Signal with Mory & Melissa

You’ve heard it before: “Don’t stare at strangers!” “Don’t play with your food!” “Chew with your mouth closed!” A lot of the norms we’re taught at a young age establish common courtesy, but who exactly decides those norms? And what causes us not to trust others to know what’s best for themselves? This week, Mory and Melissa take a close look at the balance sheet of etiquette: both the social good...

This week we’re in conversation with our special guest, Dylan Mulvaney, the incredible content creator and actress. In this episode, Dylan tells us about her inner journey through the ups and downs of this last year. Facing the tumults of unexpectedly blowing up, becoming a political lightning rod, and figuring out how to speak her truth, she tells us how important connecting to her intuition has...

Gossip: we love it, we hate it, we do it all the time, but why? This week, Mory and Melissa unpack humanity’s oldest custom: talking sh*t about other people. From the neanderthals to the Bridgertons, gossip has served as a social bond that stitches communities together, but its negative consequences are the stuff of nightmares (who isn’t terrified of their dirty laundry getting aired out?). The in...

So many of us crave change, but how exactly do we go about changing our lives? This week, Mory and Melissa get serious about change - how it works, how to advocate for it, and how to reflect upon it. It should go without saying that all the circumstances of life offer opportunities for growth, even when we’re facing change that we can’t control. But, how exactly do we identify change that aligns w...

Welcome to Signal’s first episode of The Current, where Mory and Melissa tackle timely issues & pop culture in their signature style. We’re starting off strong with the Lizzo lawsuit that broke a million hearts. How could this have happened? And why isn’t Mory shocked about it? If you’re someone who doesn’t know how to feel about Lizzo anymore OR you just want to know the tea, tune in! This ep...

So many of our limiting beliefs come from our childhoods, when we adapt ourselves to a world that doesn’t entirely accept us for who we are. What role do children’s books play in teaching kids how to behave and who to be? This week, Mory and Melissa take a deep dive into the history of fairytales, discuss iconic kid’s stories, and even read two of their favorite books to each other. This episode f...

This week, Mory and Melissa are joined by psychotherapist and postpartum expert Suzanne DellOrfano for a discussion on therapy, spirituality, and the relationship between the two. Traditional therapeutics often overlook the value of alternative systems, but practitioners like Suzanne are demonstrating that spiritual methods can offer a lot for clinical practice: the science is finally catching up...

If perfection is an unattainable goal, why are we chasing it all the time? This week, join Mory and Melissa as they answer this question and several others about our relentless drive to be the best. Our perfectionism is at the root of everything from procrastination to workaholism, ruthless competition to perpetual self-doubt. This perfectly imperfect episode also features sensational wedding stor...

Mory and Melissa get into it this week by discussing Mory’s role as a “fixer.” They discuss how one becomes a fixer, the importance of boundaries, and their own friend dynamic. Things get heavy, but, as always, the power of love, communication, and bestiehood prevail. To submit questions for future episodes: https://forms.gle/ZhSKGveWox33GvFq6 Follow Mory on insta: https://www.instagram.com/moryfo...

Over the past several weeks, we’ve used a lot of key terms without offering any explicit definitions. What does “intuitive wisdom” feel like? Where do I get a “limiting belief” from? And most important of all, what is my “higher self,” and how can we access it? This week, Melissa interviews Mory on her philosophy, the origins of her terminology, and the way these ideas manifest in everyday life. T...

The gang is back from a transformative trip to Nashville to talk about parasocial behavior: the one-sided relationships we cultivate with influencers, politicians, and celebrities. We love to feel like we have private access to iconic personas, but how does that very feeling create unhealthy dependencies? How does idolization prevent us from identifying our truth? And what do we do when our person...

This week, Mory & Melissa discuss the very concept that made this podcast possible: manifestation! What is it? How does it work? When is it problematic, and when is it useful? Mory breaks down the relationship between limiting beliefs and manifestation, which prompts revelations in Melissa. Join us as we watch to see if Melissa becomes a blue-eyed billionaire through this process. To submit qu...

Last week, Mory and Melissa deconstructed love and all the ways we’ve learned to crave it. This week, they rebuild the concept from the ground up. When and how should we categorize our romantic relationships? Are people with different attachment styles compatible? And how can we choose to be in relationships that reflect our highest selves, not our deepest anxieties? Beyond the big questions, we a...

Mory and Melissa return to talk about the pitfalls and pressures of relationships this week! They discuss all the factors that cause our poor romantic hearts to idolize love in a way that might not be healthy for us. Mory shares the ghosting story to end all ghosting stories. Warning: this episode features very bad French accents. The topic got so big that we decided to make this a two-parter, so...

Over the past decade we’ve seen a seismic shift in labor: why are so many people quitting their jobs? This week, Mory and Melissa turn towards the Great Resignation to unpack what it means to set boundaries with your work. They explain why we should ditch the term “quiet quitting,” recount some of their own personal horror stories from the job market, and try their best Tracy Chapman impressions....

Do personality tests box you in or bring you out? To find out, Mory and Melissa return this week to take a few. Mory discusses her beef with people’s relationship to personality tests, while Melissa offers redemption to the humble enneagram. Who will prevail? And more importantly, will the Beans ever get to live out their 70s rocker dreams? To submit questions for future episodes: https://forms.gl...

We are switching things up in our third season by introducing Melissa “Bean” Grushka, Mory’s best friend and the brand new co-host of Signal. This season, Mory and Melissa are examining a new topic every week through the lens of intuition, purpose, and reconnecting with our higher selves - with plenty of ridiculous detours along the way. In this episode, the duo discusses how friendships can be bo...

Our Season 2 finale is here! Today we are reflecting on the 14 live coaching sessions we did over season 2 and the incredibly courageous and vulnerable guests who joined us. I even bring back a few of your favorite guests for updates to hear what’s shifted for them since their session. Making this final episode made me feel so damn proud of the work, of these incredible people and of this method....

Founder and CEO of The Become Project, Bethany, is looking to quiet the fear around big and inevitable shifts they can see coming in both their personal and professional life. In this episode, Mory helps Bethany identify the limiting belief that they can’t have professional success while making changes that allow them to live the life they want outside of work. Bethany learns through this process...

When we take on the maintenance of other people’s emotions, not only do we disempower them, but our own needs get buried under the weight of that responsibility. Amanda, a single mom with a full-time career who is learning to co-parent, is experiencing the negative emotions that come with neglecting her own feelings in the pursuit of caring for others. In this session with Mory, Amanda uncovers th...

A highly intuitive, gifted musician has felt close to intuition, but struggles to believe they are hearing it for certain. Time and time again, they are fighting to stay above the waves of self-doubt.  In this session with Mory, they identify the beauty of living a life of becoming who they really are. By letting go of some old beliefs stemming from their childhood, they learn how to channel their...

For too long, Carey’s value of herself and her desire to please others has been in conflict. How can one distinguish between the attributes of being a helper, and the need to please people? In this episode, Mory and Carey uncover the root of her fears about putting her needs in front of others back to a younger version of her who is still working hard to protect her. Through a powerful visual brea...

WARNING: This episode contains conversations surrounding sexual abuse and sexual trauma. An activist and former political media commentator has turned their sexual trauma into a life of purpose by leading a successful non-profit aimed at supporting victims of sexual trauma throughout the long-term recovery journey.  In this episode, they look to Mory to help them uncover how their trauma holds the...

The Head of People and Culture of a successful U.K. startup finds that clear, pre-determined boundaries when managing opposing views to hers makes her feel safe. In the workplace, clear boundaries are expected, but in personal relationships it gets complicated. She finds herself compromising her truth in order to please and minimize conflict. In this session with Mory, she learns to allow her intu...

As an artist, Luisa feels conflicted by her desire to create work that reflects her truth while balancing her need for acceptance from those around her. In this episode, alongside Mory, they explore some of the limiting beliefs that have created this deep need for validation and devise a new path forward that allows Luisa to fully express herself, and her art, in an empowered and inspired way. Tha...