We Should Talk About That

Send me a Text Message about the show! There is no redeeming value in harshness- nothing good can come from this, that loving firmness can't do better. This is foundational to the work that internationally recognized family therapist, Terry Real, presents to so many of his clients. Whether it is to your partner, or yourself, practicing loving firmness is what can bring us to a place of US, mo...

Send me a Text Message about the show! John O' Sullivan is the founder of Changing the Game Project ( https://changingthegameproject.com/ ) an organization that was created to ensure that we return youth sports to our children, and put the ‘play’ back in ‘play ball.’  In this episode, John talks with Jess and Jess about the real need to provide the most influential adults in our children’s li...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Angela Garbes is the author of the now-classic Like a Mother and her new book, which grew out of her New York Magazine cover story (about how the pandemic was disrupting women’s lives) went viral and was shared by everyone from Melinda Gates to Elizabeth Warren. Angela didn’t want to write another book about motherhood. But during the pandemic, when school an...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple. And Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate—and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for the baby of their dreams. But no one is truly perfect. Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly-familiar with Jake. But Marisa...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Britt Frank was a drug addict (she's smoked meth out of lightbulbs!), love addict, codependent, borderline personality disordered, clinically depressed, eating disordered and anxious hot mess of a human—despite having degrees and lots of letters after her name, she knows what it’s like to be stuck.  In this episode, Britt sits down with The Two Jess(es)...

Send me a Text Message about the show! The Two Jesses, prior to this conversation with Stephanie Wittels Wachs, would have both told you guns are bad. Full stop. But Stephanie has traveled from Montana to Atlanta in search of answers- and they have left her with more questions, and an anger for the system that has pitted us against each other, in a place with zero social net to take care of those...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Award winning podcaster, Bridget Todd, sits down with The Two Jess(es) to talk about how marginalized people show up online, and how disinformation (purposely spreading incorrect information to further one's agenda) and misinformation (spreading inaccurate information with no intention of causing harm) is really a racial, gender, justice and democratic i...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Jess and Jess sit down for a REAL and authentic conversation with the Canadian version of...THEM! Jen Hoffmeister and Tesha Gibbon, co-hosts of the Now What Podcast share their own experience of loss, grief, and the deep pain of loneliness that comes with being a human. In response to people not knowing what to say or how to support them, Jen and Tesha starte...

Send me a Text Message about the show! According to studies conducted throughout the course of the pandemic, mothers were able to complete ONE hour of work during lockdown, as opposed to their male counterparts, who were able to complete THREE hours of uninterrupted work.  New York Time's Bestselling author of Fair Play and now, Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too Bus...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Jess and Jess are both very familiar with anxiety. But is it true anxiety or false anxiety? Or is it both, at the same time? Dr. Ellen Vora, holistic psychiatrist and acupuncturist, takes a functional medicine approach to her patients when they come to her with anxiety symptoms. Dr. Vora maintains that oftentimes we feel anxiety symptoms because there is some...

Send me a Text Message about the show! This episode has been TWO YEARS  in the making! When Jess and Jess started WeSTAT, their vision was to hold live recordings in their community where their audience and supporters could attend, and be involved in the conversation- and then the pandemic hit. Finally, after so many pivots and plan changes, TTJ(es) were able to hold their FIRST of what they hope...

Send me a Text Message about the show! The Two Jess(es) get the chance to sit down with UK's #1 True Crime Podcast Host, Sam Walker- and ask her All The Things. Sam hosts the 12-episode series where she interviews KC — a U.S. military veteran turned American Vigilante — as he shares elaborate stories about his time over the last 20 years as a real life vigilante for hire — everything from sav...

Send me a Text Message about the show! The Doctor of Sex is back in! The Two Jess(es) bring their favorite SEXPERT back for the WeSTAT community for a conversation on non other than VIBRATORS! Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, who wrote her PhD thesis on vibrators and women, is bringing all the things when it comes to what she says is the most underused tool in a woman's sexual tool kit. According to Dr....

Send me a Text Message about the show! Pandemic Parenting   is now a buzzword, a style of parenting even- a thing those with children at home, especially young ones- are still trying to figure out how to navigate and survive. We are emotionally fatigued- we are so tired, and we are all out of words for how to describe it even. So a collective of women outside of Boston decided to get together and...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Happy Valentine's Day! Jess and Jess have taken their business partnership to the next level. In an effort to really "walk the talk" of Self-Care February, TTJ(es) decide to visit their local Korean spa in search of research, relaxation, and facing some deep seeded public nudity fears. Why? Well, because it's fun. Or was it? Jess and Jess...

Send me a Text Message about the show! Jess and Jess talk self-care and prioritizing themselves- and why we don't do it. Who is up to date on their mole check? Getting their ovaries inspected? And the dreaded breast mash-up of a mammogram? And don't even get us started on the horrifying experience of having to get on a scale, post-covid, in the presence of a stranger judging them? Why do...

Send me a Text Message about the show! How many of you out there have questions around how to do THE Pot? Whether you are a regular consumer or are worried about the stigma associated with cannabis consumption, podcast host Ellen Scanlon and creater of the How to do the Pot informational (and entertaining!) website can most definitely answer all your questions! After she sustained a pretty drastic...

Send me a Text Message about the show! You don't have to suffer in silence- and you don't actually have to live under the stress of procrastination! There IS A BETTER WAY! Dr. Christine Li, psychotherapist and procrastination coach, breaks it down in a very easy way to understand- our brains don't want the extra stress associated with procrastination- they are so high level and crea...

Send me a Text Message about the show! When The Two Jess(es) watched Maggie Gyllenhaal's, The Lost Daughter, they knew it was absolutely something we should talk about.   Motherhood. The dark and light side- the highest highs and the lowest lows- this movie made them feel EVERYTHING and most of it made them feel like they were coming out of their skin with discomfort.  TTJ(es) have always had...

Send me a Text Message about the show! What's your luxury item go to- or hope to have so soon? Jess K gets really honest about her mixed emotions around a Christmas present from her husband that definitely falls into the "Conspicuous Consumption" category! Jess B talks shares about the work she is doing around repairing her mindset and relationship around money and her ambiguity aro...

Send me a Text Message about the show! In an attempt to deal with the resulting range of emotions and physical changes in midlife, Jen Mann posted a completely honest now-viral post, “Anyone Else Falling Apart Or Is It Just Me?” The response was instantaneous and overwhelming. Women from all over the country flooded the comments section, glad to see they weren’t the only ones experiencing this fee...

Send me a Text Message about the show! In celebration of surviving 2021, and looking ahead to the EPIC YEAR 2022 is most surely going to be! The Two Jess(es) share a few of their favorite outtakes and clips from their all time favorite guests! There is a lot of laughing, gratitude and just overall JOY brimming in this episode. From Bat Sheva Marcus, author of Sex Points (https://drbatsheva.com/) a...

Send me a Text Message about the show! The Two Jess(es) are bringing their Christmas requests to YOU- their WeSTAT community!  From Christmas present requests for new pajamas, to requests for Apple Reviews- TTJ(es)  have a few more requests from YOU!  In celebration of all WeSTAT has accomplished and wrapping up a beautiful year- a fun and light shameless request :-)  Support the show Keep up with...

Send me a Text Message about the show! This episode is brought to you by the Ghost of Christmas Cheer! Bringing to your earbuds, The Judgment Jess(es) and so much more- chock full of opinions that probably should have been kept to themselves- but heck, it's CHRISTMAS! The Two Jess(es) discuss everything from that (frickin) Elf on the Shelf, to the spiritual nostalgia that comes with the festi...

Send me a Text Message about the show! What does it even mean to be authentic? Most of us don't know, because, as executive coach, Erika Gerdes contends,  how can we know what is authentic, if we don't really even know ourselves? Erika challenges the Two Jess(es) to move into a deeper space of true authenticity by recognizing our true identity and embracing ourselves and the awareness of...