WEBVTT - Ask Uncut - Is it an ick, or is it your unconscious bias?

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<v Speaker 1>Life Uncut acknowledges the traditional custodians of country whose lands

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<v Speaker 1>were never seated. We pay our respects to their elders

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<v Speaker 1>past and present, Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode was recorded on gaddigal Land.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, guys, and welcome back to another episode of Life

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<v Speaker 2>on Cut. I'm Laura and.

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<v Speaker 3>I am producer Keisha, filling in for Britt who has

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<v Speaker 3>gone on our break.

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<v Speaker 2>We should be on holidays, Laura, Britney is having the

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<v Speaker 2>holiday that we were supposed to have, but we are

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<v Speaker 2>here because someone's going to hold the food down, because

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<v Speaker 2>some what is to hold it up? Who knows what

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we are going away this week though.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going away on my honeymoon for five days, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm also taking a kid, so it's technically not a

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<v Speaker 2>honeymoon and just a holiday. I'm also taking my sister

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<v Speaker 2>and her husband because it's her fortieth birthday, and we

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<v Speaker 2>decided to kind of join the two things together. We

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<v Speaker 2>were like, we can't do two holidays.

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<v Speaker 3>I love how you say we because I know your family.

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<v Speaker 3>We actually had Marley May's birthday party on the weekend

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<v Speaker 3>and you too, Kisha. I was talking to her about it,

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<v Speaker 3>and she was like, yeah, no, Laura kind of positioned

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<v Speaker 3>it to me like we should go on a holiday

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<v Speaker 3>to celebrate your fortieth And then I found out it

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<v Speaker 3>was her honeymoon.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what? I think the more the merrier,

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm sure Matt would like to be having a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of sex on this holiday. And the vibes I'm

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<v Speaker 2>getting from the amount of people that are staying in

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<v Speaker 2>our one room is that not much is happening.

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<v Speaker 3>Way you're all in the one room.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all in the one house. Oh so different bits

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<v Speaker 2>like they've got their own room, but like it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all together one being happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Family could end up working out because like you could

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<v Speaker 3>kind of take it in tag team looking after the kids,

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<v Speaker 3>but yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to take air of four kids on

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<v Speaker 2>You kind of got to give and take with that one.

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<v Speaker 2>And Keisha is heading off next week. She's actually heading

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<v Speaker 2>off on the weekend on her very first overseas holiday

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<v Speaker 2>with her new boyfriend, Toblroone.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I'm going to Europe. So this actually kind of

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<v Speaker 3>happened a little bit by coincidence. And I know that

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<v Speaker 3>people would say that if they were trying to defend

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that they were in a brand new relationship

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<v Speaker 3>and already going on and overseas holiday together. But I

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<v Speaker 3>had said the whole year that I wanted to go

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<v Speaker 3>to Europe to celebrate my thirtieth birthday. But I had

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<v Speaker 3>to do it when we had time off of you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when you guys had a break from the radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we can't be left to do podcasting by ourselves

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<v Speaker 2>with al Keisha's constant guidance is basically the reality of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanky that validates me, that makes me feel quite wanted.

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<v Speaker 3>As it turns out, he had the exact same two

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<v Speaker 3>weeks off. He had planned on going to Europe as well,

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<v Speaker 3>and so it kind of got to the point where

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, why don't we just hang out over there?

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<v Speaker 3>And then.

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<v Speaker 2>We just bought tickets together and now we're doing everything together. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what point did you guys? So how long have you

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<v Speaker 2>been boyfriend and girlfriend for? I don't know, like not long,

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<v Speaker 2>less than three months holiday.

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<v Speaker 3>I spoke about it on the podcast as it was happening,

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<v Speaker 3>Like usually when things happened in our personal life, we

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<v Speaker 3>give it a bit of breathing room. No no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 3>Straight In the defense you're going to be talked about publicly.

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<v Speaker 2>So he responded well to it, though he booked a holiday.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, some might think that this is very quick. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Others might think it's the perfect speed. It's a holiday,

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<v Speaker 2>what could possibly go wrong?

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I don't disagree with the fact that's happening very quickly,

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<v Speaker 3>but I feel, like I said, from the start, it's

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<v Speaker 3>the calmest and least anxious I've ever felt at the

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<v Speaker 3>start of a relationship, which I think is a really

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<v Speaker 3>really good sign. And I think it's a sign of

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<v Speaker 3>personal growth because previously I was really attracted to the drama,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was really attracted to the like what I

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<v Speaker 3>used to call butterflies. It turns out that was actually anxiety.

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<v Speaker 3>It's actually anxiety because a lot of them were the

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<v Speaker 3>best people.

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<v Speaker 2>I also love how many people would be listening to

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<v Speaker 2>this and being like, yeah, I've been there as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Gal, Yeah, you gotta admit it. You gotta admit it

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<v Speaker 3>to yourself first when you're like I am attracted to

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<v Speaker 3>some pretty toxic behaviors and.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you get into a seemingly normal and healthy relationship

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, oh, this is what it's meant to

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<v Speaker 2>feel like this is normal, which if you haven't done

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<v Speaker 2>the self work, you would think was just boring.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I had actually genuinely thought a lot of people

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<v Speaker 3>had said to me like, when it's the right one,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm not saying that this necessarily is, but it

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<v Speaker 3>definitely they say, when it's the right one, it'll feel

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<v Speaker 3>so calm and it will be so easy. And I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, yeah, I mean, that's nice for you to say,

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<v Speaker 3>but I personally feel as though I have literally worked

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<v Speaker 3>for absolutely everything that I've got in my life. Like

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<v Speaker 3>I feel as though I've kind of had to jump

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<v Speaker 3>some hurdles to get whatever I've wanted in my career

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<v Speaker 3>and my education, Like whatever it might be, it wouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>be a surprise to me that I would also have

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<v Speaker 3>to work a little bit for a relationship that was

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<v Speaker 3>a good one.

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<v Speaker 2>What some of you guys might not know is like

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<v Speaker 2>when Keisha actually joined our team and became the producer

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<v Speaker 2>of Life on Cut. Keisha was a listener and she

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<v Speaker 2>emailed us out of nowhere and was like, Hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that Laura, you're going to be having a baby soon.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been listening to the pod and I was pregnant

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<v Speaker 2>with Lola, and at the time, I was doing all

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<v Speaker 2>the editing for the episodes, and Keisha was basically just like,

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<v Speaker 2>I will help you. Let me be a part of this.

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<v Speaker 2>And then nobody replied to her straight away because you

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<v Speaker 2>were too busy. And then she wrote another email and

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<v Speaker 2>then another email, and I was like, persistence really does

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<v Speaker 2>pay off. And then obviously the rest is history. We

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<v Speaker 2>met and she's amazing. But I can absolutely test to

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that you were somebody who really goes after

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<v Speaker 2>what you want in life.

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<v Speaker 3>I was encouraged by a friend to be that way,

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<v Speaker 3>and I really appreciate that she did that because it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't like in my personality type to kind of keep persisting,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I was like, I don't want to annoy them,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, blah blah blah. But it did work out

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<v Speaker 3>for me. And also I struck while the iron was hot,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was like, hey, I know that, like there

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<v Speaker 3>are people who can edit podcast there's a bunch of

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<v Speaker 3>people who can edit podcasts. But I have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of similarities with you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm also slightly insane and I reckon we'll get along great,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, I can be a dog sitter all

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<v Speaker 2>the things that you do that are extras.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, now I'm coming on your honeymoon, Laura. I actually

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<v Speaker 3>did something really fucking stupid. Have you ever ruined a

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<v Speaker 3>TV show for someone without meaning to? Like? I know

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<v Speaker 3>some people deliberately drop spoilers and they kind of act

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<v Speaker 3>like assholes. This was an accidental one, But have you

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<v Speaker 3>ever done it?

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<v Speaker 2>I can't know. Nothing comes to mind, like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think I've intentionally ever done it. I'm sure I've done

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<v Speaker 2>it with Matt many a times where I've been like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh my god, did you see this? And He's like,

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<v Speaker 2>what the fuck is wrong with you?

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<v Speaker 3>So I did it really really badly for one of

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<v Speaker 3>our life as the other day. So I was messaging

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<v Speaker 3>a girl named Molly on the Life on Cut Instagram.

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<v Speaker 3>She might not have actually known that it was me

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<v Speaker 3>that she was messaging, because it can be any of us.

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<v Speaker 3>And we were talking about anxiety, and then she kind

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<v Speaker 3>of led into something and the last bit of her

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<v Speaker 3>message said maybe watching too much true crime and Blacklist.

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<v Speaker 3>Blacklist is a show on Netflix. It's got eight seasons

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<v Speaker 3>of the show, right, and there's like twenty something episodes

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<v Speaker 3>per season, so there's a lot of content in my family,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the one show that every single one of us watch,

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<v Speaker 3>so we text about it in the group chat whenever

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<v Speaker 3>new episodes are out, and we kind of discuss it

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<v Speaker 3>and one of the characters in the show, it's a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of a like who are they really scenario

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<v Speaker 3>and that plays out over the entire course of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>And I naively assume that because she'd mentioned she must

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<v Speaker 2>know the answer she has the ending.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, dear, so why I sent a message and I said,

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<v Speaker 3>can I ask? Because I fight about this with my family?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think X character I'm not gonna give it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna do it to more people seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>vodka Now, if this is how Life Unkart got canceled,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think.

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<v Speaker 3>Character X is why? And I said, I fight about

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<v Speaker 3>this with my family, this is what my brother thinks,

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<v Speaker 3>this is what my sister in law thinks. Blah blah,

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<v Speaker 3>blah blah blah. And she's shotten back. She's like, you're

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<v Speaker 3>actually probably way ahead of me. I'm only in season one,

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<v Speaker 3>but I can ask my mom.

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<v Speaker 2>Because she's up to date. Bless.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so sorry, Molly, I really fucked it for you.

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<v Speaker 3>I've just ruined another seven seasons of content for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think she's gonna like, want to watch it now?

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<v Speaker 2>Or do you think that that's it done? Is there

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<v Speaker 2>any point if you know the ending? Well, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>to be fair, you don't know the ending. You don't necessarily, but.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got a big hint as to what I think

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<v Speaker 3>the character is or who I think the character.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that there's a lesson that we can all

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<v Speaker 2>learn in this, and that it's never assumed because it

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<v Speaker 2>makes an ass of you and me.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm really bad for that ruined, Like genuinely, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know how many hundreds of hours of content I've

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<v Speaker 3>just ruined for you.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to answer some pretty actually, I really

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<v Speaker 2>love today's questions for asking cut anyone who's written in

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<v Speaker 2>a question, thank you. We have maybe four, who knows

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<v Speaker 2>what we got time for really good questions. Before we

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<v Speaker 2>get into that, I wanted to bring up something which

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<v Speaker 2>was I think such a feel good article that's been

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<v Speaker 2>going around a feel good moment, if you will, and

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<v Speaker 2>that is to do with Lewis Capaldi. I'm sure Britt

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<v Speaker 2>will be so jealous because she is truly obsessed with

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<v Speaker 2>this man, and it's to do with his performance at

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<v Speaker 2>the Glastonbury Festival on last weekend. You may be across this,

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<v Speaker 2>but Lewis Capaldi he has taken some time off recently,

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<v Speaker 2>off performing because he has and suffers with Tourette syndrome.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he also was taking time off for his own

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<v Speaker 2>mental health that he made the commitment that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to come back and perform at Glastonbury. He did

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<v Speaker 2>that on the weekend, and halfway through his performance he

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<v Speaker 2>stopped and said, everyone, I'm in my voice a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit here, and by that what actually was happening was

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<v Speaker 2>that his tics were becoming too profound for him to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to mask them and to stop them from

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<v Speaker 2>coming out. He asked the audience to support him and

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<v Speaker 2>to like sing the songs as loudly as they possibly could,

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<v Speaker 2>to sing along with him, and there was this really

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful moment of almost like camaraderie of the audience, this

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<v Speaker 2>entire huge stadium lifting him up.

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<v Speaker 3>See. I didn't know that he had asked I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>see in the video that he had asked them to sing,

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<v Speaker 3>So I thought, I mean, Lewis has been really open

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<v Speaker 3>about his turettes. He's done a Netflix documentary. I know,

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<v Speaker 3>I also listened to an episode of him on the

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<v Speaker 3>podcast The Diary of a CEO where he was really

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<v Speaker 3>I know this word gets thrown around so much, but

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<v Speaker 3>very candid about it. He kind of just was like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>this is what it is, and it scares the shit

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<v Speaker 3>out of me that this is going to get worse

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<v Speaker 3>as I get older. He's only like twenty six years old,

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<v Speaker 3>like he's quite young to be at the level that

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<v Speaker 3>he is out of stardom. I didn't realize he had

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<v Speaker 3>indicated to the crowd that that's what was going on.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought that they just, you know, everyone kind of

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<v Speaker 3>knows about this. If you're watching Louie Capaldi perform, you've

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<v Speaker 3>probably either seen the documentary or heard about it at least.

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<v Speaker 3>So I thought the crowd kind of just like, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>we know what's going on. Let us be a part

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<v Speaker 3>of this and let us like lift you.

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<v Speaker 2>So what he said was, I'm going to be honest everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm starting to lose my voice up here, but

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to keep on going and we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>go on to the end. I just need you all

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<v Speaker 2>to sing with me as loud as you can, if

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<v Speaker 2>that's okay, And I just think honestly, sometimes I get

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<v Speaker 2>on here and I have a ran, but I just

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<v Speaker 2>thought this was such a beautiful moment. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things I loved about this. Now there's other parts

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to unpack in a second, but one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things I loved about this is that for me

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<v Speaker 2>growing up, and I think when I was in my

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<v Speaker 2>early twenties, the only reference I had to Turett syndrome

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<v Speaker 2>at the time, the very first time it ever came

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<v Speaker 2>into my understanding in my psyche was off the back

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<v Speaker 2>of Juice Bigelow. I don't know if you guys even

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<v Speaker 2>remember that movie. It was a complete comedy skit. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the characters in the movie had Turett's and it

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<v Speaker 2>was making fun of the condition. And I think that

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<v Speaker 2>was the very first time that I knew it even existed.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew what ticks were, but I didn't know that

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<v Speaker 2>there was actual name for having turettes. Now, to see

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<v Speaker 2>someone who is so incredible and who is so accomplished

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<v Speaker 2>and is so widely loved being able to stand up

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<v Speaker 2>there on stage and say this is me. And even

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<v Speaker 2>though he wasn't a period of bad mental health and

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<v Speaker 2>he was taking time off because his ticks were becoming

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<v Speaker 2>more profound and they have been impacting his ability to perform.

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<v Speaker 2>He still was like, I'm going to do this and

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't able to make it through the entire show without

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<v Speaker 2>that becoming present, and instead of him walking off or

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<v Speaker 2>making an excuse or not, you know, actualizing it head on,

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<v Speaker 2>he was able to really address that. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>it really reflects just how much platforming people who have

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<v Speaker 2>neuroadavergencies and representation is becoming way more visible.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they do say that ticks for people who

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<v Speaker 3>stuffer with tourettes, they get a lot more severe when

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<v Speaker 3>you're in periods of like high anxiety or excitement or

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<v Speaker 3>basically anything that would be to do with performing. It

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<v Speaker 3>actually makes me question how much was he struggling before

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<v Speaker 3>the whole world knew about this. That they can go

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<v Speaker 3>up and down with the severity of them. But he's

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<v Speaker 3>been performing for years, and I wonder how long he

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<v Speaker 3>actually suffered silently. Do you know what, I would be

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<v Speaker 3>very interested to know if he kept it a secret

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<v Speaker 3>because of record labels, because if you are signing an

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<v Speaker 3>artist that you know is likely not going to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to perform live shows in X amount of years

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<v Speaker 3>because of a condition that they have no control over

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<v Speaker 3>that there is currently no cure over. Did he keep

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<v Speaker 3>this quiet? I'm not saying he kept it a secret,

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<v Speaker 3>but did he not speak about it as publicly in

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<v Speaker 3>fear of Well, this could really impact my career because

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<v Speaker 3>most of the money that artists make four record labels

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<v Speaker 3>comes off of the back of live performing. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's very interesting to consider. I'm not saying that

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<v Speaker 3>that's necessarily the case. I don't even know who he

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<v Speaker 3>signed with, but I think it's a question that would

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<v Speaker 3>be very interesting to ask an artist who had tarets

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<v Speaker 3>that was more up and coming, Hey, are you going

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<v Speaker 3>to speak about this publicly because you could risk actually

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<v Speaker 3>not getting signed? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think there would be so many reasons why

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<v Speaker 2>people who have different neurological conditions choose to keep it

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<v Speaker 2>to themselves. One of them is just for their own privacy.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it necessarily has to be because they

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<v Speaker 2>feel as though that their career would be impacted, although

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying I do think that would absolutely be

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<v Speaker 2>a motivating factor. But what this does is having the

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<v Speaker 2>visibility on such a humongous scale, having someone stand out

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<v Speaker 2>there and say I have turets, this is what I

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<v Speaker 2>struggle with in my life. For me, I just think

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<v Speaker 2>about what that does for all the kids out there

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<v Speaker 2>who have that, who struggle with that, who get bullied

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<v Speaker 2>in school because their peers don't have the tolerance or

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<v Speaker 2>the understanding, And I just think about what that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to do in the long term. However, I also and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, let's not focus on the negatives, but I

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<v Speaker 2>want to bring out something that you said when I

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<v Speaker 2>was talking to you about this Keiche. There has been

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<v Speaker 2>this outpouring on social media on Twitter of people saying

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<v Speaker 2>how brave he is for standing up there and doing this,

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<v Speaker 2>how incredible it is, what a moment in time, what

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<v Speaker 2>this is doing, and what it's going to achieve for

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<v Speaker 2>mental health and for representation of people who have turets.

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<v Speaker 2>You brought up a really great point on this casion.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, yeah, I fucking agree.

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<v Speaker 3>And I was a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I was literally like I don't want to ride on

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<v Speaker 2>your parade because I was like, this is so beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>It almost made me cry when I first read it,

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<v Speaker 2>because I was like, good, I'm so glad that this

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<v Speaker 2>has happened for him, and I'm glad that the response

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<v Speaker 2>was so positive. But you're I mean, you had a

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<v Speaker 2>really great take on it.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I do agree wholeheartedly. I think it was a

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful display of humanity and kindness, and that's not exactly

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<v Speaker 3>what I think it was. I think it was kindness

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<v Speaker 3>that people were like, we recognize what's going on, let's

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<v Speaker 3>do this together. God, I feel like such a negative

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<v Speaker 3>Nancy saying this. Some of the comments I thought were

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<v Speaker 3>very patronizing, Hannah, and I think that there is definitely

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<v Speaker 3>an element of ableism. I mean, I think a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the comments that were coming across social media TikTok, quit, Instagram,

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<v Speaker 3>they were well intended, and I very much recognized that

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<v Speaker 3>these people are thinking that they're saying something with a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of kindness, but I think there is an element

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<v Speaker 3>of patronizing language to it. Some examples, what he has

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<v Speaker 3>done for awareness, he has put his career on the line.

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<v Speaker 3>He's my hero. He gave it to go, well done.

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<v Speaker 2>He did not give it a go. He is a superstar.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows exactly how to do his career.

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<v Speaker 3>I get what they mean. I get that they're like,

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<v Speaker 3>this is really fucking courageous because if I were in

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<v Speaker 3>that position, I don't know if I would do that.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if I would have the courage to

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<v Speaker 3>do that where I could potentially be in a position

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<v Speaker 3>where I'm not able to do my job and there

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<v Speaker 3>are millions of people watching me do that. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if I'm courageous enough to do that. But I

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<v Speaker 3>just think we've got to be really careful with the

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<v Speaker 3>language that we use when we talk about disability. And

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I speak about this as someone who doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>suffer from a disability. Some of the comments I read,

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<v Speaker 3>I was just a bit like, Oh, I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>how I'd feel if that was me reading that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. I also think when I read them, I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes it infantizes. Sometimes it's like you did so well,

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<v Speaker 2>well done, so brave. And I guess the point to

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<v Speaker 2>this is, wouldn't it be nice to get to a

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<v Speaker 2>point in society where somebody stands up on stay Age

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<v Speaker 2>has Turette's has an episode where there in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of a song and they experience ticks, and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>seen as brave. It's seen as that's normal, that's okay

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<v Speaker 2>for them, and yes, maybe it falters their voice the

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<v Speaker 2>song's not exactly how it would be on the album,

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<v Speaker 2>all that sort of stuff, but it's not seen as

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<v Speaker 2>bravery by representing themselves and being able to be who

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<v Speaker 2>they are, it's still instills that there is some shame,

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<v Speaker 2>that there is some stigma.

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<v Speaker 3>Completely and that's what I mean because it is a

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<v Speaker 3>dudble edged sword. So it's like you're brave being you,

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<v Speaker 3>but like, we don't get to the point of complete

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<v Speaker 3>acceptance and this being normalized more words that are used

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<v Speaker 3>way too much, but we don't get to that point

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<v Speaker 3>unless we see videos like this, So I do understand

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<v Speaker 3>me kind of saying there's another way that you can

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<v Speaker 3>view the commentary around this. It's a little bit of

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<v Speaker 3>like stuck between a rock and a hard place, because

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<v Speaker 3>how do we get to that point without the visibility,

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<v Speaker 3>But we need to praise the visibility for more people

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<v Speaker 3>to feel comfortable coming out and doing it. So it's

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<v Speaker 3>like it's it's a kind of I just it feels

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<v Speaker 3>a little murky to me. And I think he is

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<v Speaker 3>so incredible. I think he is one of the best

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<v Speaker 3>singer song that I've ever listened to. He did put

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<v Speaker 3>a big statement out on Instagram. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 3>read the whole thing because it's quite long, but if

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<v Speaker 3>you want to check it out, it's on his Instagram

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<v Speaker 3>at Lewis Capaldi. One of the lines and it said, Look,

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that this probably won't come as a surprise

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't make it any easier to write. But I'm very

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<v Speaker 3>sorry to let you know I'm going to be taking

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<v Speaker 3>a break from touring for the foreseeable future. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's really wonderful that, you know, he's just able

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<v Speaker 3>to be so honest about this and say, hey, I

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<v Speaker 3>need to prioritize my health right now, I need to

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<v Speaker 3>take some time away. And I think that we are

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<v Speaker 3>becoming a lot better with accepting when people prioritize their

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<v Speaker 3>mental health over their career or their job, especially when

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<v Speaker 3>they're as good at it as what he is.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, well, before we get into answering all you're

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<v Speaker 2>deeply dark and you're burning questions. It is time for

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<v Speaker 2>vibe and unsubscribe. And Kisha has the whole thing in

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<v Speaker 2>her notes, so she's like so excited because it's about

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred, but what is your top of the vibe?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>I got so many I know you We could do

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<v Speaker 3>a whole episode on all my vibes. At the moment,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to focus on traveling ones because I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>away in two days.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not on spoiling episodes of TV series with people.

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<v Speaker 3>So sorry, more my.

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<v Speaker 2>Vibe is ruining other people's enjoyment of TV shows.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so sorry. So I heard this packing tip from

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<v Speaker 3>my friend Joe, who works on the bidiq podcast, and

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<v Speaker 3>I just thought it was genius. She said, if ever

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<v Speaker 3>you're going on a holiday with someone, you know how

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<v Speaker 3>like since COVID, everyone's bags are getting lost. It's a thing.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why everyone's bought air tags.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true. Actually, my bag's got lost when we went

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<v Speaker 2>to Rockampton. Forgot about that.

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<v Speaker 3>She said, if you're traveling with anyone can be a friend, partner,

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<v Speaker 3>a kid, whatever, put a change of clothes in the

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<v Speaker 3>other person's bag in case one of the bags gets lost,

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<v Speaker 3>so when you get to your destination, you'll still have

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<v Speaker 3>something to change into. Like for me, I'm flying over

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<v Speaker 3>to Europe. The climate's going to be really different, and

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<v Speaker 3>so I'm gonna put some swimmers and address in tod

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<v Speaker 3>Lauren's bag. Yeah, which does bring me to my unsubscribe. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>there is more air tags are too expensive. Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure that if I actually looked on the internet there

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<v Speaker 3>would be more affordable options. But I'm a basic bitch

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<v Speaker 3>who loves Apple product, and everyone's talking about, oh, get

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<v Speaker 3>an air tag because then if your bag gets lost,

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<v Speaker 3>at least you can track it and you can tell

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<v Speaker 3>them where it is. I bought them. They're fifty dollars each.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even necessary.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't even recharge them. You have to get a

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<v Speaker 3>battery for them, Like you know how you had a watch,

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<v Speaker 3>like a battery and a watch. Yes, are you joking?

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<v Speaker 3>I hope fifty dollars for a very simple GPS tracker.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pissed off.

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<v Speaker 2>Son't wait. The air tag is one that you can

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<v Speaker 2>make a beep, right, so like if you you can't

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<v Speaker 2>find it, you can Because like I was watching someone's

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<v Speaker 2>TikTok recently and a woman had attached to their child

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<v Speaker 2>and anytime they kid us running around, I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I should get an air tag. So basically, her

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<v Speaker 2>two children a running around the house and anytime she

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<v Speaker 2>wanted them to come to her, she like pressed the

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<v Speaker 2>button and it would beep and the kids would come.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like this is great obedience training, and

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<v Speaker 2>so why I would have Mom's dog.

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<v Speaker 3>That's full conditioning of your child that you beep it

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<v Speaker 3>and it comes your.

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<v Speaker 2>Child's twenty years old and like they've been conditioned their

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<v Speaker 2>whole life. Anytime they hear any beeping, they're like, mah,

0:19:58.720 --> 0:20:02.920
<v Speaker 2>trauma responds. Anyway, apparently it's really bad. Don't do that,

0:20:03.000 --> 0:20:06.720
<v Speaker 2>because apparently air tags are really easy to hack. So

0:20:06.840 --> 0:20:09.080
<v Speaker 2>if somebody it, it's a whole thing. I was watching

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<v Speaker 2>this TikTok and then he went into the comments section.

0:20:10.680 --> 0:20:12.159
<v Speaker 2>I was like, that is a deep dark part of

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<v Speaker 2>the web. Just don't put our tags in your kids.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not that worried if someone tracks my bag, to

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<v Speaker 3>be honest, although I do think it's weird like airports.

0:20:19.000 --> 0:20:22.080
<v Speaker 3>This is a tangent, but stay with me. So they're

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<v Speaker 3>so streaked on, like you got to keep your bag

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<v Speaker 3>with you when you know you got to keep all

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<v Speaker 3>your things on you. Any unattended baggage, call security immediately,

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<v Speaker 3>blah blah blah. The second you get off the plane

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<v Speaker 3>and they just popp all your bags on the thing

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<v Speaker 3>and they're like cool, free for all, Take the.

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<v Speaker 2>One that's yours, Like it's only when you enter, but

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<v Speaker 2>when you exit it's fine.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't give a shit. I'm like, anyone could walk

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<v Speaker 3>in off the street and take a bat. You could

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<v Speaker 3>literally go to the airport and just walk into arrivals

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<v Speaker 3>and take people's bags. Like, what, how is that a thing?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure that people do that. I'm sure that that

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<v Speaker 2>is a thing. If you are, if you're looking for

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<v Speaker 2>something new this winter, to the arrivals terminal at Sydney. Yeah,

0:21:02.600 --> 0:21:06.240
<v Speaker 2>great suitcase. You'd always pick the expensive suitcase, wouldn't you. Yeah, yeah,

0:21:06.560 --> 0:21:08.240
<v Speaker 2>all the one that's gone around a couple of times,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know that person's definitely in the toilet. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get into the questions.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, question number one for you laws. My partner and

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<v Speaker 3>I have been together for almost four years and it

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<v Speaker 3>hasn't always been perfect, but we've always managed to work

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<v Speaker 3>through our issues. In the last four months, we have

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<v Speaker 3>had somewhat unexpectedly, had to do long distance because of

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<v Speaker 3>our jobs. This has uncovered some issues in the relationship

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<v Speaker 3>that we have argued about and tried to patch up.

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<v Speaker 3>We went away on a two week holiday and everything

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<v Speaker 3>was great. We connected well and we spoke about the

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<v Speaker 3>difficulties that we had had. Now we are three weeks

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<v Speaker 3>into doing long distance again, and my partner is being distant,

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<v Speaker 3>not communicating well and tells me that he is unhappy

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<v Speaker 3>and worn out by the relationship. He said he doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>enjoy being in a long distance relationship and he doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>like the relationship. Now as it is, we have two

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<v Speaker 3>more months of long distance left. Is it just the

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<v Speaker 3>distance or does it reflect bigger issues in the relationship

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<v Speaker 3>And if a relationship cannot survive a six month stint

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<v Speaker 3>of long distance, is this the right relationship at all?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I feel like there's too many variables to give

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<v Speaker 2>a solid answer to this. There's too many variables because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that people like some people struggle with

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<v Speaker 2>doing long distance and it doesn't mean that there is

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<v Speaker 2>an issue with the relationship. Some people struggle with long

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<v Speaker 2>distance because there is an issue with the relationship, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's highlighted those things. And it's really hard to give

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<v Speaker 2>a black and white answer without knowing all of the

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<v Speaker 2>details and knowing exactly what it is your partner's experiencing

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<v Speaker 2>and feeling just with the long distance stuff. Okay, if

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to say, what would I do. If

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<v Speaker 2>I was you, I would ride out the next two months.

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<v Speaker 2>If you seem to be happy when you're together and

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<v Speaker 2>everything is fine, I would just put aside that the

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<v Speaker 2>next eight weeks are going to be quite hard, especially

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<v Speaker 2>if he is not communicating well, not showing up in

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<v Speaker 2>the way that he normally does when you're together. That

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<v Speaker 2>if you're now going to be, you know, back in

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<v Speaker 2>the same spot and you're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>give your relationship a red hot crack, I would probably

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<v Speaker 2>give it an eight week grace period, which I know

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<v Speaker 2>will be very, very, very very hard, because eight weeks

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<v Speaker 2>when you're not happy is like a fucking lifetime. It

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<v Speaker 2>really is. But I don't think that you should make

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<v Speaker 2>any long term decisions about your relationship to resolve something

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<v Speaker 2>that is a short term issue. So eight weeks is

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty short term problem, and making a definitive decision

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<v Speaker 2>that could end the relationship, I think maybe pulling the

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<v Speaker 2>trigger too early. But I would want to ask, like,

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<v Speaker 2>why when you're not together. Is that when the relationship

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<v Speaker 2>starts to unravel. Is it because there's codependency issues there?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it because he's not consistent with his behavior? Is

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<v Speaker 2>it because you are not able to communicate properly. I

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<v Speaker 2>think you have to really unpack the why is it

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<v Speaker 2>great when you're together, and the why does everything unravel

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<v Speaker 2>when you're not in front of him? And is it

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<v Speaker 2>a case that he's a bit out of sight out

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<v Speaker 2>of mind, And if that is the reality, if he

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<v Speaker 2>is someone who only puts his attention on people who

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<v Speaker 2>are directly in front of him, then I would say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a way bigger issue in terms of how you

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<v Speaker 2>guys are going to go long term, because what does

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<v Speaker 2>that mean in the future if he goes away for

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<v Speaker 2>an extended time or you have to do long distance.

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<v Speaker 2>Part of me thinks that a healthy relationship would have

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<v Speaker 2>a stable foundation if you were to have to do

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<v Speaker 2>a long distance stint. But I don't want to under

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<v Speaker 2>sell how challenging long distance can be for so many people,

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<v Speaker 2>and there are some relationships that really really struggle in

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<v Speaker 2>that but would also thrive if they were together. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that it's a black and white thing

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<v Speaker 2>that you can just say, well, because we've done six

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<v Speaker 2>months and it hasn't been great, maybe the relationship is

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<v Speaker 2>not worth fighting for.

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<v Speaker 3>I actually feel exactly the same in the sense that

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think that it's necessarily a deal breaker because

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<v Speaker 3>I think a lot of people, you know, depending on

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<v Speaker 3>what your love languages are or how you actually feel

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<v Speaker 3>loved in a relationship, a lot of people require that

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<v Speaker 3>physical touch. They require that close physical connection.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, especially if it's how you feel loved.

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<v Speaker 3>And also if you've been together for four years, that's

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<v Speaker 3>how you guys have grown together, like you've actually gotten

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<v Speaker 3>used to that, and so all of a sudden, you're

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<v Speaker 3>kind of expecting that your relationship will have this very

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<v Speaker 3>very very different dynamic but remain the same. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think the only thing that you might need to question

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<v Speaker 3>is like it sounds a little bit like he's not

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<v Speaker 3>prioritizing communication while you're separated, and he probably just assumes

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<v Speaker 3>it's going to be as easy as when you're actually together,

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<v Speaker 3>which it's not. Like when you're in a long distance relationship,

0:25:18.160 --> 0:25:20.960
<v Speaker 3>you really have to carve out that time to FaceTime

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<v Speaker 3>to check in on the other person and to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that connection stays there. I think in my own life,

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<v Speaker 3>there are certain people that I would have been able

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<v Speaker 3>to be in distance relationships before and have been, and

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<v Speaker 3>then there are certain people that I just wouldn't it

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't thrive in that way. But that doesn't mean that

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<v Speaker 3>that person is, you know, a worst partner. I just

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<v Speaker 3>think that that's the dynamic of for the relationship. So

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<v Speaker 3>I agree. I reckon if you feel like you're able

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<v Speaker 3>to stick it out for the two months and just say, look,

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<v Speaker 3>there is an end date on this, let's give it

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<v Speaker 3>a go, and like, let's just keep trucking along and

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<v Speaker 3>then when things go back to normal, how are used

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<v Speaker 3>to it? You can reassess how you feel then totally.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think if he's you know, if you're back

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<v Speaker 2>together and then he's still saying, ah, I don't feel

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<v Speaker 2>the same because the long distance has changed things. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>than massive red flag. I believe the things that he's

0:26:06.600 --> 0:26:09.479
<v Speaker 2>saying to you. But if you're able to do that

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<v Speaker 2>eight weeks, be back in the same place together and

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<v Speaker 2>be together and things click back into the way they

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<v Speaker 2>were your four year relationship, then I think that that's

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty clear indication that you guys are great together,

0:26:19.440 --> 0:26:21.920
<v Speaker 2>you're just not great at long distance. But I think

0:26:21.920 --> 0:26:23.840
<v Speaker 2>that there's way more things to ask yourself as well,

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<v Speaker 2>like what are the jobs that you're doing? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>guys working different hours. Is he working crazy long hours

0:26:29.200 --> 0:26:32.159
<v Speaker 2>and therefore doesn't have the time or the energy to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to put into the relationship that he normally would.

0:26:35.040 --> 0:26:37.040
<v Speaker 2>Are you really insecure when he's not there? So you're

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<v Speaker 2>seeking a lot more validation that you wouldn't normally have

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<v Speaker 2>to seek if you had a bit more clarity over

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<v Speaker 2>where he was, what he was doing when you're actually

0:26:44.359 --> 0:26:46.879
<v Speaker 2>living together. There's so many things that can make us

0:26:46.920 --> 0:26:49.720
<v Speaker 2>feel insecure when we had this dynamic shift in our

0:26:49.760 --> 0:26:53.000
<v Speaker 2>relationship and one person is physically away, because you know,

0:26:53.040 --> 0:26:55.120
<v Speaker 2>when they're in your company and they're in your life

0:26:55.119 --> 0:26:58.040
<v Speaker 2>every day, there's more stability and there's more safety, And

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<v Speaker 2>so I wonder, like what that's doing for you if

0:27:00.600 --> 0:27:03.600
<v Speaker 2>you have some codependency issues and stuff is there as well.

0:27:04.080 --> 0:27:06.800
<v Speaker 2>Just because some people are great and can manage long

0:27:06.840 --> 0:27:10.600
<v Speaker 2>distance and some people can't, doesn't mean that their relationship

0:27:10.640 --> 0:27:12.560
<v Speaker 2>is completely going to unravel and that they shouldn't be

0:27:12.560 --> 0:27:13.199
<v Speaker 2>with that person.

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<v Speaker 3>This actually reminds me of something that doctor Ali Walker

0:27:15.840 --> 0:27:18.920
<v Speaker 3>spoke about when you Guys interviewed her about connection types,

0:27:19.359 --> 0:27:22.000
<v Speaker 3>and she said that with her girlfriends, you know, they

0:27:22.119 --> 0:27:25.680
<v Speaker 3>chat all day long, but with her partner, like their

0:27:25.920 --> 0:27:28.240
<v Speaker 3>time together that she values the most is that kind

0:27:28.240 --> 0:27:31.040
<v Speaker 3>of quiet time where they're just in each other's presence.

0:27:31.720 --> 0:27:33.440
<v Speaker 3>And I feel as though that could be a little

0:27:33.480 --> 0:27:35.679
<v Speaker 3>bit of what's going on here. I think in general, like,

0:27:35.720 --> 0:27:37.920
<v Speaker 3>and this is a bit of a stereotype, but men

0:27:38.000 --> 0:27:42.040
<v Speaker 3>tend to not be as good communicators as what women do.

0:27:42.240 --> 0:27:43.919
<v Speaker 3>It's just the way that we're kind of conditioned. Like,

0:27:44.080 --> 0:27:45.359
<v Speaker 3>you know, we could pick up laur You and I

0:27:45.400 --> 0:27:46.960
<v Speaker 3>could pick up the phone and talk to each other

0:27:47.000 --> 0:27:48.760
<v Speaker 3>for an hour on the phone, and they'd be like.

0:27:48.720 --> 0:27:50.840
<v Speaker 2>Why did I call you again? We're always the supposed

0:27:50.880 --> 0:27:52.480
<v Speaker 2>to be talking about I had something to ask you

0:27:52.480 --> 0:27:55.000
<v Speaker 2>about work, but I fucking can't remember. But they do

0:27:55.119 --> 0:27:57.000
<v Speaker 2>know what happened on Black whatever it was called.

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<v Speaker 3>I just think that, you know, we kind of because

0:28:00.400 --> 0:28:03.840
<v Speaker 3>we can get used to having these connections with our girlfriends,

0:28:03.880 --> 0:28:06.480
<v Speaker 3>it doesn't necessarily mean that our romantic partners are going

0:28:06.520 --> 0:28:08.439
<v Speaker 3>to have that same level of communication.

0:28:08.560 --> 0:28:10.080
<v Speaker 2>Totally. The only thing I do want to say is

0:28:10.080 --> 0:28:12.120
<v Speaker 2>like he's saying he can't get over the trauma from

0:28:12.119 --> 0:28:14.800
<v Speaker 2>the past four months. What the fuck happened? Like, what

0:28:14.880 --> 0:28:17.400
<v Speaker 2>did you guys do in this long distance relationship? I mean,

0:28:17.440 --> 0:28:20.480
<v Speaker 2>have you been arguing the whole time. Has it been

0:28:20.680 --> 0:28:22.400
<v Speaker 2>a case where you just can't see eye to eye

0:28:22.480 --> 0:28:24.920
<v Speaker 2>on things? I don't know. I mean, it is very

0:28:24.960 --> 0:28:28.119
<v Speaker 2>possible that this is the start of some big red flags,

0:28:28.240 --> 0:28:30.800
<v Speaker 2>especially if he's not able to move past the long distance.

0:28:31.119 --> 0:28:32.840
<v Speaker 2>But I think the only thing you can do in

0:28:32.880 --> 0:28:36.919
<v Speaker 2>this instance is give yourself eight more weeks and then reassess.

0:28:37.240 --> 0:28:39.200
<v Speaker 2>I think trying to make an assessment now when you're

0:28:39.240 --> 0:28:41.560
<v Speaker 2>still in the middle of this swamp is just is

0:28:41.680 --> 0:28:42.640
<v Speaker 2>gonna be bad for everyone.

0:28:42.760 --> 0:28:43.560
<v Speaker 3>I agree, all right.

0:28:43.680 --> 0:28:46.880
<v Speaker 2>Question number two? All right, Kigi, I have one for you,

0:28:46.920 --> 0:28:49.840
<v Speaker 2>and this one have a lot of feelings about it.

0:28:50.640 --> 0:28:53.480
<v Speaker 2>Should I be concerned if my new partner tells me

0:28:53.560 --> 0:28:56.680
<v Speaker 2>that he experimented with his sexuality when he was younger,

0:28:57.080 --> 0:29:00.760
<v Speaker 2>but claims he has quote unquote I ordered it out

0:29:01.120 --> 0:29:04.680
<v Speaker 2>and is now into women. Note I am not attracted

0:29:04.720 --> 0:29:07.400
<v Speaker 2>to bisexual people, and it puts me off a bit.

0:29:11.560 --> 0:29:12.760
<v Speaker 2>There's some feelings.

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<v Speaker 3>Firstly, I just want to say that using the term

0:29:15.320 --> 0:29:19.000
<v Speaker 3>sorted it out when you talk about sexuality is hugely problematic.

0:29:19.240 --> 0:29:20.920
<v Speaker 3>But I want to talk about this a little bit

0:29:20.920 --> 0:29:23.040
<v Speaker 3>more as a concept. And last night, when I was

0:29:23.080 --> 0:29:26.200
<v Speaker 3>reading through these questions, I actually really questioned whether I

0:29:26.240 --> 0:29:28.560
<v Speaker 3>was going to share this story completely honestly, because it's

0:29:28.560 --> 0:29:30.640
<v Speaker 3>something that I feel quite a deep sense of shame

0:29:30.720 --> 0:29:33.520
<v Speaker 3>for of how I initially reacted in the situation. But

0:29:33.560 --> 0:29:35.800
<v Speaker 3>I'm going to tell it, and I would ask that

0:29:35.840 --> 0:29:38.520
<v Speaker 3>you listen to the end before you make judgment of me.

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<v Speaker 3>When I was in my mid twenties, I was dating

0:29:41.480 --> 0:29:43.200
<v Speaker 3>a guy. It was going great. A couple of weeks

0:29:43.240 --> 0:29:46.560
<v Speaker 3>in and I found out that he had also experimented

0:29:46.640 --> 0:29:49.320
<v Speaker 3>with men in his past. I don't know whether he

0:29:49.360 --> 0:29:51.160
<v Speaker 3>was actually in a relationship with them, but I found

0:29:51.160 --> 0:29:53.920
<v Speaker 3>out that it was. There was like sexual exploration. And

0:29:54.000 --> 0:29:59.120
<v Speaker 3>MY initial reaction to that was very similar to yours,

0:30:00.040 --> 0:30:03.520
<v Speaker 3>and I found it a bit weird, and I had

0:30:03.520 --> 0:30:05.800
<v Speaker 3>to kind of sit and think about the fact that

0:30:05.840 --> 0:30:09.240
<v Speaker 3>I found it a bit icky. And the reason I

0:30:09.240 --> 0:30:11.720
<v Speaker 3>feel quite a lot of shame about that is because

0:30:12.120 --> 0:30:15.080
<v Speaker 3>I have learnt over the last you know, years, And

0:30:15.240 --> 0:30:17.040
<v Speaker 3>it was actually from a friend who called me out

0:30:17.120 --> 0:30:18.840
<v Speaker 3>at the time, and I'm really glad that she did.

0:30:18.880 --> 0:30:22.479
<v Speaker 3>This was that what that actually was was some pretty

0:30:22.560 --> 0:30:27.360
<v Speaker 3>deeply seated internalized homophobia. Yeah, and I think that this

0:30:27.440 --> 0:30:30.920
<v Speaker 3>actually exists a lot more than what we may realize.

0:30:30.960 --> 0:30:32.800
<v Speaker 3>Because if someone had come to me at that time

0:30:32.840 --> 0:30:35.080
<v Speaker 3>and said, are you a homophobic person? I would have

0:30:35.120 --> 0:30:38.560
<v Speaker 3>been like, absolutely not. Gay people live your best life, like,

0:30:38.640 --> 0:30:41.320
<v Speaker 3>of course I'm not homophobic. But when it came to

0:30:41.400 --> 0:30:45.800
<v Speaker 3>my own situation, I felt uncomfortable about being with a

0:30:45.840 --> 0:30:49.160
<v Speaker 3>man who had been with another man, and that, by definition,

0:30:49.400 --> 0:30:51.880
<v Speaker 3>is homophobic. And I sat on this and I thought

0:30:51.880 --> 0:30:53.720
<v Speaker 3>about it for a really long time. And I think

0:30:53.760 --> 0:30:56.920
<v Speaker 3>that for myself, I grew up in a pretty conservative

0:30:57.000 --> 0:31:01.120
<v Speaker 3>Pentecostal Christian environment and those value were instilled in me,

0:31:01.160 --> 0:31:03.959
<v Speaker 3>and I didn't realize that I actually hadn't grown past

0:31:04.120 --> 0:31:08.080
<v Speaker 3>those values being quite deep in my psyche. I think

0:31:08.120 --> 0:31:10.560
<v Speaker 3>that as we grew up, like I remember being in

0:31:10.640 --> 0:31:12.640
<v Speaker 3>high school, even in primary school, and people to tell

0:31:12.640 --> 0:31:15.160
<v Speaker 3>you things like, oh, that's so gay, like oh look

0:31:15.200 --> 0:31:17.240
<v Speaker 3>those guys interacting me to each other, that are so gay.

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:20.280
<v Speaker 3>And it wasn't until this moment in my mid twenties

0:31:20.320 --> 0:31:22.280
<v Speaker 3>where I really had to hold a mirror up to

0:31:22.320 --> 0:31:26.800
<v Speaker 3>myself and go, why do I have a problem with this?

0:31:26.960 --> 0:31:30.320
<v Speaker 3>Because I don't care who or how many women he

0:31:30.400 --> 0:31:34.800
<v Speaker 3>has been with. Why do I care about this, and

0:31:35.000 --> 0:31:37.640
<v Speaker 3>I course corrected. I didn't break up with the guy,

0:31:37.680 --> 0:31:40.240
<v Speaker 3>like we kept seeing each other for months, but it

0:31:40.280 --> 0:31:42.040
<v Speaker 3>was something that I really thought about for a long

0:31:42.080 --> 0:31:45.120
<v Speaker 3>time because I thought, Wow, I didn't even realize I

0:31:45.160 --> 0:31:48.080
<v Speaker 3>would have considered myself a pretty progressive person, and I

0:31:48.080 --> 0:31:49.959
<v Speaker 3>didn't realize that I had that inside of me, this

0:31:50.040 --> 0:31:52.760
<v Speaker 3>kind of like biphobia homophobia that was like almost like

0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:56.000
<v Speaker 3>a hangover from values that we had been brought up with.

0:31:56.520 --> 0:31:59.080
<v Speaker 2>I think the reality, though, is that so many people

0:31:59.200 --> 0:32:02.040
<v Speaker 2>don't know how they would react to something until they

0:32:02.120 --> 0:32:05.360
<v Speaker 2>put into that situation. And this is something that I

0:32:05.400 --> 0:32:07.840
<v Speaker 2>was having conversation with a girlfriend about recently, and we

0:32:07.840 --> 0:32:10.880
<v Speaker 2>were talking about it in terms of sex work, and

0:32:10.960 --> 0:32:12.600
<v Speaker 2>I know, like we've spoken about it so much on

0:32:12.640 --> 0:32:14.760
<v Speaker 2>the podcast, sex work is real work. It is not

0:32:14.760 --> 0:32:18.200
<v Speaker 2>something to be ashamed of. And then my friend brought up, well,

0:32:18.240 --> 0:32:21.240
<v Speaker 2>what would you say if male and Lola turned around

0:32:21.280 --> 0:32:23.440
<v Speaker 2>and said that they wanted to be sex workers? And

0:32:23.480 --> 0:32:29.320
<v Speaker 2>I was like, wow, that really challenges It challenges my thoughts,

0:32:29.480 --> 0:32:31.520
<v Speaker 2>and I'm really glad that that was brought up because

0:32:31.520 --> 0:32:32.920
<v Speaker 2>I was like, would it change the way I feel

0:32:32.920 --> 0:32:36.880
<v Speaker 2>about them? Absolutely not, But it definitely made me consider

0:32:36.960 --> 0:32:39.680
<v Speaker 2>my internal thoughts and my internal bias is a little

0:32:39.680 --> 0:32:41.480
<v Speaker 2>bit more. And I just firstly want to say, like

0:32:42.080 --> 0:32:45.400
<v Speaker 2>you sharing that cache, I understand your reservations, and I

0:32:45.440 --> 0:32:47.360
<v Speaker 2>think the one thing you can be so proud of

0:32:47.520 --> 0:32:50.640
<v Speaker 2>is to know that when you felt those feelings, that

0:32:50.720 --> 0:32:53.560
<v Speaker 2>you then course corrected and thought, Okay, well why and

0:32:53.600 --> 0:32:55.680
<v Speaker 2>where does this come from? Instead of just being like,

0:32:55.760 --> 0:32:58.080
<v Speaker 2>I'm not attracted to bisexual people. Because I think that

0:32:58.080 --> 0:33:02.040
<v Speaker 2>there's this like really great misconception that if you're bisexual

0:33:02.080 --> 0:33:05.160
<v Speaker 2>you can't be monogamous. Because you can't then you can't

0:33:05.160 --> 0:33:07.960
<v Speaker 2>be in love with one person and choose that one

0:33:08.000 --> 0:33:10.080
<v Speaker 2>person for you know, the rest of however long you

0:33:10.080 --> 0:33:12.120
<v Speaker 2>want to be with them, because you'll have this desire

0:33:12.160 --> 0:33:15.280
<v Speaker 2>and unfulfilled urge for someone else. And that is just

0:33:15.320 --> 0:33:18.600
<v Speaker 2>so monumentally wrong, because I mean, you can be heterosexual

0:33:18.640 --> 0:33:21.360
<v Speaker 2>and be monogamous to one person. You can be heterosexual

0:33:21.360 --> 0:33:24.160
<v Speaker 2>and be absolutely fucking useless at monogamy. We've all experienced

0:33:24.160 --> 0:33:26.520
<v Speaker 2>those people. And you can be bisexual and still be

0:33:26.560 --> 0:33:28.400
<v Speaker 2>able to be that. And so I think it's so

0:33:28.440 --> 0:33:32.240
<v Speaker 2>important to remember that just because somebody has a past,

0:33:32.400 --> 0:33:34.200
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't mean that it's going to impact their future

0:33:34.200 --> 0:33:36.800
<v Speaker 2>with you, and it also doesn't impact their sexual experiences

0:33:36.800 --> 0:33:39.520
<v Speaker 2>with you either. It is literally just their past.

0:33:40.160 --> 0:33:42.400
<v Speaker 3>It's interesting that that is exactly what you brought up

0:33:42.400 --> 0:33:44.120
<v Speaker 3>because the friend that called me out on it at

0:33:44.120 --> 0:33:48.880
<v Speaker 3>the time is bisexuals she's female, and I had initially said, well,

0:33:48.880 --> 0:33:50.880
<v Speaker 3>the reason I don't want to be with someone who's

0:33:51.040 --> 0:33:53.840
<v Speaker 3>bisexual is because I will never be able to fulfill

0:33:53.880 --> 0:33:54.880
<v Speaker 3>all of their desires.

0:33:55.160 --> 0:33:57.880
<v Speaker 2>What an insecurity that is? You know you won't be

0:33:57.920 --> 0:34:00.120
<v Speaker 2>able to be enough. I mean you may not be

0:34:00.280 --> 0:34:02.640
<v Speaker 2>enough as being a heterosexual. With a heterosexual, they might

0:34:02.640 --> 0:34:04.040
<v Speaker 2>want things that you don't want as well.

0:34:04.040 --> 0:34:07.000
<v Speaker 3>Of course, you can never be everything to someone totally.

0:34:07.080 --> 0:34:09.080
<v Speaker 3>And she was like, that's not how it works. If

0:34:09.120 --> 0:34:12.439
<v Speaker 3>you are if you're bisexual and you're in a monogamous relationship,

0:34:12.719 --> 0:34:17.319
<v Speaker 3>you're committing to that person. It really was an awakening

0:34:17.360 --> 0:34:19.560
<v Speaker 3>moment for me, and the reason I wanted to talk

0:34:19.560 --> 0:34:21.520
<v Speaker 3>about this is because I hope that right now I

0:34:21.520 --> 0:34:23.439
<v Speaker 3>can be that person for you, because I think that

0:34:23.560 --> 0:34:26.840
<v Speaker 3>in general, we are comfortable, or we've even bring condition

0:34:26.960 --> 0:34:29.120
<v Speaker 3>to think that it's like sexy and hot to have

0:34:29.200 --> 0:34:32.880
<v Speaker 3>female female bisexual interactions. But when the shoe is on

0:34:32.920 --> 0:34:36.919
<v Speaker 3>the other foot and it's a heterosexual woman looking at

0:34:36.960 --> 0:34:40.440
<v Speaker 3>a male who has experienced male male interactions, I think

0:34:40.520 --> 0:34:42.839
<v Speaker 3>that we still feel uncomfortable about it. And I really

0:34:42.880 --> 0:34:45.160
<v Speaker 3>think that we have such a huge way to go

0:34:45.280 --> 0:34:46.839
<v Speaker 3>in that sense. And the reason like, I don't want

0:34:46.880 --> 0:34:48.759
<v Speaker 3>to come down hard on you and be like you're

0:34:48.800 --> 0:34:51.880
<v Speaker 3>being homophobic, because, like I just said, I actually experienced

0:34:51.880 --> 0:34:54.640
<v Speaker 3>this exact same thing myself, So I don't want you

0:34:54.680 --> 0:34:57.480
<v Speaker 3>to feel as though I'm kind of like pointing at

0:34:57.480 --> 0:34:59.560
<v Speaker 3>you and being like you're a fucking terrible person. I

0:34:59.560 --> 0:35:02.120
<v Speaker 3>actually that we grew up with these values and we

0:35:02.320 --> 0:35:04.640
<v Speaker 3>just have them as a hangover now, but we need

0:35:04.680 --> 0:35:07.120
<v Speaker 3>to talk about it in order to actually move past them.

0:35:07.520 --> 0:35:10.120
<v Speaker 2>I mean ultimately. And I think it's a good one

0:35:10.120 --> 0:35:12.320
<v Speaker 2>to ask yourself if you've ever been in a situation,

0:35:12.400 --> 0:35:14.520
<v Speaker 2>and if you've ever, I mean, even if you haven't

0:35:14.560 --> 0:35:16.640
<v Speaker 2>been in the situation and you've just thought, oh, I

0:35:16.640 --> 0:35:18.319
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't want to be with a guy who's been with

0:35:18.360 --> 0:35:22.560
<v Speaker 2>a guy. It's such an incredibly judgmental way to approach

0:35:22.560 --> 0:35:25.400
<v Speaker 2>a relationship with someone. And I mean, yes, it is

0:35:25.440 --> 0:35:27.719
<v Speaker 2>okay for everyone to have types and for people to

0:35:28.000 --> 0:35:30.240
<v Speaker 2>pick and choose what they want sexually with their partners.

0:35:30.280 --> 0:35:33.000
<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying that you are supposed to be attracted

0:35:33.000 --> 0:35:35.320
<v Speaker 2>to everyone. We know that that's not the case. But

0:35:35.880 --> 0:35:38.680
<v Speaker 2>if somebody is coming to you and you are attracted

0:35:38.719 --> 0:35:40.799
<v Speaker 2>to them, and you are in a relationship with them,

0:35:40.920 --> 0:35:42.920
<v Speaker 2>and you do want to be with them, and the

0:35:43.000 --> 0:35:45.479
<v Speaker 2>only thing that's turned you off them is the fact

0:35:45.520 --> 0:35:47.960
<v Speaker 2>that they had or done something in the past that

0:35:48.120 --> 0:35:51.640
<v Speaker 2>is completely consensual that shouldn't be deemed as shameful, and

0:35:51.719 --> 0:35:53.520
<v Speaker 2>that we should be way more accepting of. I think

0:35:53.560 --> 0:35:56.600
<v Speaker 2>that says a lot more about your internal biases and

0:35:56.640 --> 0:35:59.759
<v Speaker 2>your internal judgment than what it does about that other

0:35:59.760 --> 0:36:02.120
<v Speaker 2>person and that other person's ability to be in the

0:36:02.160 --> 0:36:04.879
<v Speaker 2>relationship or to be committed to the relationships. I think

0:36:04.880 --> 0:36:06.480
<v Speaker 2>that that's like a really good take.

0:36:06.280 --> 0:36:08.600
<v Speaker 3>Home I think what you need to do in this

0:36:08.760 --> 0:36:10.399
<v Speaker 3>is you just need to sit and think about it

0:36:10.880 --> 0:36:14.879
<v Speaker 3>and think about maybe where these values have come from.

0:36:14.920 --> 0:36:17.040
<v Speaker 3>Because for me, that was actually something that made a

0:36:17.160 --> 0:36:21.360
<v Speaker 3>lot of sense to me. I was like, oh, actually,

0:36:21.480 --> 0:36:24.360
<v Speaker 3>I kind of get why I feel this way. I

0:36:24.440 --> 0:36:26.879
<v Speaker 3>just didn't realize that I hadn't undone some of that

0:36:27.520 --> 0:36:29.719
<v Speaker 3>kind of messaging that was put into me as a kid.

0:36:30.040 --> 0:36:33.719
<v Speaker 3>So yeah, look, you've got some sitting and thinking and

0:36:33.719 --> 0:36:36.319
<v Speaker 3>holding a mirror up to yourself to do. But don't

0:36:36.320 --> 0:36:38.800
<v Speaker 3>stop seeing this guy like you've said. Should I be concerned?

0:36:39.200 --> 0:36:45.040
<v Speaker 2>No? No easy answer. Okay. This last question comes off

0:36:45.080 --> 0:36:47.520
<v Speaker 2>the back of something that we spoke about last week.

0:36:47.640 --> 0:36:50.680
<v Speaker 2>We spoke about a bride who had specifically asked her friends,

0:36:50.880 --> 0:36:53.239
<v Speaker 2>not her bridesmaids. She'd asked her friends to organize the

0:36:53.320 --> 0:36:56.040
<v Speaker 2>hens for her. However, her friends were not invited to

0:36:56.080 --> 0:36:58.319
<v Speaker 2>her wedding and they were not bridesmaids. She had a

0:36:58.320 --> 0:37:00.879
<v Speaker 2>really small wedding. No one came except for like close

0:37:00.920 --> 0:37:04.120
<v Speaker 2>family and friends, but she created a Facebook group where

0:37:04.160 --> 0:37:07.440
<v Speaker 2>she asked other people to organize the hens for her

0:37:07.440 --> 0:37:09.720
<v Speaker 2>and also gave them really specific rules. It was wild.

0:37:10.280 --> 0:37:12.440
<v Speaker 2>This question came off the back of that. Okay, is

0:37:12.480 --> 0:37:14.400
<v Speaker 2>it weird to want to organize your own hands. I

0:37:14.440 --> 0:37:17.200
<v Speaker 2>have a bridesmaid who I love and I can't wait

0:37:17.280 --> 0:37:19.600
<v Speaker 2>to do all the wedding things together with her and

0:37:19.680 --> 0:37:22.160
<v Speaker 2>also party, But I also want to be in control

0:37:22.200 --> 0:37:24.040
<v Speaker 2>of what we do for my hens. Am I a

0:37:24.040 --> 0:37:26.600
<v Speaker 2>control freak? Or is it okay? If I just organize

0:37:26.640 --> 0:37:28.080
<v Speaker 2>my own hands and don't ask her.

0:37:28.360 --> 0:37:32.160
<v Speaker 3>Are you a control freak? Yes? Is it okay? Absolutely?

0:37:32.440 --> 0:37:34.520
<v Speaker 3>You are the dream of people like me.

0:37:35.000 --> 0:37:38.440
<v Speaker 2>People don't want to organize hens. It sucks. It's so bad.

0:37:38.600 --> 0:37:40.080
<v Speaker 3>Do you know how stressful it is to put the

0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:43.080
<v Speaker 3>down payment on accommodation and wait for people to trickle

0:37:43.120 --> 0:37:44.200
<v Speaker 3>in with their payments.

0:37:44.440 --> 0:37:47.200
<v Speaker 2>Yes, unless you are somebody who fucking loves a spreadsheet,

0:37:47.480 --> 0:37:50.720
<v Speaker 2>it is the worst job to do. My poor sister,

0:37:50.800 --> 0:37:52.319
<v Speaker 2>she did such a good job of my hands. She

0:37:52.360 --> 0:37:55.600
<v Speaker 2>did a phenomenal job of your hens. Loves organizing, loves

0:37:55.600 --> 0:37:58.000
<v Speaker 2>a spreadsheet, that girl, though. But I think you're actually

0:37:58.000 --> 0:38:00.000
<v Speaker 2>doing your friends a favor if you want it all,

0:38:00.040 --> 0:38:01.440
<v Speaker 2>organize your own hands. If you're going to take that

0:38:01.520 --> 0:38:02.879
<v Speaker 2>job and you're going to be like, look, I want

0:38:02.880 --> 0:38:04.400
<v Speaker 2>you to be there. I want you to do all

0:38:04.400 --> 0:38:06.640
<v Speaker 2>the wedding stuff, but I want to plan my hands

0:38:06.640 --> 0:38:08.319
<v Speaker 2>and you just have to show up and party. That

0:38:08.440 --> 0:38:12.360
<v Speaker 2>literally sounds like every bridesmaid's dream, every single one.

0:38:12.600 --> 0:38:16.319
<v Speaker 3>I'm laughing because often when these situations come up between you,

0:38:16.360 --> 0:38:20.720
<v Speaker 3>Britain and myself, we have personality traits that, surprise, surprise,

0:38:20.840 --> 0:38:23.000
<v Speaker 3>are in common and none of us are like type

0:38:23.000 --> 0:38:26.759
<v Speaker 3>A people. So the only way that I feel like

0:38:26.800 --> 0:38:30.279
<v Speaker 3>this could backfire is if your bride'smaids are type A

0:38:30.560 --> 0:38:34.200
<v Speaker 3>people and they want that control. They want to surprise you,

0:38:34.239 --> 0:38:37.080
<v Speaker 3>and they want to kind of prove that they can

0:38:37.200 --> 0:38:41.040
<v Speaker 3>throw the best surprise hens ever. But if they're not

0:38:41.200 --> 0:38:43.799
<v Speaker 3>like that, if they're like Laura and me, you are

0:38:43.920 --> 0:38:46.719
<v Speaker 3>doing like you're doing us a service. Can tell you

0:38:46.760 --> 0:38:48.640
<v Speaker 3>how I would bow down to you and be like,

0:38:48.760 --> 0:38:53.080
<v Speaker 3>thank you for alleviating me of this pressure and this responsibility.

0:38:53.160 --> 0:38:55.759
<v Speaker 2>Also, I'm like, I'm going to organize your hens two

0:38:55.760 --> 0:38:58.040
<v Speaker 2>weeks before the event kind of goal. So like, if

0:38:58.080 --> 0:38:59.960
<v Speaker 2>you want someone to organize it and have it done,

0:39:00.080 --> 0:39:02.120
<v Speaker 2>well do it yourself. Like isn't that the saying if

0:39:02.160 --> 0:39:04.480
<v Speaker 2>you want someone to do a job, well do it yourself. Yeah,

0:39:04.600 --> 0:39:06.520
<v Speaker 2>And I think that that's okay in this instance. I

0:39:06.640 --> 0:39:08.800
<v Speaker 2>truly look, I mean, is everyone going to be happy

0:39:08.800 --> 0:39:10.680
<v Speaker 2>with it? No? But if you're inviting Keisha and I

0:39:10.760 --> 0:39:12.000
<v Speaker 2>were going to be fucking thrilled.

0:39:13.920 --> 0:39:17.839
<v Speaker 3>I wonder if maybe the girl from last week who

0:39:18.000 --> 0:39:19.360
<v Speaker 3>had asked her friends who.

0:39:19.160 --> 0:39:21.319
<v Speaker 2>Maybe she should have organized her own.

0:39:21.440 --> 0:39:22.800
<v Speaker 3>She should have organized her own.

0:39:23.040 --> 0:39:24.920
<v Speaker 2>If you're going to have a wedding and not invite

0:39:24.960 --> 0:39:27.719
<v Speaker 2>anyone to it. I think it is your prerogative, Like

0:39:27.760 --> 0:39:30.120
<v Speaker 2>it's your job to organize the party that people can

0:39:30.120 --> 0:39:32.279
<v Speaker 2>then come to and celebrate. Do you know what? Okay,

0:39:32.320 --> 0:39:33.640
<v Speaker 2>just going back to the one last week I was

0:39:33.680 --> 0:39:36.240
<v Speaker 2>thinking about it, do you know what she's basically doing.

0:39:36.760 --> 0:39:39.320
<v Speaker 2>She's like, I had a wedding, it was very little,

0:39:39.400 --> 0:39:41.799
<v Speaker 2>no one was invited. She saved all her money, but

0:39:41.880 --> 0:39:44.240
<v Speaker 2>she still wanted to have like the big engagement party.

0:39:44.520 --> 0:39:46.520
<v Speaker 2>But she's just dressed it up as a hens and

0:39:46.560 --> 0:39:49.640
<v Speaker 2>being like, you organize it and you pay for it.

0:39:49.760 --> 0:39:51.879
<v Speaker 2>She's getting you to pay for her wedding. That's pretty

0:39:51.960 --> 0:39:54.120
<v Speaker 2>much what this is. You're paying for her wedding party.

0:39:54.360 --> 0:39:57.200
<v Speaker 3>The only thing about that situation last week that I

0:39:57.239 --> 0:39:59.560
<v Speaker 3>was like, oh, this could be the an exception to

0:39:59.600 --> 0:40:01.880
<v Speaker 3>the rule. Remember when COVID weddings had like five or

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<v Speaker 3>ten people, Yeah, that was shit. If it was because

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<v Speaker 3>of that, if it was like, hey, we eloped because

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<v Speaker 3>actually our family hate each other and we didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>there to be arguments at the wedding. That's why there

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<v Speaker 3>was only ten people. Organize the hands yourself, Yeah, organize

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<v Speaker 3>it yourself. But so cod weddings were like two years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Now there's been a lot of time to have your wedding.

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<v Speaker 3>I think like, maybe just be honest about that. Maybe

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<v Speaker 3>don't not say anything about the reasons why they weren't invited.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe give them a little context and they would be

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<v Speaker 3>a bit more understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>Communication and context. I really do feel like it's the

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<v Speaker 2>end of every single answer. We're always like, just communicate

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<v Speaker 2>and it will be better. How well, we haven't told

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<v Speaker 2>you that, but we just tell you to do it anyway. Guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That is pretty much it from us. We have some

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<v Speaker 2>amazing episodes coming out next week, even though we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be on a little VAKA. We have an episode

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<v Speaker 2>with our arch nemesis, Jesse Stevens, who we love. Jesse

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<v Speaker 2>is joining us on the pod and she's talking about

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<v Speaker 2>something that's really I mean, it's something we wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>an episode on for a really long time and something

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<v Speaker 2>that's very important to her, and that's vaginismus, because she

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<v Speaker 2>struggled with vaginismus throughout her entire adolescence, throughout her early twenties,

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<v Speaker 2>and she speaks about a really traumatic moment actually of

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<v Speaker 2>sexual violence that she experienced and that had a real

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<v Speaker 2>impact on her vaginismus and how she overcame it through

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<v Speaker 2>therapy and also through her new relationship, and she's just amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>We love her. Jesse Stevens from Mma MEA, even though

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<v Speaker 2>we want to beat them in the podcast towards I.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely love Jesse, But vaginismus was actually something that I

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<v Speaker 3>suffered with in my earlier twenties, and for very different

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<v Speaker 3>reasons to Jesse, Like I actually still to this day,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, I have no idea what brought that on.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in a long term relationship. But something about

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<v Speaker 3>it that I think a lot of women feel a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of shame about is that it actually really affected

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<v Speaker 3>our sex life because I was in a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>pain when we were having sex, and that made him

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<v Speaker 3>not want to do that because he loved me and

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<v Speaker 3>he didn't want me to be in pain, and so like,

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<v Speaker 3>our sex life was really affected by it. Anyway, Jesse

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<v Speaker 3>goes into so much more detail and she articulates it

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<v Speaker 3>much better than I could.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess the reason why it's an episode that

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<v Speaker 2>I think everyone will benefit from is because even though

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<v Speaker 2>not everybody experiences it, one in three women will experience

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<v Speaker 2>it in their lifetime, and so I think having an

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<v Speaker 2>understanding of what your friends or your sister or somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who is a vagina owner is going to go through

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<v Speaker 2>just gives you so much more ability to have empathy

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<v Speaker 2>for that. But that's coming out on Tuesday, and you

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<v Speaker 2>guys know the drill.

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<v Speaker 3>Tell your mom, tell you dad, tell your dog, tell

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<v Speaker 3>your friends just as well. So good now we miss herding.

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<v Speaker 3>I love her. Tell your mom, tell your dad, tell

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<v Speaker 3>you dog, tell your friends, and share the love, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Or you can just go on like review, subscribe all

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff we love.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go paridays. The Baba were named the Kaabaa