical theories that personalities are hard-wired at birth, Calamity Jayne and Roxy take a look at their own childhoods to test the theory and spend time considering best friends, Lucy and Ethel from the I Love Lucy sitcom that originally ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957, which in today's sitcom world would be considered a short run with only 180 episo...

What happens when you try to unplug in an effort to brainstorm, or simply to take a break? Nordstroms Is On Fire! is the second episode in the Dear Spin Sisters podcast with Calamity Jayne and Roxy. Listen in as they describe an embarrassing encounter with an upset millennial in Sonoma County when they tried to get away from the world for a weekend. The humorous story ends with what they learned a...

Did the universe put us in time out? Join  Calamity Jayne and Roxy as we discuss not only the issues surrounding the pandemic, but the lessons we may have learned along the way. Time Out, Universe! is the first episode in season one of the Dear Calamity podcast, where we explore relationships, connections, and why women are hardwired to spin on thoughts, how we become so busy that savoring the mom...