Room For Both Podcast

In this episode, we’re continuing our series on Brené Brown’s guideposts for wholehearted living and are digging into how we cultivate creativity and let go of comparison and the other things that get in the way of our creative tendencies. As with most of our conversations, we quickly realize there’s a lot more to this topic and to living creatively than perhaps we initially realized.

In this episode, we’re talking about Brené Brown’s fifth Guidepost for Wholehearted Living: Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith and Letting Go Of the Need for Certainty. Mere shares her experience from a recent silent retreat; Nic reflects on how some recent conversations have shaped her perspective, and they both reflect on how hard it can be to deal with the fact that there are no guarantees in life.

We’re taking a break from our series on Brené Brown’s Guideposts for Wholehearted Living to share Nicole and Nora’s birth story. Nic listened to countless women’s positive birth stories throughout her pregnancy and it hugely impacted how she approached birth, to the point she was genuinely looking forward to it and considers it one of the best days of her entire life. Listen as the girls catch up and share this aspect of life for the first time. Jeff even makes a special appearance as he...

In this episode, we’re chatting about Brené Brown’s fourth Guidepost for Wholehearted Living: Cultivating Joy and Gratitude and Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear Of The Dark. As always, the conversation is real and raw- from the fears Nic has been working through recently, to Mere’s reluctance to implement spiritual practices in her life. Mere’s particularly enthused during Shoot The Breeze, sharing some health practices and a shampoo brand that are rocking her world.

In this episode, Nic and Mere continue their conversation about Brené Brown's third Guidepost for Wholehearted Living, Cultivating a Resilient Spirit and Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness. They cover a lot of ground in this conversation- from what our bodies may be telling us to how to cultivate more healing and transformation in every day life.

In this episode of the Room For Both Podcast, we begin a discussion about Brené Brown's third guidepost for wholehearted living: Cultivating A Resilient Spirit and Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness. We reflect on what we're learning about resiliency (and about ourselves!) as we navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and reflect on past life experiences. We'll wrap up the conversation in our next episode, Spirituality & Resiliency (Part 2).

We're discussing Brené Brown’s second Guidepost for Wholehearted Living: Cultivating Self Compassion and Letting Go Of Perfectionism, from her book The Gifts of Imperfection. We share many laughs and several “Why is being a human so hard?!” moments as we explore the ways perfectionism crops up in our lives and relationships. We also share Nic’s revelation about how to serve corn, a brilliant gift idea for your parents or in-laws, and the exercise routine that's giving Mere life right now.

This episode unpacks Brené Brown’s first Guidepost for Wholehearted Living: Cultivating Authenticity and Letting Go Of What People Think. In typical Nic and Mere fashion, we’re getting real about what it looks like to live this guidepost out in practice. While authenticity is the starting point for this conversation, it turns into quite a journey as we discuss concepts like contentment and the messiness of growth (with a few aha moments and confessions along the way!)

Mere and Nic reflect on Richard Rohr's talk, Beginner's Mind, and the importance of unknowing within life, growth, and spirituality. As usual, they discuss how this concept is currently playing out in their lives and how hard it is to find a balance with belief and unknowing. Oh, and Mere shares some books she thinks everyone should read during Shoot The Breeze- it's a good one, folks!

We're talking about Brené Brown's 8th Guidepost to Wholehearted Living: Cultivating Calm and Stillness and Letting Go Of Anxiety As A Way Of Life. These pillars come from Brené's book, The Gifts Of Imperfection, and are practices we've both found incredibly helpful in our growth, ours lives, and our relationships. I mean, who doesn't crave a little more calm and a little less anxiety in their world?! We also, as always, share things we're digging and things we're taking away from this...

We’re kicking off Season 2 of the Room For Both Podcast with a lively discussion about Instagram- why we’re questioning IG’s value in our lives and what we’re doing (or at least thinking about doing) about it. If you’ve ever questioned this platform we scroll through so often, this conversation is for you. In true RFB fashion, we also discuss the things we love about Instagram and why this topic is such a mixed bag for us. Oh, and we’ll share what we’ve been up to for the past 10 months-...

Part 2 of our discussion about the Enneagram is comin’ at you hot! In this episode, we dig into the Ego Self versus the True Self, share stories of how the Enneagram has impacted our lives and relationships, and all out geek out over this personality typing system we’re obsessed with. Show Notes Coming soon!

Friends- the day is here. We’re finally digging into the ever-elusive Enneagram. In this episode, Nic, Mere, and special guest (Nic’s mom, Barbara) discuss all things Enneagram. Throughout this conversation, we use learnings from the book The Wisdom of the Enneagram. It was written by two Enneagram experts, Don Riso and Russ Hudson, which you will hear referenced throughout the podcast. We think you’ll love this conversation and hope it inspires you to do more work with this sacred...

In Part 2 of our Deconstruction Series, Meredith shares her faith journey with us. It's a raw, honest assessment of the Meredith she once was and the Meredith she is today centered around an unforeseeable tragedy that changed everything, and ultimately, set her on a path to spiritual freedom.

We're in part one of our discussion about spiritual deconstruction, in which we'll be processing our own experiences of breaking faith structures, who has helped us navigate the waters, and some things we've learned along the way. Nic’s up first and shares with us the story of how her relationship with God, the church, and her understanding of the Holy has transformed over the last several years, as she's found herself at the intersection of conflicting messages, difficult circumstances, and...

We reflect on what we would tell our 20, 25, and 30 year old selves. From prioritizing community, to no longer "suffocating from the shoulds," and extending grace to ourselves for the journey we're on, this is a discussion to which we hope many of you can connect and relate. SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE #5: In the first part of the show, we discuss the INCREDIBLE dinner we had at The Populist in Denver. This is the Salt & Vinegar popcorn we mention. SO STINKING good.

In this episode, Nic and Mere unpack the Families Belong Together rally they attended in Denver. As they processed their experience, the conversation quickly transitioned to a dialogue about the impact of dehumanizing and demonizing the ‘other side’ and how it chips away at our common humanity. We also unpack how we can hold space for curiosity toward ourselves and others.

We conclude our conversation with Sarah Jackson of Casa de Paz, an organization that supports immigrants who have been detained or whose family members have been detained. This discussion helped us connect with the topic of immigration less at an issue level and more at a human level; we hope it does the same for you. Show Notes Can we just say how fun it was journeying down memory lane and remembering our college advocacy days?! Wow. We were babies. Look at Nic's hair and the Invisible...

We chat with Sarah Jackson, founder of Casa de Paz and host/friend/advocate to thousands of immigrants who have been detained in the United States. The Casa's mission is simple: Ease the isolating experience of immigrant detention one simple act of love at a time. We had such a rich conversation with Sarah that we've split this discussion into two parts. Join us this time as we learn where Sarah got the idea to start Casa de Paz, who she's met along the way, and what she hopes we can all...

We're chatting all things Brene Brown. From the takeaways we've gained through her books, to the perks (and challenges) of being vulnerable, we explain why we're so into this shame researcher from Texas and how her principles have made our lives and relationships richer. You'll also hear a bit more about why we started this podcast, as well as some products we're currently LOVING. Here's a list of the things we chatted about during the show: Y'all. This deodorant from Primally Pure is no...