How To Be Me Again

It's new experiment time!  This week's episode is the first in the How to be Restful experiment.  Maddi and Kristen both come to the realization that rest isn't always found in stillness, but that it can be found in using your energy toward the things that fill you back up.  Follow us on instagram @howtobemeagain

In the final episode of the How To Be More Romantic experiment, Kristen and Maddi chat about societal ideas about romance and how most of what is actually romantic doesn't fit into those boxes.  We talk love languages, date nights, and sleeping in separate beds.  We also reveal our next experiment!  Follow us on instagram @howtobemeagain

This week we talk about finding the balance between over-romanticizing and under-romanticizing.  We also chat about modern Western culture's obsession with love marriages and the pressures of finding a soul mate.  Our love language talk leads to our assignments for the next week.  Follow us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

In this week's episode we start our new experiment!  This month we're trying to figure out How To Be More Romantic.  Romance can be found everywhere, from our relationships with our partners to everyday moments that are a bit more special.  We have some technical difficulties so it's a bit of a shorter episode but we still manage to set out our hopes for this experiment.  Follow us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

Join us for our final episode of the How To Be Curious experiment.  This week we're joined by Maddi's crying baby, haha! Despite the crying, we manage to have an in-depth discussion about viewing situations from a place of curiosity rather than judgment.  Kristen helps Maddi work through a real life "What if?" scenario which results in a legit "a-ha!" moment for Maddi.  We also announce the next experiment.  Follow us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

In this episode Kristen and Maddi chat about being Right or Free and continue the conversation about asking "what if?"  We also cover all kinds of topics ranging from attachment theory to x-rated child's drawings.  You won't want to miss this episode!  Remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. And, of course, follow us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

This week both Kristen and Maddi are in a funk. They discuss what might be causing this low that they're struggling with.  They also talk about discovering that being curious really means asking "what if...?" in almost any situation.  It is incredible how a mindset or energy can shift if you open yourself up to other possibilities.  Connect with us on instagram @howtobemeagain 

On this week's episode we start the first experiment of the new year: How To Be Curious.  We talk about what being curious means to each of us and what we hope it will look like in the coming week.  Also, on weird tangent we toy with the idea of a pirate themed podcast. Don't worry, we decide against it, haha!  Let us know if you're following along with your own self care experiments on our Instagram @howtobemeagain

Join us for the final episode of the year! In this episode we take a look forward at what we think and hope 2022 will be. We share what our words for the new year are and, inevitably, we go off topic many times.  Happy New Year!  Come say hi to us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

Join us as we start to wind down at the end of 2021 and take a judgment free look at the past year.  This is the first of two special New Years episodes, so join us next week as we take a hopeful and curious look at the year ahead.

In this special episode we do a review of our past year and reflect on the changes we've made.  We discuss how important it is to know our past before moving into the future.  Kristen shares a letter that she wrote to 2021 Kristen, and we all cry a little. Join us on our 2021 retrospective episode! And remember to rate, review, and subscribe.  Let us know how you feel about your 2021 and share your letter to yourself with us on Instagram @howtobemeagain

This week we have our special holiday episode! Join us as we chat about how to prioritize our self-care over the holidays.  The holidays can be a difficult times for all kinds of reasons.  In this episode Kristen and Maddi talk about some of the most common triggers of the holiday season and suggest ways to deal with them.  Happy holidays everyone! We would love to hear how you are taking care of yourself over the holidays on Instagram @howtobemeagain

In this episode we wrap up our final experiment of the year!  Kristen and Maddi delve into what they have taken away from the How To Be Active experiment. And, as usual, talk about a whole bunch of other topics.  Including, how important it is to rest and to acknowledge every type of activity as being important.  Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Follow us on instagram @howtobemeagain.

This week we cover a bit about a wide range of body related topics.  Kristen shares a bit about the decisions and medical advocacy she has faced with after the 9 years since learning she has the BRCA1 gene.  Maddi talks about how she went through her second pregnancy on her own terms. And we both debate how long we should go without showering, haha!   We would love to hear how your self-care experiments are going, leave us a comment or send us a DM on instagram @howtobemeagain

In this week's episode we talk about how the first week of their How to be Active experiment has gone very differently than expected.  Kristen struggles with having to be less active than she was hoping for, and Maddi is surprised at how she's been more active than anticipated.  Join us for a good discussion about how being active looks a lot different than we thought it would.  As always, we would love to hear from you on our Instagram @howtobemeagain

It's our first episode of our new experiment! In this episode we talk about How to be Active and why it's important to ACTIVATE in our lives.  We also go off on about a million tangents, but somehow they all come back to self-care.  Also, someone please make a prototype of the Maddi doll with her tall ship!  Follow us on instagram @howtobemeagain

Maddi is back! In this episode we wrap up our emotional experiment with a lot of discussion about why we need to learn how to be "good enough".  Maddi shares the many emotional revelations she's had in the past few weeks. We also announce the new experiment for the next 4 weeks at the end of the episode.  

Kristen is on her own for this mini episode where she wraps up a few weeks of figuring out how to be emotional.  

In the episode we talk about how our first 2 weeks of learning How to be Emotional went.  We talk about all the emotions and how we're going to deal with them going forward. Follow along and let us know how your emotional and self-care journey is going on instagram at @howtobemeagain

It's official, we're finally starting our second experiment!  For the next month we will doing a deep dive into the world of emotions in order to better understand how to take care of ourselves.  Are you a highly sensitive person like Kristen?  Or are you a self-professed "cold fish" like Maddi?  Let us know by sending us a DM on Instagram @howtobemeagain

It's our final episode of our How To Be Intentional experiment!  In this episode we talk about the things that surprised us about being intentional and how we can make it a part of our every day lives.  Stick around to the end of the episode where we announce next month's experiment!  We would love to hear how your intentional journey went, DM us on instagram @howtobemeagain or on tiktok @how.tobeme.again  

On this week's episode Kristen and Maddi admit that the struggle is real.  Maddi confesses her less than full commitment to the experiment and Kristen makes fun of her for it.  They also plan a group retreat on a tall ship.  While they might not be great at being intentional, they are great at coming up with future travel plans.  

We had some technical podcasting problems, but we're finally back!  In this episode we talk about how the first part of our How To Be Intentional experiment is going.  We also come up with a plan for what we will tackle in the next week to go even deeper into our intentionality.  If you're following along on your own self care journey let us know on instagram @howtobemeagain.  

Kristen and Maddi are starting the first week of their How To Be Intentional experiment! We hope you listen and start being intentional along with us. 

Welcome to How To Be Me Again - In this episode we tell you all about us and our self-care/wellness experiments. Do you really understand what self-care means? We sure don't. But we're on a journey to find out and we hope you'll join us!