In this 10 minute post Mark and Jen come up with a new plan for Christmas that will make everybody happy. Well, maybe not everybody. They discuss breaking the holiday up into two separate events that both honors Christians while giving Santa-loving consumers a chance to celebrate.

In this 10 minute post Jen and Mark discuss stress around the holidays and why it tends to be sooo stressful for so many people. They talk about the dynamics of being around more family than usual and how that might lend itself to that stress. Jen opens the door to saying “no” to the family get-together.

In this 9 minute post Jen and Mark talk about dealing with low self-esteem and how many people struggle with how they feel about themselves. They discuss our tribal roots for why we are so concerned with what others think of us and they provide a tool for creating a more positive self-esteem. 

In this 10 minute post Mark and Jen reveal why they’re both judgmental and accepting of others. They talk about stereotypes and how we use them constantly in our daily lives. They propose the possibility that it’s part of our tendency for survival to judge others.

In this 10 minute post Jen and Mark discuss people’s tendency to be judgmental towards others and how we often tend to find ourselves doing the very thing that we judged somebody else for doing. They discuss how this might be a normal tendency and how experiences build empathy.

In this 10 minute post Jen and Mark talk about social media and its effectiveness in business and its impact on our lives. They discuss how some of us use Facebook to measure how people feel about us and how that might not be a healthy approach.

In this 9 minute post Jen and Mark continue the conversation about why people tend to ask closed ended questions.  Jen changes her expectations about how interested people should be in what we are doing when there is so much other distractions out there.

In this 9 minute post Jen and Mark talk about aging and how they’re dealing with it. Jen points out that learning to accept the impact of aging is a major challenge. The two contrast the effort to present ourselves in a way that accentuates our aging bodies with finding acceptance for those changes.

In this 9 minute post Jen and Mark talk about lousy conversation skills and how some people only talk about themselves. They agree that while this can be a real problem with others, sometimes it’s a dynamic that we are responsible for and can easily be changed.

In this 8 minute post Jen and Mark discuss the self-help world’s pressure to always be positive and explore finding the balance within friendships of being positive while also being able to be “real”.  The two discuss how they differ in dealing with negative expression.

In this 9 minute post Jen and Mark have a conversation about guilt. Jen admits to an affair with Oreo cookies. The two have fun exploring what role guilt plays for them and discuss the positives and negatives of having a guilty conscience. 

In this 8 minute post Jen and Mark talk about bringing their team together to focus in on what all their work is really about. Hear what they came up with and why it will be important in the coming months.  

In this 8 minute episode Jen and Mark discuss the pressure to feel grateful while still wanting to have change in life. They ask the question “can we be grateful while still wanting more.” They discuss how many of us work hard to fix and reverse tendencies that are biological and natural.

In this this 10 minute post,  Jen and Mark respond to a listener’s comments. They explore why people take comfort in finding out that others share both their challenges and their victories. The two demonstrate why it’s important to be vulnerable so that others can find connection and not feel so isolated.

In this post Jen and Mark talk about being okay with her addiction to coffee. They use it as an opportunity to talk about addictions in general and our own self judgment around cravings and addictions.

In this post Jen and Mark talk about what it’s like to work at home and the rules they created to make it work. The two give a preview of an upcoming podcast conference.

In this post Jen and Mark discuss how important it is to receive a “thank-you” for doing good things.  Jen reveals the disastrous result of her “Sand Witch Project.”

In this post Jen tells about being picked on as a kid and how it affected her later in life.  The two talk about how they use that information to shape their own parenting.

In this post Jen and Mark discuss how Jen reacts to other people’s scandalous news. The two talk about how it affects her relationships but keep it from turning into a “Jen-fest”.

In this post Jen and Mark discuss how the Movement is going and give an insider’s look at what it’s like to keep things rolling forward . They discuss their current effort to make Oh, shift! accessible to everybody.