Mangled Spaces

This week Tash and Mel let you in on the details of their 40 day fast from alcohol, big family news/drama, and how therapy is going. If you love these two and want to know all the juicy details of their lives, listen in!

The count down has started! Join Tash and Mel as they talk through what it looks like to get ready for the new year. This week's focus is the main players: prepping the kids and supporting the teachers!

The count down has started! Join Tash and Mel as they talk through what it looks like to get themselves ready for the new school year.

Maybe you've heard about therapy, or even considered it for yourself...but what many people don't realize is that there are SO MANY KINDS of therapy. Tash and Mel talk through several of the options and share what's what's worked (and what hasn't!) for each of them.

There are so many ways to classify and categorize personality types--this week is all about what makes us unique, similar, and integral to our communities.

This week Tasha shares an intimate look at the process of parenting well in the midst of big questions, doubts, and insecurities.

Listen in for week 2 of our chat about the 5 Love Languages. This week is all about how to love others well by meeting their unique needs for connection.

This week we are unpacking the 5 love languages--what they are, how we receive love, and how we can use this information to organize our feelings about interactions with the people in our world. This is part 1 of 2--next week we'll take these tools to the next level and talk about tangible ways to express love, kindness, and affection in each of the relationships in our worlds.

Ever wish you could un-share some things that just came out of your mouth?? Same. We're digging into how we navigate conversations with kindness and authenticity, without betraying our own need for privacy.

This week Tash and Mel share their favorite books and resources on the topic of raising our kids through the lense of body positivity.

In response to listener request, we are discussing how we parent through the lens of body positivity. Many of us grew up with negative thoughts and messages around our bodies, and want better for the next generation. We are discussing some practical steps for changing the trajectory of how our kids see themselves.

A change into the warmer seasons of the year can be a HARD shift when it comes to self image. Being "body positive" is a beautiful concept that's easier said than done. This week we are unpacking some of the nasty self-shaming voices that come out this time of year, and how to drown them out.

This week we took a break from the heavy stuff and did something silly....just for laughs. Listen in on our impromptu game of "Never Have I Ever" to meet a new side of Tash and Mel.

The primary goal of foster care is to preserve families and to reunify kids back home as often as is possible. In cases where adoption becomes the best option, first families are still an vital and valuable part of each child's life. As parents and communities surrounding kids in the foster care/adoption space, it is our duty to honor, nurture, and preserve these relationships. This week we are di...

Thank you. All of you. We see you. - Love, Tash & Mel

It's that time of year....Mel's and Tash's least favorite holiday: Mother's Day. It can be such a tricky one for mamas in the margins. This week we'll try to reframe it into a space where mamas of ALL kinds feel seen.

The call to love doesn't come with a caviat about the outcome. We are called to love; whether or not our neighbor will acknowledge our interpretation of salvation. This is true with strangers, with neighbors, and with our kids.

We often fear what we don't understand. Our words have power, and using them incorrectly can cause damage and barriers in community and relationship. Today's episode is intended to educate and empower us all to build meaningful connections with our fellow image-bearers of Christ--specifically those identifying within the LGBTQ+ community.

Trauma gets stored in the body. It's a concept that is becoming more and more widely accepted in therapeutic, care-giving, and wellness communities accross the world. This week is a bit of a "heart dump" as Tash and Mel process what it's like to feel and heal trauma in the body.

This week Tash and Mel share a recap of the conference they attended last week: Exiles in Babylon. Listen in to hear about what they loved and learned--specifically, how to hold differing opinions without losing sight of respect.

Look, friends. Sometimes we get a little ranty. It's just the burnout talking. Listen in and laugh with us if you'd like.

Holding space for someone's grief is hard stuff, and honestly....it's awkward. Too often, we don't know what to say, so we just start rambling--but that isn't usually all that helpful. This week, as we wrap up our series on grief, we are talking through some practical examples of how to show up for a grieving person.

In this episode, Tasha tells her story of grief, and how she navigates a history of miscarriages and infertility. **Infertility and infant loss touches so so so many lives. We recognize that this episode may be triggering to those processing similar loss. We encourage you to create the space to digest Tasha's story with whatever time and support you find necessary. We trust this can be an aid to y...

This episode was recorded and shared in loving memory of Robbi Fanberg (Mel's favorite human, first best friend, and cherished mom). This week we talk about the process of grief through the lense of Mel's story of losing her mom after a battle with cancer. We talk about what helped, what hurt, what's healing, and what's not.