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Social Catch Up: Derek Chauvin Verdict, Colton Underwood Comes Out, Rachel Hollis Needs to Go Away!- Brittany Swan& Shannon Kessler

We are back on a fabulous Friday to bring you all of the latest headlines from the week.  
A historical verdict was given to Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday. Is this justice or accountability?
Colton Underwood comes out and Bachelor Nation reacts to his news and why his traumatic behavior to Cassie Randolph is not being addressed. 
Rachel Hollis- Girl Go Away! Rachel Hollis made headlines with her response to a DM a few weeks ago.  This sparked a mini deep dive into her toxic behavior and why Rachel needs to go away. 
Annnnnnd, Lizzo admits that she slid into Chris Evans DMs and his hilarious response to her. 
Resources for today's episode:
NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/21/989500468/where-efforts-to-overhaul-policing-stand-in-congress-after-chauvin-verdict
CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/derek-chauvin-trial-04-20-21/
 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reacting-to-derek-chauvin-trial-verdict-guilty-on-all/id1515152489?i=1000517970051
 
Rachel Hollis:
Mother.ly
https://www.mother.ly/news/rachel-hollis-backlash
 
Be There In Five Podcast:
Part 1:
https://www.bethereinfive.com/podcast/2021/4/9/town-hollis
Part 2:
https://www.bethereinfive.com/podcast/2021/4/17/part-2-rachel-hollis-amp-the-rose-colored-glass-ceiling-the-venn-diagram-96n2m-exdmm
 
Colton Underwood:
 
https://people.com/tv/colton-underwood-relieved-after-coming-out-as-gay-and-focused-on-the-future-source/
 
 

How Women Athletes are Using Social Media to Change NIL Standards: A Candid Conversation w/ Celene Funke

The conversations around NIL (Name Image Likeness) standards is nothing new but its stirring controversial conversations at colleges around the country.  The NIL term has taken on new meaning amid the national conversation.  NIL or “name, image and likeness” is broken down into three elements that make up a legal concept known as “right of publicity.” As of right now, most colleges have the rights to all student athletes right to publicity which prohibits them from monetizing on any platform while enrolled and participating in an athletic program. A call to amend these standards is becoming more imperative as social media platforms become increasingly more popular and lucrative among college age adults. To help us understand the importance of listening to college athletes, we invited Celene Funke, to the pod.  She helps us breakdown why NIL standards need to be changed and what that would mean for non-revenue sports moving forward. Please  Enjoy the show!
https://www.si.com/college/2021/03/11/ncaa-name-image-likeness-athletes-acc
 
  

Social Catch Up-The Death of Daunte Wright, Khloe Kardashian Unfiltered Pic, Breakdown of Demi's Documentary, Holly Madison Spills the Tea on Life in the Playboy Mansion

We start the episode breaking down the shooting of Daunte Wright last Sunday night.  His death has contributed to riots and deeper racially charged wounds around the country. 
An unfiltered photo of Khloe Kardashian was leaked and the world freaked out.  Khloe's legal team scrambled to have the pic removed while Khloe herself took to IG to give her thoughts.
(TRIGGER WARNING)Demi Lovato released her final two episodes of her documentary.  She reveals powerful revelations regarding everything from her sexuality to her sobriety.
Who knew it was so traumatic being a Playboy bunny? Holly Madison spills all of the tea on the Call Me Daddy podcast about her years as Hef's main girlfriend.   
 
 

Self Care + Spirituality in a Shot Glass- A Savage Conversation with Alexa Silvaggio

We are so excited to share our conversation with Alexa Silvaggio, the founder of Savage Los Angeles, meditation & yoga teacher, and founder of savage practices (an online self care site). We had an exploratory chat with Alexa about the healing from her eating disorder, finding body acceptance, being more aware of how you receive pleasure, and starting a company centered around mindfully eating chocolate.  About half way through today's episode, you will hear Alexa lead us through a breath work exercise and we invite you to try it. 
We also took a few moments at the top of the show to share what our spring break 2021 looked like.  Spoiler! Spring break did not break us.  Enjoy the show! 
If you would like to find out more about Alexa click the links below:
http://alexasilvaggio.com/podcast
https://www.savagelosangeles.com/savage-practices
https://www.instagram.com/savage.practices/
 
  

Social Catch Up - Ranch Rankings, Chrissy Teigen dips out on Twitter, Lil Nas X pole dancing skills are fire, and Justice for Bald Men is a MUST

Things are heating up on the internet this week and we are hear to dish on all of it! 
From Ranch Rankings to Chrissy Teigan leaving Twitter, we get saucy on why the internet has such a love-hate relationship with us all. 
Lil Nas X sets the world on fire this week with his controversial new video and insanely impressive pole dancing skills. 
The World's Sexist Bald Man is revealed and we have LOTS of opinions on whose crown is king.
Sexist Bald Man:
https://nypost.com/2021/03/27/prince-william-not-stanley-tucci-named-worlds-sexiest-bald-man/
 
Lil Nas X:
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/lil-nas-x-built-montero-be-perfect-lightning-rod-christian-n1262634
 
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmTBVI83k
 
 

The Journey to Accepting Yourself- Casual convo w/ Shannon & Brittany

Ahhhh! The journey to finding yourself.  Seems fun, right?  Nope, not even a little bit.  Here's the thing, after a crazy 2020 and a not so tame 2021, we find ourselves faced with some hard questions and maybe some internal changes.  We have been on an introspection ride for a while but that does not mean we have it all figured out. Self acceptance is understanding the good, bad , and the not so fun parts about yourself and being okay with Y-O-U.  Today we dive into self acceptance and how to navigate the internal voices in 2021. Enjoy!    

Social Catch Up- "Don't Shrimp Tail Me!" Cereal Problems on Twitter, Kylie Makes a Donation, Demi Documentary Drops

The shrimp tails dont lie. What is going on with Cinnamon Toast Crunch customer service? (9:30) 
Cnn - Cinnamon Toast Shrimp Tail:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/business/cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp/index.html
 
Cinnamon Shrimp Tail tweets roundup:
https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17964857611391817/
 
Kylie broke the internet after making a $5,000 donation to a not so close friend and then everyone lost their mind.
Kylie Jenner's response:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/entertainment/kylie-jenner-gofundme-response/index.html
 
TRIGGER WARNING!
Demi Lovato released her documentary on You Tube this week and her honesty is moving.  She breaks down the moment she decided to relapse after being sober for 6 years and the downward spiral that almost took her life.  (23:47)
 
Dancing with the Devil pt.1
https://youtu.be/uZmXF50Yx7I
Dancing with the Devil pt. 2
https://youtu.be/SRz-ePm4te8
Drug Dealer Interview 2 months after Demi's overdose:
https://www.tmz.com/2018/08/27/demi-lovato-brandon-johnson-drug-dealer-pills-od/
 
HOTLINE Numbers:
SAMHSA Hotline for individuals and family members facing mental health and/or substance use disorders 1-800-662-HELP (4357) TTY: 1-800-487-4889
 
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) helpline 1-800-931-2237 (they also offer click-to-chat messaging) www.nationaleatingdisorders.org National Sexual Assault Hotline www.rainn.org 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Or if you need immediate support, please reach out to your local crisis text line: USA: Text HOME to 741741 UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 Canada: Text CONNECT to 686868 or 741741
 
 
 
 

"Don't Put That Sh*t on Your Face"- Skincare Experts Morgan Schmidt & Alexis Koetter from Lumi Skinbar

Did you use baby oil instead of sunscreen? Did you go to the tanning bed to get a "base tan" before spring break? Did you love the St. Ives apricot scrub? If you said yes to any of those you need to push play and take some notes. 
Today, Morgan and Alexis from Lumi Skinbar  take all things skin.  The one thing we all had time to do over the past year was look in the mirror.  If you were like us, with less of a need to wear wearing makeup you really started to examine the health of your skin. Yikes! But with so much information, products, tools, and tiktoks out there, where do you start? This is where Morgan and Alexis come in.  They are self proclaimed skin nerds and walk us through the dos & don'ts of skincare in 2021. We learned so much about what we should be doing TODAY to our skin and the one product you should never skip.  Enjoy the show!
https://lumiskinbar.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lumi_skinbar/
  

Social Catch Up- Rise in Asian Hate Crimes, Grammy's Make History, Are JLo & ARod Together, Bachelor Wrap Up

This Social Catch Up hits a little hard. We stand with the A
We could not round out the week of headlines without mentioning the horific shooting in Atlanta on Tuesday that left 8 people dead, 6 of whom were asian women.  We break dow the details and why the language around this investigation is severally heartbreaking. (16:07)
NPR article: 
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978141138/atlanta-shooting-suspect-is-believed-to-have-visited-spas-he-targeted
Anti-Asian Hate Organizations:
https://stopaapihate.org/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a35862857/stop-asian-hate-organizations-to-support/
 
The Grammy's were aired on Sunday night and there were some history making appearances and some history making zoom pop-ins. Beyonce took home some more golden cups but does she deserve more? Also, why are conservatives so upset with Cardi B and WAP? Is it too close?(26:36)
Whats the deal with JLo and ARod? Are they broken up? Is this all about publicity? Either way, we need to know whats going on with this power couple.  Of course we are wondering if this has anything to do with Madison from Southern Charm.  After all is said and done, JLo has the last word.  Watch her answer to all of the rumors through her epic tiktok post. (37:46)
JLo tiktok
We had to touch on the season finale of the Bachelor.  We open the show with a little rundown of the final episode and maybe what we can expect from the franchise moving forward. (3:44)
Matt James Good Morning America Interview
 
 
  

"It is not your job to be liked"- Childhood Anxiety and Taking Care of the Nurturer- Megan B. Bartley, MAMFT

The title of this episode says it all. Megan B. Bartley is BACK and she is here to help the zen community look deeper into what is creating a rise in childhood anxiety and what we can start doing today to help our kids.  SPOILER! It most likely can start with you and that is not a bad thing.  As Megan explains, all kids exist within numerous systems and the most important system is the one at home.  Added stress throughout the last year has left many of the nurturers of the household on emotional empty.  Who is nurturing the nurturer? During this episode you might ask yourself a lot of probing questions. What is my parenting temperature? Can I take a step back? Is anyone dying? We think this is a much needed therapy session with Megan to help unlock exactly what the nurturer needs right now. 
Megan B Bartley IG
Megan B Bartley Website