Dear Dual Perspective

In this episode, Emma and Sara give advice to a listener seeking to set boundaries with their in-laws after having a baby. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you think! Don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on CJUC, Whitehorse Community Radio, every Wednesday a...

In this episode, Emma and Sara take on two letters - one from Dear Eric where the letter writer was outrageous, and one from Dear Abby where the advice is outrageous and we try to give some better advice to the letter writer. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you think! Don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upco...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question about how to speak with a friend who is grieving in a sensitive way, with a side of Victorian social conventions around mourning. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you think! Don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on...

In this episode, Emma, Sara and guest Valerie Clements, Emma's mom and former executive coach, give some advice to a listener who is feeling impostor syndrome while in the stages of wrapping up a training program. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you think! Don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming e...

In this episode, Emma and Sara take on a few Dear Abby columns that they felt gave bad advice. Did you know you can now leave comments on our episodes? Let us know what you think! Don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on CJUC, Whitehorse Community Radio, every Wednesday at 8 PM. Check out our show page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who is wondering how to know whether to have kids, and has been going back and forth with their partner about this question for some time. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on CJUC, Whitehorse...

In this episode, Emma and Sara talk a bit more about why they chose an advice column format for Dear Dual Perspective, some other advice givers that have inspired them over the years, and call out for more questions to feature in upcoming episodes. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episo...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener curious about learning more about the tradwife to alt-right pipeline, and provide context about why this movement can be seductive in a time of economic uncertainty and disappointment. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episo...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who recently had a baby and is wondering how to set boundaries with her own parents going forward after a difficult visit. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠⁠ You can also find us on CJUC, Whitehorse Community Radio...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who is feeling resentment build up as they offer substantial financial support to their adult children and feel this is underappreciated. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and ⁠please submit your questions for an upcoming episode.⁠ You can also find us on CJUC, Whitehorse Co...

In this episode, Emma and Sara hear from a listener who is trying to keep a healthy sexual connection with their partner through the pressure of trying to have a baby. To help answer this question, your hosts invited Sarah Cloutier from Spark Therapy to share advice based on her counselling practice. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to share and subscribe, and...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener asking how to teach children (and adults) acceptance and kindness in a world full of significant, overlapping crises. Emma begins with the serenity prayer and suggestions for building community, and Sara brings in some core concepts from game theory. Both of your hosts tie these rules to live by back to their favourite 80s movies. Pl...

In this episode, a listener wonders whether they should post photos of their young children on social media. Emma's response is no, you should not, but maybe you can in certain situations if intentional about it. Sara adds some points about the long life of the Internet and future potential impacts, along with different considerations for influencers or those who are generating income as opposed t...

In this episode, your hosts answer a question about whether someone who has seen some concerning posts from a local influencer related to mental health should reach out and offer support. Emma notes that it's important to consider one's own capacity, and Sara mentions some elements of social media engagement and parasocial relationships. Emma gets into the bystander effect and whether this...

In this episode, Emma and Sara contemplate a question from a listener asking about their partner's feeling that living in their hometown, surrounded by long-time friends and family, is making it harder for him to behave authentically. Your hosts ponder how community size makes this more difficult, and reference a past episode on setting boundaries in friendships. Please let us know what you th...

In this episode, Emma and Sara, along with guest Lucas, army brat and former army reservist, answer a question from a listener who is wondering how separations from her young child due to her military service might impact him over time. Lucas offers insights from his own experience, and Emma and Sara cite extensive research on the wellbeing of children in military families, and how separations fro...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who feels a loved one is struggling with depression, but is not receptive to the listener's suggestions or feedback on how to manage better. Emma emphasizes that it's not possible to diagnose someone without an evaluation, and Sara comments that the listener's values and views on the correct course of action may not be he...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a mom who has unfollowed a bunch of conflicting parenting advice accounts on Instagram after finding herself scrolling a lot during maternity leave. This listener is wondering about whether Millenial parenting styles are better than how Boomers parented us, and whether mothers are more anxious now than in the past. Emma talks about the vulnerab...

In this episode, Emma and Sara have a 'year in review' conversation, talking about their favourite episodes, successes and challenges, and advice for anyone looking to start a podcast or similar creative project.

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener about how to make friends while going through personal upheaval, such as divorce, a mental health crisis, or a life-altering health condition. Sara offers that probably what this listener is seeking through friendship is support, and that there may be other ways to access that, while Emma offers many practical suggestions from her cl...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question from a listener who has recently broken off a two-year relationship with her boss, and is having a difficult time managing his less than positive traits at work. Your hosts offer advice on how to try to reset the relationship, while acknowledging that leaving this workplace might be the best approach - and to ensure that this listener negotiates her...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a follow up question to the "Biking through a world built for cars" episode on how to take people who say "not in my backyard" to active transportation projects to "yes in my backyard". Emma offers a suggestion to look for shared values, and Sara mentions that getting to test drive an eBike was something that helped her get over t...

In this follow up episode on primary parenting, Emma and Sara answer a question from a mom who is considering going back to school and is wondering why it's more difficult for women to have these conversations about career advancement and juggling household and childcare responsibilities. Sara has a lot of questions about what type of schooling and how it will fit in to the family's goals...

In this episode, Emma and Sara answer a question (that is really a bunch of questions) about how to be a good step-parent to adult children. Emma adds in some ideas about how to be a good step-kid, and Sara provides some context to the number of step-families according to the census, and the current divorce rates in Canada. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, don't forget to s...

In this episode, your hosts answer a question from a listener asking their opinion on artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, and its potential to impact work and the home. Further, they ask if AI can help solve big challenges, like the mental health crisis, health inequality and climate change. Emma and Sara offer their opinions on the use of artificial intelligence in different spheres, includ...