It's Personal with Pants Optional

Therapist and founder of PsychoSocial Media, Luis Cornejo, talks with us about how we can break out of our survival mode into Thrive Mode - a place of security, empowerment, and alignment. How do we move past the constant worry of needing to feel safe or secure to a space where we can feel empowered, trusting, and living up to our truest selves? Check out PsychoSocial Media: @psychosocial_media // https://psychosocial.media/ Check out Pants Optional: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

We've all experienced the uncertainty, frustration, and confusion that comes from embarking in *love* - but how can we ease our relationship anxiety in order to form healthier attachments and truly learn what we want? Relationship Anxiety coach, Robyn Michon, talks with Edeliz about how to know when to leave your partner, how to figure what you want, and how empowering it is to stay true to yourself. Check out Robyn: IG @relationshipanxietycoach // https://www.robynmichon.com/ Check out Pants Optional: @ughpants // hello@pantsoptional.co

Did you grow up in a religious household? Have you questioned your beliefs surrounding religion or how you were raised? Edeliz and therapist, Casey Bain discuss religious trauma and the way growing up religious can affect you through adulthood. Work with Casey: https://unravelingfree.com/ || @unravelingfree Follow Pants Optional: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

So excited to jump back into the podcast with Tashonta Fairman, Founder of Big Sisters Club! Tash and Edeliz talk about growing up as independent eldest daughters, how they've learned to trust themselves and follow that independence, and some of the guilt that comes along the way. Check out Pants Optional - @ughpants // hello@pantsoptional.co Stay in Touch with Big Sisters Club Instagram - @bigsistersclub_ Website - www.bigsistersclub.com Email List - Join Our Community Twitter - @bigsistersclub_ Facebook - Big Sisters Club

Throughout our journey of growth, we've had to learn how to be patient, kind, and gentle with ourselves, much like an older sister would be. Annabelle Dura, who started the community "Letters to my Little Sisters" is on the podcast today to talk with us about self-discovery, healing, mentorship and how to find our inner big sister. Check out Annabelle: @annabelledura // letterstomylittlesisters.com Follow PO: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

Yes, another episode about existential dread, get into it. In our 20's we may go through the QLC (quarter life crisis) where we start questioning everything, wonder if there's something wrong with us, and mostly sit and contemplate a lot. Quarter Life Crisis Coach, Hannah Allsop, talks with us about how we can get through the QLC, why our 20's are so exhausting, and how truly knowing who you are is going to be your biggest asset. Check out Hannah Allsop: @hannah.allsop.coach // hannahallsop.com Check out PO: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co Send us a love letter: hello@pantsoptional.co

For this week's episode we talk to Alyssa Galloway, founder and CEO of Binded App - a mobile app creating space for BIWOC. Alyssa and Edeliz talk about the importance of cultivating community, having a safe space to go when we feel most isolated, and how we can learn to find our voice and advocate for ourselves in all situations. Binded App coming soon! - Follow Binded App on IG: @binded.app Pants Optional IG: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co Donate: patreon.com/pantsoptional

How awkward was the sex talk in middle school? We want to throw it back this episode like it's 2004 and you're sitting cross-legged on the floor and the teacher rolls in the TV to show you a health video. Shelly Crossland, co-host of Vulnerable Views, joins us on today's episode to discuss sexual health, learning to embrace your sexuality, and how becoming comfortable in our own bodies is a journey. Follow Shelly on IG / Tik Tok: @shamelesslyshelly Follow PO on IG: @ughpants / pantsoptional.co Say hi: hello@pantsoptional.com

Why does it take so much work to say what we're really thinking and feel what we really feel? Shelly and Faria, from the podcast "Vulnerable Views" tell us about what lead to them to the journey of vulnerability, how we can learn to open up about uncomfortable topics, and why it's important to be vulnerable with yourself. Check out Vulnerable Views on IG: @vulnerableviews / wherever you get podcasts Pants Optional IG: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

wow hey look at us on an episode roll! For this week's episode, PhD student Yesenia Zetino who studies immigrant mental health, helps us understand why we struggle to set boundaries with our parents as we get older, why it makes us feel so guilty to say no, and how making ourselves a priority will always be better in the long run. Though this episode is specifically about immigrant families, it can be applied to all of us who struggle with setting boundaries in our families. Check out Yesenia on IG: @yeseniagetsaphd Follow Pants Optional on IG: @ughpants / pantsoptional.co / Email us: hello@pantsoptional.co

This episode is electric! Are you living your life fully and purposefully? What are the stories you're telling yourself that are holding you back? This week, Natalie Williams is on the podcast talking with Edeliz about changing your narrative, creating your reality, and living life intentionally. Find Natalie on Social Media: @natalieinthewild Natalie's podcast: Tell Me Everything // wherever you find podcasts Pants Optional IG : @ughpants // pantsoptional.co Send us a love letter -> hello@pantsoptional.co

Wow hey, mid-March already! For this week's episode, Edeliz talks with filmmaker Chinwe Okorie about what it's like to carve a path for yourself in an industry that is constantly testing you. What Chinwe's ideas of success in her early 20's were compared to now, 30. And how standing up for yourself and trusting your gut can actually turn your dreams into reality. Check out Chinwe's short film "Lovebites" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QaCrUHnz_8 Follow her on all platforms: @chinwefilms Follow PO: @ughpants

Do you know how to regulate your nervous system? Neither do we. That's why this week we have Alina Grenier, co-founder of the board game Alegoria, the puzzle piece board game that encourages genuine connection and conversation. Edeliz and Alina discuss what Alegoria board game is, how asking the right questions can bring us closer together, and how something as simple as a good conversation can regulate your entire nervous system. Check out Alegoria Game: https://www.alegoriagame.com/ and follow them on IG: @alegoriagame Follow Pants Optional on IG: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

Just in time for the day of love, we have writer, author, and relationship expert Heidi Busche talking talking about self-love, emotional maturity, and how to avoid fucking the people who just aren't worth it. Find Heidi on IG @heidibcoaching Buy her book "Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking my Soulmate" - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578557746?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 Check out Pants Optional on IG : @ughpants Support Us: patreon.com/pantsoptional Website: pantsoptional.co Email: hello@pantsoptional.co

What was your introduction into mental health? Edeliz speaks with the Mental Monarchs, a non-profit organization fighting the stigma against mental health about therapy. Reasons why someone might need it, the importance of challenging our thoughts and caring for ourselves, and how life transitions have a big impact on our mental health. Disclaimer: The content here is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. Check out Mental Monarchs on IG @mentalmonarchs and blogs on mentalmonarchs.com Follow @ughpants / pantsoptional.co / patreon.com/pantsoptional

What are stonks? Idk we're too hot to know how that works. For today's episode we have Nestle from Not My Problem podcast. We discuss how our ideas of success have shifted as we've grown up and how we could honestly just go for a hug. Check out Not My Problem pod wherever you get podcasts. IG: @notmyproblempod Follow pants optional @ughpants or check out our site, pantsoptional.co :)

We are all beautiful artisan mugs that need to be filled with only the best, french pressed premium coffee - but right now, we're drinking Keurig coffee and we're not feeling 100. In today's episode, Edeliz speaks with Yamyo Monie from "Rooted with Yams" to talk about what it means to fill your cup, take stock of what you're consuming, and adjust accordingly in order to feel great every sip. Check out Yamyo's podcast Rooted With Yams on Apple Pods/Soundcloud or follow her on IG @rootedwithyams ! Follow Pants Optional on IG: @ughpants Support Us: pantsoptional.co/shop

The tweet that started it all. Alyssa Saenz is back on the podcast to discuss a tweet of hers that got some traction. "I don't want to see your weight loss pictures" opened up a dialogue for some and caused a negative response with others. In this episode, we discuss why we believe happy=skinny and fat = sad, why strangers on the internet feel the need to control the opinions of fat people, and how the way we feel about our own body is often negatively projected onto the bodies of others. website: pantsoptional.co merch: pantsoptional.co/shop support us! ---> patreon.com/pantsoptional

What does that little voice inside of you say? Is it loud enough to be heard? We can get so caught up trusting and believing everyone but ourselves that by the time it comes for us to make adult decisions, we freeze with fear. Today's smol episode is about learning how we can take steps to drown out every single voice that isn't ours IG: @ ughpants Merch: https://pantsoptional.co/shop/ Patreon: patreon.com/pantsoptional

Another episode about friendships! We don't get tired of talking about it so we hope you don't get tired of listening. In this episode, Edeliz brings on Elsa Cavazos, a journalist in South Texas. Elsa shares her experiences with growing apart from your childhood best friend to being an adult and having a loving Cheetah Crew to support you through your most memorable journeys. Follow Elsa's work: @elsacavazos // www.millennialsandmimosas.com -- support this podcast: patreon.com/pantsoptional --