When we hit the road in August 2020, we knew we were in for the adventure of a lifetime. But what about the pieces of that adventure we *didn't* know we were in for? Well, we're about to tell you. In today's episode, we talk about the top 5 things each of us didn't expect with the RV lifestyle. And the fun part is, we reveal our top 5 things to each other for the first time live on the podcast.

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What We Didn't Expect with the RV Lifestyle

In this episode, Court shares her journey with alcohol and what life has been like since deciding to get sober in July of 2019. A year and a half in, she shares what it’s been like and whether she misses drinking or hasn’t looked back. We also share some of the dark times alcohol caused in our relationship and how we moved past it together. Oh…and listen to the end where we left in some outtakes of us being extremely annoyed with each other. Actual life with Beth and Court.

4. Sober at 31

There are phases we expect in life and ways our bodies will predictably change - we expect to grow boobs and armpit hair and at some point start fighting our first wrinkles. But we don't expect to lose every hair on our body at age 33 for no apparent reason. Today, we cover what it was like as Beth navigated a quick onset of alopecia universalis and how she adapted to become comfortable in her own skin, despite undergoing the biggest aesthetic shift in her life yet.

3. Losing All My Hair at 33

The old addage, "never judge a book by its cover," is a terrible rule in the marketing world, but it IS actually quite true of humans. You can never tell from the outside what someone is thinking, feeling or battling on the inside. Sometimes the most high-functioning, most bubbly, and seemingly happy people we know are fighting a battle that's largely hidden to the world. In today's episode, we open up for the first time about the impact that depression has had in our lives. 

S2 Ep 2 - The One Nobody Saw Coming

Last July, we took a hiatus from the podcast to sell everything and start a new life on the road in an RV, despite having zero prior experience. Now we're back and excited to share! Listen in as we describe our first 4 months and 9 states on the road in this extended episode to kick off the new season.

S2 Ep 1 - What It Was Like to Sell Everything and Hit the Road

You get us in rare form today. And by "rare" form, I mean - we're sleep deprived and giggly. We talk about, in real time, what we're not doing well in managing our stress of selling our home and moving into a travel trailer, and how we plan on fixing it in 5 steps. Tune in and see if you can relate.

37. How to Manage Stress

We share how far we've come with our budgeting game, what limiting beliefs held us back most of our lives, where we are now, how we can afford to live life on the road and the software that makes it all possible for us. If you wanna try the software we talk about allllll throughout this episode, click here and start a 30-day trial - hit us up if you want any help getting started ✌?

36. How to Afford a Lifestyle You Love

This week on the podcast, we’re having a very important conversation with our friend, Breana Demaray ? We have an open and honest conversation about what systemic racism looks like, what quiet racism sounds like and how even when we try our hardest, we’ll still get it wrong - and that’s ok. We want our platform to be a safe place that you can come alongside us and learn, in this case, how to be a better ally. We’re not going to look away anymore; we’re not going to brush past the injustice; we’re not going to hope that something changes - we’re going to lean in, feel the pain, and stand on the front lines of the fight that so many have fought before us. Tune in to hear our conversation and even some of the phrases WE used that were unintentionally hurtful. When we know better, we can do better ? (Catch extra resources on the show notes page) 

35. How to be a Better Ally

We dive into the news we've been teasing out all week on social media. We let you in on our upcoming plans and how we might possibly get to hang out in real life. Tune in ? Here are the resources we mention in the podcast: Keep Your Daydream Heath and Alyssa Forever Wild (song) 

34. Our Big Reveal!

How we began decluttering our house and what it feels like to shed "things" and physical reminders from the past, while still keeping the memories (and making some extra cash).

33. How to Declutter Your Life

Apologizing has become a default for many people, women in particular, but this episode - we challenge that norm and give you alternatives to apologizing for things that you don't need to be sorry about.

32. How to Stop Saying Sorry

Here's what we cover: Where the term "shirtstorm" comes from What Beth did in a moment of emotional overwhelm What Court resorted to frequently in times of emotional overwhelm How to tell when your brain has been hijacked by emotions The biology behind your emotional moments (it's science) The crazy technique Court learned that brings you out of an emotional response in really intense overwhelm A key to never living a LIFESTYLE of emotional shirtstorms What "corner people" are and what they must be willing to do And the mic check this episode is Whitney again...can you guess which song? We even tossed in some extra bloopers for you this time.

How to Navigate an Emotional Shirtstorm

We've all had to navigate tough situations and relationships, but what about when it's your own mom? No matter the condition of your childhood relationship with your mom, it changes when you become an adult. Your eyes open to a different perspective. Your appreciation may deepen for your mom, your differences may become even more obvious, and for some, you may even get to mend old wounds with the past behind you. We're here for all of it. The good, the bad and the ugly. This episode is listener inspired and we have a feeling that many of you may be able to relate.

31. Navigating a Changing Relationship with Your Mom

Sometimes we go through a lot of trouble in our relationships because we're different from each other and we haven't yet learned to identify what those differences are and how they play out. Find out what it means to be an internal processor, an external processor and how to ask for what you need to process in your OWN way.

Are you an internal or external processor?

This week, we're jammin' about what's giving us life right now and what's challenging us at the same time. Because the truth is, they can (and are) often one in the same. We cover 4 main topics: Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Autoimmune Protocol Diet BAMP (Becoming A Morning Person) The World's Shortest Newsletter 

29. What's Giving Us Life and Challenging Us Right Now

Grab a cup of coffee (or pre-workout like Beth), go on a walk, mow the lawn - we don't care what you're doing, just take us with you. We have conversations that "focus" on topics that'll help you break free from living a mundane life on autopilot. The word "focus" is used lightly because we're tangent-prone.

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