Girls Gotta Eat

Back for another life changing discussion, we have therapist and bestselling author Nedra Glover Tawwab to talk about healthy dependency in relationships – what it is, what's the difference from unhealthy dependency/codependency, and how to achieve it. We discuss how to not lose yourself in a relationship, dating someone who's enmeshed with their family, why our attachment styles aren't fixed and how we show up differently with different people, and the problem with hyper independence. We also discuss friendship enmeshment and when one friend needs space, accommodating friends' boundaries without losing them (and when you might need to cut someone off), navigating your best friend getting into a relationship, and how to understand different peoples' communication styles. We even touch on parenting and codependency with children. Before Nedra joins us, we analyze some wrong number texts Rayna has been receiving, and answer the question 'Can a morning person be with a non-morning person?' Enjoy!
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we're talking about:
Being snowed in + a devastating event cancellation
Alex Honnold climbing a skyscraper live 
Sydney Sweeney throwing bras on the Hollywood sign
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift's released texts (and a legal breakdown)
Winter Olympics crotch enlargement scandal 
What's happening in Minnesota and the importance of speaking up
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If you're wondering how much couples are actually fighting, what they're fighting about, and how they're making up – we got you! We conducted surveys to ask these questions, and are also sharing our own experiences regarding conflict (and conflict resolution), makeup sex, the advice of "never go to bed angry," why you shouldn't fight over text, and how toxic relationships take a toll on your health. And we're discussing couples who say they never fight (ahem George Clooney and Travis Kelce). Before we get into the topic, Ashley pops off about the new iPhone feature she feels victimized by, Rayna shares the one thing about traveling she can't get right, and we have a foolproof tip for getting kinkier in the bedroom. Enjoy! 
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we're talking about:
Kristi and Desmond Scott's divorce and scandal
Kyle and Amanda from Summer House divorce announcement
Brooklyn Beckham airing his family's dirty laundry 
Breaking down the 2016 trend and reminiscing 
Tell Me Lies – review of S3 so far and the real life couples on the show
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We're kicking off this episode with thoughts on dry January, some life updates from Ashley, Rayna's feelings about starting her tour, and then we're laughing about the hilarious "describe your ex as a store" trend and sharing our own. 
Then we have an interview re-release with Mimi Bouchard, founder of the Activations app, to discuss the most effortless way you can start to manifest what you want in life. She shares her story of transforming her life and what led her to start the app (hint: no meditation required), and we discuss things that numb you vs. things that make you feel alive, how to act like your future self even in the smallest moments, reducing your screen time, and our personal favorite, manifesting during sex.
 
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