Ah. Mean Girls. The invisible thread that trauma bonds us together.

But, have you ever wondered why girls pit themselves against one another? Why is psychological warfare our weapon of choice? And what do the parents have to do with it? Turns out, they might be 50% of the equation.

Join us for a jam-packed conversation with leading expert on tween/teen girl development and teen parent life coach, Barb Steinberg, as she guides us through all of the inner workings of mean girls, human evolution, and the generational responsibility we carry to teach our kids how to understand anger and ways to point personal

pain toward growth and compassion.

Lastly, we’ll discover whether or not today's bully and victim are of the same kind, and why the landscape is dramatically different with the proliferation of phones and social media.

Buckle up SMV, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

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Find Barb Steinberg @barb.steinberg.parenting.girls and learn more about her teen/tween girl and parent coaching practice at barbsteinberg.com.

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I Shaved My Vag For This is hosted by Spotify.

Written and produced by Katie Thompson.

Podcast theme song and musical parodies composed and produced by Katie Thompson.

Welcome to a special, early release episode comin' in HOT and READY, live from Spotify Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Why early? Why now?

Because we didn't come this far.... to forget where we came from.

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This episode we're covering one of my favorite topics in the science of self-actualization. A silent, unbreakable superpower called: IDENTITY. It's the ultimate freedom.

What better time than now to recapture the importance of the values that define us, the life experiences that we've triumphed over and the characteristics we cherish about ourselves that we'll forever hold onto as sacred and true, no matter what the world around us looks like.

I'm honored to cover this topic today with the ever-inspiring and hilarious writer, comedian, and actress London Hughes ⁠@thelondonhughes⁠, best known for her breakout role in Fleabag and her hit Netflix comedy special, To Catch A D*ck. She's the first British black woman ever nominated for Best Comedy Show at the prestigious Edinburg Comedy Festival and most recently, she's published a page-turning memoire called Living My Best Life, Hun.

London joins us today to share all about her journey from the UK to Los Angeles, as she continues to defy all odds and triumph forward in her mission to transform cultural perception of race, gender and identity through media and comedic storytelling.

She's the embodiment of how leading from your truth can lead to a life and career of your dreams.

SMV, get ready. This is the episode to share and lift your friends up, to add to that playlist when you need a motivational ass-kicking-- one that you'll return back to for months and years to come.

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I Shaved My Vag For This is hosted by Spotify.

Written and produced by Katie Thompson.

Video editing by Atelier Nihel.

Podcast theme song and musical parodies composed and produced by Katie Thompson.

Welcome to The Menopause Matriarchy.

Just like any well-run, ruling system, we’re all about nurturing power, intergenerational authority and achieving systemic balance– So, what better way to do this, than by merging two perspectives on a single topic?

After last week’s episode, we’re clear on how genetics, nutrition and environment play a critical role in our menopausal journey and by establishing positive habits in our lifestyle (and incorporating things like hormone replacement therapy), we can approach this phase of life from a place of empowerment and medical understanding.

In this episode, you’ll join us for Part 2 as we head East on our trek toward peri and menopausal mastery.

Brooke Taylor of The Road in Austin, TX guides us on a new and often under represented perspective on menopause. She shares how this stage of life is actually treated as the most honorable and highly respected, as it is a time when women have achieved life mastery, gained wisdom and can turn to self-care as a tool for extending their lifespan.

We’ll cover eastern medicinal protocols like acupuncture, herbal medicine and breathwork and discuss the value of supplementing Western medicine using a natural, whole body approach.

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I Shaved My Vag For This is hosted by Spotify.

Written and produced by Katie Thompson.

Video editing by Atelier Nihel.

Podcast theme song composed and produced by Katie Thompson.